Episode 595
Jeong In-ho saw Lee Jae-heon.
“… … .”
“What, why aren’t you eating?”
Jeong In-ho simply smiled and answered Lee Jae-heon, who noticed his gaze like a ghost.
“No, I thought you were eating like the youngest son of the Great King’s family….”
“What the hell is that nonsense?”
“There is something like that.”
Lee Jae-heon, who was looking at Jeong In-ho with his characteristically drowsy expression, sighed softly and picked up his chopsticks.
As always, Lee Jae-heon’s chopsticks were aimed at the vegetable side dish, and Noh Yeon-seok, who was in charge of the vegetables, was very pleased.
“It’s delicious, boss!”
“… Oh, yeah. It’s delicious.”
“I thought you enjoyed the spinach soybean paste salad last time, so I tried making it. I used the same sauce for the cabbage one. I had some chives at home, so I made that a little spicy. Did it taste good?”
“Oh, it’s delicious.”
“There were also some green onions and scallions. I thought the manager wouldn’t do anything if he were home alone, so I just used them all up. I made side dishes out of the vegetables and herbs that were about to wilt and put them in a container, so you can take them out little by little and eat them later.”
“… What are you…? Why are you taking care of side dishes that even my mother doesn’t take care of?”
“? Because I’m good at cooking…?”
“Hey, that guy is Shiki.”
At that, Kwon Yeon-hee giggled and poked Kang Min-ah in the ribs.
“Sister, sister.”
“huh?”
“I hope you get married well, sister.”
It was a compliment to the housekeeping skills of Noh Yeon-seok, who is dating Kang Min-ah.
Noh Yeon-seok and Kang Min-ah seemed to have made some progress in their relationship while they were at the park in the other world. They seemed to have gotten much closer than the last time they saw each other, but after hearing Kwon Yeon-hee’s words, Noh Yeon-seok looked at Kang Min-ah with sparkling eyes.
The way he waited for Kang Min-ah to speak, as if he was hoping for praise or judging it as an opportunity to appeal.
“hmm….”
Kang Min-ah opened her mouth with a faint smile.
“That’s true.”
“Huh huhuhu… .”
Kwon Yeon-hee slightly stepped back with a perverted smile, and Noh Yeon-seok smiled brightly without showing any embarrassment at Kang Min-ah’s playful compliment.
It seemed that Kang Min-ah was very happy that she did not deny Kwon Yeon-hee’s words about ‘poetry’ but accepted them gently.
‘It looks good.’
Jeong In-ho thought about it and smiled awkwardly.
‘But do we really have to do the salting here…?’
At this small table where all the survivors are gathered.
Perhaps Kim Ki-jung was thinking the same thing as Jeong In-ho, so he muttered, “Damn…,” and banged his head on the table. He then became absorbed in the meat attached to the ribs, but Han Do-yoon, who saw him, started yelling, “Mr. Kim Ki-jung is tearing the meat with his own strength…!” and ended up getting hit in the back.
“Eww! My back!”
“Be satisfied, since you held back from hitting me.”
“Satisfaction…! If that’s what you like, Kijung, then I can accept it…!”
“Please shut up and eat….”
Kim Ki-jung tried to move away from Han Do-yoon with a disgusted face, but failed.
Kim Ki-jung and Jeong In-ho’s eyes met for a moment.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Good luck.
Jeong In-ho gave her a thumbs up, telling her to figure out how to overcome this difficulty on her own, and then turned his attention away.
Next to him, No Yeon-seok was still singing about side dishes.
“There are a lot of good ingredients in the boss’s house, but there’s no cooking. I think he likes vegetables, so I made a dish with mostly vegetables, but you have to eat protein and other things to be healthy… I made sausage and meat, so I made that. Please eat those too.”
“I appreciate that, but….”
“You don’t hate meat stew, do you? I made it, but I’m worried you might not like it. But I made it because I thought you like Korean food, Manager…”
“No, I don’t hate it. I like it.”
“How about cold radish salad?”
“I like it, I like it….”
“There was bracken, so I seasoned that a bit too. There were a lot of different kinds, but the quantity wasn’t that much, so you had to eat them all before they spoiled. Even though I don’t usually eat at home, I honestly thought the manager’s side dish situation was a bit much.”
“So, what I’m saying is, why is Mr. Yeonseok worried about our side dishes?”
