Since we're destined that we can't develop a romantic relationship
we must face the reality
You've taught me not to submit to the traditional feudal ethical code
You've glorified open-mindedness and bold renovations
I'm adamant that being a woman is better
Getting married? Only a moron will get married
Remember, it's great if you can meet someone you're keen on
You must cherish such an opportunity
Don't back off easily no matter what happens
Love can help you solve every problem
What's happened? Where've you been in the last 2 years?
How come you're in the Young General's Mansion?
I don't know how to explain it momentarily
Anyway, I've been working for Mrs. Kimura, a Japanese merchant
The stamp in this purchase agreement has confirmed Madam Wong's endorsement
You've betrayed us in order to help the Japanese?
Happy birthday...
You presence is my honor I hope you'll enjoy tonight's party
Mrs. Kimura
Happy birthday Thank you
Let me introduce? She's Koo Siu-mei
She's Mrs. Kimura
He's Lee Kat-cheung, her assistant
How do you do?
How do you do, Mr. Lee?
Nice to meet you, Ms Koo
Would you dance with me?
Well, are you thirsty?
What'd you like to drink?
Orange juice. Xinhui oranges are remarkably sweet
Zhongshan oranges are remarkably sour
It's you?
I haven't got any lofty aspirations I'll go to places wherever I'm needed
Excuse me
It seams you've got a lotto chat with him?
What's up? Jealous?
Be careful
I'd like to drink something
Happy birthday Thanks Long time no see
I'll get you a drink Thank you
Happy birthday...
Young General, we must bottoms up!
He's Mrs. Kimura's assistant?
He's rather drunk Go and ask him to leave here
Young General will be cross if he's here
OK
You've drunk too much
Drink with me
Go and get some rest
Let's drink together...
For a girl, getting a boyfriend is a piece of cake
I wouldn't have helped you if you hadn't been so romantically obsessive
That's why I've said you're a nice guy She's been keen on that man for a long time
This will be her last strike I hope she'll make it this time
I won't be long. I just put a gift and leave a note in his room
You must hurry I don't want to get into trouble
Sure. Thanks
Let's hurry. We must find the purchase agreement before that wicked guy comes back
I hope he hasn't brought the agreement with him
Cheung Li, come over and take: look
A telegraph transmitter? How come?
I don't know
Where's it?
The room is just ahead
Let's go Yes
I've found it
Young General is right. Lee Kat-cheung is a member of the revolutionary party
Let's go back and tell the Young General about it right away
Fan Lai-chak has found out who you are
You must run for it
Our situation is precarious We should leave here together
Lee Kat-cheung... Chase after him
Search Yes
Search over there Yes
Follow me
Are you all right?
I'm glad I could inform you in time
You know my real identity now'?
Fan Lai-chak had sent somebody to search your room
He'd suspected you for a longtime I'm sorry I was mistaken about you
Don't be apologetic
Let's leave
Lee Kat-cheung
Young General
Go inside! Go inside!
You've been bleeding profusely
I'm OK. The bullet had just scratched me
This is the purchase agreement of the Phoenix House
Your mom cherished the Phoenix House very much
You mustn't lose it
I should've known that you never change
You're always Lea Kat-cheung
I'm sorry I've made you suffer
You're my hero since the first day I met you
No matter what you do, I'll be at your back
If I can't stay with you in future you must take good care of yourself
No, our reunion is precious I won't let you leave me again
Don't worry. I won't go away
I'll stay with you forever
Step aside...
Lee Kat-cheung? Arrest him
Stop running
No...Kat-cheung
Return my stuff or I'll kill her
Don't be soft-hearted
If you can sacrifice yourself for the nation
I'm also ready to sacrifice myself
Shoot me. I'm not scared of death. Shoot me
Don't try my patience
You really let me kill your woman?
Sorry, Chi-Kwan. I haven't had a choice I'll always remember our good old days
Forgive me. We can't make dumplings together again
I can't help you catch the spider anymore
Chi-Kwan, I'd like to play a game with you
When my right eye blinks you turn your head to the left
Have you got a good catch today?
It depends on how much you'll pay
How about 270 silver dollars? OK
Let me go with you?
