(Episode 68)
(Director)
May I see your project proposal tomorrow?
What are you doing here?
They are here...
to oppose your return.
What?
I really don't understand.
How can Mr Kim return after using his childcare leave...
when others who continued to work are getting fired?
Mr Kim turned in two project proposals during his leave.
If you continue to show favouritism,
we will be disappointed...
Favouritism?
I only judge people on their competence.
Many people are talking.
- He's right. - He's right.
You should work instead of gossiping.
Goodbye.
If they keep that up,
they'll be a problem even when you return.
What can I do? I have to overcome it.
Is that the proposal?
Yes.
Thank you for being so considerate.
I always love to have you around.
I will survive this and make sure to be your help.
Next week is the merge.
Will he be able to survive this?
Thank you very much, Mr Choi.
For what?
To be honest,
I regretted taking this leave from time to time.
"Am I raising them all right? What if I can't return to work?"
I felt very guilty as I watched...
Mr Heo and Mr Cho get fired.
So what?
After I met you today,
all of my concerns are gone.
From now on, I will do my best to take care of my children...
until the end of my leave and make sure that I return.
Do you think we'll just stand around?
Do whatever you want.
I will become that guy who came back after taking a childcare leave.
So...
I'll help others who want to take childcare leave...
so that they won't have to go through all this.
Hey.
Are you out of your mind?
How could you go to Mr Oh with the others?
I was bored.
- Honey. - Gosh.
- Are you okay? - Of course.
Anyone who wants to take childcare leave should come to me.
I'll fight next to you.
- I'll get going, Mi So. - Okay.
See you.
(Meal Plan for 7th Day)
Okay.
This week's meal plan is even more perfect.
All right.
Mr Kim.
Did it go well?
We should make a fixed schedule for shared babysitting.
Those who can't stick to the schedule can't stay with us.
We need a fixed schedule...
that would be observed no matter what.
Only that way can shared babysitting continue.
Why are you so worked up?
You know what?
I really don't want to waste my time off.
I hope...
this time will benefit not only myself but also other mums.
We still have a long way to go,
but I'll make it work by all means.
Did something happen at the office?
Master, can you free up sometime in the evenings?
- Do you want to come then too? - Of course.
Mums need someone who can babysit until late.
Okay. l can take Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
Okay. You take Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
I'll take Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons.
Please ask the other mums when they can babysit.
Okay.
All right. I'll go and pick up the kids.
- Okay. - See you.
Why don't you talk to Min Ho's dad?
He's a parenting expert.
Excuse me.
Could I join you...
on field trips from now on?
What made you change your mind?
Eun Sol seemed very happy last time, didn't she?
Parents feel happiest when their kids smile.
What am I supposed to do?
Get yourself down to their level.
When you went along with Eun Sol's tricks, she found it so fun.
Are you scared?
It seems easy, right?
It's a lot harder than you think.
All right.
I'll give you a piece of advice. Be childish...
- Be childish? - as much as you can.
Childish?
I can't do that.
Then it'll always be awkward between you and Eun Sol.
Dad!
Eun Sol.
What's for lunch today?
It'll be tangsuyuk.
Are you going to make it yourself?
Do I have to say that?
Bang Geul, do you want to make tangsuyuk with us?
Okay.
I want to try making tangsuyuk, too.
Eun Sol, your mum is a great cook.
Try making it with your mum and dad.
Can we do that?
Well...
Why not?
Bang Geul, let's do it at our house.
Okay.
Let's do it.
Oh, my.
Come on in.
Oh, Bang Geul is here, too.
Yes. Eun Sol said we should make tangsuyuk together.
Welcome.
You could go to the swimming class from here.
Mum, can we make tangsuyuk with Dad?
- With Dad? - Yes.
He wants to join us.
Right, Dad?
Yes.
Do you have the ingredients?
Of course.
Give me a second. I'll get the ingredients ready.
Okay.
Go change your clothes.
All the ingredients are ready now.
I'll sprinkle some salt on the pork.
And some pepper, too.
It's to marinate the pork.
Eun Sol, Bang Geul, do you want to try?
Eun Sol will sprinkle salt.
Bang Geul will sprinkle pepper.
Honey, can you help us?
Come on.
While the meat is being seasoned,
should we make the batter?
- Yes! - Yes!
Here, we have sweet potato starch...
and corn starch.
We'll mix three parts of sweet potato starch...
and one part of corn starch.
- Okay. - Eun Sol, try first.
- One cup of sweet potato starch. - One cup of sweet potato starch.
- Another cup... - Second cup...
- of sweet potato starch. - of sweet potato starch.
It's a lot.
Honey, what are you waiting for? Add the third cup.
Another cup of sweet potato starch.
All right. I'll add a cup of corn starch.
There you go.
Now, we'll add some water until it has a mayonnaise-like texture.
