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♫ How long has it been since I've heard from you? ♫
♫ In this endless sea of people, how can we meet? ♫
♫ How can a breakup go smoothly, and how will hatred be finally be satisfactory? ♫
♫ Love is like a falling star ♫
♫ I miss you so much ♫
♫ I say that over and over for myself to hear ♫
♫ I miss you so much ♫
♫ Will you suddenly think of me? ♫
♫ I miss you so much ♫
♫ Will you suddenly think of me? ♫
[Delicious Destiny]
[Episode 18]
Jiaming.
Don't go there anymore.
Dad, silence will only make me sadder. I want to receive an explanation.
Can I talk with you?
I'm apologizing for what happened today.
No need to apologize. I wish you two happiness.
You still haven't let me finished.
I apologized because Yuzhe and I only made up an act today.
What did you say?
Yuzhe likes you. I am well aware of that.
But the elders of the Ye and Li family don't really care about that.
They don't really care if there is love between Yuzhe and me.
What is important is that our marriage can become a business alliance.
Yuzhe really didn't know about the engagement ceremony today and didn't want to take part in it.
But for the numerous relatives and good friends of both families,
he still agreed to do this act with me.
So I really misunderstood him.
But since we both are women, I want to remind you of this.
Aren't explainable misunderstandings still problems?
Can unintentional mistakes really be forgivable?
Yilan, what really do you want to say?
I admit that I never hoped for you two to be together.
But this time, I am making these considerations for your sake.
Think about it, Yuzhe was forced today to get engaged with me because of the pressure put on him by both our families.
Tomorrow, he then might again be forced to marry me because of the same pressures.
Okay, even without me, the daughter of another richer family with more weight will appear.
All just forced on him. All against his will. But can you really understand him every time?
Until his parents eventually force him by crying and kneeling in front of him he'll finally marry someone else,
can you still show that understanding?
You are using your youth to bet on a relationship with no future.
He loves you now. No doubt about that.
But since he comes from a family like that, since he has such a position, then he needs to bear some responsibilities.
After a few years, when the fresh feeling of your love fades away,
when his burdens grow heavier and heavier,
you think he will still abandon everything and hold onto you?
I came today to tell you all the pros and cons.
If you are willing to give up, that would be best.
But you can also continue pestering Yuzhe. The two of you selfishly being together.
But in the end, if one day you two separate,
you must bear the pain that this will cause you and your family.
Whether this naive relationship of yours is worth it or not,
clearly think about it.
Jiaming still doesn't want to forgive you?
I know that she must have misunderstood what happened today.
I went to explain things to her.
That we two were just acting. But she just wouldn't listen.
I know her temperament.
In this kind of situation, she will not listen to whatever you say.
If... she plans to give up on you,
will you be able to accept it?
I think that for two people in a relationship,
as long as one has not yet given up,
then it means that the relationship is not yet ended.
I will not and don't want to give Jiaming up,
no matter if she forgives me or not in the end.
If she pushes hard to shove me away,
I will try my best to stand as far from her as possible and not disturb her.
But no matter what, my love for her will never change.
I should have guessed that already.
For things that you decide on,
you will never easily give them up.
Yilan, sorry.
I really cannot lie to you. After the engagement ceremony, did you get into any trouble?
Do you really care?
You only care about Song Jiaming.
Yilan.
Sorry, I don't feel very well.
I'll get going now.
Mom, stop being angry.
Stop being angry? What do you mean by stop being angry?
How am I not going to be angry?!
Let me tell this to you two again.
This child was pampered by me
growing up. What happened to her today?
That Yuzhe rejected her in front of everyone.
How hurt must she be feeling right now.
I am going to honestly tell you two. My heart right now
feels like it is being sliced by a knife. I have to seek justice for my granddaughter.
- Mom! Are you alright? - Mom! Mom!
- Mom! Come... - Are you alright?
- Mom, hurry and sit down. - Mom...
- Are you alright? Sit down. - Hurry. Mom,
- come. Be careful. - Sit here.
Mom. Mom. Drink some tea to calm yourself down.
Stop being nice to me.
I even want to ask you. What kind of mother are you?
During Lanlan's engagement, you were eagerly attentive.
And you and that Zhang Qianlan, just for the engagement,
how long were you two discussing it?
Could it be you didn't notice? Didn't notice that she was devising a trap
for us to fall into?
I really don't doubt... that there is something wrong with this part of you.
Mom, you shouldn't blame Lihua.
It's all Li Jianguo's fault for playing tricks on us.
Today, we finally were able to see his real character and attitude.
I-I think that we shouldn't agree to this marriage from now on.
