Episode 51
- Dan-ah. - Yes, Grandma?
I don't know what's wrong with me.
My only wish is to not be a burden on the Ha family.
I don't think it'll be granted.
Grandma.
You're not a burden on us.
You lived your whole life supporting our family.
It's about time you received our care in return.
You're ill only because you deserve to be cared for.
- Dan-ah. - Yes, Grandma.
I'm afraid.
Don't say that.
What's there to be afraid of?
We're here for you.
I won't be able to recognize anyone eventually.
What will I do when that happens?
If that time ever comes,
then just as you raised my brothers and me,
we'll look after you.
So don't you worry.
I should kill myself when I still have my mind.
Don't say such a thing.
What about me then?
You have to babysit my children, remember?
Right.
I have to live long enough to see your children.
I wonder if I'll be able to take care of them in my state.
You'll get better as long as you receive treatment.
We should get Grandmother something to eat.
Let's go eat together.
I remember you liked the soup we had here before.
Let's go have some soup, okay?
Grandma, this kimchi is good.
Try these, Grandmother.
I bought kimchi panfry and acorn jelly.
That's so much food.
I'm really rich, Grandmother.
Please let me know if you crave anything.
Thank you for saying that.
I mean it.
Tell her I keep my word.
He does keep his word, but he's not that trustworthy.
She loves to make me out to be a fool.
I can rest in peace now
that Dan-ah's in the good hands of her husband.
Keep it up and I'll fuss.
Don't say that again, Grandmother.
We don't want to deal with that.
- Eat up, Grandma. - Please enjoy.
Dan-ah and Gang-suk found her.
How did she end up at the cultural village center?
Grandma's not herself anymore.
But how did she turn like that overnight?
I don't think it happened overnight.
What do you mean?
Did you sense something was wrong?
She's been a little strange since Dan-ah's wedding.
So I asked Jin-ah to keep an eye on her.
Young-in had a hunch about her illness,
but I passed it off as due to her age.
I thought she was still in good health.
If you think about it, her life has been a tough road.
She followed your grandmother into our fallen family,
and she's suffered through hunger and poverty.
And when our business was on the rise,
she cooked meals for the laborers without rest.
After your grandmother and your mother passed away,
she took on all the duties in this family
and worked herself to the bone without ever complaining.
Why didn't she get married?
She spent her entire life here without reaping any benefit.
Maybe you were too selfish.
She would've fared much better on her own.
Your late sister tried to introduce her to suitable men a few times.
Then why didn't she get married?
But she always said the same thing.
I can't leave your side, my lady.
Grandma.
Isn't this a nice basket?
It is.
- Should I buy it? - Yes.
Grandma likes these baskets.
How much?
Do you want rubber shoes?
My lady, your groom's shoes are all worn out.
You should buy a new pair.
When I heard from the middlemen
that your groom is a handsome and stout person,
I thought they were just exaggerating.
But he's really magnificent.
There isn't a finer man in town.
He's not just handsome.
He's also kind to me, although I'm just a servant.
How friendly he is when he calls my name.
Please get better, Sam-wol.
I don't mind looking after you,
but I don't want to see you in pain.
So Sam-wol, please get better.
Grandma.
How could this happen to you?
Why you all of people?
Don't cry.
I'm sorry, President Ha.
We're the ones who should be sorry.
We should've been more attentive.
Please don't worry about anything.
We can get you treatment.
- Sam-wol. - Yes, Mr. Chairman.
How can you be so dull?
You should've let me know if you weren't feeling well.
I'm sorry, Mr. Chairman.
I think my time in this family is up.
What do you mean?
Now that Dan-ah's married off,
I think my service here is finished.
I'd like to leave before I cause you any inconvenience.
Grandma.
How harsh of you.
Do you intend to make us out to be a heartless family?
Mr. Chairman.
Both you and I have to spend your last moments
as a part of this family.
- Dan-ah. - Yes, Grandfather?
Please escort her so she can get some rest.
This isn't the best time for our family right now,
but I want to make you some good food.
I wonder if you really mean that.
Sounds like someone's been holding a grudge against me.
I guess I can't really hide it well.
Just so you remember,
you didn't deserve to be treated nicely.
Stupid Gang-suk dug his own grave.
I've never been called stupid anywhere else,
so I wonder why I get that a lot here.
You want to call off this marriage then?
