Peninsula: I run a bed and breakfast on Jeju Island

Chapter 112 Awakening

"Awoo~"

Li Ran stretched.

"wipe!"

He sat up to catch his breath; his arm seemed to have gone numb from being pressed down.

After a while, he shook his hands and stood up.

He vaguely remembered hearing some noise outside while he was sleeping; it must have been Lee Ji-eun packing her things to leave.

He was too tired from staying up late writing last night, so he didn't get up to check.

Lee Ji-eun should be on a plane to Seoul by now, right?

He glanced at the time; it was already 12:49.

"Damn it, I should have started writing sooner." He rubbed his eyes.

Li Ran looked at the records on her bracelet, which showed that she hadn't fallen asleep until 4:21 a.m. yesterday.

He was typing away when he spaced out for a while and accidentally clicked on TikTok.

By the time he realized what had happened, half an hour had passed.

Then, after clicking exit, he subconsciously clicked into Douyin again.

Another half hour wasted.

So he didn't finish writing the two chapters of the novel that were supposed to be released at noon until 4:21 a.m.

The novel performed quite well.

After all, it's "Lord of Mysteries." Its achievements in its previous life have already proven its strength.

Even though his pen name was that of an unknown newcomer, he still attracted many readers.

The number of readers has been steadily increasing.

If things continue like this, Li Ran feels that Sanjiang has a future.

"Hiss hiss hiss————"

Li Ran brushed her teeth, savoring the minty taste in her mouth.

He inexplicably remembered the mint-flavored chocolate that Lee Ji-eun had fed him.

It tastes exactly like toothpaste!

After quickly washing up, Li Ran first fed Xiao Hei and Bulin, then washed her hands and went into the kitchen.

He didn't plan to cook much since he was eating alone.

Li Ran opened the refrigerator and took a look.

There aren't many dishes inside, but it's definitely enough to cook a home-style meal.

Looks like I'll have to buy some groceries on my way to get the certificate today.

He decided to simply make scrambled eggs with tomatoes and pork with celery.

Tomatoes are always kept in the refrigerator.

This stuff tastes alright whether eaten raw or stir-fried, so Li Ran always buys a lot of it.

Once his own tomatoes are ripe, he might not need to buy so many.

Who knows?

The rain had stopped in the yard, but the ground was still wet.

The rain was ankle-deep then, but the water on the ground has receded quite a bit now.

Fortunately, most of the tomatoes in the greenhouse were not damaged.

He paid special attention to the Busan 88 tomatoes, and there were almost none that were bad.

After rinsing the rice, he turned on the rice cooker.

This time I made rice. If you choke while eating, just drink some plain water.

Li Ran usually chooses between porridge and rice when cooking.

Congee is just porridge. The main reason is that he can't eat porridge after eating rice, so he rarely cooks porridge when he cooks rice.

He washed the tomatoes and tossed them in his hands.

Looking at the tomatoes in his hand, he inexplicably thought of the persimmons from his hometown.

There is a persimmon tree in the yard of his hometown, and it bears a lot of fruit every year.

This attracted many sparrows, who pecked at the persimmons until they were rotten and fell to the ground.

"Damn, why do I keep thinking about the past lately?" He shook his head.

Li Ran ladled out the stir-fried dishes and brought them to the dining table.

There were only two dishes on the table.

The scrambled eggs with tomatoes are a beautiful mix of red and yellow, and the broth is still steaming. The pork and celery dish is a more home-style cooking method, not too oily, but very fragrant.

Li Ran served herself a bowl of rice and poured herself a glass of warm water.

He never had any sense of ritual when eating alone.

Sometimes they're even too lazy to serve the dishes and just eat right there by the pot.

Today, I just wanted to avoid messing up the kitchen since it had just been cleaned.

He picked up a piece of celery with his chopsticks, chewed it a couple of times, and said, "Hmm, it's alright."

Li Ran glanced at Xiao Hei and Blin, who were eating dog food and cat food with their heads down, and then looked at the empty chairs across the table.

Sigh, it's back to eating alone again.

"Damn it, why are you acting like an empty-nest elderly person?"

He chuckled at his own thought and shook his head.

Li Ran slowly finished her meal, drank the last sip of warm water, and leaned back comfortably in her chair.

"Hiccup~"

Once a person is full, sleepiness easily sets in.

Especially since he only went to sleep at four o'clock last night, his eyelids were still a bit heavy.

Li Ran rubbed her temples and glanced at the time.

1:20 PM.

"Never mind, I'll finish my work before I go to sleep."

He still needs to make an appointment to get a certificate this afternoon.

Both the animal quarantine certificate and the vaccination certificate need to be obtained in advance, otherwise it will be a hassle to take Xiao Hei and Bulin on a plane later.

He got up and began tidying up the table.

Actually, it only consists of two plates, one bowl, and one pair of chopsticks.

That's the advantage of eating alone; there are fewer dishes to clean up.

He put the clean plates into the drainer and wiped the countertop.

Li Ran shook the water off her hands, walked into the living room, and collapsed onto the sofa.

"Phew~"

Li Ran stared blankly at the ceiling.

There's a small black spot on the ceiling; I don't know if it's dirty or a mark left from a previous water leak.

After a while, he rubbed his eyes and sat up, leaning on the sofa.

Li Ran opened the airline's app and glanced at the specific procedures for pet transportation.

He had glanced at it once before, but hadn't memorized it carefully.

Looking at it again now, he still finds the process a bit troublesome.

You need to go to the veterinary hospital to get a vaccination certificate first, and then take the certificate to the animal health supervision bureau to get a quarantine certificate.

Once the two certificates are issued, they are only valid for a few days, so you can't apply for them too far in advance.

However, he didn't have any strict time requirements, so he planned to buy the ticket whenever he got the certificate.

He took a screenshot and made a memo listing the materials he needed to bring.

Resident registration card, vaccination record, and immunization certificate issued by the veterinary hospital —

"Where did I put my vaccination record?"

Li Ran walked towards the cabinet under the television.

If he remembers correctly, he should have left it there.

He opened the drawer and rummaged through it, and sure enough, he found the vaccination record book in a plastic bag.

He looked through it and saw that Brin's last vaccination was three months ago, and it was still within the validity period.

He had kept Xiao Hei's vaccination record book, while he had brought Brin's vaccination record book along with it when Lee Ji-eun first brought Brin over.

Li Ran stood up with the vaccination record book in her hand, then looked at them, "Hey, Little Black! Brin! Come here!"

Xiao Hei was dozing on the dog bed when it heard the noise and looked up at him.

Brin, on the other hand, curled up in a slightly larger nest nearby.

This was originally Little Black's spot, but it's taken over by it.

"Suckling."

Li Ran called out twice more.

Little Black immediately came running over, all excited.

Brin glanced at him lazily.