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(Iron Family)

All right. Let's go.

Sure.

(Seoul 25 N3226)

(Year 1992)

(Cheonglyeom Police Substation)

(Episode 1)

There's no need to patrol this meticulously.

What? Why is that?

Didn't you hear when being sent here?

There isn't even a petty thief around here.

The oldest resident here is 99...

and is a native of the area. That's the story I got.

This is one squeaky-clean neighborhood.

Ninety-nine years of age?

There are many residents here who are over 90.

When someone reports a missing wallet,

someone will soon bring it to the substation...

after having found it.

It's a nice neighborhood to live in.

Don't you mean it's a tough area to grab collars...

that will move you up the ranks?

Exactly. You got that right.

For the Summer Olympic Games...

that will take place in Barcelona, Spain in July,

Lee Eun Kyung,

Kim Soo Nyung, Cho Youn Jeong...

who will compete in the women's team archery event...

are training hard...

at the Taereung National Training Center.

The women's team archery event...

landed Korea its first gold medal...

four years ago in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.

The three archers will follow in the footsteps of...

(Cheonglyeom Dry Cleaning)

Goodness, sir.

It's raining, so don't leave your vehicle.

You said you had a job interview today.

I'm sorry for the urgent request.

How much is it?

My son passed the first round of the bar exam.

I'm sure you heard that.

He passed on the first try.

On his first attempt,

he passed the bar exam, which is notoriously difficult.

And to top it off, he passed in first place.

For three days starting today, I am not accepting payment.

I'm celebrating his success.

Congratulations. You must be thrilled.

This dry cleaner's is on a prime piece of land.

Some of that luck might rub off on your suit.

One of the buttons was loose,

so I sewed it on tight in case it might fall off.

- Good luck. - Thank you.

Right.

Your clothes might still smell of chemicals,

so leave the window slightly open.

Sure thing.

In the spring of 1992,

as the nation awaited the 1992 Summer Olympics,

my dad Lee Jong Gu passed the preliminary bar exam.

My grandparents wanted to hold a feast in the neighborhood...

and wanted to hang up a banner,

which my mom barely managed to talk them out of.

She was still recovering from having her first child.

Bong Hee, what should the banner say?

You're the writer in the family.

Did you place the order?

Father, I thought about it and...

- Yes? - He will pass the second test too,

so let's hang the banner then.

"We'll hang it then."

He passed the preliminary exam with the highest score,

so he'll definitely pass the next exam.

Once it's announced in the fall,

we'll hold the most boisterous feast.

Father, we'll hang the banner then.

"We'll hang it then."

- When he passes the next exam? - Yes.

Bong Hee, close that window already.

You'll breathe in too much cold air.

- Go on. - Father, are we good?

And thus, the ongoing false hope began torturing our family.

Will he be a judge or a prosecutor?

What does he want to be?

The hope of being a success.

My goodness.

He wants to be a lawyer...

so that you and Mother can live in luxury.

The hope of being rich.

(Cheonglyeom Dry Cleaning)

(5 years later)

I'm most certain I emptied the pockets.

My goodness. How much is all that?

- My gosh. - There.

Why isn't there a name on the envelope?

But the batch had clothes from six different people.

- What? - Hold on.

How do we know whose pocket it came from?

Goodness me.

Hold on.

With this money,

we can buy our son another bar exam lecture tape...

and buy bulgogi meat...

for the whole family to enjoy.

Tell me about it.

Honey.

What is it?

Are you suggesting we pocket it?

Is that what two more years of wisdom looks like?

Age gracefully, will you?

I didn't say a thing.

- Unbelievable. - What?

The batch had clothes from six different people,

so let's put in...

an equal amount of 30 dollars in every pocket.

And spend 150 dollars of our own money?

Have you lost it?

They'll return the money...

if it isn't theirs.

Let's trust our customers.

What do you think?

Did I sound like the mother of a judge or prosecutor?

No, we sounded stupid just now.

What?

If push comes to shove, I'd rather opt to be at a loss.

After failing to pass the second exam,

my dad wasn't able to pass...

the preliminary exam again for years,

but my grandparents still believed that their son was already...

a judge or a prosecutor.

Passing the preliminary exam with the highest score...

turned out to be a curse.

(March of 2000)

As for me and my two siblings,

we became masters at pressing a dress shirt...

before being old enough to go to school.

