(Episode 2)
(Maeng Dumplings)
Cafe Night Fog's sign went down,
and an alteration shop's sign went up out of nowhere.
It's nice that it's not a bar.
I didn't like seeing that racy bar in the neighborhood.
But...
everyone is saying it might be just a front.
They say people put up a sign for a flower shop...
and sell liquor too.
They might have an alteration shop sign...
and sell something else.
No way.
Come on.
They say the alteration shop owner has a flashy vibe.
Aren't you getting ready for business?
Just put the dumplings in the steamer.
Oh, okay.
Goodness, all this fine dust is just awful.
There was a layer of dust outside.
I should go and spray it down with water.
Oh, I'll do it.
Okay, then.
Oh, my. Are you okay?
What's wrong? What is it?
Why did you...
Sorry about that.
No, I'm okay.
This gentleman got wet instead of me.
Are you all right?
I was feeling hot anyway.
It's nice and cool.
So why did you run in out of nowhere?
Are you all right?
Yes, thanks to you.
Thank you so much.
Oh, here.
Have some rice cakes.
You must be the owner of the alteration shop in front.
Yes, I had some rice cakes made for our opening.
I hope we can get along.
Go inside and get changed.
We have to open up shop.
Okay.
What?
By the way,
do you know anyone in the neighborhood?
No, I don't. I just...
I just came here because I liked this area.
I see. You don't know anyone in this shopping center,
so how did you open up...
an alteration shop out of nowhere in a spot where there was a bar...
that was doing fine until just a few months ago?
It's nice to meet you. I guess we'll be seeing you around.
I hope we can get along.
Oh, I'm going to hand out more rice cakes.
I'll be going.
Why are you being so mean to someone you just met?
Are you interrogating her?
It's weird.
She looks strange too.
Look at her backside.
Swaying about.
What is she, a butterfly?
Goodness. And her shoes are fluorescent.
Don't even get me started on her makeup. Oh, boy.
Why? I think she's pretty.
That's pretty?
I look better than her.
It's weird that she opened up...
that alteration shop where Night Fog used to be.
I mean, she says she'll fix your clothes,
but you never know if she'll mend your clothes...
or take them off.
Goodness, come on.
If you have anything you need altered,
- bring them by. - Oh, really?
I'll make them look nice for you.
- Oh, okay. Thank you. - Thank you.
I doubt it.
No way.
Hey.
Tell me.
Even a blind date?
Gosh, the chairwoman must be in a rush too.
All right.
You're home.
Then what can you do?
You should listen to the chairwoman.
She seemed pretty determined this time.
She even froze all my credit cards.
You know something, don't you?
You planned it with Grandma, didn't you?
Plan what?
I'm sure she just wants you to grow up.
Why do I have to grow up?
And what does that have to do with a bind date?
I've promised to marry someone else.
You have a girlfriend?
Of course, I do!
How could I not have a girlfriend with my looks?
Who is it? Is she in Korea?
I don't know where she is.
Who is it?
You don't know him.
Give up on her if you don't even know where she is.
Just do as the chairwoman tells you to.
It looks delicious, right?
I felt so bad for him...
after he lost his mother and father.
I coddled him too much.
It is true that you gave him...
bad habits.
I should steel my heart from now on.
Shouldn't I make a man out of him before I die?
Ms. Hwang.
If I ever act soft with him again,
you should stop me.
Oh, my.
I'm not a human. I look like a marble statue, don't I?
Oh, nice.
Muscles.
This is it.
That darned fishing.
Are you haunted by the ghost of a fisherman?
It was my 1st time attending a reunion in 40 years.
I told you to watch the shop, and you had to sneak out?
I left the shop in your care...
only to be cursed out that I stole someone else's man.
Who would say such vulgar things?
Jung Ssang Sook.
Ssang Sook.
Why? Do you still have feelings for her?
Then go back to Jung Ssang Sook.
You never know. She might've been waiting for you.
Goodness, why are you talking nonsense?
Gyeong Tae, did you catch anything today?
