Yoon Shim Duk and her husband are still awkward around each other after the big fight from last episode but they're willing to work together to seek a loan, perhaps even going so far as to sell the house. All to keep up with the Joneses. Tsk tsk.
Hyun Tae tries to smooth things out between his mother and Big Daddy. The cameraman is up in the rafters again. Why are you up there? Young Ae is putting on her woeful act since she has to go to her son's wedding as just another guest and not be publicly acknowledged as his mother. Big Daddy isn't sympathetic at all. Young Ae tries to give him back the $300,000 he gave her to give to Shim Duk. He tells her she can keep it which accomplishes a miracle cure of her woes. (300k would certainly cure my woes.)
Mong Hee comes home and tells her parents not to worry about getting a loan as she can get $100,000 with no interest, claiming the money comes from a vendor she knows. The next day Hyun Soo delivers the money as promised. Her work starts this evening as they dine with his family.
She shows up at his palatial home driving her bright pink truck. Won't anyone notice this tacky thing outside his mansion? After seeing a picture of Yoo Na and how much they really do look alike, Mong Hee tells Hyun Soo that she did ask her mother if she was adopted and the answer was no. (Hmm, what if Mong Hee's parents were so poor at the time they couldn't afford two babies at once and so let one of them go?)
Mong Hee gets dolled up in her Yoo Na costume. On the car ride over to the restaurant Hyun Soo gives her a crash course in how to act like his wife. Perhaps he should have made more time for these important lessons. Before they arrive, Seongeun receives a call from work about some trouble so she leaves the dinner party before Mong Hee can see and perhaps recognize her. That story is for a later episode.
Mong Hee hits some rough patches in her impersonation, especially when the family is served escargot for their appetizers. They do look disgusting. The conversation turns to the recent funeral and the others start making fun of Hyun Tae's mother and her hat. I didn't see anything wrong with her hat. If they need to talk about her talk about how she made an ass of herself and had to be ejected from the funeral home. Hyun Tae sits there in silent suffering until Mong Hee brings attention to herself by acting like Mong Hee. She tries to eat one of the snails but (just as I probably would) she finds it revolting and spits it back out.
The dinner over with, Hyun Soo is driving Mong Hee home. She won't cease her endless chattering so he pulls the car over to give her a chewing out. Mong Hee gives as good as she gets. If he's always an ass like now no wonder his wife ran off. She throws his money back at him. Deal is off!
Monghyun goes on a date with Hyun Tae to that lame disco where all DramaKoreans seem to go. She sits alone as he goes off to dance with his girlfriend. This calls for a punch, Monghyun. Either her or him. Don't be a doormat. But she just leaves and there goes any respect I may have had for her character. I bet Mong Hee would have thrown some punches.
(Hyun Tae must have the same costume designer as Chul Goo of A Hundred Year's Inheritance. Look at that jacket. It's part camouflage, part leopard skin and all ugly. What else can you expect from a guy who wears a giant flower on his chest.)
Big Daddy is caught between a rock (Duk Hee) and a hard place (Young Ae) as he tries to satisfy both women with this upcoming wedding.
Tensions come to a boiling point between Hyun Tae and Hyun Joon. They're caught by Big Daddy before any blows are exchanged. Hyun Tae is quick with the "Hyun Joon said this and Hyun Joon said that," making Big Daddy take the side of his youngest son. Defending her son, Duk Hee counterattacks with "Hyun Tae did this and Hyun Tae did that," swaying Big Daddy over to Hyun Joon's side.
Mong Hee returns to Hyun Soo's place to retrieve her clothes. She stubs her toe and he insists on looking at her stinking foot to see if it is alright. Mong Hee struggles to pull her foot out of his grasp and ends up accidentally kicking him in the face.
Show, you really need to work on your cliffhangers.
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