My two godmothers are not communist spies.
They are dependents of the Air Force.
They were in the Air Force. The government wouldn't do that.
I wrote a letter to the president.
Then, someone wanted to arrest me.
Let's start with our days in Nanjing.
At that time, you were already a communist spy.
I betrayed my teacher.
I'm graduating today.
You must find her. She has nowhere to go, you know?
BASED ON PAI HSIEN-YUNG'S WORK A GREAT LITERARY FIGURE OF TAIWAN
Since joining the vehicle team, Gong is stealing things.
He also removed parts from cars after he finished repairing them.
He looks like a crazy person repairing and removing stuff.
He's worried he'll be transferred back to the squadron.
He's weird.
Support distribution unit.
It's far from where the bosses are.
No one bothers me here. I have a very comfortable life here.
Gong is still the same person. He's still as clever.
My former subordinates are my friends. They are doing well.
Good.
-Sir. -Come.
Zhao-jun, which unit are you with now?
The Super Sabre?
No, propeller.
Like the old Mustangs.
You were in the States for a year for training.
Didn't you train to fly a jet?
No.
Which wing are you in?
I'm not in a wing.
I'm just flying a few planes, doing the aerial survey.
For land surveying.
Then, give me your address.
I'll write to you.
I don't have an address either.
I will come back when I have a break.
Zhao-jun.
Among the old 11th Wing, you're the only one who's still flying.
Be careful.
Thanks, sir.
This is the last meal.
In the future, we'll be gathering at your new home.
Pay Qian-yi a visit tomorrow.
A former member of the 11th Wing is back from the States. She'll be very happy.
Tell her that we are moving.
All right.
Lady Qin, I just returned from the States.
Tomorrow, we commemorate the death of Wei-cheng.
Burn some paper money for him.
I'm sure he'll be very happy to see you.
Someone from the 11th Wing
came back from the training in the States.
Is Wei-xun doing well?
She's fine.
But we haven't found Qing yet.
Please tell Wei-xun
that she must find Qing.
I'll be waiting for any updates.
All right.
Lady Qin.
You've been in prison for almost a year.
Did they tell you how much longer you have to stay here?
They have handed down the sentence.
Ten years.
They say I'm a serial offender.
Sending a letter to Hong Kong is considered an offense.
Receiving a visitor from Hong Kong is considered another offense.
You're still in the military.
I don't think you should visit me anymore.
Otherwise, you won't get promoted.
What promotion do I need?
If we don't visit you, who will?
My unit is considered an American unit. So it wouldn't be affected.
Madam Zhou and her family are moving to the engineering team's housing.
-They are moving? -Yes.
Do you have their new address?
I don't know the address.
There are a few engineering teams.
They don't know which village they will be moved to either.
They don't know?
Zhao-jun, you have to give me their new address.
-She's the only person I know. -Time's up.
-Ask Wei-xun to give me her address. -Time's up.
-Remember. -Okay.
Qian-yi fears that we would abandon her.
Stop crying. Captain would be worried.
It's 10 years.
Qian-yi's hair will have turned white by then.
Let's not move, okay?
Go and ask your junior
to let us live here for another 10 years.
Once we leave this village,
Qing won't be able to find us
with the address she has.
When Lady Qin gets out,
she won't be able to find us either.
Let's burn the paper money.
Zhao-jun.
Where is the thing you brought for the captain?
Time and distance.
-Time is frozen for 10 years. -Just stay put for the time being.
Don't worry about it.
-Our family wanted to freeze the distance. -That's great! Thank you so much!
From my house to the airport,
-from the airport to the prison. -Thank you.
Time and distance will remain unchanged.
Only the speed changes.
Once the speed changes,
it will have an effect on the distance.
I did math only in elementary school.
I don't know how to do the calculation.
I don't feel like doing it either.
When people are walking down memory lane,
sometimes they might not recognize a place they've been to.
When they finally recognize the place,
some of them will carve something on a tree
to tell the place
that they have returned with some regrets.
