Family Honour – Summary 40

At the Lees over for dinner. Ha Dan Ah is ask by Lee Chon Gap to “hand over” the Chokbo she is holding for safe keeping

Lee Chon Gap: So I am saying that the family Chokbo that you have in your possession for keeps, I wish if can you able to give that to me?

Ha Dan Ah is shocked

Lee Kang Suk: Abuji?

Lee Cho Cap: You have seen how Kang Suk went around to get the Chokbo, I assume you have seen it. I have lost my father since I was a child, at the age of 10 I was fending on my own making a living. It is lucky that my financial destiny is really well that I was able to make a living & money. After living this life, honestly I have some regrets in life. Although I have money to pass on to my children, however I don’t have a good family background to offer to them, so I have Kang Suk to get us a Chokbo. Now you are going to become part of the family, can you able to help your future father Law to erase this regret from my heart?

Lee Kang Suk: Father, I am really satisfied in being your son. Both of you are in my eyes are my pride & joy. It goes the same with Hye Joo

Lee Chon Gap: Don’t change the subject. We are going to marry a gentry daughter in law into the household, when the elders are talking, isn’t it impolite to add your view into the conversation, this habit we need to alter….Professor Ha

Ha Dan Ah: Yes

Lee Chon Gap: Do you have any method that you can help me erase this regret of mine? If not I wouldn’t have brought out this request. I had hear before that we had spent a lot of money trying to requisite a Chokbo is currently under your safe keeps

Mrs. Lee: Elders is asking you a question, why aren’t you answering?

Ha Dan Ah: Yes, it is in my safe keeps

Lee Chon Gap: Then you are going to marry our Kang Suk soon, there is no reason that you can’t give it to me?

Lee Kang Suk: Abuji. If she was that kind of a person, she would have handed it over long ago. Professor ha doesn’t believe that the family Chokbo can be treated as a transaction that money can buy & sell

Lee Chon Gap: I didn’t say that I was going to use money to buy. I am just saying that we are going to be family living & eating together, it is just to pacify her father in law’s regret. I am sure you know how people talked about me behind the backs. The world money craze Lee Chon Gap, everybody refer me to as that. I wish that you can help me change my image from that, can you able to help me? Yes, of course you have to abide with your principal that you are stubbornly enough to persevere in it. It is not easy for you to give me an answer or make a decision. Why don’t you give some thought & consideration then give me an answer. Of course you need to bear in mind that the answer needs to be favourable, to be fine?

Lee Kang Suk: Abuji! What you are saying there seems like a threat

Lee Chon Gap: I didn’t choke her by the throat, how can you say that I am threaten her?

Mrs. Lee: Also, I have something to say, if you want to get married, then you can’t work at the university anymore?

Ha Dan Ah: Eh?

Mrs. Lee: I actually in my principal don’t like my daughter in law to be seen working outside. Woman are to be seen at home looking after their husband, isn’t that so?

Lee Kang Suk: She is pursuing her Professorship, how can you asked her not to work at the university? Mother!

Mrs. Lee: How can you change your speech? Didn’t you say that when a woman is married she needs to stay at home?

Lee Kang Suk: This is just passing comment during the Seonbun.

Mrs Lee: Can’t she study at home to pursue her Professorship?

Lee Chon Gap: Yobo! Yobo! You are getting out of hand

Mrs. Lee: What is so put of hand with that?

Lee Chon Gap: I also wish that my daughter in law will stay home & look after her husband & runs the household proficiently, however hers it is not a common occupation. She is a Professor…teacher. It is because I didn’t even finished elementary school….

Mrs. Lee: Yobo, what are you doing? How can you tell a person who is about to pursue a Professorship that you haven’t finished elementary school? How can you kid around like that?

Mrs. Lee worries that people tend to look down on them, in fact she is the person who look down on herself

Lee Chon Gap: She is not differences as she is going to be family. If we want to say this, we need to say it directly. I actually didn’t go to; much of a school education; she had finished her elementary school. It maybe because I have very little education, once I see a person being a Teacher, I will give my utmost respect to that person in reverence without condition. So the work in the University continue to work there

Mrs. Lee: Yobo!