“yes?”
Noh Yeon-seok asked back, a little embarrassed as if it were natural.
“Weren’t you living with Seo-ah too?”
“… … .”
“No matter how much you like eating out, you have to feed your kids some home-cooked meals regularly so they’ll feel attached to your home. The manager knows how to take care of it, but I don’t think he’ll be a good cook either, so I packed it in.”
“… … .”
“I did well, right?”
“… Oh, oh, good job…”
Lee Jae-heon eventually sank before Seo-ah’s name.
Jeong In-ho thought about it.
‘I guess you only eat out most of the time.’
At that time, Kwon Yeon-hee asked.
“Boss, can’t you cook?”
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“What… Is that something you should say to the manager right now?”
“Ugh, I didn’t ask anything weird… .”
“There you go again. I told you not to act cute.”
“No, that’s not true. It’s never happened. The manager just thinks I’m cute.”
“This is really going to be a mess.”
Woo Joo-young, known as the mother of the planning team, stepped forward at the sight of Lee Jae-heon clicking his tongue.
“It’s because our Yeonhee wants to become close to the manager. You know, Yeonhee is such an innocent person.”
“Shouldn’t Team Leader Woo be on my side?”
“Where is the difference between your side and my side among all the adults? I just say whatever I want to say….”
“Oh, these.”
Hong Kyung-jun intervened as Lee Jae-heon made a displeased expression.
“You’ve been changing the subject all this time, so it seems clear that you can’t cook.”
“Can the people’s staff be this biased, Detective?”
“Don’t misunderstand, Mr. Lee Jae-heon. I have always been biased.”
“Cluck, cluck, cluck…!”
Jeong In-ho was eating when rice got stuck in his throat and he choked on it.
“Did I say something wrong?”
Kang Min-ah smiled and answered Hong Kyung-jun’s confident yet playful appearance.
“It seems like the detective’s personality differs greatly between when he’s in the other world and when he’s in reality.”
“Ah… I really was rude a lot back in the other world.”
“No, in that kind of situation, it’s better for us to be like you, detective, and give us strict orders and manage us. I just liked seeing you joke around.”
“thank you.”
In a friendly atmosphere, Kwon Yeon-hee asked again.
“So, boss, you can’t cook?”
“This is persistent.”
“I learned that perseverance is important.”
“Show some of that grit when you work at the company, Mr. Kwon.”
“Perseverance isn’t something you show at work. It’s something you show in life.”
“I guess work isn’t a part of life?”
“So, stop beating around the bush. Can’t you cook?”
“Ugh… .”
Lee Jae-heon clicked his tongue and answered.
“… I don’t think I’m that bad….”
“Yeah, that’s a lie.”
“If you’re not going to believe me, why did you ask?”
“I can’t imagine what it’s like for the manager to cook.”
Hong Kyung-jun interrupted Kwon Yeon-hee’s words.
“Oh, that’s right. Mr. Lee Jae-heon is really good at making black tea.”
“…? Black tea?”
“I remember you treating me to tea the last time I visited….”
“and.”
Kwon Yeon-hee looked at Lee Jae-heon with sparkling eyes.
“and.”
“stop.”
“and!”
Kwon Yeon-hee’s face became excited as if she had imagined Lee Jae-heon drinking red tea.
“Me too…! Please make me some black tea! I have a mouth and a tongue, and I know how to drink tea!”
“You don’t even know how to drink. You only know the difference between black tea and green tea. How can you complain?”
“Everyone has the right to drink tea…!”
Lee Jae-heon, who had been teased by Kwon Yeon-hee for over 10 minutes, nodded with a face that looked like his soul had been threshed.
“Please sit down… I’ll eat and ride.”
“Yes, yes.”
“Please sit down and eat your meal calmly and politely.”
“I’m good at that.”
“What a surprise.”
Noh Yeon-seok, who was watching the two, also spoke with sparkling eyes.
“But if you’re good at brewing tea, don’t you think you’ll be good at cooking too? Tea leaves are very sensitive to temperature and water volume, so if you’re good at brewing tea, doesn’t that mean you have a basic sense for cooking?”
“That’s why I said it’s not like I can’t do it… ”
Lee Jae-heon muttered with a tired face.
“It’s faster and easier to hire someone who cooks better than me, but I can cook ordinary, passable food. It’s not that great, so I just eat out.”
