Why are you taking it out on the child?
Comfort him.
How should I know how? Ask your sister to comfort him.
She knows so many ways.
Stop it.
-Here, Daddy will hold you. -Am I wrong?
Is it not true what I said? Have you not seen what she did?
Are you blind?
Lower your voice.
Stop yelling… She can hear you.
She's embarrassed enough already, I saw her crying in there.
She's crying? Why is she crying?
What is she crying about?
I should be the one crying, I should cry.
My child is taking someone else's breasts, how ridiculous is this?
She's not someone else, she's his Aunt.
What?
Say it again?
Why don't you say it?
Can you say it again? This is how people in your village comfort kids?
Really?
Are you dumb? Tell me, is it?
Great, your villagers are really capable,
they can even come up with such a shameless method.
-Watch your mouth. -Watch what?
What do you mean shameless?
Is it not shameless?
A woman who's never had a baby rolls up her shirt and feeds someone else's baby.
Is that not shameless?
I beg you… Can you please lower your voice?
I also beg you, please ask your sister to leave.
I really can't take her anymore.
If she's not leaving, I will.
I will leave.
I can't stay under the same roof with her.
I really don't want to see her again.
What is the matter with you?
What's that attitude?
Such a bad upbringing yet so cocky, what kind of person acts like that?
DEFEND PEACE
Unbelievable.
What's wrong?
What's the matter now?
Who made you upset now?
Who? Who else could it be? That Miss capitalist.
What's all that nonsense?
Would it kill you not to gossip?
Miss capitalist ran away again, I think.
Ran away? Where to?
Where else can she go? Her capitalist home, of course.
Stop with all the bullshit.
She just left angrily, and she was carrying a bag.
Why do you care about that? Go make food already.
-How can neighbors avoid each other. -Go cook.
Where are you going?
I ran out of salt, I will go borrow some.
Come back.
Why?
I don't have salt, I need to go borrow some.
So we’ll eat lightly, without salt. You are going there again?
You really don't learn your lessons.
I'm just really worried.
Why are you worried?
I just want to know what's wrong again, what happened this time?
Aren't you worrying too much about others? Go make food.
Missing one meal wouldn't starve you to death.
I am so worried.
What are you…
Brother.
I should go, I should go back home.
I'm always causing you trouble here.
How can I continue to stay?
Don't go.
You don't have to go.
I have to go, no matter what.
Everyone has dignity, I am not a shameless person.
Brother.
Please get me a train ticket, and send me home.
Guoqing, Aunty is leaving. Will you miss Aunty?
Aunt will miss you.
Brother.
Brother, I really don't want to leave my nephew.
I wish I could take him with me.
Board the train, time to board.
Guoqing, Guoqing.
Brother, I am here.
QINGDAO TO ZHANGDIAN
I just can't figure out why.
What do you think she was thinking?
How could she do something like that?
Doesn't she feel shy? Doesn't she feel embarrassed?
It is a bit weird.
Only a bit weird?
What else do you want?
Don't you feel shocked? My jaw almost fell off when I saw it.
I think her brother too, he dropped the things he was holding.
You are the parents, seeing it in person, I'm sure it was quite shocking.
And you are the Aunt, you should feel shocked as well.
Alright…I am shocked, I am so deeply shocked, good enough?
No.
What else do you want then?
Anyway, I can't let her get out of this one so easily.
I have to teach her a lesson.
Last time she fed the baby like that, she got away so easily.
She didn't even say sorry.
This time if I don't teach her a lesson, who knows what could happen in the future.
What else could happen? What could be more inappropriate?
Inappropriate? You also think she's inappropriate?
Technically, she shouldn't have done that.
Although she's married, she never had a baby.
It’s quite unbelievable.
Of course it's unbelievable.
Her brother is always on her side, he wouldn't let me say one word about her.
And great, look at this time, he's got nothing to say.
He couldn't even say one word.
Baby.
Look at her? Are you still hungry?
Why are you rubbing me?
Rubbing me.
Look, your daughter is rubbing against me.
Maybe that's what happened with your sister-in-law?
Your son was hungry and rubbing her, she didn't know what to do.
She could only comfort him like that, right?
Stop with the bullshit. How can you blame it on my son?
To be honest, your sister-in-law is a nice person, quite nice, really.
You are always like this, running home for any little issues.
The baby is asleep.
What do you think your home is?
She thinks home is a shelter.
Why? Can't I?
Do you think we are like the water you poured out?
Of course you are like poured water,
and the poured water always runs back, does that make sense?