Our mom couldn't iron out...

hundreds of clothes alone every day.

We learned how to earn our keep through ironing,

and that's how we set foot into society.

Our dad studied for the bar for over a decade,

but no banner went up in the neighborhood.

I'm off to school!

Cha Rim.

Drop what you're doing and go to school.

Mom, this is a knock-off.

Don't.

A customer's clothes being a knock-off...

has nothing to do with you.

Now, head off to school.

Don't forget your shoe pouch.

I bet you don't even know that my slippers are worn out.

Cha Rim, wait.

Cha Rim.

(Cheonglyeom Dry Cleaning)

Our dad studied for the bar...

without bringing home any money.

Grandpa, Grandma, Mom,

and even us.

We supported him...

by working day and night at the cleaner's.

Despite taking the exam ten times,

he failed to pass the bar...

and became a dejected bar exam taker.

Hope became a burden to us.

(March of 2002)

Mom, I can iron this with my eyes closed.

Da Rim, you'll burn yourself at that rate.

Finally, that's me.

I come from a family that runs a dry cleaner's.

It'll leave a white mark,

so I should go around the buttons.

Good.

The collar shrank a bit,

- so you pull at it. - Right.

And you press down.

Yes, that's it.

Did I pass?

Yes, you passed.

Let's do your hair.

Sit down.

Don't cry while I'm at school, Mom.

I don't cry.

I only cried that one time in secret when you caught me.

I'll be back soon.

Eat on time,

and don't hold in your pee to keep the place open.

Doing that can cause you to have stones.

- Who told you that? - Grandma.

She tells you all sorts of things.

Those are kidney stones.

She said holding anything in creates stones inside you.

If you hold something in and it creates stones,

they move around your insides.

Her insides hurt like mad, and she thought she was dying.

It's the worst pain in the world.

Didn't Grandma go to the hospital because she had stones?

That's true.

Grandma said she had over ten stones inside her.

She didn't get those...

because she held in her pee to keep the store open.

She got one...

each time your dad failed to pass the bar.

He failed the bar ten times.

That's why she had ten stones.

Bong Hee.

Why did you have stones inside of you...

when it was Dad who didn't pass his exams?

Do you grow stones in your tummy if I do badly in my exams?

I'm sorry you must use your sister's old backpack, Da Rim.

- See you after school. - Bye.

I know why I got the stones in my tummy.

Why do you make a fuss...

about the stones inside me?

Why would you blame Jong Gu?

I'm not wrong, am I?

He never leaves his room.

I wouldn't have had three kids if I'd known he'd be like this.

Why don't you stuff them back inside you, then?

How am I to educate three kids by washing other people's clothes?

Tell him to get stuck in here...

and learn how to clean clothes while inhaling all the dust.

If you were to open me up,

I bet I'd have dozens of stones like yours.

I'm not saying I want the kids to have expensive clothes and food.

There are franchises everywhere.

Dry cleaners charge less, and people leave fewer clothes.

We're a family of eight and Jong Gu still takes classes.

I must make 5,000 dollars a month just to break even,

but do I?

I can't even sleep, Mother.

I cry every day.

But Jong Gu doesn't say a word.

He won't even look at me.

He doesn't say a thing.

It's like he's possessed by a mute spirit.

"Let's try doing this. Or how about this?"

He won't say anything like that.

He must feel just as tormented.

I know. Darn it.

You're right.

I know how he feels, so I can't complain to him.

I hound you instead when I know you're blameless.

Why did he come first in the first exam he took?

He got me so full of hope.

But he never brought home a single paycheck.

Hey. Bong Hee.

You must stay strong at least.

None of us can live without you.

What's wrong?

Do you feel dizzy?

- Mother... - Yes, I know.

Don't you cry, Bong Hee.

Don't cry, Mother.

Bong Hee, don't cry.

You poor thing.

We can't do without you.

Mother.

Oh, dear.

Dad studied for the bar his whole adult life...

and never brought home a paycheck.

When he suddenly became too sick to study anymore,

he left us and died.

(The late Lee Jong Gu)

If only he'd passed the bar,

we'd have loads of flowers,

money envelopes, and visitors.

Darn it.

What...

These darn books are what killed my son.

What are you doing, honey?

Mi Yeon, help me stop your mom.

- Honey. - Don't take it out on the books.

Why are they to blame?

Jong Gu is to blame. He studied these...

for over ten years and couldn't pass the bar.

