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PAN'S RESTAURANT
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I'm not exaggerating
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about our Miss Wang.
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Her beauty is extraordinary.
She is also graceful and intelligent.
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The flowers she embroidered
more sparkling than real flowers.
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It can even attract bees
and butterflies from the garden.
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The cloth he weaves
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prettier than pink clouds.
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How can people be so graceful
and skilled at the same time?
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If you miss this opportunity,
You have to look for someone like him in heaven.
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The Chai family owns thousands of acres of land
and hundreds of shops.
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Wealth is not even worth mentioning.
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During floods or drought,
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they donate food
and repair bridges and roads.
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They give money and goods
countless.
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They are very famous
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for his generosity.
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When we married our daughter,
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we don't see wealth.
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With a talent like hers,
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even though I have a thousand tongues,
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I can't praise him enough.
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The advantages are obvious.
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There's nothing more I need to say!
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A match made in heaven.
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Truly a match made in heaven.
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Deqing.
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I checked their astrology compatibility,
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Their birth dates are perfect for marriage.
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Yes, that is true.
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This…
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You...
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Let's go.
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An'er!
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That Wang Shiba,
despite being from a military family,
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he was well versed in art and ethics
and extraordinary in every way.
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He is much smarter than officials
who feels important.
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He doesn't even care about your wealth.
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He values your talent, above all else.
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Didn't he ask me to fund it?
his brother's honorary officer position?
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You! Why are you so picky?
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How many matches?
that you rejected in three years?
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You deliberately made me unhappy.
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Stop.
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Do you remember your father's last wish?
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Yes, remember.
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It's good that you remember.
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OK, Mom.
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I chose Li Kangning from the Li family.
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Getting ready to arrange a marriage proposal.
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Which Li Kangning?
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Who is this Li Kangning?
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The one from across the street.
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Which family is that?
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The family that owns Sifu Tavern.
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Mrs!
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Mrs!
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Master!
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Master!
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My wife.
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It's midnight. Why don't you sleep?
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What is it?
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Did you hear anything outside?
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Listen carefully!
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Doesn't it sound like footsteps?
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Do not love.
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Don't imagine wildly.
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They've been arrested
and sent to the authorities.
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How could it be possible to dare to come back?
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Who said that?
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They just rest
in an old abandoned temple.
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Was the real hideout found?
Will the interrogation reveal everything?
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Their leaders should all be arrested.
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They will hold a grudge until they die.
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Yes, they revealed something.
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I'll check with the officer tomorrow.
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No, go ask them now.
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I'm scared.
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Please, go now.
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Wake up, husband.
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Don't worry, darling.
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Before dawn, the soldiers
raid their nest.
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They were all caught.
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My sister told me not to tell you.
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Just sleep. Sleep now.
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My wife. I was wrong, my wife!
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I am wrong!
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It's all my brother's fault
makes me pretend to be a hero.
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It's all my fault, my wife!
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My wife!
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Help!
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ENGAGEMENT LETTER
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Mother! Shouhua!
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Do you know the bandits
even colluding with them?
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Mother!
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Is there a happy event at home today?
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Two matchmakers come here
to arrange a wedding for Kangning.
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That's amazing!
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They say that luck follows misfortune,
and hardship brings prosperity.
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That seems to be true.
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This is a blessing from heaven.
Which family are they talking about?
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It is such a coincidence!
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This is Fuihui's husband's cousin.
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The young master of the Chai family.
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Pan Restaurant Owner.
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That's the Chai family.
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Chai Family?
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Mr. Chai?
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He admired
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Kangning's virtue and beauty.
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For the dowry,
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he didn't even ask that.
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For years as a matchmaker,
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first time
I met such a good partner.
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Lots of weddings
that doesn't fit in the world.
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Like a beautiful woman marrying a rude man
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or a talented man
paired with a stupid wife.
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What a shame!
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A partner like yours,
talented men and beautiful women,
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that's very rare!
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Don't miss this opportunity.
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I've said all the good things.
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If you're willing,
the contents of this marriage agreement.
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On this auspicious day,
we will come back with your answer.
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Why did the Chai family come to propose marriage?
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How could it be the Chai family?
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I know
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it must be a Bodhisattva
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who was touched by my sincere prayer.
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They send extraordinary blessings
to our family.
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Thank you, Bodhisattva. Thank You.
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Wait, no.
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That is not true.
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Kangning!
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Could he be this lucky?
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It feels like a dream.
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Pinch me, Shouhua!
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You really pinched me!
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Sick!
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Kangning, that night I rushed,
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I begged many people
even met some soldiers.
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But in the end, the only one
The one who came to save you was Mr. Chai.
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Marry her or not
That's up to you.
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This is real.
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Yes.
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This is real.
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The Chai family really came to propose.
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This is definitely a conspiracy.
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The Chai family cheated
my third brother to live in misery.
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Who will wear wedding
as a trap?
