01x23 - Episode 23

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Looking into your eyes ♪

I see myself holding close to you ♪

Wherever I go ♪

I will never find someone like you ♪

So much in love tonight ♪

I know that it feels so right ♪

So special you and I ♪

You make my world go round and round ♪

Falling to you ♪

I’m falling to you ♪

All I ever want is to be with you ♪

Love is for you ♪

My love is for you ♪

You are my everything in my life ♪

Falling to you ♪

You’re the only one ♪

My love is for you ♪

= Dating in the Kitchen =

= Episode 23 =

Shengnan.

You’ve not yet…

You didn’t answer my calls

or reply my WeChat messages.

I was worried about you.

So I decided to come by.

You’re not trying to avoid me, are you?

Of course I’m not.

Why should I?

Just tell me the truth,

has my brother stopped you

from seeing me?

No.

That’s not possible.

You’re overthinking.

Well,

it’s getting late.

It’s dangerous for a kid like you

to hang out there now.

You should be going home.

You just showed your care for me.

I didn’t.

It’s not like that.

I was just…

Anyway, go back home.

See you then.

Remember I once told you

that I didn’t want the grudges

of our parents’ generation

to be passed on to ours?

Well, seems like I was being naive.

Ever since my father passed away,

my mom…

my mom has been in tears every day.

I don’t want to stay at home alone.

All I ask is but to chat with

someone of my age.

I didn’t know it would

trouble you this much.

I’m sorry.

Don’t worry.

I won’t bother you anymore,

Wait.

What’s your brother? A control freak?

He

doesn’t allow me to do this

or play with that,

or see people.

He just can’t trust me, can he?

Easy there.

Don’t tell me what to do.

Right,

he’s more than that.

He’s paranoid, too.

He guards against his family

as if they are all thieves.

Especially you.

He doesn’t want me

to get in touch with you.

He…

He thinks…

He

He thinks…

something will happen between us.

But what can happen between us?

What can happen between us?

Childish.

Exactly.

What can happen between us?

There you go. Cheers.

Just a sec.

Excuse me.

More wine, please

OK. Please wait a minute.

Thank you.

No. Enough for you.

Excuse me, we’re good.

OK.

It is said that the client

is a rich old man.

Isn’t it your expertise

to deal with this kind of male client?

The Xu Zhaodi in the past

would not have been hesitating like this.

What’s wrong with you?

Come in.

What’s wrong?

Something bad

happened at work?

Zhaodi,

don’t be upset.

Think about it. You…

You are beautiful and brilliant.

You’re a recognized elite in the Suhai’s

circle of public relations.

And look at me.

I grew up with Lu Jin,

but now I’m nothing but his driver.

What should I do with myself

if you’re so upset.

Are you here to console me

or tell me you’re more miserable?

I know you don’t want to see me.

I’d made up my mind before I came by

that if you refused to see me,

then I’d be waiting for you at the door

until you agreed to take me in.

I didn’t expect

that you let me in immediately.

Did you mean it when you said

you’d take care of me?

Never mind.

I mean it.

I’m serious when I

spoke out every single word to you.

Please let me be your boyfriend.

Let me protect you.

If you don’t like your current job,

then you can just quit.

I’ll take care of you.

Let me protect you.

If you don’t like your current job,

then you can just quit.

I’ll take care of you.

Let me protect you.

I know we don’t have bouquet,

or beef rolls,

or witness here.

But, will you marry me?

Lu Jin once said to me

that I might not be able

to make major achievements,

or show great talents,

but I was willing to live my life

step by step.

I’ll accompany you

to guard our love.

I pluck up the courage to confess to you

because I want you to know

that I, Meng Xinjie,

won’t be easily defeated.

I’ll make you my woman whatever it takes!

Don’t cry.

You are prettier when you smile.

But I still want an apartment of my own.

OK. Buy one.

We’re definitely gonna buy one.

Listen up. Listen.

Here’s the thing.

I’ve got some savings.

I’m gonna withdraw all of them

and borrow some more from my friends.

We’re gonna make the down payment first.

As for the loans,

I’ll work hard.

We’ll pay the loans together.

OK?

We do need an apartment of our own,

right?

There, there.

Then, the ring…

Why don’t you sell it?

What’s the point to keep the ring

if you can’t even make the down payment?

Well. Fine.

I’ll sell it.

Definitely.

Since I’m yours now,

I’ll do whatever you ask me to. Come here.

There, there.

Good girl. Good girl. There, there.

There, there.

Get on with your business.

What business?

Cook some noodles for me. I’m hungry.

OK. Easy-peasy.

You want a poached egg?

