(Episode 57)
What are you thinking about so intently while you're cooking?
What?
"I hope today goes by smoothly and peacefully."
Thoughts like that.
Is that what you think about every day when you prepare dinner?
I hope the Diner family enjoys dinner tonight.
Exactly.
Let's have a beer with the leftover clam meat and green onion pancakes tonight.
Since when have you been such a drinker?
We're just sharing a bottle of beer.
There will be seasoned water parsley in the fridge.
Right, water parsley goes perfectly with seasoned clam.
It isn't too much to ask for these moments of peace with you, is it?
Why do you ask?
I don't want it to be ruined.
Why would it be ruined? It isn't much to ask for.
I'll channel the skill of the top Korean cuisine chef when I season the clam meat!
Don't forget that I taught you those skills.
I'm going to change at least one part of the recipe.
Even still, I taught it to you.
Then you can season them.
Okay, then you can do the dishes later.
No, I want to season them.
No, I'm going to season them. You do the dishes.
I'll lose my buzz from the beer if I do the dishes!
Go outside and turn on the sign.
I hope you've had a good day.
It's nothing much, but please enjoy the meal.
Thank you for the meal, Young Shin.
I'm going to be on TV.
You're going to be on TV?
The village will go wild!
I can't believe you're going to be on TV.
Am I dreaming?
Isn't this a first for the whole village?
It'll be the first and the last.
Who else would be on TV?
I guess you've become a very successful cook.
Mang Soon, could you spread the word at the market?
Don't worry! I'll sit the customers down and make them watch.
Thank you, Mang Soon.
Oh Bok, say something.
Let's just eat.
Mr. Lee and Se Jin, congratulations.
Thank you.
Se Jin and Mr. Lee, please eat however much you want.
Okay.
Let's talk before you go inside.
I'm tired.
Did you get that opportunity with Young Shin's anchovy stock recipe?
- Yes. - Don't do that to get on TV again.
- Why not? - You didn't earn it with your own skills.
This is why you're stuck as a rural elementary school teacher.
Do you think all the stars in the world became famous with their own skills?
Da Jung.
Having the right connections takes skill too.
My life is blessed because I have a friend like Young Shin.
Of course, I've lost out on some things because of Young Shin,
but, on the flip side, I've gotten farther than her in some ways.
Isn't it even now?
Did I raise you to be like that?
You told me I need to think positively, Dad.
Instead of being depressed because I lost my boyfriend...
and was treated like an afterthought by being close to Young Shin,
isn't it more optimistic if I take advantage of the opportunity?
Let's just finish one bottle.
Why did you pour more into your glass?
I'll pour.
I just don't want you to be too tired to go to work tomorrow.
Please, as if a few glasses of beer would make me tired.
Okay. I'll just have two glasses. You have the rest.
Why do I love the flavor of water parsley so much?
Eat as much as you'd like.
Mr. Jung, I think I'm experiencing burnout lately.
Burnout?
Aren't you too young to be burnt out?
To repay the people who didn't abandon me and raised me,
I've had to work hard and do well with everything,
grow up correctly, be kind,
yield to others, and become like food.
I think I've spent more energy than the other kids my age.
Don't think about it like that. Let it go.
Nobody has forced you to grow up a certain way.
Also, you've done well enough, Young Shin.
I was really concerned when you said you were too tired to date.
Are you that exhausted?
Hello!
Jung Hoon, you came at a good time.
I'm all done. You two should have a drink.
Mr. Jung, can I speak with you for a minute?
Please just tell him I'm going to bed because I'm tired.
What's wrong? I thought Da Jung was okay with it.
It's not because of Da Jung.
Then what's wrong?
I feel like just seeing Jung Hoon will be emotionally tiring.
You should stay and have a drink with me at least.
I'll come over another time.
I have a lot to study anyway.
But you came here.
Young Shin was having a good time,
and I think I ruined the mood.
No, she's a bit tired because she has a lot on her mind.
Didn't you say you were going to bed?
We should finish drinking first! Sit down.
I wanted to have a drink with you in peace.
Young Shin, you're really burned out.
Can I stay home tomorrow?
Well, it doesn't matter if you don't go,
but what if you get fired?
Would it be bad if I get fired?
Yes, don't go to work.
You won't be fired for not showing up a few days,
and what's the problem with getting fired? It's not the end of the world.
Don't go to work. Take some rest.
Yes, I should stay home.
Well, I'm going to work today.
If you're too tired, just come home.
We run a restaurant, so you'll never go without food.
This is why I like you.
See you tonight.
When will you bring me the braised short ribs recipe?
I need some more time.
I booked another TV appearance.
I wasn't going to bother doing it, but I approved it because of you.
Will I be on with you again?
There are plenty of cooking shows in this world.
I want to promote you as a stunningly pretty chef.
Me?
I'm not even the head chef.
I could make you a head chef any time.
I could even open a small restaurant for you.
I'm not qualified for that yet.
Do you think chefs become stars with their cooking skills?
The audience doesn't get to eat everything.
