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Romance Town

Episode 6

I�m not lazy.

And I�m not uselessly stubborn.

And I also know where to draw the line.

My flaw isn�t that I use the children as leverage, but that I love them too much.

I know what to say and what not.

And I�m not selfish.

I can do the housework from 1 to 10, doing it properly.

How do you like me?

Your name is�.

Shi Ah. Yoon Shi Ah.

Episode 6

Don�t you need to go back to work?

The partnership meeting ends around 4, so going in now doesn�t really�.

Are you hungry?

No.

How can we just get coffee when you�re hungry�?

Do we eat standing up?

A chair costs $30.

It�s more expensive than one order of meat?

Should we take turns sitting down on one chair?

Is this your first time coming to a standing galbi restaurant?

There are no chairs at all.

Why not?

So you can eat quickly and leave.

So mean.

That�s not it.

But instead the meat is cheap and delicious.

And it�s fun.

Even though your legs hurt a little.

Oh.

You must have only been to nice meat restaurants, where one order of meat is about $70-$80?

For one order?

Why?

Act like you�ve never been to a meat restaurant.

Yeah.

Really?

It�s the first time since high school.

Do you breed your own cow and eat it at home?

They�re not dogs.

You eat dogs too?

I�m kidding.

You like dogs?

How�d you know?

Is your dog�s name Choon Yang?

Similar.

Hang Dang?

Bang Ja?

Similar.

Wul Mae?

Woon Young, go away.

You scared me!

But, where is Soon Geum that she�s still not here?

Why aren�t you eating? You said you were hungry.

Your legs already hurt?

No.

What?

There�s so much smoke.

The charcoal is producing so much smoke, I�m sorry for coming to such a place.

No, it�s delicious. It�s delicious, but�

It�s embarrassing�

Here. Ah.

What are you doing?

Ah.

Ah.

Huh?

Huh?

Ah again.

You�re doing it on purpose, right?

What are you doing on our first encounter?

It�s because it�s our first encounter.

If you eat it, I have to blink my eyes like this�

And it�s not some kind of gangster�s fist, it�s so big.

Are you happy making my cheeks look all fluffy?

It makes me look bad.

Since you look bad, we can get close faster.

How come I have to be the only one that looks bad?

Then make me look bad too.

My arm�s going to fall off.

My legs hurt too and my arm�s going to fall off.

Ah.

Ahhhhh.

Geez, a girl�s laughter�

Why did you cry before?

I thought of someone I liked before.

Who?

Was a maid�someone who loved me very much.

Similar to me.

Died because of smoke�that�s why�

Ahjumma, can you please take this ugly fire out?

Take it out right now!

Let�s� never come back here again.

Are you out of your mind?

What time is right now?

Where did you go after having Driver Oh take off? Huh!

Did you secretly get a boyfriend out of nowhere?

Yeah? Is that it?

Why are you doing something you�ve never done before?

I�m sorry.

Do you have makeup on?

My gosh.

It�s pretty, Madam. Where is it from?

What is this smell?

Madam, take care.

Let�s see...

This is the smell of meat!

Where is that from?

From the Trophy Madam�s.

Hey, hey, hey, iron that carefully.

Okay. Man, I want to eat some galbi.

Kang Gun Woo

Do you want to call?

I was scared of this chair before.

When I sat on this chair, I was always nervous.

Why?

Customer! The chair�

A show�I was always an entertaining show for people.

If you were that fat, why did you lose weight?

My father disrespected my life.

He thought that I had no life, up to the day I left for college.

So instead of studying your life off, you worked your life off to lose weight and returned?

Shi Ah, you too wouldn�t have been here sitting with me if I was a 150kg Kang Gun Woo.

No.

Yeah right�

No really.

Did you date someone fat before?

I wonder�

What about now? Are you still dating that guy?

It looks like you still are.

I like fat guys better.

This really fat guy that I knew,

He was very nice, very soft, and very understanding and innocent.

Shi Ah.

Yoon Shi Ah.

I�m back.

Did you eat?

I�m okay.

Sit for a sec.

Ahjumma, a glass of water.

Ahjumma.

Yes.

I don�t know why she�s like this today.

Don�t you think San should slowly start English tutoring?