Mom, a melon that was forced to be picked will not be sweet either.
Yilan is still a child. She just likes to get herself into blind alleys.
Once she is able to meet someone better than Yuzhe in the future,
she naturally will forget him.
Now that this matter has gotten to just half-way,
what now? You two plan to just stop like this?
Let me tell you two.
I am not going to accept this.
Mom, why must you be like this?
Is your business more important or Lanlan?
If Lanlan marries into their family,
both the Gooben and the Lishi Corporations will belong to Lanlan.
But Yuzhe already clearly said today
that the person he loves is not Yilan.
Even if we forcefully marry Yilan into their family, will she be happy?
Mom, I know that you have never acknowledged me.
But I really have treated Lanlan like my own daughter.
Mom, you are also a woman. You should know that
you will never get happiness if you marry a man who doesn't like you.
Actually, what I can't understand the most is you.
When Lanlan was about to get engaged, you were the most hardworking.
Now that something bad has happened,
you are now acting like some all benevolent mother.
Aren't you too scheming?
Mom, whatever we say or who we blame now is of no use.
The thing has already happened. I am suggesting now
that we just give this marriage up.
Mom.
I am going to tell you two this again.
For the matters of our Ye family, it is not up to you two to decide.
But as for their Li family, I will not let them off!
Jiaming,
I was wrong today.
I shouldn't have tricked you into going out.
But I only did that for your own good.
Don't cry anymore.
If you cry, my heart also aches.
If you are unhappy,
scold me. Vent your anger on me.
Dad... it's not your fault.
I am just angry at myself.
Dad...
From now on...
I only have you.
Yilan.
Just forget today.
Have a good sleep. Forget Yuzhe too.
Mom, it has been so many years. You cannot just forget it just because you want to.
But I personally saw how he made you be in so much pain.
Yilan, must you marry a man who doesn't like you. You won't be blissful.
But my feelings for Yuzhe...
Mom, you should know it better than anyone else.
You are so outstanding. What kind of man can't you find in the future?
I only want Li Yuzhe.
He's home.
Yuzhe!
Yuzhe, do you know that when you ran out of the engagement ceremony,
- you caused your father and the Ye family to be so embarrassed. - Sorry, Mom.
Yuzhe, if you still acknowledge your mother, immediately go to the Ye family now and apologize.
It is impossible for me to go apologize.
Even if the matter today happens again,
I still will not hesitate to openly reject it.
Because I don't want to fool with Yilan's feelings
and I don't want to use those feelings to fool with their money for you.
What are you doing?!
This is our son! Can you really bear to hit him?!
Yuzhe, your father just has such a temper.
Apologize to him, okay?
Listen.
I didn't do anything wrong.
That's why I am unable to give you any apology.
I am never going to marry a woman that I don't love.
What love?
Two people living together through problems and troubles, that's love.
That is how your father and I have lived.
Understand the heart of a parent, okay?
Understand?
Fine. Since I was little, I've tried to understand you two.
Always busy. Having no time to care about me and Yuxi.
That was fine.
I learned how to take care of myself and my sister.
But how come you two just can't try to understand me?
Are those humane words?
If you have the capability, then sever your ties with me right now!
I have been working so hard for this family but for you, it was not being understanding?!
But did you try to understand my ambitions?
Did you try to understand Yuxi's dreams?
Other than providing for us,
when were you like real parents and tried to understand us?
Your ambitions? What bullshit ambitions?!
Aiming to be a cook and marry a fried bun girl?!
Your little sister aiming to open an internet shop. What messed up things are those?!
Husband!
Even until now, I still am unable to communicate with you.
- Yuzhe! Come back here! - Yuzhe!
- Yuzhe!
- Don't dare to come home again in this lifetime!
Yuzhe!
Husband...
Hello.
Yilan, I want to apologize to you.
At the engagement ceremony yesterday, that boy was really muddled. I surely will scold him for you.
Please don't resign.
Don't worry, I won't resign.
Sorry, I drank a little alcohol last night so I was late today.
You're not resigning anymore?
Personal feelings shouldn't affect one's work. That's the most basic quality of professionalism.
It's still you who is the most sensible. Don't worry.
I won't let that son of mine anger you again.
I'll immediately tell my secretary to cancel those gift boxes.
We must do the gift boxes and I will personally monitor them.
This way.
[Lu Pengfei]
Hello.
What?! How come that happened?
Wait for me! I'll immediately come back now!
That... I'll leave you to do the rest.
- I... - What's wrong?
There are some problems with the order that our shop accepted. I must go back there now.
