Chapter 68 – The Furniture Arrives

Hee-na firmly pressed down the suspicion that was stealthily rising. To do that, Kang Jin-hyun was shining his eyes too innocently.

‘I boiled three bags for him yesterday. It seems he wants to eat it again.’

Hee-na felt that this S-class Hunter, who showed infinitely honest desires in front of ramen, was quite cute, so she broke into a broad smile.

“Of course. If your stomach is fine, I can even boil ten bags for you.”

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Beep-beep-beep.

As she unlocked the door lock and opened the apartment door, the scent of new furniture wafted out.

“Did all the furniture arrive?”

Hee-na took off her shoes and looked around.

“All the furniture that was supposed to come has arrived now. I also opened all the parcels with the interior accessories.”

Hee-won welcomed Hee-na, who had returned from work.

He had been busy checking the furniture coming in all day long for the past few days.

Instead of his younger sister who went to work, he had to take care of the furniture delivery drivers and supervise the placement, so there were many things he had to keep paying attention to.

“Thanks for your hard work bringing in the furniture. I will cook something delicious for you today.”

“Make me stir-fried spicy pork.”

As soon as she spoke, Hee-won requested stir-fried spicy pork. It was one of the soul foods of Korean workers. It was not difficult.

“Then go out to the mart to get some fresh air and buy a pound of meat. I’ll make you stir-fried spicy pork.”

Hee-na handed over the card designated for living expenses and sent her brother on the errand.

Hee-won accepted the card without a word of complaint, which was unusual.

“Can I buy alcohol and snacks too?”

…It seemed to be because he had an ulterior motive.

“Do whatever you want.”

Hee-na nodded generously. It was because her living expenses had become extremely generous thanks to her recent promotion under good conditions.

Since the guild paid for both the house and the furniture to fill it, there was no need to spend a large amount of money in the future.

Now she only had to save steadily for her retirement. Since she even had two more houses, even that was more than enough.

Since the situation was like this, even if she spent money as she earned it, it would not run dry, but the habit of being thrifty did not go away easily.

Both Hee-na and Hee-won only knew how to gather money like a dog, and were far from spending it like a nobleman.

The only luxuries they indulged in were organic vegetables that were a few hundred won more expensive, setting the table with domestic pork instead of imported ones, or buying minor snacks.

It was a frugality hard to believe for people who had just swiped the Blue Dragon Guild’s black card at the furniture store.

The siblings seemed secretly bold, yet had a small capacity. In particular, the part related to their own money was even more so.

The fortunate thing was that Hee-na and Hee-won were extremely satisfied with this life. A safe and comfortable life. It was the very life the siblings had wanted.

“Let’s see…”

Hee-na opened the quest window to check the progress of the quest.

Before she knew it, one of the required quests was completed. It was worth the effort of racking her brains with Hee-won to worry about the furniture layout.

“Now I just need to decorate the house with accessories.”

Hee-na hummed as she rummaged through the parcels her brother had opened.

Pretty frames, posters, artificial flowers, and art objects were scattered all over. They were accessories with a clean and stylish vibe that matched the sophisticated atmosphere of the furniture.

These were things Hee-na had prepared with her own money, so she had a special affection for them. They were a bit different from the furniture obtained for free.

Hee-na moved the miscellaneous goods like an ant and placed them in the correct positions. Since it was a scenery she had imagined over hundreds of times in her head, there was no need to ponder for long.

“Wow… It is really cool.”

Once she went as far as leaning a large frame against the wall just as she had seen in interior design pictorials, the inside of the house became much cooler.

Before she knew it, the second required quest was also more than half complete.

“I guess the accessories I prepared are still not enough.”

Hee-na clicked her tongue in disappointment.

She wanted to finish the quest all at once if possible, but it seemed the current state of the model house did not satisfy the system at all.

‘Well, there are still empty corners.’

Should she say it looked lacking in a lived-in feel, since it was inherently spacious and, above all, a house where no one lived?

Therefore, she decided to purchase more accessories and, at the same time, bring a few unread books and unused items from ‘Home Sweet Home’ to place them.

‘Ah. I should also put in things like toothbrushes and towels. To pretend to live here.’

Hee-na filled her mind one by one with the items she needed to purchase for the perfect crime.

It was then.

She could only see the system window flashing past her eyes.

As a result of waking up from dawn to diligently prepare the food, Hee-na was barely able to finish setting the table right in time for the dinner appointment.

“All done!”

The Homemaker of the Dungeon