New Tales of Gisaeng
I gave up because of my parents, in the first place. It wasn't because I had changed.
But now...
Your parents would object even more now, since she's become a gisaeng on top of it all.
Even if they object, I am prepared for it.
I am the one who will be getting married. It's not my parents.
And she's the woman I will be living life with.
Every hour is ever more urgent. I have to get the approval of my parents, and I have to work as well.
I being here like this and Sa Ran being the way she is, a month or two is not even likely.
If you go against your parents' objection, Sa Ran will end up getting hurt and shedding tears again.
I won't allow that to happen.
And from what I heard, they are not just ordinary merchants either.
I agonized about that, which is why things have gotten to this point.
I won't be agonizing over it anymore.
What's most important are my heart and my thoughts. For me, it has to be Sa Ran.
Now that I know that for certain, regardless of the hardship, I will persevere through and resolve it.
Can you win over your parents?
It's not about winning or losing.
What parents want, in the end, is happiness for their child. Would they wish for misfortune?
Though at first they will not easily understand.
Has Da Mo called?
No.
Give him a call.
He has it off.
Off for the whole day?
I've been calling everyday, and it's been off.
That rascal doesn't even think about how we'd be curious?
What brings you home so early today?
Hello.
I've sent a car there, so hurry and get ready, and come out.
Assemblyman Park called... He and his representative are having dinner at Geumkang Hotel with Master Jeong today.
He said he will allow for a meeting with us beforehand.
I understand.
Is it possible to have the ahjussi to make him do some harsh work? So that he can't bear it here anymore.
What's most important are my heart and my thoughts. For me, it has to be Sa Ran.
Hello?
Yes.
Sa Ran unnie, she wants you to prepare for singing, instead of dancing today.
Since that Master doesn't like to be caught in people's gaze, I've reserved a room here.
Yes.
Please sit.
I should, at least, have some beverages ordered here.
That friend of yours isn't coming along as well, right?
His assistant will escort him here.
We'll be leaving now.
You... remember me, right?
Buyonggak, of course.
Yes.
Madame Oh is doing well, right?
Yes.
Please have some.
Geum Eo San.
Your name suits you well.
Thank you.
And in life's due time, you will marry a second time.
Yes, I plan to marry this woman. I know you're busy, so I will just get to the point.
Last Winter, when you came by Buyonggak.
As I understand it, you said something about me to Hwa Ran unnie. Do you remember it?
I said you were pierced by maternal love.
Yes.
But I haven't met her yet.
Though I denied it to Hwa Ran unnie, at that time.
The child is from this woman and me. But, we haven't been able to find her yet.
Instead of looking for the child, the higher priority is to tie your fate as spouses.
And the chilld will be found naturally.
Naturally?
Regardless, you will indeed meet her.
It's really true, right, Master?
Erase your tears.
You've lost everything you could possibly have loss already. So, live as wife and husband now.
What we worry the most is whether the child is well.
You have the countenaces of nobles. You may even see more children.
I don't even dare to wish for such.
I just want to find her.
If you want to find her, then hurry and tie the knot.
You will cherish each other and help each other.
We plan to do that.
Before the current year ends, you will meet her.
I"ve gone through many things in life already, so something like this isn't anything big.
I disliked Auntie.
I disliked how you dressed, and I disliked how you get mindful of my business.
The way you talk, the way you laugh, everything!
Bu-Ang Chief is here. The cold fish dish.
Yes.
When you sing, keep your emotions restrained. Don't sing with too much feeling.
Yes.
When is Geon-Hoo Chairman coming?
He's coming at eight.
Oh, that's quite late.
What the heck are you?
They say even the schoolhouse dog can recite poetry after three years.
I'm wearing a yellow jeogori (Hanbok top).
But you dare to wear a yellow jeogori?
You don't even have that much sense?
Was I not supposed to?
I didn't know. I'm sorry.
I'll go and change.
So let us marry as soon as possible.
Mother will understand once she hears about it too.
