I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 207



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Episode 207

Tick ​​tock tock!

The things I created were being reborn in the teacher’s hands.

The overall picture hasn’t changed much. But if you look at the details, things have changed.

The connections between the wood became smoother and more natural, and the grain was also continuous.

It may seem like a rough hand job, but it was incredibly delicate work.

‘It is different.’

I felt a little proud of having acquired talent, to the point where I felt embarrassed.

Now that I think about it, this isn’t just about Professor Heo Jeong.

Among the talents I acquired, there were some who were difficult to imitate.

Go Na-eun did that and Han Song-i did that.

The reason was simple.

Because their talent level is higher than mine.

I could definitely tell this when Go Na-eun came for the album photoshoot. I had only guessed before then, but I saw it from then on.

And now it’s the same for Professor Heo Jeong.

[Heo Jeong]

*talent

─Tree and knot (5 stars)

I had flowers spread over my head that had a level of talent I had never seen before.

It was not a flashy flower, but it gave off a feeling of being sturdy and strong like a tree.

Are the master carpenters recognized by the country really different?

Of course, that doesn’t mean that Go Na-eun or Han Song-i lack talent.

Of course, I also have 4-star talent, but when looking at them individually, their talent levels are the same or lower than Go Na-eun and Han Song-yi’s.

Even just to that extent, they could boast of master-level skills, and even then, the two were still young.

It means that there is endless potential for a 4-star talent to grow into a 5-star talent like Mr. Heo Jeong at any time.

It meant that even at this point, he was outstanding enough to be called a national-level powerhouse later on.

Of course, I’m talking about future possibilities.

anyway.

I was thinking about something else for a moment, but this isn’t the important thing…

‘I can see the teacher’s talent too.’

The change in Mr. Heo Jeong right before my eyes was more important.

Not only his condition but also his talent was on display.

If you think about it, that means I only see the flower of the talent of the person who gave me the talent.

‘You’re completely out of that state.’

I had guessed by looking at the condition, but I felt relieved after checking it like this.

The teacher’s talent was also absorbed, but this was a bit unusual.

Is it because it’s a high grade?

Or is it that the teacher’s talent is special?

▶Cheonmu─Kyeol

Maybe it’s both.

The teacher’s talent did not raise the level, but was absorbed like a unified talent and a detailed technique of Cheonmu.

And I could tell what kind of talent it was from the way the teacher was showing it to me now.

The teacher’s work, which on the surface appears not to be much different from mine.

Perhaps before acquiring the teacher’s talent, I suspected that it was the same, but I just didn’t want to admit it.

But now it was clear.

The change that comes from those small movements.

The difference between my work and my teacher’s work.

“It looks like the tree grew like that.”

“Huh? Huh? You figured that out?”

“That’s right. I think I was able to open my eyes thanks to the teacher.”

The teacher nodded as if what I said was correct.

I felt proud because I felt somehow recognized.

By the way, did something good happen to the teacher overnight and his talent was absorbed, and his aura was also absorbed?

The body was filled with aura.

Above all, I felt relieved that my teacher’s condition had improved.

“Why are you suddenly like this, Abu? Your ears are ticklish.”

“There is something like that.”

I chuckled at the sight of the teacher pretending to pick his ears, as if he had really returned to his old self.

Then, one question arises in my mind.

‘What happened to the shaking hands?’

It was a physical injury.

If it was just psychological, then I wouldn’t know, but it was clearly caused by a muscle injury, so how can that disappear?

Was it the effect of the drink that solved it? Or was it because of that ‘Blessing of the Earth’ condition?

‘What happened again?’

I have never been blessed, nor have I any talent for it.

In the first place, the blessing was meant to be used by borrowing Sooksook’s talent.

But I was even more curious because it was something that only I could do.

“What are you doing with those blind eyes? How come you’ve become even blinder since coming to the countryside?”

“Isn’t it nice to be like this sometimes?”

“Well, it’s better than having only poison in your eyes like before. You finish this. I’m getting old, so this is hard for me now.”

“… … No, if you’re going to do it, then do it all.”

Why do you insist on starting a project and then telling me to finish it?

I was going to the well, grumbling at the teacher’s whim…

‘What? It’s done.’

Well then, that’s right. You did everything and then pretended it didn’t happen.

─Turjuya! Look at this! The house that was about to fall apart has been improved!

‘What? You said it was fine before.’

─Yeah! Because I got a house!

‘… It seemed like it was falling apart, but it was good because it was home?’

It was a clear-sounding crystal that popped its head out of the well and said:

This kid, back then he clearly said he liked the well roof I made for him and thought it was pretty, but now he’s saying something like this.

It’s even more shocking because it’s the words of a pure guy who doesn’t lie.

─No! Hehe! Because Turju made it! I like it when everything Turju made falls apart.

‘… … Yeah. That’s kind of touching.’

But you can stop saying that everything is falling apart.

It was a masterpiece of conversion.

And the teacher was so good, it wasn’t to the point where I could use the expression “he fell apart.”

“Are you talking to the well? You’re dazed there too.”

“I do it sometimes.”

“… … It’s become a lot weirder.”

I kicked my head at the sight of the teacher shaking his head. I laughed and got up from my work that wasn’t even worth finishing.

And I washed my face once with the water that Soo-Jung gave me.

I don’t know what happened overnight, but something good happened.

I decided to think of it as something that happened because I really wanted to like my teacher.

Because he was the person I really liked, like a blood relative, after my grandfather.

‘Let’s slowly find out how to achieve this effect.’

I roughly wiped the water off and got up.

Sujeong wiped away the remaining moisture.

“Would you like to take a walk in the morning?”

