Don't even try
Try what?
Can you afford the luxury brands here?
Are you looking down on me?
I'm not looking down on you
If you could afford them,
why are you staying in that estate?
Living in Dakota doesn't mean you're poor
Heard of "appearances are deceptive"?
Some people are far richer than...
you could ever guess
Yet they act like they're poor,
going around asking for money
That's how they get away with tax evasions
I just know that you're not one of them
Why did you beg me to meet you? My time is precious
Did I beg you? That's hurtful
Had you not begged and I relented,
I wouldn't have come out to meet you
You have sixth sense, you see
You know I have a present for you
Who cares for your gifts?
You'd just give me some dubious cosmos beads
What dubious?
Do you know what's up with Potty Mouth?
He had bought cosmos beads from me
He went on to win $500K at the casino!
So? It's not like the $500K is yours
The buyer enjoyed good luck
The same could be said for the seller
Ajussi, please
I have a small request
Could you stop calling me Ajussi?
Do you know what Ajussi means?
Though I don't follow K-dramas,
I know ajussi means uncle
Precisely! You are an uncle
You and I are peers
Peers? You're more than 10 years older than me, OK?
Isn't that perfect?
The lady is young and the man is rich
Perfect, my foot!
Yes, I have youth on my side. But do you have money?
Of course! Otherwise,
why would I bring you here to shop?
I'll pay for your shopping today!
Ajussi, don't regret it
My handbags cost at least $2000 each
Just buy it
What?
My designer shoes cost more than $1000
Buy! Do you see the money?
Seriously?
I have money, so be my honey
I shall accept your offer then
I want new furniture for my room!
OK, pick what you like and I'll pick up the tab
I'm taking this
Just pay a 15% deposit when you order it
You only pay the balance...
when you confirm the purchase within seven days
Otherwise, you'll get your deposit back
Let's order it!
Pillow? Bed? Vanity table too?
Buy them all!
Thank you, Ajussi
Stop calling me Ajussi
Thank you, Ying
I can't do it. It's too mushy
Not at all
I feel heroic when you call me Ying
Or you could call me honey
Oh, please. Honey?
You merely bought me two bags, two pairs of shoes and some dresses
But you expect me to call you honey?
So you don't like Ajussi. That's OK!
I'll call you Ojisan
It means uncle all the same
Or you may call me by my English name
What would that be?
Arnold Skeleton
Sure! I'll call you Skeleton!
Don't do this to me
You asked for it
Never mind. I'm sure the day will come...
when you'll call me honey
OK, happy waiting!
We're done with the shopping. You must be famished
A little
I made a reservation at a nice restaurant
OK! Let's go
Hang on! My handphone's ringing
It's in here
Omigod!
Hello, George. Hi!
Yes, I'm free now
OK
I'll see you in a while
OK, see you. Bye
Omigod! George Pu just asked me out
It's just George Pu
It's not like he's George Bush
Why get so excited?
Guang
Guang!
It's you
Sorry. Did I disturb you?
Your pose reminds me of a philosopher
I once saw a bust of a philosopher
Both of you had the same pose!
I am a "dozer"
You even crack jokes now
Try the cake I made
Aren't you from overseas?
How come you know how to make pandan cake?
Granny Swordswoman taught me. Try it
How is it?
It's very nice
You're so capable
You're new here, but you've learnt how to bake a local cake
I love baking
My plan was to...
find a job and learn baking
But Bangqing said it wouldn't be easy to find a job
But I won't stop trying
I need to do some shopping. Enjoy the cake
Who's that lady?
She is Fada's tenant
She's a foreigner?
Decent?
Is she decent or not?
What do you mean?
You're approaching 30. It's time you took a wife!
Just look at you
No local girl would want to marry you
Even if you take a foreign bride,
the bride will also run a background check on you too
How come you know so much about it?
A friend of mine just married a foreign girl
Aren't your friends as old as you?
Old men can take wives too!
Some men in their 50s...
take wives who are only in their 20s
Dad, don't you do something so zhe'e too
What is zhe'e?
