Chapter 9 - Cheating Day Chapter 9
“Cheese was added to the yak-sik, seaweed chips, and dried persimmons.” “Enjoy your meal.”
Thank you.
I’m used to the simple meal, but there’s a lot piled on the seaweed chips. Putting cheese in dried persimmons again. I can’t imagine what it would taste like.
“I will eat well.”
I put a piece of dried seaweed in my mouth.
The crispy texture is so perfect, and as I chew, I can subtly taste the nutty aroma.
“That’s nonsense.”
“What?”
“Why is this seaweed snack so delicious?” This is cheating. Everyone, the seaweed is so delicious. No, it’s gone beyond just being delicious.
Seaweed is delicious.
But no matter how delicious it is, seaweed is still seaweed, so it seems almost too rich to be this tasty.
Stop overreacting.
This guy is really pushing it now.
Since I keep eating only cabbage and bean sprouts, it feels like my taste buds are going numb.
That person who went out to the Prajnaparamita Sutra and said spinach was delicious. Now there’s no honest side dish left.
He was a real man who used to shove burgers down his throat like they were destroying his blood vessels.
hahahahahaha
“Try something else.”
Cha Ji-chan chuckled.
Since I know the taste of the traditional rice cake, this time I picked the dried persimmon with cheese.
I lived forgetting what dried persimmons tasted like, to the point where I don’t even remember.
If it was delicious, I wouldn’t have let it go, but it was definitely food that didn’t suit my taste.
But since it’s an expensive restaurant, I thought I’d at least give it a taste and put it in my mouth.
“……Did I like dried persimmons?”
It’s so absurd.
The cheese hidden beneath the chewy flesh reveals its rich flavor.
“Wait, what is this place?” How do you get this flavor with seaweed and dried persimmons? It’s a real scam.
“What could you possibly eat right now that wouldn’t taste bad?”
Cha Ji-chan asked with a bright smile.
“Has it been about a week since I started managing my diet?”
“Yeah.”
“I had gotten used to salty, spicy, and sweet foods all this time, and now my taste buds have come back to life.” Since I exercised, it can’t possibly taste bad.
After finishing the prepared food, I quickly want to eat something more.
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The desire to eat something delicious is always the same, but this is the first appetizer that has ever whetted my appetite like this.
“I feel like I could eat anything right now.”
Mister, you already ate everything.
You talk as if you never ate before, lol.
I don’t know why, but seeing you eat something delicious makes me so happy, Is it just me?
It’s a relief, but that ecstatic expression is so infuriating.
This uncle has been hilarious lately, suffering every time he eats.
Jimggun-nim, please don’t be nice to our uncle.
No way, lol. How good can dried persimmons be for you to be overreacting like this?
“Everyone, I’m not exaggerating right now.” I’m telling you, my appetite is really coming back!
As soon as he finished speaking, the employee knocked on the door.
I’ve never been so happy to hear a knock.
I will prepare the food for you. Scallops, mantis shrimp, and sauce, please mix them together and enjoy.
I placed petals on something jelly-like, and underneath are shrimp, vegetables, and scallops.
The surrounding sauce has a refreshing aroma, but I can’t quite imagine what it would taste like.
“Small.”
However, the amount is too small.
You could even put it in your nostrils.
“There’s still a lot left.” Try it.
Cha Ji-chan smiled and ate his share.
I mixed it well with a spoon as you told me and took a bite.
The jelly-like texture isn’t great, but the bouncy shrimp meat underneath pops in your mouth.
With the addition of the refreshing scent, I can’t wait to see what’s coming next.
“This back-and-forth here is no joke.”
“It’s delicious.”
“Delicious.”
While eating, I looked at the chat window, and in the meantime, the number of viewers increased, causing the chat speed to pick up.
It’s difficult to check on a small smartphone screen.
“It’s nice to see you eating well.” I work out hard and do mukbangs too. The viewers seem to like it too.
“That’s right.”
I put down the chopsticks.
I think I can only feel at ease if I definitely settle the matter that I couldn’t understand all day today.
“Hyung.”
“Why are you acting all serious?”
“I don’t quite understand.” “Why are you being so nice to me?”
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“Can’t I just treat you well?”
“No, it’s too good.”
Cha Ji-chan chuckled.
“Do you really need a reason? You have more than enough.”
Cha Ji-chan drank water.
“You helped me when I was having a hard time.”
It’s already been five years.
At that time, Chajichan’s broadcast had fewer than 50 viewers, but strangely, it caught my attention.
It was a surprisingly dignified broadcast, almost unimaginable, considering it was a diving competition with an octopus.
For someone like me who disliked shows with swearing and shouting, it was a channel I could comfortably watch.
Above all, I often felt a sense of pride when Chajichan finished exercising, wondering if this too was a form of vicarious satisfaction.
It’s just a pity that it wasn’t popular.
Even back then, I had four years of broadcasting experience, but since I didn’t even have a YouTube channel, I asked in the chat.
I didn’t know how to edit, so I started studying, but it wasn’t easy, so I began helping out of fandom, and it has continued until now.
“I was unknown for four years.” When you created the YouTube channel and hit 500,000 subscribers in just six months, I was like, “What is going on?”
Cha Ji-chan smiled.
“I haven’t said anything until now, but I think it’s time.” Thank you.
I have already received enough in return through actions.
It’s not just today’s task.
When I got the job, my net salary was only 1,380,000 won.
After deducting the rent and food expenses, there was almost nothing left, so it was burdensome to buy even one piece of clothing.
As the Jimkkun channel grew, Chajichan started giving me a lot of money, and my life became more comfortable.
The reason I have hope that I can challenge myself to become a full-time YouTuber after saving up until now is entirely because Cha Ji-chan valued my salary higher than anyone else’s.
