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(Sweet Home, Sweet Honey)
Come here and look at this.
(Episode 28)
What is this?
It's jongcho.
We had makgeolli that tasted a bit off, so I made this with it.
You know how to make these things too?
If you leave all-natural makgeolli in room temperature...
and stir once in a while, it turns into an amazing vinegar.
I'll give you a bottle when it's ready.
Goodness, thanks.
You're so sweet.
By the way, where did you learn how to make jongcho?
My mum runs a traditional bar as well.
I learned it while I was helping my mum.
You work very hard at your job...
and you help out your mum too.
You're such a kind daughter.
Who does she think she is?
Why is she flattering my mum and acting as if she's so close to her?
I heard you gave bonuses to the kitchen staff to encourage them.
They're so happy and thankful to have received the unexpected bonus.
Tae Ho. How did that girl, Oh Bom, start working here?
Who is she and what was she doing before she came here?
What's wrong, Ah Ran?
The more I think about it, the more suspicious I think she is.
There's something strange.
What's suspicious about her?
Do you know what she's doing right now in the kitchen?
She's having a great time chatting with my mum right now.
Tae Ho, you know how my mum is.
You know how strict and cold she is towards me.
But I don't know what Bom did,
but my mum is smiling at Bom and chatting away with her.
Ms Bae is always friendly towards all the staff members here.
This is different.
Judging from how Mum yelled at me...
saying I must apologise to her, I think there's something.
Who is she anyway?
Ah Ran, calm down.
That girl scares me.
Why does she keep circling around me and bother me?
When I first met her, she demanded to be hired at Poongildang.
Then, I caught her with my dad.
Now, it's my mum.
You're too sensitive right now.
Let's go, Ah Ran. I'll take you home.
Don't worry. I'll go by myself.
Look at this. Depending on the level of fermentation,
the scent of makgeolli as well as the amount of bubbles vary.
You're right.
You must use all of your five senses to make makgeolli.
In addition to its taste and aroma, you should check the colour of it...
and also feel the temperature of the jar.
You should try to listen to the bubbles bursting.
I wish you came here every day.
Then I'd be able to get the hang of brewing makgeolli.
I thought young people were not interested in traditional liquor.
But you are different.
I even won an award for brewing makgeolli...
when I was in high school.
So I wanted to join Poongildang and study traditional liquor,
but I couldn't even after I passed the employment exam.
Is that so?
It is all in the past.
Do you want to see something interesting?
Look.
Wow.
It is like magic.
Look. The fire in one pot stays lit...
while the other one blows it out. Do you know why?
I don't know.
When the liquor is aged, it generates carbon dioxide...
which puts out the fire.
If the liquor is well-aged, it doesn't generate carbon dioxide,
so the fire is still on.
I learned this from my mentor...
when I was studying traditional liquor.
At that time, they brewed makgeolli with their hands,
so the taste of liquor varied a lot from day to day...
and I was excited to check how it tasted every time.
I had a hard time preparing for the makgeolli contest...
as the makgeolli taste varied from day to day.
I lost track of the time talking with you.
Do you like bibimbap?
This is my favourite menu.
Really? Me too.
Do you know that you should eat the fried egg first...
when you eat bibimbap?
It is because it's neater that way...
and you can enjoy the flavour of the fried egg.
Oh, you knew that.
By the way,
you got hurt the other day. Are you all right?
It was a long time ago. I'm okay.
Let me see.
Is it somewhere around here?
I'm okay, really.
Oh no. It doesn't look okay.
You still have the medicated patch on your shoulder.
Let me see the wound.
Bom, someone was looking for you in the kitchen.
Is that so?
You should finish your meal.
Okay.
I think I should go.
You are leaving already?
Yes. I need to go to another bar to brew makgeolli.
I wanted to say goodbye before I left.
Otherwise, you will be worried about me.
I hope you can come here more often.
This is for you.
What is it? It looks cute.
This is what my daughter used to play with when she was young.
I use this to taste makgeolli.
It is like a good luck charm to make good makgeolli.
It is too precious. I can't keep it.
It's okay.
You are the one who will...
spend more time brewing makgeolli than me.
This brought me a lot of good luck.
I hope the same thing happens for you too.
How is the bar going?
I heard the employees seemed pretty good.
I should work harder.
By the way, some of our customers are saying...
that the makgeolli tastes a little bland.