Would Jiang Defu be happy about it? Is he ok with it?
Is whether or not he's okay, your business?
You keep running back home, he'll think we support and spoil you.
He doesn't think as much as you do.
Alright, I won't spend the night here.
If he comes to get me, I will leave. Alright?
He would come get you right away? You wish.
I know my husband.
You want to bet?
Bet for what?
You buy us western food.
I will not bet with you, you guys probably ganged up.
You think I'd go home with you because you brought a hostage?
You don't have to go home, but your son has to stay here.
Why?
No one watches him for you anymore, you watch him yourself.
Where's she? Where's your sister?
She left.
This sister of mine, is so unfortunate.
Who would know she could be so unfortunate.
Right after she was born, my mother died.
And she finally married,
you'd think her life would be easier then?
But then after only one month, her husband joined the army,
and she's never seen him since. Dead or alive, no one knows.
And she can't even remarry.
Who knows if her husband is alive or not, who can decide?
No one would marry her.
She's been like a laborer in that family, waiting for the days to pass.
So I was thinking of taking this opportunity
and bringing her here.
So, she'd have a few happy days together with her brother.
Who knew she'd be so unfortunate.
I saw her holding her face, crying there.
It almost killed me inside.
Why do you moan? Go moan over there.
Brother-in-law.
I think you should bring your sister back in a few days.
I don't have a problem, bring her back.
Never mind.
I will think of other ways later.
When she's here, I'm also nervous.
I'm worried every day that the two of them will start a war.
When did we have war?
Right, no wars, but you fought. The fights were hard enough for me.
She's not here, you can't fight while you're apart.
What do we do then? Who takes care of the child?
Haven't you always been babbling about getting a nanny?
So, get one.
Alright.
But what about tomorrow? I have to work tomorrow.
Who takes care of the child?
Well, you can't make me carry the baby to the class?
How about, let Nanny Sun go help you?
Her son is getting engaged, she went home. She'll be back in a few days.
Is it okay? What about you guys then?
Your sister-in-law doesn't work, why would it not be okay?
sister-in-law, is it okay?
Sure, if your brother says so. He is in charge.
Well, that's great. Thank you guys so much.
Why thank us? We are family.
It's settled then.
Here.
You finished work?
Do you know if they are coming home tonight?
I know, aren't they having a field test?
Who knows which field they are in?
-Did you eat? -I'm not so hungry.
I will just eat whatever I have.
That's not good, you are pregnant.
You can eat whatever, the baby can't. Come eat at my place?
No, it's too much trouble.
What trouble? What trouble could it be?
I ate already, I have some left, it's enough for you.
It's really not necessary.
Is it because you think I'm not clean?
It's not leftover, it's what I kept for Dayang's father.
-Really. -So save it for Ding then.
Why are you so difficult?
Your sister-in-law is better than you, even Colonel Jiang is better than you.
-I… -Give me an answer.
Will you eat or not?
Alright then.
That's much better, now you look like a neighbor.
Come, Guoqing, come here.
Come to Aunt, let's go eat pancakes.
Come, come here.
I know you like it clean, all about the hygiene. I will be careful.
Here, eat.
Guoqing.
Come here, come.
Eat.
Guoqing, taste this.
He ate, he ate at the day care.
So what if he ate? Eat more.
Here, take it.
He didn't wash hands.
Kids don't have dirty hands. You just eat, don't worry.
Eat.
Don't just eat the pancake, have a salted egg.
No... This pancake is already great.
Is it tasty?
Dayang's father always say that I make pancakes better than restaurants.
Here try this salted egg also, it's so good.
It's very fatty, here, take it.
-Tasty? -Tasty.
It really is tasty.
And you said you were not hungry.
You worked all day pregnant, how can you not be hungry?
Eat.
Did Dehwa send any message?
No.
So, she's still mad at you.
Or she's still embarrassed.
In fact... what's the big deal?
Just because she gave her breast to the child?
She's not someone else, she's his Aunt. Isn't it the same as the mother?
Besides, women's breasts are meant to feed babies.
You weren't home, he couldn't have it, what could he do besides crying?
His Aunt couldn't handle him, she was so worried, got all sweaty.
And then...
I... I gave her that idea,
to let the child take her breast.
At first, she wouldn't do it, she was too embarrassed.
She's never had a baby, after all.
But this little emperor was crying so very hard,
his Aunt had no other choice, so she unbuttoned her shirt and rolled it up.
Guess what then?
I probably said too much. You eat...
You are back?
I was quiet, but still woke you up.