So don’t feel pressured. “While collaborating, let’s build our recognition, take care of our health, and occasionally enjoy delicious food like this.”
When Cha Ji-chan finished speaking, the conversation paused for a moment.
Thinking about the past makes my heart flutter for no reason, but when I look at the chat window, my once-warm heart has gone cold.
and Cha Ji-chan’s personality
Was the uncle the editor of the Jimkun channel?
Long-term investment success
You really did take advantage of Cha Ji-chan.
What is Uncle Dang’s network? The porter went crazy over the Heart Sutra.
Teaching me exercise, buying me meals, helping with broadcasts. At this point, it seems like three generations should revere and serve him.
Did you complain about exercise to someone like this?
I can’t believe I lost my mind.
Cha Ji-chan’s face became grim.
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I think I saw a chat saying they put a straw in.
“Right.” I stuck a straw in it, you know.
Cha Ji-chan had a surprised look on his face.
“When Ji-seung hyung appeared on the show, we gained ten thousand followers that day.” I couldn’t confirm it, but since you went on the show, you must have improved by that much. Going on a major corporation’s broadcast is something that others might want to do, but they can’t. Straw, right?
“Side dish.”
“But you shouldn’t be the one to say that.” Even if we can joke around among ourselves, who do you think you are calling me a straw and all that nonsense? You get out.
When they forcibly ejected the guy who was talking nonsense, Cha Ji-chan chuckled.
Right? Who do they think they are?
I like it when you do this. Dealing with trolls without mercy.
The food has arrived again.
I will prepare your order. Pumpkin soup, shrimp pancakes, tenderloin sandwich, sesame rice cake. You can start with the soup and then continue clockwise. Enjoy your meal.
“Crazy.”
All I can say is that it’s really insane.
I had heard that food should be plated beautifully, but seeing food plated so neatly and elegantly, I finally seem to understand what that means.
“Where.”
As explained, I took a spoonful of the sweet pumpkin soup first.
“Huh?”
There’s no choice but to be bewildered.
I never knew pumpkin porridge could be this smooth.
The moment the smooth pumpkin soup, so soft it feels like it’s been cooked and finely ground, is spread on the tongue, a rich pumpkin aroma gently rises.
Instinctively, I feel that I shouldn’t eat, but I can’t stop.
“I was diagnosed with diabetes, and this is the first time I’m eating something so sweet.”
Even carrot cake wasn’t this sweet.
“It’s okay.”
Cha Ji-chan smiles broadly.
I’m really worried about whether I’ll be okay, but I did work out hard today.
Since Chajichan said it was okay, I finished the soup without worry.
“This time.”
I examined the shrimp pancakes.
I’ve never seen a pancake made with shrimp before, but it looks quite thick, so I wonder if a lot of starch powder was used.
“Where.”
The moment I put the shrimp pancake in my mouth, I realized how narrow-minded my imagination was.
“Hehehe.” “Is it really that delicious?”
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I nodded at Chajichan’s question.
No matter how many times I nod, it’s not enough.
“Does this make any sense?” It’s ripe, isn’t it? It’s ripe, but how come it’s so firm and bouncy?
Under the thin starch coating, the shrimp boasted a texture indistinguishable from when it was alive.
Several plump shrimp are swimming in my mouth, and at this moment, nothing in the world is more enviable.
It’s that abundant.
There is no better way to enjoy shrimp than this.
The shrimp meat that navigates between the gums and tongue while chewing is present everywhere in the mouth.
Everything I thought was starch turned out to be shrimp.
“Wow.”
The aftertaste is as long as the shock.
None of the food I’ve had until now has brought me this kind of happiness.
Shrimp pancake. Delicious.
In the process of shifting my gaze, I realized that I was on air, but there was no time to check the chat window.
You need to eat the next dish.
“This is.”
Next is katsu sando.
Unlike the food I had eaten earlier, which I couldn’t predict the taste of, I had bought and eaten katsu sando a few times from the convenience store.
Since they served it here, there will definitely be some difference, but it’s a dish I like, so I know what it tastes like.
The moment I picked up the sandwich with my hand and put it in my mouth, I couldn’t help but blame my impatience once again.
The tenderloin steak nestled beneath the toasted bread was the true star of the day.
As the meat, wrapped in a crispy batter, touched the tongue, a rich meaty aroma filled the nasal cavity, and the melted juices enveloped the tongue and gums.
It’s a taste that numbs the senses.
Other than chewing and tasting, no other information is input.
“I think this is the most delicious.”
I completely agree with Cha Ji-chan’s words.
“The pork cutlet sandwiches I’ve eaten so far were fake.”
“What do you mean?”
Cha Ji-chan smiled contentedly.
I was so deeply moved that I can’t help but look forward to the next dish.
“Mochi.”
I’ve eaten mochi a few times too.
I like chewy textures, so I think I will probably enjoy this too.
I took a small spoonful and put it in my mouth.
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“……Hmm?”
What is this?
The texture is closer to pudding than mochi, but it’s astonishingly soft.
The nutty taste of sesame and milk harmonizes exquisitely, and the flavor deepens the more you move your tongue.
“It’s delicious.”
“Next.”
I can’t stand it.
“Next!”
Next, I was so excited about what delicious food would come out that I shouted, and there was a knock.
Embarrassed, I closed my mouth and looked down, and Cha Ji-chan on the opposite side was chuckling.
I’m really so embarrassed, lol.
Why is this guy so excited today? LOL
When I was doing squats, I felt like I was dying, but now that I’m eating, I feel like I’m living.
I’m sorry. I’ll apologize on your behalf.
I will prepare the next dish for you. Grilled sea bass aged with barley, braised radish, and basil risotto. “When you eat, I recommend trying all three dishes at once.”
The staff cleared the dishes and brought new food to the table.