What will you choose? Will you take it?
Or will you stay on your high horse and walk out?
I have things to do, you see.
I haven't got all day.
What will you choose?
I'm sorry.
I need to get going.
Young man Gyung Soo, do you make good money?
What?
Why are you asking?
Since this is the Diner, we can eat as much food as we need,
but don't you need money to send me to school?
You don't need to be worried about that.
I saw on a TV drama series...
that you need a lot of money to go to college.
Don't worry. Just focus on studying hard.
If nothing else, I'll definitely let you study as much as the others.
Thank you!
Did you just get home?
Where did you go?
I just had to meet someone.
Young Shin, start getting ready now to go to college.
What?
You were going to use the savings for a deposit.
A local benefactor heard your story and decided to support you.
A benefactor?
That's amazing, Young Shin!
Your grades are good, so if you start now you can go to any college.
I was so sad the Korean restaurant made you quit unfairly,
but this is great news.
I'm so thankful for this benefactor.
I should go meet them and express my gratitude.
No.
They didn't want to reveal their identity.
They wanted to help without recognition.
Are there still people like that nowadays?
This is like a fairy tale!
Fairy tale or not, they gave her money to study. What's so wrong?
Oh Bok, you must envy her.
Who do you think I am?
I want Young Shin to go to college so badly I'd even pay for it myself!
Then save some money and give it to her.
I can save money and buy you pork belly for life.
Okay, I'm going to keep track of that.
Good for you, Young Shin.
Thanks, Jung Hoon.
Why are you two so awkward?
I don't know. They've been weird lately.
I would've made something tastier if I knew Jung Hoon were coming.
I was a bit flustered.
It's fine. Don't worry.
I can't believe such a nice person came out of nowhere.
Young Shin is blessed because she's such a good person.
Anyway, Oh Bok has a job too,
and it seems like everyone is turning out well.
You go ahead. I need to buy toilet paper and groceries.
Won't it be too heavy to carry by yourself?
(Keys, fishing gear)
Go ahead in if you want.
I haven't seen that fishing store before.
You used to go fishing a lot back in the day.
Your mother hated it.
I would go fishing on my day off before sunrise.
She even started a fight because I fished the whole day.
You could've gone less often.
I did like fishing, but I think I wanted to get away from things.
You should spend some more time for yourself.
I can handle myself now.
You need something fun in your life.
Why would I need something fun?
Did he take the money?
I didn't think he would, but he didn't walk out.
That's strange. I didn't think he was like that.
It seems he'll do anything for that girl Young Shin.
You're right.
Are you drinking?
I just don't think I'll be able to fall asleep.
Then you should call Mr. Lee or Mr. Park.
It's fine. I'm just going to have a few drinks before bed.
Should I make you something to eat?
- Would you be okay with broth? - Never mind that.
I'll take care of it. Just go to bed.
Who was the benefactor?
If I can't go see them,
I feel like I should at least know who they are so I can pay it back.
I'm a bit tired today. Can I tell you another time?
Okay.
He's definitely upset, but I can't ask why.
What's wrong? It's such good news for you.
Da Jung, I'm anxious about something.
Why?
I've never seen Mr. Jung's face like that.
Mom,
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Mom.
I thought that you had arranged it.
He would've consulted me first, so I thought it was strange.
Mr. Jung is acting weird.
He is?
I think it's because of the benefactor.
I'll ask him when I get a chance.
He had a woman he loved to death.
A man only has one love in his heart.
I'm saying that you shouldn't be too confident.
Why don't you look me in the eye?
I didn't realize.
Is it because I called Jong Woo to the restaurant?
You...
feel more like a guest.
- What? - I don't know how others live,
but I doubt there are any couples colder and more distant than us.
Is that how you feel?
No matter what they go through while living together,
when I see Min Gyung and Jong Woo, I feel like they're a real couple.
Even if they steal, they'll be happy if they're on the same page.
Sometimes I envy them.
I'll try a bit harder.
I know you didn't marry me because you love me to death.
Who would get married for that reason?
You go to bed first.
No, you sleep first. I'm going to have a drink.
Why aren't you sleeping?
Are you not tired?
You need to be reliable from here on out.
Of course. Don't worry.
After I gave you a job, my wife has been so cold to me.
I came out because it's so awkward to be in the same room as her.
I'm sorry.
Being married really isn't easy.
That's what I told you.
Why did you get married so late?
