Min Gyung,
I said that I want to adopt Jung Gyung Soo as my son...
when the whole family gathered,
did I not?
Yes, you did say that.
Min Gyung, you may leave now.
I'm still waiting on the President's decision,
so don't say a word to Gyung Soo.
I want to adopt Gyung Soo...
to apologize for how I did wrong with him.
How's your dish development project coming?
Mrs. Choi Sook Jung said...
Never mind. I'll tell you another time.
Good night.
Okay.
When I moved here, I only brought a few bags,
but after living here for so long,
somehow I accumulated so much stuff.
Why are you packing your bags?
Well, I need to throw some things away before packing.
Mr. Jung told me...
to leave with Young Shin.
Then I can't go with you.
Why would I follow you guys?
I might have to leave suddenly,
so I don't know if I'll have a chance to say goodbye.
I can't believe you.
Oh Bok said himself,
that if I had lived with Mom,
or rather under the same roof as that man,
I'd have gone through more pain than now.
You never even got remarried and raised me.
Thank you.
You also...
have gone through a lot while living with me.
What's the occasion?
Could I have a cup of coffee?
I've never had any guests over,
so I don't even have any cups here.
It's okay.
Did Jung Hoon tell you?
Yes, he told me he's leaving with Young Shin.
Is Young Shin planning the same?
She hasn't told me yet,
but I should let her go.
They've liked and cared for each other for a long time.
It'll be lonely without Young Shin, I bet.
Well, I have the rest of the Diner family.
Mr. Lee's family has started coming to the Diner again.
You should come too.
I don't know.
The kids need to go off and live their own lives,
but we need to stay firmly together...
so that the kids can have a family...
to come back to when they need us.
It's been a long day.
It's not much, but please enjoy.
Is this pollack soup?
What's the occasion?
I was thinking of Gyung Chul.
Right.
He'd always eat this without taking his eyes off it.
I've seen he doesn't go out to eat...
and just eats rice and ramyeon.
Applause! He came!
Applause!
Have a seat.
Well, I'm embarrassed about what happened,
but bear shame to come.
You have no reason to be ashamed of.
Seeing you here, I don't feel bad.
Rather, it's nice to see you.
Welcome back.
Of course. We've spent so long eating dinner together,
how could we stay upset with you?
I'm glad you came.
If you avoid seeing people you're upset with,
that's the end.
Why didn't you bring Jung Hoon with you?
I just wanted to come alone.
Never mind. I'm here!
I'll fill in for Jung Hoon, Young Shin, and Da Jung.
Now I'll protect the world.
Just trust me!
Everyone's busy and old enough to leave their parents.
That's why I'm going to stay and protect the world!
They say that the crooked tree protects the family burial grounds.
What does that mean?
The successful kids all leave, and the unsuccessful ones...
stay and protect their parents and the burial grounds.
Then am I here because I'm not successful?
If it's true, why not say it? Aren't you?
Fine, I'll protect the burial grounds as the crooked tree!
Now that we're together like this, we can laugh,
and have a more delicious meal.
Let's just pretend nothing happened.
Enjoy!
I'm so thankful...
for all of you.
Applause!
Min Gyung,
I said that I want to adopt Jung Gyung Soo as my son...
when the whole family gathered,
did I not?
Yes, you did say that.
I have something to tell you.
What is it?
I'm giving up on the dish.
Why now?
I think I'm not ready for it yet.
I'll do some more research and submit it next time.
Really?
They're really weird.
I guess there's nothing they can't do for each other.
Did uncle Jong Gwon say something else?
Whose side are you on?
She stood fair competition, so I'm disappointed.
Are you crazy? Get your head on straight!
Don't you know that your uncle and I...
are sleeping in separate rooms?
If an intern shows better cooking skills than me, I'm done for it!
If I'm done for, do you think you'll be safe?
Do you mean Ms. Kim said that herself?
She said she needed more time to study.
I was looking forward to it. That's too bad.
She's not stupid, so she chose to step down...
instead of presenting a dish she wasn't ready for.
Then, will Sook Jung's haesintang be the only tasting dish?
It's not ideal, but I hope at least my haesintang will be successful...
and be helpful for sales.
Min Gyung, come with me for a minute.
How dare you start a fight between me and an intern?
Are you that fearless?
Who said I'm starting a fight? It's for the restaurant.
If Gyung Soo agrees, I'm going to adopt him immediately.
That means game over.
You're acting so foolishly...
that I need to put everything aside and adopt Gyung Soo.
Are you happy now?
Really?
I thought it was going so well, but suddenly things are getting odd.
