Family by Choice (2024) s01e04 Episode Script

1
(Hwang In Youp)
(Jung Chae Yeon)
(Bae Hyeon Seong)
(Choi Won Young, Choi Moo Sung)
(Seo Ji Hye, Kim Hye Eun, Baek Eun Hye)
(Family By Choice)
(Incoming call)
(Incoming call)
Breakfast is ready!
I'm coming.
- Let's eat.
- Darn you.
You didn't sleep well.
- Your eyes are puffy.
- And bloodshot.
I look pretty good for a guy
who gets A-plus in every subject.
You can't lose any more weight.
- You should eat well.
- Okay.
Hey, it's five passed!
- Five passed.
- Okay.
- What?
- The bus.
- Hey, wait.
- Hurry up.
- Okay.
- Eat one more each.
Eat some more.
One more?
Move it.
See you. Sorry.
Okay. Have a nice day.
- I will.
- See you!
(Episode 4)
How can you date someone
you don't even know?
I'll figure it out.
Figure it out first, then.
What if he's 160cm tall and weighs 100kg?
It's shallow to judge
someone by their looks.
Will you say something?
- Let her be.
- What?
It's such a lovely day.
It's a perfect day to fall in love.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- What?
- I figured it out.
- Figured what out?
- "X."
Who is it?
What if it's some weirdo?
Do you know why Romeo and
Juliet risked taking their own lives?
- Why?
- Because people
tried to tear them apart.
I see
Wait up.
Who is it? How did you find out?
Jae Eun and Ki Hun saw
him during their morning date.
An early-morning date at school?
They came really early to spend time alone,
but someone was already in the classroom.
They didn't know who it was.
(Yoon Ju Won)
They assumed it was a troublemaker.
- But?
- Sorry.
One more look and they
recognized him right away.
Hae Jun's younger sister Ju Won.
I know who left the letter on her desk.
Do you? Who was it?
What's going on?
- He's so cute.
- I love him.
He's class president and smart.
I heard he's handsome and tall too.
He entered the top of his year
and gave a speech at the entrance ceremony.
We don't have to tear them apart.
That's all good, then.
- Where are you going?
- I can't relax until
I see for myself if he's a good guy.
He's Year 1 Class 1.
His smiley face.
It's pretty enough.
Are you sure? Can I ask?
There's even a witness.
This might be abrupt,
but I won't shy away.
Good luck.
Did you find out it was me?
My gosh.
I was going to tell when I was ready.
It's nice to save time.
If you don't have plans,
shall we go out to eat today?
- You and me?
- Yes.
Sure. Shall we?
- Not bad.
- Not bad, right?
- Thank you.
- Enjoy the food.
- Is it too spicy?
- What?
- Is it too spicy?
- Yes.
- It's spicy.
- Right?
It's so spicy.
It's spicy.
I'm quite full.
Eat lots and lots.
- Ju Won!
- What?
- Drink up.
- Okay.
How do people drink this and eat cake?
It's too sweet for me.
You said you take the bus across the road.
I can take you home first.
I think you grew up to
be bright and cheerful.
I get that a lot.
My mom always said a
person's background is important.
You're proof that it's just a stereotype.
What do you mean? I have a great family.
You have a single dad.
Does that mean you have a poor background?
- Do you have both parents?
- What?
Yes. Most kids do.
- Do you have a big brother?
- An older brother?
No. I'm an only child.
I have two older brothers.
Doesn't that mean I
have a better background?
We have a bigger headcount.
A bigger headcount?
Is not having a mom my only identity?
If I said to you, "Gosh. As
an only child, you should be"
"lonely, selfish, and have
a personality disorder,"
"but you grew up pretty nicely,"
would you like that?
No.
You don't have to take me home.
And don't say hi even if you see me.
Haven't you heard from your mom yet?
No.
What kind of assortment is this?
I know, right?
You're all so unfortunate.
My mom always said a
person's background is important.
You have a single dad.
I don't live in poor circumstances.
We're special
in our own way.
