Episode 12
So it was another fight.
It?ll be okay.
How will it be okay?
He said
this is the last present he?s giving me.
It could be a keepsake for your 50th fight or something.
Bing Bing.
He was just saying that.
If you really think you were wrong,
just go apologize to him.
I already apologized at the mall.
He wouldn?t hear me out.
I think
an apologize should show your sincerity.
If someone apologizes to me...
Of course, that hasn?t happened yet.
I?m saying if
he gives me 10 Honeydew melons as an apology,
I would think he?s being really sincere.
Alright, alright. I?m trying to help here.
Okay, okay, I?ll stop talking.
A supermarket?s opened nearby.
I want to go shop around.
I hear it has everything and cheap prices.
Wanna go get some snacks?
Ting Ting.
Wait here.
Bing Bing and I will go to the supermarket.
You haven?t eaten yet, have you?
Do 10 melons
really work?
Okay.
This is yours.
Zhang Hao.
I?ll hand this over to you.
No problem, right?
I?ll get it.
Bye-bye.
Take care.
Bye-bye.
Alrighty.
Thank you
Bing Bing, stop eating so many snacks.
Jie. Bought apples today, huh?
These apples are really fresh.
Let?s see here...
Your skirt is really pretty.
Okay, you?re good to go.
Honeydew melons, right?
Okay.
You?re good to go.
Jie.
Tomatoes.
Young man.
Not bad.
You get better looking each time.
Do you have a girlfriend?
I don?t.
I?ll introduce you to my granddaughter.
Okay. Honeydew melons.
Alright. Sorry to keep you waiting.
Xiu Qi.
When did you get a part-time job?
That...
I came to help out Zhang Hao.
I never thought of that.
When I get busy,
you can help me too.
Sure.
Tell me beforehand, and I?ll set aside some time.
By the way, what?re you going to do with these melons?
I?m buying them so Ting Ting can give them to Jun Cai.
Doesn?t Jun Cai hate melons?
What does he like then?
Durians.
Ting Ting.
You must be hungry.
I bought you stuff to eat.
Come down and eat.
What about the melons?
Good thing I ran into Li Xiu Qi at the supermarket.
He told me Ma Jun Cai hates melons.
Phone: Ma Jun Cai
He...
He?s not breaking up with me, is he?
Give it.
Hello? Ma Jun Cai.
He said he?s waiting for you downstairs.
I?ll go with you.
I?ll come too.
Ting Ting.
A-after I left today,
I regretted it.
I know you?re
showing your concern for me
when you worry about me being with other girls.
I shouldn?t be upset.
I was wrong, too.
You weren?t wrong.
I was.
You weren?t.
I really was.
You really weren?t.
Ting Ting.
Jun Cai.
Luo Man.
This is the first time I?ve felt like puking
in my life.
Do you know?
The roses we talk about in China (Rosa rugosa)
are actually Rosa multiflora?
I know.
But it?s not the same somehow.
Shakespeare said,
"That which we call a rose
by any other name
would smell just as sweet."
Later on I?m going to meet a friend.
I?ll drive you there.
I want
you to come with me.
Young man.
I didn?t misjudge.
You
progressed quickly.
Well?
When are you graduating?
After that, work with me.
Thank you, manager,
but I plan on being a lawyer.
A lawyer?
Can a lawyer earn more than you can here?
Does a lawyer make more money?
My apologies, manager.
Our dorm will be closing soon.
I have to go now.
No.
We have company dorms
with no entry rules.
My apologies, manager.
I have to go.
No?
Did you have fun talking with your friend?
Thank you
for being so accommodating to my friends.
It?s not being accommodating.
They?re your friends after all.
Shu Qing.
What is it?
You...
you?ve changed.
Have I?
It?s late.
Go on in.
I?m sorry.
I don?t know
how to express myself.
It?s fine.
I?ll wait for you.
Luo Man.
What are you doing here?
I bought you a new battery.
Really!?
I found someone giving a steep discount.
How much? I?ll repay you.
Do you have money?
Not at the moment.
We?ll wait until you do then.
