Episode 58
I want $100,000.
Then I'll let you have Bom.
Mom!
Mom, what did you just say?
What? What did I do?
Were you just trying to sell me?
What are you accusing me of?
When did I do that?
Hey, lady,
did I just say I'd sell her?
That's not what happened.
You asked her to pay you for raising me.
What do you take me for?
When did I ever say that?
I asked to be recognized for raising you.
Hey, birth mother,
this is how she is.
She's an ingrate who thinks nothing
of the mother who raised her.
So imagine how hard it's been for me.
Let's get out of here, you wretched thing.
You'll make me look worse if we stay.
Bom, Bom.
Let go.
I know what I heard.
If I say it didn't happen, it didn't.
Even if you're 100% sure,
it wasn't said if I'm 100% sure I didn't.
Then why are you here?
There are two mothers to a daughter.
There's a lot to work out.
I came to talk.
I was so worried about you
that I thought I'd talk to Gukhui.
If I inadvertently said I'd give you up for money,
it was a mistake.
I must have been out of it for a moment.
Why would I give away
a daughter I raised and doted on to such a family?
Why are you here?
And if nothing else, this young lady
will keep me from giving you up to them.
Who cares how rich they are?
Being with them will be so hard on you.
This nasty, vicious sister of yours
will pick on you to no end.
Excuse me?
Do you have business with me?
Mom, enough.
Go!
Let go, you wretched thing.
I can't imagine
what you've learned from such a vulgar woman.
She's demanding money.
Has she zero maternal instincts?
How can a mother say such a thing?
Why not?
I can get my daughter back if we pay,
so what's wrong with that?
Ms. Bae.
Mom, what are you thinking?
Of course we can't do that.
What if Bom finds out?
Think about how hurt she'll be.
She'll think she was bought.
But how else can we get Bom back right away?
We must wait for Bom to come around.
We'll make things worse
if we act rashly.
Ms. Bae, Aran is right.
Bom lived 20 years thinking she was
that woman's daughter.
If we force her away from that family,
we might end up hurting Bom more.
Bom's happiness is our priority, isn't it?
Ms. Bae!
My mom's had it tough and been so poor
that she does obsess over money.
But she'd never sell her daughter.
You're right, Bom. What happened...
So don't try to sway my mom with money.
Right. I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
It's all a misunderstanding.
Don't you know how mom really feels?
That's right. Ms. Bae wants to do whatever she can
because she's worried about you.
And these won't win me over.
I'd been knitting these since you were little
for when you returned.
What's the point?
They don't fit me anyway.
Bom.
It seems like she wants retroactive child support,
so let's give it to her.
But I'm worried Bom will be hurt again.
She might think we see her as a commodity.
What are you talking about?
Did Midal ask for money?
It's not that. Just child support...
Same thing.
Sure. If that's what it takes to get our lamb.
That's ridiculous, mother.
How can we buy our child back?
What does that make her?
Are you writing an ethics textbook?
It's just how the world works,
so why can't we pay to get her back?
It's better than losing her again after all this.
But still...
Stop talking like wimps.
If you won't do it,
I have a plan of my own.
Mom, you'll get it from me if you go to Ms. Bae
and ask for money again.
Isn't it a crime to give me away
to them for money?
What are you saying to your own mother?
A crime?
Was what I did really that bad?
My circumstances have made me this way.
I don't want to feel worse than I already do.
My irresponsible birth mother lost me,
and the mother who raised me
is going to sell me?
Fine. Your mom is a money grubber.
My poor existence has made me lose my marbles.
Then hold onto your marbles.
Here.
Mom, what's this?
It's everything this old woman has.
I was saving up for a grave site,
but take this and
return our little lamb to us.
What are you getting at, Ms. Kim?
What did I do that
everyone's offering me money for Bom?
Mom, what's gotten into you?
Mother, you can't do this.
Aren't you holding onto our lamb to get this?
I heard you were very mean to Bom.
So this must be why you won't give her up.
This isn't much, but take it and
give us our little lamb.
Ms. Kim, you've overstepped your bounds.
What do you take me for?
Please leave.
Take this and go home.
Why are you so angry?
Did I offend you?
I know that you deserve 10 times
this amount for raising my granddaughter,
but I was hoping you'd take this anyway
and give her back to us.
I can't bear to see my son and
daughter-in-law in so much pain.
Mom...
Midal, please do this for us.
I'll be indebted to you for life.
If I can't repay you in my lifetime,
I'll pray for your family from heaven.
So take this and
give us back my granddaughter.
I should've gotten my granddaughter back and
relieved my son and daughter-in-law of their pain.
What you did was futile.
I was trying to plead with her.
I tried to appeal to her compassion.
Mom...
