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[Old Boy]
[Episode 29]
Tell me already, Dad. What did you want to see me for?
You won't even let me sleep in one last time this weekend.
How is it your last time sleeping in?
Haven't you been lazing in bed every day? Don't think I don't know.
Who says?
Next Monday, I'll be officially working.
Good. It's great you're aware.
Zhou Zhou's mother came to the school to apologize.
The students have been longing for your return.
Take this weekend to prepare.
Come back to work at Wharton on Monday.
Too late.
I just received an employment notice from Yucai High School.
I'll be going to work there on Monday.
Yucai High School?
What's going on? You...
Wharton approves of you
and the students are clamoring for your return.
Why would you give yourself a hard time and choose such a place?
I do like giving myself a hard time.
Don't you think educating the students at that school is more challenging?
Besides, isn't this in line with the high bar you've always set for me?
No, wait. Why would you suddenly apply to a job at that school?
You must've been influenced by Xiao Han's father. Am I right?
Look, someone who would send his child to a school like that
is not a good father.
Now he's even a bad influence on you.
Dad, you don't know the whole story
or the situation at the school.
How can you have such criticisms?
Do you know Xiao Han's father?
I've been in the education sector for years.
I have some understanding of Yucai.
Your rash decision to work there will have a negative impact on your career.
How can you know that? I haven't even started working there yet!
Here, have some tea.
Xiao Ou, stop glaring at your dad all the time.
Can't you two talk nicely?
Anyway, I'll be starting at Yucai High on Monday.
You don't have to save a spot for me.
Help me thank the students for thinking of me.
This is my reply to them.
I left quite abruptly. This video is my explanation to them.
I'm leaving.
Why are you leaving so soon?
Wake up.
What do you want? It's the weekend.
Here's what I have to say.
I'm going to Inner Mongolia for a few days.
Auntie Wen will be here in a bit.
Just tell her what you want to eat for the next few days.
Don't cause any trouble at the new school.
How many days?
Three or four days maybe.
I found your grandfather. He's in Inner Mongolia.
I applied to fly an Inner Mongolia route so I could get time to find him.
I'll go with you. I want to see him too.
I'm not going for fun. Why would you come along?
You nearly didn't make it back from Australia.
Now you're going to Inner Mongolia. That's even more of a risk!
- How can I rest assured? - Don't worry about me.
I've flown the route many times.
Remember this. Don't go roaming around after school. Come straight home.
Got it? Don't stir up trouble.
Be safe!
I won't die.
[Inner Mongolia Factory 721]
Hello.
Who are you looking for?
Hello. I'd like to ask if this factory is vacant now.
Production has stopped for a year already.
The place will be razed to the ground for some real estate project soon.
I'll only be around for another half a year.
I'm looking for someone named Li Li Qun. He used to work here.
Have you heard of him before?
Li Li Qun?
That name does sound quite familiar.
Li Li Qun.
Oh, yes.
He moved his whole family back to Shanghai last year.
Back to Shanghai?
Do you have his Shanghai address?
I don't.
I ran into an old friend last month who told me.
Can you think of a way I might be able to contact him?
I do have a roster with contact information.
However, Li Li Qun retired early on so he might not be in the list.
But...
Chen from the Design group was quite good friends with Li Li Qun.
He might know.
Then can you please find his contact information for me?
Sure. Hold on a minute. I'll go find his phone number and address.
Thank you.
Granny, you don't need to make dinner for me. Just cook for yourself.
I'm going out to dinner with someone.
You have a date with someone?
Are you sneaking off while your dad isn't around?
Your dad told me to keep an eye on you.
I'm going out with someone you know too.
Who is it?
If he hasn't changed his name, it's Uncle Shi Fei.
Oh, your Uncle Shi?
I haven't seen him in a long while too.
Say hi for me when you see him.
Tell him to come by for dinner when he's free.
Okay, I'll be back soon.
- Bye, Granny! - Bye, be safe.
Okay!
That kid.
Hello, Uncle Shi. What took you so long to answer?
Were you afraid to pick up in case it was Wu Zheng?
My dad is away for work.
I don't have money for dinner. Come take me out to eat.
The gramps at Old Street Bistro doesn't use WeChat.
What good would sending 200 yuan be?
Just come over!
Don't worry. My dad really is away for work. Why would I lie to you?
Li moved away a year ago.
I just retired this year.
I've been busy relocating from the factory and handing over work.
I haven't had time to contact him.
He said he was returning to Shanghai to start a business.
I wonder how that's going for him.
Do you know which neighborhood in Shanghai he's living in?
I think he mentioned it once but I didn't pay much attention.