Lee Chon Gap: Isn’t it good to have a Professor around in this family? Once we get the Chokbo, our family will have a real establishment & roots as being gentry. What is wrong with having a daughter in law as a Professor, it is not a bad thing at all? Fine! Discussion ends here for today, we shall have dinner

Ha Dan Ah feels uncomfortable & pressured that Lee Chon Gap keep bring out the matter of the Chokbo & even suggest moving the residence to a hanok (Korean Traditional house). Lee Kang Suk sends Ha Dan Ah to the university & ask whether she wants some medication as she choke on her food over the reference. Ha Dan Ah is worried about Lee chon Gap’s expectation that she will give him the Chokbo. Lee Kang Suk advice that not to take heed on what his father had said. Ha Dan Ah said that this is not a thing that she can give it as it is not hers to give. Lee Kang Suk will tries to persuade his father on the matter

The Lees are really giving Ha Dan Ah some really tall order to fulfil. Mrs. Lee asks her to give up her occupation & Lee Chon Gap demands the Chokbo from her

Lee Kang Suk assures Ha Dan Ah worries. She needs to think that his father is interesting, at least he didn’t ask her to surrender the Chokbo in order for them to get married. Ha Dan Ah hits Lee Kang Suk for making jokes at the matter & she punches him then finds that her punches are really strong these days.

Ha Man Gi is informing by Lee Young In on Mrs. Lee’s meeting then as they come out hear a sound of a shatter from the kitchen. Lee Young In finds that Na Mal Soon & Oh Jin Ah in the kitchen cleaning up. Kitchen grandmother is not well & the household staff had sent a broth over. As Oh Jin Ah tries to get the pieces, Lee Young In asked them to be careful. Na Mal Soon said it was her that broke the bowl as Na Mal Soon said she is not very verse in household chores. Lee Young In said she can’t reprimanded them as she is also the same, she had broke a lot of crockery so need not be afraid. Na Mal Soon comment that their mother in law is really cool in her attitude. Oh Jin Ah goes back to the room & Ha Soo Young asked whether it was hard on her. Ha Soo Young want to give Oh Jin Ah a shoulder massage

Ha Soo Young: Using this small shoulder of your able to shoulder all the household chores

Oh Jin Ah: It is not I alone, there is still Mal Soon Unni…no…younger sister in law together, there is kitchen grandmother & house hold staff, Chu Wan.

Ha Soo Young: Younger sister in law will be going to work tomorrow, then you will be more tired & hard

Oh Jin Ah turns around & stares

Ha Soo Young: Why?

Oh Jin Ah: Than shin is such a good referral word to use, do you really need to use Ms Jin Ah instead? Than Shin?

Ha Soo Young: Than shin, what are we to do if you get tired?

Oh Jin Ah: It is alright, I have a Yobo to give me shoulder massages, how tired can I be? Calling Than Shin & Yobo really give me goose bumps, there is a little shy about it

Ha Soo Young: If Than shin feels this way, what about the elderly me who will feel more shy

Nam Mal Soon ironing clothes & Dong Dong asked whether Na Mal Soon have the President commendation before as Hyeong Jin’s father has one. Na Mal Soon asked whether Hyeon Jin is Dong Dong’s children but Ha Tae Young said that it will be really force on to refer her as girlfriend. She was the person that beat up Dong Dong everyday. Dong Dong defend that she doesn’t beat him up any more. Na Mal Soon said that whether he need to brush up on his martial arts as she know Taekwondo & Judo. Dong Dong said he is taking Taekwondo lesson but not to beat up girl. Na Mal Soon praise her son chivalry. Na Mal Soon couldn’t iron well then Ha Tae Young took over the ironing as he learned from the army. Dong Dong wanted to report to them in their referring to each other as you & I then while persuading Dong Dong, Na Mal Soon finds that he left the iron on the pants & nearly burnt it. Le Young In queries on Ha Dan Ah over her dinner at the Lees but Ha Dan Ah didn’t say anything except it was pleasant. Ha Suk Ho asks her not to reveal the marriage list to Ha Dan Ah’s knowledge

