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

- Great. - Thank you for the great gift.

- Yes. - It's nothing.

- I'm so grateful. - I like you even more now.

I couldn't come empty-handed.

Just meeting you is a gift to us.

He's indeed a hero.

I will remember this for a long time...

and use it well.

- Thank you so much. - Thank you.

- Did he get you a gift? - A precious one.

- It's amazing. - What did you get?

- Show him. - A scarf.

I was surprised. He's the hero.

- He's the hero. - It's very much like him.

You seem to have gotten a little more enthusiastic...

after receiving the scarf.

(Did the gift make them more enthusiastic?)

- You seem that way. - We are happy.

- To have gotten a gift. - Just seeing him like this...

- makes us very happy. - Right.

But he gave us a precious gift too.

I don't usually wear a scarf, you see.

But I will wear the one he gave me and brag to people.

I will brag about it to people too.

Seriously.

- "This is from Lim Young Woong." - Right.

- People will go crazy. - People will get jealous.

- People won't believe it. - Right.

We should all wear it for the next shoot.

Who gave you the name "Young Woong?"

My father did.

- He's incredible. - Your father must...

You follow your name.

- You're the hero, like your name. - It's too bad he passed away.

Should I change my son's name to Heo Young Woong?

Will he become a hero if you change his name?

Right.

It's your real name, isn't it?

- It's my real name. - His name is...

Your father gave you a great name.

Watching you, I realized...

that you could go on for about five hours...

just talking to Young Woong.

- Easily. - Right.

- One hour per person? - Talking about this and that.

Although you all have amazing sons,

- Right. - you must envy his mother...

- for having a son like Young Woong. - She must be very happy.

- You have those thoughts, right? - Greed knows no bounds.

- Right. - It's greed.

- It's only a wish. - There's no end to greed.

Your original intention...

for joining this show...

was to make your sons...

- get married fast. - Get married fast.

- Yes. - That was the starting point.

- Right. - With that mindset.

But I heard Young Woong's mom...

doesn't say such things to him.

She told him to get married after ten years, at the minimum.

- That's what she tells him. - But even after ten years...

Why does she say that?

When I was around 30,

I asked her when I should marry,

and she said I should marry after about ten years.

- Oh, 10 years. - After 1 year,

when I turned 31, she still said...

- I should marry after 10 years. - In 10 years?

Goodness.

If I call her later and ask her,

she would again tell me to get married after ten years.

Every time I ask, she tells me to get married after ten years.

It will keep getting postponed.

If you ask her when you're 40, she will tell you to wait 10 more years.

That means you have to get married when you're 50.

- Yes. - It's hard when your son's...

His mom is too sorry to see her son get married.

- She's too sorry. - Right?

- She can't let him go. - Right.

She doesn't want him to get married.

She just wants you to stay with her.

- Right. - She must feel that way.

Young Woong, do you fantasize about marriage?

He's at an age to do so.

- Well. - I mean...

I want her to be someone who I can be comfortable with...

- like a friend. - Right.

I want us to have children...

and make a cute little family.

I want the home to bustle with people.

After ten years.

After ten years.

I think...

he will make a really good dad.

He wrote down what he wants to say to his future children...

on his cell phone note app.

There's a Dad folder.

My goodness.

"Nothing is free in this world."

Of course.

Parentheses.

"When the child finishes one book,"

"buy him something he needs."

That's what he will do when he becomes a dad.

- That's a great rule. - Goodness.

It will help the child read more.

"Always be healthy and happy..."

"and be there for the children."

- It's a note for himself. - He's the best dad.

"Tell them 'I love you' more than once a day."

"Don't do the work for the child..."

"only because they're struggling."

- That's important. - To make the child independent.

- To make him independent. - Yes.

Why did you write these notes in advance?

At the time, I was influenced by movies and dramas,

and I wrote down what I want to do...

in the future.

- They are all great. - Right.

Ladies, which one do you like the most?

"Always be healthy and happy and be there for the children."

- Right. And you? - That's the most important one.

I also think being there for them in good health is the best.

And telling them he loves them.

Is that for the children?

Or do you just want Young Woong to be healthy?

I think he will make a great husband and dad.

- Yes. - Health is...

- When will the ten years pass? - I know, right?

In the past, Young Woong...

- It was a part-time thing, right? - Yes.

- He sold roasted sweet potatoes. - I heard about that.

- Yes. - Right.

You were a handsome young man.

So you must've had good business.

How were the sales?

I earned...

almost nothing from it.

- Why? - Because...

I ate it too.

While selling the roasted sweet potatoes,

I kept eating them because they were so good.

- So I was left with nothing. - You were left with nothing.

- It got sold really well. - It got sold well.

Did you do it alone or with a friend?

I sometimes did it alone,

and I sometimes did it with my friend.

I sometimes even did it with my agency's CEO.

- I see. - With your CEO.

At the time,

I was an unknown rookie.

I didn't have a consistent income.

If I went to 1 event and earned 300 dollars, it was a good month.

- Goodness. - That's why...

- I couldn't have a consistent job. - Right.

I had to go if I suddenly...

- got offered to do a gig. - Right.

- Right. - I see.

So I thought about what to do in winter...

and sold some roasted sweet potatoes.

What other part-time jobs have you had?

(What are some other part-time jobs he had?)

- I've waited tables. - I see.

I've worked at a factory, and grocery and convenience stores.

- I've worked at many places. - You did that while singing.

- Every cloud has a silver lining. - Right.

- He went through a lot young. - He's amazing.

"Compared to that time,"

"I've become so successful."

When do you get that thought mostly?

When I go to a restaurant,

I get more free food than the food I ordered.

Free food.

You get all kinds of free things when you go to places.

They want to keep giving him more things because he's lovely.

What was the most memorable free stuff you got?

Something that surprised you.

I ordered kimchi stew.

The menu was about this big.

And they gave me almost everything else on the menu.

(They gave him almost everything on the menu.)

- That's big. - I'm sure.

They would want to give him everything.

- People I went with said, - I would've done the same.

"This is too much."

"How can we eat all of this?"

And the owner said, "I can even give my wealth to him."

- Their wealth? - Wealth too.

They said they could even give their wealth to me.

My aunt...

met someone one day.

And she was a huge fan of Young Woong.

Her children were abroad, so they weren't taking care of her.

And she said she would leave her wealth to Young Woong.

- I've heard that a lot. - Right.

- She said that. - Right.

- There are ladies... - Because he comforts her.

who are upset at their children because they don't visit.

So they'd rather leave their wealth to Young Woong.

- Because Young Woong is the one... - It's because...