Original subtitles

Hello.

Yeah.

I'm Yang Ho-rang. We were in the same class in middle school.

Yeah, I know.

Actually, I wanted to be in the same class as you.

You got the highest scores in our grade. I'll be your desk partner.

Help me out, so I can be admitted to a university in Seoul, okay?

But, how come...

you speak with a Seoul accent?

What?

I transferred here from Seoul. You didn't know?

I know, but didn't you come when you were in kindergarten?

Hey, teacher! Teacher's here.

Look here, you girls. Let's get our wits together here.

You guys are 18 now, okay? Juniors!

And as you can see, we've got a transfer student.

Woo Soo-ji. She just transferred today from Jinju.

Say hi.

That's it?

Yes.

Go and sit in that empty seat.

What the heck? Is she a volleyball player?

Make sure to get your parent's signature on your report cards.

Ji-ho, you are first in our grade again, of course?

You're second?

If you're second, then who's first?

She's ranked first.

What? Is this true?

-Soo-ji, teach us how to study. -Me too.

-Teach me, too. -Get in line, I asked first.

Why get in line? Let's all do it together.

Yes?

What?

That volleyball player is ranked first in our grade?

How can she be first in our grade?

Looks like she was always ranked first back in Jinju, too.

Do you know why Volleyball transferred here to Namhae?

I don't know. Why?

Her mom ran a brothel in Jinju,

but with a married man...

I hear that she doesn't even have a dad. Or she has one but doesn't know who he is.

Don't say such things to anyone, okay?

Of course not. Why would I?

Geez, look at these stars.

So many, like a pack of dogs.

This place sucks. Out in the boonies.

-What's your problem? -Do you want to die?

No, why would I?

What's wrong?

I heard that you said my mom ran a brothel?

That's just what I heard.

Oh, really?

So... saying my mom had an affair with a married man and ran away here.

You just heard that, too?

Let's go and find who fuckin' tells... Yeah?

-Let go of her and talk. -No!

Call the police!

Hey, let go!

Call the police!

I was boasting so much that the first and second-ranked students

were both in my class. This is so embarrassing.

Come to your senses.

What happened, Ji-ho?

Hey. You're the one who picked the fight.

Look at this mess. Oh my!

Can't you do better?

-Hey. -Hey, oh my.

Oh, no!

Why were they only hitting me? Why only me?

So I don't study well. Does that mean I'm not human?

What's so great about you two?

You guys look like stuffed pancakes!

You ugly girls!

Ho-rang, don't cry.

What's with that?

You're great at the local dialect.

If you think it's so unfair,

then do better studying.

If I could be good at studying just by wanting to do it,

then I would already be good at it!

What is she saying?

Stop acting like you're so great! It's obnoxious!

Yang Ho-rang,

I heard you came to my house.

What is this pathetic thing?

Apples and apology accepted.

The ones I circled in red,

go over them three times. Those will be on the midterm exams.

By the way,

stop using that Seoul accent in front of me. It's obnoxious.

You're ridiculous, really.

And just like that,

we became friends.

Look at this. I got a 70 on the math test.

-Wow! -How's that?

-Your scores went up by a lot. -You did well.

-You only got three answers wrong. -Oh, yeah?

WOO SOO AND JI-HO

I will get you girls this time! How dare you?

I got one.

I hooked one!

-I got one! -What is it?

It's huge! A Black Porgy!

-Wow! -It's big!

I'm going to be CEO...

of my own company.

You study so well, why would you become a merchant?

Become a professor,

or go work at a huge conglomerate and become a career woman.

I could do that for 100 years, but I'd still be nothing but a wageworker.

We only live once.

Why spend it working under someone else?

I want plenty of money, to my heart's content.

Of course, with that personality, how could you work for anyone else?

I want to marry a self-made rich man and become a homemaker.

A self-made rich man?

Why? Why not just marry a rich man?

No way.

If he inherits the wealth, I will have to be a slave to my in-laws.

It's part of the price.

But if a man is a self-made success, then it all becomes ours.

Does that mean...

one of us will become the wife of a doctor or lawyer or something?

These days, the trend is engineering. An engineer-turned-venture capitalist.

