(Episode 102)
I'm sorry, Bom.
If I had known you needed help,
I would've let Maru go sooner.
She was so nervous at the meeting
that she got sick afterwards.
I see.
You know how caring Maru is.
He insisted on taking me to see the doctor.
If you're not well,
why did you come all this way?
Oh, um...
Even though we work together,
it's hard to find time to talk.
We caught up
on our way over.
Bom,
I hope there are no misunderstandings.
Of course not.
You two must have been very close in the States.
Yes. Jenny's very outgoing.
She had many friends.
But Maru and I were especially close.
What's bothering you?
Did something happen at the winemaker's?
Nothing happened.
I'm sorry. I should've come sooner.
I know it must have been tough getting that rice.
It's not that.
Then what is it?
Never mind. Forget it.
Explaining myself will only make me look pitiful.
Why can't she just say she had a long day?
Bom.
Wait.
I have to go.
Mom's worried that I'm late.
Bom.
Let's start planning
our wedding right after the contest.
We'll talk about that later.
What's with her?
She seemed fine.
How could she have been sick?
And why did Maru
let her tag along?
Have you had dinner?
Yes.
Is something wrong?
No.
Even if I've given you and Maru my blessing,
you must be even more careful from now on.
I won't drone on as
it'll sound like I'm nagging.
Go to sleep.
Turn off the light and go to sleep.
Yes, grandma.
Hey,
I'm sorry I drove you back into the storage room.
Hang in there.
Jeongmi and I are leaving soon.
Does it show?
What do you mean?
Huh? Nothing.
So long as you can't tell.
Say,
is something wrong?
May I ask you something?
Sure. Fire away.
Bom's sulking for some reason.
If we had a fight,
I'd apologize,
but she says
nothing's wrong.
Why would she sulk
if you didn't have a fight?
What happened?
Oh...
I think he and Bom had a lovers' spat.
Aunt Jeongmi,
I was a bit late
because of a meeting.
Bom was very upset when I got there.
That's not like Bom.
You two will never figure out
why she's upset.
Sounds like you have
no clue what you did wrong.
Just apologize to her.
Yes.
And tell her you love her.
Right. She needs to know you care.
Do it as quickly as possible.
Dragging this out will only
make it worse.
That's right.
- Hon. / - Yes?
Let's never fight and always love
each other.
Of course.
What would we fight about?
We're rich now.
Hon, enough.
You're making it obvious.
I am?
I'm sorry.
I'll be honest.
I didn't like it that you were with Jenny.
I felt uncomfortable that she was being
overly friendly with you.
Bom,
she and I are just friends.
There's nothing more whatsoever.
Jenny's confident and attractive.
I guess I feel insecure.
Don't worry.
To me, you're the prettiest and most attractive.
No one else means anything to me.
Let's not fight like this.
We went through so much
to finally get our parents' blessing.
Let's not get upset at each other again.
Come have breakfast.
Okay.
I think we should select our wine
and then find a master winemaker
to counsel us.
There's no better winemaker than mom.
I could've turned to her
if I hadn't caused her so much grief.
I know.
We'll find a way to get her forgiveness.
Who knows?
She might come around
if we win this contest.
Mom's not interested in me.
How about this?
Jangsengju is made by
adding ginseng and other herbs
to grain wine.
It is the epitome of
yakjju, or medicinal wine.
It can work, right?
Here you go.
When I first heard you were
joining us,
I thought you'd be
all business and off-putting.
The rumors about you were way off.
What did you hear?
Well, um...
Ms. Song,
the buyer you signed yesterday
wants additional samples.
Could you and Mr. Yang
go and see him?
I'll go with Mr. Kang.
Mr. Kang helped me out a lot yesterday.
And the buyer is familiar with him.
You've known them since you were in the States.
Would you really need me there?
Go with her, Mr. Kang.
She's new here,
so she needs to get her bearings.
We should remain a team for this deal.
Let's go.
Fine. Let the game begin.
Let's see who comes out on top.
What are you doing?
Nothing.
I'm just making sure
my sister's doing a good job.
It should be left alone
during the fermentation process.
Please don't touch it.
It's as though I did something bad to your wine.
But why would you trust me?
I did try to ruin many of your endeavors.
It'd be strange
if you did trust me.
So why?
Why have you made me distrust you?
It's not just my fault.
I reached out to you,
but you turned me away.
You weren't sincere.
Enough.
Always droning on about sincerity.
Just take good care of mom.
She didn't look well when
I ran into her at a wine workshop.
Apologize to her again, Aran.
