I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 119



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Episode 119

Song Jun-hyeok, who was returning home with the cake, suddenly felt regretful.

I thought that since it had come to this, it would be nice to have some flowers too.

After getting married, we had Hajun after a short honeymoon.

In this way, the couple’s life changed completely from before.

Of course, it wasn’t that I didn’t like it.

Rather, with the birth of Hajun, I got to know another world along with new joy.

But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t difficult.

As things got worse, Hajun suffered from atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis, so we ended up deciding to move down to the countryside.

My wife returned to work after giving birth, but then decided to quit altogether, and I applied to this health center.

‘I, from the beginning, thought that this matter didn’t really matter. But Hye-ryeong probably didn’t think that way. She was so ignorant.’

How long ago was it?

He said he wanted to work too.

Of course not right away, but when Hajun gets a little bigger and gets used to it, then we’ll find out.

At the time, I just let it go, but now that I think about it, I suddenly feel sorry.

I should have listened to you more seriously.

I couldn’t do that because I was working alone in a health center with no staff.

I know Hajun is having a hard time raising him, but you can’t even do that one thing…

We’re both having a hard time. I was even really annoyed yesterday.

Thinking back now, I think the content of the phone call was more the other person’s fault than my wife’s.

My wife was in charge of the contracts at her previous job, so she was the one who explained it to me by standing between her previous job and the contract company.

In the end, my previous job just didn’t work out well. I think the reason I kept trying to clean it up was to avoid any talk when I returned to the industry later.

The industry is small, so I’m trying to avoid having any sparks fly here because of a contract that’s out of my hands.

If I connect it now, it’s very simple content, but why didn’t I know about it back then…

Even though I can’t be of any help to someone who is already struggling, I regret what I did.

“Okay. Let’s set the mood today.”

Finally, I made up my mind and bought a bouquet of yellow flowers that my wife likes.

And I came home carefully.

Sniff sniff!

What the heck? The house was filled with a delicious smell.

It was a spicy yet sweet smell.

“uh?”

“Are you here?”

His wife, who was in the kitchen, greeted him with an awkward look. But then, he saw some red, delicious-looking food.

It looked too spicy for Hajun to eat.

She must have noticed my gaze, because she avoided eye contact and answered apologetically.

“Oh, this. I just made my favorite stir-fried octopus. Hajun ate ribs today.”

“Oh, really? Wow, that looks delicious!”

He just smiled and walked towards her.

It looked really delicious, no exaggeration. My mouth was watering.

Because I liked spicy food from the beginning.

Now that I think about it, I ate a lot of it before I got married and during my honeymoon… … But isn’t this almost the first time since Hajun was born?

“But what is that?”

“Huh? Oh, this is the cafe that Hajun and I went to before, right? Tiger Shelter? They were selling cakes there. So I bought some.”

“cake?”

My wife’s eyes widened.

To make matters worse, I took out a bouquet of flowers. I was secretly wondering if there would be any criticism for buying something so useless.

“Oh my! A flower? What kind of flower is that?”

Such concerns were truly needless.

Song Jun-hyeok recalled what the owner of the tiger shelter had said when he saw his wife smiling brightly while looking at the bouquet of flowers. Then he carefully took it out.

“great job.”

“… … What, all of a sudden.”

“I just had that thought after our fight yesterday. I feel sorry that I didn’t say anything to my wife while she was having a hard time.”

“… … What, am I the only one suffering? You suffer too. We suffer together, so what?”

“You must have things you want to do too, but you trusted me and came all the way here.”

“Of course… … Of course. We’re family.”

After a long time, the couple hugged each other.

There could be arguments, because people aren’t perfect.

So, this is how to solve it.

“Ah! Hajuni too!”

At that moment, Hajun, who had been napping, woke up and came between the couple.

Song Jun-hyeok and Oh Hye-ryeong burst into happy laughter as they hugged Ha-jun.

“Okay, Hajun, let’s do it together.”

“lol!”

“Oops! Stir-fried octopus is hard for Hajun to eat.”

Song Jun-hyeok said that there was cake in response to Oh Hye-ryeong’s words.

“That’s great. Hajun, do you want some cake?”

“yes!”

Where did yesterday’s cold war go?

In an instant, the house became filled with laughter.

Song Jun-hyeok and Oh Hye-ryeong had a long talk together for the first time in a long time.

What Song Jun-hyeok experienced at the health center, why Oh Hye-ryeong had to hold on to her former workplace’s phone for so long, etc.

I just talked about all the little things that I had previously overlooked.

There was also talk of reinstatement.

Oh Hye-ryeong thought about it too, but she said she still wanted to focus more on Ha-jun.

While we were talking like that, Hajun wiped the whipped cream off of my face.

“Oh, right! The cafe owner said there was a ranch nearby? He said this cake was made with milk and cream from there.”

“Really? That’s why it was so refreshing~”

“And there, you can also experience the ranch. Hajun, does Hajun like cows?”

No matter what I asked, Hajun imitated “um-me” and said it was good.

The couple laughed again when they saw that.

And from them, a bright aura radiated with such happiness.

* * *

The aura that was lacking was filled.

But the aura remained and seeped into me and I returned to the cafe.

“I guess it worked out well.”

I expected it, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t happy.

By the way, it was faster than I thought… … It seems that Hajun met good parents.

‘by the way.’

Now that I’ve replenished my aura, I’ve decided to expand Tori’s lair again.