That is the perfect self-made rich man I'm dreaming of.

What about you, Ji-ho?

It's obvious.

Becoming a writer, right?

No.

Then, what is it?

It's true that I want to become a writer, because I like to write.

But that isn't my dream.

My dream is...

-love. -Love?

What kind of dream is love?

Min-kook who lives next door to you, he likes you. Go date him.

No, he's ugly. Date Seung-won instead.

I don't mean that sort of thing.

That...

once-in-a-lifetime love.

Meeting a man...

who is my fate,

that is my dream.

I...

have someone I like.

-What are you saying? -What? Who?

My husband.

Hey, are you joking around?

What's with you, Ji-ho? Are you rubbing it in?

Then, I'm going to confess my love for Won-seok here.

You guys... Just sleep!

Actually, what marriage really is...

I'm still not sure.

But liking someone...

Love, if you have just one in life,

it is plenty.

That one comment of his...

circled all around my heart.

Even the back of his head...

looks dashing to me.

You're up.

Yes.

Is Kitty better?

Yes. I think it's like the clinic said, it's just temporary.

What?

Is something on my face?

Yes.

Handsomeness.

Is...

something on the window?

Maybe I need to do some cleaning.

To be able to see the person you like every day.

Marriage is something that...

is so nice.

So you guys were home.

Mother!

This is pickled deodeok roots, and this is braised mackerel.

He really loves braised fish.

I see.

What brings you here without even calling first?

It's my son's home. Why would I call first?

I came because I figured you'd be home since it's the weekend.

Let's put these in the fridge.

Sure.

Let me do it.

It's all right. Like you know anything about kitchen stuff.

Homemaking is done by the experts.

Right, Ji-ho?

Yes.

-This. -Yes, give to me, please.

You remember Vice Principal Hwang, right?

He sent a box of apples.

I tried them with your father-in-law and they're so delicious.

Yes.

Does our daughter-in-law like apples too?

Yes, I like them.

Well, actually, I'm not picky about any food.

That's great.

Let me take it, please--

Give to me. I'll do it.

I hear our Ji-ho works at a cafe?

Yes. I thought I should do some work.

In case it's hard for him to have to do all the work?

Oh, you're so lovely.

Where did he find such a nice girl to bring home?

You know tomorrow's the memorial, right?

-If you get off work early-- -I don't get off early.

And did I ever go to the memorial before?

-Why suddenly... -All right. I know you're busy.

I mean, if you have time, try to come, that's all I'm saying.

Let me have that. Like you're really going to peel an apple.

This is also for people who have experience doing it.

Yes.

-Please give it to me. I'll do it. -Will you?

Ji-ho, we're here already. When are you coming?

You said you had plans, right? With your friends.

Yes.

Go on. Hurry, before you're late.

Is that right? You should hurry and go.

Then.

I'll peel it, I suppose.

So, so sorry.

You waited a long time, huh?

Nope. It's fine.

My mother-in-law came over suddenly.

It's all right, I said.

Why do I have this sudden headache?

Your head hurts? Suddenly, why?

What's the ring for?

Won-seok gave it to you?

Getting married?

Yes, Ji-ho! I'm getting married!

I'm getting married.

Oh, my God!

Hey!

Ji-ho, I'm getting married.

-You're not going to make a trip home? -We'll see.

Well...

Your father says

he will pay off your mortgage.

No, thanks.

How long are you going to keep that up with your father?

You're married now too,

it's time you bury it and forget it.

Bury it and forget it?

About what? Bury what and forget what?

And what's this marriage got to do with Father?

Se-hee, your father's very sorry too.

Your father's getting old too now.

Please go. I have things to do.

And please don't come like this again without calling first.

It's not proper courtesy to the person I live with.

And go home in a cab.

"The person I live with"?

He's talking about his wife like she's some tenant.

So, I said, "Where the heck is dirt on my nails?"

I looked at my hand...

and instead of dirt, I see this.

Ta-da!

I guess if you grind Won-seok down enough, you can turn him into a jewel too.

You finally got rewarded for your seven years of work.

Yeah.

Even seven years ago, Won-seok would buy her a flashlight

if she said the road home was scary at night.

