When Life Gives You Tangerines (폭싹 속았수다)

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU TANGERINES

THE BLAZING SUMMER SUNSHINE

It's so hot today.

Wow, it's scorching hot.

Perfect weather to torment your daughter-in-law.

They say 108 prostrations should be enough.

It would've worked already if 108 were enough.

She's wasted five years.

Even Buddha's sick after 3,000.

- Suffering yields dedication. - You're just mean. Just mean.

How can a lady of the house be so cruel and expect more children from her?

Let's be honest. Not all children survive.

You could have eight, and two might die.

If the family she married into valued sons, huh,

she should be having plenty.

How could she try to freeload off our family?

Her family didn't give us a single silver spoon as dowry. Nothing at all.

What about you?

Did you bring us a silver spoon? Is that why you had two?

You can't stand me, but your granddaughter-in-law is precious, huh?

Let's go now, Ae-sun.

If you make her do 3,000 prostrations,

she'll be too exhausted to do housework.

Yes, she does so much, doesn't she?

That'll be your pillow talk, huh?

Go ahead, tell your husband I made you do 3,000.

He could take your side right away,

but no husband likes when his wife bad-mouths his mother.

Huh?

You know, the biggest mama's boys

really want their wives to be the most devoted daughters-in-law.

So watch what you say, huh?

Was that directed to my ears?

Fine, I won't say anything.

Sure you wouldn't.

And, plus, he groans in pain each night.

I don't wanna give him more reasons to be upset.

Well, good for you.

They say a man

stays with a wife he loves despite despising her family.

For me, it's the opposite.

How dare you?

Serves you right.

Seems my granddaughter-in-law's bested my daughter-in-law.

Oh, she's so annoying. Should I teach her a lesson?

Hey, why did you just hit the hareubang's nose?

Huh? Hey.

Why did you just hit his nose? Huh?

Oh, uh, I'm sorry.

Stop right there!

YEOM SUN-NAM, YEOM SUN-BONG

Even the government says only having one child is patriotic.

They keep saying sons though.

Who cares if we birth sons anyhow?

What was gained by raising Gwan-sik, huh?

They did all that just to give him to me.

Why did she keep throwing red beans at us?

Who cares if my mom's spirit is still here?

So what if my mom wants to visit me? So what?

I can't even visit my mom's house now.

Well, that's not right.

I do miss her more now that I'm a mom.

I miss my mom even more.

Honestly, must be upsetting

to not be permitted to visit this house anymore.

Mmm.

Mmm.

Mmm.

Ooh! Oh.

You can keep bringing her, but we're not going to accept her.

We're not taking in new people.

She's so young. Why do you always drag her here?

Veteran haenyeo start their training between six and seven.

Who begins haenyeo work at the age of six?

Children her age pick kelp in the shallow waters.

That's why.

I heard that this spot's for beginners, so you make her go play in the water now

so she won't be so afraid of it later, you know?

- She your daughter? - Mm.

Oh, I don't even want to talk to you now.

All right?

And does Ae-sun know? Did you ask if it's all right?

Why do I have to get permission?

She can't control me.

Horses and people must prove their worth to make a living.

We want her to learn a skill. Why would you be against her having that?

Mak-cheon, listen to me.

Every time we go back into the water,

we ask God, "Don't let us die, Lord."

That's why Gwang-rye told Ae-sun every day,

"Don't become a haenyeo . Please don't bother learning to dive."

If Gwang-rye didn't want her daughter doing it,

she wouldn't want her granddaughter to do it.

You responsible for keeping Geum-myeong alive?

Stop nagging and let her dive.

You better mind your own business, ladies. I'm done.

Oh gosh.

- Here. - Oh my.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

Let's go. My goodness.

Well, damn it!

I envy people with daughters!

Wonder how many they'll have?

Who's to blame when you're destined to live as a housekeeper?

They have two weeks left to pack,

so why are you packing for them?

Don't they have hands?

How will you live now that those brats won't be around anymore?

Hey, they're not brats,

and I get angry quick.

- Also, my in-laws… - Yes, yes.

I know their influence reaches the Jeju provincial office.

You've told me countless times that they have sway over lawmakers here.

But does their influence extend all the way to the mainland?

I'm saying I stand with those kids.

So don't be mean to Sun-nam and Sun-bong and give them plenty of food to eat.

What if I'm mean, then?

I wanna be tough on them sometimes, but it's pretty difficult.

How can I when they call me "Mom, Mom"?

After raising kids in your house for ten years, they get to be yours,

even if they're not.

What matters more than blood is the heart.

You still can't figure that out?

Gimme.

I'm… sure you have plenty to be angry about with no one to talk to.

Give me a call.

Maybe you wanna trash-talk

the hag that throws beans at you.

I'll listen to you.

You know we're not friends like that, right?

Honestly, I wasn't a mistress.

I didn't steal him from her.

We got married ten years after she passed away.

There's no need for enmity.

You and I aren't meant to be friends though.

Oh, is that why you had to run away with my yellow dress that night?

I'm just not your friend.

I do respect you.

Now that I've lived in this household,

I respect you.

You're not destined to be a housekeeper.

You just have the heart of one.

So then,

stick with your man.

You said he's a good guy.

Mm, then I…

What?

…guess…

Um, I guess…

What?

- Spill it. - I guess I can entrust them to you.

My siblings.

- Please let them… - What?

…finish school.

Stop worrying about my children.

Quit it.

Yeah, but still,

I wouldn't just get four popsicles like you did back then.

So if I get corn, then I do get five, okay?

I'm giving you this tricycle instead of

popsicles.

Just think of it as a moral

school grant that I'm donating to Geum-myeong, okay?

Hand out a used tricycle as a school grant. Really?

After the time you sacrificed for this family, you're only stealing the tricycle?

What do you mean by "steal" exactly?

You told me to take it.

One well-raised daughter is better than ten sons.

Planned Parenthood Federation of Korea.

She took the corn again today.

This time, I counted how many cobs we had.

We have a thief in our own home when we don't even have enough for us.

It's not like she has parents to support,

so why does she give the little we have left

to people who are barely family to her?

There's tilefish inside.

You brought tilefish?

Tilefish

for the corn cobs.

Do you only care about your wife, or what is it?

Who's gonna take my side if my only boy keeps on prioritizing his wife's side?

Dad's supposed to be taking your side.

What are you looking at?

I can't look at my own husband?

Uh, no.

I should've raised some dogs instead.

Hey, you stole the corn cobs from the cauldron.

Wow, Ae-sun, are you a refugee now?

I gave them five corn cobs, you see?

And brought all of these.

Look at that.

Oh, is this real?

Why did you bring this one?

Wearing this to go back to Busan?

Throw red beans at them. Red beans.

Some of the clothing that they used to wear

are very nearly new, really.