But Ra Ra...
Ra Ra is seeing a marital-prospect. She will be leaving home sooner or later anyway.
Yes.
Room service.
Yes.
I will talk to Madame Oh nicely. In a way that won't hurt her feelings, so don't worry about her.
Let's only think about our child.
No one is more pitiful than her. Isn't it so?
Please go ahead.
Regardless, I have hope now, and I feel great.
Visions of you in shades of blue smoking, shifting, lazily drifting.
My darling, I miss you so.
Time goes by, no wonder my senses go reeling, Your eyes so appealing.
I see the whole night through.
When will we meet again? When when when?
I remember the days, beautiful days, tenderly gleaming.
My whole life seeming to start, and end with you.
Visions of you in shades of blue smoking, shifting, lazily drifting...
to start, and end with you.
This place is not bad, right?
Yes, is the food good too?
...to start and end with you.
Really good. Wow. Very good.
Come here.
It's a face I'm seeing for the first time.
It hasn't been too long since she entered here.
That was a beautiful song, I loved it.
Thank you, Sir.
May I ask your name?
You can call me, Sa Ran.
Is it possible to hear another song?
Yes, thank you.
Pour a drink for him.
No, no. Take one from me first.
Here.
You sang it very movingly and well.
Even her drinking pose is different from the girls at the hostess bars.
Because there's an aura that is carried in her body.
No, no. Just give it to me as is.
May I ask you to recite a poem, with your beautiful voice?
Do you have one memorized?
I love Yeats.
Oh! Yeats.
I believe you might know this.
"Wine comes in at the mouth and love comes in at the eyes;"
"That's all we shall know for truth before we grow old and die."
"I lift the glass to my mouth, I look at you, and I sigh."
My mother seemed to have the fortunes read by someone somewhere.
She was told marrying this year is better. If we marry next year, we will have kids late, and it's not great.
Omo, really?
When I leave, make sure you always close the curtains.
Yes.
I was washing the rice when I answered your call earlier.
When you were pregnant back then, was there something you wanted to eat?
Why do you ask me about that so suddenly?
I had the TV turned on briefly during lunch.
And someone on it was saying this.
If a woman doesn't get to eat what she craves during pregnancy, she'll remember it forever.
Please tell me.
I told you that I worked as a housekeeper, right?
Yes.
When the owner would buy walnut ice cream to eat,
I really wanted to eat it.
They didn't share any with you?
The terms were to feed me and house me without pay.
So I didn't even have any money to buy it for myself.
Even now, when I see walnut ice cream, it reminds me about the time back then.
All you needed to do was to give me one phone call.
You foolish thing.
I thought about doing that countless times.
But I was afraid I would put you in a difficult position, if I really called.
Was that what I seemed to you?
Our baby...
Because I didn't eat properly... I worry about her.
When I thought Ra Ra was her, I had thought she was growing up well and I was put at ease.
Let's only think about your conception dream. I'm sure she grew up nicely.
It's nine-o-clock.
Ice cream... I'll go buy it first before I go.
No need.
I guess Dad's not home yet?
Yup.
And the date?
It was fun. He said he wants to marry before the year ends.
Why the rush?
You must not like this kind of stuff.
Everything is good when I eat with you.
Eat it as you think about the past. The same feeling.
Yes.
Mmm...delicious.
I'm not usually drawned to this kind of things.
What?
Tomorrow is her birthday.
Right... June 8th.
I don't even know if she will get to drink seaweed soup. [ traditional birthday meal ]
You must not have felt good earlier, right?
Yes.
And I fed a lot of alcohol to her today, on purpose, too.
I know.
But you won't hit her again, right?
I don't feel good hitting her either.
Manager, may I get some honey water?
Juice of pickled radish is better than honey water.
Really?
Yes, juice of pickled radish will clear up the alcohol drunkness.
In the old days too, when people inhaled gas from burning coal.
They would drink kimchi juice to sober from it.
Inhale gas from burning coal?
