Review...”This time, I left you.”
”It was on a windy and rainy night.”
”You smiled at me as I waved you goodbye.”
”From both directions, a lonely path then began to extend.”
”At this moment, you're probably back to the riverside home.”
”I imagine you’re probably combing your long hair, or maybe tidying up your damp coat.”
”As for me, I’ve got a long road ahead on this stormy journey home.”
I've decided to carry out our Grand Plan for Happiness.
What are you doing here?
I want to work here.
Are you chasing after Brother Mo Cheng?
Don't make random guesses!
Boss, you're finally back?
How can you act on your own and sell the books in my bookstore?
These are what you've earned by selling those books?
As I've already told you, you'll lose nothing by hiring me.
By working here, I can begin to understand why my sister loved to read so much.
Okay, I'll give you a trial period of one week.
Yes... ! I'm now a bookstore clerk...
"What happens from here on out is unknown territory for anybody."
"There's no map."
"We don't find out what's waiting for us around the next corner until we turn it."
(1Q84, Haruki Murakami)
♫ No matter how deeply touched you were,once you've loved, ♫
♫ you'll realize that it's never deep enough. ♫
♫ Even if we cannot love the one we love, ♫
♫ happiness should not be a compromise. ♫
♫ So let neither of us waste more time. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ linger on this broken dependence. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ linger on this broken dependence. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ be afraid of what we would miss out. ♫
♫ Please don't become so small-minded. ♫
Lovestore at the Corner
Book #5
Strange...didn't he say he has to attend class?
When your dad came back from Taiwan,
there were a couple of girls who looked upon him.
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Hello, Li Ze Xuan! I just sent you a photo.
Can you please check the lady's identity?
Just do it!
Okay, goodbye!
(Bookstore owner)
Hello?
What time is it now?
Sorry! I'll rush over right now!
Lane 33, No. 4?
Strange...
Did he go out?
Oh gosh!
I'm going to be reprimanded by boss if I fail to collect any books today!
Miss!
Mr Xiao?
Hi.
Are you here to collect books?
Yes...I thought you went out.
Sorry, I'm getting old. I can't hear well.
Come in.
Okay.
Here, let's go take a look at the books.
Thank you, grandpa.
These are the books that I want to sell. Take a look.
These books are so old.
These books are my precious gems.
They've been with me since I was young.
I've moved houses so many times, but I could never bear to get rid of them.
I never get bored of reading them.
Grandpa...since you like these books so much,
why are you selling them?
That's because I'm moving into the old folk's home the day after tomorrow.
I have no place to keep them there.
Old folks' home?
I have only one son.
He's wants to bring me to live with him in a few days.
That is why I'm in a hurry to move in to the old folk's home.
Grandpa...since your son wants you to live with him,
why are you going to the old folks' home?
Miss, you don't understand.
I'm already so old. If I were to move in with my son,
wouldn't that be inconvenient for him?
He would quarrel with his wife.
And I would also suffer.
Forget it. Living alone would be carefree.
I have already booked a taxi.
The driver will be fetching me at 6 AM in the morning.
That kind driver
even promised to help sign for my check-in to the home
in place of a family member.
After moving in to the old folks' home,
I might not be able to come out again.
I'm already 83 years old.
There's nothing I can't let go of.
But these books have accompanied me for a very long time.
At the least, I still have deep feelings for them.
I'm not willing to send them for recycling.
But...these books are really very old.
Miss Du, if you find these books too old,
I can give them to you without charging you a single cent.
Please...bring these books back to the bookstore.
Let these books find their rightful owners.
Only then will the wish of an old man like me be granted.
Grandpa, please don't say such things.
Seeing how you treasure these books, I'm sure they are very valuable.
I promise you, I will help them find their rightful owners,
so don't worry and just leave them to me.
Thank you.
Thank you so much!
Thank you.
My books!
What are you doing here?
If you weren't late, I wouldn't have to be here.
I'm sorry, it wasn't intentional.I promise it won't happen again.
After we've arrange a time with the sellers of books collection,
we have to be punctual. That's our sincerity.
I promise I won't be late again. I swear!
Let me look at the books you've collected.
I will determine if there will be a next time for you.
That's so irritating!
(I've found out the woman's identity!)
Wait!
Can I go somewhere for awhile? Just for a little while.
Please?
-Thank you.-Enjoy your food.
There's a student in your dad's department who is my senior.
