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♫ I wish I could wake up and have the morning breeze soothe my sorrows ♫

♫ I want to turn around and see the coldness melt away ♫

♫ I want to see your smiling face when I look up ♫

♫ How I wish you could show me your happiness and sorrow ♫

♫ I wish our hearts were going in the same direction ♫

♫ I want to be able to hold onto the warm feeling of understanding along the way ♫

♫ I want to help you let go of the world so you can have your dreams back ♫

♫ I want you to know that love flows from the bottom of my heart ♫

♫ Life should always face the light ♫

♫ Embrace more hope after the disappointments ♫

♫ At the end of the night is sunshine The happiness in my hand will bloom eventually ♫

[Adapted from the novel "Children of the Qiao Family"]

[The Bond] ♫ It will bloom eventually ♫

[Episode 1]

Big Brother, what are you looking at?

Big Brother, I'm hungry.

Me too.

Everyone, please remove your own earthquake shelter tents

- and clean up the streets. - Get to work.

Get up and help. Don't be lazy.

Resume production and normal life as soon as possible.

Don't create and spread rumors.

I'm telling you.

Don't blindly spread rumors, okay?

You'll get sent to the police station for creating rumors.

- Hurry. - Okay!

Eldest Brother, I want to have Immortal Soup! (T/N: Immortal Soup is made of fish and tofu.)

I also want some!

I'll make some for you when we get home.

♫ Wildfires burn in dissatisfied eyes ♫

♫ Wild birds are barefoot under the scorching sun ♫

♫ Humming proudly despite hardship ♫

Yicheng!

Second Auntie!

- Second Auntie. - Where's your dad? - At Uncle Li's place.

At Uncle Li's place?

It's already like this and he's not thinking and

even gambling?

You've got to be kidding me.

I was also an attractive man when I was younger.

I was tall and handsome.

They all said that I was no different

than a movie star.

- A movie star? - Oh my!

A movie star!

I have a winning hand.

Who is it?

Qiao Zuwang! Qiao Zuwang!

Your sister-in-law is looking for her brother-in-law.

- Open the door. - Coming. Coming.

I finally found you.

What's the matter?

Brother-in-Law, how are you so calm?

Do you know what's happening? Why are you still playing?

My sister-in-law is just like this. She has nothing good to say

whenever she sees me.

I'm not joking with you!

Are you kidding me? My sister is in the hospital about to give birth.

What about it? Which woman doesn't give birth?

Besides, it's not her first child.

Right, you only cared when your first child was born.

My sister is in her mid-thirties. The doctor says she's a geriatric pregnancy.

Who's going to take responsibility if anything happens?

Let's go. Come to the hospital with me!

Don't grab me!

I'm winning. You're ruining my luck.

Your sister-in-law seems like she's in a hurry. Just go with her.

You're still not satisfied after winning so many rounds?

- Go, go, go! - I'll replace you. You've won so much already.

Treat us next time.

You're winning money and having a child.

How amazing. You must treat us.

Last round. Last one. I'm winning.

It'll be quick.

Why don't you go out front and call a pedicab.

Mister, please hurry. We have something urgent.

Okay.

Why are you being so slow?

What are you in a rush for?

When the melon is ripe, it'll eventually fall to the ground.

Why are you making a fuss about it?

Except for gambling, what else do you know?

Aunt Wu is alone at the health center right now keeping an eye on her.

If something were to happen,

can she, a neighbor, handle it on her own?

Seriously, your sister shouldn't have picked a health center so far away.

We can't afford to stay at the nearby Gulou Hospital.

My sister was about to give birth and walked over there on her own with her giant belly.

You're complaining that it's too far while sitting in a vehicle?

Your sister is pregnant. Moving around

can be helpful for a smooth delivery.

I know about women.

Didn't you also give birth to three children? Don't you know that as well?

Stop nagging me.

Why don't we get off and walk?

I'm not in a hurry, anyway.

I don't care whether I make it or not.

Second Auntie, let's get off and walk.

Why hasn't there been any movement in so long?

You're right.

Do you think something happened?

No, no, nothing will happen.

Family of Wei Shuying!

- Brother Qiao. - We're here. How is it?

A boy, four catties and eight liang. (T/N: 6 pounds)

Four catty?

