(Final Episode)
Gukhui, hang in there.
We're almost at the hospital.
Mom.
What's happening to her?
Bom.
I want the surgery as soon as possible.
We couldn't get a hold of you,
so we thought you had changed your mind.
Thank you for deciding to do it.
Don't thank me.
I have a favor to ask you.
Please don't tell Ms. Bae Gukhui
that I am the donor.
Mother, we're here.
- Hang in there, mom. / - We're here.
She suddenly got like this.
She ate well today
and was full of energy,
laughing and chatting with us.
On the way back from the trip,
she whispered in my ear
that we should do it again.
It must just be fatigue.
She'll be okay, right?
That's right.
Mom's been looking better,
and she's been exercising.
She got her appetite back
and was maintaining her weight.
It's a miracle that Ms. Bae held out this long.
She begged me not to tell you,
but her condition has been grave.
That can't be.
She told us that
she was getting better.
She said the pain had lessened.
When will she wake up?
She'll be okay, right?
She'll wake up soon, right?
Right, Doctor?
Bom.
Mother will wake up.
We'll monitor her.
Doctor. Doctor.
What happened to Ms. Bae Gukhui?
Is it very bad?
Then let's do the transplant now.
Well...
The thing is...
I'm ready.
Just perform the transplant.
A transplant is impossible for her right now.
What? What do you mean?
Impossible?
I said I was ready.
You said a transplant would save her.
In Ms. Bae's current state,
she can't handle a transplant.
Listen!
I said I'd do it!
I'll give her my liver or whatever else.
Why can't we do it when I'm ready
and give her whatever she needs?
Stop it.
Bom.
Aran.
My liver is compatible with your mom's.
So I agreed to do it.
What took you so long?
What are you doing here?
How dare you show your face here?
I...
I'm here to save President Bae.
I want to save President Bae.
Please let me give her my liver.
What are you blabbering about?
I'm a match.
So please talk the doctor
or whoever
into taking my liver.
I'll save President Bae.
Why didn't you come sooner?
Why couldn't you
have made this decision sooner?
A transplant will be too hard on her now.
Why did you have to show up now?
Why is it you?
Why are you a match with my wife?
Why you, of all people?
I know...
Why me, of all people?
Why me?
Gukhui.
Good heavens...
Mom.
Gukhui.
Jeonggi, how is she doing?
We don't know yet.
Jeonggi, chin up.
Yes. Why are you crying?
Gukhui will be back up in no time.
Yes, Jeonggi.
Let's hang in there.
- Give me that. / - Right.
Give this to Gukhui three times a day
once she wakes up.
They say it's effective against cancer.
Grandma, she can't have just anything.
Why not?
I dug up these roots and boiled them
with great care.
This will cure Gukhui
of her terrible disease.
Most certainly.
When mom wakes up,
I'll let her know you're very worried.
Don't worry.
She'll wake up soon.
Yes, you're right.
She will. Your mom will wake up.
Oh, my goodness! Gilsu! Gilsu!
Gilsu!
Hey.
Why are you here?
What happened?
Surgery?
Are you ill?
Of course not.
Then why?
You said you were going abroad.
I was worried sick because I didn't know
where you were.
Why did you suddenly ask me
to come to the hospital?
What's the point in running away?
I won't be absolved of my sins.
Sins?
You didn't commit any sins.
You did nothing wrong.
All you did was work hard all your life.
My liver is a match with President Bae Gukhui's.
So I'm here to donate my liver.
What are you talking about?
Why would yours be a match with hers?
And even if it is,
why would you do that?
But I can't do it.
I can't do anything.
I wanted to make amends by giving her my liver,
my heart, or anything else.
But I can't do anything at all.
Make amends for what?
Why would you? Gilsu...
How can I go on?
How can live with this guilt?
Gilsu.
You did nothing wrong.
You did nothing wrong...
This is a real hit, isn't it?
The comments keep coming.
Hi, Bom and Maru.
Look.
Everyone's clamoring for the second installment
of the promotional video we posted online.
I saw that,
but we can't shoot it,
since mother is unwell.
This is a great chance to promote the toast wine.
