(Episode 37)
Da Jung.
Jung Hoon's mom is very sick.
It must be hard.
He's been coming by as he has things to discuss with me.
Is that so?
So please don't misunderstand.
You two are forever selfish.
What do you mean?
Jung Hoon is seeing someone.
Another girl will make a fool out of herself.
You might think you're caring for Jung Hoon, but...
what would this mean to me years ago or the girl he is dating?
Even when Jung Hoon gets married to someone,
will you go see him before anything if you need to care for him?
- Da Jung. - I told you this before.
Sometimes you could be so hypocritical.
- Da Jung. - Why don't you...
just go out with him?
Stop breaking the hearts of many people.
You want to go back to your duties washing the dishes, cleaning,
and preparing the ingredients?
Yes.
You don't have to mind the other interns.
I can do this at my discretion.
Still, I'd like to go back to doing the dishes and cleaning.
You have a serious case of being impudent.
You should be grateful to have a friend like Young Shin.
Are you trying to be conceited too?
You want to protect your pride?
That's the extent of what you have.
Young Shin has a natural talent.
You'd be able to make it fairly well as a cook...
if you can be an appendix to Young Shin.
So look for the fun in life in something else.
Did you say I was an appendix?
It's advice from someone with experience.
It's better to come to terms with the truth, so you won't waste time.
Do you need Young Shin that badly?
You want me...
to have the pieces of what Young Shin leaves me and stay put.
Is that what you're saying?
That's right.
Just impress Mrs. Seo Min Gyung.
That manager is stronger than the owner.
I have something to tell you.
To me?
I can't say it here.
I'm not exactly doing well.
Tell me here.
Mrs. Choi told me that if I take Young Shin's beef hot pot recipe...
that she'd help me work full-time.
Is this real?
I refused,
but unlike my worries,
I was able to have an opportunity that the other interns couldn't.
Are you saying Mrs. Choi used you to blackmail Young Shin...
and took the recipe out from her?
Whether Young Shin gave her the recipe or not,
the very fact that Mrs. Choi said something like...
is a problem, isn't it?
But why are you telling me this?
I wish to be forever separated from Young Shin.
Is that so?
All right. Good thinking.
From now on, discuss everything with me.
Thank you for telling me that.
So that's how Sook Jung brought out the same taste as Young Shin's dish.
Sook Jung, that cunning woman.
And what?
I should tell Jong Gwon right now.
I'm not going to resort to that this time.
See? What did I tell you?
Even when it looks like the sky will apart, you find a way out.
That is the best feature of your life.
I guess so.
I've become clever living with you.
If you can't get a horse, ride a cow.
You have Lee Da Jung instead of Young Shin.
That's right.
What use is a horse?
I'd go with the cow.
As they say, luck is with those who help themselves.
How are you feeling today, Min Gyung?
The sky has fallen, and I can't see an inch ahead.
Why would you ask me?
Well, you didn't look too well since morning.
By the way, didn't Da Jung tell you anything?
What would she have to tell me?
You can go now.
She poked around to see what Da Jung said to me.
I won't give her a way out this time.
All right. Let's get this over with this time.
What?
She asked an employee to steal someone else's recipe?
The employee said...
that if she did that for her, she would make her work full-time.
My goodness.
Jong Gwon, with how things have been,
isn't it about time you believed in what I have to say?
Do you remember the old lady who died of a motorcycle accident?
I remember that.
The old lady clearly asked Sook Jung...
what happened to her son she had in the past.
She didn't seem to be mistaken.
It's just that she kept quiet...
so as not to hamper someone else's life when she is gone.
She tried to kick Young Shin out by framing her...
and tried to silence her by giving 100,000 dollars.
Young Shin came back with the money,
saying she'll take Jung Gyung Soo's revenge.
But why would she...
adopt the grandson of a family that holds a grudge against her?
We can't be sure if she really wanted to adopt Jung Gyung Soo.
She might've put on a show.
Jong Gwon, I was married into this family...
and had a child.
Please understand my sincerity to protect the family.
Are you confident that she has a son?
On Jun Young's name, I am certain of it.
I understand. You can leave now.
Please find out...
about the restaurant called Yunghwadang whatever it costs.
I'm sure you'll find something.
Would you like to have a beef hot pot tomorrow morning?
You seemed to enjoy it.
It's okay.
You don't have to.
It's nothing compared to the trouble I went through to get it right.
It tasted exactly the same.
It's extraordinary, the more I think about it.
I wasn't born with any gift but a good sense of taste,
so when I taste it, I can figure out the ingredients.
Is that so?
Talk some more.
Why are you all smiles all of a sudden?
It's not like you.
Finish up. See you tomorrow.