Let me try.
Some water goes in.
Now, look at this.
The batter is ready.
- It's ready! - It's ready!
Can you whisk this a bit more?
Come on.
Now...
What is this?
You do this.
Take this.
Oh, my.
Well...
I'll whisk it.
All right.
Now, all we have to do is...
fry them!
- It'll be delicious! - It'll be so tasty!
Ms Yoon. Can I use the bathroom?
Sure, go ahead.
- Are you having fun? - Yes.
Oh my goodness.
Who is it?
Mr Park.
- Why did you come in here? - Just a second.
A bit more.
What are you trying to do?
Why are you doing this?
It's done now.
What's up with her?
Oh, my.
This tie is expensive.
Yes.
Okay.
Bang Geul and Eun Sol will go to the swimming class from there.
I see.
I wonder if Mr Park really made tangsuyuk with them.
Oh, my.
I have no high expectations.
I'm sure he'll give up soon.
He started anyway.
You're right.
What are you looking at, by the way?
Our schedule has already been mailed to everyone.
We're going to Jeju Island this weekend.
If I fail to get flight tickets, Mi So will kill me.
It must be hard.
Good luck.
Jackpot!
Did you succeed?
Yes, I got four tickets.
It's your lucky day today.
Now I can finally sleep well.
Min Ho, come here.
Why?
Let's practise handwriting.
I want to play for some more.
If you do this, you'll own math.
- Really? - Of course.
We have this week's menu. Let's start our meeting.
Okay.
- Let's start the meeting. - Of course.
Hey.
Didn't Ms Ok call you?
Who?
My mum.
You shouldn't call your mum Ms Ok.
She's Ms Ok to me now.
(Meeting room)
How can she call her Ms Ok?
She's been nothing but good to her.
A Woman's Story is working very hard.
She's very speedy.
Yes.
Are you okay?
You've been like that for a while.
What's wrong? Does your stomach hurt?
It just aches a bit. Continue.
You should go see a doctor.
No.
It's lunch time. Let's get you to a doctor.
I'm fine.
I'm worried about the baby.
Give me the keys and go.
We'll leave together. I'll wait here.
My baby is fine.
Of course.
Be careful.
All right.
It's done.
Min Ho, can you write down the math problems you got wrong?
One problem per square.
Why do I write that down?
We're just practising writing.
Don't you want a pretty handwriting?
It'll help you when you write love letters to girls.
- Really? - Of course.
Min Ho, this isn't math.
Write them down neatly.
Okay.
After you write down everything,
you can decorate it with coloured pencils.
I'll underline wrong answers with a blue one.
Are you trying to make him remember the problems by writing them down?
Kids these days never handwrite anything.
All of their classes revolve around printouts.
I also have a problem with that.
You can learn so much through handwriting.
Of course. That's why people write the Bible verses down.
They learn its lesson with their entire body.
They can also write something much better than the Bible.
Ms Yoon.
Yes?
I didn't bring my swimsuit.
What do I do?
You can borrow Yu Ra's, Bang Geul.
She's here.
Hi, Yu Ra.
Hi.
Get in, girls. Go.
Hello.
Did you bring an extra swimsuit for Bang Geul?
Eun Sol's is too small.
I brought it.
Take a good care of them.
Is Ms Lee so busy that she can't even let her take her swimsuit?
Bang Geul came over to my house without planning.
Please do understand.
Goodbye.
Bye.
The patient by the name of Kang Suk Gyu,
please come to the examining room immediately.
You should go to a bigger hospital.
I don't need to see another doctor.
I finally...
met Mi So.
Look at this, Ga Ram.
You have to eat more formula.
You have to take at least 160ml.
You did poop once.
- I'm back. - Hey.
What's up?
I'm reading Ga Ram's diary.
Are you okay?
Of course.
I got all fired up thanks to Mr Choi.
That's a relief.
Let me take a look.
Ga Ram isn't taking a lot of formula.
But he continued to flip over. He's doing well.
That's a relief.
What did the dermatologist say about Bang Geul?
He said I can take off the bandage,
but I'm too afraid to.
What if she's scarred?
Really?
Bang Geul.
Let's take off the bandage.
Okay.
- Wait. - What?
I'm not ready yet.
She'll be fine. Trust me.
Okay.
It won't hurt, Bang Geul.
It really won't.
It may sting, but hang in there.
Yes.
If it hurts, hold Mum's hand.
It won't leave a scar...
Oh, my.
- Bang Geul. - Why?
It doesn't hurt.
She doesn't have a scar.
That's a relief. Thank you.
Look at you.
We can go without worrying.
What?
I got us tickets to Jeju Island.
Really?
Thank you.
Then are we going to Jeju Island?
Yes.
Oh, this is bad.
Why?
