Protect The Family (Save The Family / 가족을 지켜라 / Gajokeul Jikyeora)

Much better. / - There he is.

Is the fried chicken here?

Hurry, comrade.

Manjae?

Dad?

Why are you here at this time of the day?

You're father and son.

What a coincidence.

Why aren't you at work?

I was just here to...

What did you say earlier?

You said you had a comrade

who was new to this.

Were you talking about him?

Yes. He's not a comrade per se.

Everyone here is in the same boat,

so we call each other comrades.

Is it true what he just said?

Did you lose your job?

Yes.

Did they force you out?

I left on my own accord.

When?

It's been a few days.

Why didn't you tell us?

Why share bad news?

I was waiting for the right moment.

Waiting for the right moment

with a homeless man?

Sir, many pass through here

at some point in their lives.

You shouldn't look at it so negatively.

It's really not that bad.

I don't want to hear any of that.

Let's go home.

I can't go right now.

Why not?

You know why.

It's not the end of the workday yet.

You're jobless.

What workday?

Could you settle the bill first?

I have to run.

It's $18.

Just a second. / - Wait.

I have discount coupons.

We'd like the discounts applied.

You can only use one coupon at a time.

Here you go.

No. dad. I'll... / - Never mind.

Let's go home.

I can't, dad.

Why not?

I can't go home right now!

Let's go!

I can't go right now!

Oh! You want to stay for the fried chicken?

Of course. It'd make me sad to see you go

without having had our chicken.

Just have a taste.

Sir, please sit here.

There's beer, too.

This way.

Here, dad.

No.

Please, dad.

You should have one, too.

A drumstick each for

the father and son.

Where are you going?

The kindergarten.

I'm going to pick up Subin.

What are you doing, mom?

How much longer...

What's wrong? What are you doing?

Everyone here's treating you like a mooch.

You've overstayed your welcome.

There's no time. We'll talk later.

Why would a bum have no time?

Your brother gave you his entire month's pay.

You need to think of something to do.

I have a plan.

That's why I'm not going back.

Go back to your mother-in-law's.

I don't want you being treated like a mooch.

Mom, Ujin gave me the startup fund.

Why should I go back and grovel?

This is a golden opportunity

to turn the table around.

You're a bad son and bad husband.

At least be a good father.

Do you want your child

to wander the streets again?

I shudder at the thought of going back there.

Now that I've left, I can't get myself to return.

I'll get you your own place.

Go back for now.

How can you do that?

You have no money.

Shoot for 2 years. You find a job

in the meantime and save up, too.

When your father retires,

we'll help you get a lease on an apartment.

I can't hold out until then.

Time goes by quickly.

Let's go.

We have to get Subin. Come on.

You're coming, too?

I want to talk to your mother-in-law.

Okay.

I'll be okay if you come with me.

Are you that scared of your mother-in-law?

You're already of retirement age.

Time sure flies.

In any case, you shouldn't be here.

Let's go home.

You go ahead.

I'll be there in the evening.

What are you afraid of?

You have me.

Suja will ask me why I'm home so early.

What do I tell her?

I'll have nothing to say to that.

For how long will you keep this a secret?

I'll tell the family

once I find another job.

Is that a possibility?

Yes. I'm asking around.

Take whatever comes along.

You can resign from work,

but you can't retire from life.

What I mean is, you're still of working age.

If you buckle now,

you won't get back up for the rest of your life.

And don't hang out with that bum.

I won't, dad.

You'll be able to find another job, right?

Of course.

I helped out a lot of our supplier firms.

They're not ones to turn a blind eye.

So just don't tell anyone for the time being.

How much is your severance pay?

Not a lot.

I took out a midterm settlement.

Why?

For Taejin's wedding expenses.

Children are your worst enemies.

Don't say that.

I'm your child.

That's what I mean.

On countless nights

The heartrending pain

Brought tears to my eyes

All the people you recommend are subpar.

Should I have her sing something else?

Stop.

Why do you sing old Korean trot?

Just sing songs from your own country.

But I like old Korean trot.

Aren't you just trying to stand out?

No.

I'll be blunt.

Your singing lacks soul.

By that, do you mean sadness?

What would a foreign woman know about

the sadness a Korean daughter-in-law suffers?

Do you live with your husband's family?

Do you have a demanding mother-in-law?

Do you have a troublemaker husband?

No matter how sad, Korean women

take it in stride and endure

for their children.

Korean women and daughters-in-law

suffer that kind of sadness.

Without having experienced it,

you can't sing old Korean trot.

I have a lot of sadness inside me, too.

But it doesn't resonate.

Fake sadness doesn't move people.

But it's not fake.

Come on.

It's okay, dad.

This is your house, too.

I know.

I'll lead the way then.

Huh? It's Taejin.

Mom, mom.

Taejin's here.

What?

You have nothing to be proud of.

How dare you walk back in here so defiantly?

Who said you could come back?

You might have left on your own volition,

but you need my permission to return.

Jeongsuk.

My goodness. / How are you?

Fine, thank you.

Mom, mom.

The water. / - Mother.

The water's on. Let go.