(Episode 105)
There's someone I'd like to present to all of you.
The person who gave us
the inspiration and guidance
for today's winning wine,
ihwasongju, is here today.
Ms. Bae Gukhui, the founder and
former president of Punggildang
and my mother.
I'd like to dedicate
today's victory to my mom.
Ms. Bae,
go and congratulate Bom.
How can I? I'm all set.
Go on.
Bom entered this contest for you.
Please come on stage.
Go on.
I won this thanks to you.
Congratulations and thank you.
You've thrown me off guard.
You must be so proud of your daughter.
Before the contest,
President An promised me something.
What are you going to say?
If I win this contest,
he said he'd let former CEO Ms. Bae Gukhui
return to Punggildang to research
traditional wines.
Yes!
That's it!
How can you just blurt that out?
I'm so happy that
my mom can now
research traditional wines like
President An was hoping
she would.
Bom, how can you do this?
Congratulations.
Good job.
Congratulations, Gukhui.
You too, Bom.
Maru.
Not only did you steal my daughter,
but you also stole her thunder.
The way you put things, Midal.
So have Maru marry Bom so you can
steal her back.
Good job.
You guys did well.
You showed them who the true
owner of Punggildang is.
I admire you.
It's all happening so quickly
that I'm still in a daze.
This is just the beginning.
You must find your place here again.
The staff is desperately
waiting for you to return.
Congratulations, Ms. Bae.
I knew this day would come.
Ms. Bae, we have your back now.
That's it.
Let's go congratulate her.
I bet you're the one she most wants to...
(Traditional Winemaking Champs)
(Congrats to An Taeho and Choi Aran)
Why can't you get that right?
Hurry.
My son and husband
are finally being
recognized as Punggildang's true owners.
Quick. That too.
Father,
I'll undo what happened today.
You can't undo anything.
You couldn't even take the win I gave you.
We did our best.
And it's not a bad thing
Bom's winning wine
will become our flagship product.
With effective marketing,
it can boost our sales.
That's not what father's talking about.
If you're worried about mother's return,
our families should reconcile and...
Reconcile
and then what?
Aran apologizes for deceiving her mom,
I apologize for betraying Ms. Bae,
and then what?
Reinstate her as president?
That's...
You fools.
Congratulations,
my son and husband.
What is this?
Mom.
What? Is something wrong?
Did you not win?
Your father set everything up
and yet you couldn't win?
Why didn't you do better, Aran?
Enough.
Get these out. Get these out.
Get these all out!
And you, stop coming here!
Gilsu.
It's all thanks to you two that we won.
I really appreciate all your help.
I was a great DJ, right?
Was it like this? Shake it?
It was so much fun.
No, no.
Like this.
Stop it.
I couldn't do my part in the end.
I don't know what to say.
You had no choice.
But at least all went well with the police.
Congratulations, Bom.
But do you know that you owe this victory to me?
I asked the judges for
their favorable consideration of Maru.
Oh... Right.
Leave it. I'll do it.
No, no. It's okay.
You're home early.
I thought you'd go out to celebrate
with Bom and be home late.
I think Bom wants to be with her mom.
I'm glad you and Bom such good kids.
I startled you today, didn't I?
Yes.
I didn't know how big your overseas business was.
Yes. I'm sorry
it almost got you into trouble.
They can look into my tax records.
They'll see that there are people
who really are honest.
I will be donating all the money I made
to charitable causes.
You have my vote.
Not mine, Mr. Kang.
Geez, Taejun.
Why would you give away all your
hard-earned money to strangers?
I don't get you either, Maru.
Your father had done nothing for you for 20 years.
Why not let have him indulge you a bit now?
I'm just happy he's healthy and...
Good grief. How frustrating.
This is just so frustrating.
Mr. Kang,
can't you hold off on that
at least until I get married?
Okay.
I'll get you
a spectacular wedding gift, Gaeul.
What's the use if your father works so hard
when you two can't rise to meet his expectations?
Are you going to let your mom back at Punggildang?
Cat got your tongue?
Where is the smarty pants,
miss-know-it-all now?
Good grief. That's enough.
I need to think.
I'm just frustrated, okay?
We have a huge problem
that's impossible to resolve.
It's not like Gilsu will be
president until the end of time...
Geez.
You never keep that mouth shut.
You give me a headache.
I heard you were ignored by the staff
and humiliated at
the CEO wives' group.