- Goodbye. - See you tomorrow.
You should go home if you're done.
Da Jung.
You do everything you want, and you're still the good girl.
As Mrs. Choi said, you do have a natural talent.
Lee Da Jung.
That time when you didn't follow Jung Hoon,
weren't you just trying to make him stay in medical school?
What?
If you followed him, he would've dropped out of medical school.
Would he have stayed in med school and asked you for an allowance?
What are you trying to say?
He's probably going to come back to you when he graduates.
He'll come around again, making another girl look like a fool.
Da Jung.
Your sweet face...
looks quite disgusting today.
I'm going to go to Seoul next week to see my mom.
I can't even begin to think about what I should say to her.
You should ask your girlfriend about these things.
How sad would she be if she knew later on that you asked me?
Can't you just listen to me as my friend?
I don't think I can handle this by myself.
You and I...
can't go back to being friends.
Us pretending to be just friends when everyone else sees otherwise...
will hurt someone.
If we can't go back to being friends and we can't be together again,
then are we just done?
You and I?
I don't care if I break up with my girlfriend.
I don't care if we break up,
and I don't care if we stay together.
Then why are you dating her?
Why are you yelling at me?
Why are you dating someone you don't mind breaking up with?
Are you trying to break her heart?
Why are you angry at me?
Shouldn't you tell the Diner family?
You need to eat well and be healthy...
to take good care of a sick person.
I don't think I'll be taking care of her.
She has a new family.
Even if you can't go and take care of her yourself,
you need to be healthy to care about her.
It'll be a longer battle than you think.
What would there be for me to do?
If she left you like that, she should at least live well.
How could she do this to her son?
You are talking like you know why they got divorced.
She came a long time ago to see Jung Hoon and told me...
why they got divorced.
I see.
She told you.
Poor Jung Hoon.
If you see Jung Hoon at the Diner,
don't say things like long time no see.
Just say, "Hello, Jung Hoon." Okay?
Okay.
Why are you sitting here so late?
I can't focus on studying,
and I don't know what to do.
Why?
Oh Bok,
do you believe that people go to paradise when they die?
What?
Something reminded me of the past.
Isn't it sad that the lumberjack became a chicken...
and cries at the sky every morning?
Now that I think about it, it is a bit sad.
It's because he misses the fairy, right?
That's probably right.
They said my mom went to the sky too.
Did your grandmother tell you that?
Then let's look at the sky...
and say hello to Young Shin's mom.
Okay!
Young Shin's mother!
Hello!
Young Shin is growing up healthy,
so don't worry about her!
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
I'm Jang Oh Bok!
Please help Young Shin grow tall!
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Thank you for bringing my friend Young Shin into the world.
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
I'll be Young Shin's friend forever, so don't worry!
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
I'm so happy right now,
so I hope you're happy in paradise too.
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Now all together.
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
- Cock-a-doodle-doo! - Cock-a-doodle-doo!
I was going to make pollack soup,
but it'd be burdensome at this time, so I made spicy fish roe soup.
Don't ever bring it up.
Just talk about every day, small things, so there's no silence.
Keep the energy like a normal meal.
Jung Hoon, you made it. Welcome.
How are you, Se Jin?
Actually, I'm in menopause, so I'm not doing that great.
Take a seat.
Have a seat.
Jung Hoon, is spicy fish roe soup okay?
Anything is fine.
Let's eat! I'm hungry.
What's with this menopause?
It's got total control of me.
Today at the market,
there was this awful woman.
You wouldn't believe what she did.
She was looking at the vegetables...
and suddenly asked where she could buy rice cakes.
So, I told her where the rice cake shop is...
But she yelled at us, saying that the shop's rice cakes taste bad!
So, I told her I really liked that place,
but she got angrier and told me to go stuff my face.
So I asked why she's being so mean to us,
and she said it was menopause.
I guess it makes sense in the end.
I'm sorry for laughing.
I was trying to lift the spirits.
Don't worry. I like this better.
How much longer do we need to mope because of the bad news?
It's nice to smile, at least while we're eating.
Jung Hoon, make sure to eat a lot.
Okay, Se Jin.
Isn't it nice to eat at the Diner again?
Yes.
While you, Da Jung, and Young Shin have stopped coming,
I've been working extra hard to protect the world here.
Well, we all worked hard.
What do you mean we all did?
Right, you worked hard, so eat a lot!
Let me know if there's anything you need.
Jung Hoon, have some more rice.
Yes, please. I'll have some more.
Now it feels like home.
Have some more fish roe.
There's nothing to be afraid of.
So many people survive nowadays because of new medical technology.
Yes.
But if the situation were like that, would she come all the way here?
She probably came here because she thought it's the end.
You must have been so surprised.