What did I say? I would make my Won-seok a "Mark Jukebox."

He's working at Se-hee's company now, so there's only good things to come.

Hey, it's not Mark Jukebox. It's Mark...

But what do you mean your mother-in-law came suddenly? Why?

She came to drop off food.

To a newlywed's home on a weekend morning?

It's not like she entered the door code and went, "Surprise!" Right?

Can't be.

So now your life with the in-laws has started?

She just came to the home once.

From the mother-in-law's perspective, it could be a given.

It's the home her son bought, so of course she's got the right to come and go, too.

Hey! Why does she have any right to the home her son bought?

Once he's an adult and on his own, he's independent.

If there's any rights,

those belong to the partner that the son himself chooses.

Yeah, that's right.

That's true for "Tom" or "James."

We're not in America.

To a Korean mother, a home paid for with her son's money,

would she think Ji-ho has any rights?

It's not like Ji-ho pays rent to live there.

If the wife paid rent, then I guess she couldn't barge in.

Rent?

Hey, you are too much.

And that mother-in-law.

She's not someone so scary.

She's nice to me too.

So I am nice to her and I want to look good to her too.

We've got another newbie daughter-in-law about to get the disease here.

-What disease? -"Good daughter-in-law" disease.

Was it because of this?

Just your usual trim?

Yes.

Sorry, but do I look strange somewhere?

Where?

Nope, you look the same.

This discount coupon.

-Can it still be used? -Yes.

"Good daughter-in-law" disease?

The disease that newbie daughter-in-laws get after the wedding.

The disease that gets them to overwork for the sake

of looking like a good and well-mannered daughter-in-law.

But I get it.

A bride would want to look lovable to the husband and to his family.

A lot of people get that disease after they get married.

Do I have early onset "good daughter-in-law" disease?

How come I just can't say no to my in-laws?

That's not it.

Why can't she say no? I would just...

It's that man...

who I can't say no to.

You changed your hairstyle.

Oh, yes.

It was bothering me for a few reasons.

-Does it look strange? -No, I like it.

Your hair.

I like your hairstyle.

Yes.

Your mother got back okay?

Yes.

I'm really sorry about my mother.

I already told her firmly, many times.

It's all right. It's just a parent coming to her child's home.

No, that's still not okay. Suddenly, like that.

I think...

it's best I change the door code.

You don't have to go that far.

If it's because of me,

I'm okay.

I'm the one...

who's not okay.

Okay.

It's complete.

Just know I took it easy on you because your fake husband was cool.

To imagine I fell for those words. You found yourself a good landlord.

What words?

I asked him why he married you when he came to pay for the side mirror.

And? What did he say?

What else? He said to get monthly rent.

No wonder.

And he said he respected you.

He said what?

He said he respected you as a defender.

As a what?

Respects me as a defender?

It gets deflected by the defense and the ball is kicked off.

Respects me as a defender?

That was a great chance for Arsenal.

What does that mean?

Sanchez's shooting was blocked by...

Is it a rebroadcast?

Yes, I think so.

Arsenal deflects.

Arsenal's iron wall is...

Koscielny indeed, right?

Yes, he's an excellent defender.

Then, since it's the weekend, I'll make a trip to the market.

I'll come too.

I need to get some groceries too.

Yes, sure.

I...

am curious about something.

I heard from Bok-nam...

He said that you respected me...

as a defender.

Yes.

He asked me why I married you.

What does that mean?

May I ask you that?

Well, just as the words mean.

You were the first tenant I respected.

You never missed recycling day, not even once.

And of course, you never missed feeding Kitty.

And more than anything, no matter the circumstance,

you are someone who knows how to play proper defense.

Shall I flip this over then?

Oppa.

I...

love him.

So that was the meaning of me as a defender?

Since marriage isn't an issue for just two people.

It's a system where the surrounding interests

are more important than the feelings of the two.

Even this morning,

you defended my mother perfectly.

So we were able to get through it well, I think.

I'm getting a lot of benefits thanks to you.

I am grateful.

I need to go buy Kitty's snacks.

Yes. I need to buy rice.

Sure.

