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BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE

BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE

My family is having the annual kimchi-making ritual this week.

But your home is in Namhae. How could I...

That's not for me to figure out.

I'll text you...

the time and place.

You're up early.

Yes.

RED GINSENG EXTRACTS

That's my red ginseng.

This one's yours.

Yes.

You're going out already?

Yes. I've agreed to meet Bok-nam for breakfast.

Together at the cafe.

I see.

Our monthly rental agreement.

No. Our monthly rental marriage contract. I'm taking mine with me.

The other day your mother opened all the drawers everywhere.

So I was going to keep mine at the cafe. It seems safer there.

She won't be coming anymore.

I made it clear to her

-and changed the passcode, too. -Yes.

Conversations between mother and son aren't my business.

Just in case, I think it's best for you to leave yours at your office too, Landlord.

The contract,

should it be seen by others, would be troublesome.

Yes.

Then...

Good job, Yoon Ji-ho.

It was perfect.

I was completely emotionless.

Poker face.

She's properly pissed off. Right?

Why are you in there now?

Let's go out.

They are attacking us outright.

They seemed to be playing off our "Don't Marry, Date" name.

The issue is that it's working.

They're rated higher than us in the app store, barely a month after they launched.

So I saw that app,

it even includes your parents' jobs and yearly salaries.

That's working for the traditional, children-conscious clientele.

Those who date with marriage in mind want a definitive relationship.

Chief Nam, what are your thoughts on this urgent crisis?

The design concept...

is excellent.

But if they'd put the event banner on the bottom of the profile,

it would've been much better.

Chief Nam?

We're not asking you to talk about your impression as a designer here.

Maybe it's time we also changed our main concept?

The premise that the dating market and the marriage market

are separate is rather risky.

I think the app was named incorrectly from the get-go. "Don't Marry, Date"?

Who named this app?

The one who did that is the only one here who is married.

Then, let's continue the concept meeting tomorrow.

Whether we should continue to go with the current concept of dating only,

or if we should switch to a concept that includes marriage.

Let's meet again tomorrow after everyone has thought about it some more. Okay?

Yes.

Why did you come today?

Then you should have made some excuse.

Said you had work or something.

Why would a person good at defending...

Ji-ho, though this wasn't in our contract,

for today's unjustified labor you had to do...

I hope this can cover it.

Is he Won Bin?

What's with, "How much will do?"

Did something happen with the landlord?

Hey, when did you...

I read it. It sounds pretty good.

I think I should do a contract marriage too.

You've got a house and a motorcycle. Why would you?

Having a house and car is still completely different than having a person.

I feel lonely being home alone nowadays.

You are at least less lonely since your husband is at home with you.

Hey, do you know why a husband is called "nam-pyeon"?

It's because they're always on others' sides.

There's an old saying that goes like this, "Give the easy tasks to your daughter,

and the hard tasks to your daughter-in-law."

A daughter-in-law like a real daughter? If that's what she wants,

then she should just adopt me as her daughter, not her daughter-in-law.

What's wrong?

Sister. You resemble someone I know so much right now.

-Who? -The woman next door to me.

-What? -That woman, every day...

she speaks ill of her husband with that exact face.

Exact same facial expression.

You were so young and fresh when you came to work here.

I never thought I would end up seeing that woman's face on you.

I think I'm just not going to get married.

I mean, the setup was wrong from the get-go.

"Don't Marry, Date"? Even the name is so unaffectionate.

It's too pessimistic.

-Yeah, that's true. -I always thought that.

I said that before, too.

So, now, I think it's right for our app to go with the concept

of putting marriage front and center.

Yeah.

That's a good idea.

Everyone. Look at this.

Amidst this crisis, on a weekday, someone's applied for a day off.

Shall we try to guess who that was?

Not me.

Application for day off. Department? Design team

Name? Nam Se-hee.

So it's Chief Nam.

