Peninsula: I run a bed and breakfast on Jeju Island

Chapter 31 Skipping Stones

"Should we take Brin with us too?" Li Ran asked.

"Hmm," Choi Jin-ri thought for a moment, then looked at him, "Let's just let it stay here for a while."

"Leaving so soon after arriving is too much trouble for it."

"Don't worry, I'll pay the custody fee."

Li Ran raised an eyebrow.

He opened his mouth, about to say something, but Choi Jin-ri stopped him, "Listen to me first!"

"I've been the only guest at your guesthouse since it opened, right?" Choi Jin-ri said, staring at him.

He scratched his brow and nodded somewhat awkwardly.

"Look! You have no other source of income. Are you planning to just sit around and live off your savings?" She tilted her head slightly as she looked at him.

Li Ran was somewhat speechless.

"Well……"

He wanted to refute it, but found that it was indeed true.

I came to Jeju Island on a whim.

I'm thinking of changing my lifestyle.

It turned out that they still couldn't live without money.

Although she inherited part of her great-aunt's savings, she couldn't just sit around and do nothing.

The guesthouse operates on a "six months without business, six months of profit" model. Room rates are not cheap.

"Don't worry, I'll introduce you to lots of customers," Choi Jin-ri said with a smile.

"Besides, I'm not leaving right now. It'll be several more days!"

Li Ran pursed her lips, unsure of what to say.

He glanced at the dove eggs, then at the tomato seedlings, and said, "Then next time your 'fellow villager' bears fruit, we won't know if you'll be there."

Upon hearing this, Choi Jin-ri also glanced at the "Busan 88" cherry tomato next to her.

"Call me when you get the results. I'll fly back immediately."

"I also want to see what kind of fruit my fellow villager's harvest will produce."

For a moment, the two fell silent.

Li Ran glanced at Cui Zhenli's profile.

She seemed to have noticed and turned to look at him.

He immediately turned his head to the front, feeling inexplicably guilty.

A slight smile played on her lips. Her gaze lingered on him for a moment before she asked, "What time is it?"

"Huh? Oh."

"Let me see..." He glanced at his phone. "It's 10:43."

"What's wrong?"

Choi Jin-ri pursed her lips. "How about you take me to the beach?"

"I haven't been to the beach yet after all these days."

"Now?" Li Ran was somewhat surprised.

The sea is nearby, so if Choi Jin-ri had said she wanted to go there from the beginning, Lee Ran wouldn't have been very surprised.

But she just said she'd go see the cherry blossoms tomorrow, why does she suddenly want to go out for a stroll today?

Since the sea was right there, and we were already there, we decided to take a stroll around...

Was it because of that phone call?

"Yes, now." She nodded.

Li Ran glanced at the weather.

The sun was shining brightly today, and the wind wasn't too strong.

He pursed his lips. "Okay, let me pack my things first."

He picked up the wooden planks and hammer from the ground, put them back in the storage room, and closed the door behind him.

Choi Jin-ri waited outside the tent, glanced at her phone, and then put it back in her pocket.

"Let's go?" He came out of the storage room and clapped his hands.

"Walk."

Choi Jin-ri was dressed as usual with sunglasses, a hat, and a mask.

However, compared to when she had completely covered herself up, she seemed more casual.

The two went out through the side gate of the courtyard and walked down the low slope.

The guesthouse is situated with its back to the slope and facing the sea, so it's only a few minutes' walk to the beach.

The road wasn't wide; it was a narrow path paved with gravel.

Unidentified wild grasses grew on both sides of the road, and on the side facing the sea, there were a few short trees that were being blown to one side by the wind.

Choi Jin-ri walked beside him, pulling her mask down a little and letting it hang on her chin.

She took a deep breath of fresh air, sweeping away the stuffiness that came with wearing a mask.

There were noticeably fewer people around, so she didn't put her mask back on.

There is a flat area at the bottom of the slope, and the beach is just ahead.

The sand was mixed with broken seashells and small pebbles, and it felt a bit hard when you stepped on it.

Choi Jin-ri stopped at the edge of the beach and looked down at her feet.

It's not summer now, so Choi Jin-ri isn't wearing sandals or flip-flops, which is a bit of a shame.

This sentence inexplicably popped into Li Ran's mind.

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

He's not a foot fetishist, why is he staring at other people's feet?

But I can't eat it.

He meant it was meaningless.

Is such that.

Choi Jin-ri took a few more steps forward, the sand sinking into the soles of her shoes, making a soft crunching sound.

Li Ran put his hands in his pockets and followed slowly behind her.

As they got closer to the sea, the wind picked up a bit, causing Choi Jin-ri's hat to lift up slightly.

She reached out and pressed down on the brim of her hat.

The sea is a deep blue today, with a hint of green near the shore.

The waves weren't big; they spread out onto the beach in waves, taking a layer of sand with them as they receded, leaving a wet patch behind.

The two stopped at a spot closer to the waves.

Choi Jin-ri looked at the sea without saying a word.

Li Ran squatted down next to her, picked up a small pebble, weighed it in her hand, and threw it onto the sea.

The pebble skipped twice on the sea surface and then sank.

"Just two?" She glanced down at him.

"The wind direction is wrong. My touch isn't right."

"This thing looks simple, but it's actually quite difficult."

He clapped his hands and stood up. "Try it if you don't believe me."

Choi Jin-ri picked up a pebble at her feet, held it between her fingers, and then tossed it aside.

"Thump."

The pebble sank directly, without even skipping a step.

"..."

Choi Jin-ri pursed her lips.

"See, I wasn't wrong!" Li Ran smiled.

He tilted his head slightly. "I was the champion at skipping stones in kindergarten!"

"A kindergarten? That's really impressive~" She pouted, deliberately drawing out the last syllable.

"That's because they stopped holding these kinds of competitions afterward. Otherwise, I would definitely be the champion too," he said, pursing his lips.

He squatted down, found another pebble, and handed it to her. "Generally speaking, pebbles for skipping stones should be flat. Round ones don't work well because they sink easily."

"You have to throw it sideways. Use the strength of your wrist."

Li Ran demonstrated the movements once.

She took the pebble, looked at him, and then tried it.

"thump."

A stone skipping on the water.

Li Ran raised an eyebrow. "At least it's a little better than at the beginning."

She pursed her lips and looked down to find another pebble.

She threw it with all her might.

"Thump... thump..."

Two stones skipping on the water.

She turned to look at Li Ran, a slight smile playing on her lips, a hint of smugness in her eyes.

"Tsk."