- Why is he so small? - Did she give birth?

Why is he so small?

He's only four catties and eight liang.

Where's the child?

The child is too small. The doctor is doing exams on him

to determine the situation, okay?

What did you feed my sister? The child is so small.

My Weimin was eight catties when he was born.

I let her eat what she wanted to eat.

The child wasn't growing in my stomach.

I couldn't eat for your sister when she didn't have an appetite.

What do you mean she had no appetite? I bet you ate all the good stuff.

As long as the mother and son are safe.

The mother and child can get more nutrition during the month of confinement.

Brother Qiao, what nice name did you come up with for your baby?

What's so good in coming up with names?

We're not a wealthy family.

It's 1977.

Let's call him Qiqi. How about it? (T/N: Qiqi is 77 in Chinese.)

You know how to save some trouble.

Yicheng, Erqiang, Sanli, Simei. (T/N: Yi, Er, San, Si is 1 Success, 2 Strength, 3 Beautiful, 4 Beautiful; he named the kids in birth order and simply.)

Qiqi.

You're right. I'm not as scholarly as Qi Zhiqiang.

I'm a middle school dropout.

Big Brother, give me some lard oil.

Just a little bit.

Big Brother, I don't want any lard oil in mine.

Big Brother, you're bleeding!

[Delivery Room] [Quiet] [Do not enter without permission]

Hurry and go get Dr. Wang.

- What happened? - I don't know.

Doctor.

Brother-in-Law, Brother-in-Law.

Will she... Brother-in-Law.

Nothing will happen to my sister, will it?

Don't speak nonsense.

Even if nothing is wrong, it'll go wrong if you say it will. You're so jumpy.

- Such bad luck. - No, wait.

You see, my sister is still not out yet. And the doctor's faces...

- They looked so nervous. - Babbling and muttering.

The baby is already born, right?

Don't scare yourself.

Your sister's life is tough enough.

Come on. She walked so far alone while extremely pregnant.

As an outsider,

even I feel upset when I see her.

If you know you're an outsider, then mind your own business.

Don't worry about other people's family matters.

I really can't see past it. Look at you!

Your wife still had to cook and take care of you while pregnant.

She even had your toothbrush and toothpaste ready for you.

You also don't take care of your children. She had to take care of everything in and outside the home. You really don't do anything for the family!

What do you mean I don't do anything for my family?

I care for my children, too.

That's enough!

Why do you care so much when you're not the one who's with me?

Me with you?

Even if all the men in the world died, I still wouldn't want someone like you!

It's such a pity for such a nice woman

like your sister.

It's no wonder your husband died so early.

Qiao Zuwang, is that how you speak to people?!

I'm telling you! My husband was injured at work!

- He's a model worker. He's 10,000 times better than you are! - Ignore him. Ignore him.

Hurry. Sit down. Ignore him.

This is ridiculous.

My life is longer than his.

Shut up!

- You... - Disrespectful, lacking morals!

Don't cry.

Doctor Zhang!

Yicheng, hurry and take your brothers and sisters

and go to the hospital with me to see your mom.

It'll be too late if we don't make it in time. Quickly! Quickly!

Hurry and go!

Quickly! Quickly!

Careful, there's water on the ground. Don't fall.

[Hongban Bridge]

Pedicab!

Here! Here! Quickly! Quickly!

Sanli, get up into the cab. Quickly! Quickly!

Mister, you two get into that pedicab.

Follow me!

Turn around. Turn around. Follow me! Turn left at the crossroad straight ahead.

Faster!

Tell me again!

Am I unreasonable, or you are the unreasonable ones?

Let everyone judge. My wife came here to give birth.

The baby is born, but the adult doesn't come out?

Is this right? Giving birth to a baby,

but she's gone?

[Delivery Room] [Quiet]

This photo...

Why is this photo so small?

The photo shop guy said that

it can only be enlarged this big. Any bigger and it would be fuzzy.

My pitiful older sister.

She didn't even take a good photo in her lifetime.

Department Manager.

Old Qiao, don't be too sad.

Please restrain your sadness.

Let's sit outside. Come.

Yicheng.

Stand here.

Kowtow a few times to your mom.

Cry a few times.

Come, come. All of you stand here.

