01x28 - Episode 28

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♪ Dear I feel tired ♪

♪ Sometimes ♪

♪ I shed tears ♪

♪ When I’m alone ♪

♪ Woo ♪

♪ Woo ♪

♪ Trying so hard to grow up ♪

♪ Woo ♪

♪ Woo ♪

♪ Never stop moving even when perplexed ♪

♪ Be brave ♪

♪ Darkness ♪

♪ Is nothing but a lesson ♪

♪ Life ♪

♪ Teaches us ♪

♪ In a roundabout way ♪

♪ About how to be fearless ♪

♪ Woo ♪

♪ Woo ♪

♪ Fly ♪

♪ Wherever you are now ♪

Go Ahead
♪ Let me join you ♪

Episode 28

Jianjian

Jianjian,

you’re still up at this hour?

Jianjian, are you there?

Dad.

What’s wrong?

You sound tired,

like a dying person.

I met a challenge.

Tell me about it.

Um...

I...

I can’t tell you about it now.

I’ll talk to you next time.

You wanna keep it from me?

Then why are you calling me?

I need courage to face it.

I need

my dad to cheer me up.

You need

me to cheer you up?

Aren’t you

a gas station?

We all

go to you for encouragement, don’t we?

The gas station is empty now.

Empty?

You can be empty?

OK, hold on.

Let me make a call.

Is it the petroleum company?

I’m Mr. Li Haichao.

I need a little favor.

My daughter’s gas station

is out of oil.

Can you grant her the supply?

How much?

Five tanks? Too little.

At least fifty tanks.

When can the supply arrive?

OK, tomorrow morning.

Thanks.

Come to my restaurant for noodles.

Bye.

Jianjian, you hear that?

Problem solved.

When you open your eyes tomorrow morning,

the oil will be full.

Thanks, Dad.

You’re welcome.

Dad.

I’m sorry.

Why do you apologize?

Tell me.

I feel guilty that you couldn’t

get married because of me.

What does that

have to do with you?

Besides,

I tried

with Ziqiu’s mom, didn’t I?

You still can’t forget Mrs. He Mei?

No.

I mean I had you three later.

With you three,

no one introduced girls to me.

So you mean

you actually want to find someone, right?

No, I don’t.

Be honest with me.

I’m honest with it.

In these years,

life is good

with Dad Ling. We help each other.

I’ve discussed with him.

When we retire,

we’ll go to

the nursery home together.

The nursery home?

You think the nursery home

is easy to get in?

They need the children’s signature.

Well,

then,

please give me the honor

and sign it for me.

I won’t.

By then,

I’ll live with you,

and take care of you.

I’m not optimistic about that.

Think about it.

You’re a monkey.

Your children

will be mischievous.

Should I take care of them for you or not?

Don’t.

I’d rather go to the nursery home

and enjoy a few days of peace.

Right.

All right.

We’ve been waffling for a while.

Go to bed.

Good night.

Hold on. One more thing.

Be quick.

Dad, I love you. Good night.

♪ I think of the first time I held your hand ♪

♪ You held me so tight
as if I was everything you had ♪

♪ One grows up gradually ♪

♪ While the other becomes smaller ♪

♪ Thanks to time ♪

Remember, don’t eat

spicy and other irritative foods

in these days.

If you have toothache,

have some ice cream.

Stitches will be removed in three days.

Thank you.

Song, take the patient to get the medicines.

OK.

What brings you here?

To have lunch with you.

I have waited

for over an hour.

Come on.

Hold on.

Hurry.

Hurry.

Why don’t you eat?

Come on.

Eat.

Is there anything you want to talk?

No.

Eat it.

We need to go back as soon as we finish.

I’ve got work at the studio in the afternoon.

You come all the way at noon

to have lunch with me?

Or what?

As long as I’m available each day,

I’ll come to have lunch with you.

In the afternoon,

I’ll try to finish the job early

and pick you up.

You don’t need to pick me up.

Eat.

Let me call a taxi for you.

It’s OK.

It’s not far away.

I can go back myself.

Go back to the hospital.

What is it?

Why are you doing this all of a sudden?

Didn’t you say I pity you?

I pity you.

When we’re all by ourselves,

our mind will wander.

Don’t think too much.

What good does it make?

Put your wisdom

in right use.

To treat more patients

is good.

Don’t worry.

I’ll show you my best sympathy,

till the end of the days,

till you think you don’t

need other’s sympathy.

By then, I’ll continue to pity you.

Because I like

to pity others.

All right?

Still angry?

