I’m so sad that I’m a daughter-in-law that can’t even say an opinion.
You’re saying that I’m just a cohabitant.
Why are you acting like this? Don’t you know I struggle all day every day?
I should be enough to suffer in-law problems. Why do you have to mind?
Mother, I’m more upset that you didn’t tell me anything.
You’re so... I don’t understand.
Why are you fighting over my problem? This is upsetting.
We didn’t fight. It’s not like that.
No, Aunt.
You two fought so I can hear. You meant that I caused the chaos, right?
-Dalja. -Aunt.
How can I rest peacefully at my family’s house?
How can I even eat?
How could I give prenatal education to my baby? So noisy.
Why is it so noisy? Prenatal care? What do you mean?
Miran, you tell me.
Do you live alone in this house, Yoonhee? Why is it so noisy?
How dare to talk back at mother-in-law? Who taught you that manner?
I’m sorry, Grandfather.
That…
Dalja, what do you mean by prenatal education?
Is the baby Sangchul’s? Is it?
Gosh, Dalja.
Yes, it is. But nothing will change.
My… My goodness. You’d be raising the kid alone.
Father. Don’t tell me to think it over just because I got pregnant.
I’ve already made up my mind.
Getting pregnant at this point. What do we do? A big trouble.
I said nothing will change. Don’t let Sangchul know about this.
I’ll raise the baby well.
I’m more worried about my own family mistreating me.
My, so complicated.
I’m sorry.
Gee.
Why did Yoonhee talk back at you?
She didn’t talk back.
The way she talked back was just like her mom.
She was upset about not getting her involved with the family meeting.
I’m sure. She can feel ostracized when Kihoon isn’t even here.
I think she’s very upset.
Extremely smart women can be tiresome.
She could probably outwit you.
With her big eyes getting bigger and arguing, she acts just like her mom.
She tries hard to adjust but the situation got bad for her.
With Dalja’s baby, there’d be three. Yoonhee on top.
It’d be hard for you.
Dalja’s pregnant so she won’t be able to help.
Right. She’ll lay back and not move.
What do you hate the most when you live alone?
When I open my eyes in the morning and there’s no one.
I see. Me too these days.
I really hate to eat alone.
What’s wrong?
Let’s not get old and live long together, friend. How about it?
That’s what I want to say.
Hey, Jingyu. You’re so awesome.
Should be careful.
Yes. Thank you.
I saved you.
Friend is best.
I saved you.
Mom, I’m hungry?
Hungry?
Wait a little. Aunt Miran will call us soon.
Grandma. Please attend the new product presentation.
I’ll think about it.
Please wear Korean traditional dress and brighten the place.
I could wear it.
Our company is often on the global news regarding AJ investment.
I want to show some of Korean culture.
Okay. I’ll wear it.
AJ’s people will attend too.
Director Jessica will come too then.
Yes, Grandma.
I’ll meet her if necessary. Even if she’s my enemy, I’ll meet for business sake.
-I’m late. -Okay, come.
-Sit. -Okay.
Wash hands.
I washed cleanly.
Dalja’s staying so let’s help each other and get along.
It’d be harder on Miran. We’re okay.
Jeongsook.
Yes, Father?
You’ve got an employee now so help out Miran occasionally.
We hired him because we’re busy. I don’t have time to help Miran.
She is so…
Talking back again. If you’re busy then you must make lots of money.
Good. Give me allowances and make your own kimchi from now on.
Okay.
Father, please pick up your spoon.
Okay. Let’s eat.
Eat a lot, Dalja.
Okay, Dad.
I’ll enjoy the food.
Dalja became the rank # 1, #1.
Yoonhee didn’t come?
She doesn’t want to eat.
Women are getting tougher around this house.
She can just eat little. She’s rebelling.
She makes me uncomfortable. I can’t even eat.
My gosh. Geez.
Why do you talk twisted?
Be quiet and let’s eat.
You should eat. You ordered lots of food so what are you doing?
I’ll eat later.
If you don’t eat, family will feel uncomfortable.
I’ll eat later.
Let’s have a talk.
Pardon?
I’ll introduce him. My son, James.
Are you close to my mom?
Close enough to go to an amusement park with us?
James. Tired, right?
No.
James looks happy.
He met Jisuk.
How? Did you call him?
We met at the hotel coincidentally.
Are you happy to have met him?
Yes, I instantly recognized him.
But I was sad. I couldn’t call him Dad.
Give me more time, James.
Yes, I told you I’ll wait. I will wait.
James, how is it different from looking at his photos?
Much better. He smelled of dad.
Gee. Heredity doesn’t lie. James is smart so you recognized him instantly.
I want to go to an amusement park with Dad.
James.
I know.
Yes.
Can I see you for a second?
Okay. I know. I’ll be there.
Was it Dad?
It was?
It’s about work. I’ll be back.
Why did you want to see me?
It’s about what James had said.
What James had said?
That he wants to go to an amusement park.
