Chapter 52: 〈Episode 52〉 Eun-jeong
The blue sky had disappeared and now only a red sunset covered the sky.
Under that sunset, Eun-jeong and I walked side by side like normal male and female friends, but we didn't walk so close together like the sweet couples we saw around us.
"You went out again? Are you really missing me?"
"Why bother? There was no need to bother in the first place. And I'm not the type of trash who finds pleasure in bothering people."
"That's true, but think about it. How can part-time workers at a construction site, let alone a cafe, only last a few weeks and then get fired?"
"..."
I'm not ignoring cafe workers.
However, it is not so difficult that you can't stand it and just give up.
Well, the older sister who is the owner of the store is very pretty, and the only full-time employee, Eun-jeong, is also very pretty, so compared to other cafes, it attracts a lot of male customers.
It doesn't stop there, the cafe's interior and taste are also quite impressive, so many female customers also visit, which can make things a bit difficult.
But since the hourly wage is measured higher than that of a regular job, I think people might want to continue working part-time at this cafe and make a living without looking for a job. That's what I think.
"Haa... I don't know."
"Ugh..."
Eun-jeong sighs deeply as if she has a headache.
"At this rate, we might be buried soon. Okay."
We probably have quite a bit of money saved up. Jiyoung and I... Jiyoung... um. Not Jiyoung. I just wanted to focus on studying.
If my girlfriend had to work part-time because of her strong sexual desire, I wouldn't be able to handle it physically and wouldn't be able to focus on my studies at all.
So when there was a shortage of workers like this, Jiyoung and I extended a helping hand until the part-time workers who couldn't hold out and had to leave were found again.
But if this continues, I'm worried that I'll forget the dream I wanted to achieve and end up running a cafe under my older sister.
"Why don't you do it if you want to? I don't want to bother going to interviews anymore, and I don't want to suddenly quit and have to take on all the hard work by myself."
Eun-jeong, please. I wish we would make up our minds to work at the cafe.
Do you really hate interviews or do you want to work with me?
"I'll think about it."
I don't know about Jiyoung, but I have something I want to do, so I can't just grant my sister and Eunjung's request.
By the way.
"You don't really want it, do you?"
"..."
I asked again just in case, but there was no answer and only coldness.
I turned my head to look at Eun-jeong, who had suddenly stopped walking. Her cold expression and gaze were constantly lowering my body temperature.
"I understand... but I understand."
She let out a deep sigh and placed a hand on her forehead.
"But is that really true?"
There is only one reason why part-time workers cannot endure and quit. It is an inferiority complex.
No, I don't know the exact reason, whether it was an inferiority complex or jealousy, but the fundamental cause was my older sister and Eun-jung.
Of course, that would be the case. Men generally come to work because they need money, but they have an ulterior motive to do something about the two, so they were determined to only hire women, which was not helpful.
However, these female part-timers who were selected in this way initially liked the fact that the hourly wage given to cafe workers was much higher, but as time passed, they began to feel inferior and jealous of their fellow female co-workers, the owner and employee Eun-jeong, and eventually quit.
To be honest, to me, it just sounded like a full stomach.
But Eun-jeong said that sometimes, the bad male customers who come by openly compare you to them and ask you why you are so ugly, or where did Ji-young go when she was a part-timer who came before? She said that the emotional wounds may have been deeper than they looked.
Because there are so many truly bad people in the world.
So, they quit because they can't mentally endure high hourly wages and simple tasks compared to the hourly wage because they are not desperate for money right now. That's what the two say.
I wonder how they only pick people like that... Is it on purpose?
"Okay. Okay. Got it."
"You don't believe me? You think I'm the one who's going to kill you?"
"no."
"..."
Eun-jeong's eyes became sharp as if she was trying to see through my inner thoughts.
I'm not saying I don't believe it because I know full well that Eun-jeong isn't a bad person who bullies people, but no matter how much I thought about it, I just couldn't believe that she would give up her hourly wage and hit someone just because of something like that.
"Really?"
Her voice was lower than before. I quickly decided to change the subject.
"What did your sister ask you to buy? Do you remember?"
"Yeah. I remember everything, so answer me."
It had no effect.
"Oh. Why is that?"
It was true that I was wrong, so I couldn't help but laugh and walk up to her, linking arms.