What?

Once this funeral is over and your brother's buried,

I'll get a sewing machine and sew your darn lips shut.

I'll overlock your lips!

Will you let go?

A second-hand bookstore...

would give us a few dozen dollars for his books.

That's more than Jong Gu ever brought home!

What?

You brat.

Can't you hold back from saying such nasty things just for a day?

Jong Gu ruined my life too!

Why won't you just keep your mouth shut?

- Oh, my gosh. - What?

Am I wrong? Am I?

- Mom! - What is wrong with you?

I spoke the truth.

- Keep your mouth shut. - I'm not wrong.

Oh, my gosh.

Darn it.

- My goodness. - Are you okay, Dad?

- Oh, gosh... - Oh, dear.

Oh, dear.

(Cheonglyeom Dry Cleaning)

We're closed for five days.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

(We're closed for five days. We apologize for the inconvenience.)

(Cheonglyeom Dry Cleaning)

Mom.

You're up, Da Rim.

Da Rim.

Is there anything you want to say to Dad?

What?

It's your last time...

with Dad.

Talk to him if you want to.

What about you?

Did you talk to him?

Yes.

I did, inside.

What did you say?

Tell me.

"Good job."

"Well done, honey."

Me too.

Well done, Dad.

You suffered a great deal, honey.

You suffered a great deal, Dad.

Jong Gu.

Your wife...

She's only 38 years old.

She is a college graduate.

She studied Korean literature.

And yet we made her work her tail off...

covered in dirt at the cleaner's her whole life.

Don't you have any conscience?

You can't leave just like this.

(We're closed for five days. We apologize for the inconvenience.)

(Dry cleaning, mending)

(Cheonglyeom Dry Cleaning)

Only three days later,

we opened the store again.

We were going to close it for five days,

but we reopened two days early.

We couldn't even afford...

to mourn his death in sorrow.

Hey, why are you guys sitting here when it's cold?

Mom told us to see the snow.

She said we'd eat soon.

Your mom is ridiculous.

Your lips are all pale. You're about to catch a cold.

Why do you need to see the snow?

My gosh, unbelievable.

All right. Cover yourself up. Gosh, it's cold.

Auntie.

What?

Am I supposed to be the man of the house now?

No. Just play all you want. That's what you're supposed to do.

But it's hard for Mom to support the family alone.

My gosh.

Mu Rim, who do you take after to be so mature?

And Cha Rim, who do you take after to be so pretty?

You, Auntie.

Da Rim, who do you take after to be so nasty?

Mom.

I knew it.

What does nasty mean though?

It's a thing. You don't need to know.

I smell kimchi jjigae. I guess the food is ready.

- We're home. - We're home.

Come here and eat.

I'll give you rice.

That's when my family realized.

- Thank you for the food. - Thank you for the food.

That we shouldn't get our hopes up.

That we shouldn’t be blinded by false hopes.

Eat up.

That we should pull up our socks.

(Nurse's Office)

- Why can't you see this? - Let me see.

- Why not? - Why is it so hard?

All right. Be quiet.

Line up in one file.

Once I point the letters or numbers here,

you say what you see.

Can you see this?

Ma'am, you have a sesame seed in your teeth.

Don't play a joke.

I'm serious.

Here. What is this?

Did you not brush your teeth after breakfast?

You look different.

My gosh.

Oh, dear.

Hang on. Hey.

Did you actually see this?

Then do you see...

the tiny letters here...

in the row of 2.0?

Four, two, seven.

She can see all that?

S, butterfly, bird.

My goodness.

Da Rim, you have such good eyesight.

How do you see all these?

You should go see an eye doctor.

I don't want to go to a doctor.

No, you know what?

Your eyesight might be even better than 2.0.

Ever since my father passed away,

I've always hated going to a doctor.

(Year 2024)

Da Rim, your eyesight is 0.02.

My eyesight used to be 2.0, but how could it be 0.02?

I still can't believe it.

And the other things are just as I expected.

Your peripheral vision is becoming narrower.

- Doctor. - Yes?

Is my hair roller placed in the middle?

The good news is that your retina is still alive.

Please.

Oh, dear.

The name of my disease is...

retinitis pigmentosa,

which is called tunnel vision.

Like when you look at the exit in the dark tunnel,

my vision...

is always surrounded by this thick black line.