She said there was a lady who has been seeing your dad frequently.
Her name's Liang Li Yun.
Sister...after you left, a lot of people changed.
Happy Birthday!
I'm not the person you're talking about. Neither do I know who's Du Ke Jie.
It's all because Ke Xing kept on saying that she wanted to eat buns with chives.
So I only bought the chive buns.
Ke Xing, don't treat me like this.
I'm very tired.
Sis, can you quickly come back?
We're all very tired.
"Leaving you this time,"
"It was on a windy and rainy night."
”You smiled at me as I waved you goodbye.”
”From both directions, a lonely path then began to extend.”
”At this moment, you're probably back to the riverside home.”
”I imagine you’re probably combing your long hair"
"or maybe, tidying up your damp coat.”
”As for me, I’ve got a long road ahead on this stormy journey home.”
Could it be caught in the pile of books?
It's very easy to be hidden in those kind of places.
There really isn't any.
I've looked for it everywhere.
My family members thought I went crazy. I didn't have the energy to explain to them.
I'm sorry...I did my best.
I have lessons after this. I'm going back to the school now.
Professor, I've seen it before. I'm sure it exists.
Perhaps, it wasn't handwritten
but typed on the computer.
Impossible!
That's really a manuscript. It's a very thick pile.
Even though during the manuscripts review, I only had the chance to read the first chapter,
that's really a story that amazes me.
But I was only an assistant at that time. My supervisor has such poor taste!
He kept insisting we reject the manuscript!
Professor, you're the only one who can help me now.
For a person who loves to listen to stories, there's nothing more regretful than hearing a story
but don't know the following story.
As for an editor, there's nothing more miserable than when you know that there's a good story nearby,
but there's no way to publish it.
Ever since I saw Ke Jie's work, I made up my mind at that time.
Wait till the day [that] I've the opportunity to become the chief editor,
I will make sure that the story is made known to the whole world!
Professor, you are her most intimate family, you should know what is she writing about.
You should probably know how much time she spent working on this great piece.
If I only I could have understood Ke Jie a bit more...
Professor, sorry. I shouldn't...
I'm the one who should apologise.
I couldn't help.
I think...
I'm not a good father.
Regardless of Ke Jie or Ke Xin,
I'm not a good father.
Thank you.
It smells good.
That towel's for wiping up sweat.It's infused with aloe and lavender.
The aloe is good for your skin after being in the sun,and the lavender is refreshing.
Did you also learn about that from books?
Was it a bad idea to buy these books?Are they too old?
I'm sorry!
I know I shouldn't have taken these books,but if only you'd seen the way that grandfather looked.
He was going to go to a veterans home.
The only thing he cared about was these books.
Hey!
What does it mean that you're not saying anything?
If you don't like the books because they're old and worn,
I can just buy them.
Let me ask you, amongst the books you have collected,
where are the books with temperature?
Probably Grandpa Zhao's books.
Continue.
Because only Grandpa Zhao's books
made me feel that there can be such a deep emotional bond between a person and a book.
There are plenty of memories in them. That was why Grandpa couldn't bear to part them.
I think he wants his memories to be cherished by others again.
Du Ke Xing.
You passed the test.
You're right.
Books with temperature are books that can elicit someone's emotions.
As long as you use your heart, you'll be able to feel it.
The books that I wanted you to collect
are these ones here.
So I can start working here, right?
I told you, so long as I put in more effort,
nothing can stop me.
These books that you've collected back, not only do they have warmth,
they're also very valuable.
Let me ask you. When collecting these books, did Grandpa ask you anything?
No, nothing special.
I went according to what you said and paid him NT$1200.
But he insisted on giving me back NT$500.
He even cried and said that if these books find its rightful place, he will be very happy.
He must be really happy.
Lu Xu's "Call to Arms" and "Wandering."
These books used to be banned.If he were caught at the time,
he could have lost his life.
So Grandpa used his life to protect these books?
No wonder he couldn't bear to be apart from them.
I guess we're lucky.
These books ending up in a second hand bookstore...They're priceless.
So what you're saying is, not only did I find a book with a lot of temperature,
but I found a book that is extremely valuable.
Oh my gosh, I must be a genius.
I'm that formidable.
It's more like a blind cat running into a dead rat.
Then what are we doing? Let's sell the book on an online auction.
No. I'm not selling it.
Why?
It's too valuable.
