All language subtitles for 13.Canned whelk

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Around the time that people hurry home
after the day ends...

my day begins.

This is all that's on the menu.

Other than that, customers
order whatever they want

and I make it for them
as long as it's possible.

The restaurant is open from
midnight to seven o'clock in the morning.

You may ask, are there people who
come to this old, worn-out place?

Well, there are quite a lot.

Please make it with this.

[Episode 13: Canned Whelk]

At times, my customers personally
bring the ingredients that they want.

This young lady was one
of those customers.

Her order...

was Eulji Avenue-style
spicy seasoned whelk...

and whelk noodles, made with
both the canned whelk and its soup.

I add a little bit of cold water and
cooking wine to the canned whelk soup

to get rid of the smell
and preserve the savory taste.

I also put all kinds of toppings on it.

This was a dish that even Radish Noodle,
who knows everything about noodles

saw for the first time.

The spicy seasoned whelk.

The whelk noodles.

There's actually a dish like this?

- This is what you call 'whelk noodles'...
- Wait a second.

I need to take a photo as proof.

I'm done.

Back at my home in Donghae,
we eat like this.

Mix it up like this,
and try eating it together with this.

This is fascinating.

It's really my first time
eating something like this.

Seriously, the whelks are so big.

Only this canned whelk is like that.

Real natural whelk
is more expensive too.

It tastes good, doesn't it?

The soup is sweet and savory

and even the texture of the whelk
feels different when you chew, right?

It really is.

I should eat like this
in the summertime now.

That's why even if there are people
who have never eaten this before

there aren't people who have
only eaten it once.

It's the delicacy of delicacies
in Donghae.

I've become aware of a whole new world
of noodles thanks to you, Hye Jin.

It's a bribe to ask you to take
good photos of our products in the future.

That's strange.

Where have I seen him before?

That was such a good and filling meal.

How was it?

It tastes so good.
It's totally a whole new world.

- I'm going to the bathroom for a second.
- Okay.

- Here's dessert.
- Thank you.

Dessert.

Excuse me, Master.

Just a second.

By any chance, can you ask that customer
which elementary school he went to?

She's asking which elementary school
you went to.

I went to Donghae Elementary School.

- Donghae?
- Donghae.

Donghae.

Hey, you're Kang Hyun Sung, right?

You're Cha Hye Jin, right?

What a surprise.

- Hey, you haven't changed at all.
- You haven't either.

When you were talking about Donghae,
I wasn't sure whether it was you or not.

But it is.

Hey, drop the honorifics.

Why are you speaking formally,
when we're friends? It's awkward.

He went to my elementary school.

You transferred schools
in the sixth year, right?

Yeah, I did.

He was the most famous
back when we went to school.

He did well in school

so he always got first place
when we did a popularity vote in class.

Seriously, you look exactly
the same as back then.

You must have been very popular.

Yes.

We'll be leaving, Mr. Master.

Hyun Sung, how is it that
you haven't grown at all?

You're wearing heels.

Hey, these aren't that high.

Let's go.

We have to go for a second round.

After that, the two went from being
friends to lovers just like that.

- Hyun Sung.
- Yeah.

It's pretty, right?

Just like ordinary couples,
they were influenced by each other.

Let's go.

Seriously.

What should we eat?

Whelk?

Don't talk to me.

They bickered often as well.

My birthday's earlier,
so I'm older than you.

You repeated a grade.

That means I'm your senior
in terms of the school year.

Every time that happened, the two,
who are both 31 years old

would argue about who's above
or below who, which is meaningless.

Don't make me laugh.

[Did you eat?]

[Are you feeling okay?]

Also, another thing.

The signal by which
he could tell that she was angry...

[I am in a meeting.]

was her use of formal speech,
which she didn't normally use.

He called this,
the 'formal speech attack.'

She's at it again.

I don't know
exactly what I did wrong.

This is what he's like.

Mr. Master, please hear me out.

I was feeling so sick yesterday.

Yeah.

Honey, it hurts so much.

It must be an ache caused by fatigue.