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Unless there are ten or eight sons
can play around, it doesn't make sense.
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No.
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Kangning.
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You don't want to ask me anything?
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Mr Chai,
Why did you suddenly come to propose?
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I want to marry you.
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There's something I want to ask.
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Why your family
haven't responded to the application yet?
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Are you dissatisfied with the plan?
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Have you forgotten
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how I tease you,
scold you, even hit you?
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Are you holding a grudge?
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and use a matchmaker
to embarrass my family?
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Kangning, you hit and scolded me
because of a misunderstanding.
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I have deceived you too.
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That's fair.
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With your intelligence and character,
I admire you more than anything.
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How can you hold a grudge?
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That would be very short-sighted.
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But Kangning,
Why haven't you agreed to marry me?
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They said the Li family woman
in Luoyang gets jealous easily.
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Do those words come from your mouth?
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I realized a long time ago that I was wrong.
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If you don't believe me, take Fuhui out.
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I will bow and apologize.
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I will make amends to all of you.
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Admitting that is pretty good.
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Just so you know,
I'm even rougher than him.
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If you want to marry me,
You have to agree to one condition.
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Kangning, please say it.
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If you marry me,
You can only have me in this life.
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No concubines, no servants,
not one.
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My mother gave birth
five daughters and one son,
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shows the women of the Li family
it is powerful and blessed.
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If you reach the age of 40 years
and no children yet,
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definitely because of business greed
prevent you from having children.
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At that time, you can adopt
children from the same family line,
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and there must be no other thoughts.
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If my fate is unlucky
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and I died before you,
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you can remarry
only after three years.
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When our time comes,
you have to share the same grave
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with me and stay by my side.
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How can it be just one condition?
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But
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I agree.
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My every word is meant
to make you back off.
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But still agree. Did you hear clearly?
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You are Li Kangning.
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Before applying,
I've seen everything clearly.
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You say a lot, but I...
only have one thing to say.
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The lady of the Chai family
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must be intelligent, decisive, very tough,
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and people who touched me.
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Kangning, you're the only one.
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Kangning, besides me, Chai An,
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there is probably no other man in this world
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who really understands,
appreciate, love
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and respect you.
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I hope you can think carefully
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and agree to this marriage.
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And you said it was just one thing!
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How do you know that besides you,
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I can't
find your soulmate in this world?
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Kangning.
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When I was a child in Luoyang,
I planted a plum tree.
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If you can help me
pluck the highest branches
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I will marry you.
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I don't want to eat.
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An'er, what are you looking at
in Li Kangning of the Li family?
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Isn't he just...
a bit prettier than the others?
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Okay.
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You don't like Wang Shiba,
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so I have a sixth daughter
from the Lu family to you.
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The dowry is very large,
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as well as his talents and appearance
unrivaled.
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- Yes!
- An'er!
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Just meet him once.
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Just take one look. I promise you
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he would not lose to Li Kangning.
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If you agree, I'll eat.
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Mother,
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all the matchmaking has been done.
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Whether you agree or not,
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I am determined to marry Li Kangning.
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I don't agree. Can't
Do you see how worried I am, kid?
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Mother, all the small matters have been arranged.
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I've chosen
some days are good for weddings.
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Of course, as a son,
I want you to decide.
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But because you feel troubled,
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This time I will decide for myself.
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Let's set the second month of next year.
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If you agree with me,
I choose to marry him tomorrow.
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That means I can do it right away
give you a beautiful daughter-in-law.
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The Li family couldn't afford it
let her daughter go
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and want to be with him in a few days.
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Look, there's something to be worried about
or worry, it should be me, your son.
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Mother, don't worry.
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Just wait for the wedding tea
from your daughter-in-law.
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An'er, are you trying to drive your mother crazy?
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How does it feel?
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I specifically asked for a head chef
Pan Restaurant makes this.
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Mother, I have urgent business
and need to go to Luoyang.
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I'll be back in a few days.
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I hope you will change your mind soon
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and stop worrying.
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I would be heartbroken to see you like this.
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Mother, I'm leaving now. Look after yourself.
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Did you hear everything?
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That's my good son!
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Regarding marriage,
parents should decide,
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but he dared to act alone.
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He clearly doesn't care about his mother.
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Cousin, if you ask me, this is your fault.
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When your husband died,
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You pushed An'er
to be independent in all things.
267
00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,320
This whole family business
268
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be his responsibility.
269
00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,120
I remember that year,
he's only 13, right?
270
00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:03,360
At such a young age,
271
00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,000
he went around the world in a caravan.
272
00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,800
Wolves, bandits, he faced them all.
273
00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:13,440
His personality is formed
through those difficulties.
274
00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,200
Your son is responsible,
275
00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:17,880
and now, you're complaining about it?
276
00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,320
He comes from a simple family.
277
00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:23,960
That doesn't sit well with our family.
278
00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:25,080
I don't like this anymore.