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You drank over ten glasses today, didn't you?
This, please.
Unnie, it's juice of pickled radish.
Alcohol also takes getting used to.
Should I be elegant and wear a Hanbok dress?
No, since I've been wearing Hanboks all my life.
Something like this can handle a wedding dress plenty well, too.
You people, who bore me, but threw me away.
I live like this, as a Gisaeng.
Are you living happily somewhere?
Are you at least alive?
Why are you following me in here?
That Master Jeong or something.
Even if everything he said was all true.
Though he said marriage should be first.
Though he said you will find the child after you marry, I cannot allow it.
One step is a thousand miles.
Rather than the granddaughter with an unknown face.
My son's life is more important to me.
It's up to how you view it.
Son...
you change your mind on it.
If you're going to remarry with the mere kitchen head of Buyonggak,
even the cows and the dogs will all laugh. [ Everyone will laugh ]
And what will become of my image? And Ra Ra?
I will be sixty soon, Mother.
And I don't know whether I will live for another ten years or another twenty.
Couldn't I live what's left of my life, for me?
Even if you tell me that for a hundred days,
I will still not change my mind.
Did you vomit?
I was so worried I couldn't even sleep well.
Don't worry about me.
You will damage your liver at this rate.
Want me to get you something to drink?
Huh?
If there exists among you a second Jung Do Kyung, then quit here yourself at once.
Because I cannot allow for anyone to break the rules.
As a Buyonggak gisaeng, the only way to tie a fate with a man...
There is just one method.
To have your hair raised.
First.
He must be single.
Second.
Prepare a house.
The capacity to be responsible for the entire life of a Gisaeng.
Is the third condition.
So, it's the same as an official marriage for him.
A man who can uphold an official marriage for you, despite you being here.
But I don't know if it's because you lack skills or you lack allure.
Since 1987, we haven't had even one person to come forward to say he will raise the hair.
Though we have had many who wished for that to happen secretly, without words getting spread.
But that goes against Buyonggak tradition, and that is also something we cannot accept.
If you want to date a man, you will have to quit here.
Or find a man who can raise your hair for you.
No matter how you try to date in secrecy,
you will eventually end up in Jung Do Kyung's plight.
Don't get caught and kicked out shamefully like her.
Mind your behaviors properly.
And don't bring mockery to the Buyonggak name.
Who would want to raise our hair for us these days.
And spend that kind of money?
It's more than just spending money.
It's basically parting with a portion of the entire asset.
It's true.
Da Mo ssi... doesn't have that kind of capacity?
Yes, it's been a long time.
I'm healthy enough.
Yes, let's meet.
Buyonggak?
Once in the past with a foreign guest.
When?
This week's probaly all filled up.
Why don't we have the secretaries talk.
And have them reserve a date.
Yes, I got it.
Without an offensive sound, at the station of separation.
Goodbye for you, and goodbye for me too. We are just full of tears of crying.
Oh Bong, this here needs more wiping.
Seolreun-do men who come in various forms. And the square house that misses you.
Kyungsang-do country's picking.
The misses are sad crying. Separating, at the Busan station.
You don't sing that kind of songs in front of the guests, right?
Of course not. It's a bowl of hodge podge, so it will lower the standard around here.
Dan Se ssi told me that horse-riding is so good.
Yes, especially for men who are of a certain age.
I wonder if it costs a lot of money... horseback riding.
If you just buy a day ticket, it's not much.
Next time you go, bring me along.
I'll be going this weekend. Director Lee will go and learn as well.
I heard that Miss Sa Ran got slapped pretty bad by Director Lee yesterday.
Yes.
If you're going to take her out, then do it soon.
Don't have her count the years.
Being a gisaeng for long will only have you drinking heavily and your health suffering.
Why wouldn't I already know that?
You are this handsome, and you love her that much too. What's the reason you can't win her heart?
Is she worried about the future?
Women do tend to regard a man's capabilities as most important.
