(Episode 71)
(Ma Ru)
Who is it?
Bom.
You seemed unwell.
Take this and get some rest.
Thank you.
Wait.
The interview with the wine makers is tomorrow.
We should go over the preparation materials.
There are many amazing traditional wines.
In my opinion, the distribution channel is the problem.
That's why we've been distributing traditional wines from...
small wine makers to various stores through our distribution channels.
That's a great idea.
And on the next page...
Why did you come all the way here?
Ma Ru...
What are you two doing in here?
I'm on a business trip.
How did you know...
I told you not to hit on Bom.
What's wrong with you?
We were working.
I know you're taking advantage of it to keep Bom close to you.
We're here for work.
Bom.
Why were you in his room?
I just gave him medicine because he looked unwell.
I needed to check on tomorrow's task.
I don't know why I should explain all this.
- Don't you trust me? - I do trust you.
Mr An still has feelings for you.
You know that.
That doesn't matter to me.
I'm here just for work.
He's a person who would even take advantage of your kindness...
to make you his girlfriend.
Why would you think that way?
It's because I like you.
I don't want you to be with anyone else but me.
Ma Ru...
I won't let anyone take you away from me.
I don't understand why you think of me that way.
It's so embarrassing.
I'm sorry.
My goodness.
Everyone got a present...
- except for me. - This is your favourite rice cake.
Try it, Mum.
Everyone, try it.
I'm so happy that Ah Ran has fully recovered.
She even bought me a New Year's gift.
My efforts are worth it.
Do you like your gift, Grandmother?
Absolutely. I love it.
Whenever I hung out with the neighbours,
I used to be so jealous of the women who were...
wearing fur scarves.
You read my mind.
I don't have much maternity clothes. Thank you.
Thank you, Ah Ran,
for buying my wife maternity clothes.
Ah Ran, thank you.
Father, do you like your sweater?
I don't need it.
Mum, please try this rice cake.
Ah Ran, did something happen?
Why are they so upset?
Now that you can speak again, they're supposed to be happy.
Did you make all this?
Why didn't you tell me? I would've helped you.
Please forgive me.
I didn't have any ulterior motives.
Do you think...
I lied to you...
to get the shares or get pity from you?
I don't care about the shares.
I'm upset because...
you lied to your parents.
You knew how much we were worried about you. How could you?
- Oh, no. - Jung Ki.
What's wrong?
Did something bad happen at work?
I don't know what happened.
But Ah Ran just recovered,
and she even bought gifts...
for all the family members.
Both Gook Hee and you should be nice to her.
Mum's right. What would you do if Ah Ran gets sick again?
Grandmother, I made my parents angry.
Don't worry. I'll take care of this.
Jung Ki!
Do you think you haven't made me angry before?
You shouldn't be too strict to your child.
Talk with Gook Hee and make up with Ah Ran.
To me, Ah Ran is the best granddaughter in the world.
It suits you well.
I don't know how to tell you this.
Could you help me convince our parents?
What do you mean?
I think I'm still misunderstood by our parents.
I didn't tell them about my condition...
because I wanted to overcome it on my own.
But they seem to think that I lied to them on purpose.
You have to convince them by yourself.
How could you ask me to say something like that?
That's a lie, too.
(Poongildang)
Hello.
Haven't you finished preparing for the wine making event?
We're almost done. We'll finish in time.
Ms Choi, you did the interview on a TV programme.
After this event, you'll be famous as the face of Poongildang.
This is a very important event where we meet our customers.
- Make sure you prepare thoroughly. - We will.
I'm glad you are all here.
I'll put Bom in charge of the event.
- Pardon? - Pardon?
Bom made wine when she was working at Poongildang Traditional Bar.
I think she's good enough to host the event.
But I haven't hosted any event in front of many people before.
I'm not sure if I can do this.
You did a good job at the business briefing session.
He's right. And even Mr Kim recognised...
your wine making technique.
I'm the one who planned and organised this event from the start.
This event will affect our company's reputation.
Shouldn't the manager like me be the host?
I'm putting Bom in charge because it affects our reputation.
No one else in this company has as much experience as Bom, right?
But...
Today, we're going to teach you...
how to make dosoju which is good for health.
The first step is mixing...
hard boiled rice, malt, yeast and water.
