Good Time
Episode 31
Have the medicine on time.
Dr. Mao, oh, sorry to interrupt you.
Go pay the bill.
Okay. Thanks.
Dr. Mao, this is the rice cake I made for you.
And I've made a pair of gloves for you.
You might need them in winter.
Yin Yue, I said I wouldn't take things from you.
Dr. Mao, I like you very much,
and you've helped me a lot.
I must treat you well.
Do you have a minute?
Yeah.
I always wanted to ask you this.
Is your family here? Where are your family members?
I'm alone.
You said you had a child in my age, a daughter.
Where is she?
Dr. Mao, I should get back to work.
Yin Yue, you said you are alone.
Then where is your daughter?
What's going on with her?
Dr. Mao, how I wish I had a daughter like you?
What about your own daughter? Where is she?
I've lost contact with her for many years.
I can no longer find her.
Yin Yue, I can't take things from a stranger.
I'll ask Peipei to return your gifts.
From now on, don't poke your nose in my affairs.
It's me. Did you see her today?
I did.
Is everything okay?
We had a talk.
Oh, really? How'd it go?
I asked her many questions. She didn't tell me the truth.
She doesn't wanna admit it.
Maybe, she's not prepared yet. You aren't, either.
Give her more time.
Maybe, I'll put you down.
Aunt, you're here.
Can I have a moment?
Come on in.
Mao Xiaochun, Yin Yue quit.
How do you know?
She said goodbye to me.
Did she keep it from you
because you blamed her for meeting Yuan Hao?
I told you, it was my fault. I'm stupid. I'm an idiot, okay?
I told her you had a thing for Yuan Hao,
and she went to Yuan Hao with good intention.
Why should you bear grudges against a cleaner?
You have no idea what happened.
Tell me what happened.
You should go.
Hello?
Xiaochun.
Yuan Hao.
Shall I see you tonight?
Where?
It's been a while since we last came here.
The first time I asked you here.
It's because of your mom's necklace.
So, you asked me here again.
I think this place is very special.
As romantic as a fairy tale.
Cinderella will turn the princess here.
You didn't ask me here to tell a fairy tale.
A fairy tale can be turned into reality.
But reality is harsh.
She's gone, without even telling me.
If she had deserted me for various reasons,
what's the reason this time?
You know, I gave you so much advice.
But when the same thing happens to me, I'm at a loss.
I tried to persuade myself.
So, today I asked her where her daughter was.
She said she lost contact
with her daughter for many years.
I was standing right in front of her.
Why didn't she say I was her daughter?
I don't know why, but I was very rude to her today.
I also returned her gifts.
I figure I grieved her.
But she has no idea I missed her every single day
in the past 20 years.
You know what, when you told me about your mom,
I was thinking if I'd meet my parents one day,
in what way I'd face my them?
Today, I chose the weakest, cruelest way.
Perhaps, humans are not as strong
as they think themselves to be.
If a mom chooses to desert a child,
there must be a cause, I suppose.
We've been hurt.
Our moms made that decision at that time.
They must've been hurt more deeply.
A wound will either heal or fester with the passing of time.
And it all depends on ourselves.
You're not just an eye doctor.
You healed my psychological wound.
You have this ability.
You are in the same problem.
I believe you know how to confront it.
My problem is not the same as yours.
When I look at her,
I don't what happened to her.
And I can't make out why she doesn't dare face me.
Why can't she tell me what made her desert me?
I'm not a monkey that sprang from the stone.
I should know how I came to this world.
She has a letter for me.
She went to you?
Last time I told you I was a cleaner in the hospital.
I'm sorry. I lied to you.
I know.
You are Xiaochun's biological mother.
How do you know about that?
Her foster father told me.
Does Xiaochun know?
She knows.
She also told me, you hadn't revealed it to her.
Yeah. It is my fault.
I don't dare.
I don't have the courage.
What I did in the past hurt her so badly.
Aunt, how can I help you?
Well.
Give it to her.
I hope there will be someone to help her
when she learns the truth.
I guess this guy is you.
Have a look.
I don't wanna look at it.
Xiaochun, I'm sorry I didn't tell you when I left.
I'm happy to have seen the real you.
I'm off. Things I dare not say to your face.
I'll leave it in this letter.
I fell for your dad as a young, naive girl.
He was a handsome scholar.
He loved travelling around and writing poems.
When I was about to give birth,
he was still out in the prairie.
Later, news came that he was missing.
I was very nervous, but couldn't go find him.
The next day after you were born, his body was found.
I didn't have the courage to live,
so I wanted to go with him.
That's why I left you in the hospital.
The first wrong decision in my life.
At that time, I didn't wanna live indeed.
Followed his last traces in life, I got to the prairie.
I saw the most magnificent scenes I had ever seen.
I seemed to realize the hidden link
between nature and poetry.
Your dad left his life to nature for his love of poetry.
He was a real poet and a great man.
Suddenly, I realized I must live for him.