Me. I'm full of conversing skills and artistic allures. But I lack only one thing.
Because I don't have financial skills, I'm aging as an old bachelor.
There are lots of people who meet their love late in life.
Miss Dan... is she just playing hard to get to make you suffer a little?
Or does she really not have any intentions to be with you?
I think it's love and hate.
Should I try to scan from her?
Ra Ra, though I feel apologetic towards you.
To be honest, Dad has someone he wants to marry.
You mean you've had someone all this time?
Last time when I went to Buyonggak with your Mom, I met a person I knew from the past there.
Though I didn't acknowledge that I knew her.
Before I was married, I once went to an island to do volunteer medical work.
She made a strong impression on me back then. And it turns out she's now the head of Buyonggak's kitchen.
Not some other place,
but the kitchen head of Buyonggak?
It turns out she's unmarried, and it occurred to me that I want to marry her.
From the first time we met, we've had a special feeling.
And, meeting again twenty-five years later, it's also like that.
You know how sometimes you sense that a person might be fated with you?
Though you clearly said you didn't want me to remarry, you will marry eventually as well.
Go ahead.
But couldn't you do it after I'm gone first?
I'll marry before the Fall.
Alright.
Let us three have a meal together once.
I'm not really feeling up to it.
Grandma is fiercely opposed to it.
Even if she opposes, you will still do it.
I'll set a date for the weekend. It's my request to you.
Fine, we will all just live apart.
I don't really matter.
You there... you could be an actor.
It's true. Hey, you really are a total handsome.
Thank you.
I'm familiar with Director Bang Woo Seok. Do you want me to introduce you to him?
A pine caterpillar should eat pine needles. [ One shouldn't bite off more than they can chew. ]
Mr. Chairman, don't drink too much. Think of your health.
You're going to get kicked out from here doing that. You should push selling alcohol at an alcohol establishment. What do you mean I shouldn't drink too much?
We're not just saying empty words. You should really think about it.
Our Chairman is an investor in Bang Woo Seok's film. A word from him will lead you right to an audition.
I'll ask my lover about it.
Lover?
Yes.
You're not even married yet, and she's got you wrapped around tight then. Huh?
Women like men who can earn money well.
So do you intend to marry her too?
Yes.
People usually end up meeting their opposites. If the man is ugly, the woman is pretty.
And if the man is pretty good-looking, then the woman lacks a little.
Doesn't your lover get anxious, since you're so good-looking?
My lover... resembles this person here.
No way... Here.. for our beautiful lover who resembles our Miss Sa Ran. Buy her something yummy.
Thank you.
What's your name?
It's Kim Young Mo.
Mr. Chairman... this child has a dance reservation.
Wow. I thought she was only good in singing. She dances too?
That's her expertise.
Next time, show it to us too, okay?
Yes.
What should I buy you?
When I watch you drink alcohol, I feel like I'm the one getting poisoned.
Ahjummeoni. Why didn't the dirt come out from this?
Oh, you just ran it through the washing machine, huh?
Yes.
Then it won't come off easily.
You have to rub it by hand before you put it through, and your laundry will shine.
The work women do is no joke.
Of course.
When I see our Miss Dan, I feel the urge to draw.
Your looks are many many beautiful.
I feel like putting you in a flower vase.
Am I in your way?
No.
I'm curious about something.
What is it?
Da Mo ssi, I mean. You really dislike him so much?
The way we see it, he really seems quite good.
He's not petty, and he's manly.
We don't suit each other, in all aspects.
If there's no love, then it's a problem. If there's love, you can overcome and compromise on everything.
The way I see it, Da Mo ssi looks like he's ready to pull out his five organs and six bowels to be with you.
You have a man who's so enamored of you. Why did you come in here to be a gisaeng?
Even if you stay here and eventually meet a man later on, he'll just be a rich old guy, at best.
I'm an old face too. When it comes to the face, it's the same for men and women.
Men in the 20s or 30s and men in their 40s and 50s are of different qualities... "Qualities" I mean. Know what I mean?