Yes.

This is the woman you like.

She’s yours now.

She’s yours now.

What are you doing?

Why can’t you just talk?

He’s your brother.

I like Gu Shengnan.

I won’t talk to Lu Zheng

even if he approaches me.

= Matsuhashi No.1 =

Mrs. Lu,

why are you here?

This is my home.

Your home?

Then why am I here?

You were completely drunk,

sent here in a man’s hug

late at night.

Man?

You mean Lu Zheng?

You tell me.

What do you think?

Then…

Where’s Lu Jin?

I was going to ask you.

You are flirting with Lu Zheng

while dating Lu Jin

at the same time?

Miss Gu,

you are really something.

That’s not true, Mrs. Lu.

I and Lu…

Don’t bother.

You’d better talk to Lu Jin.

If you’re lucky, you’ll convince him.

If you’re not,

take the cheque and leave.

= Cash Cheque =

= Fussy Lu =

Miss Gu,

what can I do for you?

Where’s Lu Jin?

Why didn’t he pick up my phone?

I’m on vacation now.

Why don’t you try Miss Li?

Li Man.

Forget about it.

She’s the last one I’ll turn to.

What kind of apartment

are you looking for, please?

One with two bedrooms and a living room.

The master bedroom and the living room

should face south.

- Exactly.

- Abundant daylighting.

Yeah. That’s important.

The bathroom should be spacious enough

for my big bathtub.

Still sticking to your bathtub?

Perfect soundproof.

Right.

With a good community environment.

I mean the green coverage matters.

Yes.

There should be supermarkets

in the neighborhood,

along with malls, beauty salons,

and dry-cleaning shops.

Right.

Everything should be

within 20 minutes’ travel.

Right.

Excuse me.

What’s your budget

for your apartment, please?

10 million?

1 million.

What’s the area of this apartment?

56 sqm.

No way.

Are you kidding? 56 sqm?

It seems to be 30 sqm at most.

And there’s no bedroom.

You gotta put your bed in the living room.

You go right to your bed when you come in.

Well, no way.

Too small a place. Let’s go.

I think it’s great.

If the place is too big,

it’ll cost us more efforts to clean it.

56 sqm, not too small,

not too big. Perfect.

But the location is awful.

See where it is located?

They’ve got nothing in the neighborhood.

Didn’t he just tell us that

there’s a small market downstairs?

And there’s a dry-cleaning shop

three bus stations away.

And a supermarket, he said,

is a dozen of bus stations away.

You don’t even need to take the metro.

A dozen of bus stations away

and you’re in the suburbs.

No way. This is…

You don’t even have a parking lot.

Why do we need a parking lot?

We won’t even buy a car.

I think this place is fine.

How much is it?

1.5 million yuan.

1.5 million yuan

for this shabby apartment?

Let me do some calculations.

1.5 million yuan, right?

1.5 million yuan.

Zero, ten, hundred, ten thousand, million…

Yeah.

Divided by 56.

About 20,000 yuan per sqm.

20,000 yuan per sqm. The down payment is…

Divided by…

You’ve missed one digit.

- 20,535 yuan.

- 20,535 yuan.

How about this?

Give us a discount, will you?

Forget about the 500 yuan,

and round it to 20,000 per sqm.

We’ll buy it now.

Ma’am, that won’t be possible.

This is one of the few apartments

that meet your budget.

If you find it difficult

to buy an apartment,

my suggest is that you rent one.

Rent one?

Let’s go.

Show me the best apartment you’ve got.

No problem.

Oh, my god.

Zhaodi, look at that.

There’s a lake over there.

We can put an end table here in summer,

two futons on the floor.

Then we can have tea here, enjoying

the breeze and the view of the lake.

It’s just perfect.

I love this lake,

When it’s winter,

we can change this wall into a fireplace.

We dine here by the fire.

When we have kids,

we can turn this wall into a toy wall

covered by Lego.

This is completely my childhood dream.

How’s that? You like it?

I do,

but…

Sir, Ma’am,

this apartment costs

more than your budget.

How much more?

It’s 4.8 million yuan.

50%

down payment.

Forget about it.

We won’t buy this. Let’s try another one.

We’ll try another one.

Don’t.

I’ll deal with the money.

Revise this article

and the second one.

Proofread it and then send it to me.

Keep the rest as they were.

OK.

= Gu Shengnan =

Hello, Lu Zheng. Where are you?

I’m at the car dealer’s. What’s wrong?

At the car dealer’s?

I’m at the front door but I don’t see you.

I just came out to buy something.

Wait a minute. I’ll be right back.

Hurry up.