When I went back to the hospital to find you,
you were sent to the orphanage.
I went to the orphanage
only to be told that you were adopted.
And I made the second wrong decision in my life.
Instead of getting to the foster family,
I chose to leave alone.
I deserted you because of my ignorance,
because of my cowardice and selfishness.
When I finally realized I made a mistake
I could never make up,
it was too late.
Since then, I spent every single day in remorse.
My fatal illness triggered a strong impulse to look for you.
My dear Xiaochun, though I gave you a life,
I didn't raise you for a single day.
I'm unworthy of being your mom.
You should love your foster parents. Don't look for me.
I'll take good care of myself.
Thank you. Thank you for giving me
the courage to fight the illness.
I'll pray for you though I'm far away.
I wish you all the best.
I wish Yuan Hao and you will be happy together.
The most pleasant sound in this world
is the call of a mom.
You should go look for her.
If you need me, I'll accompany you.
I appreciate it, Yuan Hao,
for having you by my side when I'm so weak.
Thank you for coming.
Luo Yiyang.
Cheer up.
I am very cheerful.
But you look dejected.
There's no customers.
No customers, right, but we still need to be prepared.
I've been thinking,
should we find some ways to attract customers?
With so few customers, I'll suffer losses no end.
Use your cleverness and figure something out.
I'm working on it.
Miaow.
When the rat becomes a cat?
Mr. Cat, are you here for make-up or a shower?
Get me some canned cat food.
What flavor?
American, no ice.
Okay.
Brother, what do you think?
So professional.
I wish I were a cat.
You can have whichever pet you like.
No. I can't communicate with pets like you do.
I just wanna look around.
Brother, summer will come in a blink.
Why are you still stuck in spring?
Spring isn't over yet.
Come on. You know what I mean by spring.
Tell me how you're getting on with Xiaochun.
Nothing other than liking each other's tweets.
I don't get it. You have no girlfriend
and she isn't in love.
There isn't anything in your way.
Why don't you take further actions?
Do you have to make it a long-lasting spiritual love?
Nonsense.
Things are hectic at my office.
After work, I have got to drink and talk with my dad.
A though day.
A man at his thirties should be thirsty for love.
But instead of having a girlfriend,
you're just fooling around.
It's not up to me when the seed of love will grow.
God disposes.
You mean you'll need to ask the god
when you're gonna be in love.
Right. It's fated.
But you must go for it in the first place.
How are you doing on my coffee?
What made you make the trip?
Sit down.
Right now, I need a big and comfortable seat.
Well, sit on my couch.
Come. I'll make it comfortable.
Go ahead.
What would you like to drink? Definitely not iced coffee.
I can only have boiled water now.
Okay. Hold.
Let me.
I got some fresh milk for you.
High quality. Nutritious.
Good for your child.
Pasteurised milk.
You treat me so well now.
Of course.
You're in a special time.
I was wondering who bought all my paintings
in the gallery.
So, it was you, Mr. Zhu.
I appreciate your paying a doubled price.
I needn't worry about the milk money for the child.
We were married twice after all.
Now you need help. I can't watch with folded arms.
How many months?
Why should I tell you?
What does it matter to you?
As I put up the milk money, it certainly matters to me.
Oh, yeah. You put up the milk money.
As you're so eager to know, I'll tell you.
It's over seven months.
Would you like to have a touch to see if it's real?
What if I'd hurt her?
Right. If you'd hurt her, I can't answer to my fiancé.
He is called Wu Bing. I figure he'll make a good father.
Wu Bing. How come I never heard of him before?
Got a PhD from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
And did he swim back in PhD gown?
Young and handsome.
Only five years younger than me.
I didn't know you'd fall for a man younger than you.
The trend of the day.
The point is he'll treat me and my child very well.
You're still so naive.
He's not the biological dad. How'd he treat her well?
Her dad won't admit her.
Who said so?
I just don't wanna get married.
But I have no objection to going out
with you and the child on weekends.
Do you take me as a surrogate mother?
Zhu, I'll tell you what,
if that's how you think, you'll never the child call you dad.
Drink it slowly. You'd choke.
That Wu-some guy you mentioned.
If he wanna be this child's dad, he must get my approval.
- Why? - 'Cause I'm the biological father.
I always want to ask you this.
Do you think Yuan Hao and Xiaochun
still have a chance?
Dad, I checked it.
But I don't think they stand a chance.
Very well.
Why not?
At our times,
when a young man falls for a young woman,
he'll sleep on her.
But they keep stalling it, like in the ancient time.
Mind you, that's what kills love.
Your brother has a problem indeed.
Physiological?
Rot.
Mental.
Look.
He was with Shanshan and Bingbing.
Twice, it ended it breakup.
He was hurt.
He no longer wanna get married, I suppose.
I'm so worried.
Dad, don't fret about it.
If you do want to make them a couple,
you must step in.
It'll do no good. He never values my input.
Yiyang, you and Zhu Tao are his chums.
