If we're destined to be apart
We must accept our fate
You told me not to give into feudal ethics
Keep an open mind
and break new grounds
I always say it's better to be a woman
Only a fool would get married
You must remember
Finding someone you love
is the luckiest thing in the world
You must cherish it
No matter what lies ahead
You must never give up
Love can solve anything
Browse around, these are good baskets
They are well made, take a look
Pardon me
I'm starting a food stand business
I need baskets for the snacks
But I don't have enough capital
Can you give me a discount?
New business? You must be careful
That's true, you're the expert
Don't sweet talk me
How many do you need?
I'll cut you a deal
I want them all
I have more at home. I'll show you
Great! Let me help you
Thank you
Your baskets are famous around here
I've been doing this for 20 years
Are you alright?
I twisted my ankle
I'll take you to the doctor
Doctor? Don't waste money
Poor people don't need doctors
I'll just give it a rub
Let me take you home
Be careful
Thank you
Let me put these away
I'll get the door
Watch you leg, be careful!
I will, thanks
Does your leg hurt?
I twisted my ankle, it hurts right here
Do you have medicated wine?
Over there in the cupboard
My baskets are all here
They're brand new, take a look!
I'll take them all
But let me rub your ankle first
Must be my lucky day
What is it?
The damn cat...
What happened?
I've had it for many years
and it bit me
What are you trying to find?
It was here
Let me help you, what is it?
A photo. I left it there
It's on the floor
Thank you
Is that your daughter? She's pretty
Pretty? She's an unworthy daughter
Did you have a fight?
She did what I specifically forbid her to do
Will parents forgive their children
if they apologize?
All parents love their children
But I'm destined to have no children with me
She saw through you? What now'?
Don't worry
I asked a friend to keep an eye on her
His name is Lee Kat-cheung
I grew up with him in the country
He's very reliable
I better go take a look
even from a distance
Come with me
Alright
What is it?
Cramps
Sit down...
I've been getting cramps ely
better?
Much better. Thanks
You run the cafe by yourself
and you teach the dancers
No wonder you get cramps
Why don't you change your lifestyle?
Don't work so hard
Especially your Mother doesn't like...
Will you support me?
I'm just kidding
I know you don't approve
because you think cafes are improper
A woman dealing with all sorts of people is...
I know you care about me
I dare not ask questions
You just be careful
If you need anything...
I'll come to you for help
I won't be shy
Must be Kat-cheung. Hi
Hi
Let me introduce you
This is Miss Koo
This is Mr. Lea
How are you, Miss Koo?
Hallo, Mr. Lee
How is my Mother?
She sprained her ankle
How is she?
Nothing serious, don't worry
I'll rub it with medicated wine
and she'll be fine
I better go take a look
Forget it, Siu-mei
Your Mother will never see you
I have a plan
Mrs. Koo, are you home?
I'm here to see you
You're here to rub my ankle?
Yes
I made more baskets for you
Do you want them?
You should stay off that ankle
Go sit down over there
Who's there?
It's my wife
She came with me to visit you
Please sit down. What's her name?
I'm sorry, she's a mute
No wonder she's quiet
Hold this, Mrs. Koo
Your cane is too old
My wife bought you a new one
Perfect size
Thanks so much
She brought you medicated wine
I brought food to cook for you
I'll be in the kitchen
My wife will help you with your ankle
Since you insist, I'll let you
You're very good, it feels great
Where's that cat?
Must be out in the balcony
Be careful, Mother!
Who's that? Siu-mei?
Mother...
How dare you show your face?
Get out!
Mother!
Get out!
Mother!
You won't leave?
I'll beat you
If that can settle things
and if you'll forgive me
I'll stand right here
Don't dare me
I'll do it. Get lost!
Mother...
Get out!
Mother!
Take your hands off me
Let me fall...
I know it's none of my business
No matter what we have done
We always hope our parents would forgive us
Because deep down inside
Parents are most important
We know how much you love us
It's my fault
If it hadn't been for my eyes
Siu-mei would not have to work
to get me money for a doctor
She wouldn't be like this
It's my fault
Ho, it's not!
Mrs. Koo, Siu-mei really cares about you
She made this cane herself
because you can't find one that fits your hand
She stayed up all night to finish it
You were there when I learned how to walk
Now that you're sick
Give me a chance to look after you
Please forgive me, Mother
Siu-mei
Mother
Siu-mei
You're not staying for dinner?