It means something evil
I learnt it from Enlightened who...
used to buy from our shop
Yes, he did become enlightened
He took a foreign bride who was only 20
But he isn't even 60 years old yet
So what if he's in his 40s?
No woman would want to marry a poor bloke
But she's even made the move. Why say no?
What move did she make?
See, she even gave you cake
I'm sure she likes you
Don't talk rubbish
She's got a boyfriend. They're living together now
You should have said so!
You'd better safeguard your money
She has a motive for being nice to you
I'm not that loaded to be anyone's target
You give me only $50 a month
Even a maid is paid better than me
Why do you need so much money?
So that you'll get cheated?
Guang, how much will that be?
$8.50
I found a 50-cent coin over there
Thanks
Thanks. Bye - Bye
See?
She even returned us 50 cents
She's honest
That's what swindlers do
Before they con you,
they will win your trust
I'm fainting
Granny Swordswoman! - I'm fainting
Granny Swordswoman, what's wrong?
My aunt is OK
Aunt, don't faint yet. Here's one more dish
Crab!
Chilli crab
I'm passing out again
Granny Swordswoman
So it's the table of delectable dishes...
that make you feel faint
My granddaughter, you didn't know this
We've been so broke that...
we'd be grateful if we even had a bone to chew on
I've not had these dishes for donkey's years
This dish... Five years
Grouper. 10 years
Chilli crab. 20 years
And this one tops it all. It's abalone!
Xiaoying, is it really abalone?
Of course! It's not abalone mushroom
Here you go
Yes, it's rubbery and hard
It's the real stuff
Xiaoying, even if it was abalone mushroom,
I would be none the wiser
I no longer remember what abalone tastes like
Aunt, I'm very sorry
I've been your nephew for over 30 years
But not once have I bought you a meal
That's why I'm treating you to a feast today
You'll be so stuffed!
How can I finish the spread?
Just throw away what's left
How dare you say that!
I said we were poor
But we still have three square meals
Though they are no lavish meals,
we've never had to starve
Compared to the refugees,
we are so much more fortunate
But you don't think twice about wasting food
If Fada heard what you just said,
you bet he'd tick you off
He's been ticking me off all day
That's why I'm not buying him any food
All right! We'll keep the leftovers in the fridge
Granddaughter, join us
It's OK. I'll leave you to eat
We can't finish all this food
Get your boyfriend to join us too
Qing, Granny Swordswoman and Ying...
invited us to join them for a meal
I'll pass
Let's oblige them
They're very kind to invite us
It won't be nice if we say no
To be honest, what they eat repulses me
No way can I eat it
I even overheard that they found a worm in a dish
You took their word for it?
You know how...
they like to exaggerate things
Granny Swordswoman didn't do any cooking today
Ying bought a lot of food back
It's a sumptuous spread!
Really?
He's made money from a business venture
Aunt, a toast to you
Drink up
Help yourselves - Thanks
Thank you, Ying
Granny Swordswoman, is it your birthday today?
No. He's lost his mind
He bought these dishes for no good reason
Aunt, I didn't lose my mind
I made money, OK?
I see! Congratulations, Ying
Thank you
Made money? Don't you feel embarrassed boasting about it?
He's splurging the little he's made
He'll be broke again soon enough
Aunt, you're mistaken this time round
I didn't just make a little
I made a lot, a lot of money!
You're boasting
Are you announcing it to the world?
Ying, what if you get kidnapped?
This is Singapore. Kidnapping carries capital punishment
Anyone with brains will swindle but not kidnap another
When you con someone out of tens of millions,
you'll get to drive snazzy cars, live in penthouses and fly first-class
If you get caught, you'll just go behind bars for maybe 10 years
You come out a new man
What new man?
Retribution befalls whoever does evil
A jail term is no laughing matter
Time passes slowly when you're in jail
What's more, your reputation has been sullied
That's what I like about Singapore
A harsh penalty acts as an effective deterrent
That's why the crime rate is low
Ying, what kind of business are you in?
Anything that makes money. You?
I work for an overseas company
Ying, please guide me along
Assistant Vice-President!
It's just a fancy title
I run errands for my boss
What industry are you in?