Remember to remind Zhang Hao to take it back to the dorm everyday.
Mm.
He?s so lazy, I?ll do it myself.
Here, let?s install it.
Should be okay.
There?s power!
Awesome!
Luo-shixiong.
Hm?
Where exactly did you get that battery?
Xiu Qi gave me it.
Where did he get so much?
I get it.
Get what?
Zhang Hao.
Someone?s looking for you.
For me?
Are you busy?
I want to have a talk.
We?ve met before.
Remember?
Yes, I remember.
We saw each other outside of the art school.
What about the day of the concert?
What concert?
The art school?s concert.
When I went to pick up Shu Qing,
I also saw you.
You must?ve listened to her performance.
My favorite piece Shu Qing plays
is Bach?s English Suite No. 3 for the cello.
Although her teacher thinks she plays
like Stark,
*Ludwig Stark - a German pianist, composer, and teacher who lived from 1831 to 1884.
I don?t think so.
Stark is too stiff,
like a craftsman.
Rather, I think Shu Qing plays
more like Rostropovich.
*Mstislav Rostropovich - a Russian cellist and conductor who lived from 1927-2007. He is considered by many to be the greatest cellist of the 20th century and one of the greatest of all time.
Steady and
full of energy.
The speed is also a bit faster.
It?s like the feeling Shu Qing gives others.
On the outside, she seems like a delicate girl,
but in reality she?s rebellious and
full of emotion.
What you?re getting at is
you understand her better than me?
Yes.
And only I
can fully understand Shu Qing?s good points.
You grew up in the States, right?
There?s no need to beat around the bush
around you.
No, there?s no need.
Please talk plainly.
Okay.
Shu Qing is my fiancée.
We?re going to be married soon.
It?s rude, but I want to wade through
your selfish feelings.
I guess you
don?t treat Shu Qing like an ordinary friend.
I hope you don?t appear in front of her again
so as to not put her in a difficult position.
You?re saying
you aren?t confidence?
Every time a man
appears in front of your fiancée,
you?ll get all flustered and talk to him.
I just don?t want anyone causing Shu Qing trouble.
No.
I can?t stand this hypocritical way of talking.
So
I?ll ask you one final thing.
Is this Shu Qing?s intention?
It?s not.
She doesn?t know.
Okay.
I understand.
If there?s nothing else,
sorry but
I?d like to get back to work.
I?ll get it.
Sorry.
This is the American way.
Have they moved from talking to fighting?
Ding Ling-jie.
You think I should go take a look?
If they are fighting,
thankfully it?s not in my restaurant.
Ding Ling-jie.
Enough, it?s not like they?re kids.
Don?t worry.
You?re back.
Are you all right, Zhang You Tiao?
I?m fine.
No need to worry.
Hey, Zhang You Tiao.
Let?s get a drink together.
Next time.
I?m tired today.
I?m in a bad mood today.
Something upset me at school.
If I don?t get something to drink,
I won?t be able to sleep tonight.
My treat, okay?
I don?t want to today?
Do you see me as your bro or not?
Let?s go.
Is this stuff edible?
Try some.
Didn?t you want to drink?
Mm.
If we?re not eating, let?s go.
The dorm?s going to be locked up.
Drink! Of course we?re going to drink.
Right, right, right.
Um...
I?m at my dorm.
Right.
Uh...
A kiss.
Remember to
dream of me tonight.
Goodnight.
Is it not enough to be stuck together during the day?
Still need to dream of each other?
You don?t get it.
You miss your other half when you don?t see her.
When you see her, you?re reluctant to part.
The second you do part,
the longing begins.
That?s what love is!
When you were on the phone with Ting Ting,
did she say whether Luo Man was there?
I guess she?s not.
I bought Ting Ting some snacks.
She said she?ll eat them when Luo Man gets back.
Zhang Hao?s not back either.
What?s going on?
Could they be fighting?
I?ll call.
I?m sorry,
your call could not be connected.
Please try again later.
I?m going out.
See?
I told you you couldn?t get it.
Zhang You Tiao!
You?re so awesome!
Boss.
