(Episode 103) Mom.
Don't you dare
underestimate me.
Ms. Bae, is this necessary?
If this is what you mean by an apology,
I've had enough.
A bit of chump change
is obviously no consolation.
I felt so sorry for you
that I just wanted to help.
You should accept
a goodwill gesture as such.
You're nervous because the board and shareholders
are breathing down your neck.
You are so brazen.
Hey, you.
Punggil.
Darn it.
I won't even ask you anymore
to apologize for abandoning me when I a child.
But do this instead.
Apologize to my mom for betraying
her 30-year trust in you.
It pains me to see her blaming
herself, thinking
it was her incompetence
that led to this.
Enough, Bom.
Must you do this in front of the staff?
Do you think this will help mom?
Father, let's go.
How humiliating!
Bom must be upset over mom.
I'll talk to her.
You should've
already talked to her!
But dad,
why did you do that to mother?
You should've reached out,
not give her money.
Why are you raising your voice at your father?
Your father was worried and
wanted to help your in-laws.
Why won't your mother accept our money anyway?
I'll talk to mom too.
Tell her to accept her dismissal.
And you,
be a good go-between and
make sure this never happens again.
You know very well why
I'm keeping you around.
I just...
You're having such a hard time.
I thought the money would tide us over.
It looks like Jeonggi accepted the money
because he felt bad for you.
So why did you have to return it?
How could I accept that money?
Why not?
He should have given us more.
He wants to make amends with money.
Grandma,
he isn't truly repentant.
He did that to ease his own guilty conscience.
He plotted to drive mom far away from here.
Who cares what he's after?
That money could've helped us.
Does it feed your huge ego
to refuse money from that scoundrel?
Leave mom alone.
Whether he apologizes or not,
I'm going to make quality wines
at Punggildang
to get mom reinstated.
That'll take a lifetime!
We're in this mess
because both the mother and daughter
are chasing a pipe dream.
Fine. I'm sorry.
It's all my fault.
Bom.
These are ihawju
in the market.
We should compare these first.
I'm all set.
If we want to win, we must know
the enemy and ourselves.
We need to taste these
to see how they're different from ours.
Please, wine taster extraordinaire?
You didn't know Jenny was taking you to Mr. An's.
I know that.
But I can't help but be upset,
especially after what Mr. An did to mom today.
I heard.
When you're upset, I'm upset.
No matter what I do from now on,
I'll put you first.
This makes me feel like
I was being a crybaby.
I didn't mean to upset you.
These are the ihawju
Next up is business news.
Punggildang, a leading wine company,
is holding a traditional winemaking contest.
The contest is aimed at...
It's been awhile since Punggildang made the news.
I thought the company would go under
with that scumbag at the helm.
Looks like the new president is set on
hitting this contest
out of the park.
I want Punggildang to go bust.
That would be bad.
That's right.
If that happens,
Taejun will sustain a huge loss.
That new president should go bust alone.
But if the media makes such a hype,
it'll only embolden that dirtball.
He'll think it's all to his credit.
I heard interview requests are pouring in.
Yes.
I was told
our contest made the morning news.
It wasn't you who promoted it to the media?
The contest has somehow
gotten the media's attention,
so you two must do well.
The expected publicity has turned the contest into
a major project, so make the most of it.
Now there's a real incentive for
Taeho and I to win this.
Regardless of that,
Punggildang wines will be in
the spotlight, spurring sales.
And it'll buoy the company
out of the current rut.
No. We're going to win this
and credit you for the feat.
The world must know
that you're doing well and that Taeho and I
are by your side.
Why won't any master winemaker help us
despite the handsome compensation?
Our falling out with Master Kim must have
had a bigger effect than we thought.
They're all so stuffy and backward.
This winemaker is our final shot.
If he refuses to help us,
we're in trouble.
Sir,
you're the first winemaker
we've come to see
given your famous jangsengju.
Please work with us.
I don't live under a rock.
I heard your new CEO
insulted traditional winemakers.
The company has apologized
many times since.
You will be compensated
if we do well in this contest.
Forget about it.
We'll do this while
you think about it.
What are you doing?
Darn it.
Do we have to do this?
We have to do anything we can
to win him over.
Like you said, we don't have
the skills to make the wine ourselves.
We must rely on
a master winemaker from start to finish.
We must win and turn things around
or this will have been for naught.
So just sit back and relax.
Is this funny to you?
Oh? Sir.
Thank you.