Our customers are...
particularly interested in traditional liquor.
So they must have diversified tastes.
I bet they want a richer flavour.
Speaking of which, I think it would be good if we develop...
our own unique home-brewed liquor as a signature menu.
That's a good idea. We'd need to have a special menu for each bar.
I wish we had the person who studied...
traditional liquor with Ms Bae...
in the early days of Poongildang.
Are you talking about the person who left the company...
because of his differences with my mum?
Yes. You remember him, don't you?
When we had him in the company,
we could introduce unique home-brewed liquor at the bars...
and the customers loved it.
Can't we offer him a job again?
I don't know.
A few years ago, we've been trying to hire him...
and offer him a job.
And Ms Bae seems to be okay with the idea.
As far as I know, now he understands...
Ms Bae's intention of mass production and mechanisation.
But I heard he is very stubborn...
and never wants to stay in one place.
So we have no idea where he is working at the moment.
If we can bring him back,
will it help our company?
Yes. He is one of the winemaking masters in the country.
I know you are busy. I'm sorry for calling you so often.
It's okay, Ma'am.
It's nothing serious.
It's about Oh Bom.
I'm thinking about letting her become a brewer for our company.
She just joined the company as an intern.
Apparently she had an interview here, so I looked up her resume.
She won an award of the home-brewed liquor contest.
And I found out that...
she has a great interest in traditional liquor.
Mum, someone with a mere interest isn't qualified to become a brewer.
Mr An, I'll take it that you understand.
Mum!
Even if I apologise to her,
nothing's going to change.
Mum will still be upset.
I have no choice but to show my mum...
who she really needs.
Move over. I will do it.
That's okay. I can do this.
It is not easy to knead hard-steamed rice.
You will hurt your shoulders and wrists.
You've been working for a long time.
Kneading hard-steamed rice is the most difficult part of winemaking.
You should do it carefully...
to ferment the yeast.
You look like a winemaking master, not an intern.
What are you talking about?
I wish we had a good mentor at our bar.
Like the lady who visited our kitchen earlier.
If only we had a traditional winemaking master at our bar...
Why would that kind of a person come to our bar?
It is not a problem you should be worried about as an intern.
I know. I was being nosy.
- Oh Bom. - Yes?
Wipe your sweat with this.
Thank you.
I sweat a lot whenever I knead the hard-steamed rice.
But the whole process of winemaking is so interesting.
I think you will get to do what you love in the future.
You will be working with the brewing team from now on.
- What? - I know you're just an intern.
But it is the most important team of the company.
You will learn many things there.
I think the work will fit you.
Okay. I will do my best.
Do you have any recommendations for the team?
How can I recommend anything when I'm the youngest?
This isn't a recommendation,
but I have an expectation.
I think it would be great if we had a winemaking master...
who could lead the team.
Then we will be able to serve quality liquor to customers...
and I will get to learn a lot from the master.
Bom, did you just read...
my mind or something?
What did he say?
We have a task to fulfil.
A task?
I received the first task as a member of the brewing team.
Will you help me?
Let's see.
We need to single out the people who might know the master in the list.
And we will need to go through all the websites about...
home-brewed liquor or traditional liquor...
to see if there is the master.
Why did the manager tell you to do this?
He didn't. I volunteered.
For my first task as a member of the brewing team,
I volunteered to find a winemaking master...
whom the company would want to work with.
Okay, let's try to find one.
I'm sorry for calling so late.
Is this Mr Kim Young Gab who used to work at Poongildang?
Oh, I apologise.
Hey! Be quiet.
Goodness.
How come you're still awake at this hour?
Shall I get you a cup of warm milk to help you fall asleep?
I don't know why I asked you to stay here.
You didn't change at all.
I'm still so frustrated and stressed out.
I'm sorry.
But if you're that stressed,
is there anything I can do to help you?
What can you do to help me?
You'd be helping me by not causing trouble.
Or you could get rid of your kids out of this house.
I deserve to be punished.
I should be punished for breaking Gook Hee's heart...
and also for not attending your funeral.
I should be punished.
You still thought of me as your son...
and I heard that you looked for me before you passed away.
I'm so sorry that I wasn't there for you.
I was a horrible son-in-law...
and I want to make it up by being a great father to my children.
I am really sorry.
Our children...
are what causes us the most pain and worry.
Goodness! Look at these two.
Gosh, what are they doing?
Hey!