“Okay.”

As I went out the door, Han Song-i and Woo Da-yeon happened to be coming. I slowly walked towards them as they approached me, waving their hands.

“Good morning~!”

We started our light walk with Hansong’s cheerful greeting.

Today was a slightly slower walk, following the teacher’s pace.

“Isn’t the village nice?”

“It’s quiet, so it’s okay.”

“Come and move in.”

“What are you doing? Buy me a house?”

“Is this what people with a lot of money do?”

The town seen at slow speed had a different charm.

It felt quieter and more peaceful than usual. I was chatting with my teacher against the backdrop of that scenery.

“Pfft!”

There was laughter behind me.

“why?”

“What?”

I asked because I wondered if there was anything interesting going on.

“You two are like real grandfather and grandson.”

“… … I’m not old enough to have this dark guy as my grandson.”

What I have to say is that the teacher hit the player.

But until yesterday, he was talking about having to go to the coffin and being an old man in the back room.

I guess things are really okay now.

“But how did you two become close?”

“Us?”

Yeah. How did you two become close?

We met because of work, but I don’t know how we became close.

Did you just become close naturally as you kept meeting each other?

“I saved that guy who was almost dying.”

But the teacher’s memory seems to be a little different.

“… …Was it like that?”

“Look at this guy? I saved a guy who was dying, and now he’s sticking his flippers out.”

Maybe we need to talk about this in a little more detail?

For the sake of truth, we went to a cafe and decided to have a drink and talk.

“Would you like some sweet coffee?”

“Is there something to vent about in the morning?”

“You used to drink three bags of mixed coffee in the morning.”

“Ahem. That was then.”

When did your taste change, teacher?

“The doctor said that if you keep drinking that kind of stuff, your hands will start to tremble a lot.”

“ah.”

Woo Da-yeon told the teacher why her tastes had changed.

Pretending not to know, pretending to acknowledge the passage of time, but still not doing everything you’re told not to do.

But I was frustrated because it didn’t work.

I don’t know if it has anything to do with hand tremors, but it’s not good for your health.

Now that you’re feeling better, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to change your tastes.

“Then I’ll give you some plum tea.”

“That sounds good.”

I decided to serve you some warm tea.

The summer heat has just set in, and the cold air is blowing in the morning, so it’s not bad to drink some warm tea.

Since Hansong-i and Wooda-yeon said they were going to drink tea together… … they took out the teas they had made one by one.

From lemon lime liqueur, apple mint liqueur, to our latest creation, raspberry liqueur.

Well-aged leeks were taken out of Tori’s oyster.

And then I mixed them one by one in warm water as I wanted.

“Are you going to make something like this yourself?”

“Of course. Please try it.”

He looked at me with a bit of suspicion because I told him I made it myself, but his eyes widened after he tasted it once. It made me feel very proud to see him like that.

Whenever there were no customers at the cafe, this was the reason why it was busy.

It wasn’t difficult to make, but it was a bit tedious anyway.

But if you make it like this and let it age, it can’t be that strong.

“How is it? Is it good?”

“It’s warm, so it’s okay.”

Even though it’s good, you keep pretending it’s not.

“So? Please continue what you were going to say earlier~”

Han Song-i asked the teacher, saying she was curious. Woo Da-yeon didn’t say anything, but she looked curious.

“Big. So, the reason I met this guy… … .”

“It was when we were restoring a temple in Chungcheongbuk-do.”

“yes.”

It was an unusual request among the requests that came into the company.

And I did things that the original company didn’t want to do.

It was a restoration project, but it was a small temple that didn’t make a lot of money, and the owner was a monk.

More precisely, the monk was an administrator, so he had to run the business as if it were a charity business, not a business that was done for the sake of money.

So the company told me not to do it, but I was like, what the hell am I thinking? I insisted on doing it.

“A strange guy suddenly showed up and asked if I could restore it.”

“Was that you, oppa? You must have been really passionate back then!”

The teacher shook his head at Hansong’s words.

“What about passion? It was like ash that had already been burned. The little kid had eyes that were already dying, so I thought he would be buried if he continued like this, so I said I would do it.”

Ah! I remembered.

As I listened to the teacher’s words, the scene from back then that had been vaguely remembered clearly came back to me.

Was it around this time? I think so.

I suddenly said I would do the request without realizing it when I was exhausted from everything.

Because the company was against it, I didn’t get any support, so I had to really work hard.

Everything from money to people needed for restoration.

But… … In that really difficult process, I actually felt a sense of liberation.

It’s like a feeling of breaking free from the life I had before, where I was trapped in a fence.

‘If it weren’t for that… … .’

I wonder if it’s worse than any of the people who have visited the cafe so far.

“But why did you do that then?”

“I think he did it to survive?”

“Do you want to live?”

Hansong-i made a face that said she didn’t understand.

I don’t understand why you work so hard when you’re just trying to survive.

But it really was like that.

“At first, I didn’t want to do it either, but after seeing the temple, I thought, ‘Ah, I want to do that.’”

It was a truly strange fate.

It’s amazing how you came to have such a mindset in an old temple in the mountains.

I wonder if there was any good energy there.

“We ate together there, slept together, and he was more friendly than I thought, so we became close.”

“We fought a lot.”

“That’s because you’re stubborn.”

“It was the same for the teacher. He had a hard time because the monk there was mediating.”

“Haha! That’s true.”

I can laugh about it now because it happened in the past, but we really fought back then. I even got grabbed by the collar.

Still, I was glad that the results were good.

People and temples.

So, you could say it like this.

“I wonder about that temple. Where is it?”

At that moment, Hansong asked with a curious expression.