Sumit & Jenny move in with his parents, face cooking clashes and café hurdles in The Other Way S7E2

Where we pick up: Life has taken a sharp turn for Jenny and Sumit in Season 7 Episode 2 of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way. After years of fighting for their relationship, they finally have his parents’ reluctant blessing—but with a big catch. Financial struggles push them to move back in with the family while everyone bands together to start a café business. What sounded practical on paper quickly turns into a culture clash, a test of patience, and a crash course in what it really means to live in a multi-generational Indian household. From spaghetti dinners that fall flat, to wake-up calls about chores, to the reality check of squeezing six people into a café the size of a hallway, Jenny and Sumit’s dream of independence is colliding head-on with the demands of tradition and family life.

Day 1 under one roof: privacy shock and “grown-up treated like a child”

Jenny is instantly uncomfortable: family members are rummaging through her things and even flag her liquor stash. She says she feels like a kid being policed, not a grown woman. Still, she decides to “be on best behavior” and offer a peace-making dinner.

Spaghetti night (and the verdict no one sugarcoats)

Jenny cooks her go-to: spaghetti with jarred sauce and grated Parmesan. Bowls are short, so some share. Sumit’s family tries it, but feedback ranges from lukewarm to dismissive—essentially, boil noodles + sauce isn’t cooking. The takeaways:

• Jenny’s dish doesn’t land; she vows not to make spaghetti again for those who didn’t like it.
• The elders immediately talk daily cooking expectations. Translation: in this house, meals are a woman’s daily duty.
• Jenny pushes back that she’s not a full-time cook, and notes Sumit can cook. Sadhna laughs off the idea; the household norm is clear.

The morning routine clash

Next morning, Jenny would love to lounge and ease into the day; the family is already up and working. Even small things (tea vs. coffee, who prepares what for whom) underline the cultural script: participate, don’t isolate. Jenny’s dread shows—this is exactly why she didn’t want to live here.

First look at the café: from “blank canvas” to tight hallway

They finally tour the café space, which shares a strip with five other cafés. With walls now up, the room feels narrow—more hallway than square—and Jenny immediately questions:

• How will six family members fit and work in here at once?
• Where will equipment go (deep freezer, espresso machine, oven, sandwich grill)?
• Does the front window even open to serve?

Sumit wants to keep startup costs low and begin with minimal gear; Jenny argues they need the right kit from the start, especially if they want to stand out—her big idea is a prominent “star of the show” coffee machine to snag student traffic.

The water problem (the red flag no one can ignore)

A second space is floated as an alternative. It’s bigger and has a sink area inside, whereas the current spot has no water inlet/outlet—meaning they’d have to haul jars of water to cook and use a public wash area to clean dishes. That’s a real operational risk for a food business.

The tradeoff:

• Current spot (front strip): Right in the flow of customers but no plumbed water, very tight.
• Alternative (around the corner): More workable interior and water access, but out of sight and likely to lose walk-up traffic.

After walking it, even Jenny—who likes the practicality of the second space—admits the front location’s visibility is probably make-or-break. They lean toward staying put despite the water headache, because the café must pull immediate foot traffic if they’re ever going to afford moving out of the parents’ home.

The stakes for Jenny (and the line she draws)

Jenny is blunt: if she spends all day helping at the café, she won’t come home and cook a full dinner on top. She’s fine cleaning; she even says she enjoys it. But she’s not signing up to be house cook and café labor—especially when the family didn’t eat her meal on night one. Between house rules, workload expectations, a claustrophobic kitchen line, and no running water, she’s already wondering what the next weeks will look like.

What the episode sets up

• Equipment showdown: They still need to source machines and solve the water issue—or devise a workable system that won’t sink them on day two.
• Workflow reality: Six people in a galley-style line will need roles, spacing, and a service plan; otherwise, chaos.
• Household boundaries: Jenny will continue to push for a division of labor that respects her limits; the family will keep pressing their norms.
• Move-out motivation: Every hiccup at home and at the café adds urgency to make the business profitable enough to get their own place.

Bottom line: S7E2 turns the dream into logistics. Living with parents means strict routines and blunt feedback; launching the café means choosing between visibility and basic infrastructure. Jenny and Sumit end the hour aligned on location for traffic, but the real work—water, equipment, roles, and family expectations—starts now.