(Episode 24)
I hear the broth for the doenjang stew...
at the end of the course meal was prepared by you.
Yes.
Do you still have the materials from when you developed the broth?
Yes, I do.
Bring that to me.
I don't want to.
You don't?
That's right.
Did you just refuse my order?
I have to use that broth when I get a job in another restaurant...
when I disclose your past and get kicked out.
So I can't show it to you.
What?
You arrogant brat.
Why would you do something that nobody asked you to do?
I told you I was changing the doenjang broth.
You didn't say you were using Kim Young Shin's broth!
I gave her a chance because I felt sorry...
for firing her so one-sidedly.
I guess you're feeling too comfortable now.
Are you having it all your way now you're the head chef?
It would be one thing if we didn't see her again after firing her.
But when working in the same kitchen side by side,
I need to keep my dignity as the chef!
Dignity?
I took you in and gave you a living when you were starving,
and now you're looking after your dignity?
Stop talking back to me and kick Young Shin off the broth.
Make it so she can't do anything except cleaning and dishwashing!
Stop making the broth from now on.
Yes, chef.
You didn't go to work?
What if you get fired by the shop?
You can support us alone, then.
What's wrong with her?
Why are you taking responsibility for all the poor kids left behind...
as a teacher at school in the countryside?
Isn't it all for your own satisfaction and selfishness?
Now you're picking on me?
You didn't go to school, either?
What are you doing all of a sudden?
I want to buy Jung Hoon a car.
I was going to lease one, but I put it off until the savings matured.
Mom, what are you doing?
I'll get him a small one. You should ride it together.
Wouldn't it be nice to go riding for a date?
Wake up, Mom!
He...
has always hated looking poor.
All the kids in his class have cars of their own.
Didn't you hear?
Half of them are kids of doctors.
Do you think...
he did this because he didn't get a ride?
I know what people think.
Please stop!
Will it be the end of the world if I don't marry a doctor?
Do you think he'll come back if you buy him a car?
Nothing in life is free!
Is this your true self?
What?
How could you do that as her mother?
You're right, I'm not thinking right,
because I don't think of anything.
That's why I married a useless man like you.
Let's stop this.
Da Jung...
was dumped because of you.
You must've looked pitiful...
to Jung Hoon's eyes.
Your call could not be answered. Please leave a message.
Are you going somewhere?
Yes, I need to go meet Jung Hoon.
Do you think he'll see you if you just go?
There should be a way somehow.
Then let's go together.
Okay.
The number you have dialed is turned off.
I texted him that we're waiting for him here,
but I guess he turned off his phone.
Excuse me,
- are you a medical student? - Yes.
Sorry, but do you know Park Jung Hoon?
He's a freshman in medical school.
Do you think you can help us meet him?
I'm his father.
They can help you in the department office.
Thank you.
Jung Hoon.
I'm dressed like this because I was working.
Let's go somewhere to talk.
I'll call you tonight. Let's talk then.
Park Jung Hoon!
You're going to the library, right?
Yes.
Who are they?
Right.
I'll tell you later.
Let's go.
He said he'll call,
so I can tell him then, I guess.
I'm sorry that you're the only one eating.
Se Jin started a huge argument.
I'm worried that she hurt Da Jung's feelings too much.
You've come at just the right time.
Mr. Lee is having a drink,
but I can't join him because I have to prepare dinner.
Would you like to join him?
What'll we do with Jung Hoon?
Just don't say anything and let's have a few drinks.
Did Jung Hoon come home?
I went to meet him at his school.
He was too embarrassed to even speak to me.
You worked hard as always.
It isn't much, but please enjoy.
What?
Are we four the only ones eating tonight?
Mr. Park and Mr. Lee already ate and left.
What about Se Jin?
I think she's a bit sick.
It's a bit lonely...
to eat just the four of us.
Just eat.
Let's just eat.
Mr. Park was standing right in front of him,
but when his friend asked who he was,
he just told his friend he'd tell him later and they left!
I can't imagine how embarrassed Mr. Park must've been.
The girl that Jung Hoon likes...
is Young Shin.
It definitely isn't easy for her to be in the middle of this.