He has a great personality,
so he has lots of friends,
and he's good-looking and is as tall as me.
Really?
Where did such a cutie come from?
People would think you have a boyfriend.
What's wrong? You don't like him?
You can never tell a
person from their looks.
If she's not home yet, it
means they're getting along.
Yoon Ju Won got really lucky.
Call and see if she's almost home.
Okay.
I'm home.
Thanks for the food.
You said you'd come home after dinner.
We had tteokbokki. That's not dinner.
Why are you home already?
I guess
she didn't like him that much.
What's there not to like? How did it go?
We decided to call it quits.
What for? Why would you do that?
Did you
go all gluttony around him?
Then what?
He doesn't like sweet stuff.
Tteokbokki? So he rinses it in water.
The carrots in gimbap?
So he picks it all out.
But
He doesn't eat cake.
There was a cabinet
full of cakes right there.
That cafe is known for its cakes.
Do you believe that? Do you?
You don't believe it, do you?
- What?
- You call that a reason?
You're being picky.
You're not ready to date yet.
How so?
The kid lacks some serious sense.
- Right?
- Yes.
Are you serious?
You date him if you like him that much.
- Is that all?
- Yes.
That's all.
You said all you wanted was a pretty smile.
Yes.
You said his smile was pretty enough.
Yes.
You rejected Jun Ho?
She has high standards.
Because she always
hangs out with her brothers.
I can't believe he got rejected by Ju Won.
He's not the Jun Ho we knew.
What's wrong with Ju Won?
You talk as if you all have boyfriends.
Hey. What is wrong with Ju Won?
It's fine. Let them be.
Hey, it's Jun Ho.
Jun Ho is here.
- Why is he here?
- Didn't she reject him?
What's going on?
It's Lee Jun Ho.
I'm sorry.
We can start off as friends.
I'd like you to reconsider.
Did you tell anyone what
we said at the bus stop?
If you didn't tell
anyone, I'll think about it.
Okay.
At the bus stop?
What did you talk about?
Just some stuff.
Hey!
What was it?
Start from friends? As if.
Don't give him hope.
Just tell him straight out
that you don't like him.
I'll figure it out. Mind your own business.
You told us not to hold anything back.
You should be honest too.
I said we should tell
each other everything.
I never said we should
meddle in each other's business.
(Haedong High School)
You didn't answer your phone.
Get going.
You haven't changed one bit,
so I recognized you right away.
You must be surprised
to see me out of the blue.
You called me so I wouldn't be surprised.
You're still quick-witted,
just like before.
I didn't pick up.
Couldn't you have caught on that
I didn't want to answer your call?
I've been neglecting you, haven't I?
I understand you were disappointed.
"Disappointed?"
You didn't call me once
in the past ten years.
You didn't even answer my calls.
I'll be in Busan until this winter.
It's close, so I'll come
and see you with So Hee.
Right, you've never met So Hee.
She's seven now.
You two are siblings, but
you guys haven't even met.
It makes no sense, right?
Don't talk like it's someone else's fault.
You're the one who never
even tried to introduce us.
He looks just like her.
In what way? I don't see
the resemblance at all.
Anyway, how did you call me here?
We should rescue him together if need be.
Hey, why would we need to rescue him?
Don't bother them. Let's just go.
You can go if you want. I'm staying.
Do whatever you want, then.
What's with him?
Must you be like this when you
haven't seen me in ten years?
Yes, exactly.
Why did you suddenly
show up after ten years?
To forgive you.
To try to forgive you.
Forgive me, for what?
Bye.
Don't say things you'll regret later.
If you're mean to your own
parents, you'll get it all back later on.
From who?
Get what back? And why?
Why would I get it back?
I'll get punished for not welcoming
my mom who abandoned her own son?
You'll try to forgive me?
What wrong have I done to you?
Are you going to keep playing dumb?
You and So Jung.
You two were alone in the house.
San Ha was with her.
He and So Jung were home alone.
What was he doing?
What?
