episode_0035

Yeonseo asked if she could take the day off since she was still sick, but she said it was okay since she was able to work without any problems.

When the saint asked me why I had to continue working part-time when I didn’t even care about money, I answered that it was a matter of responsibility.

Honestly, Yeonseo’s words make sense. Other people might wonder why I’m like this.

But first of all, I have a personality that gets a little annoyed when I just play around, and secondly, I was worried that if I just played around like this, my interpersonal relationships would become infinitely narrow.

I don’t plan on becoming close with the people I work with now or getting help from them later, but by interacting with different people, I can learn a little about how the world works and different thoughts from mine.

Aside from hating people, I hated being an old fart who lives alone on an isolated island, judging things by my own shallow standards.

Knowing that humans are social animals, I honestly thought that unless you have the intention of completely moving into the mountains and becoming a nature person, you should maintain at least a minimal level of sociality.

I was thinking about running a separate food truck and going around with Yeonseo, but I didn’t want to deal with all the things I saw while working part-time and being self-employed on my own.

Obviously, there will be guys who will harass or pick on Yeonseo, and I hate seeing that even more.

In the end, I was an ambiguous guy who pretended to be an adult in front of Yeonseo, but couldn’t make a single decision.

I don’t want to focus completely on work, but I also don’t want to leave Yeonseo home alone. However, I had a plan to make a clear choice and organize what to do soon.

Well, Yoon Kang has completely left and it’s the first day of work.

Now there is no reason for the server or Jonghyun to come out early and create a dark atmosphere with the boss.

I just work hard to make scrambled eggs and help out in the kitchen, maintaining a somewhat peaceful daily life, and when something looks fun, I just go out and do it.

“Hello.”

But when I opened the door and went inside the store, Jonghyun hyung was sitting with the owner again.

The atmosphere seems a bit awkward rather than dark?

What, what is it this time?

My life is really full of questions.

“How are you? How’s your condition?”

“It’s okay.”

Let’s hide that we’re sick.

Even if you show it, you won’t get a good look.

From the beginning, my default option is to hide it and look at it as much as possible.

“I’m dying… I never dreamed I’d be running until Sunday morning. Young guys don’t even think about old guys.”

“Why is the boss old? He’s beautiful.”

“Be quiet, don’t make noises that don’t work.”

When Jonghyun started to flatter him strangely, the CEO turned serious and cut him off sharply.

Jonghyun hyung looks gloomy.

At least if you care about the boss, you should show some composure in times like this, but let’s just keep our mouths shut.

It doesn’t seem like it’ll work out anyway.

To the boss, Jonghyun is just another part-time senior employee who needs to be managed.

“Were you there until the end?”

“I was watching them because I was worried that they would start a drinking party and confess to me again.”

The boss is also having a hard time.

Given his personality, he probably paid for all the drinks himself.

I guess I can’t be self-employed if I have to pay for my own work and even supervise my part-time job.

“This week is more of an emergency. Since the weather is starting to get cold, I’ve already made reservations for year-end parties and company dinners.”

“Already?! This year is going by so fast?”

“There are 3 charter reservations this week, 3. What should I do?”

The CEO and Jonghyun were talking with very serious expressions.

Well, is this something that needs to be taken so seriously?

I’ve taken reservations a few times, although not to the extent of renting a house.

The owner decides on the menu for the omakase course, and after the course is over, they order whatever they want to eat and drink.

“Jinhyun, is this your first time making a reservation? If there are only one or two tables a day, it can be a little busy, but if it’s a reservation, people keep sitting after they finish eating the omakase and order additional dishes at the same time. Nothing on our menu is missing, and it’s so good. If you include the drunk people breaking and knocking over glasses, the hall and kitchen are crazy. I’m exhausted every time I finish.”

Listening to Jonghyun hyung, it seemed like doing it without a plan was impossible.

But is there a clear solution to that?

You can’t bring in machines to use in an izakaya, and the best you can do is increase the number of workers.

“The problem is that it doesn’t end this week.”

The president continued speaking.

“At least twice a week until the end of the month. No, why do you keep renting out a restaurant where you can just come and eat? And it’s a company dinner. Do you think the employees will like it?”

For an izakaya where you can just grab a quick bite, it was extremely popular.

Although young couples do visit quite often, it has long been a popular place for small business owners and middle-aged celebrities to enjoy themselves in a respectable manner.

Even though I didn’t collect followers on Instagram and only posted about my business and reservation schedule, word of mouth spread and the number of customers visiting and waiting times grew longer day by day.

