I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 221



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Episode 221

First, the first button.

The reason these things are important is because they can last for quite a long time.

If that were good, that would be great, but sometimes things go wrong like this. To be honest, there may be more bad cases than good cases… … .

Especially when it comes to meeting and parting with people.

Break up amicably? Give up amicably?

Isn’t that an awkward combination of words?

Of course, I can’t say that there haven’t been any, but at least it’s something I’ve never seen before between men and women.

Well, that’s it anyway.

‘That happened.’

The guest seemed to have had an experience that was on the worse side, so to speak.

The person I like says I’m ugly, my face is dirty, etc.

I heard words that were hurtful.

It would have been hurtful to hear that from other people, but since the person I like said that…

“I guess he was telling me not to have any attachment to him.”

“Still! That was too much! Just looking at your face makes me vomit!”

Rather, Su-ah got excited and jumped at the indifferent words of the guest.

There are no good breakups, but there is a fine line to follow… … That was definitely harsh.

“My skin was worse back then.”

“Skin, is that a burn?”

“There are burns and inflammation.”

The skin of the customer who was wearing a mask while drinking a beverage was definitely not in good condition as he got off.

It’s a burn scar… … .

“I’m getting treatment now, so my insides are better. But my appearance is still the same. And actually, I went on blind dates because people around me told me to, so I didn’t really care about it.”

“Hey. Then why did you apply for the after? If you were interested.”

“Well, that’s because I wanted to talk more when we actually met.”

“Is it worth making an appointment here? Where do you live?”

“My home is in Gyeonggi-do, but I have a studio in the town right next to it, so I come and go. I even built a small one so I can come here when I’m taking a break.”

“Huh? The building owner!? Awesome. Can I go play in your studio?”

“Uh… … It’s not like it won’t work, but shouldn’t you come with a guardian?”

“Of course! It’s over there!”

I was startled when Su-ah suddenly pointed this way.

Luckily, I turned my head before anyone noticed, but I almost let it be known that I was listening.

“Sir! You’ll come with me when I go to the studio to play, right? Yes?”

“Workshop?”

“Yes! Author Doa-Ian’s studio is in town!”

“Really? Well, I could go if you invite me. Do you have time? School starts now.”

“You can just go after school! What do you think of elementary school students~”

Suah, you have everything planned out.

If it was a studio, I was curious about how the interior would be decorated.

I even heard that they had built a completely new building.

I also became curious about what kind of building it was.

by the way…….

‘It seems to have gotten a little better.’

The guest’s aura has improved a lot thanks to his conversation with Suah.

Even my somewhat hunched posture seemed to have straightened up a little.

If only you had done this for me a little earlier, I could have filled my self-esteem. It was a shame, but I couldn’t help it, so I had nothing to say.

Because I never cared about other people when I lived in the city.

I’m busy living alone, and my self-esteem often hits rock bottom, so how can that be easy?

Rather, I was glad that I didn’t fill my self-esteem by seeing other people’s misfortune.

I heard that there are a lot of people like that these days, and it’s a shame.

I don’t think that will change anything about me…

They only hurt each other physically and mentally.

Isn’t it because of that that even people who should shine enough end up like that?

─Illustration (4 stars)

Because it’s on the same level as Hansong’s painting talent.

Although the scope is a bit more limited, even at that level, it was only one level lower than Mr. Heo Jeong’s national team-level talent.

That person was discouraged, so the flower of talent was still good, but if it had gone a little further, it would have been different.

That talent may have faded.

That’s such a shame.

‘I hope I can heal here and also indirectly have a positive influence on the people around me.’

Fortunately, as long as I can continue to have confidence like I do now, it seems like there will be no problem.

Although it was his first time meeting her, he seemed like a decent person just from the way he talked to Su-ah. Regardless of his talent.

If only there was someone who knew that, I might meet a good person.

Rather, the current situation may be temporarily serving as a filter to meet good relationships.

‘If you add the nighttime skin beauty effect to this and the talent for longevity, it would be even better.’

What effect would it have if we added the protection of Sujeong’s life to this?

I want to try it right away, but come to think of it, I’ve already ordered everything on the menu.

“But sir, this isn’t possible?”

“Huh? What?”

While we were chatting excitedly, Su-ah, who had finished her drink and was slurping the last drop, asked with a look of regret.

What else do you want me to do?

“Make it like jam and spread it on your food. It would be really delicious if you made it completely melt and ate it.”

“… … Where did you hear that expression?”

For a moment, I thought my grandfather was in front of me because of the strangely friendly expression.

But thanks to that, I thought of a good method.

I’ve already made some night jam.

“Would you like me to make you some night cream?”

“Huh? Really? Can you make that?”

“It’s not difficult.”

The dough for making Manju can be made quickly because it does not need to be aged or fermented separately.

There’s also jam inside.

‘It’s not originally jam, but it does have red bean paste in it.’

I thought it wouldn’t be bad to replace it with jam.

“Just wait. I’ll make it right away.”

“Yes~!”

Since you’ve been working hard all night and giving your guests a lot of confidence, I decided to make this much for them.

Of course, it was nice timing because we could have added more effects.

‘Tonight is a very special night.’

Yanggaeng, latte, and now even bread.

Why don’t you try it?

The ingredients were simple: flour, baking powder, and egg yolk.

Here, honey is added to make dough, but it has to be made to the right consistency so that it doesn’t burst if made like bread.

It might be hard to get the feel of it at first, but I didn’t have to.

‘Cheonmu─Kyeol.’

Because it was seen and felt.

