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Can you make the final verdict, please?

I'd like to thank the three of you.

Just thinking about the heart you've put into it gives me energy.

But since I need to evaluate them...

... I loved the rice-boiled duck.

And I loved Miss Bong-Soon's food as much as the rice-boiled duck.

I'll just eat both of them. I can't decide on just one.

No, Ma'am.

Ducks and chestnuts are incompatible. You shouldn't eat them together.

Please just pick one.

Then I'll go with...

... this one.

I can eat them in between my busy schedule.

Thank you for being so considerate.

Good job, everyone.

Like I promised, a $1,000 bonus will go to the most outstanding cook.

The most outstanding cook is... Kang Min-Ah.

What?

You were great, from selecting the ingredients to perfecting it.

Here you go.

Thank you! Thank you so much!

Do you think we're playing soccer with Switzerland or something?

This is favoritism!

Like what Cha Doori said, this is cheating!

What?

Cheating?

The First Lady raised the flag and picked me!

Do you think you're that blasted Argentinean referee or something?

Why are you overturning her decision?

This is a day of death for food!

What?

The Argentinean referee?

- Enough! - No, there's more!

At least half of this belongs to me.

Give me half, or convince me that your criterion for judging is acceptable.

For our opening special, The Original Pork Bottom Pay up and Eat up...

... is serving our customers with an amazing deal of buy one, get one free.

Don't be shocked when you're eating!

The pork is so fresh! It might jump out of the grill!

The Original Pork Bottom Pay up and Eat up only serves top quality pork bottoms...

... from pigs that were raised naturally and stress-free in Mt. Halla, and...

This is Jin Soo-Kyung, a senior at Myungil High School. Room #3, student #39.

Ranked 39 out of 39 people in her classroom.

Ranked 307 out of 308 in her school.

Has been thrice, with one for an indefinite period.

Don't be shocked when you're listening! Why?

It's not a crime to have bad grades, right?

Stop embarrassing me! Give it back!

You should be studying your butt off to go to college.

But instead you're selling top quality pork bottoms?

Hey boss!

She's a highschooler!

I'm taking her away as her guardian!

Why aren't you coming?

You have your whole life ahead of you!

You're not a dayfly, right?

You won't be 20 forever! You'll be 30 and 40 someday!

Because of you chicken sisters, my head aches from front, back, left, and right.

And my left and right ventricles are about to burst!

Did that hurt?

I'm sorry. I work out a lot, so it might hurt.

Keep hitting me.

What?

Are you sadistic?

It's been 9 years since someone hit me like this.

My dead mother used to hit me really hard.

Damn, I feel crappy and crummy all over.

How old are you?

28 years-old.

What do you think about a girl who's 8 years younger than you?

What?

You like that hillbilly, right?

What?

Are you being nice to me because of that hillbilly?

No! No!

No! It's not what you think! No way!

Watch it.

You're not here to mess around.

It's not what you think! It really isn't!

You pervert.

Soo-Kyung!

Take it easy, Bong-Soon.

Are you in a bad mood today?

You're torturing it.

Give it to me. I'll grill it for you.

Forget it! I'll cook it myself.

Hey.

I'll do it. You should eat some too.

This pork tastes great! It melts in my mouth.

Dig in, Sir.

Bong-Soon bought them just for us!

Of course, of course! She got them for us! Let's dig in.

Cook it well-done.

Soo-Kyung doesn't eat meat unless they're well-done.

Here you go.

I shouldn't be eating too much if I want to pig out at the luncheon tomorrow.

But it's been so long since I tasted someone else's flesh. I can't stop!

Don't forget to bring your ID tomorrow.

And please watch your behavior.

Why are you looking at me?

I don't have any problem.

Just tell that woman to watch herself.

Why me?

What's your problem?

Why are you always dissing me?

But I didn't kiss her! It wasn't me! I've been had!

So what?

It's your mouth! I don't care what you do with it.

