A Thousand Days' Promise
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Episode 3
My wedding date has been set.
Yesterday,
Mother went somewhere with Hyang Gi's mother and picked out a date.
When is it?
The last Saturday of next month.
At Hyang Gi's Gwangreung Villa.
All right.
I suppose congratulating you in a situation like this would be lying.
I won't congratulate you.
Then, I guess today turned out to be the day we end.
That's a shame.
If I had known that earlier, I wouldn't have been so spacey.
I wasted that precious time on the road.
I guess you were justifiably irritated.
I thought something was strange.
I practiced so many times for this moment, wrapped in my blanket, bawling loudly.
Practicing it in my imagination has turned out to be pretty effective.
I've said a long time ago we wouldn't make it past this fall.
It's okay. It's so much more okay than I thought it would be, really.
An expected day has come. It feels something like that.
Must be nice for you, being able to feel so okay with it.
Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment have similar symptoms.
It is difficult to differentiate them just from a neuropsychological test.
MRI and PET* scan will be the next step, (*Position Emission Tomography)
but sometimes those imaging test results can be inconclusive.
In that case, we should track your symptoms over the next couple of years.
Going to work now?
Yes.
Did I wake you up?
I was half awake.
I need to wake up.
Sleep more. It looked like the light was on till 3 am.
What were you doing staying up that late?
I woke up briefly.
What time is your work?
10 o'clock.
Then get some more sleep.
You told me to use every second.
Hi Auntie,
You haven't left for work, have you?
I'm about to leave.
Will there be nobody at home then?
Ah, then that's fine.
I want your uncle to drop off kimchi at your house on his way to work.
Hey, hey. You can make stew with the old kimchi. Eat the fresh one.
You know I can't leave good looking cabbages alone.
You know your uncle has been sulking at the dinner table for a couple of days.
It turned out it was because I hadn't served
his favorite Kodari fish on the table for a while.
So I went out to buy Kodari in the market,
but these good looking cabbages caught my eyes.
I ended up making kimchi at 2am last night.
Hey, you know you shouldn't put the fresh kimchi in the fridge.
Keep it outside for 1-2 days.
Otherwise, you won't be able to eat the kimchi. You know that, right?
Hey, hey. Your uncle is so weird, isn't he?
If he says Kodari fish, no, just blurt out 'Ko',
then I will bring Kodari in half a second.
Did you brush your teeth thoroughly?
Yes, I did.
Okay, okay. Go to work. Yes, I will hang up.
Jae Min, let's have breakfast.
Yes.
- Pick up your rice spoon. - I can eat myself.
Pick up your rice spoon.
If my fresh kimchi doesn't taste right, you know my days are numbered.
But I still have a couple of decades left. It tastes fantastic.
You're blowing your own horn.
Your sulky face has gone away.
Hey, debone Kodari fish for Ji Min.
Doesn't he have hands?
He might get fish bone in his throat.
Do you want to sprint to the hospital this morning?
Grandma, I can take it myself.
Wait. Your grandma will debone it for you.
Wrap the lunch box several layers so the rice doesn't get cold.
No, no.
Why don't you take the mini rice cooker to the bakery and cook warm rice at the shop?
You know that tiny rice cooker that you had when you first got married.
For traveling... when Jae Min worked as news journalist...
Mom! Who knows where it is stored.
I know where it is stored.
I can't be bothered. You want me to make rice again?
Jae Min, what have you been doing?
I asked you to match a smart and promising bachelor from your office with Seo Yeon.
How come there is no news on that front?
Those good bachelors are not left to go around to Seo Yeon.
You think other women have been just looking, not snatching them away?
Women nowadays know what they want.
If there's a decent bachelor, chances are someone has already played with him.
What?
That is too vulgar.
Being vulgar or being proper, my point is reality.
Plus, don't ask Jae Min to find Seo Yeon's match.
- You are putting him on a spot. - Why?
You really don't know?
I was going to keep mum because I didn't want you to club me with two bats.
But now that I've started, I will speak out.
Why do I always have to speak the truth?
As we all know, what is there for Seo Yeon to offer?
She has a bachelor's degree? It's the same as having a driver's license nowadays.
She lost her parents when she was young,
she has a brother to support, but no money, no house.
She is pretty!
