I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 189



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Episode 189

Then, was the aura that flowed into the cafe earlier really due to Go Na-eun’s influence?

I’m not sure about that, but it definitely seems like Go Na-eun’s influence is the reason that the student is in that state.

“Who is the most popular idol at school these days?”

“Oh, that’s it.”

“Except for the blue camellia!”

“ah…….”

The student was taken aback by Go Na-eun’s playful words, but her aura still became brighter.

I definitely didn’t misread that.

“You’re a senior in high school? Wow! So you’re going to be taking the CSAT soon?”

“yes.”

“Are you going to college?”

“Of course I will go.”

“Oh? I didn’t go, so that was expected?”

“Oh, no, that’s not it.”

The student was embarrassed by Go Na-eun’s joke and sweat profusely. And then Go Na-eun burst out laughing at that sight.

Just looking at her, she looks like an older sister I know from the neighborhood. Of course, she’s the kind of older sister you’d only see in your imagination.

“Then, what department will you apply to when you go to college?”

“I am… … a, a medical student.”

“Wow! Medical school? You’re good at studying!”

“I just want to go.”

“Hey, you have to be able to achieve that kind of goal.”

Here too, the student’s face turned red at Go Na-eun’s words. It was as red as a watermelon.

You seem to be having a little trouble, so I’ll give you a little help.

Woohoo!

─Are you giving it to me too?

‘I’ll give you some corrections too.’

─Yeah! It looks delicious!

As I was blending the fresh watermelon flesh with the frozen watermelon in the blender, Soo-Jeong came over and acted cute.

Of course I was going to give it to him too. He needs to eat and grow up well.

Sujeong and Miho were able to grow not only by receiving the aura from the guests, but also by eating the drinks I gave them and the crops from the garden.

I found out about this because Soo-Jung told me.

It took me a while to figure out that you don’t just eat it and absorb its aura.

Anyway, I couldn’t not do it since it would help you grow in some way.

‘I’m a picky eater, so that’s a problem.’

Sujeong didn’t like coffee and liked it in beverage form.

And Miho preferred the original.

Oh, Brownie loved potatoes and grass.

Even that wasn’t something I ate very well.

I’m not raising children, and there are times when I feel a bit awkward because each child has a different taste, but I still feel good when they eat it well when I make it for them.

“But it’s not because I wanted to go.”

“Huh? You don’t want to go?”

“No. That’s not it. So I just told them to go home… … .”

“Aha! Really? So you have no intention of going?”

“… … It would be nice to go.”

“What is that? So you mean you do want to go~”

They were still talking outside, whether or not they could hear the mixer. Isn’t that the ultimate fan service?

The condition is still the same, but it will be soon.

By the way.

‘Are you being pressured at home to go to medical school?’

And through that conversation, I was able to guess to some extent how to solve the problem and the student’s situation.

Family expectations and pressure about going to medical school.

Perhaps he was good at studying to the point of forcing himself to do something like that, but it seemed like it put pressure on the students.

If he was good at studying, he would be able to walk around with his shoulders raised at that age, but he’s in that state…

But I was lucky. In a way, I guess I could say that my timing was really good. Go Na-eun was also a specialist and a senior.

As the leader of an idol group, there probably wasn’t that much pressure. In fact, when I first came here, I was quite serious about it.

‘So the conditions were similar.’

A different situation, but a similar situation.

Maybe it’s not just those two, but many people are going through this.

“Is it hard for your parents to have high expectations?”

“… … A little. Are you having a hard time, Sister?”

“Me? It’s hard for me too~! Even if I do it because I want to, it’s hard. I can’t eat what I want, and it’s hard to go to the places I want to go comfortably.”

Go Na-eun sympathized by drawing on her own experience.

The student listened quietly, as the talent of charm was added to it. But it also seemed as if he was thinking of something to himself.

“But once you come here, all that stuff disappears?”