Do you have a girlfriend?
I thought you were my girlfriend.
Did you go to the States for training
or to look for Qing?
I got tired of American women.
When I thought of her, I tried to find her.
I didn't do it on purpose though.
Didn't you say that she said I could look for her if I go to the States?
I searched for her everywhere, but I didn't find her.
She didn't say that.
I made it up.
What the hell?
I went for training and graduated top of my class.
I didn't find her and all I got when I returned was some useless unit.
Zhao-jun.
You're my only friend now.
Don't fly around anymore.
I can't fly the transport aircraft as I wish.
I can fly only if the weather permits.
I can't fly most of the time.
Who knows, in one year, you'd already be in college
while I'm still waiting for the right time to take off.
If I do get into university,
I will invite you to the welcome party.
Come on.
Let me teach you how to dance.
We learned this in the States.
Some people would just be lazy and do nothing.
They would let their old selves hide in a corner of their memories
and slowly approach them.
Walking down memory lane
is just an illusion.
Regardless of whether you carved your initials,
you and whoever you are with
will have changed.
It's too far away.
I need to know the exact locations of the anti-aircraft weapons.
Then, what's the point of having a meeting?
Officer, cancel everyone's leave.
Get them to report back at noon tomorrow.
Good morning.
Sir, do you want to come to my house for dinner?
How old is your daughter?
She's in elementary school.
Don't worry.
Just go home.
I don't want to disturb your family gathering.
Officer.
You shouldn't come on this mission.
I will get them to deploy the reserve pilots.
I just want to see the beautiful views.
Not every unit has the opportunity to see the shadow of the aircraft,
floating and scrambling around 50 meters below.
Are you done with the writing?
I'll write after I return from my leave.
-I will be back tomorrow evening. -We will fly out at dusk tomorrow.
You must report back at noon.
I have a girlfriend.
Give him some money and ask him to get noodles at the village entrance.
They caused us to lose the mainland.
He understands Mandarin.
What?
If you still see me as your colonel,
tell me your unit, number and the name of your unit leader right now.
Sir, I've told you.
The transport unit under the 8th Wing
-does not have a number. -The 8th Wing?
Since when did the 8th Wing have an American?
I'll be moving soon.
Name someone else as your emergency contact person.
-What's wrong with you? -Calm down.
Our captain was Captain Jiang's classmate.
On my reporting day, he gave me a dirty look
and asked if my captain was Zhi-jian Shao. I said yes.
He said Lieutenant Colonel Shao was an embarrassment to the flight school.
He betrayed his superior to escape punishment.
Do you still want the name of our captain?
-I'll tell you. -That's enough.
I give you 30 seconds
to get out of my sight.
Go back to your sketchy unit.
Zhao-jun!
Hurry up! Zhao-jun!
I didn't mean what I just did. Please apologize to him on my behalf.
He's yelling at you again.
You're not allowed to go anywhere after you land.
You must report to us first.
Qian-yi isn't here. I'll stand in for her. I'll be your emergency contact person.
Do you have a pen?
He really understands Mandarin.
-You're not moving, are you? -No, we're not.
We refuse to move.
We'll wait for you, Qian-yi and Qing.
Mo-ting, do you want to further your studies in the States?
I might have some money.
Nonsense. You're the only person from the 11th Wing who's still flying.
What a mess.
Zhao-jun.
If I get into university, you must come to my welcome party.
You won't make it! I will drive you to the cram school to register yourself.
It's the house of my former captain.
He wasn't really a good captain.
He left his own wife behind and committed suicide.
I don't know.
Maybe he was just born in the wrong time period.
Let's go back to the base.
Are you wasting your life away?
I'll get going.
You booked the whole place.
Even without the girls, you still have to pay.
Come here. Your English is the best.
Come here.
Ying.
I have a wife now.
I have a home now.
How are you?
Every time I got drunk, I would think of you.
I would remember a silly pilot who didn't mind having me
and marrying me.
You almost pissed your pants on our wedding night.
You stayed frozen until morning.