What a relief that
mom has two daughters.
I'm not sending you to Canada for
you and Jia to have a grand time.
Go and see for yourself
if you can
really be with her forever.
When a man marries
and starts a family,
he must be committed for life.
Good grief.
Why are both you and your brother
so whipped
by the women you're with?
Why are you so hung up on
that hussy Jia?
May we help broker peace between our two families?
Peace, my foot.
I won't tell you to break up with her,
so don't fight and be good.
Jia,
I'm not sure sending you away
is the right thing to do.
Stepmom, don't worry.
I'll do well and be more confident there.
Have you said goodbye to Bom and Maru?
Of course. They even gave me money.
Jia,
you can always come back
if things get too tough there,
okay?
I will.
Why is this young thing
leaving her parents
to have a baby?
Jia,
won't you change your mind?
I'm worried about you.
Dad,
I'm going away to be happier.
I really love Suho.
It'd be crueler if you asked us
to live apart.
You're so heartless.
Grandmother, father,
mother, Aunt Jeongmi,
I'm here.
Suho,
take good care of Jia.
Have faith in me.
We'll be happy and well
and not cause you any worry.
I don't know if I'm doing the right thing
sending Jia with you.
You'll miss your flight.
You guys should get going.
Okay.
We'll go now.
We'll get going then.
Let's go, Jia.
Be careful.
I'm going now.
Goodbye.
I hope Jia and Suho do well.
Mom, what are you doing this late?
Oh...
I'm checking on the raw rice wine.
Why are you two here?
About ihwasongju...
It's not easy getting the pine aroma
to seep in, even though we repeated
the fermentation process many times.
With pine needles,
we lose the aroma
and the yeast gets moldy.
I've failed many times
trying to restore that wine.
The mold on
the yeast can be removed.
The problem is the aroma.
If the pine needles are the problem,
what about using pine shoots or twigs?
How about boiling pine shoots and
using that water instead of plain water?
Yes.
Flavoring the water with
pine shoots rather than pine needles
could help with the fermentation.
Or if you tweak Maru's idea,
you could do a double fermentation
like for songsunju.
So we need not limit ourselves
to the ihwaju recipe, right?
Wow.
It's like a traditional wine seminar.
What a shame to lose such
a good investment opportunity.
Why? Is something wrong?
Is someone getting territorial on you?
Tell me who it is.
I'll crush that good-for-nothing.
You're still as hot-tempered as ever.
Am I?
Remember what I told you?
I have feelings for Maru.
But he has a girlfriend
he intends to marry.
You saw her. Bom.
I know about the two of them.
But why should that hold you back?
You're so pretty and smart.
Why can't you make
a move on him?
How can I?
Why are you such a defeatist?
Why don't you
bring Maru over to my place?
I'll make a nice dinner and talk
some sense into him,
okay?
Hon, hon.
Jenny accepted the position here
to be with Maru.
Good grief.
Why him of all people?
Geez. Listen, Mr. An Gilsu.
Isn't Maru's father the majority shareholder?
So if Jenny and Maru get married,
Jenny, who thinks the world of me,
will become his daughter-in-law.
In effect, a well-armed foe
will become our friend.
Stop trying to play matchmaker.
With Taeho and Aran,
you had to...
Geez.
Why bring up the past?
Why don't you go home?
It doesn't matter whether a cat is black or
white, so long as it catches a lot of mice.
I agree with that.
I don't care if it's Maru.
Whoever can help you with your future
must be made our ally.
Look at me.
Although I can't
stand Aran,
I took her under my wings.
So I won't hold back
with Maru either.
What are you saying?
You're firing me?
If you slip and fall
on the job here,
it'll be a real headache for us.
Get a cab with this
and go home.
How could you be so cruel?
You tell me to wipe the staircase clean one day,
and then you say I can't
make my livelihood the next day?
You said your daughter-in-law was rich
and your son was an artist.
You have nothing to worry about.
Why don't you go home
and get some rest?
Then I want to be paid
for the medicated plasters I had to use!
Wow. The arcade is spotless.
Sir.
What did I tell you?
I can do a better job than an old lady,
right?
You're the one who suggested
that you'd do all the work
for 70% of the pay
if I fired that old lady.
I never asked you to fire her.
Anyway, thank you.
I'll make sure the entire area is spotless.
Okay.
- Take it easy. / - Yes, sir.
I wanted to make money
and get everyone beef,
but someone must have
told that nasty owner
to fire me for my old age.
It's okay, mom.
I'll get you beef.
I'm home.