I told you.
Why did you act so flippantly when you gained nothing from it?
She's thrown a bait to me by saying...
she'd adopt Jung Gyung Soo.
Because she's one mistake away...
from losing a competition to an intern.
There you go again, playing investigator.
You have such strange hobbies.
Your son's fate is on the line, and you call this a hobby?
Do you think I'm doing this for fun?
You gave up your dish?
It's still a bit too hard for me.
How could an intern develop the main dish?
Sure, if you came to that decision,
but I'm sad you gave up after putting in all that effort.
What are you doing here again?
Young Shin already went to work.
Did you happen to hear anything from Young Shin?
Hear what?
You don't need to get me a drink.
I'm just dropping by.
Didn't Ms. Kim mention that Mrs. Choi has...
set her heart on adopting you?
- What did you say? - Mrs. Choi has been...
thinking of adopting you,
Mr. Jung Gyung Soo.
You must be mistaken.
I don't think so. That's absurd.
Is that so?
Is that why you're here again?
Pardon?
Why are you so interested in Young Shin and me?
Oh, well.
It's nothing personal.
As you may know,
being Mrs. Choi's sister-in-law...
and part of the family, I thought I should tell you.
Yes.
What's the matter?
Okay. I'll be right home after work.
You rarely call me when I'm at work.
What is this about?
Did Mrs. Choi tell you to give up on the a la carte dish...
and she'll adopt me as her son in exchange?
Is that why you gave up?
Did you do this for me?
Did General Manager Seo come by?
Did you think that if Mrs. Choi wanted to adopt me,
that I'd accept her offer?
She said she didn't have a child and wanted to apologize...
for her wrongdoings.
Apologize for her wrongdoings?
You have no idea what she's like.
She can come up with a terrible lie to get out of a situation.
General Manager Seo said that's what she said when her family was there.
Is this some kind of a joke?
That temper of yours.
Sit. People are watching.
Did you think I'd be grateful if you offered to adopt me?
I haven't decided yet.
I'm merely thinking about it.
Get Young Shin's menu back on the food tasting right now.
She's the one who gave up. It's not like I forced her to quit.
Do you have to take advantage of that girl's pure heart...
and play tricks to keep your position?
Tricks? What do you mean?
If I were you, I'd step down.
People like you who don't know what they're doing...
and getting all testy would.
You listen to me.
You are the archenemy that killed my mom.
How disgusted must she have been...
to take her own life?
What do you take me for to blabber about adopting me?
Blabbering?
I'd rather bite my tongue and die.
Do you think I'd be a stepson to someone like you?
By the way, let me tell you something.
Your mom was a stupid woman.
She was so stupid that your dad only held on to me.
What?
Your dad clung to me crying even when I abandoned him.
What did you say?
But how could she kill herself...
when she even had a child?
What?
There's nothing admirable about your parents.
Why make this fuss?
It's sickening.
Are you trying to cause a ruckus?
You can't do anything to me because of Young Shin.
Try me.
I'll ostracize her and she'll have...
no place in the Korean food industry.
Have you been somewhere?
It's you, isn't it?
Did you go to see Gyung Soo again?
Why would you go there and tell him about my plan to adopt him?
You can't just keep it in your mind and do nothing.
I went over to feel him out on whether he was willing to do that.
Are you trying to fight with me?
I don't know what you're saying.
Let me make this clear. You're no match for me.
You never know that until you try.
General Manager Seo, you seem to have a lot of questions about me.
You don't have to come to the Diner.
You can ask me directly.
Really?
I wanted to know...
the history between you and Sook Jung.
The history behind us?
What's there that we can't tell?
Back in the day when Mrs. Choi was a dishwasher at Yunghwadang,
she and my dad...
Tell Young Shin to show her dish for the food tasting.
It's my order as the owner.
What was it about your father?
What were you going to say?
My goodness. How could he just leave?
My gosh. What a strange man.
Is that so?
Ms. Kim's dish will go on the food tasting again?
That's good news.
How did that happen?
She could be overwhelmed by this chance as she's young.
But giving her a chance to demonstrate her talent...
would be my duty as her superior.
Of course.
I'm excited.
I'll have an early night.
We'll get to see whose dish is better.
You have a knack for these things.
I thought it was done, but you turned the situation around.
Now Sook Jung and Young Shin will take it head-on.
For us, Young Shin is the game-changer.
As of today, you'll stop your duties as the kitchen assistant...
and finish up making your dish.
What do you mean?
It's Mrs. Choi's order.
You just have to follow it.
Mrs. Choi asked for my dish to be served at the food tasting.
