(Sweet Home, Sweet Honey)
Ma Ru!
(Episode 101)
What brings you here?
I came to see you.
Stop joking around.
I work for Poongildang now as of today.
What do you mean...
Then the person who is joining the marketing team is...
Did words about me already get out?
Are people saying that I'm demanding and fussy?
This is my girlfriend.
I've heard a lot about you.
My name is Jenny Song.
Hello, I'm Choi Bom.
You're in the marketing team, right?
Show me around.
You knew?
I did a little bit of background check on Ma Ru before I got here.
You went to Korea all of a sudden and I never heard back from you,
so I was wondering how you were doing.
I see. He has been busy,
so he probably didn't have time to get in touch with his friends.
Hello!
Hey, Jenny!
Long time no see.
She's the new manager of our marketing team.
Introduce yourselves to her.
Hello. I'm Yang Jin Soo.
I'm Jang Kyung Woo.
I'm actually in the development support team,
but my team and the marketing team work very closely together,
so you'll see a lot of me.
I've heard so much about you.
I also read the business plan you sent to Tae Ho.
A number of project ideas on it seemed promising.
Thank you. I'm glad you liked my ideas.
I'll find out where things are at first.
Sure. Then...
- Mr Yang, could you update her? - I'll have Mr Kang's help on it.
That's okay, right?
Here, you'll see the history of Poongildang since 2008,
and this lists our main achievements. Read it.
This is important.
Ma Ru.
This is the analysis on wine aromas you asked for.
Thank you. I'm the one who asked for it.
I'd like to launch a new product in the North American market.
We should learn the preferences...
of consumers in that market first.
Thanks.
Oh, and the tasting evaluation sheet for the new wine.
We should probably work on it together.
I can borrow Ma Ru from you, right?
I don't know my way around this building yet.
I want to ask him to show me around.
Sure.
I'll take you around quickly.
Wait for me. Let's work on the sheet together.
The new manager of the marketing team.
I guess she knows Ma Ru well?
Well, I heard that they went to school together in the States.
Bom, it looks like you should watch out.
Why do you say that?
Because of Jenny. She's very capable and attractive.
Kyung Woo, don't you think she's attractive?
- Well, yes. - And...
there's something about the way she looks at him.
They've known each other for a long time as friends.
Ma Ru is just helping her because she's new here.
Is that right?
There's a wine called dugyeonju which is made with azalea flowers.
You can just sprinkle azalea petals over raw rice wine.
Then the aroma will seep into the wine.
You turn wine into a work of art.
Is this what Bom studied and applied to get the patent for?
Yes, it's similar.
By the way,
I have a favour to ask you.
Tell me if it's not about money.
Well...
I'm just wondering if I could use the small room here.
I want to study and make traditional wines there.
Well, you work here now anyway.
Then, let's talk about everything again.
Your pay will be as discussed in the past.
I'll let you use the room here,
and you'll teach me how to make...
traditional wine cocktails as well as fruit wines in return...
as you mentioned last time. How does it sound?
Look at you two, the mothers of the bride and the groom.
It looks like you two are having fun together.
The bride and the groom? Our kids aren't getting married yet.
I think we should listen to Ma Ru and Bom...
and let them get married this spring. Don't you agree?
By the way, Ms Bae. I'm sad that you're...
only using your talent and skills to make wines for our families.
Totally.
I hate to see you waste your talent like this.
I have an idea. What do you think about...
doing a traditional wine business together?
A traditional wine business?
Thank you for your kind words, but I'm not that talented.
I had been so preoccupied with running my company that...
my winemaking skills and taste buds have become dull.
Gosh, you're just too modest.
I'd like a bottle of what you're making now.
I'd love to drink it at dinner.
Sure, that's no problem.
How is it?
It's better than any other raw rice wines...
that I've tasted in the past.
Yes, it's pretty good.
But for winemaking, it's important to keep the taste consistent.
Plus, if we were to sell this as a product, the taste can't change...
when we produce a large batch of it.
You don't need to be worried about that.
This wine was made by someone who understands all of that.
I'd like to make a proposition.
How about we bring this winemaker into the company?
I'm proposing this idea to you...
as a main shareholder of Poongildang.
I'll think about it.
I'm afraid that it'd be too rash to bring a winemaker...
just based on the taste of this one wine.
Of course. I understand.
I'll leave this wine with you.
Take your time to taste it...
and think about what I proposed.
What do you even know about traditional wines?
I get that he's a main shareholder, but he's being such a nuisance.
But this wine. It tastes familiar.
Find out more about Kang Tae Joon.
- Hello, welcome. - Hello.
