Convenience store part-timer
ep. 06 Guest... Do you like me? ( 1 )
Last night, I sat on the living room sofa without sleeping and thought about it.
I'm going to go to the convenience store today and ask customers if they like me or if they have any feelings for me.
You can only know a person's heart by asking them directly, right?
But on the other hand... I'm worried
What if I ask and he just says he doesn't have any feelings and that's what I do?
And to make matters worse, there aren't any guests yet.
I'll be going home in a little over 40 minutes...
This is the first time I've felt this unwilling to go home.
김여주
For now... let's study
김여주
Until the CSAT... It's really not that far away. A little over half a year? That's about it.
The college entrance exam is just around the corner, so it's really stupid to be so carefree and work part-time and wait for customers, but if I don't work part-time, I won't be able to make money, and I'm curious about what customers think. What can I do?
It's been a while since I reviewed by solving the expected problems.
In my head
When will the guest arrive?
This thought just keeps on going around in my head
김여주
No!! You have to study, you have to study!!! This is not the time to think like that!! There's no point in studying now. It's meaningless.
When I was screaming like that alone
Tiring-
A guest has arrived
김여주
Yeah, hello
That was the guest I was waiting for(?)
김태형
Are you having trouble studying?
김여주
yes?
김태형
No, I was alone with my workbook open and screaming.
김여주
Oh, no..!
I felt my face turn red
Where did you hear that..?
김태형
Or maybe it's fortunate
김태형
Are you taking the CSAT this time?
김여주
Oh yes, that's right
김태형
Which university do you plan to attend?
I wondered why he was asking this, but I answered anyway.
김여주
My house is here... I want to go to a university in Seoul, but I don't know if my grades will be good enough.
김여주
I think it would be really good if you go around 00s...
As soon as I finished speaking, the guest
김태형
00 University is really good.. I really hope you come there.
He spoke quickly in a small voice, a long phrase that sounded like it was coming from somewhere.
Then, with a blush on his face, he went to the display case without knowing where anything was and just fiddled with the poor ramen packets.
Why is that?
Well... I'm a part-timer, so this is something I always have to say to customers.
김여주
If you are looking for something, please call me.
After that, I solved the expected problems again.
Anyway, I'm so absorbed in studying
김태형
Here... Do you happen to have shark bars in your ice cream?
김여주
Shark Bar? There used to be one... but they're all gone...? Wait a minute.
So I stopped studying again, put my books down, and was about to leave.
The customer glanced at my phone and said
김태형
You like BTS, huh?
I think you saw the song playing on my phone
But does listening to that group's songs make you a fan?
Then I must be a fan of almost all idols...ㅋㅋㅋ
As I was finishing up my thoughts and organizing things, the customer spoke again.
김태형
If you're not a fan, you probably don't know much about the songs.
Wow.. How did you know this was a track?
What I'm saying is that I'm looking at you strangely.
김태형
I'm not a fan, I'm just interested in idols and stuff.
But he spoke quickly as if he was really embarrassed about something.
Why, there are a lot of male fans these days
김여주
Oh, I see..! Now I'll find you some ice cream.
I continued talking with the customer as we walked to the ice cream fridge.
김여주
Usually, if there's no ice cream in the refrigerator, you can assume it's gone.
As soon as I finished speaking, the customer's expression was filled with disappointment.
김여주
Uh.. but!! It could be buried somewhere, so I can't be 100% sure that it's all gone.
Hearing this, the guest's eyes folded into crescent moons, his mouth turned into a square, and he smiled brightly.
김태형
Oh, that's a relief!
I guess he really wanted to eat shark fin soup
As we were talking, everything arrived in the refrigerator.
김여주
Um.. the shark bar is next to the melon bar.. but it's not there..?
김태형
It might be buried somewhere..!
김여주
Well then... shall we rummage around a bit..?
After rummaging through the refrigerator filled with ice cream for a while, I came across a familiar shark-face ice cream wrapper among the ice creams.
김여주
Customer...! There's one here! This is the first time I've ever had such a popular ice cream without one.
김여주
I usually keep more of the popular ones...
Saying that, he took out a shark bar from the cold refrigerator and gave it to the customer.
김태형
Uh... my hand... what should I do? It's really cold...?
They say... my hand?
I raised my hand to eye level and looked at it. There were a lot of ice cubes stuck to my red hand like decorations.
김여주
Oh, this much is okay..! Normally, when you stir and put in ice cream, it becomes like this. Don't worry.
김태형
still..
김여주
Hey, are you okay? Haha, this kind of thing happens a lot, it's common!! If you're looking for anything else, please let me know..!
And then I sat down at the counter again, wondering whether to study or not, when another customer called me.
김태형
Then give me a shark bar and a candy.
김여주
Oh, yes, I'll calculate it for you.
김여주
One shark bar and one candy, totaling 2,100 won
김태형
Yes, here's the money, have a candy.
Now, it's finally time to start the 'ask directly' operation that I've been preparing so hard for.
When you say it like this, it sounds like a really serious and important plan.
Actually, I did prepare something, even if it wasn't that big of a plan...
