(Episode 13)
Go on in.
I have a lucky face.
Number 97 Gong Na Young.
(Interviewers)
You graduated from Osaka University.
Oh, it looks like your English is pretty good too.
This may help you relax.
First, tell us your aspirations and why you applied to TS Retail.
You can tell us in English or Japanese.
Sure.
TS Retail is at the forefront...
of the distribution industry.
It has always been a dream job of mine.
Oh, very good.
That's good enough.
(Interviewers)
Ms. Lee Young Yi.
Yes.
I'll tell you my aspirations and why I decided to apply.
Oh, that's okay.
TS Retail...
has 4 four core values, which are called the 4 Fs.
If you know what they are, please tell us.
Oh...
I swear I saw it on the website.
What was it?
Fair, Friendly, Fresh, and Fun.
Fair.
Always be sincere and do what is right.
Friendly.
Be genuinely considerate and attentive to everyone.
- Fresh. - Oh, that's enough.
Number 90, Mr. Shin. Tell us the rest.
Sure. Fresh.
TS Retail always strives for newness...
and aims to be the best. Fun.
I'm surprised he managed to memorize that.
Okay.
Keep me updated.
For instance, 7.5 million bowls of jjajangmyeon get sold a day.
If we say that jjajangmyeon takes up 40 percent of the total sales,
considering the current population of Seoul,
we'd have 4.7 million bowls.
(Interviewers)
What? He has the highest score?
(Vice President Cha Yoon Hee)
How many interviewees are left?
The customers at the stores...
I mean, the consumers.
They don't...
really have that many complaints.
(Interviewers)
Oh, Ms. Lee.
You applied with experience of working the night shifts...
at one of our convenience stores.
Yes.
Why is it called a convenience store?
It's closer than big grocery stores and is open 24 hours a day.
It's convenient. That's why people shop at convenience stores.
Well, my point is...
It's the convenience factor.
Are you saying we shouldn't have to lower our prices?
The question is misleading.
You asked me if we'd have to lower the prices...
Ms. Lee.
Are you saying that our question was wrong?
What's the current score?
Change the last question.
Yes, use the one we had prepared.
I won't let him get the highest score.
This is the last question.
If you were to join TS Retail,
how high on the corporate ladder do you wish to climb?
Number 89, Mr. Jang Kyung Jun.
I wish...
to be the owner of TS Retail.
What?
What did he say?
He wants to be the owner?
Owner?
From what I know, TS Retail highly values...
the employees' ownership mindset and sense of responsibility.
Am I wrong?
(Full-time Employee and Intern Recruitment)
While I'm working at TS Retail,
I'll treat it as my own business and do my very best.
However,
I'd expect to get a raise...
for my contributions.
I'll try my best to increase my salary as much as possible.
(Full-time Employee and Intern Recruitment)
(Intern Recruitment)
Why do you work so hard?
No one asked you to do these things.
It's not like you get paid more for this.
During my shifts,
I think that this is my own store. That's why.
Thank you, Ms. Lee.
(Taesung Retail)
My outfit wasn't the issue.
I probably won't get the job because I ran my mouth like that.
Oh, right.
Eun Ho.
How's Mi Ri Nae? Is she okay? Has her temperature gone down?
Yes, I got the fever under control.
Your daughter is sound asleep now,
so don't worry.
I'm so relieved.
Thanks, Eun Ho.
Is that Young Yi? Did she do well on her interview?
Here, you can talk to her.
Hey, Young Yi. How did the interview go?
Not sure. I did say what I wanted to say though.
Who cares about what you want to say?
You should've said what they wanted to hear.
If I don't get the job, so be it.
No. When you're being interviewed, you must express your opinion.
Even so, it was for an internship. You brought up your salary?
You went a little too far.
If I don't get the job, so be it.
I have to go.
Do your work.
Don't you want to know Kyung Jun's score, Father?
Hey.
What good would come out of me knowing the score...
each interviewer gave him?
