A Matter of Time - Bbangsaz

Chapter 38

Minji's POV

—Eunchae, your mother is going to scold us when she sees all this— I said, laughing. Little Pham didn't care about my warning, and she smeared my face with the brush again.

What had started as "Minji helping Eunchae with her drawing work" ended up being a painting battle.

Thank goodness we were in the garden and didn't stain anything, except our clothes and hair.

—Can I know what you are doing on the ground? — Jeongyeon asked, her daughter stopped trying to smear red paint on me and got up from above me to go hug her mother —Hey— she took a step back — Little monster full of paint, go back — the little girl laughed next to Jeongyeon.

— Mommy! — She went to hug her again.

— No! — Eunchae managed to give her a kiss, leaving some paint on Jeongyeon's cheek. Hello Minji — she greeted me— What is all this?

—We were playing.

—Yes, I can see that— she said, laughing.

—Well, it's time for me to go— I said.

— No, Minji, I was going to ask you if you could please stay for a few more hours. I know that you will have to study or do things, but in a few hours Hyung-sik and I are going to a dinner, and I don't know if Hanni will have arrived when we leave — I thought about the answer a little — Obviously I'll pay you for overtime.

— No —the woman was going to answer but I went ahead — You don't need to pay me anything, I'll stay, don't worry.

—I insist, I will pay you— I raised my shoulders in acceptance — When Hanni comes home you can leave — I nodded.

— No! Minji, stay for dinner with me — she asked me.

The Pham's have that power over me, there is no way I can say no to any of them, thank goodness there are only two of them. Well, Jeongyeon, but Jeongyeon doesn't count, she's my boss, I can't say no to her.

— Eunchae, Minji will have to go, you'll stay with Hanni — the little girl made a sad face.

—Of course I'll stay, princess— Jeongyeon looked at me as if asking, really? And I nodded.

— Mommy, do you want to play with us and throw paint at each other?

— No, my love, you can continue playing, I'm going inside to prepare some dinner and get ready.

— Don't worry, I'll make you some dinner and Hanni... Hanni too.

—Thank you very much Minji, you are a sweetheart—a little later she came in while I continued playing with Eunchae.

The truth is, this job was great, they paid me to play with her.

When Hyung-sik arrived and saw us both turned into walking rainbows, he didn't hesitate to laugh at us; Just like his wife didn't want to play either, but not because he didn't feel like it but because he didn't have time, he had to get ready to go out, but he promised Eunchae that one day they would have a paint fight like ours.

Before Mr. and Mrs. Pham left, they left me directions, phone numbers, and everything I needed for when they were gone, and Jeongyeon insisted again and paid me more.

—Very well, anything else? — I told Jeongyeon.

— Yes, please both of you take a shower and don't touch any furniture until you have removed all that paint from your bodies, understood? — We both nodded — Minji, I left you clean clothes on Hanni's bed, I hope you don't mind wearing her clothes— I shook my head — You can shower in her bathroom.