99 – Dating
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“Wow! It’s a raw fish restaurant? Sounds delicious..! What are we going to eat? Flatfish, rockfish…?”
“I should eat assorted sashimi”
“…Group party!”
Me and Yoojung also liked sashimi.
Usually, if you go to a raw fish restaurant, you’ll find flatfish or rockfish. I ate only one of the two, but today I decided to eat assorted sashimi. Eat flounder, eat rockfish, eat squid, eat shrimp
It’s spring soon, and again- summer. Then the fish will be tasteless. I wanted to eat as much as I could before the taste was gone.
No matter what anyone says, today is ‘Yoo Seon’ day.
Nobody could stop me today. You should enjoy eating like this once.
So I took Yu-jeong to a raw fish restaurant.
Sashimi restaurants have settled down as places where a lot of older people go, rather than pubs with a bar atmosphere where you can hear loud music.
Because, I don’t like the fact that the singing is so loud that I can’t even hear the words.
I also wanted to talk seriously, but I didn’t like the fact that the drunk kids kept whining and clinging to me to play some drinking game next to me.
And to be honest, snacks don’t taste good when made by part-timers, but most of the snacks served at bars like that are frozen food, and in the military, I always eat frozen food, but I didn’t want to eat those things even when I came out.
“Assorted sashimi… Looks delicious. Flounder, rockfish, and what else?”
“I’m eating it for the first time too, but now that the defense is over, they say that it comes out…? That’s so delicious!”
It is said that winter yellowtail tastes similar to tuna.
Of course, I heard that tuna is better in terms of price and taste, but I heard that yellowtail also has its own characteristics.
After a while, the waitress brought basic side dishes such as lettuce, garlic, and soybean paste.
“Shall we have a drink today?”
“…Yes, that’s good! Hey, Aunt Cham, please give me a bottle of soju”
After a while, my aunt brought a bottle of soju that was frozen white. I twisted open the lid and quickly filled the soju glass.
“- Tada!”
The first drink is a one-shot!
It was freezing cold, so I didn’t use any soju and it was sweet.
At the time, before the yellowtail came out, one or two skis came out and a bite of soju. And- another bite of grilled saury, another shot of soju.
This time, a spoonful of corn cheese. Like me, Yoo-jung also drank quickly.
“Where should I put sashimi?”
“..Uh..! Leave it here!”
I removed the bowl that used to be corn cheese and the bowl that used to be vegetable salad, and put assorted sashimi in its place.
There were several pieces of sashimi on top of the heavenly roof, and the thick meat and pretty colors looked so appetizing.
“It’s delicious..!”
I picked each piece with chopsticks and dipped them in soy sauce to taste. Moderately greasy was delicious.
Mum mum- When I saw Yoo-jung’s face brighten as she was chewing on raw fish, and her mouth was getting caught in her ears little by little- I felt at ease.
This time I thought about the course I was going to go with Yoo-jung from the morning… On this date, I felt like I was leading Yoo-jung, so it was very burdensome.
Because I was afraid that the place I went to play would not be fun- I was worried that it wouldn’t taste good-. Because I didn’t want to see Yoojung disappointed.
“…Come to think of it, it’s been a while since we’ve been out and having fun… It’s been a while, isn’t it?”
I just remembered it, but when was the last time you and Yujeong walked around all day, ate delicious food, and looked around for interesting things… Was it the graduation ceremony…?
Coming to think of it, I used to spend time hanging out with Yoo-jung at home every day on vacation… During recruit vacation, Yoo-jung said that she had a hard time in the army, so I ate a lot of delicious food and went to see the director.
Since then, it seems that Yujeong has spent most of her vacation at home.
“Because we’ve been very busy”
At that time, Yoojeong was working at the distribution center, and I thought I needed money first, so I worked with Yoojeong at the distribution center.
Others say that I healed on vacation, but at that time I didn’t heal, but I think I did heavy labor that was harder than the military.
…Now that I think about it, I don’t think I had to go that far.
It’s good to make money, but wouldn’t it have been nice if I had invested my time in living a happy life with Yujeong and eating delicious food?
“…Because I didn’t know what was going to happen then”
A bitter smile.
Yoojeong dumped the soju she was holding in her hand at once.
21 Years old.
What happens then?
It was a time when nothing could be predicted.
If we don’t pay the rent, we have to leave the house, our job is unstable, and we don’t have any goals about what to do in the future. All we can do is save money to live tomorrow.
There was nothing else we could do.
“…But I don’t think it was in vain! Because..! I saved enough money to leave for another city like this.”
Me and Yujeong put some of the money we earned at the distribution center into a piggy bank.
Then, when the piggy bank was full, I took it to the bank and deposited it.
