Love Next Door (엄마친구아들)

LOVE NEXT DOOR

Did the materials arrive today?

Yes, the insulation materials came in.

We're installing them now.

-I'll check it since I'm here. -Sure.

SEOK-RYU

- -

They say those who survive near-death experiences

often have similar experiences.

Hi, what's your name?

In that fleeting moment,

their life flashes before their eyes.

It happened to me too.

You did great!

Great job!

You can have this.

Lock your door again,

and I'll break it down.

-Seok-ryu? -Choisseung?

My gosh!

I...

like you.

You're being too hasty. You could get really hurt.

Grab my hand, and let's go slow.

And...

in every scene in my life,

Seok-ryu was there.

- -

A stone finish?

That's like a solid piece of rock!

A second later, and you would've been really hurt.

Now that I think about it, your surroundings aren't safe at all.

Rebar, brick, glass, and nails.

It's too dangerous.

Do you have to keep being an architect?

I'm sure you do. You love it, so how could you quit?

Still, be careful. Wear your helmet and put on some armor or something.

Jeez, it's making me so worried.

Why aren't you coming? What are you doing?

-You got third place. -What?

You won an award for a cooking competition.

What are you talking about?

I never entered a contest, so how could I win?

I entered for you.

HEALTHY RECIPE CONTEST

Mr. Choi?

We normally don't allow takeout, but I made an exception for you.

-To whoever it is, deliver it quick. -Thank you.

-But what's this poster? - Oh, that.

We run cooking classes here too.

I posted it for our students.

Today's the last day, so I was going to take it down.

HEALTHY RECIPE CONTEST

INSTRUCTIONS

FIRST, PAT THE CHICKEN BREAST DRY

SEASON WITH SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE

BAE SEOK-RYU

So what do you plan on making?

Broccoli and chicken risotto!

BROC-CAULIFLOWER AND CHICKEN RISOTTO

I'm sorry I entered it without your permission.

So I won an award?

Yeah, you came in third.

Show me.

THIRD PLACE BAE SEOK-RYU

It was held by the Korean Vegetable Association.

It's a small contest.

Anyone could enter online.

I just thought your food was so good, so I thought it wouldn't hurt.

This is so annoying.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that.

I'm so happy that I'm annoyed.

-What? -

I've come in first for so many things before.

But I've never been so happy to place third in this random contest.

Really? Seriously?

Yeah.

I want to cook so badly,

but no one will take me, and I have no place to go.

I said I wouldn't care about what others thought,

but it was hard to do.

I thought, "Why am I like this?" And I was feeling hopeless.

But this feels like the heavens have given me permission to keep trying.

That's a relief.

I thought you'd check to see who came in first and second first.

Who was first? Let me see. What's their dish?

"Lee Su-a. Spring root vegetables and five-grain nutritious rice."

It's not that innovative or anything.

SWEET LOVE

It's kind of traditional. Let me see again.

You sure you're happy about coming in third?

You scared me.

Why are you standing here like this?

Mr. Kang is off-limits.

Hey, if you're going to date him, do it after I die, okay?

And just so you know, I'm going to live until I'm 100.

Then, we'll be over 70.

"We"?

Did you just say "we"?

Mom!

If you want to live a long life, stop eating stuff like this.

This is all because of you!

I can't take it out on you, so I'm eating my stress instead!

-Yes, all right. Okay. - Hey.

-Hey! - Yes, I understand.

-Hey, can't you hear what I'm saying? -

Hey! You can never date him! I don't care if the sky falls!

Don't you even dream about it!

Even with a smooth path in life, it's full of hardship.

Why would you bear kindling and walk straight into the fire?

Mrs. Do!

Mrs. Do, I ate the snacks you gave me yesterday

and brushed my teeth really well.

-Really? - Yes.

And I smiled a lot.

I smiled at my friends and my teacher.

Oh, I smiled at my dad too.

I'm sure the bugs making me sad are gone now.

You'll be late for school. You should go, Yeon-du.

Yeon-du, let's go.

Let's go.

And we're off.

I know she's too good for me.

I know you'll worry too.

So I tried all I could to cut ties with her...

but I don't think I can anymore.

Dan-ho.

Hey, go inside.

Why? Why are you locking me in? Wait!

-Dan-ho! -Please go inside.

I think that'll be best for tonight.

You said you'd take me.

You said you couldn't quit me.

Okay?

- Go inside. -Wait.

You said it yourself!

Go inside! Now!

I'm sorry for startling you.

I'll explain how everything happened...

I don't want to know.

-Sorry? -I don't need to know.

And it won't change anything if I did know.

Mo-eum has always been like this since she was a kid.

She can't ignore anything that looks pitiful.

If she was on her way to buy toys

and saw an old lady in the street selling vegetables,

she'd buy all her vegetables instead.

Community Chest. Christmas seals.

She'd spend all her money on those things for her class.

That's probably the reason.

She loves Yeon-du.

And she pitied seeing you raise a child alone.

So shouldn't you have tried to keep your composure?

Just because she acts that way doesn't mean you should go along with her.

You have a child.

-Mother... -Don't call me that!

I'll pretend I didn't hear what you just said.

I hope we don't have any more embarrassing moments as neighbors.

It's all set. Go!

It's hot, isn't it?

Why did you have to come in the summer?

I know, right?

So, how's the work?

I guess it's tough enough yet.

I thought it'd take my mind off it.

What?

-Nothing. Another truck is coming in. -

They don't give us a chance to breathe.

Hey, go to the back!

Here, take it. Your award.

Gosh, this is heavier than I thought it'd be.

That's what the weight of an award is.

Is your hand okay though? How long do you need the cast for?

I can take it off now. I just tweaked it.

That's a relief. This hand has so many things to do.

What are you doing?

Maybe it was winning the award, but we're getting tons of requests.

We're going to get super busy.

That's not good. I wanted to decrease my workload.

What are you saying? We need to strike while the iron's hot.

We're going to soar to the top.

-I'm going to get married. -What? What did you say?

I'm going to get married.

Wait. With who?

-With Seok-ryu. -Seok-ryu?

-Hey, your girlfriend was Seok-ryu? -Act like you don't know.