Don't get swept away by things...
and do the best for your career as a cook.
I know you were worried for my sake,
but I don't trust that she'll adopt me...
and even if were true,
I have no plans to be their stepson.
I changed the password to Young Shin's birthday.
Why are you giving this to me?
I used the lump sum as the rent deposit, so it's not much.
Still, it could cover the rent and deposit of a studio...
and some household goods.
Mr. Jung.
You'd need a place to stay before you could get ready to leave.
You should've given it to Young Shin.
I know she won't take it.
Then I can't take it either.
Take care of Young Shin, Jung Hoon.
I'm sorry.
As for Da Jung,
you should tell her yourself.
If she hears it from someone else or finds out later,
she'd be more upset.
Da Jung.
I will...
leave with Young Shin.
You hate hearing me say sorry, so I won't.
Also,
I won't get up first today.
Is that because...
this is the last time you'll see me?
I'll always remember you...
as a friend that I'm grateful for.
If time passes...
and you can be calm about...
whatever you hear about me,
let's meet again then.
I thought I'd have a million things to say,
but now that you're sitting here to listen,
everything I wanted to say disappeared somewhere.
I'm sorry that you were hurt because you felt like...
I was using you.
You still cry like a little boy.
You used to cry so easily when we were young.
Do you still have so much to cry about?
I heard you decided to leave.
Mr. Park told me.
As you try to leave all behind,
it's pretty hard to ignore the times with Da Jung, isn't it?
Da Jung has...
done nothing wrong.
I'm not sure a guy like me is allowed to protect Da Jung.
However,
I will try.
I'll watch over her a couple of steps away...
and protect her until the end.
Come on, don't cry.
All of Diner family understands you...
and respect your decision.
So stop crying.
I've put them in separate bowls so you won't fight.
It's still hot, so be careful.
- Thank you! - Thank you!
Thank you for the meal.
What is this?
I know you like fried tofu dumplings.
I've got my own too.
I hear you eat fish cake soup to have fried tofu dumplings.
Here, Young Shin. Have another.
I'm okay. Mr. Jung gave us one each.
I'm giving you my infinite love...
for you in this fried tofu dumpling, Young Shin.
One dumpling is enough for me.
So you should just have it, Jung Hoon.
Da Jung, Jung Hoon is offering you his infinite love for you.
Just accept it.
Or not! I'll take this.
You're just amazing.
You've got yours!
What on earth is he saying?
He said he had his already.
He said the fried tofu dumpling is too hot.
Then spit it out.
You'll burn the roof of your mouth.
He said he can't spit it out because that'll spoil it.
I swallowed it at once,
and my chest feels like burning.
With my burning heart, I shall send my love and passion to you!
No, thank you.
Or you!
Or...
you?
I guess that'd be a little awkward.
I wonder when will he ever grow up.
Did Young Shin say she'll leave too?
I think she will.
Jung Hoon had always wanted to leave here.
But Young Shin...
I assumed she'll stay here forever.
Perhaps, I could leave this place...
but I thought she'd stay here.
Da Jung.
What kind of house do you want...
to live in when you get married?
You bring up that topic a lot lately.
Do you want to get married?
As you put it that way, it kind of sounds tacky.
I want to marry someone in Seoul and live in an apartment.
What about you?
I want to stay here even if I get married.
Hey.
Wouldn't that make the distance too far?
Between you and me.
We can think of each other always.
Don't you find that romantic?
Being romantic isn't the problem.
I'd miss you too much.
Still, I don't want to leave here forever.
I'll live here for 100 years!
I hope you'd stay here next year.
I feel the same.
In order to make that happen, you have to eat well...
and exercise hard too.
Got it. I'll exercise hard!
"A monkey woke up and suddenly yelled at the giraffe."
I told you to stop it!
Young Shin, I feel so cold.
Do you? Hold on.
Da Jung.
Do you plan to leave here?
How come I never...
noticed that you liked Jung Hoon...
so much?
Why won't you look me in the eyes?
It's hard for me to believe, so let me ask you again.
Are you really...
going to leave this place with Jung Hoon?
(A Good Supper)
Leaving Da Jung and everything behind,
I'm holding on just to love you.
So why won't you listen to my heart?
Do you love me?
Then do me a favor.
Where have you been all this time, my lump of luck?
You just have to kill me.
You don't scare me at all. Get out.
You are defeated by me.
You're better to talk than cook.
Are you trying to cook with your tongue?
- Are you here to give a lecture? - No way.
I hope you make a wise decision.
So what was the result?
Before that, I have something to tell you.