But I'm afraid of selling the book to a person who doesn't know about books or doesn't love books.
I've decided to keep this book.
I wanted to know how much the book worth.
Don't be so disappointed. This is your first time collecting books,
and you did a great job. I'm going to reward you.
I'm going to treat you to
fried duck rice.
You want to treat a genius in second hand books to fried duck rice?
So do you want it or not?
Eat! Why wouldn't I?
Aren't you going to go arrange the books in the back?
Yeah, I know.
What a pity.
A genius.And only getting to eat fried rice with duck.
Old Liu's Shop
I'd like another!
Lady, how long ago was it that you last ate?
Aren't you eating too much?
Wow, do you see?
It looks like my corned duck rice is delicious!
It's rare for my boss to treat, so of course I have to eat more.
That's right, it's a blessing we get to eat.Ke Xing, what else would you like to eat?
- Just let Uncle Liu know. I'm going to clean up a bit.- Alright.
- Here.- Uncle Liu!
I want one of everything that tastes good that we haven't ordered yet.
No problem! I'll make that right away!
You're going to keep eating? Isn't that a bit much?
It's okay. I'm treating today.
Just eat as much as you want. I'll foot the bill.See?
What books did you receive for Mo Cheng to be so generous?
He's not even scared that this big eater will stuff herself full.
They're priceless and experts' precious
banned books.
Banned books? How much could those be worth?
I have a bunch under my pillow...
Please. That's pornography.
There's a big difference between them.
If I didn't tell you, you'd never know.Back then, many of Li Ao's banned books
had topless females on the covers.
A lot of people thought they were just erotica.
The shopkeeper even recommended it as such.But when they went home to read it,
they realized that the inside wasn't as good as they had expected from the cover.
Wouldn't they be angry?They wanted something with beautiful ladies,
but in the end, it was just a bunch of words.
- Oh geez.- How else would those banned books be sold?
During early martial law
buying banned books was a very difficult thing to do.
You had to be very cautious and take underground passages.
Also, Lu Xun's books
were ranked first of the banned books back then.
There were even rankings for banned books?
That's so interesting.
So what books did they ban during that time?
During that era all communist books were banned.
Mo Cheng, tell some more stories about these banned books. I want to hear about them.
Jin Yong (also Louis Cha).You know who Jin Yong is, right?
His books were also banned during that time.
That's because Mao Zedong used calligraphy to write a few words
saying " only know how to shoot eagles with an arrow".
So, Jin Yong's " Legend of the Condor Heroes"could only be sold if it was renamed " Heroes of the Wilderness".
So, "Legend of the Condor Heroes" having two names is because of this.
You're not as old as grandpa Zhao.
How come you know so many things about banned books of that era?
Through reading books.
It's reading books again. You have no creativity.
The food is here.
It's coming, the store's signiture dish.Duck chow mien.
Signature dish.
-You can have it all.-Eat.
-Eat.-We've already eaten.
Let me tell you,
I'm not going to sign this badly done paper.
But the teacher said I have to get my parents to sign on the paper.
I'm not your parents, so I'm not going to sign in.
I'm not going to school tomorrow, I'm running away from home!
What? Alright, go then!
-I hate granny! -I hate you too.
-I'm going to cut ties with you.-Me too!
I want to go to Taipei to look for my mom!
Alright, just behave like your mom, avoiding every problem you encounter.
Go, leave! Goodbye!
Granny dumpling.
Your son's only in 3rd grade.It'll be too dangerous for him to go to Taipei alone.
That's right. It's so late, where do you want him to go?
Please, he insists on leaving away from home. Why are you blaming me?
You're really bad luck.
I had a child I had to bring up and then this grandchild.I say a few words and you want to leave home.
Just go. Why? Even neighbours are trying to lecture me?
That's not what we meant. We're not trying to lecture you.
It's giving birth and bringing up a child. It's just like that!
When I gave birth to Ah Bi, I didn't know he would be so rebellious.
Don't throw tantrums with your grandson.
So you mean I deserve it?
I can't care about it! Who wants to take it just take it!
Really unreasonable!
Alright, we shall not care as all!
-You don't have to care at all! -Let me tell you...
When the time comes and Xiao Ba is homeless...
Tomorrow's news will report it!He will be even seen on the newspapers!
-Goodbye. -Let's not bother anymore. Let's go.
-Let's go.-Ah Bi, let's go to bed.
Sleep.
-Granny.-Who are you?