No.

You cried yesterday.

I didn’t.

OK, you didn’t.

It was a puppy sobbing.

That’s you.

Gotta go. I’ll pick you up tonight.

There’s no need.

Dad called me

and wanted me

to take him to see a traditional Chinese doctor.

A traditional Chinese doctor again?

He said he didn’t feel well.

OK, you have my permission.

Go.

Why are you so tall?

♪ Like a wind ♪

♪ Whispering to say ♪

♪ I realize ♪

♪ That ♪

♪ I like you more than I imagined ♪

Bye-bye.

♪ I realize ♪

♪ That it all happens ♪

♪ Out of love ♪

Got a report before the day off

and it kept me till now.

When does the traditional Chinese clinic close?

Is it too late?

No.

The doctor is my friend.

He owns the clinic.

I called just now.

He’s waiting for us.

Dad.

What’s wrong with you?

Let’s go to the hospital and run a few tests.

I’m OK.

Got the physical examination last month.

Nothing wrong.

But recently

I can’t tell why

but I just felt so uncomfortable.

Sometimes, we need to trust TCM.

You have to believe it.

Come on.

Nothing wrong.

It’s hot recently.

Your spleens and stomach are weak.

I’ll prescribe mid-summer patch for you.

Zhao, no hurry.

Well,

check my son for me please.

He has trouble sleeping recently.

I don’t need it. I’m fine.

- All right.
- Since you’re here,

let Uncle Zhao check your pulse. Come on.

Hurry. Come.

- OK, let me feel your pulse.
- Come on.

The other hand.

Zhao, how is it?

How is he?

Be quiet.

Let’s see your tongue.

Is it difficult for you to fall asleep?

And you often wake up and have dreams?

How many hours can you sleep each night?

Not sure.

Four, five hours sometimes.

Sometimes, five, six hours.

It’s spleen-stomach disharmony

and liver-qi depression.

Liver-qi depression?

My son is young.

How come it’s liver-qi depression?

He doesn’t even drink alcohol.

The organs are related to mood and thought.

The root cause

is long-term mental stress

that couldn’t be released

as soon as possible.

You must have huge pressure from work.

It’s OK.

I’ll give you some Chinese medicines

to strengthen your spleens and liver

and some medicines

to put in your footbath tub.

How long will the treatment take?

TCM works slow.

Young people nowadays

all have huge pressure.

His situation is serious.

Well,

you’d better take him to see a psychiatrist.

What are you talking about?

My son is mentally well.

He just doesn’t sleep well.

Why see a psychiatrist?

The trouble with sleep

is largely related

to mental stress.

And you’d better check if there’s

organic disease in his brain?

What are you talking about?

All right.

Hey, touch the desk. Undo the jinx.

Spit it out.

My son is well.

That’s not true!

Hey, I mean,

you called me

to check if your son is well.

And you don’t believe me.

I...

I said

check my son by the way.

The patient is me.

Besides,

we come to see a TCM doctor,

and you recommend

us to go to a western-style doctor?

You’re ruining your reputation.

All right.

Just take a few doses

and we’ll see.

Ling Xiao, twenty-seven.

Prescription Book

Go get the medicines.

Let me help your dad put the patch on.

Just a minute.

I’d suggest

that you put it on in the morning.

But I guess you don’t have time in the day.

Zhao, how can you tell

my son has

organic disease?

I’m not sure he has.

I said he should see a doctor.

See a doctor?

Why does it have to be

a psychiatrist?

You know

only crazy people see a psychiatrist.

It’d be a stain on my son’s name.

What? You think it’s humiliating?

I don’t care if I’m humiliated.

But my son is only twenty-seven.

He doesn’t even have a girlfriend.

If his future girlfriend

finds out

he sees a psychiatrist once,

she will believe

that my son is insane.

What a lame idea!

You really have a long view.

I have to see it in the long run

and take all details into consideration.

I work in a police station.

I see all kinds of things.

If I were not

considerate,

would I

find your mother-in-law?

All right. You’re more considerate.

I...

My son is fine.

OK, OK, he’s fine.

Have a few doses and we’ll see.

Zhao, be honest with me.

How long can he recover?

I can’t be accurate.

I’m a doctor,

not a fortune teller.

Something is weighing on his mind.

He’s quiet.

Mental stress.

Mental stress.

You protested

that you were not a fortune teller.

Do you...

Do you tell he has mental stress

by feeling his pulses?

Listen, Zhao.

You have to

cure my son.

I’m counting on you.

Got it?