279
00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,440
And he also has a mother like that.
280
00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:28,920
Don't you know about him?
281
00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,880
How could I not know?
282
00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,000
My useless son.
283
00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:35,160
I don't care if you laugh.
284
00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:37,920
I don't know what he did
which annoyed his wife,
285
00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,280
but he hid.
286
00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:40,280
This morning,
287
00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,920
I pulled him out of the chicken coop.
288
00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:46,480
My face burned with shame.
289
00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,080
I recently heard
290
00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:51,920
This family is in Luoyang
291
00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,760
called the Li family's six fierce women.
292
00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:56,280
They are not to be taken lightly.
293
00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:58,600
You have to watch over An'er carefully
294
00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,160
to prevent future disasters.
295
00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,360
Li family's daughter
want to enter the Chai family?
296
00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:04,760
It's just a fantasy.
297
00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:07,280
Someone, come here.
298
00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,080
- Yes, Madam.
- Go invite Mrs. Li.
299
00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:11,480
Tell him there's something I want to discuss.
300
00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:12,640
Yes.
301
00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:21,280
Look, using cross stitch
with a straight stitch
302
00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:22,520
make the design flow better, huh?
303
00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,000
But this part is not embroidered
quite smoothly.
304
00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:32,960
Straight stab…
305
00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,080
Kangning, I'm scared
you didn't finish on time.
306
00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:36,400
Let me embroider the shoes.
307
00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:38,000
Choose the pattern you like.
308
00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:41,280
No, I don't like osmanthus flowers.
309
00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:42,560
Plum blossoms are much more beautiful.
310
00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,720
How about a magpie bird design
on this plum tree branch?
311
00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,840
Then, you can add gold thread
and silver and some beads. How?
312
00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,600
Straight stitch and cross stitch…
313
00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:01,440
How is that?
314
00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:03,200
That's beautiful.
315
00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,920
Fifteen, 20.
316
00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:13,560
Fifteen, 20…
317
00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:16,520
Mother!
318
00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:23,640
Why are you here?
319
00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,960
You should help your sister
embroider her wedding dress, huh?
320
00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:30,040
He is faster at calculating reports
instead of sewing,
321
00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,160
So, I'm worried
he won't finish on time.
322
00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:36,320
Mother, I have prepared
a return gift to the Chai family.
323
00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:37,280
Are they satisfied?
324
00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,120
Satisfied. Very satisfied.
325
00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,840
All prepared well by you,
as usual!
326
00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,720
Absolutely nothing
which makes you dissatisfied.
327
00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,960
Mother, is Mrs Chai giving you trouble?
328
00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,520
Yes, even though the engagement has been set,
329
00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,440
he keeps causing trouble.
330
00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,200
Claims the original date set
the groom's family is not good.
331
00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,760
He said the dowry was not clearly stated
332
00:17:11,839 --> 00:17:14,280
and ask for a new good date
to confirm the engagement again.
333
00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,480
In many years, this is the first time
I met such difficult people.
334
00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,319
But true.
335
00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,280
In the past
I offended the Chai family.
336
00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,760
So whatever they ask,
337
00:17:28,839 --> 00:17:30,800
I will do my best
to fulfill it.
338
00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,960
As long as Kangning can get married smoothly.
339
00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:36,280
That's the most important thing.
340
00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,600
What I just said, don't tell him.
341
00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,280
Do you hear me?
342
00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,440
Everything must be arranged well.
343
00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:52,680
Be careful. Slowly.
344
00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,360
Mother, this is a return engagement gift,
345
00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,160
prepared according to the Chai family's wishes.
346
00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:08,360
Why was it returned untouched?
347
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,920
Even the fish chopsticks
this time it was returned.
348
00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,840
Did Mrs Chai say anything?
349
00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,080
Mrs. Li, you don't need to ask.
350
00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:18,360
Look and you will understand.
351
00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:39,520
Shouhua, how is that possible
did you miss this?
352
00:18:40,120 --> 00:18:41,400
Go and prepare everything again.
353
00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:43,400
Yes.
354
00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:45,640
That's why
Arranging a wedding is very difficult.
355
00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,160
From the invitation design
to formal engagement,
356
00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,880
every detail must be addressed
carefully.
357
00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:52,720
Live fish died in the middle of the road.
358
00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:54,320
How unlucky is that.
359
00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,360
Don't you agree?
360
00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,920
Yes, it's my fault
didn't think about it well.
361
00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,520
This time, I will do it myself
check everything
362
00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:04,720
before sending it to Chai's family.
363
00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:10,960
Our mistress also shared a few tips
for your reference.
364
00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,440
Replace live fish with goldfish
365
00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,320
and fish chopsticks with silver chopsticks.
366
00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,200
It will look elegant
367
00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:19,400
and make sure there are no delays.
368
00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,120
So that the marriage between the two families is not chaotic.
369
00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,720
What do you think?
