(Episode 41)
Mr. Dong.
Is what my grandfather said true?
That you and my mom were to be engaged?
Mr. Dong.
I misheard him, didn't I?
It is true...
that your mother and I were to be engaged.
Your grandfather approved of it a while ago.
Then...
The reason why you were against my relationship with Ju Hyuk...
Yes.
It was because of my relationship with your mother.
But your mother gave up on me right after she found out about you two.
No matter how hard I tried to convince her not to leave me,
she pushed me away saying she couldn't break your heart.
So leave what's in the past behind...
and continue your relationship with Ju Hyuk.
I've decided to give up on your mother...
and let you two get married.
So you're saying...
that my mom even gave up on getting remarried...
for my sake. Is that it?
Mi Rae.
What about Ju Hyuk?
Does he also know about you two?
I met President Dong...
to tell him to give up on you once and for all.
Then what about Mi Rae and Ju Hyuk?
Will you approve of their relationship?
Approve of their relationship?
How can I approve of them getting married after what they've done?
The rumor about them...
made it impossible for you to get back together with President Dong.
You're right, Grandfather.
I bet they spread the rumor intentionally.
Soo Ji, stay out of this, will you?
Yes, Mother.
Father.
What's done can't be undone.
Why don't you just let the kids keep dating?
I mean, President Dong and I can't get back together anyway.
Must I repeat myself?
No matter what others say, I won't ever approve of their marriage.
Also,
I'll never let anyone in the Dong family...
marry any member of our family. Mark my words.
Haeng Bok.
I keep thinking about you today.
You're doing well somewhere, right?
Well, let's think.
There's no way Doo Ho has a crush on Ms. Ma, right?
I really don't know.
My gosh. What was that noise? What happened?
(Sun Bakery)
My goodness. What happened?
I'm sorry. I was distracted for a moment.
Oh, gosh.
- Oh, no. Doo Ho. - Yes?
Your hand is bleeding.
Oh, my. You're right. I see that.
My goodness.
You should've been more careful.
Oh, dear. You should've been more careful.
Thank you. I don't know why, but it's hard for me to focus today.
It's done.
By the way... Well...
It's not because of Ms. Ma, right?
What do you mean by that?
She stopped by earlier.
And you two seemed to care a lot about each other.
Me?
Yes. Besides, you live with her under the same roof.
So I think that maybe you keep getting distracted...
because you became interested in her.
Isn't that the case?
That's not the case at all. It's not just her but Kang San...
and everyone in the family treat me nicely as if I were part of their family.
So I'm simply grateful toward them.
Oh, I see. So you think of her like your own family. Is that it?
Silly me. What was I thinking?
But what about you? Don't you have any family?
Pardon?
Well, I just don't think you've ever told me things like that.
Oh, right. Well... I do have family, but...
Well... They live quite far away from me.
- Oh, I see. - Yes.
I'm so curious about your relationship with your family.
Well...
- Tell me. - Then I'll go organize the kitchen.
Oh, okay.
- Sure. Go on. - Yes.
- Then go ahead. - Okay.
Does he really have a family?
Whatever.
(Hong Do's Side Dishes)
- Hey! - Gosh.
Gosh, you scared the life out of me, Mom.
Don't be ridiculous.
I mean, you startled me.
My goodness. Why do you...
stare at your phone all day long?
If you've given up on getting a job, just get married.
People don't just send texts or play games on their phones.
You see, I am...
reading tips on a job interview.
Right. As if. My gosh.
Hey, you know Jun Hong at the butcher's at the intersection, right?
Yes. Of course, I know Jun Hong with a runny nose.
The kid who sniffed and swallowed mucus all the time back in grade school.
Yes, that one. Jun Hong with a runny nose...
got a job at the city hall as a public servant.
Goodness. Others' kids...
seem to get a job and get married so easily.
Come on. Why do you get unusually upset about it today?
Calm down.
I'm going to a job interview soon. You can count on me.
Count on you? Just don't count on me comforting you.
I mean, you have no job,
but you always spend a lot of money on what you eat.
Why do you keep buying such expensive coffee like this?
Mom, I need coffee to make my brain work better.
Here. Have a sip.
Our tenant brewed this.