Yeah, who plays around in the house all day nowadays?

Why are you asking me that?

If I don�t ask you, should I ask the Ahjumma?

Should I have the English tutor come to the house, starting right away tomorrow?

A kid who doesn�t even know the Korean alphabet�

Let�s do it at the same time, since it�s a busy world here.

It�s a world that moves fast. Korean alphabet and ABC�s.

These days you need to know Chinese too.

Let him play a couple more days,

And then can�t you start him on swimming or some kind of sport?

Sword-playing, gun-fighting, Batman, Superman, that�s what San likes.

Stay out of this, Ahjumma.

Yes.

Ji Yun from Classroom 1 has a Japanese teacher who teaches very well, $500 a month.

Don�t try to save up money and bring in a good teacher.

Who�s trying to save up money honey�

I�ll teach him.

Korean and English, I�ll teach both.

Give me $700.

You?

Personally?

That�s better then. He�s the father.

$300.

You don�t even give me pay at the company.

$500.

I�ll take Ahjumma�s suggestions and I�ll teach martial arts in English.

- You�re really good at bargaining. - I learned it from you.

- I�m going to keep track of time. - Pay up front.

Okay, $700.

$700.

Come in.

How is it?

What is?

How do I look?

You cut your hair, pretty.

What�s Soon Geum�s number?

Never mind, can you just call and ask her to come out for a sec?

I�m kidding, the blouse is very pretty.

Call for me, please.

Why?

I�m trying to see if I�m a snob or not.

Snob?

Kids don�t have to know. Hurry.

What�s up?

Should we sit over there and talk?

I was in the middle of washing the dishes.

Aren�t you sick of washing dishes for each meal of the day?

Not to mention, it�s not yours but somebody else�s dishes. No?

And don�t say the answer that you should say.

Well except for San�s, I�m kind of sick of it.

Then why don�t you quit?

Huh?

You have a lot of money too.

I don�t have any money.

Really?

Yeah.

Then... how about a house?

A house, I...

If you have a house but are still working at someone else�s house,

Then isn�t it okay for you to quit?

I don�t have a house either.

I... Can I take an interest in you?

It�s because I�ve never seen such an interesting woman like you.

What exactly is an interesting woman?

I keep thinking...

What do you keep thinking about?

Do you know my cellphone number?

Anything about my family or personal relationships with people?

Know what my hobbies are? Or my education or my personal taste?

It�s okay whatever it is.

That kind of thing doesn�t matter.

You have a lot of money�

And by a lot, you can have an infinite amount that I don�t know about.

I�m a snob. Sorry.

Are you sick?

Do you have a fever?

Are you sick?

Do you have a fever?

T�there.

Pretty. You�re pretty Ahjumma.

I never had an interest before. You jerk.

You jerk who�s crazy about money!

Ah.

What?

Say ah again.

I like fat guys better.

Let me sleep�are you crazy?

What should I do Ahjusshi? What do I do Ahjusshi!

Is the Madam sleeping?

Of course, look at the time!

Save me Ahjusshi.

You dug your own grave, and now?

You wore $1,800 clothes, you paid to get makeup put on.

You only changed your outer appearance, but you said no one recognized you.

That�s reality.

The inside you is still No Soon Geum, you haven�t changed.

But they just look at your outer appearance.

This is what the real world is like, this bitchy world.

What do I do now Ahjusshi?

What do you mean?

I just got spited because I only do housework.

I get yelled at, screamed at, ordered at.

So I just blurted out I was Yoon Shi Ah.

Good job.

Really?

Yeah.

Why?

Let me just ask you one thing.

Do you like Kang Gun Woo?

Then fight with Yoon Shi Ah and you win.

I�m Yoon Shi Ah, what do you mean fight with her and win?

Are you partially listening to what I�m saying

Because you�re sleepy and not caring about what�s going on?

I don�t know who else to talk to about this kind of stuff but you Ahjusshi.

Can�t you answer with some sincerity?

Not No Soon Geum with $100,000,

But a No Soon Geum that is broke and works as a maid in someone else�s house.

If you want someone to sincerely love that No Soon Geum, then do that!

Yoon Shi Ah who spends $1,800 on clothes

Versus No Soon Geum who is scared to even spend $1.80 and is a maid.