Ji-ho, do you know what Se-hee's nickname at work is?

Nope. What is it?

Loan-Left, Cat-Right.

His left brain's filled with the loan, and his right with his cat.

Really?

Hey, is this something to laugh about?

Then where are you?

If he's got the loan in his left brain and the cat in his right,

where in his brain are you?

Well, I guess...

His heart?

Thank you.

I know that it cannot be.

That in that man's heart...

I am not there. I know that.

I didn't enter my rewards card information.

Yes, I'll help you enter it.

I am just...

a stable tenant...

that guarantees a monthly income.

I am just...

an excellent defender...

who can maintain his anti-marriage.

In this man's heart,

what exists there?

Well...

Se-hee.

Do you have a dream?

What?

I mean, like a goal in life?

Goal?

I...

I just want...

nothing to happen in my life.

What?

Nothing?

Yes.

I would like every day...

to be the same, just like this.

Go to work and pay back the loan.

Get off work and watch soccer while drinking beer and fall asleep.

That's...

your dream?

Yes.

Living like that and dying in my home is my goal.

Dream...

I suppose that is my dream.

A road...

into that man's heart...

Does it...

even exist?

Why the tie, too? It's casual attire. I don't need to dress like this.

It's your first day at work, so you should do this much.

A first impression is everything.

Now, it's done.

But you know, Sang-hoon unfriended me on social media.

He did?

By chance, did the Get Up app not end on good terms?

No, it was settled nicely.

Really?

Of course. Sang-hoon and the boys even told me congrats for getting the job.

-Really? -Yeah.

With our Seok dressed like this, he really looks like Mark Jukebox.

Rang.

Are you happy?

Yeah, very, very happy.

That's all that matters then, if you're happy. I'm going to work.

Have a good day at work.

I need you do that for me. The peck.

-Bye. -Bye.

So I don't need to sell the company?

So we're dating now?

Sure, let's do it.

If you keep a few conditions.

Conditions?

DATING CONTRACT

What is this?

"Keep our relationship a secret."

This. Is this sane?

What is this, really?

What else? A contract…

for our dating.

We're going to make a contract? On what? Our dating?

Okay. I've got the diagnosis.

So my Soo-ji has watched too many dramas, that's why.

What this contract dating is, you see...

This is something done by bored corporate heirs or big stars.

Why would we do contract dating when we are just regular salary earners?

Because it's us. That's why we need a contract all the more.

People like us,

who don't have a lot of time because we work so hard,

shouldn't we use our time and energy efficiently?

That's right, that is correct.

However, dating isn't some kind of business to write a contract for.

So? You don't want to?

What?

Who said I didn't want to?

Right, then look.

First, we only meet outside our homes, be it weekends or weekdays.

I'm okay with that. I also like going out.

And in order to get some vitamin D, sunlight is the best thing.

Second, we should never ask about each other's personal lives.

Personal lives? How could we not ask?

Us dating is personal life in itself.

Well, just because we're dating, I think sharing trivial info and being nosy

is a form of violence.

Don't you think so?

If you don't want to date me, then say so!

Why do you keep on beating around the bush? Darn it.

No...

I like you, CEO Ma. I want to date you.

That's why I'm talking about this.

My usual rule is to not sleep with guys I work with.

So to even consider dating you...

it is a big deal for me.

Is that so?

I understand now,

about everything, fully.

But considering this is between lovers, this contract lacks affection.

The last item, if we meet once...

we do it twice.

Hey, this contract is overflowing with affection, after all.

Twice? Three times? Four times?

I can do it. I can do it all.

And we should renegotiate the contract every 100 days.

Why every 100 days?

Why? You don't like it?

DATING CONTRACT

She's totally bad.

She's a wild fox.

Right. If we came this far, then that's it. Let's end it here.

Ma Sang-goo, your mother always warned you.

You should never date a bad woman.

Before I sink lower than this, it ends here. Stop.

WOO SOO-JI DELETE

Can I kiss you?

What am I doing now?

Is there a lag in my right brain?

Delete it!

Oh, God. Delete. I should delete it.

And the last item, when we meet once,

we do it twice.

Ma Sang-goo!