That counts, right?
It counts.
Okay, boss.
Here, we?ll stop here.
Let?s go.
Boss!
Give me 50 more!
Luo-shixiong.
I?ll give you this.
Really!?
So ugly.
That?s why I gave you it.
Don?t give it back.
Alright.
Let?s trade then.
I don?t want to.
That?s also ugly.
Just take it.
Why are you talking so much?
Let?s go.
Are you feeling better?
A lot better now.
You said something happened at school.
What was it?
Nothing. Nothing big.
Don?t bring up those unhappy things.
Was it because of me?
No, you didn?t upset me.
I?m saying
you saw me upset,
and that?s why you invited me out to drink.
Thank you.
Santorini?s getting married.
Yeah.
How?d you know?
I...
I guessed.
She?s getting married.
But don?t worry about me.
I won?t get entangled.
Ma Jun Cai taught me
if the old doesn?t leave, the new doesn?t come.
It?s honestly quite upsetting.
But life will continue.
Today her fiancé came to find me.
This could be considered
putting an official full stop on our feelings.
Really?
You?ve let her go?
Right.
Why are you so happy?
Seeing how you looked like you wanted to die before
was really annoying.
Now, seeing your freshly adjusted feelings
I?m happy for you.
Luo-shixiong.
Underneath your usual carelessness,
you?re actually very considerate.
Am I?
Mm.
Cheers!
Cheers.
Nose.
Mouth.
Ear.
Eye.
Zhang Hao!
Luo Man.
Xiu Qi.
What are you doing here?
Waiting for us?
Yes.
I couldn?t reach you guys.
Thought something might?ve happened.
Such a strong alcohol smell.
You guys were drinking?
I especially wanted to drink,
so I dragged Zhang Hao along with me.
What?s that?
The doll we won.
Alright, Caring Brother,
relax.
We returned home safely, didn?t we?
The dorms closing soon.
I won?t talk anymore.
Bye-bye, bye-bye.
Careful, don?t rush.
I know!
Xiu Qi.
Sorry for worrying you.
It?s fine.
Luo Man has a low alcohol tolerance.
Don?t let her drink so much next time.
Don?t be nervous.
Luo-shixiong drinking is a lot of fun.
Oh right.
Luo Man
didn?t cause any trouble for you, right?
Not at all.
But Xiu Qi,
it was so considerate for you to wait for us.
If you were a girl,
I?d pursue you for sure.
Alright, enough.
Let?s head back.
I?m being serious!
Stop kidding around.
So shy, so shy.
Laughing at us again.
Stop messing around.
Could you stop it?
(Computer: Finance and Economics Majors)
(*Song Qing is the first name listed)
Yes!
Score one for lazy people.
You get back what you pay in!
Too outrageous!
How can I get this grade?
Do they not take the student?s feelings into consideration?
Luo Man.
This isn?t your first time failing.
Don?t take so much offense.
But I?m graduating next year.
How can I find a job?
Ting Ting.
Didn?t you also fail a class?
Don?t you feel anxious?
No. I don?t plan on finding a job.
How will you support yourself without a job?
Allowance my dad gives me.
Ting Ting.
As soon as we graduate,
I?ll work hard to find a job,
work hard to make money.
After we get married,
you can stay at home without any worries.
Married?
When?
Soon as we graduate.
Why?
Don?t tell me
y-you never considered getting married to me?
I haven?t.
Ting Ting.
You haven?t even thought about marrying me.
Are you even serious about us?
Those are two different matters.
I never thought about getting married to you.
Luo Man.
Will the band still practice during the break?
My dad said that if we have the time, we?ll practice.
But Min Qiang just told me
he can?t practice.
Why?
I?m going to be a substitute teacher in my hometown.
Substitute teacher?
Wang Min Qiang.
We have to face practice together.
D-don?t think of running away.
Min Qiang?s cousin is an elementary teacher in a mountain village school.
He might be away for a while,
so he wants Min Qiang to teach the kids.
Don?t village kids have breaks too?
They don?t.
Really?
I?ve never been to the mythical mountain villages.
