Marriage Contract

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Upon hearing Malee and the others will be coming over to celebrate the
new year together, Kongpob's heart was so frazzled it wanted to jump right
out his chest! He was even more nervous than he had been when he went to
Visit the Rojnapat family for the first time. The only difference between these
two occasions was that, this time around, excitement is what he felt more
than anything else.

"Seriously?" Kongpob, not daring to believe this news, asked incessantly,
"Aunty and the others are really coming here? You're not pulling my leg,
right? What about grandfather? Is he coming with them?"

"Of course he'll be coming with them," Arthit tsk-ed, reaching out to
pinch the chattering man's cheek before adding, "Didn't I already mention
that?" Didn't you want to celebrate New Year's together with everyone? Aren't you satisfied?"

"But, but.." Kongpob  babbled incoherently, grabbing that spendthrift,
named Arthit-tightly. "But here is so far away, and it's also so cold. How are they, how c-"

"How-how-how-how," Arthit interrupted him, saying coldly, "See that, I stuttered out the rest of that word for you, so for the love of God, can you please not say it again."

Right now, Kongpob ignored that sharp tongue of his, only feeling how his
own brain had become a muddled mess while he gazed at Arthit with eyes full of yearning. Thus, that man, who was unable to bear an eager gaze directed towards him, conceded. "I told them that your grandfather already knew about us, and since the desire was there for both families to get together for a meal, they felt there couldn't be a better auspicious day to meet so they might as well do so during the celebration of the new lunar year. Both families will unite. Is all of it clear now?"

Kongpob  nodded, then immediately shook his head right after. Obviously, he
understood what was said, but he still nonetheless felt shocked! But without
a doubt, what he felt the most was touched-as well as excited. Grandfather,
along with the others, going as far as journeying to such a distant place to
observe the Spring Festival together with them was simply something he
would not even dare think!

Seeing a stupefied look still sprawled all over the lad's face, Arthit gently stroked his hair as he said, "Don't go crying again, you crybaby."

"I won't," Kongpob  rebuked, though the tone of his voice had a very tiny
difference in how it sounded normally.
Reaching out to take the smaller man into his embrace, Arthit went on
to say, "Grandfather said he was worried about letting Grandpa go over there on
his own, he was worried your grandad wasn't accustomed. Plus, since he
himself had been traveling all over since his youth, making the journey here
wouldn't be, in any way, difficult for himself."

"But, this will be too taxing on grandfather and your parents, on top of that, it's the dead of winter." Kongpob  was still very sorry for the inconveniences they would face.

"Last winter, Grandfather went up Beigi Mountain with some guys to see the
snow, so if he were to climb the mountains here, you're the one who'd most likely be unable to catch up to him."

"..." Kongpob chose to remain silent. Truthfully, he really could not climb.
What the lad never expected though, was that Grandpa was also aware of
Grandfather and the rest's arrival. From the beginning, Arthit had informed
Grandpa a couple of days in advance, and the two of them simply kept it
from Kongpob, and nothing more. Although the younger man was taken
aback by them keeping him in the dark, he also felt that apart from his P'Ai'oon, who else would express such a sneaky behavior.

That afternoon, Kongpob and Arthit made their way to the train station
to pick up the three family members. When the lad saw the eldest man
arrive, he could not help but to rush over and embrace the old man. Shocked
by the youth's embrace, grandfather looked over to Arthit who just
shrugged in response, followed by a tear wiping action.