For a woman, all faults are forgiven if she is beautiful.
Pretty dancers at night clubs married rich men,
and now became the madam of a rich family. There's a lot of them around the world.
Who? In our country?
I said around the world.
The wife of an American hotelier is an example,
and wife of the Chairman of a Chinese conglomerate is also...
Mom, please. Don't be confused.
She is not that stunning!
Alright, you decided to be negative.
There are plenty of that kind! Go to Cheongdam-dong.
There are so many knockouts. Of course, most of them had plastic surgery.
I am not being negative. Seo Yeon is just average. Plain!
So you're saying you are better than Seo Yeon?
What is it that make me not as good as Seo Yeon?
Aigoo, alright. My self-promoting nature is hereditary.
Mom!
Give it to me.
Your mom cannot ask you,
but it seems she is dying to know.
It's been a long time.
Forever... Again... You haven't made up your mind, have you?
No.
It's about time to forgive.
That way you can forget.
Understand?
It's been long forgotten, Father.
If so, that's good.
This one moment, this one day, can you please not act so cool and break down?
You've never broken down in front of me.
How much more do I need to break down?
He's an engaged man, but it doesn't matter.
I'll just be a man thief until he gets married.
Aside from my sleeping hours, every bit of my day, I'm in standby mode.
I can't kick you out of my head for even a moment.
In here, half... no, all of it is filled with you.
In words only.
You always held yourself, at least, 2 steps away.
Is it really love when you're not fully consumed?
Is it really love when you don't intensely want to have and keep someone?
You don't feel any of those things. Answer me.
No, I don't.
What have you been doing up to now?
Have you been toying with me?
Here's Hyungbu's vending machine style coffee,
Unnie's mild coffee, and Ji Hyung's normal coffee.
And my espresso.
I opened a new bag of beans. The coffee should taste good.
This bean is Hawaiian Kona Fancy.
Did you make new salad dressing?
Yes, plain yogurt and citron extract.
I only need to know it tastes good. No need for the details. It only gives me headache.
By the way, what have you decided for your honeymoon?
4 nights, 5 days trip to Hokkaido.
- Where? - Hokkaido.
You ended up with the Hokkaido trip for 4 nights because
you can't even take 10 days off, let alone 15 days?
The two of them discussed and agreed on it. Accept their decision.
Even salaried employees can get more days off for their honeymoon.
You run your own business, then why do you have to take such a short trip like them?
He is not a salaried employee, but he needs to give salary to his employees.
Hyang Gi's mother appears to be unhappy that they will live with us.
Did Director No say something?
It may not be apparent but she must be unhappy.
Still, newlyweds should not start their life in a house that the bride's family provides.
They could move in to the apartment.
So we'll tell the in-laws the couple will live in a 30 pyong apartment,
when they offered a 100 pyong mansion?
We will live with the couple for a couple of years.
In the meantime, we can cash some of our fixed assets.
If not, we should sell the land at Pangyo, and buy him a proper house.
Otherwise, he will not be taken seriously.
It is just two of them. They don't need such a big house.
Too vain. A 30 pyong apartment is more than good enough for a new couple.
Hyang Gi mother's dressing room is about 30 pyong.
Nonetheless, people will say Ji Hyung is taking advantage of his in-laws.
Unnie, why not take the mansion?
Then I have to be forever subservient to her.
You are already under her thumb.
When was I?
Come on, her husband ranks higher than your husband.
In the military, when husband's rank is general,
the wife expects the treatment of a head of the state.
Are we in the military?
Don't you know analogy? If we compare...
Do you want more coffee?
It may not be an bad idea
to live with them for a couple of years and teach her whatever is necessary.
- Have a good day. - Have a good day, Hyungbu.
Hello, this is Bangbae-dong.
Yes, Hyang Gi. No, he's here. Hold on.
Ji Hyung!
Tell her I'll call her back, Auntie.
Okay.
Hyang Gi, Ji Hyung says he will call you back. Yes, right away.
Yes, he is going upstairs now.
Alright.
You didn't know?
I didn't know.
But still called in the middle of night, a couple of times a year?
Yes.
Why?
Well... every now and then, I wondered
if you were doing fine, and how you were doing.
Why? Why did you wonder about me?
I thought about you once in a while.
Why?
Huh? Why?
I don't know why, either.
