[The Way We Were]
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[The Way We Were]
[Episode 7]
Dad, the first decision, I can accept. But can we discuss the second?
Stop being such a smart aleck.
You are such an irresponsible character.
Do you have the right to bargain with me?
If you hadn't financially punished me, today's trouble never would have happened.
If you don't stop talking such nonsense, you won't ever inherit anything, okay?
Go. Get something for my hangover
[Mom]
Mom.
Mom
Shu Che, I'm at the airport right now.
I'll be flying to San Fransisco, will you be able to pick me up tomorrow?
You're coming to San Fransisco?
I called you two days ago, why didn't you bring this up?
You don't want to see Mom? Can you pick me up tomorrow?
Who says I don't want to see you.
Send me your flight number, I'll pick you up tomorrow.
Okay, I'll send it to you later.
Flights about to take off, I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Okay, have a safe flight.
See you tomorrow.
My Mom is suddenly coming.
She's just now telling me when her flight is about to leave.
Is she coming for some other reason, or especially to see you?
She didn't say. It feels like an ambush.
Do you think it has something to do with your parents not agreeing to the marriage?
Could it be that she's coming on behalf of my Dad?
But that could be good. You can have a discussion with her.
Tomorrow, you can come with me to pick her up.
Okay, I haven't seen her in a long time.
My Dad is also here, how about...
we let them two meet? What do you think?
That sounds good.
It would be best if we register our marriage before that.
Our parents have already met. This is transforming barriers into success.
Ng - good idea.
Hello, Qing'er.
Dad, why hasn't my Mom been in touch these last few days?
She wasn't there for our video chat, hasn't answered my texts, and her cell phone isn't ringing.
I forgot to tell you, your Mom's phone is broken.
She took it to be repaired and hasn't picked it up for a few days.
No one is picking up the house phone.
Even at 11 at night or 6 in the morning, no one picks up the phone. This isn't normal.
What's not normal about that?
It just happens that recently your mom's been pretty busy with extracurricular classes.
So, she gets home pretty late.
In the morning, I sometimes drag her outside for early exercises. So, she is . . .
Dad, where are you?
I'm at work. Where else would I be?
Did you realize that I'm calling you on your private phone?
I didn't dial your work phone.
You usually don't have your private phone on when you're at work.
Why did it ring today? Since it rang, it proves that you really aren't at work.
Ah, yes, I've just arrived at the entrance. I haven't gone inside yet.
Dad, stop lying. I can tell when you lie to me.
Did something happen to Mom? Is there something you're not telling me?
Ai-ya, Qing'er. Why are you interrogating me like this?
I'm telling you I'm not lying. Your Mom is doing fine.
It's just that she's been busy lately. Her phone is broken. And there's the time difference with you.
You've missed each other. Don't overthink it and get too nervous.
Over the next couple days, I'll tell her to give you a call when she has time.
I have to get back to work. I'm going to hang up.
Okay bye.
Hello, auntie, This is Xiao Qing. Has my Mom been in touch with you these last few days?
No.
Auntie. What's the matter?
How come your voice does sound right?
Did something happen to my Mom?
I called my Dad and he won't tell me anything.
What's the matter with me Mom? Tell me.
Qing'er, your Dad doesn't want me to tell you.
But I don't think we can hide this from you very long.
Your Mom was in a car accident. A week ago.
She's still in ICU. But, don't worry.
She's already out of critical condition.
Car accident?
She crashed into another car?
She didn't crash into anybody.
It could be that she was too tired.
At high speed, she crashed into a guard rail.
She broke alot of bones.
Most serious, a broken rib injured her lungs.
An infection in her lungs is quite serious. She is feverish.
But, don't be too worried. Day before yesterday, the fever began to lower.
The doctors are worried that the lung infection could return.
So, right now, she is still in ICU and they are continuing to monitor her.
Why didn't you tell me earlier?! I'm going back to see my Mom.
Qing'er. Listen to me.
Your Dad didn't want me to tell you just because he was afraid you would come back. Afraid that it would affect your studies.
Your uncle and I are here to care for your Mom. There's no problem, okay?
Now it's the time when your mother needs money the most
How much do you have to spend on flight tickets?
Money? I thought my mother has health care.
I just heard,
car accidents won't be covered.
There's no one responsible for the accident.
We can only get 10,000 yuan for insurance.
It was not during work hours when the accident happened.
It can't be seen as work injury.
The school will pay some compensation.
We have to figure out how to get money.
How much would it cost?