Kowtow a few times to your mom. You should do it.

This isn't considered feudalistic.

Enough, enough.

Enough, get up.

This child is hard-hearted.

Yicheng is really hard-hearted.

Leaving a house full of kids,

don't you think it's pitiful?

His father will probably take a step forward.

- He's not even 40 years old yet. - It's not that easy.

A big family with so many kids.

Conditions are bad, too.

Finding someone from the countryside will probably do.

Someone from the countryside won't necessarily

want to be a stepmom to four or five kids.

Uncle.

- It's fine. - That's the uncle?

- Yes. - Didn't he come often

to help Shuying do this and that?

He was originally in the army.

After he was discharged, he was assigned to a car factory.

That factory is pretty good.

Good pay. Always distributes gifts.

Brother-in-Law.

When Shuying was alive,

he came frequently.

He'd come several times in a month,

with several packages.

Oh my! He wasn't getting ideas, was he?

He's got the younger one, and still wants the older one?

In that case,

this child—

All right, all right!

Yicheng!

It's good that you can cry.

When a child gets shocked, it can hurt your mind.

Don't cry anymore. You're fine now after you cry it out.

It's fine now. It's fine now.

Yicheng.

Put it inside the room, okay?

Uncle, drink some water.

Be good, go draw with your older brother.

Uncle,

the hook of my bed's netting is broken.

I'll fix it for you.

Older Brother-in-Law, my older sister is gone now.

All these assorted and miscellaneous affairs in the house,

you'll have to pay closer attention to. The kids are still so young.

I know.

It's all because fate is cruel to me.

Your older sister just abandoned me and the kids.

Group after group today,

so many people came,

but not many gave money.

Each one of them is really something else.

My older sister is the one with a cruel fate.

She didn't live many good years.

Right, because she followed me.

She's not as lucky as you are.

It's so good to be married to Qi Zhiqiang.

He makes good money and is capable.

What's the point of saying this?

We've been busy helping these days and we also spent quite a bit of money.

You can still say that? Really!

- What do you want? - What could I want?

I'm busy helping my sister's last event. How can I ask you for money?

I just want a bed cover to keep as a memento.

That red one.

Your sister kept that one for so many years.

She wanted to make a bedspread for her daughters when they got married.

Sanli and Simei are still little.

By that time, the material will be bad!

Fine, fine. Just take it.

A little to take is still something to take.

By the way,

the crematorium said the cremation is tomorrow.

There are urns for ¥3, ¥5, and ¥8.

My older sister never enjoyed many blessings.

Zhiqiang and I discussed it.

We'll give you a few extra yuan to buy a nicer one.

She's already dead. A broken ash box still costs ¥5 or ¥8?

People these days are so vicious.

It's not costing you any money!

So am I begging you to spend the money?

If you want to spend it, go on.

Zhiqiang, let's go.

You haven't tidied up stuff and you're leaving already?

I'm going to the hospital.

Why go to the hospital?

To see the baby!

The adult is gone, but the little one is still there.

Mr. Qiao, the clinic called

to tell you to pick up your son.

And to also pay the bill while you're at it.

Qiao Yicheng's dad?

Yes. Can you call him out?

We have an urgent family matter.

What? I'm his biological dad.

Do I need to prove that to you?

Class is in session. Is it something urgent?

This child lost his mom two days ago

and got a newborn little brother.

The baby's still in the hospital.

I have to go pick up the baby.

All the children

must go.

All of them must go?

Nanjing has these kinds of rules?

Dad, I still have class. What's going on?

You're not going to class.

Where are we going?

You're asking too many questions. Just come with me.

Brother Qiao, where are you going with your family?

We're going to pick the baby up from the hospital.

With your entire family?

Otherwise, the fighting would be too quiet.

That much?

It's for saving the adult.

And also the fees for the child's treatment during these past few days.

I don't have that much money.

What does your not having money have to do with me?

Are you going to see the doctor without paying?

Why are you being so nasty to me?

- Who's being nasty? - Who else, if not you?

I won't argue with you. Hurry up and pay the fees.

Take your baby with you after you pay. We're a clinic,

not a nursery nor an orphanage.

What do you mean by orphanage? Do you think I'm dead?

I'm not arguing with you. Hurry up and pay the fees.