Forget it. I don’t want the patch.

I should check on my son.

It’s you, Ziqiu.

I... I’m taking out the trash.

Put it by your door.

I’ll take it out tomorrow morning.

Go to bed. Good night.

Hold on.

What’s the smell?

Smell?

Did you fall into the garbage can?

You stink.

Maybe.

I’m going to take a shower.

Wait.

I received an amount of money.

Take it.

What do I need this money for?

Pay off your credit card.

Put your card

away.

Go home and stay out of my business.

Look,

it’s better you take loans from me

instead of the bank.

Ziqiu, Ziqiu!

Ziqiu, what are you doing?

You’re so headstrong.

Don’t pity me, OK?

Please.

Pity

is the least thing I like and need.

Tomorrow after my day off,

I’ll get the medicines

and deliver them to you.

I’m OK, Dad.

Take them back.

I’ll go home for dinner tomorrow.

OK.

Tell Dad Li what you want to have.

Dad.

Thank you.

Why do you say that?

Jeez.

Thank you for taking me to the doctor.

The sleeping problem isn’t an illness.

I just want you to have some TCMs

and get healthier.

Don’t tell the others.

Got it.

See you, Dad.

Bye.

By the way,

if you have some issues

that you can’t share with me,

talk to Dad Li,

or Jianjian

or Ziqiu.

Anyway,

you can’t keep it on your mind.

You have to get it out.

Doctor Zhao said that?

He told me

not to stay up late, that it’s harmful to health.

OK, I won’t.

Promise?

Promise.

Go.

Drive safe, Dad.

Who does he get it from?

He doesn’t even look back.

Haichao Noodles

I’m so lucky. Gonna win again.

South wind.

Uncle Li, I want to go to the toilet.

Fill in for me.

You’re...

Hurry.

OK.

You got Ready Hand.

Come on. We’re waiting for you.

It’s been a while. Um...

Draw tiles.

Me?

Haichao,

be honest with me.

He Mei asks you out

to meet Ziqiu, right?

There’s nothing between you, right?

What there can be?

She’s married.

Her son is four years old.

Really?

Don’t you think

He Mei look

like the female spirits

in the Journey to the West?

She looks young,

like she doesn’t age.

You can do cosmetic surgery

and inject hyaluronic acid in face.

I think women

should grow old naturally.

The wrinkles on our faces

are gifts from time.

Oh, a teacher

really is good with words,

and has right moral values.

He Mei was good at makeups,

like painting eyebrows

when she was young.

Honor.

Well, I admit

I was wrong about her.

I thought she was pretty.

A woman’s looking isn’t the most important.

The most important is a beautiful soul.

That’s what makes you

shine with a halo.

Am I right, Haichao?

Yeah, you’re educated.

You must be right.

I don’t know about this.

Mrs. Qian told me

that your daughter, Jianjian, is a good girl.

How often does she come home?

Once or twice a week.

When she comes back,

bring your sons with you

and introduce them

to each other.

Yes.

No, no, no.

It’s not proper.

Ms. Zhang’s sons

might be unhappy about it.

They won’t be unhappy.

We’re a democratic family.

My two sons respect my decisions.

Right,

my sons

wish they have a sister.

I’m sure they’ll like Jianjian.

Um, Ms. Zhang.

Call me Hongying.

Look how open Hongying is.

Haichao, don’t be shy.

Come on.

I have to ready the materials. I’m busy.

You play.

Goodness.

He’s so introverted.

Shy and passive.

If he was a little bold,

he would marry any woman he likes.

It’s OK, Mrs. Qian.

I’ll suit him.

Good luck, Ms. Zhang.

He’s a good man.

Seize the opportunity.

Don’t let go.

Come on. Who’s next?

Discard.

My turn.

Haichao Noodles
You’re daydreaming.

Has Ms. Zhang left?

Yes.

Mrs. Qian,

can you please

tell Ms. Zhang

that we’re not possible?

I’ve been single for so many years.

I’m used to it.

What can I do about it?

Ms. Zhang

is a free woman.

What if she just

wants to come for noodles?

Drive her away if you want to.

I... I can’t drive her away.

I don’t understand.

How is it related to the kids?

This isn’t my idea.

It’s your daughter, Jianjian.

She wants the two families to meet

and have a talk

to see the others’ temperament.

Oh, why

did you

tell Jianjian?

How could you...

It was Jianjian

who urged us to introduce

a girlfriend to you.

Yeah.

My dad is too kind.

He cannot have a woman with hot temper

or mean words.

He could be bullied.