I'll become biased against them.
I'll be like, "He gave my son such a low score."
You're wise.
You must be happy.
I am, of course.
Well, I knew he'd do well.
Se Jun, you should return to your office.
That look on your face...
tells me...
that Se Jun probably told you...
about your eldest son getting the highest score on the interview.
Even so,
he cannot join the food product development team.
Since you're the president, you must come up with another plan.
We don't need another plan.
I'll tell you my conclusion.
What?
- Like you said, I'm the president. - Honey.
But before that, let's correct what you said earlier.
I'm not Kyung Jun's only parent.
He's our eldest son.
I know you've been running around in those high heels,
doing your best to grow the company.
I know that you truly care for the company,
so I've been very patient with you.
But now that Kyung Jun is joining the company,
I want to remind you once again.
My dear wife keeps forgetting.
Honey.
You are Se Jun's mother,
and you should be a mother to Kyung Jun too.
What? It's not like I said I didn't want to be his mother.
I've worked so hard to give that position to Se Jun...
Stop.
As for Kyung Jun's career, you and I...
will just have to do as Father says.
Let's do that.
My gosh! Mi Ri Nae, you woke up.
We were all so worried about you.
Did you sleep well, sweetie?
Where's Mom, Granny?
Oh, she's...
- Hey. - Mi Ri Nae.
Mi Ri Nae!
Auntie Do Young!
Her temperature has gone down, Eun Ho.
(Eun Ho Pediatric Clinic)
Hey, Do Young. Don't call him like that...
You're at work now.
My apologies, Dr. Kang.
Mom. You will take Mi Ri Nae home, right?
Yes. What about you?
I'll tag along, Mom.
Oh! Really, Eun Jin?
What? You aren't even trying to hide your excitement.
You'd better behave yourself. I told the nurse...
to keep a watchful eye on you.
Sure thing. I promised my family I wouldn't be a disgrace to them.
What else can I swear on?
Granny.
You bought these, right?
Yes. Why do you ask?
Then they're all yours, right?
Rice cakes from a doctor who just opened a new clinic.
I'll tell him to make sure to eat one of these a day,
like a good luck talisman.
When Do Sik passes the exam and gets into med school...
Rice cakes? That's a given.
I'll set up a karaoke machine in the middle of the neighborhood...
and throw a party for days.
Anyway,
where is he?
(Neulpum Academy)
(Everything You Need to Transfer to Med School)
Hey, Dae Han.
Kim Dae Han?
Kim Dae Han!
The Kim Dae Han who ran off with my money?
Hey.
Hey! Stop right there.
Hey!
- You little... - What the...
- What's your problem? - What is it?
My 100,000 dollars!
Mi Ri Nae, isn't it heavy? Let me carry it for you.
No, this is for my mom.
If you get sleepy, tell me.
I'll give you a piggyback, okay?
Granny.
When will my mom be home, Granny?
You're asking for your mom nonstop.
I'm so sad that I don't have my own daughter.
Eun Jin.
What was the name of the company that interviewed Young Yi today?
I told you. It's TS Retail.
The head office of the convenience store where she works.
Then was it Young Yi?
You sure can't see what's right under your nose.
(So Bok Hee's Tasty Beef Bone Soup)
She should be here by now.
Mother, I'll go get her.
How come your hearing is worse than mine?
Goodness.
- My gosh! - Mi Ri Nae is here.
Gosh, my sweet pumpkin.
Thank you.
My gosh. Congratulations. I should've dropped by too.
It's okay.
How have you been, ma'am?
Good. It's been a while.
It's such a happy day for you.
I'm sorry for the trouble Mi Ri Nae caused.
Gosh, don't be. Mi Ri Nae was Eun Ho's first patient.
Thanks to her, Eun Ho's clinic will do very well.
- My gosh. - Yes, she's right.
Thank you for being so understanding.
Take a seat.
- Okay. - Take a seat.
My gosh.
I bet you just had those rice cakes for lunch.
