(Episode 49)
(1st Semester, 2nd Performance Assessment Test)
My gosh.
This is amazing.
Even the ones I guessed. I got them all right!
What? Fifty?
Really, Jan Di?
Well done, my dear daughter. Way to go, Geum Jan Di!
All right, I'll see you later.
Okay.
What was that about?
Jan Di scored a 50 on her performance assessment test.
Did you say 50?
And you're happy about it?
Yes, of course. All her efforts resulted in good results.
All right. Congratulations.
Anyway, what's that?
I'm making a heating pad for the chairman. He said his shoulders kept hurting.
Really?
I'll take it to him.
No, this is my job.
Gosh, no. I got this.
As his granddaughter-in-law,
I shouldn't let you do all the work.
I'd feel bad if I did nothing, you know?
Really?
Then I'll take care of something else.
Okay. Or, you can just take a break.
My, the temperature is just perfect.
- Yes. - My gosh.
All right.
- Here. - Thanks.
- Well, Grandfather. - Yes?
You won't let Mi Rae...
marry Ju Hyuk, right?
Let's see how things go.
Your mother-in-law was so worried about Mi Rae...
that I had no choice but to say they could date.
But when it comes to marriage,
we should take some time to decide carefully.
Also, we should find out what kind of person Ju Hyuk really is.
Yes, absolutely.
They say you never know what someone is really thinking.
We must take our time to figure him out.
If we let our guard down because we've known his family for a long time,
there could be serious consequences.
That's true.
Yes, for sure.
Grandfather, you're the only one in the family who thinks like I do.
As one of the core members of the family,
I'll check thoroughly...
and find out if Ju Hyuk has any flaws.
All right.
- Can you move it to this side? - The other side?
Yes.
- Doesn't it feel nice? - Yes.
Hi, Hye Jung.
It's been a while.
Tomorrow? Tomorrow is perfect.
I'm free all day.
Yes, okay. I'll meet you there.
All right.
I, Geum Sun Dal, would never say no when a woman wants to see me.
Hold on.
I can't even afford to buy a soda for the ladies.
Hey.
Goodness. You scared me.
Why are you so surprised? Did you do something bad?
You stepped out to talk to someone on the phone in secret.
Clearly, you did something bad.
What are you talking about?
Gosh, my back.
I must've sprained my back while walking up the stairs yesterday.
I'm so broke that I can't even go see a doctor.
A man is nothing without a strong back.
Your back?
My goodness.
Here.
Give me one more. I should get manual therapy.
I can't straighten my back.
For things like this, electrotherapy isn't enough.
Here.
I love you, Kyung Ja.
You're the only one who truly cares for me.
(Hwang Dong Food)
Our sales have gone up thanks to the exports to the Middle East.
It wouldn't have been possible without Ju Hyuk.
Your son, Mr. Dong,
is very good at what he does,
and he'll soon marry a wonderful woman like Mi Rae.
You must be very proud of your son, sir.
Mr. Eun.
Yes, sir.
Thank you for saying that,
but I do not want to talk about such personal matters in my office.
My apologies, sir.
Anyway, Mr. Ok.
The launch of the instant porridges has been delayed.
Try to pick up the pace.
Yes, we should launch them as soon as possible.
I'll work even harder too.
Good.
How did you get in?
It wasn't too hard.
What are you trying to do?
Why are you avoiding my calls?
I even visited you in the hospital.
Mr. Dong, you're here.
Yes.
She's pretty and young.
But I'm sure that's not why you've been avoiding me.
This is my place of work.
Were you always this reckless?
I came to see you because I was worried.
I wanted to see how work was going for you,
with my own eyes.
I guess you're okay now.
I'll call you, so just wait for my call.
I can't wait too long.
You know I'm not exactly patient.
(Sun Bakery, Hong Do's Side Dishes)
Here you go.
Chan Ran, he's my baker.
Doo Ho, meet Mi Rae's mother and sister-in-law.
Hello.
We really enjoyed the bread Kyu Sun gave us the other day.
You make such delicious bread.
Thank you.
He can make every kind of bread that exists.
I feel like I have an army of bakers helping me out.
Where did you learn to bake? Did you study abroad?
Well, no.
I should head back inside.
Okay, sure.
(Sun Bakery)
He looks like he'd be rough around the edges,
but I guess he's a talented baker.
"Rough around the edges?" No, he's cool.
What? You think he's cool?
Yes, he looks manly.
Oh, I see.
By the way, Kyu Sun.
Have you been getting facials or something?
Facials? No, why?
Well, you look a little different.
You look lively and radiant.
Are you seeing someone?
What? No, I'm not.
Soo Ji is right.
You look great.
Gosh, no. Not yet.
