Episode 62
Madam Ying, I want to leave with you.
No. I'm leaving alone. -Madam Ying.
I want to leave because I want to forget about...
meveryihing here. If you follow me...
...how do I forget?
But, if you're alone... -Zhou Ying.
Mother. -What should we do?
What's the matter? -Your aunts came earlier...
...and I told them about your plan to adopt a son.
They quarrelled on the spot.
Wei Wu's wife praised Yu Sheng...
...and Wei Quan's wife praised her three grandsons.
They got into a heated fight.
Of course they favour their own grandsons.
But, you need to pick one. Do you have any idea yet?
I only get to meet these kids during New Year.
I really have no idea which one to pick.
I've a suggestion. Let's gather the boys...
...for a competition.
You'll observe them and choose the one you like.
Is this alright?
That will do.
Young Master Yu Cheng, be careful.
Brother Yu Lin! You stole my hat again!
Come and get it back!
Come and get it! Catch! - Give me back my hat!
Give me back my hat, Brother Yu Jin!
Catch!
Yu Tong! They stole my hat! Help me!
Give me back my hat! -Catch!
Come and get it back! - Come and get it back!
Give me back my hat!
Brother Yu Sheng! They stole my hat!
How can you bully someone younger than you?
Thank you, Brother Yu Sheng.
You must teach Yu Lin and Yu Jin a lesson.
I've scolded them. Don't be too bothered.
We're all brothers. They are just playing with you.
Yu Jin. -Thank you, Brother Yu Sheng.
Yu Lin. -Thank you. You're the best.
'(u Chang.
Thank you, Brother Yu Sheng. I wish you prosperous business.
Brother Yu Sheng, what about me?
Let's go home. Grandfather and grandmother want to see us.
Let's go home.
You all should go back too. -Goodbye, Yu Tong.
Goodbye, Brother Yu Sheng. -Goodbye, Yu Tong.
Good bye.
Grandfather. Grandfather.
Come.
There's something I need to tell you two.
Your aunt from the east mansion wants to pick one of the boys...
...in your generation to be the heir of her family.
All three of you are my darlings.
I don't want any of you to leave me.
But, your aunt and grandaunt from the east mansion are very lonely.
They need someone to succeed them.
They helped us before.
Now, we must help them back. Understand?
But, not anyone at all will do.
They will have to pick the ideal one.
The two of you need to get prepared.
Get prepared for what? - This aunt of yours...
...is a very capable businesswoman.
You need to get prepared in this aspect.
I've no problem with business. Unlike other children...
...I've studied business for 3 years.
Yu Sheng, don't take it lightly.
Those from the centre mansion are saying that you are too old...
...to be adopted.
Setting aside age, I'm the best candidate...
...for Aunt Ying's assistant in business.
If I were her, I would pick me.
Brother Yu Sheng, if you go to the east mansion...
...will I still get to see you?
The east mansion is so near. You can visit me anytime.
This competition...
...concerns our pride.
So, one of you must win.
Else, it'll seem as though my grandsons are too incompetent.
Understand? -Yes.
From tomorrow onwards, come to my place after school.
I'll educate you all personally. I'll teach you the essentials...
...including calculation...
...as well as poems from Tang and Song Dynasties.
What do you think?
I don't want to go to the east mansion.
Why?
Think about it. It's tiring enough to have...
...my mother, grandfather, grandmother...
...and teacher monitoring me.
If I get another mother and grandmother...
...I don't know if I can be happy.
You're worried about that? - Won't you worry about that too?
Actually, I don't really want to go to the east mansion too.
Why?
We're perfectly fine here.
Why should we move to the east mansion?
Will you all go or not?
Can we say no to grandfather?
When is the competition?
I don't know.
The turtledoves will hatch in a few days.
I need to watch over the eggs.
Else, someone might steal them.
Behave when you see your aunt. Do you hear me?
Especially you. -Wei Quan.
Brother Wei Wu. Sister. -Sister.
You all came. -Yu Sheng. Yu Tong.
Greet your granduncle and grandaunt.
Grandaunt. Granduncle.
He's so plump and adorable. - Wei Quan, of all 4 brothers...
...we are the only ones left. -Yes.
Regardless of Zhou Ying's decision...
...we'll still be good brothers.
Brother Wei Wu, I'm so glad that...
...you think of it this way.
Listen carefully, kids.
Regardless of your aunt's decision...
...you all will still be brothers.
Did you hear that? - Don't worry, grandfather.