Please have a seat.
We received a report about you.
We heard that someone brews alcohol here.
Yes, I brewed some wine.
You know that it's illegal to sell home-brewed alcohol, right?
Gosh, we didn't sell her wine.
Can you still deny it?
Isn't this illegally brewed alcohol without a label on it?
It's true that I brewed it.
But I brewed it only for the purpose of research.
We received a report, and found this evidence. Let's talk at the station.
Which one of you is the owner of this bar?
We have to go to the police station?
But we haven't done anything wrong.
I worked in that industry for long. So I know the regulations.
I know that it's illegal to sell a home-brewed alcohol.
Yes, I heard you.
Even when the customers asked me to let them taste it, I refused.
I only shared the wine with my family. That's all.
We're investigating because we received a report.
Tae Joon. Tae Joon.
Oh, no. Where did he go?
What made my loving wife...
look for me so desperately?
Something bad happened.
Ms Bae has been taken to the police station.
What do you mean? Why would she be taken to the police station?
I don't know. They talked about illegal home-brewing.
The police officers came to the bar...
and took Ms Bae to the police station.
She didn't sell her wine to anybody.
She only shared it with her family.
That makes no sense.
Let's go.
Then, bring the person who claimed to have drunk my wine.
I'll ask that person if it's true that I sold my wine.
Denying won't help you in any way.
We have evidence right here.
Oh, dear.
Mum.
Why did you come here?
What's going on? She never sold home-brewed wine.
I told you already.
She's the one who made the wines, but she didn't sell it to anyone.
She didn't give it to our customers, either.
She only shared it with her family.
Listen to me. She was once the president of Poongildang.
She knows about the liquor tax law...
better than anyone else in this room.
I'd like to add to that.
She's a law-abiding citizen who could live without law.
Did you find any person who had bought her wine?
I want to see him or her.
Everyone, please be quiet.
My mum would never do anything thoughtless.
If Mum really sold her wine,
and if you find the buyer, I promise you I'll pay for her crime.
I'll take the responsibility on her behalf.
What's wrong with you all?
I am sorry, everyone.
I'm sorry for making you worry.
My heart dropped.
If something bad happened to you,
I wouldn't have let it go.
I am so angry.
How could they treat someone like you as a bootlegger?
By the way, don't you think that it's a little odd?
No one bought her wine. How did he or she even know she made it?
Mi Dal, isn't it that the owner of the other restaurant spied on you?
She complained to you once...
that you were stealing her regular customers.
Gook Hee.
You could've just washed tables as you were supposed to.
Why would you make wine and put yourself in trouble?
Mum, if you want to make wine so much, there must be another way.
You could work at a traditional wine brewery.
I'll search for one for you.
Thank you.
Thank you, everyone.
Thanks to you,
it's been resolved quickly.
I offered him a glass of wine to help him reconcile with her.
And this is his response to it?
(Poongildang's Traditional Winemaking Competition)
Poongildang! Have a nice day!
Poongildang.
Hey, you guys. It's not all good to stay together all the time.
In a relationship, you need...
You need to play hard to get to keep each other interested,
and make your bond stronger in a romantic way.
Poongildang. Our bond is strong enough without doing it.
Ma Ru, check this out.
(Poongildang's Traditional Winemaking Competition)
Poongildang's Traditional Winemaking Competition?
Oh, this? I just put it on.
I think it's a good opportunity.
The winner's wine will be Poongildang's main product.
Shall we join this competition as a team?
I like Jenny's idea.
When she worked at the brewery in the States,
her company held a contest, and the winner's wine...
became the company's hit product.
Ah Ran, Tae Ho, assist her on this competition.
Actually, we're thinking of joining the competition.
Both Tae Ho and I have been busy with desk jobs for a while.
I think it's a good chance to learn more about our products,
and that it would be meaningful to experience the production process.
If we win, our wine will be Poongildang's main product.
Okay. Good luck.
I have to go to the executive board meeting.
We will make good wine...
for your sake,
and redeem ourselves.
Good. Do your best.
See you later.
Father just encouraged us.
Let's do our best.
Thank you for inviting me to this executives' meeting.
I am sorry that I am late.
Oh, he...
Hello.
- Hello. - Oh, right.
Mr An, you know him, don't you?
- This is... - Of course he knows me.
Mr An and I have...
an unusual tie for some reasons. Don't we, Mr An?
Yes, we do.
He is Poongildang's largest shareholder,
and he made a generous investment...
to help us with the financial problem. So I invited him today.
Mr An, it seems like you found out...
who made the wine I gave you.