Moreover, he had left Shanghai decades ago.
He didn't talk much about Shanghai.
- Let me find his contact information. - Thank you.
Oh no.
My grandson used that piece of paper to fold a paper plane and threw it out.
I remember it had his phone number on it.
Do you think you can remember his number?
I think it started with 136.
Then...
My memory has worsened with age.
136...
I'm sorry, I don't remember.
Then...
Do you have a picture of him?
Picture?
I do have one.
This was a photo for official documents.
This was an extra photo for when he was retirement documents.
I forgot to give it back to him.
Kid, how come you ordered so much food today? Can you finish it?
- Uncle Shi is coming later. - Oh, that's it.
You're so thoughtful.
Look at this braised pork. These are all your Uncle Shi's favorites.
He doesn't like eating vegetables. Look, there are no greens here.
He's a carnivore.
Where did your dad fly off to?
- He's off to find his dad. - Find his dad?
Oh, to find your grandpa.
- Hello. - Hey, Uncle.
Sit down.
Look at how thoughtful the kid is. He ordered your favorite dishes.
Tell me if you want anything else. Eat up.
Did you drive? Do you want tea or alcohol?
If you want to mediate between him and I, you can give it up already.
You can come to me for anything, but if you want us to make up, forget it.
Who wants to do that?
I've had enough of him. Eat first.
I'm going to complain about him with you.
It's true. I can't take it anymore.
Dig in.
Why is the meat in the soup?
Here, let me tell you.
I have a basketball teammate
who really likes the prettiest girl in our class.
That girl is quite nice to me. Nothing's going on though.
She and I are just good classmates, friends, and bandmates.
We hang out often so we're sort of close.
My basketball teammate couldn't stand seeing that.
He thinks we're too close so he got mad.
But if he didn't like me doing that, he could've talked to me.
Could he not act one way to my face and another behind my back?
Exactly. These duplicitous people are so infuriating.
- Right? - Yes! Lower your voice.
We had a basketball game one day.
He took the chance on court to make a move.
We had our own areas on court but he moved in to steal the ball from me
pushing me to the ground and losing the game.
Stop making up stories. What are you trying to say?
Why would I lie to you? My leg has scars! You can see for yourself.
I'm trying to say I would never become friends with someone like him.
That's what I thought at the time.
But after a fight with him, I realized it's not that big of a grudge.
We could still become good friends.
So, with the many years of friendship between you and Wu Zheng
is there any grudge you two can't get over?
Yes.
Wu Zheng and Ms. Lin are getting kind of close but here's the truth.
Ms. Lin got drunk that day. I was taking her home but she wouldn't go.
She insisted on coming to our house to speak with Wu Zheng.
While I was getting rid of Fei Wen Li
something must have happened between them.
I asked him but he wouldn't tell me.
I'm guessing he didn't tell me for fear of offending you.
Why are you telling me this?
They can do what they want. It has nothing to do with me.
Of course it does.
If not for you, Wu Zheng would have made a move on Ms. Lin already.
With you in the picture, he outright rejected Ms. Lin to save your friendship.
How does it have nothing to do with you?
That... was... well...
Eat dinner.
Enjoy.
Honey.
Our daughter replied to our message. Come look.
- Did she? - Look.
"Dad, send 20,000 yuan to my account quickly."
"It's very urgent."
How come she needs money again?
I was wondering why the bank sent this.
Look at this.
We're always losing money because of her.
Do you see this?
She only messages when she needs something.
120,000 yuan! Where are we going to find 120,000 yuan?
How is it 120,000 yuan?
That's what she wrote. Shush. This is embarrassing.
Send 20,000 yuan. It's very urgent.
It's not 120,000 yuan.
I wouldn't have 120,000 yuan even if I sold this restaurant.
Okay.
Pay her no mind. Forget about it.
Give her a lesson or this will never stop.
Ignore her.
If you ignore her, she will be at her wit's end out there.
Besides, she wouldn't ask us unless she had no other choice.
She doesn't write unless she wants something.
She always asks for money.
Of course she'd write if she needed something.
Who are we? We're her parents. Who else would she go to?
I'm not her mom. I'm her wallet.
You've spoiled her. Give that to me.
Give that to me.
- Boss, the check! - Go take care of that.
No, leave it.
The money his dad left hasn't been used up yet.
I don't know his dad!
Then just give me 100 yuan.
150 yuan.
- 100 yuan. - 150 yuan! Thanks, Uncle.
- Honestly. - Bye!
- Bye, Gramps. - Wait.
Help me take a look at how to pay a bank loan.
This is simple.
Just take this letter to the bank
and just send the money to this account number.