We're an investment company
We source for investment opportunities
Back home, the rich are a growing class
They're looking for ways to park their money
So they hope to make overseas investments
I think I need your help more!
Come
Don't say that. We all need one another
Let's drink up - Thanks
Have a duck leg - Thanks
Eat more - OK
Qing
When did you change jobs?
Weren't you working for...
a Singaporean company?
We all have to move on to bigger things
I was headhunted with a better pay package
I'd be a fool not to jump ship
I wanted to tell you about it tonight
You were with an IT company previously
But you've made the sudden switch to investment
It's a different field altogether
It's a saturated market for IT professionals
One will face stiff competition
I've been wanting to make a career switch
If I don't seize the opportunity,
I'll miss the boat
Is your new company established?
Don't worry
In our country, the nouveau riche...
have money to burn
They spend freely but they're also country bumpkins
They need all kinds of help when they are overseas
Didn't you want to find work here?
I'd like to become a pastry chef
I'm so unabashed about it
I'm already dreaming of becoming a chef
I've decided to start as an apprentice
My goal is to become a master pastry chef
How much can a pastry chef make?
Why don't you work at my company?
Once the permit is approved, you'll be able to stay here
But I know nothing about investment
You don't have to do any real work
You just need to show your face at times
As you know, Chinese companies are all about appearances
Say a ribbon-cutting ceremony
If the boss doesn't have a big entourage,
it'll be unacceptable
Is that a good idea?
What's bad about it?
The world looks at appearances
When I flashed...
my business card with my AVP title,
Ye Xiaoying's attitude towards me...
did a 180-degree turn
She didn't even say she wouldn't be back for dinner
ls our house a hotel to her?
Hello
You were out drinking?
Did you go drinking again?
I was in a good mood
Please! You don't make a lot
You can't even provide for yourself, yet you still went drinking
I'm pretty. People bought me drinks
Who bought you drinks?
Those men buy you drinks with a motive
They'll rape you when you're drunk
Please!
Your life revolves around the shop and home
You know nuts about the world out there
This is the 21st century
We're no longer in The Awakening era
There were already crooks in that era
There are crooks now, too
The crooks were openly bad in the past
Now, you can't tell who the bad guy is
You never know who you're up against
You're no different from a bar girl now
But bar girls get paid for drinking
If your late mum were to see you now,
she'd die twice over!
Shut up!
Shut up? What did you just say?
I'm your father. Don't take that tone with me
You're so noisy!
Come out! I'm not done with you
What is it now?
Household allowance
Didn't I give you the other day?
That was for last month. I'm asking for this month's
I'm broke. It's not payday yet
What day is it? Not your payday yet?
I had surgery done to my backside. My brains are still working well
Oh yes, you should pay some of the surgery fees
How does your surgery concern me?
You should bear your father's medical bills
I don't care! Your brother and you will each pay half of it
OK! I'll give you the money tomorrow, OK?
It's set
Don't you sit on it
By the way, I'm moving out tomorrow
I can finally get out of this place
She...
Moving out? Can you afford to?
You don't make 100 grand
You can't even afford to pay rent!
Tell me. She...
The TV is still switched on
It'll incur power bills, OK?
Be gone
I can't believe the two of you
What are you doing?
Relax
Hello
I can still reach you even if you turn off your handphone
What do you want?
I missed you
I'm warning you
If you dare call my home line again,
I'm calling the police
Aren't you keen to watch your own video?
Come again?
Just the other night,
I took lovely shots of you
Mum
Why aren't you in bed?
It's so late. Who called?
A male classmate
I'd switched off my handphone. But he called the land line instead
What a bother
Xiong, are you OK?
You've been looking a bit down
is a bit tough
I'm worried I may have to re-sit the paper
Just do your best in school
Don't give yourself so much pressure
I know
I'm going to bed
Lian, Hua, morning
Here she comes. Let's go
Aren't you buying the eggs?
I'll buy them afterwards
Lian, even you dread her?
Why are you hurrying off?
I don't wish to become like her
It takes certain qualities to be her
Are you as pretty as her?
Everyone's talking about her now
Why are you being a coward about it?