Don't let Madam Zhou know I'm here.
I don't want to know you're here either.
Now, everyone's changed.
Madam Zhou has also changed a lot. She's become more like a leader.
I scolded her husband in front of her, yet she remained calm.
She even told me to be careful when I fly
and agreed to be my emergency contact person.
Lieutenant Colonel has passed away.
Lady Qin is in prison.
Someone has got to keep the village together.
Come on, drink with me.
I must sit next to the customers.
But you're not a customer.
Couples sit facing each other.
Come on.
I wanted to give this money to Mo-ting for her studies,
but now I'm giving it to you and your child.
Take me to see your child later.
I'll go back home after that.
My child died.
It happened six months ago.
At the time, I just got promoted to a leader.
Our child has left us.
Let's have another one.
Forget it.
You and Qing hate me.
If you want to start afresh,
I have money.
I've stayed here far too long.
I fear people would recognize me if I leave.
Actually, I don't recognize myself anymore.
I can't leave.
If I had another opportunity, I would try again.
If you don't mind sitting with me like an old couple,
just like what we're doing now, I would try again.
Where are you flying to this time?
I'll be flying to an old place, walking down memory lane.
Then, I will fly home.
Come and visit us when you're back.
Us?
Jade.
You went to the New Society Club again?
What you make here is not enough to pay for your expenses over there.
You've been out all day,
yet you didn't bring any pilot back with you.
Both your wives are working here.
Qing.
Zhao-jun.
Hang on.
Both of you...
My two wives.
I'm back in the village.
Finally, I see a pilot I know.
Ma'am, please serve some snacks.
No beans.
Pilots fear
high-altitude farts the most.
Do you remember that you were a dependent of the Air Force?
I haven't seen you in so long that I have forgotten how to dance.
I have been searching high and low for you.
I'm now left with only half my life.
But some snacks are all I get?
Don't mention the past.
All of us have changed.
Ying was trying to hide from me, but you appeared without any hesitation.
I'm not your customer.
Sit on the other side.
I thought you'd still like me
to sit beside you like before.
All right.
I'll be your customer.
Let's go. Go out with me.
I don't want to embarrass you. Just stay here.
Drink and dance with me.
The boss here looks down on me.
She always makes fun of the fact that I was a dependent of the Air Force.
I'll be your customer.
We'll let your boss know that you were a dependent of the Air Force.
I'll drink and dance with you.
Come on.
Ma'am, she's a dependent of the Air Force.
Did you hear that?
She doesn't seem to believe me.
Carry on.
If I'm not mistaken,
the child that I ran over and killed had a name, right?
Yes, his name was Ning-yuan Guo.
She's going to believe us soon. We just need a bit more.
513 in Dongbei is now a pile of scrap metal.
You're now left with nothing.
In order to find Lady Qin and Madam Zhou,
you used your dependent identity to get a boat ticket.
-Am I right? -Enough, Zhao-jun.
Shut up, Ying.
I didn't use my identity to get on the boat.
You're afraid you'll never return after you fly out.
That's why you want to leave some memories and the pain.
You're afraid that in the empty sky,
no one will remember you.
You'll feel lonely.
No, I won't feel lonely.
I've found my two wives.
I will no longer feel lonely.
We are both losers.
I'll get going.
Be careful.
Take me out.
Don't pay her.
That's the American dream I used to have.
Do you want to stay here?
Even if I move on, the days will catch up with me.
I can't run away.
The days have come and gone,
but I don't see how anyone is living a better life now.
Go back to the base on your own tomorrow. You shouldn't need me to escort you back.
Don't worry. I'll go back.
If I do return,
do I have to go to the bar again to find you?
I've gotten used to being there.
I've endured imprisonment,
fleeing
and sleeping with sailors in exchange for a boat ticket.
I'm exhausted.
Sleeping with the sailors?
Lady Qin made a mistake.
She killed someone.
She could even tell herself
that she wanted to bring her husband home.
That's how she could turn a wrong path
into a way home.
