I loved exploring the city with you.
It's so fun to decide what I should buy when I get paid.
Working and earning money is so much cooler than I thought.
It is at first.
When I get paid,
I should buy that with a three-month payment plan!
I need to buy makeup too.
Are you going to spend everything you earn?
Of course I'm going to save too.
Are you hungry?
Let's eat out before going home today.
Okay.
- This looks delicious. - Definitely.
This restaurant is so good! Have a bite.
Really?
I think they have a secret sauce.
After working as a cook, I can't just eat a meal like before.
You can't?
I'm going to work so hard and become a great chef.
Now that you're working, do you like it?
Are you kidding?
It's helping my confidence. I love it.
Hurry and eat.
Should I chase her out right away,
or should I fire her after her intern period is over?
If she's getting fired anyway, isn't it best to be...
fired sooner than later so as to go somewhere else?
Your uncle is obsessed with Young Shin's beef hot pot.
He's eaten it three times since it's been on the lunch menu.
He really seems to like it.
How could she make it taste so good?
During the presentation before the tasting three years ago,
I did make a note of it.
Then let's try it that way.
Does this look similar?
- Try it. - Okay.
It seems similar,
but the ending note isn't quite right.
What else do I need to put in it?
This is so frustrating.
I bet the secret is in the broth.
Mrs. Choi, did you call me?
I think I've seen you helping Young Shin when she stays late,
and it's nice to see.
Thank you.
Let me be frank.
I need the recipe for Young Shin's beef hot pot.
Could you help me with that?
What do you mean by that?
If you help, you won't have to worry about being hired permanently.
If it's too much, just ask her on the sly how she makes the broth.
Seeing how close you are, I doubt she'd be suspicious of that.
I don't think I can help you with that.
I'm sorry.
You can't help?
I'll be on my way out.
I won't tell Young Shin...
that you asked me this, so don't worry.
Why are kids these days all like that?
She hasn't tasted the bitters of life yet.
What did Mrs. Choi ask you about?
What? It's nothing.
It's not worth worrying about.
Let's just work.
Okay, now we just have to check these things before we leave, right?
Yes.
The plates and cooking equipment are all organized.
Faucets, done.
I should check that the induction burners are all shut off.
I'll go check.
It's time to check the kitchen safety before I leave.
Don't worry. Just clock out.
Then I'll be on my way.
Kim Young Shin!
I guess he's been waiting all this time!
He has nothing else to do. Don't look back.
He seems really serious about this.
What's he going to do even if he's serious?
He's so full of himself!
The more I see him, he doesn't seem to be completely full of himself.
Look, he's still staring at you.
Let's go!
Go and talk to him!
He won't listen to me!
I'm starting to be afraid of my own son!
Lately, you've been so consumed by the family inheritance...
that you were completely oblivious to raising our son.
I guess your son is settling the account...
based on how Madame Seo Min Gyung led her life.
I'm telling you, it's a betrayal!
It probably wouldn't hurt this much if you betrayed me.
Haven't I been a meaningless existence in your life for a while?
Now that I've experienced this,
I can see I can't take this rationally.
You say that as if you've been so rational all your life.
Young Shin, you'll never have my son!
I don't know how I feel.
I'm not happy that she's being punished,
and I've never wished for her to live happily,
but I don't feel right with this for some reason.
She's so sick.
I bet she's very worried about Jung Hoon.
Now she's worried about him, but she had left us.
People always realize things when it's too late.
I'm afraid that she'll visit again.
I don't know how to face her.
You never know if you'll see her again.
You can just treat her like that.
I still don't feel ready to forgive her.
She's acting like she's so busy, saying she's sorry and leaving.
What's this all about?
There was a song a long time ago.
Life is incomplete.
An unfinished poem.
A song stopped in the middle.
The song ends so suddenly.
How urgent could it be?
That's what life is.
So, after his wife and son went to the sky, he was in a daze.
The deer said there's a bucket in the pond,
so go up to the sky with the bucket.
The deer is the problem.
The deer was the one who said to hide the fairy's clothes!
Why did it say such nonsense in the first place?
How was the lumberjack supposed to go on living?
You could say the deer is a bit irresponsible.
So, after they went to the sky,
he came back down since he was worried about his mom?
So, the fairy gave him a horse...
and he rode it down to the ground,
but she said he must not get off the horse.
Did she just want him to see his mom's face and come back?
But, the, what was it?
The red bean porridge.