What’s wrong? Has something urgent

happened?

Yesterday we had dinner together, right?

And I was drunk.

Did you send me to Lu Jin’s place?

I did. Why?

I was so wasted

I couldn’t remember

anything that happened afterwards.

Did I do something that crossed the line?

Of course not.

What are you thinking about?

Good.

Then Lu Jin must

have misunderstood something.

He doesn’t even answer my phone now.

Can you come with me

to his place so that

we can explain to him?

That’s why you come here?

I beg you. Put it down, please.

Let’s go talk to him. Go.

Let’s go. Hurry up.

When we meet your brother,

you just tell him the truth.

Tell him what exactly happened,

that we had dinner the other day,

I got drunk accidentally,

and then I fell asleep.

Careful.

In the first 3 seasons,

only Wuqing and Zhangguizhuang

were leased to Songjiang Ltd.

No other lands were leased.

This directly decides whether we can reach

the revenue goal of 2.6 billion yuan

by land leasing

we set early this year.

Lu Jin,

the truth is definitely not like

what you saw just now.

What you believe to be well-reasoned

are all misunderstandings.

You know what I mean?

What’s your point exactly?

My point is,

there’s nothing between me and Lu Zheng.

So I…

Lu Jin.

Give me 2 minutes.

I need to explain things to you.

Thank you for your help just now.

No worries.

The apartment is settled now.

Let’s go and have a nice dinner.

Nice dinner?

We have 4.8 million yuan to pay.

Let’s save up for the down payment.

Nice dinner.

You’re right.

I’ll take your advice.

I start to worry about you.

Will these really be enough for you two?

I’m on diet.

I’m a vegetarian.

Soup base, you want spicy or light?

- Boiled water.

- Boiled water.

Fine. 0.9 yuan per stick

and it’s 7.2 yuan in total.

As for soup base,

it’s on me.

- Thank you.

- Thanks a lot.

How would you like to pay?

WeChat Pay. Allow me

- Let me pay.

- I got it. Cash, please.

- I’ll pay. WeChat Pay, please.

- Allow me.

Gosh.

It’s only 7 yuan. What’s the drama about?

It’s only 7 yuan?

Then why don’t you just buy us the dinner?

Exactly.

There you go.

Thanks.

OK. Please

wait a minute.

The card.

Do you still remember that?

Sir, your car key.

Thanks.

Richard Meng.

May I know your name?

Celine Xu.

Celine.

Nice name.

Richard Meng.

May I know your name?

Celine Xu.

I also go by Xinjie.

I also go by Zhaodi.

Zhaodi. Beautiful name.

I agree.

Silly.

Says who?

You pinch me?

Yeah. So what?

Hey, it hurts.

I’m sorry.

- Rock Paper Scissors.

- Rock Paper Scissors.

Again, Tutu?

Well, Boss.

The truth is,

I want to give it to you as a gift

to show my sincerity.

Captain America.

Nice choice. Oh, those chest muscles.

Uncle.

Busy now?

You’re here, Sis.

Come and have a seat. Come.

I’ll get on with my work, Boss.

Cut this fancy stuff.

Just stick to the point.

Lend me some money.

What happened?

The thing is

I got back together with Meng Xinjie.

I asked him to sell the diamond ring.

Then we tried to get some money elsewhere

so that we could make a down payment

for our apartment.

This is for our future.

So…

So you want me to cover your down payment.

It’s not like that.

Well, I won’t be able to

pay you back in a short time.

So if you like it,

lend me some money;

and if you don’t like it…

I don’t like it.

Listen to yourself!

Even Gu Shengnan lent me 20,000 yuan.

I’m serious.

I won’t change this time.

= You received 500,000 yuan of transfer =

Zhaodi,

it’s not easy to see you being serious.

Wish you a happy life with Mr. Driver.

You play any farce

and I’ll double your interest.

Uncle,

you rock!

Come in.

You’re taking a break, Sir?

I’ll come back to you later then.

It’s OK.

What happened?

Nothing important.

I’ll wait until you’re ready.

Fire away.

Well,

this might mean

little to you,

but it means a lot to me.

It’s the happiness of the rest of my life.

Just get down to business.

I want to advance my salary.

= Agreement on Advance of Salary =

= Party A Lu Jin Party B Meng Xinjie =

To buy an apartment for marriage.

Duration 10 years.

2.4 million yuan.

I’m serious.

I’ll have to marry Zhaodi anyway.

I’ll protect her,

love her,

and will never leave her.

I’ve done my calculations.

Based on my package,

I’ll advance my 10 years’ salary of

2.4 million yuan.

