(Episode 2)
Bang Geul!
Why are you so pale?
I'm so sorry. It's all my fault.
You're here.
Ma'am.
I'll get going.
Wait...
Ma'am.
Thanks for everything.
Ms Lee, why are you so careless about your child?
- Sorry? - I know you are busy,
but you should still check your phone. She was really sick.
I don't know what to say.
Bang Geul will be starting grade school soon.
This won't be good for her.
Someone I know took time off of work when her kid entered school.
Grade one is crucial.
I'm sorry.
I won't bother you any more.
I'll get going.
Are you awake?
I shouldn't have forced you to eat in the morning.
Right?
You said you didn't want it.
You got sick because I was being stubborn.
What about work?
You said you had an important event.
Why would I choose work over you?
(Gutter Kim)
I'm sorry, Mummy.
Why would you be sorry?
I had an upset stomach...
because I got angry with you this morning.
Don't say that.
What if they scold you at work...
because you left early for me?
That won't happen. Don't you worry.
You should get more sleep.
I won't get sick from now on, Mummy.
- We're here. Let's go in. - Goodness.
We're home.
What a long day.
Daddy, my shoes.
- Honey, can you take her shoes off? - I'll take them off.
Bang Geul, are you okay now?
I don't know. I feel weak.
Let's have some porridge so you can take your medicine.
I'll make you delicious porridge.
You're going to make porridge? I doubt it.
Why not? A chef told me...
that I can't cook because I don't.
Give me some time, Bang Geul.
I'll make you the best porridge you ever had.
Okay?
This doesn't look right.
I'm speechless.
It's actually pretty difficult to make porridge.
- Move out, come on. - I can do it.
Leave it to me.
You'd be more helpful if you didn't do anything.
It's not your fault that Bang Geul is sick.
It is. It's always the mum's fault when a child is sick.
Someone even said that I should take better care of her.
Who would dare say such a thing?
She's right, though.
I didn't even know she was sick because I was busy working.
Come on.
Why is my life like this?
I'm bad at work and I'm bad at raising my child.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
Kids are bound to get sick.
Today,
I really resented how my mother...
left me to be on my own.
Other mums would...
ask for their mother's help in times like these.
I cooked a meal already. Why did you order Chinese food?
You love sweet and sour pork, too. Come and take a seat.
No, I'm okay.
Eat as much as you want.
Come eat with us.
Come on, sit.
- My gosh. - Please sit.
Here's to my mother-in-law.
How is it?
It tastes even better because my son-in-law gave it to me.
It does not taste good, Grandma.
Dad, I think their chef changed.
Look, the tangsuyuk...
is soggy.
Is that right? Let's see.
You're right.
It definitely is not crunchy.
I thought we found the perfect Chinese place,
but I can't eat this bad food any more.
Didn't you just say that you can't eat it any more?
We shouldn't waste food.
My goodness.
It tastes really bad.
My gosh.
There's Ye Eun.
Why are you home already?
- Did you meet with the dean? - What?
He had an urgent appointment.
Do you want black bean noodles? I can eat instant noodles.
How long will you work as a part-time professor?
You need to meet with the dean and see if you can get a full-time...
Wait a second.
My stomach feels weird.
I feel sick.
If you can't make an appointment, I'll book one for you.
Let me go get some medicine.
What's wrong with you?
You should at least let him eat.
What did I tell you?
Min Ho needs to go on a diet. Why did you order in?
Dad ordered the food.
Hurry up and finish eating.
You need to do your English homework.
You should eat.
I made your favourite, doenjangjjigae with seafood.
I'm fine. You can go home.
Mum, why do you always tell Grandma to go home?
She's just worried that I may be tired.
Go and wash up.
I'm fine, so you can go.
(Dean Kim In Woo)
Sir, would you like to have dinner with me tonight?
Mr Cha, your class will be cancelled next semester at this rate.
I told you to keep the students interested.
What can I do to make a French literature class interesting?
You should do whatever you can.
Don't you know how many humanities classes we cancelled?
That's really awful.
Humanities is the building block of all studies.
You're so old-fashioned.
Students aren't interested in hearing that.
They are all concerned about getting employed.
Anyway, this semester is your last chance.
Do whatever you can to save your class from being cancelled.
Il Mok, what are you doing here?
I'm just getting some air.
- You should go in and rest. - Okay.
You can give me that.
No. Professors shouldn't do these things.
Professors are people, too.
I'll take that.
Should we get something to eat?
Could we have tteokbokki, sundae and fish cake soup?
- Okay. - I'm really fine.
What are you talking about? You didn't even finish your dinner.
In that case, you should eat with me.
- Goodbye. - Bye. Come again.
Slow down. You might get indigestion.
It's an old habit.
I always needed to eat quickly...
to take care of my younger siblings.
It must've been hard for you to take care of your siblings...
at such a young age.