Is your mind controlled by your body? What are you, an animal?

Get yourself together! She's bad! Ouch!

I hit myself too hard! God, please.

Hello.

Get a grip. These days, the world is a scary place.

You can't!

-Oh, my goodness? Why... -What's wrong with him?

-Why'd you make me do it? -I wouldn't know.

-I can't be controlled by her. -Coming to this company,

are you sure you'll be okay?

This can't be happening unless my brain has left my body!

Get yourself together, Ma Sang-goo! You should listen to your mom! Ouch!

Oh, shut the...

This is the meeting room and that is the CEO's room.

And that is the employee's break area.

Yes.

And this...

is your work desk.

Right.

Then are you going to be my supervisor?

No. First, it's not "you", it's "Mr. Nam."

-Okay. -And your supervisor will be...

that person.

Hello.

First, your desk has been setup with the basics.

But that thing is missing.

Do you have test headphones you've been using?

Yes.

Then do you have the mechanical keyboard too?

Yes, I also have one.

-Then what about a girlfriend? -Pardon?

Yeah, I do have a girlfriend too.

So you have one.

How long have you been using Slack?

I used that since it was launched. So for about four years?

Then how long have you been with your girlfriend?

I have been dating her for seven years.

But why do you keep asking those things?

I need that info for our business.

If you have anything you're curious about, then ask me right away. Bye then.

DELETE

Darn it.

Do I have indigestion?

So refreshing.

Won-seok, can you see me for a bit?

Yes.

Who was that?

Woo Ji-soo? Woo soo-soo? Who was it?

-Soo-ji? -Soo-ji.

So her name was Soo-ji.

-Did you say you were college friends? -Yes.

The truth is, I met Rang because of Soo-ji and Ji-ho.

Rang came to our school, more than her own school, to see them.

So that's how it was.

Was she popular back in school and such?

There were a lot of guys who made a move on her.

Is that so?

What about you? Didn't you?

What? Me?

How can you put me with her? No way.

Why not? You are college friends, and you met her before your girlfriend.

I saw her and she's kind of pretty and looks cool.

She is. But...

I can't tame a scary program like her.

She's not a source code that a dummy nerd like me can handle.

She's on a different level.

Then, what about me?

Will I do? Will we match?

You and Soo-ji?

Yes.

It would be like being hit with ransomware, shall I say?

Total "unrecoverable application error,"

and a feeling like your life will be ruined.

Thanks. Go ahead and work.

My life will be ruined?

Excuse me.

Yes, ma'am.

This one.

It's too bland.

It doesn't taste like anything.

Can I give it a try?

I think it's okay.

I think you don't understand what I'm saying.

How am I supposed to eat this?

I said it's not tasty to me.

So either make me a new one or give me a refund.

I can do that, ma'am.

But I think you eat food that is too salty.

What?

Who do you think you are? Blabbering like that?

Ms. Yang, what kind of attitude is that towards a customer?

I'm sorry.

You usually don't do this. What happened? Are you having a period?

Sir.

What?

I really wanted to tell you this.

Why do you always ask about having a period

and diss my innocent uterus whenever something goes wrong?

What?

Well,

I was the one who did wrong, not my uterus.

And that goes for all the other girls too.

Ms. Yang, have you been day drinking?

No. I didn't and my period has ended, too.

Break time is almost over, so I will go and rest for a bit.

Goodness.

Oh, my!

Manager.

Why did you do that?

What if you get fired?

It's okay. I will quit before I get fired.

Really? What? re you perhaps going somewhere?

To be a good wife and mother.

Good wife and mother?

-Yeah, will go to a new place soon. -New place?

You're moving to a traditional Korean cuisine restaurant?

This one is pretty.

Rang, I'm here.

Oh my, you're here, honey? Give it to me.

What was that? It's weird.

We have to practice so it's not weird when we're married.

What's all this?

I took half a day off and went to the wedding fair.

Booking a venue, wedding photos, dress and makeup, there is so much to do.

Sit down, I'll explain everything. Come here.

-We should register for wedding mileage. -Wedding mileage?

For wedding attire and gifts, we'll spend a lot, so we should sign up.

