(Episode 5)
Do you know why there's a saying about making porridge for a dog?
That's because making porridge...
takes a lot of work.
You have to keep stirring it to not burn the bottom.
Why aren't you eating?
I made this for you because you didn't have an appetite.
Can't I have it later?
What about this one? The color's very pretty.
It's also very warm.
This style is trending right now.
Could you hold on a second?
Hey, Gyung Soo!
Why did you come if you were going to leave?
I just...
You looked busy.
What's wrong?
Young Shin hasn't been eating much lately.
She didn't eat a lot at dinner either.
The oil is hot, so don't come here.
Cover them in breadcrumbs and hand them over to me.
Okay!
Mom, should I wash the tomatoes?
Sure.
Let's make some delicious tonkatsu.
I think it's going to taste amazing!
You have to have a lot of them today, okay?
I'm going to have so much food...
until my stomach explodes!
Good.
You're eating well.
I was worried when I heard that you lost your appetite.
You can have mine too.
Make sure you chew enough.
The food at the "Diner" may be nutritious,
but it might be hard for kids to just eat...
food that's cooked for adults.
I never thought about that.
I told her to tell me if she wanted to eat anything.
If you tell him what you want, he'll buy it for you.
Why won't you tell him?
You can tell me.
I feel sorry.
What?
He has a diner, so it's okay for me to eat what he cooks.
But if he starts to buy me food, it'll cost him money.
You're not eating what you want because you feel sorry for him?
We don't always have to buy what you want to eat.
I can make it for you here.
Really?
Do you want a burger?
Yes!
Fine. I'll make one for you.
- What about fried chicken? - Okay.
We can buy a whole chicken.
Can I invite Da Jung over to join us?
I had so much delicious food there,
but I've never treated her.
Did you feel bad about it?
Okay, then. Let's invite Da Jung.
Thank you!
Let's see.
It's not dangerous to help you if I'm careful, right?
But you always need to be careful in the kitchen.
It'll be delicious because we're making it together.
Just thinking about Da Jung enjoying our food...
makes me feel happy already.
That's what you cook for.
I think I have to become a cook.
Didn't you say you were going to be a professor?
Did I?
We always eat at your diner anyway.
But that's not inviting you over.
Thank you for inviting me, Young Shin.
Did you bring your pajamas and your toothbrush?
Since we're on a break, I'm thinking of staying here for a week.
For a week?
I'm just messing around.
Let's go in.
This seasoned spicy chicken is delicious!
This isn't seasoned spicy chicken. It's sweet and sour chicken.
It tastes so much better than my mom's chicken.
To be honest, my mom doesn't cook well.
I thought her food was delicious.
Try having it every day. You won't say so.
- Hey. - Don't worry.
We can tell her that her food is the best...
when we're with her.
You're right.
I don't have a bed.
It's okay.
When I go to my grandmother's house, I sleep on the floor.
There's only one pillow.
I should've brought an extra one.
You can have mine.
I can use a towel as a pillow.
I should've gotten the pillow...
that Oh Bok gave to me as a present.
I could've kept it here and used it whenever I came over.
That would've been good.
Let's lie down.
Isn't Oh Bok really funny?
- What about him? - My mom tells me...
that the reason why he's teasing me is...
that he wants to be closer to me.
But I don't think...
Oh Bok would be a good match for you.
Of course not!
Do you have anyone that you want to be closer to...
among the boys in our class?
I don't have anyone.
There's no one.
This is a secret.
Jung Hoon told me that the only person he wants...
to be friends with is me.
Really?
What do you think about that?
I think you guys will be great together.
Why is he always angry, by the way?
He's probably just trying to look cool.
Cool?
How is that cool?
Look at everyone from soap operas.
The guys are angry all the time.
They're trying to look cool.
That's right.
But when he's at my house,
he's not angry.
Really?
He must really like you.
It's fun to talk about this stuff. Right?
It is. Let's talk more.
This is it.
Is it?
Yes.
Then should I make up a story for what happens next?
Okay. I'd like that.
Then one day, he told me that he liked me!
I love it! It sounds fun.
Then would we get into a fight?
No. Then you and I...
beat him together!
- With our pillows! - Pillows?
Like how you hit Oh Bok with your pillow.
Then that arrogant Jung Hoon will...
cry like a baby like Oh Bok.
He's upset that he got beaten by our pillows.
Was he punished for being so arrogant?
He was!
Then would he plan revenge?
- Of course! - To whom?
I'm not sure.
Who'll make the story more fun?
Oh Bok's uncle!
Right! This tragedy started...
with his uncle buying a pillow.
Right. I love it!
I do feel a little bad for Oh Bok's uncle.
Who cares? It's all in our heads. This is so much fun.
I hope you can stay here next year too.
Me too.
If you want to, you have to eat well and exercise.
You don't have an appetite because you study too much.
If you get sick, Mr. Jung will see you as a burden...
and send you off to an orphanage!
