Today is Sunday.
The residential area on Sunday was so quiet that you could even hear the sound of the wind.
Usually, he spent Sundays on the dimensional farm. He didn’t have a girlfriend, and he found it more fun to hang out with people on the farm.
However, today he had an appointment with Min-ju.
It wasn’t anything grand like a date, but it was more like a market survey to see how to change Sunflower’s drinks.
Hae-jun headed to the forest path in Yeonam-dong where he was supposed to meet Min-ju. This place, also known as Central Park, was quite popular with couples on dates, perhaps because it was the weekend.
“Oppa!”
As the time of the appointment approached, Min-ju, wearing a sky-blue one-piece dress, ran towards him, waving her hand happily.
“Min-ju.”
“Did you wait long?”
“No. I just got here.”
“Really? That’s a relief. Where should we start?”
“Well. I don’t know the geography here very well. Actually, this is my first time here.”
He joined the military as soon as he turned twenty, and after that, he lived in Noryangjin.
He had never had a girlfriend, so he had no reason to come to a neighborhood like this in the first place.
“Wow, you’ve never been on a date?”
“I’m a bachelor.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yeah. It just happened that way.”
“You’re so handsome, why didn’t the girls leave you alone?”
It was the first time I’ve ever been called handsome. No, is it the second time?··· I think I heard something similar from Min-ju before.
“Okay. Then I’ll be your guide today.”
Min-ju said, naturally linking arms with Hae-jun.
“Let’s go!”
“Huh?··· Oh.”
Min-ju dragged Hae-jun towards an alleyway where small cafes were clustered.
Yeonnam-dong had a lot of trendy individual cafes. There was a place that remodeled a detached house into a cake shop, like Sunflower, and there was also a cafe that opened in the semi-basement of a row house.
“Oppa, let’s go in there.”
The place Min-ju led him to was a small pasta house with a great view of the forest path.
He looked at the drink menu and saw that they sold not only carbonated drinks and juice, but also beer and light wine.
‘As expected···’
The other restaurants he had seen on his way here were the same. Basically, they sold coffee like Americano or latte, and drinks like ade, soda, and cola.
“Ah~ The weather is nice.”
After ordering, Min-ju muttered happily, looking down at the park.
“Is it?”
To Hae-jun, who was always surrounded by lush nature on the dimensional farm, it was just an ordinary scenery with nothing special, but she seemed to feel differently.
“It’s so nice. The sun is warm, and the wind is blowing gently~. I feel like I’m on a date just sitting here. Hehe.”
“A, a date?”
“Actually, I was joking earlier, but I’m a bachelor too.”
“You? A bachelor?”
Min-ju shook her head slightly.
“Why? I bet a lot of guys were chasing after you.”
“That’s true, but I was too busy with my part-time job.”
Her striking appearance didn’t just appear out of nowhere one day.
Even in the same school uniform, Min-ju stood out. Should I say she was radiant? That’s why there were many men who followed her around, but she had never dated anyone.
She was busy enough preparing for the art school entrance exam while working part-time jobs in the morning and evening.
It’s not for nothing that she was nicknamed Part-timer.
“I see. But how did you have time today?”
“I barely got it. I’ve been looking forward to today for so long.”
“Why today?”
“Well, it’s with oppa···.”
Min-ju hurriedly covered her mouth.
“Huh?”
“Ah, no. If we’re done eating, let’s get up. We need to visit other stores.”
“I haven’t finished eating yet.”
“Hurry. Hurry. There are a lot of places we need to visit.”
Min-ju said, grabbing Hae-jun’s arm.
Hae-jun and Min-ju, who had hurriedly left the pasta house, walked around the cafe street, looking around here and there.
They went into a pretty cafe to eat dessert, and continued their market research by visiting restaurants that they thought were worth checking out.
It was true that Sunflower had a smaller drink menu than other similar restaurants.
After listening to Min-ju, selling ade was an excellent choice, and he decided that he needed to increase the variety of drinks, just like the purpose of the market research.