I'm only doing this
so that more people can taste and
enjoy jangsengju.
Here.
- Thank you. / - Thank you.
We'll be sure to honor your wish.
Hello.
I'm sorry I keep pestering you.
Don't be.
I'd be a happy investor if
the company did as well as
you are ambitious.
Yes, of course.
To thank our shareholders and investors,
we plan to use the winemaking contest
as a springboard to
renewed growth.
I hear your son and daughter-in-law
are submitting an entry.
Yes.
They're working very hard.
Then how about this?
To avoid any questions about fairness
as our family members are participating,
let's have an open tasting
for the entire staff to
vote on the winner.
Sure.
That's a great idea.
Geez.
Is this yours?
Yes, it's my package from the States.
I signed for it,
so please bring it up.
Wait, wait.
I'm sorry,
but the security center
doesn't run personal errands for employees.
I know that,
but I'm asking you.
I can't lug this box around, dressed like this.
I'm sorry to say this again, but that's...
Baedal.
Punggil.
Taejun.
What's wrong?
Why is this
pretty young lady so angry?
Who's this old man?
Never mind.
Forget about it then.
If you can't do a small favor for an employee,
shouldn't you at least keep
scroungy peddlers out?
That was way out of line.
Scroungy peddler?
It's okay.
- It cheapens us. / - What?
Hey!
Mom, you have a guest.
Hello.
I'm Song Jenny, Maru's friend.
Why would Maru's friend come to see me?
I wanted to meet his parents.
I baked you a pecan pie.
I don't know what a pecan pie is...
Why is there a price tag
on a homemade pie?
I was just being silly.
Homemade or store-bought,
what matters is that it's good, right, mother?
Listen, miss.
If you're just friends with Maru,
why are you calling me mother?
I see what you're doing.
I'm quick to pick up on things.
Are you trying to make a move on Maru?
Maru's marrying my sister.
The wedding date is set.
Maru has a fiancee?
Why does he
want to get married so young?
If you're done here, please go.
I'm busy.
Mother.
Maru's told me so much about you.
What did he say?
Um...
That you're kind and that you two are close.
If you give me a chance...
Listen, miss.
You're a great liar.
I've been very mean to Maru,
and we're not that close yet.
You're not?
But it'd be nice if you two grew closer.
I'll help you make that happen.
Looks like Maru
doesn't share much of his thoughts with you.
Just tend the store for a bit.
Maru.
What are you doing here?
I should be asking you that.
What brings you here?
To meet your parents and
go on a date with you.
Maru, the ihwaju...
Here's the fermented sample.
What are you doing here, Ms. Song?
I came to meet Maru's parents.
I went to the house,
and Maru's mom insisted
I stay for lunch.
Are you two really getting married?
It's not a joke?
What do you mean?
The wedding invitations just came out.
Please come and celebrate with us.
(Kang Maru, Choi Bom)
See you at the office.
Tell your mom I'll taste her soup next time.
I didn't know she'd come all the way here.
Keep your guard up so that
you don't mislead her.
Wedding hall, right?
I'm a bride who made a booking there.
I'd like to cancel it.
The groom is Kang Maru.
I'm...
Yes, that's right.
Thank you.
I came all the way to Korea for you,
but you're getting married?
Goodness me.
I wonder where Jeonggi spent the night
after his heartless wife drove him out.
Don't worry about Jeonggi.
And don't get another job either.
Just enjoy yourself.
This is just so unfair.
I can't sit back.
I don't know who got me fired,
but I'm at least
asking for a severance.
Geez, mom.
You didn't even sign a contract.
You only
worked there for a week.
Is a week worth nothing?
For an older person, a week is
worth a young folk's whole year.
Hello, mother.
Mom wants severance for
the shopping area job she lost.
Geez, mother. Just let it go.
I'll give you some spending money instead.
Baedal, why do you keep being so obvious?
Was I being obvious again?
Why are you two droning on about being obvious?
Never mind.
I won't take any of the money you made from
your backbreaking security guard job.
- Mom. / - Mother.
Sir?
Are you sleeping?
I don't care if he is the boss.
Whoever owes me money needs a scolding.
Wake up!
Who are you?
Oh, my goodness.
What are you doing here?
Why are you here?
What about you, mom?
I told you.
I cleaned my butt off, but the owner
fired me without
any severance or compensation,
so I'm here to chew him out.
This is where you worked?
What about you?
Wait a minute.
Have you been wearing this jacket
and working here as a security guard?