We paid 50,000 when we checked in the hospital.
The hospital rushed us again for payment.
It would be over 300,000 roughly.
This still excludes the nutrition and the recovery.
It's so expensive.
We will worry about the money. You don't have to.
You just need to study.
At this time,
it was the most helpful if the kid doesn't cause more chaos.
I told you everything. Don't ask your father.
Okay? Your father is busy worrying about your mother.
He doesn't want you to worry. Try to think for him, okay?
I understand. Thank you, auntie.
Credits
Hey, goddess. You're finally here. Why didn't you answer my calls?
Why are you looking for me?
You cried?
None of your business.
Tell me who bullied you?
Do you have something to talk about?
I wanted to treat you to dinner and apologize.
No need, it doesn't matter to me if you apologize or not.
Then why were you crying before?
I said it's none of your business. You don't have to know.
We are friends. Tell me and maybe I can help you.
Can we have a nice conversation or not?
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Mom. Why are you suddenly here in San Francisco?
You can't figure out why I came here?
For us?
Who else can it be?
You two suddenly want to get married, I can't come?
You're not here to stop us?
No. I am not against your marriage.
Really?
Of course it's true.
Look at Miao Ying. She's so good.
You guys are perfect together. You look really cute.
I can't be happy enough.
I thought you are here on assignment ordered by my father to keep an eye on me.
You and your father are really stubborn.
If you two want to get married, how can I stop you?
Auntie. We still want...
blessing from you and uncle.
Your uncle's temper... he needs to slowly change.
You have my blessing 100%.
Auntie. My father is in San Francisco too.
You're already here. If you're free, you should come to dinner at our house.
You can meet my father too.
What a coincidence, your Dad is also here.
Right. He's here to take care of some work. He's been here for a while.
Mom. It's time for our parents to meet.
How about you meet Uncle Cheng on my father's behalf?
Most definitely. I will go to your house.
When are you free?
I will make some arrangement and we will have a home dinner.
A few days later.
I can adjust myself, get rid of the jet lag.
Xiao, I feel really sorry for your mother's suffering.
I know it must have a huge impact on you and your family.
But regarding your application for suspension for schooling
I suggest you reconsider it carefully.
Did you talk to your Dad about it before making such a decision?
I'm fully aware of the financial situation in my family right now.
I also thought about everything before making this decision.
My father might not agree with me.
But I can make my own decisions.
I completely understand how you feel.
But would you like to hear some advice from me?
Definitely. I need your advice.
My suggestion is that you ask for short leave
Go back to China and visit your mother first.
Then if you still feel that you need a suspension of schooling
You can file your application with our SLS office.
The maximum amount of time for a leave is 5 months.
And I certainly hope that you can come back in time and continue your study here.
But if you fail to get back in time
Our SLS office will treat your case as a dropout.
And your student status in our management system will be permanently deleted.
When you want to come back to study.
You will have to resubmit your proposal
And admission application as a new student.
I understand, I plan to submit my application before going back to China.
Of course I will try my best to come back within 5 months.
However if I can't make it back
I will accept being a dropout.
Xiao, it will be a pity to be a dropout.
I really hope that you can come back.
I will do my best to help you work things out.
Thank you so much Professor, I will try to come back in time.
Could you please tell me how to apply for a suspension in our SLS?
First of all
you are twenty four years old this year.
The fortune teller said that those born in the year of the snake clashes against Tai Sui (Grand Duke Jupiter, a highly feared deity in Chinese Geomancy).
Love is not stable too.
As long as two people get married, they will often argue
Secondly, there is no Spring in the lunar calendar for this year. (Lunar Year without Spring in Chinese horoscope is a bad year for marriage).
The old saying is that this is a "widow year". If you marry during this year,
there will also be a lot of quarrels between the married couple and a small disaster might happen.
What are you laughing at?
What are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong?
Mom, you're too cute.
I have never heard about your research into this interest.
Why are you suddenly so into this? What's with the "widow" and "lunar year"?
This is not easy, right?
What?! Before I had no interest in this
Didn't you say you wanted to get married?
I only want my son to be happy. I consulted the fortune teller. What he said,
it makes sense. Thus, I remember it. I didn't need to memorize it.
What kind of logic is this? This is just superstitions.
Didn't you just talk about I-Ching ? That it's not superstition? (Ancient Book of Changes for Divination).
Yes, I-Ching is not superstition but what you just said,
it's not related to I-Ching.
In any case, this is what the fortune teller said.