It even made me cry.
Mother, why did you do it?
I'm sorry.
I was a harsh mother-in-law.
Instead of comforting you when
you were in pain from losing a child,
I was unreasonable and mean to you.
Mother, I was cold to you because
I was ashamed I had lost my child.
After Jeonggi left,
I wanted to find someone to blame.
I'm sorry, mother.
It's all in the past.
Now, all we have to do is
get her back and live happily.
I'm sorry.
Midal, Midal, Midal. Midal, Midal.
The tenants are in a panic.
The baker next door is looking for a new place.
What are we going to do?
Because Bom refused his advances,
Mr. Ma bought the building out of spite.
And I might be out of a job soon
as the director is giving me grief
about the dwindling enrollment.
Maybe I should have taken Ms. Kim's money.
No way, Midal!
That's how desperate I am.
We'll have another mouth to feed soon.
What are we going to do?
Don't worry. I'm here.
Have faith in your hubby.
Good grief. Like you can do anything.
Why would we have faith in you?
- Darn that Mr. Ma. / - What do we do?
I'm not sure if this is enough as our token of
appreciation, but I hope you accept it.
Um...
It wasn't that I was really hoping for this.
Please accept it without any qualms.
I'll take on odd jobs for now.
My family is in dire straits, so I must help.
Well...
I will accept it since you insist, but...
Please talk to Bom for my family and me.
Let her know my family and I are waiting for her.
She doesn't need me to tell her.
Now that she's found her birth mother,
I must distance myself...
Mom.
What is that?
What is what?
It's nothing.
Excuse me then.
I'll get going.
What is that?
Why are you yelling?
What is this?
It's nothing.
Goodness me.
Mom, this is...
Fine. It's money from your birth mother.
Mom, seriously...
Where are you taking that money?
Hey!
Ms. Bae!
Bom.
You're letting me down to the end.
What did I say?
Don't try using money to get me back.
Bom, I just wanted to get you back quickly.
I'm sorry.
Did you think you could buy me?
You're shameless.
It's not like that, Bom.
You returned the money?
And I told her never to show up again.
You're never of any help.
All you ever do is mooch off me.
Have you ever done anything for me?
What's wrong with taking your rich mother's money?
Did you really want that money so badly?
Yes, I did.
I'm crazy for that money.
Go and get it back right now!
I'll make money, so don't worry.
How can you make that kind of money?
Do you know the trouble our pub is in?
When were we ever well off?
As a family, we've had each other,
no matter how tough it got.
Had one another as a family? Ha!
Forget the pub. We might become homeless.
If our family's about to starve,
what use is it being dignified?
What will being proud leave us with?
Right now, money is our only means of survival.
Why did you set me up like that?
Ms. Bae is your mother.
You can't stay this way forever.
A movie and a meal with her
won't change a thing.
Can't it be a small step toward reconciliation?
Trying to find forever gone memories
won't change a thing.
Saying Ms. Bae is my mom
doesn't just make it so.
How long will you keep avoiding this?
Ms. Bae tried to buy me from my mom.
She has no consideration for my feelings.
All she cares about is
getting me back now that she's found me.
Why is everyone after me like this?
Mr. Ma, this isn't fair, is it?
What? What did I tell you?
I want you out immediately.
Talk about being unreasonable!
How can you do this?
How can you expect us to leave when
we've been running this pub for 20 years?
I'll do as I please with the building
I bought, so what's the problem?
My goodness.
Mom.
What's the meaning of this?
Huh?
You're that kid.
I was civil and let you go at the police station,
but it looks like you two are together.
Were you trying to get me to pay
for a daughter who had a boyfriend?
Darn it!
Move out right now!
Mind your manners, sir!
Are you trying
to be a man in front your girlie?
That's enough.
What?
Yes. That's enough.
Who are you?
I don't know what this is about,
but if you're a man, act like one.
What do you think you're doing when
there are ladies present?
What business is it of yours?
You just wait.
I'll make you leave here empty-handed.
You're hopeless, aren't you?
Listen, mister.
Wait.
I'd like to have a word with you.
I don't think so.
Hold up.
Who's that guy?
See? If you hadn't put your pride first,
and had just taken Ms. Bae's money,
this wouldn't have happened.
What are we going to do now?
We're about to get booted out penniless.
Yes, but how could we take the money...
Good heavens. Woe is me!
I should've just taken the money.
I could take the money
so that mom can keep the pub and
my family would be free of money troubles.
And what if Ms. Bae asks that you live with her?
I'll do it.
Why not?
I'll just go and live with her.
My mom's having such a hard time.
I can just suck it up and live with Ms. Bae.
Bom, I'm sorry there's nothing I can do for you.
I'm so upset that you always see me
in a pathetic, pitiful state.
