Episode 2
lf you're still around, please come back, Mr. Chairman.
Are you here, Mr. Chairman?
Dad!
The funeral will be open to the public.
Father wanted it to be family-only.
But think of our family's honor!
We'll set it for 9 days.
Father suggested 5 days.
We have to show people of our family's honor!
I'm sure Chairman Ha wants to keep the funeral modest...
It's not in keeping with our family's honor to let
an undutiful son make family decisions!
Without Chairman Ha, the family wouldn't be here!
You're right.
It's Chairman Ha who bought back our family house.
He also gathered together the scattered family members.
So l think it's appropriate for him to make important family decisions...
Now let's discuss the funeral process.
These old farts are having a field day.
Right on, Dad!
Shouldn't we cook a meal for Grandpa?
He hasn't eaten since lunch yesterday.
A son whose parent passed away shall not eat for 3 days.
Sorry?
Young-hee is the head housewife of this family,
so follow her lead.
But consider his age.
lf he doesn't eat for 3 days...
Rules are rules. Besides, he wouldn't eat anyway.
Grandma!
You're here.
How could this happen? He was just fine until lunchtime!
You took the words out of my mouth...
Did you bring everything l asked?
- Dad. - What?
- How do you tie this? - l don't know either!
Mind your manners.
- You brat. - Don't kick me.
Come here.
Just what are you good at, Dad?
Brat!
Tie mine too. Hyun-ok always did it for me.
Grandma Joo-jeong.
Just out of curiosity, why did we move Grandpa's body
as well as his oxygen tank to the family house?
Is it a rule that the head of family to die in the family house?
You're asking the black sheep.
Don't say that...
You know, right, Young-hee?
We can't start the ceremony without the spirit invocation.
The spirit invocation?
What Mr. Park did on the roof with Grandpa's underwear this morning.
Is that like proclaiming the dead?
More like calling to his spirit before it leaves.
l see.
That's all useless. It's all over once you're dead.
Everyone's acting like they're loyal.
Grandma Joo-jeong's so true to her character.
She's the one who cried the most, but look at her now.
By the way,
Young-hee, you're experienced with funeral procedures, right?
This is my first time. I'm so confused.
I'm just an adulterer who's going to be kicked out soon.
You know the old saying,
if you haven't been loyal to your parents,
you can't make it up after they pass away.
Stop talking nonsense!
Why are you always yelling at me!
- What? - Nothing.
Want me to keep my mouth shut for a while?
Geez.
Look at those old farts going wild.
They're having the time of their lives.
You would've hit them if it weren't for me, right?
Mom always worried about you.
She said you needed to let up sometimes.
She didn't know me that well. I'm always like that.
Don't drink on an empty stomach?
Not too much.
I'm trying not to be a bad drunk.
Mom, I'm hungry.
Children are allowed to eat.
l don't want it.
- You have to eat it. - l don't like kimchi!
But you have to eat it from now on.
- l said l don't like it! - Just eat it.
And eat your veggies from now on too.
Don't be picky with food.
I'll get a stomachache if l eat veggies.
You'll get scolded by Grandpa.
It's not like l live with him.
You may have to.
Why would l? Dad's not the firstborn son of the family.
I'm going to wash my face.
Please get some rest before the guests arrive.
Why do we say animals die, but people pass away?
Because human beings have class?
You brats wouldn't be living like this if you understood that idea.
- Did you eat? - Yes.
I'm hungry.
You know how l am when I'm hungry.
Dong-dong's here.
- Don't you have to pee? - No.
- Just go pee. - l don't have to.
Just do it!
Honey.
You know how l feel.
I'm nothing without you.
l know l wouldn't amount to anything if it weren't for you.
Move.
l know you're sulking right now...
I'm sulking?
- Disappointed? - I'm in despair, moron.
Come on, honey. Just let it go, for my sake.
You don't deserve to be in this family.
Honey, you know l have faith in you.
What would we have done without you, Sam-wol?
He wouldn't have had any regrets
because he had a son like Chairman Ha.
But he would've had regrets about his own life.
Regrets... Who has no regrets?
I'm sure you could leave without regrets
since you have such loving descendants...
We'd mourn just as much when you leave us, Sam-wol.
Don't. l couldn't possibly leave with you crying.
Then just come back.
No. l want to hurry and see your grandma again.
Do you like me or my grandma more?
Bring a scale. Let's measure my heart.
l won't hold you back. But don't rush, okay?
Who else can l rely on other than you?
Okay, I'll try not to die, even if it means wearing adult diapers.
Lucky for you, Dan-ah.
You can change my diapers for me then.
One thousand sacks.
Two thousand sacks
Three thousand sacks
One thousand coins.
Grandpa!
Gwanggaeto the Great's funeral lasted 29 months,
and King Muyeol's 35 months!
But this is the modern age.