Lee Kang Suk dissuades his father to ask Ha Dan Ah to give him the Chokbo. Lee Chon Gap will not listen to any of what his son had to say. Ha Dan Ah looking at the Chokbo when her phone rings. Lee Kang Suk said that his father wouldn’t be easily persuaded to let go of the idea of getting the Chokbo. Lee Kang Suk said it was a hard road to come to this stage, so they need to persevere. Lee Kang Suk said that their marriage is the like fighting in the Korean war & he feels so mortally wounded with riddle bullet from all the events

Ha Soo Young gave his saving for Oh Jin Ah to handle & finds a large sum of figure. He doesn’t need much just Oh Jin Ah to give him some pocket money. Ha Soo Young ask her to manage some money for them to give to Ha Dan Ah for her marriage. Oh Jin AH asked Na Mal Soon for advice as she doesn’t know these things. Na Mal Soon goes back to ask Ha Tae Young for his savings. Na Mal Soon is shocked at his savings. Na Mal Soon said wouldn’t it be an embarrassment that Ha Soo Young will give a big amount of money to his sister & they have nothing. The family says their goodbye to Ha Man Gi to go off to work as Na Mal Soon salute to attention to Ha Man Gi. Oh Jin Ah was outside to greet them as they leave for work. Dong Dong then for the 1st time asked his father to set him to school, he then asked Na Mal Soon to accompany him to the school entrance. Ha Jung Joo said he wants to show off his new mother who is a police woman. Dong Dong it will be nice if she had the President commendation. Na Mal Soon promise for her son Dong Dong she will work hard to get one for him. Ha Soo Young express sadden that Oh Jin Ah is left all alone with the house. Kitchen grandmother assure him

Lee Young In gets a call from Mrs. Lee again & has a bad feeling about it. Ha Tae Young wants to invite Lee Kang Suk for lunch but he has make arrangement with his sister. PA Nam comes in to say there is a call from a person Kim Seon Tae. By then Ha Tae Young leaves. Kim Seon Tae is Myeongseong 3rd son. Lee Kang Suk answers the call & express that he doesn’t have any wish to meet up with him. It seems something is brewing.

Ha Dan Ah had the whole day at the University museum & Nam Myeong Soon asked Lee Kang Suk to send her home. Lee Kang Suk want to massage Ha Dan Ah’s legs. Ha Dan Ah said there is no need. Lee Kang Suk said is she going to go all shy to the man she is about to marry. Ha Dan Ah asked about the battle strategy for Lee Chon Gap over the Chokbo. Lee Kang Suk asked her to tell his father that she is 4 week pregnant & got a slap from Ha Dan Ah.

Lee Hye Joo goes for her therapy & out at the hospital sees an emergency situation & was about to get an anxiety attack when Jung Hyun Kyu hugs her to pacify her attack. Lee Hye Joo said she has improves as she doesn’t collapse. Her psychiatry visits are longer apart as she need less visit for her condition. Jung Hyun Kyu said that he is looking after the plant that she gave him & it is growing well

Mrs. Lee & Lee Young In in another encounter. Mrs. Lee give her wish list on the things the Ha family need to provide & gives it to Lee Young In. Lee Young In ask whether there is alteration made to the guest list, there were none. Mrs. Lee mentioned the wish list that she will be providing for Ha Dan Ah & them not to look embarrass & included the intended brand. Lee Young In tells that she is so considerate in thinking of their daughter. Lee Young In gets another shock that the family has providing a mink coat for a mother in law. Mrs. Lee claimed it is the basics & even if they asked for car, the family needs to provided. Lee Young In patience with Mrs. Lee is running dry. Mrs. Lee request for hotel wedding reception of a guest of 1000 & may be more. Lee Young in suggest sarcastically to have it in the World cup stadium instead of the hotel. Mrs. Lee couldn’t take a hint.

