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Around the time that people hurry home after the day ends...

my day begins.

This is all that's on the menu.

Other than that, customers order whatever they want

and I make it for them as long as it's possible.

The restaurant is open from midnight to seven o'clock in the morning.

You may ask, are there people who come to this old, worn-out place?

Well, there are quite a lot.

Please make it with this.

[Episode 13: Canned Whelk]

At times, my customers personally bring the ingredients that they want.

This young lady was one of those customers.

Her order...

was Eulji Avenue-style spicy seasoned whelk...

and whelk noodles, made with both the canned whelk and its soup.

I add a little bit of cold water and cooking wine to the canned whelk soup

to get rid of the smell and preserve the savory taste.

I also put all kinds of toppings on it.

This was a dish that even Radish Noodle, who knows everything about noodles

saw for the first time.

The spicy seasoned whelk.

The whelk noodles.

There's actually a dish like this?

- This is what you call 'whelk noodles'... - Wait a second.

I need to take a photo as proof.

I'm done.

Back at my home in Donghae, we eat like this.

Mix it up like this, and try eating it together with this.

This is fascinating.

It's really my first time eating something like this.

Seriously, the whelks are so big.

Only this canned whelk is like that.

Real natural whelk is more expensive too.

It tastes good, doesn't it?

The soup is sweet and savory

and even the texture of the whelk feels different when you chew, right?

It really is.

I should eat like this in the summertime now.

That's why even if there are people who have never eaten this before

there aren't people who have only eaten it once.

It's the delicacy of delicacies in Donghae.

I've become aware of a whole new world of noodles thanks to you, Hye Jin.

It's a bribe to ask you to take good photos of our products in the future.

That's strange.

Where have I seen him before?

That was such a good and filling meal.

How was it?

It tastes so good. It's totally a whole new world.

- I'm going to the bathroom for a second. - Okay.

- Here's dessert. - Thank you.

Dessert.

Excuse me, Master.

Just a second.

By any chance, can you ask that customer which elementary school he went to?

She's asking which elementary school you went to.

I went to Donghae Elementary School.

- Donghae? - Donghae.

Donghae.

Hey, you're Kang Hyun Sung, right?

You're Cha Hye Jin, right?

What a surprise.

- Hey, you haven't changed at all. - You haven't either.

When you were talking about Donghae, I wasn't sure whether it was you or not.

But it is.

Hey, drop the honorifics.

Why are you speaking formally, when we're friends? It's awkward.

He went to my elementary school.

You transferred schools in the sixth year, right?

Yeah, I did.

He was the most famous back when we went to school.

He did well in school

so he always got first place when we did a popularity vote in class.

Seriously, you look exactly the same as back then.

You must have been very popular.

Yes.

We'll be leaving, Mr. Master.

Hyun Sung, how is it that you haven't grown at all?

You're wearing heels.

Hey, these aren't that high.

Let's go.

We have to go for a second round.

After that, the two went from being friends to lovers just like that.

- Hyun Sung. - Yeah.

It's pretty, right?

Just like ordinary couples, they were influenced by each other.

Let's go.

Seriously.

What should we eat?

Whelk?

Don't talk to me.

They bickered often as well.

My birthday's earlier, so I'm older than you.

You repeated a grade.

That means I'm your senior in terms of the school year.

Every time that happened, the two, who are both 31 years old

would argue about who's above or below who, which is meaningless.

Don't make me laugh.

[Did you eat?]

[Are you feeling okay?]

Also, another thing.

The signal by which he could tell that she was angry...

[I am in a meeting.]

was her use of formal speech, which she didn't normally use.

He called this, the 'formal speech attack.'

She's at it again.

I don't know exactly what I did wrong.

This is what he's like.

Mr. Master, please hear me out.

I was feeling so sick yesterday.

Yeah.

Honey, it hurts so much.

It must be an ache caused by fatigue.

