He texted me again, saying the 4K for the second month is ready
I'm to pick it up
He's seducing you
I told you, just turn off your mobile
But...
But what?
Make up your mind
If you can do it, go
If not, just turn off your mobile and go to bed
Please, it's not even eight yet
When you're asleep, you won't think of anything
Everything will be over by morning
OK, bye
Guan Meiyu
What do you want?
What is it? - What is it?
I forgot my mobile today,
so I just saw this text from your teacher...
saying you've been skipping classes this month
What are you up to?
I don't know what the lecturers are talking about
I prefer to study on my own
If this were a drama serial,
we'd get complaints that it was rowdy
Where did you go? - I went to work
What did you work as? - A statistician
Don't try to fool me...
with an English job title
Believe it or not, it's up to you
Quit your job, Guan Meiyu
Focus on your studies. Don't skip classes again
I don't wish to study anymore
Come again? You don't wish to study anymore?
As a poly graduate, I'd only be paid 2K at most
And I might have to report to people who did more poorly than me
Why would that be the case?
They can afford to study overseas since their parents are rich
It's a hundred times easier to study abroad
You're blaming me for not being able to let you study overseas?
I didn't say that
What can you do if you quit school?
You want to be a cleaner like your sis?
Oh please, I'd rather be a prostitute
Have you no shame?
It was just a casual remark. Cool it
Where are you going?
Anywhere to get away from the grief I get
Who's the one causing grief?
Fine, I won't cause any more grief once I'm out of the house
I dare you to step out
Make me run away from home and I'll really become a prostitute
You...
Don't go... - Out of my way
Meiyu... - She can die for all I care
I'll talk her out of it, Mummy
Go
Meiyu
What did you come downstairs for?
Where are you going?
Never you mind
Don't quit school
Much as I want to, I can't go back to school
It'll be a pity if you don't complete your poly education
Don't teach your grandma to suck eggs. I'm your elder sis
You were born only two minutes earlier
Still, I'm older than you
Don't give me nonsense
You talk back to Mummy too
Give me a break. Go home
You must come home, Meiyu
Don't become... a prostitute
Come home, all right?
I will. Now go home
Make sure you come home
Don't be such a nag. Go
Stop following me, Guan Meimei
I know
What do you know?
I know all about you
Don't drink anymore, Qing
Don't stop me
I'm feeling miserable as it is
I'm a jerk
I'm inhuman
You're my girlfriend
No
We're like husband and wife
Yet when you were humiliated,
I only thought of myself
Leave it
Don't say anymore
Fang
I dread poverty. I really do
There's something I've never told you about
I wish it didn't happen at all
My family was poor when I was a kid
I was practically a pauper...
and constantly hungry
It happened when I was about four or five
My mum took me to a relative's
The person gave us some food
When I saw food,
I stuffed it into my mouth as quickly as I could...
and choked
I was lucky I didn't die
But the scene was etched in my memory
I'm sorry
It's OK
I don't hold it against you
What's the matter?
I haven't even finished the beer
But why do I feel so giddy?
Let's go home, Qing
All right
What do you know about me?
You stole some candies from Uncle Hai's shop when you were a kid
There was once you pretended to have a tummy ache to skip school...
to play computer games
I know you've a lot of time on your hands,
but I've no time to reminisce about the past with you
Bye
I also know about you and that old perv
Did you just realise I'm very well-informed?
I also know where you're meeting him
I don't know who you're talking about
Calling him an old perv is a little over...
since he isn't that old
But your age gap is far too wide
Don't you find it awkward?
Sure
Why should you care who I go out with?
True, we're nothing more than neighbours
This is no business of mine
Thanks for reminding me
Sorry, bye-bye and goodnight
But then, what do you call my grandma?
Granny Swordswoman, right?
Everybody calls her that
That makes her your granny
You may not be blood-related, but she's your granny nonetheless
You call her granny, I call her grandma
We've the same grandmother
She's grandmother to both of us
That makes you my sister
What concerns you concerns me
You can't say it's not my business
Now tell me who that old perv is
What's your relationship?
When he went ha ha ha,
why did you give the look that you were in a fix?
Was there something going on between...
Stop
What are you trying to tell me?