I'm just not happy with a 5-day funeral!
A burial is done to preserve the body!
You sure have a lot to say!
A scholar's funeral should at least last a month...
Professor Ha.
Thank you for coming.
Everyone insisted on coming to see the traditional funeral,
so we drew lots.
The professors will be leaving in the afternoon,
and the rest will be on their way after the Jeju seminar.
You didn't have to... Thank you anyway.
Let's pay our respects.
Yes.
You're not even in my department.
l won the lot.
You shouldn't have drawn to begin with.
You know l like games.
- Go on in. - I'm staying.
l can help you with your errands.
You have nothing better to do?
l know you're grateful.
That's the list of the rank of participants in the funeral process.
Aren't you taking notes?
Me? This isn't my major.
What?
l don't study history.
Then why did you come here?
Who are you?
I'm the great-great-grandson.
Then that makes you the great-great-grandson
of the deceased...
Is that right?
You're stupid, Mister.
Don't call me "Mister", call me "Hyung"
I'm a close friend of your aunt's.
Are you my aunt's boyfriend?
I'm like her younger brother.
That means we're family! You're really weird, Mister.
l asked you to call me Hyung...
There's no shrine in this family house, so what should we do?
That's why l was against moving the shrine to Seoul!
Look at the situation we're in now...
No use crying over spilled milk!
You said it.
You know the story behind this family house
and the situation they faced!
What are they fighting over?
Don't mind them.
They sure have a lot of spirit, to fight like that every single time.
l knew about your family background,
but this is quite amazing!
Well, we did buy our honor back with money.
How impressive.
- What? - Go buy some liquor.
They'll serve a meal as if he's still alive, and pay him tribute.
What?
Who are you looking for?
You drive me nuts... This is completely insane.
His only daughter ran out of the funeral to have a drink.
That's crazy. You're going to hell.
- Isn't money awesome? - What?
Money can solve anything.
It can even restore the fallen honor of a family.
Money is awesome.
My grandpa was a gambler.
Your grandpa was a gambler?
He was born into a noble family, but lost everything he had.
So he sold his family house to pay his gambling debt, and ran away.
What a life, huh?
Then how did your family get to where it is now?
Money.
My brother worked hard to buy back the family house.
You can even buy a family house with money?
Of course! Money can buy anything!
You name it, money can buy it.
That's why l think capitalism rules!
- Oh! Israel... - Right, Israel!
The country that its clans bought back with money!
Hurray, capitalism!
Have you seen my grandma?
She's sleeping in my car.
l gave her some pills for her hangover.
She should be fine once she gets up.
l see.
She must cause you a lot of trouble.
She's just very emotional.
Take Tae-young and attend to the guests.
Yes.
Get up.
l should keep my place here.
Up.
You're sleeping again. Go and wash your face.
- My back hurts... - Go stretch outside.
At least have some porridge. You'll collapse at this rate.
He used to make porridge.
He was trying to save the baby without a mother.
So he made barley porridge to feed the baby.
Then he went around asking the housewives in the neighborhood
to breastfeed the baby.
Once he finally fed the baby,
and he saw the baby sleeping in his arms...
He felt like he had the world.
Cut me some slack.
You make me look bad when you fall asleep.
- You fell asleep too. - When did l do that?
l was mourning for Grandpa with my eyes closed.
That's why you were snoring?
Stop talking back! Why do you always talk back?
Girls don't like finicky boys, okay?
- Mom? - Yes?
I'm going to marry the girl you choose for me,
not the one Dad chooses for me.
What a butt-kisser.
l have to poop.
Do a good job wiping your butt. No poop stains on your underwear!
Choose wisely.
- Choose what wisely? - Dong-dong's future wife.
Byung-do, I'm assuming we can't play Go-Stop here?
Of course not, not at a famous household like this.
Then what are we going to do for the rest of the night?
How about rock-paper-scissors?
We can't gamble with that, fool.
All your friends left, so why are you still here, Mister?
Like l said, I'm a close friend of your aunt's.
And l told you to call me Hyung, didn't I?
But you're not even my aunt's boyfriend.
Your aunt and l are good friends.
Boys and girls can't be friends.
Aren't you too young to be so old-fashioned?
My dad told me that boys and girls can't be friends.
You have quite a dad.
Anyway, you're not busy, right?
Why do you ask?
Go fetch your aunt for me.
- Why? - So she can rest.
See, this is what a true friend does.
l look out for her.
- How old are you? - Me? I'm 24.
My aunt's 30.
At my school, if an underclassman acted up to his senior,
he'd get beaten up.
He's difficult, just like his aunt.
You must be tired.
Thank you.
I'm so tired of your formalities.
l understand I'm 4 years older than you,
but that's no way to treat your wife.
It's just how we started off...
You should've told your elders that you wanted a younger wife.
l had no problem with you being older than me.
