Chapter 1063 – [The True Story]

After the exorcism at Yongjae Island, I returned to the store. Well, I’m very sorry to the guests for missing a day, so today’s menu is really delicious, but I prepared something that requires a lot of work.

What is it? It’s Dongpoyuk.

As you can tell from the name, it is related to the poet Su Dong-pa. In fact, I don’t know if the poet So Dong-pa made it or if it’s just a name, but it’s a dish that tastes good anyway.

What I’m going to make is the famous Dong Po Pork in modern times. By the way, originally, Dongpa-yuk is a simple dish steamed with a sauce mixed with egg and Chinese-style soy sauce, but I said I would make up for it.

What I made this time is fried, cooked, steamed, and all kinds of complex and laborious processes to complete the delicious pork.

I’ve been preparing since yesterday morning to make it. Well, it’s a dish worth making that much, though.

As I was trimming the ingredients and about to cook, someone texted me on my cell phone. I wondered who sent it at this time, but it was Jihee.

[Mister!!! I’m taking a break today because it’s the school’s anniversary. Can I go to the store now?]

“School anniversary?”

Doesn’t it usually take a break on the school’s anniversary?… No, if you think of Jihee, it’s not like taking a break at that time, but to teach yourself at home. Or call a tutor.

You can tell by looking at what the family is doing. Rather than that, it is better to come to our store, eat delicious food, and work part-time to save money.

And not long after, Ji-hee arrived. It was early in the morning, but Ji-hee had a pretty bright face, probably because it was a store, not a school.

“Mister!!! Hello!!!”

“Yes, are you here? But since it’s the school’s anniversary, it would be nice to take a break.”

“You don’t ask how I got out?”

“Looks like your parents don’t even know that today is the school’s opening anniversary. So, didn’t they say they were going to school like usual?”

“You know me well.”

“I’m also smart. By this point, I know your family well. But you did well. It’s a day off, so if you’re going to study, it’s better to come out.”

“But today’s menu is pork, right? That’s delicious!”

“Have you ever eaten?”

“I’ve eaten it in the past when I was eating out with my family on rare occasions. It melted in my mouth.”

“Then you’ll like today’s menu too. I’ll make breakfast simple, so let’s eat it lightly and eat pork with pork for lunch later before we go to business.”

“Ah yes!!!”

I was thinking about what to make for breakfast, but when I saw that there was some thick bacon I had made earlier, I took it out and sliced ​​it.

Then put the bacon together with the eggs in the pan and bake. While the ingredients were cooking, I took out a baguette, sliced ​​it, and heated it in the microwave.

Today’s breakfast is Howl’s set meal from Howl’s Moving Castle. You know why thick bacon looks delicious? So I deliberately cut the bacon thick.

I didn’t put too much oil on it, but I think the eggs cooked with the oil from the bacon would be very delicious. Suddenly, the delicious smell of pork fat being heated filled the kitchen.

“Now, this morning’s Howl’s set meal. Let me know if you need rice and kimchi.”

“Ah, this!!! Is it the same as the one in the anime?”

“Isn’t the bacon thick? Personally, I like thinly sliced, well-cooked bacon, but I also like chewing on thick bacon like this.”

“It looks delicious…!! And please give me some kimchi and rice!!!”

“Yeah, I knew that.”

Juicy bacon with a bite. Even eggs cooked in that oil. To be honest, it’s an incredible combination. Especially since the bacon is handmade by me.

Actually, this is what Eden ate at our house and leftovers. This leftover chunk was brought in to add flavor to the fried rice at the store.

No, garlic bacon fried rice made by finely slicing bacon and throwing minced garlic into it. If you add kimchi to that, the game is over.

Anyway, we had a pleasant breakfast. The menu itself isn’t that fancy, but it was still delicious.

In particular, Jihee ate not only bread, but also rice and kimchi. Seeing how well they eat, I thought of making stir-fried kimchi instead of just kimchi, but by the time I thought about it, I had eaten all the rice.

“Did you eat well?”

“Yeah…… Every time I come to the man’s restaurant, I think I eat really deliciously. Eating at home wasn’t like this.”

“Well, it’s because my cooking skills are extraordinary.”

In fact, I know that what Jihee is talking about is not simply the taste of the dish, but the situation and atmosphere of eating it.

No matter how delicious it is, the meal eaten right before enlistment is not the same as the meal eaten after discharge. Even if you order the same menu at the same store.