Catch what? As if.
Has he ever brought home any fish?
Come on. He brought home that huge sea bream one time...
Do you think he caught that? He bought it.
Catch something? What?
I'm sure you tried to catch time as it slipped through your fingers.
My goodness.
Oh, boy.
Welcome.
Meat, kimchi, galbi dumplings. Which one would you like?
Give me a mix of all three.
An assorted platter!
This is your first time here, right?
Our dumplings are delicious. I hope we see you often.
We'll be seeing each other a lot.
I'm the landlord.
Pardon?
All of the buildings in this shopping center.
I bought all of them.
My goodness!
Hello, sir.
We heard we were getting a new landlord.
Goodness, we're in your favor.
Let me ask you a favor first.
I hear the rent for this place has been the same for five years.
I'll have to raise your rent quite a bit,
starting this month.
"Quite a bit?"
My gosh, you can't do that out of the blue.
We're barely managing to get back on our feet after COVID-19.
Excuse me, sir.
Things aren't going very well for us...
I've finished doing market research as well.
Let's just go with the going rate.
Hey, Maeng Gong Hee.
What brings you here?
What do you mean? I live here.
You haven't been coming home.
Mom said to come home.
She said it was for a family meeting.
A family meeting?
What?
Oh, she texted me too.
Auntie Gyeong Bok. Is something going on at home?
What do you think? It's about money.
Then I'm leaving.
Hey, Gong Boo. You're here.
Why is it that I get so nervous every time Myung Ja...
calls a family meeting?
I guess you did something wrong.
Gyeong Bok, what are you talking about?
Why would you be nervous if you did nothing wrong?
Oh, dear. Hey.
What are you wearing? What is this?
You're 50 now.
Let's age gracefully. Both of us, okay?
Hey, sister. Why are you always dying to pick on me?
My goodness. Calm down, both of you.
- Let's go inside. - Go on in.
Hey, you little...
Hey.
Where do you think you're going?
Oh, right. It's this way.
Mom!
I have no money!
You are a doctor.
Have you ever helped out with our expenses?
Well, you see...
The clinic isn't doing that great.
Many people are choosing not to have kids, you know.
It really is a serious problem.
Why are people choosing not to have kids?
This country has nothing to rely on except for its people, you know?
At this rate,
this country is doomed.
The government should help young people...
- to encourage them to have kids... - Spoken like true patriots.
We can't afford to worry about the country now.
You, Gong Boo.
Don't complain. You must help out with our monthly expenses.
Mom, please. My clinic really isn't doing well.
People should marry to have kids,
but many are opting not to get married nowadays.
Right, many are choosing not to get married.
There are also people like you who get a divorce...
just a month after getting married.
Come on. Why are you bringing that up again?
You chose the wrong department.
You should've become a plastic surgeon...
or a dermatologist.
I am a patriot, okay?
"I will become a doctor whose job is to deliver babies..."
"who are the future of this country!"
With that determination...
With that strong determination,
help me out here.
Help out with monthly expenses, starting this month.
Mom, please.
And you too, Gong Hee. Help out, starting this month.
Mom.
The thing is...
You're working now, so you should help out.
You bought us thermal underwear with your first paycheck, and that's it?
Well, the thing is...
Gong Boo...
I borrowed some money from Gong Hee, Mom.
What?
What did you say?
I was behind on rent for the clinic.
The landlord said to move out at once, so I had no choice.
You can't even pay your rent? Does it make sense to you?
It's all because no one's having babies...
Be quiet!
The inheritance from Mother.
Let's sell that land.
Well...
The thing is...
You know, we won't make much money by selling that land.
Even so, we should sell it and use that money.
Oh, no. Myung Ja...
I'm sorry, Myung Ja. I can't even face you right now.
That land...
I...
What did you do with it?
To help Gyeong Sol when he was opening his business...
Myung Ja, you see...
My business hasn't turned a profit yet, but...
The business is still losing money, but I...
Gyeong Tae.
If you want me to move out of the rooftop room,
I will.