- Jiaming! - Huh?!
It is difficult to get a cab at this time. Let me drive you.
The most important ingredient of this red date cake is the red dates.
And to ensure the uniformity of the taste, we must use prime grade Tianshan red dates.
But I don't know why all the suppliers are now saying that there are no Tianshan red dates available.
I can then only lower down our standard. As long as the sweetness is similar to Tianshan red dates, it will be fine.
But they don't have any such products either.
Can we then use other ingredients to replace the red dates?
I've thought about it. It is not very plausible.
The filling must have red dates for it to have that thread-like mushy texture.
And also, the aroma and sweetness of those red dates cannot be easily imitated by the other ingredients.
What to do then? Are we going to breach our contract just like this?
Dad has always been particular about the trust and reputation of our shop.
How about I help you guys think of an idea?
Or maybe ask Yuzhe about it? Let's see if he can come up with any ideas.
Right! I exactly was thinking of that! Yuzhe surely has a way.
No, we can look for anyone except him.
Yuzhe is our customer. Asking a customer about ways to resolve a problem, then why would we still needed?
Right, we cannot owe favors to people like him.
Yilan...
About the engagement ceremony...
It's in the past. Why?
I still owe you a formal apology.
No matter what, I shouldn't have left you there alone and just turned around and left. Sorry.
It's fine. Since love cannot be forced,
it's better to just continue being good friends.
Do you really think that way?
Or else, what? Is the Ye Yilan you know a person that can't put things aside?
That's good then. From now on, don't let Xiaohan and I be worried about you again.
Oh, right. Yilan, I actually came here today to ask a favor from you.
Tomorrow is already the day that Songji Fried Buns will be submitting their products.
I hope you won't let family problems affect our work collaboration.
Don't worry. I won't let feelings affect work.
Thank you, Yilan.
I'll get going then.
Are you sure that Song Jiaming wasn't able to buy even one Tianshan red date?
You guys are here.
Were there any problems with the supplies?
We've finished all of them. Please come in to sit.
Yuzhe, you're here.
Didn't you verify that they were not able to buy any Tianshan red dates?
Right and I've confirmed it. No shops in the market sold them any.
Good. If they dare to use a red date alternative with substandard sweetness,
I surely will make them pay and go bankrupt because of it.
Manager Ye.
Manager Ye, I've already checked this dessert.
The quality and sanitation are all above standard.
The sweetness of the date filling also achieved our standard.
It's just that there is one thing that I find very strange.
The filling of this cake is actually not made with red dates.
Although it is very similar, this is still not the taste of red dates.
But the filling was still able to maintain the thread-like texture
and the refreshingly sweet taste that only Tianran red dates have.
But Jiaming, we've written on the contract in black and white what kind of dessert we asked for.
You are not allowed to casually change the ingredients.
After all, the customers we are facing are high-class ones.
If because of casually changing the ingredients, you caused problems with the quality of the food,
you must pay a breach of contract penalty.
Did you two not taste them?
This palm date cake filling actually won't affect the quality of the food.
It is made from the famous Judean palm dates.
No wonder, the taste and thickness is richer than the usual red dates.
Don't know for what reason but
high-quality Tianshan red dates are currently out of stock.
Good thing, Kunjin came up with a good idea.
Right, good idea.
That's why we were able to think about replacing them with the Judean palm dates.
Not only are they sweeter, more importantly, the dates are healthier than red dates.
But when we signed the contract, it was written very clearly that what we wanted was a red date filling.
And also, the whole red date market has been locked down.
Even if what you did was more delicious, it is still not the product that we wanted.
We cannot really sell dog meat when we posted that we are selling sheep heads, right?
But... surely no one will be against you selling sheep meat when you posted dog heads for sale, right?
And also, no matter from whatever aspect you look at it, palm dates are far better than red dates.
Stop joking around. Yuzhe--
I also feel that the palm dates are more delicious.
Yuzhe, didn't we already agree yesterday
that we would handle Miss Ye's matter in a purely businesslike manner?
It was me who drafted this contract. What is written in black and white is, "a date cake".
No matter what ingredient they would use,
as long as I find it delicious, it is passable.
Wait.
Yilan, you said earlier that the red dates market has been locked down. How did you know about that?
How would I know?
Weren't you the one who said earlier that you were unable to buy any red dates at the market?
Isn't that being locked down?
Yilan, in my opinion, this batch of products reached the standards in both taste and texture.
Please just accept them and affix your signature.
Since you think that there are no problems, I'll sign it now.
Thank you.
Jiaming, for this batch of desserts...
your staff did very well.
Thanks.
