I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 315
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Quitting the Company and Opening a Cafe Episode 315
The guest carrying a large load took a moment to catch his breath, sweat dripping down his forehead.
Age: Early to mid 20s?
The customer was a female, dressed in casual attire.
He doesn’t look like he’s going on a trip, so why is he carrying all that luggage?
“Excuse me, can I order now?”
“Of course. You can order slowly.”
I nodded my head at her questioning breath, still uneven, and said it was okay.
I guess they thought the store wasn’t open because Su-ah, Han-song, and Lee Seon-ah were there.
Because it’s the countryside, people might think that I’m hanging out with people I know.
‘If I had known that guests were coming, I would have gotten up right away. What a mistake.’
It was my fault.
So I quickly got up and came to the counter.
“Thank you. Oh, I can take it out, too?”
“sure.”
“Yes, yes. Then I’ll look at the menu and order.”
I don’t know what I was thankful for, but I didn’t say anything else so that I could order comfortably.
Instead, he checked the guest’s condition.
Because the aura’s light wasn’t that good when I first came in.
It wasn’t completely dull, but it wasn’t clear either.
If I had to describe it, should I say it’s gray?
[Oh Bitna]
*situation
─Muscle pain
─Stress due to responsibility
─Exhaustion of stamina
─Hungry
As expected, the condition wasn’t very good.
First of all, it seemed like there was a problem with the physical condition.
There was something good for the guests.
I used dried persimmon (semi-dried) latte as a recommended menu.
Considering the effect attached to dried persimmons, it was the perfect fit for the current guests.
As expected, the customer who saw the recommended menu came straight to the counter.
“Persimmon latte? Can I order this now?”
“Okay. How many drinks would you like?”
“Two, no, three glasses.”
“Would you like a carrier too? But… … can you carry it?”
“Yes, yes. Of course.”
I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to carry it since it was so much luggage, but since he said he could do it, I decided to make it just the way he wanted it.
After taking your order, I went into the kitchen and made a persimmon latte… … .
“Sister. Where are you going on a trip?”
“Huh? Oh. I’m not on a trip. I’m on my way to work. Oh! Kid, do you live here in town?”
“Yes! It’s the village right next door.”
“Oh! That’s great. Then, can I ask you a favor?”
“What favor do you have?”
“I need to get to that town, but I don’t know the way. Could you tell me the way?”
“That’s not difficult.”
Su-ah, who could be called the queen of friendliness, spoke to the guest first.
And the guest seemed to be quite friendly, so he accepted the favor without any discomfort and even asked for it.
“Instead, would you like to order something to eat here? I’ll buy it for you.”
Since I wasn’t asking for a favor out of the blue, I didn’t bother to step forward.
Since Han Song-i and Lee Seon-ah are next to me, I’m sure they’ll take care of it.
‘But you have business in town?’
Are you here to play?
Oh, no. I said I came to work earlier.
But does that customer have work to do in our town? And right now?
It was a little bit strange.
In our village, most people lived in fields or farms.
But looking at the customer’s clothes, it doesn’t seem like he came to work in the fields… … .
“But what are you going to the village to do?”
Suah asked as if she knew what I was curious about.
At times like this, children are the best. The intention behind their questions is full of innocent innocence.
So, it seemed like the person receiving it could accept it without being too cautious.
“Should I call it skin care and sales? It’s a door-to-door cosmetics sales, but they also provide skin care.”
“Oh! Cosmetics? Wow!”
Su-ah showed a lot of interest in the guest who carefully talked about his work.
For Sua, who is now 11 years old but dreams of becoming an idol, makeup is one of her deep interests.
This isn’t something to be taken lightly, I agree with that after seeing SuA’s performance.
Of course, makeup was an important element when decorating a stage. Of course, it was closer to makeup than makeup.
By the way, is there anyone in the village who buys and uses cosmetics like this?
“But which house are you going to? There are only grandmas and grandpas in our village.”
“You used to work in town, but you moved to this village recently, so today is your first time here. You used to run a restaurant in town, but you closed it down now… … .”
“Huh? Aunt Sunja!”
“Oh my! You know?”
“Yes, yes! Then I guess I can go to the rich old man’s house! It’s close to my house!”
I nodded without realizing it when I heard the words, “Mrs. Kang Soon-ja.”
Because I thought that at her age, she would be interested in cosmetics.
Especially when it comes to skin nutrition and care, middle-aged people tend to take better care of their skin.
‘So, you were carrying that luggage to go there?’
So that’s what the large luggage the guests brought was for.
But don’t you have a car? Otherwise, if you’re going to town, there’s no need to carry that luggage all the way here.
“Sister, this looks exactly like a golden goblin.”
“Huh? What is that?”
“There it is! It’s really good.”
“Isn’t it good?”
“Hehehe! Oh right! Unnie, do you want to eat this? It’s so delicious.”
As if trying to quickly change the subject, Suah offered the guest a piece of campagne and dried persimmon (semi-dried persimmon) jam, but he declined, saying he had to go to work soon.
Since there doesn’t seem to be much time left until our appointment, I decided to serve the drinks now.
“The drink you ordered is here.”
“Ah! Thank you.”
“The carrier is here, so you can put it in and go.”
“yes yes!”
The guest, who had three drinks in his carrier, packed his bags and headed out.
But no matter how I looked at it, it seemed like there was no hand to even grab a drink.
“Sister! I’ll take this.”
“Oh my! Will you do that? I’m so sorry, what should I do?”
“Hehehe! It’s okay. I’m going anyway. And I won the Hanwoo bet today, so it’s okay.”
“huh?”
“There is something like that. Let’s go quickly! Are your sisters going too?”