- Bring Dan-ah here. - Stop it, Mother.
Keep your mouth shut for your own sake.
I'll prepare you a great dinner.
So sit still, dear Son-in-law.
I'm looking forward to it, Mother.
Thank you...
...for trying to cheer up the mood.
He's not that thoughtful.
Why can't you acknowledge me the way Soo-young does?
Because you're still acting like a baby in this bad time.
- What's wrong? - Even the tea smells fishy.
Is your stomach upset?
He has morning sickness.
What was that again?
Only the best husbands get morning sickness for their wives.
You should take him in for a check-up.
What do we do, Sister?
With Jo-man's going out on dates often,
you have so much housework and Grandmother to take care of.
I think I should resign.
You'd resign for Grandma Sam-wol's sake?
Sister has too much work to herself.
We'll discuss this matter after a proper diagnosis.
- Is Grandmother asleep? - Yes, she's sleeping.
- Jin-ah. - Yes, Mother.
Bring out that cookbook.
Sorry?
I promised my son-in-law a great dinner,
so I'll have to cook something.
You're going to cook?
I'll try.
I think that's a bad idea.
I can be good if I try.
I doubt it.
- Gang-suk. - Yes.
You may eat in Grandfather's room.
That's unfair to Dong-dong and me.
I don't want my dear son-in-law eating in the living room.
Live with it.
You'll make this punk look down on me even more.
Watch your language.
You keep calling him names, I'll abuse you even more.
Just live with it, Dad.
Young-in!
Yes, Aunt Joo-jeong.
Bring him another fish. His fish is burnt.
But that's the least burnt fish.
You cooked the fish yourself?
Yours is the second least burnt fish.
- So enjoy. - Absolutely.
Even the soup is great.
It's too sweet.
Is it too sweet?
I used a little bit of sugar to enhance the flavor.
I have a sweet tooth, Mother.
That's great.
Trying hard to win some points?
Where was Dan-ah in the midst of this horrible cooking?
I let her take a break from cooking for once.
- Honey. - Yes?
I don't have much of an appetite.
Can I save this for later?
I'm eating.
Where's Hye-joo?
Emptying the trash bins.
I was going to do that myself.
It's all right.
Your coworker's not a gentleman.
He makes a girl carry heavy things.
You're still not comfortable with me?
I've known you for some time.
But you're still so shy around me.
Hey.
Please don't bother Hye-joo.
What do you mean?
Can't you tell she doesn't like it when you do that?
I didn't notice that.
But who are you to meddle?
I told you I'd take out the trash.
Are you going out with him?
What's this demonstration for?
- Grandma. - Yes?
I'm doing this to cheer you up.
So enjoy the show and get better.
Thank you, Dong-dong.
That's what it was.
I think you're more immature than Dong-dong.
Look at this punk running his mouth.
That does it.
Wash the blankets by yourself tomorrow.
Mother, that punk...
- I mean Gang-suk... - Be quiet, Dad.
Stop picking on me.
I won't pick on you.
You're the best.
- Uncle. - Yes.
Please hold the board.
Isn't this dangerous?
Wuss.
It's not dangerous.
You have the performance of Ha Dong-dong,
whose mind and body have been trained with taekwondo.
What an eloquent speech.
He takes after me.
Stop with the side commentary.
I didn't know you knew such phrases.
You be quiet too.
Is this good?
He told me it wasn't dangerous.
Why'd you stick out your face?
You're so embarrassing.
Did you stick out your face because you were scared?
Don't get on my nerves.
What's with the treatment I get in this house?
I get abused and even my nephew throws a punch at me.
He didn't mean to hit you, so let it go.
Does it hurt?
- My jaw's aching. - Wuss.
I'm not a wuss. You son punched me hard.
I wonder why I don't feel at all sorry for you.
Tae-young!
Don't give your brother the eye.
Then you should be nicer to my husband.
I hate you.
- Thank me. - For what?
If it weren't for me, you'd still be babysitting him here.
Thank you so much.
Reward me.
I meant to run away from him, but I ran into another crybaby.
It's like stepping on crap trying to avoid mud.
Are you calling me crap?
- Stop it. - Hey.
You're still here?
Just so you know, our walls aren't soundproof.
You can clean up and close the shop.
I'm going to go drinking with my friends.
Okay.
I'd better not see a speck of dirt when I get back.
Okay.
Hey.
What?
