The Firstborn (The Eldest / Madi / 맏이)

Auntie.

I'm too late, sorry.

It's alright. You can take your time to come back.

The next door ajumma wants you to hurry up and go. Didn't you agree to perm hair today?

Just tell her I'm not going.

Not going? Right now, customers who want a perm are all waiting.

Just say I'm not going.

Close the down. The cold wind's coming in.

Child. Hate to see you go. Heavens. Tomorrow we've to send you away.

Hate to see you go, how?

Sending him away tomorrow?

Yes, Brother-in-law Yeong Jae said that.

Tomorrow after work, he'll come collect him.

Tomorrow?

If you invest in us,

We'll build a very good village here for you to see.

The conditions here are the best.

Our President Gim is a very honest person.

Just as we've heard, President Gim's really something.

Always say Yeongchang's female president, Yeongchang's female president.

I thought you're a very fierce person.

You're actually a beauty.

Thank you.

Fine. Then, we'll meet in the evening. I still have to go see the bureau chief.

Okay. We'll do that.

Managing Director, it's from Assistant Manager Pak.

Oh. Okay. Goodbye. Yes.

What is it that it's so hard for you to bring up?

It concerns I Gyeong's mother?

Why? She said she wants to raise I Gyeong herself?

Father, Mother.

I Gyeong's mother has, fallen ill.

What?

It's lung cancer. It's already advanced.

What's this you say? The child's mother has cancer?

Aigoo. How long ago was it that she had a cold? Still not recovered yet?

How can that be what cancer?

That illness is like that. Nothing can be done.

That's why, the divorce, she was so insistent on it.

Ah. This, this.

Where is she now? Is she in hospital?

She's not in hospital.

Then?

She has suddenly disappeared.

What did you say?

Disappeared? What do you mean by that?

She dragged her sick body off and disappeared?

Yes.

Aigoo. Heavens. Aigoo. Heavens.

No, what, bolt from the blue is this? No, this sudden, what is it all about?

Aigoo. Heavens.

She has contracted that hateful an illness. I feel sorry for her, and also angry.

I heard that Assemblyman Lee Sang Nam had fainted.

Yes.

Po Dong's father is now there taking care of him.

Fortunately he still has this son, Jong Bok.

That's right.

Although he says he won't let him go there, he doesn't think like that inside.

He must be very happy.

Oppa, where are you going?

I'm going on leave. Go find I Gyeong's mother.

Okay.

Yeong Seon.

Where can you look for her?

I heard that someone at the old home in the hometown had seen her.

She's not there.

I thought she might be there, I've already looked.

I've also looked at my mother-in-law's maiden home, but she's not there.

Just waiting like this is agonizing.

Perhaps... the temple you had studied at previously?

You've thought of that place too?

Oppa too?

Yes. As long as there's a bit of hope, I must go try find her.

If you find her please give me a call.

Okay.

Go quickly.

Yeong Seon. Sorry.

In future this kind of matter shouldn't happen again.

I'm off.

What are we going to do?

Didn't know she's that sick, still asked her to go.

If she gets treated, she'll be fine?

If she goes to the hospital, she'll be fine?

Recently, medicine is so well-developed.

If it's an illness that can be cured why would she go into hiding?

Because it's ominous, very difficult, that's why she did that.

Then how?

It's not as if she made a mistake, she's so young, how?

Yangcheon Elder, if in case anything should happen to her,

would we still have the face to go out?

We're already like this, Assemblyman Lee Sang Nam, we've even less idea how he's become.

Please eat a bit.

Po Dong's mother specially made it.

There's no need.

You should at least eat a bit.

Don't feel like eating.

Up to you then.

Didn't you say you want to find Ji Suk nuna?

If we find her back under these circumstances, wouldn't the sick person feel more upset?

Ji Suk. Ji Suk.

It's all my sin, my sin.

If you know you're a sinner then please eat up.

After you've eaten, go apologise to everyone.

Madam.

After Madam left, the only person who talks to me is Ji Suk nuna.

A nuna like that, you want to take her away with this illness?

In the past, that illness, she had been most afraid of it.

Isn't that too much?

You shouldn't be like this, Madam.

Not, like this.

Sister-in-law, nobody contacted me?

None at all.

There's something to contact you over?

No.

Aunt, you're back quite early.

I've no mood so I came back. Aigoo.

Till now, there's still no news of Ji Suk?

Yes.

Where has she gone? Even if it's to spare a thought for her father, she should return.

Isn't her pride very strong?

She doesn't want to be seen as a patient, isn't it this?

They said it's the lungs, right?

I heard so.

Heavens. There's no place to take her in? Still must go to the hospital?

Continue like this, if Ji Suk eonni dies no one would know.

Can't you be careful with your mouth?

What did I say that's wrong? No, it's already been several days.

So many of the places that should be searched have been searched, haven't they not found her?

Her character's really bad. If she comes back, I-

Let go.

Words are not all the same, second sister-in-law.

Aigoo. That lass's words.

Won't even think of her own father.

She should spare a thought for her own sick father.

I Gyeong's mother. Aigoo. Really...

Eonni.

This child will be taken away tomorrow.

Is that so?

Shall I raise him?

Hey. Forget it.

You're already so old, how to raise the child?

I've seen you raise a child before, why can't I?

When you see Ji Suk's case, you wouldn't want that.

Just, the two of you live your life.

You don't have the 8 characters for it, raise what child?

Yes, correct. Eonni's words are correct.

What's Auntie Mi Je going to do?

Frankly, Yeong Jae seems to have made up his mind.

Seems like he's already accepted it.

Aigoo. Then, just give up.

Raising a child is no trifle matter, I found out after raising one.

You don't know, Yeong Du.

My Darling, how much she likes children.

Although you can say that, her previous marriage didn't last, because she's unable to have a child.

Is that so?

Previously when my mother was still alive, she had mentioned it.

That time, she didn't know she and I will end up together.

Auntie Mi Je too, must be so sad.

Not too long ago, she even said she'll be like Ji Suk and divorce me.

Because she's unable to give me a child.

It was then that Yeong Jae brought the baby back.

So, she thought of raising a child.

Then Uncle you make a decision, raise him.

Uncle, will surely be a good father.

How would you know that? Lad.

How can I not know?

If to Yeong Suk, Uncle Chang Rae is like a father,

to me, Uncle Jae Sik you're, like a father, an uncle, that kind of person.

Father.

Yeong Du.

Yes, Father.

It's too disgusting, lad.

Where are you going?

To see the investors, and construction department people.

Is that so? Why not dress a bit more nicely?

Aunt, I'm going to work, not for a blind date.

Although you're right,

isn't it better to dress nicer?

Come. Take a look. Take a look.

Aigoo. Put something on, and go out.

Oh! This is good, this.

Wear this and see.

You've to apply more lipstick.

A well dressed beggar is able to beg for food to eat.

A badly dressed beggar won't even have any food to eat.

Dress up nicely and go.

Give them a good impression.

Whether you're old or still young, a woman has the crime of having to be beautiful.

So that's why, you've that many crimes?

Don't I not?

I'm going.

That's right. Aigoo. Our Yeong Seon well dressed up like this. Looks really good.

Na Mi.

Wow. My Eldest Aunt looks so pretty.

Thank you.

Eldest Sister-in-law, mind your step.

I might be a bit late today.

Okay.

You've actually found me.

The police, had been here today.