I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 316



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Quitting the company and opening a cafe Episode 316

Today again, a guest came carrying a large load.

But since I went to Mrs. Kang Soon-ja’s house yesterday, I didn’t think I would go again today, so it was strange.

I don’t think there would be any reason to come to our town if it weren’t for Mrs. Kang Soon-ja.

And if I had stopped by nearby because I had an appointment, I would have checked my watch at least once, but I didn’t.

I was just blankly staring outside.

‘Why did my condition suddenly become so bad?’

Looking at the dazed state and dull aura, it seems like something is wrong… … .

At that moment, I remembered what Su-ah had said yesterday.

It was said that there was a child.

Judging by his age, he looks like a college student or someone just entering society.

It can’t be easy to raise a child alone at that age.

So, Su-ah said that she left the child in her care and went to earn money.

‘There are so many reasons why the aura’s condition could get worse.’

Just one of the things I just thought of would be enough to make my aura worse.

Then should I give them something to cheer them up? Or should I give them a drink or snack to go with it?

Both are a bit ambiguous… … .

And it was a bit odd to think that it was because of the above reasons in the first place. If that was the reason, then the condition should have been bad yesterday too.

How can the situation get this bad when it’s not something that happened suddenly?

I can’t guarantee anything, but… … .

‘It’s strange.’

Well, that’s that, and for now I’ve decided to do what I have to do.

As soon as I came in, I ordered the dried persimmon latte I had yesterday, so they had to make it for me first.

The method of making it is the same, but I plan to add a bit more effect. If possible, I’d like to make it more powerful.

‘Would it be good to recharge your energy?’

Since I’ll need that too, I thought it would be good to have an effect that would allow me to gain energy.

Since it already has that effect in the semi-dry state, it was simple to just strengthen it.

I went out to the backyard to get the semi-dried mushrooms that were stored in Tori’s cave.

“Oh, that’s right.”

Come to think of it, I put a few semi-dried ones in the maturing room among Tori’s oysters. I just thought it might work.

I was also curious about the difference between hanging them on the eaves in front of a cafe to naturally make them into dried persimmons and maturing them in a tori oyster.

Anyway, that was the purpose… … .

‘Should I take it out?’

Since this is Tori’s maturing room, even if you take it out now, it will be in a completely different state than yesterday.

Okay, I decided to check that out first.

beep!

“Huh? Why? Not now?”

But Tori stood in front of the cave. It seemed like he was telling me not to take it out now.

So I asked why.

Beep!

─Just wait a little longer.

I scratched my head at Soo-Jung’s interpretation. I don’t know how much that little bit was.

“What are the guests inside doing?”

─It’s the same as before!

“okay?”

I guess you’re just staring blankly out the window. Well, there’s still time…

Let’s wait for now.

You can’t keep your guests waiting for too long, but you need some time to yourself, too.

“Tori, how much longer do I have to wait?”

Beep~

“hmm.”

It’s a bit ambiguous to say that I just have to wait a little bit, but I decided to wait for now. I’ll just wait and take it out if I’m really in a hurry.

There was also some semi-dry cleaning in the kitchen.

─Turjuya. Here comes another human!

But then Soo-Jung suddenly said that another guest was coming.

Who else is coming?

─He’s the one who gives delicious food!

“Huh? Something delicious?”

The following words made me tilt my head even more.

If Soo-Jung says that, it means she’s a familiar person, but she’s giving me something delicious… … Ah!

‘Mrs. Kang Soon-ja?’

Was it by any chance that we had plans to meet here instead of at home today?

That could be the case. It’s just a simple story or something you want to convey.

But I think it might have been a bit difficult for that customer to come here because of that.

No matter how important customer management is, it’s not easy to just deliver the goods to the place you came to yesterday, especially in a place with inconvenient transportation.

‘But I don’t think Mrs. Kang Soon-ja would bother me with something like that.’

I couldn’t know everything about his personality because I hadn’t seen him for a long time.