What are you doing?
Mum, why are you yelling?
Did you and Ma Ru sleep together here last night?
What are you talking about?
We stayed up all night doing research together...
and just fell asleep now.
Didn't I tell you?
I told you not to hang out with each other.
Bom, you need to get married soon.
How can you sleep with a man on the same table?
Mum, calm down.
You didn't do anything to Bom while she was asleep, did you?
I fell asleep before she did.
Goodness. You idiot.
Stop making excuses.
Bom needs to get married soon,
so don't you dare tell people that you were with her overnight.
Mum, what do you mean I'll get married soon?
My mum likes to lie and exaggerate. You don't have to believe her.
You're such a brat.
But what should we do?
We researched all night, but we didn't find anything.
You... Come here.
Tell me what you're up to these days.
Mum, a boy becomes a true man when he leaves his mum's arms.
Stop talking nonsense and tell me the truth.
What would I be up to?
I'm heading out to go to my part-time job.
Part-time job?
What kind?
You don't need to know the details.
In order to survive and thrive in this cold world,
I need to endure the harsh reality.
I'll get going now then.
You...
Goodness. That brat.
What is he really up to these days?
Which way did he go?
You're 30 minutes late again today.
Come to work on time.
You made me work 55 minutes more yesterday.
Do you always talk back?
The delivery is behind schedule. Hurry up and get changed.
Okay.
Excuse me.
I've been here before.
Please have a seat. What would you like to order?
I don't want to eat at a place like this.
"At a place like this"?
Why are you wearing sunglasses indoors?
Why are you here if you don't want to eat?
If you're not going to eat, then leave.
There's no way Soo Ho would be working at a place like this.
What?
What's her deal? What a bad way to start the day.
You know the karaoke at the intersection, right?
Stop by there and collect their payment.
Also, stop by at the realtor's office and pick up the plates.
Okay.
Where did he go?
I'll teach him a lesson when he gets here.
That must be him.
Who is it?
It was the delivery man.
Oh.
The delivery man...
I'll get it. It's the delivery man again.
Hey! How many packages are you expecting?
Your dad tries hard not to upset Gook Hee.
He's only here because of you and Ma Ru.
But you're so busy trying to flatter Gook Hee...
and get allowance from her so that you can shop online.
Did something happen to you?
What's wrong with you?
Nothing happened.
Just go out and receive your package.
He said that he'd come every day.
How can he give up just because he got water dumped on him?
He's such a chicken. He won't be competent to do anything.
Where did he go?
Are you looking for someone?
Gosh, you startled me.
Goodness!
How could you let me fall like that?
Who is that guy?
What brings you here?
You come here so often these days.
- Where is your aunt? - I'm not sure.
She went out a little while ago after yelling at me.
Are you really going out with my aunt?
Goodness! I knew this would happen.
It's too early to say that we're going out, but I'm trying.
Who is that?
He helped me a lot when I was staying at Bar Chowon.
Is that right? But what brings you here?
Yes, hello.
My name is Lee Bae Dal.
I see.
She's my grandmother, which means she's my aunt's mother.
She's her mother?
Goodness. I thought you were Jung Mi's older sister.
Goodness, goodness.
You look so friendly even when you make a joke.
I was not joking. You look very young, just like my sister.
What am I talking about?
Your sister?
Don't be silly.
Anyway, I don't know why you're here...
- but have a seat. - Okay.
We have a guest here. Why are you just standing?
You should bring some tea and snacks.
Oh my goodness.
By the way, do I know you?
You look familiar.
Come to think of it, I think I've seen you before.
Is that so?
Where did you see me?
I know! Were you an actress when you were young?
You used to be an actress, right?
An actress?
Well, I wasn't an actress,
but I was as pretty as an actress when I was young.
You are still beautiful.
You must have been twice as beautiful when you were younger.
Goodness!
Don't say that. You are just flattering me.
We are looking for a winemaking master...
to reinforce the brewing team.
Yes, I'm aware of that.
Do you know Mr Kim Young Gab...
who used to develop traditional liquor with Ms Bae by any chance?
I lost touch with him a long time ago.
Then do you know anyone who might know his contact information?
I don't know. I think I heard...
one of my friends got some of his liquor a while ago.
Is that so? Then can you call your friend and ask about him?
I can do that.
But I don't think he'll want to come.
He is somewhat odd.