Honey, how could you...
I will move out, Myung Ja.
Where are you going?
What? I'm thirsty, so...
I am the one who's absolutely parched right now!
How could you sell that land without even telling me?
Mother left it behind for me!
She gave it to me to thank me for everything I'd had to endure!
Well, I just felt so bad for Gyeong Sol.
You know, with his wife and kids in Canada,
he's here all alone...
Don't you feel bad for me at all?
Me! What about me?
- Answer me! - Goodness. You'll stretch my shirt.
Where do you think you're going?
I'm not done talking. Sit down!
- Mom! - Hey!
- My gosh, Dad. - How could you sell it?
- And you didn't even tell me? - Mom, stop! Goodness!
- Where do you think you're going? - My gosh, Myung Ja.
- Calm down. - You knew about it, didn't you?
No, I didn't know.
Had I known about it,
I would have definitely told you.
Good for you guys that you can be so happy-go-lucky.
I'm the one who always has to worry about everything.
Mom, I'll look for a cheaper store space.
Don't be so upset, please?
Yes, being upset like this will only stress you out.
- Get out. - My goodness.
I don't even want to see any of you, so get out!
I told you to get out! Leave!
Should I really move out of the rooftop room?
No, you don't need to do that.
When Myung Ja calms down...
She won't calm down until you give her money.
Move out of the rooftop room so we can rent it out.
Then where will Uncle stay?
I'll just sleep in the small room at the pub.
It's a tiny room, so I can't stretch my legs,
but I can put on some pain relief patches.
And if I see a cockroach, I will...
Darn it. I guess I'll just catch it.
You poor thing.
Hey! You're being ridiculous.
I eat and sleep at the shop too.
What's so hard about it?
You little...
No! Gyeong Tae!
Gyeong Tae...
- Are you all right? - No!
Are you two shooting a movie or something?
How touching. Goodness gracious.
Stop. That's enough.
Gong Boo! Pay me back at once. I'll give that money to Mom.
Hey, it's not like I don't want to pay you back.
You know my situation.
Then run your clinic better!
Then help me advertise my clinic.
No one is coming to my clinic.
You drive me nuts, seriously.
Can you lend me more money?
- Hey. Got a death wish? - No, never mind.
- Calm down. - My gosh, I'm so frustrated.
Once a day,
the alarm goes off to let me know to call my mom back home.
Then I pull myself together and relax my angry face...
so she won't find out how upset I am.
Hi, Mom.
How was your day?
Me? I'm doing great, of course.
What? Nothing's going on.
Everything's fine.
My voice? What's wrong with my voice?
But she can see through my acting...
because she is my mother.
You sound upset. Tell me what's going on.
I told you. Everything is fine.
The business is doing well,
and my kids are being good too.
Is that so?
I'm relieved to hear that.
All right, Mom.
Sleep well.
I'll call you tomorrow.
She must be having some problems again.
I do my best to act like nothing's wrong,
as if I'm doing great,
but when I'm in front of my mom,
the acting veil cracks like a thin sheet of paper...
poked with a wet finger.
Dad.
Yes, hey.
How about a match? It's been a while.
Sure, sounds good.
All right.
Hey, you need to keep your guard up. Relax!
- Like this? - Yes! That's it!
I wonder if I'll ever get to put this skill to use.
You see, the fist...
is more meaningful when it's not used.
Well, but still...
I think this could become useful someday.
That's it.
Why does it hurt?
That's odd.
What would you like to do?
This is perfect.
I'll sign the lease soon.
Sounds good. I'll wait for your call, then.
That kid. Who does he think he is, talking so casually to me?
Hey, brother!
How have you been? I'm back in Korea now.
Do I have a place?
Yes. I already found a place, of course.
It overlooks the Han River. The view is amazing at night.
(Oh Pine, You Verdant Pine)
I see.
All right. Cheer up.
Come and see me at the pub sometime.
He must be sleeping on the street where he can see the Han River.
Let's go!
This is where I begin.
