Peninsula: I run a bed and breakfast on Jeju Island

Li Ran lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He recalled the entries about "Sherry" that he had seen in his previous life...

"People still need to eat more! They can't be too thin, or they'll start overthinking." He murmured, thinking of her thin figure.

Lee Ran had no intention of "saving" Choi Jin-ri.

Who can he save? He can't even save himself. Otherwise, he wouldn't have rushed into the guesthouse as soon as it opened, wanting to live a more comfortable life.

We can only say that we interact normally. There's no need to deliberately get close, nor is there a need to deliberately distance ourselves.

After an unknown amount of time, faint footsteps were heard outside the door.

Then came the sound of the door being gently closed.

He glanced at the doorway, turned over, and closed his eyes again.

The next morning, after washing up, Li Ran went into the kitchen to prepare a meal.

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He glanced at the refrigerator and saw that there were still quite a few eggs left, which was perfect for making steamed eggs.

This stuff requires quite a bit of skill. If the heat is too high or the cooking time is too long, the texture will easily become tough.

Li Ran stirred the egg mixture with chopsticks, scooped in a spoonful of broth, filtered it twice through a fine sieve, and then slowly poured it into the pot to steam.

After making the steamed eggs, he casually served a small dish of pickled vegetables and sliced ​​a few pieces of soft tofu.

At 8:00 AM sharp, he appeared at Choi Jin-ri's room door with breakfast in hand.

He gently placed the breakfast on the ground, with a note under the bowl.

"Eat it while it's hot."

After eating it "while it's hot" for several days in a row, he felt that his Korean characters were becoming less illegible.

He smiled, then shook his head, trying to clear the jumbled thoughts from his mind.

"but……"

Looking at the plates on the ground, Li Ran thought for a moment, "It seems I still need to find a small table, otherwise it's too messy to just put them on the ground."

After breakfast, he prepared to go to the vegetable garden to check on the tomato seedlings.

It seems like it's cloudy today, but the weather forecast says it won't rain.

He looked up at the sky; it was covered with dark clouds.

Li Ran glanced around the tomato seedlings; the soil was a bit dry. He squatted down, held the watering can, and slowly moistened the soil.

The flower buds at the top of the tomato seedlings have grown a little more.

Xiao Hei also wandered around the vegetable shed, occasionally digging in the soil in a corner.

Sometimes it would even try to poke at Li Ran's shoes with its muddy claws, only to be brushed away by his feet, then it would try again, and again...

Have fun.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he caught a glimpse of a figure walking towards the vegetable garden out of the corner of his eye.

Li Ran didn't react much, and continued to steadily water the seedlings with the watering can.

The figure slowly approached and finally stopped by the fence of the vegetable garden.

She paused for a few seconds, pursed her lips, and then said, "...Thank you for breakfast."

Li Ran then turned her head and stood up.

Choi Jin-ri stood in the sunlight, wearing a light gray long-sleeved shirt, her hair casually gathered behind her shoulders.

This time, she neither wore a hat nor a mask, standing openly in front of Li Ran.

Li Ran casually placed the kettle on the ground. "As long as you're used to the food. Breakfast is included in the room rate anyway, it's just what I should do."

"By the way, the steamed eggs I made this morning might not have been done properly. I'll adjust them tomorrow. Is there anything you'd like to eat? Let me know in advance, and I'll make it for you tomorrow."

"Either is fine, they're both delicious." She gently shook her head.

"Okay, I'll go wash the dishes then." Li Ran raised an eyebrow and turned to walk towards the kitchen, intending to wash the dishes first.

Halfway there, he suddenly remembered that the small tables in the corner of the yard could be moved to the guest room door so that there would be a place to put breakfast.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Choi Jin-ri was still standing in the same spot. He paused for a moment, then said, "Oh, right..."

He turned his head and casually remarked, "The scenery here is actually quite nice; you can come out for some fresh air once in a while."

"Getting some fresh air is always better than staying cooped up indoors. Don't you agree?"

Choi Jin-ri nodded without saying anything.

She looked down at her feet and saw that Little Black had somehow run out of the tomato seedling patch.

It was circling around Choi Jin-ri, occasionally nuzzling her ankle with its head.

Choi Jin-ri's lips curled up slightly, and she was just about to squat down and pat its head when the little guy turned and ran away.

She looked in the direction it was following and found that it was chasing Li Ran's shadow.

She stared blankly at the backs of the man and the dog, slightly lost in thought.