It's raining outside.
Did you pass the test?
Why are you laughing?
I'm laughing because...
wives are just very different.
I just got home and you ask me if I passed the test.
Ding's wife asked immediately "Are you hungry?"
Did Ding's wife ask anything else after that?
Yes, but I forgot.
Well, don't forget my second question.
What's your second question?
Are you hungry?
Too late.
I already ate at Ding's place.
Why are you so gluttonous? Can't you come home and eat?
Come home and eat?
Could you have saved food for me?
Would I have hot food if I came home?
I heard that,
you also went to Ding's to ask for food.
How was it me asking for food? She forced me to go.
And I couldn't say no, she was comparing me with you guys.
She said I was not honest, you guys were.
Ding's family is so honest. You can't get more honest than that.
Exactly.
Actually, they are quite adorable.
Adorable?
Didn't you think they were dirty?
Weren't you afraid of them spitting on their cooking hands?
I heard that you ate quite nice back there.
I was starving so hard I could barely walk, I forgot all that already.
Look at you people, such hypocrites.
You were starving, but you had to say, "No, I'm not hungry."
And then what?
Gobbling like a wolf, you lost all your cover?
She said I gobbled like a wolf?
Is she able to make sentences like that?
I said that, I imagined it.
However,
you went to their place and ate there once,
it made her so happy.
She talked about it at the table nonstop, like she found a piece of gold.
That's why I said she's adorable.
It's not good that you talk about her like that.
Why not good?
It doesn't sound right. It's uncomfortable.
How is it not right and uncomfortable?
Never mind.
I'm sleepy, let's talk tomorrow.
Tomorrow I won't want to talk about it.
Look at you people, so unkind.
You eat from people, and forget about it overnight.
Sleep.
You still haven't told me how the test went!
I'm leaving.
I almost forgot, Nanny Sun came back, she can come over today.
Why do you sigh?
You don't want her to come? You are not happy?
I am happy.
I'm happy that my family finally got a nanny.
Eryang, are you playing?
I'm back.
Sister Sun, you are back?
Yes, I just arrived.
You just got here but already working, take a rest.
It's okay, I don't need to rest.
Where is An Jie?
Miss went to buy food.
What did you call her? Miss?
Look at me, I'm used to calling her that at home.
Miss is married now, I shouldn't call her that.
You shouldn't, don't call her Miss anymore.
Not because she's married now, but because it's a new society now.
The old titles cannot be used anymore, absolutely no calling her Miss again.
I won't, I won't.
So, what do you plan to call her from now on?
I don't know what to call her then.
Call her Comrade, just call her Comrade.
Comrade?
Is it okay?
Why not okay? If Comrade is not okay, what is okay?
Just call her…
An, or Comrade, both are good.
So, should I call you Comrade as well?
Of course, call me Comrade Jiang.
However you prefer it.
Comrade, Comrade Jiang.
My boy, you woke up?
Here... Come to Daddy.
Alright, alright…
Do you know? Your mother is a Miss now.
How ridiculous? Alright, alright.
Miss, Mister came back.
You saw him?
What did he tell you?
He wouldn't let me call you Miss.
I have to call you Comrade.
Or An.
He also told you to call him Comrade, right?
Yes.
He said Comrade or Comrade Jiang are both fine…
However I feel comfortable.
So, which one is comfortable for you?
None of them.
Comrade... Am I supposed to say that?
Why does it sound so weird?
You have to use it even if it's weird.
-So let me try once? -Go ahead.
Comrade.
So weird.
So...
So, I will call you...
-Comrade An. -Also weird.
Comrade.
Comrade An.
Both weird.
So Comrade An, then.
It's a bit better with the family name.
Look... Look, look at your Mom.
Why would you look at me? Don't you know me?
Excuse me, who are you?
Who do you think I am?
Are you Miss An?
Yes.
Comrade, Comrade Jiang.
I'm warning you, do not let anyone call you Miss again.
There is no Miss in our family, no more Miss.
If anyone else hears it, it'll be a big deal, you hear me?
Comrade Jiang, Comrade An. Food is ready.
Come, come out to eat.
Comrade An.
Please go.
Comrade Jiang, harassing me.
You scared me.
It's okay, it's okay.
Who are you looking for?
Nobody, I just came to see you.
I live next door, I'm your neighbor.
Great, great.
What's your family name?
My family name is Sun.
-What? -Sun.
Sun, means grandson. Easy to remember.
You continue.
Why do you stare at me like that?
You are such a hard-working person, how come you want to be a nanny?