Ms. Lee in Marketing said
TV networks keep calling about interviewing
- President Bae and Bom. / - Yes.
You can do it alone then.
Why not? You can't?
Too much for you?
Even if President Bae can't do interviews,
I'm sure there are other things we can do.
We can reveal the result of the competition.
Please taste the toast wine and cast your votes.
Cast your votes.
This is Punggildang's Toast Wine.
Taste and vote.
Taste and vote, please.
Come enjoy the unforgettable taste
of Punggildang's Toast Wine.
Taste and vote.
It's handmade.
Punggildang's Toast Wine.
Cast your votes.
Come taste the wine.
We're not late, right?
We'd like to help.
Thank you.
With mom at the hospital,
I'm not sure if we should be doing this.
Mom probably wants us to work hard.
Let's hang in there.
Once mother wakes up,
she'll see what a hit the toast wine is.
Come taste the toast wine and vote.
Drumroll.
Pump-pa-rum-pump pa-rum-pump. Pa-rum-pump.
The long-awaited
Mother-Daughter Showdown 2 is here.
Who will be the victor?
The public will taste
the fermented wines and vote
to determine the winner, right?
Yes.
Regretfully, President Bae Gukhui could not
join us due to personal reasons.
What a shame.
But we must still determine the winner.
That's right.
Because a competition...
Must produce a winner.
(Public's Choice)
We're out of the wines for the tasting.
It appears to be a close race.
What will the actual count be?
Wine 1...
Drumroll.
574 votes.
Wow. Remarkable.
Let's now reveal the number of votes
for Wine 2.
Drum roll.
Five hundred
seventy...
Nine!
579!
Wine 2 wins by 5 votes.
The winner of the Mother-Daughter Showdown is...
The winner is
(Mother)
Punggildang's President Bae Gukhui.
Wow, President Bae. Congratulations.
The daughter couldn't beat her mother.
Ms. Choi,
are those tears of defeat?
The truth is, my mom, President Bae Gukhui,
is very ill and currently hospitalized.
I wish she could've been here to share the joy,
but she's not conscious.
Mom, you won.
Please get better soon.
We must celebrate with
the toast wine you made.
With everyone's best wishes,
mom will be up in no time.
I didn't know President Bae was unwell.
If I had known,
I would have greeted her
more often with a big smile.
I know.
She's so cheerful that
the staff had no idea she was ill.
Thanks to all of you, mom will recover soon.
Thank you.
Oh, when will Gukhui wake up?
Please help Gukhui recover
for our sweet daughter's sake.
Mom.
Bom.
How is Gukhui?
Dad said he'd stay with her.
Right. Caring for a sick person is
just as hard as being sick.
The family must take turns
to rest and recharge.
What if mom doesn't wake up?
I have so much to tell her
and so much I want to do with her.
Gukhui will wake up.
She has so much
to look forward to,
like your pampering and a grandchild.
She'll wake up to avoid missing out.
It turns out there's something I never told you.
Thank you
for accepting someone like me.
I love you.
I wish you'd wake up to hear me say this.
Gukhui!
Are you awake?
I'm here.
Can you see me?
Jeonggi.
Gukhui, you made it.
You made it, Gukhui.
Gukhui.
Are you awake?
You're awake.
Can you watch over her?
I'll go get the doctor.
Sure.
Are you okay?
Thank you.
You have nothing to thank me for.
What a relief that you're awake.
You should muster
the strength to get yourself treated, okay?
Everyone was worried about you.
Bom was worried sick
that something would happen to you.
Could you...
No. Just stay put.
I have something to ask of you.
But first,
I should thank you.
Thank you raising Bom for 20 years.
Why are you thanking me?
I didn't raise Bom well enough
to deserve your thanks.
I did what I could under the circumstances.
I wonder why I was so mean,
and I regret it these days.
No.
I know you loved her.
That's why
I want you to keep loving her.
She'll need her mother
once she has her baby,
so please watch over her.
Of course.
Don't you worry.
Gukhui,
you need to get better
to babysit your grandchild
and take care of Bom.
I don't think
that I'll get to see much more of Bom.
Why would you say such a thing?
But it's reassuring that Bom has
such a good mother by her side.