Are you mad at me?
Did you buy your way into our school?
Sorry?
You're just really not that bright.
Divorce?
They got a divorce?
Your sister got a divorce?
Why should my husband help out again?
After the mess he made last time?
Calm down for the baby's sake.
Stop it, Mom.
Does he owe you something? Just leave him alone.
Mother, this is Tae-young speaking.
Give it to me.
I'm sorry to hear about the divorce.
Don't cry, Mother.
Give.
Mother, I'll look for an opening.
I know they have children to support.
Please don't worry.
Goodbye.
Don't help them out again.
Like I said, your family is my family.
I can check if the resort's restaurant is hiring.
Don't do it.
They're so shameless.
Mal-soon.
- What? - We're a family.
Who else would your mother rely on?
I'm just glad that she counts on me to help her.
You're too nice.
- Hey... - Yes?
I'm craving sausages.
Nice timing, Sister.
What's with the sausages?
My pregnant husband is craving sausages.
I saved some for you.
What about Dan-ah?
Gang-suk wouldn't eat sausages, right?
I suppose not.
What's that?
Mal-soon bought sausages for Tae-young.
He's such a hassle.
Here.
Let me know if you crave anything.
I'll buy it for you.
I don't have cravings.
But we have to try it.
Give me a chance to sneak in some food late at night for you.
So when we adopt a child,
I can brag that I took good care of you during your pregnancy.
Later on...
If someone asks me about the life I had,
I'll say it was filled with so much love and care.
It's chilly.
My lady.
I wish I could be reborn just once more.
I wish I could be born as you, my lady.
Yes, Sam-wol.
I hope you'll be reborn as her in your next life.
Did you ever think that?
Maybe you're the one who made her life the way it is.
When I interviewed her for my documentary,
she called you a magnificent man.
So I asked her jokingly if she had a thing for you,
but she got flustered and walked away.
I didn't make anything out of it back then,
but maybe my hunch was right.
Go to sleep.
Maybe you should acknowledge her just once.
I feel sorry for Grandma Sam-wol.
What's the matter?
What's wrong?
Is it because of Grandmother Sam-wol?
Sam-wol wished she could be born again as her lady.
She wanted to be born again as my grandmother.
She probably lived her whole life without knowing she was in love.
She served my grandmother wholeheartedly,
so she wouldn't have dared to look at Grandfather that way.
She held him in her heart without knowing it.
And now that her mind's leaving her,
she's confessed by wanting another chance at life.
I feel so sorry for Grandma.
Are you feeling better?
Yes, I'm feeling fine.
Don't work too hard.
You can rest as much as you want.
I'm all right now.
You're someone I can rely on.
So please stay with us for as long as you can.
- Get to work. - Do I have to?
You've been washing that all day.
Leave me alone.
Rub it harder.
What are you doing here?
Tae-young's making me work.
You don't have to.
Okay, Mother.
I want to help him.
You don't have to.
Just let him. He's just too nice.
Pull it.
Don't let it touch the ground.
Can't you do any better than that?
- My back hurts. - Lift it higher!
I'm still a guest here.
You may be a guest to Mother, but not to me.
I said lift it higher!
Thank you for working so hard.
Grandfather wants to play baduk with you.
Really?
I have to go.
Come on in and play baduk.
He has to make up for the mess he made.
They have to wash the blanket again.
Can you handle it alone, Tae-young?
I don't think I can, Grandfather.
Let me help.
You can help by not doing any work.
That was mean, Jo-man.
Your husband's had it.
Is he still working?
They have to do the laundry again.
Poor Gang-suk.
I'll give him a break.
Just let Tae-young bully him all he wants.
- We're home. - Welcome.
Is your family doing well?
Yes. How was the hot springs?
Just great.
I'm going up.
What's up with him?
My back hurts.
I wonder why.
- Honey! - We're all adults here.
Did you have to make such a fuss?
Thanks for embarrassing me.
Thanks for letting Tae-young bully me.
I want a massage.
I have to prepare dinner.
It's your loss if my back's sore.
I don't think I'd mind.
You'll regret this.
That grandmother has dementia?
Yes.
But she was just fine when she came over.
I'm going to take her to the hospital tomorrow.
That's good.
Let me come with you.
Sorry?
Why do you want to come along?
She can't stay home in her condition.
What do you mean?
Dan-ah.
The Silver Town I own has a great medical facility.
