Shen Yue as Dong Shan-cai
Dylan Wang as Dao Ming-si
Darren Chen as Hua Ze-lei
Liang Jing-kang as Feng Mei-zuo
Wu Xi-ze as Xi-men Yan
(Meteor Garden) Subtitles by VIU
(Episode 19)
Dao Ming-si will introduce you to his mother.
It seems like you both will get married soon.
What marriage? I'm not even his girlfriend.
Why not? For saving you, he neglected his own life.
You once also hurt for protecting him.
You both are so close, talking about marriage is normal.
Shan-cai, you will finally be a part of a super-elite family.
Wake up a bit. The thing that caused me headache is about gift.
Gift?
I want to lend you some money, but I am a bit tight this month.
I bought some discounted clothes early this month.
Now my wallet is cleaner than my face.
What am I suppose to do? Going empty handed will be too embarassing.
Shan-cai. You are the winner of cooking competition.
Your cooking must be valuable.
Their meals are made by famous chef. How can they eat my dish?
What important is the effort. Snack is also good.
As long as it is your cooking, he must like it.
Snack.
Sorry to keep you wait./ It's okay, we are just arrive as well.
Why are you dressing up?
It's not us who are too formal, you are the one who...
...is so not formal.
This is my best skirt.
It's okay. Lei has thought about it. Come.
Wait. Tell me why I should dress beautifully.
Is there anything special from the banquet?
A Si's birthday banquet is an important day for Dao Ming family every year.
How important?
Many businessman and famous figures want to gain benefit from Dao Ming group,
...they will try to be nice to A Si.
Actually the star is not A Si, but his mother,
She is also the one who is in charge within Dao Ming group.
Dao Ming-si's mother? But what does it has to do with me wearing something formal?
A Si's mother is a scary woman.
It is hard to interact with her. Especially her eye gaze at the sight of a girl.
In addition of A Si's position as the one and only heir.
The girl he brings, your future...
Future?
Meaning the married life.
Shan-cai, you are the first girl that A Si ever bring home.
His mother will look at you as if you are the fiancée.
Fiancée?
Never mind, stop the talking. Come on./ No, I don't want to go. Let me go.
Shan-cai, wear this one. It really suits you.
It doesn't match with Shan-cai's age. Too luxurious.
What about this?
It doesn't fit with Shan-cai's dress.
Wait, can I not wear that?
I feel like it doesn't fit my style./ Be more confident.
You are someone who won an international cooking competition in the campus.
But we are only attending A Si's birthday, should we be this excessive?
Shan-cai, some people consider important the
suitability of social status for a marriage.
From family background and perspective, it cannot be too different.
Especially Dao Ming-si's mother, she is very demanding in this matter.
Social status suitability./ It sounds so traditional.
However, A Si's family still holding this point of view.
So for the sake of A Si, for today just dress up
like the daughter from a respected family.
Please.
This really suits you.
Is this Dao Ming Si's birthday banquet?
It looks like in the movie.
It is a really different world than mine.
If I think it through, I am not a part of this.
Excuse me.
Why are you so long?/ Because...
You dress up pretty elegant.
I got helped from Xi-men and the others.
Great. Today you really look like you are coming from a well respected family.
A daughter from a fake respected family./ Fake?
Nevermind. It's all right.
Sorry to disrupt.
Mr Dao Ming-si, I represent our company to give you the Silent Ship 1907 Champagne...
...as your birthday gift. Happy birthday, Mr Dao Ming-si.
Thanks you to you and your mother. We have bothered you all this time.
Silent Ship 1907. Awesome.
What is so special from this champagne?
This champagne is transported from a ship that sank in 1907.
Because of its history, it is regarded as one of
the most difficult wine to buy in this world.
This special champagne, if consumed then it's gone./ It's not for consumption.
Isn't this Dao Ming-si's birthday present?
Yes, it is. But all of the gifts will be directly auctioned off for charity.
They all will be donated.
It means the champagne and all of the presents will not be received by A Si.
He will only officially accept them.
It turns out that Dao Ming-si is a generous person.
Please.
Nope. It should be said that generally people accept their birthday gifts...
...instead of donating them.
How are you, Mr Dao Ming-si?
This is a nine-pointed beads prepared by my mother in Bhutan to pray for you.
It represents the greatness and prosperity. For your present.
Thank you very much.
Please./ All right./ See you later.
The beads is not only rare but it is also valuable.
It would be highly valued in the auction.
They must be close with Dao Ming family.
Last year they have close collaboration with Dao Ming group.
What else are you thinking?
Where is my gift?
Forgot./ Forgot?
There is no one coming to a birthday party and forgot their presents.
You keep pretending.
Come with me./ Where?/ I will introduce you to my mother.
It's okay. I will mingle in the crowd. She wouldn't see me. I'm good.
Why so tense? I won't introduce you as my girlfriend.
No need./ Just come with me.
No. I don't want to.
Oh my god, her eyes is so scary.
Why can't I move?
Miss, who are you?
Excuse me, I...
Get up.
A Si, is she your friend?
Yes.
