Mom (엄마)

Mom!

You bastard. You small-minded jerk.

You call yourself Jeong-ae's eldest son? Do you?

Mom, what's wrong with you? Young-jae...

Move aside!

I'm so upset. Don't you embrace your wife every night?

- Mom, please! - Let go!

Is your mom made of stone?

She's also made of flesh and blood.

She was widowed at 34. She's lived alone since then.

Do you think no one hit on her in the meanwhile?

Many men tried to have her in some way or other.

I know all the stories. Yet, not to get in your way...

There was once really a nice guy who loved your mom.

She was interested in him too.

So I told her, 'Take a chance and date him.'

And she said,

'Mi-ja, you never know what Young-jae will become.

He may become a judge, a minister, a congressman,

or a university president.

I can't be a disgraceful mother who stands in his way.'

You should let her go now!

Your mom, squeezed dry...

was proposed by a great man by the grace of God.

But instead of blessing her future,

you wounded her with stinging words, you petty jerk!

You ungrateful bastard!

I'm sorry for being a bad son.

I promised to make you live in comfort...

and get you the biggest house in this community but...

Thank you.

Father...

I am sorry, Father.

What did I do wrong?

How distressed he must be.

What right did you have to rip into him?

Why should I not? I can say harsher things than that.

Have you even thought about

how embarrassed and humiliated he'd be?

I said that to humiliate him.

He should be blessing his mom to marry a great man.

Who does he think he is to oppose it?

Such a bad son.

He is a good son. He always made Aunt Jeong-ae proud.

Gang-jae worried her a lot but Young-jae didn't.

You always told me to be half as good a son as Young-jae.

That was in the past. Now he's acting so petty.

Still, you didn't have to call him names and throw water.

He is not your son.

If he were my son, I wouldn't leave him alive.

Anyways, why did you meddle in it?

Then, should I have just sat back and watched?

As an elder, I should teach him right and wrong.

Wait, wait. What's the matter?

Don't butt in.

Well, give me your opinion.

There is a mother.

She went through all sorts of hardships for her children.

How sad.

Isn't it? So that mother got a lover.

Lover?

Yes. He is rich, handsome, and he loves her so much.

Rich, handsome, and very loving?

Moreover, he begs her to marry him.

Should she marry him or not?

Of course she should!

You think so too, huh?

See?

What would she know?

Give me dinner. I'm hungry.

Dae-ryong, have dinner. You too, Ms. Jang.

What is all this?

I found tofu near its expiration date in the fridge.

So I made dishes with it so it won't go to waste.

You made all these?

Have seats, please.

You can cook?

Of course. I fed myself since I was a young teen.

What about your mom?

She is up there.

Have a seat, please.

Is this a new saucepan?

No. I sprinkled baking soda on it and polished it.

Isn't it tasty?

Sit. Let's eat together.

Thank you.

It feels like we are a family, eating together like this.

Don't you think so?

Mom, daughter, and son.

Can you just shut up?

If I shut up, I can't eat.

He is the CEO of this company?

The kisser old man?

Yeah.

My goodness. It's a jackpot.

Why doesn't Young-jae like him? Is he crazy?

Be quiet. He's the eldest son.

You think it's easy for him to marry off his mother?

What's a big deal about being an eldest son?

Everybody has few children these days.

My. Isn't he out of his mind to oppose this marriage?

Hush! It's Young-jae.

- Please, don't talk drivel. - Mom, please.

- I am back, - Hi.

Isn't it cold? You want some herbal tea?

No thank you.

Young-jae, is this the man your mother is seeing?

Mom, please.

Oh! Did she save Asia in her previous life?

How lucky she is to date such a man!

It needs no saying. Marry her off.

Why are you making a fuss?

Don't feign decency.

Mom.

All right, I'll put up with you since I'm decent.

Young-jae, let it go through one ear and out the other.

Let me go get changed.

Wait. This is a dream.

Nonsense. He is merely an old widower who has money.

You shouldn't stand on pride.

Just thank your ancestors and marry her off.

You served in the military, so you'll understand.

A CEO's wife?

If Se-ryung is like a private,

a CEO's wife is like a four-star general.

Do you not want that for your mom? Do you?

Do you think my mom must marry him?

Yes, I do.

I'm absolutely for it if only for Se-ryung.

I'm willing to help your mother get married.

Goodness! Why do you use me as an excuse?

You say that since you don't know. You can boast about her.

Between 'My in-law runs a small cafe, '

and 'She is a wife of a CEO.' Which sounds better?

Mom, get out. He needs to change.

Hey, let go!

She's been slighted all her life because she's a widow.

This is a chance to turn her life around.

Wouldn't it be great?

She can be treated like a noble lady in a nice car.

And that'll open prospects for you and your siblings.

Your brother wouldn't have been in a fix at that time...

if someone had watched his back, right?

You need a connection. Just having a dream is not enough.

It's like banging your head against a wall. Am I wrong?

Gang-jae.

I...

I was proposed to.

Wearing the ring means...

you accepted his proposal?

Yes.

I'm feeling kind of strange.

I think I'm going to cry.

I am sorry.

Mom...

Why did you come here at this hour?

What are you doing in the dark?

Did something happen to you?

What could happen to me?

Now that I opened a business, my heart swells with...

Something's troubling you.

Is it because Ms. Yun didn't attend the opening party?

She must've had some reason.

Come to think of it, it was our fault.

We didn't tell her about the opening party tonight.

Strictly speaking, it's not her fault. Don't you think so?

My mom...

was proposed to today.

What?

She received a marriage proposal.

Mr. Um proposed to her.

That's why she was late.

She accepted his proposal.

She did?

Was that why you were distressed alone like this?

Who's distressed? I am not Young-jae.

I'm unrelated, but this makes me sad.

You must be much sadder.

- I'll be off. - Where are you going?

Don't you want to cry alone a bit?

Cry it out. I'll keep it a secret. I'll leave.

Don't go.

Just sit quietly over there.

Okay.

Hey, I'm hungry.

Shall we go grab something to eat?

Mom.

So this is a diamond ring.

Did you say yes to him?

Oh, Sang-soon, that's why she's wearing the ring.

What did he say when he proposed to you?

Huh? Oh... I don't remember.

I'm so distraught that I can't remember.

Try to remember. I'm curious.

Congrats, Mom.

Thank you.

You're blushing. Are you that happy?

Stop teasing me.

No. This chance won't come around again, so I will.

Where is Kong-soon to miss this amusing story?