If that No Soon Geum is chosen, if you are chosen�

Ahjusshi�

Even though that�s probably not going to happen.

Can you find an uncooked chestnut in a pile of cooked chestnuts?

Hi.

How are you?

How are you?

Oh my. Is this Ao Doi Thu?

Pretty?

Why are you wearing it?

I want to go to Vietnam, I just thought of Vietnam so I put it on.

It�s been so long since you�ve been saying you want to go back.

When I went to school in this, riding the bicycle while the wind was blowing,

The boys told me I looked like a fairy.

A fairy?

Stop lying.

Really.

Really�

Why don�t you believe me?

Were you only lied to?

Before I came here to work,

I did well in school and I was told that I was beautiful in my village for my white face!

They told me I would be the first to get married because I�m so pretty!

If it weren�t for my siblings, I wouldn�t be here living so lonely.

I wouldn�t live here being humiliated and lonely!

How great are you Koreans?!

We�re all humans, but why do you think there�s a better one of us?!

You say there�s a level to even cold water!

Cold water is cold water. A human is a human!

Are you happy saying there�s a better one of us??

She�s homesick again.

What in the world is she saying to herself?

If it weren�t for the money, why would I live here instead of my hometown??

Like everyone else my age, I would go on dates, fall in love, marry�and actually live!

Is she acting like that because I said she wasn�t a fairy?

Mom, I miss you.

Dad, I miss you.

I want to go home.

You can pick these up and wear them.

Oh Da Kyum, that�

What!

What now?

I want to quit.

Where are you going to go after quitting?

I�d rather go work at a bar and earn lots of money.

Are you crazy? You think anyone can work at a bar?

Someone like you who has an ill temper,

Only saying things that you want,

Working without caring about what the boss wants, who can you serve?

It�s so obvious that you wouldn�t even last a day after dancing with a guy.

You think it�s easy making money at a place like that?

Stop saying such bullshit.

Who cares if I do or not.

I�m your stoplight, and you�re not a green light yet.

You�re a red light, still so young.

Wait here in this house,

I�ll give you the green light, tell you when you are and let you go.

Am I... sexy, Kim Young Hee?

Seriously�YOU!

You�re not at all sexy.

You were looking for me?

Yoo Choon Jak Grandma works here, right?

She quit.

Yesterday...

Someone I know told me she worked here just yesterday.

She quit this morning.

She moved out of her house too.

I think she said she�s going back to her hometown.

I think the bill is going to come out big if I use two cellphones.

What�s the cheapest plan for this phone?

Unknown number

It�s Yoon Shi Ah, this is my number.

New Text Message

Anyone here?

Why are you here? You�re moving in on the weekend, no?

I had a question.

Oh okay.

Yeah�ask anything you need.

How much is the assessment fee here?

About $700 monthly.

No, there�s places that cost $1500 monthly.

That�s so expensive.

Hold on.

Alone?

Um�are you moving in by yourself?

Huh?

No, two people.

Oh, two people.

With a guy?

With a guy?

No, just girls.

That�s good.

Huh?

I didn�t say anything.

Did I hear wrong?

What time do you think you�ll finish moving in?

It�ll be over soon, cause there�s a kid.

You have a kid?

Yeah. My friend�s kid.

Then.

Yeah...

Do you like that woman?

Come in.

Why here? Who�s house is it?

How about Ji Min?

The landlord said she�ll watch her. Who�s the owner?

Do you like it?

The house is so nice. When are we going to live in a place like this?

We can move into here.

Huh?

Let�s live here. No, I mean live here. You and Ji Min.

Me�.and Ji Min�live here?

I know a senior who�s gone overseas and is the owner of this place.

I told him I�ll watch over the place, keep it clean, and pay the assessment fees on time.

I begged him to let me stay here.

What? You don�t want to?

Hey! Girl! Why wouldn�t I like it? I love it.

It�s awesome to be living here! Oh my gosh!

This is that marble floor you only hear about.

And there�s no fungi in a place like this.

I love it! Oh my gosh!

But�who�s a senior of yours that I don�t know?

Huh?

Oh�it�s not like you know all my seniors.

You should stay longer.

