I Became A Renowned Genius At My Arts High School - Chapter 161



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Episode 161. Shaking Friendship (1)

“What the hell is going on?”

“Hey. Why are your faces like this?”

The next morning, two reinforcements arrived.

“What about the stuff?”

“I packed everything. Wow, I thought I was going crazy preparing so suddenly yesterday… … .”

“Oh, you worked hard. Should I take a look?”

Without even explaining the reason for the sudden mission, Park Seon-hwa and Cha Yoon-hee headed to the car. As expected, the backseat and trunk were filled with the art supplies they had requested.

“Is this enough?”

“Yeah. It looks like there’s plenty of variety.”

Only then did the kids who had finished their inspection turn around and give me a thumbs up.

And the support group let out a small sigh as if they couldn’t get used to the face that had turned black and looked like a local person.

Even if you count back to the preview days, it’s already been about 5 years since we met. This was something unfamiliar that I’ve never seen or imagined.

“You’ve worked hard, senior. Junyoung has worked hard too.”

Su-hyeon quickly greeted the support group who were standing there with such a bewildered look on their faces.

Lee Jong-hyun, who was suddenly called in the day before on charges of being Park Sun-hwa’s boyfriend, began dating Park Jun-young and Cha Yoon-hee, and began to blend in with the group.

They were the perfect people to ask to bring the supplies needed for the art class I had suddenly planned, and thankfully, they came running here without a word.

“I decided to open a one-day art class for the elderly in the neighborhood, but I didn’t have any art supplies.”

Su-hyeon shook her head and explained.

There were shops selling farm tools and seedlings in the village, but there wasn’t a single stationery store. But if I were to teach by drawing on calendar paper with a ballpoint pen, the shape would be lost.

It was the evening before yesterday that Park Seon-hwa and Cha Yoon-hee suggested asking the two men to make a list of necessary items and bring them here.

And this morning, the goods were delivered without incident at exactly the right time. Even without listening to the details, it was clear how much effort the two men had put into getting all this.

“But why are you here?”

Lee Jong-hyun tilted his head and asked.

I thought you were going on a trip with friends, but you ended up stuck in a rural village.

In addition, his face had become completely tanned in just a few days, his body had become hardened, and everything about him seemed to have changed suddenly and difficult to accept.

“I was a little embarrassed so I didn’t say anything, but I saw the news about the flooding and came here to volunteer for a few days. Wow. But this place was no joke. When I first got here, the roads were so messed up that I had no idea how to get around.”

“That’s right. The neighborhood atmosphere was really gloomy. It really got better in a few days.”

Cha Yoon-hee and Park Sun-hwa chattered about what had happened over the past few days, and only then did Lee Jong-hyun and Park Jun-young nod as if the mystery had been solved.

“Then what should we do?”

“Yeah, just do whatever you want. It’s good to use your strength.”

After a while, Park Jun-young and Lee Jong-hyun looked at Soo-hyun with shining eyes.

Now that we’ve come this far, I’m glad that we’re not just delivering the goods, but that we’re willing to lend a helping hand.

“I had something to ask you anyway.”

Su-hyeon smiled brightly.

“I’d like to treat you to a simple meal after your art class, but as you know, none of us know how to cook.”

“Oh, right. You all… … your cooking is a bit like that.”

“Well, then should we take charge of the kitchen?”

If you pretend, it’s pretend.

Park Jun-young and Lee Jong-hyun immediately understood what they had to do and smiled pleasantly.

Su-hyeon and her friends also had expressions that showed relief.

As it turned out, the two men had something in common: a love of cooking. They were good at cooking Italian and Korean food, and had even shown their skills to the kids a few times.

Not only was the food delicious, but he was also skilled at his job and fast, so he was a perfect fit for the meal preparation team.

“Is there anything useful in the kitchen?”

“There’s a kitchen attached to the village hall. I’ll be taking art classes at the village hall, so it’s close by.”

“Okay. Then Junyoung and I will think about the menu. How many people will be coming?”

“I heard from the village chief that it was about fifteen minutes, but I’m not sure.”

“Well. Then I’ll prepare plenty of ingredients. It’s better to have some left over than not enough. If there’s any left over, we can share it with other neighborhood residents.”

“But there are so many… … Is it possible? And with two people?”

“So, can one of you come as an assistant?”

“assistance?”

“It’s okay if you can’t cook. Even just helping with washing and preparing the ingredients would be a big deal.”

“Yes, that would be great. If there are fifteen of us, there’s no need for four art teachers. Just send one to the kitchen.”

At those words, Park Seon-hwa and Cha Yoon-hee looked at each other, and Oh Yu-na, who saw that, quickly raised her hand and stepped forward.

“I’ll do it. Kitchen assistant.”

“Huh? Yuna, you?”

“Really?”

“I said it was okay if I couldn’t cook. Ah, I’d rather go out than see Park Sun-hwa and Cha Yoon-hee flirting with their boyfriends in the kitchen.”

Everyone laughed at those words and went back to their division of labor, with the dining team heading to the supermarket and the art class team heading to the community center.

***

“What the heck! You decorated it like this, so it feels like a completely different place.”

“Oh my, Grandi, can we just use something like this? It looks expensive… … .”

“That’s right. Oh, and the colors are really pretty.”

A few hours later.

The elders gathered one by one in the community center. Even though it was a familiar space that they visited every day, it seemed strange that the classroom had been set up with tables and art supplies, so they all sat awkwardly and coughed in vain.

“You can choose whatever materials you like. There are colored pencils, oil pastels, and watercolors.”

Su-hyeon and her friends introduced the ingredients one by one and briefly demonstrated how to handle them.