If I could turn back time, I'd never get married.
It's not for everyone.
If you hadn't gotten married, you wouldn't even have food to eat.
You have what you have because Min Gyung manages it well.
Even if I'd be begging for my food,
I've honestly wanted to give it all up so many times.
You should have a drink too.
Sure.
You should study for the college entrance exam in Seoul.
What?
It'll be harder for you to see Da Jung anyway.
Why would it be hard?
Don't worry. That won't happen.
You didn't catch on to my feelings since you're so oblivious,
but I already know how you feel.
I know you liked me since we were kids.
What?
You don't always have to say it for people to know.
I guess you have chronic misunderstanding disease.
I don't think it's right for me...
to hide my feelings from Da Jung anymore.
What? No!
You can just follow my lead.
Don't you feel sorry for Da Jung's parents?
How much have they done for you?
I've treated my own father so badly.
Why would I worry about Da Jung's parents?
Well, then you'll never see my face again.
I mean it.
This is a warning.
So, how did your play go?
I ruined it!
Oh Bok forgot his lines,
and he made them up as he went.
So, it didn't fit any of the lines I memorized.
Really? That must have been really upsetting.
Still, I was chosen as the lead rabbit.
Really?
What's the lead rabbit?
The lead rabbit plays the rabbit in the school arts festival.
That's great!
I guess you did quite well!
Who was chosen as the turtle?
Of course, it was Jung Hoon.
Then you'll be doing the play alongside Jung Hoon!
Your wish came true.
But my wish...
won't come true.
Why not?
I'm too nervous to act for parents at the school arts festival,
so I told the teacher I can't do it.
Why would you be nervous?
You can do it if you try hard.
So I let Da Jung do it.
Did Jung Hoon ask you to let her do it?
No.
I just let her do it.
Why?
I don't have a mom.
Jung Hoon said the kids will make fun of him...
if he's friends with another kid who doesn't have a mom.
So you gave it up for Jung Hoon?
Okay, write down the words I say.
Okay.
Student.
Hey, don't look at my paper!
When did I look at your paper?
I was just looking at the eraser because it's pretty.
Next, friend.
- Are you all done? - Yes.
Then I'll do a hard one now.
Crosswalk.
Oh Bok, are you done?
Really?
Give it here.
Oh Bok, you didn't...
write crosswalk.
You wrote grasswalk.
Grasswalk?
Hey, when you go to school, do you cross the grasswalk?
Don't laugh at me.
It's funny. How can I help it?
What's a grasswalk?
From now on, your nickname isn't pork feet.
But grasswalk.
Hey. Say that one more time,
and I won't take it.
I mean it.
Grasswalk.
Oh Bok's nickname is grasswalk.
Grasswalk.
You want to die?
Grasswalk.
- Grasswalk. - Hey!
- Oh Bok's nickname... - Stop Da Jung.
- You might burn yourself. - Is grasswalk.
Wait, guys!
Goodness.
Are you having fun practicing for the school arts festival?
I'm not doing it for fun.
I'm doing it because the teacher asked us to.
Jung Hoon.
Do you know Young Shin gave up her role for you?
- Mr. Jung! - All right.
I got it.
Young Shin,
did you give up your role...
so I can be in the play with Da Jung?
Are you crazy?
Geez. It's just that I'm a bit tired these days.
Hold on. How far did Da Jung run away?
Jung Hoon.
Do you not want...
to be close to Young Shin as she doesn't have a mom?
But won't that make Young Shin too sad?
Young Shin cares about you a lot.
Will you have a drink too, Grandma?
Sure thing. Pour me a glass.
Should I turn my head to the side to show respect?
We never stuck to such formalities. Don't mind it.
Just drink your beer.
Gosh. I love you, Grandma.
Let's do it again. Cheers.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
Cheers.
It would've been nice if Mr. Park joined us too.
Did he step outside?
(Keys, fishing gear)
I'm not going to get married.
Why not?
He's not going, and if you won't go either,
what am I supposed to do?
A name with "Da" in it.
It's because of that girl.
Uncle.
"Jung" is also in her name.
Da Jung?
She'll be Jung Hoon's wife?
No, there's a girl named Jung Da Soon in town.
She's a nice and gentle girl.
You startled me.
What does this lady do?
I can no more make things up with my brain.
What? What's that supposed to mean?
Cheers. Let's drink up.
Cheers.
You seem to be catching a lot of fish over there.
