Eps. 26
Geum-soon is worried because Jeong-shim who hurt her leg can’t babysit Hui-seong any more while she’s working. She asks her grandmother who lives with her aunt, but her aunt doesn’t allow her child in her house.
Geum-soon’s father-in-law lets Geum-soon buy some expensive meat for Jeong-shim. Geum-soon takes some of the meat to her aunt’s house without telling Jeong-shim.
Dr. Jang is at a loss when he hears that Young-ok’s kidneys can’t function anymore. Young-ok insists upon going home and Eun-ju is mad at her stubbornness.
Eps. 27
Jeong-shim realizes that she’s getting less meat than usual and asks Geum-soon where she bought it. However, Geum-soon tells her that the price of meat just went up. Tae-wan asks his parents to pay for his acting classes. Geum-soon advises him to make money by himself if he really wants to take classes.
Feeling her health is deteriorating, Young-ok tells Dr. Jang that she terribly misses her daughter that she abandoned a long time ago. Dr. Jang tells her that it’s not too late to look for her daughter.
Eps. 28
It’s the first day for Geum-soon to start working at Mi-ja’s hair salon. She greets everyone when she comes in. However, the other employees who thought that Geum-soon didn’t get the job are confused to see her coming to work. Eun-ju introduces Geum-soon to everyone.
Young-ok’s doctor asks Dr. Jang if she has any relatives who can donate a kidney. Hesitating, Dr. Jang picks up the phone and calls somebody.
Eps. 29
Geum-soon’s colleague makes her clean the windows. She’s happy to work and doesn’t complain. Mi-ja is impressed with Geum-soon’s attitude and makes other people join her in cleaning the windows. They blame Geum-soon.
Geum-soon runs into Jae-hee in front of the hair shop. Noticing a cast on his finger, Geum-soon is genuinely worried about him. When seeing them walking together, Eun-ju has a hunch that something’s going to happen between them and she feels jealous.
Eps. 30
Tae-wan’s parents find out that Tae-wan stole his brother Shi-wan’s credit card to pay for the acting classes. Jeong-shim and her husband have a hard time believing that Tae-wan did such a thing. When confronted, Tae-wan doesn’t apologize and only complains about the way his family treats him. His father kicks him out of the house.
Annoyed by Tae-wan’s behavior, Jeong-shim gets angry at Geum-soon for coming home late. Shi-wan tells Geum-soon what happened at home while she was out. Tae-wan who was still wandering in front of the house happens to hear them speaking ill of him.
Eps. 31
Geum-soon tells her colleague Hye-mi that she wants to be a hairdresser as soon as possible. She volunteers to do anything Hye-mi tells her to do. A mean customer comes into the shop and Hye-mi lets Geum-soon wash her hair. The woman isn’t happy about the fact that a new employee is taking care of her. When Geum-soon splashes some hot water by mistake, she hits the ceiling and Mi-ja has to apologize.
Mr. Noh finds out that Tae-wan has snuck into the house and consequently beats him up. However, Tae-wan feels bad about the fact that his father isn’t as strong as he used to be. Later, Mr. Noh decides to have a serious face-to-face talk with Tae-wan.
Eps. 32
Tired of Hye-mi’s being a bully, Geum-soon confronts her and asks why she is giving her such a hard time. Geum-soon tells Hye-mi that she won’t treat her as a senior colleague if she doesn’t stop bothering her. Hye-mi pushes Geum-soon, who slips and hits her head against the sink. At that moment, Jae-hee just walks in and witnesses it.
Shi-wan is shocked to hear that Seong-ran has been married and has a child from her previous marriage. Seong-ran returns the ring to Shi-wan. However, he can’t easily give her up. He asks her to give him some time to think.
Eps. 33
Geum-soon hurt her back and knee from the fight with Hye-mi. She runs into Jae-hee and Eun-ju in front of the shop. Since Jae-hee has been curious about how Geum-soon is doing, he seems happy to see her. Despite Eun-ju’s presence next to him, he can’t help but looking at Geum-soon.
Geum-soon can’t stand Hye-mi who enjoys being a bully. Geum-soon takes her to the restroom and asks her to stop. However, Hye-mi ignores her. Furious, Geum-soon ends up pouring water on Hye-mi.
Eps. 34
Dr. Jang goes to Geum-soon’s house to make sure that Geum-soon is the person he’s looking for. He’s excited to find someone who is a possible donor for Young-ok. However, he doesn’t tell Young-ok that he found her daughter. He just asks if she’s seriously thinking about looking for her daughter. Young-ok tells him that she’s too ashamed and she will never forgive herself for abandoning her own child. Jeong-shim hears from Tae-wan that her son Shi-wan is seeing Seong-ran.