How could you
bring up So Jung now?
Why did you make me do it?
If you're done talking,
I'll say what I have to say.
Grandma calls us too often.
I hope she can try to call us less often.
I came here to say this.
Do you think she'll listen to me?
I hope you can be happy.
I wish you well.
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
You hope I can be happy
and wish me well?
Mom, Dad
I didn't see it.
You didn't see it? Do you want to die?
Why talk like you want me
dead when you just saved me?
Don't smile.
How can you smile right now?
Look at me.
Tears are welling up in my
eyes because I was so scared.
Aren't you a bit too
old to cry on the street?
Whose fault is it?
Even little kids know not
to cross under the red light.
You didn't even notice the red light.
Who tried to cross the
street at the red light?
Whose fault was it?
You'll rip my sleeve.
What did she say?
You promised to tell me everything.
That you wouldn't keep secrets.
I got scolded.
What?
How did she scold you?
She said I'd be punished.
"Punished?"
She's right about that.
You make fun of me
and Hae Jun all the time.
The other day, you clicked
your tongue at my report card.
You sure will be punished for
making fun of others like that.
No. I want you to be punished.
Goodness.
I used up all my calories
to save someone's life.
Should we go and have some cake?
No, a burger first.
- Is it good?
- Yes.
Eat one at a time.
Come on.
Shall we have this one?
This one?
That one?
- Let's have this one here.
- Okay!
This here.
- Is it good?
- This place is very famous.
People come from far away to eat this.
This is crazy good.
How is it?
- It's nice.
- No, not just "nice."
It's delicious.
Yes, it's delicious.
All right.
It's so good.
I asked him to leave because
he left sand everywhere.
Right, I understand.
What did I do? I shook off
the sand before I walked in!
Right, I understand.
- My goodness.
- I'm so sick of it.
I keep cleaning, but people
come and make a mess.
- Right.
- Whatever, I'm leaving. Okay?
Good grief.
- What is her problem?
- Have a good day.
Oh, he left.
- Thank you. Have a good day.
- You too.
Take care.
Why does everyone get offended so easily?
I'm just glad it didn't
turn into a big fight.
It's quite fascinating, isn't it?
The resentment goes away
when someone listens to them.
Someone is standing there.
Hello.
How may we help you?
I'm here to
Have you eaten yet?
I'm hungry.
This is the best restaurant in the area.
They only use homegrown ingredients.
See? Everything's homegrown.
So? What brings you here?
My husband opened a second clinic in Busan.
The family will live in Busan
until things are established at the clinic.
Really?
Yes. I was worried about
So Hee's kindergarten,
so I thought So Hee
and I should stay in Seoul,
but my husband said a family
should never be separated.
Right, a family should live together.
Good for you.
I met San Ha earlier.
I told him I wanted to stay in touch.
What did he say?
I guess you thought
he'd be happy to hear that.
You know I am doing this for San Ha's sake.
You need to think about his future too.
Will you keep neglecting a
high school senior like this?
If I take him to Seoul,
I can have him meet some
college admission consultants
You abandoned him. How
could you say that now?
San Ha is old enough to understand me now.
Do you understand everything
now that you're older?
You suddenly understand those
you couldn't understand before?
What? "A family shouldn't be separated"?
A husband and wife
become strangers once divorced.
But what about your child?
When you left us to live your life,
did you not consider San Ha your son?
He never said it, but
he waited for your call!
- He waited for your call
- He has turned into a rude brat.
Then what? Does he
always have to be an angel
who obeys his mom no matter what?
Why? Why does San Ha
have to understand you?
Can't you try to understand him?
I mean, you are his mom.
"I understand why he's being
like this." Why can't you think that?
Even if we hate each other, I
am his mom, and he is my child.
Why didn't you say that ten years ago?
It's all in the past! What do
you want me to do about it?
Goodness. It's so convenient for you.
I have to say, I wish
I could think like you.
Oh, dear.
(10 dollars)
Can't you just leave San Ha alone?
He still suddenly wakes
up in the middle of the night.