There are already too many male chef stars on TV.
You'll be very competitive as a stunningly gorgeous cook...
mentored by the top Korean cuisine chef, Choi Sook Jung.
If you're going to give me the recipe for braised short ribs, make it quick.
You're my kind friend, Young Shin. You have to give it to me.
Why would you stall time?
Why did you come all the way here?
I was in the area driving a client, and I came over for some coffee.
A client in the middle of daylight?
Right, what school...
did Kim Ji Sun graduate from?
- Why? - She didn't go to college, did she?
Do you know which high school she went to?
Did you come all the way here just to ask me that?
I told you I came for some coffee.
I have to pay for it if I go to a cafe.
I don't make that much as a driver.
Then have your coffee and go.
Which school did she go to?
Don't talk about her anymore.
I can't even meet her.
Nothing comes of it but my overthinking.
How do you know what will happen?
You might be able to meet her.
Did you hear about Sook Jung's plans to expand the business?
We need to put everything into the business to be successful.
I'm going to focus solely on the business for a while.
Sook Jung's business expansion plan is enticing to him, I think.
We're being blocked from all sides.
I can't see a way forward.
When I heard about her business plan, I was really shocked.
It looks trustworthy even to me.
Trustworthy?
At Jong Gwon's age, an old love won't mean anything.
He was born to improve and develop the family business,
and Sook Jung provided the right answer.
We should've chased her away in the first place. We waited too long.
Now all of a sudden she's a bigshot in the industry.
Our poor Jun Young. Will he only amount to being your son?
Exactly. It would've been nice if we could at least have Young Shin as his wife.
Don't you offer coffee to your guests here?
What do you have to say that makes you need coffee?
Please give Kim Young Shin to me as my daughter-in-law.
- What? - My Jun Young is their only heir.
Honestly, for a girl like Young Shin who doesn't know her parents,
he's quite a catch.
You have something new to say to me every time you come here.
In conglomerate families, usually the parents set up the marriages.
Although I do have my own grievances,
I'm putting them aside to make you this offer.
I think their own opinions are important.
Kim Young Shin has already given up the cockle bibimbap...
and the anchovy stock recipes. Why are you just letting it happen?
Young Shin gave them to her friend, Da Jung.
In the end, she's giving the recipes to Mrs. Choi.
I'm sorry, but I'm busier than I may look.
I guess you're exactly like her.
Are you set on working with Mrs. Choi to grab our family fortune?
You should leave.
You do it all with such a pure face too. You're quite unbelievable.
How could you so rudely become an heir to our family?
That won't happen, so don't worry.
Can I trust you?
You won't change your mind later, will you?
Should I get this notarized or something?
Would it be valid in court?
I should ask my lawyer.
I'm not done talking to you. Where are you going?
You're going to be on TV again?
Mrs. Choi said she wants to make me into a star chef.
I see that you're taking a different path to success than Young Shin's.
This is the media era, so appearing on TV is definitely important.
Some chefs are basically celebrities.
Da Jung is prettier than an actress, so she'll become famous for sure.
All of your predictions about up-and-coming stars come true.
Let's just eat.
If I get rich and famous, I'll buy you pork belly for life, Oh Bok.
It's so fascinating to think about it.
If you don't pass the exam this year, you should be my manager and driver.
Do you think everyone who goes on TV becomes a star?
Se Jin, why are you so quiet? Shouldn't you be the most thrilled?
I don't know. My mouth feels a bit dry.
Mr. Lee, why do you look so pale?
It's nothing. Don't worry and just eat.
Young Shin, I'll feel so bad if I get more famous than you.
Why would you feel bad?
It's actually all thanks to Young Shin.
Young Shin has been helping me out so much.
I see.
That's so kind of you, Young Shin.
Young Shin.
You could've come inside.
Then I'd rush her as we're in a hurry.
I'm about to become successful thanks to Young Shin.
So, of course, I can wait ten minutes.
Let's go, Young Shin.
I'll go to work.
I'll see you.
Did you put it together?
What do you mean?
The braised short ribs recipe.
The bus is here. Let's go.
Is something troubling you?
No, not at all.
It looks like you're worried about something.
Do I?
I shouldn't ask you...
what it's about, right?
I'm a person who uses what they earn that day.
What would I worry about apart from money?
Money?
It's nothing. Pretend you didn't hear that.
Do you need money? Why?
Never mind.
I'll go buy some cup noodles.
Let's have ramyeon.
She needs to spend money on something.
Do you think anyone can be a star?
I said I'd make you a star when you can't even season a stew.
But you're trying to distinguish what you can and can't do?
Bring me the braised short ribs recipe by tomorrow.
Please give me more time.
Do you want Young Shin to tag along with me for the next TV appearance?
Young Shin is the head chef, so she's actually the chef.
Young Shin is much prettier than you.
If she goes on TV, the whole world will be all over her.
What are you so amused about?
It's fun.
She has a sense of inferiority over Young Shin,
so if I provoke her a little bit, it works each time.
Isn't that fun?