My goodness.
Gukhui has no idea what you've been reduced to
and kicked you out
for accepting a bit of money.
How can you be reading at a time like this?
You must not even care about
how your husband is.
Is something wrong?
Does pride put food on the table?
How can you drive your husband out for
taking a bit of money from our enemy?
I didn't drive him out.
And you know what Jeonggi did.
He dragged our family's name through the mud.
What does that matter when you can't
even take care of your husband?
- Mom. / - Mom.
Leave her alone.
I should've been a better husband and father.
I'll say this so that we avoid making
the same mistake.
I don't want to have anything to do with the Ans.
Wow. You won't even pretend
to listen.
She won't even let her mother-in-law
get a word in edgewise.
Let it go.
Jeonggi says it's his fault.
Why is my stomach cramping up?
I should go home and lie down.
Baedal,
I'm in no mood to
go anywhere!
What good is all the riches in the world?
It means nothing if
I feel ashamed and guilty for
keeping it from my family.
Even a single pea must be shared.
We're sharing this with our family.
Yes!
Why did you call a meeting this late at night?
What is it?
Are you in trouble?
Did you get fired?
Okay.
I have an important announcement.
The truth is, I won...
No! No!
What are you doing, Baedal?
Hon, let's share this,
so we can all be happy together.
I won the lottery.
Did you win $5?
Or $50?
Jeonggi, did you say $5?
Look.
I won the jackpot.
Wow. Oh, wow.
It's true.
He got all six numbers.
Oh, wow, Baedal!
My goodness!
I'm finally being rewarded for
raising you like a son
since you were in 8th grade.
- Stop it, Midal. / - Oh, wow.
Huh?
Baedal.
I know. I know.
You were the first person
I was going to repay.
The lease money I had to use...
No.
I'll give you half of my winnings.
No!
Isn't half a bit much, Baedal?
Gukhui, don't take what he says too literally.
We're here.
Bom and Maru,
I'm paying for your honeymoon to Europe.
Pardon? What are you talking about?
This is what he saw, but...
Uncle Baedal, I'm sorry,
but this is a different round.
What? What's different?
Your ticket's for round 679,
but this is round 677 in the paper.
No, that can't be.
No, you're wrong.
Oh, no! Oh, no!
Hey, Baedal!
No.
No way. No way.
It happened to me before, too!
Snap out of it.
Oh, no.
- What a nice hue. / - Yes, it is.
And the aroma!
Okay, okay.
This is ihwasongju?
It's nice and mild like
regular ihwasongju,
but it's light, not thick,
and goes down smoothly.
The delicate pine aroma
is incomparable.
You're too generous,
but we'll accept the compliment.
Thank you for your kind review.
So which one of these will you be submitting?
These are samples of varying pine aroma.
The one we're submitting
is fermenting at home.
Good, good.
You're doing great.
Working hard, I see.
Hello.
This must be for the contest.
Yes.
We're working hard for Punggildang.
As you should be.
Take it easy.
- Father. / - Dad.
The contest is tomorrow.
How's your wine coming along?
We're working with a winemaker who knows a lot
about jansengju...
Darn it.
It's my fault for blabbing about this contest,
trusting that you two
could do more than draft business plans.
But of course you have no winemaking skills.
But if we work closely with master winemakers
and encourage them...
Never mind.
Bom will position herself as the rightful heir
with a wine Ms. Bae never completed.
You two must first stop her
to show
the entire company that
you're not just paper pushers.
You must do whatever it takes.
Whatever it takes?
What do you mean by that?
Mr. An.
What's the meaning of this?
I've come to ask for a fair and impartial
judging process.
Everyone droning on about fairness.
Do I look like someone who'll hurt my own company?
I'm worried you'll be blinded
by your own self-interest again.
Listen.
You've gotten quite cheeky
because I've gone easy on you.
But this level of disrespect
can get you fired
as per our Code of Conduct.
This is not confidence but a defiance
of our corporate hierarchy.
I'm merely making a request.
Then you need to mind your manners
and not throw a tantrum.
Then let me say one last thing.
If I win this contest,
let my mother return to Punggildang
to research traditional wines.
The lab still needs mom's help, and
the Development Team...
I let you speak,
so it's my turn now.
Fine.
If you win,
I'll make that happen.
But if you don't,
I want you to resign.
Given the bad blood,
isn't it uncomfortable for us
to be working at the same company?
If I don't win,
you'll say I'm useless
and get rid of me anyway.