Mom, it's like this
You have already made use of the fortune teller and I-Ching.
and all that mysterious force.
Are you trying to make me believe that it's not a good idea to get married now?
How about this? You should stop beating around the bush too and be frank with me.
Are you here to carry out the mission on behalf of Dad?
Are you here to stop us from getting married?
No. Why would I want to stop your marriage?
I have always liked Miao Ying. I have already acknowledged her as my daughter-in-law a long time ago.
I want you both to get married. Why would I stop your marriage?
Yes, you are not preventing it but Dad is preventing it.
Because you won't be able to go against my father, and in the end, you'll end up agreeing with him.
Your father is not against your marriage too.
He is only saying that it's not suitable for you to get married this year.
Son, can't you delay it for two years and get married then?
Did my father say that?
Why? Why does it have to be after two year?
Didn't the both of you already agreed to our marriage?
Why must we wait two years? Why can't we get married now?
Didn't I already tell you.
Forget about all that mysterious forces and superstitions.
Tell me the real reason.
You can't say?
That's because you don't have a valid reason to oppose me.
Dad is against it because I didn't tell him and made the decision on my own.
I didn't seek his opinion and consent.
Your father is rather overbearing.
This doesn't make sense. This is not overbearing. This is supremacy.
Since young till now,
he thinks that everything he did, it was for me. It was for my own good.
Thus, I need to listen to him. I must respect his determination.
He decides and chooses everything for me...
- That's not it... - He wants me
To follow his philosophy of life.
This is what a father should do.
Mom, this is where the problem lies. It's because you think the same way too.
That's why you think you are right in doing this.
When I was young I would listen to him. But now I've grown up.
I have the right to choose and decide.
Don't you agree?
Finish the cherries.
Qing'er, you can predict the future.
I forgot to switch off my cellphone today and you called.
Dad stop lying, I already know what happened.
Don't blame him. You won't be able to hide this from me.
Okay, I won't hide this from you anymore.
Qing'er, don't worry. Your mother is already out of danger.
She has been stable for the past few days.
Are you at the hospital now? Can you video her? I would like to take a look.
I can't go into the ICU, I can only look through the window.
The window is fine.
Okay.
Qing'er, let me tell you about your mother's condition.
After the surgery,
She gets hydrops and phlegm in her lung, but she couldn't cough them out.
It's a drainage system
The machine will extract phlegm,
directly from her throat regularly.
Thus, she won't be able to talk for the time being.
Fortunately, her nerves were not affected. Thus, she doesn't need surgery for it.
Is she still in coma?
She had fever for the past two days. It has already gone down.
Which means her lung infection is getting better.
Although she keeps sleeping most of the time,
Although it's not coma but she still needs rest.
She is suffering now,
Your mother is lucky. She is determined and strong.
As long as we follow a positive treatment and rehabilitation,
She will fully recover.
Don't worry too much.
Dad, could you please do me a favor?
What's the favor?
Get a copy of her medical report and email it to me.
What do you want that for?
- I want to defer my study. - What?
You want to defer your study?
Don't be so shocked. It's not a big deal to defer my study.
Hence, I will go home first. If Mom recovers within five months,
I will come back and continue my studies. If her recovery takes a long time, I will drop out from college then.
You are even going to drop out from college?
When the circumstance get better, I can still apply again.
No. You can't defer your studies or drop out from college. You don't need to do this. Why would you defer and come home?
I can take care of Mom.
Your mother doesn't need you to take care of her. She is in intensive care. There are doctors and nurses to take care of her.
Moreover, she needs to stay there for a month.
Other than coming home to see her, you won't do able to do anything else.
When she's undergoing rehabilitation,
you still have your work. Aunt and Uncle are working too.
They can't keep staying in Yanzhou. They need to go back to Guangzhou.
If go home, I can do the rehabilitation with Mom.
We will hire a professional nurse too. No matter what,
we don't need you to defer your studies and come home to nurse her.
Fine, I will work then. If I defer my studies, I can save on my tuition fee.
I will find a job at a law firm and defray Mom's medical expenses.
I will pay for the medical expenses. Why would you need to save on your tuition fees?
You are worrying over nothing.
Just concentrate on your studies. Let me be at ease. It's better than being stubborn.
Qing'er, should we find a time to discuss this?
There is no need to discuss this again. I already know about the situation at home.
I already thought thoroughly about my deferment before I decided. Stop changing my mind.
If you don't want get that medical report for me, it's fine. I will go home first and get it myself.