If my vision becomes narrower,

that means I'm losing my eyesight.

You should come with your mother next time.

Why?

You know why.

Come with your mother, okay?

Doctor, can I ask you a question?

My father failed the bar exam ten times in a row.

Why do you think he never gave up?

Will you come with your mother next time?

I give up.

Please don't tell my mom.

Your peripheral vision is becoming narrower.

(3 weeks ago)

Once the retina stops working, you will go blind.

Oh, right. You asked about the injection treatment.

Yes.

You're right. I can't say it always works,

but the injection can be effective in your case.

Some parts of your retina are still alive.

And it works well with younger patients.

There are seven people...

in the country who were treated with the injection.

And all the seven people recovered their sight.

Come with your mother next time.

We can discuss it.

Okay.

How much does the shot cost?

I'm afraid insurance won't cover it.

It's 400,000 dollars.

For both eyes?

No, just one eye.

Are you saying I'll need 800,000 dollars?

Your eyes will soon be inoperable.

Once the retina stops working completely,

the shot won't work. No surgery could fix them.

So bring your mom with you as soon as possible, okay?

(Shinhyub Bank)

Hello.

Ma'am, your number is 178.

Please have a seat and wait.

Number 178.

- Thank you. - No problem.

Are you hot?

Can you see me?

I can feel the breeze from your fan.

You're cooling me down as well. Thank you for that.

I see.

Hand me that so I can fan you too.

I'd feel guilty only receiving the cool air.

You're a sweet one, aren't you?

So where do you live?

Do you know Cheonglyeom Dry Cleaning?

My family owns the place.

I guess you don't bring your clothes to us.

Is that so?

Where I live...

has a dry cleaner's within the complex.

We're good at removing stubborn stains,

and designer items can be cleaned as good as new.

We also offer quick delivery upon request.

We're good at everything.

My family has been running it for 40 years...

starting with my grandparents.

My mom has taken over, and she's just as good at the job.

They say that we breathe new life into the clothes.

And just like my mom,

I can smooth out wrinkles like no other.

Come by sometime. We'll give you a great deal.

Sure thing.

Number 177.

That's me.

Don't forget your fan.

Gosh, silly me.

Thank you, young lady.

Number 178.

(Number 178, Counter number 3)

- Number 178. - Number 178?

Right.

This way, please.

(Welfare Card)

I'll withdraw all that came in this month.

Sure.

Is it 323 dollars 18 cents?

Yes, I'll withdraw all of it.

The red light is on.

Please wait.

The green light is on toward Cheonglyeom City Hall.

Prick.

Jerk.

You prick. You jerk.

Someone just called me names.

Is it that girl from before?

Is it or is it not?

- My gosh. Is he okay? - Shouldn't we report this?

- Is it serious? - Call an ambulance.

- Are you okay? - My goodness.

- Goodness. - My gosh.

That...

I think that girl with the hair roller...

called me foul names.

She called me names.

(Year 2016)

I'm running out of time.

Right.

Do you want to sleep with me?

I don't have any money.

(White Motel)

Here.

Sorry about this.

I should be the one paying for this.

(Welfare Card, Grade 1 visual disability)

You can breathe now.

Well, I... I'll be right back.

Clothes.

Do you want to wear this?

- Don't look. - Sure.

- Can you get your arms in? - Yes.

Should I help you?

No. Don't look.

I won't.

- Are your arms in? - Yes.

Can you see my face?

Yes.

This is the first time I've seen your face.

So you can see things at a very close range.

Yes.

Wait.

Your eyes are different in size.

Hold on.

They are.

I'm handsome, right?

I can't see your entire face.

When I'm up close,

I can see your eyes and nose individually.

Isn't a handsome face all about balanced features?

How can I know if you're handsome or not?

My gosh.

Why were you nice to me in college?

Is it because I can't see properly?

Because I'm disabled?

Sorry about that. I guess I asked what's obvious.

I wanted to help you.

Sure.

Also...

You're pretty.

Look in the mirror. You're pretty.

Recently, I stopped looking into mirrors.

Gosh, sorry about that.

So I guess I'm pretty.

You are.

- In your eyes. - Right.

I see you value looks.

You jerk.

Right.

I join the military tomorrow.

I know that. Shouldn't you shave your hair?

I can get it done near the base.

Can I call you?

We haven't even exchanged phone numbers.

Why do you want my number when you're joining the army?