It's really amazing.
Amazing, my foot.
All coffee tastes the same. It's all bitter and sour.
Clearly, you know nothing about coffee.
- Just trust me and try a sip. Come on. - Gosh.
- Here. - Oh, dear.
(Hong Do's Side Dishes)
Oh, my. It's aromatic and nice, indeed.
It's a bit bitter but has a nutty aftertaste.
- Right? So reconsider seriously. - Yes.
What's there to reconsider seriously about coffee?
No. I'm talking about the tenant.
I mean, he's a great baker and brews coffee well.
Don't you think he's good boyfriend material?
You wench, you're talking nonsense again.
Don't you have anything better to do?
Stop talking nonsense, will you?
Don't be shy. I know you like the idea. Have some more.
- What? Why you little... - Ouch.
Is everyone free this evening?
You're here again just like any other day.
I don't have any plans yet, Mr. Choi.
Really? Then how about we drink together since it's been a while?
You, me, Mr. Eun, and Mr. Dong.
Let's have a boys' night out and have fun.
Well, a drink sounds good.
Mr. Dong, are you up for it?
I don't know.
What? Are you leaving us girls out, Mr. Choi?
What do you mean "girls?"
Da Seul left early, so you're the only girl in here, Ms. Park.
Oh, right. You said you took English classes after work.
Oh, that's right. Ms. Park, you said you wanted to get an MBA in the US.
You said it was on your bucket list.
Oh, you're going to study abroad?
Oh, my. It'll cost you a fortune.
My English is quite good.
Hello? This is the planning team.
Yes.
Mr. Dong.
President Dong wants to see you now.
Me?
(President Dong Kyu Chul)
Sir, Mr. Dong Ju Hyuk is here.
I heard you asked for me.
- You may leave now. - Yes, sir.
(Hwang Dong Food)
You fool.
I was going to give you the company, but you ruined everything...
by letting everyone know about you and Mi Rae.
I guess Chairman Hwang told you to give up on Ms. Hwang.
That's not all.
He also said he would never approve of you marrying Mi Rae.
Did he?
But I stopped you from marrying Ms. Hwang as I wanted.
On top of that,
Mi Rae found out about my relationship with Chan Ran.
What did you say?
I went to Chairman Hwang's house...
to beg him to approve of you, at least.
And Mi Rae happened to overhear us.
Hearing you say you were trying to help us get married...
completely dumbfounds me.
Anyway,
you wasted your time and energy.
So?
What are you going to do about Mi Rae?
I'll take my time and ponder on it.
By the way,
if I said I would destroy Ms. Hwang,
what would you do?
What?
Oh, right.
It's not her that you're desperately in love with,
but it's Hwang Dong Food. Right?
Why must you go that far?
Because she's the one who made my mother's life miserable.
I lost my mother because of her.
So I'll make her pay the price for it as my mother's son.
What do you think the price is?
This company, obviously.
(Ok Mi Rae)
If it's Mi Rae, you'd better convince her.
That's how you handle things in life.
I'm sorry I couldn't pick up right away.
Calm down, Mi Rae.
Then shall we meet up now?
"Hello."
"I'm a candidate who would get back up every time I fall down..."
"with my tenacity and resilience."
"I'm Lee Ye Ju."
"I have a can-do attitude..."
"and remain optimistic in any situation."
"If you give me a chance to work at this company,"
"I will dedicate myself..."
To causing big trouble.
To causing big...
- Gosh. You little... - Ouch.
Gosh. I told you not to touch my hair. I don't want it to get flat.
Do it in your room. You have your own desk.
I can't study at my desk.
What's wrong with you?
You're not even studying right now.
- You brat. - What?
Gosh. Auntie Ye Ju, why would you take that?
- Give it back to me. Right now. - What are you two fighting over?
Dad, Auntie Ye Ju just hit me.
Kang San, she kept disturbing me while I was practicing my job interview.
A job interview? You're going to a job interview?
Yes. I've always wanted to work at this company.
And I passed the application review process.
That's great news. Congratulations.
Then you should prepare for the job interview well.
My point exactly.
But this kid here kept acting up.
What did I do?
Goodness. Forget it. I'll do it somewhere else.