It sounds like a lot of fun.
Min Qiang,
can I go with you?
You can if you want.
Awesome!
Honey, you come too.
Okay.
Anyone else wanna come?
No time, I have to work.
I?ve never gone to a mountain village in China.
I wanna go.
Um...
I could probably ask for it off.
Let?s all go together then.
Alright. All together then.
Live at my house.
My mom and dad will welcome all of you.
Mm.
Wang Min Qiang.
When we see your parents,
we might let slip things you don?t want known.
Could you warn us?
How exactly do you present yourself to your parents?
Do they consider you a good kid?
Li Xiu Qi?
Your parents think you?re Li Xiu Qi?
A clean and prudent Caring Brother?
The school president?
A model student?
That?s a huge difference.
No.
I have to talk to you like Li Xiu Qi in front of your parents.
That?s gonna be so hard.
Good luck.
The break?s coming up.
Professor Li,
do you have any plans?
I plan on traveling to Mt. Huang with my wife.
She?s always going on about going there.
We just haven?t had time.
Mt. Huang?s nice.
It?s a nice place.
What about you, Professor Wu?
My family plans to go to Hainan.
I?ve heard it?s expensive there.
Looks like Professor Wu has saved up a lot.
Not at all.
Actually, with traveling
there are so many places to go.
Do you guys know of any other fun places?
Recommend them to me.
I think Guilin?s a nice place.
It?s greatness reflected.
My family went to Bei Da He district two months ago.
That?s a nice place.
Bei Da He?
Good idea.
I?ll talk it over with my wife next.
Alright.
I?m planning on going to that tearoom in front of the school,
get something to eat.
Do you guys want to come, too?
Sure, why not?
Good thing, too. There?s no one home today.
No one to cook!
Come on, come on.
Let?s go.
Come on, come on.
Thank goodness.
Why else would I look for you?
I need you to run errands.
I can?t find my diamond earring.
You have to look for me.
You treat me like your grandson.
Find me for every little thing.
I?m hanging up.
You haven?t paid me back halfway yet.
You dare hang up on me?
That earring is very important to me.
How about this?
If you can find it for me,
I?ll write off your debt
in one stroke.
Really?
It all depends on whether you can find it.
Where?d you leave it?
I was here last night.
This morning, I went to
the supermarket, dry cleaners, liquor store,
and two bus stops.
After that, I went to
a bakery and a Hong Kong-style tea shop.
Hurry up and go!
Since we?re going to teach kids,
let?s divide up the tasks.
We?re not going to have fun?
Why do we have to teach kids?
Yeah. Why go through the trouble?
Let?s just do it.
My childhood dream was to be a teacher.
Wasn?t it to move into the mall?
I can teach English.
My strong point.
Okay.
Zhang Hao?s in charge of English lessons.
What do you want to teach, Luo Man?
Chinese or math?
Is there a class on eating?
Nope.
Let Luo-shixiong teach Chinese.
Don?t overburden her.
She hasn?t gotten past elementary math.
Then how about Ting Ting and Luo Man teach Chinese?
Okay, sure. I love Chinese.
I can definitely give the kids a good lesson.
Okay.
All that?s left are Jun Cai and Min Qiang.
I think my importance is in
supporting their homework efforts.
Math is such an important subject.
Of course I?d give it to
Wang Min Qiang.
Can you do it, Min Qiang?
Okay.
All divided up.
No... why?d you give me planning the homework?
I didn?t agree to that, Caring Brother.
Erase it, erase it.
It?s decided then.
Mm.
Hold on!
Why didn?t you ask my opinion?
Honey.
Let?s go prepare as well.
Honey, wait for me.
How wonderful.
I finally get to go to a mountain village.
My parents never let me go.
And I can teach children.
Will it be more interesting than shopping?
Why aren?t you saying anything?
Don?t be difficult.
How about we happily go shopping?
I?m not going.
I?m going to the library.
To the library?
How many times have you gone?
Every time we fight, you go straight there.
Wen Ting Ting.
Why are you picking a fight?
Do you not know?
I don?t.
I?m not a Pisces.
