(Episode 66)
The woman in the pictures
is my mother.
My mother has run a small
neighborhood pub for 20 years.
Bom.
Her pub is famous for rice soup.
As you can see, it is where
laborers and seniors come for
soup, drinks, and conversation.
There's me.
For some 20 years, I helped out at the pub
as the owner's daughter.
Before I joined Punggildang,
I more or less ran the pub with my mom.
That's enough...
Ms. Bae.
I always thought how nice it would be
to be able to offer Punggildang's
quality wines at my mom's pub.
Although our main clientele was poor folks
who came to for a drink to forget their sorrows,
but shouldn't Punggildang's role
be to offer wines not for getting drunk
but for enjoyment and appreciation
at even small-sized pubs?
Ms. Bae lost her girl due to negligence, I heard.
The daughter's had a tough life.
Maybe things will look up for her now.
How embarrassing.
What happened?
Where did those photos come from?
But Bom improvised and handled it well.
I actually thought it was better than
the original as it was heartfelt.
Good grief.
But it was a bit unnerving that
you kept saying "my mom" with Ms. Bae present.
That's right.
From what we saw of your other mom,
she's so ignorant and crass...
Mijin,
please watch what you say.
My mother is not
ignorant or crass.
She's had to work hard under dire circumstances,
so she's tough and determined,
but she deserves respect.
What happened with the presentation?
I heard what you had prepared was different.
Yes,
but those pictures came up from nowhere.
How did that happen?
If it was an accident,
you should have explained and
stopped the presentation or skipped the photos.
But that would have made my mom a laughingstock.
She worked hard to raise me.
I didn't want to degrade or trivialize that.
Did you ever think about me, who had just told
the board you were my long-lost daughter?
I'm sorry.
Did you like it, mother?
Their soup is of a different class than Midal's.
That's right.
How could her soup be any good
if she was mean enough to kick you out?
I bet it's too salty and spicy.
That was good.
- Huh? / - What?
Oh, my.
How uncanny we should
run into the last person
we wanted to see.
Why are you in this neck of the woods?
You should be reflecting
on your misdeeds at your sister-in-law's.
We brought my mom
to a famous rice soup restaurant here.
Listen, Ms. Lee.
Even though the world is cruel,
how could you kick out
your pregnant sister-in-law in the dead of winter?
I had no choice.
Your daughter disrespected me
and kept talking back.
She's so unruly.
That's because you kept badgering us about money.
That's to be expected of a woman
who sold her daughter
of 20 years for $500,000.
I never sold my daughter.
I got nothing for
giving up my precious daughter.
Midal, you take things too far.
Money is great,
but where's your conscience?
You raised Bom for 20 years.
How could you think of selling her?
How dare you?
And how could you kick out my pregnant wife,
her little girl, and me because
we were too short on cash
to contribute our share?
I ate and bought less to support you
all these years,
and this is what I get?
Whatever.
Human beings are the most ungrateful creatures.
Did something happen at the market?
It's nothing.
Mind your own business.
What a surprise to have
such a highbrowed madam
visit my humble pub.
I'm sorry to impose.
$500,000?
So it is $500,000 as you said.
So what?
It's the retroactive child support I promised.
With that money,
you'll be able to move your pub
to a nicer, better-looking location.
Why don't you relocate your business?
What's wrong with this pub?
I know this doesn't concern me,
but this is outrageous.
Why are you ordering her around?
Listen.
When did I ask you for this money?
I told you I didn't want it.
You must think about Bom.
She's suffering great humiliation at work.
Why?
Because she has a mother like me?
So is she too ashamed to go to work?
Please take it.
And let Bom go.
Who do you think you are?
Take it.
I don't need this.
Take it.
I don't want your money,
so take it!
I don't want anything.
Take it. Take it. Take it.
Gaeul. Gaeul.
Where is this girl?
Bom.
You wretched girl,
aren't you curious how your mom's getting on?
How come you never come to see me?
You said you didn't want to see me.
Why did you say something you'd regret?
Are you unwell?
Why do you sound so down?
Okay. I'll stop by later.
Bom, I'm relieving you of your duties here
and transferring you to Marketing.
Pardon?
The presentation didn't go well.
I don't think poring over documents
in the office will be particularly helpful.
Go to Marketing right away and
start working on winning the supply deal with
a Korean food franchise that turned us away.