I've got a personal reason. Unavoidable. On a weekday.

Which company employee would have such a personal,

unavoidable reason, on a weekday?

I need to go and make kimchi.

Make kimchi?

What's Make Kimchi?

A newly developed program?

You mean...

you are actually going to make kimchi?

Yes. Precisely.

How far away...

are you going to make kimchi that you need a day off?

Namhae. My wife's home.

No, my in-laws' home. I need to go and make kimchi there.

I've never taken a day-off this year.

So, I request your speedy approval.

Our app name, I think it's best to leave it as "Don't Marry, Date" after all.

Yeah.

The name is just fine as is.

Yeah.

Marriage sucks.

Getting married is something that scary. Won-seok.

Make kimchi?

Manager, you're on that app too? "Don't Marry, Date"?

My boyfriend works at this company, so I just installed it.

Really?

You got so many hearts.

Well, I'm on it just for fun anyway.

It's true. You'll be a married woman soon anyway.

Did you two set a date yet?

We're still discussing that.

You guys all checked today's lunch reservations?

Yes.

Hello?

Yes, hi.

Yes.

You're here in Seoul?

What?

Right in front of my office?

Yes, I'll come out now.

You should have dinner with Rang and I before you leave.

I need to go home and make dinner for her father.

I've got some time before the bus leaves, so I thought I'd come and see

my son-in-law's face instead of my daughter's.

Son-in-law?

I saw the picture, and the rock on the ring is so big.

Didn't you overdo it?

No. I should get at least that much for Rang.

That's right.

She's my daughter, so I can say this.

These days, you can't find a girl like my Ho-rang.

Once you marry her, she's someone who'd manage your household

and be a supportive wife to you. She learned it from me.

I know that.

Then...

about when do you plan to have the wedding?

What did your parents say?

That...

I haven't told my family yet.

You should hurry and tell them.

It's not so good to drag it out.

Rang, too. She can't live with Soo-ji in that apartment forever.

Right. Of course.

Seok, are you still living in that rooftop room?

Yes, I'm still staying there.

Does that place even have hot water? Is it wind-proof?

Yes, of course. It all works well.

SIM WON-SEOK AND YANG HO-RANG'S BANKBOOK

What do you mean getting married in a year or two?

How can we marry in a year or two?

Why not in a year or two? We've saved up all this money, all this time.

Please select the transaction you want.

The two of us saved up for two years at $500 each.

So that's $1,000 times 24 months.

It's no less than...

Please take your bankbook.

It's no less than a lot!

Where did I take it off?

Maybe I didn't put one on at home at all?

Yes, Mr. Park.

What's taking so long? The food's almost ready.

Yes, I'm coming.

I'll just leave on my coat.

This is good.

Eat a lot.

I'm sweating.

It's hot.

Aren't you hot? You should take that off when you eat.

I'm all right.

Oh, my!

I'm sorry. Sorry.

I'm sorry. Sorry.

-Are you okay? -It slipped.

-Wet wipe. -Give it to me. I'll wipe it.

I am sorry. It was slippery.

I told you. She doesn't wear one. I told you so.

Cough it up, $50 each.

Give it, give it.

But how can she go around without a bra?

Is that common for women these days?

She should be about a B cup, right?

B? B? No, no, no.

A very full A.

A very full A.

How do you know that?

You just look and you know.

You just know.

Seriously,

if I just wasn't married, Woo and I, together...

What?

I would...

Woo.

How long have you been there?

You have a lighter?

So you do smoke.

Did you win a lot?

What?

Your betting on me being a no-bra.

I'm a very full A cup, as you can see, so it was pretty obvious, huh?

Mr. Park, I think you're the same size as me.

Let me know if you don't plan on shedding some weight,

and I'll lend you mine.

Put that away. That gaze that doesn't reveal your intention.

You know I dislike that.

What exactly happens when you marry?

Your impenetrable IT world,

how did kimchi-making and a day-off penetrate it?