- Did you take medicine? - Yeah.

Okay, then. Get plenty of sleep.

That was it.

I'm telling you, that was it.

To be honest, I feel helpless at times like this as well

because I'm not sure what the issue is either.

I mean, how can he not contact me at all until the next day

without giving a single text or call?

Wasn't he even worried about whether I was dead or alive?

It's not that.

To be honest, I was in front of her house at that time.

I called her so that I could just see her for a minute on my way home.

Yeah, it's me.

Honey, it hurts so much.

It must be an ache caused by fatigue.

Is that so?

Where and how does it hurt?

Did you take medicine?

Okay, then.

Have a good rest.

Yeah, I miss you too, honey.

Okay.

I guess today won't do.

Hey, you fool.

You should've said you were in front of my house.

- Why would you come and then just leave? - You said you were sick.

It's not like I was going to go ahead of time.

So, I was worried it would just make you exhausted.

I'm telling you, he's this rigid.

It's not that.

My older sisters were like that too.

Before they got married, if my brother-in-laws visited them

when they were sick, they would get really mad.

They would throw fits, saying my brother-in-laws were annoying them

when they were lying down with unwashed faces.

They would wash up and put on makeup while saying all that.

So, I did that for your sake.

I didn't call or even text because I was worried that I'd wake you up.

Well, anyway, let's say that explains that.

There are a lot of other things besides that.

You graduated from an all-male middle school, high school, and university.

You're definitely an engineering researcher, all right.

- I have to teach him every single thing. - What is it now?

There's also the proposal.

I mean, he kept trying to sneakily get off.

Hey, how is that being sneaky? I did it properly.

Oh my. Look at this.

I mean, when we first met as friends

I got the feeling that he liked me, but he wouldn't ask me to go out with him.

So, I asked him straightforwardly.

Hey.

Do you think that a man and a woman can be friends at our age?

Think about it.

We always meet up, watch movies, eat meals and drink tea together.

Others would consider this a date.

What do you think our relationship is?

To be frank, it would be hard to consider us meeting like this at our age

as something that friends do.

Dating is something we do with marriage in mind too.

He said that was a proposal.

Does that make sense?

What is there to say that's more certain than that?

I was telling her that we should date with marriage in mind.

Don't make me laugh.

Hey, ask your older sisters

what a woman is the most disappointed about in her life.

They'll probably say it's not getting a proposal

and the man not being by her side when she gives birth.

Be prepared.

You better propose to me properly.

Goodbye.

I'm telling you this for your reference.

But, you can't search the Internet and do a sloppy job.

I hate things like balloons popping out of a car trunk or candles.

- Okay. - Let's go.

But, it seems that women don't really know

that this is the homework men find the most difficult.

I really don't know.

She's saying that she hates precisely the thing that I was planning to do.

So, I'm having a total mental breakdown.

Why don't you ask your older sisters?

All of my older sisters said different things.

Some say they like a certain surprise, and some say they don't.

But, why do the men have to do all of these things

when the marriage is done together?

Seriously, I think that living on this land as a man is so tough.

We have to make all of the plans for the dates by ourselves.

We have to do something for anniversaries.

We have to prepare touching surprises like this too.

Also, what do you call that?

A man has to be good at parenting and cooking nowadays.

It's not like a man is Superman or something.

I think she's going to pester me until I propose to her.

She saw a bride who was getting married at the age of 33 recently.

She was ranting on about how the bride looked so old

and how she would get married before next year ends, no matter what.

Seriously, what should I do?

I'm not too sure.

The things that she usually likes...

or the things that she said often.

If you recall what those things are, I think it'll serve as a hint.

Finally, the day that he prepared for came.

What the heck?

You told me to dress nicely

so I thought we were going somewhere fancy.

But, this is a place we always come to.

We can go to a nice place for the second round.

Let's go.

Master, please give us what I ordered in advance.

Okay.