Besides, these are the hospital's rules.

Who doesn't pay after seeing a doctor?

I really don't have money.

Why don't you...

Why don't you take the one that was just born

to pay off the debt?

What the hell are you saying?

What do you think I'm saying?

I'm speaking the Nanjing dialect.

Comrade, don't worry.

We're just collecting a fee.

This man is a scoundrel!

I, Qiao Zuwang, have always been a frank and upright person. How am I a scoundrel?!

You're a scoundrel by not paying the fees!

Stay here!

Yicheng.

You didn't get hurt, did you?

Does it hurt?

Brother-in-Law.

Comrade, I'll pay the fees.

I don't need you to pay them. Don't pay them.

Cut it out. That's enough.

I didn't do anything wrong. I'm not afraid.

If you have the ability, have the Public Security Bureau come and get me.

Stop arguing.

Here, take this. Comrade, don't take offense. He's in a bad mood.

Why are you crying? What's with the crying?

I don't owe anyone money. I'm not making a fool out of myself.

You don't understand.

- We're going home. - Let's go.

Let's go home.

Let's go get your little brother.

He doesn't want to pay, yet he still acts like he's in the right.

Brother-in-Law.

About the money...

Remember to give back the money he helped you pay.

That was lent to you, not given.

Remember to give it back to us.

We won't write an IOU because we're relatives.

But you have to keep this in mind. Okay?

- Okay? - Okay.

I got it.

What I asked you about yesterday...

Take it seriously.

Everything will be good once the matter is settled.

All right, I know. I got it.

Qiao Zuwang really is a jerk.

He brought his children and acted crazy to avoid paying his debts.

In the end, we have to take the hit once again.

He took our money to buy my sister the least expensive urn.

All the money we gave him went straight into his pockets.

Forget about it. We've already given him the money.

It's also good

if he uses that money to buy some food for the kids.

I wouldn't be saying anything if he actually used that money to buy food for the kids.

He only knows how to buy himself

some old wine and some pig head meat or to sit at the card table.

Forget it. Forget it.

You're too good of a person.

We're kind enough to give our money and time.

Yet we still have to listen to the gossip.

Spending all that money to buy crap.

No, you can't. You can't!

Who said you could hit my Luhua?

Goodness...

Such a handsome baby.

There hasn't been such a nice-looking baby in the Qiao family yet.

Poor thing.

Lost his mother as soon as he was born.

It's sad enough that he lost his mother, but he also has such a terrible father.

How will this baby be raised?

Here.

Do you know how much Bright Dairy milk powder costs?

Auntie Wu said we could order Weigang milk.

You're listening to her?

She's not the one spending the money.

Put more water in your cooking every day.

As soon as the pot boils,

take the rice water out,

put in some sugar, and feed it to him.

Don't mess it up.

Wait for the rice water to cool down before you feed it to him.

If you burn him,

we'll need to spend money on taking him to the doctor.

I understand.

Take your eyes off the rice water.

There's none for you. It's for Qiqi.

Big Brother, I don't want any.

- I'm just looking. - Brother,

can you put some more water in next time?

The rice water will be too watered-down if I put any more water in.

Big Brother.

Qiqi can have the rice water. Can I just lick the bowl?

This time you can lick it. Next time we'll give it to Sanli.

Then to Erqiang.

♫ That you learn to appreciate an unfamiliar moon ♫

♫ There are some words I can't help thinking about ♫

♫ Especially "Don't worry. Go and make your way in this world" ♫

♫ I have the courage to step forward ♫

♫ Because you're pointing a light for me from behind ♫

♫ Even if time causes us to be free and flowing with the wind ♫

♫ With your light, I won't be flustered ♫

♫ Don't be afraid, time will occasionally separate us from one another ♫

♫ You'll always meet those you miss again ♫

What do you want?

Come in.

Dad, Erqiang and I need to go to school.

Sanli and Simei didn't sleep well yesterday. They're sleeping in.

Huh?

Let's go.

I still have to get to work.

Sister Wu.

Sister Wu, I need a favor.

It's so early in the morning.

I thought the manure collection truck was here.

Brother Qiao, what do you need?

I'm sorry for disturbing your dreams.

Qiqi. Oh my!

Why is he so skinny?

