How we have continued, and how we will continue to do so.

Hello this!!

I’m rein to pencil.

How was your day?

I’m not bad.

I made some progress on the project, I handled the job request smoothly.

So I’m happy with that.

By the way, my goal in to make “handmade lure”.

That said, all I did today was applied thev second coat.

I’m working on it little by little.

So anyway, something happened today.

I went to my usual crepe place today, and they talked to me for the first time!!

We talked about it a bit there, though.

Since the place doesn’t really get crowded, I was wondering how they can stay in business with such delicious food at these low prices.

It turns out way more crowded on weekends than I expected.

They said they’re currently able to invest in good ingredients to servr high-quality dishes and they want to keep giving it their all moving forward.

We parted ways after agreeing to both do our best, though.

During my deliveries, I suddenly remembered a chinese restaurant on my route, so I decided to swing by there too.

When I walked into the shop, it had a bit of a peculiar smell.

The owners, a married couple, came out from the back looking exhausted and really low on energy.

The food didn’t seem to use very high-quality ingredients but I ordered two extra dishes anyway to support them and try as much of their menu as passible.

It’s though.

Oh, and I don’t mean my stomach hurts from overeating!!haha

Everyone is having a hard time right now, aren’t they?

Our country isn’t relatively poor, but it’s safe to say that not everyone is well-off right now.

I think business owners, especially, feel that firsthand.

The cost of materials has skyrocketed, so I can’t afford the high-quality things I actually want.

If we raise prices to cover it, it makes things hard for everyone, so buyers will just end up leaving one after another.

I drive on many different roads for my job.

Every single month, so many shops are closing douwn. Literally every month.

And I am by no means an exception.

To be honest, I should have closed down the shop a long time ago.

I’m only keeping it open to sell the fishing gear I’m making right now.

From here on out, I think it’s all about how to keep going.

I think it’s truly amazing when someone keeps serving their ideal dishes for a long time in a remote area.

At the same time, I find it equally incredible when a chef in the city keeps going for just as long, even if tight budgets mean their food is for from what they actually want to make.

What about me.

I’m the type who needs to be fully convinced before acting, but I’ve reached a point where I can’t afford that luxury anymore.

I guess I’m just trying to survive day by day, so I can hang in there as long as possible.

Well, just talking about it won’t get us anywhere. haha

Things have been tough lately, but let’s keep lifting each other up and moving forward together.

I’ll do my best not to let my debts snowball anymore.haha

Well, that about it.

Let’s hang in there together tomorrow.

And may everyone be happy tomorrow, too.

See you soon, bye(´・ω・)ノ

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