Are you really going to turn her into a TV personality?
Are you insane?
You can see girls like her everywhere around Gangnam.
I don't know about Young Shin.
Aren't you too harsh when she has her whole life in front of her?
I wouldn't say that.
It's how the world works.
How shall I make a scene next time?
Should I throw a fit in front of the Diner family...
for you to give me the braised short ribs recipe?
Oh Bok, please do me a favor.
You're the only one who'd help me.
Ask Young Shin to help me.
Why are you interfering with my personal life?
You don't want me to go on TV.
The young and pretty chef...
who should go on TV as Mrs. Choi's pupil is you, not me.
But you don't like that I could become a star instead of you.
It must be a shame that I took away your opportunity.
I can see that's how you feel.
People in the market saw Da Jung on TV.
Everyone was talking about how pretty you are.
They asked me to get your autograph.
I felt proud, actually.
You look good in a picture because your face is slim.
I enjoyed watching the show too, Da Jung.
I see.
But why the long face?
I'm upset about something.
What is it about?
It's because of Young Shin.
Young Shin is interfering as she's jealous...
that I'll be on TV alone.
Da Jung.
If that's not the case,
why would you disobey Mrs. Choi and hold out...
when she wants the braised short ribs recipe for the restaurant?
What?
Do you want to be the only one who's talented...
and the only one who's doing it right?
You must be hoping for Mrs. Choi to support you and not me.
Aren't you?
Da Jung, get up.
We'll be leaving first.
Get up already.
Young Shin!
You took Jung Hoon away from me too.
Do you think I have no pride to come to the Diner and see you two?
Come out already.
What did I do wrong for you to yell at me?
Jung Hoon, what does it feel like...
to have dinner sitting in front of me?
Everybody in town knows that you dumped me...
that it's embarrassing every time I walk around!
And what did you tell me?
No one is as good-hearted as Da Jung?
Are you making fun of me, seeing me as a complete idiot?
I'll ask you one thing.
Are you doing this because you're not over me?
It's because you're blinded by a desire for success.
Hey!
- Come out. - We'll go out.
- Let go! - Get out here!
Let go of me!
Hey!
Let go of me!
You.
Don't go to the Korean restaurant starting tomorrow.
What?
I'm so ashamed to see the people in town.
How will your dad work as a teacher with how you turned out?
Dad, are you so embarrassed that you can't be a teacher?
That's enough, Da Jung.
I'll show you what's shameful.
Oh Bok, how about we go on a trip on my next day off?
Of course, it's just the two of us.
Can you come over? We'll talk about it.
Stay in your room from tomorrow.
Who'd make me do that?
If I become a star as good as any celebrity thanks to Young Shin,
you can show it off to your friends.
Tell them that even though I'm not marrying a doctor...
that I've become a star.
Isn't that the only joy in your life?
Come on in.
Mr. Lee.
Are you here because Da Jung called you?
Da Jung went into her room.
You should call her up.
How did you know...
that Da Jung called me?
I heard her on the phone.
About Da Jung.
I'll protect her.
Until Da Jung can meet the one that she truly loves...
and become happy,
I'll protect Da Jung.
Don't worry.
I'm sorry.
Why would you say that?
I've known that you liked Da Jung since you were kids.
I've...
liked you since I was a kid.
I wasn't a good student...
and only caused trouble while the kids would make fun of me.
But you always cared for me...
like I was precious.
I've known that.
I'm sorry.
You don't have to be.
Take this to Da Jung.
Young Shin.
It's okay. Please give it to her.
What would I keep from Da Jung?
That's it for today.
Great job today.
Shall I make acorn jelly salad?
Sure. Let's have that.
How about having jelly in cold broth instead?
Sounds good.
I should take out over-fermented kimchi.
Mr. Jung.
Why?
It'd be nice if Da Jung becomes a TV celebrity.
If you're okay with it,
then I am too.
If you're okay with it, I'm fine too.
Young Shin, are you all right?
Yes, I was going to go to bed as I was tired.
Da Jung is not doing this because she has feelings for me.
It's because she wants to be successful.
I know.
Then why would you avoid me?
Are you trying to focus on whose fault it is...
that she's acting like that?
Don't you feel painful to see Da Jung like this?
Whoever made her like that,
doesn't it hurt you?
You came to comfort Young Shin. I feel bad you're just leaving.
When you're too exhausted,
it might not be easy to let someone comfort you.
I'll come next time.
Okay. I'll see you.
Mr. Jung.
Yes, what is it?
Would it be okay...
for Young Shin to continue to live with you?
Sorry?
It seems that Young Shin...
doesn't feel lonely because she has you.
What do you mean by that?
(A Good Supper)
What are you doing on the laptop?
My hands are all trembling.
If you feel wronged, prepare the documents.
I quit because I didn't want to work.
Right. You did well.
Why is money a problem suddenly?
It's a secret.
There's something I wish I could tell you.
Don't worry. I won't tell anyone.
Please keep it to yourself.
Who do you mean?
Gyung Soo?