I'll have to make an offer that he won't be able to decline.
We can't just bring anyone...
to save Poongildang Traditional Bar.
Okay. What did you want to tell me?
I want to talk about the issue about bringing a winemaking master...
to the company.
You mentioned him before.
I know you got into a conflict with him...
but you said you wanted to hire him again.
I'll make sure he comes back to our company.
Ah Ran, what do you think you are doing?
If we need to introduce our own unique traditional liquor...
Choi Ah Ran, I told you.
You need to take care of your mess first.
Did you apologise to Bom yet?
- Mum. - I told you.
I won't let this go this time.
I already took care of it.
I've done more than enough.
I let her work as an intern in our company.
Why are you standing up for her anyway?
I don't want to hear your excuses any more.
If you don't apologise to her, I will bring her...
and make you apologise in front of all the employees.
Mum, do you really have to do this?
It fits my hand.
I think I played with something like this when I was younger.
She said this is a good luck charm.
I will work hard with this in the brewing team.
What brings you here?
I'll keep it short since I'm busy.
If Ms Bae asks you about us,
tell her that I apologised to you.
What are you talking about?
When and how did you apologise to me?
Are you that dumb?
I'm talking about the problem regarding the blog.
Tell her that I apologised to you about it.
Then you should apologise to me.
Apologise to me for posting my name.
What are you talking about?
I was going to let it go.
But seeing you like this, I think I'll need to receive your apology.
How dare you?
We already compensated you for that. What more are you expecting?
I told you that I didn't need the money.
- So you took it back. - Oh Bom.
Ask your mother.
I still have some money left after paying the deposit.
Now that I have some unexpected money,
I should buy myself a ring.
- Mum. - You surprised me.
I almost had a heart attack.
Give it to me.
Give you what?
Give me the money.
What money are you talking about?
You got this from Ms Choi, didn't you?
Why did you accept it?
Do you know what this money is?
They gave us this money to make me give up...
my self-respect and keep my mouth shut.
Oh, I thought I could receive it...
as compensation from the company.
You told me before...
that there is no such thing as free money.
Why would they give us this money for free?
Bom. I already used half of that money.
What are you talking about?
I paid the deposit...
with the money.
How could you do that to me?
Here you are.
My mother is someone who worked hard her entire life.
She was taken aback when you showed her this money.
Then you should have kept the money for your poor mother.
I gave her my word...
that I would work hard to make a lot of money for her.
I don't want to please my mum...
with this filthy money.
You are unbelievable.
I'm sorry, but she already spent half of the money.
I will pay it back as soon as possible.
- I'm sorry. - Look.
If you won't keep this money, then bring me the rest immediately.
You'll pay it back?
I didn't lend you the money in the first place.
Okay.
I will take care of it.
Choi Ah Ran.
I was apologising to Bom and seeing her off.
Do you think...
giving her some money is apologising?
I didn't mean to give her the money.
She asked me to do so.
She felt guilty afterwards and returned the money.
It is my fault that...
I taught you wrong.
It is my fault that I brought you up badly.
Mum, why are you doing this for her?
Why are you siding with her and not listening to me?
Mr An.
Ma Ru is cleaning up the kitchen.
And I checked the storeroom twice.
Well done.
- Okay. I'm leaving. - Bye.
Ah Ran?
I'm still at the bar.
Tae Ho, I think I'm hopeless.
Why? What's the matter?
Why are you here now?
I knew you'd be here.
I'm honoured that you came here to see me.
What's the matter?
Is something wrong?
Did something bad happen at home?
Tell me. I want to know.
Ma Ru,
I'm sad.
My mother received some money from Ms Choi.
What are you talking about?
They posted the written apology without telling me...
and offered me some money which I rejected.
So she gave it to my mother.
Really?
But my mum spent half of it already.
I can't believe this.
I hate Ms Choi for being so manipulative.
And I'm embarrassed of my mum who accepted and spent the money.
I really don't know what to do any more.
Wait here for me. I'll go and get changed.
Let's get out of here and talk. Hold on.
Bom, what are you doing here?
Are you crying?
Where could it be?
This must be it.
Where is Tae Ho?
Did you really give money to Bom's mother?
It's none of your business.
How could you do that?
Why do you care?
You're really annoying.
Bom, you're a strong person.
I'm not sure what is going on, but please cheer up.
Yes, I should.
Stop crying.
What do you think you two are doing?