When you're my age,
you think of death as something that happens to everyone,
but you all aren't that age yet.
If I ever make you uncomfortable,
it's because I don't have the mind for much else, so please understand.
I understand. Don't worry.
Don't be so upset. It's bad for your health.
I didn't stay with her for that long, anyway.
Still, at one time, you were a couple with a child.
Part of you must feel complicated.
I'm thankful that everyone's looking out for me.
It's nothing.
When I die, and it's just Yong Goo and Oh Bok left,
won't you do the same for them?
I'm always relying on you like my mother,
so you must live long and healthy.
Thank you. I'll live long.
Of course, I should live long.
Please take care of Young Shin.
I'll try to convince her to the end.
All right.
Anyway, thank you.
Then I'll be on my way.
Do you...
love her by any chance?
What do you mean by that?
Why do I feel that way?
Don't be ridiculous.
You're still 38 years old.
That's not an impossible age, is it?
That can't happen.
Mrs. Choi said that I'm your appendix.
What?
Do you think I'll forever be your appendix?
How can you say that to someone?
What do you mean appendix?
That's how I see it. Is it wrong to be honest?
I heard you wanted to adopt me.
I'll give you plenty of time to think.
When I am adopted, I want to do something first.
What is that?
Do you want to go to a party in a dress?
Of course, I want to do that too.
Do you think you'll only go to a party in a dress?
You'll wear all kinds of luxury goods...
until you don't know if they're good later.
That'll be great.
Where we place young people is their right place.
That's why it matters where you start.
Is that so?
I'll let you do everything that I couldn't do.
Am I a doll?
That's right.
I've never had children or been able to do everything for them.
Isn't that something you want to do as a woman?
In your dreams, Mrs. Choi.
When I go into your family as your adopted daughter,
I will first tell about the time you lived in front of the president.
What?
If you still want to take me in,
there's no reason to refuse.
Is there anyone in the world who hates money?
I also want to live wearing a dress and going to a party.
Young Shin!
If I become a conglomerate adopted daughter,
I hope you will make a choice without regrets...
after deeply thinking about whether I will be reluctant...
and keep silent, blinded by money,
or whether I will do my best for what's more important than money.
Do you...
like Gyung Soo too?
What did you say?
If not, step out of his life now.
Don't ruin his life by trying to do what's right...
and just let him go.
Excuse me, Mrs. Choi!
If I were you, I'd be patient...
and get adopted even if I don't like it.
And then I'd give a huge amount of money to Gyung Soo.
Later, when you're wealthy enough,
buy him a house, a car, and a building.
And who knows?
He might get himself a wife who's a pharmacist.
What's that?
Gyung Soo grew old, just cooking because of you.
Wouldn't you like to polish up his fortune?
That's what is right.
Do you think you do it with only words?
You do everything you want, and you're still the good girl.
Mrs. Choi was right. You have a natural talent.
Sometimes you could be so hypocritical.
Don't ruin his life by trying to do what's right...
and just let him go.
Do you think you do it with only words?
Did you just get off work?
You worked hard.
Would you like it if I become...
Mrs. Choi's adopted daughter?
You raised me so well.
Would it be okay if you see me,
who you sacrificed everything for,
as the daughter of your enemy?
Young Shin, I like it when you're happy...
more than I'm happy.
I really mean that.
That's a sad thing to say.
How can a man who is younger than 40...
say he just likes seeing others happy?
You're like this because of me.
I made you into an abnormal person.
What's abnormal?
You've become a shell of yourself because of me.
No, I'm not.
What do you mean no?
That's not true.
It's my only joy and happiness to be able...
to look at you all my life in a place...
neither far nor near.
I want to be free from being responsible for you now...
and live my life.
Do you mean that?
Of course, I mean that.
Let's finish this here.
I didn't even call for you, what's the matter?
If you legally adopt me as your family,
I will be your adopted daughter.
Really?
You made the right decision.
I called to tell you about what your wife,
Mrs. Choi Sook Jung did when she was washing dishes...
at a Korean restaurant called Yunghwadang.
Please find out...
about the restaurant called Yunghwadang whatever it costs.
I'm sure you'll find something.
Please ask Manager Oh to come in.
If I have Young Shin,
I get half of the world.
Now, Korean cuisine in this country is mine.
(A Good Supper)
There's nothing free in the world.
Must I back you up?
She's not a genius cook,
but third-class and empty-headed.
I didn't know I would think of the word divorce.
Do you intend not to give him a chance to forgive?
It's over.
It's all over now.
Yong Goo, what kind of girl do you like?
A good-hearted woman.
What do those beggars have to covet honor?
You're the daughter of a single mother.
It runs in your family to ruin a man's life.