I guess I thought of you as a friend's cousin that somehow was under my skin.
Why did I get under your skin?
Did you take pity on me?
Out of sympathy?
- Can I tell you the truth? - Yes, I'd like to hear an honest answer.
Sometimes, that feeling was like dull pain, as if I was missing you.
But I took it as I was bothered by my friend's cousin.
Given your situation and your qualifications,
you were not supposed to be the one.
An honest answer. I like it.
Then why did you poke me every now and then?
Didn't you think about how I would feel?
You didn't seem to welcome my calls and took it for granted.
"Are you well?" "Yes, I am well. "
Then you said: "Why?"
It was the same when I called during my military service,
and when I called from US. Your second sentence was always "Why".
"Why?" It felt like barricade with 12 layers.
I said I just wondered if you were doing alright.
Then you repeated "Why".
Your "Why" could have been taken as "Why do you keep calling me and bothering me".
I also thought Park Ji Hyung was not supposed to be mine.
So I didn't want you to know how I feel.
Yes.
Oppa, can you talk now?
No, you said you would call me back, but you didn't.
I wondered if I called while you are doing something else.
If you are busy, I will call you later.
Yes. Then can we talk?
Will you be busy at work today?
My friends complain that we haven't taken them out for dinner before our wedding.
I'm the last one among our friends,
and they all introduced their groom before the wedding.
Grooms bought dinner at least twice.
Some of them even invited us to a ballet performance.
But you have been quiet.
No, it doesn't have to be today.
It is just that my friends and I are getting together tonight.
I thought you could just turn up to have dinner and pick up the bill for us.
So I am checking out your availability.
Hey!
Alright, Oppa. I will take care of it today.
But on Wednesday, please make yourself available either for lunch or dinner. Huh?
- You can do it for me, can't you? - Hyang Gi!
Oppa, bye. I love you.
You spineless dum-dum.
Are you a divorcee? Begging him to marry you with your illegitimate child?
Where is your pride? Why can't you demand your rights?
Did you hit and run and Ji Hyung covered it for you?
- Mom! - Watch out what you say.
Someone might actually believe Hyang Gi really did a hit and run.
Why this Oppa, Oppa, with such an elaborate explanation?
"Can you do dinner tonight with my friends or not?"
"If not, when can you? Tell me the date and time. "
Can't you be straight forward like this?
Are you begging for a meal in a squashed bowl?
Hey, hey, hey. Why are you starting again?
I would like to read my newspaper.
Why don't you go inside and do yoga to calm down?
You are acting as if you are marrying him with your illegitimate child,
or like a sleazy fox whose goal is to go after the money. Understand?
Uh-huh!
Are you acting in a period drama?
You shouldn't say such things to your own child.
What is so great about him? Where is your backbone, you numskull.
It is true. My backbones seem to disappear when it comes to him.
But you gave birth to me like this, so why be upset?
Are you a bug? How can you not have a spine?
I must be a bug then.
What?
Pilates at 9 am, sports dance at 10am,
shower before meeting my friends at noon, cooking class at 2 pm, and clinic at 5 pm.
What about your schedule, Dad?
I need to get ready to leave. A round of golf has been booked.
It will be about 9 in the evening... before I return from Yeoju Country Club.
Isn't Mom going with you?
Chung Su's mom, make some lemon tea for me.
Yes, Madam.
Ms. Lee Seo Yeon.
- Yes. - Please come in.
It's a dangerous condition. Look at the next film. These...
Doctor.
Ah, Ms. Lee Seo Yeon.
How are you?
The hospital must have asked you to come with your guardian or immediate family.
I am my own guardian, Doctor.
- Your family member... - None.
It is true.
It is fine, Doctor.
Okay. Then, please sit down.
These are images of a normal elderly person's brain.
These images are yours.
Doctor, I'm not a senior citizen.
Do you have the diagnosis? What is it?
It is disconcerting,
but I believe you have the early onset of Alzheimer's, a form of dementia.
No way.
I am just 30 years old, Doctor.
Yes, this illness is mostly prevalent among the elderly.
However, there are quite a number of the patients in their 30's or 40's.
It is very rare, but there are records of 20 year old patients, as well.
In that context, nobody is immune to dementia.
Only the fundamental cause of this illness has been found.
