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Jeong Hoon.
What's wrong? Why are you hurt?
Be still, your hand is bleeding.
You cut your face too.
This is so upsetting.
Does it hurt a lot?
I have no ointment.
For now,
wrap it with this.
Just a moment.
Jeong Hoon, let's go somewhere and talk.
- I have nothing to say. - I do.
I came all the way here to see you, Jeong Hoon.
Is something wrong?
You're different from when you tutored me.
What do you have to say?
I like you, a lot.
I keep thinking of you.
I want to see you, miss you, and want to be with you.
Mi Jin.
Because of you, I have turned into a fool.
I don't know why I'm clinging to a guy who doesn't like me either.
It's upsetting.
But what can I do?
I miss you and want to see you more each day.
Don't be so direct. It makes me feel uncomfortable.
You said you're betrothed.
Will you marry her?
What is she like? How long have you been dating?
How serious is it?
I have no reason to tell you the details.
Did she give you the scarf?
I don't think she's that well-off either.
Mi Jin.
I'll be better than her.
- What? - I love you too...
and I have my dad.
You know that...
he wants a son-in-law he can call a son, right?
Don't you get what that means?
My dad is saying...
he'll protect and shelter you.
Could there ever be a condition better than that?
Jeong Hoon.
I like you.
Marry me.
Let's stop this. Don't visit me again.
No.
I'll come every day until you accept me.
Because I love you.
Welcome home.
Jeong Hoon.
What happened to your face?
What did you do to your hand?
Go to your room. You have a visitor.
Jeong Hoon.
Why are you here?
I was worried about you.
What happened?
How did you get hurt?
It's nothing.
How is this...
Who did this for you?
Did you get it looked at?
Let me have a look.
I said it's nothing.
What have you been doing?
Why do you keep getting hurt?
Why did you clean my room? Leave it.
Jeong Hoon.
I might sound childish and immature,
but I can imagine...
how upset you are that your acceptance was cancelled.
You feel so unfamiliar.
Almost distant.
I'm sorry.
Soon Young.
I want to be alone.
Okay. I was about to leave anyway.
Get some rest.
Why are you leaving already?
Why not stay a while longer?
I have to go to work.
Come by often.
I have no right to say this,
but I'd like you to look after my grandson.
Yes, Grandma.
I'll see you again.
Did you go to Jeong Hoon's?
Yes.
Did you see his mom and grandma?
Yes.
Not Jeong Hoon though, right? He must've been in training.
Yes.
Why are you only saying "yes"?
I met Jeong Hoon's grandmother.
She asked me to visit often.
Really? She really said that?
Yes, Auntie.
That's it. We just need to set a date now.
Tell them you want to hurry.
The spring flowers will bloom soon.
It's perfect for a wedding.
Is Kyung Ho still here?
(Storage, Office)
I'll buy you a drink when the Vietnam project's done.
I'm doing my job. You don't have to.
- I'll see you soon. - Sure.
Sir.
What cleaning job takes so long?
I swept, mopped and polished.
Sort the albums in the office before you go home.
Again?
Sir.
Didn't you hear me tell you to sort the albums?
I'll do it.
That person you were with.
- Who? - The man who just stopped by.
Oh, Han Kyung Ho?
How do you know him?
I should have introduced him to you.
What? Me?
You'll be seeing him often.
He works at Daeguk Construction, a company we work with.
Mr. Han's from the Planning Office...
and he comes and helps us whenever we have a big event.
Why did you ask?
Are you interested?
I only asked because I haven't seen him before.
I'll sort the albums.
Kyung Ho.
Bok Shil.
Are you going home?
Yes. Did you just get off work?
- What's that? - This?
Have one.
Castella sponge cake?
My mom's favorite.
Dad didn't come home last night and she's upset.
Are you trying to cheer her up?
You're such a good son.
Let's go. I need to give it to her before she leaves for work.
Okay.
So, Kyung Ho.
I want to ask you something.
What? Go on.
So...
- What kind of work do you do? - Me?
Yes. You work at a construction company.
But why do you attend auditions?
You were at the Vietnam audition I entered.
I was there to work.
Yes, but to do what?
What would a construction company employee have to do there?
Lucky Entertainment was in charge and it's a subsidiary of my company.
I'm with the Planning Office...
and I go help whenever something's up.
I was just at Lucky Entertainment now too.
Why did you want to know?
No reason. I suddenly got curious.
Are you...
still interested in auditions and singing?
No, I'm not.
Does your boss still send you on errands?
What?
Does he still send you to buy magazines during your shift?
