I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 239



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Episode 239

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As people live, aren’t there times when they have to act like idiots?

This time I decided to just think of it that way.

Or else.

I closed the cafe early and went into town before it was too late.

“But why you?”

“I’m going to look at buying a waffle iron. Can I?”

Su-ah also followed along without realizing it.

I was thinking of telling you that I wasn’t going out to play.

Then, it would be more difficult to explain, and it would seem more natural to go with Su-ah, so we decided to go together.

We arrived at the town by borrowing the village chief’s car.

“The hardware store is closed?”

“Yeah. I should have just called.”

Are you late?

The state of the hardware store owner that I saw and the state that Su-ah told me about intersected and weighed on my mind.

It was getting worse and worse.

If something happened and it was closed… … .

‘Just then.’

I would do anything.

Just when that thought occurred to me!

“They closed there early today.”

“Huh? Oh, the hardware store?”

“yes.”

A man came out of a small restaurant next to the hardware store and said:

Fortunately, it seems to have come out by today.

“Do you need anything?”

“Yes. I was going to buy something. But does it usually close this early?”

“It’s been like that lately. I used to work late into the night.”

“ah.”

“Ugh. How did it turn out like that?”

I don’t know if he was the owner of the restaurant or an employee, but he seemed to know the inside story.

then…….

“Sua. While you’re here, do you want to eat something before you go?”

“Right now? It’s evening, but Oppa will be home soon… … .”

“Oh, should I eat it with Suho? Then take it out?”

“Yes! Hehe!”

I went into a restaurant.

It’s a small restaurant, but luckily they also do take-out.

It seemed to also be a side dish shop, so I asked around while ordering some stew and side dishes.

“Is something wrong with the hardware store owner?”

“Oh, yes. The couple is trying so hard but they can’t have a baby, so they’ve been to the hospital countless times. I heard they even did in vitro fertilization a while ago.”

“Ah. Really?”

“When the young CEO goes on a business trip, his wife sometimes comes and looks after the store. They are both so pretty. It would be nice if they could have just one child who resembles them. Sigh.”

The restaurant is small, so it seems like she runs it by herself, but since there were no other customers and we were the only ones there, the owner told us a few things.

“The wife of that house likes our kimchi, so she comes here often, and I feel bad for her just watching. She’s getting thinner and thinner, and her expression is getting worse. The wife says there’s no problem between the couple, but I wonder why. I thought things were going well for the groom, but lately, there seems to be a lot of talk.”

“Really? Could you please pack some kimchi for us too?”

“Would you like that? It’s old, but it’s delicious. The stew is good, and the jeon is good too.”

Although it is said to be worth the information, I ordered more side dishes.

Let’s buy more time.

And I pretended to just ignore it on purpose.

If you listen too seriously, the boss who was trying to make small talk light might feel strange.

Even if that wasn’t the case, it wasn’t something to be taken seriously when there were no parties involved.

“Besides, they both really liked children. But I guess they got married early there?”

“Yes? Me?”

“There are already children this young. These days, people are getting married late and not having children.”

“… … It’s not my child. And I’m not that old.”

this.

I became serious without realizing it.

No, but that’s still true.

Is Suah my child?

He’s not one or two years old, he’s eleven.

To have a daughter like this, you shouldn’t have just gotten married when you were young, you should have had a child when you were in high school.

“Oh my! Really? Me too. The two of them looked strangely alike, so I naturally assumed they were father and daughter. So they’re siblings? Is this the youngest?”

“… …I’m just a neighborhood kid.”

“Hohoho! Oh my! This is amazing~”

Su-ah and I look alike.

I don’t care, but Su-ah,

“T-this is unfair. You say I look like you.”

“If you feel so wronged, will I be hurt?”

“Lies! Are you smiling right now?”

Oh, did I do that?

I quickly straightened the corners of my mouth.

Ahem, anyway.

Thanks to the landlady who is quite talkative, I was able to obtain better information than I expected.