My name's Du Ke Xing. I've just recently shifted to this area.
I'm aware that I have no rights to say anything but
if you don't sign this little friend's examination papers, he'll get scolded by his teacher.
You don't have to put a little child in a difficult spot, right?
Putting him in a difficult spot? He is doing that to me rather!
Can't you see the red crosses?He keeps creating problems at school.
What I do all day for him is compensation.
Who's in a difficult spot right now?
I don't know where that irresponsible mother of yours is.
I will find my mother for sure.
I wish you success then. Goodbye, leave!
-I hate you, granny!-I hate you too!
Little friend! Don't run!
Don't run!
I want to look for my mummy...
Xiaoba.
What's wrong?Hey, you kiddo. How can you run that much?
Uncle Mo Cheng,
can you take me to Taipei?
I want to run away from home. I don't want to see granny anymore.
Xiaoba, you can't behave like this.
If you leave, what will happen to your granny?
I don't care. I don't want to see her again!
Alright. I'll bring you to Taipei tomorrow.
But...if I take you to Taipei
I cannot run my bookstore and earn money.
Can you pay for me?
I have no money.
What are you talking about?
Then it's okay. Why not
you exchange something with me, like a mortgage then
I'll bring you go.
Let me take a look if you have anything valuable.
Let me take a look at your valuables.
I remember you told me this bear
it's handmade by your granny.
Okay, I'll take treat this as a mortgage and bring it to Taipei.
No! Granny made this specially for me.
If you want to go to Taipei, you have to give me teddy bear.
Anyway, after you leave this place, you won't be able to see your granny anymore.
So whether if this bear is next to you or not,
is not important, right?
I don't care. Granny made this specially for me.
I don't wish to not see granny again.
So you can't bear to leave granny,
and also this teddy bear. You love granny a lot, right?
Granny loves you a lot too.
If Granny doesn't love you, why would she sew this teddy bear for you?
Look what granny went through to bring you up.You always say you want to leave the house.
Granny will be so lonely.
Even if sometimes granny's words are harshyou know very well inside you.
Granny dotes you the most, right?
Uncle Mocheng and Sister Ke Xin
will take you home now. We'll go look for your granny, okay?
Xiaoba is a good boy. Let's go home.
Carry your own bag.
Xiang Shu Lei, who are you exactly?
Why do you have such power to comfort someone?
The business is so bad lately.
I don't know what to do.
Boss, the bill.
A bowl of noodles and a plate of vegetables.
That will be NT$80.
That's right.
Here's NT$80.
Dad, what's the matter?
Business is so bad. We only earned NT$850
since morning. Deducting the electrify bills,
we didn't even earn a single cent.
Dad! We can actually sell more food.
For example, we can sell ice-cream during summer andduring winter, we can sell grass jelly.
Aiyo. Those are not enough.
We should renovate our shop.
Renovate?
- 199, eat until you're full?- Yeah, 199 - eat until you're full.
If we want them to be full, we should add some more dishes to choose from.
So we decided to see if there are any recipe books here.
I have lots of books about cooking.I'll help you take a look.
Thank you.
They have some.Make sure you take notes later.
Sichuan food, Japanese cuisine, Cantonese food
and Chinese food.Take a look.
Over here, we have italian food, vegetarian dishes and...
We also have this.
Italian food is taking a bit of a jump, isn't it?
What? Spaghetti is not bad.
Dad, red braised lion's head meatballs looks amazing.
That will cost too much money.We don't want that.
- What about rice tube pudding?- You eat that at banquets. What are you thinking?
- Sweet and spicy pig intestine!- Peppered chicken with chili sauce!
Peppered chicken and chili sauce?That sounds pretty good.
- Right, jot it down.- You have Japanese food, Guangdong and Sichuan dishes,
Italian dishes, Thai dishes...Can you really make all of those?
Taiwan's beef noodles and Sichuan's beef noodles aren't that different.
Sichuan style peppered chicken and Thai style peppered chicken
are pretty much the same when you eat them.It's all chicken!
That's right, it's all chicken. Well spoken.
Hurry, write these down.Did you write down that one yet?
And this. Look...
He likes books?!
Are you sure?
No... let me tell you.
He likes women, different types of women.
His dating routine is like this. He could easily enchant a girl after talking to her briefly.
After three dates, he would sleep with her.
After sleeping with her three times, he would dump her.
Wait a minute! Are we talking about the same person?