I'm eternally indebted to you.
Wherever I am, I'll always thank you
and pray for your good health.
Let's just focus on a happy future.
You must not give in.
I'm sorry.
What good can your apology do?
If you hadn't gotten me into an accident,
mom would've gotten her transplant.
We missed the chance because of you.
There's nothing I can say.
Why did you have to get tested?
Then it wouldn't have been this upsetting.
I would've resented you a lot less.
I would've just thought you were heartless.
Why did you have to show up late
and rob us of mom's last sliver of hope?
My transgressions grow by the day.
Yes. It's all my fault.
It's okay. I'll do it.
Hold still.
I just want to see your face up close.
I haven't seen your face up this close in ages.
Why are you here?
Why are you here again?
I told you that
I never wanted to see you again!
I'm sorry.
Get out. Get out.
We can't stand the sight of you.
I'm glad you're here, Gilsu.
There's something I wanted to tell you.
What is there to say to this lowlife?
Jeonggi, I must speak with him.
Please.
Come on, Gukhui. Why waste your breath?
I'm sorry.
You look so haggard.
President Bae.
Gilsu,
I trusted you and relied on you.
I thought I couldn't be luckier,
having someone like you
to help me lead Punggildang.
No.
Don't say that.
Curse me instead.
I'm real scum.
I've done many terrible,
unforgivable things for which
there are no excuses.
I abandoned your daughter,
deceived you with countless lies,
caused Aran pain by letting Taeho marry her,
stole Punggildang from you,
and even gave you cancer.
No.
The cancer is mine alone.
The doctor told me
that you got tested.
President Bae.
Thank you for thinking of me.
President Bae, I'm sorry.
Please take care of Aran.
As you know,
she's bullheaded and strong-willed,
but she's a delicate soul
with a big heart.
I'm fine as long as Aran is happy.
If you can make her happy,
I'll hold no grudges against you.
I'll actually be grateful.
Of course.
I'll do that.
I'll stay true to my word
until the end of time.
How can you have an appetite?
Why not?
This tastes delicious.
Aran, have this.
You like this.
What's with you?
Who caused this mess?
It's all her fault.
Stop it.
Be nice to Aran.
And Taeho,
watch over your mother.
I will, dad.
Is Mr. An Gilsu in?
Who's that?
How can he just barge into our house?
Who are you?
Leave my husband alone.
Seonyeong. Seonyeong.
Calm down, okay?
Mother, you can't do this.
Taeho, take mom into her room.
- I'm fine. / - Gilsu.
Let go. Let go.
My husband did nothing wrong.
All he did was
slave away at Punggildang
for 30 years!
Gilsu! Gilsu!
- All set. / - Let's go.
Gilsu!
Gilsu, say something! Gilsu!
Why are you taking my innocent husband away?
My husband... Gilsu! Gilsu!
Taeho, stop them.
You should stay longer at the hospital.
That's right.
They can monitor your status.
I can eat just fine
and walk with my two legs.
Why impose on the staff here?
The doctor said I could go home.
Mother,
you're all set to leave.
You must be happy about coming home.
You look more beautiful than you did this morning.
Really? Do I look good?
To welcome Gukhui back home,
we made everything we could think of,
so eat up.
I made the tofu salad.
I read that
protein would be good for you.
That's right.
Thank you.
I'm sure to enjoy this.
Thank you, Gaeul.
Try this.
They say fatty fish is good for you.
Have this and get better so that
we can go overseas for our next family outing.
Yes.
I'll splurge and pay for the flight.
Wow.
Mother will finally get to fly.
Just thinking about it makes my heart race.
Honey. You know...
Gukhui,
the lease money Baedal had to use...
It's not everything,
but please take this for now.
We'll pay you back little at a time,
so keep track
of every repayment.
You must need a lot of money
for the restaurant and Yeoreum.
You can pay me back later.
But still...
No, no. We must pay you back.
Put this away for Yeoreum's education.
I don't know how someone so great as you
became my daughter-in-law.
You know you can't die before me, right?
Only a thankless child dies before her parents.
Geez, grandma.
Mom is a dutiful daughter-in-law.