No, I must submit the warlord's proof of guilt to Mr. Sun before the meeting
This is a very dangerous mission
We can't go together
Chi-Kwan, the nation comes before everything
I must make a selfish decision
You must come back safely I'll wait for you. You must come back
I'm off now. Take care
"The revolution is yet to succeed
Comrades, you still need to work hard“
Dr. Sun zhong-shan left these last words before he passed away in the spring of 1925
He encouraged the revolutionaries to work hard and carry out his last wish
Great Grandpa had vowed his life to the cause of the revolution
But there wasn't any news about him
According to the newspaper
about 10,000 people had protested outside Yue Tai Cotton Mill in Tianjin
Lee King-lam, the warlord had sent troops to basiege the whole place
It seems that chaos will last for quite a while
Kat-cheung has left for a long time
There's no news about him We don't know his whereabouts either
I'm really worried about him
The outside is like a raging battlefield It's hard to say whether he's alive or dead
Don't be too pessimistic
Kat-cheung had disappeared in Tianjin without a trace last time
But we met again in Beiping 2 years later
I've the hunch that he's still alive
I believe he must be working hard for our nation's future
Wherever he is, I'm confident that he'll come back to see me and our baby
I know you'll wait as patiently as me for your father's return, right?
Great Grandma was adamant that great-grandpa would comeback
She wrote articles and studied hard
Finally she became the first female graduate of the University of Beijing
She compiled all the articles she wrote into books
Each book was a trip down memory lane showing how much she missed great-grandpa
Unfortunately, in the Second World War her family members died one after the other
As refugees, Great Grandma and mom came to Hong Kong eventually
(Hong Kong, 1956)
Kat-cheung, it's been windy recently You must put on a coat when you go out
I'm old. I find it hard even to hold a pen sometimes
My friends in the publishing house have advised me to retire
But you know too well how stubborn I am
Of course I won't listen to them
It's my birthday a few days later
I know you'll return and celebrate it with me
You must come back
Grandma, grandma...
Wai-chun, it's cold You must wrap a shawl around you
Wai-chun, you're playing pranks on Sis Hing again?
I'm cross with you
Listen, apart from me Sis Hing is the one who loves you most
Don't play pranks on her You must love her as much as you love me
Is it like how you love grandpa?
Remember, it's great if you can meet someone you're keen on
You must cherish such an opportunity
Don't back off easily no matter what happens
Love can help you solve every problem
Do you understand it?
I got it
Wrap the shawl around you first. It's cold
Listen to her. Hurry up
Let me wrap the shawl around you... Wai-chun...
You can't run away this time
I'm really cross with you
OK, let me switch on the TV for you
During the '60s and '70s Hong Kong's economy started to lift off
Both industry and commerce prospered so the prospect would be very promising
But extreme disparity between the rich and poor
natural calamities and human disasters
as well as corruption and other social problems
led to demonstrations strikes and the riots in 1967
Thousands of people protested in the street
It was chaos everywhere
The street was like a raging battlefield
Innocent citizens might be targeted wrongly and become victims
One should stay at home if there wasn't anything urgent
But Pak Wai-chun, my mom had just graduated at that time
She was naive and unguarded She even went out to look fora job
Unwittingly, a homemade bomb made her run into the most important man in her life
Are you all right?
I'm fine but you're bleeding
I just scratched my skin
I'm really grateful to you
It's a man's duty to protect a woman
Come on, stand up
Be safe! Follow me I'll take you out of here
Go away! Go away!
In the midst of the turmoil of war
a well-built man came to your rescue and brought you to safety
No wonder mom was deeply enchanted
A bomb had brought about a romantic relationship
That's how mom married my dad, Tai Lap-yan
Mom had become a truly happy housewife
But being a housewife isn't easy
One must be thoughtful patient, tender as well as versatile
She must take care of everything thoughtfully
Being a good cook is also a basic requirement
Besides, she was his personal assistant and secretary
Good morning
You've cooked too much
You said yesterday you had no idea what you'd like to eat this morning
That's why I cooked 2 sets of breakfast
I'll eat the western set if you pick the Chinese set
You needn't worry that we can't finish them off
You've got a whole bag of tricks!
Any news today?
There was a robbery happened in Fa Yuen Street in Mongkok in the daytime
It ended in tragedy when 1 was killed and 2 were wounded
The Irish Republican insurgents had placed car bombs in England
It killed one person and wounded a hundred others
The Hang Seng Index has been climbing continuously in the past few days
It's reached a record high of 1,700 points
It's expected that it'll go beyond 2,000 points soon
Things will develop in the opposite direction when they become extreme
I guess the stock market will collapse soon
It'll be a disaster
I've seen many elderly people flocking to the stock market every day
If it happens, many people will suffer
No one can help them They're too greedy. They're mad
Some listed companies are just shell companies
They've neither capital nor performance
I'm lucky you aren't greedy at all You're not only practical but also smart
The smartest thing I've ever done is marrying a good wife like you to serve me
OK, you're the smartest man in the world
I've to go to work now
Come home earlier
Sure, you may go back now
Don't worry. Hurry up
Sing Hello
Good morning Good morning, Mrs. Tai
You've seen Mr. Tai off?
