31. Restaurant in Provence (5)
With the guidance of the manager, her mother moved on.
With my mother in my arms, I looked around the hallway we were walking through.
The hallway was of the right width, neither too wide nor too narrow, and it was a very tidy place.
The walls were made of marble panels, so it felt luxurious, and the floor was covered with a carpet with lattice patterns.
But what is this strange sense of incongruity?
And it seemed that I wasn’t the only one who felt this sense of incongruity.
“The hallway is very tidy.”
After looking around like that, the mother must have felt a sense of incongruity, so she said as if asking the manager.
“She’s as if no one wrote.”
At that time, the manager who was walking ahead of us started to slow down little by little. Then, naturally, like water flowing, he approached my mother and took on the appearance of walking.
I couldn’t help but admire it when I saw it. I wonder if I could feel the dignity in every gesture.
It was a gesture I really wanted to imitate.
The manager, who was walking next to my mother like that, spoke politely.
“Yes, that’s right. Since it is a hallway that is never used normally, it is in clean condition like a new building.
The VIP’s keen eye is really amazing.”
The manager continued to explain with an expression of admiration.
“This hallway is for men only and is a government-approved two-level safety zone hallway.”
Two-level safety zone.
It refers to an area where women other than guardians and agents of the male side and authorized officials of the area are not allowed to enter.
In other words, it was said that access to the building was absolutely impossible if it was biologically female, no matter how tall it was, unless it was a licensed official and a male person.
Somehow.
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There must have been few people using the passageway, so it must have been as clean as a new building. That’s why I felt a sense of incongruity.
“As expected. The reason I found this place was because it was housed in a building exclusively for men. By the way, not only the parking lot and the elevator, but also the hallway were accommodated.”
Ah, somehow…
I felt that the elevator I just rode in was very slow, but it must have been custom-tuned for men.
I never dreamed that I would ride that monstrosity that took more than 15 seconds to go up to the first floor.
Ugh, as a Korean, I really don’t want to ride such a monstrosity ever again.
Shall I tell you to go down the stairs instead?
As I was looking at the elevator in my heart like that, the manager smiled proudly and opened his mouth.
“It is also the reason our restaurant is located in this building. As the distinguished guest said, this building was clearly designed and constructed in advance, including facilities and spaces for men, and passageways.”
The manager proudly explains.
Listening to that, I began to feel a sense of guilt and a sense of apologetic feelings toward the owner of the building.
Ugh…
No matter how you look at it, this is just a waste of space!
I’m not specifically representing men, but I sincerely want to apologize to the landlord!
I’m really sorry!
Because of men like sunfish, you’re wasting so much space… !
I am truly sorry!
The manager, who had no way of knowing what I was suffering from inside, continued to explain in a confident voice.
“It is also one of the few buildings in Korea where male-only facilities are permitted. And so is our restaurant.”
“Right. That’s why I visited this restaurant with my son.
Ah, of course it’s not just the building. It was recommended by a friend because it tasted great.”
“Ah, thank you so much for liking it.
And we also want to express our gratitude to our acquaintances.”
“I’ll do it for you.”
“If you do that, it would be perfect.”
While my mother and the manager were talking, we were at the end of the hallway before we knew it.
At the end of the hallway was a fairly sturdy iron door. The door seemed to be the entrance to the restaurant.
The manager standing in front of the entrance turned to us and began explaining the entrance in a polite manner.
“This is the entrance leading to our restaurant. Then you enter the hallway leading to the main hall….”
The manager who had been explaining that, paused for a while and then went on to explain with a very sorry expression.
“Due to the structural limitations of our restaurant, we were not allowed a separate safety zone for men in the inner aisle. I’m really sorry.”
She bowed her head to us and went on with her words.
“It is embarrassing to say that it is instead, but while the man is using the aisle, we have found a countermeasure and set up a simple partition.”
No, what kind of trouble…
“I am very sorry for that, but I would like to ask for your understanding. Please.”
She said in a desperate voice and bowed her head deeper.
To be honest, I didn’t really care.
Rather than such a trivial passage problem, I felt very burdened with the manager’s apology and not knowing what to do.
Is that why?
It seemed that I had hardened my expression without realizing it.
If my mother saw my hard expression, she asked me in a very worried voice.
“Son, what’s wrong? Are you in a bad mood?”
Is it because of the words of my mother who is worried about me and asks?
At that moment, the manager’s shoulders trembled.
And I could notice that the manager’s shoulders and arms were shaking little by little.
It was like a trembling in despair.
It wasn’t that I was particularly dissatisfied with the hallway and my face hardened, but it seemed my mother had misunderstood me.
For some reason, I was worried that if I continued like this, the misunderstanding would only get bigger.
I want to quickly clear up this misunderstanding,
He hurriedly shook his head and opened his mouth.
“Oh, no. It’s not because of the aisle.”
“Huh? But why did you look so hard?”
“Yes, that… therefore….”
I started racking my brain hard to find an excuse to take it out.
That’s how I fully activate my brain,
The excuse I found in my head was….
“That… I don’t know what a partition is!
Partition? What is it? I was lost in thought~ Are you having a party at a restaurant?~”
I raised my arms and opened and closed my palms while fluttering.
“It’s such a sparkling~ sparkling~ party.”
As I desperately tried to explain with gestures, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
I was so taken aback by the sudden heavy silence that I struggled harder to break the silence.
I raised my index finger and swayed my arms alternately as if stabbing the ceiling.