Darn it!
The child's opinion does matter,
but his biological father does
have the upper hand legally.
It won't be easy.
(Law Office ANDA)
Would you like some jujube?
How much is it?
It's three dollars. I'll give you a lot.
Okay then.
Hello?
I'm going on a date today.
Go ahead.
- I'll take care of it.
- Thanks.
Go.
Sir.
His ex-wife came today.
Okay.
These are jujubes.
San Ha hasn't been
sleeping well these days.
Jujube tea
helps you sleep well at
night without waking up.
Oh, my. Thank you.
Both Hae Jun and San Ha
will go to college and
become adults next year.
Why are they making a fuss now?
Did she see San Ha as well?
Is he all right?
I didn't ask.
Why not?
He and I
don't talk about his mom for no reason.
You should now.
Why do you guys not talk
about important matters?
You keep avoiding it like that.
That's why he doesn't
expect anything from you.
What did I do?
He's not even 20.
But he's already acting like
an adult because of someone.
Sit with him and have
a proper conversation.
About what? There's nothing to ask.
Did I tell you to interrogate
or question a criminal?
Ask how he feels and if he's okay.
Just asking him will
make him feel a lot better.
Your job is to listen to
everyone's complaints.
Why can't you listen to your child's?
- Do you get it?
- I get it.
Don't make a scene and get up. Let's go.
- Thank you.
- Bye.
Are you not coming?
Stay here if you want to walk home.
- Mom!
- So Hee.
It was your first day in the
kindergarten. How was it?
Did it go well?
What did San Ha say?
Can I go meet him?
If you show up unexpectedly,
he'll be surprised.
I told him you missed him in advance.
Does he want to see me?
Of course, he does.
If it's too bitter, add
a little bit of water.
If you add too much, you'll go to
the bathroom many times at night.
How about Mr. Kim?
Are you not giving to him?
No.
He'll only stop drinking
when he has a sour stomach.
This won't do. Have a cup of tea right now.
Why did he drink after a while?
She visited him too, right?
Your mother?
What did she say to him?
What did she say to make him drink?
Why do you ask?
It's something between San Ha and him.
It's nice to talk with many people.
Is it really necessary
to make such a fuss
just because a mother
came to visit her son?
Why are you mad?
Me? I'm not mad.
I told her not to come.
I'll tell my dad too.
No, but still
Are you happy now?
Let the two of them talk it out.
It's because Hae Jun is missing his mother.
Why did you ask if I was happy?
What does it mean?
There's no need to be jealous.
Why would I be jealous of you?
That's what I'm saying.
You don't have to be jealous.
Mom is still blaming
me for So Jung's death.
And I want to let her think that way.
So that she can keep blaming it on me.
There was a reason she
didn't come home for two days.
She didn't know there
was nothing to eat at home.
I just
I just want to keep it that way.
What if we keep in touch?
What if I can't hold back and tell
her what happened at that time?
But she's still your mother
and you're her son.
There are families that
are toxic to each other,
like she and I.
Sorry.
Were you happy when you
found our biological father?
Did you think, "He's still
my father and I'm his son"?
You don't have to be jealous of me.
You always upset me
when I'm about to feel sorry.
Go.
You must be kidding.
I don't even remember how my mother looks.
I'm so sad.
Let's go and get ice cream.
Why?
I don't want to join you.
Leave him alone.
Ice cream won't make him feel better.
What makes him feel better then?
You should have some sugar
when you're sad. It's the truth.
How is it? Don't you feel better?
Yes.
My dad said Hae Jun was acting like that
because he missed his mother.
- I know.
- You know?
He answers all the spam calls
- just in case.
- Right.
He's too tender-hearted to
survive in the harsh world.
You're worried about him.
Let me tell you in advance.
You don't have to worry about me.
People in the town talk
about how miserable we are,
but I don't care at all.
"She's bright for a girl who
doesn't have a mother"?
It doesn't bother me at all.
Should I have to cry,
realizing I don't have a mother
even when I find something hilarious?