You two are really living in a state of connubial bliss
Come on, don't laugh at me
By the way, you've made good progress in speaking Punjabi
I can't match up with you when compared with the Cantonese you speak
Full credit should be given to you for teaching me to sing Cantonese songs
It really helps me grasp the right pronunciation
In that case, teach me Punjabi songs Than I can speak Punjabi as good as you
Sure
Chun
Hi, godmother
You always come to this Phoenix restaurant You never consider going to another place
It's quite good. It's conveniently located
But I dislike its name
It steals the limelight of your great- grandma's Phoenix Restaurant in Beijing
But the name is affectionate to me
Is it because this was the place
where you and your husband met and exchanged the vows of love?
Don't laugh at me I've ordered your favorite dishes
Swiss chicken wings, stir-fried rice noodles with beef and flambe ice-cream
You're nice
By the way, I've placed the order for quite a while already
Don't greet me as your boss Call me Diamond, Diamond Ko, OK?
No wonder we're still waiting He's been flirting with the girl over there
Hey! We're impatient I wonder how you run your business here
Don't worry
Don't get agitated, godmother
Never come to this restaurant again I'd better cook and eat the food at home
I'll cook us the baked crabs with ginger and spring onion
How come you've got so many crabs?
I took a trip to Macau with my female friends
I saw the crabs so I bought them back for you
You've been going on many trips recently
I've made some profits in buying and selling stocks
Really? Don't do it! Lap-gran said the market will collapse soon
But most people are still very optimistic
You'd worked in our house as domestic helper for several decades
I don't want you to lose all your savings overnight
You must promise me you won't put all your money into stocks
Don't worry. I know what I should do I won't put all my eggs in one basket
I'm relieved to hear that
How come we're still waiting for the food!
Don't worry
here you are, Mrs. Tai Thanks
Dame Dame?
Don't get agitated. Let's eat, OK?
It's impolite to call me a dame
You're so slow How can you run a business, oldster
I small that something has got burnt
Right, how come?
Smoke comes out from your back
What? Wow!
Don't move, don't move...
It's OK
I'm so sorry. What a pity!
Sorry? Pity? Can I burn your kitchen and say sorry afterwards?
I wasn't intentional
Don't look for excuses. You've been flirting with the girls all day long
You're a disgusting old lecher
Shut up, silly old bag! Hey!
Hey! What?
What... What Old lecher... Silly old bag...
Ouch! You're wicked You let go the crabs to attack me
Great! It's your just and immediate deserts
It surprises me that you're really so wicked
I'm not as wicked as you
I've been keeping my braid for several decades
You've just burnt it
Give me a new braid as compensation
My leg has been with me for several decades too
You must also give me a new leg as compensation
Your leg has been mutilated?
Moron! Hair will grow back
I'm not a moron, savage! You savage
You old lecher... You savage and silly old bag...
Don't shout at each other. Stop it! You must help me curse him. He's wicked
Mrs. Tai, your godmother must be
either suffering from menopause or in a state of maladjustment of yin and yang
I'm in a state of yin and yang maladjustment?
How come you're so wicked? You cursed me?
It's odd if I don't return the curse I'll curse you right off. I'll curse you
You'll be discarded by your girlfriends
You'll be tangled up by 100 illnesses and your business will be doomed too
You can't kill yourself even you jump into the sea
Misfortune will follow you for the rest of your life
You've a sharp and wicked tongue
I'm not as wicked as you
Scumbag! Ratbag!
Stop it, please! Give me the check We'll go and eat in another place, OK?
You still want to pay him? You're too nice to him! Let's leave
Wait, the crabs! At least I must pick up a couple of them
He's really a wicked guy. Let's leave
You're a silly old bag! Don't go away
I'll slap your face if you've the nerve to stay here
Thank you No problem
Your company has really let me down
You must be mistaken about it
All our goods come with the manufacturers warranty
Do you imply that my complaint is unreasonable?
Don't get me wrong
Look at the bottom You've labeled the product as defective
You sold me a defective product!
How come?
I'll tell everybody you're selling defective products
Cool it! At most I'll get you a new one, miss
Miss?
Aunt
Aunt?
Chan Po-chu? Wow! How come Sis Chan Po-chu is here?
