On the way home, I felt exhausted both mentally and physically.
I feel much better now that I get to see you.
What's better?
What makes you feel much better?
The hospital and the foundation.
They're all in danger. I know that you are having a hard time.
Geum-hee.
I...
can no longer keep my promise.
What do you mean?
We...
are not supposed to be together.
What's wrong? Did something happen?
All of this happened because of me.
All these problems will be solved once I leave you.
I just have to give you up.
What's happening at the hospital is not your fault.
Yes, it is.
I liked someone that I shouldn't have liked.
Please let me go, Sung-joon.
No. I'll never let you go.
What are we going to do then?
No matter how I look at it, it would only be solved if I leave you.
What should I do?
Nothing will change.
Even if the hospital and the foundation are gone.
I will get through everything no matter what happens.
Also,
I'll protect you.
Do you understand?
Don't worry.
There is nothing to be afraid of.
The hospital and the foundation are about to fall apart
because of Geum-hee.
How could he possibly beg her to stay?
She's even willing to leave him so he won't have a hard time.
I didn't know that they were that serious.
Even if he breaks up with Geum-hee, he won't go back to you.
Why don't you think about it again?
Why can't he choose me?
Why can't he love me?
Mom.
I don't know what to do.
Geum-hee.
Whenever I'm going through a hard time,
I make kimchi all night.
It makes me forget about the hardship and gives me courage to fight through.
Okay.
Add some seolleongtang and red pepper seeds.
Mix them all together.
You just ground the ingredients finely
and mixed them with some broth for the seasoning.
Where did you learn this from?
-Ma'am, you are here. -Yes.
I learned it from my mom.
She told me that the seasoning would penetrate quickly this way.
You are right.
But...
That's the recipe of my mother-in-law.
How did she know that?
Where do you think your mother learned that?
I'm curious.
Right. Mom must have learned it from her.
What should I do?
The ingredients are ground too finely.
It would have been better if the pieces were a bit bigger.
I wish San-hae had been in the contest.
Mom, can I come in?
Yes. Come in.
I guess you've been working too hard
for the cooking contest.
That's not true.
It is actually nice to have a lot of young people around the house.
Mom.
What's with you? Why do you want to talk to me at this hour?
You seem so tense.
You already know the situation
of the hospital and the foundation, right?
I don't know the exact details but I heard a few things.
Even if things go wrong, I will get up again somehow.
I'm surprised to hear that from you.
Mom.
There's a lot that I wanted to tell you.
I will tell you everything after the cooking contest.
Okay.
Please
go easy on yourself
for your health.
I appreciate all of your hard work.
It tastes just right.
It is very delicious.
Master, I wish we could live with all four of them.
I have nothing to do when they are around.
Their cooking skills are better than mine.
First of all,
I'm very proud of all of you
for working hard together to serve a good meal
without a sense of rivalry.
YOOGYEONG HOSPITAL
This is Hyun-myung Kim speaking.
Mr. Kim. This is Haru Construction.
You know this is the day you promised.
-I know. -If you fail to keep your promise,
I will have no other choice.
This is Sung-joon Kim from Yoogyeong Hospital.
This is Nara Bank.
If you fail to redeem the commercial paper by today, it will be dishonored.
I know that.
Okay.
Who was that?
It was from Nara Bank.
That bank is our biggest concern.
Is there a way to extend the maturity?
Young-joo said she would work on it.
Dad.
This is Hyun-myung Kim speaking.
Is that true?
Does it mean that the case will be acquitted?
Okay. Thank you very much.
Apparently, Gun-woo went to the prosecutor's office.
Okay.
This is a load off my mind.
All we need to do now is to fix the funding issues.
But today is the due date of the maturity.
Hello, this is Sung-joon Kim.
What?
Okay. Right.
I will be right there. Okay.
What's going on?
There is an investor who wants to meet me.
Really? You should go now.
Okay. I should get going.