She'd never do that to you.
Of course not.
Mom looks so healthy.
Why would you worry?
Mother, is there anything
you'd like to do now that you're home?
Just let us know.
Well...
I wish our sons-in-law had come, too.
This place hasn't changed a bit.
Do you remember
how we left the girls at the inn
and came for a walk
on the beach every night?
You insisted on going for a night swim,
but I talked you out of it.
Did you two go off on your own to be lovey-dovey?
Don't you remember?
I remember everything.
You woke up and cried,
asking for mom,
so I comforted you.
You did?
I guess I almost ruined
your romantic beach date.
Completely tactless.
The breeze is nice.
And the sky is so clear.
They seem to be telling us that you'll recover.
That's right.
You're so full of energy today.
I feel much better being out and about.
Good.
Why don't we wade in the water?
You're like a little kid.
Come on.
Come on, mom.
No.
Let's come back next year
with Bom's baby,
Maru, and Taeho.
Why wait until next year?
We should come back for our summer holiday.
Along with Maru and Taeho.
No. With the entire family.
I'll have Taeho schedule his vacation days.
Yes, start planning now
so that we can all come.
Gukhui, are you tired?
I guess I had too much fun.
I'd like to take a nap.
Sure.
Mom, let's go home.
I'll go get the car.
Wait.
Stay here with me.
Okay.
You're so pretty.
You're beautiful.
Dad.
(1 year later)
The Toast Wine sales performance.
The order volume in
Korea, South America, Europe,
and Russia jumped
over 200% in the last year.
Thank you, Division Director Choi
and Team Leader Choi.
No. I should call you
Lab Director Choi.
Pardon?
The board has decided
to make you director of
the Bae Gukhui Leaven Lab.
Me?
Congrats, my wife.
And please help me.
I want the two of you to take over for me.
This is killing me.
I'm not cut out to sit at a desk
and sign off on this and that.
No, siree.
You must be hungry.
Wait.
I'll make noodle soup.
Take your time.
I've certainly settled down.
I used to be a VVIP at all the major
boutiques in Gangnam,
but the ladies here say I can't dress well.
Good grief.
Mother and father.
We're here.
Oh, my.
My goodness.
What a pleasant surprise.
Why didn't you call first?
But weren't you due back in Korea much later?
Welcome back.
You're well, right?
(Bae Gukhui Leaven Lab)
(Cup of Restraint)
Master Kim gave it to me
for the songjeolju I made.
I wish mother could've given it to you.
Mom wanted to remind me not to be greedy
and put in only 70% of what I've got,
but 70% is the best
that I can do
with traditional wines.
You're being greedy.
Gyeoul, isn't mom greedy?
They should be here now.
Oh, my.
Is this is the Bae Gukhui Leaven Lab?
It's so nice.
How about changing the name
to the Choi Jeonggi and Bae Gukhui
Leaven Lab?
Mom...
Welcome.
Thank you.
She would've loved this.
Don't thank me.
I'm always thanking Gukhui for
this great investment opportunity.
I invited the family here
for the anniversary of Gukhui's passing
and before the official
opening of the lab.
Take a look around.
Oh, wow.
Gukhui's portrait and her name...
They look so grandiose.
Maybe I should have named
our restaurant Lee Baedal Laver Roll.
It's thanks to the name Peanut
that we now have two branches.
Right, Peanut?
I mean, Yeoreum.
Right, Chestnut?
Uncle Baedal, you promised
to make me manager of the second branch.
Shh.
We'll discuss that without your aunt here.
Bom!
Aran.
- How are you? / - We're here.
Welcome.
It was a long trip, right?
Hello.
Long time no see.
Your yeast workshop in the countryside
has given you such a healthy glow.
Really?
Please send us some of your yeast.
Everyone is raving about how great it is.
We're flooded with orders from top winemakers.
Lucky you.
Good for you.
Of course.
But if you want, Bom,
I'll put in a good word with Gilsu.
Thank you.
Mom, thank you.
Shall we all make a toast?
Let's do that.
To our family's health and happiness.
Cheers!
- Cheers! / - Cheers!
(Thank you for watching Sweet Home, Sweet Honey)