If that so, please show her the way out.
Do you hear what I say?
Yes. But sorry, I can't do it.
What are you saying?/ It's been a long time I want to use this opportunity...
...to introduce you the person who is really important for me.
She is Dong Shan-cai, a girl that I like.
I hope that you can accept her.
Dao Ming-si, you are insane. Have you think of my position?
Do you realise what did you say earlier?/ Yes, I do.
You do.
Auntie, this girl is also a student in Ming De, she is also close with us.
Yes, yes. She is not someone that you may think she is.
I don't ask you all. Be quiet.
Dong Shan-cai./ Yes.
As far as I know, entrepreneurs with Dong as their family names are not many.
I want to know in what industry your father do business.
My father...
The Head of External Relations of Huangpu's chamber of commerce.
He is handling the market in North Africa and UAE.
It is normal if you never heard of him.
True... The company will be listed soon.
Why lying? She will know about it soon.
A girl from such respected family must have many skills.
For example playing many musical instruments.
Of course. Shan-cai could play piano, violin.
Then please let Shan-cai to play the piano for tonight's action and banquet.
Let say, it will be a part of the auction event. What do you think?
Auntie, lately we are pretty occupied with campus assignments,
...Shan-cai has no time to practice.
Maybe next time. / Yes, if auntie want to, Lei could do it.
A girl from such family, etiquette and skills are the most basic thing.
Please, Shan-cai.
A Si, pull her down. She will be terrified.
O you all people.
When you consider luxury is more important than wisdom.
When you regards gold and diamonds that she wears more important than...
...her honesty, kindness, and courage.
When it is easy for you to be misled by false comparison.
And you don't see the sincerity of the person in front of you.
Then you lose your requirement to be a human with a sincere heart.
Sorry.
What did you just say?
Tagore once said...
...a bird's wings chained with gold will never be able to fly high anymore.
The value of a human is not determined by their level and position in the society.
I am not the daughter of some well-known family you are all think of.
I can only play this song.
But then what? I have an honest heart.
A Si, the family education your friend received is interesting.
If I have the opportunity, I will visit her father.
I don't care whether where her father work at.
But you are the only son of our family.
Do you think it is suitable to intoxicated with an uneducated girl?
I like her. Other than her, I would not like any other girl.
I like her nevertheless, what else can you do?
This thing is not arranged by you.
Auntie, please don't say anything.
Dao Ming-si and I...
If that's the case, I will go with her.
If you are brave enough to go out from this house, you bear all of the consequences.
A Si.
Thank you.
Am I dreaming? For me, Dao Ming-si is opposing her mother.
And ruin such important banquet./ Wear your seatbelt tight.
It is so hard to take you out. Don't want to have another problem occurs.
What kind of place is this?
This is a clubhouse that my family owned.
My mother came yesterday and take a look, said it will be renovated.
It has not started now.
Do you know that Hotel M?
Yes. A global hotel franchise with a maple sign.
I never stay in any, but I see them a lot in the TV.
It is my family asset. My mother manage it all this time.
I can't imagine a family greatness to this extent.
Dao Ming-si, I'm sorry. I ruined the special banquet made for you.
I also made you both fighting./ It's okay.
My mother and I is not close anyway.
She thinks of work as the most important thing.
It's been a long time since I have memory with her.
Don't think of this too much. I determine my own life.
Why are you sharing your life with me?/ Don't talk too much.
All my life is yours.
Tonight's view is so beautiful.
I remember when I was little,
...always thought the closer I was with the sky, I could pick the stars.
So in order to be closer with the sky, my father used to carry me on his back.
My heart is not well.
Looking at tonight's banquet,
...I think we will have a nightmare tonight.
Can you even sleep? I don't even have the guts to turn off the light.
Afraid there will be a gunshot...
...executing me for helping A Si and Shan-cai.
Lei, when did Shan-cai learn to play piano? Why we never know?
We were tensed to death./ I only taught her once.
I never knew when she practiced.
Even if she can play it, so what. It was still a chaos in the banquet.
Do you guys still remember the first time we met A Si's mother at his house?
Your punches are lame./ I am better than you.
Whose idea is this, skipping class for skiing?
When you are able to do it, you should be able to cover it.
Sorry, auntie. we will not do it anymore.
A Si, if you are still with these kind of people, there is no hope for your future.
I don't feel really well now too.
We were only skipping the class for ski and she scolded us like that.
I don't know what his mother do to him and Shan-cai after today's event...
Shan-cai was brave enough to have the satire war with her.
Hope she will be strong./ I don't know how they are doing now.
Have you touched the star?
A little bit higher, make it closer./ You are so heavy.
Honestly, have you thought about it seriously?
Think about what?
Your feeling towards me.
I...honestly I don't know either.
When can you learn to be honest with yourself.
Dao Ming-si, I have a question.
I was the one asking. Your answer was so bad actually.
Not bad. It was honest from my heart.
Go ahead. Just ask.
Look at me. My face is ordinary, also have
ordinary skills, coming from ordinary family.
There is so many girls in Ming De, why you have to pick me?
