Earlier that afternoon, while running away from another brutal encounter with Jang-goon's lackeys, Seung-cheon had stumbled upon a mysterious old woman selling trinkets on the street. Amidst the junk, a gleaming, ornate golden spoon had caught his eye.
"That spoon is special," the old woman had cackled, her eyes twinkling with an otherworldly knowing. "Buy it for three dollars, and you can change your parents. Eat three meals with it at the house of a child your age, and you will swap lives with them. Their parents will become your parents." (Dramacool-SUB) The Golden Spoon (2022) Episode 1
Tae-yong was the ultimate gold spoon. He was the heir to the massive Doshin Group, living in a sprawling mansion with a cold, all-powerful father who commanded the respect of the entire nation. Tae-yong had everything Seung-cheon lacked: wealth, power, and absolute immunity from the cruelty of the world. Earlier that afternoon, while running away from another
He shoved the golden spoon into his pocket and turned away from the ledge. He wasn't going to jump. He was going back to that mansion. "Buy it for three dollars, and you can change your parents
Rage, pure and blinding, consumed Seung-cheon. He wasn't going to accept this. He wasn't going to let his family be destroyed by these monsters.
Just then, his phone buzzed. It was a message from Park Jang-goon. He had sent a video of Seung-cheon’s father being humiliated at a convenience store, begging for a loan. Jang-goon’s mocking caption read: Like father, like son. Dirt spoons forever.
During dinner, surrounded by a feast that cost more than Seung-cheon’s family made in a month, he had nervously pulled out the golden spoon. He was shaking so violently that he dropped it. Tae-yong's terrifyingly cold father, Chairman Hwang Hyeon-do, had looked at him with pure disdain. Seung-cheon was kicked out before he could take a single bite with the spoon. He was exposed, humiliated, and reminded once again of his place at the bottom of the food chain.