Do it again! Do it some more!

You've been had?

Then why were you touching her breasts?

What?

Kiss?

- Touch someone's breasts? - Whoa!

Oh, my... Hey!

With who?

Whose breasts?

Hey mister.

Don't you think you're being rude?

Going barefooted is an insult to the chief of the state!

You even have athlete's foot.

But I feel paralyzed whenever I wear socks! They feel too stuffy!

I've lived my whole life barefooted.

Don't you have any socks? Make him wear some.

I'm too embarrassed to go inside with him.

I brought them with me.

I'll wear them then.

What are you doing?

What's this?

This is why I told you to bury that mouth of yours in the yard!

You should've worn your socks at home! If you did, would this have happened?

Please be quiet, will you?

I couldn't meet you guys earlier because of my schedule.

We'll talk while we're eating.

When I heard I was going to a Blue House luncheon...

... I thought I was going to eat something great.

But I can see you're very thrifty.

Even commoners like us eat better food than this at our get-togethers.

I can't believe I starved myself last night for this.

I heard all of you are living together in one house.

It must be great to live in a house full of people.

What's so great about that?

The house is crappy, the room is a hole-in-the-wall...

... and the restroom is outside.

I'm only living there because I have nowhere else to go.

I feel like a refugee!

I heard you're Guard Nam Bong-Gi's father.

You raised your son to be a fine man.

I heard he got hurt last time. Is the wound healing well?

Huh? Yes.

Thank you. That's very flattering.

He's always been a strong man. It's healing well.

I'm just glad that the Youngshik didn't get hurt.

I heard that my daughter saved the Youngshik.

I'm so glad to hear that the President and...

... the Youngshik are so fond of my daughter Yoon-Hee.

I feel as though I have an army on my side.

I should go see the Youngshik sometime. I'd like to have a word with him.

By the way, how come no one's eating?

Why did you want to see me in private?

What's this?

This should be enough to get a small apartment for the four of you.

What?

An apartment?

Since this is what the President wants for her, I hope you won't refuse...

Goodness gracious! Thank you! Thank you so much!

We're saved! The four of us are now saved! Thank you!

To be honest with you, we were just short of panhandling.

You won't believe how tough it was for me to cram myself...

... and my full-grown daughters into that chicken coop.

Thank you!

Sure.

You can talk to me if there's anything else you need.

Really? Can l?

Can you get me a job?

I don't get any work from the show business anymore.

I'll take any job you give me.

Goodness gracious!

Let's take a break.

You're putting yourself up for trouble.

You used to finish the entire rice cooker. Why are you eating just 2 meals a day?

This isn't a diet. It's like feeding cereal to a whale!

What am I supposed to do, then? I can't even lose 1kg!

You never cared about your weight, even when you were young.

Why are you going on a diet now?

Why are you doing this?

What else can I do?

I can't change my looks, I can't change my school, I can't change being broke...

... and I can't change my age.

The only thing I can change is my weight.

But why can't I even do that?

I shouldn't have taken you to the swimming pool to see that Ju-Yup.

I can't believe I'm making this strong woman starve to death!

Why did he have to be so perfect?

I wish he was only a high school graduate like I am.

How come he's a gorgeous bodyguard, and I'm only a kitchen cook?

This is the royal cuisine served at the APEC.

I'm sure you know it already, but what's the name of this?

A royal cuisine?

It's a pomegranate soup.

The beef broth is poured in dumplings made from diced beef and chicken.

It's called pomegranate soup because the way the sack-shaped dumplings are...

... topped with pine nuts remind people of pomegranate.

I want you to eat it and tell me its recipe...

... down to the exact amount of the ingredients.

Understand?

Now begin.

Let's start with Miss Kang.

Sure.

First, you used 100g of chicken, 50g of beef, and about 100g of radish...

... 50g each of dropwort and bean sprouts...

... a quarter block of tofu, 4 pyogo mushrooms, one spoon of pine nuts...