“Huh? A cafe?”

“Yeah. That’s why I think I need something like this, a shelter where I can take a short break. After healing here, I feel so energized again. Don’t you have a place like that? Oh! Why did you come to volunteer? Shouldn’t you be studying hard right now to prepare for medical school?”

“… …I have to fill up my volunteer hours.”

“Aha. Really? So you didn’t want to come to volunteer? Wasn’t it a little fun?”

“It was better than studying.”

“Good! Then, when you get tired of studying, how about going out to volunteer? Or you can come here.”

Go Na-eun’s suggestion was not an easy one. She would think that even if she focused on studying during that period, it would not be enough.

I guess they still came semi-forcibly.

It would be difficult for that student to answer Go Na-eun’s question right now.

then.

‘It’s all done.’

While I was listening to the conversation, the drink was finished.

I picked a few mint leaves and placed them on top of the delicious red watermelon juice.

And then we added a calming effect to it.

When I came here, I racked my brain to figure out what kind of effect would be good, but after thinking about it, I didn’t think I would need anything else.

“The drink you ordered is here.”

He came out to the counter with a drink.

Then the student tried to get up to get the drink, but Go Na-eun was faster than him.

“Wow~ This looks really delicious!”

“Try it. It will be fragrant if you add a little mint juice to it.”

“Oh! Really?”

The innocent and jumping reaction of Go Na-eun was not much different from Su-ah’s.

But when I saw him talking to students, I thought he was really amazing because he seemed much more mature.

“Friends, come and try this! It’s really delicious!”

Go Na-eun called the students to the counter.

When I first came here, I thought they might not come or would have been worried if I had called them like this, but the student came without much thought.

“Thank you. I will enjoy the meal.”

“Okay. Drink it and tell me if it’s not enough.”

“yes.”

And then he sucked up the juice obediently. At that moment, his eyes turned round.

Judging from that reaction, it probably didn’t taste bad.

When you’re thirsty and your blood sugar is low, there’s nothing better than that.

“Oh, right! The boss was a good student, too, wasn’t he? I heard from Su-ah before that he even gave her private tutoring. My friend here is also a good student and is planning to go to medical school.”

“okay?”

Suah, you said all sorts of things.

You keep making excuses for not doing a good job with your tutoring.

“Yes, but sometimes I find that difficult.”

“It’s hard.”

“Right? What did you do in this situation, sir? Didn’t it seem hard for you to get into S University?”

I guess you even talked about college.

Well, it didn’t matter. It wasn’t a secret. Rather, it was something to brag about.

It made me feel proud to see the student next to me’s eyes get bigger than when he was drinking watermelon juice.

I’m used to that kind of reaction now, but it still always felt good.

“I… … didn’t do anything special. I just sometimes went up to a mountain or a tall building and blanked out. And I looked at the buildings below.”

I thought that one day I would have a home among them.

And I think I felt the same way when I was a child and still living in Cheonho-ri, often coming to this empty lot.

Like lying in an empty lot and looking up at the empty sky.

I think I was trying to feel that empty feeling of being inside by looking down from a high place… … .

‘Oh, I did that too.’

As I think back on that time, one of the craziest things I did back then comes to mind.

“I once asked if I could just go and look at a house I liked.”

“… … What is that? So, did you take a look?”

“uh.”

“Huh? You showed me around?”

“I guess the landlord was also funny. It must have been when I was in middle school… … A kid came to see the house. But, he was a professor.”

“……oh my god!”

It was a funny fate.

Of course, the professor didn’t recognize me when he saw me again.

Of course, I was young then and things changed a lot when I entered college.

But I recognized it right away. So I told the professor and he remembered.

I think that stone-eyed guy was you, the one who came to graduate school and asked me to get in some trouble… … .

‘I suddenly miss you.’

He was a fun professor.

And just thinking about the anecdotes from my middle school days, he was no ordinary person.

