"Brother. How has your wife been lately?"

"My wife?"

"Yes. Hasn't your sister-in-law been quite uncomfortable lately?"

"Why are you worrying about my wife?"

Sang-jong couldn't figure out what Seong-ho was after, calling him out to dinner only to bring up his own wife.

Seong-ho smiled lightly at Sang-jong's frown and spoke. "They say a wife generally dislikes nothing more than a husband resting at home."

"So what you're saying is that since I've become a jobless man lounging around the house, my wife must be uncomfortable? That's it? You called me all the way out here to tell me that?"

Bang!

Sang-jong struck the table with the flat of his hand.

Just then, the server opening the door and coming in with a plate of sashimi flinched at the sound of the table being struck.

Seong-ho smiled and gestured to her. "It's fine, come in."

At his words, the server, head bowed, carefully came inside. She quickly set the plate she'd brought on the table and left the room.

Seong-ho picked up chopsticks and held them out to Sang-jong.

"Brother. Grouper's in season in summer, so it tastes wonderful. Try it. They say this one was just caught this morning in Goheung."

"Never mind grouper or whatever else — skip the nonsense and say what you have to say. So what, you called me here just to wonder whether my wife's stifled or not?"

Seong-ho set the chopsticks down before Sang-jong and spoke. "Gyeong-eun and I are going to move out of Pyeongchang-dong."

"What?"

He picked up a piece of grouper sashimi, dipped it in soy sauce, tasted it, and smiled. But unlike Seong-ho, Sang-jong still hadn't lifted his chopsticks, and stared at him.

"Moving out of Pyeongchang-dong — what's that supposed to mean?"

Savoring the firm aftertaste lingering in his mouth, Seong-ho took a sip of tea to clear his palate before setting his chopsticks down.

"I meant to talk while we ate, but… I suppose we can eat after we've finished talking."

"Just say it already. So you're leaving Pyeongchang-dong?"

Seeing Sang-jong's interest pique at the single…