I have to go because of Ji Min. I�m going.

Bye.

Oh�my gosh.

What are you doing here?

I came to visit a friend.

Your friend must be well-off.

Yeah I don�t have friends who are maids like me and scared to use money.

Let�s go look at a house together.

Come�on.

I came to visit a friend too, but he said he�s going to be late.

So, two opposite genders going in an empty house together...

That�s what you want to do right now?

Yeah.

Yeah?!

Then how does Da Kyum live with me?

Come in.

I gave him the security code, but what is he going to do inside someone else�s place?

Where does your friend live?

1001.

Since it�s in the 1000�s, must be the same floor.

Yeah.

Go�stand over there Ahjumma.

Here?

Yeah, how is the view there?

Wow. This side is so much better.

Ask me anything if you don�t know.

How do you change light bulbs like these when they go out?

It must be expensive.

You�

Let�s� go out now.

Why? I still have a lot of questions.

I thought that Da Kyum was log 1 and you�re log 2,

But I was wrong.

What?

This�

I heard Soon Geum likes these, so I made it myself.

That�s okay Ahjumma.

I�m sorry about before�friend.

Say it again. What did you just say Ahjumma?

Yoon Joo�you remember me, right?

Why am I your friend Ahjumma?

Is this an apologetic attitude?

Should I tell you how to apologize?

Is your way of apologizing asking the Madam to be friends?

Mother, Father, I�m here.

Yoon Joo.

Hey, do we put these up after we toast it?

These must be expensive�

It�s only a year, they came all the way here to see you.

You can�t just give them rice in a bowl of cold water.

I bought rice crackers too.

Girl�

Mother, Father, not as much as me but Yoon Joo has a pretty body and a pretty face,

So can I send her out to a pageant competition?

Hey, my parents don�t like that kind of stuff.

You know that she�s not good at studying, right?

Talk about yourself.

"Your parents gave you your body and mind"* *(an old Korean saying)

Even though they didn�t leave any money behind, thank them for the pretty name they gave you.

They left me by myself and left early, why would I be thankful?

Mother, Father, please appear in Yoon Joo�s dreams often.

She misses you�

Very much.

If it were me in your situation, I would be too embarrassed to say hi.

I�m sorry�.for being an idiot with no money trying to say hi.

Yeah�even if you were happy to see me, living like this...

Living as a maid, it�s only right to hide away.

But instead, I must have been crazy.

A friend is a friend only if we�re the same status...

Yeah, yeah you�re right.

- Hyung, I�m going to give this to the Trophy Madam. - Dong Gu, be careful with that.

Okay.

This place reeks of rotten money.

Why do you keep calling me here?

Until when are you going to keep the money here?

I�m moving this weekend.

Did you buy the house?

Put the money in the house.

You shouldn�t leave money in a place like this.

But then the house is going to reek of rotten money.

If you don�t want it, then give it back to me.

Should I? Should I keep it at your house and take some out when I need it?

Your house is the scary, mobster house so no robbers would come in there,

Unless they�re crazy.

Can you stop saying mobster!?

You really look like a mobster acting like that.

The Madam told me to give this to you, that�s why I called.

Did you make a mistake?

She told me to wash it with special care, but told me to return it back to you.

You made a mistake within that time period, didn�t you?

Do you like our Madam?

No.

That�s an affair.

Who said anything?

A mobster and now causing an affair.

I said I don�t.

Ahjusshi, I can read your face.

Like me. What if my face says it all when I like someone?

I�m going to try it.

I�m going to try to find that uncooked chestnut.

- Are you back? - Yeah.

Madam�.that�.that�

The cleaners brought it back. Go hang it.

Wait a minute, did I buy two of the same outfit?

My baby�.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday to our Du!

Happy birthday to you.

Blow it, blow it. Blow it out.

How did you know?

Geez, you wore the Ao Doi and were homesick all day, it�s so obvious.

You were basically advertising your birthday to everyone.

Should we go do karaoke?

I�m out.

Hey, you alone?

Both of them went to the countryside.

They said they weren�t coming back, so I was surprised because I thought they had come back already.

Let�s go in, let�s go in.

Let�s go, let�s go, let�s go.

I thought I finally found her, but I lost her again.

