[The Way We Were]
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[The Way We Were]
[Episode 15]
I'm finished.
Okay. Shell the shrimps.
-Okay. -Hold on.
Wash the vegetables first and then shell the shrimps.
Hey.
It's OK.
Hi Xiao.
I got you a job.
Check if the food and material are complete according to it.
Then see what ingredients do we need to add.
Add the ingredients then.
You can't make mistakes.
No problem.
Please come again.
-Thank you so much. -You're welcome.
Bye.
-Hi. -Hi.
Mr. You're still here.
I thought I was the only one closing up the shop.
Thank you so much.
You must be hungry.
Follow me. Come with me.
Over here.
This is the meal I specifically made for you.
Eat it.
Thank you but I'm not hungry.
It's made by me, the god of sushi.
Don't you want to try it?
Quickly, sit.
I don't drink.
Our restaurant never hired illegal workers.
You only got to work here because I begged the boss.
Do you understand it?
I'm really grateful.
You only want to thank me verbally?
OK. Thanks, let me make a toast for you.
Let's make a toast.
I look after you.
Because I like you.
I'll always take care of you.
Take your time eating. I'm going to change my clothes.
Wait for me.
Calling Qing Xiao
What do you think? Isn't my tattoo nice?
Mr. Hiruta, did you dialed to the wrong person?
Not at all. I want you to see it.
How is it? Do you like my tattoo?
Alarm Clock
Hello Boss.
You're back.
Have you eaten?
If you want to eat, get it by yourself.
Thank you Boss.
In my opinion,
you don't look at a foreign student nor a tourist.
Since you're working illegally with a travel visa,
what are you really doing in the US?
How do I say it, even I'm not sure myself.
It's impossible to describe.
Tell me the truth.
Are you doing any dangerous work?
Don't bring me any trouble.
Although my clients
are ill-quality.
But I won't starve. I don't want to end up in a worse situation.
Boss, don't worry.
What I'm doing is a romantic
but trivial thing.
What kind of thing is it then? You got to have a goal.
Goal?
I have no goal.
Then what are you doing it for?
Nothing.
Then why are you doing it?
Why can I do something without any goal.
hopes, or interest？
Why using every minute of your life
to cater to the mundane life?
Why can't I just take a break
and not be responsible for my friends, bosses, and family?
A little bit of a break will make a difference.
As long as you're happy.
That's right, as long as I'm happy.
Excuse me sir.
Are you looking for someone?
Yes a girl that walked in.
Is she a customer here?
-You mean Xiao Qing? -Yes.
-You want to see her? -Yes.
-Jessica. -Yes.
Let Xiao Qing know that someone is looking for her.
-Okay. -Thank you.
Take your time.
Why are you here?
Did you follow me?
No.
I just want to know what are you doing so mysteriously after school?
You're working here illegally, right? Why didn't you tell me?
I don't want to let other people know.
Okay, I won't tell anyone.
Well, you goty your answer. You can go now.
I'm not being curious. I'm caring about you.
Thank you for your care. I'm working now.
I don't have time to chat with you. Go.
What are you doing?
Isn't this a restaurant? I haven't eaten yet.
It's not business time yet.
Excuse me.
She said you are not open yet.
So can I wait here first.
Sure.
Our kitchen starts in about 15 minutes.
You can make an order first.
Thank you.
Can you serve me?
Can you not bother me while I work.
Hey Xiao, give him the menu.
Take your time looking.
Can you recommend the specials for me?
Mr. Hiruta is the very famous god of sushi of the Bay Area.
So our most popular dishes are sushi.
Especially the nigirizushi, where the temperature of the rice was controlled under 37 centigrade.
It's very popular.
I've heard of this god of sushi.
Then I have to taste it.
What else do you recommend?
Enough is enough.
Don't make fun of me, ok?
I won't do it. I promise you I'll dine silently here.
Okay, I promise.
I'm going to order.
I'll have salad,
uni sashimi, and broiled cuttlefish.
Then I'll have the mastutakestu.
Just a moment.
Here. Number 2.
-Thank you. -Enjoy.
Xiao, table 12.
Are you done eating?
No not yet.
It's impressive. You spent two hours on your meal.
Can you not stay here forever? It'll affect our business.
Wow. You've prepared?
Keep the change.
This is too much.
The rest is your tip.
The tip is almost as much as the whole bill.
The standard tip here is
20% if you're extremely satisfied.
It's 15% if you're satisfied.