Let's go. -Brother Wei Wu, after you.
Let's go together. -Alright.
Hurry up. -Let's go.
Look. They are all waiting for us. Hurry up.
Sister Zheng. Zhou Ying. -Sister Zheng.
The little young masters are here. Our mistresses have been waiting.
We brought all of them over. Hurry up.
I brought my whole family over.
Hurry. Greet your aunt and grandaunt.
Grandaunt. Aunt Ying. -Bow.
Good boys. All of you are good boys.
Dear uncles and aunts...
...in order to determine the ideal heir...
...we need to put them through tests...
...for fairness' sake.
That's good. -Zhou Ying.
Don't worry. We'll let you decide.
Yes. We'll let you decide.
Let's start
The competition for adoption shall began now.
The first test would be essay writing.
Dear young masters, please enter the reading room.
Go. Follow him.
Go. Look at this child.
It's cold out here. Let's go in for some warm tea.
Alright.
The essay topic is "The Way of Business".
You have 30 minutes.
Dear young masters, you all may begin now.
Zhou Ying, writing essay is Yu Lin's forte.
Teacher Liang praises his essays very often.
Sister Zheng, do you remember?
It was Wu Pin who taught Yu Sheng how to write.
You reminded me.
They wrote "one", "two" and "three".
No wonder Yu Sheng's handwriting...
mresembles Wu Pin's handwriting.
Yes.
Time's up.
Please stop writing.
They are out.
Madam Ying, these are the essays.
Zhou Ying, who wrote the first essay?
How is it?
Uncle Wei Wu. Uncle Wei Quan.
I don't know how to evaluate essays.
Why don't you two judge for me?
Sure.
I've a suggestion. Brother Wei Wu...
...you'll evaluate my grandsons' essays...
...and I'll evaluate your grandsons' essays.
We'll do as you suggested. -Alright.
"The Way of Business".
This is a difficult topic.
True.
Wei Quan, Yu Jin's essay...
...is very complete. It exceeded my expectation.
Yu Sheng wrote very well too.
Look. His suggestions are all very practical.
It reflects his character. Look. Not bad.
He wrote so well in just 30 minutes.
Yu Lin is gifted.
Yu Tong is good.
Look. He wrote something I can really relate with.
"Even if we are superior in size...
...do not be shod-sighted."
Not bad.
What's wrong? -I can't evaluate...
...Yu Cheng's essay.
Be gentler. -Yu Cheng.
You were told to write an essay.
What are these stupid drawings? Speak!
I don't want to write an essay or join this competition.
I don't want to be her son. -This child...
Uncle Wei Quan, don't hit him.
Let me take a look. -Look.
He's too young. Maybe he doesn't know...
...what an essay means.
I do know. My teacher made me write essays in school.
You actually talked back?
It's alright. Children have their own reasons.
Let's leave it at this.
Let's proceed to the next test. -Alright. Let's proceed.
Alright. -Come back.
Dear young masters, I will be the next examiner.
Xiao Wu. Er Hu. Carry the desks over.
Alright.
Dear young masters, please write the answers...
...on the paper provided one after another. Understand?
Yes. -Yes.
Alright. I spent 8 taels to buy a chicken.
I sold the chicken for 9 taels...
...and spent 10 taels to buy the chicken back.
After that, I sell it again for 11 taels.
How much money have I earned?
Can they answer that? -Don't ask me.
Alright. Dear young masters, please show us your answers.
Yu Sheng's answer is 1 tael.
Yu Jin's answer was 1 tael.
But, he changed it to 2 taels and changed it again to 1 tael.
Yu Lin's answer is a loss of 2 taels.
Yu Tong's answer is 3 taels.
'(u Chang...
Read it out.
Yu Cheng's answer is...
..."Mr. Jiang, you're doomed."
Yu Cheng, can you explain your answer?
You spent 8 taels on a chicken.
Mr. Jiang, if I were your boss, I would fire you immediately.
Let's move on to the next test.
Dear young masters, I am the next examiner.
I have 100 taels here. Each of you will take 20 taels.
You all must spend all the money within 2 hours.
The person who spent the money most wisely will win.
Alright. Come here and collect your money.
Please remember to return within 2 hours.
Alright. Go.
Stupid brat, don't just play. Come back quickly.
Come back quickly.
Master Wei Wu. Master Wei Quan. We have a lot of time to kill.
Feel free to go out for some exercise and fresh air.
Alright.
It looks like Yu Lin is the cleverest one.