Wait, Ye Ju. Come on.
Jan Di, why did you interrupt her instead of studying in your room?
I didn't interrupt her.
And I get sleepy when I'm sitting at my desk.
What? You get sleepy?
What a lame excuse.
Fine. All right. I'll study in my room.
You just keep making up an excuse because you don't want to study, right?
- That's not true. - Focus, all right?
And do not doze off.
But if I fall asleep, it's on you. Do you understand?
Geum Jan Di...
Gosh.
I heard the word spread about Mi Rae and Ju Hyuk all over the company.
I tried to stop it from spreading.
But it spread so quickly.
Nonsense. Why would you stop it?
Thanks to that, we can solve the problem...
without getting our hands dirty.
What do you mean by that?
Grandfather found out...
and made it clear that he'll never let Mi Rae and Ju Hyuk get married...
as well as Mother and President Dong.
I knew it. The rumor angered him even more.
Indeed. Grandfather was furious as he said,
"I'll never let anyone in our family marry anyone in the Dong family."
He made that clear.
That felt so great.
I wonder if Mi Rae will be all right.
Time heals everything. She'll be all right.
Oh, right. Where's Mom? I didn't see her downstairs.
I don't know. Earlier...
She got a call after dinner...
and stepped out.
How could you do this to me?
My mom raised me as if I were her own child.
You know what she means to me better than anyone else.
I tried to tell you several times.
I'm sorry.
It must've been so hard...
for my mom to decide to give up on getting remarried.
And my grandfather must have blamed me for that.
I just didn't want to let you go.
What?
My feelings for you were getting deeper every day.
I was afraid...
you might leave me if you found out the truth.
That's why I couldn't tell you.
Even so, you shouldn't have lied to me.
I thought...
you loved me as much as I loved you.
Forget about what happened between our parents. And let's...
think about ourselves and no one else. Okay, Mi Rae?
How can we think only about ourselves?
Because we can never break up.
And please trust me. I promise...
I'll make you happy.
Happy?
Do you really think we'll become happy...
if we just save our relationship?
What?
Let's not see each other ever again.
"Hello. I'm a candidate who would get back up..."
- "every time I fall down..." - Ye Ju?
"with my tenacity and resilience."
- "I'm Lee Ye Ju." - What is she doing there?
"I have a can-do attitude... A can-do attitude."
"And I remain optimistic in any situation."
"If you give me a chance to work at this company,"
"I will dedicate myself..."
"I will dedicate myself?"
I don't like that sentence. It's lame.
Ye Ju.
Oh, my. Kang San.
Why are you practicing out here?
Well... No reason.
Go home. Jan Di went into her room.
It's okay. I feel more comfortable here.
No one is rooting for me at home anyway.
Why would you say that?
What makes you think we're not rooting for you?
You don't have to comfort me.
Just like everyone else, I graduated from college,
took all kinds of classes including English test prep classes,
and submitted my resume more than 100 times.
But I failed every time.
If I still expect my family to root for me despite that,
it'd be too much to ask.
Don't you think so?
No. Don't say that.
You know what I mean. I'm still unemployed at my age.
"There's no place in this society that needs me."
"I guess..."
"I'm worthless like a piece of trash."
Only such negative thoughts run through my head.
On the other hand,
seeing the faces of my family members waiting for me to get a job...
stresses me out now.
I feel hurt emotionally and apologetic toward you guys.
Ye Ju, stand up.
- Stand up. - Why?
Stand straight and look at me.
I looked. Now what?
Look how confident I am.
I'm fearless, you know.
You're right. You're always fearless.
You should always be fearless too. What do you say?
I should be fearless?
Yes.
You don't have to get timid. If you're fearless,
you would never get timid. Right?
Okay. I'll be fearless.
That's a promise.
Thank you so much. This time,
I'll do my very best.
I mean it.
Of course, you should do that.
Oh, how about you ask Sang Soo to help you?
Doesn't he know a lot about a job interview for a large company?
I'm not sure he'll help me out.
By the way, where were you heading to? The store?
Yes. I'll watch the store so that Mother can go home.
(Hong Do's Side Dishes)
Welcome. May I help you...
It's me, Mother.
(Hong Do's Side Dishes)
Why did you come here?