Based on my service, it's 15% the most.
Well, it's up to the customer to say if he's satisfied or not.
I'm even more satisfied than extremely satisfied. So I'm willing to give you more.
You're willing to give me more, but I'm not willing to take it.
Wait here I'll get the change for you.
Thirty dollars for change.
Okay.
Excuse me sir.
Yes?
Do you have a policy for the maximum amount of tips?
No, we don't.
I don't need the change.
This is for the waitress.
That's very kind of you.
I'll only accept 15%.
That's okay.
So, you two work this out.
This shouldn't be hard.
Xiao, listen.
There are many customers to be served.
Don't let this interfere with your work.
What are you doing?
Thank you.
Why did you just get out of work.
I need to close down the shop.
What about your work at school? Why working here illegally?
I quit that job.
Why?
That job was originally someone else.
The professor only gave me the job because he's doing it as a favor. So I quit after I found out.
Are you an alien? The work at school is versatile. It's totally normal for people to compete for it.
If you're too humble and generous, you won't be able to get what's yours.
I'm not afraid of fair competition. I just don't want some special treatment.
Then you're OK working here as an illegal worker so pathetically?
The point is, I don't find it pathetic.
I regard it as experience what it's like to live outside the school.
Well, you're not only the study goddess,
but also a female warrior who's frugal, diligent, and upbeat.
I'll consider your sarcasm as a compliment.
I'm not being sarcastic. I'm genuinely admiring you.
Action speaks louder than words.
In future, I'll treat this restaurant as my cafeteria.
I'll have all my meals there.
And you're gonna tip me handsomely for every meal?
We can negotiate about the tip.
I think 15% is too little. 30% sounds about right.
Are you trying to sabotage my work?
I'm just being a customer like anyone else. How come this is sabotaging your work?
It's your freedom to choose where to dine.
If you plan to have all your meals in my restaurant, I can't stop you. But I have two demands.
One, don't appoint me as your waitress.
Two, I'll only charge you normal tipping rate when I serve you.
If you don't serve me, why would I give the tip to anyone else? Am I nuts?
I really don't need your tip.
No, that's not what I mean. What I'm trying to say is...
No matter if it's out of your kindness, wanting to help me or not,
or it's out of your sympathy, and you're trying to rescue me, I don't need any of it.
I don't find it pathetic to do part-time work like this.
No matter it's work at school or work at the restaurant, it's my life studying here.
It's just like I need to eat, study, and sleep everyday. It's totally normal.
That's what I think.
If you think I'm trying too hard,
All I can say is that you misunderstood.
Well, I made myself clear. I'll go home now. See you.
Let me take you home.
I'm riding my bike.
Why are you choosing a slow way than a fast one? You're wasting the resource.
I'm not Cinderella. You're wasting the resource trying to be the princess who sends me the crystal high heels.
Can you not follow me.
How about getting off your car and pushing it as well?
I beg you, stop following me and go home.
I beg you please stop following me.
I don't mean anything else. I'm not trying to be a knight with shining armors either.
It's very late. I'm worried about your safety.
I've been riding bike home in the middle of the night like this for more than 2 weeks.
There's nothing to worry about.
If you don't want to be be in my car, it won't hurt if I follow you in my car.
Young master, do you want me to lean on your shoulder
and cry about how hard my life is?
Is that the only way to make you feel like a hero?
Even if you're not grateful, there's no need to mock my kindness to prove you're tough.
I'm not tough at all.
I'm very sleepy now.
I need to go to the library to do my homework soon.
You're making the off work time more tiring than work time for me? Can you leave me be? Go back home. OK?
Thank you.
I'll come back tomorrow.
I'll come everyday! Everyday!
Hello, Peng Yi, what's up?
Hello Shu Che.
Someone from a venture capital firmed called me.
I don't know how he heard about our project.
He's very interested. He wants to meet us and talk about it in details.
Venture capital firm? Is it Chinese or American?
He's Chinese and he speaks Mandarin.
But I didn't ask whether they're China-backed or US-backed.
What do you think? Let's meet him, ok? He's waiting for my reply.
OK, let's meet him then.
He said he wanted to meet right away.
Then pick a place.
Great, I'll pick a place.
After hearing your introduction, I now have a basic understanding of the position, projection,
and the team of your DNS server project.
This is just some basic info. Our team will come up with more detailed
market plan and development strategy.
Besides, we have a small studio. We welcome you to visit us at any time.
