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. (Dramacool-SUB) The Golden Spoon (2022) Episode 1
Lee Seung-cheon was done being a dirt spoon. He was going to steal a life of gold. Just then, his phone buzzed
The rain fell in sheets over Seoul, mirroring the heavy despair in Lee Seung-cheon’s heart. He stood on the edge of the bridge, looking down at the churning river below, clutching a cheap, dented metal spoon in his hand. Just hours ago, this very object had felt like his ticket out of hell. Now, it just felt like a cruel joke. Jang-goon’s mocking caption read: Like father, like son
Seung-cheon was a "dirt spoon"—a child born into a family with no money, no connections, and no future. His father was a failed webtoon artist with a heart of gold but zero financial sense, constantly drowning the family in debt. His mother worked herself to the bone at a dead-end job, and his sister sacrificed her own dreams to help pay the bills. Seung-cheon was brilliant, attending the ultra-elite Seoul Jeil High School on a scholarship, but brilliance meant nothing in a world ruled by gold spoons.