I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 252



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Quitting the Company and Opening a Cafe Episode 252

I wish I could see my special friend again, but I don’t know if I’ll ever get the chance.

Unless I go to the place where that friend works.

‘But that’s kind of funny too.’

What should I say when I actually go to the place where I work part-time?

Did Suho ask you to come?

That’s also strange.

Why don’t I do it instead of doing it myself?

Moreover, it was not yet clear whether there were other environmental reasons.

On the surface, the reason was his own will.

“I heard that his family was also against him quitting.”

“Family too? Then it’s not really a family issue?”

“yes.”

“But really, why did you work so much part-time? If you’re going to study, then study. Did your family cut off your support because you quit baseball?”

“That seems to be the case.”

Even for someone like me, there is a path to becoming a successful athlete, so if I just quit for no particular reason, I might get angry and do that.

Of course, that too is only for a little while.

If you are a senior citizen and cannot break your child’s stubbornness, you may want to support him again.

But really… … .

“What a peculiar friend.”

“That guy was a bit like that originally.”

“Originally?”

“Yes. What should I say? My way? That’s what it felt like. So I actually fought a lot with other pitchers.”

“ah.”

I guess so.

I heard that chemistry is important between a pitcher and a catcher.

But if one of the two people had that kind of tendency, there was bound to be trouble.

“Are you okay?”

“Isn’t it good?”

“Um. Okay.”

You have a really nice face and are handsome, you’re not an ordinary kid.

Wasn’t he one of those guys who was extremely talented? He had a clear aura and, above all, he was a strong guy.

It may be because he is the head of a household with his younger sibling, but it seems like he had that kind of temperament from the beginning.

“You must have fought a lot and gotten along well.”

“yes.”

People around them might think it was a bit of a mess, but they seemed to be doing well.

“Then you think I won’t win?”

“No. That’s not it. I just thought that I would do better if I played with that hyung. If I were to do it, I would. So the coach told me that if that hyung played until the end of this year, the other seniors would also become members of the championship team, so it would be easier to go to college or the pros, so I told him to try to convince them.”

“Well, I guess that’s the director’s position.”

The competition is just around the corner.

And while there is the CSAT for regular high school seniors, there is the draft for high school seniors who aspire to be baseball players.

So, if you maximize your power and win the competition, and then send your disciples there, you will be able to go to even better places.

I thought the country would also be persuaded.

“My head hurts.”

“That’s right.”

But anyway, everything depends on that friend’s will, so we can’t come up with an answer by talking about it here among ourselves.

“How about we make a deal where he gives me what I want and I play until the end of this year?”

“Because that’s what my brother wanted… … .”

“Looking at your part-time job, it seems like you need money. Couldn’t you get something like prize money from a competition?”

“I don’t think that’s possible. If that was the case from the beginning, I don’t think I would have quit baseball in the first place.”

“That’s right.”

Era, I don’t know anymore.

“Suho.”

“yes?”

“Just do better.”

That would be better.

If Suho just carries hard, wouldn’t the team win anyway?

so…….

“Take good care of your condition from now on.”

“That’s still going on… … .”

“Come by once in the morning or once in the evening until the competition ends. I’ll give you one drink each to help you maintain your condition.”

“No, even if you don’t do that… … and actually, I’m in the draft next year, so it doesn’t really matter to me.”

“Oh, really? But it’s good if you do it well, right?”

“That’s true.”

I decided to try that for now.

Thanks to that peculiar guy, I ended up having some strange worries.

“Oh, is the hot dog okay?”

It was a topic with no answer that would hurt my head if I thought about it any further, so I changed the subject and asked about hot dogs.

“It’s absolutely delicious. The sausage and the bread seem really delicious. The sauce inside also doesn’t taste like something you’d buy in stores, and it feels really expensive.”

“Really? That’s good.”

“Brother, you really seem to be capable. I’m amazed at how you can make something like this so easily.”

“This is just an application, so it’s not really that difficult.”

I was afraid that I would sound too showy, so I tried to be a little humble.

Because what is easy for some may be difficult for others.

Anyway, the topic changed to everyday conversation.

Suho mostly talked about how his grades were now, who his competitors were, and things like that.

I told stories that happened in the village.

And as Su-ah came, the topic changed to focus on Su-ah again, and the day went by.

* * *

The next day.

After taking a morning walk and briefly preparing for business, I was about to have a cup of coffee when an unexpected person came to visit me early in the morning.

It was Suho’s senior whom I saw just yesterday.

“hello!”

“Oh, yes. You’re back again. But where’s school?”

“Because it’s self-directed learning.”

I heard about that yesterday, and it wasn’t just voluntary, it was self-governance… … Well, that’s something you have to figure out yourself, so it’s not something I should worry about.

Even my family can’t say anything, so what can I do?

More than that, why did this guy suddenly come here?

“The hot dog I ate yesterday was so delicious that I came again!”

“Oh, really? But what should I do? I can’t make a hot dog because I don’t have any sausages.”

“it’s okay!”

What the heck. I came here to eat hot dogs, but why is it okay if there are no hot dogs?

And why does he look so excited?

Wasn’t it like that yesterday?

‘They said Suho was a special guy, and it was true.’

Whatever it was, it didn’t seem like he was an ordinary guy.

“Would you like something other than a hot dog?”

“No. More than that… … Are you hiring part-time workers here?”

“yes?”

“Part-time job.”

I heard such an unexpected sound that buffering started without me realizing it.

Albarani… … Do you think our cafe needs part-time workers right now?

And this guy, isn’t he already working a lot of part-time jobs?