Well, it's something that could be expected.

In-law-life started and...

I plan to pay that back the same way with labor.

She was summoned to my family's memorial service. Ji-ho was.

I got it.

You remember Byeong-moon? Eom Byeong-moon?

After the Thanksgiving holiday, he needs to take care of

his wife for a month like a slave. Why? Because she says

she doesn't want to even look at anyone with the last name Eom.

He gets kicked out, then he lies on the living room sofa.

When his parents show up, he'll go...

and put on the head of the household act again.

I really don't know

what that is.

That's nothing other than a social disease created by Korean parents.

Inflict physical labor upon other people's kids with "family" as their pretext.

And also demand psychological labor,

which rebounds back to them in spousal fights and divorce.

For a rational-thinking human being,

it's a system they would never choose. That is marriage.

So, never...

But how come someone like you chose that system?

It's really very shocking, isn't it?

A left-loan, right-cat guy like you.

Why would you choose such an irrational system?

I mean, is your wife the cat's butler?

Or are you getting rent from your wife, maybe?

I mean, it's very questionable.

She's pretty.

No matter how pretty she is...

Did you forget? She's pretty, I said.

A man is an animal with what weakness?

-Sight? -So if...

a pretty woman is in front of him,

-does he look at her or not? -He does.

If that man can see that pretty woman every day,

does he marry or not marry?

-He marries no matter what. -That's right.

So you understand it.

I'm at the parking lot by your office. Run here within twenty minutes.

I really need to work off my frustration today, so be prepared.

Hey, you go in first. I'll see you tomorrow.

But you said you had an important meeting today.

An even more important meeting came up.

Is that the side entrance?

No.

The side entrance is this way.

See you later.

Sorry.

I'm so busy, though.

Sorry. See you tomorrow.

Ta-da.

Hello, my baby.

I got it. So let's eat first before we go on our date.

I told you. I need to work off my frustration today.

What?

Something must have happened at work today.

Nope. Like what?

What? Nothing happened. For real.

Tell me. I mean, please tell me.

Just something irritating happened.

The male employees made bets on me.

-Bet on what? -On whether I wear a bra or not.

For $50.

What?

Those bastards.

Forget it.

I already threw them a punch.

-How? -I tossed my cigarette butt

in that bastard Park's coffee cup, like this.

Those bastards are making me crazy.

I will seriously earn lots of money and buy your company,

so those employee bastards,

I'll enslave them for my entire life.

Those punks. Is that something to bet on? How can they take a person so lightly?

I mean, what woman goes to her work in a bra-less state?

-Oh, my. -Me.

What?

Me. I am bra-less today.

Really?

Yeah, what?

I'm on my way home already!

Did you eat dinner?

Would I have eaten? At this hour?

No. I'll eat at home.

I haven't either.

Should we eat something out together?

What? Eat out?

Why eat out,

when we're both tight on funds? I'll just eat at home...

Just take out what's in the fridge and stuff yourself!

He should think about what he does before he suggests eating out!

Oh, my husband is my mortal enemy.

Why did I get married?

Sister, you resemble someone I know a lot right now.

-Who? -The woman next door.

She is always speaking ill of her husband with that exact face.

Exact same facial expression.

What? "Isn't it enough that I earn money for you?"

That paltry little supplement to our living costs?

But he acts like a big shot about it all year long. He disgusts me.

Geez, he makes my skin crawl.

I took tomorrow off work.

Did you?

Yes. If you let me know the Namhae home address,

I'll get there in time for kimchi making.

Yes. I'll send you the address.

But I can't go tomorrow.

Yes, I know.

You need to work at the cafe?

You went to my family's ancestral rite alone,

so I should go to your family's kimchi-making alone too.

Six hours of labor. I'll fulfill the same hours.

That contract. Did you take it and store it at work?

No. I will keep it in my bag.