You don't get it? Want me to repeat everything?
Won't you get thirsty?
Sure I will
Go buy something to drink then
That makes sense. I'll do that right away
Wait here for me, OK?
Wait for me
Crazy fella
You're here
Mr Liu, Fangfang had a drop too much
Chen
Did you explain it to her?
I hinted her
She got it
Please take care of her
Sure
Goodnight, Mr Liu
Hui
Do you smell gas?
You're right
Did you turn off the stove?
Yes, I did
The people next door must be eating durians
They claim they're broke, but they eat durians all the time
They're just pretending to be poor
What's that stench?
It's durian. Our neighbours are eating durians
Have you seen my jacket, Mum?
It's in the wardrobe
It's not. Find it for me
Do it yourself - Find it for me
Hurry, I'm in a rush
What a hassle - Go
What's that stench?
The people next door are eating durians
We forgot to turn off the stove
Were you trying to blow up our flat?
You left the stove on, yet you said you'd turned it off
I did turn it off
You're the one who does the cooking and uses the stove
I did turn it off
Grandma
Mum has a lot of housework to do
Even if she forgot to...
I did turn it off, Xiong
I couldn't have forgotten
Why was the stove turned on then?
I forgot to turn it off
The soup had turned cold,
so I heated it up
Xiong forgot to turn it off, not me
Enough talking about the stove
Where's my jacket, Mum?
I'll look for it
Hurry up, Auntie! I'm rushed for time
What jacket? ls that how you talk to Mum?
It's my one and only black jacket
Big deal
I don't like the way you treat Mum
She isn't your maid
Come on
You know how much the jacket cost?
Talking about money,
where did you get your expenses from?
What?
Don't think I'm so ignorant
You've been buying designer clothes
Every piece of them was at least $300
And this pair of shoes cost over $800
This pair of shoes is over $800?
Where did you get the money?
I told you
I've a job
What do you work as?
I don't even make 1K a month for giving three groups of tuition
What job pays you so well?
Mind your own business
That's the jacket
What are you trying to do?
Give it back
You're not respecting my privacy
Talk nicely to your sis
When she doesn't even respect me?
Where are you going, Kang?
I'm off to a birthday party. Want to come along?
My husband saw the photo I sent him and slapped me
Watch it. He knows who you are
Crazy woman. She's got to be kidding
Who's the crazy woman?
Give me a break
I saw it
What did you see?
The text message
Did you get into trouble again?
No
Are you dating a married woman?
Don't be ridiculous
Let me read the message again
Don't be such a busybody
I'm your sis
You must tell me if you have a problem...
before it's too late
Everything is fine, OK?
You're not going anywhere until you come clean with me
Let go... The jacket cost a bomb
Let go and I'll tell you
Let go
Here's the whole story
That woman is a looney
I met her at a nightspot
We had a few drinks and she thought I was into her
She started texting me lewd messages
I can't be bothered with her
How can you go to a nightspot when you're still a student?
Please, given your logic,
all the nightspots in Singapore will have to wind up
You expect me to study all day like you?
What a waste of time and effort
I might as well jump off from here
May
I heard footsteps and suspected it was you
Come on in
Eric
Come in first
My foot... Excuse me
Are you trying to kill me, you old perv?
Who are you?
Tell him who I am, Sis
I'm not his sister
We've the same grandmother
Of course you're my sister
I've yet to ask you
What do you want with my sis in the middle of the night?
Don't get the wrong idea, sir
Get the wrong idea?
What else would you want...
with a young girl in a hotel?
Luckily I noticed...
she was sneaking around
I smelt a rat and shadowed her
My innocent sister would've been...
violated by you otherwise
OK, take her away with you
I don't want any trouble, May
Please go
You got my sis to come,
and now you're telling her to go
Who do you think you are?
What do you want?
I should be asking you that
I don't want anything
How could that be?
You were going to do that, weren't you?
Yes...
I was going to do that
Cool it
OK, tell me what you're going to do
May shouldn't make a wasted trip
I should at least pay her for the taxi fare
Good point
What else?
There's more?