The date that this was produced is the day we first met.

For our wedding feast, I would like to have whelk noodles

which helped me recognize you as my destiny

here, at the place where we first met.

Will you give me permission, young lady?

I'm touched.

How did you think of doing this?

I'm probably the only woman who's ever received a proposal like this, right?

Then again, it's my first time storing canned whelk too.

He said he was going to use them for the wedding feast

and asked me to keep them for him.

I'm going to keep this forever as our family treasure.

But, when's the expiration date for this?

That's absolutely touching.

Then, that means he remembered every single thing.

Right?

To be honest, since he's unromantic and clueless

I thought it would be a relief

if he even tried to at least imitate the surprises that others do.

But, I didn't know that he would touch me so much like this.

I knew he would.

Even if you complain all the time, based on what you tell me

the guy is way better than you.

Just know that you're really lucky.

You're right.

Since I'm in this line of work, my mood swings are pretty serious.

That's true.

Working in design is pretty stressful.

But, he's certainly hardheaded and rational

so there's a lot to learn from him.

I really hate complicated and troublesome things.

But, he handles those kinds of things without a problem.

Even though he's the same age as me, he's reliable and mature.

Yeah, a woman has to meet a man who's like that.

Congratulations, girl.

So, when are you going to treat me to those whelk noodles?

Everyone was thinking that

eating the noodles was really all that was left to do now.

Excuse me, why do you keep following me?

I'm just on my way too.

This is my favorite restaurant.

I started going to it first.

For some reason, that day...

there was a chill flowing between the two people.

Mr. Master.

Please give me fried whelk and a beer.

Please just give me soju without any snacks.

You're not even a good drinker.

Why would you drink soju without snacks?

Please tell him that ordering snacks at someone's restaurant

is common courtesy.

It seems that she's worried about you drinking soju without snacks.

Please tell her that whether or not I die from drinking soju without snacks

is none of her business.

Did you guys eat something before coming here?

I don't think he wants any appetizers.

Please tell him not to yell my name in front of my house again

after drinking like that out of pride

because it's embarrasses me in my neighborhood.

Have you acted up after drinking before?

Please tell her not to sob after drinking and call me at night

because I won't pick up ever again.

I don't think he'll pick up if you call at night.

I won't do that!

Please tell him that I've long forgotten someone as narrow-minded as him.

Please ask her if she's ever seen someone so narrow-minded.

Why is a couple that's getting married soon being like this?

I know.

We fought while we were preparing for the wedding.

If it's something like that, talk to each other personally starting now.

I'll bring you the liquor that you ordered first.

I thought that it was just a rite of passage

that soon-to-be married couples...

are said to experience once for sure.

I'm being sent to an overseas posting from my company.

But, why would he delay our wedding and leave to go there?

- We can just get married before he goes. - How many times do I have to tell you?

- That's the best option realistically. - What's better about that?

Also, if there was a matter like that

you should've discussed it with me beforehand.

You didn't even tell me that you might go.

What am I to do if you suddenly say that you're going to go like this?

It's because I have to pass a test.

I don't know whether I'll pass or not.

If I think I'll pass, but end up failing, how embarrassing would that be?

You're like that for everything.

You decide everything by yourself. You think you're the only one who's right.

- You think you're all that, don't you? - When did I do that?

Why, hello.

Jeez.

- Welcome. - Hello.

My husband woke up from his sleep

and started talking about soy sauce marinated crab.

I see.

As I age, I get less and less sleep.

Even if I got plenty of sleep, it's only 2 a.m. when I wake up.

I see.

That's why I told you not to go to sleep in the early evening.

Okay, okay.

- Just give us one. - Okay.

Here's the soy sauce marinated crab.

- It's a very generous serving. - It must be tasty.

- Enjoy your meal. - Okay, thank you for the meal.

They were an old couple who would suddenly come at any time like this

and have soy sauce marinated crab.