A metabolism disorder of neurotransmitters,
that deliver information between neurons and nerves.
Initially, the function of temporal lobe deteriorates
as neurotoxins like amyloid has accumulated.
As it progresses, abnormally folded A-beta proteins
accumulate across the cerebral cortex.
In terms of pathophysiology,
it results in gross atrophy of the brain, neurofibrillary tangles...
No cure for this illness, is there?
No fundamental cure for this.
- But we can slow down the progress. - No way, Doctor.
I prepared myself for the worst case,
but how can it be? I can't... I can't accept...
I just turned 30 years old this year.
I have severe headaches. Could it be because of overworking?
Full time job and part-time job, I have too much work and now I am exhausted.
I have lived with a major cause of stress for a year.
You said imaging test may not be conclusive.
In that case, you said we should keep track for a couple of years.
If I get a second opinion from another hospital...
will it be useless?
You can seek a second opinion, but the result will be same.
Doctor, now I feel like...
I just heard the most hurtful joke.
I understand. There is nothing I can tell you.
So, I... will be taking pills
but my brain will still shrink like a dried walnut flesh,
and I will turn into an idiot, then I will die in 5-6 years.
Dementia itself will not be the cause of death.
Overall, body function will slow down or cease,
and the direct cause of death will be heart attack, stroke, or pneumonia.
Memory loss is not the only issue.
However, 5-6 years is only the average. It could be longer.
Life expectancy is not the issue here, Doctor.
The issue is, I myself will disappear as all the memories disappear.
Then what will become of me?
Where will I be? Where can I find myself?
If we are talking solely about memory, once it is gone, we cannot reverse it.
As the dementia progresses, you will lose not only recent memories,
but also the memories from the past.
It is like a blackboard full of written words,
to be erased from the most recent ones,
and someday, there will be no words left on the board.
But to your friends who know you,
and to those who love you,
you will be remembered as you are today.
Come back with your guardian.
If not, bring a close relative or a friend.
No one. I have nobody.
Get a hold of yourself, get a hold of yourself.
You must get a hold of yourself.
It will be okay. Right, I am okay. I am okay.
This side is...
The depth is different.
- This wall here... - Yes.
- I would advise making it... - Yes.
Miss, you have a phone call.
[Superman]
Yes, what's up?
Did you go to see the dentist? You didn't tell me you were going.
Didn't I? How did you find out about it?
Jae Min didn't know your phone number was changed.
I only told Auntie.
Your office said you went to the dentist.
He called to find out your new phone number.
Oh, I see.
Why the dentist? Is your gum inflamed again?
Yes, it didn't feel right.
Nuna, I got to go. A customer walked in.
Then why can't you do it? Why not?
I kissed you passionately last night while brushing my teeth.
Why are you so horny?
You hit me?
You hit me!
When did I hit you? Let's be honest.
Why ruin my national boxing team's middle weight champion title by hitting my wife?
You bluffer.
You were never near championship.
When will you stop milking that lie?
You two, what is wrong again?
Nunim, what is the topic today?
Alright. You knew he was smoking, didn't you?
Yikes! Did you start smoking again?
What on earth? Who started what?
You know how difficult it is to quit smoking?
I prayed to Jesus, Buddha, mother and father to quit cold turkey.
Why would I go back? Am I hooked on drugs?
Just protesting doesn't hide it.
When you passed by me after you went to the restroom, you reeked of cigarette smoke.
I am telling you no. You smelled it wrong.
How can a baker smoke? Smoking is banned all over the world.
Cigarette smell is worse than toilet smell.
What if our bread stinks of cigarette smell?
You're video room and internet cafe business went under.
You shouldn't screw up this bakery!
Your nose is wrong. Go to the hospital and check it out.
If I smoked, I would be your grandson.
What's wrong with you, you old hag!
Old hag? Old hag?
If you are not an old hag, what are you? Are you an old man?
Cha Dong Chul, you are getting rebellious nowadays!
You were my granny wife, I am forgetful nowadays!
Block her! Block her!
Aiyoo, you rascal!
Team Manager, are you okay?
Did the treatment take a while? Is it serious?
No, it's not. The previous patient took longer than expected.
Team Manager, you got a call. I placed the memo there.
Yes, I saw it. Thank you.
If you don't have any other plan, let's have lunch together.
