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Marinated bean sprouts and marinated spinach.

Those two aren't usually paired together.

I just bought those two vegetables because they were familiar.

And they're very easy to make too.

I don't use salt or soy sauce at all...

because I should not.

I used to marinate them with plastic gloves on at first,

but these days, I do it with bare hands after washing my hands well.

Actually, vegetables taste much better when they're marinated with bare hands.

Delicious foods are made with hearts.

You have to stay calm and interact with the ingredients.

Even if the same ingredients and the same recipe are used,

different dishes are made because of our hearts.

Only foods made with love and care can stuffy your belly.

Are you in a hurry? Or have some before you leave.

I don't think I can eat. I'm so sorry.

- I think I should get going. - Okay.

Is there anything you want to eat for dinner?

Oh, well. Anything will do.

- Don't worry too much. - All right.

Jae Ho, you said you'd leave with me! I'm already late!

- Jae Ho! - Fine!

You don't need to have breakfast, Jae Ho?

I hardly have breakfast.

The results won't come out this early. The school will notify you.

- Let me know when the results are out. - Okay.

Don't worry. You'll get in.

(Episode 1, The Tears of Japchae)

(Punglim Apartment)

("Speech to Have Everyone on My Side")

("Art and Illusion")

("Animal Farm," "The Stranger")

A husband and a wife.

Their relationship doesn't necessarily have to be special.

They might just live together because they're used to each other.

I'm sure I had a good time in the kitchen this morning.

I enjoyed focusing on cooking,

and in hopes that fresh vegetables and good seasonings...

could become food that saved people's lives, I marinated them.

I do not post recipes on my blog,

hoping that others can follow them.

I just want to record the feelings I had when I cooked dishes.

I didn't personally learn to cook or took cooking classes.

But I can use knives much better now,

although I'd still look clumsy to experts.

(Marinated vegetables that have the heart of the one who makes them)

Welcome, sir.

Is there anything you're looking for?

Yes, something delicious.

Sorry?

Never mind.

I bought bean sprouts and spinach here yesterday.

But I screwed marinated bean sprouts.

So I plan to cook something with the remaining ingredients.

There are many options.

Bean sprouts soup, braised bean sprouts,

or bean sprouts rice.

What about spinach, then?

Spinach soup, braised spinach, or spinach rice.

Is there a dish called spinach rice? No?

Oh, sir.

How about japchae?

Spinach is a must in japchae.

- Do you have glass noodles? - I'll be right back.

Isn't Writer Lim Hye Young supposed to submit her manuscript by now?

Actually, she sent us a text...

and said she wanted to defer the deadline by a month.

Didn't she defer the deadline once already?

I think she finished writing it,

but she doesn't seem to like it so much...

that she wants to take time and go over it again.

Take time for what? You know that's just an excuse.

If you let writers push you around like that, books can never be published.

She didn't even read my texts after sending a text, so I had no way.

Hey, give me your phone.

My phone?

She doesn't answer the editor's call. Do you think she'll answer mine?

- Give me. - Okay.

Here.

Face ID.

It's done.

Do they have wood ears?

- Cabbage... - Here.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Onions.

Carrots.

Wood ear.

Would that be enough?

What about pork?

No. I'll use shiitake mushrooms instead of meat.

Oh, you prefer healthy food.

Actually, we have the new soy sauce, which is a naturally-fermented one,

- and it's different from... - No thanks.

I'll make saltless japchae, so I don't need soy sauce.

So you won't put meat or soy sauce into japchae, right?

Right.

What would it even taste like?

It'd taste healthy.

(SAT is over!)

What's this?

He looks like a gangster.

The college admission results are out today. Did you get the text?

No, not yet.

I'm jealous that you applied to the rolling admission.

It's all the same if I fail.

Anyway, the results are out quickly.

I'm so bored.

They let kids go home after morning classes in other schools.

Hey. What present do you want to get if you enter college?

- I'm not a kid. - Then, am I a kid?

It's such a great chance to get a gift. You should never miss it.

I'm just happy that it's all over.

So there's nothing else you want?

What I want?

I want my dad to leave home.

Is your dad back home? But why?

Why don't we catch a flick after school?

Hey, the results will be announced today.