When?
Know your place and keep to yourself.
Do you think you're helping me?
You're actually tarnishing my reputation!
Calm down, dad.
Darn it!
I don't believe this.
Why is your dad taking it out on me?
How can he be like this to me?
Aran, this is all your fault.
Mom, enough is enough!
Fine. It's my fault. It's all my fault.
I'll leave this house.
I'm leaving.
Mother, where are you going?
I'm so dumbfounded.
How can this be?
The years I dedicated to my husband and family
have been for naught...
How can they all be like this to me?
I devoted myself to them.
I don't believe this.
Ms. Yun, what happened?
You left your house?
Why?
I'm too ashamed to even explain.
How would I ever tell you my sad story in full?
I don't know what happened,
but this is all Bom's fault, right?
You're a smart cookie.
That girl has caused you and me
so much grief.
Darn it.
Will you still deny it?
Mr. An colluded with Mr. Ma
to change the judges' scores.
I know what you're thinking, but there's
more to it than meets the eye.
Talk about turning a blind eye...
Will no one speak up even when
there is proof?
You called for me?
I told you to be on
your best behavior,
yet you go and do this?
What are you talking about?
Chairman Kang found out that you had asked me to
manipulate the judges' scores.
What are you talking about?
Mr. Ma!
When did I ever do that?
I told you the truth, so the rest
is up to you.
Listen.
President An, you're really...
I'm so ashamed.
I should've kept my daughter-in-law in line.
Father, this is so unfair.
Ms. Choi,
the board will act upon this in addition to
the suspended disciplinary action.
Good grief. What a pathetic lot.
I didn't know father well enough.
He was always capable of doing this to me.
I'll talk to him.
He can't do this to you.
There's no point now.
(Personnel Appointment)
(Choi Aran: Transfer to Product Inspection, Ganeung Plant)
How could
Ms. Choi bribe the judges
of the contest?
She deserves to be punished.
She got what was coming after what
she did to her mother.
She deserves a double whammy.
I have something to tell you.
Go ahead.
What are you doing?
I must talk to you.
I have a meeting to get to.
Make this quick.
You're so cruel.
Jenny,
what is it?
I told you I came to Punggildang for you.
When we were in the States,
we were so close that
our eyes alone
could do all the talking.
Yes. You are I are friends, good friends.
Honestly though, you're making me
uncomfortable.
I told you.
I'm marrying Bom.
I'll ask you one last thing.
Do I not stand a chance?
Can't we be more than friends?
No. Sorry.
Jenny.
What's the meaning of this?
Go back to the States if you can't stop this.
I can't give you up. I won't.
What is he thinking, leaving his phone around
like this?
Jenny, you're my one and only.
We can be together as soon as
I call my wedding off with Bom.
Thank you for coming to Korea.
Are you here to see Maru?
He went to a meeting.
Um...
Maru told me to come to Korea.
He asked me for time to end it with you,
but he's in agony over it.
No.
You're lying right now.
This how Maru really feels.
Jenny, you're my one and only.
We can be together as soon as
I call my wedding off with Bom.
Thank you for coming to Korea.
Think about it.
Maru and I went to the same school,
had similar upbringings,
are at the same level,
and have similar tastes.
Don't I make a better pair with him than
someone whose family went under?
Is this too easy or what?
I have to apologize to you.
I'm so flustered myself that...
What's really going on between you and Jenny?
I told Jenny to return to the States
as I didn't want her causing problems between us.
I don't even know what the truth is anymore.
It's like I'm visiting someone else's house.
It looks like you're set on staying here for good.
What can I do?
My daughter needs her mother because
she keeps getting stomach cramps.
Or will you give Jeongmi her prenatal care?
I don't stand a chance against you, do I?
Bom and Maru's wedding is around the corner,
but I haven't heard anything from your wife.
What do you mean?
The kids already booked the wedding hall.
I did say
we could keep this simple,
but even my friend's son and his bride,
who got married in a hurry,
still followed the basic protocol.
So how can we let Bom and Maru
get married just like this?
Midal, are you asking for wedding gifts despite
knowing how badly off they are?
Maru's my eldest son.
If we don't do this right,
people will badmouth me for
being a bad stepmother.
But Bom was your daughter for many years.
Geez.
All the more reason to do this right.
She is returning here
as our daughter-in-law.
We have to do right by Taejun too.