“Selling only ade definitely feels lacking.”
“Right. We need to have some coffee, and cola and soda are also essential.”
“It’s complicated.”
“It’s not complicated. We can buy coffee beans in bulk and make them with a machine. If you just buy me the machine, I’ll try it.”
“Coffee?”
“Did you forget? Oppa! I’m a part-timer. I know where to buy delicious coffee beans, and I can make them in no time if you just buy me a machine. Oh, and soda water too. It’s a loss to buy cans and sell them in retail like we do now. Either buy them in bulk from a wholesaler or buy a soda maker for commercial use.”
Somehow, she looked like a reliable senior mentor in the same industry, and Hae-jun just nodded in admiration.
“By the way, there’s a soda maker store nearby. Do you want to go there?”
“Okay.”
The store was located a short distance from Yeonam-dong.
As soon as they opened the door and went inside, a neatly dressed salesperson approached them with a sales smile.
“Welcome.”
“I run a Western-style restaurant, and I need a soda maker.”
At Min-ju’s words, the employee responded kindly, saying, “Oh, really?” and led them to the displayed machines.
“Are you perhaps a married couple?”
“Oh, no. Something like that. She’s just an employee. She’s the boss here.”
Min-ju’s cheeks, who vehemently denied it, turned slightly red.
“Oh, you two look so good together that I was mistaken.”
“Don’t joke around.”
“I’m serious. You two look really good together.”
“Hehe, really?”
“Yes. So you need a soda maker? This product is the best-selling product in our company these days.”
The salesman, who had created a friendly atmosphere, began to explain the product.
The soda maker was a large rectangular box with a faucet, similar to a water purifier.
The principle was simple. Carbonated water was created by mixing edible carbon dioxide and water connected to the back of the machine.
“Our company’s product doesn’t just have a tangy taste. It has a very deep flavor. It would be perfect to describe it as luxurious. That’s because water molecule particles···.”
He explained the product using technical termss as if he was excited.
It was too technical to understand everything, but it was roughly interpreted to mean that it was easy to use and the soda water tasted good.
“It’s refreshing, easy to manage, and affordable. Anyway, you’ll know when you try it yourself.”
“Can we try it?”
“Of course.”
The salesman confidently took out the carbonated water and handed it to them.
“Ugh~ What is this taste?”
Hae-jun, who drank the carbonated water given by the salesman, frowned at the unexpected taste.
He thought it would be a tangy and refreshing taste if it was carbonated water, but it was a flat taste, and it tasted like flat soda that had been left on the windowsill for a few days, forgetting about it.
“Ugh··· Originally, plain soda water tastes like this. It’s sour, but it’s not as tangy as you think, and it’s flat. You need to cool this down and add sweetness to make it edible.”
Min-ju said with a smile, looking at Hae-jun, who had a strong impression on his face.
“It’s not that, but it’s too flat?”
I remember drinking a drink with this flat taste recently.
Not in the real world, but on the dimensional farm···.
‘Oh, that spring water?’
“No way.”
Min-ju, who tilted her head, took the cup from Hae-jun’s hand and tasted it.
As Hae-jun said, the carbonated water lacked flavor.
The salesman, who was embarrassed by the unexpected reaction, said,
“I’m sorry. I gave you the wrong one. Try this one again.”
He identified the problem and handed them new soda water.
Indeed, it was a carbonated water with a fairly good tangy taste.
“Does it become this tangy when it’s properly cooled?”
“Yes.”
It was definitely different from the first one.
It had a similar flat taste, but the carbonated flavor was definitely alive.
‘Does that mean?···’
As Hae-jun made an interesting expression, the salesman’s eyes sparkled.
This was because he had a strong conviction that he would be able to sell the product.
“How about it? Take advantage of this opportunity and buy one. If you buy today, we’ll install it for free and give you a can of carbon dioxide gas as a service.”
Min-ju looked at him with her eyes, telling him to buy it, but Hae-jun had no intention of doing so.
This was because he had found real soda water that he could continue to use for free.