“I got fired from my part-time job yesterday.”

“Huh? Why?”

“I had a fight with a customer.”

“… … Can you say that so confidently? I came here because I wanted to work part-time.”

First of all, whether or not there is a part-time job, when you come looking for a job, wouldn’t it be better not to say that you left your previous job after a fight?

Of course, since he is a third-year student who has not yet experienced the social aspects, such an attitude may work.

No matter what, I don’t understand that student’s intentions.

[Sim Woo-jin]

*situation

─Somewhat agitated

The condition was also a bit like that.

There was nothing special, so I just saw the state it was in.

In some ways, you could say that he was a very transparent friend, the inside and the outside the same.

‘But I thought it would feel more difficult.’

It was absurd, but it really happened.

“I want to work part-time, but I can’t lie.”

“Honestly, that’s good, but as you can see, this is a private cafe so we don’t need part-time workers.”

“You don’t have to give me money.”

“yes?”

“I just want to work here!”

“why?”

“The hot dog I ate yesterday was so delicious.”

“… …Do you want to learn the recipe?”

“That would be great, but not necessarily. I just want to try working here.”

Why does the story keep going round and round? So I’m curious as to why you want to work here.

“It felt good. I felt like I knew something when I worked here.”

“What?”

“What do I want to do?”

Finally, the student’s words flashed through my mind.

If we combine what we heard from Suho yesterday with what the student said just now… … it means that this guy is wandering around, not knowing what he wants to do.

I understood that working a lot of part-time jobs was part of that wandering.

“You don’t know what you want to do? Didn’t you play baseball since you were little?”

“Yes. When I was young, I just played baseball because I liked it, but I wasn’t sure if it was something I really wanted to do.”

“hmm…….”

I was worried.

It wasn’t a place that needed part-time workers, but having one wasn’t a problem.

That means if you want to accept it, you can. It won’t be for long though.

“Then… …would you like to sit down for a moment?”

“Yes. Is this an interview?”

“That’s right. We have to negotiate the conditions as well.”

“All right!”

I gave a cup of warm tea to Sim Woo-jin, who was sitting at the counter, to help him calm down a bit.

“But how do you get here?”

“It’s a quick bike ride from town.”

“ah.”

There was a way.

These days, whenever I go into town, I rent a car and forget about it.

At first, I also rode my grandfather’s old bicycle.

“But where is the bike?”

“There isn’t any?”

I asked because I couldn’t see the bicycle I was riding towards the vacant lot.

It would be okay to leave it at the bottom of the path, but our country has a lot of bicycle thieves, so even rural areas like this aren’t safe.

So I asked, and this guy’s answers always exceeded my expectations.

“… … You’re not joking with me, are you?”

“If you pass, you can buy or rent it.”

“ah.”

It seems like he was just thinking about a method because he couldn’t guarantee that he would be able to do part-time work yet.

I misunderstood for nothing.

“hmm…….”

I looked into Shim Woojin’s eyes for a moment.

Her eyes were clear. And her aura was just okay yesterday, but it was clear today.

So I became more worried.

Can I leave it as a part-time job at a tiger shelter?

“Can I put some conditions on it?”

“Yes! I’ll do what I can!”

“First of all, you used to play baseball, right? How about giving it a try this year?”

“Yes? Why?”

“I don’t know what I want to do right now.”

“Yes. So… … .”

“It seems like you’ve done a lot of different things, but then why did you quit baseball? Baseball might be something you want to do. It might also be a mistake to think that you don’t feel it because you’ve already done it so much. Above all… … You said you were a senior?”

“yes…….”

I wasn’t angry, but Shim Woo-jin looked a little intimidated.

Even though he has a do-it-yourself personality, he is still a student.

If it were Kim Jung-hyun or Bae Jun-seong, they would have already scratched their ears with their hands.

“What do you think about college?”

“Well, I think it’s okay if you go or not. Going to college doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be successful, right?”

I nodded at Shim Woo-jin’s words.

That was right.

The interpretation changes depending on what success means, but it is not all that wrong.

however…….

“There’s no such thing as being successful without going to college, right? I heard from Suho yesterday that with your baseball skills, you could even go pro. So with that, you could definitely go to college, right?”

“……yes.”

“Most students in our country know what they want to do and not many of them go to college. Still, they study hard and try to get into a good university. That’s because they have a wider range of choices. The less they know what they want to do, the more they have to choose a method that can expand their range of choices, right?”

Since I am not Shim Woo-jin’s teacher, there was actually no need to persuade him like this.

But still, what I do is… … .

“There are choices that can only be made now. And the choices made then usually broaden the range of choices. Of course… … It’s not like I’m anything special. You can ignore this. Given my friend’s personality, I think he’ll end up doing what he wants even if I say this to him.”

In fact, the reason I can say this is because of what I said later.

I don’t think my worthless advice will make a big difference in this guy’s life.

This guy was the one who eventually went his own way.

‘Kim Jung-hyun and Bae Jun-seong were also this type.’

My advice is to those who literally let things slide, absorb things, and move on.

It was comfortable to talk like this to those friends.

“Yes. Then I’ll continue playing baseball. I’ll go to college too. Then, can I work here?”

“Okay, of course I’ll give you the part-time job fee.”

“yep.”

Look at this.

You said you wouldn’t accept it just now, but you’re shameless enough to not refuse when I offer it to you.

‘What kind of guys do you think of?’

Anyway, I ended up working with a unique guy.

And at that moment!

Talent sprouted from above Shim Woo-jin’s head.

It was a sprout that had not yet been decided.

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