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Will Miss Bong-Soon be serving the food, too?

After all, she made it.

Where's my father?

The President is at the dining room right now.

I'm here, Father, Mother.

Oh, you have a guest.

Say hi, Joon-Won.

He's a good friend of mine.

This is my son.

You've seen him once when he was young.

Yeah, he grew up to be a fine man.

Nice to meet you.

My name is Chang Joon-Won.

Nice to meet you.

You look handsome, just like your parents.

Sit down.

It's okay.

I didn't know you were here.

Enjoy your meal.

I'll come by again when you're done eating.

Later.

Join us. You need to listen to some of our stories.

Hey San.

Okay, I'll bring another meal.

Miss Bong-Soon, bring us a dish for the Youngshik.

(Youngshik: President's son)

Do we have another visitor?

The President's son came.

These are the Youngshik's cutlery. Use these.

Okay.

Yeah, those were some tough times when I was in hiding.

Let's eat.

Hey San, I told you to prepare the best dish, and all we get is a kongengi?

That's what I'm saying.

I was looking forward to an expensive dish.

Whenever there was a famine, I had to eat this until I got sick of it.

You should treat your guests better, San.

Today's guest can't tell good food even if he tasted one.

This tastes different from rice gruel.

What was the name, again?

It's called kongengi.

It's a special dish from the remote mountains in Jungsun.

Seems like you did your homework, San.

It's all thanks to my teacher.

Eating had been painful after I got sick.

I better tell my wife to make this from now on.

I think this will help my body more than the antibiotics I'm taking.

I can't believe I got to eat kongengi for the first time in 20 years.

My mother used to make this until I got sick of it.

It tastes just like the old days.

Thanks.

Thanks to you, I can face death and meet my mother.

I won't have to be afraid or pity myself anymore.

Thank you so much.

I think you should thank this lady from Kangwon, not me.

She's the one who came up with the menu and made it.

Say hi, Miss Bong-Soon.

What are you doing? Say hi.

Nice to meet you.

My name is Yeo Bong-Soon.

Miss Yeo Bong-Soon?

Yes.

I never thought young ladies like you would know what kongengi is.

It's because I lived with my grandmother.

What's wrong, Miss Bong-Soon?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I just got carried away because I got to see the President in person.

I just got carried away.

You knew it, right?

So that's why...

Just accept it.

Accept what?

That he's the President's son?

If there's more, you should accept that, too.

You knew that, too?

I saw the picture.

You saw that?

If you saw that, how can you tell me to accept this? Even after seeing that?

Did you see the President?

Yes.

He didn't recognize you?

I can understand how he didn't recognize my face...

... but shouldn't he know my name at least?

How can he forget his daughter's name?

Show that picture to Dr. Chang.

The fastest and the surest way is to have Dr. Chang confirm it with the President.

What?

Are you out of your mind?

How can I?

How can I show that picture to Mr. Chang?

Then what?

Are you two just going to risk it like this?

Were you shocked?

This doesn't change anything.

Bong-Soon, I'm the same person I used to be.

It doesn't matter who my father is to me.

I don't want that to matter to you either.

Living as my father's son is harder than you think.

Once people find out who my father is, they all feel uncomfortable around me.

They wouldn't open up to me.

It was hard for me to get through to them.

They all want to serve me, but never want to be my friend.

You're not the only one I lied to.

The people at the hospital and even my friends don't know either.

I'm sorry you had to find out this way.

I don't know about others, but I'm sure that between the two of us...

... it doesn't matter who my father is.

So why don't we go back to the way we use to be and...

Bong-Soon!

I...

I think we should stop seeing each other for a while.

I'll try studying on my own.

If that doesn't work, I'll go to a cram school.

Don't follow me.

Were you looking for me?

What are you doing?

Getting a haircut.

Why?

Because I'm mad.

What?

I think I'll feel a little better if I take it out of these guys.

Don't!

What are you doing, Bong-Gi?

What's wrong with you?

I said, what's wrong with you?

Don't cut your hair.

Don't cut it!

What I mean is...

No matter how hard I try, the only tolerable feature that...

... a vintage hillbilly like you has is your long hair.

But if you chop it off, how are you going to make it in this harsh, harsh world?

Just cut my hair instead. Just take it out on my hair! Here!

Director Lee, try it.

I think it's a little salty.

It's not salty. It's just right.

- It's not salty? - Yes.

By the way, I'm not going to get arrested...

... by the National Intelligence Service, right?

After all, I beat up the Youngshik.

I wouldn't let it go if I were him.

Oh, come on.

We're not living in the old days anymore. Of course not!

I'll be fine, right?

Of course you will!

How come you didn't tell me that bastard was...

I mean, that person was the Youngshik?

I wouldn't have done that if you told me ahead of time.

