She didn't work? She went to work that day. Just after 2 days?
She went back to work just after 2 days? I tried to stop her. Not only did she have to recover, but your son was in an incubator. She must've been worried. She just went to work? Yes. (We are speechless) You could tell her to rest. I do. More than 10 times a day. But? We always end up arguing when I do. After we argue she says, "I'm going back to America with my babies. I'll leave if you stop me from working." Let's meet his wife first. Hello. - Hello. / - Nice to meet you. Do you understand your husband's concern? I don't think this is a problem at all. Excuse me, but could you please stand? Can we see how skinny you are? Could you please turn around? (She doesn't look pregnant at all) You're not showing at all. Are you really 6 months pregnant? - Please tell us. / - You're 6 months pregnant? Yes, I am. I love my job. I majored in education in college. Kids like me, too. Why is it a problem? It's tough to work while you're pregnant. You should eat well for your baby. I don't know what the standards are. That wasn't intentional, right? You're just speaking naturally, right? You're being yourself right now? I don't know what's considered working too hard. If I shouldn't work, doesn't that mean I shouldn't walk or stand? Just stay home? Do you mean to say stay at home? Yes. Just like in American, Korea has a system called maternity leave. You know that, right? There's maternity leave in America, too. They give you about a week. You rest at home for a week and then go back to work. How do you recover? Do you eat seaweed soup? Seaweed soup? Hmm... We want to try the American seaweed soup. Do you guys eat soup? There are no limitations in America. You can do whatever you want. There are too many rules in Korea. Don't eat anything hard. Don't eat spicy food. Don't eat anything cold. Don't shower. Keep your socks on at all times. Don't wear shorts. It's not a problem in America. No problem. Your son was born a preemie. You must've been worried. Don't you think you should take care of yourself? I don't look too much into the future. YOLO. You live only once. (Ha ha ha ha) If I'm healthy and happy today then everything is okay. If I'm happy, everything is happy. I must be happy in order for my family to be happy. It's like that in Korea, too. Look at him. He lives for his own happiness. He enjoys his Sundays. (You Only Live Sunday) But your husband won't understand. What are you going to do about that? Then I must go back to America. Without him? Then why did you marry him in the first place? I know. (She's an interesting person) What made you want to marry him? My husband? The first reason was... He's handsome. (Oh yeah) And? Busan men are handsome. (He slightly resembles Jisung) What's the next reason? He obeys me. (Oh) What's the third reason? He sacrificed a lot for me. Does he look more handsome than they do? I'm sorry but I don't know who they are. (What?) It's because she doesn't watch television. But do you think your husband is more handsome? Yes. She's such a great wife. We just have one less rival. That's okay. To be honest, working isn't a bad thing. More importantly, she loves it. My wife went to the ER 3 times when she had our son. 3 times? Because she didn't stop working. The doctor always asked, "Does she work too much? Does she not eat meals regularly?" It was just a few days ago. I was told that she fainted while she was in class. That's a serious problem. I got the call and went to the ER. The doctor said it was orthostatic hypotension. - What is that? / - It's from standing up too long. Because she is teaching too many classes. Right. It's from standing all day long. Even when she ended up in the ER she was worried about leaving her students. She's truly a workaholic. The doctor told me that all I had to do was eat well. So I told him, "Don't worry. I'm fine." I felt much better after I ate something. Here I am talking to you, right? Why won't you eat well? I have classes back to back. When I teach I lose track of time because I have to focus on my students. She really doesn't worry about her health. You must be frustrated that she's too optimistic. She's too optimistic. How do you feel? I'm always worried about her. We live in Busan and she teaches in Yangsan. Yangsan? Doesn't it take about an hour and a half? It takes about 2 hours roundtrip by car. She always drives to work. What if she goes into labor while she's driving? When she was about 4 months pregnant she was just coming out of the tollgate when a car cut in front of her.
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