Hi, Jeongmi.
Jeonggi, mom's been working behind our backs.
Her back was hurting not from
playing card games
but from working.
Mom,
where did you work?
I was going to save up for
my own funeral expenses
so that I wouldn't trouble you.
But I was told that I was too old
to work.
Who said that to you?
You're in tiptop shape.
It's okay. Let it go.
Jeongmi, I got some beef.
Grill it with
a bit of salt for mom.
Thank you.
You're all I have.
This is nice.
I'm having some too then.
Sure.
Thank you for inviting us too, Baedal.
Are you in trouble again?
Give me a break.
Then why are you
treating all of us to all this food?
Isn't this out of some kind of guilty conscience?
The truth is...
With Jia gone,
we're all rather down.
This is to cheer us all up
one last time.
One last time?
I think our families should
all get together
for dinner at least once
a week.
Yes. That's a good idea.
It's not a good idea for
in-laws to get too chummy.
That's right.
We moved out because
it was uncomfortable for everyone.
You should try to stay close.
Although we're leaving soon...
Baedal.
- Don't make it so obvious. / - Okay.
Something's up with you two.
What's so obvious?
Nothing's up.
Let's eat.
You have the lottery ticket, right?
Of course.
Huh?
Where did it go?
Huh?
Everyone, stop.
Don't move.
I said, don't move!
Geez.
Why? Is it missing?
Look more carefully!
Where did you put it?
What in the world are you doing
in the middle of dinner?
What are you looking for?
I'm an expert at treasure hunts.
I'm good at both hiding and finding things.
You guys,
is there a finder's fee?
- Move. / What is it?
Midal,
did you see it when you were cleaning?
See what?
Midal, you took out the trash earlier, right?
Oh, no! Oh, no!
Trash? Trash?
Let's go.
Trash.
We... We...
We can find it.
We must. We must.
We have to.
No!
Hon, hon.
Hon, don't cry.
I'll find it for you!
Hey!
What are you guys looking for?
A gold ingot?
You must tell us
what it is if we're to help.
What is it?
What do we do?
Our hope, dream, and future
ride on it.
What are we going to do?
I told you to keep it in our room.
Why did you have to carry it around?
Right. There. There.
Yes!
Quick! Quick! Quick!
Midal,
maybe they did lose something very valuable.
Should I take a guess?
It's a $5 lotto ticket at best.
This is where we had pork ribs, right?
This is it, right?
Yes.
You must have
tossed it out with the napkin.
Baedal, open your eyes wide
and focus.
We're not losing our ticket.
We must find it
even if we have to search
all the landfills.
Got it?
Of course.
We vowed to get Chisaem back
and live happily.
Of course.
Hon.
- Did you find it? / - Yes. Yes.
Thank you!
I knew we weren't forsaken!
Baedal!
Baedal, I really love you!
I'll love you forever!
Me too!
You must be Lady Luck in my life.
This is all thanks to you.
Thank you, hon.
We found it!
This lady dotes on me.
She didn't want me to be lonely
and asked that I bring a friend.
I'm sorry.
I'll just say hello and leave.
Welcome.
Jenny.
Thank you for inviting us.
This is my friend.
Welcome, Maru.
Thanks to her, we get to enjoy your company here.
What an uncanny coincidence.
I hope we get to see a lot
more of you.
I'm sorry. I should go.
What's wrong, Maru?
Ms. Yun went out of her way to invite us.
That's right.
Have dinner with us at least.
I'd rather not.
I don't feel comfortable enough
to eat here.
Why didn't you tell me?
We're home.
Hi, mom.
The friend Jenny invited
was Maru?
I didn't know you two were this close.
Excuse me.
Maru.
Hey, wait, wait.
What fun would fishing be if the fish takes
the first bait?
Are you and Maru okay?
What do you mean?
I'm just worried
about you as your only sister.
Maru came to my place last night
with Jenny.
My mother-in-law said
Jenny returned to Korea for Maru.
They must have been very close in the States.
She came to Korea for him, so
their relationship must have been special.
Why are you telling me this?
It's offensive.
Don't be so proud
and keep an eye on your man.
Don't regret it after you lose him.
I trust Maru.
Please don't worry about me.
Better safe than sorry.
Won't you be devastated if you're betrayed
by someone you trust?
Bom,
a friend sent me these pine shoots
from a zero-pollution zone
in Gangwon-do.
As Ms. Bae suggested,
we should seep the shoots...
Did you go to President An's with Jenny yesterday?
Yes. I was going to tell you.
I didn't know.
