Choi Woo-shik Quotes

Ki-woo Opening my eyes for the first time in a month, I saw a detective who looked nothing like a detective. Then the doctor who looked nothing like a doctor spoke. Even when I heard how much Ki-jung bled that day, even when I heard the words forgery, trespassing, foul play, murder, and that we were lucky to get away with probation. Even when I finally got to see Ki-jung's face, I kept laughing. Though when I went back and watched the news reports, I didn't laugh. Actually Mom and I had no idea where Dad was. But those detectives still wore themselves out following us. Eventually the news went quiet and after the surveillance stopped, I started going up that mountain. From up there, you have a great view of the house. That day, despite the cold. I felt like staying longer.

Ki-taek Perhaps you, if no one else, will be able to read this. You were a Scout, so I'm writing this just in case. Have your injuries healed? I'm sure your mother is plenty healthy. I'm doing fine in here. Though thinking of Ki-jung makes me cry. Even now, what happened that day doesn't seem real. It feels like a dream, and yet it doesn't. That day as I went out the gate, I suddenly knew where I needed to go. A house where such a grisly thing took place would surely not be easy to sell. I've struggled to hold on in this empty house. Still, thanks to the house being empty. What was her name, Moon-gwang? I was able to give her a proper send off. I hear tree-side burials are trendy. So hell, I did my best. Those real estate sharks sure are clever. They duped some people who had just arrived in Korea and managed to sell the house. With the parents working and the kids attending school, the family is usually out. But the damned housekeeper stays here 24 hours a day. Each time I go upstairs, I take my life into my hands. And it turns out ] eat more than just sausage and beer. What a relief. Passing the time down here, everything starts to go hazy. Today at least, I was able to write you this letter. If I send out the letter this way every night, maybe someday you'll see it. So long.

Ki-woo Dad, today I made a plan – a fundamental plan. I'm going to earn money, a lot of it. ], a career, ], those are all fine, but first I'll earn money. When I have money, I'll buy the house. On the day we move in, Mom and I will be in the yard. Because the sunshine is so nice there. All you'll need to do is walk up the stairs. Take care until then. So long.

Ki-taek Anyway. I wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but her words came through clearly! So I couldn't help but...

Ki-woo Cut, cut! Dad, your emotions are up to here. Bring them down to about there.

Ki-taek So I couldn't help but overhear...

Ki-woo Keep it focused!

Ki-taek What I'm trying to say is... it's just that, your housekeeper's voice is quite loud, you know?

Yeon-kyo I understand, it's all right. Just tell me, okay?

Ki-taek She said she got diagnosed with active ] and she was practically shouting over the phone, so upset she could barely control herself!

Yeon-kyo Tuberculosis? Come on...

Ki-taek It's true, she phoned someone saying she had active TB.

Ki-woo Do people still get TB?

Yeon-kyo Do people still get TB?

Ki-woo Dad, back in the day, people used to buy Christmas Seals, right? Feels like a bygone era.

Ki-taek But I saw it on the internet. Korea has the #1 rate of TB of all the ] countries.

Ki-woo But she's still working, as if nothing's wrong – with a kid like Da-song in the house.

Ki-taek So you've got a young kid like Da-song in the house, and a TB patient is doing dishes, cooking, spraying spittle...

Yeon-kyo Stop it, please!

Ki-jung She may look like a sheep, but inside, she's a fox. Sometimes she acts like she owns the house.

Ki-woo Right. Of all the people in that house, she's lived there the longest. She was housekeeper to the architect Namgoong, but then she went on to work for this family. When the architect moved out, he introduced this woman to Park's family, telling them, "This is a great housekeeper, you should hire her".

Chung-sook So she survived a change of ownership.

Ki-woo She won't give up such a good job easily.

Ki-jung To extract a woman like that, we need to prepare well.

Ki-woo Right, we need a plan.

Da-hye I want to eat peaches. I like peaches best.

Ki-woo Why not ask for some?

Da-hye No peaches at our house. It's a forbidden fruit.

Ki-woo So according to what Da-hye told me, she's got a pretty serious allergy to peaches. You know that fuzz on the peach skin? If she's anywhere near it, she gets a full body rash, has trouble breathing, asthma, a total meltdown!