Mom's Diary, My Ugly Duckling (My Little Old Boy / 미운 우리 새끼)

- Hello. - Welcome.

- Hello. - I've been waiting for you.

Hello.

- Hello. - Welcome.

- Hello. - I need to touch...

the talented cook's hands.

Goodness. Thank you.

He's the actor beloved by mothers. He is Ryu Su Young.

- Welcome. - Welcome.

(Actor Ryu Su Young can act and cook very well.)

(His cooking is as great as his acting.)

(He came up with a lot of recipes of his own.)

(Ryu Su Young is the actor who is serious about cooking.)

You must've come up with hundreds of recipes.

As of today, I came up with 214 recipes.

I want to taste your food.

- You must cook incredibly well. - Yes.

I was surprised to see you cooking dakgalbi in 15 minutes.

Goodness.

Park Ha Sun must be happy.

I envy Park Ha Sun.

Goodness.

You envy Park Ha Sun?

Yes. I am his fan.

Thank you.

He pioneered a new genre.

He's like Choi Soo Jong who can cook.

- Goodness. - Choi Soo Jong who can cook.

- Goodness. - By the way,

when you prepare for a new role,

- you have to go on a diet. - Yes.

That must be tough.

It was a big challenge to do that while being on a food show.

It must be hard to be on a diet because you have to...

taste the food constantly.

You have to constantly taste the food you're making.

Well...

To cook dakgalbi I cooked two weeks ago,

I used 14kg of chicken.

You experimented with it.

Yes. I cooked it 8 to 9 times in 1 night.

Even if the recipe is perfect,

I cook it one more time because I have to explain it on the show.

He's very serious about food.

- It's not much. - He is very serious.

I should become his next-door neighbor.

I take the leftovers to the hair salon,

- the guard office, and neighbors. - They must enjoy it.

- Seriously. - The hair salon owner called.

Right.

She asked that he should pay in cash...

instead of paying with food.

You manage to cook...

with any ingredients given.

Usually,

I do groceries twice a week.

I go to the traditional market...

and the grocery store in my town.

I make a round. If zucchini is too expensive, I skip it.

If scallions are expensive, I skip them.

- You are very frugal. - Why?

That makes it easier for the viewers.

You are being considerate of the viewers.

You skip the ingredients that are expensive now.

Ingredients are the cheapest when they are in season.

- They are healthy too. - Right.

You would go to that extent?

Three years ago,

- Park Ha Sun was here. - Right.

- She was here. - When you told her,

did she give you any advice?

- She told me to do well. - To do well.

It's very relaxed like she said.

I feel like I am here to talk to the mothers.

- Right. - Right.

Ha Sun is...

- actually quite funny. - She was so fun.

She's pretty too.

Who do you think is funnier?

Ha Sun is much funnier than me.

There are times when I am not that fun.

There are many times when I am dull.

I often get too serious.

As long as my wife is happy, our home atmosphere is great.

- Right. - Right.

She makes me laugh, and she dances.

- She's wise. - By the way,

he proposed to Ha Sun...

in less than one year of dating.

Was there a moment that made you decide to marry her?

It wasn't exactly a date. It was before we started dating.

I pushed the swing from the back.

- At a playground? - At a playground.

- A playground near home? - Yes. Near my place.

I pushed it.

I was half-joking and half-serious.

I thought I would sit in the front after pushing the swing.

Then she would approach me like this.

I thought that would naturally create a romantic situation.

I thought we might end up kissing.

- Right. - That's what I thought.

After pushing the swing, I moved to the front.

She came.

And she pushed my forehead.

- You didn't think that far. - I fell backward.

- My goodness. - She was coming down,

and you were in front of her, so she pushed you.

It was like, "Don't you dare!"

- She saw through you. - I am sure that wasn't it.

I liked the way she rejected me.

She's wise.

- She was wise. - Yes.

She wasn't an easy person, and that suddenly felt so charming.

She's clever.

I thought she was the person...

who could hold my rein. That's what I thought at that moment.

You must've talked about it with her after that.

I didn't mention it. I was too embarrassed.

I managed to bring it up because it's been a while.

- You were afraid she'd find out. - I'm flushed.

I am laughing, but I'm sweating.

Even your seven-year-old daughter...

thinks you are a cook.

Right. My seven-year-old daughter...

When she was five... Now she knows that I'm an actor.

I see.

Until she was five,

she thought I was a cook.

Her kindergarten teacher told me.

At the time, I was playing a villain.

So I didn't get to show her that. I only showed her the food show.

- Right. - She thought I'm someone...

who cooks on TV.

By the way, your daughter told people that her mom...

was a vendor.

What is this about?

Around that time...

My wife used to buy a collection of books for my daughter.

When she was done,

she packed them and...

- sold them at a secondhand market. - She's frugal.

"Mom, what are you doing?" "I am going to sell these."

After seeing that several times,

when she saw her mom taking out a big box,

- she thought her mom was a vendor. - A vendor.

A young child is innocent.

She wrote my occupation as a cook...

- and her mom's as a vendor. - That's so funny.

As soon as he came out, you constantly...

- praised his cooking. - His cooking.

So young people might think that he's a chef.

- Right. - He's originally an actor.

- Right. - I know.

It's just like how many people don't know that my son is a singer.

Right. People think he's an athlete.

People think he's an athlete.

- A man who cooks. - A lot of people...

wouldn't know that you are an actor.

- Young people don't know. - He came back...

with a new work.

Can you tell us about it?

It's a Netflix series called "Bloodhounds."

- "Bloodhounds." - I am the gangster...

who is lonely and righteous.

Goodness.

- "Bloodhounds." - "Bloodhounds."

There are more than 30 big fight scenes.

It's a cool action TV series. You will enjoy it.

After fighting,

to fight off that empty feeling, do you cook in the show?

Cook? That would've been fun.

I can use a wok and make a big fire.

(The perfect collaboration of his real job and his sideline)

That's the happiest thing for me now.

- "Many a mickle makes a marriage." - Even before...

dating Ji Min...

You should meet at home and cook a simple meal for her.

I love buying her a gift.

I buy her a lot of gifts these days.

- I... - Buying a gift is good, but...

I sent her dogs to a school.

- Goodness. - Two dogs.

- Dog school? - Right.

Do you know how much you are spending on just that?

It's a lot.

If you want to control the family finance...

and become a helpful husband to Ji Min,

you need assets.

- You need money. - Right.

Why is he talking about that with Lee Sang Min?

(Why is he talking about that with Lee Sang Min?)

I am the only future groom on My Little Old Boy.

In order to marry Ji Min,

I need to save money. I am obsessed with that idea.

You have to save money to get married.

- Right. - Right.

What if...

I get a loan like you?

Then you would be a madman.

That might give me a sense of responsibility and duty.