Midal.
The company's abuzz over how
ihwasongju will be a huge
commercial hit.
But that's more profit for Punggildang.
Even if that wine sells well,
Ms. Bae won't see a penny of it, will she?
Geez. Are you kidding me?
The developer can make a fortune on royalties.
Royalties?
Yes.
And Punggildang's competitors
are very interested in the wine.
She'll be bathing in money
if she takes on of their offers.
Does this mean Ms. Bae
will be rich again?
But it was Bom who did all the work.
Then I won't hold back.
It's not like my son will marry again.
I'll demand all that we're entitled to.
What are you talking about?
Geez.
Hello.
Ms. Bae,
can we talk?
Bom and Maru say they'll just exchange
silver rings and call it a day,
but we can't let them do that, right?
I'm a mother too,
so I understand how you feel.
I'd like to give my daughter a great wedding.
You and I are always on the same page.
But under the circumstances,
we don't have the means to get all these.
Wait.
I'm not asking for
gold jewelry or amber buttons.
I'm only asking for the bare minimum.
How stingy for someone who's about to make a lot.
Good grief.
How can she be like that when she knows very well
how badly off we are.
I thought Midal had changed, but
she's back to her old self.
She asked for you for a lot
of wedding gifts and dowry, right?
If I had the means,
I'd shower them
with all the very best.
Did Ms. Lee give you this?
She talked to me too,
but I don't know how we'll manage.
Let me see that.
Oh, my goodness.
Did Ms. Lee
forget that
we've gone belly up?
This is completely unreasonable.
Jeonggi,
I'll go ask Midal what
her problem is.
Let's go, mom.
Good grief.
How is it?
- Does it feel good? / - Gentler.
Good grief.
- Ms. Lee. / - Welcome, ma'am.
Why do you have to be so mean?
What in the world are you talking about?
You know how badly off they are,
so how can you ask
for all these gifts and so much dowry?
Dowry?
No way.
Really?
I was told Ms. Bae is being
sought after by big companies, so
I thought we could
splurge a bit on the gifts and dowry.
Geez.
We'll be getting a lovely daughter-in-law.
Why do we need gifts and dowry?
What?
Then this wedding might not happen.
I'm home.
Maru, reconsider marrying Bom.
A pretty young lady is crazy about you,
so why take on the burden of
marrying Bom, who has
so many dependents and
a stubborn mother?
Ms. Lee.
Midal.
Those are the facts, aren't they?
A stepmom is still a mom.
I can have a say in whom my son marries.
I'm home.
Bom,
about marrying Maru...
Let's discuss that later.
(Maru)
(9 missed calls, Maru)
For a gentleman like Gilsu to yell at me,
he must've
been very stressed.
I should let it go.
I must save him.
Gilsu's fate is in Maru's father's hands,
so I must beg if need be.
Good heavens.
What in the world are you doing here?
Hello, ma'am.
Ma'am?
Since when have you called me "ma'am"?
Something must have been wrong with my eyes.
I'm sorry I failed to see your worth and grace.
Listen, lady.
I don't know what you're scheming,
but I have no business with you,
so please leave.
Your husband is home, right?
May I see him?
Good heavens, lady!
Why would you see my husband?
It won't take long.
I must speak with him.
Geez, lady.
Get lost, will you?
Chairman Kang Taejun?
How dare you barge in here?
Please spare my husband just this once.
Who are you anyway?
Who do you think?
She's the wife of Punggildang's new CEO.
She's a shameless soul, who helped her husband
drive Ms. Bae to ruin and does nothing
but stir trouble everywhere.
I know I've made mistakes.
Regardless, I've come to punished
in my husband's place.
I plead with you to spare my husband.
I heard
you're trying to strip Gilsu
of his CEO title over a misunderstanding.
Ma'am,
we shouldn't be discussing
your husband or the company here.
Please go.
My daughter-in-law was behind the whole thing,
but you're calling a general shareholders' meeting
thinking it was Gilsu.
Listen.
Why are you and
your husband trying
to frame your young daughter-in-law?
Act your age!
But...
Did something happen to Aran?
Ms. Bae...
Ms. Yun,
did something happen to Aran?
Wow. Did you know that Ms. Choi shamelessly
showed up to work here again?
Is she putting up a fight?
Is this her way of defying the transfer order?
I don't know.
Who knows what she's plotting?
