Episode 13
Why have you been getting in so late?
Going on dates?
What?
I?m going to a mountain village with Wang Min Qiang and the others for a couple days.
I?m working more shifts
to clear time for that.
Why go to a mountain village?
There?s not even anything good to eat.
We?re not going there to eat, Bing Bing.
What?s wrong with your bed? Gained weight?
This bed is so fragile.
Bing Bing, you gotta go on a diet.
If this bed collapses during the night,
your life will be in danger.
I already have results.
This time, I lost 10 kilos in one week.
So hungry.
All I can do it drink water.
What am I going to wear tomorrow?
Okay.
Here, here, here.
Okay.
Good work today, everybody.
When we get back,
I?ll treat everyone to grilled meat!
Okay?
Two portions of high-quality Wagyu beef.
No problem.
It?s great how everybody can go together.
Let?s go to sleep early tonight.
Tomorrow morning at 8,
we?re meeting on the dot in front of the dorm.
Mm.
Let?s go, Ting Ting.
I?m eating with Jun Cai first.
You guys go ahead.
I refuse.
I made plans to eat with Xiu Qi.
When did we plan that?
How long are you going to be angry at me?
Just come eat with me.
So wordy.
You guys fight every single day.
What?s the point?
Let?s go.
Let?s go, everyone.
We?re going.
Seriously.
Careful, Luo-shixiong.
Okay.
How long are we going to do this?
Is it because I said
I hadn?t thought of marriage,
so you want to break up with me again?
I never said that.
Then why are you always pulling that long face?
How about this?
I?ll let you kiss me 10 times
until you aren?t mad anymore, okay?
This won?t do either?
Then I?m out of ideas.
Set up a contract.
What?
I said, write up a contract.
The title will be,
Either Wen Ting Ting Marries Ma Jun Cai
or She?ll Never Get Married.
Then, fingerprint it.
Are you mad?
You actually came up with this?
Forget it then.
(I, Wen Ting Ting, will definitely marry Ma Jun Cai. If I don?t, I?ll never get married. Wen Ting Ting)
I, Wen Ting Ting, will definitely marry Ma Jun Cai.
If I don?t, I?ll never get married.
Wen Ting Ting.
Satisfied?
Want another glass?
No thanks, I?ve had enough.
That?s okay, too.
Don?t want to worry your parents.
By the way,
I have something for you.
Don?t worry.
It?s not a wedding ring.
How did you get these?
The tickets have been sold out for so long.
Go see it if you can.
I know you like rock music.
If you have the time,
come with me.
What?
Too busy?
Of course not.
It?s not because you want to thank me
that you?re asking me to go, right?
You?re over thinking it.
Ting Ting.
Our trip is only three days.
We?re not emigrating.
You don?t get it.
Girls have a lot of stuff.
Oh right, Luo Man,
did you see the bulletin board
about the dual major?
I saw it.
A lot of our classmates have signed up.
They think having another major will make it easier to find a job.
What do you plan?
I think I?ll graduate first.
Find a job, go from there.
You?re right.
You said before you?re worried about finding a job.
Go check the bulletin out before it?s taken down.
Mm.
Hi, baby.
Heavens.
How are you going to bring such a big thing?
I can use him as a pillow.
Doesn?t fit.
You bought so much bread.
For Luo-shixiong, huh?
Yeah. I?m guessing you can?t buy many varieties of bread in the village.
I?m preparing.
Oh right, I bought you some crackers.
Caring Brother is the most considerate.
Let?s go wash up.
Okay.
I?ll wait for you downstairs.
By the way, did you bring your medicine?
Dad, that was when I was little.
I don?t get carsick now that I?m older.
It?s my fault.
I didn?t bring you out to play enough.
It was because you were busy, Dad.
You didn?t have the time.
On the next school break,
let?s go have fun together.
I promise.
Mm.
Let me give you some allowance.
I have enough from my job.
I?ll give you some, it?s fine.
There?s really no need.
Where?s my wallet?
Who are you?
You looking for a fight?
What?s with you?
I?m sorry, I?m sorry.
Dad, your memory?s going bad.
Did you leave it at home again?
No worries, I brought money.
I?ll pick up the bill.
Next time, you treat me to steak.
I didn?t forget it, I...
Money.
I?m off.
Bye-bye.
Take care.
?Kay.
She?s here.
Sorry, I?m late.
We can leave.
Be careful on the road.
What do you mean?
Sorry, I can?t go.
Something came up.
Again?
How can you have so much going on?
You?re not acting very reliable.
Luo Man.
Zhang Hao?s boss suddenly had enter the hospital,
and he needs someone to watch the shop.
He can just rest.
I?m the only worker there.