That's right, the red bean porridge!
Why did the lumberjack suddenly eat the red bean porridge?
His mother made it because her son likes it.
Right, that's right!
But the red bean porridge was so hot...
that he was eating it on the horse's back and spilled it on the horse.
Oh, my!
It was so hot that the horse jumped around,
and the lumberjack fell off the horse!
Then the horse went to the sky by itself.
What a tragedy, in the end.
Is the horse going to the sky the end?
Was that the end?
No, there's more.
There's really more?
Yes.
So, the lumberjack...
became a chicken.
A chicken? You made that up, didn't you?
No, he really became a chicken!
That's why every morning chickens look at the sky...
and cry so sadly.
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Finally, the chicken finished the story.
That story's longer than I thought.
You said you'd make the lumberjack go back to the sky.
Why? Okay.
Next time, I'll tell it again so he returns to the sky.
"The Fairy and the Lumberjack" ends with a chicken?
What do fairies and chickens have to do with each other?
Whether they're related or not, it ends with a chicken.
I bet it only ends like that in our neighborhood.
Why does it matter how it ends?
That's life.
Now when I see a chicken at the market,
"He was the lumberjack!"
I should think like that.
- Did you like the story? - Yes!
Then let's look at the sky...
and say, "cock-a-doodle-doo!"
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Sure, it's your day off, but the sun is almost setting.
Come here.
Take a look at this picture.
What's this?
He works at a conglomerate. His father's a professor. How's he?
- I'm not interested. - Why not?
Why did you sign up on that weird matchmaking website...
to annoy me every once in a while?
I need some hope to keep on living.
You're telling me to get married to help you beat menopause?
Can't you?
Mom, isn't that a bit too much to ask?
It's because of my age.
What do we have to offer anyone?
Why don't we have anything?
Looking at it objectively,
your father's an elementary teacher,
your mother's an employee at a clothing store.
You graduated from a countryside college,
and you're working as an intern with no certain future.
Nobody will be interested if you get older.
The world has changed, Mother.
Don't say anything that will upset the women's rights activists!
Where are you going without even washing up?
I'm just going to meet Young Shin. Why should I wash up?
I'll go have some free banquet noodles for lunch.
He's not even a quarter as attractive as Jung Hoon.
Da Jung.
It's been a while.
Were you going to the Diner?
Yes, I was going to meet Young Shin.
Okay, then have a nice visit.
Didn't you come to see her too?
Yes, but I can see her later.
Are you going to visit home often?
Yes, I'll have to stop by every once in a while.
I see.
Go on in.
I'm sorry I pretended not to see you at school.
It's fine! What would we have talked about?
I can't believe the Diner hasn't changed at all.
The countryside doesn't change much.
I don't know how you feel,
but seeing you makes me feel like our high school days.
Me too.
I heard you're seeing someone.
See you later.
Okay.
Young Shin called me over to have banquet noodles.
Jung Hoon is here.
Did you say hi?
I saw him at home.
I had to, didn't I?
Let's go in.
I'll eat it later.
I'm making banquet noodles since Da Jung wants to have them.
Did you have lunch?
Da Jung came all the way and went home after seeing me.
I see.
I gave my mom a call.
You did.
I pretended not to know about her being sick.
You did well.
How did she sound?
Her voice sounded all right.
She was glad I called.
I see.
I don't know when I should talk to her about it.
Let's think it through. We still have time.
Young Shin.
Why do I still tell you about these things?
I know.
To the girl I'm seeing, I couldn't say a word...
about Mom.
But you two are dating. How could you not?
What will you do if she is disappointed to find out later?
I thought it'd be awkward seeing you guys in three years.
But I feel so comfortable being around...
both you and Da Jung that it makes me feel empty.
Did you feel awkward seeing your dad in a long time?
For about ten minutes.
It's like I saw him after a week.
Right.
She asked you to go on a blind date?
Why don't you give it a try?
Who knows?
He could be someone you'd regret...
to have missed.
Oh Bok.
What is it?
After what happened between Jung Hoon and me,
I never went on a blind date until I graduated.
Was it because of Jung Hoon?
Not exactly.
But I was scared.
Were you scared of men?
It's not like that.
But I was scared to date a guy.
I didn't want to be hurt.
I can laugh and chat like I used to,
but that part...
about me stopped at that point.
Trusting someone to be mine and falling in love.
Maybe you liked Jung Hoon...
more than you thought.
I don't know.