Although it may be a bit of a hassle, I can still defer my studies.
Why are you so stubborn?
Okay, that's it. See you in a few days. Bye bye.
Everything that your father's doing, it's for your own good.
Mom, you are doing this for my own good.
Perhaps, it's also good for my future too.
Shu Che, you have really changed a lot after having studied overseas.
You have your own ideas now.
Mom, I'm not rebelling on purpose.
I'm already past the rebellious stage.
Is it that hard for me to want to make my own decisions?
It's not totally unreasonable for your father to oppose your marriage.
What is the reason? You have been talking for a long time
and couldn't give me any reason that I could understand. I wouldn't not take it and I'm also not an unreasonable person.
Who wouldn't want their parents to give them their blessings for their marriage?
Who would want their marriage to turn into a battle?
There are certain things, perhaps, I shouldn't tell you now.
Certain things, perhaps, I can only tell you in the future.
Thus, I hope you will set aside your marriage plan for the time being.
Give your father some space and time to communicate with you.
Your father is not against your marriage. He merely thinks this is not the right time now.
You are both a father and son, and not enemies.
Are that any differences that can't be resolved?
Why can't the both of you be patient and talk this through
and resolve this problem?
Do you want to split up this family?
How could I break up this family?
What's wrong, mom?
You really think that our family...
...is like how you see it? In perfect conjugal bliss? Calm and tranquil?
There are somethings we didn't tell you.
Mom. What didn't you tell me?
Don't be like this. Tell me. What's going on?
Mom.What is it?
What happened at home? Tell me. Don't hide it from me.
Mom, tell me.
When you're out these past years, there are so many things that happened back home.
There are some things that I also just learned recently.
I have been kept in the dark.
Mom, is it about my dad? What about him?
Your dad? What about your dad? It's not about your dad.
Impossible. Other than my dad, no one else can kept you in the dark. There are only the 3 of us in our family.
I didn't, so it sure is my father. Financial problem?
Nonsense. Your father has always been clean.
Then it's a relationship problem.
What did you hear?
I didn't hear anything.
When a person that's able to get into that position get in trouble, it's either about money or women.
My father...had an affair. Am I right?
Your father admitted to me...
....that he and that woman are together for quite some time.
Who is that woman? What does she do? How was she able to get in touch with my father?
I don't know that clearly. It's also not important. I don't want to know.
How is it not important?! Why is it not important?!
Your father has regretted it. He has admitted his mistakes.
Have they ended it?
-I'm going to call him. -Shu Che. Shu Che.
Don't ever ask him. Don't ask him.
I shouldn't have told you this.
I hope that this matter can pass quietly.
Regarding this situation
you must not leak anything to other people.
You must not. This matter has destructive effects on your father. You know that.
I'm tired. I want to rest for a while.
Hello.
I was thinking earlier to call you and forgot about it.
Are you still with Auntie?
I won't go back anymore tonight. Don't wait for me.
Fine. You indeed should be with her more.
What time do you get out of class tomorrow?
Probably 2 or 3 pm. Why?
I have a full day class tomorrow. Once you're done with school, come over here to accompany my mother. She...
She's a bit emotional.
Take her out to shop and relax.
Okay. I'll try my best, because I still have a after class meeting with my learning group.
I'll see if I can get excused.
Once you arrive here in my mother's place, text or call me.
Okay. Goodnight. Sleep early.
-Goodnight. -Bye.
[One-way Flight: SFO]
[Beijing]
[Old He]
[Call canceled]
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♫ Gathering and dispersing ♫
♫ Asking why do you care ♫
♫ Until now, I'm still longing ♫
♫ And I'll still go back to you ♫
♫ I rely on you ♫
♫ Separated but the heart comes back ♫
♫ Remember this love, we understand ♫
♫ That this is just love ♫
♫ Whenever I feel hurt ♫
♫ Do not leave and go far away ♫
♫ How long and how far does it take to heal? ♫
♫ Why don't you just return to the place you fell in love? ♫
♫ Did not say goodbye and silently left ♫
♫ The room is cold and no longer has the warm sun ♫
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♫ Never forgetting and longing for the love to come back ♫
♫ Love and Hate's margin ♫
♫ Gathering and dispersing ♫
♫ Asking why do you care ♫
♫ Until now, I'm still longing ♫
♫ And I'll still go back to you ♫
♫ I rely on you ♫
♫ Separated but the heart comes back ♫
♫ Remember this love, we understand ♫
♫ That this is just love ♫