CEO Ma tends to dig through my paperwork in the desk sometimes.

So it's safer this way, I think.

I see. Yes, we can't have CEO Ma knowing. That'd be bad.

Right. We can't.

Then, Soo-ji will know too.

What?

Did you not know?

That CEO Ma and Soo-ji are dating?

They're dating?

I mean, how did CEO Ma and Soo-ji end up together?

That's what I mean. Human beings are really fascinating.

They do not suit each other at all.

How can they be dating?

What is he saying?

We even got married.

No-bra? My girlfriend is a no-bra?

Other people would see them.

You think others don't know? They look, they know right away.

If they look, it's their fault. Is it my fault?

The one who did the looking is the one at fault. Very bad!

Tell me honestly. Has this happened before when you went to work, too?

Yeah, a few times.

I take it off sometimes and forget to put it back on.

My God!

You're crazy!

If I were crazy, I'd go around completely naked.

You can't help but talk back to everything!

I'm telling you to understand me! I don't like it! I don't!

Why are you this angry?

Woo Soo-ji, you don't hear the voice of my heart right now?

This honest heart that loves and worries for his girlfriend?

Not sure.

Why does it sound like you're masking your own possessiveness as affection

to rationalize your behavior?

Why? Why do you think that way?

This is different from what the contract said.

Why are you intervening in my personal life?

You did well mentioning it.

You know what you wrote in the contract, right?

Look. Is this personal life?

What's this contract?

It's weird.

So now, where did you get that bad habit of trying to dodge out of it, huh?

Look here. "Our two-year term...

of tenancy-marriage contract..."

This, what is this?

What is this?

DATING CONTRACT

WOO SOO-JI MA SANG-GOO

Ji-ho.

You should look at this.

What is this? "Dating contract"?

Yes. It seems to be a dating contract between CEO Ma and Soo-ji.

What did I say?

They're not a good match for each other.

And, look here.

Soo-ji is the owner, and CEO Ma is...

the contractor.

So it's true.

Wow, this girl...

Why would anyone write a contract for dating?

I guess we're not in any position to comment on this.

But how did you end up getting this?

I bumped into CEO Ma earlier.

Our things got mixed up. So, I ended up bringing this.

They got mixed up.

It's not as if this was switched with our contract, though, right?

What?

TWO-YEAR TENANCY-MARRIAGE CONTRACT

It hasn't been that long, and already marriage?

There are a lot of people who get married after just two or three months.

Why have you kept referring to your husband as your landlord?

I did?

A part-time job? Why?

I need to work for the monthly ren--

I have to pay for daily expenses and my phone bill.

Yoon Ji-ho, that nutcase!

What did you want to give me this late at night?

Well...

Last time, the marinated crab my mom sent.

She gave me this to share with others.

I haven't given you yours yet.

Thanks. I better get in touch with her. She's doing well, right?

Yeah, of course.

Healthy?

Yes, she's fine.

She knows you married for housing, too?

Yeah, of...

The monthly rent is $250.

Hey, you can't find a room that cheap these days.

Soo-ji, that...

Two years later, if you're okay with it,

can I go in next, as your husband's next bride?

-Hey! -What?

You're the one who did it.

Goodness, crazy girl.

You crazy punk.

Really.

No matter what the case,

how? Marriage?

Well, human beings have various ways...

of living their lives.

How come...

For rent, of all things?

For a home, you say?

For such a mere thing as rent?

But that "home" is so important.

Money...

can be such a scary thing.

To me, it was just a spare room that I had.

But to her, it was a room that she really needed.

A desperate space.

So I just shared it,

using a suitable system.

Well...

I also needed the money.

When you saw Ji-ho...

you thought of her?

I'm sorry I couldn't tell you

that it was a fake marriage.

Of course you wouldn't be able to tell me.

How could you tell anyone?

And why are you saying sorry to me?

You're the one who has it tough.

Are you really okay?

Yeah. This is what I chose.