But I'm not as smart as she is.
I don't have anyone.
I have gone down the wrong path,
yet I can't be bothered to lie to myself,
so I stay on the wrong path.
Lady Qin told me I would reach the shore soon.
In the bar,
I have my senior
and pilots.
Life is good there.
Whether you're coming back or not,
I'll be waiting for you there.
So will I see Zhao-jun again?
If Zhen were still around,
he would've approved.
Lieutenant Colonel wasn't a good guy.
He should've left with his wife.
He made a mistake.
He should've killed his wife before killing himself.
He was too cruel to leave all of you behind to go through this.
He was irresponsible!
I almost reached the shore.
You couldn't go through with it.
Why are you so useless?
If Zhen were to know this,
he'd be disappointed.
Can you take a picture with me?
I want to keep it as a memento.
Stand in the center.
That's right. Stand close to each other.
Stand closer, okay?
It'll look better that way. All right.
Sir, can you please gently put your hand
on her hand?
Try to appear a little gentler, okay?
That's right. This looks great! Handsome and beautiful.
Get ready. Come on.
Smile more, please.
That's great! One, two, three!
Sir, do you want to take a picture for your wedding invitation?
I will do everything for you. I'll give you a 20% discount, okay?
No worries. Thanks.
WEDDING INVITATION
You're really going to marry Qing?
Yes.
-That's impressive. -Gong.
I brought this back from the States. I keep forgetting to bring it to you.
At least, you still have some filial piety.
I haven't asked you about your wedding night.
We've consummated our marriage.
You're not flying a jet. How could it be so fast?
Stop drinking. Just stain some on your lips.
You'll be flying soon. You can drink when you're back.
You can drink at your wedding reception.
By the way,
I want to join the ground handling crew in the flying team.
I heard there's a vacancy in the 8th Wing's airdrop crew.
They need someone who knows how to work machinery.
Gong, listen up.
Just stay in the vehicle team.
Don't go back to the flying team.
It comes with a flight allowance.
Do you know how that airdrop crew vacancy came about?
Zhao-jun.
I've been watching you since you were a trainee officer.
Since you've been transferred to the 8th Wing,
I'd like to join you there.
With me around, you'll be fine.
I want to see you promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Thank you, Gong.
-Please do me a favor. -Tell me what it is.
If I don't return, please keep my box.
Well, just in case.
-Just ask Qing to keep it. -No.
One box is more than enough for her.
Willows buffeting in the wind Of the morning clean air
You've claimed a death benefit before.
It's a waste to give this money to you.
First Lieutenant, Beneficiary
Lin
Sir.
Leave it there.
If we do fall to the ground,
do we think we can bribe the communists with gold bars?
No.
Guys, do you think this gold bar is real?
Is it fake? We brought it a few times!
Sir.
Potassium cyanide.
Only irresponsible people will commit suicide.
I'm the captain, I will make sure all of us come back safely.
Then, I'll buy all of you drinks at the bar.
-I'll introduce my wife to all of you. -Really?
Bar?
My wife works at the bar.
She was formerly a dependent of the Air Force.
She wanted to be promoted to leader.
For this mission,
our communication call sign is freelancer.
We are mercenaries,
aren't we?
Let's go.
If something happens, my family will be taken care of, right?
Remember.
Flying wing to wing
To the envy of mandarin ducks
HAPPINESS
The sparkling spring
Is in full bloom
The Huansha Creek
Reflects the flowers' beauty
Hello.
Gong.
Zhao-jun and Qing are married.
Zhao-jun and Qing are married?
I searched for her but she didn't turn up. They didn't get my permission.
-Where is Qing? -You don't know where she is?
If I did, would I have had to place an ad to search for her?
Zhao-jun didn't tell me.
-I don't know where she is. -I want to speak to him.
-He's left on a mission. -Where has he gone?
He's going to...
Could both parties please note the confidentiality of communication?
Ying, does this look like the New Society Club?
Go have fun.
Usually, the New Society Club doesn't have a leader.