Today is Sunday.
The residential area on Sunday was so quiet that you could even hear the sound of the wind.
Usually, he spent Sundays on the dimensional farm. He didn’t have a girlfriend, and he found it more fun to hang out with people on the farm.
However, today he had an appointment with Min-ju.
It wasn’t anything grand like a date, but it was more like a market survey to see how to change Sunflower’s drinks.
Hae-jun headed to the forest path in Yeonam-dong where he was supposed to meet Min-ju. This place, also known as Central Park, was quite popular with couples on dates, perhaps because it was the weekend.
“Oppa!”
As the time of the appointment approached, Min-ju, wearing a sky-blue one-piece dress, ran towards him, waving her hand happily.
“Min-ju.”
“Did you wait long?”
“No. I just got here.”
“Really? That’s a relief. Where should we start?”
“Well. I don’t know the geography here very well. Actually, this is my first time here.”
He joined the military as soon as he turned twenty, and after that, he lived in Noryangjin.
He had never had a girlfriend, so he had no reason to come to a neighborhood like this in the first place.
“Wow, you’ve never been on a date?”
“I’m a bachelor.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yeah. It just happened that way.”
“You’re so handsome, why didn’t the girls leave you alone?”
It was the first time I’ve ever been called handsome. No, is it the second time?··· I think I heard something similar from Min-ju before.
“Okay. Then I’ll be your guide today.”
Min-ju said, naturally linking arms with Hae-jun.
“Let’s go!”
“Huh?··· Oh.”
Min-ju dragged Hae-jun towards an alleyway where small cafes were clustered.
Yeonnam-dong had a lot of trendy individual cafes. There was a place that remodeled a detached house into a cake shop, like Sunflower, and there was also a cafe that opened in the semi-basement of a row house.
“Oppa, let’s go in there.”
The place Min-ju led him to was a small pasta house with a great view of the forest path.
He looked at the drink menu and saw that they sold not only carbonated drinks and juice, but also beer and light wine.
‘As expected···’
The other restaurants he had seen on his way here were the same. Basically, they sold coffee like Americano or latte, and drinks like ade, soda, and cola.
“Ah~ The weather is nice.”
After ordering, Min-ju muttered happily, looking down at the park.
“Is it?”
To Hae-jun, who was always surrounded by lush nature on the dimensional farm, it was just an ordinary scenery with nothing special, but she seemed to feel differently.
“It’s so nice. The sun is warm, and the wind is blowing gently~. I feel like I’m on a date just sitting here. Hehe.”
“A, a date?”
“Actually, I was joking earlier, but I’m a bachelor too.”
“You? A bachelor?”
Min-ju shook her head slightly.
“Why? I bet a lot of guys were chasing after you.”
“That’s true, but I was too busy with my part-time job.”
Her striking appearance didn’t just appear out of nowhere one day.
Even in the same school uniform, Min-ju stood out. Should I say she was radiant? That’s why there were many men who followed her around, but she had never dated anyone.
She was busy enough preparing for the art school entrance exam while working part-time jobs in the morning and evening.
It’s not for nothing that she was nicknamed Part-timer.
“I see. But how did you have time today?”
“I barely got it. I’ve been looking forward to today for so long.”
“Why today?”
“Well, it’s with oppa···.”
Min-ju hurriedly covered her mouth.
“Huh?”
“Ah, no. If we’re done eating, let’s get up. We need to visit other stores.”
“I haven’t finished eating yet.”
“Hurry. Hurry. There are a lot of places we need to visit.”
Min-ju said, grabbing Hae-jun’s arm.
Hae-jun and Min-ju, who had hurriedly left the pasta house, walked around the cafe street, looking around here and there.
They went into a pretty cafe to eat dessert, and continued their market research by visiting restaurants that they thought were worth checking out.
It was true that Sunflower had a smaller drink menu than other similar restaurants.
After listening to Min-ju, selling ade was an excellent choice, and he decided that he needed to increase the variety of drinks, just like the purpose of the market research.