370
00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,240
Mrs. Chai's suggestion is absolutely correct.
371
00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:32,080
We will follow everything
exactly as suggested.
372
00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:34,320
No wonder my mistress said
373
00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,200
you are the wisest woman in the world.
374
00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:39,960
As long as it is explained well,
375
00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:42,640
he won't act
like a family without manners.
376
00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:46,720
Several families
does not consider differences in status,
377
00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,400
whether they can match or not.
378
00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:53,440
They always try to climb higher,
but during the marriage discussion,
379
00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,560
in the end they made a lot of jokes.
380
00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:58,520
You're different!
381
00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:02,160
Whatever is asked of you,
you agree wholeheartedly.
382
00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,720
You will never criticize
or make a fuss.
383
00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,840
You're a short-lived soul.
384
00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:35,360
If you're not too fast
leave us,
385
00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,440
leave us
in the middle of the road of life.
386
00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,480
Why should I hold back
such treatment today?
387
00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:50,080
I'll hit you, so you can't
rest peacefully every day.
388
00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:53,720
I will curse you,
389
00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:55,160
so that you can't sleep soundly every night.
390
00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,120
I didn't mean to hit you,
391
00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:30,480
but Kangning...
392
00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:33,680
He is a very caring child.
393
00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:37,800
In the past, it was our family time
394
00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,320
pressuring us to submit
our house and land,
395
00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,040
he is very young.
396
00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,640
Even so, he dared to take a knife
to protect his mother.
397
00:21:53,360 --> 00:21:56,800
Daughter in another family
raised well,
398
00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:02,320
but our daughter?
399
00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:09,760
Every day is filled with fear,
400
00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,880
hardship, and suffering.
401
00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,520
It's all your fault.
402
00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,160
If you still have any spirit left
403
00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,000
in heaven,
404
00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,040
can you protect Kangning?
405
00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:43,880
Can you make sure the wedding goes smoothly?
406
00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,000
Can you confirm
407
00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,600
are there any more problems?
408
00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:53,480
Can you bless him?
409
00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,200
You...
410
00:22:58,280 --> 00:22:59,360
Can you
411
00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,880
make the marriage smooth
and free from problems again?
412
00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:06,480
Now I'm alone.
413
00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:10,960
Very
414
00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,200
it's hard to be a single mother.
415
00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:17,440
Please make sure the wedding goes smoothly.
416
00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:21,720
There are no more twists and turns.
417
00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,560
Please.
418
00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,240
Mrs. Chai, dear Besan,
419
00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:03,360
everything has been done according to your instructions.
420
00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:07,560
If there is still something unsatisfactory,
just say it, I'll change it later.
421
00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:09,560
This time, nothing went wrong
with the preparations.
422
00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,040
But the person is not right.
423
00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:20,120
The person? What's wrong with the person?
424
00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:21,480
What person?
425
00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:50,360
Mrs. Chai, dear Besan,
426
00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:53,480
I know there have been some complaints in the past
427
00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:54,720
among our family.
428
00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,400
But it's all my fault.
429
00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:00,120
I used to be blind and unreasonable.
430
00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:01,800
I offended good-hearted people
431
00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,000
and lucky you tolerate me.
432
00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,920
Today, I'm here
apologize sincerely.
433
00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:10,320
I hope you'll consider it
marriage between our families.
434
00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,360
Drink this wine of reconciliation
435
00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:16,320
and let's delete it
436
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,160
everything that was unpleasant in the past.
437
00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:21,320
Let's get it done
happy wedding preparations.
438
00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:23,320
Can?
439
00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:25,200
You're overthinking.
440
00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,920
I'm not so petty and unwilling
see the bigger picture.
441
00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,560
- It's just…
- Just what?
442
00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:41,160
Madam, we're all family here.
443
00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:42,880
As a daughter-in-law,
I spoke without being given a turn.
444
00:25:44,120 --> 00:25:45,960
Looks like Auntie has some worries
445
00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:47,840
but don't want to talk directly.
446
00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:51,920
Because our families will join,
447
00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,680
if there are any difficulties,
it's best to talk openly.
448
00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:56,760
You're just a child.
449
00:25:56,840 --> 00:25:58,760
What do you know
about how to live in the world?
450
00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:01,720
Your aunt doesn't talk
451
00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:03,360
because he is soft-hearted.
452
00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,680
He was afraid to say it
will make other people suffer.
453
00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:10,480
Because you insisted
to get an answer, okay,
454
00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,080
I'm going to be a bad person today
455
00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:13,640
and speak for him.
456
00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:17,400
The gift from the Li family is good,
457
00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:20,200
but the person who prepared it
very unsuitable.
458
00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:22,800
For wedding preparations,
459
00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,200
the custom is to choose women
whose parents are still alive
460
00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:27,480
and have a harmonious marriage
461
00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,640
and had many sons and daughters.