He's been running a bookstore in Yilan for two years.
I've never heard that he had any girlfriends during this time.
If he is really as bad as you described, why would those women want to be with him?
Women love bad guys. Isn't it so?
Those women already knew he's a casanova,
but they still fell for his charm.
Those were relationships between consenting adults. It's not his fault, is it?
He turned out to be a womanizer..., but my sister loved him. Why?
Why did my sister fall for him then?
You said Xiang Shu Lei could actually resolve disputes and help create a harmonious community?
Sorry! It's not that I don't want to believe you, but I just find it quite amusing.
He is probably the source of most disputes, right?
What do you mean?
He caused all kinds of fights between him and his women, as well as fights between his women.
Every time he got into big troubles, it's his classmates like us who helped clean up his mess.
Looking back, I actually missed the time when we helped sort out the mess he had got himself into.
So he was a big-time trouble maker?!
Sanmin Bookstore
Every time he came to a bookstore, he would yawn.
He mentioned he had a girlfriend who gave him a name.
She said he was "kan shu lei" (reading books makes him tired; play on words with his name "xiang shu lei").
Then what did he say?
He said that was the only woman he loved.
She loved reading.
She was like a puzzle.
If my sister is the only person Shu Lei loved,
what about the playboy Xiang Shu Lei?Would he have had another girlfriend at the same time?
So were any of my brother's old friends able to help you?
They were very nice about helping.
But the Xiang Shu Lei they described
doesn't sound like my boss Yang Mo Cheng at all.
There weren't any similarities at all?
How do I say it...
It's like a major playboy
changed faces and became a decent guy.
It's got me so confused that I don't even know if he's Xiang Shu Lei.
There's a guest?
- Hi Auntie Xiang.- Hello.
Mom, this is Du Ke Xing.She works at Shu Lei's bookstore.
When I heard Shu Hao mention you,
I decided I had to have him invite you over.
Here.
We're all very sympathetic regarding your sister's case.
Is Shu Lei doing well on his own in Yilan?
Yes.
Look.
Look. This is his bookstore.
His bookstore is very warm and welcoming.
And everyday, he brews a big pot of cold tea for customers to drink.
Since he's such a nice person, everyone in town really likes him.
I never thought that
someone who did things so casually,
someone so senseless,
would be living such a peaceful life right now.
And his smile is so genuine.
This is great.
I can stop worrying now.
Auntie, don't you wish to visit him?
It's okay.
So long as I know he's doing well, is good enough.
I'm afraid he might not be able to recognise me
when I stand in front of him.
But auntie, the Xiang Shu Lei from before and theYang Mocheng now
seems to be two different person.
I'm not sure how am I going to help him recall his memory.
Maybe if you come to visit and he sees you,
he will be able to remember some of his past memories.
He doesn't want to remember the past...
So let's not force him to.
Don't provoke him too much.
But...
You have to leave Xiang Lei's memories for himself to deal with.
Miss Du, I know...
Am I being too contradictory?
Can you tell me more about Shu Lei and Yilan?
Yes of course.
He adopted a dog called Bali.
Bali is very obedient, he watches over the bookstore.
-Miss Liang.-Professor.
There's a coffeeshop nearby. Let's go there.
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I'll help you get that.
What are you two doing?!
Ke Xing?
Don't overthink. We're just discussing about Ke Jie...
I don't want to listen!
Stop using my sister as an excuse to see this woman!
Ke Xing!
- Ke Xing!- Professor!
I'll go after her.
Hey! Stop running!
I have something to ask you!
Stop running!
I have something to ask you.
Why am I running?
Useless!
What do you want?
Do you have your sister's manuscript?
What?
Manuscript.
I'm the chief editor at Dong Ri Publishing Co.
Chief editor Liang...
So what?
I've been looking for the manuscript your sister left.
So you got close to my dad because of this?
Your sister's piece had the most potential out of all the things I've read recently.
I have to find it.
My sister is a writer?
Three years ago, your sister contributed to
our company's up-and-coming writer's competition.
At the time, all of us lowly editors thought
that it was really such a stunning piece.
But my boss at the time had no vision for these things
and insisted that we eliminate her from the competition.
But from then on, I was determined
that one day, when I became the lead editor,
I was definitely going to publish that piece.
When you finish reading through this, you'll understand Ke Jie's talent.
It was so stunning.
Are all these my sister's work?