Don't miss your chance. Hold onto him tight.
He should meet a woman who is better than me.
But Miss Dan is the best, for Da Mo ssi.
Your exam results will come out the day after tomorrow.
Yes, I'll call you. Yes.
Traffic's quite bad, right?
Just the part near to here.
The reason I asked to meet you today is because I want to request your help, Madame Oh.
Please go ahead and speak.
I've fallen in love with a member from your place.
One of the girls, you mean?
No.
Kitchen head, Han Soon Deok.
You're joking, right?
I'm serious.
Impossible.
Where did you meet our Soon Deok?
Twenty-five years ago, when I went to do volunteer medical work at the island Soon Deok ssi lived on.
I saw her then, and I saw her again last time, when I came to Buyonggak.
I see.
But why didn't she tell me?
Privately, we are like sisters.
She doesn't talk about me?
She says you and your mother helped her.
She says you two are her life-saviors. She says that at every opportunity.
And that's why I am making this request of you.
She says she's too lacking, and she won't marry.
Since she looks up to you like her older sister, and since you know us both, please help us by being the middle person.
I am truly happy.
I've wanted for Soon Deok to meet a good man and live happily.
That girl must have lived her life with her heart so closed off, all these years, just so she could meet you.
She won't ignore my words. So please don't worry.
Thank you.
I should thank you instead.
Soon Deok... to be where she is today, she has suffered unspeakable hardships.
Making food in front of the fire is no joke.
In the Summertime, with sweat all over the body, standing before the fire, being burned countless times.
They say joy comes at the end of suffering.
You must really make her happy.
Yes, I can promise you that.
If things go well, what will you gift me? I don't think one outfit would suffice.
Please go ahead and tell me whatever and everything.
I will regard you as my sister-in-law.
- Enjoy. - Yes.
What does your mother say?
She objects, of course.
I'll talk to her once too.
I don't think she will reconsider easily.
And if she continues to object?
Though it's wrong to go against my mother, I plan to carry it out nevertheless.
However, the issue is that Soon Deok herself can't make the decision.
I'm sure it will work out well.
If you will help me, Madame Oh.
I suppose that's why Soon Deok hasn't been able to do the kitchen work like that.
Yes.
Not long ago, she said she would go up to some temple and offer herself to Buddha.
She's plenty capable of doing that. But don't worry.
You should have told me sooner.
Then I wouldn't have dreamed in vain. And what kind of loss of face is this, with Soon Deok?
I think so too.
I've been laboring about it by myself. But now that I've told you, I feel so much more at ease.
Yes, Honey!
Hand me over to Andre.
Excuse me?
Video conversation.
I want to see Andre.
Hey, answer the phone.
Andre!
It's Dad!
Look here!
Peek-a-boo!
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Soon Deok, I am even less than you.
As they say, a wild apricot destined to shine bright. [ Appearance is deceptive. ]
He does not see me as a woman, though I am adorned in silk.
But, he wants you, who wears an apron.
It seems, in my pillars, there really isn't a husband.
The kitchen head is here.
For good?
No, just to come see Mother.
The kitchen head is someone else?
Yup. She's been on rest since her stamina was worn out.
Quite advanced in age then, I suppose.
She's a woman. Not over 50, right?
I think I heard that she was 47-years-old.
The food kitchen head makes is the yummiest.
I know!
You mean she's even more skilled than the manager?
Not even comparable.
If you eat the food made by the kitchen head, it's like a feeling of eternal bliss.
By chance, (is it) the woman who has her hair neatly tied up?
Right.
She has a slight limp in the leg.
She has a slight limp?
Yup.
When did you see her?
The first time I came here, with my friends.
How should I describe it...
She seems to make a deep impression.
Maybe it's due to her leg being that way.
But, she has that really sad aura about her, huh?
You must have been suffering quite a bit emotionally.
You knew my heart, but in-between with Dr Geum.