But we have to reserve the wedding hall before they will do it.

A wedding hall?

We have to book a wedding hall quickly, right?

The good ones will be booked until next year.

It's a big deal.

Next year?

If not next year, then if we do it the year after that.

It's nice to prepare everything early on.

Ho-rang, what do you mean, the year after next year?

How could we get married two years from now?

The door's open, come in.

What's this reaction?

Is it a rejection?

I bought this while coming here.

It's the bling-bling latest model.

Like you.

My phone's fine, though.

Use that for official matters.

Use this one...

only with me, okay?

Okay, I got it.

Let's date.

I'll agree to all three of your conditions!

But you can't give this number to anyone else.

This phone is for contacting me only.

This is my condition.

As expected, you know how to negotiate.

Did you save your number already?

SANG-GOO OPPA

This is you.

MY BABY

What's with that laugh?

Sang-goo Oppa...

Yes?

Why aren't you showering already, wasting time?

We have a lot to do.

You punk, I ought to punish you properly today.

As the adult, I will properly educate you! You just wait!

I'll shower and return in ten minutes. No, five minutes.

-Yirgacheffe coffee, two cups. -Okay.

-Unrequited love is tough, right? -What?

Unrequited love for your husband must not be easy.

What are you saying? Who said it's unrequited love?

You can tell?

Of course.

Your gaze is different from your husband's.

What's mine like?

And what's his like?

Your gaze says...

"I'd do anything for you."

It's like that.

And your husband's gaze says...

"Whatever."

Good one, right?

Don't worry too much. You'll strain and wear yourself out.

A heart should be given and taken, not just given away.

Hello?

Yes.

Yes, sure, Mother-in-law.

Come in! You had a rough day, right?

No, I'm fine.

I thought that you coming here would be nice, so I called you.

If both of you miss this, it's a bit sad.

It's your first ancestral rite after your wedding, after all.

Yeah.

What about your husband?

He'll come soon.

-Come in. -Yeah.

This way.

How do you cook all of this by yourself?

I'm an expert.

I've been the wife of the oldest son for 40 years.

Wow, you're amazing.

My daughter-in-law is so precious, how can I make her work?

Wow, this has always been a wish of mine,

matching clothes with my daughter.

Daughter?

Of course. My daughter-in-law is like my child. She's my daughter.

Having been around grumpy men until now, I love that you're here, Ji-ho.

What should I start with?

All of this.

Have you not left work yet?

I came to your family's ancestral rites.

I don't understand why they air such things.

Seriously, Oppa.

Just watch it. You always throw cold water on everything.

Come back next year for the ancestral rites.

Okay.

That brother of mine.

My brother...

Should I give you more apples?

Yeah, the apples are really good.

Yes.

Come here, Sung-mi.

Here.

She really grew, didn't she?

Your hands are really skilled.

Sung-mi, watch Auntie carefully.

She graduated from Seoul National University.

You should grow up smart and skilled like her.

-Okay? -Yes.

You speak so well.

Now it finally feels like I'm at our family home.

You always make me do all the work.

Auntie, I never did that.

It's a joke, Sister.

If I had sons,

I could have fun with a daughter-in-law, like this.

I'm so jealous.

Fun?

I was so jealous that you have a daughter,

but not anymore.

I have my daughter-in-law as a daughter.

Your mother-in-law must really be happy to have you.

Of course. I got a daughter for free.

Dear, take care of this, too.

Yes.

You also have to wash the dishes used for the ancestral rites.

Where did they go? Let's go find them.

Se-hee, you made it here!

Se-hee, I thought I wasn't going to see you today.

But how did you get a wife like that?

Bow.

Father, isn't the food offering more delicious today?

Your granddaughter-in-law is very good with her hands.

Honey, you should also bow.

You, too.

Yes.

Be careful of the dishes, Sung-mi.

-Take care of your brother. -I see.

I'll take care of these.

You're just in the way. Stay out of here.

I will do this.

Yes, I know.

Everyone knows you adore her.

I appreciate your willingness to help, but you're just making things complicated.

Yeah, if you do that for Ji-ho, she'll get embarrassed.

-What does that mean... -Please stay outside.