It's a great place for your grandmother to stay in.
That's a good idea.
Her family wouldn't want that.
You don't know that.
She's not a blood relative.
Even if she were,
a person with dementia is very hard to take care of.
- Dan-ah. - Yes, Mother.
Consider it carefully.
Right, and what matters most is her opinion.
She might actually like the place.
You're just going to iron and neglect your sickly husband?
I'm ironing his underwear for him.
I didn't ask for that.
Where are you going?
I'll take these to our parents.
You can do that later.
They need these by tomorrow morning.
Starting tonight,
I'll make you regret treating me badly.
I'm serious.
Yes?
Do you want a snack?
I'm okay.
Is something wrong?
No.
Then why do you look so blue?
Do I?
Do you want to tell me about it?
Tell me.
Hyun-gyu's upset with me.
- Hyun-gyu? - Yes.
- Why? - I'm not sure.
He must be comfortable around you.
He wouldn't be upset with you otherwise.
Good night.
Don't you dare cross this line.
You're so childish.
This is my revenge.
Not even a little kid would do this.
I'm not listening.
Cross this line and you're dead.
That's my line.
You really get on my nerves.
What do you want?
You're sleeping well, aren't you?
What now? I didn't cross the line.
You don't care that we have a line here?
Isn't that what you wanted?
You're just going to sleep while I throw a fit?
What do you want me to do?
You're so snobby.
Can I cross the line then?
Forget it, I don't want to talk to you.
- Honey. - Stop.
- Honey. - Stop it.
Don't be so mean.
I saw you smile.
But you were tickling me.
- You lose. - What?
You gave in first.
Get away.
I won.
That hurts.
You're in the early stage of dementia.
Will I get a lot worse?
That depends on the treatment you receive.
What did the doctor say?
- Is it dementia? - Yes.
My goodness.
Please don't worry.
I heard dementia's not a big problem with good treatment.
Thank you for your concern.
May I show you...
The elderly here do have families.
But they choose to stay here to be on their own.
My husband's proud of this place.
I'm sure you'll like this facility.
There's a new resident.
They greet every new resident with a big welcome.
Everyone's like family here.
How nice.
I'll take my leave.
I'm going to have a talk with my employees.
- Yes. - Let me go with you.
You must be disappointed.
About what?
That I brought you here
after all that you've done for our family.
I'm not disappointed.
If I weren't married, then I wouldn't be doing this.
But I'm not at home.
Then Jin-ah has to take care of you alone.
I think I'm rather fortunate.
I can enjoy the rest of my life at this nice place.
What are you doing here?
I came to take Grandmother home.
You didn't have to take time off for me.
I was finished with work.
Do you like cold noodles? I know a good place.
Do I really deserve all this?
I'll treat you to a good meal after your treatments.
Please don't.
I didn't do anything to deserve it.
Sure you did.
You've raised Dan-ah so well.
I didn't raise her.
She grew up fine on her own.
Don't say that.
I wouldn't be who I am without you in my life.
Then I guess my life hasn't been a complete waste.
I can't get married when my grandma's losing her mind.
Jo-man.
I have to stay by her side until her last moment.
We're the only Yoons in this family.
I can't leave her behind just so I can get married.
You'd give up on marriage for your grandma's sake?
What other choice do I have?
This is my destiny.
I told you I have a tragic fate.
If fate forbids me from being with my loved one,
then so be it.
Jo-man.
It's not that I don't want to marry you.
It's not that.
Are you...
...an angel?
Jang-gi.
Not even an angel would be on par with you.
I'm so lucky to have you.
Jang-gi.
I'll wait, no matter how many years...
No, make that decades.
You're always my angel, Jo-man.
Jang-gi.
I am sorry.
This isn't America!
No problem.
You came home together?
He drove us from the Silver Town.
Silver Town?
The place was very nice.
I can sell the shares you gave me, and move in.
No, my father will provide a room free of charge.
Why do you intend on making us look so coldhearted?
I'm grateful for everyone's concern.
But I don't mean to be a burden.
Please allow me.
Don't rush it, Grandmother.
The treatment can improve your condition.
But I won't be the same as before.
- Grandfather. - Yes.
May I say something?
Come on in.
Go on.
I know why Dan-ah showed Grandmother around Silver Town.
I'm sure she did it out of consideration for me.
Grandmother.
As you know, I have no parents.