You should go home early on a day like this.

If...

If what?

Nothing. What do you want to watch?

Anything.

By the way, are your parents getting back together?

How do I know that?

(Chinese Restaurant, The Great Wall of China)

Excuse me.

- Excuse me. - Oh, gosh.

- Do you have Cheongyang peppers? - Cheongyang...

peppers?

I thought you preferred healthy food.

But you must have jjajangmyeon from time to time. Right.

So do you have Cheongyang peppers?

Cheongyang peppers.

- What are these? - No, you can't have these.

Why not?

It's called bird's eye chili, and it's super spicy.

But the color is very vivid...

But you can't use this in cooking, anyway.

I tried it before, but it was too spicy.

You now even come right before my place?

- Are you a creditor or what? - You do owe me your manuscript.

Sit down, ma'am.

If you goad me on like this, Editor Choi will have a hard time.

Sure.

Are you putting off your manuscript to torment the editor?

Are you here to pick a fight?

I told you that I finished writing.

I just want to take a break and polish it for one last time.

Can't you please wait for that?

You can do that while proofreading it.

You know how long it's been since I stopped writing.

I'm so anxious.

Can you please trust me and wait a bit more?

Hye Young.

I don't have...

much time left.

Her cancer has spread from the large intestine to the ovary.

I recommend you be hospitalized and get treated as soon as possible.

What... What do you mean...

She needs to get surgery.

Although surgery won't be scheduled very soon,

if she gets close examinations...

and drug treatment in the hospital...

No thanks.

I'd like to stay home and get treated as an outpatient.

Sure, you can do that.

Is there anyone who can look after her?

- Pardon? - Like about her diet.

Chemotherapy is very tough physically,

so she needs to get balanced nutrition.

Did you...

go to other hospitals too?

Did you see other doctors too?

I've already done that long ago.

How about surgery?

Hye Young.

It's late-stage cancer.

The doctor expects six months to one year.

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

You were in the middle of writing. You had to focus.

"Art and Illusion."

So how do you usually eat?

That's the most important.

Right.

I asked my husband for that.

Did he say yes?

He said yes much more quickly than I expected.

What about Jae Ho? Does he know it too?

Not yet.

I want to publish your book...

myself.

You'll let me do that, won't you?

It's the worst pressure I've ever got...

as a writer.

Two tickets for high school seniors and one popcorn combo for seniors.

You need your own SAT certificate to get the discount.

- You have your SAT certificate, right? - No.

You dumb!

We paid so much for SAT to get all these discounts!

You're really good for nothing!

There's nothing I can do.

Wait there.

We're in the same class.

So we took SAT together, right?

I still have to check his certificate to give him a discount.

He messed up his test, so he tore it apart.

Can he just show you his student ID card?

(Did you get the text?)

- Sorry. - Please.

(No.)

(- Where are you? - Outside.)

You have your student ID card, right? Bring it.

Wait.

(- Let me know when you get the text. - Okay.)

(What about dinner?)

- Hurry up. - Hold on. I'm writing a text.

(I'll have dinner before going home.)

What does your father do at home?

He cooks.

That's nice.

I want my mom to do it.

Why? Is his cooking bad?

- It tastes like him. - You tasted him?

- Oh, I have it now. - What?

- The present for entering college. - What do you want?

I'll ask them to let me move out once I enter college.

Geez. How ambitious.

Getting a room in a dormitory is almost impossible,

and a studio near the college is super expensive.

I don't care where I live as long as I'm not with my parents.

In your dreams.

It begins. Turn your phone off.

I don't like it when it shines in the middle of watching a movie.

Turn it off.

(What about dinner?)

Would having a cup of coffee be all right?

I heard coffee was good for colorectal cancer.

That's good. You drink coffee like water.

But I bet sugar isn't good.

Thanks for coming to the hospital with me. It helped me a lot.

So I told you not to overwork yourself or get too stressed.

You must be happy to get a chance to nag at me.

I want you to look after me.

What?

I'll have to move into a care home someday,

but until then, I don't want to live like a sick person.

And there are many things I have to wrap up.

If you don't want, you don't have to.

Oh, gosh.

Is that how you ask a favor?