Interested in Seong-ran’s career and family background, she thinks that Seong-ran can make a good daughter-in-law. She asks Shi-wan about Seong-ran, but he tells her that he’s not seeing her anymore.
Eps. 35
Geum-soon finally gets to learn some basic skills such as shampooing. The manager realizes that Geum-soon’s hairdo is too old-fashioned and gives her a haircut. At first Geum-soon feels uncomfortable about her new hairstyle, but she soon feels good about herself. However, Jeong-shim isn’t happy about the change. After having an argument with her daughter-in-law, Geum-soon’s grandmother leaves the house with Hui-seong. While she’s busy selling vegetables, Hui-seong mistakes a woman for his mother and follows her. Her grandmother soon realizes that Hui-seong is missing…
Eps. 36
Geum-soon looks for Hui-seong everywhere. Her grandmother blames herself for not keeping her eye on the child. She feels terribly sorry for Geum-soon and her in-laws. Everyone in the family is out looking for him, but they can’t find him anywhere. Dr. Jang sees a child crying on the street. He remembers seeing Hui-seong when he went to Geum-soon’s house. Geum-soon gets a call from the police station and rushes there.
Eps. 37
The beauty shop manager is angry because Geum-soon leaves the work without saying anything and comes back at the closing time. She asks where she has been all day. Geum-soon tells her that she’s been married and she’s a mother of a child. The manager tells her to keep it between them for a while.
Eun-ju is happy to receive a gift from Jae-hee. They go shopping together and Eun-ju can’t help but fall in love with Jae-hee.
Eps. 38
Believing that Hui-seong got lost because of Geum-soon, Jeong-shim tells her to stop working at the beauty shop. Since Geum-soon is coming back from seeing her grandmother sick in bed, she feels terrible about her situation. She asks Jeong-shim if she has ever truly considered her as her daughter-in-law.
Geum-soon decides to meet the man who helped find Hui-seong and calls Dr. Jang. He answers the phone while he’s talking to Young-ok, but he doesn’t say a word to his wife. Geum-soon goes to Dr. Jang’s hospital to see him and runs into Jae-hee there…
Eps. 39
Dr. Jang gives Geum-soon a gift certificate for a free medical checkup that her grandmother can use. She doesn’t feel comfortable about his favor. Geum-soon gives the gift certificate to her grandmother. But her aunt thinks that a man is doing Geum-soon a favor because he has other intentions.
Jae-hee sees Geum-soon in front of the hospital and offers her a ride to the subway station. He asks what she’s doing, and she just says that she came to see someone she knows. Jae-hee seems to get to know Geum-soon better and spend more time with her.
Eps. 40
Young-ok decides to tell the truth to her daughter Eun-jin that her sister Eun-ju isn’t her daughter. Eun-jin understands why Eun-ju has been so cold to her mother. Dr. Jang comes home and notices that something isn’t right there.
Geum-soon needs a hair model to take a test. She asks Tae-wan and he agrees to receive some money when she gets paid and goes to the shop with her. First, there is a shampooing test. When Geum-soon washes his hair, Tae-wan feels awkward. Without knowing that Tae-wan is Geum-soon’s brother-in-law, Jae-hee feels jealous when he sees them together.
Eps. 41
Geum-soon brings her grandmother to Dr. Jang’s hospital for a physical checkup. Dr. Jang insists that he will give her the checkup for free. Geum-soon thinks that he’s just being generous, but what he’s trying to do is to find out if her blood type matches with his wife’s. After he learns that she’s a possible donor for Young-ok, he’s even nicer to Geum-soon than before. Meanwhile, Eun-jin tells Eun-ju that she won’t forgive her if Eun-ju mistreats Young-ok because she’s not her biological mother. Eun-ju gets frustrated and lonely about the fact that everyone in the family is on Young-ok’s side. Young-ok feels bad about Eun-ju.
Eps. 42
Geum-soon is nervous that Mi-ja will judge her shampooing ability. Mi-ja doesn’t seem happy about what Geum-soon does, which makes Hye-mi happy. However, she passes the test. She prepares a meal to celebrate and waits for her family to come home. Meanwhile, Shi-wan who has worried about his relationship with Seong-ran falls ill and is sent to the hospital. Feeling upset about their son getting sick over a woman, Mr. Noh and Jeong-shim get angry at Geum-soon for planning a party. Feeling embarrassed, Geum-soon brings the food she prepared to her grandmother.