It's no trouble at all
I have a data
Other than treating you to dinner
I don't know how else to thank you
When you made up
I felt like crying too
Today is the best day I've had for years
I used to feel like there's a piece of lead inside
Now I'm so relieved
I'll always remember today
I hope my day will come soon
What?
What are you cooking tonight?
Make her soup with pork bones
to strengthen her bones
Her accident has nothing to do with her bones
There are soft tissues between the bones
She pulled a muscle
Pork bone soup is useless?
If you want to strengthen the bones
Get her calcium pills
You sound like a doctor
I studied medicine in Japan
Really? Why did you give up medicine
to become a coal miner?
Though I want to work at a hospital
I have neither money nor connections
I know a medical superintendent
Maybe I can introduce you
I don't want to trouble you
I'll find a way
I'm running e, bye
Bye
Have you been waiting long?
I just got here
I got paid today
What did you buy?
Herbs to help you sleep better
Chuen pui to suppress cough and rid of phlegm
It's not that bad at the mine
Not you, they're for your Mother
Hopefully it'll clear her lungs
Next time she sees us
She'll spare us a good scolding
I'm sure she'll warm up to you soon
I hope so
This is for you
Put it to good use
It's beautiful!
But I use a shovel more these days
I have no use for it
Don't give up
This job is temporary
I'm confident your dream will come true
My dream is to be with you
You don't like me?
Why don't you hold my hand?
Of course not
I want to warm up my hands and sleeves
before I hold your hand
I can't let you catch a cold
Understand? Come on
Will every winter be like this?
It'll be always be like this
Why were you e?
I visited a blind old lady
Did Mrs. Koo forgive her daughter?
They must be very happy
They have you to thank
All parents love their children
You're thinking of your Mother?
We agreed to go visit her
when she has calmed down
I'm sure she misses you
Suk-han?
How can you be so heartless?
Your Mother is sick and you won't go see her!
What? What's wrong with her?
Your Mother has been sick since you left
She had asthma attacks
I begged her to go see a doctor
but she wouldn't listen
All she wanted was to see you
I made it clear in the letter
Didn't you see it?
What letter? I didn't get any letter!
I sent a letter to this address
Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kat-cheung
The letter was for real?
You saw the letter?
Why didn't you tell me?
I thought she was trying to trick you
Than I forgot about it
I'm sorry, I didn't mean it
How can you be so childish!
Kat-cheung...
Kat-cheung
Why didn't you wait for me, Mother?
Get up, Kat-cheung
Mother...
Mrs. Lea
Mother, I'm home
Mother
It's my fault...
Please forgive me, Mother
Kat-cheung... don't
You're Mrs. Lee's life
She won't blame you
Mother...
You're an unworthy son
You're finally home!
You Mother has been ill for so long
All she wanted was to see you
yet you won't come home!
Now it's too late
Remember how she raised you?
You left her to die!
Have you no conscience?
Please lay off him
He's a filial son
It's my fault
I'm sorry! I really am!
I'd rather you scream at me
Please don't be like this
I just want to sit here with her in peace
An unintentional mistake
led to irreparable damage
A rift existed between Great Grandma and Grandpa
You said you like mutton, try some
Alright! Thank you
I made these dumplings the way you taught me
They won't fall apart again
Want some cabbage?
Can you be quiet?
I know you like to eat...
Can I eat quietly?
Are you alright?
I'm fine
You want to go home?
I have nothing to say to her
Stop blaming Chi-Kwan
I'm sure she feels awful
I know but I can't help myself
Where are you moving the timber?
Inside the mine for support
The mine is leaking
It'll be dangerous if you don't do anything
Who told you to do that?
Those are for the new shaft
The old shaft is too dangerous
If it collapse, there'll be heavy casualties
Don't tell me what to do
Do you want this job or not?
Be reasonable
It's really dangerous in there
I'm the reason around her
Get lost if you don't like it
There's a queue out there begging for a job
Go talk to her
What are you doing here?
I brought you some food
I can eat that at home
You don't have to come here
I'm worried you'll be too tired to eat
I'll eat it later
I think you should quit
That foreman has no regard for human lives
Can you support me?
Go home. I have to work
Chi-Kwan
Sit over here
What is it?
What's wrong? Thinking about Kat-cheung?
You've done your best
You didn't mean it
How much longer is he going to stay mad?
I don't know how I can make it up to him
You're working overtime every night
That's making up to him already
We're barely making ends meet
I don't know when we'll have enough to start a clinic
Be careful, this can be serious
What is it?