Don't think foolish thoughts and marry him.
Dr Geum is someone who can be a sturdy fence for you.
You were going to the temple so devotedly.
Were you praying for the chance to meet Dr Geum?
Maybe I should start going to the temple too.
I wonder if the Buddha will look at me fondly and permit me to meet a loving husband.
Are you crying?
No.
It's your blessing. Don't evade it. Accept it.
I don't know if you've heard already,
but Dr Geum said he would regard me as his sister-in-law.
And I've regarded you as my younger sister too.
You know that, right?
Yes.
I congratulate you, sincerely.
Don't just shed tears like that.
Don't leave it all to Dr Geum and just go hide from the fire across the river by yourself.
I hear his mother objects.
Yes.
It's a given.
You step forward and fulfill your duties, without letting yourself be hurt by it.
If she kicks you out once, then you go back twice.
If she says something harsh, then don't take it to heart.
Just like when you go see Buddha.
When you make offering to Buddha, do it with heartfelt devotion.
That's what I'd do.
Maybe it's because I'm not a believer of Buddhism or Christianity,
but I cherish the living next to me more than Buddha or God.
Human beings stop in the face of affection.
If you fill it with all your devotion,
then it will be acknowledged.
I will work hard at it.
You have been my load and my burden.
And now I feel so light-weight.
I will fold on this life before I turn sixty.
Is there a temple somewhere I could turn to?
Yes?
Let's have a feast.
Yes!?
I'm saying, let's just play among ourselves. A party just for us.
Call Geum Byeol, and Seon Nyung and Nari too.
And the traditional music team.
Yes.
Tell Da Mo ssi, I won't be able to go horseback riding.
Tell him to just go with ahjussi.
And you girls hurry and get dressed up.
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It's still not over?
It's the last few minutes.
Ra Ra went to wash her hands.
Did Madame Oh call you?
I saw her earlier today, at her place.
What does she say?
Ms Han Soon Deok that Dad(himself) told you about.
Hello~.
Nice to meet you.
Please lower(be less formal) your speech.
Please have dinner.
I don't have any appetite to eat.
But you should still eat.
Oh my head.
Go get some rice punch for me. I'm thirsty.
Why don't you answer though? Putting me in a bad mood.
From next time, I will.
Unnie, don't give her such a hard time.
I need to grind down her vigor a little.
Hello?... Who is this?
It's Sa Ran.
Can you make a glass of ice coffee and bring it here?
Yes.
What?
Yerang unnie asked me to bring her rice punch,
but Mother asked for a glass of ice coffee.
You won't be able to sleep then.
It's for Mother to drink.
Let's go swimming tomorrow.
There's a lot of things I need to learn.
And you can learn swimming along with it.
The character "Ran".
It must be the "Ran" of orchid flower, right?
Yes.
Is there anyone in the world who wouldn't like the taste of coffee?
You never saw one, right?
There are people who don't drink it.
That's because they are thinking of their health.
But this can be addictive, right?
This coffee here... or love... they are the same.
All who get the taste of it will fall into it.
And the people will become addicted.
Is there anyone in this world who doesn't like love? Do you dislike it?
I don't wish to have those feelings while I'm working.
A long time ago, a woman fell in love with a man.
You know one of those? Love at first sight.
Because of this and that circumstances,
They parted ways after only meeting for two days.
They parted ways having promised to meet up again.
But, the woman didn't go to meet him.
Due to her sense of inferiority.
The man was not lacking in anything , be it his job or education.
But they met again, by chance, twenty-five years later.
All those years, the man was not happy, and neither was the woman.
A part of their heart...
has always lived in longing for the other.
If you give up on Da Mo, you may become like that as well.
Don't miss out on him.
There's something called a person's place.
I've already settled into this.
With a struggling family, I've gained the title of gisaeng on top of it.
For me to not waver is for the sake of many.
Just for my own good,
just so that I can be happy... I don't wish to cause others to be unhappy.
Hello?
You're still asleep?