Come in.
I'm sorry.
Please forgive me.
I didn't mean for any of this to happen.
I really didn't mean it.
Dad, there was a reason why he did that.
I'm partly responsible for what he did.
That's not true. He has nothing to do with it.
I was upset at him, but it was me who caused all this.
I had poor judgement.
I'm really sorry.
Dad.
Okay.
I don't think it is entirely your fault.
This matter involved different interests.
Stand up.
Stand up, Gun-woo.
But for whatever reason,
it is true that you did something you shouldn't do.
Things have been settled. And I'm glad you are here to apologize.
Just forget the whole thing.
Father.
As you're probably well aware of,
Our investment company is ranked among top ten investment companies in USA.
I know that. I was surprised to get your call.
We are aware of the situation of Yoogyeong Healthcare Foundation.
Things have not been going well for us. Is that okay with you?
That's why it's a great opportunity for an investment.
I really appreciate you saying so.
He said that under one condition...
But we have one condition.
We will make the investment once we have agreed on the issue.
What condition?
Please take a look at this.
INH Leading the Way of the Globalization of Kimchi
The Four Finalists of the Cooking Contest for Yoogyeong Cuisine's Successor
Mi-ok!
Geum-hee is in the newspaper.
Let me see.
It seems that Master Park is a big deal.
Media is obsessed over her contest.
She is getting a lot of attention.
Of course.
She is a great woman.
The Four Finalists of the Cooking Contest for Yoogyeong Cuisine's Successor
If the reports are true, there is no use joining the finals.
What are you talking about?
Everyone says that Young-joo Seo will win.
That's because she is the most qualified participant.
First, you will make the kind of kimchi you chose.
And in the afternoon,
each of you will be making the same kind of kimchi.
You will also make dongchimi to serve.
-Yes, Master. -Yes, Master.
And the dish you chose to serve with your kimchi,
should go well with the taste
and the nutrition of the kimchi.
The dish itself should be great, too.
It should also reflect the theme which is to show your gratitude.
Now you may start making the kimchi you chose.
Tell me if there is anything you need.
Can I get a stone mortar and half-sun dried chili peppers?
A stone mortar and sun-dried chili peppers?
I think I will need more gardenia seeds.
I will bring the stone mortar to you.
There are some sun-dried chili peppers and gardenia seeds in the jars.
They seem to be too dry.
It gets dark when it is dried up.
You should take the red ones instead.
Why did you break up with Sung-joon?
Do you think he'd break up with you eventually?
So you just said it first?
No, I really meant it.
I couldn't bear seeing him suffer anymore, because of me.
Will you still leave him even if he wants you back?
If that's the only way to make things better,
I will do it.
My mom died when I was young.
So my dad raised me alone.
Five color radish kimchi with boiled pork is his favorite.
It was the last dish my mom made.
He told me he'd never forget its taste.
I'll make radish kimchi with salt-fermented shrimp and seafood
which is my mom's favorite.
I'm making this kimchi as if it's a present for my mom.
I also like radish kimchi with salt-fermented shrimp
which has a lot of seafood.
Beltfish gut kimchi is my grandma's favorite.
She used to live in a village by the sea.
She makes kimchi whenever she feels homesick.
But she's too sad to eat kimchi every time.
I'll make this kimchi for my grandma, hoping she'd eat it.
My dad is from North Korea.
I heard fermented flatfish is considered a luxury dish in North Korea.
So he never got to try it before.
I want my dad
to eat it as much as he likes.
Okay. You all have your own stories.
Please make the kimchi with all your heart.
That
is a recipe that has been known only in our family.
How does she know that?
DAEJEON JUNGBU POLICE STATION
-Here. -Now what?
What do you want?
If they find out the plate number,
they'll soon figure out what you've done.
Who said that? I didn't do anything.
Ms. Kwak, what is he talking about?
I have no idea.
Ms. Choi.