They let you make calls on the base.

Once you're discharged...

I'll call you.

I think I'll want to hear your voice.

You and I...

talked the most in the screenwriting class.

Out of everyone's projects,

I liked yours the most.

I know we'll get along.

I don't want to burden you.

Don't you like me?

As if.

Give me your number, then. Hand me your phone.

I'm going to live my life knowing my place.

Knowing my number will make you want to call me.

Once we get talking, we'll want to date.

And once we date, we'll want to fall in love.

Then I might want to marry you.

Come on.

Who dates someone with all of that in mind these days?

Why seduce me at the crosswalk, then?

Just this once.

I wanted to seduce a decent guy and sleep with him...

at least once in my life.

That's enough for me.

I'm happy today.

You're making me out to be...

an irresponsible jerk when I'm right here.

If I hadn't made a move,

you wouldn't have thought to sleep with me.

Correct?

What if you weren't joining the military tomorrow?

You wouldn't cave even if I seduced you.

Don't you agree?

If we learn each other's number, I might wait...

and expect your call.

I don't want that.

If you didn't know my number, I wouldn't expect anything.

It'll be less of a burden to you who can see with both eyes.

That way, you'll save yourself from the heartache.

Whatever. All right.

Let's see.

We exchanged numbers.

I said I didn't want this.

We won't know if we like each other...

unless we talk on the phone, go on dates,

and see movies if we want to.

Wait, did I go too far?

See?

Anyway, we'll do all the normal stuff.

Is getting scared in advance your way of knowing your place?

That doesn't suit you.

Wait.

Let me save my number under my name.

Give me that.

- What should it be? - Give me that.

"Crosswalk" is a nice one.

Do you like it?

Don't you?

Crosswalk?

Yes.

- Okay. - No, not Crosswalk.

All done. I've already saved it.

Then I'll think of you...

every time I'm crossing one or waiting for the light to change.

You can delete it once you date someone else.

You can see at close range,

so delete it when you get home.

Even if I do, you'll still have my number.

You can still call me.

Don't give me false hope.

Hope. Is that how you see me?

I'll call you.

I'll call you, okay?

Being given false hope is what I hate the most.

Don't put me through that.

Sure.

I hear you.

During and after my stint in the military,

and even in the eight years leading up to today,

I never called her.

- My gosh! - Oh, dear.

What just happened?

Goodness me.

(Emergency)

(Liver cancer, Colorectal cancer, Stomach cancer,)

(Pancreatic and biliary cancer, Lung cancer)

Mother, Father, aren't you exhausted?

I get confused every time I'm here.

From corridor to corridor, it's all the same.

I'll get lost at this rate.

My goodness, look at all these people.

How can there be so many sick people?

By the way, where's Da Rim?

Isn't she seeing the eye doctor today?

Her appointment didn't line up with yours,

so I sent her on her own.

She's the one you should've accompanied.

She can find her way on her own just fine.

What about the cleaner's?

I left Tae Woong in charge.

Father, this way.

- We must go that way. - That way?

(Sein General Hospital, Lung Cancer Center)

You've brought us here so many times that you know the whole place.

Father, Mother, this way. This is the place.

Oh, dear. Are there...

- Father, Mother. - What?

Stay right here. Don't go anywhere.

I'll register for you, then find you a place to sit.

I'll go and register.

Hold my hand.

Why would we hold hands? That's just embarrassing.

- It's not because I want to. - What?

Do you think you're that pretty?

We're worth 0.5 each. Together, we're barely a full brain.

We can't fend for ourselves.

We're always bumping into things and falling and getting bruised.

We must stick together and try to manage.

If we fall at our age, we break a leg or a hip.

What if we were to snap our spines?

That would kill Bong Hee too.

We should die before that happens.

Why would we kill her too?

Don't forget that you're barely half a person.

I got it, okay? I only have half a brain.

What?

You've gotten old.

Right back at you.

You didn't look like this when we first met.

- Kim Jae Seon. - Right back at you.

- Please go through. - Hey. There's an empty seat.

Darn him.

- My gosh. - Sit down.

Bong Hee needs to sit too.

Keep your eyes open and try to find another seat.

Our daughter-in-law is turning 60 soon.

That's still young by today's standards.

My friends say their daughters take them places.

Our daughter thinks she's so great.

She's not great at all.

- She's not my daughter. - She's not mine either.