- Okay. - I'm taking off, Gramps. Bye.
Okay, that's simple.
Brat.
I treat you to dinner and you lecture me and try to persuade me for your dad.
You and Wu have been together for years. Nothing can tear you two apart.
One is an old ingrate and the other is a young ingrate.
I'm leaving. Are you okay home alone?
I'll be fine. Auntie Wen is over. She said you should come over for dinner.
No appetite with your dad around.
Are you two really not going to see each other again?
Never again.
Lies!
How come you're back so soon? Find anything?
A waste of a trip.
How come? Wrong address or wrong person?
I flew across half of China just to find this person.
It turns out he was right under my nose.
Who is it?
Do you know the Old Street Bistro down the street?
It's the old man there.
I told him just yesterday that you were out to find your dad. He was smiling.
In the end, Gramps Li is my grandpa?
He doesn't deserve to be your grandpa.
Has he been secretly observing you?
This is becoming more terrifying.
I talked to his old colleagues in Inner Mongolia.
He returned to Shanghai over a year ago.
The bistro has been open for over half a year.
Do you think he had some motive to be so close to our house?
What is he after?
He's probably not targeting you.
You're a 40-year-old bachelor. What could he be after?
Your savings are only four digits.
He has family problems though.
They were talking about transferring money the other day.
His restaurant doesn't have many customers.
Who knows if they break even?
What is he doing here?
Why don't we try to find out the truth tomorrow?
No, no. Strike while the iron is hot. Let's go right now.
No, don't. You go to school.
Let me turn it over in my mind first.
We'll make a move after I come up with a specific plan.
What is going on?
Listen, some guys wet their beds!
I saw them taking their quilts out to dry in the sun.
Really? Are you kidding?
Wang Yi Fu stinks!
Wang Yi Fu wets his bed at night.
- I didn't know. - Okay, quiet down!
I heard there is a new female teacher who's quite young.
She's quite pretty too.
Since she's so pretty
shouldn't we hold a welcome ceremony for her?
Let me butt in for a second.
Can you let me in on what pranks you have planned to mess with this teacher?
Show him.
Look!
Give it here.
This always works on female teachers.
Definitely.
You guys are too young.
This won't scare her.
If you're going to do it, you should go all the way
and set up combo pranks.
Combo pranks?
Sounds like a good idea.
Students--
Oh crap, crap, crap.
Hello, everybody.
My name is Lin Xiao Ou, your new English teacher.
I hope we can get along from now on.
Let's begin class now.
This won't work. This isn't detailed enough.
The ones I used to make even had little barbs.
All right, time to start.
We'll be--
Okay.
It's only polite to give as good as one gets.
Thank you for your wonderful gift. I have a gift for you too.
Let's have a short quiz before our lesson begins
so I can get an idea of what you're capable of.
Pass it back.
- Enjoy. - Thank you.
Hello.
Sit over there.
Do you have soup?
Soups are listed here. There are vegetable soups.
Okay.
[Business License Owner: Li Li Qun]
Here's your rice with meat and vegetables.
So it is you. It looked like you from the back.
You're back so soon?
I... went to Inner Mongolia.
Inner Mongolia?
What would you like to eat?
- Anything is fine. - Okay.
- Miss, your sweet and sour spare ribs. - Thank you.
Why haven't you eaten? No appetite?
I don't feel like eating. Why don't you box it up for me?
Okay.
Impressive. You didn't even panic. You really weren't shocked?
You little devil.
I can't believe you're already thick as thieves with them.
You can tell?
Not just that, you came up with most of those pranks.
You even figured that out? So why aren't you calling my parent?
I was thinking the same thing.
Tell your dad to come by after school tomorrow.
You know the way to my house.
I bet you can make your way there with your eyes closed.
You can just come to our house.
Have him come to the school. That's the rule.
Got it. You lost last time so you want to turn the tables this time around.
My old man has such a hard life.
He just recovered from a stroke
then goes to the hospital for an exam
and finds out he has non-small cell lung cancer.
It's a good thing it was discovered early so he can be treated.
A fellow patient at the hospital told me
there is a targeted cancer drug that could work.
Then hurry and try it.
This drug isn't available here.
We would have to go to a cancer center in Hong Kong run by a British doctor.
Others have the means. How can I compare?
I fly to Hong Kong often. I'll get it for you.
Really?
I heard this drug is quite delicate.
It needs cold storage
maintained at a temperature between two to eight degrees Celsius.
It's too much trouble.
That's okay. I'll figure something out.
Just ask that patient for the center's address and phone number.
Really?
That's great!
I'll get the money in a bit.