Don't try so hard to do it well.

Eat it. I'll give it to you first.

- Okay. Here, you eat up too, dear. - Okay.

It must be tasty.

Jeez, eat slowly so that you don't get indigestion.

Eat slowly and chew thoroughly.

Here's the fried whelk.

Master.

Please slice up some onions and hot peppers for her.

Hye Jin likes to eat fried whelk with those.

Please do that and give him some of it, along with some of this.

If he drinks like that, it'll damage his insides.

Thank you for the meal.

- That tasted good. - How was today? It was nice, right?

I'm sorry for saying harsh things before.

No, it was reasonable that you would get angry.

Just like you said

it was a serious matter that both of us should know about.

I'm sorry for not telling you beforehand.

But seriously, why are you saying we should get married after you come back?

It's because I don't want to give you a tough time.

My family can't afford to buy us a decent house

and it's not like I have a lot of money saved up.

In the end, we'd have to use loans and get a lease.

If we do that, the interest for each month will be very high.

I'm sorry that I'm only this capable.

No.

When men come back after being in the army, it's pretty late.

It's already pretty good that you have a proper job at your age.

I'm also for getting married after saving up a bit more.

I want to get married and go abroad together.

But, I've only been at the company for three years while you're a section chief.

I have to go in order for my salary to increase.

But, if you come with me, it won't be good for your career.

That's true.

It's just for a year and a half anyway.

Also, I have a big family.

So there are a lot of family events.

It may be okay right now, since you're my girlfriend.

But, once you become a daughter-in-law later

you'll have to busily run around to all of those by yourself without me.

What's the point of experiencing

the troubles of a daughter-in-law beforehand?

I'm telling you that those things don't matter.

Just like you said, a year and half is a short while.

We're going to live together for our whole lives anyway.

Right?

It was so nice seeing that old lady and old man a little while ago.

Let's be sure to live like that too.

Okay.

Thanks so much for understanding.

But, you have to call me often while you're there.

Of course.

Apparently, these days, we can use a webcam

to talk while seeing each other's faces every day.

- I think I'm going to miss you. - Me too.

So, what happened after that, you may ask?

Both of them worked hard at their own positions

and loved each other with all their hearts.

Seriously, I'm not going to see this jerk's face ever again.

Mr. Master, please throw away all of the canned whelk you have.

They're also working hard...

to compromise.

I mean, since messenger works there too

he would send long messages saying that he missed me or that he was lonely

several times a day in the past.

But now, when I send him a message saying that I miss him

he just sends back short replies like 'me too.'

He also checks his messages really late.

He's probably busy.

Here is the soy sauce marinated crab that you ordered.

- It must be tasty. - It looks like a very generous serving.

- Enjoy your meal. - Okay, thank you for the meal.

It looks tasty.

Let's enjoy our meal today.

It's really nice seeing the two of you.

How long have you been married for?

Us?

It's been almost 60 years now.

But, how is your marital chemistry better than that of young people?

It's not good at all.

This man has only cared about himself for his entire life.

Even now, he drags me out late at night.

Look at how I'm here doing this.

You like this too.

That's why I'm giving up the crab shells to you on purpose.

Give up, yeah right.

You're giving it to me because you don't like the insides of the crab.

Why would I not like those?

- You don't eat the insides of fish. - That's for fish.

Ask if there is anyone in the world who doesn't like crab shells.

I gave up everything that I've always liked to you, without eating them.

I like eating sweet crab meat.

Then, why didn't you tell me in the first place?

Love may not always be only the color red, which symbolizes passion.

Just like a rainbow has seven hues...

love might have several colors and shapes too.

Also, just like the canned whelk that's stacked over there

married couples may be beings who store their eternal love

and take it out little by little to use.

Everything is big here.

I'll freeze this raw whelk and bring it to you when I come to Korea.

No, actually, let's be sure to come here together again next time to eat this.

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