Is it because you don't want to swallow your pride, or what?

It's not because of that. Never.

You have your own life,

but now I'm asking you to stop it for a while.

But it won't be too long.

Oh, my gosh. Can you not talk like that, please?

You don't have to give me an answer right away.

We have to go. Jae Ho will be back soon.

Jae Ho.

It's been a while since you last saw Dad. Say hi.

Long time no see.

You must be busy since you're a senior.

I'm so busy at work that I can't take care of your study,

so I asked your dad for help.

I'll be quiet until your SAT is over,

so don't worry.

I'm home.

Welcome home.

You must be hungry. Should I set the table?

Not really. I'll eat with Jae Ho when he's back.

Sure.

Right.

You didn't hear anything from Jae Ho?

Don't press him too much. He must be the one who's the most anxious.

Go wash up. I made japchae.

He should come home early on a day like this.

Don't you dare take it.

Fine. Just watch the movie.

I stir-fry the ingredients with the minimum amount of oil,

so I have to keep checking on how the ingredients are cooked.

If it's hard to tell, I can just taste it.

Yet if I'm stuck again, I can look it up on the internet.

When stir-frying glass noodles, they tend to stick together,

so it's unavoidable to use a bit of sesame oil.

And if the noodles still get sticky,

you can immediately add other ingredients and mix them.

(Saltless japchae without meat and oil)

Why doesn't it look so appetizing?

I didn't put salt or soy sauce, but still, it's way too bland.

Right. I bought bird's eye chili.

When cooking isn't so appetizing, spicy seasoning is the best solution.

It doesn't smell that spicy, though.

One didn't seem enough, so I chopped two more and put them in.

Lastly, I finish cooking by taking photos to upload to my blog.

Good food satisfies not only our mouths but also our eyes.

(Saltless japchae without meat and oil but with bird's eye chili)

It's all done. Come have a seat.

- By the way, - Yes?

when I asked you to take care of me, why did you say yes?

What kind of question is that?

It's not like we're so in love with each other.

We're more like...

Because I knew you weren't the type who could ask someone a favor easily.

I'm not talking about me, but why you made such a decision.

A husband and a wife.

Their relationship doesn't necessarily have to be special.

If I'd been sick,

you would've done the same.

- Oh, gosh. - What's wrong?

- What did you put in this? - What?

This.

- It's pepper. - Right.

- How many did you put? - Three, but small ones.

I need water.

- Iced water. - Okay.

Here.

Don't eat this. You don't look well.

- I'll cook you something else. - Stop.

I'm fine. It's good.

You don't need to pretend to be okay to make me feel better.

I'm really okay.

I've been eating bland and flat food only,

and this hot dish raises my appetite so suddenly.

But it's too spicy.

- You want some? - Yes.

I think you put more than three.

Why are you laughing?

I think you got a text.

- Is it from Jae Ho? - Yes.

Let me see.

(Dad, I'm in!)

He's such an ungrateful son!

I've raised him with so much care, and he texted you first,

not me.

When he comes home,

I'll tell him to try the japchae his dad made.

(Congratulations, my boy! I made japchae, so come and try it!)

- What's that look on your face? - What?

It's not like my dad.

I told you. You should've listened to me from the beginning!

Typing a few words isn't that hard!

You typed a word and then deleted it. Goodness.

Still, you can't take my phone away and send a text message like that.

That's because you were acting frustrated.

Why aren't you eating?

Maybe now that I'm relaxed, I lost my appetite.

Are you already trying to lose weight because you're going to college?

No way.

It's just too spicy.

You're still a baby, aren't you?

I'm still very nervous,

so I need to eat spicy food and relieve stress.

I'm going to eat it all!

Although it was super-duper spicy, it raised our appetite very much.

My wife almost gulped down my japchae with teary eyes,

despite the spiciness that beat the dullness of saltlessness.

I, who can't really eat spicy food, also enjoyed it a lot.

You're home, my boy.

I'm so happy for you.

It sounds like you were more scared of repeating a year than I was.

Dad made japchae. Do you want to have some?

- I'll set the table for you. - Okay.

Anyway, my wife enjoyed a meal for the first time in a while.

That's good enough.

Geez. It's just so spicy!

(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)