Three weeks after this,
filter out impurities,
and add herbal infusion such as Chinese pepper.
Shall we begin?
Traditionally, Koreans drink dosoju on the first day of the year.
And they let young people drink it first.
Dosoju is a drink for New Year's Day.
When having dosoju, the elders let younger people drink first.
According to Korean tradition,
isn't it that the elders drink before younger people?
Well...
That's...
In general, you're right.
However, for dosoju,
the elders let younger people drink first...
to wish them good health.
I see.
The traditional Korean celebration drinks are...
about sharing our hearts and kindness.
I think it'd be nice to serve...
dosoju to your guests on New Year's Day to wish them health.
I was so nervous that I can't remember how I hosted it.
You were great.
Without you, I couldn't have explained to the foreigner guest,
and I would've been humiliated.
By the way, what is the yeast that you use in Korean wine?
That is...
They're stepping on the traditional Korean yeast.
Is this how you make the yeast to use to brew rice wine?
Yes.
Korean rice wine is fermented by enzymes.
Since yeast helps fermentation of the wine,
it is the most important ingredient...
that determines the taste of the wine.
Ma Ru, you must've studied hard.
Please tell him that we make yeast by stepping on it...
in order to knead the dough with enough strength...
to help the mold grow well.
Okay.
They step on the yeast...
to insert enough force into the dough so mold can grow well.
Good.
They're Bom and Ma Ru.
"Ambassador Frank came to Korea not long ago."
"At Poongildang's wine making event,"
"he was mesmerised by Korean wines and the warm hearts of Koreans."
The ambassador must have been mesmerised by Ma Ru's kindness.
He's great.
I want to be as kind as Ma Ru.
Pardon?
- Yes, they work for Poongildang. - This is the marketing team...
Oh, hello.
It is a wine making event hosted by Poongildang.
We offer interpretation services for foreigner guests.
Yes.
Thank you, Sir.
We'll continue to strive...
to promote traditional Korean cultures.
Yes. Thank you.
I didn't expect this wine making event to create this much buzz.
It looks like Ma Ru has been doing his very best.
He was the biggest contributor to the export deal to the States.
He does his best in everything he does,
and I think that people can see that.
Goodness.
Listen, An Soo Ho.
Are you really going to keep doing this?
Are you really not going to eat anything?
Don't do this to yourself.
Leave me alone. I'll just get sick and die.
How can you say that to your mother?
Living like this doesn't mean anything to me!
Gosh, I'm so frustrated.
You're such a helpless idiot.
Just leave him alone.
Let him starve to death.
You're so pathetic.
How can he make such cold hearted remarks as a father?
Look, Soo Ho. Don't do this, okay?
Watching you not even having a sip of water...
is hurting my heart so badly.
Why should someone like me eat or live?
Then what? What are you going to do if you're not going to live?
Are you really going to keep acting like this?
Mum. I miss Ji Ah.
I don't think I can live without her.
I could've made her mine if it weren't for you.
Goodness. Why are you so hung up on that girl?
Ji Ah...
Ji Ah.
- I can't live without you... - Goodness.
Listen. How dare you crush my son's heart like this?
Do you want to see my son starve to death? Yes?
- Don't talk like that to Ji Ah. - Just let me talk to her.
Ji Ah. Let's meet.
Let's talk in person, okay?
Ji Ah. You should go...
and meet Soo Hoo to talk to him.
Be firm with him.
I told you. I'm not interested in your son.
Exactly. So go and tell him so that he can come to his senses.
Because you haven't told him firmly,
my gentle hearted and sensitive son, Soo Ho,
- is still hung up on you. - I have told him firmly.
I clearly told him that I'm not interested in dating him at all.
Look, Ms Yoon.
Your son is the one who is not listening.
Why are you blaming it on my daughter?
Exactly.
Aren't you the desperate one here?
You should at least be asking her politely.
That's right. Everyone knows that Sun Young is rude though.
Ms Kim.
Anyway, whatever your son is doing isn't any of our business.
Please leave now.
Gosh, please.
I obviously came all the way here because I'm so worried about my son.
Well... Ji Ah.
You know Soo Ho well.
You know how tender hearted and sensitive he is.
Please go and console him this one time, okay?