Don’t worry about it.
I’ll take him to an amusement park.
That’s the first place in Korea that he wants to see.
You’re busy though. You don’t need to.
What James had said got on my mind.
I’ll check my schedule and let you know. Tell James that.
I’ll tell him.
Think of it as my courtesy service to your son, as your partner.
Okay. Thanks for your caring.
James reminds me of my youth.
I understand his wish to go to an amusement park.
This is his first time in Korea so he should do everything he wants.
Thank you.
Malsoon, we came for a drink.
Really? At this hour?
Give meat to Yoonhee. And one beer bottle.
I want soju. Please give me soju.
Okay.
I thought I could be like a mom to my daughter-in-law.
I never dreamed I could be mean like this.
I’m a mother-in-law after all, just like what in-law implies.
You know, Mother?
When people opposed me from living with in-laws without my husband,
I told them it’s okay since my in-laws are different.
But when I actually experience in-laws, not much is different.
It’s the same in-law stories I’ve been hearing about.
I admit our family is very unique.
Outwardly, they all look tough and always complaining.
But when trials happen, they truly worry and comfort each other.
That’s the reason I was able to survive the past 30 years.
I felt that more when I had to send Eunji away.
I didn’t care about anything else. I came to live here for your sake.
Eunji is gone and Kihoon isn’t here. Neither is Minji.
I thought about how hard it must be on you.
I was confident I could fill up the empty spot for you.
But I was upset after going through the Aunt Dalja’s incident.
It was so you won’t have to worry.
And also not to make Dalja feel embarrassed in front of you.
Yes. I could understand it now. Your heart and your wish…
Good that we understand each other.
Sangchul that jerk has an excellent breeding ability.
Both babies will be born at about same time, right?
Probably. The other woman doesn’t have a protruding belly yet.
How could Dalja raise the baby alone?
She can be tough so she’ll do well.
You should watch what you say.
What did I do?
Especially to Father. And to Gyungshik.
Gyunshik’s good to Hejin so don’t look down on him.
Okay. Father hates me unconditionally.
You’re talking childish again.
I’m at the bottom rank.
Anyways, don’t talk carelessly to Gyunshik.
He knows about cars very well and works very diligently. Okay?
It’s hard to find a good worker.
I’d teach a worker the skills and he’d end up working somewhere else.
Okay, understood.
Anyways, our days of getting Miran’s kimchi are over. Dalja will be watching.
We have to give allowances to him too.
We were going to anyways.
Their income reduced after Eunji died and family numbers increased.
We go there all the time and now Dalja is staying there.
Look at that face. Again.
Women are supposed to take care of money issues like this.
You’ve changed.
Bingo. True that I changed. I admit I changed.
What’s a life for? I’ll enjoy life from now on.
Where did Miran and Yoonhee go?
They wanted to have a talk.
Women going out at late night? It’s a scary world out there.
But they’re two. Go to sleep, Father.
How can I sleep when they’re not home?
I can sleep well.
You’re too lax. You got no worries or cares. Go to sleep.
I should go to sleep after they come back.
Okay then.
What are they doing? Why aren’t they coming?
Daughter-in-law, please enjoy. Our meat is delicious.
Okay, thanks.
How did you meet Father?
Curious?
Yes, very curious.
I met him in my freshman year in college.
I wasn’t interested in men or in marriage.
Dalsoo wasn’t my idealistic man in any way.
He didn’t appeal to me as a male so he felt safe.
Women in 80’s quit working and lived as housewives soon as they got married.
But my parents fortunately supported me to prepare to study abroad.
Oh, I see.
My friend’s friend was Dalsoo and he was infatuated with me at first sight.
I didn’t know about it but he told people that I was his.
Just like I picked Kihoon, he picked you too. He’s so cool.
Cool? Not at all.
He followed me around every day for five years.
-For five years? -Yes.
No cell phones back then so home phone and letters were only contact method.
He waited for me every day at the school and in front of my house.
He’d wait 1-10 hours just to see my face and go back.
Without saying a word? For 10 hours?
Yes. Dalsoo Oh’s way of love confession.
Awesome.
Even when he saw me get off a man’s car, or saw me eating meals…
…with male friends, he’d just watch me and leave.
That’s how he settled in my heart slowly, like drizzle dampening clothes.
How romantic.
Romantic my butt.
I had thought so too. Romantic and innocent.
I thought I’d be treated like a queen by a man like this.
Enough to give up studying abroad and overcome parents’ opposition.
He looked like a man who would give life over love.
Right. He does look like that.
No, it’s not true. That’s the problem. I got totally deceived too.
I got my nose hooked on that fraudulent act. So perfectly hooked.
He hid all of his personality and endured those years only to seduce me.
He hid his claws and started to show when we went to honeymoon.
From the first night?
Yes. We couldn’t go abroad during 80’s when traveling wasn’t freely allowed.
Oh, I’ve heard about that from my mom.
We went to Jeju Island for honeymoon.