Maybe because I am blind.
I just remember.
I brought food.
What's that?/ Nothing, just unimportant stuff.
Don't take it away. Give me back.
What is this actually?
A birthday present.
Present? You said you forgot.
Just compare other people's presents to the ugly one I have prepared.
I was so embarassed to take it out.
All of this biscuit made by animating your face.
The laughing you, the angry you. The sleepy you.
There is also the crazy you.
I made them in hurry, it was not the most optimum ones.
Nevermind, just give it back if you don't want it.
You are so outrageous.
Sorry, I will prepare a better present next time.
Why didn't you take it out earlier?
If you did it, I would be really happy tonight.
This is the best present I ever received in my life.
It's 6 o'clock already, why isn't she home yet?
I said earlier, just call her if you are worried.
Why should I? She is celebrating Dao Ming-si's birthday.
I will bother her if I call.
Then what?
My dear daughter, you are finally home.
How?
We went out from the banquet early. Dao Ming-Si and I ran out.
Ran out?
Looking at the night view, ate biscuit.
So romantic. Is there anything else?
Right...then? Tell us. Don't make us curious.
That's all./ What do you mean that's all?
It's been said so. As long as she looks happy.
Like that. Like what?/ Like that.
Lei, don't go sleeping. Wake up. I want to show you something.
Do you know what it is?
Shan-cai's present for me.
She created me, the always handsome Dao Ming-si.
See, it looks similar to me, doesn't it?
Doesn't it?
Hua Ze-lei, what are you doing? Spew it out.
Hua Ze-lei, it's my present, even I haven't eat it.
Madame Commissioner, I have investigated it.
Dong Shan-cai is not a daughter of some company's leader.
Her father was a supervisor in a small logistic company.
Now he is a telemarketing in an investment consultant.
Her mother sells Dong's family cuisine online. She is a cook.
Dong Shan-cai herself is a first year student in Nutrition Science of Ming De.
She once attacked a speaker in the campus' homecoming event with no reason.
Her study is ordinary, no special skill.
Other than that, Mr Liu and I already confirmed it.
A Si had been into troubles several time, injured, and treated at the hospital.
All related to Dong Shan-cai. And then, on behalf of Dao Ming...
...A Si recommended her to join the international cooking competition in the campus.
And received the special trophy.
She knows how to use Dao Ming's family name to upgrade herself.
She is smart. Full of intrigues.
If she thinks she can make herself a superior girl,
...then she's a joke.
Everyday cooking wonton? Okay...
Who is that? It's just 9 AM./ Is it the water officer?
What water officer? It has just recorded.
Excuse me, is this Dong Shan-cai's house?/ Yes.
Shan-cai, wakeup.
What's up?/ Dao Ming-si's mother is visiting.
Dao Ming-si's mother?/ Yes. In the living room.
Dao Ming-si's mother, Shan-cai is a smart girl.
She is yet to graduate but already a special winner in the campus' cooking competition.
I heard there has never been a champion in that category.
Madam Dao Ming, I have a great investment program.
Benefit guaranteed and low risk. You are also a business woman.
If you buy it, I will only ask for 5% commission. What do you think?
Mind you asking, what are your business visiting our home?
Let me cut to the chase.
Your daughter is really smart to develop herself./ Right.
And also spend her time and energy for my son.
I wouldn't ask her to give up without some rewards.
This is a cheque valued for 5 million Yuan.
This is just a little help from our Director.
What help?/ I know it looks a bit impolite.
However you are a small merchant, you need money to help yourself.
A Si has an important task.
He will be in charge of all Dao Ming group.
And so Shan-cai, I hope you could understand a mother's heart.
If you find an obstacle in your way to the future...
...you will also throw it aways aside, won't you?
Obstacle? What is your intention?
My intention is very clear.
If you continue all of this, you will be the one hurt later.
Dao Ming-si's mother, you are too kind.
What are you talking!
Turns out Shan-cai's mother is more understanding.
What are you doing?/ Mother, what are you doing!
As a mother, I will not let anyone insult my daughter.
Apology, my mother is too emotional. I am sorry.
But what are you saying is wrong.
I never want to get anything by involving myself into Dao Ming family.
Yes, apology. My wife is really impolite.
You. What are you doing?/ I...
Madam Commissioner, are you all right?/ Let's rinse it.
You...
You are all outrageous. Let's go.
Wait, take your rotten money with you. Your visit is not welcomed.
Come here.
Mother, you are awesome.
For my pride, you have declined 5 million Yuan.
There is a tough mother as a living example, I will not afraid of anything anymore.
Stupid girl, do you think I will be submissive for 5 million Yuan.
Give me 5 billion, then I will consider.
What?/ Nothing.
See, Dao Ming-si is so handsome and superior, in addition he loves you so.
A son in law like him, irreplacable with only 5 million Yuan.
Thinking I could make fun of his mother like that, I felt funny.
Dear, I think you were really great.
Isn't it cool?/ Cool.
Are you happy?/ Happy.
Hubby, when you throw the water, I was surprised.
Really? I was also so afraid.
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