Technically Korean wedding is a very expensive affairs. Most couple gets into a hefty debt before they start their marriage life. Ordinary Korean gets married in wedding halls while people with money in hotel ball rooms. Everybody wants a Cinderella fairy tale like wedding. The current money obsessed nouveaux rich Koreans like Mrs. Lee would want everything in the name of prestige & stature

Ha Suk Ho is shocked at the request. Lee Young In said that she may need to sell her house for that. Ha Tae Young said that Lee Kang Suk is so taken by their sister that he is playing truant at work. Ha Soo Young tells that Lee Kang Suk is with the sister at the university museum because of her condition, he stay back to look after her, so he couldn’t come back to the office

Ha Jung Joo still can’t get her documentary done as her brother have camera fright all the time when he is interview, that is driving her crazy. Kim Byun Tul said that he is leaving because the Broadcasting Editor had invited him for drinks. Ha Dan Ah comes home limping as Lee Kang Suk supports her. Lee Young in greeted coldly to Lee Kang Suk & he queries the treatment. She said she has a headache since this morning cause by him.

Lee Young In gives hot press treatment on Ha Dan Ah legs as they are swollen by the stress of standing all day. Kitchen grandmother brings in the hot water & Lee Kang Suk asked whether he could go in & see but Kitchen grandmother said that her room is off limits as they are not married yet, Ha Dan Ah may not wish him to see her scar legs. Ha Man Gi comes to ask him to play a game of Baduk with him instead of standing outside the room. Lee Kang Suk lacks concentration in the game out of worry. Ha Man Gi said he has seen a change in him since they meet at the park. Ha Jung Joo acclaimed that Dong Dong came back with a black eye from school. The cause of the black eye is that Dong Dong never reply the letter that Hyeon Jin sent. Hyeon Ji asks Dong Dong to marry her. Ha Jung Joo say that this days children learn so fast. Ha Jung Joo ask Dong Dong to agrees but he refuses as what will he do if he meets a better woman later. Ha Jung Joo said that his love life is complicated, then another exclamation. Na Mal Soon come home limping with battered injuries from a chase during undercover work as her traffic colleague shoulder her in. The Ha family members are shocked at her condition. Na Mal Soon greets them that she has returned from work. Na Mal Soon change to her hanbok. Newly married daughter in law had to wear traditional hanbok for a period of time. Ha Tae Young said that his family is just fine with mother & son all sustaining black eyes. Na Mal Soon greets Ha Man Gi & he asked her about her well being seeing her injuries that she looks like a raccoon. Na Mal Soon assures Ha Man Gi that she just have surface injuries & need not worried. Ha Man Gi asked whether she was a traffic police woman. It is because the Detective squad didn’t have any female police woman, she locum for them. Ha Man Gi ask her to look after herself since she sustain in line of duty

Ha Tae Young asked to have his meal in the room as Na Mal Soon is injured in her waist & not comfortable sitting outside to eat. Dong Dong also asks to have his at the room. Permission granted by Lee Young In as father & son bring their food tray inside. Lee Kang Suk ask whether he can send his food tray to Ha Dan Ah’s room to eat as well as she has discomfort on her legs. Lee Young in sees through his intentions. Lee Kang Suk said why Ha Tae Young can do it where else he can’t. Lee Young In bluntly told him that they are husband & wife. Instead Ha Dan Ah came out to eat instead & hence Lee Kang Suk couldn’t go into her room as intended. Ha Dan Ah’s room is like a prohibited zone to Lee Kang Suk that he can’t gain access.

Mrs. Lee is upset that her children are not in for dinner. Ahn Soon Ji adds salt to wound telling her Aunt that Lee Kang Suk is no longer her son but the husband to their daughter in law. If this is carry on, her Aunt will suffer depression. Lee Chon Gap tries to shut up his niece by threaten to send her home. She mentioned that her own mother suffered depression after her brother got married. She doesn’t know whether it is fated as both of them her mother & her sister in law; their birthday are a difference of 2 days, her brother prepare for his wife birthday but his mother’s birthday he had totally didn’t recall at all. Mrs. Lee marches to her room in upset after hearing her niece. Lee Chon Gap reprimanded his niece for adding fuel to fire. Lee Chon Gap assures hi wife that his son will not do so. She said that her son is under the spell of Ha Dan Ah & will never wake up from it. Lee Chon Gap suggests to marry their daughter Lee Hye Joo off. Lee Chon Gap said why don’t there go for an eye for an eye, some family snatches away their son, they go out to get another family son in. Then finds a son in law in to the household. Jugn Hyun Kyu contemplating in enlisting in the army, don’t know whether it is the compulsory or it is as a career. Lee Hye Joo is surprise at his decision