You didn't tell me about Miss Bong-Soon either.

What's going on here?

How can the Youngshik and the Youngae find their way into this humble home? (Youngae: President's daughter)

I don't know if we should be honored or be afraid.

Maybe he didn't recognize her because she was too young back then.

Still, he should've at least remembered her name.

She must've been shocked.

What should we do about her?

Hey!

Little at a time!

Hey.

Don't you feel sorry for ruining my hair like this?

Why didn't you just give me a Mohawk?

Tomorrow is another day!

After all, tomorrow is another day. That's right!

Look, I'm talking to you right now.

Shouldn't you at least pretend you're listening?

Isn't that the way it's supposed to be?

Stop blabbering! My ears are hurting.

Don't you ever get tired of talking?

I can't think straight. Go to that side.

I'll take this side.

Just go!

No! It's not like you own this street.

I'll go whichever way I please!

What's she up to now?

First the married man, and now it's Mr. Bong-Gi?

Why is Mr. Bong-Gi doing that to her?

He knows that she's going out with a married man.

He even said himself that she's sinning.

Then why is he hitting on her like that?

Miss Jin-Kyung!

Maybe she didn't hear me.

She's not deaf. Of course she heard you.

I think she's pissed off at you.

Pissed off? Why?

Why are you asking me why your girlfriend's pissed?

Ask her yourself?

Girlfriend?

No! She's not my girlfriend!

Oh my gosh!

But she looked so naive! How can she...

Good morning.

What's wrong?

You know what they say. It's always the quiet ones.

How can she do something like that with an innocent face like that?

What are you talking about?

This is the Blue House, Miss Bong-Soon.

Regardless of what position you're in, even for temps...

... this places requires you to meet high moral standards.

High morals?

I'm a pretty moral person myself.

I don't know about other stuff...

... but I'm sure I have the highest moral standards in this room.

You're so shameless.

Why don't you just cover your face with concrete?

Miss Bong-Soon, one thing I can't accept is promiscuousness!

What are you guys talking about?

Stop beating around the bush, and get to the point!

I heard you're going out with a married man!

Is that right? Tell me.

Did you eat at a restaurant with a married man, or not?

So this is what it's about? Me and Mr. Chang?

What?

Mr. Chang?

Oh my gosh! They really are having an affair?

What's going on between you two?

Tell me the truth! The heavens are watching!

He's my brother.

Brother?

Stop lying!

I told you so. They're having an affair.

They were so into each other!

You're not fooling us by calling him your brother! Snap out of it!

Your life will be ruined the minute he goes...

... from being a brother to being your kid's father!

Got that?

You'll be broken to the bones!

Brother? Yeah right.

Stop going out with that so-called brother of yours.

Got that?

I said, he's my brother!

He's my brother!

He really is my brother!

Even if you're head over heels for him, shouldn't you at least pretend...

... you're listening when an adult's talking to you out of concern?

How dare you raise your voice!

Oh my gosh, it's an affair.

Oh, whatever.

I guess I'll just go see my hunk.

Yup! Yup!

Where are you, Yup?

You can run, but you can't hide!

What's wrong with her?

Take it easy, man.

Why do you always need to be so darn competitive?

Do you have an inferiority complex or something?

Not at all.

I'm just not used to losing.

What's that?

Who's jacket is that?

- It's his. - What?

It's Yup's

Why do you have his jacket?

I only wanted to smell him... and check out the scent of my man...

You mean you were sniffing, and then ended up stealing it?

But someone suddenly came in the room...

I didn't mean to.

You're crazy!

Give it back to him! Now!

He needs his suit on if he wants to work!

Oh my gosh!

The badge! His badge!

He must be going crazy now! Give it back to him!

How?

Just secretly put it back, just like how you took it.

The scent of my man?

Whatever! It's the theft of that woman!

Try angling the camera towards an ordinary object...

... like this hand, for example.

A good photographer of course needs to catch the moment.

But finding a universal truth in an ordinary object is also important, as well.

Mr. Hyung-Do.

Yes?

Do you have a car?

Yes, I do.

What model?

The model?

Why?

Oh, just wondering.

I was thinking about getting a car, and didn't know what to get.

I see.

Don't ask me.

I don't know anything about cars.

By the way, did you use the gift certificate?

Yes.

Do you go there often?

Well, yes.

Here.

Another free gift certificate?

Help yourself.

I thought you like their food.

Whoa, you have a lot of kids!

Wow, you really do have a lot of kids.

When Mr. Gang told me that you're farming inside the Blue House...

... I thought it'd be a good opportunity for Hyo-Won to learn.

Do you think we're bothering you?

No, not at all.

Come over here, Hyo-Won.

It seems like you planted everything, Miss Bong-Soon.

