I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 248



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Episode 248

I was wondering what was going on since I hadn’t used the wishing ticket in a long time.

Was this for this moment?

It was a packed lunch… … Actually, it wasn’t that difficult.

Even now, I often pack sandwiches or simple snacks for Sua in the morning.

There was no particular reason.

That’s because Soo-ah, who received it, smiled very happily.

And besides that, there are often guests who come in the morning, so I make things similar to Suah’s, although not quite lunch boxes.

Then, Sia’s father and this police officer also came and bought things often.

Han Song-i and Lee Seon-ah went without saying.

In that sense, packing lunch boxes on the morning of the picnic day was really easy.

But the reason I hesitated was because of what I had thought about earlier.

An image that overlaps with my childhood.

“Of course I can do it.”

Something sparked my motivation.

I really wanted to make a great packed lunch.

“Yes! Then can you make Sia’s too?”

“Huh? Sia too? Won’t Daddy give Sia a fight?”

“Hehehe! Sia said she ate what the uncle gave her.”

“ah.”

Is that okay? Even though the taste is like that, I don’t think Dad will feel that way.

“I got permission!”

“Huh? Did you get permission?”

“Yes! He asked me to help him because he was on duty that day.”

“Then what.”

That wasn’t difficult either.

Should I pack one lunch box or two?

Because there isn’t much difference.

“Then the wish certificate is in the lunch box?”

“yes!”

“Tell me the date. If there’s anything you want to eat, tell me that too.”

“Hot dog!”

“Huh? Hot dog? Not rice?”

“Hey, bread is better than rice!”

But isn’t lunchbox rice?

Well, I can do it if you ask me to… … .

“Shia too?”

“Oh, and Sia added a sandwich too.”

“……okay.”

Sia is twice as big, so it can’t be a hot dog.

Yeah, I can do that.

But I was still a little worried, so I asked again.

“Lunch boxes, the ones that are pretty and have a lot of side dishes or ones that you wrap yourself like kimbap, are not that great?”

“Not really, um… I just want to eat a hot dog. Something light. Oh! And some mint leaves! I’ll put them in a tumbler and take them with me!”

I definitely realized that things are different these days.

Su-ah didn’t really have any fond feelings toward lunch boxes.

Just a delicious meal.

After hearing more, I found out that other families usually just go and buy it.

Even if it’s cheap, how about a simple snack?

It seems like there aren’t many cases where people compare their lunch boxes to other people’s and get upset about it.

‘Because the dining out culture is so well established.’

When I was young, I could only count on one hand the number of times I ate out a year.

Of course, there are some things that our family did not do, but there was not much difference among those around us.

But these days, there are deliveries, snacks, etc.

There were many ways to buy it.

‘I almost cried for no reason.’

Thinking back to my time, I almost got emotional at Su-ah’s request, but it was good that I held back.

If that had happened, Su-ah would have been confused. And then she would have teased her again.

“But. What were you guys doing earlier? Did your friend come again?”

“One is a guest.”

“Huh? A guest? Not a friend?”

“Oh, so. I came as a guest, but I left as a friend.”

Su-ah looked at him as if asking what he meant.

Let me explain in more detail.

“Oh! But I think I know that customer.”

“Huh? You know?”

“Yes! I think I’ve seen it before. Just a moment.”

Su-ah was lost in thought, saying that she saw it too.

And for a moment.

“Who is it?”

“huh?”

“I don’t know. I think I’ve seen it, but I don’t think I’ve seen it.”

“What is that? If you saw it, then you saw it. If you didn’t see it, then you didn’t see it.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

He shook his head as if he didn’t know.

I don’t know if you know or not.

I decided to skip it since it didn’t seem important.

“Oh, right. Do you know where in Seoul we’re going?”

“Of course. It’s the Natural Park!”

“Natural farm?”

“yes!”

That’s why I’m excited.

Since it was a picnic, I thought we would go on a field trip or something, but it really was just a trip to have fun.

“Do you know that there’s a super cute animal there?”

“Are you talking about pandas?”

“Pandas are cute, but I don’t like bears.”

“… …What do you like? Cats?”

“Yes! Phew!”

Maybe it’s because it looks like a cat. It seems like the cat’s face is nice.

But is there a cat there too?

“The white tiger cub came out this time! Look at it. Isn’t it so cute?”

Suah even showed me a picture.

It was a picture of a white tiger cub whose eyes hadn’t even opened properly yet.

It was cute. It was still a baby, so its mouth and jelly were pink, but when you see that along with its white fur, it looked even more like a baby.

But the tiger was a tiger, and the black patterns were clear.

Suah would have liked it.

“Are you going to see it? It looks like it’s still a baby. Can you see it?”

“This is an old photo. This is how it is now. It’s so mischievous. Sometimes, it goes outside for walks, so you can touch it!”

A recent photo was shown, showing a size slightly larger than a Langi and smaller than a Baekgu.

Her face still had the look of a baby, but her feet were so big that the contrast was really cute.

I want to go see this too.

‘Should I take a short break from the cafe and go?’

Well, I haven’t been to the city for a long time either.

But it’s a bit much to go all the way there to see this…

I wonder if it would be better to go to the temple I mentioned before.

Now that I think about it, I should go there too. Now that you mention it, should I really go?

I suddenly wondered what it would be like now.

“I’m going to go see it and ride the rides too.”

“Yeah. That sounds fun.”

“Hehehe! Yes!”

Judging from the look on Su-ah’s face, she looks really good.

Well, that’s what picnics are like. You get really excited before you go.

“Then are you going to make me a packed lunch?”

“I said I would do it.”

“Hehehe! Yay! I have to tell Sia. But what are you doing, mister?”

“This? I’ll make dried persimmons.”