Only then did her face, which had been frozen hard and seemed unbreakable with an expression full of coldness, begin to relax little by little.
"I'm sorry. I know you're not that kind of person, but honestly, isn't it absurd? Three people leaving in one month?"
Even if you hit them, wouldn't it be difficult to get three people to leave at the same time in a month?
First of all, because they give a lot of money.
"Ha... I got it, so get out of here."
The slightly flushed complexion contrasted with her current state of mind.
It's not that I didn't know what she felt for me, but rather, I knew it so well that it couldn't help but be a burden.
But what can I do? The way I try to cheer her up is a bit disgusting, but the most effective way is for me to act cute, and my girlfriend encourages me to do this rather than stopping me from doing it.
Before I knew it, I too had become immersed in it and was acting out these actions without even thinking about it.
"thank you."
With those words, she tried to release the strength in her arms and uncross them.
"Just go..."
Eun-jeong said with her head turned away.
The nape of her neck was slightly red.
"okay."
We even had sex, so what's the big deal about linking arms?
Even Jiyoung knows about us. I nodded calmly and headed to the mart in this state.
"This and... this."
I was pushing a cart and she was choosing things to buy.
"Huh...? That's not it, wasn't it this?"
When I picked up a different brand than the one I usually use, I immediately asked.
"My sister said this one was tastier so we decided to change it. I tried it and it looked better to me."
Although they are clearly the same type of ingredients, the taste differs slightly from company to company, so I had to be careful about which company's products I bought.
"okay?"
"Yeah. Try it. It's delicious."
"I guess so."
It was delicious enough even when I made it with the usual ingredients, so I was looking forward to it being even more delicious.
Eun-jeong and I walked around the mart, picking out the things my older sister had told me to buy, and we even picked out some things for us to eat.
In the meantime.
"huh.....?"
I looked at one place carefully, then tilted my head with an expression that couldn't hide my puzzlement.
"what's the matter?"
Eun-jeong looked back at me as I suddenly stopped moving and looked at a couple.
"No... I know someone."
"okay?"
If I remember correctly, he was a pretty handsome senior who really hit on Jiyoung at the beginning of the semester.
"ah?"
The senior also seemed surprised for a moment when he saw me, but then he looked at Eun-jeong next to me and became even more surprised, looking at my face and her face repeatedly.
"Brother.....?"
He was clearly looking at two people, but one of them happened to be a woman, and she was much prettier than him, so the expression on the woman's face, who seemed to be his senior's lover, became gloomy.
"No. Because he's a junior I know."
Smile. The senior approached me with a smile.
With an expression that seemed to look at his peers with jealousy.
"Hey. Are you good at it?"
"yes.....?"
What are you talking about? Out of the blue.
"It's a coincidence that we met like this, so shall we talk for a moment?"
"Suddenly?"
"Why? You don't like it? It doesn't seem bad to you either."
He glanced at Eun-jeong and opened his mouth.
Once my senior asked me to talk, I left Eun-jeong behind and followed him.
"You have a girlfriend named Jiyoung, and you come to the mart with another woman? And a pretty one at that?"
A look of utter trash scanned my entire body.
"What... are you talking about?"
Shouldn't I be the one to say and look at you like that in the first place?
As far as I know, my senior is dating a pretty senior in the same department. Am I wrong?
Why did you come to the mart like a couple with another woman, without being able to do anything?
It's also a case of the enemy being defeated.
"Aren't you actually a second generation chaebol? A direct descendant of the S Group?"
"No?"
"Don't lie. Honestly, if you don't have money, you wouldn't be able to talk to those kinds of women. Does that make sense?"
Ah... Now I get it. This fucking Casanova thinks I'm dating another woman while leaving Jiyoung behind.
Just like you. This is such a piece of crap... Not that I should be saying anything.
But I had my girlfriend's permission, and Eun-jung also knew that I had a girlfriend named Ji-young, so we maintained this relationship, so there was a fundamental difference.
But if other people saw it, they would wonder if there was any difference between the trash I and my senior had.
"Can you introduce me to someone too?"
This is an unsalvageable piece of garbage. I don't want to hear any more.
I sighed with a pitiful expression and returned to Eun-jeong's side.
My senior kept calling me from behind, but I ignored him and left the mart.
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