Okay! Then I'll exercise really hard!
Are you still jumping rope?
I'm going to do a 1,000.
You're too young to do a 1,000. You might get hurt.
I need to exercise to be healthy.
Exercising too much will hurt you.
Da Jung told me that you might...
send me off to an orphanage if I get sick.
Is that why you're doing this?
Hey, Young Shin!
Let's ride our bikes.
Is that your bike?
I brought it to keep you healthy.
I asked my mom to buy me one.
That's great!
Hey, this is going to get you forever!
Mr. Jung told me...
not to be scared.
You have to pedal fast to keep from falling over.
You go first, then.
How can you ride with your eyes closed?
It's because I'm scared!
But, I'm Kim Young Shin.
I've experienced so many scarier situations before.
A bicycle is nothing!
All right, Kim Young Shin is going!
Young Shin! Are you okay?
Young Shin, are you okay?
My head is spinning.
It's hard even with your eyes open.
You shouldn't have kept your eyes closed.
Oh, right, did you scrape your knee?
A scrape on my knees is nothing!
I can scrape my knees 100 times for all I care!
Success!
Success! Young Shin, you're good at this!
Stop playing and come eat.
Okay.
Where's Da Jung? Did she leave you alone?
She's going to ride the bicycle around the neighborhood.
We only have one bicycle,
so we have to take turns riding.
Da Jung, come and play!
Da Jung!
Come out and play!
What's this bicycle?
Now we can ride together around the whole neighborhood!
That's great!
Did Mr. Jung buy it for you?
No, Santa gave it to me as a Christmas present!
Why would Santa come so early?
He said he's going to be busy on Christmas,
so he gave it to me in advance.
At your house?
No, he said they met at the market intersection.
Why would he meet Santa at the market intersection?
That's what he said.
Mr. Jung must have gotten caught by you...
while buying the bicycle.
I came out of the diner,
and Mr. Jung was carrying the bicycle over his shoulders.
You're so innocent.
Do you really believe in Santa?
It's just your parents who buy presents.
Really?
He must have bought the bicycle at a shop in the market.
We bought my bicycle there too.
So Mr. Jung really bought it!
I believed in Santa too until I was in preschool.
But why did he say it's from Santa?
He probably just wanted an innocent kid like you...
to keep dreaming big.
What?
Anyway, I'm glad you have a bicycle.
Let's ride around all day!
Okay!
Young Shin, wait for me!
I'm not going easy on you if I catch you!
(Merry Christmas)
Merry Christmas, young man!
I bought this with the money I got from Grandfather.
I hope you like it.
If you ever meet Santa at the market intersection,
please tell him I'm sorry for asking for an expensive gift.
Also, since I'm almost nine,
tell him he doesn't have to come next year.
Again, Merry Christmas!
Jang Oh Bok!
Where are you going?
I'm going to church for Christmas!
Do you go to church?
No.
On Christmas, they give out cake and presents!
If you never show your face all year...
and suddenly show up on Christmas,
wouldn't the lord think you're shameless?
If he did, would he really be the lord?
Young Shin, come with us.
I have plans to play with Da Jung.
It'll be good to go to pray and make wishes.
Wishes?
Okay, I do have something to wish for.
Church? Why all of a sudden?
It'll be fun to go and eat cake and make wishes!
Wishes?
Well, I do have something to wish for.
Okay, let's go!
Jung Hoon, let's go to church!
But I came to study.
What kind of kid studies on Christmas?
Come with us!
Joy to the world! The Lord is come
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven and nature sing
Amen. Take a bow!
On special days like today, we must take care of our needy neighbors.
The lord is always working at the lowest place.
Now, with the joy of the baby lord's birth,
let us pray all together.
Lord!
Thank you for your amazing love.
Please take care of all the weary and the burdened,
let no one have pity on us,
and only let the lord have pity on us.
Believers, let us all pray ardently!
Oh, lord!
Please look at us.
- Work in your ways. - Please forgive us.
- Goodbye! - Goodbye!
Why did the prayers last so long?
I said my wish 12 times, but the prayers were still going on.
Yong Goo, what were you praying for so hard?
It's a secret.
A secret?
What did you pray for, Young Shin?
Mine's a secret too!
Young Shin, I wished that you'd stay with us next year.
Oh, my. I wished the same thing!
Really?
Ask me too!
Why? Did you pray for a lot of tasty food?
Do you really think I'm that much of a pig?
What did you pray for then?
It's a secret!
What?
Why did you tell me to ask you then?
I prayed that Young Shin would live here for a long time too.
Really?
Jung Hoon, what about you?
Why are you asking?
You're always so snobby.
Since we're done praying, let's go.
Let's go now.
Let's go eat some cake.
This is the first time I've decorated for Christmas.
Bibimbap should be okay for a meal later, right?
It'd be great to take the chance...
to give Young Shin a good memory of Christmas.
Oh, my back.
I asked Oh Bok's grandmother to iron it.
You could've just washed it.