That's not true. Yu Sheng is very mature.
He's outstanding as well.
Yu Jin is good. He's kind and honest.
Zhou Ying seems to like Yu Tong a lot.
Yu Cheng is really special.
It all depends on Zhou Ying's preference.
Who is your favourite so far?
I don't have a favourite yet.
There's a tea stall there. It's been half a day.
I'm so thirsty. Let's drink some herbal tea before we go.
Isn't that a waste of time?
We have 2 hours. We can afford to drink tea.
I'm the eldest. I'll treat you all. Let's go.
Madam, 5 bowls of herbal tea. -Alright. Please wait.
Thank you, Brother Yu Sheng. -We're rich now.
How do we spend all this money?
Yu Tong, don't spend the money on useless things.
Mr. Wu said we must spend the money wisely.
What does that mean? -That means...
You need to spend it in a way that will please our aunt.
What should we do to please our aunt?
Buy something she likes.
Have you all decided what to do with the money?
I'm thinking.
Have you all decided?
Since we've all decided, let's split up and move.
My brothers, can you all do me a favour?
What do you need? -Help me to spend 5 taels each.
Why?
I'm not interested in this competition.
I don't want to be adopted.
If that's the case, I can help you.
Leave it to me!
Take your time to spend the money.
I'll go and check on my little turtledoves.
Let's move. Come. -Alright. Let's go.
It's almost 2 hours. Why aren't they back yet?
Don't be impatient. -The little young master is back!
Young Master Yu Lin is back. -He's back?
Young Master Yu Lin, show us what you bought.
I bought this.
Why?
It's a discounted jade bangle priced at slightly over 20 taels.
But, the other jade accessory shop...
...at the next street sells it for at least 80 taels.
My mother said that the value of jade bangles...
...grow with their age.
So, I believe this jade bangle...
...will be worth 200 taels 2 years later.
You're so clever.
It's quality jade. You've good judgement.
Yu Lin, you're clever.
You think about the future.
You have good vision and judgement.
Yu Lin, come here. Come to grandmother.
You're so clever. -The little young master is back!
I'm back. -Yu Jin, what have you bought?
I bought some ginseng and dong quai.
Ginseng and dong quai are expensive lately.
It's not worth it to buy them. -I know.
Why did you buy then?
Aunt Ying has gotten thinner and paler lately.
I don't want to win in the competition.
I just want to make Aunt Ying healthier.
Thank you, Yu Jin. -Yu Jin is so observant.
You're such a good boy. This child is very observant.
Yu Jin has always been mature and caring.
It's almost 2 hours.
Why aren't my two grandsons back yet?
Don't worry. They'll be fine.
I'm not worried about Yu Sheng.
I'm worried about Yu Tong losing his way.
He's a big boy. He'll be fine.
Did you two see Yu Tong? -No.
No. -The little young master is back!
Someone's back. -Someone's back.
I finally finished spending it. -Look at you.
Mr. Wu told you to spend wisely! Yet, you spent on food and toy!
I bought happiness with the money. Isn't the money well spent?
Don't you think Yu Tong resembles someone?
He spends money for his own pleasure.
He's like Uncle Zhou Si.
Yes.
Look. Yu Tong is hopeless.
It's up to Yu Sheng. -Don't worry.
Maybe Zhou Ying will take a liking to Yu Tong.
But, Yu Sheng isn't even back yet.
Don't worry.
Come here. Come to your grandfather.
Yu Cheng isn't back either. - That brat is most probably...
...busy playing outside.
He might be making troubles out there.
He likes to climb trees and walls. Nasty boy.
The little young master is back!
Yu Sheng. -What happened?
Yu Sheng, what's wrong?
I don't know why, but I've a bad stomachache.
I've had the runs several times in 2 hours.
It took me a lot of effort to come back.
Young Master Yu Sheng, what have you bought?
I bought cans of fodder. The cans are right outside.
Fodder? -It's cheaper than in Xingping.
We can earn at least 3 taels if we sell it in Xingping.
Oh no. I need to go to the toilet.
Go. -Hurry.
Go and get some medicine for Yu Sheng.
Wei Quan, it looks like...
...Yu Lin will make an outstanding businessman.
The 20 taels will grow into 200 taels in a few years.
Yu Sheng is good too.
Xingping is just 4 hours away from Jingyang.
He can make 3 taels in just 4 hours.
He's very capable.
Now, we only have Yu Cheng left.
Wu Yu Cheng! Stop right there!