For me, it always takes me a while to make the decision,

but once I choose,

you know I don't usually regret it.

But it doesn't seem like simple business.

This marriage...

for you, it doesn't feel like just some transaction.

Ji-ho, your husband-- no.

I mean, your landlord, you like him.

There's someone I like.

-What are you saying? -Who?

My husband.

I don't think you liked him from the beginning.

Did you start to like him while living with him?

No, that's not it.

Maybe I liked him from the beginning.

I don't know when, exactly.

What about him?

Does he like you, too?

No.

He doesn't know...

that I like him.

Even a heart...

should have a path to it.

If there's a path...

that path...

clearly should...

have a starting point.

Rang!

Rang!

Ta-da!

You made it?

Wow, I'll deposit it right away too: $500.

Seok, let's really put in $500 each a month as we promised.

We'll save up diligently,

and when we move out in three years, let's find a better place.

Okay.

But we've got $1,000 in there already!

We could end up buying a house with a yard.

I prefer an apartment.

If you want an apartment...

Okay, apartment it is!

DEPOSITS - HO-RANG: 500, 500, 500, 500... WON-SEOK: 500, 300, 150, 150...

HO-RANG: 500, 500, 500, 500...

I finally feel at ease.

Even now isn't too soon if you want to have kids and raise them.

So don't make my Ho-rang suffer, okay?

Yes, ma'am.

Good.

Take this.

A present for you getting a job.

Work hard and stay long at the company.

Don't ever think about developing something by yourself again. Okay?

-Yes. Thank you for this. -All right.

If there's a place where emotions start,

then clearly somewhere...

there must be a place

for them to meet.

Rang, are you asleep?

You came?

You're late.

You smell like soju.

I drank a little.

Rang,

should we go on a date this weekend?

Date?

Yep, a date.

It's been a while since we've gone out, eaten delicious food,

and watched a movie.

Didn't you say there was a play that you wanted to see?

I'll reserve the tickets.

Okay. Let's do that.

Okay. Let's do that.

At the place where our hearts meet...

will it be possible...

to start on another path?

But what I'm most afraid of...

isn't that your path and mine are different...

or that our paths will never meet.

It's that to your heart...

I spoke with CEO Ma. I'll sleep first.

...there is no path at all.

There might not be a way to your heart

in the first place.

That's what I'm afraid of.

I received the address.

I will go make kimchi and return.

But for now...

I can't do anything about it.

Even if I don't know the path to his heart,

he knows the path to go make kimchi. And this man...

I've ended up liking him.

For now...

that is enough.

Oh, is that all?

On kimchi-making day, will just a few bottles of rice wine be enough?

You need to buy a big barrel of it.

Okay, got it.

Ji-seok will be here with his wife soon.

Is making kimchi some national event?

How can you tell your pregnant daughter-in-law to come?

When did Ji-ho say she will be here?

When would Ji-ho have the time to be doing this?

She's busy trying to make a living in Seoul.

She's a stay-at-home wife, why would she be busy?

And shouldn't she learn how to make kimchi since she is married?

Really! Well...

Ji-ho, what's going on?

What? Who's coming here?

Yeah, later to help you.

How can you come here during a weekday?

No, I can't go.

Wait, and he'll arrive soon.

Who's coming?

It's cold, close the window!

You've deviated from the original route.

In-law's home is not this way.

Rerouting...

Heave-ho!

Goodness,

you sure prepare a lot.

You bought 100 heads of cabbage? You don't even have enough hands!

Oh, don't worry.

It'll be done by the time your husbands come by to eat pork wraps.

But did Ji-ho say she's not coming?

-Ji-ho? -Yes.

Right,

she said someone else was coming instead.

Who?

Excuse...

Not sure, she told me to wait.

Excuse me!

Hello.

Se-hee?

How come you're here?

-Yes. -He's Ji-ho's husband!

He's good-looking.