I'll do my best.
But the Marketing Team
spent two years trying to win that deal
but ultimately gave up.
It won't be easy.
Do I have to come all this way to see you?
Okay. I'll visit more often.
Mom sounded unwell on the phone.
You know mom pretends to be sick sometimes.
She was nagging me to be no end before I left.
- Really? / - Yes.
Say, Bom...
Your beauty school tuition?
I'm sorry.
I took on a part-time job to save up enough, but...
Take good care of mom.
Who does mom have?
I'm not there anymore, and
Uncle Baedal and Aunt Midal are busy with Chisaem.
Okay, fine.
I'll work hard and not look back.
I want to do well at work
so that no one can look down on me.
I can also help you realize your dream
of becoming a renowned hair stylist
and help mom expand Chowon Pub.
Bom...
I must eat to survive.
Why do I keep getting the chills?
I'm so cold.
Bom?
She said she'd stop by.
Where can she be?
This is our yeonmiju.
Sir,
you know Punggildang wines are good.
Nothing goes better with Korean food
than traditional fruit, medicinal, or rice wines.
Patrons will love it,
and your sales will skyrocket.
We're all set!
Stop pestering me with your yapping
and please go.
Then I'll help out here until
you change your mind.
Huh? What?
Huh?
What the...
Geez.
(Ms. Lee Midal)
Ow, my legs.
You must be sore all over from worrying
about your incompetent son-in-law.
Ow, my shoulders.
Grandma, they say children cause only grief.
Goodness me.
You have such a way with words.
Mom, mom, mom,
say "ah."
This is nectar, not tangerine.
Open up.
Yes, that's right.
It is what it is,
so make yourselves at home here.
When times are hard,
it's okay to stay with the wife's family.
Yes, indeed, mom.
You saw how Midal was, right?
Instead of apologizing for kicking us out,
she was barking at us.
Nevertheless, Midal is very caring deep down.
How can someone so caring
harass and then kick out
my precious daughter just like that?
You know I married Jeongmi because of you, right?
I'll always stay by your side
and dye your hair,
relieve your stress,
and be a good son-in-law.
Rub her over there.
Mom, open up.
The recipient's phone is off. Your call will be...
Did Maru leave without even saying goodbye?
How heartless.
He may have said no,
but how can he refuse his long-lost
father's overture?
Jeonggi,
what are you doing?
Can't you see? I'm making dinner.
Although I was freeloading off my sister,
I never put on an apron.
How can you put up with this?
Where's your pride as the man of the house?
Who cares about pride?
My family comes first.
That's not true.
Do you think your family
enjoys seeing you
emasculated and relegated to the kitchen?
How can you say that?
So stop disgracing the male of the species.
Yell and
be gutsy
like a man.
What gives you the right to chastise me?
I didn't want to say this,
but be more tactful
if you want to stay here.
Don't lecture me about being in the kitchen.
I didn't mean to offend you.
You can make dinner if
you're that concerned about my pride.
You must have learned a thing or two,
watching your sister make rice soup.
Jeonggi,
how can you do this to me on my first day here?
Jeonggi.
How am I supposed to do this?
What's going on?
As ordered, I got here before the beer went flat.
Don't you have a life?
It's like you're at my beck and call.
What are you talking about?
We had band practice.
I had to beg and plead
before I could sneak out.
Stop whining.
Say, what was it like when you ran way?
What can I say?
Are you planning to run away?
As someone who's been there and done that,
I advise you not to.
Even if all hell breaks loose, just stay put.
That's for your best interest.
Then should I just get married?
I need a Prince Charming on a white stallion.
Cheers.
We're here. Wake up.
Where are we?
What is this place?
Huh? Hey.
Do you want to marry me?
I really want to get out of this house.
Are you well off?
Is your place livable?
Marriage proposals are serious business.
Come here. Come on.
Hey, Jia.
It's your dad.
Jia.
Did you fall into a vat of liquor?
Shame on you.
You're old enough to know better.
Why did you drink so much?
Let's go in. Let's go in.
Why should I when my brother's not inside?
You can live here
happily ever after with
your two precious daughters.
I'm going my separate way.
Who are you?
What did you do to my niece?
Did you get my naive niece drunk
to try to cop a feel?
Mr. Lee.
Hey, it's you, Suho.
What happened here?