She isn't Chan Po-chu She's making a complaint here
You aren't Chan Po-chu?
You really look like a movie star
Excuse me, what's your complaint?
Your colleague sold me this defective rice cooker
If you were me, you'd be furious
Really? Let me check it
Wow! It's obviously either defective or outdated
We shouldn't sell it to the customers
Right
We've got a new model
Apart from cooking rice it's got a cosmetic function
But the price is a little higher
It sounds interesting
Let me show it to you if you don't believe it. Come over here...
This is the newest model You'd like to know its cosmetic function?
This rice cooker produces a lot of steam
After the rice is cooked
position your face above the cooker before you open its lid
then you can steam your face up easily
Repeat the process each time you cook
Your face will be smoother than the spring water tofu
He's right
Are you sure?
Do I look like a liar?
Right, he looks honest and innocent
OK, actually many people have mistaken me for Po-chu
Right
OK, I'd like to buy 3, 1 for the kitchen 1 for the bathroom and 1 for the bedroom
The way you dress indicates you've got good taste and judgment
I'll go and get someone to pack the goods for you
Ms Chan, we look forward to serving you again. Goodbye
I must count on you to deal with those picky women
They're extremely naive I've a bag of tricks to pacify them
You're brilliant. Kwong is really lousy He's just keen on speculating the stocks
The defective goods should be returned to the manufacturers
but he just sold them to the customers
We've to follow up his problems every day
Regarding the defective rice cooker have you any idea what we should do now?
Pack it up
No, we'd paid the manufacturers last month
It's quite impossible for us to get a replacement
In that case, I'll give it tomy wife
I hope she can repair it
Kwong has to pay for the loss too
He's made a lot of profits in stocks Such a small sum is really not a big deal
You'd better have a nice chat with him
He spends all his time in the Stock Exchange
He's always very late for work
Though I'm the manager I haven't got any real power
I'm afraid I can't always provide a haven for him
You know him very well
He plants trees in the morning and cuts them into planks in the evening
He's eager for quick success and instant profits
I don't understand why he hasn't changed a bit over the years
I don't understand why you’re so scared of your wife over the years either
What's up? You look so tired She'd maltreated you last night?
No, I stayed up late reading the “Antique Cars"
What? You had the nerve to read pornographic magazines at home?
I was well-prepared this time
I'd hid my precious collection in a place where no one could find it
I hollowed out the encyclopedia and hid the “Antique Cars" inside
My library is the greatest construction of the century
It's extremely majestic
You've never been so smart before
My plan is flawless and perfect By the way, she never reads any book
Have you heard it? It's my wife's footsteps
Let me hide here
Don't tell her I'm here Hey!
Good morning, Boss
Hallo, Boss
Don't interrupt me for the time being
Come out! Come out right off!
Follow me. I'll have a word with you in my room
Hurry "Pl
What is it?
It's an encyclopedia
Answer again!
It's an encyclopedia of pornography
You're a wicked lecher I thought you were keen on learning
You read pornography every night!
Sorry, Boss
I tried to be nice to you so I looked for the information about the Thai trip myself
Look, I just found a score of Thai girls here
Do you know what you did? You enjoyed reading pornography very much?
I won't do it next time, Boss
Don't blame me for it
Can I have a request?
Don't hit my face
OK, dream on!
I'll recover soon?
She's really the She-Devil
She always inflicts the severest possible penalty
She also always targets on your face
This is a way of insulting him
But you can't blame her
If you want to eat salt fish you should be ready to stand the thirst
No one forced you to pick here as your wife
It's OK for a hero to save a beauty
But you'd have been mugged
if the She-Devil hadn't saved you that time
After that incident she captured you completely
Forget it. Let's eat, OK?
Sure, let's eat
OK OK, OK
Let's eat
Kwong, you're pitiable You just eat plain steamed rice?
Right
What's inside?
Let me check it first
shark's fin? Blended shark's fin rice?
Correct. I must've eaten too much good food recently
My stomach isn't feeling well
Somebody recommends it. It's worth a try
There's abalone too You must've made a lot of money recently
The abalone is really good I must eat it again tomorrow
By the way, it won't take too long before I can buy a house in the Mid-levels
If one can get rich so easily there won't be any poor people
Don't mention the word “poor"again
Listen, I swear to break with poverty I'll lead a carefree life after tomorrow
Dream on!
I look forward to tomorrow The She-Devil will go overseas
My face can take a break
Right, during her absence we should start a quiet revolution
You said your secretary is getting married
You need to hire a new one You must hire a beauty this time
I don't want to ask for trouble
It's a rare chance. Don't miss it
Don't let us down Yeah
I'm back
Come and have a look Can you see any difference?