“Selling only ade definitely feels lacking.”
“Right. We need to have some coffee, and cola and soda are also essential.”
“It’s complicated.”
“It’s not complicated. We can buy coffee beans in bulk and make them with a machine. If you just buy me the machine, I’ll try it.”
“Coffee?”
“Did you forget? Oppa! I’m a part-timer. I know where to buy delicious coffee beans, and I can make them in no time if you just buy me a machine. Oh, and soda water too. It’s a loss to buy cans and sell them in retail like we do now. Either buy them in bulk from a wholesaler or buy a soda maker for commercial use.”
Somehow, she looked like a reliable senior mentor in the same industry, and Hae-jun just nodded in admiration.
“By the way, there’s a soda maker store nearby. Do you want to go there?”
“Okay.”
The store was located a short distance from Yeonam-dong.
As soon as they opened the door and went inside, a neatly dressed salesperson approached them with a sales smile.
“Welcome.”
“I run a Western-style restaurant, and I need a soda maker.”
At Min-ju’s words, the employee responded kindly, saying, “Oh, really?” and led them to the displayed machines.
“Are you perhaps a married couple?”
“Oh, no. Something like that. She’s just an employee. She’s the boss here.”
Min-ju’s cheeks, who vehemently denied it, turned slightly red.
“Oh, you two look so good together that I was mistaken.”
“Don’t joke around.”
“I’m serious. You two look really good together.”
“Hehe, really?”
“Yes. So you need a soda maker? This product is the best-selling product in our company these days.”
The salesman, who had created a friendly atmosphere, began to explain the product.
The soda maker was a large rectangular box with a faucet, similar to a water purifier.
The principle was simple. Carbonated water was created by mixing edible carbon dioxide and water connected to the back of the machine.
“Our company’s product doesn’t just have a tangy taste. It has a very deep flavor. It would be perfect to describe it as luxurious. That’s because water molecule particles···.”
He explained the product using technical termss as if he was excited.
It was too technical to understand everything, but it was roughly interpreted to mean that it was easy to use and the soda water tasted good.
“It’s refreshing, easy to manage, and affordable. Anyway, you’ll know when you try it yourself.”
“Can we try it?”
“Of course.”
The salesman confidently took out the carbonated water and handed it to them.
“Ugh~ What is this taste?”
Hae-jun, who drank the carbonated water given by the salesman, frowned at the unexpected taste.
He thought it would be a tangy and refreshing taste if it was carbonated water, but it was a flat taste, and it tasted like flat soda that had been left on the windowsill for a few days, forgetting about it.
“Ugh··· Originally, plain soda water tastes like this. It’s sour, but it’s not as tangy as you think, and it’s flat. You need to cool this down and add sweetness to make it edible.”
Min-ju said with a smile, looking at Hae-jun, who had a strong impression on his face.
“It’s not that, but it’s too flat?”
I remember drinking a drink with this flat taste recently.
Not in the real world, but on the dimensional farm···.
‘Oh, that spring water?’
“No way.”
Min-ju, who tilted her head, took the cup from Hae-jun’s hand and tasted it.
As Hae-jun said, the carbonated water lacked flavor.
The salesman, who was embarrassed by the unexpected reaction, said,
“I’m sorry. I gave you the wrong one. Try this one again.”
He identified the problem and handed them new soda water.
Indeed, it was a carbonated water with a fairly good tangy taste.
“Does it become this tangy when it’s properly cooled?”
“Yes.”
It was definitely different from the first one.
It had a similar flat taste, but the carbonated flavor was definitely alive.
‘Does that mean?···’
As Hae-jun made an interesting expression, the salesman’s eyes sparkled.
This was because he had a strong conviction that he would be able to sell the product.
“How about it? Take advantage of this opportunity and buy one. If you buy today, we’ll install it for free and give you a can of carbon dioxide gas as a service.”
Min-ju looked at him with her eyes, telling him to buy it, but Hae-jun had no intention of doing so.
This was because he had found real soda water that he could continue to use for free.