My dad is fifty,

just at leisure to date.

Right.

The woman should not

have a complicated family.

Or there’d be endless troubles.

And my dad would age fast.

Right.

Her children have to agree with it.

They shouldn’t rely on their parents.

Or they’d be a burden

to my dad.

Right. You’re right.

Right.

One more thing,

it’d be great if the woman

is educated.

Maybe she can have some

healthy hobbies.

Square dance is hot lately.

Square dance is good.

It’s healthy.

If she loves reading,

or cultivating plants,

that’d be perfect.

They enrich the mind.

Such a woman must be great.

I know a Ms. Zhang.

She meets all your requirements.

Educated and amicable.

Two children.

Both adults now.

I took her to the restaurant days ago

and had a chat with your dad.

But your dad seems not into it.

How does she look?

Graceful.

And I can feel

she’s interested in your dad.

Set them up.

Let me tell you.

My dad takes longer to grow close.

He’s introverted.

They’ll be close after a few encounters.

I’ll meet with her by then.

We can invite

her children out.

If her children are outstanding,

the mother must be great.

Jianjian,

I didn’t know

you had a good eye for people

at such a young age.

Who taught you that?

You did.

Since I was little,

you’ve been teaching me.

Jianjian,

you’re so sweet.

OK, I’ll try harder.

Great.

Thank you, Grandma Qian.

You’re welcome.

See you then, bye-bye.

Sure. Bye.

Li Jianjian

speaks like a mortar.

Yeah.

Her words are like blasts

that make us

astonished.

If she opens a match-making firm,

I’m sure she’ll make a fortune.

In all, the kid worries about you.

Just give it a try with Ms. Zhang.

Quit it if you don’t work out.

Yes.

Can I see it now?

Yeah, come in.

I thought I believed I was dreaming

like a ghost.

You have it.

You eat.

In your place,

I always have the doubt.

Though you’re also not working,

it’s too hot outside.

Let’s wait till dinner to go out.

OK?

If you want to go to the studio,

I can go with you.

I don’t want to.

It’s too hot.

I don’t want to work.

I just want to stay at home

and have watermelon in the air-conditioned room

while watching a movie.

You just like

to eat watermelon

and potato chips in my bed.

It’s comfortable to eat something in bed.

A few years ago,

my mom had to stay in bed for each meal.

If you said that to her,

she probably would hit your head

with the crutch.

Right,

how is Ms. Chen Ting?

She can walk now,

but not so gracefully.

She has muscle atrophy.

It hurts in rainy days.

She can take care of herself,

though she can’t stand for a long time.

Then she

can’t work, can she?

How was she like in the beginning?

I mean

when you first went to Singapore.

Why do you ask all of a sudden?

Dad forbade me to ask you.

And you didn’t tell.

So I didn’t know about it.

It’s all gone.

You have to give me a chance

to pity you.

You have to keep the poorest look.

Because what I like the most

is to pity others.

You’re so petty.

Is it the first day you know me?

Spit it out.

From the beginning.

In the beginning...

In the beginning,

my mom was like

a plant in the pot.

I couldn’t imagine

how a plant

can walk out of the pot.

All we can do now

is massage

to prevent further muscle atrophy.

Four massages a day.

Forty minutes each time.

When?

It’s up to you. Anytime is OK.

But doctor, I can’t

feel a thing on my legs.

When can I be able

to walk again?

The physical therapy

we’re doing now

is just the start.

With consistent physical therapy

to rebuild neural connection,

you’ll get better and better.

Just tell me when I can

walk again.

It depends on

how fast your body recovers.

As to whether you can walk again,

we can’t be sure yet.

I believe you can do it.

Come. You try.

She didn’t believe it.

Neither did we.

But except to believe,

there was nothing else we could do.

Am I doing it right?

Yes, be gentle with your hands.

Her food

was mostly fluid,

which is easy to digest.

Brother, you know what?

An interesting thing

happened

at school today.

There’s a boy in my class.

He’s chubby.

He’s chubby and...

Little Orange wouldn’t go with her grandma.

Look.

I had to look after her.

We were lucky to have her

to break silence in the ward.

Brother.

They all know

that I have a brother.

They envy me

that you send me to school.

Finish your food.

It’s getting cold.

Have some ribs.

What’s the smell?

It stinks.

The most embarrassing thing for the paralyzed

when you lose all their dignity

is incontinence.

Orange, go call for the nurse.

Go.

Don’t. Get out.

Mom.

Get out.

Do you hear me? Get out!

Leave me alone!