I haven't seen you in a while,
so I must feed you before you leave.
We were going to stay for some food anyway.
Mr. Kim, we'll get two bowls of beef bone soup.
All right.
- My gosh. - I'm back.
Eun Jin said she'd drop Mi Ri Nae off...
Hey, daughter.
Mom!
What is that in her hand?
I guess it's because she was sick all night.
Do you think there's no way they'd hire you?
The woman sitting next to me seemed to be around my age,
and she was so cool.
She can speak English and Japanese fluently.
I couldn't even think of her as my competitor.
She was like a bright shining star.
She reminded me of you.
Me? Oh, please.
What a waste of time. You had to go all the way there...
and couldn't even sleep.
No, I'm glad I went.
Eun Jin, I'm so glad I went.
Or I would've regretted it. I'm sure of it.
I did my best.
Okay. I'm glad I gave you a ride in such a rush, then.
Hey, get some sleep. I have to go.
Oh, that?
It's for you. Your daughter...
carried it home all the way from the clinic.
Get going.
Here.
Do Jin.
Eun Ho's clinic opened today.
Mi Ri Nae was his first patient.
You saw everything, right?
I wasn't a bad mother today.
I was just a busy mother.
Right?
I wish eating this could help me get the job.
(So Bok Hee's Tasty Beef Bone Soup)
Stop. That's enough.
Come and sit here.
Oh, boy.
Gosh, you really keep everything to yourself, don't you?
Were you always like that?
Or did life make you become this way?
Ma'am, I don't have a way with words but...
I know.
It's such a happy day for you,
but you can't even smile...
because of us.
There's something I always wanted to say to you.
Young Yi will go on...
to achieve all the things Do Jin wanted to accomplish but couldn't.
She'll do very well.
I truly believe that.
This is your last drink, okay?
One more?
Yes.
Even if Mother were to scold me,
I should've visited Eun Ho's clinic myself.
I shouldn't have sent you.
Who said...
you bury your children in your heart when you lose them?
It's a lie.
Honey, I...
Mr. Kim Chang Il.
You know...
Do Jin...
Even as I'm saying this, I don't know where I can bury him.
Eun Sook.
Honey.
Where in your heart did you bury our son, Do Jin?
Where?
Tell me.
You know how many days it's been, right?
Why keep count?
Why? Is that woman keeping count?
Desperately waiting for you to come back to the bar?
Hwa Kyung, I clearly told you that I was being interviewed.
How would I know whether or not it's true?
Maybe you and that reporter were doing something else.
"Something else?" Please watch what you say, honey.
I don't ask too much of you.
Intelligence and elegance.
I asked you time and time again not to stoop low.
Who's the one that made me become like this?
Have you forgotten, Dr. Kim Chang Yi?
Must you do this, first thing in the morning?
Here, look. This is the interview article.
Are we good now?
(How to Invest in Foreign Stocks)
You said you'd put it behind us,
so don't bring it up any chance you get. Okay?
You manage the team.
You must be the first to arrive to set an example.
Gosh, must you nag me like this? This only happens occasionally.
Let's go. We have five minutes. Tell me how work is going.
Come home early. I'll grill some sea bream for you.
Hey, Hae Mi.
How are things going between you and Kyung Jun?
Are things going well?
You said you wouldn't meddle in my business.
You're both so annoying.
(Sun Ja)
Hey, did you look into it?
The hair shop TS Retail's vice president goes to...
Oh, I see! It's that place.
No, what other reason could there be?
I saw her photos in her magazine interview.
I love her hairstyle so much.
Once Kyung Jun joins the head office,
you'll become even busier on all fronts, Soo Wan.
Do you think...
Kyung Jun is ready? What do you think?
Even if he's fully prepared,
he won't have it easy at the head office.
Kyung Jun isn't the only one who is prepared.
There you are.
I got lost.
We'll get one more serving.
I'm sorry I'm late, Soo Wan.
I'm sorry.