He didn't make me drink.
I drank on my own volition.
I couldn't stand this dysfunctional family,
so I drank my sorrows away.
Easy does it.
I'm walking.
- I'm going to bed. / - Jia.
Jia.
What?
Are you going to kick out
a troublemaking freeloader?
Why are you being rude to your stepmom?
Stop it, Jia.
Your elders are present.
I'm not scared of getting kicked out.
You got rid of Maru.
I'm next anyway.
Please take Jia to her room.
I'm fine. I'm not going to my room.
I've come to say goodbye to you, stepmom.
I'm moving out to live as I please,
so don't worry about me anymore.
That's what I've come to say.
That's enough.
I'm going to teach you a lesson.
Fine. Go for it.
Let's go, Jia.
You can talk about this tomorrow.
Geez.
Dad, you're a piece of work.
Why aren't you looking for Maru?
You may be his stepdad,
but he looked up to you
and loved you.
How can you be like this?
I just don't get it.
Of course I worry about Maru.
You wretched thing.
You're the one who came home drunk
on some boy's back.
- I should chop off your hair. / - Ow.
That hurts.
She needs to get her act together.
Mother, mother.
Stop it, mother.
That only backfires on kids these days.
Stop it.
Go ahead. Go ahead.
You'll see what happens if you cut my hair.
My hair.
Jia.
Huh?
Just the person I wanted to see.
You're the worst of them all.
You're going to work like nothing happened
when you know my brother is missing.
Jia, let go.
What's gotten into you?
A wretched pub girl
is being treated like a princess here,
so you're in a daze, right?
My brother set everything aside
and helped you when you were in trouble.
Are you happy now that he's gone?
Does it make you happy?
Jia, how can you say that?
You're wrong. I'm worried too.
How dare you touch me?
All of you will get it from me today.
Son. Taeho.
Mr. An.
Ma'am.
Mr. An, your mother is here.
Hello, everyone.
Can we talk?
You shouldn't come to my workplace like this.
Good grief. You're just like your father.
If I want to speak with my son,
why can't I come to your workplace?
Or you can come home then.
But I'm not ready...
Never mind.
What's going on with you these days?
What do you mean?
You must make it clear whether it's Bom or Aran.
Will it be Aran, President Bae's eldest,
or Bom, the rising star?
Mom, what kind of nonsense is that?
- Stop it. / - Good grief.
Oh, my goodness. Ms. Bae.
Why are you here?
Your mother-in-law is well, right?
I told her to stay a few days longer,
but she was so insistent
that I had to let her go.
But now that I've experienced her,
my goodness,
I can imagine how hard you must
have had it.
No.
My mother-in-law is a good person.
Yes, of course she is.
So I must tell you...
Ms. Kim continues to consider Taeho
the perfect match for Bom.
Please, Seonyeong.
Is this how you're going to be?
I thought that was over and done with.
Oh, my goodness.
Over and done with?
Love is very much in the air for the kids.
Just because Taeho, Aran, and Bom
had a few spats,
impassioned by love,
we can't come in the way of fate.
Ms. Yun,
I find this offensive.
I'll pretend this never happened.
Seonyeong.
I'll see you at home.
I didn't mean to...
See?
Whomever you go for,
you must clarify your stance right away.
Geez.
I'm sorry, Ms. Bae.
Please forgive my wife's gaffe.
It was disconcerting.
Aran,
have you had lunch?
Why don't you join us?
Aran.
Let her be.
She's been ignoring me for days
even at home.
I don't know why she's being so stubborn.
Please be understanding of her.
Even I feel sorry for her these days.
How embarrassing.
Ms. Choi.
Did you hear about the presentation?
You should've done it.
It wasn't Bom's fault.
And she quickly improvised
and averted a catastrophe.
Do you think she put those pictures up on purpose
to upset Ms. Bae?
No way.
No, right? Anyway, Ms. Oh's
doing menial work at that restaurant again.
It's futile though.
The owner of that restaurant is infamous for
being stubborn and looking down at salespeople.
You can't do this.
It'll get worse with time.
Tell Ms. Bae and
get your aphasia treated.
Aran. Aran.
What's going on?
You can't speak?
- How... / - Aran.
What happened?
What is the meaning of this?
How long has it been?
How did this happen?
Oh, my.
Aran, do you have aphasia?
