The Way We Were
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The Way We Were
Episode 9
[ I... ]
Those are not simply drawing strokes.
Every character your mom writes down is one giant leap for our family.
[ We fight together ]
[ I am fine, don't worry. We fight together. ]
Darling, don't worry. ]
Don't worry.
I will be okay.
Have you canceled your air ticket yet?
I canceled before the flight departed.
It cost me a 20% cancellation fee.
It's good you canceled it.
From now on, all you need to do is relax and go to school.
I know you are worrying about money.
As I said, things will eventually sort themselves out.
Don't get distracted by tuition and living expenses.
It's not your problem anyway, you hear me?
Professor Anderson told me today that
he decided to offer me a campus job.
He asked me to work as his assistant.
$10 an hour, 20 hours a week.
If so, I'll be able to earn
$700 to $800 per month.
Which means you will have to work 3 to 4 hours every day?
Isn't that a bit hard?
Dad, so many people are fighting hard for this job.
Professor Anderson is a good person.
He gave me such a good offer.
Otherwise, a freshman graduate student like me, there is no way for me to get a job like that.
Qing'er, do you know...
I have never been weak-minded or hesitant in my life.
But for the last two weeks, I can't help but think that
I just need to reach out my hands and every problem can be solved.
Dad, the only advantage for this unexpected accident,
is that It makes me believe
you are such an honest prosecutor.
I am so proud of you from the bottom of my heart.
We have hands, we can solve these problems by ourselves.
You see. I asked you to stay there, but to the contrary, it's making you suffer more.
Of course, it forces you to become stronger.
It's also making you suffer and forcing you to become stronger.
Okay, let's do what your mom says. "Let's fight together."
Even for a poor student like your mom, she's doing well.
We are all excellent students, we can't lose.
Of course, we will win.
- Fighting! - Fighting!
- Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.
Goal!
It almost went in.
It's because the right person didn't show up at the right time.
Am I your Mr. Right?
Sheesh.
Don't flatter yourself. How would I know?
Aren't we together?
Are we?
Why wouldn't we be?
Keep dreaming.
Why wouldn't we be?
Tsinghua University
Have you never met a girl you liked?
Miao Ying! Your squad is here! Hi!
We love you! We love you!
We miss you so much!
Just for you, we all came
even though there were better things we could be doing.
We managed to fly here from all over the country. Do you know why?
We did it to reunite here at our alma mater!
Relive our beautiful, youthful years!
Wow, you can really talk.
Of course!
Isn't that Ning Ming!
What are you doing here?
You guys are here too.
Are you also here to send Miao Ying a wedding message?
What? Who?
- Miao Ying! - Miao Ying!
You didn't know she's getting married in the US?
I didn't know. When will that happen?
Next Sunday!
We plan to fly over to attend the ceremony.
Alright, alright. Stop spacing out.
You're here just in time to be our cameraman.
We can get rid of this one.
Alright.
Is here okay?
Are we pretty?
Okay, we are ready.
Good to go?
Miao Ying, you're marrying him today.
- Stop laughing, be serious! - I don't know why I want to laugh.
Okay, be serious!
Mr. Shu Che, the Miao Ying of the past was yours.
The future Miao Ying is still yours.
Don't steal my thunder. Of course, she's still yours.
But her most wonderful, lovely four years...
- it was ours! - It was ours!
You must always make her happy. I don't need to say this obviously.
Let me tell you,
if you ever, even just a little
or a speck of unhappiness comes to Miao Ying,
she has all of us standing behind her.
We will all be watching you carefully.
Don't blame us for any repercussions.
You better be careful!
Don't! Let's see.
Here.
This... why is it shaking so much?
We have to re-film it!
Do you have Parkinson's?
- Look! - Let's do it again.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Our positions weren't good either.
No, you should change positions.
- You go in more. - You too.
I turned on Chen Hong Yu's location sharing service.
That way, I'd be able to find Miao Ying
through her future activities.
I'm still unsure of why I did this.
Buried in the corner of my heart, what other emotions are there?
What other crazy actions am I capable of doing?
[Always share my location]
[Share my location]
- Are you done yet? - I'm just adjusting something.
Make the contrast brighter. It was too dark earlier.
♫ One heart is continuously calling for help. ♫
♫ Watching you leave while letting love wait ♫
♫ Unable to persuade myself to say no ♫
♫ Unwilling to let go, to turn back ♫
- Miao Ying, you're marrying him today. ♫ Welcoming memories like a boat going against the current ♫
Mr. Shu Che! The past Miao Ying is yours.
The future Miao Ying
is still yours!
But, the wonderful, lovely four years
were ours!