- I will have fish. - Yes.
Would you like to have wine?
- Drinking at daytime? - A glass should be fine.
No, thank you.
Ah, you went to see the dentist.
That's all.
Yes, sir.
Cavity? Did it hurt?
A bit. My gum. I must have been tired.
You should have given me your new number after you changed it.
Doesn't notifying Auntie mean everyone will soon be notified?
You are okay, aren't you?
Don't I look okay?
You look too okay to be true.
You look disappointed.
Was I supposed to have huge bags under my eyes?
Or should I look bleach white, or maybe black?
- I mean you don't need to try too hard. - I don't.
No wonder. He asked if I had just fun with him.
Your question is a stupid one.
Would I be completely okay?
I am not made of stone.
I am okay because I decided I have to be, and I am trying to be.
What is your monthly expense?
Why? Why do you want to know?
How much does Moon Kwon earn a month, on average?
I don't know. I don't care.
He gives me 200,000 won per month for food.
Are you working for the Tax Bureau? What is up with you?
Don't you want to write your own book?
If you quit the publishing house and all your odd jobs,
and focus 2-3 years on your work, wouldn't you be able to finish 1-2 books?
A writer should be writing her own book.
Since your young writer's award, you managed to write only 2 short stories.
- You said you wanted to write a long novel. - Did he say something to you?
Who? Ji Hyung?
What are you talking about?
- Did he say something similar? - If he didn't, that's fine.
Will 1,500,000 won be enough?
Consider it an investment.
Of course, we'll write an agreement. A 3 year term.
If your book makes the best seller, I get half of the sales proceeds.
It is a kind of investment.
You think making a best seller is a piece of cake?
Majority of books don't have second edition.
What if half of the first edition gets returned?
I am not a well-known writer.
It will be about the book, not about the writer.
Readers recognize good books.
Oppa, you are being silly. What do you see in me?
I like your writing. I mean it.
Your writing is like a sound of a violin that touches the heart of listener.
You are too flattering.
Let's give it a try, alright?
Thank you, Oppa.
But I... cannot.
Don't think you owe me. It's my investment.
I am not confident you will get a return on your investment.
Even if I don't, I'm not going to be your creditor. That's the meaning of investment.
Trust my judgment and your ability.
- You can do it. - No. I can't.
Seo Yeon.
I am writing for other people. I have done it for seven years.
My brain doesn't work anymore. All my imagination to write my own story are gone.
I am totally wrecked to the level that I cannot write my own book.
No way.
Why don't you let it go and do nothing for a year?
One year will be enough to return to yourself.
Oppa, I cannot go back to myself.
Thank you. I will take your thoughts only.
I am not confident.
I am sorry. Let's talk about something else.
Alright.
You don't need to decide now.
Take your time to think about it.
Annoying.
I am so touched. People might think I got fired over lunch.
I can't make a public announcement
"No, he is my oppa. Oppa", can't say that.
What?
Park Ji Hyung.
Or Mr. Park?
Or Ji Hyung?
Is it too much?
Or Ji Hyung.
It sounds similar.
Or maybe, darling?
Darling?
It sound strange. How about "honey"?
Honey.
- Why do you need to change it? - Mr. Ji Hyung?
No. no.
You call me Seo Yeon. Why do I have to add Mr.?
Sounds like seed. Watermelon seed, cucumber seed, chilly seed, Park seed.
Should I call you Mr. Park?
Mr. Park!
Call me what you have been calling me.
No. no.
Being intimate while calling you oppa,
it makes me uncomfortable, as though I'm committing incest.
What would be good?
What should I call you?
What do you like?
Please cooperate? Hmm?
Hello? Hello? Moshi moshi?
I love you, I like you, I love you, I like you, I love you.
Say it.
Don't skip it. There should be an answer, hurry!
I love you, I like you, I love you, I like you, I love you.
Me too, me too, me too.
No. Do it properly.
I love you, I like you.
Oppa, I must be a genius chef.
The teacher complimented my cooking.
Congrats. In a meeting.
My friend.
- Yes, waiting for you. - When did she arrive?
About 20 minutes ago.
She's here.
- I am late. - If you're not late, you're not Oh Hyun A.
Don't be smart.
I was late because I was checking out the wedding gift for you.
You always have an excuse.