I wanted to visit you sometime after graduation… … .

“It’s really amazing. Isn’t it?”

The student nodded vigorously at Go Na-eun’s words.

What is it, it feels like the way you look at me has changed.

“I’m not asking you to do something like that, sir?”

Back then, people were less wary of strangers than they are these days. This was especially true for students as young as middle school.

It was different from now.

And I was lucky.

“Ah! Instead, if you’re going to medical school, why don’t you go to the public health center once?”

“Health center?”

“Among the guests here, there’s a teacher at the town health center. It seems like they’re always short on manpower. I overheard earlier that they had to fill up their volunteer hours. Can’t they volunteer there too?”

When I looked into it, there were often things like that. Going to a public institution, volunteering, and getting a certificate.

I think it might be there since it’s not a general hospital but a public health center.

“I’m not saying you have to go. If you’re okay with resting like this now, it would be good to come here and volunteer. After work, you can come to a cafe and just blank out. Sometimes, when you’re having a hard time, it’s okay to rest like that.”

This was the only advice I could give the student.

Not because I am the owner of a cafe, but as someone who has lived a little longer.

Time certainly doesn’t wait for us. But that doesn’t mean we can keep running to avoid being chased by time.

That student will be chased by many things, not just that.

Expectations from family, burdens, and pressure about your own future. You must be running around without rest from all of these things.

“I feel like I’ve been wasting your time by saying this. Please take your time and have a drink.”

Since I can’t know all about the student’s situation and condition, this is all I can give you.

Here, students could comfortably drink and rest alone, and it was also okay to chat with us.

If only we could just put the weight on our shoulders for a moment during that time.

Whatever it was, it was fine.

The young student in front of you probably doesn’t know how to rest. Of course, no one can teach him that. Each person has a different pace.

So you have to find what suits you.

Volunteering, being absent-minded, and seeing things that interested you like me or the path you wanted to take in the future were all ways to do so.

Because chasing a dream you see with your own eyes and chasing a dream you just heard about and someone forced you to chase is different in terms of fatigue.

So, anything is fine as long as it’s not illegal.

“Wow… … Boss.”

“huh?”

“Something, something seems different. Should I say I feel an aura?”

“… …Why are you going that far?”

It was actually a bit painful.

Because you just used an aura while talking.

As I was using my talents in this life, I was able to understand what I was saying without any misunderstandings, and I was able to rest more comfortably… … but suddenly, an aura.

Of course, what Go Na-eun was talking about was the halo.

Oh, is this more burdensome?

“Excuse me, is that health center… … .”

At that moment, the student spoke quietly, either with courage or with determination.

Is this the one you chose?

“Yes. The health center? Can I ask you something?”

“Oh. Really??”

“sure.”

I had your contact information saved.

If I could get in touch with him, it wouldn’t be difficult to just ask him that. It wasn’t like I was asking for anything special.

As soon as I remembered, I contacted him.

Then the answer came right away.

─That would be great for us. We could also give you volunteer hours. But it might be a bit difficult. If you’re not qualified, you won’t be able to do medical-related volunteer work and will only be able to do simple tasks… … .

I told the student the answer I got, and he said he would try it right away.

And with that determination, the student’s condition changed.

Shararang~

The flower of talent has blossomed, emitting a clear aura.

“Then I’ll come again next time. I drank well. And Naeun, I’m now your biggest fan!”

Hodadadak!

So the student left, leaving behind his last words and aura.

Thanks to that, Go Na-eun and I laughed for a long time.

Then, when the laughter died down, Go Na-eun suddenly spoke as if she had remembered something.

“Hahahaha! You’re so cute.”

“I know.”

“Oh, right! But, don’t you think I’m perfect for this place? I think I could work part-time here.”

“… … If you have time, would you like to try some part-time work?”

At Go Na-eun’s playful words, I made a subtle suggestion.

Because there was something I wanted to check.