The blueprint has already been drawn up, and if we fill in the aura that was lacking… …!

‘I was wondering what would happen, and this is what happened.’

The aura moved.

The space was expanded and the necessary stones and trees were moved into it.

Despite having no physical form, the aura seemed to exert physical force.

And with the materials gathered in this way, he began to build Tori’s cave, expanded according to the blueprint.

It was like running a construction program simulation.

These days, artificial intelligence technology is so good that we can use it to build buildings in advance as if they were real, and of course, speed control is also possible.

If you turned it quickly, it would look similar to what I’m seeing now.

Beep~ Beep~

Tori sang and danced as she watched her oyster transform.

Of course you’ll be excited about your house getting bigger.

‘It seems to have grown at least ten times.’

Tori’s original den was roughly the size of a country dog ​​house.

That thing made of some weird plastic or rubber material.

The interior is quite spacious, but it is definitely small if you store things like Tori.

However, the Tori’s Cave expansion currently under construction has a size that can fit 10 of those things, divided into 6 rooms.

Thanks to this, the storage by section has changed, and Tori has also secured enough personal space.

I think even people could live here.

Of course it will be tight.

Still, Tori is satisfied because not only has his studio apartment changed into a two-story house with six rooms, but he also has a larger private room than before.

Square! Square!

Finally, as soon as the wooden door was built, the blueprint for the aura that had been added disappeared.

And the text window has been modified.

[Tori’s Cave (Expanded)]

*effect

─Maturation, fermentation, storage, drying, concentration

“Huh? So there are five effects?”

The room was deliberately divided into six, and one of them was given to Tori as his personal room. The remaining five were to be used for maturation, fermentation, and storage… … .

I never thought the effect would increase.

I didn’t expect this.

‘That’s actually good!’

If I had known this would happen, should I have split the room more?

But I had a feeling that these five would be the limit of what I could get with the current expansion.

If I had tried to increase it further, it would have been marked with a red aura.

Anyway, I got an unexpected additional effect.

After maturation and fermentation, storage, drying, and concentration…

It felt like I had gotten something really good.

Beep~ Beep~

“Do you like it too? What about the interior? Is that okay too?”

beep!

Tori looked at me as if he was nagging me if I said more.

Now, there was a house behind it that was embarrassing to call a rabbit hole.

Opening the beautiful log door and entering the common area, it was a soft, fluffy place with green moss on the floor.

And with that as the center, there are two rooms on either side, and if you climb up the tree roots leading to the second floor, there are four more rooms.

The pillars are made of stone, the walls are made of wood.

And what held the two together, instead of cement and steel, was the roots of the grass and trees that grew over Tori’s hole.

This kind of interior design is one of the architectural projects I have always wanted to try.

This is architecture made entirely of natural materials, which will naturally seep into nature over time.

Of course, the clients didn’t like it.

Because we usually want a building that is strong for thousands of years.

“Thanks to you, I was able to pursue my dreams without any worries.”

beep?

“Thank you.”

He thanked Tori for taking him on a tour of his expanded home.

In a way, isn’t it the client who gave the architect the opportunity to pursue his dreams?

It was truly magical.

Oh, it really was magical.

If the aura wasn’t visible, would the stones and trees have appeared to move on their own?

It was truly amazing.

“It’s amazing.”

Sharang~ Sharang~

I touched the wandering aura here and there with my hand and then turned my gaze back to Tori’s cave.

Anyway, what’s strange is strange.

I had to think about what to do with the newly remodeled and expanded Tori’s Cave.

‘Dried? I wonder if it would be good to dry the coffee beans?’

Drying in the sun on the roof is good, but the summer sun is too hot.

I’m lucky this comes at a time when some adjustments are needed.

It seems that the storage will be useful as it literally saves for a long time.

Concentration is… … .

“I guess I can store the fruit juices I have now.”

Of course, there are many other uses for it, but I decided to use it like this for now and think about it when I need to use it again. There’s no rush.

“Please take care of me in the future, Tori.”

beep!

I smiled as I watched Tori’s excited butt as he walked back and forth inside the cave.

I didn’t know I’d like it this much… … .

Of course, I enjoyed it too. It was fun because I was able to design and build the building after a long time.

It’s not that I hated my job.

I’m just so tired of people, companies, and the hectic city life.

I even thought that maybe, ten years from now, when my appointment with the tiger shelter is over, I might go back to that job.

Of course, it was still a long way off.

Just then, I smiled at the thought that occurred to me for a moment!

Beep~

“uh?”

An aura emanated from Tori’s excited body.

It was a bright and clear aura that anyone could see and feel was so happy. It was as white as Tori’s fur…

That aura permeated every part of Tori’s cave, and some of it flowed into me as well.

‘I didn’t expect this.’

Tori’s aura was originally clear.

So I didn’t think about it, but it seems like this expansion was a lot better for Tori than I thought.

>Tori’s stomach

If you look at the gifts given, you can see that.

“Should I give you a housewarming gift?”

beep?

“Wait a minute. I’ll give you something delicious.”

beep!

The aura that was consumed by expansion has returned, even more aura.

So I guess I should repay you.

First, Tori was given time to adjust to her new home and then came down on her own.

“… … I guess this is more my nature than the company.”

The thought of returning to work that I had earlier disappeared as I looked down at the vegetable garden and the tiger shelter. Just looking at it made me feel at ease.

“Hey, mister~!”

And there was a funny guy who didn’t give me time to be bored.

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