I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 19



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Episode 19

There were a few changes in my text window that I looked at after a long time.

first of all.

─Increased vitality (continuous)

─Improving eye health (continuous)

The effects that were present in carrots were present both in beverages and raw consumption.

My eyes felt clearer and refreshed, and my whole body felt more energetic.

We’ll have to see how ‘sustainable’ it is.

Anyway, I expected this, so I just nodded… … .

There was one unexpected change.

It was the absorption of Su-ah’s talent.

>Baek Soo Ah’s growth

I have already roughly confirmed the talents, dexterity, and charm that he has absorbed.

It feels like I’m getting a correction when I use my hands, and it’s like a dog I’ve never seen before is showing affection.

‘It feels strange to say it.’

Anyway, both of them were satisfied because it helped them with the cafe work.

But what about Su-ah’s growth?

I’m not really sure what to think.

At this age, I am growing taller… … .

“That’s a bit.”

I was already bigger than the people around me, so growing any bigger was a bit of a problem.

And that didn’t seem to be the case.

‘You’ll find out if you stay here.’

There was no rush.

If you keep doing it like this, you will learn it naturally.

Rather than that, I received something like this, so should I make some real bread for Su-ah later?

“There is nothing I can’t do.”

Of course, I’ve never done it before.

But since this is my first time running a cafe, I think I’m doing pretty well.

And trying it out was the fastest way to find the answer.

I decided to make it since I just remembered it.

‘Bread would be the easiest, right?’

I looked up the recipe.

As expected, it didn’t seem that difficult.

I thought it would be okay to make it like a drink.

I was also looking forward to the special correction here.

What kind of miracle will you show me next?

Swish.

He took out the ingredients with a light gesture.

Strong flour, butter, dry yeast, milk, salt, sugar, eggs, water.

Everything was there.

Just make a dough with this and bake it in the oven.

“It’s easier than I thought.”

My confidence has soared.

* * *

It didn’t take long for the confidence that had been building up to the point where it disappeared.

“……hmm.”

What should I say… … .

Was it dough?

Was it something you wanted to leave behind, even if it was just dough?

Meteorites born in the oven?

Whatever it was, it wasn’t bread.

okay.

Taste is more important than looks.

I carefully grabbed the bread with both hands and tore it apart.

Puseok… … .

I was speechless at the sight of the bread that looked so dry.

What I was expecting was a soft, moist bread with a tear-jerking texture.

What is this?

Is it edible?

I took a bite carefully and then quickly spit it out.

“… …Why?”

Baking skills are second to none.

I don’t even know what’s wrong.

But I think you followed the recipe?

Just in case, I tried to find the cause… … .

─Dough: Is it 1 degree too low now? Yeah, it won’t rise. Huh? Is it 1 degree too high now? Yeah, it’ll go away.

─Butter: Did you just put in cold eggs? The temperatures don’t match, so we can’t play together. I won’t mix.

… … Do I have to adjust the dough temperature and butter temperature?

Isn’t that really tricky?

“They said baking was difficult, and this is why.”

I remembered the past when I wondered why a small loaf of bread was so expensive.

Especially the bakery’s macarons.

I never understood why something so small was so expensive.

You can tell by looking at the bread I made.

Even the easiest thing is like this, so how difficult must the smaller ones be?

Should I just give up baking?

I’ve worked with individual cafes that were just starting up, and they just bought and used them.

“… … But it must be created because there are people who do it, right?”

It’s too early to give up after failing once.

I’ve come to my senses after mocking myself for my failure.

If it doesn’t work once, maybe try twice.

Of course, we need to find the cause of the failure.

“Hmm.”

I looked down at the crumbly bread.

A moment to look back at the process of making it in reverse order and think about what went wrong one by one!

“uh?”

A text window appeared on the bread.

Why can’t I see this here?

[Bread that failed to ferment]

There was no detailed explanation like Mint.

Still, I was curious why the text window that wasn’t originally visible was now visible.

Wasn’t it only visible on special materials?

I took my eyes off the bread and looked around.

Then… … .

“uh?”

It wasn’t just visible on bread.

Text windows were also visible in other materials.

[Fresh Milk]

[Butter at room temperature]

etc.

Things that were not originally visible became visible.

How did this happen?

Why would there be a sudden change when no guests have arrived yet?

‘There is one.’

One reason that flashed through my mind was Su-ah’s talent, ‘growth’.

That’s all I’ve got today, and more than anything, growth isn’t an instantaneous change, it’s a gradual change.

And if that’s true, then it’s something to check.

“That’s right.”

The moment I looked at the text box that was displayed to me, I knew immediately why this change had occurred.

*Opening

─Sua’s ‘growth’ effect is being applied.

─Growth stage rooting─>Germination

So Soo-ah’s talent isn’t something that just manifests itself, but something that influences other abilities like this?

So now you can see things that weren’t visible before?

“So who is the real owner of this talent?”

Suddenly, I thought that I should become close friends with Su-ah.

It wasn’t usually a talent.

Could you become a real idol?

If this is the case, wouldn’t it be possible for idols to become famous not only domestically but also internationally?

Of course, talent requires commensurate effort.

“I’ll try again.”

I reached out again towards the bread ingredients, which showed their detailed condition.

This time I really plan on making it properly.

Also adjust the temperature of the butter mixed with the flour.

Accurate measurement down to the last drop of an egg.

I started the first fermentation by making the dough and measuring the humidity and temperature.

I even took out the timer and set the time.

“Does it feel good?”

Should I say it’s like the feeling of compacting the ground too well, erecting the steel frame, pouring the concrete and waiting?