My Seoul. My independent life!
Do you have the list of girls Dan Soo will be meeting?
I think that might be difficult.
Why?
You don't have to set the standards so high.
They're just blind dates for now.
It's not that.
The ladies are saying they don't find him agreeable.
What...
They don't find him agreeable?
What does that mean?
What's wrong with Dan Soo?
Had he not been born as the only heir of Jayce Group,
he would've dominated the entertainment scene with his looks.
He received so many business cards from entertainment agencies.
Well,
his personality is...
not quite there yet.
"He's haughty."
"A thoughtless guy."
That's what the women of conglomerate families are saying...
about Dan Soo.
Keep going.
"Rather than marry Gu Dan Soo,"
"I'd join a convent."
"I didn't live badly enough..."
"to have to marry Gu Dan Soo."
The daughter of Dodo Department Store's family...
works at our company, right?
Yes.
You didn't eat the toast I made for you.
And you only drank half your coffee too.
There are eyes everywhere, from our colleagues...
to the security cameras.
We might get caught.
So what if we do?
We'll just...
make it public, then.
You must be crazy.
Head inside first.
Gong Hee.
Oh, yes.
Did you bring more?
I just drew a quick sketch last night.
Right.
This feels different from the one you showed me yesterday.
I tried to go with the spring-summer trends...
while using airy lines.
And for the fabric...
I was thinking of using this.
This is a new material.
Gong Hee, you have an eye for trends too.
That's talent.
Thank you.
Work hard.
Yes, sir.
Gong Hee, just a minute.
Yes?
I hear you keep bringing designs to Mr. Seo.
Mr. Seo said he'd take a look at my designs.
Well, you should be grateful.
I want to become a great designer like you, Ms. Kang.
Here are the meeting materials.
Make ten copies.
Okay.
Wait.
Bring me...
a different pair of shoes from my car.
They'll be in the trunk.
Okay.
Come here. Quick.
Gosh, I needed some sugar.
I can't go on a diet because of that Ice Witch.
About Mr. Seo Min Gi...
What about Mr. Seo?
I know you adore him, but...
Gosh, no! Me?
What did I do?
From what I can see,
Seo Min Gi...
likes men.
I tried flirting with him several times already,
but he didn't fall for me.
You know my charm, don't you?
It doesn't happen often...
that a guy doesn't fall for my flirtation.
I'm sure of it.
He likes men.
Oh, okay.
Oh, no. Look at how dry my skin looks.
I should go see a doctor.
I was told I had a hormonal imbalance...
and that I should get further tests done.
Then help me advertise my clinic.
No one is coming to my clinic.
Oh, there's an OB-GYN clinic that I know.
Why isn't anyone having babies?
Because they aren't getting married.
Because they get divorced soon even if they get married.
I did that too.
Darn it.
Goodness.
Darn it.
(Maeng OB-GYN Clinic, Director)
Goodness.
You weren't taking side dishes...
to Gong Boo for a while because you were upset with him.
He flips out when I go there.
What will he do if business is so slow at his clinic?
He stretched himself thin to open up that clinic.
Gosh, I'm so upset.
If he can't even pay rent,
it means he should close his business.
His skin looked so dry yesterday.
He must not be eating well these days.
Don't worry. As soon as our Gong Boo...
eats my soy sauce marinated crab,
he'll find his strength.
This batch is good too, right?
Come on. It's not just good.
I bet he'll pass out.
This wasn't made with soy sauce.
This was made with my soul.
Why did he have to break it off...
as soon as he got married?
Good grief!
That's enough now.
That milk was spilled five years ago.
What can you do about it now?
You're here.
(Maeng Dumplings)
(Mir Home Produce)
(My Merry Marriage)
How about changing the design like this?
Are you saying you'll change my design?
Don't step out of line, Gong Hee.
- Who are you? - What?
This is my son's house.
Why is it such a mess?
- Wait! Mom... - Tell me the truth!
- Mom. - Please,
- let me live without worrying! - Mom, please.
Calm down, Mom.
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