Everyone else has left.
The boss begged me to watch his shop.
Luo-shixiong.
Zhang Hao said he?ll treat us to grilled meat.
Besides, he?s working really hard.
Just leave him be.
I really wanted to go.
Such bad luck.
I wanted to teach the kids.
We should head out.
We?ll miss our bus.
Let?s go, let?s go.
Take care.
The bus.
Careful.
I?ve never ridden a long-distance bus before.
Have fun, everybody.
Bye-bye.
Luo-shixiong, bye-bye.
Take care.
Take care!
Who?s there?
You scared me there, dajie.
Drinking in broad daylight?
Is that okay?
You must be here for your wallet.
It?s on the bar, go get it
No, you?re... you?re so...
Are you okay drinking like that?
I made myself a steak.
Just drinking in the meanwhile.
Want a glass?
Free, right?
My treat today.
Just a second. I?ll get it.
Tart. Makes you smack your lips, unlike beer.
I know you love to drink beer.
I prepared these for you.
Dependable, aren?t I?
You?re going all out here.
Would I open a pub
if I didn?t have high tolerance?
Scared?
I?m not.
I?m looking at how red your face is.
I?m digging in.
Opening it.
Here I go.
Ling-jie.
No,
let me call you Ling-jie.
Ling-jie, I think you...
have the best tolerance for alcohol
out of all the female pub owners
I?ve seen.
That?s all I have.
The best tolerance.
That?s not right.
The prettiest.
I mean, the prettiest.
I like that.
By the way,
I suddenly thought of something.
The last time when I helped you
teach that bully a lesson,
you never thanked me. Still haven?t.
That?s right. Never thanked me.
Thank me somehow.
Thank you...
Thank me.
Okay!
I?ll treat you to more alcohol.
You... you...
Look at you.
Look at this, look.
Just like I said. You said you...
You...
How about... I thank you like this.
(I, Wen Ting Ting, will definitely marry Ma Jun Cai. If I don?t, I?ll never get married. Wen Ting Ting)
Luo Man, did you eat breakfast?
I did.
I don?t know why I?m hungry again.
Here, here?s your favorite bread.
What?s wrong?
Still mad at Zhang Hao?
I?m perfectly all right!
Why would I be mad at him?
He didn?t mean to not come.
Nobody can prevent things from cropping up.
Try to understand.
That?s just his excuse.
As if I still wouldn?t understand his personality.
Actually, this
can be seen from many angles.
Alright. I?ll stop.
Eat up.
We?re finally here.
I?m so tired I can barely stand.
We?re not there yet.
Not yet?
Wang Min Qiang,
is your home even on this planet?
Min Qiang! I came to pick you up.
Aunt!
There?s a cart.
You gained weight.
Long time no see! You got taller.
These are my classmates.
This is my aunt.
Hello.
Where are Mom and Dad?
Cooking for you at home.
Really?
Really.
Let?s hurry, then.
Let?s go, we have two places to sit.
I want to sit here, Jun Cai.
Alright, sure.
I sit where you sit.
We can eat peaches.
Are you sure that?s where you want to sit?
Let your aunt rest.
I can pull Ting Ting.
It?s not that far anyway.
Really?
There?s no problem is there?
Let?s go, let?s go.
C?mon, aunt.
Come on.
Careful.
Stay strong! Stay strong!
Min Qiang.
Your home?s very enthusiastic.
Mom! Dad!
Aunt! Grandma!
Uncle! Aunt! I?m home!
You?re home!
I missed you!
So thin!
Dad!
Good to have you home.
You got so thin, look at this.
You grew gray hairs.
That?s how much I missed you.
Really, child.
Oh right.
These are my classmates,
Li Xiu Qi. Luo Man.
Welcome, welcome, welcome.
Why are you in a daze?
Let?s go in and sit. Come on, come on.
Right, let?s go inside.
Ayi.
*Ayi - a polite way to address an older lady
Just a second.
We still have two more friends coming.
They?re slowly making their way on the cart.
Right, hold on.
On the cart?
The cart? Where?
Jun Cai.
What?s wrong?
What kind of friends are you?
What kind of friend?
You didn?t tell me how long the road was.
Wang Min Qiang,
you think I?m a donkey?
I asked you.
You were so sure.
Wang Min Qiang, why does this cart make my body itch?
It has peaches on it.
Of course they itch when they?re wet.
Stop talking, hurry up.
Your classmates are here.
Here, here.
Help him pull.
Good work, good work. Come on.
Careful, Dad.
Take your time.
I?ll get it, I?ll get it.
Welcoming us soldiers.
Why didn?t he say so earlier?
I?m so happy you?re home.
