A red light went on for Park Sung-woong's urban family as they tried to adapt to Yeonriri.
In episode 2 of the KBS2 miniseries 'If Shimwoo, Yeonriri' (written by Song Jeong-rim and Wang Hye-ji, directed by Choi Yeon-su, produced by Sim Story), which aired at 9:50 p.m. on the 2nd, Seong Tae-hoon (Park Sung-woong) succeeded in sprouting napa cabbage shoots despite sabotage by Im Joo-hyung (Lee Seo-Hwan), while an unpredictable development followed in which his two sons ran away from home.
Earlier, Seong Tae-hoon, a director general at the food conglomerate 'Matstory' who had been assigned to the rural Yeonriri branch, became isolated in the village after conflicts with Im Joo-hyung. To make matters worse, his company demanded an absurd number of napa cabbage seedlings, pushing him and eliciting sympathy.
Im Joo-hyung publicly declared to the villagers, "Do not ever help Seong Tae-hoon!" At the moment a warning about Seong Tae-hoon was issued to the village, Seong Tae-hoon went to the hardware store owner Wang Dong-sik (Park Suk-won) to fix the field's leakage problem, but was unable to get help because of Im Joo-hyung's interference. He also needed the village chief's approval to obtain fertilizer, leaving Seong Tae-hoon's napa cabbage farming facing a dire crisis.
But Seong Tae-hoon did not collapse for the sake of his family. He resolved projects one by one—repairing the sprinkler, tidying the field, setting up a nursery—and with Wang Dong-sik's help succeeded in secretly planting cabbage, bringing relief to viewers at home. Although he was briefly discouraged when shoots did not appear, he continued farming using cow manure instead of fertilizer. His taunt to Im Joo-hyung, who had been sure he would give up farming—"They sprouted!"—gave viewers a big laugh.
Meanwhile, Jo Mi-ryeo (Lee Soo-kyung) decided to stay in Yeonriri with her children to follow her husband and set out to win over the women's association. Jo Mi-ryeo visited the café run by women's association president Nam Hye-seon (played by Nam Kwon-ah), and the feud between the now-enemies Seong Tae-hoon and Im Joo-hyung continued among the wives, provoking laughter. However, when the women's association members' attention turned to Jo Mi-ryeo, she showed signs of breathing difficulty and, unlike her usual strong appearance, revealed a vulnerable side that created tension for viewers.
Meanwhile, Seong Tae-hoon's eldest son Seong Ji-cheon (Lee Jinwoo), who is attending medical school, raised concerns by appearing to be deep in thought and deliberately avoiding contact from his supervising professor. Unaware of his son's situation, Jo Mi-ryeo asked Seong Ji-cheon to pick up Seong Ji-sang (Seo Yoon-hyeok) and Seong Ji-gu (Yang Woo-hyeok), and Seong Ji-cheon happened to meet Im Bo-mi (Choi Gyu-ri) in front of the school. Im Bo-mi suggested, "If you have a lot on your mind, use your body," and proposed a kitchen assistant job in the school cafeteria; Seong Ji-cheon, almost by accident, began working in the cafeteria, drawing attention to his journey of gradually finding "himself" in Yeonriri.
At the end of the broadcast, Seong Tae-hoon was overjoyed at finally succeeding in sprouting cabbage shoots, but he was left stunned by news delivered by Seong Ji-cheon: his two sons, Seong Ji-sang and Seong Ji-gu, had run away from home. The episode ended with Seong Ji-cheon's ashen face and a distraught Seong Tae-hoon, accompanied by Seong Tae-hoon's narration, "It wasn't that I sprouted napa cabbage shoots; it was that I pressed the switch on a time bomb that would blow up the rest of my life," heightening anticipation for how the K-family head will resolve his family's crisis in the next episode.
Episode 3 of the KBS2 miniseries 'If Shimwoo, Yeonriri' will air at 9:50 p.m. on the 9th.
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