-Let's go. -Qing.
If Zhao-jun comes again,
will you sit next to him or across from him?
Do you know Zhao-jun?
We're old friends.
When he comes again, I won't let him sit.
I'll just dance with him and show him a good time.
Zhao-jun was my 1st Squadron leader.
He was with the 11th Wing.
He's the only person from the former 11th Wing who's still flying.
But the higher-ups haven't informed us yet.
The situation remains unclear.
He sent a distress radio call to the airport.
I'm begging you.
Please go and pick him up.
I panicked after I received his distress call.
First, he said he was with the 8th Wing, but then he said the 11th Wing.
Then I asked my superior.
He said there are no records of flights by any transport aircraft in the 8th Wing.
-They're trying to find out who he is. -He doesn't have an identity.
He doesn't even have a unit number on his armband.
There are Americans in his unit. He's working for the Americans.
He came to our house a few days ago. I had to be his emergency contact person.
Without an order from my superior, I can't take any action.
I betrayed my former lieutenant colonel.
Now, I have to watch my own subordinate abandoned by his own people.
Officer.
Bring me the 1st Squadron leader right now!
He can fly a jet?
And he went to the Staff College?
What's the point?
He has just abandoned his own people.
Gather the squadron!
Get all the preparations ready in five minutes!
We will intercept.
Get orders directly from me. Don't bother with the rest.
-They are flying jets. -Tell the others to come back.
-They're going to be very fast. -Hurry up!
They'll bring Zhao-jun back for sure.
Cemetery.
It's Freelancer. My aircraft is damaged.
Our base is too far away. A few MiGs are catching up.
I want to fly back to the former base of the 11th Wing.
Freelancer.
Retreat immediately to 015.
Fly to Taiwan Strait in three minutes.
Stop attacking!
Comrade Zhao-jun Gu of the Kuomintang Army.
The runway lights have been switched on for you.
Come to us. Make the right decision.
Lower your landing gear, angle your plane.
Turn back to the Fujian Airport.
Otherwise, the People's Air Force will take action.
The 11th Wing, if you hear this, please respond.
There's too much static. Switch to channel three.
Transport aircraft of the 8th Wing is requesting an emergency landing.
Officer Magpie copy. Please repeat.
Reply code changed.
This is the transport aircraft of the 8th Wing.
Please provide backup. Request for emergency landing.
No records of any flight made by a transport aircraft of the 8th Wing.
I'm Zhao-jun Gu.
Pilot of the communists, we saw through your plan.
Turn back right now. Or we will not hesitate to attack.
I'm not a communist.
The 11th Wing base, if you hear me, please respond.
We are on the same side.
My electronics officer has died. My airdrop crew is injured.
Please respond!
I'm the captain of the 1st Squadron in the 11th Wing, Zhao-jun Gu.
My captain's name is Zhi-jian Shao.
Freelancer.
This is Magpie.
Reduce altitude.
Bank left and meet at 014.
We'll cover you.
I repeat. Reduce altitude.
Bank left and meet at 014.
I see you guys. Why are you flying so slowly?
I expected more from the Sabre.
Freelancer, meet at 014.
Freelancer.
Watch your six!
What's going on?
Captain...
Freelancer.
Your engine is on fire.
Eject.
This is Freelancer, sir.
Send the following to the American manager in our company.
The captain is dead.
I'm the only one left.
If I survive,
I will buy you drinks at the bar we went to the other day.
I want to ask the bar girl to marry me.
If I don't come back,
please take care of my family.
Soldier to soldier.
Freelancer.
Keep the channel free. Don't interrupt.
Enemy aircraft...
Jump.
ZHAO-JUN GU
My trainee officer.
I've waited for you for days. Why have you...
Sir, something happened to Captain Gu.
He's not coming back.
We used to sleep in the hangar while waiting for the aircraft to return.
You haven't seen the aircraft,
but you have started burning their boxes.
You ground handling crews are all idiots!
My trainee officer, I'm here.
-No one will burn your... -You can't take that!