I guess I'm not paying for this lunch.
Am I paying?
It's your punishment for being late...
and wasting this high-caliber talent.
(Pork Bulgogi, Duck Bulgogi)
Anyway, you said you'd buy me lunch at a special place.
Is this the place, Grandpa?
Does it have to be expensive to be special?
What have you learned so far?
He's clearly not ready yet.
Thank you.
Enjoy.
This looks great.
Thank you. See you again.
Hello... Hey, did you get off work late?
I had to deal with a customer complaint.
(Convenience Store)
You didn't get a call from TS Retail today, did you?
No. I would've told you already had they called me.
Hey, friend.
How about we open a store together to earn a living?
- All of a sudden? - I've been thinking about it.
You don't have to work for someone else to earn a living.
On days like this, I want to quit.
I don't know about you,
but my meager 30,000 dollars is all I have.
And even that's tied to Do Sik's apartment.
What? "Meager?"
You worked so hard here for three years...
and had to save every penny...
to save that much.
That's right.
To me, it means more than 30,000 dollars.
That's right. You should never touch that money.
Hold on to it, no matter what happens.
Gosh, why can't they just hire you?
Why can't they see how talented you are?
Hey, be quiet.
When we take care of something,
something else happens.
When we take care of that...
That's life.
"That's life?"
Then why are you still awake?
It's not like they'll hire your daughter-in-law...
if you stay up all night worrying about her.
We should've made sure she went to college.
Let's be honest. Young Yi is smart and competent.
No one told her not to go to college. It was her choice.
She was young back then.
At the time, she could only think about raising Mi Ri Nae.
Hey.
Should we send her to college now?
Are you rich?
We can talk to Mother about it.
When is she going to study, enter college, and graduate?
I can't deal with having another student in addition to Do Sik.
Go to sleep.
I told you to only eat three.
Pickled perilla leaves are way too salty for kids.
Great-grandma, I had a dream.
Did you wake up because you had a scary dream?
No.
In the dream, Mom and I went to the market.
Mom wanted to buy a pair of such pretty, sparkly shoes.
Okay, what happened?
But Mom said she couldn't buy it...
because she was two dollars short.
Then what happened? Did she end up buying the shoes or not?
But after that...
What?
Do you have time to laze around?
I stayed up to go through a bunch of reports.
Why haven't you left?
Kyung Jun is about to join the company with the highest score.
Aren't you worried?
Regardless of the score,
he was bound to join the head office eventually, Mom.
Don't be so on edge.
You fool. I have to be on edge because you're always like this.
I bet you think Kyung Jun is way below you now.
Wake up.
He may catch up with you before you even know it.
Nothing bad will come out of stepping up your game in advance.
Hurry up and get ready.
Se Hee.
Are they planning to call the new interns today?
Sorry?
Oh. Just a moment, please.
All the applicants will get a call by this afternoon.
I can't wait to meet the new intern...
who's joining our team.
Right, Ms. Im?
High expectations will lead to deep disappointment.
Why do you say that?
I'm very excited to meet the new intern too.
("Management Strategy")
Hello, Jang Kyung Jun speaking.
Congratulations. You got the internship at TS Retail.
Okay, thank you.
Have a good day.
Mom! Someone's calling you.
Hello? This is Ms. Lee Young Yi's phone.
Sorry? Taesung?
One moment, please.
Hey, Mi Ri Nae. What's up?
Mom, Taesung's on the phone for you. Is that your friend?
No, I don't have a friend named Taesung.
Wait, Taesung?
Hello?
Yes, this is she.
Right, okay.
Thank you.
("Management Strategy")
(The Love in Your Eyes)
It's a special day.
Kyung Jun's first day at work.
We don't know each other...
until I get a permanent position.
Be natural.
Do you really want to share the company with Kyung Jun?
The things I give to you...
are not to be shared with anyone.
The ocean has waves.
Don't get swept away like grains of sand.
Be a solid rock.
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)