So... Like your father, you've never seen any of this?
No.
Do you know why Ke Jie's manuscript is so important to me?
In the Japanese literature community, between "pure literature" and "popular literature,"
there exists another category.
To put it simply, this category is...
It's a bit more unconventional.
It has neither the formulaic plot line nor is it a melodramatic story.
But it's not so difficult to understand like pure literature.
Just as long as you put in a bit of effort to read it, you will really enjoy it.
It's because of this middle ground that Japan has so much tasteful literature,
and releases so many good works.
Like... Murakama Haruki's recent "1Q84,"
with all three volumes being excellent.
You've been talking about Japan, what about Taiwan?
Taiwan's popular literature...takes rotten to a new level.
And the pure literature is a small portion of a small minority.
It's not enough to keep a publishing company alive.
So these few years, I've been spreading these middle ground type of books,
but I've never found a suitable writer.
Until I came across Du Ke Jie's work.
My sister?
What kind of novel did Ke Jie write?
Though I've only read a few of her short essays and her novel manuscript,
but in recent years, your sister's writing is the closest thing
to these middle ground books I've been looking for.
I have to make a collection of her posthumous works.
I need your help.
Not posthumous.
What?
If you say posthumous one more time, I'm not going to help you.
Sorry...
Middle ground literature...
That's her...
She's so hot!
Welcome!
Take a look.
Sure...
What exactly is this middle ground literature?
Why can't I remember whether my sister's talked to me about her writing a novel before?
Sister!
You shocked me! What are you doing?
What are you doing?
I'm writing something.
What are you writing?
Let me ask you how do you feel about life?
Okay...
I'm going to sleep soon.Don't talk about that stuff now.
I was at the store downstairs and I saw some kind of fighting pig dish.
It looked delicious. Shall we go get it?
Can you help me buy it?
What was my sister doing at that time?
She was writing a novel?
What kind of novel was she writing?
Go!
No, you go!
You go! You are the one who likes her!
Didn't we agree...
Scissors, paper, stone!
- OK, you go...- Her name is Du Ke Xing.
Capricorn, Type A.Usually she likes reading Murakami Haruki novels.
Murakami Haruki...
Let me tell you!
"1Q84" is Murakami's work from the past two years.
Volumes 1 through 3.
It's representative of Japan's middle literature.Do you know what middle literature is?
Middle literature... Never heard of it.
I don't know.
Buy one, and you will know.
Here, each of you can have one.
Joins us for our book fair.
But...I don't like this book.
We will have a book fair next month.
We will invite you over to share your thoughts.
Okay, we will be there punctually.
We will definitely be there.
These three books, we'll buy them.
That will be NT$300. Thank you.
Help me pay for it this time.
Alright, quick.
NT$300...
Thank you!
Good bye!
Good bye! We will definitely be there.
Good bye!
Boss, are you really having a book fair?
Yes. Didn't you come up with that idea?
You're such a weirdo!
Do you have split personality?
Me? What's with me?
Because I didn't like Yang Mu's poetry enough, you wouldn't sell the book to me.
And now you're cheating by using my beauty to lure those pure, innocent boys.
Cheating? That sounds so serious.
I'm just cultivating their interest.
If you're selling books, sell books.Why are you even selling me out?
Reading a book is easy.
But the motivation to pick up that book and read isn't as easy.
You...are their motivation.
You've given these pure boys the opportunity to read Murakami Haruki's book.
Forget it! I'll never win you in an argument!
Oh right!
Why were you back so late?
Where did you go to?
Since there's someone looking after the shop,
I have more time for freedom.
So what do you do with the spare time?
I read books.
Other than reading books?
Think about what book should I read next.
Then where do you live?
A place that I can enjoy reading comfortably.
The Jor of Reading Bookstore
Bali, watch over the house well.
Why are you still not going home? What are you doing here?
Alright...I'm leaving.
Good bye!
Since you won't tell me where you live,I'll look for it by myself.
What are you doing here?
You're not going home. What are you doing here?
Speak for yourself! Where are you going?
Who said I'm not going home?
Then where do you live?
Is that really important?
Yes!
How important is it?
Quickly go home.
Oh right.
You promised Xiaoba that you will tutor him with his homework.
Make sure that you keep your promise. Start from tomorrow.
I know.
Boss! I brought Xiaoba here.
You told me to remind him to do his homework, no?
I told you to tutor him.
I did not ask you to bring him here.
