Peninsula: I run a bed and breakfast on Jeju Island

Chapter 82 This Sprite has power

Smelling the aroma, Lee Ji-eun swallowed hard.

Braised pork, stir-fried pork with wood ear mushrooms, and stir-fried green vegetables were laid out on the table.

She first took a sip of millet porridge, then picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in her mouth.

The fatty pork was stewed until tender and melted in your mouth with a gentle bite. The sweet sauce coated the meat, making it not greasy at all.

The lean meat wasn't dry at all, and it absorbed all the broth.

She squinted and nodded. "Delicious!"

She gave Li Ran a thumbs up.

"Is it really necessary to be so extravagant?" He shook his head.

"But it's really delicious!"

She picked up another piece of wood ear mushroom stir-fried with pork.

The wood ear mushrooms were crisp, and the pork had a wok-fried aroma.

Although she couldn't quite explain what "wok hei" (the smoky aroma imparted by a wok) was, it was just a feeling.

Lee Ji-eun ate very attentively, her chopsticks almost never stopping.

Besides the millet porridge, there were also two cans of Sprite on the table.

Li Ran picked up the Sprite next to her and unscrewed the cap.

"Sizzle~"

A bubbling sound suddenly emerged.

Lee Ji-eun's eyes lit up. "Pour me some."

Li Ran raised an eyebrow and poured some Sprite into her cup. "Don't you singers not drink carbonated drinks much?"

"The transparent bubbles in the cup kept rising."

She gulped down a mouthful, and the bubbles rose to the top.

"Burp~"

She covered her mouth and burped.

"Singers are human too, not ascetics. It's okay for them to have a drink every now and then."

"Oh no." She put down her cup. "I feel like I'm getting fatter and fatter from eating here lately."

"Is it my fault?"

He curled his lip. "You make it sound like I feed you pig feed every day."

"You're the pig!" she wrinkled her nose.

"But your cooking is really delicious. I've only been here for four or five days and I feel like I've gained at least several pounds."

She patted her stomach anxiously.

"I didn't see it at all; you're overthinking it."

Li Ran took a sip of Sprite, picked up a piece of lean meat, and stuffed it into her mouth.

He still prefers lean meat. When buying pork, he usually chooses the lean cuts the most.

Suddenly, a "whooshing" sound came from the side.

Li Ran looked down and saw that Xiao Hei had squatted down next to the dining table at some point.

Its tail wagged rapidly, and its dark eyes were fixed on the braised pork on the table.

"You're really good for nothing, but you're number one at eating." Li Ran picked up a piece of meat and threw it into its rice bowl.

"Isn't it always said that if someone is lazy and doesn't take initiative, then they have a problem with their thinking?" Lee Ji-eun chimed in with a laugh.

She picked up another piece of green vegetable and threw it into Xiao Hei's rice bowl.

A balanced diet of meat and vegetables is essential!

Lee Ji-eun stared at Xiao Hei for a moment; it was wolfing down its food.

She felt her appetite had increased.

"By the way, which store did you buy your black puppy from? It seems to have a really good personality."

Li Ran shook her head. "I didn't buy it. I found Xiao Hei in an alley when I first came to Jeju Island."

"You have no idea how dirty it was. It was a tiny little thing huddled in a corner, completely soaked."

"Its fur was matted together and covered with some kind of filthy stuff."

Lee Ji-eun looked down at Xiao Hei.

It had finished eating all the meat in its bowl and was now raising its head and wagging its tail, looking forward to something.

It is now clean and its fur is soft; you can't tell at all from how disheveled it used to be.

Li Ran picked up another piece of meat and tossed it to it.

Lee Ji-eun pursed her lips. "How big was it back then?"

"I don't know, it seemed like it had just opened its eyes not long ago. I fed it milk with a syringe afterwards."

"More than half a year has passed now."

"At the time, I thought that if I didn't keep it, it might really die. After all, it's a life."

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He took another sip of millet porridge.

"You're a pretty good person." Lee Ji-eun rested her chin on her hand and looked at Lee Ran.

"Come on!" He shook his head. "I'd rather be a bad guy. After all, good people don't live long, but evil people live a long life!"

She pursed her lips. "What nonsense."

Li Ran took a sip of Sprite, looked down at it, and then casually poured a little bit into the small black rice bowl.

"What are you doing?" Lee Ji-eun was taken aback.

"Let it have a taste."

Xiao Hei immediately leaned over, stuck out its tongue, and licked the ground.

"Eek~"

It recoiled sharply as if it had been electrocuted.

Lee Ji-eun couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Xiao Hei was clearly confused.

It stood still, shook its head, and then cautiously sniffed the Sprite in the food bowl.

The Sprite bubbles were still hissing inside.

It hesitated for two seconds, then tentatively took a small lick.

Then it jolted again, as if it had been punched by Sprite.

This Sprite is quite powerful.

This time it even took two more steps back.

Xiao Hei jumped up and looked at Li Ran, its eyes even showing a hint of shock.

It lowered its head and sniffed the Sprite in the rice bowl again.

The bubbles aren't as strong as they used to be.

It cautiously stuck out its tongue and gently licked it.

It's sweet.

"Glug~ Glug~"

Its tongue moved rapidly.

"Click! Click!"

Xiao Hei seemed to have choked and lowered its head to catch its breath for a while.

Li Ran tapped its head. "Silly dog."

Xiao Hei looked up at him, its tongue still sticking out, and a ring of wet fur around its mouth.

It lowered its head again and continued to lick the sweet liquid.

Lee Ji-eun picked up her glass and took another sip of Sprite, the bubbles gently bursting in her mouth.

She held her cup, watching Xiao Hei still stubbornly licking the bowl, and couldn't help but shake her head with a smile.

She put down her cup, picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of braised pork, and threw it into Xiao Hei's rice bowl.

Li Ran glanced down and said, "Don't feed it too much. Its stomach might not be able to handle it."

Braised pork belly is too oily and salty, and it also contains various seasonings such as scallions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sugar, and spices.

Overfeeding can easily cause pets to have diarrhea, hair loss, or pancreatitis.

He didn't feed Brin, not because he favored one over the other.

Although Brin is a hairless cat and doesn't shed hair, she is a bit more delicate.

The braised pork was too oily; Brin's kidneys simply couldn't handle it.

Choi Jin-ri entrusted Brin to this place with peace of mind, so Lee Ran will definitely have to keep an eye on things.

If Brin really got sick, he wouldn't know how to explain it, and he'd feel embarrassed.

So at least Xiao Hei fed him a few bites of braised pork, but he didn't feed Brin a single bite.

Brin's food bowl is now overflowing with cat food.

"Okay." Lee Ji-eun nodded.

She picked up another piece of green vegetable and tossed it to Xiao Hei.

Little Black looked up at her, wagged its tail, and then lowered its head to put the piece of green vegetable into its mouth.

Lee Ji-eun finished her Sprite and then took a sip of millet porridge.

It might seem a bit strange to drink beverages when you're already eating millet porridge, but she felt the combination tasted pretty good.

You can tell a lot about a chef's skill level by how much food is left on each plate on the table.

Anyway, Lee Ji-eun glanced around and saw that there wasn't much left on the table.

At most, there will be some chili peppers or other seasonings left.