... one egg, and about... 6 cups of beef soup?

One and a half cup of flour.

And salt, pepper, sesame oil, powdered sesame mixed with salt...

... along with diced green onions and garlic.

Now it's Bong-Soon's turn.

Okay.

A little bit of chicken, and about half that much of beef.

About this much radish, and about this much dropwort...

... and about this much bean sprouts.

Just exactly how much is 'this much'?

How come everything you say is 'this much', 'this much'?

No, they're different!

About this much radish, this much dropwort, and this much bean sprouts.

Hey!

Where do you think you are? Your home kitchen?

Food is science!

How dare you take a wild guess!

I'm teaching you! The least you can do is pretend you're going along with it!

Get out! I don't even want to see your face anymore! Get out now!

I was teaching them.

Yes, I saw that.

Why don't we make them cook with their recipe?

What?

Bring your ingredients to make pomegranate soup.

But remember.

You have to use all the ingredients you bring, down to the last grain of pepper.

Oh my, you've aged a lot recently, Reporter Shin Chul-Joong.

I'd like you to give that back.

Of course I'll give it back.

How many mega pixels does this have?

How much does this cost these days?

I think you've been notified that they've politely declined the article.

Maybe you didn't hear that, Reporter Shin.

This is clearly invading someone's privacy.

If you do this one more time...

... I'll have to deal with this by taking measures through procedures.

Goodbye.

The door's that way.

Then I'll write the article without the photo.

Please don't say no.

I'm sorry.

I'm sure this article will serve your father well.

It's rare to find a husband faithfully taking care of...

... his wife with dementia for 3 years.

The citizens will be touched...

... when they find out that the husband is the President's son.

I'm not the good husband you think I am.

I hope we won't have to see each other again.

(Declaration of Divorce)

You shouldn't have seen that.

Are you very upset?

Give it to me. I'll rip it up.

Your husband was firmly against sending you to America.

I forced him to put his seal on that.

Shake it off, will you?

You know what kind of a person Joon-Won is.

He did it for your sake, because I told him that the hospital in America will help you.

Give it to me.

Satisfied? See? I ripped it.

I'm throwing it away.

I thought I'll give it a try, too.

Excuse me, Chief.

I think you didn't put enough dropwort.

The dropwort should be 50g, but I think you only have 30g.

Is that right?

Let's just cook with what we have then.

What's wrong with all of you?

Did you cook with your eyes closed?

The soup's too thick.

All of you put too many ingredients.

Cooking is a concert of ingredients.

You need to know where to play strongly, softly, or take a pause.

Everyone's being loud here. That's just noise.

No more hand-measurements.

You should break the habit.

If you want to build a house, you should start with the cornerstone and the pillar.

If you have a shabby pillar...

... the house will fall down, no matter what ingredients you put on top of it.

Do you understand what I mean?

Miss Kang.

Do you understand the difference the 20g of dropwort made?

Today's dropwort was very tough and had a strong scent.

That's why I used a little less.

If you want to build a good house, you also need to take sunlight, wind change...

... and direction, and even harmony with surroundings into consideration.

You shouldn't just trust the blueprint.

There are many variables when it comes to cooking.

I know you're very skilled as a cook. But that can also be a stumbling block.

I hope you'll break out of your shell.

(Charity Bazaar For The House Of Love - Sponsored by Mugunghwa Cafeteria).

Thank you.

Thank you so much! The kids will love it!

I'll tell them that the guards have bought these for them.

Come talk to me before you visit them.

The guards will like to join you and teach Taekwondo to the kids.

Really? That'll be great! Thank you!

Do you need any help?

Not for now.

Great job, Miss Noh.

Have some food.

This is the only thing we can do to help.

You made lunch for us?

Goodness! Thank you.

Did you get a lot of donations?

Wow! It's pretty full!

Should I make a donation too?

- Here you go. - Isn't that you wedding ring?