How much does this medicine cost?
About 27,000 yuan.
But it's enough for a 21-day supply.
I happen to have 30,000 yuan saved up.
It's so expensive.
That really is life-saving money.
Even if there is just a sliver of hope...
I want to try to save him.
Even if it doesn't work, I'll feel better that I've tried.
Auntie Wen, you're amazing. I admire your dedication.
Don't worry. I'll find a way to get this done.
But don't tell Wu Zheng yet.
I don't want him to know either.
Welcome back.
I'm making dumplings.
Wen Li is here?
I'm learning how to make dumplings from Auntie Wen.
Wen Li has the day off.
She wanted to learn how to make dumplings.
She is so thoughtful.
She's written down everything you like and don't like to eat.
When I'm not around, she can cook for you.
Here, come. I need a word with you.
What's all the mystery for?
Finding another way in won't work.
I respect Auntie Wen.
But if even if she's like a mother to me, she can't change my mind.
I'm not that uncreative.
I really did come to learn to make dumplings.
Can you expand your horizons? Be more creative.
Learning to make dumplings is so cliché.
Why don't you go volunteer?
Go make rounds in the streets and report miscreants.
I'm a block of iron. You can't heat me up.
I don't care if you're iron or ice.
Even if you're iron, you couldn't be hot enough to roast barbecue.
Fei Wen Li.
I know what you like about me.
I'm a pilot and seem to be pretty well-off.
My career seems to be going well.
But in reality, I have very low ambitions in life, my thoughts, and my career.
I don't have ambitious goals.
You are a very ambitious person in all of those aspects.
We're not the same.
Stop chasing after me.
Can you preserve some of your pride as a woman?
Wu Zheng, what kind of person am I in your mind?
Are all my efforts so pathetic to you?
Wen Li, the dumplings are almost ready.
Auntie Wen, I have to go.
You're not going to eat first?
Next time.
- Take care. - Bye.
Close the door!
Look at you. She worked on these all day and left without eating them.
Why didn't you ask her to stay?
Wen Li and I are just normal colleagues. It's the right thing to do.
Girls these days don't know how to cook.
She's quite a nice lady. I think you two are right for each other.
You're a big man with a young boy like Xiao Han.
How will you survive? You need someone taking care of you two.
Auntie Wen, Fei Wen Li and I aren't right for each other.
You don't know the whole situation.
Don't trouble yourself with this.
- You put in the dumplings? - It'll be ready soon.
Great! I brought some food home. I'll set the table for dinner.
Okay.
- Try the dumplings. - They're delicious.
Wu Zheng, I didn't know the whole situation.
I wanted to create more chances for the two of you to spend time together.
I won't meddle anymore.
Let's not talk about it. Auntie Wen, try this eggplant.
- It's from the restaurant nearby. - Is it?
It tastes like shiso leaves were added to the steamed eggplant.
This tastes just like your mother's cooking!
Who made this?
I went to Inner Mongolia a few days ago.
I looked for information about Li Li Qun while I was there.
He had returned to Shanghai
and opened a small restaurant nearby.
This eggplant...
You're saying it was Li Li Qun who made this eggplant?
He's nearby?
Auntie Wen, I want to ask you.
If it were you...
and you found out your long-lost child was close by
would you claim the child?
I've never had children.
If I did, I couldn't be happier.
I would definitely accept the child.
He abandoned his child and left when he was younger.
Now that he's old, he's come to claim you.
He is so shameless.
If he doesn't claim you, that means he knows some shame.
If he does claim you, you'd better run.
Don't accept him.
He might even be after something.
Look here, this is--
Mr. Shi, this was just delivered.
This won't do. It looks like a wedding celebration.
All right.
[Yongsheng Law Firm]
We're not in any trouble, are we?
We're doing great. Say something more auspicious.
Don't tell me someone's really suing us.
How can you laugh?
It says I've committed the crime of intentional injury.
Injury?
You guys get back to work.
Let me see the victim.
Go on.
This wedding celebration is no good.
Ms. Ye, what crime am I guilty of?
You received the legal notice?
Take a look at your watch.
It has been 10 days, 6 hours, and 28 minutes since we met.
You haven't given me a single call in these 10 days.
You've completely ignored my interest in you.
That's considered hurting you?
Well, this is an issue.
I have an interest in Angelina Jolie and Anne Hathaway.
You lawyers are going to be so busy.
Impressive retort.
It seems we won't have a dull moment together. I like that.
No, let's be serious.
You know I was once interested in Lin Xiao Ou.
You don't mind?
So what? You two didn't get married.
Aren't you two best friends?