462
00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:34,080
Those who lost their father
when I was young,
463
00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:38,280
become a widow at an early age,
or don't have a son
464
00:26:38,360 --> 00:26:41,080
considered unlucky
465
00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,480
and should be avoided.
466
00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,960
Madam, how can that be?
you say something like that?
467
00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:48,320
- My older sister, she…
- Fuhui,
468
00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:51,160
do not interrupt parents.
469
00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:56,520
Okay.
470
00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:02,280
We will look for the perfect woman.
471
00:27:02,360 --> 00:27:05,400
We will recreate… everything.
472
00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:06,520
That's not necessary.
473
00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:17,600
Mother, Sister.
474
00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,360
Adults discuss marriage.
475
00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,760
How inappropriate. Come back now.
476
00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:24,960
My older sister
could write poetry when he was three years old
477
00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:26,520
and write essays at the age of seven.
478
00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,160
He's the only one who reads all the books
479
00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:29,520
in our late father's study room.
480
00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,280
My skill in brewing tea,
flower arranging,
481
00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:34,040
embroidery and sewing,
all taught by him.
482
00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:36,040
To protect
his widowed mother and younger sister,
483
00:27:36,120 --> 00:27:37,520
and guard the family's land and property,
484
00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,240
she married into the Wu family
in Luoyang at the age of 15,
485
00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:42,120
with men stricken with tuberculosis.
486
00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,800
She's not a woman
487
00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:45,960
bring bad luck
to her father, husband, or child.
488
00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,080
He is the pride of our Li family.
489
00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:51,640
I ask respectfully to the two ladies
Don't talk hurtful like that.
490
00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:53,880
Otherwise, that will be humiliated
is your own family.
491
00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:55,640
You!
492
00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:57,120
How dare you be so rude?
493
00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:58,760
You still want to marry into the Chai family?
494
00:27:59,360 --> 00:28:00,560
Kangning, watch your tongue.
495
00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:02,320
Our family status is not the same.
496
00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,040
This marriage is not harmonious.
497
00:28:04,120 --> 00:28:06,400
Why is it forced? It will
bring hatred to each other.
498
00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,000
This marriage ends here.
499
00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:13,520
Mother, let's go.
500
00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:15,520
Older brother.
501
00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:18,800
Proud!
502
00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,400
Really, the daughter resembles her mother.
503
00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:23,120
This is a legacy of their upbringing.
504
00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:30,440
Kangning!
505
00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:32,120
Mrs. Li.
506
00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,240
Look, I brought plum blossoms
what you want.
507
00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:52,720
Mrs.
508
00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:54,200
Aunt.
509
00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:56,920
I have to go back
to check on my mother and sister.
510
00:28:57,520 --> 00:28:58,360
I go.
511
00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,360
An old plum tree in your backyard
512
00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:07,000
nine meters high.
Climbing it is not easy.
513
00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:09,080
But nothing is too difficult for me,
as long as it makes you happy.
514
00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:13,720
Kangning, let's go.
515
00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:20,760
Kangning!
516
00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:45,120
An'er.
517
00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,040
This time, it's not that I don't want to help you.
518
00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:51,960
Just when the engagement gifts were about to be sent,
519
00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:53,680
suddenly the Li family changed their minds.
520
00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:56,400
It seems this marriage
it's not destined.
521
00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:08,800
Cousin Chai, that wedding thing
determined by fate.
522
00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:12,680
Knowing it's destined to fail,
it is better for both parties to withdraw.
523
00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:13,760
To avoid couples hating each other
524
00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:15,440
and holding grudges.
525
00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:16,880
Following my mother's wishes,
526
00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:21,000
even if the marriage doesn't work out,
family ties remain intact.
527
00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:22,480
We still have to interact
in the future.
528
00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:26,400
From now on, you and my third brother
We must consider each other as brothers and sisters.
529
00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,000
Let's not discuss marriage anymore.
530
00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:31,680
Please find another soul mate
and find the perfect match.
531
00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,440
I don't believe all the excuses
about this status mismatch
532
00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:36,880
or marriage is not harmonious.
533
00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,480
Before I go, two families
exchanging engagement notes,
534
00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:41,800
the dowry has been given,
535
00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:44,520
and the marriage has been approved.
536
00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:46,160
At first there was no change.
537
00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:48,280
There must be a reason
538
00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:50,600
for sudden cancellation.
539
00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:55,400
Was that something my mother said?
540
00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,120
Whatever the difficulty,
Kangning should ignore it completely.
541
00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:04,920
He should just trust me!
542
00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:09,760
Even though this marriage is cancelled,
543
00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:12,480
take him out
544
00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:16,160
to tell me straight away.
545
00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:18,840
Speak!
546
00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,280
From the start this was your fault.
547
00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:25,280
Arguments during
548
00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,880
marital arrangements were common.
549
00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,080
My aunt just asked you
find the perfect person.