He told me to carry all the luggage.
-Really? -You know what happened at the hotel?
He said he’s bored and there’s nothing to do.
He worried how he’d spend long nights. Nothing to do on our first night?
Well, drink wine and beer…
Right? So we called a taxi and went to a town stationary store.
Stationary store? Why?
He bought a big self-assembly tank.
I still can’t forget his joyous face after he bought that.
-Total reversal. -Yes, reversal.
He sat all night assembling it but said he can’t make it and crushed it.
My honeymoon memory is the crushed tank nightmare.
He didn’t want to stand in line so didn’t go to tour places.
When we had to eat, he only went to restaurants he liked.
On the way home in the airplane, I was reminded of what my parents said.
That Dalsoo loves me only but doesn’t know how to value me.
That it’d be tiresome to live with him…
I am tired.
That’s what happened.
Who’d believe me? People will think I’m exaggerating.
But it is the real situation. My wretched fate.
Miran Cha’s life started to get twisted from then.
You’re amazing. Having to live with endurance.
I cried every day when I was pregnant with Eunji.
Maybe that’s why Eunji cried a lot when she was an infant.
I was very sorry to Eunji.
She probably sensed my hardships so she started to smile a lot.
I heard some from Mom but didn’t hear this kind of story.
Everybody asks me how I survive and tells me to divorce instead.
I wanted to divorce many times too. Why wouldn’t I? I’m a human too.
But I wanted to break the worries people had of my marriage.
I wanted to keep my family I chose despite my parents’ fierce opposition.
I know, Mother.
I wanted to keep my self-pride on the life I got after I gave up my future.
God gives only enough trials you can handle.
I don’t know how much more trials He’ll give me but…
You’ll become happy now.
Yes, Yoonhee. Let’s live as fabulous daughter and mother-in-law.
Let’s live even though we may contend and break.
Cheers to the reconstruction of the brain-wrecking men of Oh family.
Yes. Cheers to the upgraded daughters-in-law.
Eat.
They went out hours ago and still not back?
They’ll come soon.
Dalja, fix the way you speak.
I can’t even speak freely. How can I live in fear?
Why aren’t they coming? Have you called them?
They’re not answering. Should I go out and see?
I’m worried something might happen at nighttime road.
Who’d take married women?
Yoonhee is still young.
Is that important now? Gee.
So worried, I can’t even sleep.
They’ll come. I’m going to bed.
Mother, Mother…
Oh, it’s Grandpa. You didn’t sleep?
Thank you for waiting.
Why did you sleep?
How can I sleep when women aren’t coming home?
Ah. You’re worried we’d be trafficked off to an island. I’m sorry.
I’m sorry to have you worried. Please go to sleep.
Soybean soup tomorrow morning… No, radish soup with red pepper powder.
Okay.
He wants you to make hangover soup, right?
-Yes. -How cute.
Oh, Father.
Yes, sweetie.
Why did you do that?
What?
The tank. If you do that again, I’ll scold you.
Let’s go.
Yes, Mother.
Tank?
I’m going crazy because of Jingyu. I keep thinking about him, I’ll go nuts.
Crazy, crazy. Jingyu.
Drink warm milk before bed.
Jingyu, Jingyu…
What am I doing?
Jingyu. Jingyu.
Jingyu… Jingyu, Jingyu… Crazy.
Jingyu.
Good day.
It’s been awhile, meet with Eunji’s Grandfather today.
I plan to meet with Eunji’s mom.
I see.
Aren’t you curious why I want to meet her?
You know what you’re doing.
Right. I want to eat together and talk.
Good thinking. Eat lots of good food.
Work hard, my puppy.
I’ll get going.
Okay.
Grandfather, I’ll get going.
Why don’t you greet like you did last night? “Oh, it’s Grandpa.”
I’m sorry.
Fine. If you’re upset about something, resolve it soon. Miran is not so stuffy.
Yes, I know. She even makes hangover soup.
Right. Did the hangover soup work?
Completely got rid of the hangover.
Work hard today too.
Grandfather.
Yes?
This.
What is it?
Your allowance. I got Kihoon’s salary.
Your effort is admirable. I won’t refuse. I’ll use it well.
Yes. I’ll get going.
Okay.
You should go to work. Why do you come here?
Mother, for living expense. Kihoon’s salary came through.
Sweetie, I’m shameless and sorry but I’ll accept it.
My son worked hard in the hot country for this money but I’ll accept it.
You should, of course.
They say the money given by children is the hardest to accept. It’s true.
Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
Save diligently and move out when Kihoon comes back.
Okay.
Yes, this is Eunji Oh’s mom.
Organ donation center? What is this regarding to?
He didn’t even marry her, so I hope you draw the line.
My baby needs to live too.
I can’t disappoint a child with so many dreams. I’ll take care of it.
She acts affectionate to Jingyu. Does Jingyu like a charming woman?
-The person has Eunji’s beating heart. -I don’t want to. I’m not ready yet.