"Not yet?" Doesn't that mean...
you might start seeing someone soon?
Kyu Sun, you must be hiding a secret suitor.
What? No, I'm not hiding anything.
A suitor? As if.
What is this smell?
Don't you smell some kind of fermented seafood?
Yes, I've been thinking the same thing.
Gosh, this is a bakery. Why am I smelling fermented seafood?
Really?
We don't eat fermented seafood. That's strange.
Oh. I'll do it with you, Ms. Ok.
No, it's okay. Take off your apron first.
Right, I forgot. I nearly wore it home.
Auntie Mi Rae, I'm here.
Hey, Jun Pyo. What about your classes at the academy?
The academy is closed today, so I thought we could go home together.
Thanks for the eraser earlier.
No problem. You already thanked me.
Well, Auntie Mi Rae.
Let's go for pizza.
I'm sorry. I still have a few classes left.
Really?
Then should Geum Jan Di and I go alone?
What? Why would I eat pizza with you?
Don't get the wrong idea. I swear, I don't want to go with you.
Then why are you talking such nonsense?
I can't eat a whole pizza by myself.
And it's bad to waste food.
We must protect the environment.
I see.
It's good to protect the environment,
but I'm sorry. I don't like pizza. It's too greasy.
Ms. Ok, I'll see you tomorrow.
- All right. - Hey, Geum Jan Di.
What now?
What do you feel like eating, then? Tell me.
Have you lost your mind?
Stop bothering me, will you?
Jan Di.
He's too shy to eat alone.
So what?
Can't you go eat with Jun Pyo if you aren't busy now?
With Ok Poop?
Why am I "Ok Poop?"
You called me "Poop Jan Di."
Fine.
I'll make an exception and be nice since Ms. Ok asked me.
I shall eat with you if we're getting spicy tteokbokki.
But I can only spare you 30 minutes.
What? 30 minutes?
You don't like that? Then forget it.
Fine, let's go.
Then I'll pay for your tteokbokki.
It's okay, Auntie Mi Rae. I have an MC.
"MC?"
Yes, my mom's credit card.
The Black Card with no limit.
(Sun Bakery, Hong Do's Side Dishes)
It smells way worse outside.
Right?
Gosh, I'm afraid our clothes would soak up this smell.
- Let's go, Mother. - Okay.
- I'll visit you again another time. - Okay. Bye, Chan Ran.
Take care, Kyu Sun.
Thanks.
Bye.
(Hong Do's Side Dishes)
This was the culprit!
Gosh, it stinks.
My, it looks delicious.
- Does it? - Yes.
- Taste this. - Okay.
Open wide.
Here.
How is it? How does it taste?
It needs to be a little more flavorful.
Mom, young people these days love sugary foods.
So make it a little sweeter.
- Sweeter? - Yes.
Then we should add more persimmon juice.
- Yes, let's do that. - All right.
- Make it more flavorful... - I was wondering where you were.
There you are.
What are you doing?
Who said you could barge in here?
Mom, please.
Hello. Are you here to buy side dishes?
No, I'm not.
I need to talk to you.
What do you need to talk to us about that you barged into our kitchen?
I don't mean to offend you.
But those side dishes in the display case outside...
I'm sorry, but could you get rid of them?
What?
Hey, what is she saying?
I don't know, Mom.
Listen.
The side dishes are stinking up my store too.
My goodness.
So...
you want us to get rid of our side dishes...
because they're affecting your business?
Well, not exactly.
But our customers can't smell the delicious aroma of our bread...
because of your stinky side dishes.
What? They're both food.
Yours smells delicious, and what we make is stinky?
They're not the same.
The bread we sell smells buttery and delicious,
whereas your side dishes smell pretty awful.
What did you say?
You see, I... My goodness.
You never said anything about it until now.
What's with you today?
For some reason, it smells extra strong today. That's why.
I've been running this store for 30 years,
but no one else has complained about it.
Besides, we're neighbors. Shouldn't you be more understanding?
Ms. Ma, how could you expect me to be more understanding?
I'm getting a headache because of that smell.
Every food item has a smell.
And to grab customers' attention,
we have to display them outside.
Even so, they smell awful.
Also, selling side dishes displayed outside like that...
looks so unhygienic.
What? They have lids...
and are refrigerated. What is unhygienic about it?
I've been running my business like this for 30 years!
It doesn't matter even if you've been doing this for 300 years.
You lack basic manners!
- Hey! How dare you? - My goodness!
Look at you ganging up on me. This isn't fair!
- You little... - Seriously! My goodness.
- I'll teach you a lesson. - Gosh!
(Tteokbokki, Gimbap, Fritters, Sundae)
How was it? It's better than pizza, isn't it?
