Peninsula: I run a bed and breakfast on Jeju Island

Chapter 79 The Gratitude Tablet Sleep Method

Li Ran nodded; what she said seemed to make sense.

"Waaaaah~"

Li Ran glanced down at Xiao Hei, who was twisting its body, and said, "Alright, I'll untie you now. You've eaten enough anyway."

He untied the rope from the little black collar and then filled its food bowl with dog food.

Brin, on the other hand, didn't need to, because its food bowl was already full.

After all, Brin didn't bite him.

As soon as Li Ran finished pouring out the dog food, Xiao Hei plunged headfirst into the bowl.

It's like Li Ran often abuses it.

Actually, it was just a late meal.

Li Ran patted its back. "Tsk, it's gotten a bit fat!"

Little Black buried its head in its food and ate heartily, its tail swishing like a windshield wiper.

Perhaps as revenge for Li Ran calling it fat, it would occasionally twitch its tail at him.

Li Ran grabbed its tail, then gestured with her hand next to its belly, "Little Black used to have a bit of a waist, but now it's almost a barrel."

He glanced to the side and saw Xilin eating slowly, head down, chewing one grain at a time.

Lee Ji-eun glanced at it too, "Brin eats quite elegantly."

"That's why it's so thin." Li Ran put away the dog food bag. "If it were like Xiao Hei, it would have been as fat as a ball by now."

He pursed his lips. "Little Black is like it's been starving for three years. I've fed it every single meal."

Lee Ji-eun smiled and shook her head.

Xiao Hei seemed to hear someone mention his name, looked up at them, and still had some crumbs on his lips.

Li Ran clicked her tongue in disgust and took a tissue to wipe its mouth.

"I haven't really seen it exercise much, so how come it eats so much?"

"Maybe he was working out really hard in his dreams, he must have been exercising a lot," Lee Ji-eun analyzed seriously.

"Then why doesn't it lose weight? It's just been training in its dreams, and eating it all up in reality, right?" He pinched a handful of the fat on Little Black's body.

"But it's fine, being a little chubby is better than being too thin."

Lee Ji-eun smiled, glanced at the yard outside the window, and said, "By the way, have there been more mosquitoes lately?"

"The weather's getting warmer, that's normal." Li Ran casually tossed the tissue she'd used to wipe Xiao Hei's mouth into the trash can.

"Why don't you buy some mosquito-repellent plants or something?"

"This thing has limited effectiveness, right?" He scratched his brow.

"It seems like you need to grow a lot of them, and they need to have a very strong flavor?"

"Otherwise, it would feel no different from a decoration."

"Then I don't know." She shook her head.

After everyone had finished eating, Li Ran got up and started clearing the dishes.

Little Black had finished all the dog food in his bowl without anyone noticing.

It stuck out its tongue and lay on the floor.

"Look at you, lying down right after eating." Li Ran gently touched its bottom with her toe as she passed by with her bowl and chopsticks. "Why don't you walk a few steps to digest your food?"

Xiao Hei lifted its eyelids and glanced at him, then patted the floor perfunctorily with its tail, showing no intention of moving.

Lee Ji-eun looked at them with a smile.

"Sometimes I'm a little envious of it. It eats and then sleeps, and sleeps and then eats again. It never has insomnia." He pursed his lips.

Lee Ji-eun blinked. "Didn't you eliminate most of the pressure it might have generated?"

"Doesn't that show you've taken good care of it?"

"That's true." He nodded.

Li Ran smacked her lips. "If only someone could help me relieve stress."

He looked at Xiao Hei with a hint of envy.

Lee Ji-eun raised an eyebrow. "So you want to be kept? I do know quite a few wealthy women. Do you need me to introduce you?"

"There are widows who have lost two husbands and inherited their fortunes, but their standards are a bit high; there are also successful, independent businesswomen, but they tend to be a bit controlling."

"I have plenty of resources here, do you need them?" Lee Ji-eun said jokingly.

Li Ran quickly shook his head; he wasn't really interested in knowing the symbolic meaning of steel wool.

"Forget it, I'd better think about how to fall asleep quickly."

"Don't you have the ability to help people fall asleep? How come you're having trouble falling asleep yourself?" She blinked.

"Does a doctor not heal himself?"

Lee Ji-eun raised an eyebrow. "However, I do have a pretty good way to help you sleep."

"What method?"

"Close your eyes and then imagine any specific image in your mind."

"The simpler, the better," she added.

"Then, just like operating a camera, you observe this imagined thing repeatedly from different angles."

"I got sleepy very quickly. This is the result of my countless personal experiences." She pointed to herself with her thumb.

"Tsk," Li Ran nodded, "Okay, I'll give it a try later."

"However, I feel I have a method that suits me better."

"Hmm?" Lee Ji-eun looked at him in confusion.

"As soon as I'm ready to write, sleepiness sneaks in right on time," Li Ran said.

She rolled her eyes. "Is that something to be proud of?"

"I didn't say I was proud!" He spread his hands and looked at Lee Ji-eun.

"It's just the truth. I'm helpless about it too."

Lee Ji-eun gently stroked her chin with her index finger. "It seems I need to reconsider the monthly royalties I give you."

"Ahem, I was just talking nonsense! I love writing!"

Li Ran's expression immediately changed, and she put on a fawning face.

"How could I be sleepy while typing? Typing makes me happy! Typing makes me energetic!" he shouted, raising his hands.

"Alright," Lee Ji-eun waved her hand. "Listen to what you're saying, is it against your conscience?"

"Don't worry, the promised two million won per month will not be less than a penny."

Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, Lee Ji-eun is currently the biggest and only major sponsor of his novel.

"Okay, hurry up and put the bowl down, lest you slip and drop it and break it." She shook her head.

"Hehe." Li Ran chuckled.

He kicked Xiao Hei on his way back to the kitchen, but the argument went on for ages, and he's still holding the dishes in his hand.

He carried the bowls and chopsticks to the dishwasher in the kitchen.

The soft hum of a dishwasher could be heard coming from the kitchen.

The room became much quieter, with only the occasional panting of Xiao Hei and the soft chewing sounds of Blin eating cat food.

As for why the little black dog has finished its food while Brin is still eating cat food?

All I can say is that you should never underestimate how fast Xiao Hei can cook rice.

Lee Ji-eun took out her phone, opened the camera, and pointed it at Xiao Hei and Bulin.

"Click~"

The phone shutter clicked once.

Hearing the noise, Xiao Hei lazily raised its head. When it saw the camera, it actually cooperated quite well, opening its mouth and exhaling a couple of breaths.

Lee Ji-eun looked down and flipped through the photos she had just taken.

In one of the photos, Xiao Hei is looking up, his eyes glazed over.