Not just that.
He makes me clean.
I don't know why he signed me.
He signed you?
No.
I mean, I don't get why he picked me.
- Is it hard work? - Of course it is.
He doesn't give me a decent job.
I'm always cleaning or running errands.
I'm so annoyed.
Do you want to be a clerk, then?
It'll be better than factory work.
No thanks. My boss is a nasty piece of work,
but I'll hang in there and survive.
- Okay. - Let's go.
You should give your mom the cake before she goes to work.
Oh Jeong Tae, can't you walk properly?
"Oh Jeong..."? Will you sober up?
What's wrong with her?
Bok Shil, my friend.
- I'm not a thief, right? - What?
Han Kyung Ho. Come here.
Do you think I'm a thief too?
Are you crazy? Why talk to him like that?
You stay out of it.
Kyung Ho, tell me.
Did you see me steal your money?
What does she mean?
The money you brought back from Vietnam.
- It was stolen. - What?
- You should go home. - Okay.
How was it stolen?
Choon Ja, say something.
Why did she name me as a thief?
It wasn't me.
I know that. I get it.
Stand up straight.
Mom, what happened?
Kyung Ho, Kyung Ho.
Is it true we were burgled?
It was Choon Ja.
I saw her leave our room...
with my own two eyes.
Don't say that. She's not that kind of person.
Who else could've taken the money, then?
She...
What's that?
You haven't been eating.
My goodness.
You're the best son ever.
My precious son risked his life to earn that money...
and I failed as a mom by not keeping it safe.
I was going to spend it on...
buying a house and marrying you off.
What should we do now?
I can save up again.
Don't be too upset.
That money...
The precious money...
Did you hear from Dad?
No.
I haven't seen him either.
My poor heart...
Oh no, oh dear...
Get inside.
Stand up straight.
Will you stand up straight?
My gosh, what's wrong with her?
Jeong Tae, did you get her drunk?
Why would I do that?
Dad, it's so unfair.
I didn't steal from anyone.
Oh dear. I know that.
I know you.
- Jeong Tae, you go home. - Okay.
My gosh. Let's go inside.
Choon Ja.
Let's talk.
Mom, just go to work.
Leave me alone.
It wasn't me. Why are you blaming me?
Stop it, Mal Soon.
I know you must be upset,
but why would you name...
my precious daughter a thief?
I don't believe this. Let's go inside.
Give back what you took!
And I'll move out of this matchbox of a house!
Mom.
Why won't your dad show himself?
I need to go to the cabaret and see if he's there.
Oh no, my money, my money...
Choon Sam, Choon Sam.
Seamstress, thanks to your help.
Jeong Hoon's family accepted my...
Did you see Choon Sam?
Why would you ask me about him?
Did he not come home last night?
Oh dear. What's going on?
Why is he giving me a hard time too?
Do you think your husband and Johnny...
are playing cards somewhere?
You be quiet.
What should I do now?
The Saxophone and Guitar Man are still not here?
Boss, sir, they're on their way right now.
Forget about it.
I found their replacements already.
Please, boss.
Forgive them this once. Please save us.
Stop it.
Don't be like that, sir.
(Golden Chariot Cabaret)
Well? Is my wife at work?
She's the least of our problems.
The boss found our replacements.
Oh no, what now?
I'm a dead man.
Will we really lose our jobs?
What now?
All this happened because of you.
Why is it my fault?
I said we should stop when we started to lose...
and you bet everything we had in one last game.
We lost everything because of your bravado!
What?
What did you say?
- I should just... - What are you doing?
My wife will kill me anyway, so I might as well kill you too.
Let go of my hair!
- You fool. - What is wrong with you?
What is that noise?
Oh dear.
My goodness.
Oh dear.
Even in this situation...
I miss my wife's bean paste stew.
I would kill for a mouthful of ripe kimchi.
Kyung Ho.
What happened?
I don't know.
Did you call the police? Should I?
- Leave it. - Why?
Do you have an idea who took it?
I don't think it was a thief.
Then what?
You don't think it was Choon Ja, do you?
- Hey. - I know you don't.
Cheer up.
You're pretty capable.
You can always make more money.
Why are you so late?
I had to sell off what was left.
Come inside. We haven't eaten yet.
You should've eaten first.
Why is there so much food?
Soon Young brought some over.
She came over?
She did. Take the table inside.
- Jeong Woo, the door. - Okay.
Check on Jeong Hoon.
I don't know what he did, but he hurt his hand.
What?
Jeong Hoon, you hurt your hand?