Why are the sales so low?
Excuse me.
Welcome.
Huh?
Why are you here... Sir?
I heard you bought Chowon Pub.
I'm interested in that building.
Forget about it.
I'm not interested in your offer,
so please go.
This will interest you.
But...
For transferring the deed over to me,
this should be more than enough.
But why are you doing this?
No particular reason.
I was passing by
and liked the location.
But let me ask you for a favor.
Of course.
Don't tell the owner of Chowon Pub anything.
Just tell her to keep running the pub
like she always has.
From one man to another,
it's a promise you can keep, right?
Yes. From one man to another.
Wow.
Midal,
are we really getting kicked out?
My Peanut's growing by the day.
How will we make ends meet now?
Why are you asking me?
Ask your husband.
But he's incompetent.
Why weren't you more prudent?
How could you not
get the renewed agreement in writing?
Who pays an extra $10,000
for deposit
without asking for a receipt?
Why are you making me feel worse?
Wow, wow, wow.
Midal. Wow, wow. Big news.
There's nothing to wow about right now,
so pipe down.
Mr. Ma says to forget what he said.
We can keep running the pub here.
Huh?
He must want to raise the deposit.
He wants nothing of the kind.
Then by how much will he raise the rent?
He said to completely forget the whole thing.
I got a signed statement
in case he does an about-face.
Look.
Statement.
There will not be any deposit or rent hikes.
Signed, President Ma of the Butcher Shop.
Oh, my goodness. What happened?
Is he on something?
Why's he being like this all of a sudden?
We won't ever have to worry about the pub now.
Aren't you happy, hon?
It is a relief,
but how much longer do we have to live here?
How much longer?
Until we save up enough to move out.
And when will we ever save up enough?
Hon, why don't we just
go and live with my mom?
With your mom?
My mom seems to have aged a lot recently,
which makes me feel bad.
And I feel sorry for Chisaem too.
I wouldn't be comfortable
with all your family around.
Don't worry about that.
All you have to do is take Bom with us.
Then you'll get a hero's welcome.
What are you talking about?
Take who with you?
Midal...
Did that CEO woman ask you to?
Did she ask you to bring Bom to her?
Since I won't take her money,
did she ask you to scheme?
Of course not.
It's not right to use Bom to make my way in there.
Geez, Baedal.
Do I have to put up with you in this dump?
Jeongmi, how can you say that?
Put up with me?
Geez.
I wasn't going to say this,
but I kept my mouth shut
about your past and
let you bring Chisaem here as well.
Don't I deserve your respect for that?
But what?
What'd you just say to me, your dear hubby?
Putting up with me?
Go argue outside.
Wow. I'm dumbfounded.
What did you say before we got married?
That you loved even my past, didn't you?
I believed you and married you,
and now look.
- Chisaem, let's go. / - What? What?
What if you end up being dumped again?
Make up with him right now.
Forget about it.
This isn't the only place I can live.
Let's go, Chisaem.
Hey, Jeongmi,
you should be grateful Baedal puts up with you.
You should know your place.
That's a bit harsh, Midal.
Enough.
Not in front of Chisaem.
Whatever!
Have a great life.
Let's go.
Goodness me. How dare she?
Good grief. Good grief.
Choi Aran, what are you doing?
You're here.
You haven't been eating well
since you moved out of your parents' place.
Don't do this.
Why are you so cruel?
Why won't you let me apologize and make amends?
If you ever loved me at all,
you should do this for me.
This won't do you any good, Aran.
Do you know what you said in your drunken stupor?
You called out my name and said you still
loved me and couldn't let go.
That's impossible.
You do love me.
Taeho, you might have been resentful
that I had mistreated you.
Do reconsider.
You can't live without me.
Think about the love we shared.
Okay, fine.
Geez.
Why are we going to see him when he's the one
who bailed on us?
Parents end up succumbing to their children.
We must go and win Taeho back.
Are we going to turn our backs on him forever?
Stop being so dramatic.
Just say this and nothing else.
That we want him back home
and back at work
and that you're on his side.
Just coax him for now, okay? Okay?
Coax him? He's not a little kid.
He deserves a harsh lesson.
Geez.
Please, Gilsu.
Let's go.
Taeho, you can give me another chance.
Forget it, Choi Aran. Enough already.
Is this how you're going be?
You'll turn your back on me and go to Bom?
I won't put up with that.
I'll never forgive you.
I'll ruin you.
What? You'll do what to Taeho?
Ms. Yun.
Aran.
Given how vindictive you are,
no wonder Taeho fell for that sweet Oh Bom.
How dare you lash out at him
when it was you who pushed him away?
Seonyeong, mind what you say.
I swear I didn't mean what I said.