Wu Yu Cheng! Stop right there! -Wu Yu Cheng! Come out!
Wu Yu Cheng! Come out!
What are you all doing? Go home! -Wu Yu Cheng is a coward!
Coward! -|...
Young Master Yu Cheng, what happened?
They bullied me!
You're so dirty.
What a dirty boy.
He's finally back. -Come down.
Look at him. -How come...
Where did you go? -A few kids bullied him.
He... -He got into a fight again?
They ate the little turtledoves!
What turtledoves?
The turtledoves I had been guarding.
You got into a fight again. You're too tiny to win in a fight.
I don't care.
Look at this child. -Look at how dirty you are!
It's alright, grandmother. I got them dirtier than me.
Come, Young Master Yu Cheng. Forget about the fight.
Did you spend your 20 taels? - Did my brothers spend theirs?
Yes. You're the last one.
Since they spent theirs, I've spent mine as well.
Why?
You can't even spend money.
What can you do when you grow up? You can't do a thing!
Why didn't you spend wisely as your aunt instructed?
I did spend my money wisely.
I spent my money on my brothers.
If they spent theirs wisely, I'd have spent mine wisely too.
You... How can you talk back?
Dear young masters, please stand together.
Go over.
Brother Yu Tong. -Here you go.
All you know is eat.
Madam Ying, the young masters have completed all their tests.
Please announce the result.
Alright. -Yu Lin is a good businessman.
If I were Zhou Ying, I would choose Yu Lin.
Zhou Ying isn't just choosing her successor.
She's also choosing her son.
Yu Jin is mature and filial.
If I were Zhou Ying, I would choose Yu Jin.
That kid is so useless. We must teach him a lesson later.
I bet...
...Zhou Ying will choose one between Yu Sheng and Yu Lin.
I think Zhou Ying likes Yu Tong.
Should we announce the result now?
Alright.
Dear young masters.
All 3 tests have been completed.
Madam Ying will now announce the final result.
To be frank, before today...
...I didn't really know all these kids.
But, in today's competition...
...I see that all of them will be amazing in the future.
Wu Family will be even more successful in the future.
But, after much thought...
...I decided to...
...pick Yu Cheng as my son who will succeed me in the future.
Who?
Who again? -Yu Cheng.
Stop eating. -Silly child, stop eating!
Greet your mother! Hurry up! -Greet your mother!
Greet your mother! -Who?
Your aunt! She has adopted you! Call her "mother"!
I don't want it! I'm not going to her family!
Zhou Ying, you've always been wise and fair.
But, I don't think the result makes sense.
Uncle Wei Wu, what makes you say so?
We agreed to pick the outstanding one.
But, this child performed the worst in all 3 tests today.
Why is he your choice?
Uncle Wei Wu, it's true that logically...
...I shouldn't choose Yu Cheng.
Why did you choose him then? - But, outside of logic...
...Yu Cheng has a special intuition.
What? Special intuition?
He's just a troublemaker.
Wei Quan, didn't you say this yourself?
Did I? -No.
Brother Wei Wu, I was just angry. I wasn't serious.
But, you still said it.
Uncle Wei Wu, it's true that on the surface...
...Yu Cheng's works don't make sense at all.
Let's take the essay for example.
Both you and Uncle Wei Quan find the topic a little difficult.
But, the kids all managed to write something...
"based on what they learnt.
The contents matched their ages as well.
This shows that they are learning well.
Yu Cheng is the youngest. He just stafled going to school.
So, he couldn't write anything.
As such, he drew something.
He drew a tree and his family underneath the tree.
What does that mean?
He wants to become a big tree...
...and protect his family. This is his natural intuition.
He is honest, kind and responsible.
These are the values of Shaanxi merchants.
She's right. -That's not very convincing.
Let's talk about Xiao Jiang's test then.
You can say that Yu Cheng failed to answer the question.
But, we can also say that Yu Cheng's thoughts and methods...
...are extraordinary.
Successful merchants tend to see things differently.
As for the 20 taels...
...Yu Lin is far-sighted while Yu Sheng is business-minded.
Both of them will make brilliant merchants.
This boy places happiness above money...
...and that boy is kind and observant.
They will surely make Wu Family proud in the future.
But, they all spent their money on things.
Only Yu Cheng spent his money on people.
He knows how to make use of human resources at this age.
This greatly exceeded my expectation.
Throughout the competition, Yu Cheng did not follow the rules.
He did things his way.
He's like me.
This is why I chose Yu Cheng.