Traffic colleague thanks for the meal at the Ha household as the best cooked food he had. Traffic colleague has taken a fancy to the household staff Chu Wan & wanted to stayed back to wash the dishes as reimbursement. He expresses his grateful thanks that she send a great bowl of soup to him. Na Mal Soon sends or chased him away as he start to probe in to her details. Yoon Chu Wan ask the Kitchen grandmother what is wrong with the traffic colleague, Kitchen grandmother comments that fated destiny starts in strange places.

Lee Kang Suk is told about the extends of Ha Dan Ah’s injuries. Lee Young In wanted to complaint about his mother absorbent request but was stop by her husband from going further. Ha Dan Ah wants to send him off, but he told Ha Dan Ah that he is really curious about her room that he is forbidden to go in. Lee Kang Suk greets farewell to Ha Man Gi before leaving. Ha Man Gi invites to him for his father’s memorial. Ha Man Gi will introduce the elder of the external family to him as Lee Kang Suk needs to pays his greeting to them as Ha Dan Ah’s future husband. Lee Young In surprise that Lee Kang Suk had not left & Lee Kang Suk tells that he will come for the memorial tomorrow on invitation of Ha Man Gi. Lee Young In asked why don’t he marry in to this family instead.

There is an Asian Custom where if there is family (which commonly tends to be of rich background with many asset to inherit) have no sons to bring down a surname, a son in law (of usually poor background & mostly probably hen pecked for the rest of his life) is married to the family to bring down the name. My own father’s mother (grandmother is the 2nd daughter) side had no sons, so the eldest daughter of the family, had a man married into the family. She had 2 sons from the marriage. The younger son adopted totally the mother’s surname to bring down the line. So the 2 brothers with same parentage hold different surnames. This same customs is adopted in Japan & Korea as well. It will be since as a horrors that your only son is going to married into the girl’s family as married son in law. I am sure Mrs. Lee will flip if she knew what Lee Young In is suggesting

Jung Hyun Kyu asks what is wrong with Le Hye Joo as her mood was off colour. She asks whether he is really wanted to enlist in the army. Jung Hyun Kyu stops her track

Jung Hyun Kyu: Are you afraid of me enlisting?

Lee Hye Joo: I have always thought that I haven’t the slightest of greed towards you, but it seems it is not so. I thought to able to just see you in front of me is as satisfying as the rising sun from the east but suddenly if I want to see you, then it is not possible to see in a place that can’t. Just…just let me able to see you in a place that I can look on you, it is enough for me. I am sorry. I am off

Lee Hye Joo leaves crying. Jung Hyun Joo opens the music box that Lee Hye Joo gave him on his birthday, then he recalls his encounters with her as she smiles brightly at him. Lee Hye Joo talks to herself pacify herself to Jung Hyun Kyu picture at her lap top

Lee Hye Joo: I am not suppose to have said what I said today, if I do that, I will give you grievances, you must never ever say those words again, please

Ha Tae Young said that his family is really something that mother & son are rubbing boiled eggs to nurse their black eye. Na Mal Soon console her son over Hyeon Jin. Ha Tae Young said that his family is like a big tragedy drama. Na Mal Soon comes out to the kitchen to finds Oh Jin Ah preparing for the memorial. Oh Jin Ah ask that Na Mal Soon should be off early to work, but Na Mal Soon say she is on sick leave due to her injuries as her superior gave her off to nurse her wounds. Na Mal Soon want financial help from Oh Jin Ah as Ha Tae Young doesn’t have much savings for Ha Dan Ah’s marriage expenses. Ha Soo Young came in to thank Na Mal Soon that she has gave half the deposit money to Oh Jin Ah for her marriage expenses & willing to help them all. The Ha brothers hand it over to their father for Ha Dan Ah marriage expenses. Ha Suk Ho is happy with his son’s initiative to help their sister. Lee Young In expresses gratitude thanks to her son’s generosity

Lee Chon Gap asked Lee Kang Suk to invite Ha Dan Ah over for her answer, but Lee Kang Suk said that today he needs to go over there for her great grandfather’s memorial. Mrs. Lee is upset that he is going over particularly every day. Lee Kang Suk said he needs to go as he will be introduced to the external family. Mrs. Lee said why doesn’t he might as well go & married into the family, would have been better. Mrs. Lee marches into her room again in upset. When Lee Chon Gap queries about the Chokbo, Lee Kang Suk change the subject that he has to go to work.