Very good-looking.

He looks fine.

-Maybe he should be your groom. -Sounds good to me!

Gosh, just work already.

The neighborhood became brighter!

Yeah.

I came to help

with making kimchi.

Then when she said someone was coming...

Yes, it was me.

Who's here?

Our son-in-law!

How are you?

Yes, yes.

What brings you here?

I came to make kimchi.

Make kimchi?

Yes.

Good that you came.

Come right in.

Come in.

Once the kimchi is made, let's eat pork wraps. Sit.

No,

I didn't come to eat pork wraps, but to help make kimchi.

I must make kimchi.

Truthfully,

Ji-ho helped with the ancestral rites at my parents' house a few days ago.

So we settled on exchanging

the same amount of labor and effort.

What nonsense is that?

It's expected for the daughter-in-law to help prepare the rites!

Did she? Ancestral rites?

Yes.

Don't speak nonsense and sit!

Have a drink with me.

Can you make kimchi with those clothes?

You need to change first. Why don't you put my work clothes on?

Yes, I would be grateful if you'd let me.

Okay.

I arrived safely.

I will start to make kimchi now.

Anything the matter?

Nope.

It's Soo-ji.

She's pretty today too.

Totally my style.

What?

Nothing,

your favorite style of girls...

changes really quickly.

You used to tell me I was so pretty.

I just thought you were a little cute.

You're not my style originally.

What? He went to make kimchi?

Yes.

You're something else, but your landlord husband is the real piece of work.

That's probably why you two made a contract like that.

What if he gets so fatigued that he can't even come back?

Your mom bought at least 100 heads of cabbage, right?

Nah.

My family would not make their son-in-law work that hard.

He'll probably eat some pork wraps and come back.

You already know she won't really make him make kimchi.

-Put that in here. -Wash this.

-More cabbages. -Here.

Pull it!

My goodness.

How come you're so weak?

Over there.

It's delicious. It's sweet.

-Pretty hectic, huh? -Yes.

These have been soaked in brine, so they're really salty.

Soaked in brine?

That's right. Before putting in the seasonings,

swish them several times in plain water, like this, like that,

shake off the water, and put them in there,

and it's done. Understand?

Do this in plain water, like this, like that, after the water drips off, put it...

in there?

Yeah, try it.

Don't do it limply like that.

With energy, like this, like this.

Yes, energy.

Energy.

What will you do, when your son-in-law is so weak?

-Would you ever even see your grandchild? -Goodness, don't you know that

the skinny ones are better at those things?

Be quiet.

Watch what you say in front of my son-in-law.

Look at that.

Oh my, please swipe it one more time.

You want me to... swipe it?

No, like this. She wants you to do like this.

Yes. Like this.

-Like this. Like this. -I mean, rinse it one more time,

with energy.

Having a hard time.

What will we do with him?

Why are you beating my son-in-law on his back like that?

LITTLE BRO

What?

He's really making kimchi.

What is this? Why are they hitting him?

Gosh, seriously! This lady must be crazy.

Come on.

I'd like to order, please.

Yes.

I'll take the order, you can go.

-Go where? -To your husband.

If you're so worried about him, hurry and go.

Instead, work all weekend and cover my shifts, okay?

Oh my, like this, we will be working all night.

-Se-hee! -Yes!

Come and squeeze these cabbages.

Why's he squatting there next to the fire?

Wow, Se-hee really came to make kimchi, huh?

He is...

truly weird.

Squeeze it well.

I put food in Kitty's bowl...

but where is she?

Kitty?

Kitty?

You were here?

You're here?

When did you come in here?

Oh my, you caused trouble, huh?

I really wanted to read this book.

It would be all right if I borrowed this, right?

I'll read it with great care and make sure to return it, okay?

TO MY EVERYTHING. MY SEE-HEE.

2005.12.24 FROM YOUR EVERYTHING

So this book was a gift from someone.