Sit down
She sprained her ankle?
It hurts!
I'll need to rest up for a month
Go change now and get some rest
Be careful!
We need a replacement right away
Where can we find one to take her place?
How about her?
Me?
Don't know want more money?
It pays 5 times moral
I know, but...
No buts! Pretend this is for the school
You want money for your clinic
This is your best chance!
Watch out, Mrs. Koo
Is that you, Mr. Lee?
You have incredible ears
I see better than blind people
What are you doing here?
I delivered some baskets to a friend
Siu-mei said your legs hurt
Now that she's taking care of you
You don't have to work so hard
You're just as long-winded
If I don't work, I'll be bored
Shall I take you home?
It's dark already
It makes no difference to me
Suit yourself
Thank you so much
You're welcome
Mother, you're home
When did you arrive, Siu-mei?
Just now
Come in, Mr. Lea
Kat-cheung
Sorry
I should be sorry
I cleaned the flat
and got all dirty, that's why...
Why are you both apologizing?
Mr. Lea is so nice
He insisted on taking me home
Ask him to stay for dinner
No, I don't want to impose
I made soup
Have a bowl before you go
Alright
What are you thinking?
Thank you
You're awfully quiet tonight
Something bothering you?
I envy you
You can taste your Mother's soup
and help her clean up
Unlike me, I have nothing but regrets
What do you mean?
My Mother passed away recently
I didn't look after her properly
and didn't listen to her
I was too selfish
I came to Tianjin despite her objection
Towards the end, she must be miserable
You ignored the soup in front of you
yet you feel bad after you spilt it
Why cry over spilt milk?
We all make mistakes
If you continue to blame yourself and feel guilty
You're forsaking everything else
Stop doing this
You'll only hurt those closest to you
I thought we could eat together
I'll heat up the food
I bought you a sweet potato
I'll reheat the food
There was no leak before
Now the leaking problem has worsened
If they don't fix the support beams
There'll be accidents
The foreman is heartless
He doesn't care about our safety
Let's rally up the others after work
and pressure him into doing something
I'll inform...
Bing...
What is it?
What happened?
A beam collapse and hit him
Let's go outside
Let's go
We'll take you outside
Give him a hand. Be careful
Watch it...
I'll check the first aid kit
Make way...
This is a dangerous job
but there's no doctor or medicine
Nobody cares about us
We bought these ourselves
We do it ourselves even when we're injured
That's the way it is
No one cares about us
You're lucky, Bing
Kat-cheung studied medicine in Japan
You'd be in big trouble without him
Kat-cheung, you're very capable
Yes
Right
I've stopped the bleeding for now
But you must go to a hospital
I'd make more money if I had time
Hospital costs money
This maybe a minor accident
But if the shaft collapse
There'll be heavy casualties
even with doctors on site
We should talk to the foreman
We can't read or write
What can we do?
We can fight back!
People are too selfish and greedy
That's why our country is weak
If we rally up the other miners
We'll have enough bargaining power
We can then fight back
We can't. Let's get back to work
Let's go
We have to earn a living
Don't cause trouble, Hon
The foreman doesn't like you
I better get back. Thank you
You can't blame them
They can barely make a living
They won't consider serving the country
I understand
Promotion and penetration needs time
This is just the beginning
I won't give up so easily
I'm glad you still have such ideals
Let's go to Canton
We'll join the revolutionaries
They need doctors on the front line
I would love to
But I can't leave Chi-Kwan
I understand, I'm being selfish
I would like for us to work side by side for our country
Think about it
Did you get oil with the coupon?
I'll do it tomorrow
The coupon expires tomorrow
Oil is not expansive, just go buy some
Every bit counts
Why waste money on it?
Shall I go? I wonder if they're closed
Can you give me the coupon?
Sorry! Am I interrupting?
No. I'll do it now. Anything else?
No, that's it
Look what you've done, Kat-cheung
Government remains indifferent to
mining accidents that took many lives
They printed it?
Yes! Everybody, please come over here
What is it?
Kat-cheung wrote to the newspaper
and drew public attention
The editorial of several papers
wrote about safety issues
The Government is worried about a massive strike
and have ordered hospitals to put doctors on duty
Excellent...
At least they still have a conscience
Now we can our minds to rest
We must thank Kat-cheung
Thank you
You're the hero, Kat-cheung
We can stand up for our rights
We should get more involved
Yes
If there's anything you need
Please let us know
There's hope for our country if we are of one mind
Let's finish lunch and get back to work
Let's eat
Kat-cheung, I have good news
What is it?