We have lettuce, green onions, and...

What's that?

Peppers, crown daisies...

When they're all grown, this place will look like a treasure chest!

Hyo-Won, this is called lettuce.

You know what lettuce is, right?

Yeah, the ones you wrap rice with, right?

Why were you crying last time?

Was it really because you got carried away from seeing the President?

Huh?

Yes.

You really are something, Miss Bong-Soon.

Do you know that?

Mr. Gang, remember when you said that you stayed in Jungsun?

Were you there by yourself?

No, I was in and out because the President was there.

Then where did the President stay when he was in Jungsun?

He moved around a lot.

I think he stayed the longest in Suam-ri.

Suam-ri?

Do you know where that is?

That's where I lived as a kid!

Really? That means we were neighbors!

Do you know someone named Kim Kot-Boon?

What are you guys talking about?

Invite us over when you're ready to pick the lettuce, okay?

I promised Hyo-Won that she can pick the lettuce.

Okay.

Are you going to come to my house again?

What did you say, Hyo-Won?

I asked if she was going to come to my house again.

You went to her house?

She even made wheat flakes with my daddy.

What?

Is she telling the truth?

Yes.

Why is she visiting my son's house?

What's going on between her and my son?

From what I know, they're just good acquaintances.

I'm here.

I thought you wanted to see me.

What's wrong?

So she's the person who saved your life?

Yes.

I see.

You've been keeping in touch with her?

Yes.

After her grandmother suddenly passed away...

... I didn't want to leave her in the mountains all alone.

So I told her to come to Seoul.

I understand how grateful you must be and everything, but...

... I'm sure you'll do just fine, but I think you should stay away...

... from anything people might want to talk about.

It's not like you and your wife are living by yourselves.

You even have a nurse in the house.

What if she takes the wrong idea and start spreading rumors?

She's young, and you're in a special case.

People might get wrong ideas.

Not everyone thinks like you do.

Be more careful, okay?

Okay.

So this is where you work.

Oh my gosh! He looks intellectual.

He's my type!

I don't know which family he's from... but he's perfect all over!

No wonder she fell for him!

Still, an affair is an affair.

I wouldn't mind having an affair with someone like that!

It would be wrong if I turn someone like that down!

Nice going, Bong-Soon.

How did she get a hottie like that?

He must like her a lot to come visit her here.

How come you're not answering my calls?

How long are you going to keep this up?

Do you have to do this?

Yes.

Okay, I can't do anything about that.

But I'm a little mad.

I'm mad at you for overreacting...

... and I'm mad at myself for not being honest with you

And I'm mad because I can't even call you anymore.

Take care.

Study hard.

I've been meaning to say this...

I wasn't your guardian.

It turns out you were my guardian.

Thanks for caring and consoling me.

Bye.

I'm mad, too!

I'm so mad, I can die!

I'm mad because you're married.

I'm mad because you're having a tough time.

And I'm mad because you're the President's son!

You don't know anything.

You don't.

I'm mad because you didn't tell me anything.

I'm mad, too!

You didn't even tell me what your real name was!

My real name?

Are you going to lie to me again?

I heard it with my own two ears. Don't even try lying to me!

Huh?

Isn't your real name Youngshik? Chang Youngshik.

Everyone at the Presidential residence calls you Youngshik.

Don't you dare lie to me?

Youngshik?

Why are you smiling?

Why are you smiling?

Whoa, isn't this susunochi?

How do you know what susunochi is when you're not even from Jungsun?

Everyone here calls it millet flat cakes.

I ate this until I got sick of it, after giving birth in the middle of nowhere in Jungsun.

You mean that scamp was born in Jungsun?

Oh my gosh, you're so stingy! Fine, I'm not eating any!

What are neighbors for?

It's not like I'm asking you to give me one whole flat cake!

I just wanted to check if it was done or not!

You should stop being so cheap!

Mrs. Grasshopper!

Why, I can eat it?

No, I'd rather throw it away than give it to you!

I said to myself, 'If I let that grasshopper take a piece of anchovy away from me'...

... 'I'm no better than an ant'.

Just accept your fate.

Why are you so sensitive?

You said yourself that I'm a grasshopper, and you're an ant.

The ant's supposed to share its food with the grasshopper.

That's the way it's supposed to be.

Why are you trying to reject fate?

Forget it.

Why don't you just pay off your debt?

My debt?

Why are you looking at me like a mean shark? I didn't borrow that much!

I won't say anything about the money you borrowed...

... since the due date's not around yet.

Then what?

What else is there?

One onion, two ramen, two potatoes, and two plastic bags.

My goodness.

What the heck?

All those wouldn't even add up to $10!

Don't you think you're being too stingy to your neighbor?

You're the one who's being too stingy.