“If it seems difficult, should I ask Yoon Kang for a little help?”

“Ah, that’s fine. How did you tie the knot and call her again and ruin the mood? Don’t you remember sitting on the opposite side from Se-yeon at the farewell party and only hanging out at your own table?”

Just hearing it must have given me a headache.

It was a good thing I didn’t go.

If you go there without even realizing that you have tonsillitis, you will only end up getting worse.

Yeonseo probably didn’t take kindly to me because I left her there and went to drink and ended up getting sick.

Looking back, I think maybe I was wise enough to avoid a bad ending.

“For now, since the kids are generally doing well at work this year, let’s just hold out with this number of people this week. Even if we hastily recruit them and put them in, they won’t be of much help because they’ll have to adapt.”

“Okay.”

After they finished talking amongst themselves, the boss got up from his seat and put on his apron.

“I’ll make you rice. Today, I’ll make ramen using store-bought sauce. I won’t listen to any complaints.”

Yeah, of course not.

As someone who cooks at home, I am optimized to eat whatever is given to me.

Come to think of it, Yeonseo doesn’t complain about side dishes at all.

I’ll have to get the menu you want to eat later and make it for you.

Good children should be rewarded.

As I was putting down my bag and stretching, Jonghyun hyung called me out for a moment.

“Jinhyeon, come here.”

The place we were brought to as if it was a given was the smoking area at the back of the store.

Jonghyun looked at me worriedly as he lit a cigarette.

“I think you’re not in good condition?”

“Me?”

“Oh, you’re more unresponsive than usual.”

“What do you mean when you say it like that….”

“Your expression hardly changes, but your eyes move a lot because you have good observation skills.”

It was shocking. I didn’t even know I had that habit, but it was even more shocking that Jonghyun hyung was the one who noticed this little thing.

You surprisingly have a good eye for detail, don’t you?

He is a brother with more diverse sides than you might think.

“I have a little tonsillitis.”

“Ugh, that’s hard. Strangely, it always comes to me in the spring. Are you okay? If you’re really not feeling well, I’ll tell you, so take a break today.”

“No, I’ve been sleeping all day off, so I feel a lot better. I’m fine, except for feeling a little dazed.”

“Thank goodness. It was a good thing I didn’t force myself to drink that day.”

It’s awkward.

It was my first time seeing my brother act so maturely, so I had a hard time getting used to it.

“By the way, I’m saying this because we’re drinking, but Se-yeon and Ha-yeon were really looking for you.”

“Why them?”

“I don’t know either. I told you not to keep calling.”

“Thank you. I probably canceled all my plans at that time and was sleeping because I was sick.”

He added that he intentionally cancelled the schedule because he remembered that he had previously declined the invitation by making excuses about an acquaintance.

But I really don’t remember what I did on Saturday night.

The condition wasn’t good even then.

“As far as I know, you’re just a college classmate of Se-yeon’s and Ha-yeon’s only companion on the way home from work, but isn’t there something else going on?”

“Brother, I’m still an ace, now and then.”

“Then I guess I’ll have to find out what you’re thinking when I get the chance.”

The sigh is thick with cigarette smoke.

Okay, I’ll take this opportunity to hammer in a nail too.

“Brother, if there’s a scandal like that, I’ll quit right away.”

“What?!”

“I’m honest, but I don’t think I’ll be able to do my job if people around me gossip because of the other person. This time, Se-yeon told me that she was going to kick out Yoon-kang, and that stressed me out a lot.”

Then Jonghyun quickly put out his cigarette and tapped my shoulder.

“I’ll take care of it. If it doesn’t work out for me, I’ll tell the boss. Since you’re a part-timer, I can’t stop you if you quit, but if you quit at this time, it’ll be a lot harder to run the store.”

“I wouldn’t quit so irresponsibly either.”

Lie.

If you don’t like me, it’s over that day.

To be honest, I’m not close with the CEO or Jonghyun hyung, so there’s no need to endure stress and do this.

All I have to do is to exercise responsibility to the extent that I think it’s okay.

So, I came in receiving urgent comfort from Jonghyun hyung and focused on my work as usual without letting it show at all.

Still, I guess Jonghyun hyung must have told him off, because the boss stopped twitching at me like he did last time.

but,

“Jinhyeon, you look a little sick today?”

As soon as I got to work, Se-yeon came up to me and worriedly placed her hand on my forehead, which made the eyes of the CEO and Jong-hyun tremble greatly.