“But I heard there are strange rumors about that couple these days. Like, the husband beats the wife and takes her to the hospital often. Or, the husband got into an accident and came down.”

“Huh? Oh, I don’t live in town, I live in Cheonho-ri, so I don’t know.”

“Oh, really? Anyway, if anyone asks about the hardware store, tell them to find out and talk about it. It’s so pitiful, people are spreading weird rumors. Oh my. The young owner is having trouble getting things done because of that, but he’s actually really good with his hands.”

There was one person who felt a pang in response to the old woman’s words.

It was Sua.

Because I’m the one who started that rumor earlier.

Of course, Su-ah wouldn’t have done it if it weren’t for me.

‘By the way, landlady, I thought you were just a person who spoke lightly, but you weren’t.’

Now that I hear that, I realize that he said it on purpose.

I’m afraid that bad rumors will continue to spread about the couple.

“Just a while ago, people came and said they were getting a little arrogant and saying that we’ve become famous for closing early like today. They didn’t even know the inside story.”

The landlady said, sounding really upset.

That was understandable.

To be honest, I pretended it wasn’t true, but I heard rumors like that too.

How much more has it spread in town?

Even bad rumors spread faster than good ones.

“okay.”

“Okay! Here, it’s all wrapped up. I added a few more side dishes as a service.”

“thank you.”

Since I bought a lot even though I only bought a little, I ended up getting a few side dishes as a service.

So I came to buy a waffle pan and ended up buying a bunch of side dishes.

Still, I got some useful information.

‘Baby problem… …Is this related to the damage to vitality?’

I had a feeling that would be the case.

“Huh? Sir. Over there.”

“huh?”

While I was organizing my thoughts, Su-ah suddenly pointed somewhere with her finger.

There was a person who appeared to be the hardware store owner and his wife.

however,

[Joo Soo-young]

*situation

─Exhaustion of energy

─Panic

The condition of the wife next to the hardware store owner, who was in the same condition as before, was not much different.

The difference here is that energy is exhausted.

Since both of them are in that condition, is it possible that they won’t be able to have children?

“Su-ah.”

“yes?”

“I’d like to invite those two to a cafe, is there a good way to do that?”

“Suddenly?”

I was asking because I couldn’t think of anything.

I don’t know if they had been to the hospital or had been somewhere else, but looking at their condition, I didn’t think I could send them home right away.

It’s a bit of a stretch, but maybe something really bad is going to happen today.

But I couldn’t think of a reason to take those two to a cafe.

“What will you do if I take you to a cafe~?”

“Is there a way?”

“Well, I’ll give it a try.”

“… …What do you want?”

“I can’t remember right now. Can we talk about it later?”

“Or so.”

The important thing is to take those two people.

I said I understood what Su-ah said.

Then, Su-ah suddenly headed towards where the couple was.

Looking at that sight, he secretly aroused the spirit of Manseonggong and cast his charm on Su-ah.

If there is any way to actually get there, I hope that helps a little.

“hello!”

“Huh? Huh? Ah!”

“Hehehe! I was going to close the door and leave, but you’re coming now?”

“Ah. That’s true, but I’m sorry, I can’t open the door right now.”

“Really? We’re in a real hurry right now… … .”

Su-ah’s troubled expression overlapped with that of the hardware store owner who was also troubled.

Then the woman next to him poked the boss in the ribs and said.

“Honey, go and do your work. You didn’t get any work done today.”

“No, but still.”

“Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

“No. Let’s stay together today.”

The hardware store owner said he wouldn’t go, but his wife said he would.

Their opinions differed.

Su-ah sneaked in there and gave a solution.

“Then, let’s go together, sister!”

“Huh? Sister? Are you talking about me? Haha!”

“Hehehe! Yes!”

“Thank you, kid. But what if I go and can’t do anything?”

“I think the boss would be able to focus on his work if he had his sister.”

Did Su-ah’s words make you feel better?