Her sister-in-law was watching her child before.
I had a great relationship with her. But she couldn't get along with An Jie.
How could she fight with the host? So she ran home in tears.
She's so unfortunate, she's a widow.
She's even worse than a widow.
Widows can remarry, but she can't.
Do you know why?
Why?
Because her husband went missing during the war.
No one knows if he's alive or not. He's not even considered a martyr.
I heard our Dayang's father say that these soldiers are the biggest cowards.
Don't you think he's a coward?
He is a bit of a coward.
A bit of? He's an ultimate coward.
Whether he's dead or not, his family can't even get any honor.
Mama, Mama, where are you?
Mama is here.
Come back already. Brother had a fight and broke someone's head.
The little naughty thing, can't even have one day without trouble.
I haven't had such delicious chicken soup in so long.
Sister Sun, you cook the best.
You are pregnant, you should have gotten more nutrition.
I wouldn't say no, I agree.
Who's that living next door?
Is it an officer?
Yes, why do you ask that?
I've never seen an officer's wife like that.
You mean that sister next door?
You met her?
She came here herself.
She talks so much.
She didn't feel awkward at all, just kept talking about everything.
What did she talk about?
About you and your sister-in-law.
What did she say?
She said the two of you couldn't get along and that she left in tears.
Right, also…
Also what?
She said that she's very unfortunate,
her husband went missing, no one knows if he's alive,
so she's even worse than a widow.
Why did she talk about all that?
Exactly, I couldn't tell her to stop.
I was thinking…
how come there are officer's wives like that?
There are many officer's wives like that.
You won't feel strange after spending more time here.
I just don't understand.
An officer with such high rank, why did he marry a wife like that?
They were married before they came out of the village.
he couldn't abandon her, so he brought her here.
These officers are quite moral.
Not like Chen Shimei,
the second he went to town, he fell in love with someone else.
Drink slowly.
Look at you, it's not the first time you’ve had chicken soup.
Didn't you have it every day at home?
Nonsense! Who said I had it every day?
I meant you had it a lot.
A lot is every day? You have to be careful with your words.
Also, don't talk to other people too much.
Especially that Wang Xiu'e next door.
I see.
What's that smell? Smells so good.
Comrade Jiang, you are back?
I stewed a chicken today.
I've never smelled such a nice chicken smell. It must be super delicious?
Comrade Jiang, go rest in the room. I will call you when it's time to eat.
Okay, okay.
Thank you very much.
I'm back.
The chicken soup smell is outside, what's this smell inside?
What smell? What smell could it be?
It smells like chicken poo, I think.
You smell like chicken poo.
What is it now? Who upset you again?
You, Chen Shimei, no matter where you go, people will judge you behind your back.
Did you forget about our three rules?
How is making rules with me enough? Why don't you make rules with everyone?
Look at you.
What is it now? Always with such an attitude, Miss.
I am Miss again? You are not against me being Miss now?
I am against you being Miss, but I didn't encourage you to be a shrew.
Look at you, you look more like Wang Xiu'e now.
We are neighbors, we meet all the time.
How can I not pick up bad things?
It's not that it's bad, it's just not very pleasant.
Right, not pleasant.
Let me tell you, she came here again this afternoon.
And she talked to Sister Sun about all kinds of ridiculous things.
Even Sister Sun didn't like her. She said, "She's an officer's wife?
There are officer's wives like that?"
So how should an officer's wife look?
Like me, like a Miss.
Like what Miss? What stupid Miss?
Who's stupid? Why did you say stupid?
-Enough, stop kicking... -Annoying, what did you say?
Don't make my son come out early, be careful.
Alright, alright, here. I help you put on your shoes.
That's much better, I was so upset before.
Why again? Who made you upset?
You.
Sister Sun asked me before,
why would Ding marry a woman like Wang Xiu'e?
I told her he married her back at home, it wasn't up to him.
So Sister Sun was praising Ding for being kindhearted and conscientious.
And then she criticized those Chen Shimei who abandoned their wives.
Stop. My situation was different from Chen Shimei.
I am not Chen Shimei.
Of course you are not Chen Shimei.
That wife of yours at the countryside is not Qin Xianglian, and I am no princess.
Comrade Jiang, Comrade An.
Food is ready, come eat.
You know what, having a nanny is really great.
-Great? -Great.
Nice?
-Nice. -Capitalist life is nice?
Bullshit.
Hypocrite.
Mama, another bowl, please.
You'd better not eat so much.
I want another bowl too.
You idiot, were you starved to death in your previous life?