Eps. 43
Feeling bad about his brother for worrying himself sick, Tae-wan goes to meet Seong-ran. He runs into Geum-soon on the way and she joins him to go to Seong-ran’s office. Unlike Shi-wan, Seong-ran is doing well, which makes Tae-wan and Geum-soon angrier. Seong-ran is shocked to hear that Shi-wan is in the hospital. Dr. Jang feels bad about having a terrible argument with his daughter Eun-ju. Mi-ja finds out that Young-ok isn’t Eun-ju’s mother. She feels deceived and complains to Jae-hee.
Eps. 44
Geum-soon’s aunt is happy about getting a job in the hospital cafeteria with the help of Dr. Jang. Geum-soon sees creditors going to her aunt’s house and has a feeling that something bad is going to happen. When she arrives at her aunt’s house, the creditors threaten her family and demand that they pay the money back within a week. In order to help her aunt, Geum-soon asks Eun-ju if she can get her paycheck in advance, but Eun-ju says it’s out of the question. Geum-soon decides to go to Mi-ja’s house and ask her directly.
Eps. 45
Geum-soon asks Mi-ja if she can get her paycheck in advance, but Mi-ja doesn’t allow it. However, feeling bad about Geum-soon’s situation, Mi-ja gives Geum-soon half of the money she asked for. Jae-hee asks Geum-soon about Tae-wan. He wants to know if Tae-wan is her boyfriend. Geum-soon doesn’t want to talk about her past by telling him that Tae-wan is her dead husband’s brother, so she doesn’t answer. However, Jae-hee tells her that he will lend her the money she needs if she tells him who Tae-wan is. Seong-ran asks Shi-wan if they can meet each other without pressure of getting married.
Eun-ju is avoiding her family and Young-ok feels bad about her stepdaughter.
Eps. 46
Geum-soon decides to put aside her pride and borrow money from Jae-hee. Geum-soon tells Jae-hee that Tae-wan is her cousin. Happy to hear that Geum-soon doesn’t have a boyfriend; Jae-hee lends her the money. Geum-soon feels humiliated for lying for the money, but she knows that she doesn’t have any other choice. Relieved about the fact that she got the money, she falls asleep. While she’s sleeping, her son Hui-seong makes a mess around the house. Meanwhile, Shi-wan asks Seong-ran to tell him everything about her.
Eps. 47
Eun-ju feels excluded in the family. Young-ok feels bad that Dr. Jang and Eun-ju don’t get along. Geum-soon falls sick, but Jeong-shim takes good care of her. Jae-hee calls Geum-soon while she enjoys dinner with her family. Feeling uncomfortable for Jae-hee’s attempt at intimacy, Geum-soon decides to pay him back the money. She borrows the money from Shi-wan and goes to Jae-hee. Jae-hee is thrilled to see Geum-soon, but is soon disappointed to find out that she has come to pay him the money back.
Eps. 48
Geum-soon comes to Dr. Jang’s office to find out the results of her grandmother’s checkup. She’s happy to hear that her grandmother doesn’t have any health problems. Just then, Young-ok walks into Dr. Jang’s office. Young-ok meets Geum-soon, but she doesn’t recognize Geum-soon. Even though Dr. Jang knows that Young-ok misses her daughter terribly, he doesn’t say anything.
When Jeong-shim has her ankle cast removed, Geum-soon buys a pair of tennis shoes for her. Jeong-shim doesn’t like the shoes at all, but she pretends to like them to be nice to Geum-soon.
Eun-ju asks Jae-hee to marry her. However Jae-hee tells her that he never thought about marrying her. Humiliated, Eun-ju tells him that it’s not too late to think seriously about it.
Eps. 49
Shi-wan tells his family that he wants to marry Seong-ran. Mr. Noh and Jeong-shim are thrilled about the news. However, Shi-wan doesn’t dare tell them that she’s been married before.
When Young-ok finds out that Eun-ju is depressed because of Jae-hee, she tells her that she will help Eun-ju get married with him. Confessing her feelings toward Jae-hee, Eun-ju apologizes to Young-ok for having said hurtful things to her.
Jae-hee is happy to see Geum-soon at the beauty salon. He suggests taking her home.
Eps. 50
When Tae-wan sees Geum-soon getting out of Jae-hee’s car, he feels jealous. Tae-wan finds out that Geum-soon has told Jae-hee that he’s her cousin. Meanwhile,
Jeong-shim is excited to meet her future daughter-in-law Seong-ran. Shi-wan doesn’t feel comfortable since he didn’t ask Seong-ran before he set up the meeting with his parents.
Jae-hee tells Eun-ju that he doesn’t want to get married anytime soon, however Eun-ju tells him that she will wait until he changes his mind.
Geum-ah tells her mother that she will get a job instead of studying to become a teacher. Her mother gets furious.