I made all your favorite dishes.
Like what?
Red-cooked pork!
And?
Flat bread!
Really?
Spare rib soup!
Isn?t that Grandma Liu?
Grandma Liu!
Your teeth look great.
Remember me?
I do, I do.
Min Qiang?s always been a good boy.
Loves to keep clean.
Grandma loves you, dotes on you.
Xiu Qi.
Do you think Wang Min Qiang?s acting strange?
Long time no see!
I do.
But I can?t say for sure
what exactly is strange.
Kids, come in and eat.
Shushu.
*Literally uncle, just a way to address an older man
What kind of tree is this?
This.
It?s our village?s famous prayer tree.
It?s been here since before our village.
It?s older than my grandparents.
Once it?s summer,
so many fireflies
flutter around it.
It?s really pretty.
Come in and eat.
Okay, let?s go.
Come, come.
Here, here.
It?s here.
The girls will sleep here.
You can put your luggage here.
Come down and eat.
Okay.
Thanks, ayi.
We?re finally here.
I?m going to die of exhaustion.
The things in this village
are really very interesting.
What is this?
It must be a special ornament for the village.
Ting Ting, that?s a toilet.
A toilet?
Luo Man,
is something bothering you?
You?ve been acting strange since earlier.
I?m fine.
Come down and help.
It?s almost time to eat.
Excellent.
We can eat as soon as we?re done.
I?m not hungry.
You guys go ahead.
How can you not eat?
It was all made especially by Min Qiang?s mom.
Eat, even if it?s only a little bit.
Come on, come on.
Let?s go, let?s go.
Let?s eat.
You got it?
Smells so good.
Ayi, I?ll get it.
Out of the pot.
Thank you, thanks.
That child.
Ting Ting.
You really have a good eye.
I also looked at this for a long time.
It?s really pretty.
That?s obvious.
I?m looking at its special shape.
I?ll take a picture later.
Sure thing.
Girl,
put down that cow dung basket.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Have some more.
Have some red-cooked pork, son.
Everyone eat.
I don?t know if this village?s dishes
suit your tastes.
They?re delicious.
Then eat even more.
Eat more, eat more.
Thank you, ayi.
You?re Xiu Qi, right?
Min Qiang brings you up a lot.
He says you both have many achievements.
Your awards are displayed
on the school?s bulletin board,
right?
Shushu.
Your praise is too much.
As far as studying goes,
Min Qiang helps me out often.
That right?
You should help each other out.
Eat up
You?re Ma Jun Cai, right?
Yes.
Min Qiang often brings you up.
Yes, yes.
He says you don?t like to shower.
You toss all your clothes and socks onto your bed!
Mom!
This child.
What?s the matter?
They?re your classmates.
I?m just kidding around.
What?s the big deal?
Eat, eat, eat up.
Right, right.
I think
I should change my bad habits.
From now on,
I?ll shower once every 6 months.
Six months?
Eat.
Have some more.
Xiu Qi,
you and Min Qiang are allies in the student government,
right?
I also work in the student government.
I often support Min Qiang from the background.
That?s great.
Min Qiang,
don?t spend all your time studying and working.
You?ve always been very popular
with the girls in the village.
Now that you?re off studying,
you don?t bring a girl home
for me to see.
Dad, girls are only one part
of what?s important to men.
Makes sense, makes sense.
See, look here, look here.
Straight from Min Qiang?s mouth.
By the way,
which place did you get
at our school?s last debate competition?
First!
Very good, very good.
Not bad, not bad.
Eat, eat, eat.
Not bad, not bad.
Here, here.
Eat, eat, eat.
Come, eat.
Another step forward.
Here, have some spare rib.
Eat, eat.
Thank you, thanks.
That?s wonderful.
Luo Man.
Are you really okay?
I?m fine.
Just a little tired.
Let me see.
You don?t have a fever.
Do you feel unwell anywhere?
I?ll go buy some medicine for you.
You must be joking.
How can there be a pharmacy around here?
Where?s Ting Ting?
Still getting fed up with Ma Jun Cai in your room?
I just called Zhang Hao.
Is he coming?
I don?t know if the phone?s battery is dead
or if something happened, but it was turned off.
Okay.
I?m tired, I?m going to sleep.
Okay, you go ahead.
I?ll leave.
Goodnight.
So frustrating.
It would be great if Zhang Hao were here.
Why can?t you come?
The date of the delivery
got pushed up.
I have to unload stuff starting tomorrow.
There?s no helping it
if this is how it turned out.
How is there no helping it?
We can help him move it together.
I?ll help you, Zhang Hao!
Take care, everyone.
What do you mean?
Sorry, I can?t come.
Something came up.
