The next morning, Mr. Goeun and his mother-in-law are on their way back to the hotel when Mr. Yeoh asks how he's doing. He's just barely made it to the top of the mountain, and he can't believe how far he has come. He tells his mom that she's living her life now, and that he'll live his life too, too. He compares her to a "haenyeo" , a woman who has lived her entire life in the boonies, and says that she can still live her life as long as she wants. He says that it took him 60 years to escape from the "bounty" of the city, and now he wants to live his own life as well. He wants to go to the beach with his mom the next time they meet, so they can go for a walk together. The two of them head out to eat, and when they arrive at the hotel, they find that they have to walk a bit farther to get to the restaurant. They're so glad that they didn't have to go all the way back, because now that they're back, it'll be so much easier for them to eat there. The old woman, who's been watching them from the other side of the room, yells at them for being too far apart to eat together. She's a "noona," or older sister, which is