I've never had something so sweet and spicy.
But this will be quite expensive.
Will you be all right?
Hey, don't worry.
I told you. I have my mom's credit card with no spending limit.
- How much is it? - It's 10.50 dollars,
but ten dollars will do.
- You can put it on this card. - Okay.
What? That's odd.
(Pick up your food here)
Is there something wrong with the card? It won't go through.
Do you have cash?
No, I don't have any cash.
Oh, then what will you do?
What do I do?
I guess I should call my mom.
Give me one moment.
Forget it.
What?
(Hippo Gimbap)
Hey, Geum Jan Di.
Hey, I'll pay you back tomorrow. Okay?
(Horang Art Academy)
Okay, me too.
What's going on?
"Me too?" You said that so sweetly.
So sweet that it'd give me diabetes.
I'm sorry. I'm supposed to be working.
It's okay. You're almost done for the day.
And I totally understand.
I sure know what it's like to be in love.
What? You?
Oh, that's right. Have you told your crush yet?
Don't even get me started.
I tried to tell him,
but his family interrupted us every single time.
I tried a few times but failed.
In other words, that man is very lucky.
Hey, Jang Ho Sik.
That man you like.
Honestly, I'm really curious about who he is.
He sounds like a wonderful man.
Well, I can't tell you yet.
The thing is,
he is truly perfect,
but his family is the problem.
They have lots of problems.
Oh, really?
Mr. Jang, do you know who he is?
Of course, I...
don't know.
This brat... I mean,
Mr. Jang has no idea, either. He doesn't know him.
Oh, I see.
Hey, Geum Jan Di!
Dad.
Hey.
You said you did well on the test. Why do you look so upset?
It's nothing.
Come on. Something must've happened. Tell me.
I know you.
The thing is...
Dad, isn't it ridiculous?
Well, I'm not sure.
What do you mean you're not sure?
He asked me to eat with him, so I tagged along.
So how could he dump it on me?
I don't think that's what happened.
Jun Pyo didn't even ask you to pay for it.
You said you stepped in and paid the ten dollars.
Well, I had to because I was embarrassed.
Then just tell him to pay you back.
No, I can't. That will make me look so petty.
Jan Di, you two are friends. Who cares who pays?
No, Dad! Why don't you get it?
He acted like he'd treat me,
then weaseled out of it, saying he didn't have any cash on him.
He knows I'm impatient.
I bet he intentionally did that to mess with me.
No way. I'm sure it wasn't intentional.
I'm sure of it.
Honestly, Ok Poop...
I mean, Ok Jun Pyo.
He's incredibly clever.
I regret giving him half of my eraser.
You gave Jun Pyo half of your eraser?
What?
Yes. Just before the test, he said he didn't have an eraser.
It sounds like you and Jun Pyo have gotten close.
I'm glad.
You shared your eraser with him and had tteokbokki with him.
No, we are not close!
And he deliberately made me spend my money.
He conned me!
Okay.
Then what do you want to do?
I don't know.
Ok Jun Pyo is out.
I swear.
- My gosh. - Go! Leave at once.
- My goodness! - Go!
Gosh, did you just push me?
Leave, will you?
This place is like a thug's hideout, not a side dish store.
- What? - Auntie Kyu Sun.
What's going on?
Hey, Mi Rae. I'm glad you're here.
I complained to them...
that their side dishes in the display case here smelled bad,
and this mother-daughter duo ganged up on me as if they'd kill me.
Look. You insulted us first by calling us "unhygienic."
- Why did you leave it out? - That's right!
What? I insulted you?
All I did was state a fact.
Goodness. How hygienic is your store, then?
- Gosh. - Oh, Mom. She's provoking us...
- to extort money from us. - Really?
It's just like the scammers' trick I saw in YouTube videos.
What? "Extort money?"
How could you say such a thing?
Look, you're out of line.
Auntie Kyu Sun would never do such a thing.
Yes, look. Who are you to step in and flip out at us?
I'm stepping in because I believe it's necessary.
Also... What do you mean I'm flipping out at you?
You suddenly butted in and started meddling in this.
How could we say nice things to you?
What did you say?
- Gosh. - Unbelievable.
- Ms. Ok! - Oh, how come everyone is here?
Ms. Ok, what brings you here?
Mr. Geum, Jan Di.
Kang San.
"Ms. Ok?"
- She's Ms. Ok, Jan Di's art instructor. - What?
What? She teaches Jan Di?
Yes, Grandma. She's my art instructor.
Oh, hello.
- Hello. - Ye Ju, what's going on?
Why are you and Ms. Ok standing out here?
Well, that woman insulted us for no reason.
Hey, look.