♫ In the end I couldn't bring myself to say it ♫
♫ When you finally reached out ♫
You've only been here for two or three months. You haven't even passed probation yet. ♫ When you finally turned back ♫
How dare you try and ask for a year off!
♫ While waiting for you, love was always there ♫
♫ Ready to accept the path ♫
[You've successfully obtained a loan of 10,000 yuan.] ♫ Fate has created ♫
♫ There is no one who can ♫
[Beijing to San Francisco] ♫ Push love away ♫
Son, you're going to America? For how long? ♫ I'm here, my love is here too ♫
Ah, San Francisco. I'll be back in a couple days, don't worry. ♫ While waiting for you, ♫
♫ Love was always there ♫
♫ Ready to accept the path fate has created ♫
♫ There is no one who can push love away ♫
♫ I'm here, my love is here too ♫
♫ From the start, it was solo ♫
♫ What you couldn't have from the past, in the end I couldn't bring myself to say it ♫
♫ When you finally reached out ♫
♫ When you looked back at me again ♫
♫ While waiting for you, love was always there ♫
They said you'd be here.
Am I distracting you?
Yes.
I haven't said anything, yet you are driving me away already.
I am working.
Ah? Working?
Am I not doing research for Professor Anderson?
How's the campus job? Is it hard?
It's okay. It's basically paperwork. It's not that hard.
However, my own time is getting much shorter obviously.
So I really shouldn't break into your gold-like precious time？
- You got something for me? - Yes.
My sister and Shu Che will get married tomorrow.
That soon?
I thought they wanted to prepare a bit longer.
They don't want to make it a big deal.
It's just a simple registry office marriage.
But I've decided to give them a series of surprises once they step out of City Hall.
I even invited my sister's best girlfriends from the university in Beijing.
So the reason why I am here today is that I want to invite you to their bachelorette party tomorrow.
The theme is, One Last Indulgence.
Are you interested?
I might not have time tomorrow.
Are you still mad at us, the upper class?
No.
I am pretty grateful for what you said and what you did.
Even though, I don't agree with it.
And what about our bubble of friendship, hasn't it burst yet?
Not yet.
- Can I ask you two questions? - Okay.
First, can I come see you more often?
Sure, but not too often.
Second, can I introduce you to some better part-time jobs?
I ensure that these jobs can earn money and they won't be hard.
Then I have to thank you.
Here is the deal. Can you help me write a paper?
What paper?
It's a piece of cake for you. It's a paper for Sociology 101.
For me, it is really difficult.
This is the better part-time job you're offering me?
Although it is a little bit improper,
but you'll get more money.
Never mind, forget what I said.
You need to study by yourself. You must write the paper alone as well.
You don't know. Nowadays, you don't have to study in person
and people can still graduate!
So, all you have to do every day is have fun and buy stuff.
You don't need to do anything else in person, right?
It's so difficult talking to good students.
I'll kneel down and beg you to stop talking. I have work to do.
Remember to participate tomorrow, okay?
I'll try my best.
Have you had dinner yet? I will buy you dinner.
I hope you won't forget your meals and sleep. See you.
So, can I keep coming back for you?
- Yes. - Okay, see you.
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- You are back. - Dad.
So you and Shu Che really decided to get married tomorrow?
We will go to City Hall early tomorrow morning.
- Dad. - Yes?
I want to talk to you.
Actually, I want to talk to you, too.
- Sit down? - Okay.
What do you want to talk about?
I don't know how to ask you this.
Just ask.
When Shu Che said we were going to get married,
face-to-face, you agreed and wished us the best.
However, privately, you disapproved of him.
I just want to know the real reason you disapproved of our marriage?
I do not disapprove of you.
I just asked that you postpone it for two years.
Then...
Is it really the first time you met Shu Che's mother?
You never ever met her?
You think that I know Shu Che's mother?
It's not that I think so, I saw it myself.
Where?
I told Shu Che the other day, I couldn't stay with his mother because I had something to do at school.
But actually, I was in the lobby.
You saw us together that day?
So it wasn't true when you said you didn't know his mother, right?
Yes, I've known her...
for a few years.
Daddy.
Have you made Shu Che's mother my stepmother,
before she becomes my mother-in-law?
What are you laughing at?
How could you think such a thing?
Dad promises you, it's definitely not possible.
She's the Deputy Mayor's wife.
Your mother-in-law, we will be in-laws!
How can it be possible?
Then since Shu Che and I have had such a long term relationship
and you know his parents,
isn't that a sure thing?
Why are you guys trying to cover this up?
What is your relationship with her?
Any secrets?
That's my daughter, she's so smart.
Fine.
I will take you to meet someone.
After you have met this person, you will have the answers to all of your questions.
- Hello. - Hello.