The winemaker was in so much trouble yesterday.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Enjoy your meal.
- Let's eat. - Yes.
I hate Kang Tae Joon.
He keeps showing up abruptly. What is he up to?
Are you sure that no one is home?
We should be careful...
not to let anyone know that we won the lottery. Okay?
I know that.
Don't smile too much around others.
I took a day off from work because I couldn't stop smiling.
It felt like everyone was looking at me.
Good for you.
Now that we are rich, you don't have to work as a security guard.
I am overwhelmingly excited. Mi Dal asked me to help her,
but I don't think I can be around her.
But we should act just as we normally do.
Honey, do you think that my face looks like a rich man now?
You do. Did you always look like a rich man?
I do?
Kiss on this ticket.
Aunt! Mum needs you at the bar right now.
What?
Oh, right. Yes. I should go now.
Where did I put my handbag?
What's wrong, Uncle? Did you hurt your neck?
- I heard you ditched work today. - Yes, I did.
I'm off duty today.
It's okay as long as you didn't get fired.
I'm going out to watch a movie with my friends.
Ga Eul, wait.
I haven't given you any pocket money for a long time.
Here. I'm sorry about that.
I can't believe you just gave me pocket money.
It's okay. I know you're having a financial difficulty.
Ga Eul.
You can take it.
And I will support your study overseas...
to become a famous hair stylist.
You're so weird today.
Anyway, thank you for this.
Gosh.
Bae Dal, you're acting weird.
Really? I am?
I shouldn't act differently. Oh, no.
Come on in.
Come on.
- Hello. - Hello.
Honey, choose whatever you like.
We're going to pay back for what we owe to our families...
and go on a trip.
This one is pretty.
Won't they notice if I give them presents?
No one will know.
We won't cash our ticket...
until we buy our plane tickets and get ready to leave this country.
That's a good idea.
Oh, no. My uncle and aunt are here.
Here we go.
Here you are. Wait. Here are more.
We should pay now.
- Here you are. - We'll pay in a lump sum.
In a lump sum?
I don't think Aunt can afford them.
Exactly. Your uncle is well-known to be frugal.
It says you've reached your credit card limit.
Is that so?
That's okay.
We can take out some.
You should enjoy spending money while you can.
When do we ever get to spend this much?
We can afford this just because we won the lottery.
What? Aunt! Uncle!
Did you just say that you won the lottery?
- Let me see. - Ji Ah!
You scared me so much that I almost lost my baby.
Is that true? You won the lottery?
No, it's not true. I didn't win any lottery.
Well, it meant that I've become a security guard at Poongildang.
It was a metaphor, all right? By the way,
I was wondering where you ran away to.
You were doing this here, you rat?
- Come here. - Bae Dal!
You, too. Your dad is so worried about you.
Why do you have to act so immaturely?
- Come with me. - Gosh. No, I won't. Never.
- Stop it. Ma'am! - Gosh, come on!
I went all over the city looking for you!
How could you...
Then what should I do?
Do you want my baby to grow up without a dad?
I cannot do that.
I'll take care of Ji Ah and our baby until the end of this world.
Hey, kid. Do you think raising a baby is a joke?
What are you talking about?
Oh, well...
Ji Ah.
Tell me. What is going on?
Well, Gook Hee. She's...
Gook Hee. I'm carrying Soo Ho's baby.
No matter what our parents say, we want to keep our baby.
A baby? How could you...
And all of you have been hiding this from me?
Ji Ah, how could you hide being pregnant from me?
How was I supposed to tell you? You don't care about me at all.
Of course I care about you.
Gosh. What should we do, Ji Ah?
What can we do...
We should deal with it.
Yes, okay.
I'll take care of it,
so please send those two here.
Or you could just send Soo Ho here.
Mum, I can't go anywhere without Ji Ah. I won't!
Soo Ho, you idiot. Get yourself here right now!
What are you doing there?
These kids obviously made a mistake, but our family will take care of it.
People here will be critical about it,
so we should send them abroad to study.
Ji Ah is pregnant. Where are you going to send her?
- I can't allow that. - Look.
My son's child is growing inside her belly.
Do you think that I'll mistreat her?
I'll send her to a school abroad and pay for all of her tuition...
as well as for the entire child-rearing cost.
Well, if you're worried about her,
I'll pay for you to visit her when she gives birth...
so that you can look after her.
I didn't ask you to meet with us to talk about money.
I'll let them stay with me for now.
If you really want to send them abroad for studying,
we can talk about it after she gives birth.
Gosh, who says I'll allow my son to live in a shabby house like this?
I cannot allow that.