Then he spoke as if he were humming a song.
“Party party~♪ Yaa~♬ … is not it?”
……
Hey, you asshole!
What are you doing?! I’ll do well!
After such a desperate struggle, I looked around with an awkward smile.
And looking around,
“Pu-sup. Suck.”
“…… hahahaha. Big.”
“… ….”
My mother puffed out her cheeks, barely holding back the laughter that escaped her mouth.
Detective Kim was holding his mouth with one hand and shaking his shoulders with his head bowed.
And Detective Yoo turned his neck to the point where he was worried about his neck condition, avoiding my gaze, but his neck and ears were turning red.
… Everyone is laughing at me!
What is this!
Very well~ well done~ well done!
Make a monument with black history and present it to the restaurant entrance, just!
Unable to bear her embarrassment, I finally hid her face by burying her face in her mother’s shoulder.
Then I heard my mother’s laughter.
“Ahahahaha~ Son~ What was that?
Did you dance? My son is so cute, what should I do?”
“hehehehe. Big. Big.”
“…… Stop laughing Excuse me.”
“Coup. Why don’t you calm down the corner of your mouth? There was a very earthquake.”
“…… (Jizzle)”
My mother kept stroking my hair as if she was going to die pretty, but I still couldn’t raise my head.
I felt ashamed and ashamed that I was about to die.
If there is a rat hole, I want to hide.
Despite my appearance, my mother said in a voice that she was still happy.
“Ah~ Really~ I think you did well to come here.
Only happy things happen one after another~”
“Is that so? That, then… “
“Yes. Your son seems to be okay too, so could you guide me?”
“―!! Go, thank you! Then, I will see you!”
I heard the sound of clothes flapping and the door opening. Then I felt my mother take her steps.
“Son~ It’s okay~ It’s okay~ I’m not kidding~
I did it because my son was so cute~ Huh?”
My mother comforted me with a kind voice as she patted my back.
Receiving her mother’s gentle touch, she slowly calmed down.
Having calmed down like that, I slowly raised her head and looked at her mother.
My mother was still smiling, but her eyes were looking at me full of kindness.
When I met her mother’s eyes, she put her foreheads against mine and gently rubbed her hair.
When her mother’s hair tickled my forehead, I involuntarily burst into laughter.
As if my mother was satisfied with my smile then, she stroked my hair once and moved her gaze to the manager who was walking ahead.
After the eye contact with my mother was over, I finally had time to look around and look around.
As the manager said, there were partitions all over the side of the aisle, and they were erected tightly as if they would never show us.
Wouldn’t this be a nuisance to other guests?
I could hear people’s disconcerted voices, as if my worries were correct, or if there was a small commotion over the partition.
“What the hell is this—”
“The staff fell into the hall, so what is this――”
“No, hey. So please explain–“
“Call the manager right now! I’m like this–“
… ….
Guests and staff in the hall,
I’m really sorry.
This is all my fault.
After apologizing to strangers in our hearts, we arrived at the door before we knew it.
Next to the door hung a nameplate that looked quite classy.
This was written on the nameplate.
【VVVIP Hall (Men Only)】
VVVIP… It was a name that existed.
The manager approached the door, opened it, and pointed proudly into the hall.
“This is the male-only VVVIP hall, the pride of our restaurant.”
“Wow….”
True to the name VVVIP, the inside of the hall was decorated very splendidly.
To the extent that admiration comes out of nowhere.
The hall was quite large, and there were expensive-looking paintings on the walls, and other ornaments brightened the room.
My mother said in a voice mixed with admiration, as if she was satisfied enough.
“Oh, I really like it.”
“I’m glad you liked it.”
Hey, is it really well decorated?
It’s as well decorated as the shelter’s playroom.
… However,
Didn’t you say this was a male-only hall?
Well then, this hall has been….
“As an aside, VIPs are the first guests in our male-only hall. I can finally host a VIP in this hall… I am really thrilled.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
As expected!
You mean no one has been using such a nice place before?!
Ugh~ What a waste.
With a room this large, the damage to the restaurant would have been insignificant.
While I was shocked inside, my mother, who had heard the manager’s explanation, nodded her head in satisfaction.
But soon, she opened her mouth with a very sad expression.
“However, there is one problem.”
“――Yes?! A problem, huh?!”
After hearing her mother’s words, the manager looked at her mother in amazement. She then hurriedly began to ask, with a very perplexed look on her face.
“I am so sorry! Ooh, what problem did you find! Just tell me and I’ll fix it right away!”
“Oh, it’s not that big a deal.”
As if nothing was wrong with her mother, she moved into the hall.
She
She And she said, patting the chair at the top of the table with her hand.
“The chair is a bit low for my son to sit on.”
“――! Sin, sorry! I will prepare another chair right away!”
“And then.”
My mother lifted the chair next to her slightly, moved it to the seat next to her head of the table, and went on with her words.
“The chairs are too far apart.”
In the chair that was moved, my mother sat down while holding me, and then she placed me on her mother’s lap.
After I adjusted her to sit on her mother’s lap, she smiled at the manager.
“Then, I’ll be waiting for the chair to come.
So could you change just this chair?”
“Yes! I will colonel you right now!”
So I
Until the manager brings you a new chair,
He sat quietly on his mother’s lap.
… ….
That… Not eating,
If you just wait,
Couldn’t I just sit in the chair?
… Ugh, let’s just stay still.