(Episode 28)
Maybe you should leave together.
It seems you both...
will break down if you stay here.
You have the years behind you, so you couldn't help it.
Are you telling me to leave with Jung Hoon?
The time we spent depending on each other like a family...
might be a burden to you.
But what about you?
I thought I'd have to let you go someday.
It came...
sooner than I thought.
I can't do that.
You don't have to think about me now.
If you have a lot on your mind, you can't find the answer.
If you don't dare it, there won't be a new beginning.
Jun Young has been coming in regularly to work part-time.
Is that so?
Yes, it's as if he hid a jar of honey in the restaurant.
He comes in at the right time.
Really?
I'm glad to hear that.
I'll go to work except for two days a week.
I didn't think I'd live to see this day.
Kids change as they grow up.
Once they grow up, they become mature.
How's the research for the a la carte dish going?
She stayed up until three in the morning to work on it.
I'm thinking of making haesintang.
Haesintang?
I'll put in abalones, octopus, and medicinal herbs...
in ginseng chicken soup...
to make an a la carte dish that is both savory and nutritious.
But won't it cost too much?
Customers at our restaurant don't complain about the price.
An a la carte dish for lunchtime needs to be at a competitive price.
Koreans think dinner is important...
and don't want to have lunch that is not affordable.
Did Young Shin choose her dish?
She's preparing a beef hot pot.
I hear you're making a beef hot pot.
I'll use a clean broth using brisket, shank, and ox knee.
I'll add doenjang and perilla seed to make a savory hot pot dish.
Are you using brisket and ox knee as the meat?
If it's too costly, I'm thinking about using the tendon,
which has the same texture as the ox knee.
This is not some local Korean restaurant.
How can you use the tendon with the ox knee?
If the dish is not good enough, the customers won't try it.
Since you gave me this chance, I'm doing the best I can.
Why are you in the kitchen?
You get worked up about unnecessary things.
Why would it be unnecessary when it has to do with boosting sales?
By the way,
don't you think this would look rustic?
Food is not about how it looks.
That's important too.
It doesn't look sophisticated.
Why would you say that?
I'll get you any ingredient you need.
Try to come up with one that's more likely.
This is a menu you can have at a local Korean restaurant.
I already decided on my dish, so I'll do my best with it.
Well, she wouldn't have tried many dishes since she grew up poor.
She's not from an academy but a diner in the country.
She can only be so good, given her background.
Why are you anxious about this whole thing?
How could I not be?
Just imagine Sook Jung's haesintang become a hit.
How could I live to see that?
Then I'd have arranged this for her to be obnoxious.
You underestimated Sook Jung.
No matter how talented she is in cooking,
she doesn't have that much experience under her belt.
How could she come up with a fancy menu for our restaurant?
I hope I didn't do this in vain.
You should leave with Young Shin.
Mr. Jung.
Take good care of Young Shin.
What about you?
I could live with the family here.
Family?
Mr. Lee's family, Mang Soon, Yong Goo,
and Mr. Park.
They've become like a family to me.
My dad said he's leaving this town.
I should hold on to him.
I can't let him go.
Would you be able to live without Young Shin?
You couldn't leave if you worry about the ones left behind.
Leave things here up to me.
You and Young Shin should leave...
and live your lives.
Mr. Jung.
Also, if you leave, you don't have to give up on med school.
You must've done that as you felt sorry for Mr. Lee's family.
Even if I left this town,
with Young Shin making money by working at the restaurant,
I couldn't go to college to study.
All I need is Young Shin.
Jung Hoon really loves you.
I thought that should do it and felt reassured.
What brings you here, Gyung Soo?
I thought about talking to you over the phone,
but I figured I should tell you in person.
When I think about Da Jung,
I feel so sorry that I don't know what to say.
There's no reason for you to feel that way.
Both Young Shin and Jung Hoon are like my children.
Mr. Park said he wants to leave the town.
Did he really say that?
I decided to let Young Shin and Jung Hoon leave.
If the rest of us comfort Da Jung like a family,
she'll get over it someday.
Mr. Lee, please think it over.
Even if you feel uncomfortable, come back to the Diner again.
No matter what kind of lives the kids will have,
the rest of the family should not be scattered.
Hello, Mr. Park.
What brings you here, Mr. Lee?