Are you sure about that?

Gold prices are good these days.

Use it for a good cause.

What did you just do?

How can you put this in here? How?

Oh, it's you again.

How come I see more of you now that we're not living together anymore?

What? What?

Our marriage is over.

What's the point of keeping the wedding ring?

I get mad whenever I look at it because it reminds me of the old days.

It's a waste of money to throw it away.

And selling it isn't right, either.

So I can't think of a better way to end my 22 years of marriage. Don't you agree?

No! This isn't right!

I only divorced you because you threaten to kill yourself with those sleeping pills!

We have to take it out.

I can't let out wedding ring end up this way!

My hand wouldn't fit. What should I do?

Open it! Right now!

Just live with him! Consider it a payment for your former life's sins.

I think he'll take the sleeping pills this time.

Feeling sorry for him is another thing.

You only live for about 70 years.

I gave 22 years of my life to this marriage.

I want to spend the next 22 years for myself.

It's my life!

Hyo-Won!

What's wrong with your voice?

Are you crying?

Are you crying right now?

Where?

You mean, you're here?

Wow, a puppy!

Hi.

My friend Hyo-Won seems down today.

And that's why I'm here.

Hi, Hyo-Won! Take a look at me!

I'm an elephant!

Is that really an elephant?

How come the elephant is orange?

Elephants are supposed to be gray!

Well, that's because...

... this is a guy elephant.

He's just shy because you're so pretty.

Oh my gosh, I'm so shy!

We even have an ant here!

We're here.

The flowers, Ji-Soo. Give her the flowers.

Thank you so much.

It's fragrance is lovely.

Thanks, Ji-Soo.

How's your back?

Were you worried about me?

You should've just stayed home.

You're right.

She was being stubborn.

Hyo-Won?

Guess what, Hyo-Won?

When I get sad or scared, I start calling the names of trees.

Pine tree, chestnut tree, beech tree, oak tree, sessile oak tree, ash tree...

... grapevines, apple tree, persimmon tree...

When I'm busy calling the trees, I forget about being sad or scared.

From now on, you should try calling the trees when you get upset.

Then the trees you've called on will surround you like a forest.

Bong-Soon.

Daddy! Mommy! Look!

This is a puppy made out of bananas.

And this is an octopus.

This is an elephant made out of carrots.

And this is a cherry ant!

So cute, huh?

Bong-Soon made all of them!

Bong-Soon.

I'm sorry, but they haven't eaten yet.

Can you make some food for them?

It's okay, Mother.

I'll do it.

Alright then.

I'll do the cooking.

You can go home now.

Your mother asked me for a job.

Tell her I'm looking into it.

How's this?

This is a designer's clothing.

Can't you feel the elegance?

Those guys didn't even look at me when I went inside the store. But guess what?

After I paid in cash for the three clothes...

... even the manager came outside to say goodbye.

Hey woman, what did you do this time?

What do you mean, what did I do this time? It's not what you think!

Come on, open it!

Here. This is for Mr. Nam.

This is for the director.

And this fashionable shirt is for the guard.

Where did you get the money to buy this?

Did you borrow from private lenders again?

No way!

Even hearing about private lenders gives me the shivers.

It's not dirty money.

I bought them with clean money, so don't worry.

But if you have money, you should pay him first.

Don't worry. I'll pay him back!

First, I'd like Yoon-Hee's deposit money back. We're leaving soon.

Leaving? What do mean "leaving"?

We're moving out.

What?

What do you mean "moving out"?

We don't have the money!

What took you so long?

I bought you clothes from the mall.

I didn't know your size, so I just bought one size bigger than Soo-Jung's.

Oh my gosh, it's a perfect fit! It's perfect for you!

Gosh, you're so pretty because you took after your mom.

I need to talk to you.

Where did you get the money?

Well, the First...

I mean, I got my lodge money back. I completely forgot about it.

There really is a way out.

Really?

Of course!