- Did you take medicine?
- Yeah.

Okay, then.
Get plenty of sleep.

That was it.

I'm telling you, that was it.

To be honest, I feel helpless
at times like this as well

because I'm not sure
what the issue is either.

I mean, how can he not
contact me at all until the next day

without giving a single text or call?

Wasn't he even worried about
whether I was dead or alive?

It's not that.

To be honest, I was in front of
her house at that time.

I called her so that I could just see her
for a minute on my way home.

Yeah, it's me.

Honey, it hurts so much.

It must be an ache caused by fatigue.

Is that so?

Where and how does it hurt?

Did you take medicine?

Okay, then.

Have a good rest.

Yeah, I miss you too, honey.

Okay.

I guess today won't do.

Hey, you fool.

You should've said
you were in front of my house.

- Why would you come and then just leave?
- You said you were sick.

It's not like I was going
to go ahead of time.

So, I was worried it would
just make you exhausted.

I'm telling you, he's this rigid.

It's not that.

My older sisters were like that too.

Before they got married,
if my brother-in-laws visited them

when they were sick,
they would get really mad.

They would throw fits, saying my
brother-in-laws were annoying them

when they were lying down
with unwashed faces.

They would wash up and put on makeup
while saying all that.

So, I did that for your sake.

I didn't call or even text because
I was worried that I'd wake you up.

Well, anyway,
let's say that explains that.

There are a lot of other things
besides that.

You graduated from an all-male middle
school, high school, and university.

You're definitely an
engineering researcher, all right.

- I have to teach him every single thing.
- What is it now?

There's also the proposal.

I mean, he kept trying to
sneakily get off.

Hey, how is that being sneaky?
I did it properly.

Oh my. Look at this.

I mean, when we first met as friends

I got the feeling that he liked me,
but he wouldn't ask me to go out with him.

So, I asked him straightforwardly.

Hey.

Do you think that a man and a woman
can be friends at our age?

Think about it.

We always meet up, watch movies,
eat meals and drink tea together.

Others would consider this a date.

What do you think our relationship is?

To be frank, it would be hard to
consider us meeting like this at our age

as something that friends do.

Dating is something we do
with marriage in mind too.

He said that was a proposal.

Does that make sense?

What is there to say
that's more certain than that?

I was telling her that we should date
with marriage in mind.

Don't make me laugh.

Hey, ask your older sisters

what a woman is the most
disappointed about in her life.

They'll probably say
it's not getting a proposal

and the man not being by her side
when she gives birth.

Be prepared.

You better propose to me properly.

Goodbye.

I'm telling you this
for your reference.

But, you can't search the Internet
and do a sloppy job.

I hate things like balloons popping out
of a car trunk or candles.

- Okay.
- Let's go.

But, it seems that women
don't really know

that this is the homework
men find the most difficult.

I really don't know.

She's saying that she hates precisely
the thing that I was planning to do.

So, I'm having a total mental breakdown.

Why don't you ask your older sisters?

All of my older sisters
said different things.

Some say they like a certain surprise,
and some say they don't.

But, why do the men have to do
all of these things

when the marriage is done together?

Seriously, I think that living on
this land as a man is so tough.

We have to make all of the plans
for the dates by ourselves.

We have to do something
for anniversaries.

We have to prepare
touching surprises like this too.

Also, what do you call that?

A man has to be good at
parenting and cooking nowadays.

It's not like a man
is Superman or something.

I think she's going to pester me
until I propose to her.

She saw a bride who was getting married
at the age of 33 recently.

She was ranting on about
how the bride looked so old

and how she would get married
before next year ends, no matter what.

Seriously, what should I do?

I'm not too sure.

The things that she usually likes...

or the things that she said often.

If you recall what those things are,
I think it'll serve as a hint.

Finally, the day that
he prepared for came.

What the heck?

You told me to dress nicely

so I thought we were going
somewhere fancy.

But, this is a place we always come to.

We can go to a nice place
for the second round.

Let's go.

Master, please give us
what I ordered in advance.

Okay.

