Clover Days — Chapter 16

WHO ARE YOU?

WHERE'S SUNGHO OPPA?

AH...

THE VILLAGE HEAD IS CURRENTLY AWAY...

MS. EUNSEO.

WHY ARE YOU OUTSIDE?

!

...WHY ARE YOU HERE?

WHAT THE HECK? EVERYONE KEEPS SAYING THAT. AM I SOMEWHERE I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE?

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT. WHAT ABOUT YOUR WORK IN SEOUL?

YOU GET COLD, MS. EUNSEO. WHY DID YOU COME OUT HERE?

AH, BECAUSE A GUEST HAD COME.

WHERE DID YOU GO?

THERE WAS AN URGENT PUBLIC COMPLAINT, SO I WENT TO HELP.

FOR NOW, LET'S GO IN AND TALK.

I GOT SOME STRAWBERRIES FROM JAEWOO'S PLACE THIS MORNING AND MADE A CAKE.

I BROUGHT SOME SO YOU COULD TRY.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SOME TOO, UNNI.

AH, THANK YOU.

SO,

ARE YOU SUNGHO OPPA'S GIRLFRIEND?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

AND YOU SHOULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF FIRST.

MY NAME IS KANG YUHA.

I USED TO LIVE HERE,

BUT I’M CURRENTLY STUDYING BAKING, AND I WORK AT A BAKERY IN SEOUL.

I CAME UP WITH THIS DURING SOME RECIPE RESEARCH.

I BROUGHT THEM BECAUSE I WANTED TO KNOW HOW THEY’D TASTE TO OTHER PEOPLE.

PLEASE TRY THEM AND GIVE ME YOUR HONEST OPINION.

WHAT ABOUT THE BAKERY YOU WERE WORKING AT? WHY DID YOU COME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE?

IT'S CLOSING FOR ABOUT A MONTH FOR RENOVATIONS.

AND SINCE JAEWOO'S FAMILY IS ALSO BUSY RIGHT NOW, I FIGURED I'D COME AND LEND A HAND.

a kid who's always grumbling about everything

AH, JAEWOO IS SUNGHO'S OLDER COUSIN'S YOUNGER BROTHER,

chu sungho 12 years old

chu jaewoo 8 years old

kang yuha 6 years old

AND THE THREE OF US, SUNGHO, JAEWOO, AND I, HAVE LIVED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD EVER SINCE WE WERE KIDS.

...SHE IS SOMEONE WHO CAME TO DISCUSS A BUSINESS PROPOSAL WITH US.

MY NAME IS BAEK EUNSEO. SORRY TO INTRUDE.

OH MY, I GOT THE WRONG IDEA FOR NOTHING...!

i'm sorry!

JAEWOO MENTIONED A RESORT OR SOMETHING EARLIER,

if a resort gets built here, it'll be a huge deal.

SO I GUESS IT'S ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S GREAT!

I HAPPEN TO NEED SOME BUSINESS ADVICE.

IT'S MY DREAM TO OPEN A BAKERY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

A PLACE SO DELICIOUS AND WELL-KNOWN THAT PEOPLE WOULD EVEN TRAVEL FROM OUT OF TOWN TO CHECK IT OUT!

ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF MORE PEOPLE CAME TO VISIT OUR VILLAGE.

SO, I NEED THE OPINIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

BUT THERE ARE ONLY A FEW YOUNG PEOPLE LEFT IN THIS VILLAGE...

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

...HM.

...THE CREAM IS SWEET,

AND THE STRAWBERRIES ARE FRESH...

SO IT TASTES GOOD...?

YOU SEE?

HE'S SO TERRIBLE AT EXPRESSING HIMSELF THAT IT'S NO HELP AT ALL!

i don't know much about desserts

I NEED A MORE CONCRETE FEEDBACK.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, UNNI?

BE HONEST!

...AH,

OF COURSE, IT TASTES REALLY GOOD.

YOU CAN TELL IT'S A HIGH-QUALITY DESSERT,

MADE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES AND GOOD INGREDIENTS.

STRAWBERRY DESSERTS ARE PRETTY COMMON,

BUT EMPHASIZING THAT THE STRAWBERRIES ARE LOCALLY GROWN MIGHT GIVE YOU AN EDGE.

AND IF YOU'RE TARGETING CUSTOMERS FROM OUT OF TOWN,

WOULDN'T IT BE A GOOD IDEA TO ADD BAKED GOODS THAT ARE EASY TO PACKAGE AND HAVE A LONGER SHELF LIFE?

AH, THAT...

I'VE BEEN BRAINSTORMING IDEAS FOR A WHILE NOW...

BUT I'M STILL STRUGGLING TO FIND SOMETHING THAT FEELS JUST RIGHT.

STRAWBERRIES TASTE BEST WHEN THEY'RE FRESH RATHER THAN PROCESSED,

SO I TRIED MAKING A FEW BAKED GOODS WITH OTHER INGREDIENTS INSTEAD,

BUT THE RESPONSE WASN'T EXACTLY GREAT.

AND...

WAS THAT WHEN IT STARTED...?

WHEN JAEWOO'S PERSONALITY BEGAN TO CHANGE FOR THE WORSE... i had him taste-test everything

ANYWAY, IF THE RESORT DOES END UP GETTING BUILT, WE'LL PROBABLY SEE MORE TOURISTS, RIGHT?

THAT COULD HELP PROMOTE THE SHOP, TOO. THAT'D BE AMAZING!

I SHOULD DO PLENTY OF RESEARCH AND PREPARE FOR THAT POSSIBILITY!

I SHOULD GO HELP OUT JAEWOO'S FAMILY NOW.

THANK YOU FOR TODAY, UNNI. TAKE CARE OF WHATEVER YOU NEED TO.

see you again~

I'M SORRY.

THINGS SUDDENLY GOT CHAOTIC, DIDN'T THEY?

she can be overly-friendly

IT'S FINE.

I SHAMELESSLY GOT A FREE MEAL OUT OF IT, TOO.

SHE STILL SEEMS LIKE A STUDENT,

SO IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE THAT SHE ALREADY HAS A CLEAR IDEA ABOUT HER FUTURE.

HAVING SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO IS SOMETHING WORTHY OF ENVY.

AND THEY ALREADY SEEM MUCH MORE RECEPTIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

IF THINGS GO WELL,

IT MIGHT BE EASIER THAN EXPECTED TO GET THE COOPERATION OF THE RESIDENTS.

IF I CAN FIND OUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THIS PLACE...

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO COME OUT JUST BECAUSE I WAS GONE.

DID I DISTURB YOUR SLEEP?

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN IMPORTANT GUEST...

COME TO THINK OF IT, I WAS ASLEEP WHEN YOU LEFT, AND DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE YOU WERE GONE.

YOU WERE SLEEPING SO SOUNDLY THIS MORNING.

IT'S OKAY TO GET SOME MORE REST IF YOU'RE STILL TIRED.

AH...

I HOPE I DIDN'T...

PUSH YOU TOO HARD YESTERDAY.

WAIT...

IF YOU LEAVE LIKE THIS...

WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

SO, STAY HERE FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT.

...NH.

N-...

NEXT WEEK...!

NEXT WEEKEND,

I'LL COME BACK.

OF COURSE, I'LL BE HERE...

BECAUSE OF WORK...

ALRIGHT.

NEXT WEEKEND,

I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.