The couple’s eyes met.

And the hardware store owner who made eye contact with me flinched.

It seemed like he sensed that I was the one who needed help.

“Is there anything you need for the cafe?”

“Yes! Can you help me?”

“It’s a bit far, but what’s going on…?”

“The cafe floor was leaking and it was flooding!”

I don’t know when that happened at our cafe, but Suah motioned backwards and I nodded in response.

It’s an emergency that water appears on the cafe floor.

“Oh my. This is a big deal. Honey, let’s go quickly. But if it’s a cafe, is it the place you mentioned before?”

“Oh, oh. I think so. That person over there is the boss.”

In the end, Su-ah’s method worked.

Of course, there are some problems with the method… … Well, I guess it will work out somehow.

First, I decided to go to a cafe with those two people.

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Clink! Clink!

“That’s strange. Why is there so much water? There’s no leaks anywhere.”

Back to the cafe.

And the hardware store owner looked around at the water that had accumulated on the cafe floor.

‘Good job, Soojung.’

─Yeah! The editing was good!

‘Can you help me clear that water later?’

─Yeah!

That old water was made in a hurry by Soo-Jeong, who came out to meet me on the path.

Su-ah may have said it absentmindedly, but it was a very appropriate method.

Thanks to that, I was able to catch the hardware store owner to find out the cause of the stagnant water, the cause of which was unknown.

“The cafe is really pretty~”

“Right? That’s why I come here every day. And strangely enough, when I rest here, I feel completely recharged.”

“Really? That would be nice~ There’s a cafe like this right in front of my house.”

“Hehehe! Perfect.”

Meanwhile, Su-ah chatted with the hardware store owner’s wife.

The way Su-ah smiled and spoke whenever she spoke reminded me of what the owner of the restaurant said earlier.

I really like kids.

It certainly seemed that way.

“Excuse me, sir. I’m sorry, but I can’t find the cause.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes… … I’m sorry.”

Unlike over there where the atmosphere wasn’t bad, this side got a little worse.

I already can’t focus on work these days, so trying to find a cause for something that doesn’t even exist…

“Usually in this case, it would be caused by a leak, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. Oh, you said you’ve done some work related to that, too, right?”

The hardware store owner, perhaps remembering a previous conversation, gave a brief explanation without going into detail.

“I guess there’s no way to know without taking it apart.”

“I guess… … but then the construction will be bigger.”

“I guess so. Then what should we do?”

“I’m sorry I couldn’t help you.”

“No, it’s okay. I know most things, but I have no idea what’s causing this.”

“Ah! You said the boss worked in construction, right? That’s right. He must have seen most of the defects.”

“That’s right. But I don’t know much about this, so I just called just in case, so don’t worry too much about it.”

“But if it becomes like this… … .”

He nods at my words, then looks serious again when he sees the water pooling again.

It’s definitely difficult to do business like this.

“There’s nothing I can do about it. It’s a method that is used in situations where there really is no answer… … .”

“what?”

“Prayer.”

“yes?”

“In cases like this, we call it a case of the landlord being capricious. There really is no problem, but this kind of thing happens. I don’t know what you don’t like right now, but we have to resolve it.”

Ignoring the hardware store owner who looked at me as if my words were absurd, I took out Soo-Jung’s bucket and filled it with water.

And I really prayed.

Of course, I didn’t ask Soo-Jung to clean up the water right away.

Instead… … they prepared food in front of him as if they were offering a sacrifice.

All we had at the time was rice cakes and rice cake soup.

“I’m late in greeting you. I’m greeting you with the crops I grew this year.”

I spoke in front of him as if I was really praying.

But surprisingly, this was also done at the site where I was.

Of course, there was a different reason back then, but this time… … .

‘Sujeong-ah.’

─Yeah!

I decided to make it a little more spicy.

Sujeong spread the blessing of life on Jocheong and baked rice cakes.

At the same time, I spread the blessing of Ssuksuk and blew in Manseok.