Ms. Kwak.
I did it on my own...
out of excessive loyalty.
Did you hear that?
Geum-ho Hwang.
Just shut your mouth unless you want to be an accomplice.
If you mention my name ever again,
Third Generation Seolleongtang will be gone once and for all.
Ms. Kwak, what are you going to do now?
What do you mean?
They will figure out the plate number on this picture eventually.
So what?
Are you really going to take the blame for President Jin-mi Choi?
I've been nothing but loyal to her.
How could she do that to me?
That's why I'm telling you to turn yourself in.
Do you want me to say that I did it?
No.
Are you sure that she is screwed?
See? She is crazy. She is totally out of her mind.
Let's get this thing done ourselves.
But I will get caught, too.
No, you won't. Just tell them that you were threatened.
There must be a way out. I will take care of it.
DAEJEON JUNGBU POLICE STATION
FOOD POISONING, IMPORTED MEAT
Ma'am.
All the Yoogyeong Foundation issues are resolved.
Gun-woo went to the prosecutors' office to explain the suspicions.
Also, they found this foreign investment company
who sorted out the funding issue.
Sir.
Yoogyeong Healthcare Foundation's financial situation is quite bad.
Sorry?
Can you please do something about the matter?
Actually, I've heard some news about it,
so I've been assessing the situation.
Master Park, Mr. Lee is here.
Ma'am, it's nice to see you.
Please sit.
Ma'am, please don't be surprised.
I told you about the manuscript
of Yoogyeong Cuisine Book the other day.
I met the person who has the book and checked the book myself.
Did you?
It turns out that his deceased dad
has been adopted into your family.
His name is Jin-ho Kim.
That's right.
It is true that my father-in-law had an adopted brother.
And that's his name.
There was something noble about him.
It seems he has led a decent life.
I will bring him here if you want.
Yes, please. Thank you.
By the way, you told me that the last part of the book
had been lost.
Does the manuscript have the lost part?
I didn't get to see the manuscript myself.
I heard something strange though.
What did you hear about the book?
I mean, it was...
Never mind. I'm not quite sure about it.
I will make sure to bring him here as soon as possible.
I'd really appreciate it.
I'm so excited. I think I won't be able to sleep tonight.
I see.
Thank you very much, Mr. Lee.
What do you mean?
You don't need to hide it.
I know you helped us with the issues of Yoogyeong Healthcare Foundation.
How did you know that?
I didn't want to tell you about it
so I took care of it in secret.
Thank you again for doing this.
Kimchi with a lot of seafood
tends to go bad easily.
You better put in more spices
like ginger and garlic.
Grind red peppers in a stone mortar and mix them with its seeds for seasoning.
Then the kimchi will have rich and strong flavors like this.
Boiled pork with radish kimchi
is a kind of white kimchi.
It is important to salt the broth
to suit your taste.
The most important thing about fermented flatfish
is to balance the taste of salt-fermented seafood and kimchi.
How well you age the kimchi
will change its flavor.
Age kimchi at room temperature for three to four days.
It takes long to make good fermented flatfish.
Beltfish gut kimchi is a royal cuisine.
You can either serve it alone
or mix it with napa cabbage kimchi.
It tastes spicy and savory
with salt-fermented beltfish gut.
I appreciate all your hard work.
They look delicious.
I think you all did a good job.
In the afternoon, you will be making
dongchimi with the same ingredients.
Make sure you are ready for that.
Yes, Master.
Now you should put the kimchi out until it gets fermented just right.
BELTFISH GUT KIMCHI
FERMENTED FLATFISH
Each kimchi has different ingredients and salinity.
So the aging periods and conditions vary with the types of kimchi.
Geum-hee and Young-joo buried kimchi jars in the ground, right?
Yes, Master.
My kimchi has a lot of ingredients that would go bad easily.
So I buried the jar in the shade.
My kimchi is a kind of white kimchi that has less salt and seasoning.