Let me have a look.
Let me see how serious it is.
It's nothing.
Let me see.
Did you put cream on it?
Don't bother.
You poor thing.
Stop working at the construction site.
I'll do what I want.
Do as you're told and quit.
Why would you do that?
You hurt your hand and your face.
What else can I do if not that?
Let's find something else.
If we both look hard,
we'll find something you can do.
No company will hire me.
I'm an able-bodied man and I studied for many years,
- but there's nothing I can do. - Jeong Hoon.
Do you know how I feel these days?
I feel like I'm shut up in a dark space.
I want to get out,
but I can't see which way to go.
Mom.
My head's about to explode.
Let's get over it.
Let's find a way out.
I tell myself that hundreds of times a day, but so what?
However hard I think, I can't figure a way out.
- Dad. - Yes?
I'll do it for you.
Do you want to talk?
I met Jeong Hoon yesterday.
I went to his place and he just came home.
What did you talk about?
I asked him to marry me.
You talked about that already?
I made up my mind. Why should we waste time?
What did he say about his fiancé? Did you ask?
He won't go into detail.
He's not the kind of person to divulge.
Mi Jin.
Don't cling to him too much.
I don't want to see you get hurt.
I won't get hurt.
I will make Jeong Hoon mine.
You can't be so sure about that.
You can't force someone to like you.
I'm not forcing him.
I'll make him come to me.
Honey, come and have breakfast.
- Let's go. - Okay.
I'm meeting Lady Oh today. That's all you need to know.
Lady Oh? The matchmaker?
Why would you meet her again?
To find you a husband.
The kind of men you and your dad want are everywhere.
- Mom! - Don't do anything stupid.
I told you not to.
Honey.
Mom, keep quiet and talk with me later, okay?
- Sang Pil, take your time and eat. - Yes, sir.
Tell me. What's going on?
I asked Jeong Hoon to marry me.
Are you crazy?
You said you liked him...
and you went that far already?
- Does your father know? - Of course I told him.
This is unbelievable. I can't believe this.
Mi Jin, I don't think you should be so rash.
- You stay out of it. - Watch your manners!
Mi Jin, I'm just worried you'll get hurt.
Yes. Listen to Sang Pil for once.
How could you ask to marry a man who doesn't care for you?
I like Jeong Hoon...
and he's the kind of son-in-law Dad wants.
He's someone Dad and I both want.
Can't you try to think better of Jeong Hoon?
I'm sorry he's not the kind of son-in-law you want.
Mi Jin.
So don't go around trying to set up blind dates.
You'll just embarrass yourself.
Mi Jin.
I can't believe this. What now?
(Cha Sang Pil, CEO)
She'll marry him?
Can you move so I can sweep?
Forget that.
Take this to the address on it.
- Another of your errands? - Take it.
Unbelievable.
Why did you sign me?
You said you'd make me a singer.
Why am I always cleaning up or running errands?
You can tell Jin Kyu to do that.
Why did he bring me here?
You might as well do it voluntarily.
Se Ra, go and get the envelope.
- What? - You heard what I said.
Get the envelope!
- I'll go, sir. - Stay put, Jin Kyu.
Se Ra, didn't you hear me?
Why did you bring me here?
You said you'd make me a singer so why must I do these odd jobs?
When will I start singing practice?
If you need someone to clean up, hire a cleaner.
I told you I do things my way.
Didn't you agree to that?
I'm upset because there's nothing musical about my job.
You said you'd make me a singer.
It makes no sense to send me on errands or make me clean.
Get out if you won't work!
It's only been a few days.
I'm already here.
I won't leave until I become a singer.
She's a tough one.
Mr. Cha.
I kind of understand why she's upset.
You keep quiet.
It's a tough industry.
She needs to start from the bottom to become strong.
Mr. Han, is something bothering you?
I bet there's no one in the world without a worry.
Right, Mr. Han?
Mr. Han.
Mr. Hwang wants to see you. Go upstairs.
Yes, sir.
Why don't you fear the CEO at all?
Go upstairs now. He's waiting.
Okay, then.
What are you doing here?
You see, boss...
I mean sir. I have something to report.
I hired someone pretty nice and tough.
He'll be here soon.
- You did? - Yes.
He's a good fighter and quite trustworthy.
He'll come in quite useful.
Manage your men well...
and tear down the buildings on the construction site.
Get out, I'm waiting for someone.
Yes, sir. Bye, boss.
Come in.
- Did you ask to see me? - Yes, sit down.
I'm sorry to keep asking to see you about a personal matter.