Could we have a talk?
I heard you decided to leave town.
Instead of paying back for your kindness,
I'm sorry that I'm suddenly leaving as if to run away.
Please don't leave.
You get used to your surroundings as the years go by.
Where would you go now and settle down again?
I'm too ashamed to live in this town.
We decided to go back to the Diner.
We've lived like a family all these years.
We won't be a family if we scatter before a conflict.
Mr. Lee.
Even if it's inconvenient now, things will get ease up with time.
I'll see you in the Diner then.
I said, let's go eat dinner.
How could I go and eat there?
You're the one who said half of your paycheck goes to food costs.
I think Da Jung is having a harder time because of us.
In moments like this, parents who love their children...
are supposed to say it's fine and endure it. Don't you know that?
I'm going to eat, whether you come or not.
Welcome, Mr. Lee!
Am I the first to arrive?
Yes, you're first.
Oh, my, Mr. Lee! What brings you here?
I came to eat.
Oh, my. That's great!
What about Se Jin?
It's been so long, Se Jin!
Didn't you miss me?
Of course, I missed you!
I'm glad you're here.
It's nothing much, but please enjoy.
Are you the chef?
Why is it nothing much?
He even fried some mackerel pike for the first time in a while.
- Have a seat. - Sit down!
Take a seat!
Enjoy.
Is Mr. Park not coming?
I did tell him to come.
Oh Bok, are you studying hard for the qualification exam?
He's been having nosebleeds.
He's been pulling his hair out studying so hard...
that I might have to buy him a wig by the time he starts college.
He'll be bald.
Why are you pulling your hair out while studying?
There's a lot he doesn't know.
Will you find the answers if you pull your hair out?
He's pulling out his poor hair because he doesn't want to study.
I'll pack a meal for Da Jung, so please take it to her.
Is Da Jung at home?
She probably is.
I texted her that we're eating here.
I'm all done.
Why did you eat so fast?
Mr. Jung, I'm sorry, but could you please pack Da Jung's meal now?
There's no need for that.
Keep on eating. We can take it.
You know how Da Jung can't stand being hungry.
Your father does the laundry for you.
Why are you running the laundry miserably by yourself?
My dad puts all his dirty clothes in with mine,
so I need to wash the shirts that I want to keep nice.
You're a boy! Why are you trying to dress up so much?
Dressing up?
I'm just dressing neatly.
Do girls like boys who dress well?
Of course. Do you think they'd like a snot-nosed boy?
What's that?
Are you blind? It's a ring!
Are you sick?
Do you want me to wear it?
Give it to Da Jung and say you won it.
Da Jung really wanted it.
You give it to her.
Have you seen how cold she is to me?
Then just throw it out.
Do you know how much tteokbokki I could've eaten...
with what I spent getting this?
When you get married,
what kind of job do you want your husband to have?
I don't know.
I've never thought about it.
What about you?
I'll be fine with anyone but a teacher.
You don't like teachers?
They're so respected and nice!
Don't tell anyone I said this,
but my dad fights with my mom at home!
Really?
Whenever my mom opens her mouth, she always talks about money.
I think teachers make life hard for their wives.
Really?
I didn't know that.
Da Jung.
I heard you wanted this.
Oh, my! Did you win this for me?
Yes.
Do you like it?
Of course, I like it!
I've wanted it so badly!
Should I put it on you?
Yes.
Oh, my head hurts.
Why do I have such a headache today?
I guess you have to get married now.
What?
He even gave you a ring!
Good grief. Grow up!
You're as tall as a mountain, and you still stick your tongue out?
Has it lost its touch now?
Jung Hoon, can you get one more ring?
Young Shin probably wants one too.
No, I'm okay.
No, you're not.
Jung Hoon, please get just one more ring.
I don't think so.
Why not?
He doesn't want to since you only give rings to girls you love!
Do you think he just goes around giving rings to everyone?
Mr. Grasswalk, please shut your mouth.
Jung Hoon, please do me a favor.
Please get one for Young Shin too.
I don't play with claw machines.
I didn't get that ring.
Then who did?
Oh Bok won it.
What?
That was a close one.
Young Shin, let's go home.
What if she throws away the food...
because I'm the one who brought it?
I'll just go watch some TV.
Go ahead and eat.