The date that this was produced
is the day we first met.

For our wedding feast,
I would like to have whelk noodles

which helped me recognize you
as my destiny

here, at the place where we first met.

Will you give me permission,
young lady?

I'm touched.

How did you think of doing this?

I'm probably the only woman who's ever
received a proposal like this, right?

Then again, it's my first time
storing canned whelk too.

He said he was going to
use them for the wedding feast

and asked me to keep them for him.

I'm going to keep this forever
as our family treasure.

But, when's the expiration date for this?

That's absolutely touching.

Then, that means he remembered
every single thing.

Right?

To be honest,
since he's unromantic and clueless

I thought it would be a relief

if he even tried to at least imitate
the surprises that others do.

But, I didn't know that
he would touch me so much like this.

I knew he would.

Even if you complain all the time,
based on what you tell me

the guy is way better than you.

Just know that you're really lucky.

You're right.

Since I'm in this line of work,
my mood swings are pretty serious.

That's true.

Working in design is pretty stressful.

But, he's certainly
hardheaded and rational

so there's a lot to learn from him.

I really hate
complicated and troublesome things.

But, he handles those kinds of things
without a problem.

Even though he's the same age as me,
he's reliable and mature.

Yeah, a woman has to meet
a man who's like that.

Congratulations, girl.

So, when are you going to
treat me to those whelk noodles?

Everyone was thinking that

eating the noodles was
really all that was left to do now.

Excuse me,
why do you keep following me?

I'm just on my way too.

This is my favorite restaurant.

I started going to it first.

For some reason, that day...

there was a chill flowing
between the two people.

Mr. Master.

Please give me fried whelk and a beer.

Please just give me soju
without any snacks.

You're not even a good drinker.

Why would you drink soju
without snacks?

Please tell him that ordering snacks
at someone's restaurant

is common courtesy.

It seems that she's worried about
you drinking soju without snacks.

Please tell her that whether or not
I die from drinking soju without snacks

is none of her business.

Did you guys eat something
before coming here?

I don't think he wants any appetizers.

Please tell him not to yell my name
in front of my house again

after drinking like that out of pride

because it's embarrasses me
in my neighborhood.

Have you acted up
after drinking before?

Please tell her not to sob
after drinking and call me at night

because I won't pick up ever again.

I don't think he'll pick up
if you call at night.

I won't do that!

Please tell him that I've long forgotten
someone as narrow-minded as him.

Please ask her if she's ever seen
someone so narrow-minded.

Why is a couple that's
getting married soon being like this?

I know.

We fought while we were preparing
for the wedding.

If it's something like that, talk to
each other personally starting now.

I'll bring you the liquor that
you ordered first.

I thought that it was just
a rite of passage

that soon-to-be married couples...

are said to experience once for sure.

I'm being sent to an overseas posting
from my company.

But, why would he delay our wedding
and leave to go there?

- We can just get married before he goes.
- How many times do I have to tell you?

- That's the best option realistically.
- What's better about that?

Also, if there was a matter like that

you should've discussed it with me
beforehand.

You didn't even tell me that
you might go.

What am I to do if you suddenly
say that you're going to go like this?

It's because I have to pass a test.

I don't know whether I'll pass or not.

If I think I'll pass, but end up failing,
how embarrassing would that be?

You're like that for everything.

You decide everything by yourself.
You think you're the only one who's right.

- You think you're all that, don't you?
- When did I do that?

Why, hello.

Jeez.

- Welcome.
- Hello.

My husband woke up
from his sleep

and started talking about
soy sauce marinated crab.

I see.

As I age,
I get less and less sleep.

Even if I got plenty of sleep,
it's only 2 a.m. when I wake up.

I see.

That's why I told you not to go to sleep
in the early evening.

Okay, okay.

- Just give us one.
- Okay.

Here's the soy sauce marinated crab.

- It's a very generous serving.
- It must be tasty.

- Enjoy your meal.
- Okay, thank you for the meal.

They were an old couple who would
suddenly come at any time like this

and have soy sauce marinated crab.