The wind swept in from the sea, carrying a slightly salty, fishy smell, which made the stray hairs on her shoulders even more disheveled.

She didn't go back to her room immediately, seemingly having taken Li Ran's words to heart, and instead wandered around the courtyard.

Finally, she stopped next to the tomato seedlings.

The tender green leaves still had a little dew on them, and the tiny emerald green flower buds at the tips were swaying gently in the wind.

Choi Jin-ri stretched out her hand, her fingertips slowly approaching the flower bud, finally hovering only half an inch away from it.

She pursed her lips, but still put her hand down.

……

There was no wind in the afternoon, and most of the dark clouds had dispersed.

Li Ran moved a deck chair to the yard and sat down, flipping through a Korean grammar book.

Sometimes when he got tired of reading, he would simply use the book as a sun hat to cover his face.

Little Black was still running around happily nearby.

The courtyard was very quiet.

Therefore, the sounds coming from the kitchen were exceptionally clear in this quiet area.

The soft sound of the refrigerator door opening, the light tap of a wok being taken out and placed on the stove, the intermittent chopping sound of a cleaver hitting the cutting board...

The sound of the knife stopped for a moment, as if the ingredients had rolled away because they weren't placed properly. She hurriedly chased after them and put them back in place.

Li Ran didn't take it seriously and continued to rock slowly in the recliner.

After a while, there was the soft sound of the stove being lit, followed by the sizzling sound of oil being poured into the pan.

Li Ran seemed to have had enough of lying down. She stretched and picked up her Korean language book again.

The sounds from the kitchen never stopped; occasionally, the soft clatter of a spatula hitting the edge of a pot could be heard, one soft clatter after another, sounding very cautious.

After a while, a slightly burnt smell wafted out of the kitchen.

Immediately following was a short, startled cry, as the spatula slammed against the edge of the pot, creating a chaotic commotion.

When Li Ran smelled the burning smell, she had already turned the book upside down on the recliner, got up, and rushed into the kitchen.

Choi Jin-ri was standing in front of the stove, clutching half a cucumber that she hadn't finished cutting, and stood there awkwardly, frozen in place.

The eggs in the pan were burnt to the bottom, with a dark brown ring around the edges, and the smell of cooking oil hadn't dissipated yet.

The heat was probably too high, and the oil temperature wasn't controlled properly. The egg mixture went overheating as soon as it hit the pan, and the edges started to burn before I even realized it. By the time I smelled the burning and tried to flip it, it was too late.

As for Choi Jin-ri?

She was still thinking about what to do with that cucumber.

How to hold the knife, whether the slices are too thick or too thin, how much salt to add when mixing... all of this completely forgets about the pot on the stove.

By the time she smelled the burning and wanted to turn back, it was too late.

When she saw Li Ran come in, she was clearly at a loss.

Choi Jin-ri bit her lower lip. "I... I saw there were some eggs in the fridge, so I thought I'd fry some eggs and make a cucumber salad too..."

She pursed her lips. "I never expected it to turn out like this."

Li Ran walked to the stove and glanced at it briefly.

He first turned off the stove, moved the pot to the shelf next to him, and then turned up the fan speed of the range hood to make the smoke dissipate faster.

Turning back, he grabbed a kitchen paper and casually wiped away the oil splattered on the table.

Li Ran glanced at the bewildered Cui Zhenli, and spoke in a gentle tone, without any hint of blame, "You don't need to turn the heat up so high when frying eggs, medium heat is enough."

He took two more eggs from the refrigerator and cracked them into a bowl.

He scrambled the eggs with chopsticks, talking non-stop, "The pan needs to be heated first, then the oil can be poured in, no need to wait until it's smoking..."

He pointed to the bottom of the pot, "The oil is just starting to ripple and getting warm; now is the perfect time to add the egg mixture."

The egg mixture was slowly poured down the side of the pan, and with a sizzle, it quickly spread out on the bottom of the pan, with tiny bubbles rising around the edges.

Choi Jin-ri blinked and listened quietly to Li Ran's instructions.

"...Then slowly push in one direction..."

With a gentle push of the spatula, the egg mixture swirls into fluffy, golden-yellow pieces, without a single burnt edge.

"Don't stir it too hard, it's easy to break. Just turn off the heat when it's just set and let it sit in the residual heat for a while."

Choi Jin-ri pursed her lips, still feeling a little embarrassed.

Li Ran scooped the scrambled eggs into a plate and glanced back at her.

He paused, then added with a smile, "I haven't had lunch yet, shall we eat together?"