550
00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:31,800
That's because I want the wedding to go smoothly,
551
00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,040
which makes complete sense.
552
00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:36,440
But you guys instigated it
to cancel the wedding.
553
00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:39,000
If you want to cancel it,
you shouldn't let him
554
00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:40,720
went all the way to pick those plum blossoms.
555
00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,040
Isn't this just fooling him?
556
00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:44,400
I ask you to mediate.
557
00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:46,320
Whose side are you on?
558
00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:49,000
Anyone with common sense,
I will side with him.
559
00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:52,080
Cousin Chai's love is sincere
to move even a stone,
560
00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:53,880
never mind your third sister.
561
00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:55,760
But not only your family
cancel the engagement without explanation
562
00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:56,840
but refused to show his face.
563
00:31:56,920 --> 00:32:00,240
How can the Li family show
such heartless behavior?
564
00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:01,360
Say that again!
565
00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:03,800
I just said.
566
00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,040
Instead of considering my cousin,
567
00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:07,440
they serve their mother.
568
00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,840
He married my cousin or
trying to be my uncle?
569
00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:11,280
- You...
- Enough!
570
00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:16,480
Does Kangning really refuse to meet me?
571
00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:20,760
don't even want to explain?
572
00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,120
Cousin, it's over.
573
00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:26,400
Let it go.
574
00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:29,920
There are many great women in Bianjing.
575
00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,000
Why are you worried?
576
00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:56,040
Kangning.
577
00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:00,680
In the end, you didn't believe me.
578
00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:11,400
Cousin!
579
00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,960
Why are you so heartless,
don't want to talk honestly?
580
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,920
If I speak honestly,
581
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:39,960
it will definitely create conflict
between his mother and him.
582
00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:43,080
Marriage is intended
to unite two families.
583
00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,040
When they
insulted my family many times,
584
00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:47,720
how can I hold it?
585
00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:50,920
But his mother raised him well.
586
00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,400
If I talk too much,
587
00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:54,360
how can he not hate me?
588
00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:59,280
Over time,
even the most loving couple
589
00:33:59,880 --> 00:34:01,520
will be hostile to each other.
590
00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:04,320
Why do you have to suffer so?
591
00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:23,880
This plum stem comes from the Li family.
592
00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:25,840
I'll keep it.
593
00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:31,159
But please return it
this gem on him.
594
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,320
He won't accept it.
595
00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:42,239
Too bad!
596
00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:45,000
What a perfect match!
597
00:34:58,520 --> 00:34:59,440
Brother Qiongnu!
598
00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:01,280
- Brother Qiongnu.
- What…
599
00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:02,960
What are you doing?
600
00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:08,160
Sister Qiongnu, why won't you talk?
601
00:35:10,720 --> 00:35:12,280
Third Brother, look.
602
00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:13,680
He took off your wedding dress.
603
00:35:16,720 --> 00:35:18,080
Qiongnu!
604
00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,600
Every stitch and thread is here
I embroidered for you.
605
00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,280
I think this is bad luck
and does not bring good luck,
606
00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:25,280
so I helped unpack it.
607
00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:29,360
What's so unlucky about this?
608
00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:31,600
I think this looks good.
609
00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:36,480
Kangning, I don't have parents.
I've been cursed with bad luck.
610
00:35:37,240 --> 00:35:41,040
I'm afraid I've stained your wedding dress
and destroy your marriage.
611
00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:42,560
Blame me.
612
00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:43,880
Blame me for that.
613
00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:46,880
Just tear it up if you want.
Besides, this is no longer needed.
614
00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:49,000
There are many good men in the world.
615
00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:51,680
If this one doesn't work,
we'll look for another one.
616
00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:53,480
It's easy for you to say that.
617
00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:57,280
Where to find a partner
better than the Chai family?
618
00:35:59,720 --> 00:36:01,960
Have you noticed lately
619
00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:05,400
how many scholars come to the capital?
620
00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:09,440
Our tea shop is filled with people
which discusses poetry and philosophy.
621
00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:14,280
Everything they talk about
just knowledge.
622
00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:16,920
It makes my head spin.
623
00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:19,120
Even Mom had trouble keeping up.
624
00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:21,280
Spring Exams are just around the corner.
625
00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,040
Scholars throughout our country
flocked to Bianjing
626
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:26,520
prepare for provincial exams
627
00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:27,960
next spring
held by the Ministry of Rites.
628
00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:30,480
This is truly a meeting
629
00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:31,880
brilliant mind and talent.
630
00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:33,960
Aren't you worried about finding a husband?
631
00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:36,120
They are here,
delivered to your doorstep.
632
00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:38,840
You're thinking about luring someone
straight from the leaderboard?
633
00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:42,600
They say, during the farmer's day,
evening palace officials.
634
00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:44,800
Everyone says top scholar
that's the best.
635
00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:48,000
You know the leading scholar
only suitable for the prime minister's daughter?