-What's going on? Stop running. -I'm here.
Zhao-jun, my trainee officer.
The trainee officer of the 11th Wing.
I am here.
Sir, the party at the club will start soon.
Yesterday, a MiG15 was shot down.
The higher-ups are going to hold a press conference.
Has Zhao-jun returned?
Not yet. They weren't in time.
Zhao-jun.
WEDDING INVITATION
You're very lucky.
Write a repentance letter as a new recruit.
The country forgives you.
Offender Qian-yi Qin.
As a dependent of the Air Force,
you're ungrateful to the country.
To preserve your own life and your family,
you became a spy for the communists.
When the country was in crisis,
you became a spy for the communists.
Eventually, you committed a serious crime.
Your husband killed himself because of guilt.
Your reputation is tarnished.
After you have been rehabilitated,
you now know what's right from wrong
and regret the mistakes that you did in the past.
Nanjing.
Renai East Village.
Gong, come in!
Zhao-jun has not returned.
The ground crew all left.
They were going to burn his box.
-Come in. -Come in, Gong.
I shouldn't cry.
Otherwise, he will not rest in peace.
He wasn't very skilled at flying aircraft.
Why did he go and fly for the Americans?
Now, he got himself killed.
They can't find his body in the sea.
I don't want to live here anymore.
All of them have put their boxes in our house.
I don't care about Qian-yi anymore. I want to go now.
Take it easy.
They haven't found his body yet. He's missing.
Because of something I said,
Zhao-jun went for training in the U.S. He didn't find Qing.
He graduated top of his class
and got posted to an odd unit upon his return.
I wonder if he was angry at me for lying to him.
That's why he didn't want to come back.
When someone's not coming back anymore,
you'd want to find the meaning
in your shared memories with them.
But it's very difficult.
It's just a bunch of images.
They're meaningless.
You are invited to our wedding at the New Society Club.
I had planned
to sit across from him
the next time he comes.
I would chat with him.
I don't want to hit you anymore.
It's pointless.
Look at yourself.
You failed in eight subjects in the final exams.
Do you want to be expelled and work in the factory?
Do you?
We'd be hopeless if we had to rely on you for our counterattack on the mainland!
What are you doing? Where are you going?
Mo-ting Shao!
Watch out. I've got a Ready Hand.
I'm sure Zhao-jun wanted to see you go places.
Zhao-jun.
Go and report to Lieutenant Colonel and the other seniors.
Among the 11th Wing, you flew the farthest.
You made the 11th Wing proud.
Qing served a prison sentence before. She could go abroad, right?
I was in prison before as well.
Zhao-jun got me out anyway.
Zhao-jun.
Thank you.
Goodbye.
It's time for you to go.
Goodbye.
Remember to send me an invitation to your wedding.
A year after Qing left,
I graduated.
I barely passed.
Miss, when I saw you just now,
I remembered you had a picture that you haven't claimed.
Please hold on.
I've graduated from high school.
My nosy classmates
and annoying boys
-have disappeared from my life. -I don't want it anymore.
Just as Jiao-fei said,
what's left is just my silly-looking self in the mugshot.
We didn't change for the worse,
but we didn't change for the better either.
I stayed at your house for so long. Please apologize to your siblings.
All right.
Qian-yi, come with us.
I want to stay here, until the end of my life.
Remember to visit us when you're free.
We're leaving now.
I finally left Renai East Village.
RENAI EAST VILLAGE
But I still remember
the concept of mathematical fallacy.
All the complicated mathematical equations I learned in school
stayed behind at Renai East Village.
I failed in the university entrance exam.
After completing a specialist course,
I was accepted into
the Department of Education's high school teaching program.
I'm not sure
if I'm fit to be a teacher.
But that's what my mom and Lady Qin wanted me to be.
They went to Huanan Normal University.
But after they married pilots,
they didn't get the chance to be teachers at all.
Does anyone know
what this saying means?
Please raise your hand.
You'll get a reward.
Youth is great. Life is arduous.
This is actually a bonus question.