I have to take Yu Ra to see insects on the weekend.
What do I do?
You have to postpone it. It's our family trip.
How can I bring it up to her?
She even let Bang Geul borrow a swimsuit today.
You can do that next week.
She'll understand.
This is exciting.
- Are you excited? - Yes.
Get plenty of rest, and don't get stressed out.
A lot of miscarriages happen during the early stages.
Baby, I can't go on if something happens to you.
What would you like for dinner?
I feel sick.
I want porridge.
Porridge? Okay.
Porridge.
I don't like porridge.
Mum and the baby wants it.
It's only for today.
Okay.
What's wrong?
It's not that good.
That can't be.
I want Ms Ok's porridge.
Should I ask Mother to make some?
It's okay.
Honey.
Have some more.
It's me, Mr Kim.
Yes, Mother.
I want...
to tell Mi So tomorrow.
Is that okay?
I'm glad you made that decision.
Come to my house tomorrow.
Okay. I'll see you tomorrow.
I hope this goes well.
Thank you very much for letting Bang Geul borrow a swimsuit.
Is that why you wanted to see me?
No, well...
Do you think we can postpone...
the insect thing to next weekend?
Why?
We are going to take a family trip to Jeju Island.
I'll make sure I take her next week.
How can you be so irresponsible right from the beginning?
I'm so sorry.
This is why I don't team up with working mums.
We always go around giving rides, and you just make excuses like this.
I'm not making an excuse. We suddenly got the tickets and...
Forget about it. I'll take her.
- Gosh. - Ma'am.
Hey...
This isn't good.
How did it go?
She said she'll take her.
She was angry that I'm already breaking my promise.
We couldn't cancel our family trip.
I feel so depressed.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to enjoy the trip.
You can make up for it from next week.
Ga Ram, let me give you some massage.
My baby.
Oh, right.
I'm attending a funeral tomorrow.
My friend's father passed away.
He must be so sad.
Let's sit here.
- Here? - Yes. Go ahead.
Nobody's sitting here. It's been waiting for us.
- Enjoy your lunch. - You too.
Enjoy your lunch.
Where are you going?
Look at her. I don't want her to eat alone.
She's pregnant.
Enjoy your lunch.
Thanks.
Mi So is such a nice person.
She is. Not many people are so nice to Ms Joo.
Why are you sitting here?
I have something to discuss with you.
What is it?
Why don't we make A Woman's Story's meal plans...
into another premium book?
The merge is next week.
We need good performance records.
Why don't you come up with a nice plan?
Do you feel sorry for me because my plan is overdue?
Don't be so sensitive. It'll stress the baby out.
Wait. I'll leave the table. You can stay here.
Sit down now.
My goodness.
Won't Mi So...
feel uncomfortable?
I told her that I asked you to babysit...
because I had to go to the funeral early.
Mother. Even if Ms Lee gets angry,
please understand her.
He's right. No matter what she says, please don't get hurt.
Don't worry. You can go now.
Mother.
- Good luck. - Good luck, Mother.
Thank you...
for caring about me.
Hello.
What are you talking about?
Just a second.
The ride war begins.
You want Bang Geul to drop out of her swimming classes?
I don't think I can team up with working mums.
I heard Hyun Ji wants to learn swimming.
Bang Geul is enjoying her classes a lot.
Hyun Ji will join from today.
Please tell Bang Geul so.
Wait.
Hello?
What should I do?
You're so good.
Right? Maybe I should become a professional swimmer.
A professional swimmer? That sounds exciting.
What's that? Do it properly. Keep it straight!
Straight!
Hi, Mum.
Bang Geul.
I'm heading to swimming pool now.
You can't go...
today.
- Why? - Well...
Today's class has been cancelled.
Okay, Mum.
I'm so sad.
I'm not sure I'll be able to tell her.
- I'm back. - You're back.
Ms Ok.
I'm so sorry for the trouble.
I apologise.
It's okay. Have you eaten?
Don't worry about me. You can go now.
Ms Joo is suffering from morning sickness these days.
She'll be upset to find out you were here.
Well...
Tonight, I'll...
Mi So, I'm here.
You're here.
Yes.
What brings you here?
Mi So wanted to see me.
Mother.
What happened?
I'm so upset.
Hey, what's the matter?
What is it?
Mum.
Oh, my.
Your mum is here.
Oh dear.
What's wrong?
What happened? Tell me.
(Working Mum Stay Home Dad)
Why did my mum leave me?
I hate her when these things happen.
Send Mi So to Ms Ok's place.
You can just not show up.
There's no time to spare.
You're just wasting time.
Ms Ok is waiting outside.
I'll leave you two alone. Have a great time with Ms Ok.
I wonder how it went.
I'm getting so impatient.
I'm telling you this because Ms Ok can't seem to do it.
She's your mother.