My Daughter is a Music Genius

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In Jo Sung-hyun’s house, the cheerful piano sound resounded.

Chaeyoon’s piano sound was always good to hear.

It is still the same.

But Jo Sung-hyun was feeling that Chae-yoon was not concentrating on the piano now.

He looked at Chae Yoon with an anxious and anxious face.

It was Chaeyoon, who recently paid attention only to the piano and practiced really hard.

His hands were moving, but Jo Sung-hyun knew immediately that there was no emotion in the performance.

Eventually, when Chae-yoon stopped playing, he approached the child.

“Chae Yoon-ah, would you like some snacks?”

“Snack?”

“How about cookies and milk?”

“okay!”

By the way, I also bought snacks while I was shopping on Wednesday, so the cookies were enough.

Chae-yoon nodded in reply.

The child’s face brightened for an instant, but then it disappeared again.

While eating the chocolate chip cookie, Chaeyoon looked down at the bowl.

“Should I drink milk too?”

“yes.”

At Jo Sung-hyun’s words, Chae-yoon put the cookies down on the plate and took a sip of milk.

With milk on his lips, Jo Sung-hyun smiled lightly and stretched out his hand to wipe the milk off the child’s lips.

Chae-yoon was looking at Jo Sung-hyun blankly while she wiped the milk.

The child eventually opened his mouth after Jo Seong-hyeon let go of his hand and called him.

“Dad.”

“Yes, Chae Yoon-ah.”

“If Mama Parrot isn’t okay… how to do?”

the child asks

Cho Sung-hyun scratched his cheek.

I just heard at the kindergarten that Mi-won Jung, the owner of Miniju, told me to find her again.

It seems that Chae-yoon wants to go again, so in the end, Jo Seong-hyun decided to go to Miniju again with her child tomorrow.

I decided to go to Miniju, but I wondered why he had such a troubled face, and it seems that he was worried about what to do if the mother parrot was not okay.

“It will be fine. Last time you said you’d be fine.”

“by the way… What if it’s not okay?”

Chaeyoon asked while cutting the cookie into small pieces.

If the mother parrot is not okay.

I don’t even know what to do, Jo Sung-hyun.

He finally opened his mouth looking at Chae-yoon.

“I don’t even know Dad.”

“If the mother parrot is not okay, the father parrot and the baby parrots will continue to mourn.”

Chae-yoon said with a gloomy face.

It wasn’t crying or anything, but it was definitely a melancholy feeling.

Jo Sung-hyun did not open his mouth easily.

When stories like this came up, he was always in trouble.

Being a mother is really precious and indispensable to children.

And Chae-yoon doesn’t have such a mother.

Some would say that parrots need to be given that much attention and meaning.

But, isn’t that a natural thing to do?

Jo Sung-hyun just got up from his seat and hugged Chae-yoon tightly.

The child did not cry.

All he had to do was rub the cheek against Jo Sung-hyun’s chest and hug him.

And then it was Saturday.

* * *

I decided to go to my hometown on Sunday, so the only day I could go to Miniju was on Saturday.

Chaeyoon has been practicing the piano hard since the morning of that day as well.

Cho Sung-hyun simply packed his lunch while the child was playing the piano.

Kimbap, which the child likes, was cheap, and I brought other snacks.

“Chae Yoon-ah, shall we go now?”

When I ask a question after packing everything, Chae-yoon quickly gets off the piano as if she’s been waiting.

The child put on the coat that Jo Sung-hyeon was putting out and held out his hand to him.

Jo Sung-hyun smiled and took Chae-yoon’s hand.

Chae-yoon grabbed his hand as if to go quickly, and Jo Seong-hyun hurriedly headed out.

Today, I took a taxi and arrived at Miniju.

“It’s all over.”

“thank you.”

As I got off after greeting the driver, a familiar sign caught my eye.

Seeing the sign with the word Miniju on it, Jo Sung-hyun felt a little uneasy.

It won’t happen though.

I thought about what to do if the mother parrot is not okay.

Chae-yoon would be very sad, and then it was clear that Jo Sung-hyun would have a hard time too.

If your child is having a hard time, it’s hard for you too.

‘First… Let’s go.’

Jo Sung-hyun thought to himself and took Chae-yoon’s hand and moved.

Perhaps Chaeyoon was a little nervous too, but the strength to hold Seonghyun’s hand was stronger than before.

“uh? hello.”

As I entered the mini-ju, someone greeted me while looking at Jo Sung-hyun and Chae-yoon.

It was the boss I had seen last time.

“hello.”

“He last time, right?”

“yes. Right.”

The president wrinkled one eye and gently held out two tickets.

“The last time I just went, I was so sorry for everything. Be sure to take a look around today. haha.”

Indeed, as if he was not going to pay today, the boss beckoned him to come in quickly.

“thank you. I’m going to take a look around today.”

After thanking Jo Sung-hyun, he washed his hands in the sink installed at the entrance.

When Chae-yoon came in and saw the animals, she looked around while washing her hands to see if she felt a little better.

“It’s a rabbit!”

The child has adapted much faster than the last time he came.