You know me. Don't you trust your mom?

Fine then.

If you have cash, then shouldn't you pay back what you owe first?

I never asked you to buy me clothes!

How can you be so thoughtless?

Thoughtless?

I bought them because I was being thoughtful.

Look at the clothes you're wearing!

I never said anything because you're my daughter.

But I felt bad whenever I saw how you were dressed.

Your daughter?

Stop saying that!

If you're so considerate about me, then why don't you stop talking rubbish?

What are you talking about?

If you went there to eat, you should've just kept your mouth shut.

Why did you bring up the Youngshik?

Who do you think you are? Why do you want to meet him for?

Why did you put me in a difficult situation by bringing him up?

Well, I just...

Did you ask the First Lady for a job?

Yeah.

She asked me if there's anything I need.

I mean, it was a great opportunity to...

How can you ask her for a job?

Are you out of your mind?

Why are you making my life so miserable?

He heard it.

Mr. Chang heard everything!

Yoon-Hee. Yoon-Hee.

It's embarrassing.

I can't stand the fact that you're my mother.

I get shivers whenever I think that we're related!

I should've just died then.

You abandoned me to die. I shouldn't have lived.

You should've just died.

You should've just died when you ate that rat poison!

Why did you have to live, and drive a nail down your children's heart?

You didn't take after me at all.

Bong-Soon.

Are you really doing this because of your mom?

Did you really blurt out things you shouldn't have said...

... just because you were mad at your mom?

Get out.

I want to be alone.

You said you'll forget him. Then forget him.

You said you'll be his sister. Then act like one.

You know it won't work out. Then give it up!

Were you that embarrassed?

What were you so miserable about?

Why?

Is it because the First Lady is Dr. Chang's mother?

You're the one who should snap out of it!

He's the Youngshik!

Good morning, Miss Yeo Bong-Soon.

Who are you?

I'm reporter Shin Chul-Choong from Current Affairs Magazine.

And?

I'm writing a humanitarian story on the Youngshik...

... and need some help from his friends.

But I have nothing to do with him.

Besides, I have nothing to say.

Wait!

Give me that camera.

Hey doggy! Why did you turn so black?

Oh, it's because I didn't take my bath yesterday.

How come you didn't take your bath?

My daddy was busy yesterday.

Mommy, what are you doing?

Stand still!

I'll be right there.

Grandma! Grandma!

It's okay. It's okay.

The doctor's treating her right now. Come over here.

She said it's not serious. Don't worry.

Kids get burns and scars all the time. It's all part of growing up.

Calm down, will you?

Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!

It's a rather serious 2nd degree burn.

We'll need to observe her for 2 weeks.

If her inner skin's damaged as well, we'll need a skin transplant.

What?

Okay.

Get the car ready!

Please take a look at this first.

What's this?

What are you working on every night?

Are you making a sauce or something?

Are you ticked off again?

Yes, I yelled at you yesterday.

So?

So?

So? So? So?

Can you tell me how they taste?

Huh? If you want.

How about if I start with this one?

Hey!

You actually call this a sauce? Shoot me, will you?

- Is it that bad? - Yes.

Try this one next?

What's this?

No?

Bong-Soon!

This tastes great!

It's da bomb!

Really?

Yes! All three tasted fine.

I was just kidding.

Can't you tell when someone's kidding or not?

Can't you tell when someone's telling the truth or not?

Hey hillbilly.

Here are your garlic and wormwood.

Enjoy them, and become human in 100 days.

Garlic and wormwood are for bears, not me.

Haven't you heard of the Dangun myth?

Enjoy, and become a human in 100 days, you fathead!

What are you talking about? Eat them and become a human being!

Just eat them!

Why do I have to eat them?

^ *%$ ^#@%& *(!

Huh?

!@#@#$#%&.

What?

Hey, Nam Bong-Gi!

What did you just say?

Subtitles provided by MBC America. Minor Edits/Timing by pc.