“You didn’t hire someone to cook for you? I think there’s always a lady like that in dramas.”
“There used to be… but I didn’t like strangers coming to my house all the time, so I sent them somewhere else. Even though Seo-ah is at home now, since Teacher Lee Yoon-byeol prepares breakfast and lunch anyway… why would I have to cook anything?”
“What do you know how to do?”
“Just… something like fried rice or stews? Or maybe japchae?”
“What about the soup? That’s surprisingly easy.”
“I don’t know about that.”
“You really like Korean food.”
Lee Jae-heon scratched his neck and said in response to Woo Joo-young’s exclamation.
“Because my family loves Korean food, I naturally developed a taste for that. Seo-ah seems to like Western food, so we’ve been going to restaurants in that area recently…”
“Do your parents like Korean food?”
“People say that comfort food is the best.”
Jeong In-ho nodded inwardly.
‘Well, this party is famous for that kind of traditional image.’
To begin with, I knew that the company logo itself had a lot of Korean colors in it, and that it maintained a close relationship with Gyeongbokgung Palace and various other tourist attractions.
Although it did not have the same level of technical skills as Oseong, it was popular in Korea thanks to its image of being friendly to the common people and its patriotic sentiments.
“There are people who wear hanbok at home too.”
“Oh, wasn’t that just a viral thing? I thought it was just for show.”
“No, it’s true. I also wore hanbok at home when I was young.”
“omg.”
Kwon Yeon-hee’s eyes sparkled.
“Show me.”
“What do you want to see, you crazy thing?”
“I want to see the young manager wearing a hanbok.”
“Where is that?”
“Don’t you have any albums or anything?”
“album?”
Lee Jae-heon blinked.
“…What album?”
“…? It’s an album for storing family photos.”
“Why did you make something like that?”
“… … .”
Kwon Yeon-hee quickly shut her mouth and stepped back.
“Phew… .”
“Why is he sighing again?”
“… Don’t you have an album, boss?”
Lee Jae-heon thought deeply about Jeong In-ho’s question and then shook his head.
“I don’t think there’s an album where you’ve collected those photos on purpose… Oh, right. Maybe there are photos from the event? I usually wear a suit when I go out, so there won’t be any photos of me wearing the hanbok you want, but can you at least show me those?”
“Okay, you can stop talking now.”
“Why are you bothering me when you asked yourself that question?”
Well, that’s because most people make family albums.
‘No, of course there are many families that don’t make it… .’
The unfortunate family history of Lee Jae-heon, which was known until now, and his statement that he did not have a family album, made people feel uneasy.
‘The atmosphere was good until just now.’
I felt like I was going to get a little tired now.
“… … .”
“Yeonseok, do you have more of this?”
“Cabbage salad? I made a ton of it. Would you like some more?”
“Oh, it’s a little salty, so even if you eat a lot, it’s not salty and tastes good.”
“Right? I did well, didn’t I?”
Only Noh Yeon-seok, who was quite clueless, was so excited by Lee Jae-heon’s praise that he brought some side dishes.
‘… It’s delicious.’
Dalgrak.
Because there were so many people and the table was so large, the same side dishes were placed here and there, so Jeong In-ho was also able to eat the cabbage salad that Lee Jae-heon had mentioned.
It was quite tasty as it was slightly spicy but had a nice strong soybean paste flavor.
‘Not sweet, not that salty.’
It also suited Jeong In-ho’s taste well.
At that point, Lee Jae-heon said.
“But how long will this go on?”
“…yes?”
“Every time you come to the other world, you stop by my house. It’s my boss’s house, of all places.”
“… … .”
“Isn’t it uncomfortable?”
ah.
‘…this.’
Jeong In-ho tried hard to ignore his feelings and answered with a calm face.
“It’s uncomfortable. The house is big and there are a lot of fun things to do.”
“… … .”
“It almost feels like a company outing to the manager’s house.”
“… … .”
“After finishing the other world, it feels reassuring to gather together like this.”
Lee Jae-heon, who had been listening to those words silently, answered naturally.
“okay?”
Kuk.
Jeong In-ho gripped his chopsticks tightly for a moment.
“… … .”
At this point, it became certain.
‘… They are guarding us again.’
It felt a little dizzying.
I did it even more because I knew that it was Lee Jae-heon’s own consideration.
(Continued in the next episode)