I thought it's best that you know...
since the situation has gotten so serious.
Okay, I see.
The girl that Jung Hoon likes is Young Shin.
(Jung Hoon)
(Power off)
The number you have dialed is not available.
Oh Bok told me...
that Jung Hoon...
likes you.
He was worried that you must be in a tight spot.
How about you?
What do you mean?
You like Jung Hoon too.
Mr. Jung.
I've known that you liked him since you were little.
But Da Jung is like a sister to me.
Still,
love is a different matter.
I'm tired. I think I'll go to bed now.
Yes, it's me.
Chairman Oh of Yeongwan Industry called me.
He came to the restaurant with his old mother, and things got awkward.
Yes. All right.
I'll look into it right now. Okay.
What was that about?
Did Chairman Oh of Yeongwan Industry come by?
Yes, yesterday. What is it?
Did something go wrong?
His mother had become old and frail, so she couldn't eat much.
But she said she'd get her appetite back...
if she tried an old-fashioned doenjang stew.
He recalled the stew he tried at our restaurant,
so he came with his mother only to get told off.
- Really? - Yes.
The doenjang stew they tried yesterday...
must've been different from the one he had before.
Quite a few of our customers have been saying that.
The doenjang stew tasted good for a while,
but that the one lately doesn't taste the same.
I should check with the kitchen to see what happened.
What brings you to the kitchen?
Something seems to be wrong with the doenjang stew at the end.
Is that so?
So that's what happened.
Yes.
You may go.
Is it true that Young Shin has been making the stew broth?
What about it?
Why did you give her such an opportunity?
I thought you hated her.
I'm the CEO. What's there to hate about some intern?
Since I brought her back as an employee,
I should give her a fair shot, so she could grow as a cook.
That's my duty as the CEO, don't you think?
Then you should've kept at it.
Why did you change the broth again?
You just do your part.
Leave what happens in the kitchen to Sung Chan.
Is the broth for doenjang stew...
made the way you've instructed?
Of course. Why would you bother asking me?
I'm busy.
What do we do?
The customers have been saying the stew had a great flavor...
but that it became unsatisfying again.
What?
Doesn't that mean your broth is not as good as Young Shin's?
What did you say?
Why did you change the stew made by Young Shin's broth...
to the one you instructed?
Why would you ask me that?
It's so our customers could enjoy a more savory stew.
Many of our customers...
have been saying Young Shin's stew had a better flavor.
And who would say that?
Young Shin is only an intern.
I'm an old hand at this, having cooked all my life.
Chairman Oh of Yeongwan Industry gave him a call.
It seems that I'll have to try it myself...
and decide which one should be...
served for the customers.
You would?
It's not like you.
You never took interest in what happens at the restaurant.
I am now.
Do whatever you can to get Young Shin's broth recipe.
How could I force the recipe out of her?
I'm about to be humiliated.
After you got that call,
why did you call Jong Woo and not me?
He's the managing director.
But I'm the CEO.
Since I made him the managing director,
I should give him the authority to take care of such things.
I can't just pay him the salary.
Sook Jung.
You see now you shouldn't have treated us so poorly.
What?
If we were of the same mind,
I could've looked out for you in front of Jong Gwon.
My husband is the managing director,
and I have my place in the restaurant too.
Did you think the restaurant would be all yours?
Did you call for me, General Manager?
Yes, Mrs. Choi wants to see you.
Okay.
Hang on.
I need to talk to you before you go.
Being in favor of one of your superiors would...
make your work life better.
What are you trying to say?
My husband is the managing director.
You'd want to work full-time after your internship.
I need you, Ms. Kim.
Would you like to get on the same boat as me?
No, I don't.
I'll cut to the chase.
On what condition will you give me that broth recipe?
I'm sure you'd know.
Come clean about your past to your husband.
What did you say?
Or you can just fire me.
That way, I'll head straight to meet your husband.
Don't get wise with me.
Do you need to have a bad experience...
to realize how dreadful I can be?
Yes.
Yes, Se Jin.
Can you drop by after work?
It's okay if you're late.
Did something happen to Da Jung?