I can only imagine.
- How much do I owe you? - It's 10 dollars, please.
No, I'll pay for this.
No, I really want to buy you a meal.
I'll buy you galbi next time.
- No, I should be paying. - No way.
- Come on. - It's okay.
- It's fine. - Please.
I'm so sorry.
Who's that?
Is that Ye Eun?
It's nobody.
- Who is it? - Well...
Don't tell Ye Eun, okay?
Are you living a good life,
my child?
"Let's go back,"
"said Baby Lion and Baby Gorilla."
"But Daddy Lion"...
Is she asleep?
She fell asleep.
She was awake just a moment ago.
My gosh.
Come out and have a beer with me.
Beer?
I even roasted some dried filefish fillets.
I won't drink with you if you forgot the peanuts.
Cheers.
Why is your screen name Sorry Mum?
That's what I saw on Mrs Cinderella's blog.
- Because I always say, "I'm sorry." - What?
At work, I say that to my boss.
At the kindergarten, I say that to teachers,
and I say that to mums in the neighbourhood, too.
All I ever say is "I'm sorry."
Is that true?
What's wrong?
Do you have an upset stomach, too?
Could that be it?
It's your mother.
- Hello. - Hi, Mi So.
Are you pregnant?
Pardon me?
- No. - Are you sure?
Why do you ask?
I had a dream yesterday that a flashing dragon...
flew into my house.
It came into my room and lied down next to me on the floor.
It was trying to cuddle up next to me.
I was really happy,
so I was giving it kisses.
Is that right?
I think this is a conception dream.
I don't think so.
These dreams happen before the conception.
Anyway, you should be careful for a while.
I will. Bye.
What did she say?
She just asked how I was doing.
Have some beer. It'll calm your stomach.
I don't want any right now. You can drink.
Come on.
It's no fun to drink alone.
Come on.
This is excellent.
Won't you really have a drink?
- I told you, no. - Okay, fine.
Could I be pregnant?
I don't think so.
I hope not.
What are you doing?
The launching show ended, so I should pack up now.
Already?
Mr Kim.
Eun Joo's contract isn't over.
You can't let her go like this.
She wants to quit.
We don't want a pregnant woman at work either.
She can't receive unemployment benefits if she leaves now.
No one asked her to get pregnant.
You should at least give her a paper saying she was advised to resign.
That way, she can receive unemployment benefits.
This company can't advise contract workers to resign.
You are awful.
You know that Eun Joo needs that money.
If that's the case, she can apply for a full-time position.
No one would want to become a full-time worker...
if the benefits are the same for everyone.
Mr Kim.
Settle down.
You should at least have a meal before you go.
Let's go. Everyone is waiting at the restaurant.
What are you going to do, Eun Joo?
I knew this day would come when I found out I was pregnant.
Is it okay if I don't join you guys today?
(Pharmacy)
Well done.
Thank you.
Does everybody have a glass?
- Yes. - Yes.
Why are you so late?
I was seeing Eun Joo off. Excuse me.
You made our director wait because of a contract worker?
We're all here now, so let's have a drink.
Yes, Sir.
I'll give a toast, Sir.
Cheers, everybody.
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Why aren't you drinking?
I'm not feeling too well.
Is that okay?
You two...
Stop making it so obvious at work.
Leave them be. They look good together.
Are the bloggers posting their evaluations on the new product?
Yes, Sir.
The surprise event at the launching show was a big hit.
I wonder who thought of this brilliant idea.
Who was it? Who?
Was it you, Ms Lee?
Stop it.
The board members were satisfied, too.
You might get promoted to Manager, Ms Lee.
Are you serious, Sir?
Congratulations, Ms Lee.
You lost all those years because of maternity leave...
and child-care leave.
What are you talking about?
Does it make any sense for a woman to get promoted...
at the same rate as men after taking a year off to do nothing?
Mr Kim.
Do you have any idea how difficult it is to raise a child these days?
Despite that,
women have children for this country's growth.
We shouldn't just pressure women to have more children.
We should find a way to help them better raise their children.
Leave it at this and stop embarrassing yourself.
Right.
- Let's eat. - Yes, Sir.
- Let's do this. - Talk later.
Where are your manners? We're all eating.
- Excuse me. - Ms Lee.
Are you pregnant by any chance?
- Of course not. - You better not be.
If you are, there will be no promotion for you.
Please, please.
What am I going to do?
Mi So.
What?
Are you pregnant with your second child?
It's not confirmed yet.
Can you keep this between us?
I beg you.
What was she thinking?
She's going to get fired for sure.
This is crazy. I have my hands full with Bang Geul.
Do you feel better now?
What's wrong?
So I heard your mother won't look after her grandchildren.
That was random.
Ms Lee doesn't have a mum.
Then, you'll need to get a nanny.
What are you trying to say?
Just spit it out.
Congratulations.