Jenny was so insistent.
So you just let Jenny
take you wherever she wants?
It's not that...
I won't mince words.
I know Jenny has
romantic feelings for you.
So be careful.
Don't let her put you in
an awkward position.
I won't. I know that now.
I'll be careful.
And I won't ever rouse your suspicion again.
Man, oh, man.
Coming to work is such a drag these days.
You know Mr. Kim in Sales Team 2?
President An chewed him out
for poor work performance.
We could be next.
I get that he needs to prove himself,
but he's so different from Ms. Bae.
I know.
Punggil.
Hello.
Hi.
I miss Ms. Bae.
I wonder how she's doing.
It's not like we can ask Bom.
Let's go.
They must miss Gukhui a lot.
I was told it was around here for sure.
Mr. Yang.
Over there. Chowon Pub.
Right.
Ms. Bae...
Mijeong, come here.
What is it?
Who knew Ms. Bae was toiling away
at a shabby rice soup joint?
I couldn't even bear to go in.
President An is ruthless.
How could he collude with
Mr. Bae's daughter to oust her?
How terrible.
Let's not forgive him
for ousting Ms. Bae.
Ms. Choi is a piece of work too.
How could she stab her own mother in the back?
And he's not competent either.
Ms. Bae was a much better CEO.
It's just absurd.
It's been awhile since Ms. Bae left,
and yet they're still talking about her.
Darn it.
Here.
I was so impressed with your rice wine
that I had my personal assistant
draw up an investment proposal.
I like your vision.
It's not solely profit-driven.
You just sounded like
a real CEO.
This is a formal job offer.
Let's join forces and
found a traditional wine company.
What do you know about the wine business?
Thank you for the offer, but
I must respectfully decline.
Why would you turn down this great opportunity?
It's too soon for me to start
a new company.
I have to step out for a bit.
Is there any way to get Ms. Bae reinstated?
Nothing would give me more relief than to have
that scumbag secretary
in his rightful place.
It's nerve-racking to have the board
and our shareholders compare
our wines against
our competitor's.
We're worried.
Our competitor is developing a traditional wine
for younger consumers, but all we have is
Ms. Bae Gukhui's research.
That's why we're holding
a company winemaking contest
to find a hit product
for the third and fourth quarters.
But the contest's success isn't guaranteed.
And expert winemakers are displeased with us
and refuse to cooperate.
I'd like you to taste the wine
I brought
before we continue this discussion.
But we're here to
compare our wines against our competitor's.
Who made this?
It's nice.
Although the board really wants to scout
the maker of that wine,
I'm not sure President An is as keen.
I'm sorry, sir.
I need to... I need to...
How have you been?
Why didn't you tell me
how dire your situation was?
Or rather,
I should've reached out to you sooner.
I apologize.
What are you trying to do?
Take this and
don't ever come back!
Mr. Choi.
What about Ms. Bae?
All our employees now know that she's working
at a shabby pub.
You can't put your pride
before Ms. Bae's reputation.
You're the one who did this to my wife.
I know. I know.
That's why I've come to help.
Use this money
to move somewhere quiet
so that our employees stop gossiping
about Ms. Bae.
Stop working at the pub.
What is this?
Let's first move out of this dump.
Where did you get this money?
Aran's father-in-law came to see me.
It is what it is.
We can't undo what happened.
Let's forget the past
and get a fresh start...
How can you make me
feel this small and worthless?
Go return this.
Gukhui, we can't afford
to be too proud.
But Gukhui!
You'll be making jangsengju for the contest?
Using premium ingredients,
we plan to target the high-end consumer range.
Going for the high-end market
can work.
But about your mother...
The employees and the board seem to think
she's still the president.
I doubt that.
Everyone respects you...
For the both of us to
secure our positions here at Punggildang,
she needs to move far away.
Punggil.
Have a good evening.
Gukhui,
what are you doing here?
Gukhui.
Bom.
So you're making ihwasongju for the contest?
Yes.
Good luck.
Your mother had to leave before
she could successfully
restore that wine.
Mr. An Gilsu.
Ms. Bae.
Mom.
Don't you dare
underestimate me.
Do we have to do this?
We have to get Master Kim
to come around.
We must win and
use this contest as a stepping stone.
If I win this contest,
let my mother return
to Punggildang to
research traditional wines.
If you win,
I'll make that happen.
But if you don't,
I want you to resign.
What kind of thief
creates such a mess
and not take anything?
What happened to the wines?
This was Bom and Maru's wine for the contest.
Mom.
What happened?
What about our wine?