Are you listening to me?
Yes
I can't believe that you can still eat
Mum, I was working all night. I'm hungry
You'll be the death of me
Your wife has made you a cuckold!
But you're being nonchalant about it
Mum, if I were to believe those gossips,
I'd have exploded with anger long ago
It's not the first time such gossip makes the rounds
Those women are just jealous of Jiahui's good looks
Yes, she's good-looking
That's why she flirts with men
What's the use of looking pretty?
A pretty woman brings bad luck
After marrying her,
you've not won the 4D
How's Jiahui to blame for that?
It's proof that she's a jinx
I could be the one jinxing her instead
You're always defending your wife
Mum, if I don't defend her,
should I defend those gossips instead?
You may play mahjong with them,
but don't believe their idle chatter
Those people have too much time on their hands
They love to stir up trouble
They can't get by without gossiping about others
But she's their only target!
She was caught red-handed
That man has lormee at the food centre every day
Your wife brings clothes there every two, three days
When they're done with their business there,
they proceed to have a tryst in the car
You don't take lor mee before a tryst
Can't one have lor mee before a tryst?
Lor mee is laden with garlic
It gives one bad breath. How to have a tryst?
They were seen together!
Don't be an ostrich here
What did they see?
Your wife got in that man's nice car
They went to a nice hotel...
called "Manina Watermelon"
What is "Manina Watermelon"?
They said it in English, so I'm just repeating it
Just know that it's a hotel in "Manina Watermelon"
Mum, I don't care what melon it is
If I were to believe those gossips,
I'd be a fool
Mum, I bought youtiao and soybean milk. Do you want some?
I'm done here!
Ming, do you want some?
OK
Ming
How come you don't doubt me?
I overheard your conversation with Mum
If I took those gossips seriously,
I'd be a nutcase
That man is called Xie Xian
The man they were talking about is Xie Xian
You've got to be joking
They're gossiping about you and a old movie star?
It's not the movie star. He's my ex-classmate
I told you about...
a classmate called Xie Xian...
in my secondary one and two class
Everyone teased him about his name
I ran into him at the food centre recently
I'd taken Mum to see a doctor that day
I had to piggyback Mum up the stairs,
so I ended up hurting my back
When he saw how slowly I walked,
he insisted on giving me a lift
And those gossips chanced upon that scene
I think so
It was a very short ride
But they exaggerated things,
claiming I went to some hotel called "Manina Watermelon"
Since attending a wedding dinner with you...
at some Marina Square hotel some 20 years ago,
I've never been back there
You're clever. You know what they were talking about
"Manina Watermelon" is actually Marina Square?
Stop crying
Those gossips will get their retribution
I'm not crying over the gossip
I'm crying because of you
I... I trust you totally
That's precisely why
I'm moved by you
So you're moved
You got me there
Ming
Why do you have so much faith in me?
I wouldn't be a man if I doubted you
You were very pretty in your younger days
You were even talent scouted and urged to...
sign up for Star Search organized by the TV station
But you were too shy to go for it
Had you gone for it,
you'd have outshone Zoe Tay and Fann Wong
Nonsense. You like to exaggerate
I'm not exaggerating
You had many suitors
I still remember among them were...
guys from well-to-do families,
lawyers, engineers...
There was also a doctor, right?
No. He was an animal doctor
So he was a vet!
A vet is very capable too
But you picked me,
the loser among them
You were the most honest chap
In the eyes of many,
I am a useless chap
Another woman would have wanted out long ago
But not once have you complained
Not once have you made a mean remark
My mum is such a difficult mother-in-law
If I'd married another woman,
all hell would have broken loose
But you just suffer in silence
And it's been more than 20 years
You've given your youth to this family
If you wanted another man, you'd have done so long ago
Why wait till this day?
Hello
I'm here to see you...
regarding two matters
One, stop harassing me
Two, if you'd taken any photos...
or videos of me that night,
you'd better delete them now
Or I'll be calling the police
I'm done here
Hear what I have to say first
Sit down
I have two things to say to you, too
Sit
One, that night, I did ask you...
if you wanted to go rest in a hotel room
You said OK!