Do you know how much you took from me?

Asking for an onion or half a block of tofu everyday!

I can't take it any longer!

Give me my $10!

Fine, fine! I'll give it to you!

But not now. All I have is a check for $100.

I'll give it to you after I break it into smaller amounts.

I'll add interest and give you $11.

Satisfied?

A check for $100? Yeah right!

Why, you little!

You're even stealing from me, now?

Wake up, Miss I'm-older-than-you.

She's a beggar.

I told you to watch out for her.

You should've listened to me from the beginning...

... instead of getting along with her.

Too bad.

Like mother, like daughter.

Don't you have eyes? Why don't you use them for a change?

What? What about your eyes?

Are they just there to tell your face apart from your back?

It's always the guilty ones who get mad!

Why are you blaming me for your mistakes every time?

What an idiot.

What? Idiot?

Are you calling me an idiot?

But then again, you won't have to worry about anything.

Forget it.

Hey! Hey!

Just let it go.

You'll only get pissed if you try talking back to her.

She might give you a cardiac death.

Let's go inside.

Come on, let's go.

What brings you here?

I have a surgery in 20 minutes.

I need to leave in 5 minutes if I want to get ready.

Confirm this, please.

Like you guessed, this is a picture of Bong-Soon.

That hillbilly thinks the President is her father.

Please confirm this with the President yourself.

I heard my mom passed away while giving birth to me.

And I heard that my dad died in an accident when I was 3.

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

No need to be sorry.

I don't even know how they look Anyways. It doesn't brother me.

How come you don't know how they look? Don't you have any pictures?

I heard the pictures got burned when there was a fire.

You said Bong-Soon is like a sister to you, right?

Go and ask your father who Bong-Soon is!

Go and ask your father.

Nice to meet you.

My name is Yeo Bong-Soon.

Miss Yeo Bong-Soon?

Yes.

I didn't know young ladies like you know what kongengi is.

It's because I lived with my grandmother.

What's wrong, Miss Bong-Soon?

I'm sorry.

I just got carried away because I got to see the President in person.

I just got carried away.

I think we should stop seeing each other for a while.

And I'm mad because you're the President's son!

You don't know anything.

You don't.

I'm mad because you didn't tell me anything.

It's not true, right?

Right, Father?

Father, I trust you.

Because I know you.

I know you wouldn't do that.

So that's where you were.

Yes.

How's Sung-Tae?

I don't think he's in danger anymore.

How come he's not going back to the hospital?

He said the smell of hospitals will kill him faster.

I think he's leaving for Jungsun soon.

He wants to die in his hometown.

- Oh my gosh, I left it in the car. - What?

He gave me a few pictures he found while organizing his belongings.

What pictures?

Pictures from Kangwon.

I remember taking them, but I couldn't find them anywhere.

It turns out he had it.

I'll give them to you.

There was even a picture of Yoon-Hee.

Really?

Yes.

Seeing a picture of her reminds me of the old days.

She must've grown a lot, huh?

What am I saying?

She's probably a lady by now.

I wonder why she's not even making a peep.

I think she's studying.

Yeah right.

How could she study at a time like this?

She probably just opened up a book to get herself preoccupied.

Didn't you see her face when she was eating?

Of course I did.

I'm worried sick over her.

Stop worrying, and do something about it.

I feel anxious too!

Think of how she must feel!

There's no point in strategizing anymore. It's all or nothing!

He doesn't even recognize her face.

The only thing left is to show him the picture and tell him.

Don't you think so?

Like you said, don't you think it's strange how he could forget her name...

... even if he forgot her face because she was too young back then?

If you were him, would you be able to forget your own daughter's name...

... even if you had a good reason to leave her?

No way.

It'll be engraved in my heart How could I forget that?

What are you trying to say?

Nothing.

That I think my head's about to explode.

Then talk to the President before your head explodes!

Come on.

Fine.

I'll talk to him tomorrow.

Really?

Yes, I will.

I definitely will!

He's in the den.

What is it?

Uh...

What is it?

I have something to tell you.

Go ahead.

Before I tell you, can you take a look at this?

Sorry, just a minute.

What are you doing?

I'm here.

Can you leave us alone for a minute?

I have something to say to my father.

Yes, Sir.

What's wrong?

Is something wrong?

That's strange...

The girl in the pictures is desperately looking for you.

Who is she?

How do you know her?

Father!

Where is she?

Can I see her right now?

She works at the cafeteria in here.

She works at our cafeteria?

She thinks you're her father.

Who is she?

Who is she, Father?

Bring her to me! Now!

Let's go inside.

I brought... I mean, escorted...

She's here.

You're her?

What's your grandmother's name?

Her name is Kim Kot-Boon.

Is this you in the picture?

Goodness...

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