Boss, please?
Please, Uncle Mo Cheng!
Xiaoba is a really obedient child.
Please...
Alright, please?
Alright.
But...I have a condition.
You have to let him read other books.
Of course!
Thank you, Uncle Mocheng!
Take off your backpack first.
There are so many books here!
-There are so many books.-He's just looking around.
This pile is so tall!
There are so many books!
I'll just pick them up.
Xiaoba! Stop touching the books!
-I dont't understand a single thing.-No.
I thought you said he was very obedient?
Being lively and obedient aren't mutually exclusive.
Why are there so many red marks?
You didn't do your homework?
Here. Let's start from the ones you did not do.
Let's start with this question. "Leaps and Bounds".
Let's make a sentence out of it. What are you gonna write?
When I reached home, my dog "leaped and bounded".
Incorrect. We can't use it that way.
"Leaps and bounds" means...
You want things to develop quickly and rapidly.
You can't use it when talking about a dog like that.
You can say...
I hope Xiao Ba's homework makes great leaps and bounds.
Do you get it?
Here.
No...
You can't write your own name.That's for when someone else calls you.
You should write "I hope my homework makes great leaps and bounds."
Erase it.
You should have said it earlier.
What do you mean?
You should do your own homework. Why am I thinking for you?
I don't feel like writing anymore.There's no use learning this.
Xiaoba, why would idioms be useless?
If you don't know idioms, you won't be able to read.
If you can't read, you'll become stupid.
If you're stupid, how are you going to find a job in future?
If you don't work, you won't be able to earn money.
Why must I work? I can just go out and play all day. I don't wanna write anymore.
No, you can't.
Xiaoba!
Let me ask you.
Why is the elephant's mother an orangutang?
I don't know.
Let me tell you the answer. That's because
the elephant was born of an ape (also sounds like an idiom meaning "Your outer appearance reflects your inner thoughts.")
Do you understand now?
Elephant--
Let me ask you again, when a young boy falls,
he called out for his mother. Guess the idiom.
I know!
(means to totter, be unsteady)
Four legs...
Four legs in the sky! (means to be very busy)
Wrong!
The answer is ma-ma-hu-hu.(which technically means 'to be careless')
Why?
Because when the little child fell, he called for his mother
to hoo-hoo (to blow it for him to ease the pain).
Xiaoba, from today onwards
Do you want to study your idioms well so that you canguess more idioms in future?
I want!
Boss, I never thought that you would be so good at dealing with kids.
I'm just trying to clean up the mess you left behind.
What mess did i create?
Alright, I'll handle the situation.
Don't you have an appointment to collect books in Taipei?
Oh right!
Shouldn't you be going?
Yes, at your command.
Bye!
Write well!
I'm off. Good bye!
Xiao Ba, how's your homework going?
Let's guess another idiom, shall we?
A man... No, how about two men.
They sit naked on a stone.
Guess the idiom.
I don't know.
Think about it.
From this map, you can see Old Liu's shop and Ah Juan's dumpling house.
Acquiring these old shops will be our first order of business.
This is expected to be completed within three months.
After that we will proceed with the construction.
Xiao Zhu.
During this period, we'll need the help of each department.
I'm aware that during the purchasing process, we'll definitely run into some obstacles.
But as long as we overcome these obstacles, I'm sure the result will be favorable.
I have a question.
This neighborhood map also includes a Joy of Reading Bookstore.
Why doesn't your acquisition plan include this shop?
The Judas Project is about human memory.
I believe that this bookstore is in accordance with the plan.
In fact, it adds points.
So if you were planning to alter it, you can stop considering that now.
Joy of Reading Bookstore
Over here, Sister Xinyi!
Hi!
I'm sorry for calling you out at the last minute.
I hope I'm not taking up any important time.
Of course not. I just had a several hour long meeting.
I'm feeling hungry. Let's eat.
Sure!
I heard this restaurant is famous for their spaghetti.
Really?
How is it? Is the bookstore doing well?
Yes.
What about Xiang Shu Lei?
Is he doing good?
Of course!
You don't have to worry about him.
Then why did you ask me out?
Xin Ni, did my sister ever mention to you that she was writing a novel?
I remember your sister likes Literature.
In university, she would write things.
But you know that she doesn't speak many words.
I didn't hear her speak about creating things often.
That have you heard that she has a completed manuscript?
Manuscript?
No.