So I buried the jar in a cool place to ferment the kimchi slowly.
Okay. If you ferment kimchi just right,
it will be like making a whole different dish again.
Rain, snow or shine,
you should take good care of your kimchi.
-Yes, Master. -Yes, Master.
Yes, Master.
Dad. It's me, Young-joo.
What?
Doesn't he need the money?
I thought today's the due of its maturity.
Okay.
Did he find an investor or what?
That's impossible.
Dad, what is going on with the money issues?
We don't need the money.
Dad...
I shouldn't have asked you for money in the first place.
I'm ashamed that I did.
Just forget all about it.
What about the hospital and the foundation?
Sung-joon attracted a new investor so we've avoided the worst.
Young-joo.
I saw
how Mr. Seo played tug-of war
over the lives of desperate people.
That was a dangerous thing to do.
I only cared about one thing.
All I wanted to do is take Sung-joon back.
I know it was because of Sung-joon.
But you did it for yourself and it hurt other people.
Let's just forget the whole thing.
I want you to get over Sung-joon and move on.
I don't think he will change his mind.
Just focus on the cooking contest.
I want you to be more open-minded and to try your best
to become a leader in the field.
Gun-woo.
I was going to call you.
That's good.
I was really worried about the money issues.
Doesn't it bother you at all?
It does. It hurts, too.
And I feel bitter.
Gun-woo, you know that I didn't mean to make any of this happen.
I know.
But Young-joo,
there are many things you can't change with money or power.
I thought there wouldn't be
anything you couldn't do if you had money and power.
I've learned my lesson, thanks to you.
Are you already over Geum-hee?
No.
But there is no room for us
between Geum-hee and Sung-joon.
I fell in love with Sung-joon before she did.
I'm not the one who is cutting in.
When it comes to love, it is not about who came first.
What I feel for him is love and it is so real.
Why doesn't anyone seem to care about my feelings?
Our feelings are real in a way,
but feelings that are not mutual
and love that cannot be given
are no different from an echo.
I know how you feel.
But Young-joo,
we didn't express our feelings the right way.
I'm not going any further.
That's how I love her. I'm stopping here.
I will let Geum-hee love
the person she loves.
I hope you think about this too.
How did things go with the hospital?
We are over the worst. Everything will be fine.
What a relief.
Did Mr. Seo change his mind about the investment?
No. I found a new investor.
I'm not getting any money from him.
Anyway, I'm glad to hear that you are over the worst.
I was so worried about it.
Don't say that to me ever again.
I'm really happy for you,
but I won't change my decision.
-Geum-hee. -See?
Since I left you, everything's settled.
Please don't say that.
Maybe Young-joo was right. If I stay with you,
it will make your life miserable.
If you stay with me, I will be able to overcome any problem.
And I just did.
I thought about it.
I don't want to go against our parents.
I don't think we are meant for each other.
What's wrong with you?
Now that I'm here, I guess my mom was right.
Not anyone can be the eldest granddaughter-in-law of the head family.
It's too hard. I don't think I can do that.
Why did you suddenly change your mind?
Did my dad ask you to change your mind?
No. It's my idea. This is what I want.
Now that you are over the worst,
you should focus on your work at the hospital
and I should focus on the cooking contest.
I should get going.
Geum-hee.
Young-joo.
Our feelings are real in a way,
but feelings that are not mutual and love that cannot be given
are no different from an echo.
I'm not going any further.
That's how I love her. I'm stopping here.
I will let Geum-hee love the person she loves.
I hope you think about this too.
To let him love the person he loves?
That's ridiculous.
True love is having the person I love around me.
Sending him to someone else isn't true love after all.
Mom, please help me change Geum-hee's mind.
Geum-hee thinks that the problems at the hospital
were all because of her.
We are over the worst now.
I will convince my dad no matter what.
Geum-hee will never go against your will.
Please, Mom.