I swear that I really checked with you
The taxi driver is my witness
Yes, I was sloshed the other night
But I am not so cheap!
Anyway, I really did not force you
I didn't force you to drink with me
Neither did I force you to go to the hotel with me
I don't know why you're so upset with me
There are many shameless people around
But you are the bottom of the barrel!
OK, let's drop the subject
Here's the second thing I want to tell you about
That night, I did shoot you
Should I say some intimate shots of you?
They give the impression that you're very liberal
But let me make this clear
I took those shots because you said OK
These days, before companies hire new staff,
they'll run an online check on their candidates
If, I'm saying if,
the video of you get posted online,
I don't know if...
they'd scupper your chances of joining a major law firm
Is that a threat?
I wouldn't dare threaten you
I've my own future to protect, too
To be honest,
you're very alluring
But not enough for me...
to ruin my future for
I'm just sharing my apprehensions with you
My handphone has gone missing
I woke up this morning...
to find my handphone missing
I'm pretty sure it got stolen
I've made a police report
Problem is,
the video clip of you is stored inside the handphone
It brings to mind the incident involving Edison Chen
But you and I are not celebrities
So I guess it'll turn out fine for us
Don't you agree?
Then again, you never know
When you think all's hunky-dory,
the truth is far from it
It'll become a dormant volcano that may erupt anytime
Jack Chan, you're diabolical
I'm innocent!
If I could,
I'd do as you want,
and delete the video right away
But it's out of my hands now
Just what do you want?
That's a very strange question
I'm a victim, too
Why are you asking me what I want?
We should work hand in hand...
to resolve this
Lunch time!
Thanks, Yin
Where's Meimei? She's not here yet?
That stupid girl is a slowcoach
Li, stop calling her stupid
Meimei may be a bit slower,
but she's hardworking
What's more, she's kind-hearted
She'd lend a hand when we were moving heavy items
Don't be so hard on her
Exactly. We rarely see...
such helpful young people now
I'd say all of you are kind people
You don't find her clumsy. In fact, you speak up for her
Meimei is here. Meimei, have your lunch
The staff working on the third and fourth floors told me that...
the toilets had been very clean
Credit goes to Meimei
Meimei, keep it up
Credit isn't mine
Yin and the other aunties all have a part to play
We also do our part
But you clean those few toilets
Mummy said if people praised you,
you should credit Yin and...
the other aunties for their guidance
Stupid!
I displayed "Cleaning in Progress" outside
So?
Nothing
Please carry on
I don't mean that
I mean, stop kicking things
It did not provoke you
Why do you stop?
You're watching me, that's why
Sorry
Did you suffer grief from your boss?
It's none of your business
It's none of my business
But could you...
stop using words like stupid?
These words hurt
Could you stop using words like stupid?
These words hurt
I wasn't directing them at you
But they'd remind me of the times...
I was called stupid
They made me very sad
You carry on. Carry on
Are you often called stupid?
That's why you're here to clean toilets?
That's not a very nice thing to say
Why?
You made it sound like every toilet cleaner...
is stupid
It's insulting
I didn't mean it that way
I know
We call that a careless word uttered is taken to heart
You're very smart
How come you're called stupid?
I'm not smart
"A careless word uttered is taken to heart"
It took me a long time to commit that to memory
When I was still in school,
I memorized many idioms and phrases
But I've since returned them all to my teachers
I have to clean the other toilets
Got to go. Bye
By the way.
Things don't always go well at work
Take it in your stride, OK?
Another idiom has come to mind
Tolerance is golden
Bear that in mind
What are you doing?
Just let me be, please
What are you trying to do?
I just want to take a look at my daughter
She'll be going overseas...
with her mum and new dad soon
I don't know when I'll get to see her again
Why do you have to be sneaky about it?
Even if your wife has remarried,
you may ask to see your daughter openly
I want her to remember me with fondness
I don't want her to see me in this state
Hello. I'm near your place
Is anyone at home?
Yes
Say so sooner. Come, I want to talk to you
I'm the person at home
Be serious!
What is it?