Don't be smart.
It is totally acceptable to be late 10-20 minutes in Seoul.
We're only having tea.
Refill her drink and give me lemonade.
Yes, madam.
- I don't need a refill. - Yes, madam.
Hey, move that away.
Ah.
I had thought a lot whether I should get you mink coat or a shawl.
Finally decided on a shawl because I think the coat wouldn't suit you.
Is that so?
Long fur coat requires height.
If a short woman wears fur coat, it could be a drag.
Especially you who don't wear heels over 5cm.
- I made a judgment call for you. - I am sure you did.
Aigoo, you're not saying you don't need it?
Even if you don't mean it,
shouldn't you tell me, as friends, I don't need to get you a wedding gift?
I have only one son and this is my big chance.
Why would I turn it down? Am I stupid?
If it's not of top quality, I will be a harsh mother-in-law.
Huh, you pretended you were so above it.
Why did you ask me to come out?
I meant to finish the book I was reading.
I heard a good painting came out.
Let's go and have a look together.
I asked them to call me if any good piece comes out.
Such a great timing that a 20 X 29 painting is out.
You are lucky!
It's one of our wedding gifts to your family.
Don't even think about touching my daughter.
I don't know paintings well and I don't need it.
You don't need to buy it.
It is by a painter whose previous piece went up to 20 million won at an auction.
But this piece is reasonably priced.
Since this is your chance, I will give you a grand one.
However, if they get a divorce, you can keep everything else, but this piece.
You need to write an agreement on this.
What an ominous statement.
They're getting married in a couple of days. You should wish them a happy marriage.
How do I look? It doesn't show.
There is no mark, isn't there?
Actually some yellowish bruise is still there. I used concealer.
But doesn't it work? It is not obvious but I do look younger, don't I?
Yes.
If you do it two more times, people will ask if you are my daughter-in-law.
Let's have dinner. Did you like the restaurant last time?
Yes, you can speak.
Ah, yes. Yeah.
But I plan to take a break, President.
I have been continuously doing work outside the company.
I am burned out, and I feel bad for my company.
Every time you've let me handle the easy ones.
I never had a chance to take a break.
Rewriting takes up more work.
No. This time please find someone else.
It is not about the fee.
Yes.
Yes. Yes, I see.
I will give you a call.
- Hello. Do you need a bag? - Yes.
Donut sticks... It'll be 5,000 Won total.
Mom!
My son, you're here.
Grandpa went to meet his friends.
Grandma had her hair permed three times, and now she is too tired to cook dinner.
She said we'll have bread for dinner.
Ok. Take some.
Ji Min, what about my rice?
You know I have to eat rice.
I already told Grandma about your rice.
Grandma said: "Aigoo, troublesome. "
"He wouldn't die if he eats out once in a while. "
Hey! I see a problem there.
Of course, it was disappointing.
It should be at least top 3, if not top 5, I cannot even mention it.
Of course, I know the university is not the most important criteria.
But, my niece is so pretty and very smart.
If he was smart, why did he have to go to a university that I've never heard of?
What did he do when he was supposed to be studying?
Even if he is well off, that's not good.
It doesn't matter even if his family owns 10 buildings.
My niece wouldn't be impressed by just owning buildings.
She's a writer. She writes her novel.
Don't take her lightly. Huh?
Up till here? Now giving me this?
Wasn't it enough?
So you regretted? So were you disappointed?
Couldn't have left me alone?
Couldn't you have stopped there?
If so, you should have killed and taken me away back then.
Are you kidding me? Toying with me?
What did I do wrong?
Why did you have to bring me all the way down?
What is this?
Because I stole another woman's man?
Without feeling guilty about it?
Is that why you are punishing me? Is that so?
Don't kid me.
He has been mine since I was 16 years old.
I said no just because I was in a wretched situation.
I just thought he was not meant to be mine.
I tried to forget him.
No, no, no. I didn't try.
I lied.
So, is that such a big crime?
If so, why don't you hit me with lightning?
Or have my heart stop beating!
Do you think I will lose?
Get on my knees?
Surrender?
No!
I will resist!
I will not fall down!
I will bounce off this curse and shove it into the sewer!
I will swear it off!
I will spit it out!
You really don't listen to me.
I told you to go home.