I think she�s purposely avoiding you.

Why?

You seem like you�re going to hit me.

You don�t make any sense.

Why would she avoid an almost-real grandson like me?

She probably has reasons.

Go. I�m going to drink by myself.

You tell me to come and you tell me go.

I�m not going.

Hyung.

You�re crazy.

You�re so bipolar, are you going through puberty these days?

Hyung, I got something that you don�t have right now.

What?

Worries?

Huh?

I have those too jerk.

I wasn�t talking about worries.

Then what are you talking about?

If it�s worries, then it�s about finding Grandma

But I�m going to go to the countryside on the weekend

And definitely am going to find Grandma this time so my worries will be gone.

What�s yours?

Mine? A girl.

Money?

What? Which one is it? Girl or money?

I don't know exactly.

I�m confused as to whether it�s the girl or the money.

Who is it? Is it someone I know too?

Should I just ask her to date?

Everyone, thank you so much.

So this is like seaweed soup for Koreans?* *(Koreans eat seaweed soup for birthdays)

You cooked this by yourself?

I saw you wore the new blouse earlier today, you should have worn it.

Let�s not take turns wearing it.

Why?

I�m going to wear it by myself.

How come?

Ow. Unni!

Do you know what kind of a blouse that is and you�re going to selfishly wear it by yourself?

That shirt�it�s already past the fashion and�.

And what?

It�s just ugly. I�m going to wear it by myself when I sleep.

S�Ss�She�s�they say poisons speak poison and dogs speak dog.

Are you actually talking right now?

You�re going to wear that as pajamas?

Oh my gosh. I can�t believe what I�m hearing.

You�re going to wear that new blouse while you sleep,

Who are you trying to show it off to? Huh?

I got red bean paste on it while making spicy radish and it won�t come off even when I washed it.

Bring it to me, I�ll wash it.

You stay out of this.

You don�t even deserve to wear it.

Bring it.

So cheap. Okay, I�ll buy something else that�s even more expensive.

Are you going to leave, Da Kyum?

Let�s not stay here all depressed and go do karaoke to relieve all our stress, yeah?

Yeah!

You have so much energy.

When are we going to go out and come back?

Today, I had the Trophy Madam take $1,800 from me.

And I couldn�t even fight back so I have body aches everywhere.

$1800?

You probably mean $1.80.

Huh?

You must be a little out of it from the alcohol.

Soon Geum, yours is nothing compared to mine.

My self-esteem got dropped by the Trophy Madam today

I don�t even have the energy to move my arms and legs.

You haven�t made up with the Trophy?

Hyun Joo, just go to her first and beg her to forgive you.

Are you crazy?

Wow, after pulling the Madam�s hair like that, you�re really stubborn.

If you miss the chance and don�t make up with her, it�s you who�s going to see the downside of this.

Unni.

Unni�like this�you want me to go beg at her like this, right?

Madam, not knowing my place, I pulled your hair.

Pull my hair all you want and make a broom or a basket with it, yeah? Yeah!

Like this?

Who said to beg that much. Stop kneeling.

We�re the same age.

Face?

Hey, aren�t I pretty too?

I don�t have a worse body shape than hers.

Height? Yeah, fine we�ll say I�m a little shorter than her.

It�s her who�s uselessly tall at that age, I�m not the one that�s short.

But, isn�t my temper and personality a lot better than Trophy�s?

You�re not so good at that either.

I meant�you�re way better than Trophy in all areas.

You�re not bad when compared to her, you�re both the same, that�s what I meant.

Hey you, this�

Same same?

I danced a lot better, what are you saying?

It�s obvious. How pretty is she that she�s a worry for you?

Tell her to come out.

I can�t.

Tell her to come Hyung.

I�m careful.

Hyung, I think you�ve definitely met your opponent.

Me too.

Me too? What?

You too!

Who is it?

Tell her to come out, it�s not even late.

You tell your girl to come.

You first.

There�s an order to things, you first Hyung.

Since when do you care about who should go first?

Why don�t we do it at the same time then?

Okay.

Yoon Shi Ah

No Soon Geum

Huh? What is this sound so late at night?

Yeah.

Ahjumma.

Ahjumma.

Ahjumma.