My apartment costs 4.8 million,

and that’s enough for the down payment.

What are you talking about? Bullshit.

If 2.4 million is too much,

1.2 million will also do.

How much is your apartment?

4.8 million.

2.4 million is for your down payment,

and the rest 2.6 million

for you to guard your love.

I want you to deliver every single word

you just said.

This is a personal lending from me.

Why that face?

You’re so nice to me.

What are you doing?

Thank you, Boss.

If you do care that much,

go ask him.

Emotional abuse is just outrageous.

You’ll either make up with him

or break up with him.

He needs to make a clear choice.

You’re right.

I can’t let him be

when he’s cold to me.

I think

I should go talk to him.

I’ll drive you there.

It’s late. Why are you here?

Lu Jin,

I’ve been reflecting on myself.

I am indeed responsible

for our recent problem.

But I’ve explained it to you.

You can’t just keep ignoring me, can you?

You’ve been so cold to me

that I feel really bad.

If there’s something wrong,

you can just tell me.

Can we not talk about this right now?

Go back and have a rest early.

No.

I want to sort this out today.

Or if this doesn’t work anymore,

just give me a word.

But you need to announce the sentence.

I think we should calm down first.

Go home.

What’s that supposed to mean?

He asked you to calm down.

That sounds

like a break-up.

Well, I’m just making wild guess.

Maybe that’s not what he meant.

Perhaps

you can ask him to make it clear.

I don’t want to talk to him anymore.

What about taking some days off

for a trip of distraction?

You can drop the nuisances for a while

and come back refreshed

before you face the work and relationship.

How about that?

Sounds nice.

But I can’t.

I’ve got a little tortoise to look after.

Don’t worry. I can look after it.

Then I’ll leave my spare keys to you.

Thanks.

You’re welcome.

Shengnan.

Brother,

you are here.

Where’s Gu Shengnan?

Shengnan…

She felt upset

and so she went on a trip.

What? Didn’t she tell you?

Why are you here?

She left in a hurry,

so she asked me to tidy up her home

and

to get rid of these

useless things by the way.

Nice picture.

Pity.

Mr. Lu with Zhenghong Group is here.

I’d like to present

the new chairman of the board of Mingting.

Brother.

Since you’ve known each other,

why don’t we just get down to business?

The main purpose of the meeting today

is to help Zhenghong Group,

our new stakeholder,

to know more about

the status quo of Mingting.

We have a steady management system of

“Three Boards

and One Executive Management”.

We have renown experts

as our independent directors.

Besides, within the group

we have a sound system

for risk precaution.

Very sound indeed.

So sound that you can’t

even pay your debt.

We will continue to tap the potential

of 3rd -and-4th-tier cities

and have already set the layout

in many places.

We have also made breakthroughs

in many projects.

Put it simply,

you are just expelled from 1st-tier cities

and are trying to make a living

in the countryside, aren’t you?

Hey, you…

Mr. Lu,

do you have any suggestions

for today’s meeting?

Let’s get started.

Well, Mr. Lu,

I mean,

what else do you want to know

about Mingting?

Nothing.

Dismiss.

What’s that supposed to mean?

What’s wrong with Lu Jin?

You tell me.

He’s being too arrogant, isn’t he?

They are going to be our boss.

Do you think he’ll care about how we feel?

Who told you that

Mingting will be his?

We have better offer, don’t we?

You never know who will be

the final winner.

The final winner

will always be others.

As for us, we are just the losers.

Besides,

how do you know for sure

that if Mingting is taken over,

life will be better for us?

Mr. Lu,

well,

what do you think?

How can I tell?

Just let it be.

We need money.

Whoever offers the best price

will be our boss.

I can’t tell if this is real love ♪

But I know how I feel ♪

To be very honest with you love ♪

I wanna get close to you ♪

I don’t know how you gonna take it ♪

But I keep on thinking about you ♪

You’ve been on my mind ever ♪

Since I saw you smiling at me ♪

Your smile ♪

Baby I’m just falling to you ♪

You don’t need to say anything special ♪

Cause I’m pretty sure ♪

You’re the morning dew

that has fallen soft ♪

During the night on me ♪

So naturally ♪

Like we’re meant to be together ♪

That’s how I see it ♪

Though it seems illusive ♪

Can you tell how much my love is pure ♪

You can’t buy it or sell ♪

To be very honest with you love ♪

I wanna get close to you ♪

I don’t know how you gonna take it ♪

But I keep on thinking about you ♪

You’ve been on my mind ever ♪

Since I saw you smiling at me ♪

Your smile ♪

Baby I’m just falling to you ♪