Please leave us alone.
Mom.
Dongchimi, above all things, should have good juice.
My secret for the good juice of dongchimi
is to use warm water when making it.
Warm water will make
the juice of dongchimi spicy and rich.
Right, it will get rid of the stale smell
and make the juice heavier.
I guess Mom learned all these secrets from Grandma.
Listen carefully to what I'll say.
I promised my husband
to keep it a secret to my grave.
I'm not supposed to tell you this.
Okay. I will keep it a secret.
I adopted
Geum-hee
when she was barely over 100 days old.
But I loved her
and cherished her even more than Geum-ho.
I don't care
if Geum-hee is adopted or not.
It doesn't matter to me.
It matters to me.
I
didn't know
who my mother was
until I became 16 years old and it was hard enough to deal with.
But one day,
when I found out who my mother was,
it made my life even more miserable
and I ended up leaving her.
That's why I can't tell this to Geum-hee.
I just can't.
It smells too fishy.
This is too tough.
Oh.
Geum-hee.
No matter how hard it gets,
I will never let you go.
I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing.
If I tell Geum-hee that she's adopted,
she and Sung-joon can be together.
But Geum-hee,
I will have to let you go then.
I can never let you go.
Geum-hee.
What should I do now?
I'm sure that's her.
Sung-joon.
I know this is a lot to take in.
But listen to me.
Okay. Tell me.
When I was young,
I had an older sister.
She was adopted but she was kind
and skilled with her hands.
I liked her a lot.
But something big happened in our family
and she was falsely accused.
She left the house and I haven't heard from her since then.
And as it turned out, she was my biological sister.
Grandma got married again.
Sung-joon.
Yes.
Geum-hee's mom.
She is your grandma's daughter and my sister.
You and Geum-hee are cousins.
That's why I didn't approve your marriage.
I know it's hard but we have no choice.
Geum-hee already said okay.
Dad.
Despite all that,
I'm not giving up on her.
Sung-joon.
How can you say that?
There is something
that you don't know about yet.
Are you doing all right?
How are things going?
Mom.
What's wrong, Geum-hee? Is anything wrong?
No. Nothing.
It's just that, all the participants are so good.
It will be really hard to win the contest.
Maybe I'm just tired.
Just do what you can do.
Is it hard to learn cooking?
Yes.
I made two kinds of kimchi today.
Yes.
Okay.
I'm just concerned about the situation we are in.
I don't know how to solve our problems.
It's okay. I cooked seolleongtang today as always.
And I will do it tomorrow again.
-Mom. -The truth will be out someday.
Then they will believe us
and come to our restaurant again.
I miss you, Mom.
Okay.
I will call you again.
Okay.
Mom.
Geum-hee, are you asleep?
Where is she now?
Is she still practicing?
She's working so hard.
I summarized the recipes
for rice, soup and kimchi
from Yoogyeong Cuisine Book for you.
If you know how to cook rice, soup and kimchi,
it means you are half through the book.
If you get the hang of it,
it will help you make a living.
You will find a way with it.
Make sure not to lose this notebook no matter what.
Where are you going this late?
It was here in front of the gate.
You just ate it up.
Yes. I really enjoyed it.
Sung-joon and Geum-hee.
I hope they will get through everything without getting hurt.
And my mom.
I hope her health gets better as soon as possible.
San-hae.
It's me.
San-hae.
Geum-hee, you...
Before Dad passed away,
he told me a big secret.
Why did you put all the blame on San-hae?
I'll drag everyone down with me.
Where the hell is San-hae Kang?
Why do you keep on looking for a stranger at our house?
Get over here right now!
I'll allow you and Sung-joon to be together.
Mom.
Do you feel uncomfortable talking about Sung-joon with me?
You don't have to feel that way.
We're going to start the final round
of Cooking Contest for Yoogyeong Cuisine Successor.
Subtitle translation by Young-ju Kim