That's ridiculous.
Why?
Who said you were bright for
a girl who didn't have a mother?
It's just an example.
You know I naturally smile.
This is nice.
Mr. Yoon made it just for me.
Really?
There's a lot in Ju Won's
house. I can bring it again.
- Okay then.
- Good night.
Well
Is there anything
bothering you?
I heard you had met Mom.
I told her not to come.
Did she say she wouldn't?
I'll talk with her again so that
she won't bother you anymore.
Don't worry.
Go to bed.
Good night.
Eat your ice cream.
You won't be able to eat
it if you don't eat it now.
Are you crying? Is that
why you can't open the door?
If you open the door now,
I'll fold all the laundry next week.
Make up with him.
I know you don't want to fight
with him. Why are you doing this?
Come out and eat it.
Don't eat it while crying alone.
You should brush your teeth too.
I'm sick of you.
My goodness.
My gosh.
How can he not like me just
because I didn't raise him?
What about my genes?
Would he have been born without me?
He's tall thanks to me.
Sir, if money doesn't work,
how about approaching
him in a different way?
- A different way?
- Yes.
Like
embrace him.
Right. Like the sunlight.
The sunlight?
The sunlight?
(Haedong High School)
Hello.
- Do you know me?
- You're Ju Won's brother.
She's still a child.
She's not mentally old
enough to have a boyfriend.
Just be her friend.
Do you understand?
What do you like about her?
You don't even know each other well.
She's such a bright girl.
Hey. Hold on.
Did you tell her?
About what?
Did you tell her she was bright
for a girl who didn't have a mother?
Ju Won told me not to tell anyone.
Oh, my gosh.
Here.
Take it.
Is it a special occasion? Did
the teacher buy these for us?
It's your father.
He said it was the sunlight
or something like that.
What sunlight?
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Thank you for the food.
- Thank you for the food.
- Sure.
- Thank you.
He must be in his restaurant at this hour.
No, the rich one.
What?
Come on. We were eating that.
Seriously? He's acting all
bossy now that he's got a rich dad.
He's just hungry. That's all.
I told you he wasn't his dad.
You'd better not accept
anything from his dad.
Or you'll have to answer to me. Got it?
Okay.
So burgers aren't enough
to make the son of a rich dad happy, right?
Go ahead. Eat that up then.
- You pathetic jerk.
- What did you just say to me?
How dare you call me that, you punk?
What? I called it as I saw it!
- Hey.
- Hey.
- You jerk.
- Stop it.
Get off me!
Kang Hae Jun.
What?
If you're done, let's talk.
I don't want to.
This is about Ju Won.
It'd better be important.
Ju Won's brothers took Jun Ho
to the storage closet at the gym.
Hey!
Your brothers are going to beat up Jun Ho.
What are you talking about?
They took him to the
storage closet at the gym.
Who said you were bright for
a girl who didn't have a mother?
- No way. They won't beat him up.
- They're not gangsters.
Hey, Ju Won!
Hello.
Hey.
Tell him.
No, Ju Won told me not to tell anyone.
Tell me what?
What else did you say besides
that Ju Won doesn't have a mother?
What?
Say it.
You.
What did you say to Ju Won?
Ju Won
told me not to tell anyone, sir.
Hey, slow down.
There's no way they will beat him up.
I'm not worried about him!
She's not always cheerful.
- No, I didn't say anything.
- No!
He didn't exactly say
I don't have a mother.
He just said
He only said that I had
a difficult upbringing.
Is that really what you said?
What?
You told me not to tell anyone.
Then why was he grabbing you by the collar?
You.
What did you say to Ju Won?
Ju Won told me not to tell anyone, sir.
Well
I thought
this wasn't a big deal. I
didn't see the need to share.
But so what?
I hear that all the time.
People in our neighborhood
say that all the time.
I'm totally fine.
If you were, you would have told me.
You can't even be friends
with her. Understood?
But that's up to Ju Won.
How is that you and Hae
Jun are exactly the same?