- Whose daughter is she? - I wouldn't know.

- My gosh. - My gosh.

(Elementary education decides who becomes a doctor.)

Son.

Bye.

- Hello. - Hi. And bye.

Oh, how is your mom?

- She's fine. - Good.

(Kids' Medical School Prep Center)

Hey...

My goodness.

(Kids' Medical School Prep Center)

Hey, Shin. Mom will...

I have something to say.

Let's go somewhere and eat something nice.

Hey, let's take a taxi.

Come on.

- Oh, dear. Hey. - Boarding.

Shin. Will you go to your grandparents?

- Boarding. - Were are you going?

Boarding.

(Kids' Medical School Prep Center)

Oh, my gosh.

Will you tell your grandparents?

The stress will shorten their lives. Tell them another time.

Your grandparents both had thyroid cancer.

Your grandma had breast and uterine cancer,

and your grandpa had bladder and lung cancer.

That's five kinds of cancers in two people,

but they were all caught early, and they're in remission.

You said you'd become a doctor.

You know how scary cancer is.

Your grandpa has spinal stenosis,

and your grandma has osteopenia.

She also takes meds for early Parkinson's disease.

Every day, they must take pills...

for their thyroid health,

blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes.

They're barely holding on.

So let's not tell them anything.

I'll tell them later.

Your grandpa is 88 and your grandma is 90.

They might really die if they get stressed out.

Okay?

(Deluxe Taxi)

Oh, my gosh.

Gang Ju.

My gosh.

Gang Ju. Are you all right?

Sorry.

Why would you apologize?

You almost gave me a heart attack.

Are you Mr. Seo's guardians?

- Yes, doctor. - Yes, doctor.

If you fall and hit your head hard,

the massive pressure on the brain can cause a blackout.

We checked his brain and he's fine, fortunately.

It doesn't look like his head was badly hurt.

His bones and other organs are fine too.

You don't have to worry too much.

- What a relief. - Thank you.

I'm so glad.

We'll have him admitted to run a few more tests...

and observe him for a couple of days.

- Okay. - Thank you.

I don't think I need to be admitted.

Was someone driving under the influence or what?

Why would they ignore the lights and drive into you?

Who was it? Did the police take them?

I got distracted too. I was partially responsible.

Why were you distracted?

Pardon?

Were you daydreaming?

I was mistaken. I think I got confused.

Why were you even there?

To get Grandpa's lighter fixed.

Goodness.

I was in such a rush. I didn't bring comfortable clothes.

Go home, Mom. The doctor said I was fine.

Didn't you hear he said you needed a few more tests?

I'll handle the paperwork. You stay here.

- Okay. - Okay?

Goodness.

Your dad donated a lot to this hospital.

They'll be nice to you.

Get all the necessary tests and take a break too.

You'd been working day and night recently.

He must've missed a meeting because of me.

Why did you need to fix...

your grandpa's lighter when you don't even smoke?

Whenever you get nervous or uneasy,

you flick the lighter lid endlessly.

Do you know how much I hate that sound?

I do that?

You didn't know?

I just like that sound.

Let's see it. I'll have a go.

Okay.

Is this how you do it?

I'm worried how timid you are.

Who did you get that from?

You know how strong-willed and brave your grandpa was.

Don't mind what others think.

You can ignore their grumbling.

You need to be tough if you're to inherit the company.

You should earn your dad's trust.

Right?

Yes.

It's safe to say your lung cancer has gone.

Thank you.

Thank you, doctor.

We took out part of your lung in the surgery,

so you will get out of breath if you walk a lot or go uphill.

- Don't overdo it. - Okay.

You did great, sir.

Does that mean we don't have to see you again?

Yes.

That's great.

(Number of people waiting)

The price went up.

(Sein General Hospital)

I want a special suite in the VIP ward.

I'll pay in installments.

Three months. No, wait. Six months.

The biggest suite, please.

The parking is free, right?

The patient will have the best meals,

and I want the same for the guardian too.

This is madness.

How come the same test costs even more now?

I've been charging 3 dollars to dry-clean a shirt since 2000.

It has been the same for over 20 years.

This is just crazy.

Gosh, it's hot.

This is killing me.

Is it just me?

Can't they turn up the AC?

Look. What is she...

mumbling about standing alone there?

She seems to be talking to herself a lot lately.

Honey, she's changed.

Our daughter-in-law is going through menopause with those red cheeks.