Yilan, what's wrong?
I thought it was some huge problem. Just this matter and you are already at a loss?
This Song Jiaming really can come up with ideas.
More importantly, the two of them clearly separated.
But Yuzhe still kept defending her.
What's the use of him defending her?
So what if she was able to rush the production of the desserts overnight?
Don't we still hold the power?
What you mean is...
The person who can't bear to wait is not us but Song Jiaming.
As long as we hold back payment and not deposit it, she also won't be able to get any money.
Didn't you tell me before that the Song family owes a huge debt?
If they are unable to get any money, they most likely won't be able to last much longer.
That's right!
Tomorrow is the deadline for their loans payment. As long as we hold the payment,
they won't be able to make it past tomorrow.
Afterward?
Ye Yilan discovered that we used palm dates to replace the red dates.
But thanks to Kunjin's idea,
our date cakes still passed!
- Naughty! - Oh, my, it hurts!
Where is our main meritorious subject, Kunjin?!
Kunjin!
Head Chef Li, thank you.
If not for your thought of using palm dates as an alternative and even delivering a huge amount of them,
I feared that we wouldn't be able to submit any products today.
This is your achievement. I cannot steal the merit.
If you say that it was my achievement, your Sister Jiaming will get angry again.
Promise me that you won't say anything.
I can promise not to say anything but I really feel it's unfair for your sake.
You are so good to her but how come you two can't be together?
We had some prior misunderstandings. She still has some knots in her heart.
It's fine. I believe that she will eventually come around.
I'll wait for her.
This... is not a problem of waiting or not.
It's that everyone thinks that you are a dreg.
That is... you are a bad and evil person.
They think that you are just playing with Jiaming's feelings.
But Yuzhe, I think that you are not that kind of person.
I will use actions to prove to anyone my feelings for Jiaming.
You're all here.
Put down your foot!
What...
Quite strong-willed. You have money now?
Of course! You guys just wait!
If I am unable to see the money tomorrow, don't blame me for turning hostile toward you all.
Mr. Gao, the money will surely reach your account. No need for you to remind us anymore.
Fine, I'll wait then.
If I am unable to see the money by 5 pm tomorrow,
don't blame me if all of you become paralyzed.
We surely will pay you, okay? We surely will pay you tomorrow.
It's a deal then.
Let's go!
If it wasn't because we owe them money, I would have already beaten them up until they were paralyzed.
I'll call the financial department of Lishi Corporation now and ask when the money can be deposited to us.
Hello. I am your supplier, Songji Fried Buns.
I want to ask about the payment from you that you should be depositing with us today.
Can you check if the payment has been deposited?
Impossible! This afternoon,
your Manager Ye Yilan personally signed the delivery receipt.
- I haven't received it yet. So sorry. - He--
What's going on?
The financial department of Lishi Corporation said that they didn't receive any order to release the payment.
Why is this happening?
Yilan, didn't you already sign the delivery receipt this morning?
How come you still haven't ordered your subordinates to deposit the payment for the gift boxes?
After I received the products, I already informed the accounting to deposit the money.
Why? Haven't they received it yet?
May I ask you to contact accounting and have them expedite the payment? The Songs urgently need to use this money.
Yuzhe, you also know that there are a lot of departments in our company and processing can be quite slow.
I already informed them to immediately do it.
As for how long the whole process will take, that is not my call.
Yilan, you are the manager. Just help me out.
Let them hasten it along.
It's not that I don't want to help you but I really don't have that power.
Regarding any cash flow matters, it is Uncle Li who has the final say.
- I'll go ask him then. - Ask what?
The company has its own rules. We cannot break them just because of one supplier.
Or else, how are we going to control the other people?
Dad, it's just natural that you pay upon receiving the product. That's a basic business rule.
This company circulates millions of capital every day.
I don't understand what process is this complicated that it needs to take this long?
Let me clearly tell you that for this money to get deposited,
it takes at most several months or at least over ten days.
Just have them patiently wait for it.
Dad! How could you do this?
A large company like Lishi Corporation is actually delaying a payment for gift food boxes made by a small side-street vendor?
Is that appropriate?!
So you also know that it is just a small side-street shop?
Since you chose a girl like that,
then you must accept this reality. Don't think that I will allow any shortcuts for you.
This is the price of your choice.
All right, I understand already.
Starting today, I will not make any more requests of you.
If you still treat yourself as an elder, then please don't say any more insults about Jiaming.
From now on, I will rely on my own strength to protect her.
Fried Buns, you want loan money from me?
We have been neighbors for so many years.
You also know my character. I just don't have any other way
that's why I am borrowing money from you.