If that's the case,
Ji Ah will stay here,
and you can take Soo Ho.
Mr Choi and Ms Bae.
I cannot go. I won't go anywhere without Ji Ah.
What are you talking about now?
Get up now!
I also cannot be separated from Soo Ho.
I'd rather go abroad and live with Soo Ho. Please let us.
That's nonsense. You're pregnant right now!
Ms Bae. I'll take care of her.
I'll be glued to her like this.
Goodness. What are you talking about now?
Shut your mouth! Get up now.
Now.
Gosh, Soo Ho. Ms Yoon!
- Ms Bae! - Ms Yoon!
Dad, what should we do? Gook Hee.
Gosh, do something!
Goodness.
- Ouch, it hurts! - You totally disgraced your father!
How could you beg them on your knees?
Why not? I did make a mistake.
Plus, I heard that Dad betrayed Ms Bae.
- Don't we all have to beg her? - Gosh, you're crazy.
Watch your tongue, you fool!
It looks like I have no choice.
You should be locked up in your room until you come to your senses.
- It hurts! I said nothing wrong! - Shut it!
Gosh, what are all these?
It's time for me to grow up.
I should repay your kindness for looking after me since I was 15.
Mi Dal, they're matching outfits for you and Mr Kang.
Wear them and go on a picnic in the spring.
Oh, and these are for Bom's family.
Bae Dal, did you win the lottery by any chance?
Goodness.
Mr Kang, stop talking such nonsense.
Right, totally.
How could we win the lottery? That will never happen.
Bae Dal, tell us the truth.
- Where did you get the money then? - Oh, well...
One of Bae Dal's friends is closing down his clothing store...
and offered us a 50... No, he gave us a 75 percent discount,
so we bought these clothes to help him out a bit.
Mi Dal. Thanks for everything you've done for me.
Mr Kang, please take good care of my sister.
You two sound like you're going somewhere far.
Bae Dal, stop it. You're making it so obvious.
Mi Dal, you've done a good job raising your brother.
Gosh, I'm so forgetful.
I forgot that I was preparing cabbage for kimchi.
Oh, right. Mi Dal makes such delicious kimchi.
I think I'll miss Mi Dal's kimchi so much...
Watch what you're saying. You're giving it away.
Try this on.
- Yes, okay. - Gosh.
Darling. Do you think they could tell?
Had Mi Dal caught on to it, she would've caused a scene.
That was nerve-racking. Then now,
we can just buy our flight tickets,
pick up the money and then leave right away, right?
To the beautiful faraway land in the south.
Before doing any of that, let's check one more time.
Here, hold it for me. Shush.
We can't get caught.
Jung Mi, I'm so excited!
All right.
Darling.
Call out the numbers again for me.
All right, 2, 3, 8...
Then, 9, 12, 27!
Gosh, my darling!
Bae Dal, I love you.
I'm not saying this because you're rich now. I really love you so much.
Me... Me, too. I love you so much too, my darling.
Me, too. Me, too.
- I love you so much! - Me, too!
Shush.
Ah Ran, what are you doing at this hour?
Keep it down. Gil Soo and Sun Young are still asleep.
Tae Ho, why are you up already? You should sleep in a little.
Our family can eat a delicious meal if I sleep 1 or 2 hours less.
Ah Ran.
Thanks so much,
but don't try too hard.
I feel really bad.
I still have a long way to go.
I should try harder.
Ah Ran got up so early to make all these dishes.
Goodness, look at this.
This mackerel looks like it was burnt on purpose.
Gosh.
Let me taste this.
Hey, did you put a whole tub of doenjang in this stew?
Let's try to enjoy the meal quietly.
My goodness.
Thanks for making breakfast for us.
I'm sorry, Sun Young.
I promise you I'll do a better job from now on.
I use perilla oil...
instead of sesame oil for dressing vegetables.
If you want to do something, don't just do whatever you want.
Come to me and ask me how to get things done properly.
It would've been nice if you told her those things in advance.
Sun Young is right, Tae Ho.
I'm sorry, Sun Young.
I'll make sure to ask you from now on.
Please teach me.
Gosh, Ah Ran. Just be your normal self.
I'm not used to you acting that way.
I apologise, Sun Young.
Hey, seriously.
It looks like I'll need to put up with Ah Ran being hard on me soon.
Honey. What do you think about...
transferring Ah Ran to a branch somewhere?
It could be a branch overseas or in a different city.
Honey, I told you.
You have to try to get along with Ah Ran.
I do not want them to be separated.
Don't you feel uncomfortable around her?
Gosh, let's just drop this topic.
- Mr An! - Oh, yes!