So I don't have grandparents either.
When I moved in and learned housework from you,
I felt as if you were my own grandmother.
I can't guarantee that I can take great care of you,
but please give me a chance, Grandmother.
As the head housewife of this family,
I'd like to take care of you,
in return for all the service you've done for this family.
If you were to leave our house,
then I'd feel that you had very little faith in me.
Would you still leave knowing how she feels about you?
Can't you see how much she cares about you?
I don't know what to say.
To be honest,
I wasn't really comfortable with you when I first moved in.
You came across as the strict mother-in-law figure to me.
But I came to realize how much you meant to this family.
You're the only reason this family is where it is now.
Grandma, I was wrong.
Please accept Jin-ah's sincerity.
You're so cool, Jin-ah.
I was touched by your eloquent speech.
I guess you are the head housewife, after all.
That's why we say the head housewife is chosen by destiny.
Aren't you so proud?
What?
I'm sorry for looking down on Jin-ah before.
Then write a letter of apology.
You're bragging.
I have my bragging rights.
Gang-suk.
You're scaring me.
Just me call me a punk as you have before.
But I have a favor to ask.
Okay.
You know the Silver Town.
Yes.
The room you reserved for Grandmother Sam-wol.
What about it?
Can I have it later?
Leave, Gang-suk.
He's about to start talking nonsense.
Why are you crying, Dong-dong?
What's the matter?
Ji-woo...
- She... - She what?
She said she likes Ji-suk.
Who's Ji-suk?
He goes to our taekwondo academy.
Ji-woo asked me about the type of girls he likes.
Goodbye, love rectangle.
That's very impressive of her.
Grandmother changed her mind after her speech?
I think she did.
Grandfather must be very proud of such a head housewife.
Yes.
That's expected of a noble family.
Even his granddaughter-in-law's very thoughtful.
Don't be too jealous when you have an ideal son in me.
You can't say that anymore.
Sorry?
You're not as charismatic as before.
Father.
But I'm relieved that I have an ideal daughter-in-law.
I'll fuss if you keep treating me like this.
See that? He's become so childish.
Exactly.
Grandfather. He can sleep in our room.
I don't mind him.
He'll cry all night.
But we're roommates forever.
Why did Ji-woo have to break his heart?
Good night.
Does it hurt that much?
You wouldn't understand how I feel.
Has a girl that you liked fall for someone else?
No.
See, you don't understand.
What will you do then? Cry every night?
No, I'll man up.
That's good.
A man should know when to give up.
No, I'll prove that I'm better than Ji-suk.
What now?
I'll practice taekwondo outside.
We're sparring tomorrow.
I think you make your life difficult.
I'd thought you were more mature than me,
and I wasn't wrong.
But taking care of Grandmother Sam-wol won't be easy.
I'll think of her as my own grandmother.
- Let's go. - Where?
I want to give you a piggyback.
Gang-suk.
What's wrong?
Did you have a bad dream?
What was it about?
It was nothing.
Negotiation happens
when two parties have something to exchange.
All I can do for you is pay for your drinks here.
I hope you make your way out of the sewer.
You should reorganize the program
for the additional guests.
Yes, I'll ask every department for new ideas.
Come in.
I received a call from the police.
Kim Sun-tae killed himself this morning.
We should stop him from going to the funeral.
What if something happens to him there?
Let him pay his condolences.
I'm relieved, but this is tragic.
Let's not say relieved. Someone lost his life.
Why did he go there?
Did they harass him?
Okay.
What was that about?
Kim Sun-tae's dead.
Dead?
He was found hung to death.
Goodness.
What was that about Gang-suk being harassed?
Gang-suk went to his funeral.
Why did he go there?
I had to go.
I know why you went.
This isn't what I wanted.
What have I done?
I shouldn't have pushed someone to his death.
How can they sympathesize with the crook
who almost killed Dan-ah and Gang-suk?
Director Lee Gang-suk. What a crook.
What would you know?
I didn't mean to burden you.
I won't let you bear it alone.
It must be tough for you.
But please cheer up for his sake.
I chat and laugh by his side.
I have no intention of distributing any inheritance.
You must be disappointed.
The police will issue a warrant.
Will Gang-suk get prosecuted?
I'll be responsible for what I did.
I was an arrogant fool.
If I had known you'd come into my life,
I would've lived differently.
TO BE CONTINUED...