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Read the passage. Bul-GO!-gi “Can you chop the scallions?” Seo-Jun didn't look away from his smartphone to reply to his mother’s request. He was busy texting Vince Cordova about a new show they were planning to binge watch Friday night. “Seo. . . . Seo!” “What?” “What do you mean, 'What’? I need you to chop the scallions.” It was 11:30 a.m., and the Town Pavilion—the office building Ji-Suk's food truck Bul-GO!-gi was parked outside of—was about to unleash a stampede of customers. “I have to get this beef marinating, otherwise in a half hour I'm going to lose a bunch of hungry tax consultants to the chicken and waffle guys across street.” Seo-Jun smiled, but Ji-Suk couldn't see his eyes from under his royal blue cap. Then she realized he was still looking at his phone, which he was concealing below his knees as his fingers tapped the screen. “Hey!” She threw a kitchen towel at him, and it unfurled in midair and landed on his head, draping itself over the brim of his cap. “Okay, okay, I'll do it.” Ji-Suk had made a name for herself in Kansas City, especially after a local magazine wrote a big cover story when she left her job as an attorney at a law firm after seven years to start a food truck business. If her own mother had still been alive, she would have been quite upset with Ji-Suk for that. Her mother had spent years learning to speak relatively good English, and she’d been determined to make sure Ji-Suk graduated from a respectable college and became a lawyer. Even though she'd made Ji-Suk take Korean lessons every Saturday morning followed by violin lessons in the afternoon—and cooked kimchi and other Korean delicacies with her at least once a week—Ji-Suk's mother had wanted her to succeed by American standards. And she had. She'd become a lawyer, just like her mother wanted, but she'd also learned to love burnt end barbecue, a local culinary favorite. She was an avid fan of the Kansas City Chiefs. She even loved playing softball; she had a wickedly fast windmill pitch, having played throughout c

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The passage you provided is an excerpt from a story that seems to focus on the character Ji-Suk, who runs a food truck business called Bul-GO!-gi in Kansas City. Ji-Suk used to work as an attorney but decided to pursue her passion for cooking by starting a food truck. Her mother had different aspirations for her, wanting her to follow the path of academic and professional success, like becoming a lawyer. Despite her mother's wishes, Ji-Suk chose to embrace both her Korean heritage and the local Kansas City culture, enjoying activities like cooking Korean dishes and being a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs.

In the passage, Ji-Suk is asking her son, Seo-Jun, to help her by chopping scallions for her food truck's dishes. However, Seo-Jun is distracted by his smartphone and is engaged in a conversation with his friend about a TV show they plan to watch later. Ji-Suk, feeling the pressure of the lunch rush about to start, eventually persuades Seo-Jun to help her with the cooking. The passage highlights the tension between generations and the clash of cultural expectations, as Ji-Suk's mother had different aspirations for her daughter.

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