I'm begging you. Please? Help me here.
Ji Ah.
Do you know how immature this behaviour is?
There's nothing between us. What are you starving yourself for?
Soo Ho. Your mum came over to our place and begged Ji Ah,
so I brought her here to save your life.
But you're really overreacting.
Youngsters these days are cool, right?
Just get over it even if something happened between you two.
Gosh, what are you talking about? Nothing happened.
I'll tell you one thing before I go.
Be a good son to your parents and make sure to eat well.
That way, your mum can stop bothering me.
How could I eat when you're not in my life?
Gosh, stop it. Are you going to keep making my blood boil?
Out of all the girls in the world, why did you fall for this one?
- Ms Yoon. - Ms Yoon.
We're here because you begged us to save your son's life.
Don't you dare talk about my niece like that.
- Let's go now, Ji Ah. - Okay.
- Goodness. - Ji Ah.
- Ji Ah! - Where are you going?
You stay here, okay?
Stay right here.
It was too considerate of us to help a woman like her.
He's that helpless because his mum is like that.
What did you just say?
Never mind. We didn't come all the way here to fight with you.
Goodness. Your ex-husband dumped you, and...
you got remarried to a stupid man who has nothing under his name,
so you have to live at your family home. Don't be so full of yourself.
Please don't be disrespectful to my aunt.
You're the one who shouldn't be so full of yourself, you stupid woman!
What? Stupid?
- Let me teach you... - Gosh, Aunt!
Goodness!
Okay. I'm on my way now. I said I'm on my way.
What are you doing now?
I told you.
I told you that you better stop infuriating me.
Stop... Let go of me... Gosh.
Stop. Stop it.
You can talk about Bae Gook Hee's daughter all you want.
I wouldn't even blink an eye!
Let go of me now!
You picked the wrong person.
Dad!
- Dad... - Let go of this! Let go!
- Dad! - Gosh.
- Dad. - Come here, you jerk.
Dad! Gosh.
Let go of me! Goodness.
- Come here. You come here! - Dad!
Please stop it.
What are you doing now, seriously?
Gosh, what happened?
Goodness. Tell me.
Gosh, why is your dad acting this way these days?
Is something going on at work?
- No. - Don't lie to me!
Ms Bae is upset with him because of you and Soo Ho,
so I think he's stressed out about it.
Gosh, what should we do? After going through this ordeal,
I'll be really upset if you can't be Ms Bae's son-in-law.
Goodness. Take this off at least before you fall asleep.
I'm so upset.
This is the progress report for the wine making event.
Thanks.
It's our annual event,
but thanks to Ma Ru and you,
our brand image has been further enhanced,
so I'm very pleased with the result so far.
What is this?
Yes. It has my notes from a long time ago.
All of Poongildang's recipe can be found in these notes.
Right. Do you want to see something?
Do you remember this?
You used to take this notebook secretly to draw on the pages...
while I was working.
Twinkle, twinkle
Little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle
Around the time you went missing,
I lost one of my notebooks.
One of our competitors copied our secret recipe in that notebook,
which was designed to maximise the shelf life of raw rice wine.
Poongildang struggled a lot for a while because of that incident.
Mr An helped me tremendously during that time.
He's also the one who helped me most to find you.
Yes, I'm aware.
Would you mind if I look through your notebooks?
Not at all.
I recorded everything to show you and Ah Ran.
I'm so happy that I can now...
show you my notes.
Hi.
I heard about the wine making event.
You're doing such a great job. I'm very proud of you.
(Yiyangju Recipe)
By the way, isn't this one of Ms Bae's notebooks?
Yes, it is.
I think I remember seeing this notebook as a kid.
That's impossible. Why do you say that?
By chance, are your childhood memories...
starting to come back to you?
Well, not really.
I wanted to meet with you to tell you to stop threatening my father.
I'm not really threatening him.
I have this proof in my possession.
(Traditional Fermentation Methods)
- Is this... - Do you want me to tell you again?
On the day...
when your father sold me Ms Bae's wine recipe,
Ms Bae's daughter disappeared.
You're not making any sense. If that's true,
my father wouldn't have stayed at Poongildang.
I heard that he hadn't even gotten paid for the recipe.
I don't know why he stayed.
I don't know how you got this recipe book.