I was just so angry.
You know how much I love Taeho.
I'm upset as it is that my son's living like this.
So to see you lash out at him
is just deplorable. It really is.
Ms. Yun! Ms. Yun!
Ms. Yun, I'm sorry about earlier.
I was so worked up.
You're really relentless.
Taeho says he's sick and tired of you,
and yet you latch on so desperately.
You know I can't live without Taeho.
That's your problem.
I'm going to support Taeho's wishes.
What do you mean?
My son doesn't want you anymore,
so how can I insist that he stay with you?
I can't force him to marry you.
How can you of all people do this to me?
I heard your mother also was gaga over Oh Bom.
Here's my advice as someone who once cared for you.
If you keep this up, you'll be forsaken not only
by Taeho but also your mother.
Learn to behave from now on.
Oh Bom, how dare you?
Aran had known Oh Bom was her sister.
What are you talking about?
But she wanted to keep it from everyone.
She wanted you over her own sister.
Taeho, don't make this any worse for Aran.
Even if you end it with her,
wait until she's ready to move on.
And your resignation hasn't been processed yet.
It's irresponsible for you to simply run away.
Go back to work until
it is processed.
Dad, please rush the processing.
Taeho,
I dedicated half of my life to Punggildang.
Will you make my efforts go to naught?
I don't know how to mollify Bom.
I wish I could see her often at least.
I was the one who chased her out of the company,
so I can't ask her to return.
Aran, what do you think I should do?
Mom, I'll try to make Bom change her mind.
Please don't worry.
If nothing else, I'll get her to work again.
Okay. Thank you.
Oh Bom, this place really does suit you.
The recipe leak case has been resolved,
so return to work.
I have no desire to return to Punggildang.
I'll tender my resignation.
Then fulfill your work responsibilities until
your resignation is processed.
You don't like seeing me.
I'm not here for a leisurely sisterly chat.
I'm here as your boss.
Fulfill your responsibilities
if you think you're all that.
Earlier, that...
You're back, Bom.
Thanks for coming.
I'm glad I went to talk to you.
I'm not here for you two.
I'm here to fulfill my work responsibilities.
Excuse me.
Bom.
Don't worry.
I'll take good care of her.
Yes,
take good care of your little sister.
Please.
Of course.
I'll take very good care of her.
I have an official announcement to make.
As you already know,
Bom is my long-lost sister.
We know.
What a dramatic reunion.
Congratulations to the both of you.
Thank you.
Please take good care of my dear Bom.
Don't keep her at bay because of who she is.
Of course not.
Mr. An.
You've come to work too.
What's going on?
Just so we're all on the same page,
the rumors about Taeho and me are false.
Mr. An's just very kind to his staff that
it may have fueled rumors about him and Bom.
But that's just absurd.
Right, Taeho?
Only idiots would believe such rumors.
Right, everyone?
Yes, of course.
I'm sorry.
My little spat with my boyfriend
made you fodder for ridiculous gossip.
Excuse me then.
I have work to finish up.
Okay. I'll come with you.
Please take care of my dear Bom, everyone.
Of course. Don't you worry.
Now the staff is watching us.
Behave yourself
and don't be a disgrace.
You're Choi Aran's sister now.
I'll work so that I can be proud,
not for anyone else.
Then go to the warehouse
and organize the inventory.
Isn't that what you used to do?
Okay.
Yeonmiju is out of stock.
Master Kim's wine is a real hit.
Oh? You're back.
You seem to do all the work at Punggildang.
You work so hard.
Thank you.
- Take it easy. / - Will do.
Bom.
Mr. An.
I came to check the inventory,
and here you are.
If you followed me...
Aren't you going to work?
Let's get this done so we can go.
Is Oh Bom doing what she's been told?
Hello, Ms. Choi.
Is the HQ staffer inside?
Yes. She's been working so hard.
For someone so young, she's something else.
Okay. You can go.
Yes, Ms. Choi.
Oh Bom, here's a little treat from me.
See? It's much faster to work together.
Let's go. It's cold in here.
Thank you for your help.
What's wrong with the door?
Hang on.
It seems to have been locked from the outside.
Hello?
There are people still in here.
Anybody out there?
I have no reception.
They must have gone home.
It's quiet outside.
I'm okay.
Keep it.
Do you know where Bom is?
No.
Why? You can't get a hold of her?
No.
Where can she be?
Maru,
I hope things work out for you and Bom.
I really mean it.
There's nothing that would pose a problem.
You are my father's adopted son,
but you're not related to Bom.
And above all else, you love Bom very much,
I'll root for you two.
Bom, you can't fall asleep.
You can't either, Mr. An.
Right. Let's stay alert.
Mr. An.
Mr. An!