I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 259



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Quitting the company and opening a cafe Episode 259

“Hey, sit down and eat.”

“Oh, yes. Thank you. It was for our sake.”

“Oh my~ What? I didn’t do anything special.”

It seemed like the grandmother was the one who set the table.

Maybe you two are a couple.

Grandma might be annoyed by unexpected guests, but she welcomed them warmly.

He was concerned about one side of the room, but he pretended not to care and sat down.

“Wow~ This is the first time I’ve received an award like this! What did we say?”

“What’s so special about it? It’s just a country meal. This gentleman doesn’t usually bring anyone, but I thought they both liked it, so I just grilled some meat.”

“Isn’t that meat tteokgalbi? It looks completely handmade.”

“I just decided to leave it at that. Eat it quickly.”

Hansong also opened her mouth wide in amazement at the sight of the table setting.

He said it was nothing, but it was definitely not nothing.

There was tteokgalbi that seemed to be homemade, not one but three kinds of grilled fish, and a lot of vegetables.

And most of all, the soybean paste stew that has been making me swallow my saliva ever since.

The rich soybean paste stew with large chunks of tofu was a rice thief in itself.

I barely resisted the urge to scoop up a generous spoonful and mix it into my white rice.

Even though I’m the type of person who doesn’t lose my mind when eating like this…

“Oh, I’m sorry, but can I bring the cat with me for a bit? If that’s inconvenient, we can go right here in the yard.”

“A hoe? Do you have a hoe?”

“Yes. I have a cat that came with me. I just keep leaving it in the car.”

“Oh, then I should hurry and come back. Can I leave him alone? Aren’t the animals hungry too?”

Oh, is that what you meant when you said to bring me?

Grandma went into the kitchen to look for something to give to Langi.

Langi, I brought a lot of food and snacks… … so I decided to bring him along for now.

Normally I could just leave it in the car while I eat, but Langi did a great job today.

Why~

“Okay, let’s go.”

As soon as I got in the car, I brought the guy who hugged me back to my grandfather’s house…

“Come in and feed him this. The baby is skinny. Did you pick it up on the street?”

“Huh? Oh, no. I just raise them at home… … .”

“Huh? Why is something I raise at home so skinny? Come on! Eat more.”

When did you boil the chicken?

Oh! By the way, there’s also boiled chicken on the table.

I guess it wasn’t just one that was boiled.

Rangi was also given a similar amount of bone-in chicken. But Rangi is definitely not a skinny cat… … .

“Come on. You guys, eat quickly too.”

Grandpa sat down and pushed the meat towards us, telling us to eat quickly.

And then I whispered quietly to my grandmother.

“What about Gyu-seung? He said he’s not coming out?”

The grandmother shook her head at the grandfather’s words.

“Please eat quickly. The guests will be uncomfortable. I will prepare the boiled chicken separately for you later.”

“Tsk. Okay, I see.”

I heard whispers of the conversation, but I pretended not to know.

I can only guess that it has something to do with the room that gives off that gloomy aura.

“I will eat well~”

I decided to eat it for now.

To be honest, it wasn’t like this when I came, but seeing the prize definitely whetted my appetite.

After seeing my grandfather take a bite, I immediately picked up my spoon too. Then, I scooped up a generous amount of soybean paste stew, put it on top of white rice, and ate it all together in one mouthful.

‘and!’

This is it.

Doenjang jjigae made with homemade doenjang, which has a deep, savory flavor and a fragrant aroma, although you don’t know what’s inside.

It was delicious, not salty, and generously packed with ingredients.

This couldn’t be tasteless.

“It’s really delicious.”

I couldn’t help but be impressed.

Next to me, Hansongi was already eating tteokgalbi absentmindedly.

Whenever you sing the song about wild vegetable bibimbap, you tear the meat like that… … .

“Brother, you should try it too.”

“okay.”

Of course, that was the case for me too.

Although I liked the deep flavor of doenjang jjigae, I also wanted to eat a lot of other things.

The chopsticks headed towards the grilled fish. It wasn’t big, but it was all the more delicious.

I spread the salty white flesh on top of my rice and took a bite, and I could taste the savory flavor of the sea.

“I don’t know if it will suit your taste.”

“It’s so delicious!”

At Grandma’s words, Hansong-i and I shouted at the same time. Rangi also heard a small swoosh sound from the side.

It was that delicious.

Vegetables, tteokgalbi, and even boiled chicken.

“Haha! It’s nice to see you eating well.”

“This is so delicious. Is it okay for us to eat this?”

“What’s wrong with that? Actually, I was originally planning to do it like this.”

“yes?”

“The kids were supposed to come from Seoul. But something came up suddenly and they said they couldn’t come. The food was already prepared, you know. It’s lucky that the two of us came, we almost threw all this stuff away… … It seems like even this food has an owner after all. Hehe!”

From what my grandfather said, I could roughly guess what the situation was.

I don’t know if I should call it fortunate or unfortunate, but it seemed like the original owners of this table were the children of that old couple.

But, something went wrong along the way and I couldn’t come, but my grandfather thought of us and invited me.

That’s how it came into our mouths.

It looks like we had the good fortune to eat just as my grandfather said.

‘I even made and ate bibimbap in the mountains.’

This is the lunch box that Hansong prepared.

The thought of taking a packed lunch with me to the temple, and the fact that the temple happened to be in that condition, was perfect.