Why did you come here and interrupt my work?
I wanted to see you. I really missed you.
When I say I'm busy, take it as I'm busy and leave me alone to work.
I always leave you alone when you said you are busy.
I'm rarely in your way.
You make it sound like I always interrupt your work.
It's not fair.
Mom calls me dodo.
Because I say yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...
Okay to everything about you.
My mom is annoyed like hell because I behave like a numskull without bones.
Mom calls me a numskull, you call me an interrupter.
Where should I stand?
I was on the way home, but it struck me.
No, this is not right.
That's why I am here.
I'm not a divorcee on my second marriage,
nor do I have an illegitimate child that you're taking in as family.
My mom said that.
She thinks I am spineless. She can't take it.
Let's go out. I am hungry.
Didn't you say you had dinner?
Let's go out.
You haven't had dinner? You must be starving.
It is so late!
You must not feel hungry when you work.
Didn't your stomach make noises?
I said I'm hungry.
I cannot stand hunger.
If I don't eat when I should, I feel like a car running low on fuel.
I feel nervous.
Here's an idea.
Let's put a fridge in your office,
and fill it with cookies, fruits, drinks, and some snacks.
You can share the snacks with your staff.
No need.
They take care of simple snacks by themselves.
You are the president.
Co-President.
Then I'm the Madam.
Hey, there is only one who is younger than you.
You want to hear Madam from them?
Regardless of age, I'm the president's wife.
[1. Wash dishes 2. Make bean sprout soup 3. Set the rice cooker for breakfast]
[4. Order a clock online 5. Make memo pad 6. Approve re-writing for President Chae... ]
[3. Set the rice cooker for breakfast]
[4. Order a clock online]
- You must have been hungry for alcohol. - Yes.
Let's call a substitute driver. I will drink tonight, too.
Thank you!
Oppa.
Eat it.
Oops. Sorry.
That's okay.
I will make you a new one.
Are you embarrassed?
Yes.
Eat.
I already had dinner. I will stick to wine.
You can still eat one or two pieces.
No. I don't want to put on weight.
Chef, please don't make mine.
Instead, when we're about to leave, could you make two portions to go?
I'd like to take them to our ahjummas. Is it okay?
Of course, Miss Hyang Gi.
- How do you know my name? - Of course, I know.
We're getting married. Pretty soon.
- Congratulations. - Thank you!
Oppa!
Yes.
- What are you doing? - Making soup for tomorrow morning.
- Bean sprout soup? - Yes.
It can't be diabetes.
No. I had spicy cold noodle, but it was too salty.
Unnie spent big bucks, taking you out for dinner.
Auntie didn't send rice for Dong Chul.
She couldn't be bothered, and told us to have bread for dinner.
Dong Chul pretended he would puke bread, and begged Myung Hee to buy him dinner.
I facilitated them to agree on cold noodle.
Myung Hee's hands were trembling when she picked up the bill.
Really?
It has only bean sprout in it.
Yes.
Bean sprout soup with old kimchi, isn't now is not the time to use it?
Doesn't it taste right when it is colder?
Nobody will argue against it. Let's put kimchi in it.
No. The soup is almost done.
- It looks like you can turn off the stove. - Yes, it must be done.
- Should I turn it off? - Okay.
Not yet. Still needs leeks, garlic, and chili powder.
It's not quite ready, Nuna.
I was about to put them in.
I can add them tomorrow morning.
That is true. Then add them tomorrow morning.
No. I'll do it now.
Garlic? In the freezer.
You sometimes leave the garlic here after using it.
After you told me off big time, I don't leave it in the fridge anymore.
- What are you looking for? - Where did you put it?
Knife? Under the sink.
No. not that one. This. This...
Scissors?
Scissors.
Scissors are for lazy bums like me who don't want to clean the chopping board.
It's here.
Nuna, you seem to be aging too fast.
You are saying this for scissors.
I heard old people usually say this or that because they cannot think of words.
So? Are you saying I'm getting senile already?
You can forget words when you have something else in mind.
Do you remember everything? You forget nothing?
Do you remember what you did yesterday and the day before?
Why are you so upset? I was just joking.
- You forgot the word highlighter last time. - You called me senile!
Nuna...
Nunim...
I'm sorry. I was wrong.
I won't do it again.