Chae-yoon hugs and pets the rabbit and greets the pig.

Finally, we headed to the parrot.

When we went to the parrot cage, the staff recognized them and approached them.

“hello. I was really sorry last time.”

“no. I have nothing to apologize for.”

Jo Sung-hyun shook his head in response to the employee’s words.

Chae-yoon was looking at the employee with a face he wanted to ask, and the employee realized that and bowed to Chae-yoon.

“hi?”

“hello… .”

“Hey, Mama Parrot got well and came back. is it wednesday? Come back around that time and get along well with my family now.”

Said the employee, pointing his finger at one side of the large tree.

Seong-hyeon Joo was relieved inside and let out a small breath.

He kept telling Chae-yoon that it would be okay without showing anything, but he was also anxious inside.

Seeing that the parrots were really okay, they looked relieved.

Chaeyoung’s face was wide open.

“Is Mama Parrot not sick anymore?”

“yes. it doesn’t hurt You’re having a good time with Daddy’s parrot.”

As if to look over there, the staff turned around and looked at the parrots and said:

At her words, Chae-yoon approached the birds.

As the staff said, the father parrot and the mother parrot are close together.

Next to them were parrots with relatively small gestures.

“thank god… .”

Chae-yoon laughed and muttered.

Jo Sung-hyun smiled and placed his hand on the child’s head.

The child looked at the parrot family for a long time.

Without saying a word, he just stares blankly, then at some point he hugs Jo Seong-hyeon’s legs and burys his head.

“Dad… .”

“yes?”

“Chaeyoon misses her mother too… .”

The child did not cry or cry out loud like last time.

I just quietly buried my face in Jo Sung-hyun’s arms and muttered like that.

But why?

than a child crying out loud.

It’s much more heartbreaking to mumble that you don’t cry and miss your mom.

Damn, for what reason?

Jo Sung-hyun did not answer, and held the child in his arms.

That was all he could do.

* * *

The time I spent in Miniju was not very long.

All I did was go and check that the parrots were fine, play a little more, and then come back after eating gimbap.

Jo Sung-hyeon looked at Chae-yoon sensitively.

The child directly said that she wanted to see her.

I didn’t cry or cry, but… Obviously, she missed her mother and was sad.

It looked fine again now.

Jo Sung-hyun couldn’t help but be concerned.

That evening passed very quietly.

Chae-yoon spoke less than usual, and played the piano instead.

The child was sitting in front of the piano, playing Clementi’s Sonatine diligently.

I was grateful that the child was so passionate about something and worked hard.

I also felt that I really resembled myself a lot.

At the same time, it’s a pity that I quietly focus only on the performance.

“Chae Yoon-ah. Are you okay now?”

I thought I might go to bed early today, so when Jo Sung-hyun asked, Chae-yoon moved to the bathroom without saying anything.

After washing together, she changed into pajamas, and Chaeyoon yawned once.

“Sleepy?”

I asked that question, but the child shook his head.

He doesn’t look like he’s sleepy or anything.

Or maybe it’s just pretending not to sleep.

Jo Seong-hyeon and Chae-yoon went to bed a little earlier than usual.

I usually go to bed after 10 o’clock, but today it was only around 9:30, but I lay down to sleep.

Jo Seong-hyeon was also thinking a lot, and Chae-yoon didn’t say that he didn’t want to sleep, and he lay quietly on the bed.

Holding the child in his arms, Jo Sung-hyun gently patted Chae-yoon on the back.

Chae-yoon’s breathing quickly calmed down.

I glanced over to see if I was sleeping or not, and my eyes met with Chaeyoon.

The child was not sleeping, just comfortably in Jo Sung-hyun’s arms.

“Dad.”

“yes?”

“Chaeyoon wants to play the piano.”

“now?”

“yes.”

“I’ve been playing a lot since morning, are you going to practice more?”

“I don’t practice.”

“then?”

“Just the piano.”

At the child’s words, Jo Sung-hyun blinked.

I thought it meant that I wanted to practice more because I wanted to play the piano, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

At the words of Chae-yoon who just wanted to play the piano, Jo Seong-hyun stood up.

“Then can we sleep a little more?”

nod nod.

Chae-yoon nodded her head strongly at Jo Sung-hyun’s words, expressing her will to hit.

In the end, Jo Sung-hyun headed to the living room sofa, and Chae-yoon sat down in front of the piano as soon as she came out of the living room.

The child sat down in front of the piano, took a seat, and immediately started playing.

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Jo Sung-hyun tilted his head at the familiar performance.

Last weekend, after going to Miniju together, Chaeyoon played the piano.

Is this the first performance Jo Sung-hyun heard? The performer who passed.

Once again, it was flowing out of Chae-yoon’s hand.

If there is a slight difference from back then, it would be a much more organized performance.

The clutter disappears, and I hit it while expressing only what I need to express.

To be honest, there was only a skeleton.

Not a perfect song.

However, Jo Sung-hyun’s expression changed in an instant.

It was because he understood exactly what kind of song Chaeyoon is playing now.

‘Song… making it.’

Chaeyoon was creating songs that did not exist in the world until now.