Eat up.

There you go.

The house loan...

did you pay it back?

I am paying it back.

I'll pay back the rest for you,

as I promised.

Why would you pay back my loan?

I heard your wife has a part-time job.

That's not something your in-laws would like.

And I promised...

to buy you a home when you married.

A promise.

A promise is between two people.

A promise made by one party isn't a promise.

It's a notification or a delusion.

A father wants to pay for his married son's house.

How is that a notification or a delusion?

Did we...

have a father-son relationship?

I thought we had a landlord-tenant relationship.

Twelve years ago, you said,

"Get out of my house.

Don't step into my house again."

Whose fault was it that I had to buy a house?

That's because...

I'm a parent.

You should try becoming a parent.

That time, as a parent, I had no other choice.

No.

You weren't a parent at that time. You were a landlord.

You said, "My house."

Then, do you not have...

parents now?

Even as a parent,

if you act like a landlord, you can only be treated as one.

Have this.

Why'd you pack so much food?

It's just us two in our house.

Thank you for the food.

Why did you...

come today?

Why are you asking?

Your mother called me, so I went.

You should've called me first.

I mean...

you were too busy to come.

So, she was asking me, at least, to come.

How could I call you?

Then you should have made some excuse.

Say you have work or something.

Why would a person who's good at defending...

The "good daughter-in-law" disease.

I didn't think it would happen to me.

I thought to myself, "I'm not going to be like this."

But, today...

why...

did I do that?

Do you know...

the saying:

-"good daughter-in-law" disease? -Pardon?

What disease?

After marriage,

girls want to be nice and pleasant to their in-laws.

They want to become an obedient daughter-in-law,

and they overdo it.

That's what they call it...

"good daughter-in-law" disease.

A type in need to be acknowledged, then.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs that I mentioned before.

If the low-ranking needs are fulfilled,

the next-level needs will naturally appear.

Through marriage, your sense of belonging was fulfilled,

so the next level of needing to be acknowledged has appeared.

It is a natural psychological phenomenon.

Especially, wanting to be acknowledged by others

is the most basic need of a human.

Is this the only way...

you can interpret this?

Pardon?

That it's not about a hierarchy of a human being's animalistic needs,

it could be one's feelings.

Because it's the family of the person you like,

you feel like being good to them.

To the person you like,

you want to make him comfortable and happy.

That feeling.

Have you never thought about...

how it could be due to such feelings?

I'll shower first today.

Wait...

Ji-ho.

Even though it wasn't in our contract,

the unfair labor you endured today,

I hope this takes care of it.

I'm sorry for...

making a tenant endure such an event.

I know that it cannot be.

I know I don't have a place...

in his heart.

I am just someone who guarantees...

monthly rent income,

a dependable tenant.

I am just an excellent defender...

who helps him maintain his own unmarried status.

Auntie, isn't my daughter pretty?

Oh, yes.

She is so pretty to us.

Imagine how pretty she is to Se-hee.

She is such a nice wife.

So true.

Sister, you must be really happy.

However, my labor...

didn't signify this.

My defense...

was not for this.

It's me.

Yes.

This money you gave me...

how did you calculate it?

By any chance, is it not enough?

I calculated what you earn at the cafe, and added some overtime, too.

Yes.

It is not enough. Not nearly enough.

I see.

Then how much more...

I don't need the money,

but I want something else.

Something else?

You can pay me back...

by doing physical labor like I did.

What?

You can pay for it...

by doing physical labor at my family's home.

This week, at my family's home...

they're making kimchi.

In my life,

there is no more defense.

At least when it comes to my heart,

I'm protecting it...

through offense.

That left-loan, right-cat guy.

Why would he have chosen such an illogical institution?

She is pretty.

Imagine that you can see that pretty girl every day.

-I'll do it no matter what. -You've caused trouble, huh?

But I won't fight now. If we fight...

Then there will be no going back.

Who did you say is coming?

Hey, it's cold. Close the window.

Now I start kimchi-making.

He is very weird.

That even in my heart, there is a space.

I realized it due to this marriage.

Ji-ho!

His heart...

came to me.

Subtitle translation by