I shaped it while it was still slightly sticky and put the jam inside.

Of course, the dough was made with the concentration of the jam inside in mind.

After adding jam, cover it with dough like a dumpling and shape it like a chestnut.

“Taste is important, but appearance is also important.”

I say this over and over again, but I’m not saying that appearance isn’t important.

It was important.

The internal aspects are also important.

I think it would be better to have both if possible.

You can create effects while shaping it.

‘Sujeong-ah, please.’

─Yeah!

I took the shape and breathed in my inner talent. I asked Sujeong for the protection of life and lightly dipped the night-shaped head into the water droplets Sujeong created.

And then I sprinkled some sesame seeds on that part.

This way, the color and texture could be made to resemble real chestnuts.

Here’s one more.

The lower part of the head was applied with a mixture of egg yolk and coffee.

To be baked to a darker color.

And I applied it twice to make it shiny.

After doing this, all that’s left is to bake it.

“Wow! That’s amazing! If you grill that, it becomes Manju?”

“yes.”

“Want to make one too?”

“yes!”

Unable to bear it any longer, Su-ah stuck her head out.

Is the conversation over now?

It seemed like we were talking about Sua and the illustrations while kneading the dough… … Huh? What are you doing alone?

“I’m drawing an illustration right now, author.”

“Illustrator?”

“Yes! I guess I suddenly got inspired.”

“okay?”

I guess there’s something artistic there too.

So we decided to just quietly make it among ourselves.

I showed Suah how to do it and baked the one I made first.

When the smell of delicious night Manchurian dumplings wafts in the air!

“It’s done!”

Suah also made it all.

It was better made than I expected.

Of course, it wasn’t difficult since you just had to shape it, but even considering that, it seemed like Su-ah had some dexterity.

“Give it here. Let’s bake it here.”

“Wait a minute! I need to carve your name too.”

“… … Okay.”

He’s a kid who wants to do a lot of things.

Even the night manju, which had its back engraved with what appeared to be the person’s initials or something else, went into the oven.

Ding!

The Manju I made is now complete.

I took it out and looked at it,

“Isn’t this just a chestnut?”

As Suah said, it just looked like night.

Of course, of course not.

[Night Manchuria]

*situation

─Jiseon-geup

*effect

─Geoaksaengsin (remove dead skin cells and make new skin grow)

A smile appeared, exactly the effect I wanted.

* * *

Woo Do-cheol slowly looked around on his way home.

When I first arrived, I was filled with tension, excitement, worry, and other anxious emotions, so I felt a sentiment I had never felt before.

The secluded path I came up without even knowing it was there, and the winding country road.

‘So this is what the place was like.’

It seemed like I was finally seeing things I hadn’t noticed even when I set up shop in the countryside.

okay.

It wasn’t like I was being chased away by the gaze of people looking at my skin.

This is the path I originally wanted and came down. I just didn’t see it.

“What a fascinating cafe.”

It was thanks to the cafe I went to today.

And it was thanks to the boss and the child I met inside.

They didn’t just look at their own outward appearance. It wasn’t even conscious.

It was just an attitude that was ingrained in me.

The child was innocent, so that’s understandable, but the boss was a bit unique.

A strange feeling.

It was a gaze that seemed to pierce through me. And that didn’t make me feel bad at all.

Rather, it seemed like he was looking into his inner self that no one else had known about.

I’m talking about the person called yourself.

It was just like that tree and the gaze.

Just watching. That’s what the person did.

So I think I bragged about it without even realizing it.

I made a lot of money, I had a building, and I showed off my work.

The child wanted it, but I probably wouldn’t have told him that originally.

In fact… …Woo Do-cheol has been scammed several times.

Hypocrites who pretend to cover up all the external aspects.

They came to him only for his money, and when they failed to achieve their goal, they immediately showed their true colors. An ugly and sad sight.

I didn’t say this at the cafe, but…

Of all of them, the one who was the most bitter and painful was the one I thought was my first love.

“… … I think it’s okay now.”

Whenever I think about it, my heart always feels warm and something boils, but today, for some reason, it feels okay.

I wonder if the wound has healed.

Well, it’s about time now.

Because the burns on my face don’t hurt anymore.

Only a faint trace remains.

Instead, I kept thinking about the conversation I had with the two people today.

“It’s actually a good thing I got hit by the wind today.”

If it weren’t for that, I wouldn’t have been able to talk to those two people like this.

In particular, the look of surprise on the child’s face when he found out that his favorite author was himself would probably come to mind even when he was sleeping.

I’ve never met fans in person like this before.

Even though there were people who always supported him, he couldn’t easily show up.

I’m afraid I’ll be disappointed when I see your face.

I was worried that everything I had worked so hard to build would collapse.

But those concerns melted away in front of the child.

You don’t care about your face. You only talk about your work and aren’t interested in appearance.

That was really memorable.

Of course, not everyone will be like that innocent child.

There must be someone who hurts you.

Still, I felt like I gained some courage from this incident.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I’ll have a fan meeting right away or anything like that.

I’m not really sure if that’s true or not.

I don’t like that kind of place in the first place.

But now it seemed like he could think about it if the fans who supported him wanted to.

“If only I had a little more time.”

It seemed like autumn was still ripening, but it still needed a little more time to ripen further.

‘I’m glad I came.’

I took a bite of a freshly made chestnut dumpling and looked back the way I had come.

It seemed like it would come again soon.

With sharara~

As Woo Do-cheol turned his head again, an aura rose from his body as if dancing.

And the flower of talent bowed its head and bore fruit.