That's enough now. You can go inside.

No, there is still time left before I fulfill my promise.

Since I took leave from work today, I have to finish it.

Se-hee, are you all right?

Yes.

Sis!

What's up? You were screaming and throwing fits last night.

What is this? You shut down your app and start selling underwear?

I bought the most comfortable design from all the brands around.

At least one of them should fit you.

So just try it, please.

If it's still uncomfortable,

I will do whatever I can to find another one for you.

Something that you find comfortable.

If it felt like I was giving you pressure or that I was butting in, I am sorry.

I'll do my best to fix that.

But please be...

a little more considerate towards me.

And to be honest, I can dislike it.

That someone would stare at my woman and think impure thoughts,

I can dislike that.

All right. I am sorry for only thinking of it as you butting in.

And so you just turn off your phone?

Think about how anxious that would make me feel!

I turned it off because of a work meeting.

Wait just one hour. Then let's have dinner together.

-Dinner? -Stay in this area, okay?

Damn,

I'm so happy I could die.

Thank you.

Are you all right?

Your shoulders and your back, how do you feel?

Well, it aches a little, but I'm sure it will be fine in a little while.

No,

before it gets worse, I'll go and buy some medicine and pain relief patches.

Ji-ho.

Why did you come here? What about your job at the cafe?

I took care of it, so there won't be problems. You don't have to worry.

Did you come...

because you were worried about me?

Yes.

I see.

I was...

very glad to see you...

when you came.

Thank you.

NAMHAE PHARMACY

"ISLAND" POEM ANTHOLOGY

Someone coming to visit...

is a tremendous thing.

That person's...

past, his present,

and...

his future...

are all coming along with him.

Because his entire life is coming with him.

Because it is fragile,

it may have already been broken before...

that heart of his is coming.

To your heart...

what path is there?

I was curious.

YOON JI-HO!

HI!

And the moment I learned of the path...

BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN. YOU DON'T DESERVE IT.

...the reason my heart hurt so much

was not because of...

jealousy or despair.

Twelve years ago, on this very same day...

...I dreamed of love..

and you...

ended your love.

That truth...

made me a bit sad.

All right,

drink up!

Let's drink.

My son-in-law!

You worked hard today.

Accept a drink from me.

Have you seen such a son-in-law anywhere?

A son-in-law who comes all this way to his in-laws' home to help make kimchi?

Have you?

Oh my,

you must be so hen-pecked by your wife.

So you come to your in-laws' home to make kimchi.

Hen-pecked? Goodness, no.

If a man has a pretty bride, he would even bow to a wooden post, they say.

So think about how pretty our Ji-ho must be then.

Look at her, boasting about her daughter!

Is that right?

You came all this way because she's so pretty to you?

Hurry and answer me!

Yes. She is so pretty.

Yes, you are right.

Goodness, I like you, boy.

Accept another drink from me.

I already have some.

What are you doing? Empty that quickly and take another one.

Yes.

Here.

Drink it.

Drink it!

Yes.

Drink it!

Se-hee!

Come here, please!

-Yes! -Come here, please!

Is it urgent?

Yes, yes, yes!

All right, let's drink up.

Are you all right? You drank a lot.

I wouldn't say...

I'm all right.

I'm only a few more drinks away from my limit.

Where did this house's son-in-law go?

Hurry! Hurry!

If you get caught by that man, then there's no way out.

If you just drink what he gives you, then you will die.

You should have given me that important information ahead of time.

What about Ji-ho? Did she go somewhere?

She went to buy medicine for me and still hasn't come back.

Then don't come right home.

Go and take a walk.

That's right. Call her and enjoy a date together.

Okay.

Let's go. Been a tough day?

Let's go.

Do you know this is the first time we've eaten together?

Is that so?

We ate together that last time, rice.

We just drank rice wine.

You were the one who drank six bottles and got drunk. Goodness.

Rice wine is rice, so isn't that considered eating?