What do you mean?
That's what Hae Jun said
when his birth dad showed up.
He said there was no need
to tell you and your father.
He couldn't even handle the fact
that his birth dad abandoned him
even before he was born.
He said, "Let's not tell
them. What's the point"?
"I'll just suffer alone".
But that's not right.
If something happens to me
or Hae Jun, you ought to know.
If there's something to get angry about
or to celebrate, you
want to be there for us.
You must be okay
for me and Hae Jun to be okay.
I'll tell you everything from now on.
I mean it. I promise.
You should do the same.
What?
Welcome.
- Goodness.
- Hello.
It's been a while.
I see.
It's been a while.
San Ha won't answer my calls.
It didn't feel right to wait
for him in the empty house.
Could we wait for him here?
Sure. Of course.
Why isn't he coming?
We're good now, right?
Mom, isn't that San Ha?
- I'll be down soon.
- Okay.
Call him.
San Ha.
- You have to call him louder.
- San Ha!
So Hee, say hello.
San Ha?
Why did you come into the kitchen?
I can't sit at the table.
Then go home.
If I leave right away, it
looks like I'm avoiding her.
- I'll just wash the dishes and go.
- Okay.
Didn't Dad call you?
He probably told you
never to come back here.
- He did.
- Mom.
It's okay. It's just that it's
his first time meeting you.
You see the resemblance, right?
And if I do?
What then?
Resemblance to whom?
- Ju Won.
- Yes?
Could you take her outside?
Okay.
(Lucky General Store)
Could you buy one for my brother?
He has a lot of them at home.
Do you like him that much?
My mom told me
when my parents pass away later,
it will be just him and me in the world.
It won't be just the two of you.
There could be 3 or 4 of you.
Everyone can live together.
- I can really do that?
- You bet.
- Then do you want to come with us?
- Go where?
Well, it's a secret.
- Okay.
- I wasn't supposed to tell anyone.
What is it? I won't tell anyone.
My mom said we would go back to Seoul
with San Ha during winter break.
Seoul?
Yes. So he will have meals with
me and play with me all the time!
Is that so?
I won't go.
Reconsider.
I already told you the other day.
I wished you to be happy with your life.
I meant that you and I
would be happy separately.
What about college?
I'll be attending it here.
Reconsider that too.
You can live with me and So Hee.
(Dad, you can do it!)
It's only right that
families live together.
I'm already doing that.
(Machine Laundry)
I want to live with you.
Please take care of him just for a while.
When I come back,
I'll bring a hamburger for you.
I don't need it.
Don't buy anything and just come quickly.
(Yoon's Kalguksu)
How come you never ask me what I want?
Does my opinion not matter?
Please leave.
He has to open the
restaurant for dinner now.
And never come back here.
Hey.
Excuse me.
You didn't have to be so mean.
- Let's talk later.
- If you're not in a good mood,
should I tell her to come back later?
Must I repeat the same thing to you?
Are you that dense?
- What?
- That's not the kind
of the relationship I have with her.
Listen. I meant that
Your mom at least lied that
she would come back for you.
What?
When your mom comes
back, you can be nice to her.
I won't get involved then.
She didn't lie.
She said she'd be back
once she saved up money.
She said she'd come back.
Do you
still believe that?
See?
There are plenty of other kids
who are happy with their moms.
Why do you keep taking it out on me?
When other people see
us, we're exactly the same.
We're just some kids,
abandoned by our moms!
(Family By Choice)
Right. Don't you go to Haedong High School?
Come on. Let's have some fun.
These guys looked like they were trouble.
Do you like her?
- What if I do?
- I'll bully her.
I'll buy you a prettier pair next time.
Isn't this a clear sign?
Do you really not know
why I'm avoiding you?
San Ha is setting the table.
You should join him and try to help out.
It makes me wonder if it's better
that you leave with your birth dad.
I'll be more considerate next time.
You need to forget about your mom too.
Mr. Yoon Jung Jae?
Do you remember me?