For Jihee, the food she eats at home will be the same as the food she eats in prison. It’s the kind of person who is forced to skip it just to live… But the rice you eat at our restaurant will taste delicious, even if you don’t like it.

Still, it wasn’t long before. When Jihee becomes an adult, she can do anything. We can support her when she becomes an adult, unlike living next door and almost standing by.

Then you should do whatever you want to do. Whether it’s a trip abroad or something else you’ve never done before. There was plenty of energy to support that.

“Then let’s make some pork tenderloin.”

“I think you’ve done all the preparations, but what can I do?”

“I have to boil it like this. I have to cook it for a few hours to get soft and chewy pork.”

Of course, if you boil it too much, it will become mushy. Everything should be moderately adjustable.

But I calculated the optimal timing while trimming the meat. Thanks to that, I figured out the most delicious cooking time.

Like that, I put the meat in the pot and talk to Jihee while cooking it. We don’t talk much, but since we spend more time together than usual, we were able to talk about things that we wouldn’t normally do.

“So, are you interested in anything lately? When you become an adult, where would you like to go on a trip abroad?”

“Because it’s an overseas trip… Honestly, it’s not that I’m not interested, but I’m afraid to go alone.”

“It’s up to you to do it yourself. It’s not bad if you don’t go somewhere that’s not safe. The translator is good, so you can communicate with pretty much everything.”

However, several issues need to be taken care of.

The best place is Japan, but there is a problem because of radiation, and I personally do not recommend going to China. It’s quite annoying to get a visa in the US, and other countries have problems with racial discrimination or something…

If you look at this and that, it’s not bad to look around Southeast Asia with a tour package. You can eat tropical fruits at a cheap price there, and there are many things to see.

Have you seen Angkor Wat, Angkor Wat?

“Where have you been, uncle?”

“I’ve been to many places. It’s rare that I haven’t been.”

“Really? Then, have you been to Italy over there?”

“Italy? Do you like Italy?”

“Yes, I like pasta and pizza. That’s why I’m interested in their homeland.”

“Come to think of it, Jihee, you and I ate the same pizza as when we ate at my house. Do you remember that time?”

“Yes. The pizza I ate at that time was so delicious that I still remember it clearly.”

“Let’s do it again later when the time comes. You have to use that oven often to feel like you made it.”

Like back then It’s like a pizza that’s not simply baked in an oven, but baked in an oven in our yard.

Original memories are as delicious as they are copied. Of course, even if you follow it completely, it won’t taste as good as time has passed.

Anyway, as we talked, the pork belly was finished before we knew it. I put it in a steamer and steamed it for a bit, then served it to Jihee as a side dish along with blanched bok choy along with rice.

“Wow!!!! It looks so delicious!!!!!”

“It’s still before business, so please taste it and evaluate it.”

“Yes!!!!!”

Jihee gently cuts the pork with chopsticks.

The dongpa meat, which was cut like tofu, was so tender that you could feel it just by eating it. If you put bok choy on top of it and eat it with rice… You can adjust the salty taste, and there is also a taste.

Ji-hee spasms at a bite of Dongpa meat and exclaims.

“Uh, it’s so delicious !!!!

“It’s nice, sir, to eat so well. Okay, would you like another piece?”

“Uh…You don’t have to sell that?”

“Ah, if it’s not enough, you can sell less. It doesn’t matter if you sell a lot anyway, who cares about eating deliciously?”

It’s not a lie. Half of the reason I open the store is to run a store that Eden is proud of, but the other half is to serve delicious dishes to customers.

If Ji-hee eats well, honestly, half of the reason is to fill it up. So there is no need to refuse.

“Well, then give me one more piece…”

“Yes, yes. Eat a lot. Tell me if you need more.”

Ji-hee, how much is Dongpa meat?……. No. You don’t have to pay for your child to eat. I just had to eat a lot of delicious food. Moreover, it is even more so if it is a child like Jihee.

Anyway, after feeding Ji-hee, it was business hours before I knew it. Ji-hee got up from her seat, cleaned up the tableware she ate, and slowly prepared for business.

“Come to think of it, this is the first time we’ve started operating our store, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. If there’s anything that bothers you or bothers me, tell me. I’ll take care of it right away.”

“I just need to do the dishes and dishes, but what?”

“No, other than that, there’s such a thing as taking orders. Isn’t it better for a pretty high school girl to take orders than for a man to take orders?”

