The beginning starts with Byeon Mi rae being woken up by her mother from a nightmare seeing stressed workers on the street. She heads to work where she discovers the CEO is showing up suddenly for an inspection. When the Ceo arrives, he claims he was just passing by but begins his strict inspection finding inconsistencies everywhere but when he reaches Mi rae’s mother Ye yeon’s Tteokbokki stand, Mi-rae holds her own with the CEO, pointing out that her mother, Ae-yeon, is the worker there and she gives out generous portions because kids are great promoters.
The Ceo is impressed and even asks her name which surprises everyone. However, she passes out as soon as the Ceo leaves. When she wakes up, she finds that she had been taken to the hospital by security guard Nam Tae Pyoeng who watches over her. Turns out she had passed out due to overworking and he advises her to watch over her health before he leaves.
But he watches as Mi rae runs out of her ward after receiving news from her mother that their apartment is on fire. When Mi ras arrives and meets her mother, they are relieved that her brother Hyun jae and their dog Medal is fine, mostly Medal ha ha.
However, it turned out that only the landlord’s apartment got burnt and he ended up dying from the fire. Few days later, Ae Yeon speaks with her neighbors about the incident and finds out that the house has been sold to a new landlord. One of her neighbors, Lee joeng hyuk , suspects the former landlord was murdered and that the new landlord may be responsible but the others don’t take him seriously. Turned out that the late landlord who had refused to sell his building was visited by a strange man before his death. The new landlord asks to meet Ae yeon and two other tenants.
The outcome of the meeting is that she and the other two tenants will need to choose one person to move out because the new landlord requires a vacant apartment to move into. One of them will need to relocate soon as their contracts are expiring. Ae-yeon is taken aback by this and attempts to reach out to her former landlord’s daughter for assistance. But she hides this new situation from Mi rae in order not to burden her. However, she tries to dissuade Ae yeon from giving her brother an allowance so he could struggle on his own just like she did but Ae yeon refuses.
The following day, Ae-yeon dresses up as if she were a spy and chooses to meet the landlord’s daughter. She forcefully puts a contract renewal extension request in front of her and demands her to sign it. Nevertheless, she is unable to do that because she has clearly sold the building. She sold it because she was unable to afford the inheritance tax. Nevertheless, she is clearly experiencing pain from her father’s death as well and finds it difficult to maintain her composure. The new landlord presented her with an opportunity to leave, and she clearly accepted it.
Ae yeon has found out that the rest are seeking methods to retain their flat. Her friend Ahn Jeong In seduces the landlord, while the other persuades her grandson to write a sincere letter. To ensure Ae Yeon’s ability to stay, she phones the man she recently met, believing him to be the landlord, and explains how she, a struggling widow, is striving to support her family as her daughter faces the same challenge. However, the person who visited them is not the landlord but a representative. The true owner hears Ae-yeon’s tale of being a widow and having financial difficulties, but has not made a decision yet.
At the same time, Mi-rae feels pressured by her ex-partner’s continuous messaging following their separation. As a woman who is not keen on getting married, she was put to the test with her patience while in a relationship with this man who was very attached to his mother, leading her to end things with him.
Afterwards, she arrives home to find her mother getting ready for her father’s memorial service, which makes her feel upset. Ae-yeon explains to her that it is his first death anniversary and it is appropriate for them to commemorate it. Mi-rae, being unable to refuse her mother after all the care she received growing up, agrees to participate in the service that evening.
During the service, a man enters the villa building and goes through the door left open for Ae-yeon’s ex-husband’s spirit. Upon completing her duties with her two children, Ae-yeon is taken aback to find that the man who has entered is none other than her former partner, Byeon Moo-jin. Byeon moo jin catches her just in time as she almost falls from shock. Mi rae is surprised when he confesses he is the actual owner of the villa.
I enjoyed the first episode. It’s a very unique plot with lots of possibilities. I’m very curious to know what broke the family apart. Until next time.