Then let's get it started.
You're saying...?
I can express our intention to invest on behalf of my company.
I can make a promise to fund your project and team.
Do you really want to fund us?
Yes.
It'll take a few months to sort out he project preliminary, term sheet,
due diligence, and lots of other procedures.
It's just formality. We will take care of them.
I'm interested in your idea and tech.
I hope we can sign the deal as soon as possible.
You can work on hiring more people and expanding your team.
Go find a big office.
Let me ask...why will the fund be available?
As soon as we sign the deal.
That fast?
The faster the better. Efficiency rules.
Are you still thinking about the VC?
It's too fast. I can't process it.
I also find it to fast.
It's like he's specifically allocating the fund somewhere.
It's like he's throwing this hot pie directly at me.
But it's a good thing.
Paper box. Right.
Yes. Hello, paper box, paper box.
- Be careful. The paper boxes. - The one on the back.
Get it on top.
What's going on?
Look Mom and Dad bought this house.
Dad, Mom.
Look, handsome son in-law. Haven't seen you for a while. I miss you a lot.
He looks so great in red.
Uncle, aunt, to be honest. The houses here are not top choices. You should go look at more neighborhoods and do some comparison.
There's no need. I like it here.
Lulu said it's for sale, so I bought it right away.
As Chinese, we think the most conservative way of investing is buying houses.
Son-in-law, I told you. Money is nothing.
See, how great is it since her dad bought the house? We are only 100 meters away.
I can get to your house in minutes. I can help take care of you two by cooking, shopping groceries, and cleaning the house.
Especially in the future, after you have kids,
I'll take care of you guys. You don't have to worry about anything.
So you can enjoy your time together, right?
Hey. Hey.
You have to be careful, that's really expensive!
Put it upstairs. Put it upstairs. "Up". Should I say "up"?
This is to the upstairs.
Upstairs. Upstairs.
Upstairs. Thank you.
-Upstairs. -That's right, upstairs.
Did you urge them to buy it?
It's more convenient for me to chase after you when I'm close.
Don't worry, I'm not letting them come over.
I'll let them come over here after we have kids.
Enjoy.
-Boss. -Yeah?
I have an issue and I need to tell you about it.
Okay.
-What's up? -Umm...
It's about Chef Haruta.
I think he's been too passionate.
Oh yeah, I agree with you.
He's indeed a passionate person.
The reason why he's so good at cooking is because of
With enthusiasm for sushi, you know,
Food will taste special and delicious if there's love in it. Right?
Yeah...
I'm totally okay with his passion for sushi.
But his affection towards me has started to influence my work
He's always touching me inappropriately and makes me feel really uncomfortable.
He likes you alot, I can tell.
Otherwise he won't strongly ask me to give this job to you.
You should be really thankful to him.
Boss, I really value my job.
Could you please talk to him about this?
Talk...About what?
The affection he has for food and for you, it's about the same.
Love and cuisine should be cherished forever. Have you ever heard?
My advice for you, don't take it too serious.
This is a life just enjoy it okay?
Young girls are always dramatic.
[Izakaya]
Please don't cross the line. Don't make jokes like this.
Oh no, I'm not joking.
I'm really serious.
Xiao, I really like you. Be my girlfriend.
I'm here to work. I don't intend to date anyone here.
Please give up.
Xiao, it's lucky for you to be my girlfriend.
-Let go of me. -Okay.
Hear me out, let me finish what I have to say.
I can have the boss raise your salary.
Besides, you don't have to take on any difficult task.
I can customize delicious meals for you wholeheartedly everyday.
I don't need any of that. Thank you.
-Wait Xiao... -What are you doing?
What do you want? Tell me! I'll give you anything you need.
I don't need anything. I just want to go home.
No.
Uncle, my girlfriend made it very clear. Why are you still disturbing her?
You're being very rude.
Xiao, is he your boyfriend?
You think that little bonus and interest is enough for you to get her? Are you daydreaming?
You recognize these credit cards right?
As long as she wants, she can use it whenever she feels like it. There's no credit limit.
Can you give her these?
If what you're saying is right
why is she still working here illegally?
Do you know what does "rich people can do whatever they want" mean?
We don't work to make money.
We do it to be more down to earth.
People like you, who don't understand what fortune means, will never understand.
If you bother her again
The outcome will be serious.
Okay
Okay. Okay.
I KOed him in round 1.
Let's go.
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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 ♫
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