Right, you wouldn't have had a problem with that.
You just do whatever your elders ask.
l know... the source of your problem is me...
l feel contrite...
Stop being so formal all the time!
l just missed a man's touch. That's the end of the story.
Honey!
Can't you at least get a little angry with me?
Can't you slap me and ask me why l cheated on you?
l have no right to do that.
l can't expect you to yell at me and demand anything of me, can l?
l just... couldn't...
l felt like I'd add to your pain...
You can't treat your wife in pain like that...
l know it's my fault.
lf you give me a chance to turn this around...
No use crying over spilled milk.
- I'm the one who spilled it. - l cheated on you!
I'm an adulterer who was caught red-handed by your brother!
I'm glad you heard everything, Dan-ah.
Please explain to the elders.
I'm sorry you had to hear that.
I'm a pathetic brother, aren't l?
l don't know where it started to fall apart...
Hurry and bring back the dishes.
Yes.
Oppa.
l had a lot to say to Dad.
Have you been drinking again, Aunt Joo-jeong?
Oppa.
Now it's all on you.
You're the only one l have to take my anger out on.
That's fine.
Dad,
can you see it now?
l heard dead people can see through everything.
Can you see right here?
Dad...
It really hurt, Dad...
l won't forgive you, Dad.
l can't forgive you. l can't!
l can't!
l guess this is how a noble family gives a funeral.
- intimidated? - Shut it!
As long as we buy a good genealogy,
we can do so much better.
Take good notes on how everything works around here.
I'll put them right here.
Did you put about 10 grand?
Isn't that too much?
Brat, now's the time to show off.
That'll show them what kind of people we are.
Now's the perfect time to show our wealth.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Thank you for your tribute.
What a propitious funeral!
We've lost the head of our family, so one wouldn't say propitious...
But this is quite extravagant, right?
There are so many people in attendance.
I'm quite surprised.
A funeral of this scale should have officers directing traffic.
I'll stop by city hall on the way back.
Thank you for your offer,
but we're trying not to inconvenience anyone.
But this is a funeral of an esteemed family member,
so all the councilmen should...
Anyway, I'll use this opportunity to see
how a noble family conducts a funeral.
I'm also from a noble family, and l have to reestablish my clan.
l can sympathize with your family's loss.
I'll take my leave of you properly later.
Reestablish what clan?
What was in that wooden basket?
Who knows?
Take note of that.
Too bad your grandfather passed away already...
We could have had those cool things at his funeral...
Is this where we pay the tribute fee?
You can leave a name card or sign the guestbook.
Well, here's the tribute fee.
We're not accepting any tribute fee.
Then why are you having such an extravagant funeral?
This isn't much, but thank you for coming...
What the heck is this?
Who knows...
What is this?
Don't ask me things l don't know.
So a noble family is supposed to be generous to people?
l suppose so.
That's not my style.
Right, it's not like people would pay that much anyway.
This looks much cooler. Remember this.
At my funeral, twice more than this, okay?
l can truly sympathize with this family.
My father passed away trying to restore our fallen family name...
l see... What is your origin then?
Sorry?
Your family origin.
Oh... Well... l don't mean to brag, so l won't say it...
Maybe sometime after I've restored the family honor...
Small world. We meet again.
So l see you're also part of this family.
What is your relationship to the deceased?
Do noble family members ignore their guests?
I'm the great-granddaughter.
So the urgent matter was your great-grandfather's funeral?
Then it's not like you're poor.
You could've bought the ticket from me for $1 00,000.
How insensitive of you to talk so crudely to someone who's mourning.
Aren't you so articulate? Is that how noble people talk?
Did you learn that in an academy?
I'm really curious, so l can teach my sister.
Dan-ah!
What do you think you're doing to our guest?
That hurts...
She's under a lot of stress.
Please forgive her imprudent actions.
You must be the wife of the deceased.
Pleased to meet you.
I'm merely the caretaker of the house.
Stupid old farts.
Bombarding me with questions like that...
- Where have you been? - Just looking around.
Did you find out anything useful?
Genealogy aside, l think we have to change our caretaker first.
Why?
lf we're benchmarking them, let's do it right.
Even an old caretaker talks differently here.
Then we'll scout her. What's her yearly salary?
This isn't much, but please do enjoy.
Thank you.
That's a picture of Dan-ah.
You mean the great-granddaughter?
Yes. Where'd you get that picture?
It fell out of this book.
l see.
Looks like the colonial times.
That's Dan-ah when she was living in Cheonghak.
She grew up in Cheonghak?
Yes.
- Miss. - Yes?
So noble families raise their children in Cheonghak?
No.
But you said she grew up in Cheonghak.
That's just Dan-ah.
She studied in Cheonghak for 10 years, starting at age 7.
So it's a tradition to send the girls to Cheonghak...