I haven't seen you in a couple of weeks. It looks like your diet is a success.
I did it because when I stand next to you in our future meetings,
I don't want to be called the fat American person.
Because we will have a lot of chances of standing right next to each other, right?
Of course.
Who's this elegant lady?
This is my daughter, Mao Ying. She just graduated from Tsinghua University.
Now, she's enrolled in Stender for the MBA program.
I invited her today to be my assistant and get familiar with professional conversations.
I believe you're going to become one of China's business elites and heir to Wei throne.
Leave all us old folks in the dust.
He's just kidding.
This is the CEO of the Greater China Regional District of the US company, CE,
Mr. Rooney Strong, my good friend.
I heard great things about your company.
- It's so nice to meet you. - And nice to meet you.
We'd like to become a seller to Wei,
the seller of technology for manufacturing subway cars to the China market.
It'd be my honor to become the bridge between CE and China.
I can't give you a full guarantee,
but the result of the city bidding next year
is basically under the control of Weiye.
I've no doubt about that.
If Weiye's bidding is successful and we are able to obtain the rights for the subway car manufacturing,
can your CE fully accept
the all-inclusive technology buyout partnership contract we suggested?
To me and my group, we are fine with the proposal the way it is.
But we can't represent the Board of Directors.
And there are old, conservative, and inflexible guys all over the world.
CE is no exception.
Don't make this about technology borders and interests of nationalism and protectionism.
Unlike me, I can separate the two very clearly.
Politics is politics. Business is business.
Rooney, it is purely business between us.
Partners in construction factories, the transfer of technology, with China having sole intellectual technology rights.
There is no room for bargaining.
If your CE isn't willing to sell your core technology,
our Weiye can find other backup companies any time
who are willing to sell us their technology.
Mr. Chen, as head of CE for Asia, I will make every effort to facilitate this process and maximize benefits for both sides.
It's my job to convince these old conservatives that China is the biggest market.
If they're going to hold tight onto their technological secrets, they are going to lose out on the global feast.
I believe in your persuasive powers.
Okay. It's going to be a long drawn out process for the Board to check, negotiate, and make the decision.
We just need to be patient, okay?
And say go... through this process and...
We have to wait patiently, but I believe that we will succeed.
No problem. I'll give you time.
But I still have to handle something and must return to the country soon.
I'll wait for your good news in Yanzhou.
Rooney, I want to ask you for a favor.
Help me get a person into your department.
Which person? A male or a female?
Female.
That's easy. What request do you have?
Provide her with a work visa.
Let her be able to stay here in the US legally for a long time.
Okay. No problem.
But I want to ask you to monitor and take care of her daily living needs.
What do you mean by monitor?
For example, you'll know all about her activities.
Or, for example, prevent her from going out of the country.
I understand. Leave it to me.
- Thanks. - You're welcome.
Miao Ying, do you know why I took you to see Rooney Strong today?
The project bidding for Yanzhou City next year
is all under the control of Weiye.
This is the real relationship between you and Shu Che's parents, right?
It is also the reason you want me to understand?
Correct.
This is why we were against you two getting married right now.
It's less than a year before the subway project bid.
If other people learn of the marriage connection between our families before and after the bidding,
learn that you and Shu Che are already a legally registered married couple ,
then the bidding result will be doubted and may even get investigated in the future.
Both our families will then get accused of conniving.
What I want to know now is...
when did you and Shu Che's parents start to have interactions
behind our back?
It's been a few years.
When the Yanzhou subway project was still under debate, we'd already started.
What you saw me discussing today
will soon be the greatest achievement of my life.
I'm going to give the Chinese market, the Chinese manufacturing industry,
a pyramid-level international position and historical opportunity.
That's why you also knew from the start
that as your mighty blueprint nears its fulfillment,
the more the relationship between me and Shu Che mustn't get publicized, am I right?
Right.
That's why I was very worried
that I will be delaying your happiness.
But what you are more worried about is that your grand ambition
will never come true, right?
Miao Ying,
Shu Che's parents and I are actually
very happy that you two are together.
But sorry, you two can't do it right now.
Because you are my daughter, Weiye's heiress.
That's why your individual interest must give way to the interests of your family and our business.
Which also means that your marriage with Shu Che
is definitely not only a matter between you two.
Is this my fate then?
I don't want to be some Weiye heiress.
Only you can be the heiress.
This is also your responsibility for you as my daughter.
Tell me...
how should I handle our wedding?
Reject Shu Che.
At next year's public competitive bidding,
before I obtain the rights to the subway car construction,
any relationship between our families mustn't get announced publicly.
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♫ 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 just is 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 ♫
♫ How much I want to keep the time of you and me ♫
♫ 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 ♫