Luo-shixiong, bye-bye.
Take care.
Take care!
Luo Man!
Hey!
Luo Man!
Luo Man.
You?re deaf.
I yelled so loud.
Am I hallucinating?
Yeah right you are.
What the heck?
It hurt. You?re not a hallucination.
You?re happy I?m here, aren?t you?
Happy? Yeah right.
More like super annoyed.
How come you could come?
I found a replacement.
Let?s go then.
I?ll take you to Wang Min Qiang?s home.
Mm.
Oh yeah, Xiu Qi called you.
Why didn?t you pick up?
As I was on my way here,
I used my phone to look up any special things this area may have.
I used it until the battery died.
But I found out my mom?s favorite lotus flowers actually bloom here.
These lotus flowers are so small,
they can grow in bowls.
Lotus flowers that can grow in bowls?
Mm.
What?s it called?
It?s called a ?Bowl Lotus.?
I hope I can find it here.
Let?s go.
Mm.
Min Qiang,
where is your washroom?
There is none.
No washroom?
Then where?s the village washroom?
We don?t have that either.
How is that possible?
Then nobody in the village washes all year?
How do you take care of yourself?
A spa or a sauna, etc.
Is there anywhere to wash yourself?
What?s that?
You can use the water from the well.
Heavens.
How can this world still have a place without a washroom?
Ting Ting.
Just make do.
We won?t be here long anyway.
How?s Luo Man?
She went to bed really early it looks like.
Is she not adjusting well?
When I went back,
Luo Man wasn?t in the room.
What? Not in the room?
Where?d she go then?
I don?t know.
Comrades! I?m here!
Zhang Hao!
Hi!
Wait for me, wait for me.
Zhang Hao,
it?s great you could make it.
American friend.
You got here too late.
You missed Min Qiang?s mom?s great feast.
How regretful.
No worries, this is good too.
What is it?
Deep fried locusts.
Locust? What?s a locust?
A kind of insect.
Delicious.
Luo Man,
why is your appetite so good?
I always have a good appetite.
Then during dinner, why were you so?
That?s because I was mad he didn?t keep his promise.
But now I?ve already hit him,
so I?m all cooled down.
Sorry, Luo-shixiong.
Here?s your portion, grandma. Okay?
Delicious, delicious.
So good.
Good morning, students.
I?m your sub for these next few days.
My last name is Li.
You guys can call me Li-laoshi.
*Laoshi means teacher
Hello, Li-laoshi.
Hi, everyone! I?m Zhang Hao!
You can call me Justin,
and I?m going to be teaching?
Students.
Please call him Zhang-laoshi.
Hello, Zhang-laoshi.
Okay. Now we?ll begin class.
Our subject today is
transitive verbs versus intransitive verbs.
Their difference is whether they can follow a direct object or not.
What?s a ?direct object??
A direct object is the thing being acted on.
They are usually after the verb.
Laoshi,
then what does ?being acted on? mean?
Don?t ask what?s being acted on is.
You should ask what a verb is,
or ask when they can be used.
Okay.
Enough digression, let?s open our textbooks
and read aloud the first chapter.
Read aloud?
How boring.
How about we
act out the parts in the text?
Okay?
Okay!
Yeah!
This is a classroom, not an acting academy.
Let?s be serious.
Okay! Read along with me.
Chapter 1.
Chapter 1!
A gift from Mother.
Laoshi,
are you the brilliant cousin
Wang-laoshi always talks about?
That?s right. We share the same last name.
My last name is also Wang.
Laoshi.
My last name is Wang, too.
My last name is Wang, too!
Don?t be so loud.
Listen seriously.
As Wang-laoshi is teaching you,
you?ll realize how smart he is.
Okay. Let?s go over a problem.
Xiao Ming?s family has a swimming pool.
Filling it all the way takes 40 minutes.
Draining the pool takes 20 minutes.
Right now, the pool is full.
If you let water out and let it in at the same time,
question:
how long until the pool is empty?
Who knows the answer?
Watch.
Show off.
Nice math class.
Must be from a math competition.
Who understands?
In the morning, Mom makes me feed the chickens.
In the dust pan, I see a froggy.
I don?t want to feed the chickens.
I want to play with the froggy.
Hold on.
What is a ?dust pan??
A dust pan is what you sweep dirt into.
Okay. Continue.
Then, my mom got a little angry.
She says all I want to do is play all day.
I don?t do anything for the house.
She is talking nonsense.
I obviously went to cut the Indian aster a few days ago.
Indian aster?
What?s Indian aster?
Don?t laugh.
You explain it to me.
Indian aster is a type of wild herb.
You?re so smart.
Why don't you let me see yours?