“Let’s have a lot of time to play like this often from now on..! …Can we at least play like this this vacation?”
“Yes, well thought out. Yoo Seon-ah!
I’ll also tell the boss in advance, I think I’ll take a few days off.
Because I can’t rest properly every day and make coffee – the boss told me that I think I need to rest for a few days. …Do you want to rest when I’m resting or something…?”
“You are still unique…”
“It’s always crowded when I’m at work, and there aren’t many customers when the boss is at work. It’s a waste of time to keep a store that only blows flies.”
“Is it because Yoojung is good at making coffee? Why are there so many people?”
“…Ugh… I don’t know either! I’m not going to think about it. Oh, while I’m talking about it, I’ll have to text the boss in advance and tell him I’m taking a break.”
– Tok tok tok.
After a while, Yoojung sent a message to the boss, and after a while -Yes. I get it.
With the short reply
, A reply came that he would take a break at that time as well.
“Only like this, I don’t know who is the boss and who is the employee”
One of the things Yoojung tells me every day is that she only makes coffee all day from 8:00 until 5:00.
And the boss doesn’t even show his nose, and at 5 o’clock he sneaks out and takes turns with him.
Drunk Yoo-jung suddenly started spitting out everything.
So the customers who buy coffee there think they are the boss and mistake the boss for a part-time job or something…?
Without any prior announcement, it’s Sunday now, and I’ll take a break from tomorrow. I don’t think so.
“But uh…? How much work do you work, honestly, don’t you have any intention of working part-time at another cafe in this town? .? I heard that!”
“…Café manager…? They already do that..?”
“…But I said no because I had to go to another city and not here!”
“…You still get 20,000 won per hour. But you start at 8:00 and work until 5:00 p.M., And rest on the weekends.”
How much money does Yoojung get paid per day? You seem to be paid more than the average office worker.
“…Because I work that much! It’s easy for Yoo Seon to work with me- I’m sure that’s true?
There are a lot of things to memorize, such as making coffee. I mean, there’s a lot to do. You have to know the types of coffee beans, how to brew coffee, and the types of it- …. You have to know how to make desserts.”
“…Did you make the bread, cakes, and oil wells in the display case?”
“..Then! There’s no way the boss can make something like that!”
“…Oh my God…!”
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I thought it was an ordinary part-time job, but Yoo-jung went far beyond the level of a part-time job.
Looking at what they’re talking about, they manage the store themselves, manage the coffee quality, and make all the desserts themselves- This isn’t a part-time job, you’re running a real store…!
“First of all, I want to gain some experience here – later I want to run a cafe under my name!”
“…You all have plans.”
I’m thinking about what to do after I’m discharged, but Yoojung seems to have a specific vision for what kind of life she’ll lead in the future.
“…First of all, it’s money, because if you leave the apartment on a loan, you can borrow it…”
“…? Jung-ah Yoo, didn’t you say it was a rental apartment?”
“…Uh”
So naturally, apartment loans or what- I almost didn’t think it was a big deal when it came out.
Can I get a rental apartment as collateral? The government lends it for welfare purposes, so can you sell it? And I’m not sure if it’s a real rental apartment or not.
“…Yoo Jung-ah, tell me honestly. Where did you get that apartment from?”
No matter how much you work part-time for 20,000 won per hour, it is unreasonable to buy an apartment with two bathrooms.
The real estate prices are rising day by day, as government offices, future department stores, and various cultural facilities have also come here.
Yoo-jeong bought a place like that…?
Because to be honest I don’t think that makes any real sense… I felt like I should definitely point this out.
How the hell did they get a house like this…!
“…Yoo Seon-ah. Kang Yoo-seon…! I can slowly explain that later… Let’s just play today, okay?”
“…”
“Because I drank so much soju… And it’s not something light enough to talk about in a place like this…”
“…Okay, let’s do that…”
Because I used to do that to Yoojung too.
And to be honest, even though it’s a bit embarrassing- they say they’ll explain everything later. Didn’t that happen?
“Should we go out after we finish eating?”
“…Good!”
The slightly heavy atmosphere began to float upward again.
The night air was quite cool when I went outside after paying the bills.
“…Where shall we go now?”
“I want to rest for a bit… Shall we go over there and rest?”
Naturally, Yoojung crosses her arms and points to the sparkling motel with her fingertips.
I did so much yesterday…
Yoo-jeong’s slightly curved eyes felt like a fox.
But even so, it was clear that there would be no one who could say “I hate this”… So I slowly started walking towards the motel entrance.
“… Huh?”
“What’s wrong, Yoo Seon-ah?”
“…No, no… Is it a cat…? I heard rustling…”
“…Ah what the hell… It’s cold! Let’s go in quickly!”