Brother Qiao, how are you raising your baby?

It's like Mrs. Wang raising geese, the more she raises them, the skinnier they get.

It's such a pity for my son.

He can't have his mom's milk.

I'm a grown man. How can I raise a baby?

Sister Wu, we're not strangers.

How long have we been neighbors?

How am I not an outsider?

When you need me, I'm suddenly not an outsider anymore?

That's not what I said.

I was thinking...

could you watch him for me for two days?

Don't worry. I won't have you watch him for free.

I'm only doing this because I think the baby is pitiful.

But I have to let you know,

I'm can't take care of him long-term.

- I can only watch him for you temporarily. - That's fine.

You have to figure out how to hire a nanny or have relatives help.

Don't worry. I'll take care of it.

Thank you, Sister Wu. Thank you.

Let me close the door for you.

She acts like she's the real deal every day,

getting into everyone's business.

But she makes all these excuses when you actually need her for something.

Qiqi, smile. Smile.

How great.

Have some water.

This... How much money is this even?

Brother-in-Law, you have to pay back the rest of the money soon.

My family needs money to spend money, too.

Don't worry.

About the money, I'll pay you back every penny.

But your sister's workplace was under a socialist collective ownership system.

No free medical care.

It's good enough that they didn't fine us for having too many children.

You understand.

If you don't give me some more time,

the only choice I have is to take the children your sister left behind with me

and jump into Xuanwu Lake.

Brother-in-Law, your words won't scare me.

You say you're going to jump into Xuanwu Lake many times a year.

It means nothing to me.

Okay, okay.

I have something serious

to discuss with you.

Look...

I need to go to work every day.

Yicheng needs to go to school.

And I especially can't rely on the younger ones.

I can't count on them.

Look at how thin Qiqi has become.

People are saying I'm Mrs. Wang raising geese,

and that he shrinks the more I raise him.

I can't help it.

I'm just a cow, a male cow.

I can't produce milk.

I'm worried that this child

won't stay alive for long.

You... You...

You're scaring me with what you're saying. So what's your plan?

I do have a plan.

But it's not easy to say.

Just say what you have to say.

Look, Second Sister,

can you help me

raise this baby?

What I mean is to have him raised in your home. Is that all right?

Raise him in my home?

His last name isn't Qi.

If you want this child to change his last name to Qi,

I don't have any objections.

Qi Zhiqiang and I are brothers (in the friend sense).

We're like family.

You idiot. What the hell are you saying?

Okay, fine.

I'm just playing around.

Seriously though,

I can only count on you now.

If you don't help me,

I don't have any alternatives.

Second sister,

if not for my sake,

for your sister's sake.

All you know how to do is run your mouth.

That's enough, Brother-in-Law. Don't say anything else. I get it.

The baby is still so young.

Your situation is difficult.

But you've seen my family's situation as well.

Although Old Qi's factory is doing well,

it's not that much money a month.

My health also hasn't been good either, so I haven't been working.

We also have three babies at home, too.

Five yuan.

Is that enough?

Brother-in-Law, you don't have to go on about how poor you are.

As the saying goes, everyone has their own way of making ends meet.

You win quite a bit every time you're at the card table.

Who doesn't know you're the best at counting the cards.

I don't win a lot playing.

The most you win are peanuts, melon seeds, and steamed dumplings.

If you don't win much money, why do you spend all your nights there playing?

No money?

Forget it. Forget it.

Seven yuan.

I can't give you any more.

Give some care to what I asked about.

Brother-in-Law, I'll definitely find a good person to handle my sister's ashes.

I won't be careless.

I'll find an honest and well-educated person

with good family conditions.

This will also be good for the children's future.

I'll have to thank Second Sister then.

Forget it. For you to thank me?

Stones will start to blossom when that happens.

Be careful!

Mom,

Qiqi is my younger brother now?

Yicheng.

Auntie Wu.

I found some old clothes we don't wear anymore.

I want to make Qiqi a small undergarment.

Bring him over here in a bit.

Qiqi isn't home.

Where did he go?

My dad took him to stay at Second Auntie's house.

This man...

He really had the nerve to do such a thing.

Big Brother, let's plant some meat.

Simei, you can't grow meat.

Big Brother, let's raise a pig.