“I know you’re pretty.”

“Ah, does that mean I’m pretty?”

To be honest, Jihee belongs to the pretty axis. Of course, compared to the Transcendental, it was infinitely lower, but still, by human standards, it was natural that she was a beauty.

But I don’t judge people by that, but that’s what I mean.

Appearance is not important to me. It’s really absurd to think that I would evaluate a human by their appearance, having lived with a below-average appearance until I became a Lord and having experienced numerous human groups.

“Yes, yes. You are pretty”

“No, what would be my position if I said that?”

“Get ready to greet customers soon. It’s different to come and help when you’re in the middle of a business versus when you’re starting a business.”

“Yes!!!!”

Soon, guests start to arrive.

In addition to the usual customers, there were many customers who were attracted by the sweet smell of pork.

However, when they tasted the chewy and soft pork, they shoved the rice into their mouths as if in rapture.

“Mmmm!!!!!”

“Boss!!!! Please give us 2 more bottles of Garam!!!!!”

“It’s still daytime. Are you okay?”

“Yes!!!! So two bottles please!!!!!”

“Yes yes, I understand”

Thanks to the good menu, there were people ordering drinks even in broad daylight. So I had to entertain drinkers from daytime, but it wasn’t that hard because Jihee was there.

In addition, the response to the menu itself was also good. To be honest, I wonder how many people would not like salty yet sweet, chewy and soft Dongpa meat.

It was in full swing like that, and it was break time before I knew it. Jihee also needed time to catch her breath, so she closed the store as soon as the time came.

“Huuuuu…It was a bit difficult”

“Our store is like this every day. Is it tolerable?”

“If you do it every day, you might have a hard time, but I think it’s okay. I’ll have to do some physical training in the future.”

“Honestly, just studying will make your stamina a bit laggy.”

Originally, studying is also a game of stamina. In order to study more, it was natural that I had to build up my stamina.

No, who wants to study with the stamina of having to take a break for an hour after studying for 30 minutes? So studying is also important.

So Ji-hee and I organized the shop and prepared for the afternoon business. Jihee was a little confused as it was her first time doing it, but she did it relatively well.

I need to take care of my salary later. It’s only natural that I suffered more today.

Then, I heard something vibrating. It was the sound I heard from my cell phone in the corner of the kitchen.

“Mister. Did you call? It’s Antonio.”

“Antonio?”

I received the cell phone Jihee gave me and answered the call right away. Then a familiar voice is heard over the receiver.

-Five!!! It’s easy. How are you?

“Yeah, well, that’s okay. But what’s going on? You suddenly called like this. Do you need a truffle by any chance?”

-It’s a truffle problem, but that’s not why I contacted you.

“……What if you do?”

-I’m really sorry, but…

I slowly listened to Antonio’s story.

The Golden Table, which has had even more guests since the story of the previous dinner, has prospered. Thanks to this, he continued to do business without feeling his previous burnout or slump, and one day he served a meal to the representative of the place that supplied him with truffles.

He served me the truffles he received from me without much thought. An Antonio-style tournedo rossini cooked with foie gras.

The flavor of truffle, and its intense taste and aroma…….. Ordinary people would be thrilled, but it was clear that the person who supplied truffle would be shocked to see the thick truffle. Even if no one else knows, he will surely be able to imagine the original size of the truffle.

-That’s my mistake. I was silent when I asked the country of origin of the truffle, but it was after I had already found out the address of the delivery address over there.

“Hmm”

– I really have no face.

“Well, that’s all right. Anyway, about that truffle is what I was prepared for when I became friends with you.”

-Yes?

“If I wanted to keep it a secret, I wouldn’t have told you in the first place.

-Then……..!!!

Originally, the fewer people know the secret, the greater the effect. However, at the point I shared the secret of the Garden of Eden with others, I naturally thought of spreading it to someone.

Well, the next thing will be dealt with later. Dealing with it won’t be a problem anyway.

-If you say so, I have nothing to say.

“Well, if so, please take care of my acquaintance when he goes on a trip to Italy later.”

-Isn’t that obvious? We will make sure to eat 3 meals a day at our restaurant.

“No, the real pleasure of traveling is half of the local cuisine.”

– Well, if you want to eat somewhere else, you can’t help it.

Anyway, I thought I should be prepared for the sound of another uninvited guest coming.

Okay, let’s see who comes this time.