Wait till you see Siu-mei
Siu-mei
Sorry to keep you waiting
Those dancers are driving me crazy
Are we interrupting?
Yes! You owe me dinner, Dr. Lee
I found a job for you in the hospital
If it's alright with you
I'll arrange a meeting for you
The good will be rewarded
Thanks so much
You're welcome
What's wrong, Chi-Kwan?
I'm scared! Why don't I...
You can't back out now!
There's no one to take your place
I know you're nervous
I was like that the first time
You'll soon get used to it
Listen, when you get out there
Pretend the audience is blind
and you're deaf
Act like you're performing for the school
I'm worried I'll freeze out there
You can do it
so that Kat-cheung can leave the mine
and open his own clinic soon
We're on
Let's go! Don't worry!
You're doing this for Kat-cheung
I'll pretend they are blind
and I'm deaf
Come on
I think I saw Kat-cheung
Are you sure?
I don't know
But then he was gone
Maybe it's your imagination
I have to go. Hang this up for me
See you tomorrow
See you
Chi-Kwan, you have a visitor
You call this tutoring?
Why?
I have only been waitressing
This is my first time as a dancer
I want to know why
You can'! stand being poor?
You knew when we ran away
This is what we're up against
No, I don't mind being poor
But there's no more rice
The landlady wants to raise our rent
Plus all the other bills
We're really broke
Why didn't you tell me?
I don't want to bother you
I did this so I can save enough
to open a clinic for you
so you can quit your job at the mine
because it's too dangerous
Don't do this anymore
I may get a doctors job
All our problems will be solved
Why don't you hold my hand?
I want to warm up my hands and sleeves
before I hold your hand
I can't let you catch a cold
Understand?
Will every winter be like this?
It'll be always be like this
I'm going to work
Are you still mad?
Yes, but only at myself
Don't blame yourself
Because evil people are in power
Common folks had to suffer
Sorry I can't go to Canton with you
Chi-Kwan has suffered enough coming here with me
I can't be so selfish
Miss Koo has lined up a hospital job for me
I'm giving that a try
I understand, you're married
You can help people as a doctor
There you are, Miss Koo
Mr. Kwan, this is Mr. Lea
Hallo
Come sit over here...
Mr. Lea brought you a bottle of wine
Thank you
Here's my resume and diploma
That won't be necessary
You have Miss Koo' reference
I don't doubt your ability
We're understaffed
You can start any time
I can finally apply myself
Congratulations
In addition to hospital work
I can help out with other matters
The coal mines need medical personnel
Coal mines?
Coal mines everywhere are short of medical supplies
Allocation of resources and budget
Must be handled with care
We'll post someone out there for appearance sake?
For appearance?
Some idiot wrote a column about the situation
That's why the government promised
to sand medical personnel to look good
Didn't the Government allocate funds?
Do you know how many officials are within the Government?
Plus the levels of hospital management
Entertainment at each level alone
will use up all the funds
That's embezzlement of funds!
Kat-cheung...
At a time like this
It's everyone for himself
I might as well tell you
You position is a fat job
everyone is fighting for
Sorry, I don't want a job like that
Kat-cheung... Wait for me outside
I'm sorry, Mr. Kwan
Who the hell is that?
He doesn't appreciate favors?
He may lack worldly wisdom
but he studied in Japan
He'll make a good doctor
I don't care about him
As long as you...
He'll be able to help you
Really? Come here
Wait till tonight
No, I can't wait
There's no one here
No...
I'm in the mood, come on...
No, Mr. Kwan
Come on
Mr. Kwan... don't!
What are you doing?
Are you alright?
Have some respect
What did you say?
We had a deal
She spends the night with me
I give you a job
And you! Who do you think you are?
You can be bought for a price
You're just a high class call girl
Don't look at me like that
I don't need your sympathy
Why did you do it?
I fall in love with you
I'm just kidding
I was stringing him along
But he took it seriously
I'm used to men treating me like that
Just not in front of you
I'm so sorry
Why is it a girl like me
can never meet someone nice?
When I do, he's taken
Miss Koo
Can you hold me... just for a while
Please?
Miss Koo...
Give this back to Miss Koo
Have you made up your mind?
I promised Kat-cheung I'll quit
He has a hospital job now
We should do alright
Good! You'll never have to worry about making ends meet
Let's go
What are you doing?
Chi-Kwan!