Oh. I was up watching American dramas last night.
I see.
Can you come out today?
My mother is curious about my sweetheart.
Where?
Outside is better, right?
Yes.
Why?
Does it hurt somewhere?
What's the matter?
I went horseback riding yesterday.
What about it?
It's sore.
There's the saying, no?
If the white bird tries to follow the golden bird, he will get his wings torn.
It's exactly that.
You live under the roof of a gisaeng house. What horse-back riding?
Just because I'm living under this roof, I can't?
Is it just one or two dollars? To ride a horse?
Da Mo ssi paid for my lesson fee.
Don't be so fond of freebies.
Tuesday is Sa Ran's birthday, you see.
Could she be pulled out from work for a day?
Of course, I'll pull her out.
But I'll nag a little the day after.
Yes.
Welcome.
Yes.
Why is it so slippery here?
Because of the grease from the meat.
What do you want to eat?
I'm not sure.
Eat something delicious.
I'll buy. So this place is famous for being yummy?
The meat is, for sure. Just look at the price. See how expensive the meat is.
Anchan rice for two.
Do you want to try the raw meat?
Yes.
And one raw meat dish.
We'll order the main meal later.
Yes.
Ra Ra?
Yes.
Your name is beautiful, and so are you.
Even her heart is beautiful.
The heart is most important, of course.
Do you like sashimi?
Yes.
Our hometown is Geoje. The sashimi in our hometown is the best.
It comes straight from the fishing boats.
It's just not possible to describe it.
If you eat a stew, you won't even notice if your dining companion leaves.
Go there with me sometime.
What about me?
If the director... No, I mean...
If Ra Ra's father permits you to go, then we'll let you come along too.
You put in a word to him for me.
How are you calling her "you"?
She's three years younger than me.
Even if she's younger, you still need to show proper manners.
I raised you guys to use formal speech.
I know.
Does our Dr Oh treat you nicely?
Yes.
Your answer isn't clear cut.
To be honest, since I'm busy, I can't be as good to her as I actually want to be.
Saying you're busy is an excuse.
If you have the heart for it, anything's possible.
Isn't that so, Ra Ra.?
We should've ordered just one and share it.
Eat up. Eat it and then exercise.
Yes.
The meat is as delicious as people say it is.
Delicious.
Hey, the cold noodles look yummy too.
Aigo, oh my.
Why is it so slippery here?
Look here! You should've been careful!
I know.
But this spot here is so slippery.
Seriously!
Let's ask them for dry-cleaning cost.
Is the dry-cleaning cost the issue right now?
You kicked me in the calf!
Did I do it on purpose?!
It's slippery here!
Thats why, you should've been more careful.
I should've been more careful?!
I'm sorry. Since we sell meat here, the grease has the place slippery.
But we've never had anyone actually fall here before.
I don't know about our bones, but just give us the money for dry-cleaning first.
Hers, too.
Yes.
Never mind for me.
Yes, senior!
Oh, yes.
I am out with my mother right now.
Yes.
What comes as dessert?
Fruits and plum tea.
I heard it through our Dr Oh...
that your parents divorced.
Yes.
Is it hard on you?
They didn't divorce because of any major discord.
Sure. These days, divorces, at sunset (late in life), are common.
My younger sibling is also divorced.
Dr Oh's aunt.
From now on, you can just lean on my son.
And you have me too.
Parents-in-law are parents, too.
And a daughter-in-law is also our child, right?
Is it not?
Yes.
I don't have a daughter, so I will regard you as my daughter. You can discuss anything with me.
And tell me if you're struggling with something.
And tattle to me if our Jin Ahm does something wrong.
Yes.
Let me see your hand.
Such a baby hand.
I don't think you can do any work with this hand.
You'll continue with dancing, right?
Yes, I plan to stay at the school.
I'll take care of you. So, don't worry about the house work and just continue with the school diligently.
And be loved by our son, and your parents-in-law.
Did she speak ill of me?