I didn't realize you were so sensitive about aging.
It doesn't suit you.
So even if we are very close, we won't know everything about each other.
Right?
I think I made a sincere apology.
I'm going to take a shower now, okay?
Is she doing something?
Scissors. Scissors.
Highlighter pen, highlighter pen, highlighter pen, highlighter pen...
HIGHLIGHTER PEN!
SCISSORS!
That rotten scoundrel...
We are barely making ends meet.
Yet he is still gambling or drinking.
If not, he gets wasted at that whore's house.
Aigoo, why can't the lightning aim right?!
What are the ghosts doing, not taking him away?!
You witch!
You rotten...
You... dare you to get close to me!
No. It is not rice. Give me rice.
Drink this, Moon Kwon.
If you drink this, I will give you rice tomorrow.
No, I don't want it.
I want to have rice when mom comes, with bulgogi.
Eat bulgogi when mom comes.
She must be on the way with rice, ramen, and bulgogi.
In the meantime, drink this and wait for mom.
Mom, mom, mom, mom...
Mom, mom...
Aigoo, that damned wench.
I knew it.
The way she rolled her eyes and covered her mouth with her hand while laughing.
I didn't like anything about her.
Aigoo, that stupid boy.
He took her in as his wife, treated her like a lady...
Aigoo, aigoo.
Even an animal doesn't abandon its own children.
- She is dirtier than feces! - Stop it.
I won't let her live if I catch her.
Even if I have to serve life sentence, I will kill her.
You wench, be prepared!
Stop it. People might take you to a mental institution.
They will think you are crazy.
Stop it. What's the use?
Thank you.
Aigoo, these poor kids.
Aigoo, aigoo. What a damned destiny.
Your dad must be crying in heaven.
Your dad's crying for you...
Crying...
Seo Yeon, how's the kimchi?
Isn't it too tasty that you don't realize your partner has passed away?
Yes, Auntie. It's so tasty that not only the partner, but I might get lost, as well.
Hey you, the girl who'll soon be a millionaire by selling bread.
You bet I wouldn't be able to do text messages and told me to give up?
Do you want me to read to you the message I received?
Anyway, I asked if the kimchi was tasty.
Do you know what she said?
It is so tasty that she might get lost completely!
Although it takes five minutes for you to type one character,
that's fine as long as you're happy.
Five minutes is an exaggeration.
It takes just one minute per character, mother-in-law?
Were some people born with a cell phone in their hands?
You're so haughty!
Hey, hey.
Read this to them.
It is from Seo Yeon.
You know the kimchi I gave them this morning?
I sent a text message asking if it was tasty.
Yes, Auntie.
It is so tasty that not only the partner, but I might get lost, as well.
You heard it, right?
Mother-in-law, you made such a progress.
Yes, I did.
What a fuss.
- Where are you going? - Toilet.
- Number one or two? - Why do you ask?
I am asking the question you wanted to ask. What's wrong?
That is why we are destined to be mother and daughter.
I am fine.
Why did you drink so much?
- I heard you were with Hyang Gi. - Yes.
The number you have dialed is no longer in service. Please check the number...
Toothbrush. Toothbrush.
Toothpaste. Toothpaste.
Water cup.
Soap.
Toner.
Lotion.
Night cream.
Body lotion.
Lip gloss. Lip gloss.
Lee Seo Yeon. 30 years old.
Team Manager of Team 1 of Dou-Seh Publishing SPACE.
Won the 2005 and 2006 new writer's award in the novel category.
A writer.
Damn you, Alzheimer's!
What do you think marriage is?
Don't do it. Cancel the wedding!
I'm sorry. It is my fault.
You haven't sorted out yourself, yet?
Just suck it up and get over it.
Don't let Hyang Gi's mom get to you.
I told him to cancel it.
Are you out of mind?
He looks down on us, otherwise how dare he.
Does he want to be dead? Did he say we are nothing?
Should I keep mum after treating us like this?
Am I a worm?
In fact, we didn't have a proper closure.
I won't bother you again.
- Please. - Don't contact her.
I think I am born to love you.
I think something is happening to her.
I'm sure the prescription was for her.
Any chance it was a misdiagnosis?
What is this? Why does it have to be her?
But Alzheimer's at the age of 30...
Nuna, I love you.
I love you a lot.