1 00:01:30,490 --> 00:01:35,039 [The Heir] 2 00:01:35,370 --> 00:01:37,900 [Episode 28] 3 00:01:47,350 --> 00:01:48,150 Mother. 4 00:01:50,150 --> 00:01:51,310 Why are you here? 5 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:53,400 The weather's gotten chilly, 6 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,400 so I came to meet you on your way back. 7 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,280 Are you still thinking about your Fourth Aunt? 8 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:06,120 Mother, 9 00:02:07,230 --> 00:02:10,000 I should keep hating Tian Jiangyue, 10 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:10,910 shouldn't I? 11 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:18,579 For more than 10 years now, 12 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,210 I've been having the same dream over and over. 13 00:02:23,750 --> 00:02:26,750 In that dream, I keep knocking on the Li family's door, 14 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,030 as if, once the door opens, 15 00:02:30,630 --> 00:02:32,490 your father would still be alive. 16 00:02:34,870 --> 00:02:36,560 But no matter how hard I knock, 17 00:02:36,630 --> 00:02:38,890 the Li family's door just wouldn't open. 18 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:41,590 Why have you never told me any of this? 19 00:02:43,430 --> 00:02:45,000 You were too young before. 20 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:46,560 I was worried 21 00:02:46,590 --> 00:02:48,190 telling you would upset you. 22 00:02:49,310 --> 00:02:51,079 But now that you've grown up, 23 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,140 there's nothing left for me to hide from you. 24 00:02:55,750 --> 00:02:56,800 Let me tell you— 25 00:02:58,030 --> 00:02:59,240 I hate the Li family. 26 00:03:00,750 --> 00:03:02,430 I even secretly swore 27 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:04,680 that for the rest of my life, 28 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,680 I'd never set foot inside the Li family's house again. 29 00:03:09,630 --> 00:03:11,370 But yesterday, the moment I heard 30 00:03:11,370 --> 00:03:12,870 that you and Zhengyou got in trouble 31 00:03:12,870 --> 00:03:14,000 and that you were bullied, 32 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,280 I just rushed into the Li family's house 33 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,079 without even thinking about it. 34 00:03:18,710 --> 00:03:21,560 Only when I was standing in the courtyard did I realize— 35 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,310 how did I just walk in like that? 36 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,280 But really, it wasn't such a big deal after all. 37 00:03:32,150 --> 00:03:32,960 Mother. 38 00:03:35,310 --> 00:03:37,310 Everyone in the Li household 39 00:03:38,079 --> 00:03:39,710 seems to be trapped in place 40 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:41,240 by regret 41 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:43,590 and resentment. 42 00:03:47,190 --> 00:03:48,150 Yeah. 43 00:03:49,430 --> 00:03:51,829 That's why only by taking this step forward 44 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,290 can I finally let go of the past. 45 00:03:56,710 --> 00:03:58,310 Let go of the past... 46 00:05:11,750 --> 00:05:12,750 Go on then. 47 00:05:14,390 --> 00:05:16,120 How do you plan to deal with me? 48 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,130 I'll give you time to pack your things. 49 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:20,750 In an hour, 50 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,560 we'll leave for the western outskirts. 51 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:26,830 Why don't you take this opportunity 52 00:05:26,830 --> 00:05:28,430 to crush me completely? 53 00:05:29,630 --> 00:05:31,360 Don't you hate me the most? 54 00:05:32,870 --> 00:05:33,680 You're right. 55 00:05:35,390 --> 00:05:36,430 I do hate you. 56 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,800 But I don't want to keep hating anymore. 57 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:44,960 You've lived with hatred 58 00:05:45,390 --> 00:05:46,800 all these years. 59 00:05:48,510 --> 00:05:51,370 Have you ever truly been happy for even a single day? 60 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,040 Fourth Aunt, 61 00:05:55,159 --> 00:05:56,830 I'm going to move on now. 62 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:58,830 From here on out, 63 00:06:00,390 --> 00:06:01,850 take care of yourself too. 64 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,000 You can stop hating just because you say so, 65 00:06:07,270 --> 00:06:09,330 but I'm not as magnanimous as you are. 66 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:13,040 Li Zhen! 67 00:06:13,430 --> 00:06:15,160 I'll hate you for the rest of my life. 68 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,420 I'll hate your entire Eighth Branch for the rest of my life! 69 00:07:39,430 --> 00:07:40,310 This... 70 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,040 Isn't this Shize Ink? 71 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:44,720 This isn't Shize Ink. 72 00:07:45,580 --> 00:07:47,000 The ink goes down quickly, 73 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,040 the color is glossy and deep black, 74 00:07:49,070 --> 00:07:50,360 the brushwork flows smoothly, 75 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,490 and the ink structure is well-formed. 76 00:07:52,510 --> 00:07:55,310 Its quality is indeed no different from Shize Ink. 77 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,070 Could this be 78 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,780 reprocessed ink made from Shize Ink? 79 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:03,950 Reprocessed ink? 80 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,190 Methods of reprocessing ink are fairly common enough, 81 00:08:08,510 --> 00:08:10,560 but since it's reprocessed, 82 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,920 there are naturally many limitations. 