Everyone's answer is right.
Isn't there a right answer?
-The class is over. -Stand up.
Bow.
Thank you, miss.
Miss, we can't open the janitor's closet at the fitness center.
The key is in my office.
Biography of Mo-ting Shao
"Life goes on..."
followed by "and on."
What does it mean?
We are bound to have regrets in life.
Do you remember what the airport looked like?
You should go back and take a look.
Sir, you're back!
Cigarettes?
Thank you, sir.
The captain's daughter is back.
Jiao-fei, the 1st Squadron leader.
The first thing you do is slack?
I need to go to school for extra lessons.
Let me test you.
What does it mean?
Our English teacher asked us that question.
You went to the States, but you don't know what it means?
There isn't a standard answer, right?
What did you get for math in the last exam?
Forty-two.
All girls are bad at math.
I know one girl who was bad at math too.
What's wrong?
I know.
Go back and tell your teacher
the answer is
we can't avoid regrets in life.
Your teacher used to hit you,
so you asked me to apply for leave for you.
-We have a new teacher now. -A new teacher?
How come I didn't know that?
We got a new teacher last year. You were away for training.
I heard
she was badly reprimanded by her teacher before.
She has a very funny name.
Her last name is Shao.
Her name, Mo-ting Shao, means "not enough ink" and "stop."
She said her name
caused her to get a fat zero in her writing exam.
What's her name?
-Mo-ting Shao. -Did you have class today?
Let's go.
My dear.
Back then,
when I was sitting for the aircraft maintenance certificate,
I used to huddle here every day
to study English.
What do you think?
I listened to the advice of my 17-year-old self
and went back to the old airport.
Have a seat first.
-We'll be out shortly. -All right.
-Mo-ting is really pretty. -Thank you.
Let me take you there.
-Come and meet my old friends. -Sure, let's go.
Mo-ting, come here.
Why did you end up marrying someone from the Air Force?
Come here. Thank you.
I didn't see you when I first got here.
To a happy marriage!
Thank you.
When will my son-in-law, Jiao-fei, get to become a captain?
Don't say that in front of the real captain.
-What's wrong with my question? -It's fine.
I'm impressed by Jiao-fei's performance.
One day, he will replace me.
Jiao-fei, have more drinks.
Thank you.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
Let's go to the next table.
Come on. This way.
Thank you.
-Thank you. -Thank you. See you.
Didn't you send the invitation?
I did.
Maybe it didn't get delivered?
Ying, why are you late?
I got a letter from Qing.
-It's a letter from Qing. -Really? Let's take a look.
Wishing the young Air Force couple a happy and lasting marriage.
Here's a gift of 1,000 dollars
and a hand-cut "Happiness."
PS, at least it looks better than the one your mom made.
Keep it.
Keep it well.
Jiao-fei.
Can I come and visit the airport in the future?
Lady Qin, you can just walk in. Tell the guard that you're looking for me.
The jets are really loud. What do you want to come here for?
That's an F104, right?
What do you know? You've never flown one.
Don't ramble on about things you don't know.
Jiao-fei couldn't get an early promotion because of you.
In the past, the first lieutenant could be a squadron leader.
Now, only the lieutenant can be a squadron leader.
-It's your fault. Am I wrong? -All right. It's my fault.
Only Qing is missing.
Otherwise, we'll be complete.
Lady Qin often comes to the airport for a walk.
She'd wait for Jiao-fei to land while watching those F104 jets
which was loud according to my mom.
The water would collect in the hangar whenever it rains.
-Have you been promoted to major? -Yes.
That's good.
Soon...
You'll be a lieutenant colonel, colonel
and then you'll be seated at the desk as the chief of staff.
Just like your old captain.
-Say hi to Lady Qin. -Lady Qin.
Let me carry you.
Good girl.
My days are finally coming to an end.
Jiao-fei has been promoted to lieutenant colonel.
The old hangar will be demolished soon.
I think it's time I tidy up the house.
I can see the end.
Sir!
