Reading Her Tale of Shim Chong

Chapter 38

2. There are things that you can enjoy only if you followed all of the unbelieveable amount of rules. 3. "My goodness you're so skilled. You're probably ready to get married now." 4. "Ahahaha! I've never really thought about that before!" 5. "Tsk tsk, look at that." 6. "She's laughing so loudly even when she's taking care of her father who's in pain." 7. "A grown up maiden like her is laughing with her mouth wide open like that..." 8. M-maybe they won't say anything if I look down like this? 9. "See? There's not a single smile or anything from her!" 10. "What a depressing look..." 11. "Cheong, could you come here for a moment?" 12. "I knew it. You put powder on your face nowdays, right?" 13. "Uh, well..." 14. "Because madam told me to put it on while outside so... Is it wrong for me to wear it?" 15. "No, it's fine. It looks a bit too thick right now." 16. "Just make sure that it only covers your scratches like this," 17. "So that it looks like you didn't put it on, but you did." 18. "If you don't, people will think you look cheap."

1. Shim cheong, who was famous for being a good daughter around donghwadong, 2. Would not be loved by everyone just because she looked sad and pitiful, 3. But if she put too much effort into prettying herself, she would hear from others that she is neglecting her father. 4. So she would put on make up as if she didn't put it on, like a lotus flower in the mud, 5. Everyone would only take pity on her if she hid away the beauty she'd had since birth... 6. Just why am I doing all this... 7. "I've finished cleaning up, madam. Sorry it took a bit longer than..."