But if she was a cool-headed woman, it would have been better for her to just ask for something later if she forgot something…

Well, actually, those details didn’t really concern me.

I was just curious as to whether it might have something to do with the guest’s condition.

First of all, I decided to welcome the guests. You’ll know when you see it.

“Tori, are the dried persimmons ready yet?”

beep!

“Oh really? That’s good.”

Luckily, Tori allowed me to take the dried persimmons.

Ding, ding, ding

Since the guests had arrived, I decided to take it quickly.

I checked later and went inside. And immediately greeted Mrs. Kang Soon-ja.

“Welcome~”

“Hello~”

When I greeted Mrs. Kang Sun-ja, she smiled brightly and accepted me, but then her expression hardened and she went to the customer who had arrived earlier.

This expression doesn’t look normal. Should I leave the seat?

“Are you okay? Your face looks hurt. Oh my.”

“Yes, yes. No! It’s okay.”

“It’s okay. Oh man, I’m going through all this unnecessary trouble because of that damn woman.”

“I’m fine… … ugh!”

“Yeah. Okay.”

The lady who approached the guest spoke in a very warm voice, unlike her serious expression. It seemed that there was another problem, not a problem between the two.

The lady hugged the customer who said it was okay. In the end, the customer who said it was okay burst into tears.

This… This is not the time for me to be looking at this.

I pretended not to see him and quickly entered the kitchen.

Pat pat.

The only thing that could be heard in the cafe was the sound of the hands of a woman embracing her customer as if she were her own daughter.

I need to add another sound quickly. I took out the blender while preparing the dried persimmons.

At the same time, I cut up some campagne to eat simply. I put some jam made from dried persimmons on the side.

The dried persimmons were finely ground in a blender with milk, ice, and honey.

Woohoo!

The natural white noise that filled the cafe separated the hall where the customers were and the kitchen.

“I introduced you to that kind of person for no reason and caused you unnecessary trouble. Oh, I’m really sorry.”

“No. No. You said it because you liked me. It’s not your fault, sir.”

Then, the sound of two people in a calm state quietly talking was mixed in.

I heard that the lady introduced the customer to another customer and got ripped off today.

So the customer was mentally unstable, and the lady came in a hurry and apologized.

Fortunately, the lady didn’t do anything bad. If anything, it was introducing me to a real customer…

“Don’t worry. I’ll figure out a way to deal with that guy. I know a lot of lawyers.”

“No, no. It’s okay. You just misunderstood.”

“What a misunderstanding! Why are you blaming someone else’s precious daughter for stealing the ring you lost? It must be because of some annoying symbol. How could you do such a thing to the person I introduced you to?”

“It’s really okay.”

The woman who had been comforting him suddenly became indignant.

But the customer seemed to want to get over it nicely. He was trying hard to calm the angry woman down.

Isn’t this why the people who should be angry can’t get angry?

I understand how the lady feels, but I think she needs to cut it off a bit.

I just finished making the drinks.

I finished it off by adding some nuts.

[Semi-dry]

*situation

─Personnel level

*effect

─Anti-aging

─Increased vitality (continuous)

“!?”

Finally, I was about to check the status and hand it over when I was surprised.

It was because of the ‘continuity’ attached to the effect.

Although the duration of the effect has been continuously extended, it has not been ‘continuous’.

So I thought it wasn’t enough to create the effect that my grandfather had with the carrots he left in the garden. But now it’s happening.

The effect itself didn’t change much, but the grade changed from ‘Jiseon’ to ‘Inseon’ along with ‘Duration’.

I knew that if you properly dry-ripen and ripen the persimmons while they are still semi-dried, their grade will improve… … .

‘Does it have to be at least as high as the personnel level to have a lasting effect?’

I don’t know if the rank increase made the effect like that, or if there is another factor.

But it was surprising that a lasting effect was created.

Because I am now feeling the lasting effects of carrots even more.

“You’re just feeling sorry for yourself. I’ll make sure that person apologizes to you. You have to do that much. Otherwise, you’ll have a harder time. In today’s world, you can’t look weak.”