From now on, let's eat together like this...

at least three times a week. That's an order.

Why whine about eating?

Meals are so important. Do you think people say stuff like "rice strength"

and "rice affection" for nothing?

There's nothing like a meal to nourish mutual attachment.

Well, that's why Ji-ho fell--

Where would Ji-ho fall?

That...

Ji-ho fell for her landlord.

My friend likes your friend.

Don't tell your friend.

It seems like it's only one-sided.

Is it really one-sided?

What? Would Se-hee really not know...

that Ji-ho likes him?

Ji-ho!

Ji-ho!

Ji-ho!

That Ji-ho likes him?

Then what about Se-hee?

What does he feel towards Ji-ho?

This place tastes good. It must be fresh rice.

Ji-ho's been single her whole life! She doesn't know anything!

I'm so worried.

Se-hee must be scared since he knows.

Since he knows what love is...

maybe Se-hee could be more scared.

You could have said no to rice wine.

Someone who is usually good at refusing, why can't you, in that situation?

-Why? -This must be how you felt.

When I asked why you went to my family's memorial service.

Feeling sorry and disappointed.

It's nice, the sea.

It's been a long time.

Me too. The sea...

it's my...

first time.

Besides my family and friends,

coming to see the beach with someone else...

with a man...

It's my first time seeing it.

Unexpectedly, you have a lot of things you haven't done.

That's right.

I was constantly busy in my twenties.

That's why I...

have a lot of things I haven't done yet.

That's why I also have a lot of things I don't know.

I...

liked a poem when I was in my twenties.

In that poem, it says this:

When a person comes,

that person's entire life comes with him.

It's fragile,

so it may have already been broken,

that heart that's come.

When I liked that poem,

I didn't know what it meant.

When I found out what it meant,

I could no longer enjoy that poem.

Once you know something,

there are many things you can no longer do. That is life.

That's why I...

am envious of you, Ji-ho.

Not knowing...

is a good thing.

That's why,

don't worry too much.

The same goes for you, Se-hee.

Even if it's the same ocean that I saw before,

today, this ocean, it's the first time for me.

Even things that I know,

things that I have done,

in that moment, with that person,

it's the first time.

Us...

just like our marriage.

Like the kiss at the bus stop.

The things that happen after that moment...

I think they're not anyone's fault.

They just...

happened like that.

Like how some waves just flow by,

and some waves break.

It just happens.

That's why,

Se-hee, you too,

shouldn't worry too much.

Just because you have lived yesterday,

it doesn't mean that...

you know everything about today.

A person coming...

is in fact a tremendous thing.

It is because one person's entire life is coming with them.

Because it is fragile,

and so...

it may have been broken before...

that heart...

comes.

Now I understand why people come to see the ocean when they are frustrated.

Here, you are able to meet your own feelings.

Pardon?

By the way, there is something I've been wanting to correct for a while.

What you did at the bus stop

was not a kiss. It was a peck.

Did you really have to...

Yes.

The truth is, you can't even call it a peck.

If one had to define it accurately,

it was just skin-to-skin contact,

which just happened to be of lips.

Yes, I understand.

You can't call that a kiss.

That is not how you do a kiss.

I get it, I said. I didn't do it well.

Yes. That's what I am saying. A kiss...

is done like this.

Now... do you understand better?

If not...

do you need to know more?

More... I want to know more.

Because it is fragile...

that's why it may have been broken before,

that heart of his...

came to me.

BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE

All the romance cells in my body...

have woken up.

This woman is pretty.

You don't want to do it with your landlord?

You live in the same house, doesn't your body...

Go and shower first.

Why did I do that? Why?

How many times I think about kissing in a day?

You inexperienced girl!

About our wedding,

can you wait a little bit longer?

I am just curious about my girlfriend's house.

You came?

These days, what do people do when on a date?

I am scared of myself,

in case I might...

hurt someone again.

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