Yerim is good at this kind of thing... but I'm a little embarrassed to tell her, so I thought about it for a really long time yesterday.
late at night
I told Yerim I was going to sleep while studying, and I was left alone in the living room.
김여주
Hmm... If I just ask if you like me... you'll think I'm crazy...
"I need something special"
Something special... Something special...
김여주
Oh, I really don't get it? No, just asking for that one thing, giving her a bouquet of flowers, turning off the convenience store lights, lighting candles, and waiting for her is just Eva..
Yeah, the 'special things' I've thought of so far...
1. When a guest comes in, give them a bouquet of flowers and ask, "Do you like me?"
2. Turn off all the lights in the convenience store and leave only candles lit until the customer comes in. Then, when the customer comes in, ask, "Do you like me?"
3. Decorate it as if you are proposing in the trunk of your car. When the customer finishes paying, say, "Please come here for a moment," then show them the trunk and ask, "Do you like me?"
4. Write a long letter that reflects your feelings and those of your guests, then read it to them and give them a cake.
...It's about this much... Let's imagine the future for each situation..?
1. When a guest comes in, give them a bouquet of flowers and ask, "Do you like me?"
Tiring-
김여주
hello..!
김태형
hello
김여주
Hmm... Excuse me, do you... like me..?
Then he took out the bouquet of flowers he had hidden behind his back and gave it to the guest.
김태형
N, yes..? What is this..
The result is...! Failure!
2. Turn off all the lights in the convenience store and leave only candles lit until the customer comes in. Then, when the customer comes in, ask, "Do you like me?"
김여주
The lights are all turned off and the candles are lit, so all you have to do is wait.
Tiring-
김여주
hello!
손님
Oh my... why is this convenience store like this... I should go somewhere else
필요한 역
Part-timer!! Who would leave a convenience store like this?! You're not coming in starting tomorrow.
This, this... failed before the guests even arrived...
This also failed..!
3. Decorate it as if you are proposing in the trunk of your car. When the customer finishes paying, say, "Please come here for a moment," then show them the trunk and ask, "Do you like me?"
김태형
Well then, goodbye
김여주
Oh, wait a minute..!
김태형
Yes? Why?
김여주
Please follow me for a moment.
And I'm about to go to the car, but, huh? Come to think of it, I'm still a minor and don't have a car.
Then this too
failure
4. Write a long letter that reflects your feelings and those of your guests, then read it to them and give them a cake.
김여주
Ahem.. the letter is ready, and the cake is ready too..!
Tiring-
김여주
hello-
김태형
yes~
So the calculation is done,
김태형
good bye
김여주
Oh, just a moment
After taking the letter I had hidden in my arms and the cake I had put in the refrigerator in case it went bad,
김여주
By any chance, do you like me?
After asking, he gave me a letter and a cake.
김태형
...to?
The guest was embarrassed
It's not just embarrassment either
Because it's embarrassing + dumbfounded
This too, of course...
It's going to fail
김여주
Ah.. then what should I do.. this is the only idea that comes out of my head..
I thought it would all go back to nothing, but maybe it was because it was dawn, but my stomach started growling.
김여주
No, you won't gain weight if you eat at this time.
김여주
....Since something as small as a candy is small, its calories would also be small, right..?
김여주
Where's the candy, candy~
While I was looking for candy like that
I remembered the candies the customer gave me.
김여주
I can eat that...!!!
I don't know if it was because he didn't know what flavor I liked, but he gave me so many different flavors.
Among them, my favorite flavor is!
The taste of strawberries and milk mixed together!!
Luckily, it was there
김여주
I have to eat this one
So I sat back down in the living room with a candy in my hand.
김여주
I'll eat this and go to sleep. I'm sleepy.
That's right, the clock was already pointing to 4 o'clock.
김여주
I need to eat and sleep quickly, or I'll be late for school tomorrow.
After sucking on the candy without thinking, I lay down on the bed to sleep.
김여주
I guess I shouldn't ask the customer... I have no ideas.
Yeah, I wasn't even proposing, but I was going too far with the cake and tea event.
김여주
Ugh... I'm sleepy... I should go to sleep
Oh right, candy.
That candy really did the trick
Eating that helped calm my stomach a bit.
I have to go to work tomorrow and always say thank you to the customers.
Should I give you some candy too?
Then a brilliant idea struck me.
My eyes, which were heavy as a thousand pounds, suddenly opened and I immediately started simulating.
No matter how many times, how many dozens, how many hundreds of times I tried this, the results were really good.
I'm saying it didn't get awkward
김여주
Wow... this plan is seriously... the best plan of my life...
After mumbling like that in a half-asleep state, I closed my eyes and wrote a note on my phone in case I forgot it tomorrow.
After I finished paying the bill and the customer was about to leave, I opened my mouth.
김여주
That customer..!
If you say this, customers might not come to the convenience store anymore.
Losing a regular customer
Still, I couldn't hide my curiosity
Maybe... really just maybe... that customer could be my man.
You can think of the odds as 50:50. It's half and half.
I was really shaking and shaking, but I calmed my trembling voice, took a deep breath, and spoke loudly with confidence, clenching my fists.
김여주
Sir, do you like me?