Lee Kang Suk meets the elder of the external Ha Family. It looks more like a stand off as they screen through him

Elder: You look familiar

Ha Man Gi: He came for my father’s funeral, also came was his father Lee Chon Gap, he is his eldest son

Elders: The person who said wants to revive his family roots that has been diminished

Ha Man Gi: Yes he is

Elders: A diminished gentry’s family’s descendant, it is compatible

Lee Kang Suk came to the kitchen for some water. Lee Kang Suk signal Ha Dan Ah to go out as she pours him a cup of water. Lee Kang Suk ask Ha Dan Ah on the gentry family of Kyung Ju Lee family, so he has something to say to the elders when they queries. Ha Dan Ah gave him as an excuse to tell him that he is still young & doesn’t have full understanding of his family background, that is ashamed & feel remorse. Ha Dan Ah laughs at him by giving him a dialogue from a script as he rehearses the lines like an actor. As they prepares the gift for the memorial, Yoon Chu Wan decided to volunteer to send to the police station. Lee Kang Suk brought back the food box as Lee Chon Gap is pleased with it while his wife express upset.

Ha Tae Young went to the police station & hand shakes a lot of policeman that his hands are sore. Na Mal Soon tells Yoon Chu Wan that her traffic colleague Jang Gi likes her. Yoon Chu wan is shy about it. Ha Tae Young teases her that she will be getting married soon. Ha Soo Young massage his wife shoulders, what will she do if there is memorial once every month. She said that if a month there is 10 memorial, it is of no matter because it is her duty. She felt that she was born to fit into this role as this family daughter in law. She is so happy doing things for this family although she is tired. Ha Soo Young hugs her in thanks. Ha Tae Young dressing his wife injuries with antiseptic as she is sleeping. Ha Tae Young vows to her that he will be her husband that she can be proud of

Lee Kang Suk on the phone

Lee Kang Suk: They were really too much. What I had been practice, they didn’t ask me a thing about it? The elder commented that you had found a fine husband & that was it

Ha Dan Ah: It was said directly to me yet

Lee Kang Suk: Said that you have found a good husband?

Ha Dan Ah: They say they have seen a Casanova before them & worried about my future with you that I will be in hardship

Lee Kang Suk: How can I be a Casanova? I am as handsome as statue

Ha Dan Ah: Today did you take any medication?

Lee Kang Suk: Quickly marry me as soon as possible so I can have my medication

In the office, Lee Kang Suk’s office

PA Nam: You can’t go in!!! He is not in. What are you doing?

Kim Seon Tae barges into the office. Pa Nam tries to restraint Kim Seon Tae

Kim Seon Tae: Let go of me….Do you know who I am?

Lee Kang Suk stood up

Kim Seon Tae: I am Kim Seon Tae

Lee Kang Suk: So what then? What is the matter?

Kim Seon Tae takes him by the collar

Kim Seon Tae: Don’t pretend you don’t know, you wretched brat

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Preview

Lee Kang Suk goes to Ha Dan Ah then hugs her

Ha Tae Young threaten divorce if Na Mal Soon get herself injured again. Dong Dong reprimands his parent by asking them to write a regret letter

Ha Soo Young taking nice strolls with his wife

Lee Kang Suk having baduk game with Ha Man Gi while the rest had to work in the kitchen

Kim Seon Tae force Lee Kang Suk to prepare an office in the company or else he will spill the beans & bring him down together with him

Lee Young In buys wedding gifts for ha Dan Ah from her brother’s wedding money

Lee Kang Suk thanked Ha Dan Ah for marry a bloke like him

Lee Kang Suk & Ha Dan Ah at bridal boutique trying out their gown & tux respectively

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