Mom. Mom.

Get out.

Mom.

At that moment,

I started to understand

her truly,

how she suffered.

I wished she died

in the car crash.

What’s the point

living such a toilsome life?

Excuse me.

Where is my mom?

In the bathroom.

She wants to clean up.

It’s been a while.

I think she’s done.

Make the bed. I’ll go take a look.

Ms. Chen cut her wrist.

I’ll get the doctor.

Mom.

I’ve been thinking

why

we have to live

such a toilsome life.

We all

have a beast in our heart.

Somehow,

the beast

breaks free from our heart

and hurt us.

I want to go home.

I don’t want to stay in hospital.

Don’t you hear what I said?

I want to go home.

I’m not going to be kept here

like an animal.

Please.

Leave it.

Please. Let me go.

Let me go home.

People standing at the brink of darkness

are easily

to be dragged into arduous night,

so long a night like it has

no end.

All you could do

is to hang tough till it’s over.

Leave me alone.

Let me die.

Let me die.

Not just me.

We’re all groping our way

in the boundless darkness,

gingerly.

Mom, do you want some rice?

Mom, have some porridge.

I have no appetite.

Maybe a little.

I’ll get some for you.

I said no appetite.

I’m sorry.

I didn’t mean to.

I need to rinse it.

Sorry. Sorry.

I’m sorry.

Brother, your pills.

I’ll do it. I learned how.

You have little strength.

I... I just want to try the crutches.

Tomorrow,

I want to go to the rehabilitation

and consult about the physical therapy.

The doctor says you can

get up again, doesn’t he?

Back then,

I thought

the dawn finally came.

It’s OK.

I’ll be good to you.

It’s pouring rain.

Yes.

The rain is so heavy.

Right when we have party.

Yeah.

Mei,

are you sure you won’t

send Dongdong to a special school?

Soon, he’ll be

old enough for primary school.

He’s not going to make it then.

I sent him there once. It didn’t work.

It must be hard

for you to take care of such a kid

all by yourself.

Not really. My Dongdong is a good boy.

Dongdong,

you don’t like this, do you?

Let’s go and take

something else, OK?

Come on.

Dongdong’s favorite are desserts.

Mom is gonna get you some, OK?

Two Jiaozi,

a piece of glutinous rice chicken.

What else do you want?

Dongdong?

Dongdong?

Dongdong?

Dongdong!

Dongdong!

What are you doing here?

You scared me.

Didn’t I tell you

not to leave my sight?

Thank you.

Ziqiu?

What are you doing here?

Working.

Is your cafe closed?

I should go back to work.

Hello,

does my cake ready now?

Here it is.

Thank you.

Careful.

Sorry.

I can’t give you anything.

What?

I really

don’t have anything.

I’m not lying.

I really don’t have

anything.

Like you, I’m abandoned, too.

All right. All right.

Go away.

Nothing.

Ziqiu.

Ziqiu, wait.

Ziqiu.

Ziqiu.

Why did you run so fast?

Where did you find this dog?

Outside.

Where?

By the garbage can.

So you took it back？

Abandoned like I was.

So poor.

Let me see.

It is like you.

Its eyes and nose

are as cute as yours.

Who taught you

to speak like a rascal?

What rascal?

I’m cheering you up!

Cheering me up?

But I don’t feel it.

You’re not happy?

No, I’m not.

Where have you been these days?

You come home so late.

Nowhere.

You smell like garbage.

You smell like garbage!

Why don’t you say something?

I don’t want to.

That would make you gloomier.

Come on.

I’m not used to it.

How long

are you going to talk to me like this?




♪ I think of the first time I held your hand ♪

♪ You held me so tight
as if I was everything you had ♪

♪ One grows up gradually
while the other becomes smaller ♪

♪ Thanks to time We meet somewhere in the middle ♪

♪ Good night Good bye kids ♪

♪ Maybe you’ll leave here ♪

♪ Maybe the way home will be longer and longer ♪

♪ Pacing No need to look back ♪

♪ I will always be there for you ♪

♪ Looking afar when staying with your shadow ♪

♪ I am an old house that you are used to ♪

♪ One day you’ll start to pursue a new life ♪

♪ Like a leaf floating towards a distant twig ♪

♪ Those memories are like yesterday ♪

♪ Good night Good bye kids ♪

♪ Maybe you’ll leave here ♪

♪ Maybe the way home will be longer and longer ♪

♪ Pacing No need to be upset ♪

♪ I will always be there for you ♪

♪ Watching you flying away ♪