Hey, that makes sense.
That's the best way to raise a girl to be conservative.
Maybe we should send Hye-joo...
l guess it's too late.
l wish I'd known this earlier...
We don't have enough family members...
How did you get here?
- l drove. - You drove yourself?
l had a lot of work, so l left a little late.
You didn't have to come.
What an esteemed family, huh?
Are you all right?
Yes, I'm okay. l just have nausea...
Hello.
Who is that?
The marketing director. What's wrong with her?
She has nausea.
She should've come with everyone else...
Did she take the bus here?
She drove,
so why would she be nauseous?
Dan-ah. Eat something.
You'll collapse if you don't eat or sleep.
I'm fine.
Grandma, do we have medicine for nausea?
Nausea? Someone has nausea?
Yes, Dad's employee.
l don't have medicine for nausea,
but l have medicine for indigestion.
You shouldn't strain yourself when you're pregnant.
How could l not show up at my boss's father's funeral?
l just don't want to see you struggle with morning sickness.
- It's all over after today. - All... over after today?
I'm getting surgery tomorrow.
Shouldn't the family head be greeting guests?
Please... don't make such a rash decision.
Let's discuss this after we go back to Seoul.
Discuss what? It's just a simple problem to solve.
Are you going to follow your great-grandfather and die?
Are you trying to die a maiden?
I'm not a maiden.
Only on paper work, right?
Shouldn't we stay here all night?
There are plenty of others who'll do that.
But I'm sure there's more to see at night.
We'll get more opportunities later.
Genealogy's important,
but l think we need a gaudy family house first.
Repair and construction would take a while...
But it does look nice, right?
Yes.
Where'd they find such a good chanter like him?
- You said it. - He's really good.
Originally, the Ha family didn't participate in this bier play.
But your great-grandmother started the ritual to cheer up the people
who were preparing for the funeral of her mother-in-law.
She was so keen and thoughtful.
- Man-gi. - Yes, Dad.
That house over there is where l was born.
Okay.
Grandpa was also born there, and his father, and so on.
Okay.
I'm sorry, Man-gi.
You were also supposed to be born in that house,
but l failed you.
But keep in mind the place of your ancestors and their lives.
Mom, do l have to go to school from now on?
You already skipped school for over a week.
I'm tired from the funeral, but l like missing school.
Like father, like son.
Grandma Joo-jeong,
l got an award for not missing a class in elementary school.
Is that right?
l thought you were stupid because you skipped school.
Grandma!
- Thank you for your help. - Please don't mention it.
Whatever you harvest from our paddy field,
distribute it to the townspeople.
All of it?
l can't visit every single house to give my thanks,
so just put in a good word for me.
Yes, Mr. Chairman. They'll be very grateful.
Also send the thank-you letters to the townspeople.
Yes, Father.
Did you finish cleaning up?
Yes, Chairman.
Mr. Chairman.
I'd like to say something before we head back.
Speak.
l... won't be returning to the family house.
Soo-young?
- Sam-wol? - Yes, Mr. Chairman.
- Please take Dong-dong. - Yes.
Continue.
l don't want to go back.
What's your reason?
You must have a reason.
He doesn't have the heart to say the truth,
so please ask Dan-ah for the details.
l also won't be going back to the house.
Even you, Hyun-ok...
What's wrong with everyone?
I'm going to divorce Tae-young.
Let's go outside and talk.
They'll find out sooner or later.
- Just come out! - Let go of her!
Tell me the problems with your children.
l wasn't aware of it, Father.
- Oppa! - Dad!
You call yourself a father?
I'm sorry, Father.
I've done a horrible job raising my children.
l cheated on my wife.
Out of spite, she filed for adultery...
You... resorted to what's unforgivable...
Why did you have to be born into this family...
It's not just me, Grandpa! Soo-young's worse than l am!
He kneeled in front of Young-hee who cheated on him!
What the heck are you saying?
He's telling the truth.
I'm sorry, Father.
l didn't take care of my children...
It was a grave mistake to restore this family.
I've brought nothing but disgrace to the family name
by embracing ingrates like you.
Father...
This is all we amount to...
l may not ever enter this room again.
You wouldn't have needed me if it weren't for Dong-dong.
l got an abortion the day before l raided your motel.
l didn't want to have your child. We're done.
Don't tell me you're getting divorced.
Do something. You're the firstborn of the family!
l can't die for his sake, right? He's withering me to death.
We didn't live like a married couple.
l can't watch him live in his cage forever.
Let her go. Just let Hyun-ok go.
This isn't fair. Don't just favor Soo-young!
This medicine restores calmness.
I'm not sick.
Can't you just take it for my sake?
Keep this up, then l won't let you come near me anymore.
It's one of the three...
l didn't even cry much during the funeral.
l love you. Let's get married, Young-in.
TO BE CONTINUED...