But you can't do anything to my father with it.
Do you think that if you take it away from me,
you can put an end to this?
Take it if you want to.
Tell me...
how that man got this recipe book.
How did you...
Stop making excuses, and tell me the truth.
Tae Ho, we're in my office. Don't raise your voice.
Tae Ho!
Did you send them my donation?
Good job.
You should drop by the children's hospital and the senior care centre.
Make sure...
they wouldn't find out that I've been making donations.
If they do, you'll be in trouble.
With the new year around the corner,
a business man donated anonymously...
as much as one million dollars...
to help the people in need.
One million dollars?
I wish I was given that money.
On New Year's Day,
I'm at home all by myself. I'm the one who's in need.
People must enjoy the holiday with their families.
Who would eat out?
Bom won't show up even on New Year's Day.
Ga Eul went out to hang out with her friends.
Goodness. Poor me.
I wonder what makes you...
so gloomy.
I didn't know you were in your room.
I'm just a single father who has...
no one to invite me over or nowhere to go on holidays.
Did you enjoy...
your New Year's Day breakfast...
with your loving daughters?
A widow's life is not different from a single father's life.
I see. I'm sorry to hear that.
It's so sad that we became...
as lonely as a crow in the snow.
Would you like to...
dance tango with me?
Tango?
Yes.
Tango is all about love and passion.
It's true...
that because I'm pretty...
and stylish,
people tend to assume that I dance well.
But in fact,
I'm so naive that I haven't been to a club in my life.
Of course. I know how soft hearted...
and innocent you are.
You just have to let me lead you...
and follow my lead.
Oh, my goodness. What do you mean by that?
Oh, my goodness.
What are you doing?
Oh, my.
My goodness.
I'm embarrassed.
Oh, great.
Thank you.
It's New Year's Day.
You should eat tteokguk.
It's an honour to eat this...
with you.
This is for you.
You have no one to give you a New Year's gift.
It's sad if you don't get any.
So I'm giving you this.
When you give a scarf as a present,
you should wrap it around his neck for him.
Go ahead.
Well...
Come on. My neck hurts.
That's good.
I'm sure that Mum isn't expecting us to come.
She wouldn't be happy to see me.
I'm not sure if this is a good idea.
She wouldn't be harsh on you on a holiday.
And you brought her a gift, too.
Ms Lee.
Since we're feeling good, how about we drink like a couple?
That would be embarrassing.
- Mum. - Father.
What are you doing here?
You're all here.
Mum, what were you doing with him?
Are you going out with him?
Don't be ridiculous.
You didn't say you would come.
This is my home. Why would I tell you in advance?
I was going to pick you up. I'm glad you're here.
We prepared New Year's gifts for you two.
You did? Thank you.
Oh, wow.
Why... Hey.
Why would I have to wear the same pyjamas as him?
Why doesn't matter? You don't live with him.
We bought them because it was cheaper to buy a set for a couple.
She's right. Why can't we wear the same pyjamas?
And here's the interest.
Why didn't you give this earlier? You're three days late.
Make sure you're not late for the interest.
Okay.
- Happy New Year. - Happy New Year.
Thank you.
I wish all of you the best of luck...
for this year.
I feel like...
this will be the last time you give me a New Year's bow, Bom.
Please don't say that.
I'll give you a New Year's bow next year and 10 years later.
Just prepare the New Year's cash gift for me.
I'll bring Bom here every New Year's Day.
Ma Ru, you sound like you want to...
keep dating Bom.
Now that Bom found her rich parents,
don't even think about it.
Mum, please stop it.
Today is a happy day. Let's just enjoy our tteokguk.
It tastes good.
It tastes so good this year.
Rather than suffering so much,
you'd better tell the truth.
It's too late...
to tell the truth about what happened...
20 years ago.
You've been threatened.
You've been afraid of getting caught. Isn't that right?
Tell the truth.
If you've done something wrong, pay for it.
Tae Ho...
You and I are...
the only ones who know the truth.
You have Ms Bae's recipe book.
I just have to convince him to forget about it.
What would you do...
if Bom remembers what happened on the day she disappeared?
That won't happen.
I asked her about that.
Father, how could you...
Tae Ho...
Are you really not going to go there?
Gosh.
Do we really have to go there now?