I guess it’s also a matter of luck.

“I guess you were planning to come because it’s Chuseok. Right?”

“That’s right. But I’m so busy that I don’t know if I’ll be able to come this year. People these days are really busy… … Tsk! At least you guys can catch your breath like this.”

Hansong and I took turns listening to our grandfather and grandmother’s stories.

No matter what we talked about, it was all about the children. About the children who had promised to come but couldn’t. About what they were doing for a living.

It wasn’t hard to hear this kind of conversation, so I continued eating comfortably. In a way, it was also the price I paid for receiving this kind of food.

Of course, that’s not what our grandparents thought when they called us.

“How do you cook so well? It’s so delicious.”

“Because I opened a restaurant.”

“Oh my! Really? Where is it? I’ll go find it!”

“Hey, I used to run a Korean restaurant, but I closed it down because I’m old.”

Hansong-i looked regretful when she heard that the restaurant was closing down.

That goes for me too. I wanted to come and see it with Sua later.

“If you’re disappointed, just come back and eat again.”

“yes?”

“Come again. I’ll go to the temple over there and have some food before I go.”

“Then it’s good for us, but when are you going to prepare all this again?”

“Do this quickly.”

The grandmother put the fish fillet in front of Hansongi and said.

These were dishes that I couldn’t make in a hurry and that required a lot of work. And yet, I was told that I would make them again.

It looks like you really like Hansong.

“Am I really coming again?”

“Okay. Come again.”

“yes!”

Just looking at her, she was almost like a granddaughter. The grandmother smiled happily as she watched Hansongi eating a big piece of rice and fish meat on a spoon.

Such an enjoyable meal is slowly coming to an end… … .

One thing still bothers me.

I glanced at the dull aura swaying in one room, and suddenly realized that I had forgotten one thing.

‘Huh? Where did Rangi go?’

Just a little while ago, I was eating the chicken that my grandmother gave me?

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the door just happened to be slightly open at that moment.

When I first came here, the door was firmly closed.

Demonstrated target detection talent.

Then, I felt a rustle inside the door.

Hey, why did that guy go in there?

Squeak~!

The slightly open door closed a little more.

And through the gap a person appeared.

Langi’s tail is wagging too.

‘You look happy?’

What, isn’t this a dangerous situation?

But why didn’t someone come out when there was someone there?

The room was dark, so I couldn’t see much inside. But I had a clear view.

[Lee Kyu-seung]

*situation

─Ego shrinkage

─Depressed

─Stress

─Fear of external stimuli

It was a name I heard briefly when my grandparents were talking earlier.

Gyu Seung.

You were talking about that person. But his condition wasn’t good, like a gloomy aura.

In particular, ego atrophy and fear of external stimuli… … .

‘Were you afraid to come out?’

There was no other way to explain it.

What’s so scary?

By any chance, grandma and grandpa… … Both of them were worried about their grandson, so it was hard to call them that.

It seems like Gyu-seung is the grandson.

‘I guess I need some help.’

Suddenly, that thought occurred to me.

It was a coincidence, but it wasn’t a coincidence. I thought that maybe this was the situation where I needed the strength I had.

It wasn’t something I came here by chance, but something I needed to do.

then.

“Thank you for making the meal so delicious. If you don’t mind, can we have dessert?”

“Huh? Dessert? Just eat the fruit here. Why would you want dessert?”

“I have something good in the car. I’ll get it right away.”

“Hehe, that’s okay.”

“I’m confident because I run a cafe. Come try it.”

“Huh? Is that so?”

When I told them I was opening a cafe, they both seemed curious and showed interest.

During that time, I quickly went to the car and brought out a gift set.

“No, what is this?”

He said he would bring something, but he was a bit surprised that he would bring such a full-fledged gift set, but he quickly opened it and made it irreversible.

“Here we have pear honey syrup and pomegranate honey syrup. You can drink it just by mixing it in water, or it’s also delicious mixed in soda water or cider.”

“Then it’s fruit juice? Oh my, you’re really talented. You make all these things.”

Grandma understood right away what it was.

Since you cook a lot, you must have come across a lot of fruit juices. They are used in food.

“I don’t have any soda, but I have some cider. Will that work?”

“Yes, it is. Oh, and this is pie.”

“It’s bread and cookies.”

My grandfather seemed to know, but he picked it up.

“That’s a persimmon pie. The one next to it is an apple pie. Take one each.”

“Heh heh.”

I put dessert on the table that had been cleared while I was going to the car and coming back.

As I saw earlier, it seemed like Hansong had helped her clean up quickly. After praising her with a wink, I made the aid.

Hansongi and I had already had a drink, but we each finished it again.

So, five glasses in total.

“Huh? Why one?”

“Oh, I was wondering if I could give this to the person in that room.”

“… … Big. Did you know?”

It was harder to pretend not to know than to find out.

But my grandfather and grandmother didn’t seem to find out it was a secret, they just felt embarrassed.

“But I don’t know if I can eat it.”

“is it so?”

“… … He’s my grandson, but he doesn’t come out of his room very often. It’s even worse when guests come over, so we even eat separately.”

Grandpa spoke as he fiddled with the pie. I don’t know what the reason was, but for some reason he wanted to help.

“It’s because he has so many wounds. Poor little kid. Sigh.”

My grandmother’s soft muttering made those thoughts even stronger.

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