83 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,040 To make reprocessed ink 84 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:16,120 as good as newly made ink— 85 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:17,720 that's even more difficult. 86 00:08:18,310 --> 00:08:19,160 Zhen, 87 00:08:19,510 --> 00:08:20,970 how did you manage to do it? 88 00:08:22,190 --> 00:08:23,510 In the past, when making reprocessed ink, 89 00:08:23,510 --> 00:08:25,190 people would try to steam and extract 90 00:08:25,190 --> 00:08:26,600 as much of the spent glue from the discarded ink as possible, 91 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:27,750 then add fresh glue 92 00:08:27,750 --> 00:08:29,150 to make a new stick of ink. 93 00:08:29,310 --> 00:08:32,320 But fresh glue and old ink are difficult to fully blend together, 94 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,120 which makes the ink brittle and prone to cracking. 95 00:08:35,909 --> 00:08:38,750 However, if you leave behind a small amount of the old glue 96 00:08:38,750 --> 00:08:41,080 in the discarded ink and use it as a binding agent 97 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:42,390 to revive the ink, 98 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:44,750 then the resulting reprocessed ink 99 00:08:44,750 --> 00:08:47,010 can be equal in quality to newly made ink. 100 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:48,400 Interesting. 101 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:50,090 Truly interesting. 102 00:08:50,390 --> 00:08:51,650 Since that's the case, 103 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:52,600 Steward Shao, 104 00:08:52,870 --> 00:08:54,390 for this new batch of orders, 105 00:08:54,390 --> 00:08:56,150 we'll deliver with reprocessed ink. 106 00:08:56,150 --> 00:08:58,810 Hurry and have the workers rush the production. 107 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,270 Manager Zhen, Master, Eighth Master Li. 108 00:09:02,870 --> 00:09:05,360 Although the reprocessed ink has been successfully made, 109 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,360 we've still lost quite a bit of time. 110 00:09:07,910 --> 00:09:09,510 Even if we work day and night, 111 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:14,260 I'm afraid we still won't be able to deliver the entire order by the deadline. 112 00:09:20,390 --> 00:09:21,270 Mr. Xiao, 113 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:22,440 your Master Qi... 114 00:09:23,030 --> 00:09:24,870 Master is sleeping. 115 00:09:25,270 --> 00:09:26,030 Sleeping? 116 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,370 Master saw you were developing new ink 117 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,320 and was worried someone might come sabotage things again, 118 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,000 so he's barely slept for the past few days. 119 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,130 He insisted on keeping watch himself. 120 00:09:34,750 --> 00:09:36,150 I've got some invitation cards here 121 00:09:36,150 --> 00:09:38,320 and wanted to trouble him to deliver them to the ink workshop. 122 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:39,780 I'll go in and check on him. 123 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:03,320 What did you say? 124 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:08,760 What was that? 125 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:01,840 Benchang! 126 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:03,150 Benchang. 127 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:07,250 The workers at Li Ink said Li Zhen had produced reprocessed ink. 128 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:09,670 Why panic? 129 00:11:10,270 --> 00:11:12,800 Reprocessed ink isn't anything remarkable. 130 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,080 It's just taking unusable old ink 131 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:16,320 and refurbishing it. 132 00:11:16,670 --> 00:11:19,080 The ink produced can only be considered barely usable. 133 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:20,210 That's not the case. 134 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:21,630 Those ink-makers said 135 00:11:21,630 --> 00:11:24,200 the quality of their reprocessed ink is identical to new ink, 136 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:25,550 or even better. 137 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:29,540 How is that even possible? 138 00:11:29,670 --> 00:11:31,480 You're just boosting their morale and diminishing ours. 139 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:32,550 I'm not... 140 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:34,020 Taking a step back, 141 00:11:35,270 --> 00:11:36,360 even if Li Zhen 142 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,290 has now produced top-quality ink, 143 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:39,550 there are only a few days left 144 00:11:39,550 --> 00:11:41,510 before they have to deliver the order. 145 00:11:41,510 --> 00:11:42,750 At this point, nothing they do will change anything. 146 00:11:42,750 --> 00:11:43,790 You're right! 147 00:11:43,910 --> 00:11:46,030 So it's like every potter praising his own pot— 148 00:11:46,030 --> 00:11:47,760 simply blowing their own horn. 149 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:49,080 Eldest Young Master. 150 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:49,840 I just heard 151 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:50,910 that Steward Shao of Li Ink 152 00:11:50,910 --> 00:11:52,390 had invited the managers of all ink workshops 153 00:11:52,390 --> 00:11:53,440 to Li Ink, 154 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,260 saying there's an important matter to discuss. 155 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:00,770 Keep an eye here. 156 00:12:09,150 --> 00:12:10,150 Elders. 157 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,330 Regarding the recent events at Li Ink, 158 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,300 I assume you elders already know. 159 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:19,610 I invited you all here today 160 00:12:19,670 --> 00:12:20,840 because there's something 161 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:22,170 I want to share with you. 162 00:12:22,910 --> 00:12:23,720 Steward Shao, 163 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,500 please distribute this to everyone. 