Mom.
What happened?
What's going on?
Aren't you here because you know?
I'm being punished
for driving you out.
Aran...
I was a fool to think I'd live happily ever after
with my husband if
I helped my father-in-law oust you.
What can I do at a job
I clung onto in such a manner?
I ended up being used by father
and badmouthed by the staff.
You saw
what a nuisance I am to my mother-in-law.
So why?
Why did you do it?
Who are you living like this?
I'm going to endure.
I must take responsibility
for my decisions.
Aran.
If it's too hard,
come back to me.
Geez.
Where did you go
during work hours?
I'm sorry.
Um...
He's here to see you.
I'm Choi Wanho from Seyong Winery.
Folks from other companies stopped by earlier.
Word's out that
you made
the winning wine.
We would be honored if you'd join our firm.
I'm not interested,
so please go.
Good grief.
You'd be getting
a six-figure salary.
I'm sorry.
Good heavens.
Why don't you want to get paid for making wine
instead of doing it
for nothing in this tiny room?
Why are you playing hard to get
when you have your
daughter's wedding to pay for?
Good grief.
Thanks to the board's help,
the contest was a great success.
We're already getting
sales inquiries for ihwasongju, the winning wine.
And your promise to let Ms. Bae
return to Punggildang
has even made the news.
I've been thinking long and hard about that.
It'd be great if Ms. Bae could help us with R&D.
But we can't just
give her any old position.
And despite my offer,
she says she won't return.
If you drag this out,
people will say you're keeping her at bay.
And there are unsavory rumors
both inside and out.
Good heavens.
Keep her at bay?
Of course not.
It'd be great for Punggildang if
Ms. Bae could help us here.
Taeho,
why don't you go talk to her?
Yes, that's a good idea.
She's your mother-in-law after all.
You should be involved in her return.
Let's go.
Yes, let's.
Did you see that?
You and Aran created this mess.
But you held onto your position
by framing Aran.
What?
How dare you?
Welcome...
What brings you here?
Sit.
I'm sorry.
I'm here to discuss your return to...
Never mind that.
I asked you to take care of Aran.
So why didn't you look out for her?
If your parents are heartless and cruel,
you should've protected her.
I have no excuse.
She unflinchingly forsook
her family to be with you.
If she thinks she has
no way out,
who knows what she'll do?
I thought I could protect her,
but I'm actually like poison to her.
How can you say that now?
It'll be hard,
but you're the only one who can help her
from further destroying herself.
What can I do?
I suffered and endured for you, father.
So how can you forsake me like this?
What are you doing here?
I have something to discuss with father.
About what?
Are you going to plot something with dad again?
Why?
Did he say he'd withdraw
your transfer if you did something for him?
It's not that.
Sure it is!
I don't know why everyone's like this.
How far will you go before you stop?
Taeho.
Aran.
I can't watch you stick by dad
and destroy yourself.
So I have a plan.
Let's call it quits.
What do you mean?
Let's go our separate ways.
Let's get divorced.
Taeho.
(Kang Maru, Choi Bom)
What happened here?
Hello?
This is she.
Cancellation of our wedding hall booking?
No...
I'll check and call you back.
Did you cancel with the wedding hall?
Oh, no. So it wasn't you.
Was it Maru then?
Maru, did you cancel with the wedding hall?
What are you talking about?
Bom was on the phone about that.
Listen, Ms. Song.
Did you cancel the reservation?
But why?
That's enough.
I know it was you.
Why would I cancel your booking?
No way.
Jenny, did you do it?
It's not like that.
Fine. I did it.
So?
You told me you can't
dump Bom because she stuck by you
when you were struggling.
You said you had no choice but to marry her
even though her poor family
would be an unbearable burden.
You'd better stop it!
Bom! Bom!
It's not true
what Jenny said.
Yes, it is.
What she said is true.
I am a burden on you.
How can you say that?
Let's rethink our marriage.
Bom...
Don't you know
this makes me feel even more pathetic?
Focus on you and me.
Don't let anyone come between us.
How can I burden you
for my own benefit?
Is this where they moved to?
How dare you show up here?
Why can't you just stay with that
vile father-in-law of yours?
You're not welcome here.
You're no different from that scumbag An Gilsu.
Bom, despite everything,
I'm your sister,
and my mom's daughter, too.
I lost sight of that for a long time.
Take care of mom
until I come back.