Go inside. I've something to tell you
Have you seen the replies?
What about?
Sugar daddy!
No. Why are you so anxious?
I've received two replies
There are women willing to be your sugar mummy?
What are you going to do?
We'll exchange photos and biodata
I've got to know their age,
and if they're easy on the eye
If they turn out older than my grandma,
it'll be a nightmare come true!
She'll be your sugar granny then, why not?
What's so good about it? Let's check out your replies
Forget it. I regretted it the moment I posted it
The thought of it sickens me
Come on, just take a look!
OK - Go on
What are you doing?
Why? Afraid I'd devour you?
Wait in the living room
Hurry up
I've got 18 replies!
I knew it
That's how the world works
Men are the lonelier sex
Lonely? You men are lustful
Let's see if there are any good catch
There is an expatriate
There's also a CEO
This guy is an IT consultant
There's even a doctor!
Really?
Who cares?
Proceed to...
exchange biodata and photos
Then they'll know who I am
Don't post a headshot!
Raise your handphone and...
take shots that don't show you clearly
Most importantly, flaunt a sexy body
Look smoking hot, OK?
Forget it. it's disgusting
I'll pass up this kind of money
You'll pass? How timid! I'm in
Zhang Weikang, you're OK with such a transaction?
Are you going to pay my school fees?
Wrong unit
06-60... That's the right unit
Meiyu! Open the door, Meiyu!
Why does your crazy dad act like this?
He's always hovering around
Don't open the door, or he'll kill us
And you can't be a sugar son anymore
This isn't the time to joke
Open the door
Open the door before I break down the door
Open the door!
Are you quite finished?
You're always making a scene here. It's wearing me out!
I'm not here to make a scene
I came to tell you that...
I'd found a new job as an assistant at a roast meat shop
Meimei, I'll bring you lots of roast meat next time
OK
What's OK? You can jolly well buy them for yourself
Since you're done talking, leave
Do you want our neighbours to call the police again?
I cannot leave yet
There's a man inside the flat
He hit on Meiyu while you were out!
I'm going to kill him!
It's Weikang
His laptop is faulty, so he came to use mine
Where is he?
Auntie Li, my laptop isn't working, and I needed to send out an email
So I came to use hers
Your laptop's not working?
See if I don't break your head!
What are you doing?
Dad, let's talk things through
What's there to say? The damned couple...
Why did you hit me?
Why are you cussing your own daughter?
You damned guy...
That's enough! Are you quite done?
Weikang, go now!
Meimei, hold on to him
Don't hold me back
That's enough
Just go!
Fine, I'll leave
Keep an eye on your daughter
If she finds herself pregnant one day,
it'll be all too late!
Meimei, I'll bring you roast meat
Go!
You'd better behave yourself
What?
Don't give me that!
Do you want a slap from me?
Shameless thing
Shameless?
He was here to use my laptop
That's an excuse!
I'm not as ignorant as you think
What age are we living in?
You don't need a laptop to send an email
A handphone can do that too, you cheap thing
Who did you call a cheap thing?
Why did you call your own daughter cheap?
You... - Stop it
Meiyu, don't go on
Mummy didn't mean it
She hates the sight of me
She loves you
See? She bought us T-shirts
She had to ruin my day
She bought you a T-shirt
I have the same T-shirt too!
Others wear matching couple tees, but we have sister tees
Wear the same tee as you? Gross
Snare me!
You called me cheap?
I'll prove you right!
Jiahui
What a surprise
Come, have some
Sharing a drink brings us closer
Come on
Come, my treat! Have some
Just what do you want?
Nothing! I just want to buy you a meal
If you don't feel like eating,
we'll go somewhere for a date instead
You're such a jerk!
You went round stealing women's underwear
We did not even make any police report
But here you are spreading rumours to slander me
If you don't leave, I'm going to shout for help
Fine, go on!
Get everyone here
I'll tell them that...
you are an easy woman
You dumped me after finding yourself a new lover
What's more, you engage in a love triangle
No, you're involved with three men. How scary
You...
I'm getting beaten up! Help!
That smells so good!
Subtitles: A Han, Mediacorp TV