Do you think she's speaking ill of us?

You mean, our daughter-in-law? No way.

Why not?

I don't think she would ever talk bad about us...

even if menopause really affects her.

Oh, dear. You seem to trust her without reserve.

She never speaks ill of others.

Have you ever seen her do that?

I guess you're right.

About the victim of the car accident at the intersection.

How serious is the injury?

Fortunately, it's not so bad.

I hear he's the son of Jiseung Group's chairman.

Yes.

The driver was driving under the influence,

and this wasn't his first time.

I'll see you later, Chief.

Call me Mother.

Pardon?

When are you going to call me like that?

You can call me Mother when we're alone.

No, Chief.

Come on.

We'll have our uniforms cleaned at your family's store.

You don't have to do that.

What do you mean we don't have to?

Gosh, how blunt.

I wonder what my daughter sees in you.

I don't want people to gossip about it.

And it might cause you trouble, Chief.

Don't be ridiculous!

Hey.

I just drop off some laundry at the place I like.

What's there to gossip about?

I'm leaving.

See you.

My goodness.

I'm afraid insurance won't cover it.

It's 400,000 dollars. No, just one eye.

Are you saying I'll need 800,000 dollars?

Tae Woong.

You can go to the doctor all by yourself now.

You're a big girl.

I'm 30, you know.

Why do you always treat me like a kid?

You're a kid. It's not like you're a lady.

All right.

(The biggest jackpot: 500,000 dollars)

I found a lottery ticket in the laundry, Da Rim.

What?

Yesterday, I also found one while ironing a trench coat.

It happens a lot these days.

I guess things really are getting hard.

What did the doctor say?

Well, it's the same old story.

(The biggest jackpot: 500,000 dollars)

What are the odds of winning the lottery?

Why do you sound so depressed?

It's nothing.

- Da Rim. - Yes?

Do you want me to buy you a lottery ticket?

Why all of a sudden?

No reason. It's fun.

Everyone buys it.

You should try the things that other people do.

Forget it.

All right.

Here.

If you win, you can keep all the money.

But this is from a customer.

No, it's mine.

I bought it for fun.

It's yours.

How much is the payout?

It's 1.2 million dollars.

The actual take-home amount is 800,000 dollars after taxes.

And the odds of winning...

are 1 in 5 million.

Do you want to give it a try?

One in five million?

Yes.

How would I win...

when it's 1 in 5 million?

Who knows? You might be the one.

That's a false hope.

I guess you're right.

But there's one person who gets the 800,000 dollars.

All right.

Your number is...

(Lucky number: 7)

It's seven.

You win if the other number also says seven,

and there's the payout amount under the number.

For the first prize, it says 1.2 million dollars.

Are you sure...

I can get 800,000 dollars with the tax deducted?

All right. Scratch off one at a time.

Go ahead.

It's eight.

Five.

My gosh.

Two.

All right. You can do this.

Seven.

Seven.

Seven.

Seven!

Isn't it a nice thing to teach her?

Hello, Mother.

Hey.

Will you get a grip?

This is no time for you to scratch a lottery ticket.

Give me that.

- What are you doing? - That's mine!

I might win 800,000 dollars.

Winning 800,000 dollars, my foot.

Do you honestly think someone slack like you...

can hit the jackpot?

You should try to work hard and make more money.

How could you waste your money on something like this?

You make only 1,200 dollars from working here.

You can barely pay the rent with it.

Give me that!

If the last number is seven, you'll be dead.

Hey.

Look at you. Have you lost your mind?

Here. Go ahead and scratch it.

If the last number isn't seven,

you are dead.

Seven.

Seven.

Seven.

Seven.

Seven.

Seven.

(3, Three)

See?

It's a dud.

That's us, you know.

That's my luck.

Why did I even expect to win?

Mom, I'm hungry.

Oh, right. What did the doctor say?

I want to eat.

What do you want to eat?

I'll get you whatever you want.

What do you want?

Whatever?

Yes, whatever you want.

(Iron Family)

You'll be ostracized.

I told people you're not my biological son.

That doesn't excuse how you shut the door in my face!

Oh, no. This says you have stomach cancer.

Da Rim!

The two of us will grab something delicious to eat.

Can't I have that in cash instead?

I'm scared I might not be able to see you again, Mom.

It's about the loan Da Rim was asking about.

You jerk.

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