“Yes, yes. Thank you… … .”

“Straighten your back and shoulders. What did you do wrong that you’re so down on yourself? The people who did wrong are holding their heads up high.”

“Cool!… … Yes.”

“Bam! And do you have a license? Do you carry this all the time?”

“I don’t have a license.”

“No? Then you should get one! Hurry up and register today and get your license.”

“Huh? No, even if I get my license, I don’t have a car… … .”

“I’ll give you my car. I’m not leaving this town anyway, so I don’t have any reason to drive it.”

How did the conversation turn out like that while I was distracted by the dried persimmon effect?

I quickly brought out a drink after seeing the lady offering tea and the customer looking embarrassed.

“The drink you ordered is here.”

“Oh! Thank you.”

“Madam, please have a drink too.”

“Oh my! I didn’t even ask you to do that.”

“It’s a service. The side dishes you gave me last time were really delicious.”

“I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you~”

As if the timing was right, the customer rushed over and received the drink.

The lady was surprised by the drink that came out without her ordering, but she soon liked it.

‘Have you gotten better in the meantime?’

I glanced at the customer’s condition while handing out drinks, and it seemed much better than when he was just blankly staring out the window.

Did the lady help you?

Then I guess I shouldn’t stay here any longer.

“Honey, would you like to work for me instead of your current job?”

“yes!?”

“I do cooking research, but I also run various businesses. I had to hire people anyway, but I think I can trust you and use you. Of course, I’ll pay you a salary that you won’t regret. That’s right! It would be better to just drive around comfortably with a company car. Don’t pay unnecessary taxes.”

“That, that… … .”

I was also surprised by my mother’s sudden suggestion.

I heard that he was originally a big shot and was trying to expand his business. But he said he was going to hire that customer.

The sudden development was so shocking that both the guests listening and I, who was standing next to them, were taken aback. But this is also what makes human connections.

“I was originally going to tell you, but I stopped myself because I was afraid I would make things difficult for someone who is already doing well. But today, I think it won’t work out. Let’s just work together. In fact, I called you here to tell you this.”

“That, uh, was so sudden.”

“Do you know how successful our restaurant is? We even built a building in Seoul with it. You won’t have to worry about your paycheck falling behind because you’re short on money.”

“I don’t know anything.”

“You can learn that. I know this because I’ve worked with a lot of people. Learning isn’t the problem. The person trying to learn is the problem. In my view, you’re a good person.”

It was an exciting scouting scene.

I didn’t really care what he said, so this time I just listened.

“To put it bluntly, wouldn’t I be better than that boss who doesn’t even give me a car while doing this kind of work? That guy is also a real problem. He doesn’t listen to his own family and almost got his ass kicked, right? Isn’t that right?”

I nodded without realizing it.

According to what the lady said, he was the worst boss ever.

“That kind of boss is a bit like that. He should listen to his own family first.”

“That’s right! The boss must have been around the company for a while to know better.”

“Yes. In fact, the company is more stressed by the internal noise than by the chaos outside.”

“That’s right, that’s right. But that’s the same for the CEO. The CEO here has been both an employee and a CEO, so he knows right away.”

I didn’t know because I’ve never worked in a company as a CEO, but I came to understand after running a tiger shelter.

So I naturally agreed with what the lady said. Then the customer looked back and forth between me and the lady with a shaken expression.

This may seem a bit off topic, but… … I felt like I should add a little bit.

Because in my opinion, this was a really good opportunity.

“But actually, more than that, there is a factor that is most important when choosing a company.”

“What is that?”

“Money. Well, I’m going there to earn money for the company. You can go somewhere that will give you more.”

“ah?”

“I’m joking. Just look at the person. Do you think you can work together for a long time? Do you trust each other?”

Money is simply the most rational means of demonstrating such trust.

Anyway, that’s what I thought.

The choice is up to the customer, but… … somehow the look in his eyes seems to have already made up his mind.

At the same time.

Sarah~!

An aura vibrated around the guest.

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