Gosh, look at you!
Have you been keeping well, Ms Yoon?
Of course. I heard that you're back in Korea now.
Gosh, Jenny. You're still as beautiful as ever.
I wish I had a daughter like you.
You know that I'm a big fan of yours too, right?
I saw Poongildang's advertisement you modelled for in the States.
Gosh, you saw that in the States?
My goodness, I'm blushing.
Ma Ru!
You two. Do you know each other?
Yes. We went to the same university in the States.
We're going for lunch. You should join us.
Bom. You should come with us, too.
We still have things to finish off.
We'll see you later.
I actually have a secret.
To be honest, I decided to join Poongildang because of Ma Ru.
I used to like him.
I want to give it another try.
Really?
We need to come up with the perfect wine for the contest,
and we'd love your advice.
We prepared a list of a few types of wines.
Please take a look and recommend one for us.
If you brew the wine,
it'll just taste bitter.
Please forget the past and help us for the future of...
Listen. Most people...
have this thing called shame.
But it doesn't look like you have any shame.
How brazen you are to show your face?
Mr Kim, please.
Mr Kim.
Mum.
Ms Bae.
I didn't know you were with guests.
They said there would be a contest to make Poongildang's main product,
and asked me for advice.
She isn't even ashamed.
We will visit you again.
Let's go.
It is...
all my fault. I failed to raise her right.
I am ashamed.
Sometimes, even though you do everything you can,
you fail to stop your child from walking down a wrong path.
I shouldn't have spoken ill of someone else's child.
By the way, what brought you here?
I want to make traditional wine.
Although I haven't done it in a long time,
I still think it's what I'm best at.
It's embarrassing to ask you this,
but would there be any vacancies...
at breweries where I can work to make a living?
I am not sure. As you know,
times are tough in this industry.
I will ask around for you.
- Ms Bae. - Mum.
I am sorry.
You don't look well.
Mum...
I know...
that we did so much wrong to you that we can't be forgiven.
But it breaks my heart...
to watch Ah Ran suffering from guilt because she can't...
get your forgiveness.
Could you be generous and forgive her this once?
I'm not in a position to forgive her.
I'm the one who raised her.
After some time,
there will be a time we can see each other comfortably.
Until then,
please take care of Ah Ran,
Tae Ho.
How about you make ehwasongju?
Is that ehwaju with pine needles?
Yes. I understand that your mother has been asking many winemakers...
about that wine to recreate it.
Ehwasongju...
It's like my mum's dream that she couldn't realise.
That's right.
The initial process isn't much different from other wines.
But it's hard to make the scent of pine needles harmonise with ehwaju.
So she always failed on the final step.
I didn't want to make a wine that's easy to make.
It's difficult to make, but we have our reason to succeed.
If you could get the special rice and yeast for ehwasongju,
you have a chance to win.
So we can get the ingredients Mr Kim told us there, right?
Okay. Thank you.
What did he say? Can we get them?
What did I tell you? I told you I would make it happen.
Let's go.
Mr Kang.
- Where are you going? - Why?
I'm going somewhere with Bom for work.
Didn't you get the message? We have a meeting with a buyer.
I will go there first.
I'll see you there when you're done.
Okay. I'm sorry. I'll be there as soon as I can.
I really need the rice for brewing that you grew...
and your special yeast.
Please, I'm begging you.
I've never let anyone take my rice or wine...
out of my house before.
Don't waste your time. Just leave.
Let me do that, Sir.
I'm very good at handling yeast.
I told you. You're wasting your time.
Sir, I will get rid of every wormy grain of rice.
Let's do this.
Are you doing it properly?
Absolutely.
I'm pounding the rice...
without losing any grain as you worked hard to grow it.
Do you think I'm doing this to give you a hard time?
No, not at all.
I don't think that way.
I wanted you to remember...
how hard you prepared rice today when you make the rare wine,
and make it with your heart.
That's why I made you do all this.
Here. It's all yours.
Thank you, Sir.
Thank you.
- Thank you so much. - You're welcome.
I was so nervous because it was my first contract here.
I've never seen you nervous before.
I will be going.
What's wrong? Are you unwell?
No.
Jenny, what's wrong?
He would have called me if he was done.
Here you are. This is the yeast that you were waiting for.
It's too heavy for you to carry alone.
You said your friend would come. Isn't he coming?
He will be here soon.
Sir, I will be going now.
Bom.
I'm sorry. I'm too late.
I thought you wouldn't come.
Don't be silly. I should be here since you are here.
Bom.
Jenny.
I'm sorry. Ma Ru couldn't come earlier because of me.