Don't try so hard to do it well.

Eat it. I'll give it to you first.

- Okay. Here, you eat up too, dear.
- Okay.

It must be tasty.

Jeez, eat slowly so that
you don't get indigestion.

Eat slowly and chew thoroughly.

Here's the fried whelk.

Master.

Please slice up some onions
and hot peppers for her.

Hye Jin likes to eat
fried whelk with those.

Please do that and give him some of it,
along with some of this.

If he drinks like that,
it'll damage his insides.

Thank you for the meal.

- That tasted good.
- How was today? It was nice, right?

I'm sorry for saying harsh things before.

No, it was reasonable
that you would get angry.

Just like you said

it was a serious matter
that both of us should know about.

I'm sorry for not telling you
beforehand.

But seriously, why are you saying
we should get married after you come back?

It's because I don't want to
give you a tough time.

My family can't afford to
buy us a decent house

and it's not like I have
a lot of money saved up.

In the end, we'd have to use loans
and get a lease.

If we do that, the interest for
each month will be very high.

I'm sorry that
I'm only this capable.

No.

When men come back after
being in the army, it's pretty late.

It's already pretty good that
you have a proper job at your age.

I'm also for getting married
after saving up a bit more.

I want to get married
and go abroad together.

But, I've only been at the company for
three years while you're a section chief.

I have to go in order for
my salary to increase.

But, if you come with me,
it won't be good for your career.

That's true.

It's just for a year and a half anyway.

Also, I have a big family.

So there are a lot of family events.

It may be okay right now,
since you're my girlfriend.

But, once you become
a daughter-in-law later

you'll have to busily run around
to all of those by yourself without me.

What's the point of experiencing

the troubles of
a daughter-in-law beforehand?

I'm telling you that
those things don't matter.

Just like you said,
a year and half is a short while.

We're going to live together
for our whole lives anyway.

Right?

It was so nice seeing that
old lady and old man a little while ago.

Let's be sure to live like that too.

Okay.

Thanks so much for understanding.

But, you have to call me often
while you're there.

Of course.

Apparently, these days,
we can use a webcam

to talk while seeing
each other's faces every day.

- I think I'm going to miss you.
- Me too.

So, what happened after that,
you may ask?

Both of them worked hard
at their own positions

and loved each other
with all their hearts.

Seriously, I'm not going to
see this jerk's face ever again.

Mr. Master, please throw away
all of the canned whelk you have.

They're also working hard...

to compromise.

I mean, since messenger
works there too

he would send long messages saying
that he missed me or that he was lonely

several times a day in the past.

But now, when I send him a message
saying that I miss him

he just sends back
short replies like 'me too.'

He also checks his messages
really late.

He's probably busy.

Here is the soy sauce marinated crab
that you ordered.

- It must be tasty.
- It looks like a very generous serving.

- Enjoy your meal.
- Okay, thank you for the meal.

It looks tasty.

Let's enjoy our meal today.

It's really nice seeing
the two of you.

How long have you been married for?

Us?

It's been almost 60 years now.

But, how is your marital chemistry
better than that of young people?

It's not good at all.

This man has only cared about himself
for his entire life.

Even now, he drags me out late at night.

Look at how I'm here doing this.

You like this too.

That's why I'm giving up
the crab shells to you on purpose.

Give up, yeah right.

You're giving it to me because
you don't like the insides of the crab.

Why would I not like those?

- You don't eat the insides of fish.
- That's for fish.

Ask if there is anyone in the world
who doesn't like crab shells.

I gave up everything that I've always
liked to you, without eating them.

I like eating sweet crab meat.

Then, why didn't you tell me
in the first place?

Love may not always be only
the color red, which symbolizes passion.

Just like a rainbow has seven hues...

love might have several colors
and shapes too.

Also, just like the canned whelk
that's stacked over there

married couples may be beings
who store their eternal love

and take it out little by little to use.

Everything is big here.

I'll freeze this raw whelk
and bring it to you when I come to Korea.

No, actually, let's be sure to come here
together again next time to eat this.

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