When you get together, try to persuade him.
If you score it, I'll give you a big reward.
Deal?
Deal.
We got to have a drink.
Serious?
Serious.
Keep that in mind.
Hello?
You know why I asked you here?
You want me to be kind to your son.
I heard there's a big age gap between Jian Hui and you.
Just five years. I figure it's negligible.
But Jian Hui married twice.
And it would be her third marriage.
She married you twice, didn't she?
Proves her loyalty in love.
I'm telling you this,
Jian Hui is the most beautiful woman I've ever met.
Mature, generous and charismatic.
She can paint and has rich life experience.
How could I possibly resist a woman like her?
You're so kind.
But have you thought about this?
Jian Hui might look dazzlingly to you now.
But after childbirth,
she'll raise the child heart and soul, right?
Before long, she'll no longer be appealing anymore.
By then, will you still be interested in her?
Actually, I have an Oedipus complex.
I'm particularly into older women. The older, the better.
They give me a sense of security.
If it's the child you're worried about,
don't you sweat it for a second.
After Jian Hui marries me, her child will be my child.
I'll treat this child as my own child.
Jian Hui is prejudiced against you.
She would certainly ban you from seeing the child.
But I'm more open-minded.
I'd welcome your love for this child.
In fact, I also have this idea.
After I marry Jian Hui, I'll bring the child to see you.
If you like this child, I'll let him call you godfather.
Why my biological son should call me godfather?
If I marry Jian Hui, he'll be my son.
He'll also has my surname, Wu.
What face is to a man, what bark is to a tree.
If a man has no face, he should be a beast.
I'm telling you this, this child belongs to me and Jian Hui
and has nothing to do with a beast.
And no matter what, this child will have my surname, Zhu.
Are you saying that I'm a beast?
I didn't say no.
Anyway, neither of us can decide the naming of the child,
it's up to Jian Hui, right?
I should go.
So long.
Mr. Zhu, I appreciate your efforts
in cultivating such an excellent wife for me.
You have my highest regard.
I'm inviting you to my wedding.
Bye.
I'm telling you this, this child belongs to me and Jian Hui
and has nothing to do with a beast.
And no matter what, this child will have my surname, Zhu.
Well done, Wu Bing. You played it perfectly.
I'm experienced in playing boyfriends.
I won't let you down.
Professional.
But I'm just an extra. You have connections.
Could you recommend me
for a role with more lines?
Count on me. Many of my classmates are directors.
I'll recommend you.
Great. Much appreciated.
Do you need me to play the wedding?
Well, it depends on how the dummy reacts.
Wait until further order.
Yes, Madam.
Yuan.
Hi, Pang.
Don't thank me. Get a load of this.
Five-day trip to Chejudo for the elderly.
Two grand for each. Travel makes you younger.
- Tempting? - Yeah.
Travel makes you younger.
Yuan, love has caught us so unexpectedly.
Well.
You needn't have spent money on this.
If I wanna travel, I could just tell Yuan Hao.
He is a travel agent.
No. I got it for free with my bank points.
My points are about to be over due. And it's free.
Don't ask me why it's you instead of someone else.
You're best friend.
This is group tour, not individual tour.
Pang, I have to run the store.
You can never finish your work.
As the saying goes, if you don't travel now,
you'll never get a chance.
We should go around while we're not too old to travel.
I appreciate your kindness.
But the procedures are my headache.
The thought of it makes my blood pressure spike.
The travel agency will cover everything.
Just give me your passport and ID card.
And then show up at the airport. Everything will be okay.
I might as well not go.
That way, I won't go either.
You can go without me.
No, I'm not going alone. I know no other people.
Yuan, can't you accompany me?
But...
There's no but.
We've been living for our children.
It's time to live for ourselves, isn't it?
Fine.
I won't fight with you.
I'll go, all right?
Good. Yuan, you should really learn to enjoy your life.
Right. Enjoy my life.
Pang, it's time for me to get off.
Will you...
Will I stay with you?
That I can do. I don't have much to do. We'll eat out.
Well, I mean I wanna go home to eat.
Right. Home-made food is better.
Well, we'll go to the grocery.
And then, you'll rest while I cook.
If you like my cooking, I'll cook for you every day.
Yuan, you do need a woman. A maid won't do.
Pang, I'm not feeling well today.
I'll invite you to my home some other time.
Okay.
Well, I've stewed some soup for you and our child.
Come on in.
How is the soup?
Good.
Try the pie. See if it tastes the same.
There's no need to. It smells the same.
A weirdo came to me,
saying that he'd be the father of my son.
Is he a swindler you hired?
You mean Wu Bing.
Right. That's how he called himself.
Yeah. I got this walk-on to get under your skin.
He can play, huh?
You seem to have a passion for teasing me.
I do.
I love teasing you.
I'm much delighted whenever I tease you.
But this time, it's for your son.
You're coming here proves
that you still care about me and our child.
Will you remarry me?