There's something else you should do
Look, my foot hurts like hell
Sure, I should pay you for the harm done
Right, put it down
You almost broke my leg, you know
It's only right that you pay me medical fees too
Sure, sure
That's not all. Look at my sis
You dragged her into the room. She's too shocked for words
I believe she's traumatised
She'll need to see a shrink
I don't have to tell you what to do, do I?
I'll compensate her for her loss
What rotten luck
Here's 2K
2K?
How much do you want?
How much do I want?
You think you can get away with anything...
just because you're loaded?
My blood's boiling
200K
200K?
I got it
This is a scam
It's a badger game
You're not looking for a sugar daddy...
but a victim to extort money from
What rubbish
The wind you dispel smells like hell
I'm calling the police
Do that
I know people like you
Just because you've a well-paid and high-class job,
you've your nose in the air
You think you can toy with young girls...
and be their sugar daddy
And you think the law is on your side
Call the police? Be my guest
But you're not doing it
She is
She'll also contact the media so they'll give you an interview
The whole world, including your family, your friends, your colleagues and your boss,
will know what kind of man you are
Guan Meiyu
You still don't know what's going on?
Call the police
Contact the TV station and press as well
Make this old perv a sensation overnight
Don't call the police
Let's talk this over amicably
But 200K is really beyond me
Am I asking you for 200K?
You just said...
I wouldn't even want 200K
Your money stinks
But I can't just let you off lightly
So...
Go to hell
What a scare! I thought you really meant to hit him
I wasn't so stupid
Had I resorted to violence,
I'd have been in the wrong
I'm glad I had some martial arts training,
or I'd have sustained broken bones
I had to use some might...
to make his legs turn to jelly
Did I look murderous when I behaved savagely?
I picked up the antics from the movie The Days We Wooed The Gangsters
Was that way before my era?
Don't make me out to be so old
You've got crow's feet
I do?
Lend me your mobile
Come
I thought you really wanted his money
You're still thinking about money
But then, nobody would say no to money
I was really tempted to extort some money from him
But had we taken his money,
we'd have committed a crime
We might even be in a police station now
You're right, I have crow's feet
Is it a sign of aging?
Never mind, I look more manly this way
What are you doing?
I'm deleting that old perv's number...
in case you look him up again
Fada
Call me Brother Big Brother like Meimei does
How did you find out about it?
There are no secrets in this world
You can't hide anything from anyone
Wherever you go, you leave a trail
Even if you can hide it from everybody...
including me who's well-informed,
you can't delude yourself
You think there's only one of you?
No. There may be another you,
or even multiple numbers of you
One of you says, "OK, go have fun with the old perv"
"Yes, it's disgusting,
"but just bear with it, and it'll be over before you know it"
"You'll be paid a few grand a month
"It beats holding a job"
When you get to the hotel room,
another you come forward and say,
"No... I mustn't cheapen myself"
You hesitate and turn around to leave
Every decision you make,
big and small, will come together...
to form the future you
You may come to be a woman who sells her soul,
or a determined woman...
who wouldn't yield to adversity
Maybe yes, maybe not
There are too many maniacs in the world
The earth may be destroyed any time
Who knows, we might all be killed by a nuclear weapon the next minute
Remember this
The decisions you make now...
will affect your destiny
The decisions I make now...
will affect my destiny?
That's right
As you sow, so shall you reap
Do good and good will come for you
Do evil and evil will come for you
I speak such words of wisdom
Are you beginning to look up to me?
Brother Big Brother
OK, you like to impress people
But what you said...
only makes me feel you're "baka"
"Baka"? What's that?
It's Japanese, and it means...
stupid
All that talk about me having more than one me
It's not like I have Dissociative Identity Disorder
Stupid
Me, stupid?
You're too straightforward, Guan Meiyu
Can't you say you look up to me or you carry a torch for me?
Don't make me puke
Eat your sandwich
It's me, Meiyu
You didn't make a sound
Meiyu
It's so good to have you back
Let go of me
I like hugging You
You're corny
Why are you still up at this hour?
Your bed was empty
I couldn't get to sleep
I was so afraid you might leave for good
Well, I'm back. Go back to bed
Had I stayed in that hotel room...
instead of coming home,
what would've become of me?
My head hurts
Fang
Are you all right?
How did we get home?
You said you felt giddy and wanted to go home
So I left with you
How did we get home?