Thankfully, Su-ah helped the guest with his drink. And Lee Seon-ah and Han Song-i also helped carry the guest’s luggage.
The guest felt sorry but also grateful.
“We’ll go first. Oppa, you enjoyed the bread and drinks today too~”
“Okay. Go in carefully.”
If possible, I would like the guests to come here and have drinks and bread too.
I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go when I could get help like that.
Because it’s a bit of a walk to the village.
Anyway, Hansong said her final goodbyes and the cafe became quiet.
The atmosphere of a quiet cafe in the late afternoon.
“Should I organize it?”
I decided to clean up early and rest.
I glanced at the wood-burning stove and saw that the bread had already been eaten.
You’re eating well.
It seemed like it would just take a little more effort.
Of course, becoming close wasn’t something that was quantified like a program formula, where you add intimacy points of 10, 20, 30… … 100.
But this kind of thing was more familiar than I thought.
‘I worked hard when I was working at the company.’
Building rapport with the client.
I think it’s easier to work if you become friendly with customers. There are also less instances of blushing.
So I’ve had quite a few experiences like this.
According to that experience, the process of building intimacy was going very smoothly at the moment.
“Should I bake a baguette tomorrow?”
Wince!
The spirit in the wood stove revealed its presence without realizing it, then went back in with a start.
It was a clearly different reaction compared to before.
Is it true that the best way to become close is to eat like Su-ah said?
‘Let’s sort things out.’
I pretended not to know and cleaned up.
And I also wrote down what I have to do tomorrow.
There was a lot to do during the transitional period when the seasons were changing.
Especially when winter comes.
We had to prepare for winter.
Thanks to the spirit in the wood-burning stove, the inside of the cafe is likely to be fine, but it would be a good idea to prepare for the outside.
If you can adjust the effect later, you can turn off the effect on the vacant lot or garden area to give it a wintery feel.
As I was thinking about that and organizing things one way or another, time passed quickly.
It’s time for the sun to slowly set.
“Should I try leaving work?”
Today, we had guests, but it seemed like we had more fun with the spirits in the wood-burning stove.
So you feel more tired?
I’m glad I had the dried persimmon latte earlier.
‘This is more mentally tiring than physically working.’
That was the reason why I couldn’t help but get tired at work.
Because I was hit by people inside and out.
It would have been better if there had been less fighting within the company… … .
Thinking about it, that manager comes to mind again.
I heard he’s going to jail for embezzlement, so don’t worry about it.
I shook my head to clear my mind of distracting thoughts.
There was no need to stress out and have negative thoughts on the way home from work.
“Brownie, see you tomorrow then?”
Kuru~
I said hello to Brownie and took a look at the wood burning stove.
Although it didn’t appear, its presence was faintly felt.
He smirked and came out.
And then I came down the path… … .
“huh?”
There was someone at the bus stop down the path.
Looking closely, it was the customer from earlier who was carrying a lot of luggage.
Are you going back now after going to Mrs. Kang Soon-ja’s house?
Quite some time has passed… … .
‘It’s almost the last train.’
It seemed like he hadn’t completely lost his college student vibe yet, but he was living diligently.
But that’s a bit ambiguous.
I had no choice but to run into him because my way home passed right by the bus stop.
I was worried whether I should awkwardly say hello, pretend not to know him, or just wait for the bus to arrive.
At other times, I would have just passed by without thinking twice and said hello, but I was troubled because he was so limp, like kimchi.
Because this time is really precious to that customer.
But then a voice called out to me, blowing away all my worries.
“Sir! Are you getting off work?”
“Why are you here?”
“Hehehe! I went to my mom’s house to play and ate!”
“ah.”
I remembered that I had mentioned in the chatroom that I had gone to help a guest and the lady had prepared a meal for him.
I was organizing things so I just skimmed through it and forgot about it.
It was also mealtime, and I thought it was a good thing that Suho was coming home late today… … .
“Are there any guests with you?”
“Yes! My sister ate with me too! She even packed a lot of side dishes for me.”
I thought the guest’s luggage had increased.
Those are all side dishes.
It is not easy to buy side dishes made by Mrs. Kang Soon-ja, who quit her restaurant job to study cooking, even if you pay for them, so this is a good deal.
The guest smiled faintly at Suah’s words.
Now that I look at it, it’s true that it’s turned into kimchi, but Aura’s condition hasn’t gotten any worse than before.
I’m literally just tired from working.
It would have been natural if I had been working all day carrying that load.
“I guess you’re leaving now.”
“Yes. Ah! My wife really liked the drink you made for her. Thank you.”
“What should I do? You’re the customer who bought it.”
Suah opened up the conversation naturally and we had a light greeting with the guests.
And then the bus came right away and we quickly parted ways without any awkward moments.
“Sua, but why were you with me? Suho is coming late too.”
“That unnie looks tired. Hehe! And I thought that uncle would be getting off work around this time, so I came out!”
A smile came out of my mouth at Su-ah’s words.
He was a kind-hearted child.
“Good job. Did you like that customer?”
Even though Su-ah was very sociable, doing this meant that he liked her.
“Yes! She’s pretty. And my mom told me that she has a baby too.”
“baby?”
“Yes, yes. But I heard that she lives apart from her baby. So she’s trying really, really hard to make money.”
“okay?”
I didn’t know there were such circumstances.
So I guess I was stressed out from the responsibility for the state of the text window.
Of course, it seems that Su-ah doesn’t know the detailed circumstances because they are personal matters.
‘I’ll have to make something more powerful next time I come.’
This was all I could feel.
Until that guest came again the next day… … .
The next day.
The aura of the guest staring blankly out the window was much worse than yesterday.
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