636
00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:50,200
Once they make the list,
637
00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:52,880
all the leading officials
will compete to get it.
638
00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:54,040
How will you get the opportunity?
639
00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:57,760
So, do you suggest…
640
00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:01,280
Most brilliant scholars
comes from a poor family.
641
00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:03,480
You don't just have to know
how to recognize talent,
642
00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:06,560
but you also have to act
before the rankings are announced.
643
00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,520
Kangning, besides me, Chai An,
644
00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:39,200
I don't think there is another man in this world
645
00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:44,320
who really understands,
appreciate and respect you.
646
00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:48,560
I hope you will think carefully
and agree to this marriage.
647
00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,200
Let dad pick it
some red plum blossoms for you.
648
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:53,320
Okay.
649
00:38:03,240 --> 00:38:04,280
Kangning.
650
00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:07,160
Dad, the plum blossoms are so pretty.
651
00:38:07,240 --> 00:38:09,160
LI CHANGAN, LI'S FATHER
652
00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:11,640
When you're older,
653
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:15,840
this plum tree that I planted
will grow tall.
654
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:20,960
At that time, I will pick the highest branch
of red plum blossoms for you.
655
00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:24,440
And I'll see your brother carrying you
on his back to your wedding.
656
00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:36,200
Dad, what's wrong?
657
00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:45,920
My Kangning is
the toughest in our family.
658
00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:48,960
In the future, you must help your brother
659
00:38:49,720 --> 00:38:51,800
look after your mother and sister.
660
00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:55,680
Lord Chai, my lord is entertaining guests in the hall.
661
00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:58,280
He specifically asked us
took you in as soon as you arrived.
662
00:39:58,360 --> 00:39:59,360
Thank You.
663
00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:02,440
What an ungrateful child!
664
00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:03,720
No matter how many times I explain,
665
00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:05,280
he didn't want to agree.
666
00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:07,360
He's just a poor scholar who wants to take an exam.
667
00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:10,200
Whether he will be successful is still uncertain.
668
00:40:11,320 --> 00:40:13,040
But he was brave
669
00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:14,560
looking down on my daughter.
670
00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:16,440
Who is so brave
671
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:19,160
make you angry, Uncle?
672
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:20,720
Nephew, you come.
673
00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:21,960
Uncle,
674
00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:23,720
winter solstice
the closer it gets and the weather gets colder,
675
00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:25,960
my mother asked me to bring you
676
00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:27,040
some winter vegetables
from our plantation.
677
00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:30,080
He said pears and scallops
678
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:31,560
that Auntie sent last time
has been accepted.
679
00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:33,920
He was very grateful for that.
680
00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,920
This time, we brought
ten melons from Jiyang.
681
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:38,000
Even out of season,
682
00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:41,280
it was the size of a jar, sweet, and crunchy.
683
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,000
My aunt, who often complains about the bitter taste
684
00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:44,360
in the mouth during winter, definitely happy.
685
00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:46,320
That's a small problem.
686
00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:48,120
Next time you don't have to come alone.
687
00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:49,800
You can just send someone.
688
00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:51,840
But I also want to
pay respects to you, Uncle.
689
00:40:55,280 --> 00:40:56,360
This…
690
00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:01,560
I happened to meet him
near Xingguo Temple sells calligraphy.
691
00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:06,600
He wrote beautifully,
and I really admire his talent.
692
00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:09,520
I thought to
marry my daughter to him.
693
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:11,520
I hinted at it subtly,
694
00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:14,600
hoping he would appreciate the gesture.
695
00:41:14,680 --> 00:41:17,480
But who would have thought
will he reject me straight away?
696
00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:19,360
So disrespectful!
697
00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:22,920
Big Master, you say
you invited me here
698
00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:24,360
to paint murals.
699
00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:25,520
That's why I agreed to come here.
700
00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:27,480
But once I'm here,
701
00:41:27,560 --> 00:41:30,480
you offer dowry
and suddenly proposed for an arranged marriage.
702
00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:33,520
I politely declined,
but you force and pressure me.
703
00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:36,080
Are you aware that
704
00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:37,480
forcing people to marry
does that make no sense at all?
705
00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:41,080
Du Yangxi, you haven't taken the exam yet
706
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:43,560
and already think you will pass?
707
00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:48,080
Moreover, if you actually graduate
and work in government,
708
00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:49,240
there will be much suffering.
709
00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:51,520
You know what it takes
to survive in the capital?
710
00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:55,280
Is your annual income enough?
to buy a house
711
00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:56,400
or get a wife?
712
00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:59,480
I came here to paint,
not married.
713
00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:01,120
If I don't paint,
714
00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:02,720
I'll go.
715
00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:04,680
Let's see if you can get out of here.
716
00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:06,280
Guard!
717
00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:07,760
Uncle, calm down.
718
00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:11,080
If he's here to paint,
let him paint.