-What? -How many times have I told you?
Don't curse, don't yell.
Why wouldn't you listen?
When did I curse? When did I yell?
"You idiot" is a curse.
Who's children are they? Not yours?
According to you, I should just stop talking.
Everything is cursing.
You'd better stop talking. Then I'd have some peace.
Why are you sighing?
Every day, there's no one to speak to.
That nanny next door is so dumb, so boring.
I wonder what is Dehwa doing now? Would she come again?
Who?
Me.
Coming, coming.
Who are you looking for?
Who are you?
I…
Are you the nanny they hired?
Who are you?
Who are you to ask who I am?
What? If you don't tell me who you are, how can I let you in?
This is my brother's home, so it's my home, do I need you to let me in?
You are Guoqing's Aunt?
Yes, why?
You made this home quite clean.
Not so clean, just so-so.
How is so-so okay? You are a nanny, how can you do a so-so job?
Guoqing, come to Aunt. I missed you so much.
Here, here. Take this for me.
Guoqing, did you miss Aunt?
Did you? He answered, he answered.
You sleep here, where do I sleep then?
I don't know about that.
I didn't ask you.
I heard Dehwa came back, is it true?
-Yes. -Where is she?
-Sister, I'm here. -Dehwa.
Sister, I'm here.
Sister.
Dehwa, you are finally back.
I heard your voice, I came out without finishing poop.
-Why didn't I hear the water? -I forgot, I forgot.
You forgot to flush.
If my sister-in-law found out, she'd complain again.
-Sister. -Dehwa, how come you came back?
I couldn't stop thinking about my nephew.
I woke up in the middle of the night, and couldn't find my nephew,
it made me cry so hard, all the tears wet half of my pillow.
I believe that.
Sister, I tell you the truth, I missed you as well.
I believe that too, Dehwa. I missed you so much too.
You don't believe me, ask your brother and sister-in-law.
I'm always asking them, when is Dehwa coming back? When?
What did they say? What did she say? She didn't want me to come, right?
Your sister-in-law didn't say that. She is an educated person,
she wouldn't be so unreasonable.
You think I wouldn't come just because she doesn't want me to?
This is my brother's home.
I am his sister, my nephew's aunt.
If I want to come, I'll come. If I want to leave, I'll leave. How is it her business?
Sister, what's wrong? Why do you keep blinking at me?
When did I blink at you?
Dehwa, look, do I have a fly in my eye?
-A bug? -A fly.
It hurts here, a fly.
It hurts…
Alright, let's not stay in her way here.
-Sister. -What's wrong with you?
Did you become stupid at home?
Didn't you get a fly in your eye?
You got a fly in your eye.
This nanny is more than a little close to your sister-in-law.
Are they relatives?
She was a servant back at her home, she's been with them for over a decade.
Sister, you scared me. I thought they were relatives.
She's just a nanny, how could they be on the same side?
The servants in the landlord's home at our countryside,
when they were punishing the landlords after the liberation,
they showed so much anger, they jumped on stage,
covered in tears, cursing them.
Some even went up there to slap them.
You make sense though.
She should hate them also then.
Right.
She doesn't hate your sister-in-law at all.
Comrade An this, Comrade An that, they sound so close.
What about my sister-in-law? Is she nice to her?
Nice, always calling sister, sister, so kind to her.
Kinder than to me?
About the same, about the same.
So, has my sister-in-law been treating me like her servant or nanny?
What are you doing?
You scared me.
What did I do that scared you?
I heard that you are a servant from my sister-in-law's family?
Is it true?
Yes.
So how come I never met you when I went there?
I probably went home at that time.
They were really nice to you then, if you always get time off.
They are nice, and kind to me.
The landlords in my hometown are not like that, no landlords are.
None of those landlords are kind people.
Those servants in those landlord's home,
when they mention them, they hate them so much.
Why don't you talk?
I just don't understand.
Are the landlords in the countryside different from the capitalists here?
Probably different.
How different? Aren't they all exploiting others?
I don't know about that.
Don't know? I guess they didn't exploit you hard enough.
Mama, is food ready? I'm hungry, Mama.
Is Comrade Jiang back?
Sister Sun, where's Guoqing?
Guoqing's aunt came, she took Guoqing outside.
Who came?
She says she's your sister, Guoqing's aunt.
Brother.
Who are you waiting for there?
Who else could I wait for? I'm waiting for you.
How did you come?
How did I come? By train, of course. Why? Can't I?
It's good you came, it's good.
Subtitle translation by Lynn Lee