You can't even raise a chicken within the city, let alone a pig.

Brother, Luhua laid another egg.

What are you doing?

Steam that egg.

Qiao Simei, you only know to eat.

Look at this egg custard.

Doesn't it seem like walnut cake?

You have a pig's brain.

You have no imagination.

It tastes like deep-fried noodle cake.

I want some.

- It's my turn! - Do you believe that

- egg can become other tasty foods? - Like what?

It can become anything.

It can become anything you want to eat, if you imagine it, it'll become that.

Let me have a bite.

This child's mind is slipping.

It's so tasty.

Walnut cake, deep friend noodle cake,

tripe, shank.

Brother, can egg really become walnut cake?

We'll have all sorts of delicious food after we sell the eggs.

Let's go. Let's turn it into something tasty.

Second Brother, what are you eating?

I want some, too.

Then...

We'll sell the last two.

Is it good?

It tastes terrible!

What a waste.

How much for one egg?

10 fen.

That expensive?

5 fen.

Who told you to come out here to sell eggs?

Your dad or your mom?

Neither of them.

You came out here yourselves? You're quite talented.

I'm a security officer of the neighborhood committee.

You can't just casually set up a stall, understood?

You're already engaging in all sorts of illicit trading at such a young age.

Where are these eggs from?

We didn't steal these. They're from our chicken's butt—

No!

Let go!

Auntie, we'll lock the chicken up.

It won't come out to poop, will that be okay?

- I already told you. You can't raise a chicken in the city. - Listen, child,

if you don't let go, I'll have the police come and arrest you.

Head Liu.

The children don't know anything.

Don't take offense.

How about this? I'll kill the chicken

in front of you. Then can you leave the dead chicken to them?

These children are quite pitiful.

Their mom is gone.

Let them have some chicken broth to fatten them up.

My house is just in the front yard. I have a knife, I just sharpened it. Okay?

No!

Let go! Let go!

Let go! No!

Come.

What are we going to do

if dad can't have the chicken gizzard?

Dad loves chicken gizzard.

If dad asks, don't admit to anything.

Just say you don't know. Got it?

Got it.

Where's the chicken gizzard?

I remember.

What are you talking about?

I'm asking you. Why doesn't this chicken have a gizzard?

I didn't see it when I was washing it.

It must've been Auntie Wu.

She took it while killing the chicken.

She usually likes marinating the salted chicken gizzard.

Taking advantage of my family?

You're like a cat stealing,

you even casually took the chicken gizzard!

You're the cat stealing!

I did this to help you out of the kindness of my heart.

Your kindness? You did this on purpose!

You took advantage of our family when you were killing the chicken.

Oh please, if I hadn't killed the chicken,

the authorities would've taken it away.

Go away!

Go away! The next time you have trouble with your family, don't come looking for me!

Go away! Go away!

Seriously.

Go home.

Go home!

Leave a bowl

of chicken broth for me,

to have with noodles tomorrow.

You can have the rest.

Have as much as there is left.

Have all of it, don't leave any of it behind.

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♫ I wish I could wake up and have the morning breeze soothe my sorrows ♫

♫ I want to turn around and see the coldness melt away ♫

♫ I want to see your smiling face when I look up ♫

♫ How I wish you would show me your happiness and sorrow ♫

♫ I wish our hearts were going in the same direction ♫

♫ I want to be able to hold onto the warm feeling of your understanding along the way ♫

♫ I want to help you let go of the world so you can have your dreams back ♫

♫ I want you to know that love flows from the bottom of my heart ♫

♫ Life should always face the light ♫

♫ We must be strong even when we stumble and fall ♫

♫ Counting all the shooting stars landing on your shoulder And I'll always be by your side ♫

♫ Life should always face the light ♫

♫ Embrace more hope after the disappointments ♫

♫ At the end of the night is sunshine The happiness in my hand will bloom eventually ♫

♫ Life should always face the light ♫

♫ We must be strong even when we stumble and fall ♫

♫ Counting all the shooting stars landing on your shoulder And I'll always be by your side ♫

♫ Life should always face the light ♫

♫ Embrace more hope after the disappointments ♫

♫ At the end of the night is sunshine The happiness in my hand will bloom eventually ♫

♫ It will bloom eventually ♫