Sure.
But...
you must write it down for me.
Right. Right.
In borrowing money, one must write a promissory note in black on white.
Write a guarantee letter. Guarantee that you are selling your fried buns shop to me.
Or else, I won't lend you this money.
After saying so much, you are also just like those loan sharks. You are also after my shop!
Let me tell you this, Wu Suping,
this shop was brought together by me using half of my lifetime's hard work. I am saving it for Jiaming!
If you don't sell me your fried buns shop,
what you are leaving Jiaming with is a bunch of debts!
Oh, right. You can choose not to get money from me. Go and ask money from your ex-wife. She has money.
Don't mention her to me!
It's just right for you to take her money. She abandoned you and your daughter.
It is also just right to ask for psychological damages from her too.
Shut up!
Why are you being angry with me?! It's not my fault that you made such mistakes!
Wu Suping, for so many years, I thought that you are only harsh when you talked but your heart was kind.
Okay. Starting today,
no matter how miserable I become, I won't borrow a cent from you.
Just treat it like I have never been here.
Remember what you said. Don't ever come back to beg me
Let me tell you, you will get your retribution sooner or later!
Who is getting retribution?!
Just because I didn't lend you money, I will already suffer retribution?! Are you crazy?!
Auntie Wu,
I know that you are a good person. When the shop got in trouble last time, you were secretly watching.
You clearly are very concerned about boss. Why then are you arguing with him?
Are you sick?! Who is concerned about him?
I was just afraid that he will not have any money to pay for his water expenses.
Afraid that he will bring those messed up people back here and cause me trouble.
I told you to pick up garbage.
Why then did you bring back bottles from Gooben?
I know that you love this brand.
I even saw you make a chime from the empty bottles.
The sound is quite nice.
That's why, this time, I collected some for you.
- Bring them to my room. - Can you then make the phone price a little cheaper?
¥10.
Dad.
Are you alright?
I'm fine.
When did you eat your lunch?
I already ate. Don't worry about me. I can take care on my own.
Dad, I cooked this earlier.
It is isn't as delicious as the one you make but it can fill your stomach.
Jiaming,
I want to discuss something with you.
I plan to sell our shop.
What?!
That way, the money matter--
Dad... we will eventually find a way to resolve the money problem.
From the looks of it now, we can't wait for the money from Lishi Corporation anymore.
When I go to work tomorrow, I'll go request an employee loan.
You must not request an employee loan.
If your colleagues find out about it,
how can you still raise your head high while working with them?
Dad, pride for me is not very important. What is important is you.
People live just for pride.
If you don't care about pride anymore, why bother living?
Dad, do you still remember the time when we first opened our shop?
Of course, I do.
Come. Come.
- Good! - When we first arrived in Shanghai,
we didn't know anyone at all. I brought a 5 year-old you
and over there... I set up a breakfast stall.
Much later on, we were able to have this small shop.
It felt as if I gotten the whole world.
I remember that you said then that the two of us finally had a home.
This is our home.
That's why, no matter what problems we encounter
or no matter how difficult the problem is, we must guard this home.
You really have grown up.
You know how to share my burdens now.
Don't worry, dad. As long as this earth is still rotating,
it is impossible that we will keep staying in this unfortunate position.
I believe that as long as we get past these hard times,
the path ahead is very bright.
A'Cong! A'Cong!
Coming!
- Boss. - A'Cong,
I just remembered. Did our shop just recently order some red wine?
Yes, weren't you the one who meticulously chose them? You said that they were really a rare supply of goods.
- Bring me the purchase receipt. - Okay.
Subtitles by the Delicious Destiny Team @ Viki
♫ Sadness turning into tears ♫
♫ For whom is this light thought of mine? ♫
♫ Let's not wait for dreams to turn into snowfall ♫
♫ Things have remained the same but people have long changed ♫
♫ The moon shadow is wavering ♫
♫ Time can't chase after the flowing water ♫
♫ Sighing that we cannot chase it back anymore ♫
♫ Just getting lightly blown away with the wind ♫
♫ Times that used to be so pure ♫
♫ Like shattered hearts that never vanished ♫
♫ We both have never loved anyone ♫
♫ Departing from this flavor of entanglement ♫
♫ Times that used to be so pure ♫
♫ Like shattered hearts that never vanished ♫
♫ We both have never loved anyone ♫
♫ When I recall it, there is still your lingering taste ♫
♫ The light rain falls ♫
♫ Who will restrain the joy and the sorrow? ♫
♫ Promises are so far away that I can't see them ♫
♫ Staying at a far away place and reminiscing ♫