I'm sorry...I can't help you.
You don't have to be sorry!
I just feel that I'm such a lousy
and bad sister.
I'm failed to be a good sister.
Ever since my sister disappeared, I realised that I did not truly understand my sister.
Me too.
In Ke Jie's eyes,
I must be a very lousy friend.
NT$199, eat until you're full
Brother Mocheng!
It's all your fault on changing the menu.
Look! You chased our customers away!
So what now? You're gonna push all the blame to me.
-Look, there's nobody at all!-Then what are you gonna do about it?
Don't you ever forget this day!
Eat until you're full?Being angry fills me up.
-They've been quarrelling for the entire day.-You were the one who cooked the food.
It's weird. Don't people in Yilan want to eat until they're full?
This is good.
I'll consider about this one.
This is not bad.
Ke Xing!
What?
When did you become so professional?
Don't expose me!
Mr Tan, we're almost done.
What about this stack of magazines?
Sorry, because magazines are time sensitive,
we don't collect magazines from more than three months ago.
These aren't ordinary magazines.
This is the entire collection of World Screen magazines.
I have been collecting them since I was in high school.
Before they tore down the old Guang Hua Market (known as the "old books street"),
I specially went all the way there to buy the missing ones from my set.
Wow, Mr. Chen, you even have the first issue.
That's right.
This first issue-- You practically can't find it outside anywhere!
Mr. Chen, I'm aware that your magazines are of high value.
But this is what my boss said. And if I take them back, I'll definitely be scolded.
What a snobbish rule for your boss to make.
What poor taste.
Mr. Chen, can I ask you if
you really like these magazines and books?
Of course! They are my precious treasures.
Then why are you selling them?
I...
If you're not going to collect them, then forget it.
Poor taste!
Excuse me, Mr. Chen.
Can I just buy Issue 264?
The front cover has Demi Moore.When my dad was younger, he really liked her.
I'm selling the whole stack but you're only buying one?
I'm not selling it. I'm not selling all of them anymore!
The exit door is right there. I won't see you out.
Sister Xin Lei!
Okay.
Thank you.
Subtitles by the Lovestore at the Corner Team @Viki
Xin Ni, did my sister tell you that she had been writing a novel?
Did you hear her mention that she had already completed a novel manuscript?
Du Ke Jie.
I'm going to tell a story of betrayal.
Do you know what betrayal is?
It is an immense power,
that always come from behind.
When you're on the edge of a cliff,
it will come with the frozen wind and push you off.
You manifest into a weightless soul and float down.
I'd like to denounce the person who betrayed me...
"Fate is like a sandstorm... You have nowhere to hide.”
“So all you can do is... to step right inside the storm…”
“When you come out of the storm”
“you won't be the same person who walked in.”
(Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami)
I couldn't find any clues.
I have asked the people around me. But nobody knows where the manuscript is.
What about Ke Jie's boyfriend? I think it's...Xiang Shu Lei.
What about this writer?
These are the essays that she had written before.
We're going to have a learning trip in Taipei.
Can't you see your parents are troubling with the finance?
Then forget about going!
I can just stay in this crappy place for the rest of my life!
Ah Bi!
Home is like hell.I don't want to be there.
I want to quit school.
I want to go to Taipei and make a living.
Why do you always have a plan for everything that you do?
You can't do anything without a plan beforehand?
Ke Xing...what's wrong?
Strange...why do I keep looking at him.
What are you doing?
Are you okay?
-I'm fine.-Are you really okay?
♫ Three years ago, we were just strangers on the road. ♫
♫ There're no worldly emotions that entangled us. ♫
♫ We lived an affection-less life, just passing each other by. ♫
♫ We were people from two different worlds. ♫
♫ But loneliness dictates that our story begins. ♫
♫ We went from lovers, to family, then strangers in the end. ♫
♫ I took a long detour and got to see our journey thus far. ♫
♫ Returning to the start left me so full of emotions. ♫
♫ I don't want to be the nice guy with a reluctant smile. ♫
♫ I'd rather be indifferent and turn away. ♫
♫ I was alone to begin with, ♫
♫ and I'm alone in the end. ♫
♫ I could only wish you and him a happy life. ♫
♫ I'll be a good person and let you go. ♫
♫ Is happiness still a possibility? ♫
♫ From this day on, in our own journeys, ♫
♫ I hope that love can come again ♫
♫ and bring about an emotion-filled love song. ♫