I have a feeling this can’t be helped.

As expected, as time passed, the smell of fermentation began to spread.

‘Yeah. It should smell like this.’

It was a smell that smelled like alcohol or sour, but it wasn’t unpleasant.

Isn’t this the time to just look at the dough?

“Jam goes well with bread.”

The village chief happened to give us a bunch of apples, so should we make some jam with them?

I just picked up a few apples.

And it was quickly taken care of.

I feel like my hands have gotten faster. Is it just me?

While continuously checking the fermentation status of the dough with the eyes, the quickly prepared apples were chopped into small pieces and stewed with half sugar and half water.

The moment when apple jam with a chewy texture is completed.

[Dough after first fermentation]

The text window describing the dough’s condition has changed.

There’s still time left.

‘You can’t just follow the recipe.’

Fermentation is said to be microorganisms breathing.

So, it didn’t always end the same way as if it was measured with a ruler.

Baking is truly the pinnacle of sensitivity, as it can vary depending on the activity of the yeast.

But now that wasn’t a problem either.

The condition looks like this.

The dough was fermented and divided into portions for secondary fermentation.

And after another period of waiting, the dough, which had gone through secondary fermentation and shaping, went into the preheated oven.

Although the whole process was perfect, I took a moment to look inside the oven with an anxious heart.

The time it took to get the results was very short compared to the time it took to knead the dough.

“This was it.”

But the finished bread is perfection itself.

It is a puffy, golden brown loaf of bread that, when you grab it with your hand and tear it, tears apart and gives off a rich buttery scent… … .

I think I now know why freshly baked bread is so delicious.

After taking a bite of the warm bread, I couldn’t remember the taste of any bread I’d ever eaten.

The combination of the subtle fermentation smell and buttery flavor from the bread showed me a new world of bread.

“Even if you just eat this, it’s delicious.”

With this and milk, I think I could easily have a meal.

If you eat without thinking, you’ll end up eating it all?

I calmed down and took out the bread.

The freshly made items filled the cafe with their delicious smell.

I felt proud that I had finally managed to bake bread.

It was thanks to Suah’s talent that she grew up.

It didn’t even seem like it would end here.

‘If my eyesight, dexterity, and charm also improve… … I wonder if I will really become like the immortal I saw in my dream.’

It may not have been to that extent, but it didn’t seem ordinary at all.

Of course, it’s still not ordinary now.

That doesn’t mean that anything will change now or in the future.

It just enabled me to provide more diverse healing.

Ding, ding, ding

It might be helpful to another guest with a different aura who came to visit today… … .

“Welcome~”

When I saw the customer who opened the door, I quickly cleaned up and stood in front of the counter.

And I carefully observed the aura around the incoming guests.

There were two today.

One is a familiar aura, the other is a first.

* * *

Things have been going smoothly for Kim Ha-na these days.

The project I was working on alone was also progressing smoothly.

‘I feel like everything has been fine since that day.’

A small cafe in the countryside, Tiger Shelter.

It was after I went there.

Of course it was an illusion, but I felt better after that.

Should I say I’m not afraid of staying up all night?

‘Ugh~! But I’m a bit tired these days.’

Although I didn’t stay up all night, I was still working overtime.

Voluntarily, of course.

Today, I worked overtime yesterday and came to work early this morning.

“Manager Hana. You worked overtime yesterday too? You shouldn’t overwork yourself. This project is a long-term battle. Come on, drink this and come in. There’s no one here who doesn’t know that Manager Hana worked overtime, so you can come in slowly.”

“Ah. Thank you.”

I guess the superiors liked it, because they sometimes gave me drinks to encourage me.

Today, Manager.

I used to think everyone was busy passing on work.

The way I look at people has also changed.

The way you treat people is also like that.

Anyway, I couldn’t ignore the sincerity, so I decided to take a break and drink the coffee the manager gave me.

“hmm.”

To be honest, the coffee you gave me didn’t taste very good.

Everything that comes out of the steam room is like that.

Are you eating it for the taste?

I’m going to drink, so I’m going to drink.

But where did you get the ride you gave me?

‘I want to drink a tiger shelter drink.’

Everything is nice there, but the driving is a bit tough.

Because distance is distance.

I couldn’t go and come back for a bit during the company lunch hour.

So I can’t go right now, but I’m just making up my mind to go…

Jiing!

The text rang.

─What are you doing?

There was only one person who would send me a text like this out of the blue.

It was a really close friend of mine who was having a hard time these days.

─Company. Why?

─I’m bored. I’m hungry.

─Yes, yes. If you’re bored and hungry, I’ll play with you and feed you. Are you going home?

─I hate home.

─… … What do you want me to do?

─Green. I think green would be a good color for inspiration.

─Inspirational… … .

I almost swore, but I held back.

Anyway, why is he acting like this lately?

He used to be a kid who could do things well on his own, but he lived a dull life for a while. And then he became like this.

Oh, I’m also busy with the project. I need to recruit writers soon, so I have to make a list and go to meetings… … Wait, writers?

‘Oh my?’

And then a good idea occurred to me.

It can solve both the need for a quick break and the desire to care for a friend at the same time.

─Yes. Inspiration is important. In that sense, would you like to go on a business trip? Writer Han Song-i?

─Business trip?

─It’s green and there’s a cat there that you like, but it’s a bit far.

─Let’s go quickly. I told him I was going on a business trip.

─Huh? Really?

─Yeah. Hurry up.

What’s going on?

A guy who hates going outside.

Is it really because of the cat?

Well, anyway, it worked out well.

Now that I’m working legally, I can go to a cafe.

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