Ms Lee is pregnant with her second child.
What is it?
Is it true?
Are you pregnant with our second child?
- Who told you? - Ye Eun did.
Gosh, that woman.
I don't know for sure yet.
I have to see a doctor about it.
So you are saying there's a possibility, right?
Oh, my!
Congratulations, Mi So.
That's not something to congratulate me about.
When Bang Geul was a baby, we didn't have anybody to look after her.
Things were finally settling down and this happens.
Go on maternity leave...
Who at our company has taken maternity leave twice?
You!
You'll leave a good example.
And get left behind again?
I'm the only one who's still an assistant manager.
I was finally getting a chance to get promoted.
I'm going crazy.
I'll ask my mum this time and get her to help out.
Leave this to me.
- Okay? - I don't like you.
I told you to go straight to bed that day.
You're too beautiful for me to go straight to bed.
Every day, every night
I'm missing you
Shut your mouth.
I'm missing you
Are you insane?
How could you be pregnant at an important time like this?
I told him because I thought we could celebrate.
It's not confirmed just yet.
We need to talk, Ms Joo.
My goodness.
As soon as one pregnant woman leaves, we get another one.
This is driving me nuts.
- That was uncalled for, Ms Joo. - What?
I asked you to keep it between us.
It hasn't even been confirmed...
Those tests are accurate.
You haven't been feeling well lately, too.
At any rate,
you should have let me tell him.
Why would you wait?
It's not a big deal.
You can ask your mum to take care of your child,
so it may not be a big deal for you.
But it's not like that for me.
If you are so concerned,
you should have been careful.
- What did you say? - You know what?
I hate women complaining about discrimination at work.
That's just an excuse made up by incompetent women.
You're unbelievable.
If you can't do your job at work, you should quit.
Why would you annoy other people?
That's just humiliating.
I'm going to keep my job even if it's humiliating for me.
I have to pay my rent, bank loans and raise my child.
Since you have a reliable mother and a professor for a husband,
this doesn't pertain to you...
Money should follow you.
You shouldn't chase after money, Mi So.
How rude.
Did I hurt your feelings?
I didn't mean to hurt you.
There's a reason why we never had a single drink together.
Let's just say we are two different people.
This humiliating person is going home.
She's the one disgracing women.
She's one to talk.
- Mummy! - Mummy.
- Bye. - Bye.
Take care.
How was your day?
What's with that face?
Did you do bad on your test?
What was your mark?
I got one wrong.
You did so well.
Your teacher said this test was going to be tough.
I could've gotten a perfect score,
but I changed my answer at the end.
What if Daddy scolds me?
He won't.
I'll speak to him about it.
It never works when you talk to him.
That's right. I made...
tteokgalbi for you.
Ta-da!
Eat while I drive you to your lessons.
I don't want it.
Why not?
I have a math test next.
That's why you should eat.
Daddy said you can't think when you are full.
See you later.
(Elite Mathematics)
Watch out! You'll fall down.
Goodness. I'm going to be late.
(Soo Obstetrics)
- Hello, Ma'am. - Hello.
Is he inside?
Yes, he is.
Come in.
I'm sorry, I'm late.
Traffic was awful.
Did Eun Sol get a perfect score?
She missed one question.
What did you say?
Her teacher said that this test was difficult.
"Smart students shine even when they take difficult tests."
Old sayings are never wrong.
People say, children are as smart as their mothers.
Should I have conducted an IQ test before we got married?
Gosh.
What did you just do?
I went to a bad university.
So what?
Did I lie about that when I married you?
You wanted me to bring furnishings...
worth millions of dollars, so I did. What more do you want?
Soup.
- Soup? - Give me soup.
Soup, yes.
Why are you here at this hour?
You said that you were sick.
I told you that it's cold out.
Eat this and take some medicine.
What is this?
- You brought porridge. - Aren't I awesome?
Did you come this far to give me this?
I couldn't stay still knowing that you are sick.
I'm really touched.
You're spoiling me.
It'll get cold.
Don't worry.
I will be Yoon Jeong Hyun's servant for life.
Go back in. It's cold.
What about you? I think the buses stopped running.
- I'll take a taxi. - Do you have money?
Go on.
Go home safely.
What are you looking at?
Did you think you'd live well after dumping such a great guy?
I can't believe I'm back here.
You can go in first. I'll park the car.
(Soo Obstetrics)
I'm here for a check-up.
Is this your first time here?
No, I had my firstborn here.
Is there a doctor named Kim Eun So?
She passed away last year.
Her son took over the hospital.
Really?
Are there any female doctors here?
We do have one.
Would you like her to be your doctor?
Yes.
What's your name?
I am Lee Mi So.
(Working Mum Stay Home Dad)
Were you going to work bearing your second child?
How can you ask me to quit for being pregnant?
What a small world.
Did you move into apartment 401?