Oh, yes.
Nothing is biting where I am.
I must be doing something wrong.
Would you like me to check your supplies?
Please do.
I need to carve out the sinker to adjust the buoyancy.
In reservoirs, you need to take extra care about the buoyancy.
- I see. - Yes.
Thank you.
You must be a good fisher.
Not at all.
Hold on.
I was worried that if she studied with a scholarship...
from an unreliable source, she might get into trouble later.
I wouldn't make Young Shin go through such a risk.
I'll look into what kind of person...
the benefactor is without them knowing.
You don't have to do that.
Is it someone that you can't even tell me about?
That worries me more.
Then I will just let on to you.
It's the CEO of the restaurant that fired Young Shin.
What did you just say?
Have you been eavesdropping?
Why would she give us such a big sum of money?
I can't tell you why.
Then I can't go to college with that money.
You don't have to mind it.
I never wanted to go to college anyway.
If I tell you why Mrs. Choi gave me that money,
will you stop being so insistent and go to college?
Bring the coffee. Let's talk.
My grandmother ran a big Korean restaurant.
Because my mom knew her from her hometown,
and she was barely making ends meet,
Mom hired her as a kitchen assistant.
Being the shrewd woman that she was,
she sucked up to my grandmother.
She quickly picked up cooking skills from my grandmother.
So Mrs. Choi learned to cook like that...
from your grandmother, didn't she?
Instead of her foolish and naive daughter-in-law,
Grandma was more fond of that woman.
In the end, that woman...
closed in on my dad.
Sorry?
She was only a dishwasher in the kitchen,
but she dreamed of becoming the owner of the restaurant.
That's unbelievable.
When Mom found out about the affair of the two whom she had trusted,
she struggled with a sense of betrayal that led to depression.
Eventually,
she abandoned her life when I was ten.
What do you mean by that?
I didn't even know...
that she had taken her own life.
My grandmother...
had told me that she died of an illness.
Around the time that I graduated from high school,
I heard about everything from relatives from my mother's side.
That's when kids are full of dreams and ready to go out into the world.
After my mom was gone,
it seemed like that woman would take over everything.
But there was a fire in the restaurant.
A fire?
The restaurant wasn't insured against fire, and someone even died.
That's how Grandma and Dad became bankrupt.
What happened then?
After that happened, Choi Sook Jung went to work for...
the Royal Palace, the biggest Korean restaurant in town today,
without even looking back.
She had learned all my grandmother's ways of cooking...
and had already become a seasoned cook by then.
She took control of the kitchen in the Royal Palace easily.
And she ended up...
marrying the eldest son of the restaurant whom she's with now.
When she found out that you had raised me up,
she must've been scared that her shameful past would be revealed.
That's why she accused me of something absurd and kicked me out.
After leaving my dad as if dumping an old shoe,
she left without looking back once. I wonder...
what my dad had in mind as he watched her go.
What must have he felt to think about...
my mom who suffered from depression and parted this life?
He wandered around, living like a dejected person,
and passed away.
But that's all in the past.
What matters to me now...
is you.
Mr. Jung.
I've become someone...
who could do anything for you.
Resentment, anger, pride.
None of it...
is more important than you.
What about the sadness you would've felt...
growing up missing your mom since you were ten?
What about your father who became dejected,
led a secluded life, and passed away?
What about the remorse that he would've felt?
I heard that you once told Mr. Lee this.
You didn't want to do something or be someone.
So you inherited this diner from your grandmother.
What will you do...
about the pitiful youth who was so discouraged...
that you didn't want...
to do something or be someone at all?
Ms. Kim.
What brings you here?
I'm here to give this back to you.
(100 thousand dollars)
Also, I'd like to say one thing before I go.
You will surely see me again.
Who do you think you are?
Even if I were to come back as a vermin, you'd see me.
A vermin?
When I say that, I mean...
that whatever it may take me,
I will avenge Mr. Jung.
That's what I mean by it, Mrs. Choi.
(A Good Supper)
She must've done something dreadful before working here.
Will you tell Jong Gwon about it?
I will never forgive that woman.
For all I do, this one's for me!
You guys don't seem to be on good terms. I hope you'll talk it out.
Is there someone you like?
Are you mad? I don't like anyone.
You know.
I'm sorry I couldn't take better care of you.
Still, you know how much I like you, right?
You're unbelievable, Young Shin.
It's love in silence.