Bom's come a long way.
So she'll blame me no matter what.
Sure.
She must have smartened up
after all that's happened.
Hello.
It's gotten so much easier for me
since you started working here,
but it keeps nagging at me
that this is beneath you.
I feel comfortable working here.
Don't worry.
Thank you for saying that.
Oh, right. I hope Bom and Maru
do well in that
Punggildang winemaking contest to put
that dirtball and his entourage in their place.
Yes.
Let's go.
Did you get some kind of good news?
What good news?
The jangsengju isn't bad.
It'll be a great product for
the high-end market.
We'll see how we fare
in the contest first.
Consider yourselves the winners and
think about an effective marketing plan.
Does this mean you'll give them first place?
How can I?
That's ridiculous.
A contest must be
open and transparent.
It's up to the judges to decide.
Of course.
But it would help Taeho and me a lot
if you were to steer
the staff in our favor.
Yes. Do that.
This is a chance for Taeho to make his mark.
And you
do know that
you must be a good wife
and step back a bit so that Taeho can
truly shine, right?
Let's drink to your success tomorrow,
okay?
Cheers.
What happened here?
A burglar.
We were burglarized.
What happened here?
We were burglarized.
What's there to steal
in this tiny place?
Geez.
Good heavens.
But there's nothing of value here.
What happened to the wines?
What kind of thief creates such a mess
but not take anything?
Oh, no.
This was Bom and Maru's wine for the contest.
Mom.
Ms. Bae.
Huh?
What happened?
What are we going to do about the contest!
This was deliberate.
Do we have any samples
at the office?
There's only ihawju there.
I brought all the ihwasongju here.
They must really
want to keep you from winning.
Let's think.
There must be a way.
But they said
there's no wine left.
Ihwasongju is
a spinoff of a traditional wine.
If we can't follow the classic recipe,
I'm sure we can find another way.
We fermented the wine with
the pine needles and shoots,
but since we don't have time,
I thought maybe we could just
add pine aroma to the ihwaju we have.
How will you add the pine aroma?
Perhaps by decocting
the pine shoots for a concentrate.
I can get you the shoots.
I heard the owner of
the rice cake shop got some for her husband.
I'll go get them from her.
If she can get the shoots,
I'll do the decocting.
I decocted so much herbal medicine
for your late father.
Where's the decoction pot?
Then I'll go to the office and
get the ihwaju.
Life is fraught with challenges.
Let's work together as a family to turn this one
into an opportunity.
Is there anything I can do to help?
Tell me what I can do so
long as it doesn't cost money.
Anything so long as it doesn't
involve money.
Thank you.
I won't give up and do my best.
I'll pray for Bom's success
as I decoct
these pine shoots.
Bom said to be gentle to avoid
getting them scratched.
Don't worry.
I'm cleaning these
with the same care I would put into each
strand of a customer's hair.
Have a little snack.
You're in an apron again?
You must eat to be able
to help Bom and Maru.
Here, mom.
I'm off to Chowon Pub on a delivery.
Although he's my son, he's impossible.
How's it going?
I'm here to
taste Bom's wine.
You and Bom worked really hard.
Let's compete in good faith.
Either you two or Mr. An was behind
the incident at the pub.
What are you talking about?
There's not much time left.
Should I ask Baedal
to stall the contest somehow?
He can lie flat on his back
in the lobby
and protest.
That's just silly, Aunt Jeongmi.
Why don't you do that to claim
the lottery winnings then?
Don't rub salt in her wound, Gaeul.
If we succeed,
it'll be a new take on ihwasongju,
and younger consumers
might prefer it to other traditional wines.
I had been too caught up in the classic framework.
Your new approach may create
traditional wines with greater widespread appeal.
When's Maru expected to arrive?
The ihwaju is here.
Oh, good. Let's see that.
This one. The second cup.
Yes. It's not too strong,
and the delicate aroma
is perfect.
You're all set.
- Thank you. / - Thank you.
Have a good one.
Mr. An.
This is our jangsengju.
Please take good care of it.
I look forward to this husband-and-wife effort.
Has Bom submitted hers?
Bom?
Not yet.
We can't get
a hold of her either.
The deadline's approaching.
Thank you for your hard work.
Looks like time's almost up.
Should we wrap this up?
Was there an accident?
Why is it so congested?
We won't get there in time.
We'll run from here.
Really?
That might be better.
Be careful.
- We will. / - Okay.
Please be careful.
Are you okay?