Fang
What happened?
Don't touch me with your filthy hands
What happened?
Stop pretending
What are you talking about?
You spiked my drink...
and handed me over to Liu
I'd never do a thing like that
He told me everything
He said...
you handed me overto him
You even said I agreed to do it
That's not true
Yes
lwas blinded by greed
I offered my girlfriend to another man
I'm inhuman
How could you do this to me?
How could you?
I was scared
I was scared of going back to where I started
Fangfang
Please don't leave me
I can't live without you
Don't leave me, Fang
Hui
Don't walk so fast
Where are you rushing off to?
I just want to make sure we can get fresh fish
What a good daughter-in-law you are
Fish comes before me
Fresh fish is more delicious
I don't need you to tell me that
I'm going to the hawker centre for porridge
Meet me there when you're done
Guang
Sit down
Auntie Mahjong
I hear you're taking over Auntie Teochew's stall
Isn't it good to own a provision shop?
People go to supermarkets these days
The grocery business is in the doldrums
Did Auntie Teochew quote you a price?
She only requested a red packet
I think she's eyeing you
She's making you her son-in-law
No, Auntie Mahjong
Don't be shy
I'll get the other bowls
Guang
I said I'd get you a girlfriend
She's right here
Xiuzhen, this is Guang
My youngest daughter, Xiuzhen
She's very shy
She goes straight home after work
She doesn't have friends
Try and see if things will work out
Auntie Teochew
Xiuzhen is just a few years older than you
You're 30, right?
I'm 29
30 if you go by the lunar calendar
Xiuzhen is two, three years older
But according to the Hokkiens,
having an older woman for a wife...
is like sitting on a chair made of gold
You'll enjoy lots of good fortune
Auntie Teochew
Make some porridge for Xiuzhen
You'll let me cook?
Sure. You've been here for so many days
Give it a shot since there isn't any customer
Give Guang a hand, Xiuzhen
What would you like me to do?
I don't know
Decide on the type of porridge you want to cook first
What type of porridge should I cook?
Ask me
Aren't you cooking for me?
Sure
What type of porridge would you like?
Pork porridge with pork liver
OK
You had the porridge, Mum?
Not yet. I was waiting for you
Well,
are you done with the shopping?
You only bought bananas?
The rest is in the trolley
Where's the trolley?
Have you seen my trolley? - No
Have you seen my trolley? - Trolley?
What's wrong with you?
You actually lost the trolley
I was pushing it
Where's it gone then?
Is that the one?
Yes
I was at that stall just now
Someone's stealing
This is my trolley
Ma'am, what's going on?
What's she saying?
This trolley is mine - No, it's mine, Ma'am
What's she saying?
She says the trolley is hers
You're so bad
You're taking other people's thing for your own
I swear this is mine
What's she saying?
She says the trolley belongs to her
You...
How do you say "hen huai?
Very bad
You're very bad
No, Ma'am
I'll call the police
No, Ma'am, this is mine
Take the trolley
Let go
Ma'am, Sir will scold me
Stop
I'm calling the police
Don't run away
I told Fangfang...
she'd get to taste the first bowl of porridge I cooked
But...
Isn't it time to add pork liver?
Smells good
No...
It's my first time. Not for her
Will do
Pork liver won't taste good if it's overcooked
You haven't asked me whether I want...
What do you want?
Egg
It slipped my mind
Do you want... - I do
Thanks
The timing is perfect. Excuse me
You've got the porridge ready. You deserve my support
Hello, this bowl of porridge isn't for you
Who is it for?
It's for my daughter, Xiuzhen
You mean Ms Buck Teeth?
Come again?
That's the very first bowl of porridge...
Guang cooked it for Xiuzhen
Sure you want to give your first time...
to Ms Buck Teeth?
Call me Buck Teeth again and I'll...
Yes?
You're so bad. You keep bullying me
Sorry, you can have it back. It may taste a little salty though
You can have it all to yourself
Get me some pepper
Thanks, lady boss
What are you doing?
What am I doing?