Actually, I prayed that you'd live here for a long time too.
Really?
It's not because I'm sorry for saying "a kid like you,"
so don't get me wrong.
When the pastor prayed, I couldn't stop laughing.
But strangely, it was funnier when I tried holding it back.
But the pastor kept praying...
with his arms raised like this throughout the prayer time.
His arms must've hurt.
Did you just look at that and not pray?
My prayer ended in ten seconds.
Please let Young Shin continue to live with us. Amen.
It didn't take ten seconds, right?
Did you go to church for that prayer?
Yong Goo and Oh Bok said the same prayer.
I thought you were making a fuss...
when you washed up in the morning and took Oh Bok...
to a church when you've never been near one.
But I see you had something to pray about.
The cake looks delicious.
Shall we light the candles on the cake?
Hold on a second! The presents.
Here you go, Young Shin.
Da Jung.
- It's a bit small. - You small and cute children...
look just like strawberries.
You're so pretty.
I'm really glad to be eating at this diner.
Or what would I have done with that kid today?
You can sing a birthday song and blow out the candles on birthdays.
Do we just blow out the candles today?
It feels like something is missing.
We can pray and blow it out.
Lord! Thank you for the delicious cake!
Amen.
Your nose!
Let's take a picture!
In 1, 2, 3!
Cheese!
Blackmailing our supplier and receiving a fake receipt.
But turning a blind eye even if they send faulty goods.
I'm dead meat once Jong Gwon knows this.
Would she tell that to Jong Gwon?
That's just declaring war with me.
Don't do that and just swallow your pride for a while.
Let's avoid the shower. We are guilty, you know.
Sook Jung. It must be hard. Why don't you take a rest?
Customers are swarming in as it's the end of the year.
How can I take a rest?
We have so many reservations this evening.
Sung Chan. I know you're working hard too.
I'll give you a generous bonus at the end of the year,
so look forward to it.
The customers in the VIP room want to meet the chef.
Tell them I'm busy.
Then our regular customers will be disappointed.
You go then. Shall I give you some food on the house?
Am I the chef?
What should I do? Should I say you can't come as you're busy?
You go.
- Don't take any tips. - Okay.
And change our cod supplier.
- Pardon? - We can't use one out of four cods.
If we change suddenly, our supplier will be offended.
Do we run the business for our clients to feel good?
I'll speak to them.
What do you think they said?
When I said to cut off the deal, they had a sour look.
What if she spills everything that happened so far in a fit of anger?
What do we do then?
Sook Jung did hard work for the last couple of days.
Of course, since it is the year-end and New Year holidays.
Still, don't strain yourself.
What if you fall ill?
I'm not in the position to be taking care of my health.
Things have changed now.
The kitchen work is tougher to the body than people think.
That's right, Sook Jung.
If you collapse, our restaurant is over.
You must be disappointed because I'm careless and immature.
Why would you be immature?
I'm worried because you're far from that.
Forgive me if I offended you, Sook Jung.
But we can't change our cod suppliers immediately.
You also know that when rumors spread, we'll lose trust...
from other clients and it will interfere with our business.
When it's just the two of us, you don't have to call me politely.
You scolded and walked all over me when I was a kitchen worker.
So you won't be comfortable calling me politely suddenly.
That's a backhanded compliment.
You're holding a grudge for too long.
Are you still sulking about what happened last time?
Who said I'm sulking?
How can you talk like that to an elder?
Did your family teach you like that?
Why would you mention my family in such a situation?
Why? Are you upset?
Well, I didn't say I was upset.
My family?
Do I even compare with your family?
How dare you mention my family and be impudent?
You wait and see.
Excuse me.
Aren't you the second daughter of the blue gate house?
Pardon?
Goodness! It's me!
It's Chil Sung's grandma that lives at the jujube tree house.
As you age, you look exactly like your mother!
Gosh. You've become a noblewoman.
How long has it been? Good grief.
Anyway, what happened to the son you had back then?
Did he grow up well?
Excuse me, Ma'am. I think you've got the wrong person.
You came to our hometown before you were showing...
and then stayed at a temple when you had a full bump.
Your mom only told me,
so I followed you to the temple a few times.
Don't you remember?
Seriously?
Ma'am. I'm sorry, but you seem to have mistaken me for someone else.
What took you so long?
Let's go.
Sook Jung!
Sook Jung! Wait for me!
Why are you walking so fast, like a person running away?
I'm out of breath.
That old woman is still following us.
Please wait for a second!
If your mom is alive, please give me her phone number!
I want to see her before I die!
Hold on a second!
(A Good Supper)
They're ill-mannered as they're kids.
Do you really want to get scolded?
I hate you too!
Why is she acting like that? She wants a piece of me.
- You ran away from your fate. - Are you daring her?
I did it on purpose. Why?
Because I want to see how she reacts.
This won't work. We can't go any further.
It's too dangerous to go all together.
What are you talking about?
He can't answer even when I call out.