You should've stayed at home to rest if you finished your work.
You should go home and have dinner. I'll tidy up.
What are the kids doing at home?
Jan Di is studying.
And Ye Ju must be preparing for her job interview with Sang Soo by now.
Preparing for her job interview?
What's the point of doing that? She fails every time.
I know, but let's be hopeful this time.
You're right. She managed to make it to the final interview this time.
Which company, anyway?
Pardon?
Which company did she apply to?
I don't know. She said it was a cosmetic company.
- Really? - Yes.
You heard from your father, right?
Yes.
That he told you to give up on me.
That's right.
So I decided to follow his decision.
Did you really decide to do so?
It wasn't easy for me to let you go.
But the word spread all over the company already.
And your father seemed firm about his decision.
So there was nothing I could do to change his mind.
Thank you for making a difficult decision, Kyu Chul.
And although my father is against it,
let's help our kids get married. Please.
Let's do that.
But Chan Ran.
Mi Rae found out about us.
What?
She heard that we were to be engaged.
What did you say?
Mi Rae found out about us?
Yes.
(Hong Do's Side Dishes)
Hey, Kyung Ja. Yes.
Gosh, no. I'm not going to the dance club.
I came to Kang San's store to get some side dishes. Yes.
Yes, I'll be home soon.
Okay. Bye.
Since it's near Hwa Jin's dance club,
it's easy for me to make up an alibi.
If I go home with some side dishes,
I won't get caught going to the dance club.
It's a good plan.
Welcome... Oh, you're here, Father.
(Hong Do's Side Dishes)
Look at you, working your tail off. Are you excited?
What brings you here at this hour?
I came here to confront you.
About what?
Hey, how could you humiliate me like that?
The place is close to Hwa Jin's dance club.
A lot of my acquaintances could've seen me there.
Then how could you show up and tell me to give the money back?
I gave her back the money.
So never do that again.
You gave her back the money?
You fool. Why would you give her back the money when she gave it to me?
I had to give her the money because you scammed her.
And please refrain yourself when you're with Jan Di.
Jan Di is old enough to understand adults' affairs...
and worry about us.
Goodness, you won't stop nagging me. All right. I understand.
Hey, pack some side dishes for me. Something that could improve my appetite.
Since it's starting to get hot, I feel weak and have no appetite.
What kind of food do you want?
Why are you asking that? Just pack all you have here.
Oh, no. Why...
You sold out many of them.
Hey, do you have any seasoned skate left?
No. We're out of it.
Come back in the daytime.
I'll tell my mother-in-law.
Come on. She won't give me any food.
Goodness, you.
Give this to Kyung Ja, okay?
Don't go to the dance club and hang out with other women.
Look at you, meddling in my love life...
when your wife is missing.
I'm off.
Bye.
(Hong Do's Side Dishes)
Hi, Ho Sik.
My friend Kang San, can you do me a favor?
What? You want me to go to the academy and change a light bulb?
Yes.
Someone set me up on a blind date.
I'm with my ideal type of girl right now.
So please do me this favor.
All right. Don't worry about it.
I'll go there to change the light bulb after closing the store.
Yes. Good luck.
Ho Sik, that brat.
Right.
At least, you should get married.
(Horang Art Academy)
(Consulting Room)
Who's there?
Hey.
Ms. Ok.
What are you doing here?
Did you cry?
What's the matter?
Everything is fine.
But what brings you by at this hour?
I was asked to change a light bulb.
Oh, I see.
Ms. Ok.
Are you sure you're fine?
(Mom)
Well... I think your mother is calling you.
Aren't you going to answer it?
Ms. Ok.
Something's going on with you, right?
Ms. Ok.
I can't talk to her...
because I'm sorry to her.
I feel so guilty toward her.
(Consulting Room)
- Kang San. - Hey, Ho Rang.
- Mi Rae. - Mi Rae.
- Mom, I have something to tell you.
- Grandpa. - What?
What are you saying?
Why do you think my daughter isn't a good catch?
I mean, she's very pretty...
just like me.
Gosh, she looks so tacky.
Mi Rae, I'll set you up with a man who's much better than Ju Hyuk.
So don't worry, okay?