- It's fine, sir. - Do you know...
Jeong Hoon is betrothed to someone?
- What? - Do you know anything about her?
I apologize. I don't know about that.
Did you know he's seeing someone?
Why are you asking about that?
Never mind.
Oh, right.
Write down his home address.
You'll visit him in person?
Mother, what should we do about Jeong Hoon?
He told me yesterday that...
he feels like...
he's shut up in a dark space.
He wants to get over it...
and find a way out of the situation,
but however hard he thinks,
he can't find a way out.
He cried as he said that...
and my heart shattered into pieces.
Fate has turned against us.
Why has this happened to us?
I relied on Jeong Hoon until now.
Now he's stuck.
I don't know what to do now.
I thought if he succeeded,
he'd look after his siblings for us.
I don't know how to face Jeong Tae, Bok Shil...
and Jeong Woo.
Jeong Hoon.
I just made a huge decision.
I got a job offer and I wasn't sure if I should take it.
- I decided to take it. - Where is it?
You needn't to know.
I'll grow up now,
so I want you to cheer up too.
You're a smart guy.
Why act like your whole life is in shambles?
I wasted my life until now because I relied on you.
I decided to grow up.
You can start over too. I believe in you.
Hello.
Does Mr. Oh Jeong Hoon live here?
Yes. Who are you? I'm Oh Jeong Hoon.
I'm the driver of Daeguk Construction's CEO.
Mr. Hwang is waiting for you down the hill.
What?
What does this say?
It looks like a code but I can't understand it.
Yong Chil, how many times do I have to tell you to knock!
Hey, Oh Jeong Tae.
Welcome. I'm glad you're here.
What you said. You meant it, right?
What did I say?
Oh, that.
Believe me. Would a man ever lie?
Work for a few years...
and I promise I'll leave you this office.
Don't take me for a fool. To me, you...
I mean sir, I believed what you said.
So you'd better keep your word.
Thanks, kid.
Thanks for coming back.
Yong Chil! Park Yong Chil!
Sir?
Yes, sir.
Treat your new floor manager with respect.
What? Jeong Tae's the floor manager?
Watch your tongue.
Jeong Tae, order Yong Chil to do your errands.
Understand?
Take a look around.
This is where we'll build a new apartment complex.
Once it's completed,
it'll be the largest of its kind in Korea.
Why did you bring me here?
Seeing is believing.
What construction really is...
and what a grand job it is.
I want you to see for yourself.
Construction is a field...
our country needs the most right now.
The Korean War...
left our country in ashes.
We must build sturdy houses, tall buildings,
great expressways and dams.
There's a lot to do.
They are all projects that Daeguk...
will take over in the future.
Jeong Hoon.
I would like you to manage those businesses for me.
Sir.
There's something else I want to do.
That's why I need someone to...
take over the company I built up this far.
I would like someone like you to...
take over.
- Sir. - Don't you...
want to succeed?
Like I said,
construction will guarantee success.
If you're determined,
you can gain money and honor. You'll get everything you want.
I built up the foundation.
Now you take over Daeguk Construction...
and turn it into a global company.
Jeong Hoon.
You were out somewhere?
How's your hand?
You should keep it wrapped. What if it festers?
Let's go. I'll put ointment on it for you.
- No thanks. - You need to clean it.
Come on, Jeong Hoon.
Okay.
I got to see you today, so I'll go for now.
But put this on your cut.
I went to my family's doctor...
to get this to treat you myself.
Put it on, okay?
It's nicely cooked.
- Jeong Hoon, you're home. - Jeong Hoon.
She cooked a whole chicken so you can energize up.
Take her inside.
I'll warm this up for you.
I should go, Mother.
I slipped out during my shift.
Why did you cook this when you were so busy?
- Go on, then. - See you soon.
Goodbye, Mother.
(Medicine)
No company in Korea will accept you.
Become my son-in-law.
I like you.
Marry me.
See you after the exam tomorrow.
Soon Young.
Jeong Hoon. Why are you here?
Soon Young.
Let's go on a trip.
A trip?
(Through the Waves)
He has a woman?
I see her then I don't.
An album is a singer's life, their everything.
How can you say you threw them away so easily?
You don't deserve to become a singer.
He's our new floor manager.
- Dad. - Is your dad involved with...
- the missing money? - Kyung Ho.
They both stayed out. Isn't it obvious what happened?
I'll send a new trainee over tomorrow.
Look after her.
Is the CEO in?
- Okay. Let's do it. - What?
Do you know who I am?
How dare you belittle someone?