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35_It's okay to be picky
35
여주
“Sir! What else can I make for you?”
On a day like any other, I decided to try cooking again.
성운
“I told you not to do that! I told you to stay away from the kitchen when you go there.”
여주
“There’s a reason for everything. It’s not like I hate you.”
여주
“And I know you secretly want to eat what I made.”
성운
“Well…then why don’t you try making it! What are you going to make?”
여주
“That’s a secret! Just look forward to it!”
I left the grumbling old man behind and prepared the ingredients.
여주
‘What should I make this time?’
One thing that comes to mind when I think about it like that.
여주
‘I don’t know if he’ll like it.’
성운
“Are you really not going to tell me?”
He's a man who never gives up. He keeps shouting from far away in front of the door.
여주
“I won’t tell you!”
성운
"really?"
여주
"yes!"
성운
“Really?”
여주
“That’s right! Get in quickly, quickly!”
After sending the old man off, I went back to focusing on preparing the ingredients.
What we're making today is soy sauce marinated crab.
I wasn't sure if my uncle would eat seafood, but I thought I'd give it a try. It'd be a surprise, you know?
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Not long after, the old man came out again, probably noticing the smell of food.
성운
“Huh? What is it? Isn’t it soy sauce marinated crab?”
여주
“How did you know?”
성운
“It smells exactly like soy sauce marinated crab.”
여주
"i like you?"
성운
“Then! The real heroine only picks out the things I like… She’s really a genius.”
여주
"I was worried you wouldn't like it, but luckily you don't. How can a fox have such a human taste?"
성운
“That’s true. How can spirits and humans live under the same roof?”
여주
“Anyway, sir, sit over there for a moment. I’ll bring it over soon.”
성운
“I’ll be here.”
여주
“Then don’t bother me.”
Luckily, the old man didn't bother me and I was able to finish making the crab.
여주
“Complete! Sir, go and sit down quickly.”
성운
“Are you sitting down?”
Even when I spoke clearly, the old man was right behind me…
여주
“Oh, seriously, I told you not to use that!”
성운
“I’m saying this because I want to eat the marinated crab I made quickly. Hurry up and sit down. I even prepared some cutlery.”
The old man had really set up all the cutlery and appetizer plates. He must have been so hungry...
성운
“Wow, it smells really good.”
Meanwhile, the old man brought the bowl closer, almost as if he was burying his nose in it, and was smelling it.
여주
“Do you like it that much?”
성운
“Of course! The heroine made it for me.”
여주
“Try it quickly.”
At those words, the old man immediately separated the torso and legs and ate them.
성운
“It’s delicious? Our Yeoju Gejang is also good at making, so what can’t we do?”
여주
"It's nothing special, what is it? I guess things went well this time."
성운
“But you’re not eating the crab? Why is your plate empty?”
여주
“Ah… the truth is, I don’t really like seafood…”
성운
“Really? So you were just going to give me this crab?”
여주
“Actually, that’s true…”
성운
“It’s fine to think about myself, lady. You should think about yourself too.”
성운
“Even if I’m hungry, if you’re full, I’m full too.”
성운
“I’m happy only if I like the female lead?”
I guess my thinking was too short-sighted.
I, too, made food that the old man would like, with the same mindset as the old man.
I should have thought that just as I like good things about you, you like them too…
성운
“Next time, eat whatever you want. I like whatever you like.”
여주
“Then next time I should prepare some dried pollack.”
성운
“No, no, no. You can’t eat fermented skate, Yeoju. I told you I almost threw up after eating that.”
여주
“You said you liked it if I liked it?”
성운
“But that’s not true! There are exceptions.”
성운
“Anyway, is there anything you want to eat now?”
여주
“What do you want to eat? Well… tteokbokki?”
성운
“Then, try moving your hand away for a moment.”
Then, something that I had never expected happened.
An empty plate filled with tteokbokki.
When I looked at him with surprised eyes, the old man made a smug expression.
성운
“It’s okay if you mess around. I’ll change everything for you.”
It's at times like this that I really feel the greatness of the spirit.