While I was talking to Su-ah earlier, he brought me some Daebong persimmons.

And then I peeled and cleaned it.

Some of them were stored at Tori’s house to age, and some were hung on the eaves to dry.

Dried persimmons also have a taste that is good when hung to dry.

You might not think of it in the stifling city air.

“Ah! Persimmon! What about persimmon? Sister Song Song bragged about it earlier!”

Su-ah, who was so distracted by the picnic story that she belatedly remembered the new menu, quickly asked for some too.

It was expected since a video of picking persimmons was uploaded to the group chat.

“Okay. Persimmon latte.”

“Wow~! It’s pretty!”

“I’m eating. I’ll do this.”

“Yes! Can I take a look?”

“As you wish.”

While Su-ah was watching, the persimmons were being prepared to be dried.

I hope it’s cooked well and delicious.

─Will Soojung help me?

Kuru~?

While I was grooming, Soo-Jung and Brownie came and offered to help, but I declined.

Suah was watching, but I just wanted to take care of it myself.

It wasn’t difficult and the quantity wasn’t that large.

As expected, it ended quickly.

The trimmed persimmons hanging in clusters were taken outside and hung under the eaves.

Just as the sun was beginning to set, golden sunlight streamed down over the eaves, illuminating the tips of the hanging persimmons.

The shadows of the persimmons shining through the walls strangely bring peace to my heart.

The straw drying on the roof adds to the feeling.

It seems like today has ended like this too.

With sharara~

That’s how the aura blew.

‘huh?’

But why is there an aura suddenly blowing?

A moment of wonder.

“ah.”

This was the aura given by a guest who went to Hansong’s house.

An aura filled with talent.

And… … it was an aura that also contained good energy.

“Ah! Mister! I remembered you!”

“huh?”

“That girl! She’s the teacher!”

“Teacher? That’s… … .”

The moment you try to say that you already know.

Suah added.

“It’s not that famous, but I gave a lecture on an educational broadcast! It was a free lecture, and you could watch it online, so I got together with friends who don’t go to the academy and watched it!”

“okay?”

Is that why the sun came flying like this?

A person who has a good influence.

It felt like I had done something as rewarding as making dried persimmons.

Of course, I didn’t do it alone.

I found out something really exciting to end my day with.

▶Lim Ji-yeon’s message

Of course this too.

* * *

Fate is truly a mysterious thing.

Like middle school classmates meeting in an unexpected place.

“Did you have a nice day yesterday?”

“Yes. Ugh… … .”

“I guess you drank too much??”

“Just a little. I guess it’s because it’s been a while since I last drank.”

“Would you like some honey water? What about your friend?”

“Hehehe. That’s totally fine. I’ll sleep one more.”

While taking a light morning walk with Hansong, I heard about what happened at home yesterday.

Nothing much happened. They just shared things they didn’t know about each other and kept chatting.

“Jiyeon was originally the student body president and helped a lot of students in need, right?”

“okay?”

“Yes. But the other friend next to me, no, he’s not my friend anymore. Anyway, I think he was selling Jiyeon while doing bad things next to me.”

“Can that be possible?”

“That’s right. Jiyeon didn’t know at all.”

The most frightening thing about people is when the person next to me turns out to be different from what I thought.

Maybe that guest was in a similar situation? He became isolated without even knowing the question and became more and more dependent on that side.

“This time, I’m going to completely cut ties with him and use the time I used to spend on him here.”

“here?”

“Yes. It’s an online lecture. He said that he tried it once at an educational broadcasting station and it was fun and rewarding, so he wanted to keep doing it. But that bad kid next to him told him not to do something that wouldn’t make money, so he ended up quitting.”

“Who are you to tell me to do something?”

“That’s why. I was already rejected by the educational broadcasting station, so I was about to give up because it would be hard to get in again, but we have Seon-ah, right?”

“Seon-ah?”

“Yes. Seon-ah gave me a simple explanation, so I decided to try broadcasting it on the Internet.”

That was a good thing.

The customer’s talent was ‘communication’.

I wondered what this was, but it turned out to be a talent that would be perfect for teaching.

After all, teachers are the ones imparting knowledge.

It would be nice to have a talent for conveying.

But then suddenly, I thought, is this how good influences end up?

Isn’t this also a virtuous cycle?

“ruler.”

As I was walking around talking about Kim Hana in addition to the customer, I soon arrived at the cafe.

Bongbong lightly mixed honey in water and gave it to Hansongi.

“Ugh~ It’s melting~”

Phew!

I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of him melting onto the table as soon as he took a sip.

“Oh, right. Do you want to go to the mountain next week?”

“Huh? A mountain?”

“Oh. There’s that mountain with the temple I told you about before.”

“Oh! Yes! Are you going there?”

“I thought I’d go and see for myself.”

“Of course I like it!”

A flower that had been hanging down suddenly stood up.

Then, my head started to dizzy and I started to droop again.

anyway.

‘I thought it would be boring if I went alone, so it turned out well.’

Originally, I was just going to go alone.

But when I saw Hansongi, I asked just in case and it was simple.

“This will be fun!”

“It’ll be harder than you think. It’d be better to start climbing the mountain behind us from now on.”

The mountain path leading to the temple there was a real mountain path.

What this means is that we should not generally think of our country’s mountains as being well-maintained.

The difficulty level is… five times that of the mountain behind the village chief? Maybe even more.

It was likely to be an ordeal rather than the enjoyable hike that Hansong-i had hoped for.

“Don’t underestimate my stamina. I passed out today, but I’m still alive.”

“Is that alive?”

I don’t know… … Well, I didn’t stop him since he said he could go.

By the way, now that we’ve actually made plans… … This is a picnic, right?

The slightly fluttering feeling didn’t seem to be an illusion.