But, I don't want to be your son!
'(u Chang.
Since you took pan in the selection...
...you must abide by the rules.
Since I chose you, my decision is final.
This is also my first lesson for you as your mother.
You have no say over most things in life.
You can only accept because you have no choice.
Any objection?
No. We've no objection.
Brother Wei Wu, say something.
L---
My family...
...has no objection. -Good.
We've no objection. -This child is good.
Alright. Uncle Wei Quan, when will you send Yu Cheng over?
I'll pack up right away and send him over tomorrow morning.
Yu Cheng, I'll be waiting for you.
Why are you crying?
I don't want to go to the east mansion.
I just want to stay in the centre mansion.
I wish they chose me. I can't believe you hate it.
If you like it, you can take my place.
Do you really hate it...
...or do you just want to stay with mother and father?
I really don't want to go.
I've an idea for you. -Alright.
Once you get to the east mansion...
...create as much trouble as you can.
Give Aunt Ying problems and make her angry.
This is your forte anyway.
She might actually return you in a fit of anger.
Will I get to come home?
That's a good idea.
Madam Ying, it's late already. Why are you still awake?
I'll go to bed after organising these.
What are these?
These are the books Yu Cheng will need to read.
These are for the first year and these are for the second year.
These are for the third year.
These are the account books.
I labelled the reading materials...
...for every year. -What's the hurry?
You can take your time to teach him.
But, I'm leaving soon. I've no time to teach him.
You still want to leave?
Now that we have him, I am free to leave.
I must prepare these things for him...
...so that I can leave in assurance.
Let's go. -Sister Zheng.
Sister Zheng, we've brought Yu Cheng over.
Yu Cheng looks so smart today.
Sister Zheng, where's Zhou Ying?
She's busy preparing things for Yu Cheng.
Yu Cheng, greet your grandmother.
Greet your grandmother.
Yu Cheng, come over. -It's alright. Go.
Hurry up. Go.
Come. From now on, you're my grandson.
Madam Ying.
Coming.
Come here.
This is your mother.
Kneel.
Kneel. Hurry.
Don't face me. Face Guan Gong.
'(u Chang.
From today onwards, you are a member of...
...Wu Family of the east mansion.
Wu Family of the east mansion...
...is known as the "Merchant of Three Toughness".
Do you know our three toughness? -No.
Character, quality of goods and temper.
Do you know...
...why Wu Family of the east mansion...
...is still successful after so many ups and downs?
By doing business. -Wrong!
Wu Family succeeded because of two words...
..."honesty" and "credibility"!
"Honesty" means honest quality...
...and "credibility" means outstanding reputation.
"Honesty" and "credibility"?
I will keep this in mind.
I hope that no matter what you do in the future...
...you will remember these two words...
...and make our business bigger and better.
From today onwards, your name is no longer Yu Cheng.
Your name will be Huai Xian.
Your courtesy name will be Nian Xi.
No! I don't want that!
Kowtow thrice.
Come in.
From now on, this is your room.
There was furniture here.
But, your mother still changed them to new ones for you.
No one in this world will love you more than your mother.
Also, your mother sewed that blanket for you personally.
Your mother is really clumsy at doing needlework.
She always pokes herself with the needle.
But, she still insisted to sew that blanket for you.
What are you doing? Why did you throw the blanket onto the floor?
I'm not using it! -Don't be ungrateful.
Pick it up. -No!
Will you pick it up or not! -No!
I won't pick it up even if you kill me!
I won't kill you. But, I'll beat you!
Come down. -No!
Come down! -No!
I'm not picking it up! I'd rather die than pick it up!
I'm not picking it up!
I don't care! I'm not picking it up!
I'm not picking it up! Let go of me!
Chun Xing! -Let go of me!
Madam Ying, he threw his blanket onto the floor...
...and refused to pick it up.
Huai Xian, if you don't pick it up...
...you won't have a blanket to use tonight.
I won't use it! -Suit yourself.
Madam Ying.
Let him be if he wants to freeze himself.
But, he might get sick.
He'll learn when he gets sick.
I don't get it. Wu Family has a few kids.
There are clever, mature, capable and simple-minded ones.
Why did you choose him?
Don't you think Huai Xian resembles someone?
Who?
Back then, someone in this mansion...
...behaved just like Huai Xian.
She wanted to leave. She was trying hard to get out.
You're right.
He's nasty like you when you were still new in Wu Family.
He's not just like me.
He's also like Uncle Si.
That's not all.