Just a little. Just about how you were dripping snot until you were seven-years-old.
Why are you talking about things you never do?
What is this?
Please be the only one to know this. Please.
Tuesday is Sa Ran's birthday, you see.
You want to make seaweed soup for her?
Yes, and grill a dried corvina too.
Oh, my. How much did you pay for this?
It looks really expensive.
It looks delicious.
If I make the soup according to this, will it be good?
Oh... it's missing an important element.
What?
First, the seaweed needs to be good. And you have to cook it thoroughly.
Though when I say cook it thoroughly, I don't mean too long, or else the soup will be gone.
Then how should I cook it?
Watch the fire, and with devotion.
Devotion?
I'll make seaweed soup and beef tomorrow.
Bring this to your sister.
You give her the illness and now the medicine?
You're the one who blabbed everything out.
She's not even born on the 14th, but you want her to eat her birthday meal?
We still need to show her our thought, at the least.
Do we just shut our mouth?
Just stay still.
Don't keep on inciting her.
She came to her right senses thanks to me.
What?
Busy?
Why?
Let's go strolling, I mean.
What do you think about living with us at our house?
I think we should confirm things before any of that.
DNA test, you mean?
Yes.
If that's what you want.
But...
I think I am right.
Does your family know about me?
Not yet.
If they find out, you will be in a difficult position.
Let me take care of that.
Even if the results confirm our paternity.
I will live as I do now.
Why?
I've grown attached to them.
They are good to me.
It's because you don't know.
A non-kin is still a non-kin, no matter what.
If you don't pay them money for living cost,
will they still be good to you?
The other unnies can't wake up.
I want to eat seaweed soup too.
There is none.
Aigo, what's the occassion for this expensive dried corvina?
From Da Mo ssi.
Da Mo ssi, you bought this here?
Yes.
I will enjoy it well.
Today, I'm...
getting a DNA testing done.
When will the result come out?
I've eaten well.
Okay... I ate it well.
The seaweed soup. Da Mo ssi woke up at four in the morning to make it for you.
Himself.
It's your birthday today, right?
And the dried corvina you ate was grilled by Da Mo ssi himself too.
You should know that about his heart.
He went to the market himself yesterday.
Omo.
Hello, Madam!
Hello.
Do you have an appointment here?
I go to the spa here.
I see.
Director Geum is well too, right?
You haven't heard?
About what?
We divorced.
Omo.
But, why?
Do you have a lot to do today?
Yes.
Why?
You don't have time to talk outside somewhere?
Let's do it in the evening.
You know the evening doesn't work for me.
Do you have to play at being a gisaeng even on your birthday?
I guess you'll be playing with steak knives today?
We'll be going to Jongshin Restaurant.
This body of mine too. When I was in my prime, I'd go from this woman to that woman.
And use the knife so elegantly.
And touched our wine glasses too.
Who is it?
Is Ra Ra home?
Yes.
Some ahjumma came for you.
Me?
Yes.
I thought she was someone you knew, so I opened the front door for her.
She's in the bathroom.
Grandma, what are you doing?
Pooping?
No!
What brings you here?
You're here.
Yes.
Come on in.
Grandma!!
How dare she come here!
Don't be like that?
Don't be like what?
She's pitiful.
What pitiful?
Who's glad to see her here?
Tell her to leave!
What one thing?
If you raise my hair for me, then we can live together.
Hair?
An official marriage with a gisaeng.
Is there a system for raising hair here?
Not in recent years.
But there was, in the past.
How do you raise the hair?
I'm going to Buyonggak today.
The gisaeng house?
Yup.
Happy birthday to you.
Please don't sing it.
Why?
Today isn't my birthday.
I was a foundling baby.
What do you mean you were a foundling baby?
This neighborhood is the same as it was before.
And this must be the place where our Sa Ran was left.
Go inside and sleep.
And as soon as you wake up, pack up your stuff. I'll take care of everything else.
Madame Oh already told me she won't stop you.