You can accept that your prospective future boyfriend
once pursued your best friend?
That doesn't bother you?
I'm not that narrow-minded.
You two are both very important
but I don't have to choose one or the other.
So, I can have both.
You older men sure are old-fashioned.
I'm not an old man.
I'm an old boy.
See? This is a common problem of older men.
They refuse to accept that they're old.
All right, here's my business card and how you can contact me.
I'll give you one more chance. I like you.
You run your own business, don't you?
If you get together with me, you can receive free legal counsel.
This isn't a losing deal for you.
Don't answer me right now. Contact me when you've made up your mind.
I have to get back to work so you can see yourself out.
I'm a seasoned hunter who has encountered a nine-tailed fox.
- Report! - Come in.
Our class's homework. Bye!
Wait!
Tell your dad to come to school to see me tomorrow no matter what.
I remember he has to fly tomorrow.
I'll wait however long it takes.
It'll be pretty late. You've been warned.
All right.
Don't tell him I'm teaching here.
No problem.
Don't work too hard. Bye!
What time are you coming home today?
I have a three-leg flight so I won't be back very early.
My teacher wants to see you no matter how late it is.
Two days in and I get called in already?
No.
She said I'm the only one whose parent she hasn't met out of our class of 39.
She wants to solve the mystery.
Okay, I'll head over there as soon as work is over.
Hold on.
Your teacher said she wants to see me no matter how late it is?
Did you get into trouble? Should I bring a gift?
You can do as you see fit.
- Ms. Lin. - Principal.
Have you adjusted yet?
I've noticed you've been staying late after work the past few days.
I'm doing all right. I'm gradually adjusting.
The kids here are not on the same level as the kids at Wharton.
You'll have to be more tolerant.
I will. I'll be able to adapt.
I won't let the kids put me on the spot.
- I have to go to class now. - Okay.
Wu Zheng, you hurt Wen Li deeply this time.
Where did you hear that from? Are you the one starting rumors?
Wen Li tracked down Lin Chuan's parents.
That's no rumor.
She found out you were grounded for this
so she searched for Lin Chuan's parents' phone number.
Next thing you know, the banner arrived.
I think Wen Li has done a lot for you.
Love is hard to find. Cherish it.
Wu Zheng, you almost have it.
Almost? Far from it!
Sorry, Miss. I'm sorry. Sorry to be so late.
You are Xiao Han's teacher, yes?
Sorry to trouble you.
What's this, sir?
Trying to bribe a teacher?
This isn't called a bribe.
I flew back from Kunming and bought these coffee beans at the airport.
How old are these beans? Who are you trying to fool?
Enough about this. So, uh...
Didn't you say you weren't coming here?
How come you still ended up teaching here?
Are you messing with me?
Messing with you?
Is this how you should be speaking to your child's teacher?
My apologies.
I'll stand as punishment.
Off to the side.
Ms. Lin, what do you think of the school?
Don't you think the kids here are more clever than the kids at Wharton?
The kids here are at a far lower level than the kids at Wharton!
They're using their cleverness in the wrong places.
They played pranks on me on my first day here.
Then...
Look at their grades.
They're very underwhelming.
I was going to see how much they know but turns out there's nothing to measure.
What about Xiao Han? Is he also that bad?
Of course Xiao Han has no problems. He scored highest in the class.
Think about who taught him.
You taught him.
This has to be stated outright. You taught him.
Having you here certainly sets me at ease.
It sets you at ease but drives me crazy.
These kids have an unbelievable skill for pranks.
If I didn't have so much experience and was so thick-skinned
I would've been so mad that I cried on the spot.
- Just seeing this angers me. - I'm reminded of a movie.
It's called "Dead Poets Society". Have you seen it?
It's about a teacher who begins teaching at a new school
and the students make him hopping mad.
It sounds like you're in the same circumstance.
I've seen that film too.
That teacher was later fired by the school.
That's not a very good ending.
But you can't deny
that teacher roused the students' kind hearts
and changed their lives.
I think you may not like these kids
but they also really wanted to find a teacher like you
to inspire them and change their lives.
Why don't you want to be an engineer of the soul?
Who said you could sit? Stand back up.
I shouldn't have let you bewitch me.
I gave up a nice job at "People Magazine" to come to this school.
It's all my fault. I'll treat you to dinner. Okay?
This place is packed.
Thank you.
This pretty lady looks familiar.
Save the pickup line.
It's no pickup line. She was sitting right here last time.
I remember you were reading the blog of Long-Lashed Shuke.
That was me. You have a great memory.
Is this Lashed Shuke's blog interesting?
He has more substance than a certain someone.
[Old Boy]
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