I don?t have your sensitivity.
You don?t want to marry me.
I said, you don?t want to marry me!
Are you a little kid?
You?re angry with me over that?
?Over that??
Wen Ting Ting,
is getting married to me such a small thing?
Haven?t you ever heard?
Dating without marriage in mind
is acting indecently.
I?m not not going to marry you.
I never thought about it.
Never thought about it
is the same as not wanting do.
Don?t look for an excuse.
You have a quick temper!
Next time I date,
it?s not going to be with such a sensitive constellation.
Such a big street
to find an earring on.
Where do I start?
She must be playing me.
What?re you holding, kid?
Let me see.
That?s mine, you know.
Hand it over.
Who are you?
I?m his mom.
Who are you?
Your child took my thing.
Can?t you see it?s a toy car?s screw?
Lunatic.
When did the boss hire a new cleaning person?
I never heard anything.
He?s exerting a lot of effort.
The broom might break this way.
Don?t bother me, I?m looking.
Found it.
Not yet.
I said, I found it.
I thought I dropped it outside,
but I found it at my house.
No...
Why didn?t you look around your house first?
Do you know I?ve searched?
Do you know how long I?ve searched?
What are you howling about?
I found it, didn?t I?
Alright then.
Since you found it,
the debt?s still cleared
Cleared?
You didn?t find it.
No...
Then... I?ve looked for your earring all day.
Fine, fine, fine.
Just take it as you returning ¥200, okay?
That?s it then.
I have a lot to do.
Talk to you later.
That explosive temper.
I hope your store burns down.
I wasn?t talking about your store.
Ding Ling-jie.
I?m going back now.
Good work.
It?s nothing.
Go, bro.
I?m telling you,
we still need to drink.
Time?s just right.
Just right for what?
Come on, sit down.
My apologies, we?re closed.
Closed?
Six beers.
No.
Sit down, we?re drinking here.
It?s fine.
What don?t you understand?
We?re closed.
Right, bring over six beers.
Close after such an important person drinks.
You?re not making it hard on me, are you?
No, that?s not it, brother.
Let?s go to a different shop.
Why do that? Sit down.
We?re drinking here.
I?m just drinking with my bro.
You?re not going to embarrass us, are you?
No, no.
Give me a bottle of beer.
What?s with this?
Ignore her, let?s drink.
Let?s drink for a long time.
Understand?
You over there, hurry up.
Um...
Hold on.
After we go back home,
I?ll?
Beer?s on me.
Leave as soon as you?re done.
This girl?s gotta mouth.
Don?t go.
Brother, brother.
What?
No, brother.
Sit down!
This girl has a mouth on her.
Let me go.
No.
What?re you gonna do about it?
Why are you so bold?
Drink one with me and this?ll be it.
Okay?
Brother, drink with me.
Sit down!
I?ll drink with you.
You?re not letting go.
I?ll call the police.
Don?t! Don?t!
Call the police?
Don?t! Don?t!
Going to call the police?
You have a cellphone? Let me borrow it.
Bro, let it go, let it go.
Call, you call.
You?re really calling?
Let go of me!
I won?t!
Is Ding Ling here?
Who are you?
You her friend?
No.
You two talking?
Right.
Go ahead, then.
Okay.
Girl,
have a drink with me,
or else I definitely won?t let this go.
You?re drunk, you should go home.
Stop making a fool of yourself.
What did you say?
Tell me again.
Making a fool of yourself!
I don?t believe it.
Hey now, hey now.
You call yourself a gentleman,
so you should be gentle with women, shouldn?t you?
Who are you?
You need a beating?
Sorry! Sorry!
No!
Still gonna hit me?
I?m sorry! I?m sorry!
What?s wrong?
I?m sorry! I?m sorry!
He?s drunk, he?s drunk.
I?m sorry! I?m sorry!
He?s drunk.
I?m sorry! I?m sorry!
You... you just wait.
I?m sorry.
Leave, leave.
You just wait.
What are you doing here?
What do you mean?
I'm here about the debt.
It's cleared!
Cleared?
That easily?