Lady Qin stayed in the village
until the village was converted into housing for the Army.
Its name was changed to Luguang New Village.
LUGUANG NEW VILLAGE
Jiao fei, like Captain Jiang,
was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
before Lady Qin passed away.
She really saw the days through to the end.
Lady Qian-yi Qin of Renai East Village.
Place of origin, Zhejiang.
Graduate of Huanan Normal University English Department.
She was born in spring and passed away in fall.
Excuse me. It's now time for the elderly to take their naps.
-Grandma has fallen asleep. -They must have the right attitude.
-Mom. -The money you borrowed
-Mom. -should only be used
for industrial production.
-Who are you? -You shouldn't use it for other purposes.
It means we used public money
-Where's Qian-yi? -to make certain people rich.
-Why hasn't Qian-yi come to visit me? -That's inappropriate.
Dad.
Mom will argue with you if we bring her home.
-She didn't want to disturb us. -When I slept last night...
They built a factory overseas.
-But I don't feel good leaving her here. -They have mansions and bungalows.
I want to go home.
I'm going home to look for the photo.
Our economic development would be stagnant.
When Qing got married,
Qian-yi, Qing and I stood in front of a jet to take a photo.
Who's doing what? Who's playing tricks?
Look.
You've remembered it wrong.
When we were in Nanjing, there weren't jets yet.
Nonsense.
You're crazy.
Those in the commercial industry will understand this policy.
What we need to take care of is
the stability of life for all my fellow countrymen...
The stability of the nation for all my fellow countrymen.
Is it snowing now?
Have they finished constructing the three dependents' houses?
Qian-yi, Qing and I agreed
to live together in the same neighborhood.
The construction will be completed after the snow stops.
You've been saying that half your life.
That's Qian-yi.
She came to see me two days ago and pestered me.
She kept asking me for the photo.
It's weird. Where is my photo?
When Qing went to the States, you gave it to her.
Can you ask her to give it back to me?
I won't be able to recall my past without that photo.
I will.
Qian-yi is gone.
Qing has disappeared.
I miss them so much.
Silly girl.
One day, I'm going to beat you up.
Zhi-jian has landed.
I've heard
and seen that legend before.
Eventually,
I saw those people in the legend myself.
They've become old and their hair has turned gray.
In the end,
the answer remains the same.
Maybe on a certain night or a morning,
when you are not paying attention,
after she gathers up
all that she used to have
and all that she has lost,
she will close her eyes.
My mom,
Madam Zhou,
Wei-xun Zhou.
Birthplace, Liaobei.
Graduate of Physical Education at Huanan Normal University.
She was born in summer and passed away also in summer.
FALL OF 1981
We just finished an exercise drill.
The 11th Combat Wing
will now demonstrate a scramble.
-Why is everything in a mess? -Dad!
The Mustangs are all buried among the weeds.
It's so messy!
No wonder no one comes here anymore.
They are old airplanes.
No one is interested in them.
Not interested?
No way.
Let me tell you.
Back then, your mom,
Lady Qin and Qing
were all fighting to stand in front of this aircraft
to take photos.
No one cares?
Gong was right.
The world will move toward jets sooner or later.
Let's go and take a look at the jets.
Let me do it.
What a mess.
I'll do it.
What a mess.
Look, this is a big event.
They placed the Mustangs so far away.
Who would want to go to that junkyard to check them out?
Sir.
There is a woman over there who wanted to take a picture with you.
She also asked you to take her to visit the graves
of some ladies who used to live here.
Qing!
Come on. Hurry up!
Hurry up!
-Include this in the shot, okay? -Okay, no problem.
I'll stand here. Is that okay?
-That works. -Is this okay?
-Okay? -Okay?
All right.
-All right. -Is this okay?
Yes. One, two, three.
THIS DRAMA IS DEDICATED TO TAIWAN
WORKING TOGETHER FOR LASTING PEACE
RENAI EAST VILLAGE
QING ZHU, HAPPINESS
Subtitle translation by Hui Hsing