I'm not in the mood to visit Ms Bae's house.
I don't want to go, either.
But Ms Bae throws a New Year's party at her house every year.
I should attend.
She always pretends not to care about unnecessary formality.
Then, why would she throw a party like that?
Suit yourself.
Honey. Honey!
You can't go alone. Wait for me.
Gosh, Honey. Wait for me.
I know that New Year's Day is a busy day for everyone.
Thank you all very much for joining us today.
We're grateful and honoured to be invited to your house...
on the very first day of the new year.
Please don't say that.
I just thought that it'd be great to have you all at my place...
so that we can wish for another great year together.
Ms Bae, Ms Choi and everyone else who is here today,
Happy New Year to you all.
Happy New Year to you as well.
I hope you enjoy the meal,
and I wish you lots of success and happiness in the new year.
- Thank you. - Please eat.
Sure.
How can they make a guest work in the kitchen? I'm speechless.
Didn't you go up to Gook Hee...
and offer your help while you were buttering her up?
- Goodness. - Exactly.
She means nothing she says. She's so fake.
Excuse me, Jung Mi.
Listen. I let you yell at me at your place,
but no one will help you here even if you raise your voice.
So keep it down and get some work done before you leave.
Look, Jung Mi.
What am I supposed to look at?
I don't want to look at that shameless face of yours.
Gosh. Stop it, you two.
Sun Young, take this to the table.
You're still living at your family home...
because you can't figure out your life. Stop being such a stuck up.
- What did you just say? - Never mind. I didn't say anything.
Goodness! Ouch!
- Goodness. - What are you doing now?
Gosh, look at this mess!
- Gosh, goodness. - What should I do with this now?
Did you hit your nose? Are you okay?
Gosh, I'm so worried.
That witch...
I want to confess everything too.
I constantly feel like I'm about to get a heart attack. It's so painful.
I really want to confess everything and get this weight off my chest.
Mr An.
Bom.
I have something to tell you.
I can't reciprocate your feelings.
I already told you about it.
Do you know why you had to...
live away from your family for the last 20 years?
Do you know why you were abandoned?
Pardon me?
What do you mean by that?
Right.
It'd be better to tell everyone when both families are here.
I'll have to go through it anyway.
I'd rather go through it at once even if they'll be furious at me.
By the way,
this may not be the best time...
to bring up this topic,
but I don't like what our families...
are going through at the moment because of our children.
I agree.
It's all because my sons are very good looking,
kind and attractive.
I understand why your daughters have fallen madly for them...
Please don't worry.
I'll make sure to keep them under control.
I don't know if young people's love matters...
are something that we can keep under control.
Anyhow,
your wife is a handful,
so I don't think we want any of our daughters to marry into your family.
- She's a total handful, indeed. - Look who's talking.
How can you say these things in front of me?
It looks like we've come to an agreement about this issue,
so please make sure that your sons don't behave inappropriately.
Yes, I'll make sure to do so.
Well, then.
Everyone, I have something to tell you.
Mr An is leaving now. Say goodbye to him.
I want to marry Tae Ho.
What?
- Ah Ran, you... - Gosh.
Ah Ran.
Tae Ho feels the same way as me.
Listen. I told you that I won't allow you to marry him.
It's something that Tae Ho and I should decide.
He's the only one who can keep me under control,
and I'm the only one who can get him out of the rut.
Tae Ho.
There's something I need to tell all of you.
Bom went missing 20 years ago...
Tae Ho.
Stop it.
- Dad. - I said, stop it.
(Sweet Home, Sweet Honey)
We should wait a bit to tell everyone about our relationship.
What are you two doing here now?
There's something going on between the two of you, right?
I like Bom.
- What are you doing here now? - Who are you?
- Me? I'm her man. - Goodness!
Do you really have to do all this to make money?
You abandoned your son. You're in no position to criticise me.
Thank you for everything you've done for me.
Look. I didn't tell you to leave!
I used to volunteer at the orphanage with my dad.
You've done lots of good things over the years.
Looking at the kids smiling makes me happy.
All right, my friends.
Let's watch their amazing performance!
By the way, I wanted to talk to you about your notebook.
I kept reading it yesterday and...
- a strange memory came to me. - What is it?
When I was a kid, that notebook...