It's a new layout
You don't like it?
Come on, as I always say my wife is talented artistically
Really?
Of course
Which layout do you like most?
Well, every layout is beautiful but nothing can match up with your beauty
Come on, can you be more serious?
By the way... Yes?
I've brought back a faulty rice cooker
I'd like you to check it and see whether you can fix it
If you can fix it we can give it to somebody else
It's your company's inferior goods again?
It's good if it can be fixed
We can give it to somebody else Discarding it will be really a waste
Honey...
Did you have a good day at the office?
Nothing special. A lousy woman had come and made a complaint in the office
I was able to pacify her and drive her away
Honey...
Actually I'd like to know more about the world outside
What if you allow me to get a job?
Wai-chun, come on!
If one's wife has to get a job it implies that her husband is incompetent
You'd better lead an easy life at home
You've no idea how boring it is for me to stay at home for the whole day
How come it's boring? There're so many household matters for you to finish
For example, I've just given you a faulty rice cooker
I'd fixed it while you were taking a shower
Whenever I ask you to let me get a job you always ask me to learn this and that
I can clothe work of an electrician and plumber already
Tell me what else I can do
You can study Japanese. Learning a new language is good for body and mind
I'd graduated last month already
I'd graduated in German, Italian and French too
How about Icelandic?
Not yet
Go and learn Icelandic You may enroll in it here
I'll leave you some money Go and enroll in it tomorrow
Stop thinking wildly. Go to bed earlier
Listen, when you meet the applicants I'd like you to stay calm and look serious
Don't worry. If we can hire a secretary who has an angel's face and a devil's body
I swear I won't be late and won't leave early in future
Is it for real this time? You'd like me to get into trouble?
The She-Devil has stated clearly
that a secretary must be unattractive, flat and ugly
Come on, sit down first No wonder you're nicknamed 'Hopeless Chiu'
Your wife isn't in Hong Kong
Why don't you grasp the chance and become a bit naughty?
What're you scared of? The She-Devil won't find it out
When she returns 3 days later the secretary you hire today will disappear
What?
We've stated clearly it's a tryout We'll fire her if she isn't the right guy
In other words, at least I can see her for 2 and a half days
then I'll sack her afterwards? How come you've such a brilliant trick?
It was Bro Yan's idea Brilliant!
No more delay! Let's commence the sacred recruitment meeting right off
Lam Ah-chun!
How're you, everybody? This is my curriculum vitae
Sorry, I burnt my skirt when I was ironing it this morning
Then... OK, OK
Super-invincible typist?
Yes, within 1 minute, I can... OK, OK
Finish it in 1 minute Sure
30 seconds!
Flawless!
Right, I used to finish a page in less than 30 seconds
I'm nervous today so I was a bit slow
Did you listen to what he said? Yes
Finish a page in 1 minute Yes
You finished a page in 30 seconds. Well...
You ignored your boss's order Right
No, no... You didn't respect our company
How can we hire such a rebellious person?
Sorry Leave!
Sir, we'd like to hire a female secretary
I'm a woman
Excuse me, you forget to shave?
You mean the fine hair above my lips?
You're a steno champ?
Record everything we say from this minute
Ready, steady, go!
I believe you've recorded everything accurately
She's a steno champ Right
In any case, we must give you a test
Have a look Sure
Let's see how good she is
She's really recorded all we said
I've excellent power of concentration listening, writing and using shorthand
OK, OK...Sit down, please
Anyway you failed
Why?
Because... I'd coughed 3 times
I stuttered 5 times
I made a few mistakes and you recorded everything
A smart secretary knows what she should and shouldn't record
You've just recorded everything
You'll waste your boss's time on reading it
Right
The verdict is...
You're out!
What's happened? People say there're many pretty girls in Hong Kong
We couldn't find even one
Heaven dislikes me so much?
You've brought us bad luck Right
Sorry, I'm late
You're applying for the post as secretary?
Yes, but I know nothing about the job
I'd finished junior high school only I know neither English nor shorthand
My math is poor but I'll try my best
OK, I'll hire you because you're one in a thousand
Really?
Do you know why you're one in a thousand?
Other applicants have higher academic qualifications
They're also more experienced than you but you said something they hadn't said
What was it?
You said you'd try your best
Right, I'll try my best
OK, try your best
Remember, don't miss this precious chance
You won't be so lucky next time
Start working now Great!
I'll show you around
Manager, let me join you