Is that what it is?
Oh, no, you poor thing.
What are we going to do?
You scoundrel, this is all your fault.
If you didn't break my granddaughter's heart,
this never would have happened.
What will you do?
How will you make this go away?
I'm sorry.
Let's go. Let's get you to a hospital.
Get yourself examined and treated.
You'll get better in no time.
Jeonggi, call Dr. Kim and
ask him where Aran can be treated.
Okay. I'll call.
Good heavens. Good heavens.
Mom, mom.
What are we going to do?
They find their long-lost daughter,
and now the other daughter can't speak.
Goodness me.
Why can't you take better care
of your two girls?
You've been inattentive to Aran
since you found Bom.
What are we going to do?
I'm starving.
I bought yesterday's lunch,
so it's your treat today.
- Sounds good. / - Okay.
Huh? Maru.
We thought you were on vacation.
Didn't you go somewhere nice?
No.
I had some thinking to do.
You're here to see Bom, right?
She's not at the office.
She's probably working her tail off right now.
This won't get you anywhere.
I heard sales were $2,000 higher than usual.
The waitresses said it was thanks to my smiles.
Don't try to get chummy with me.
You can work here for 100 days,
and I still won't sign with Punggildang.
I have a lot of grievances against your company.
Then tell me what they are.
I'll resolve them if I can.
What?
Like you have any authority.
You're right.
What power can a lowly staffer have?
Then should I bring you some relief
by hosing down the floor later tonight?
What?
And we'll even clean the bathrooms.
Maru.
Forget about it.
I want the both of you gone.
Stop wasting your time here.
What brings you here?
I heard you were having a hard time here.
What can I do?
- Wow, Mr. Kim. / - Hello.
It's an honor to have you here.
- This way, please. / - Thank you.
Who is that? Is he famous?
That's Mr. Kim Ungho.
He's a pro golfer who won the PGA
and the US Open three years in a row.
After he retired,
he became a successful
restaurateur in the States.
I see.
I heard you were coming and
prepared top-grade Korean beef and wine.
As this is a famous Korean food franchise,
I was expecting local dishes and wine,
but this is just meat
and imported wine.
It's been a while since I've been back,
but I don't get to have proper Korean wine.
What a shame.
I'm sorry, but can I make a recommendation?
Listen, Punggildang,
who are you to butt in?
You will?
Okay. What is your recommendation?
He can get our franchise into the States.
If you do well,
we'll sign an exclusive deal with Punggildang.
If you fail, it's over between us.
Here's gujeolpan with bokbunjaju.
Is this your recommended menu?
It's important to pair food with the right wine.
Gujeolpan seems bland but
actually offers a diversity of flavors.
If you pair this
with sweet yet tangy bokbunjaju,
it will be a match made in heaven.
Really?
Let's see.
How was it?
The perfect pairing of delicious food and wine
has put me in a very good mood.
So you're from Punggildang?
Thank you.
I had lovely food and wine thanks to you.
Thank you.
We're happy to hear you enjoyed the meal.
We'll await good tidings from you.
Okay.
So long then.
Goodbye.
What's wrong, sir?
Mr. Kim.
Why did you want to see me here?
I have something to show you.
Do you remember this tree?
(Kang Maru)
This is your tree.
Your mother and I planted it together
when you were about 100 days old.
So this tree is about as old as you.
Is this why you asked to see me?
No.
I want to apologize to you.
I know 100, 1,000 apologies won't suffice,
so I apologize to you again.
I'm all set.
No.
Whether or not you forgive me,
I'll keep apologizing again and again.
I wasn't there for you as you were growing up,
and I made you resent me.
I must make amends for my sin.
Then why were you so irresponsible?
Mom spoke about you only once.
She said you were a free soul
and left because you were stifled.
Why were you so irresponsible?
You left us to be free?
You left your wife and kid for your own happiness!
What can I say?
But marital problems are difficult to explain.
So you asked to see me to make more excuses.
I'm not making excuses.
Do you think
I was happy to be away?
I thought about you every single day!
Son! Kang Maru!
Maru! Maru!
Maru!
Hey!
Maru!
Do you have something left to say?
I found this phone.
Your number was listed under "son."
I'm not his son.
Son.
Son. Son!
I'm here.
Maru, I'm here.
Maru!
Maru. Maru.
Maru!
Dad...