You heartless fellow
When I came to show support the other day,
you told me your first bowl of porridge was reserved for Fann Wong
I don't mind being No. 2
But you're casting Fann Wong aside...
for Ms Buck Teeth today
That's not true
I really mean to give my first bowl of porridge to Fangfang
I knew something was amiss
The mother and daughter must've forced it upon you
I pretended to sneeze...
to put them off
Let me take the porridge to Fann Wong for you
That was smart of you, Fada
You're my buddy
Buddy indeed
Don't get me started
It's dates before mates for you
You call me Brother
But when it comes to women, I'm nothing
It was Fangfang who encouraged me to take over the porridge stall
I took courage from that
Ou Jinguang, Fann Wong encouraged you
So did I
I advised you umpteen times...
to strike out on your own,
but you never listened
It's different
Fangfang's words carry a lot of weight
Two words from her beat 200 words from you
You're getting too corny
Start courting her
Court who?
Fann Wong, who else?
Can't possibly be Ms Buck Teeth
Don't be ridiculous. Fangfang has a boyfriend
Boyfriend?
Chen Bangqing?
I don't like that guy
He has a shifty look about him
If I were you, I'd have replaced him
There's a customer, Guang
Coming
Don't suggest anything to Fangfang
I don't have designs on her
OK, OK
It's the truth - Yeah, yeah
As if I'd believe you
Thank goodness I spotted the trolley,
or she'd have got away with the fish and meat we bought
What's the matter, Grandma?
Your mum's to blame
She lost the trolley at the market
Someone else almost ran away with our things
How many trolleys do you have, Mum?
Just one
Whose trolley is this then?
Li pushed it back for you
She said you'd left it at the egg stall
You didn't go back for it,
so Granny Egg got Li to bring it back
Why didn't you go to the egg stall to look for it?
But I didn't buy any eggs
How did the trolley end up at the egg stall then?
Don't just stand there
Check whether you bought the things in the trolley
Oh no
I didn't buy these
Oh no
I even threatened to call the police
Turns out that we're the thieves
Grandma! What are you doing?
You should be selling veggies at the market
Why are you eavesdropping here?
I'm taking the day off as I'm aching all over
You and your excuse
You're the one full of excuses
You used to leave home for a few months and come back with a few K
But this time round, you came back so soon...
and gave me only 2K
It's enough to see you through six months
Be content with your lot
Six months? Fat hope
Things are so expensive these days
I'd starve to death if I counted on you
Are you spreading rumours too?
What do you mean?
Everybody's saying Singapore is an expensive country,
and our living standards rank first in the world
That's not true at all
If we stick to this place which is for ordinary folks,
you only pay 80 cents for a cup of coffee,
and $2 for a plate of bee hoon
2K is enough to see you through six months
If you insist on going to...
places for the expats and the rich,
then you've to pay $6 for a cup of coffee,
and over $10 for ramen,
and you won't have enough money to spend
Do we deserve such a meagre living?
Being ordinary is a bliss
Don't complain so much
You're a good-for-nothing all right
What are you doing, Grandma?
Didn't you buy this for me?
No, it's for Fann Wong
What's that for?
She's spoken for
You don't have to remind me
Yet you're still into her?
I'm not
The person who's into her...
is the one who cooked the porridge, Mr Ou Jinguang
Guang?
He has a thing for Fangfang?
Someone's obviously a busybody
Come clean with me
What were you doing outside their room?
I'm worried about Fangfang
Something must've happened between her and her boyfriend
She's been cooping herself up in the room
And she refuses to eat anything
She hasn't stepped out of the room today
You should've told me
You're overreacting
If anything happens to her,
my buddy will lose his wife
What nonsense
She's staying with her boyfriend
You're an old fogey all right
Open the door, Fann Wong
I'll count to three. Open up or I'll break the door down
She needs time to decide whether she wants to open the door
But the situation is quite grave
1,2,3
You break the door down
Why me?
You're Swordswoman. You can't expect me to do it
My bones will fall apart
Rather you than me
You're old and frail while I still have a promising future
Heartless fellow
Swordswoman
I block you
Jeepers creepers
You're overreacting
She has to know she looks ghastly
Come out
Are you not feeling well, Granddaughter?
I'm OK
Something is definitely not right with you
My poor child
If something is troubling you,
do confide in me
Don't keep it to yourself. It's bad for you
Granny
Subtitles: S Lin, Mediacorp TV