Just sit down.
Can you eat with me staring at you?
What does that matter between us?
Okay, then.
Hurry and eat.
Have some water too, or you'll get indigestion.
Stop being so nice to me.
Okay.
I just wanted to bring the food and leave.
Sorry.
What are you sorry about?
I'm sorry for existing, I guess.
After being treated so badly by Jung Hoon,
when someone takes care of me,
I feel so subservient like a dog that's been out in the rain.
Okay, I'm sorry.
Next time, I won't do anything silly.
You know I'm not that thoughtful.
Oh Bok.
What is it?
What did I do so wrong?
Da Jung. Why would you think that?
What did I do so wrong...
to make the whole world feel sorry for me?
I think hundreds of times a day...
of what I could have done wrong...
to Jung Hoon and Young Shin.
Da Jung. Why would you think that?
I'm eating.
This is driving me crazy!
If you don't have a good life with Young Shin,
I'll kill you.
I think hundreds of times a day...
of what I could have done wrong to Jung Hoon and Young Shin.
Mrs. Choi seems to be on her last step.
I just need to decide which kimchi to serve it with,
and the hot pot is complete.
Is that so?
Can I try it?
It was more delicious than it looks.
Really?
It's worth a shot. It's good enough to compete.
I think she's the one who could take on...
this restaurant's kitchen in the future.
How would you know that?
It's been a long time since I got married and ate at this restaurant.
It's rich in taste and not heavy. How can I say it?
It's like the neat taste of a master chef.
If it's good, it's good. If it's not, then it's not.
What's so complicated?
You look like a doctor in a lab.
So cool.
You're a rare subject of study.
Then do some research on me.
Do you have no work to do?
Hey!
If you mess with me one more time, I'll kill you!
Does your mother know that you go around doing this?
Right.
The a la carte dishes are ready?
After recruiting a tasting group to participate in the food tasting,
we'll just check their reactions.
Have you set the price?
The price set by Ms. Kim is less than half the price of Sook Jung's.
People these days will just not eat.
Do you think they'll eat it because it's cheap?
If it's cheap and delicious, wouldn't it be the best?
Looking at Min Gyung's expression, she's serious.
I tried it too.
She has already passed the intern level in creating taste.
Really?
This is so irritating.
Where did she learn to cook from to bring out such a taste?
How is it?
Tell Young Shin to come here.
When Young Shin is selected and her dish becomes a formal menu,
if it tastes good and the price is good too,
the customer response will be good, of course.
If that happens, it will leave Sook Jung devastated.
The fall of Mrs. Choi Sook Jung will begin slowly.
It's been 25 years since she took charge of the kitchen.
The next runner who will destroy...
those 25 years has appeared.
That's the way life is.
Say you will give up...
on the a la carte dish.
If you trust me and give up this once,
I will look after you.
I can't do that.
Don't you trust me?
I don't.
Just trust me.
You've got nothing to lose by listening to grown-ups.
I could simply reveal your past...
and leave this restaurant,
but I'm looking for a more painful...
and desperate way to destroy you.
For whom are you doing this?
Do you ask because you don't know?
For Jung Gyung Soo?
To repay his kindness?
Then taking me down...
isn't the right way.
I'm thinking of adopting Gyung Soo.
Pardon?
I have no children.
I'm going to take Gyung Soo as my son...
and have him take over this huge restaurant.
Are you joking?
If you're to take me down, aren't you just helping the wrong people?
Do you think I'd fall for such a shallow trick?
How can I believe that?
General Manager Seo, come in for a second.
I intend to apologize...
for my wrongdoings in the past by adopting him.
Do you think adopting Gyung Soo...
is a lie that I made up in a hurry?
Min Gyung. I said that I want to adopt Jung Gyung Soo as my son...
when the whole family gathered,
did I not?
You did say that.
(A Good Supper)
They're really weird.
There's nothing they can't do for each other.
Did you come here again to talk about that?
Your mom is a pretty stupid woman.
How dare you say that!
Your mom was like that. But how can she kill herself...
when she even has a child?
General Manager Seo. You seem to have a lot of questions about me.
You can ask me directly.
You hate hearing me say sorry, so I won't.
Today, I won't get up first.
I'll live here for 100 years!
Did Young Shin say she'll leave too?
I think she will.