Do you happen to know...
what the father of Jung Hoon's crush does?
Mom.
Can you ask him?
He tells you everything.
Mom, why are you doing this?
Also, ask him what cars Jung Hoon's friends have.
Cars?
I want to buy Jung Hoon a car,
but I want it to measure up.
Take a look at which one looks good.
This is embarrassing. Why would you do this?
What are you embarrassed about when it's Young Shin?
I guess Se Jin is really upset.
Don't tell Jung Hoon about Mom.
Of course, not. I have that much of insight.
But you two share everything.
Don't tell Jung Hoon anything about me from now on.
That's my last request as a friend.
Last request?
What did you want to say at the school?
I did have something, but I don't now.
Can I leave then?
You have nothing to say...
and it's hard for the two of us to stay in the same room...
without saying anything.
Have I sinned against you?
I don't expect you to treat me with respect from the first place,
but...
you shouldn't deal with things with Da Jung like that.
Mind your own.
It's my life.
Who on earth do you...
take after to be so selfish and nasty?
You should know.
I took after Mom.
Mom cheated on you and left us...
so she could be happy on her own.
So it must be Mom.
What did you say?
Now, she must be darn selfish.
She dared to fool around with another man...
when she already had her family.
Why, you...
I'm scared of losing the Diner family.
I hoped we could live on like a family forever.
Even families by blood go through hard times.
Do you think we could all gather here...
and have dinner as we did before?
If we set the table and wait,
a family would...
come together sometime.
I can't believe we have to make a family newspaper.
What kind of homework is this?
Did you bring the photo?
You glue the photo and write about your family.
That should do.
But I don't have parents.
I'm living with Grandma and Uncle.
What's the point of making this?
Are those two photos all you have, Jung Hoon?
We couldn't bring albums from Seoul.
So me and Dad took these for this homework.
How am I going to fill this big piece of paper?
Why don't we do it on the same paper, Jung Hoon?
You and I are not families though.
Of course, we are.
We have dinner together every day.
Eating together makes us a family.
Then I want to do it on the same paper too.
I eat with you guys too.
Are you guys leaving me out?
Let's all do it on the same paper.
Then we'll all have Grandma, Uncle,
Mom, and Dad.
And even Mr. Park.
We'll be sisters and brothers.
Great! That'll be more fun.
What if the others make fun of us and point out...
that we're not a real family?
Why do you care so much about what others think?
Then make your own.
I bet your family newspaper will look most empty.
Let's just make it together, Jung Hoon.
Gather our pictures, shall we?
Look, it seems like we're one big family.
(Gyung Soo, Mang Soon, Yong Goo, Wan Soo, Se Jin, and Gyung Chul)
(Our family had fun on field day. We had a Christmas party together.)
It's done!
Now that we're finished, that makes us a real family!
(Diner)
I was on my way from home. I just came by to say hi.
Did you come by to look at what happened after your bomb attack?
Se Jin is in her bed, devastated. She can't even go to work.
Must you really take things this far?
Can you call out Da Jung for me?
At this hour?
It'd be better to see her while I'm here.
By any chance,
did you tell Da Jung that I'm the one you have feelings for?
Maybe I should today.
Don't be ridiculous.
Call me when you're done.
How is Se Jin doing?
Go and see for yourself if you're so curious.
You should let her know.
I'm...
quitting medical school.
What?
Ask your mother.
If I quit medical school,
I'll be just a son of a man who gets paid...
for doing chores at others' farms.
Ask her if she still wants that as her son-in-law.
How could you...
Let me ask you too.
If I wasn't a medical school student,
would you still cling to me and cry that you can't break up with me?
Would you still love me?
(A Good Supper)
Let's live happily together, you, me, and Mr. Jung.
I didn't deserve to go to medical school in the first place.
I've lost to my fate.
I surrender.
Are you saying I acted like a creditor?
You don't go to work. You're in your bed as if your protesting!
Your face doesn't seem usual.
It's weird.
Is Jong Gwon really coming to the restaurant?
He was never interested in how things work here.
What on earth is she doing to make this flavor?
I don't know what I'm doing against a kitchen assistant...
who's still wet behind her ears.