Have you forgotten that you made my store smell like fermented seafood?
I know we both run our own businesses.
There are things I can put up with,
but there are some things I can't tolerate.
So I brought it up,
and you two ganged up on me and cornered me!
Auntie Kyu Sun, let's go inside.
Okay, let's do that.
I never thought I'd have to put up with this nonsense in this neighborhood.
Gosh.
- Bye. - Bye.
Gosh. What was she saying? I can't believe this.
I've got things to say too!
Hey, that's enough.
What can we do? She teaches Jan Di.
- She teaches Jan Di, but so what? - Hey, stop it.
Auntie Ye Ju!
Why did you have to fight with my teacher? How embarrassing.
Hey, I didn't fight with her for no reason.
I must say, this runs in the family.
That fiery temper.
Jan Di, go inside.
Okay.
Grandma, Auntie Ye Ju. See you at home.
- Okay. - All right.
(Hong Do's Side Dishes)
Ms. Dong said...
our display case outside smelled like fermented seafood.
What happened, Mother?
We've always kept our fermented seafood outside to sell it.
She suddenly barged in and told us to get rid of it.
So I was flustered and angry.
Mom, I told you. She picked on us for no reason.
We may not notice it because we smell our side dishes every day.
But it could bother Ms. Dong.
Hold on.
I feel like I smelled something in the alley too.
What do you mean you smelled something? Don't be like this.
Hey, Kang San.
(Hong Do's Side Dishes)
Gosh, this is...
Goodness!
This was why. Goodness.
Kang San, what are you doing?
Ye Ju, why is this on the ground?
What?
I spilled a little while refilling the side dishes.
I guess some fell.
Then you should've cleaned it thoroughly.
You know that fermented croaker is very stinky.
Gosh, it was my mistake.
What should I do, Kang San?
(Sun Bakery)
- Here. - Yes.
Thank you, Doo Ho.
Are you feeling better, Ms. Dong?
No, my heart is still pounding.
Mi Rae, what would I have done had you not arrived at that moment?
Auntie Kyu Sun.
Those people are awfully rude.
You should've seen how they treated me today, Doo Ho.
How did this happen? We're all neighbors.
Jan Di's grandmother and aunt aren't like that normally.
My gosh, Doo Ho.
You heard what happened.
Are you siding with Jan Di's grandmother now?
No, I'm not.
I'm just sad this happened since we're all neighbors.
Also, there are some things...
you could try to understand as a fellow business owner.
My goodness. I really don't appreciate the way you put it.
Are you trying to say that I'm too sensitive and fussy?
You're saying I'm petty and inconsiderate, right?
No, that is not what I meant.
Forget it. I got your point.
Hello, Ms. Dong.
I'm not in the mood to say hello back. What's up?
Why are you here?
You're not done fighting?
Hurry, Ye Ju.
Okay.
Ms. Dong, it was my mistake.
I apologize.
You're apologizing?
What's gotten into you all of a sudden? I'm confused.
I'm sorry, Ms. Dong.
She spilled some fermented seafood near the display case...
but didn't clean it thoroughly. That's why it stunk.
We'll be careful and make sure this won't happen again.
I'm really sorry.
I sincerely apologize, Ms. Dong.
Auntie Kyu Sun.
Okay, fine. I understand it was a mistake.
About how I called it "unhygienic" earlier.
I take it back. I'm sorry.
I apologize, Ye Ju.
And Ms. Ok. I was out of line earlier.
I'm sorry.
No, it's okay. I got too worked up too.
I'm sorry.
Thank you for understanding.
We'll see you around.
We're off, Ms. Dong.
Oh, wait.
Tell Jan Di's grandmother that I am sorry.
Yes, don't worry.
Bye.
Auntie Kyu Sun, I'm glad you guys made up.
Well, I know. But...
Doo Ho, what do you say? I was right, wasn't I?
What?
I'm not too sensitive or fussy.
Right. I shouldn't have stepped in like that.
I'll be honest. It really hurt my feelings.
You've had more meals with me...
than with Jan Di's grandmother,
and our eyes must've met a thousand times more.
But you only took her side,
and it made my heart ache so much.
I'm really hurt.
Ms. Dong.
Auntie Kyu Sun, I'm sure that is not what he meant.
No, that is what he meant.
He took Ms. Ma's side and defended her.
I'm leaving early today.
Wait.
Auntie Kyu Sun!
Oh, boy.
Because you treat me like dirt,
everyone looks down on me!
I guess they're rough around the edges.
Auntie Hong Do and Ye Ju have quite a temper.
They yell at the top of their lungs...
Look at you bad-mouthing us.
I'm curious about something.
I guess you bad-mouth my family here every day.