“Don’t think too hard about it. I’ll explain in more detail how to use it later, so for now, just choose whichever one you like.”

“That’s right. If you try it and it doesn’t work out, you can try something else.”

“But what did you draw?”

“That’s why. I’ve never drawn anything like this before.”

The adults who were watching the pictures coming out of Soo-hyun and her friends’ fingertips with curious eyes smiled awkwardly, hesitating to actually hold the tools in their hands.

The flower girl sitting next to Su-hyeon put an oil pastel in the grandmother’s hand, took her hand, and pointed it toward the paper. Then, she drew three large circles.

“This is the beginning. Easy, right?”

“this?”

Su-hyeon held her grandmother’s hand again and headed to the first circle.

“Now this circle can become a flower.”

While speaking, I drew leaves in a circle and created a gorgeous flower.

“It could be a plate full of delicious food.”

Soo-hyun moved her hand to the second circle again and this time drew an appetizing food.

As the crowd exclaimed “Wow!”, Soo-hyun moved Grandma Kkot-bun’s hand to the third and final circle.

“And it could be the face of a loved one.”

Ssuk Ssuk – Soo-hyun completed her face by drawing eyes, nose, and mouth inside a circle and adding hair.

When the flower girl saw that, she shook her head and waved her left hand, which was not being held by the grandmother.

“Oh my, what is love! So manly.”

“Oh my! That’s right! Oh my! That’s funny!”

“Oh my, it’s embarrassing!”

The grandmothers burst into laughter at the word love.

“Oh my, why? What’s so funny about love?”

As Soo-hyeon became serious, the laughter grew louder.

“How ridiculous! Love at this age. Oh my, it’s too embarrassing to even put into words. What kind of love can you have for a hunched old man, love!”

“Hey, just think back to the old days. When you were young. And you can draw your children or grandchildren. And your parents whom you miss.”

“Yeah. Is that so?”

“Now that I hear it, it’s like that again.”

“Then what about your first love? I like your first love better than my grandfather.”

“Huh? You mean Chunshik from next door? Oh my! It reminds me of that time, it reminds me of that time!”

It wasn’t even a big deal, but everyone burst out in laughter.

It wasn’t just because the story was interesting. As the village chief and the youth president said, the elderly people who were hungry for people looked happy and excited that the young people were their friends and teaching them something. So the class went smoothly again.

“Anyway, you all saw it, right? If you know how to draw circles, triangles, and squares, you can draw pretty much anything.”

Su-hyeon demonstrated further by drawing a picture using circles, triangles, and squares on a large piece of drawing paper.

As we quickly drew familiar objects using simple shapes, as well as animals and people with complex shapes, the elders opened their mouths in amazement.

“Oh my, I’m so tired. I’m so tired.”

“Your skills are amazing. Our captain is really good at drawing.”

“Once you get used to it, anyone can do it. For now, all you need to do is draw lines confidently. Now, let’s think about what to draw first.”

As Su-hyeon nodded, Park Seon-hwa and Cha Yoon-hee approached the seats of the elderly people they had been watching closely and helped them draw comfortably.

Swish- swish.

Soon after, the elders began to draw pictures one by one.

Of course, there were differences within that as well.

Those with talent or experience had a good sense of form, while those who had no training at all had difficulty even drawing straight lines.

Suhyun and her friends kindly explained one-on-one easy drawing methods suitable for each level, but I guess I got bored waiting for their turn.

A small commotion arose among the elders, which soon grew into a loud noise.

It happened in a split second.

“If you just let Gapbuni draw, where are you getting your training from?”

“What kind of training is that? I helped you because you were shaking and couldn’t draw a line. Why are you interfering when you don’t even know?”

“You’re not doing this because you’re so kind and easygoing. Is this the first or second time you’ve done this?”

“What did I do?”

“Pretending to know, pretending to know. It doesn’t even look like it. It seems like you still think you’re great.”

“What? Doesn’t it look weird?”

“Yeah. What are you? Do you still think I’m Choi Young-im, the third daughter of a successful orchard owner? That’s why you treat all these guys like subordinates to you and do whatever you want?”

“Where did you get this medicine? How dare you act carelessly? Even if your mouth is crooked, you should speak properly. Isn’t it you, Kang Young-ja, who speaks carelessly?”

“What? Are you going to catch a living person?”

“I’m really sick of your jealousy, I’m sick of it. How many years has it been? 40 years? 50 years?”

“Jealousy? Jealous?”

At first, I thought that the elders’ voices were so good that their bickering seemed exaggerated. But the atmosphere gradually became more and more ominous.

“Why are you guys like this? Sit down. Sit down.”

“Yes. The gentlemen are here too. What kind of rude thing is this?”

“Young-im, stop whining. Young-ja, you open your eyes too. Huh?”

Other grandmothers held her arms and sat her down, and grandfathers also came forward to try to calm her down, but once the fight started, it was not easily extinguished.

“Hey, I’m really nervous.”

Eventually, Grandma Kang Young-ja sat down and roughly shook her brush, and the paint that had been on it flew away in a parabolic arc and landed on Grandma Choi Young-im’s blouse with a splash.

“hey!”

Grandmother Choi Young-im could not hold back her anger and immediately swung the paintbrush for revenge.

“What is this!”

“oh my!”

This time, the paint splashed not only on Grandma Kang Young-ja, but also on the grandmas and grandfathers next to her.

“Why are you guys like this! Do you want to give it a try?”

“Are you crazy? Seriously, why are you like this!”

The classroom was a complete mess.

Red, blue and yellow paints flew into the air, and the elderly people covered in paint screamed and swung their brushes again.

It was a total chaos.