What does it matter now?
She said she was scared of dating a guy...
as she didn't want to be hurt.
She can laugh and chat like she used to,
but that part about her stopped at that point.
Hey, this looks good.
Thank you, Young Shin.
We talk about everything like we used to.
But we couldn't...
talk about that one thing for the past three years.
Isn't it time...
we opened up about it?
It seems Jung Hoon can treat you the way he used to.
That's the difference.
He can treat me the way he used to,
but I'm still not there yet.
Do you know what memories are the most painful?
It's the memory of someone abandoning you like an old shoe.
One person has a ton of things to say,
even if she'll be abandoned.
But the other person dumps her in a rush...
as if he'll never see her again because he's done with her.
When she's not a shoe.
People wouldn't know how that feels...
unless they've been through it.
Besides, he treated me like that suddenly when I thought...
he was my man for 12 years.
Da Jung.
I didn't...
overcome the pain. I just covered it up.
That's why whenever the wound gapes,
the painful memories seep out.
You should've said what was on your mind.
Why did you keep it in? It'd be more hurtful.
I felt sorry for you.
After you let Jung Hoon go because of me,
how sad must you have been?
Da Jung.
I still feel sorry for you.
I didn't say this for you to feel sorry.
Geez. I shouldn't have said it.
You brought him up first.
(Standard recipe, beef hot pot)
If it wasn't for you,
Jung Hoon wouldn't have quit medical school...
or broken up with me.
But why am I acting like this?
It has the recipe for the broth.
Don't drag Da Jung into this anymore.
I keep my promises.
(Standard recipe, beef hot pot)
How did you...
It tasted good when I made it as it says.
But how did you obtain this?
Gyung Soo is not even married.
How did he do such a good job of bringing her up?
It's hard to come by girls like Young Shin these days.
She's generous, bright, and strong.
Stop Da Jung from cleaning and doing the dishes...
and let her work as the cooking assistant.
As of today, Ms. Lee will be exempted from her duties...
as the kitchen assistant.
You'll assist me in cooking in the morning...
and help Ms. Kim in the afternoon.
Take this opportunity to learn...
and become a crucial member of the kitchen.
That's all. To your places.
- Yes. - Yes, chef.
What is it? I didn't even call you.
I have something to ask you.
Why did you suddenly choose me...
to participate in the cooking process?
Are you worried that I'm nice to you?
I was curious.
It's because you're lovely.
Pardon?
I told you that I'd love to have a daughter like you.
Mrs. Choi asked me to find out about the beef hot pot recipe.
It was absurd, so I didn't even tell you about it.
She did?
Did you...
give Mrs. Choi the recipe for me?
No, I didn't. Why would you think that?
Hey, do you take me for a fool?
Then what's going on?
Don't worry about that. Learn as much as you can...
and achieve your dream as a cook.
What do you mean by that?
Young Shin seems to have...
given the recipe to Mrs. Cho for me.
She could've threatened her of firing me.
I guess Young Shin made that decision in a rush.
He's here again.
He's going straight to her office without a word to me.
He must be beside himself with anger.
I've been waiting for you.
And now this is what you do?
Would you like some tea?
Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
How could you do this by taking advantage of their friendship?
So, will you tell Min Gyung about Yunghwadang again?
Or will you call President Kang?
You have no excuse.
I was a fool for compromising for Young Shin's sake.
Does it not matter what happens to Young Shin now?
This is not the only Korean restaurant out there.
You'll ostracize her from this industry?
The way I see it,
Young Shin is too good for that.
Please tell President Kang Jong Gwon that I'll go see him in 30 minutes.
It's Jung Gyung Soo.
Jung Gyung Soo?
In 30 minutes?
All right. Tell him to come.
Okay. I'll be there in half an hour.
Thank you.
Mrs. Choi.
You're done.
You're not worth the consideration.
If you don't want me to adopt you,
hand Young Shin over to me.
Give her to me.
I'll train her well and give her my fortune...
and everything I have for her.
What did you say?
Wouldn't that work off your revenge against me?
(A Good Supper)
I tried the beef hot pot this morning.
What will you give me if I get rid of Young Shin?
Sook Jung, you can't do this to me.
I don't trust you anymore.
I will keep everything recorded.
That's craven of you.
You're so vicious.
The world is full of things that are more vicious.
One of the things kids learn the first is poverty.
Until when will you keep sacrificing?
You're fond of me, right?
Can you do me a favor?