Didn�t they say they went down because it was Mr. Hwang�s dad�s ancestor worship?

Yeah.

Mr. Hwang�s place is a mess because there�s no wife.

Come on, hurry. Come on.

Come on. Come on.

The more I think about it, I�m getting mad.

Call the Trophy over.

- We decided to just subdue it. - Whoa, what are you doing?

I think I�m going to get a disease cause I�m so angry.

Let go of me.

I left earlier because the Trophy was so abrupt, but I can�t take it anymore.

Hyun Joo.

You win if you�re patient.

Is it just one or two days that the Madams are bitches?

They live off of looking down on us and ordering us around.

Hey, I wouldn�t even want to live like them if they gave me the chance.

Two women having half a man by sharing him.

Getting married at her young age with a son that�s 30.

If you look at it, they�re the women who�ve really got it bad.

- So just be patient. - Don�t try to stop me.

It�s enough for me to be ordered around by the Madam and the Mistress,

But now I have to serve the neighbor�s Madam too!?

I knew it.

Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Your Madam and Mistress, those women don�t show any sign of one divorcing or one going away?

It�s not like they're chopsticks, what are those two women doing?

It�s obvious that they should be pulled apart, but what are they doing?

Hyungnim�Hyungnim.

Boon Ja�Boon Ja.

Oh my gosh.

Do you know how well they get along? There�s no way Unni.

HEY!

What time is it now?

What are you doing?

Be glad that it�s not poop water.

Are you crazy? So late at night.

You women, not even in your own house, getting together in the Master�s house without his permission.

If it�s killing your self-esteem and you don�t want to do it, then don�t do it. Just quit!

Why are you eating up someone else�s money and talking about them behind their backs?

And gossiping! Huh?!

You, do you even have half a husband to have?

And you, you! Have you even had a man to share half of?

Even though we�re sharing halves,

Is it that much of an eyesore to you guys that we�re trying to protect our families?

It�s not something to show off about,

But it�s not something to look down upon either.

Speaking of which,

Shouldn't you look down more upon someone who leaves her own house that her family lives in?

I�m sorry Madam.

At least put saliva on your lips before lying.

Unni.

We were�kind of crazy for a bit.

I�m sorry.

Please forgive us.

Such an embarrassing situation�

What about chopsticks? Seriously, I�m just going to�

Ahjumma, what are you doing!

Hyungnim! Oh, there she goes again!

So hard to even be a maid.

She�s not calling back.

Yeah.

No Soon Geum

You called. Why?

Are you busy?

Yeah.

What are you doing at this time?

None of your business.

We�re at the snack bar near the house, why don�t you come out?

Are you alone?

What are you doing by yourself?

The rabbit was going to give me her liver.

The rabbit has drank a lot of alcohol,

So the liver is soaked in alcohol, so if you eat it right now, then it�s actually going to be harmful.

You�re sneaky like a rabbit.

You said you�re near the house, just come back.

Da Kyum just went back. Then.

I got rejected.

At least you got a call back. Look at me.

Maybe it�s too late.

Missed Call � Chestnut

Yoon Shi Ah

Yes Shi Ah.

You weren�t sleeping because it�s late, right?

I wasn�t sleeping.

What were you doing?

I was drinking.

With who?

With my town friends.

Then, do you want another drink? Should I come over there?

She said no?

Next time�

Okay.

Ahjumma, one more bottle of soju please.

Okay.

Have a good sleep, good night.

Hyung please!

Are you crazy?

Just know I got you guys one step closer.

Just say thank you.

I�m going to get my revenge. The same way.

Yes, please, Gun Woo.

Ahjumma, soju.

You don�t even have the lights on.

You�re coming back now?

What are you doing there?

Just.

Do you want a cup of honey tea?

No... how did you know I drank?

You... you smell like it.

Don�t worry about it and sleep.

Go inside and sleep.

Good night.

Did you drink?

Why is your face red?

Why do you not like me?

I like you.

I like you.

Because I�m a maid?

Because I�m the maid at this house?

It�s suspicious.

Should we lay a trap?

We understand each other and can talk openly since we lived in the same house.

The Gwang is coming out.

We can return tonight. You don�t have to worry much.

That�s so cool.

This really feels like a different place.