719
00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:13,680
In one hour,
if it turns out the painting is good,
720
00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:16,080
will you let him go for me?
721
00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:19,000
If it's not satisfactory
and damage the walls,
722
00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:22,400
you can punish him with
told him to repaint as a laborer.
723
00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:23,520
How about that?
724
00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:26,440
OK, let him paint.
725
00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:30,480
I don't need two hours.
The incense burning time is enough.
726
00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:35,000
Bring it in.
727
00:42:40,920 --> 00:42:41,960
It's too small.
728
00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:02,440
Uncle, who is this?
729
00:43:04,080 --> 00:43:05,280
Just a waiter.
730
00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:38,360
Mr. Hey,
731
00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:41,400
no matter how good or bad
your painting, the result is not important.
732
00:43:41,480 --> 00:43:44,520
If my uncle wants someone to stay,
they won't get away.
733
00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:49,960
Mr. Chai, we are old acquaintances.
You don't want to help me?
734
00:43:51,200 --> 00:43:52,640
When have we met?
735
00:43:52,720 --> 00:43:55,160
Two years ago, during the flood in Ezhou,
736
00:43:55,720 --> 00:43:57,920
while traveling for business,
737
00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,760
you meet desperate refugees
ask for help.
738
00:44:01,880 --> 00:44:06,040
You command all the silks on your boat
to be thrown into the river
739
00:44:06,920 --> 00:44:08,280
so that refugees can board.
740
00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:10,400
You save people's lives
three full boats.
741
00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:12,280
How do you know this?
742
00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:15,600
My mother is old and blind.
743
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:17,480
I carried him while running away.
744
00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:20,840
Without your help,
745
00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:24,760
we have drowned in the river.
746
00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:27,480
The memory of that time is still clear.
747
00:44:28,080 --> 00:44:31,640
I thought you still were
the pious merchant I remember.
748
00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:33,680
Who would have thought
749
00:44:34,760 --> 00:44:36,920
now you help
such acts of oppression?
750
00:44:56,240 --> 00:44:58,440
The painting is finished, right? Let me see.
751
00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:14,120
This… This painting is not that extraordinary.
752
00:45:18,920 --> 00:45:19,840
Uncle.
753
00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:25,360
Uncle.
754
00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:26,680
Scholars taking the capital exam
I have submitted my registration
755
00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:29,120
and family guarantees
at the Ministry of Rites.
756
00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:31,920
Because he is already registered,
you can't help it.
757
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:32,840
Holding it in will create problems.
758
00:45:33,680 --> 00:45:36,600
Besides, the capital
full of talented scholars.
759
00:45:36,680 --> 00:45:38,240
Why are you worried about not getting a good son-in-law?
760
00:45:39,360 --> 00:45:40,800
If you insist on keeping him here,
761
00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:44,000
rumors of rejection of this marriage
will spread.
762
00:45:44,600 --> 00:45:46,040
It will just make
Your daughter's marriage prospects are getting worse.
763
00:45:50,080 --> 00:45:51,080
Good. This time you're lucky.
764
00:45:51,840 --> 00:45:52,880
Take him out.
765
00:46:04,720 --> 00:46:06,200
Why is there a crowd?
766
00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:07,120
What happened?
767
00:46:07,200 --> 00:46:08,520
You have someone write this.
768
00:46:09,560 --> 00:46:12,200
"Doing good things brings blessings.
769
00:46:12,800 --> 00:46:15,520
You can't force people to marry
brings long-lasting happiness."
770
00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:16,720
This…
771
00:46:18,960 --> 00:46:21,480
"Every little act of kindness has its reward,
772
00:46:21,560 --> 00:46:25,120
and withhold kindness
cannot be hidden from God's eyes."
773
00:46:25,720 --> 00:46:26,560
This…
774
00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:29,040
Who wrote this? Why doesn't it stop?
775
00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:33,000
We can't read,
and the guest said you asked for this to be written.
776
00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:34,720
Stupid!
777
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:35,680
Quickly delete it.
778
00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:37,520
Delete now! Fast!
779
00:46:39,080 --> 00:46:40,760
Why are you standing here?
There's nothing to see.
780
00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:42,520
How brave, Du Yangxi.
781
00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:44,680
What are you looking at? Go.
Nothing to see!
782
00:46:44,760 --> 00:46:45,880
Go, quickly!
783
00:46:57,520 --> 00:46:58,720
There is something wrong.
784
00:46:58,800 --> 00:47:00,000
To Xingguo Temple. Now!
785
00:47:00,720 --> 00:47:01,880
- Why are we going?
- Save people!
786
00:47:11,240 --> 00:47:12,600
What's going on here? Stop it!
787
00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:17,880
Let's go!
788
00:47:19,920 --> 00:47:20,800
Mr. Du.
789
00:47:23,360 --> 00:47:24,360
You are okay?
790
00:47:25,440 --> 00:47:27,600
Master, the injury is worse!
791
00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:01,760
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