164 00:12:31,790 --> 00:12:32,600 This is... 165 00:12:32,750 --> 00:12:34,480 The recipe for reprocessed ink? 166 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:35,280 That's right. 167 00:12:35,750 --> 00:12:36,600 Zhen, 168 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:38,600 you've improved this recipe? 169 00:12:39,390 --> 00:12:41,590 Third Grandfather, you have a keen eye. 170 00:12:41,630 --> 00:12:43,790 Don't you all find it strange? 171 00:12:44,670 --> 00:12:46,550 Why would the Li family 172 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:49,720 make such a valuable recipe public? 173 00:12:51,390 --> 00:12:52,790 You Tian family brat. 174 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:54,870 Get out of here, 175 00:12:55,150 --> 00:12:57,550 -or I'll break your legs! -Uncle Jingdong. 176 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:00,550 Eldest Young Master Tian, 177 00:13:00,550 --> 00:13:02,200 you really came uninvited. 178 00:13:02,750 --> 00:13:04,600 Young Master Tian is actually right. 179 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,200 I do have a favor to ask 180 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:07,840 of you elders. 181 00:13:07,870 --> 00:13:08,670 Zhen, 182 00:13:08,790 --> 00:13:09,870 please go ahead. 183 00:13:10,510 --> 00:13:11,970 I'd like to use this recipe 184 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,790 in exchange for 5 days' use of 185 00:13:13,870 --> 00:13:15,270 each ink workshop and its workers. 186 00:13:15,270 --> 00:13:16,870 To borrow 5 days' use of them? 187 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,670 To assist me in reprocessing Shize Ink. 188 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:23,150 Li Zhen, oh, Li Zhen. 189 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,370 You really are quite calculating. 190 00:13:25,870 --> 00:13:27,500 Using others' ink workshops for free for 5 days 191 00:13:27,500 --> 00:13:29,360 to produce ink for your Li family. 192 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,750 How much money will that cost each of them? 193 00:13:32,870 --> 00:13:36,120 Only borrowing our ink workshops for 5 days, 194 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,240 but this reprocessing method 195 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:43,030 can bring the old and discarded ink in our workshops 196 00:13:43,050 --> 00:13:44,440 back to life. 197 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:47,120 Whether this deal is worth it or not, 198 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:49,520 I believe everyone here knows it very well. 199 00:13:50,090 --> 00:13:51,840 Third Master, you're mistaken. 200 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,100 Take our Tian Ink Workshop as an example. 201 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,960 The Styrax resin ink produced in one day 202 00:13:57,790 --> 00:14:00,390 can easily earn at least 50 taels of silver. 203 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:02,030 What a joke. 204 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:04,120 We earn an honest 20 percent profit 205 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:06,670 from selling one stick of ink. 206 00:14:06,870 --> 00:14:09,150 But as for your Tian family's Styrax resin ink— 207 00:14:09,150 --> 00:14:10,870 the production cost is already high, 208 00:14:10,870 --> 00:14:12,480 and under the name of Tribute Ink, 209 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:16,000 the price is set at more than 5 times the cost. 210 00:14:16,030 --> 00:14:17,790 And even then, 10 percent of the profit 211 00:14:17,790 --> 00:14:20,720 goes straight into the pockets of ink merchants and tutors. 212 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:21,550 The bad practice 213 00:14:21,550 --> 00:14:24,600 of compulsory ink usage in academies before 214 00:14:24,750 --> 00:14:26,960 was also caused by your Tian family! 215 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,530 Who opens a business without seeking profit? 216 00:14:30,030 --> 00:14:31,390 Our Tian Ink has so many 217 00:14:31,390 --> 00:14:33,850 ink-makers who need to feed their families. 218 00:14:33,870 --> 00:14:34,750 Of course I have the responsibility 219 00:14:34,750 --> 00:14:37,080 to make sure everyone can live a good life. 220 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:40,320 How interesting. 221 00:14:40,550 --> 00:14:41,440 Interesting. 222 00:14:42,150 --> 00:14:43,270 Young Master Tian, 223 00:14:43,270 --> 00:14:45,440 it's one thing you showed up uninvited, 224 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,040 but you even insisted on getting scolded here. 225 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,270 Isn't that a losing deal for you? 226 00:14:50,670 --> 00:14:53,030 Thank you, elders, for speaking up. 227 00:14:54,630 --> 00:14:57,690 I also have some words to say from the bottom of my heart. 228 00:14:58,080 --> 00:14:58,960 Ink recipes 229 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:01,360 are the foundation of each ink workshop. 230 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,840 It's only natural that they are not passed on to outsiders. 231 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:04,870 But I think, 232 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:06,440 if we rigidly stick to old conventions, 233 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:07,360 in the end, 234 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:09,490 we'll only bind our own hands and feet. 235 00:15:09,550 --> 00:15:12,350 By making this reprocessed ink recipe public now, 236 00:15:12,630 --> 00:15:14,320 Li Ink is indeed addressing an urgent crisis. 237 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:15,450 But at the same time, 238 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:17,530 I also hope to use this opportunity 239 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:19,670 to break down sectarian barriers 240 00:15:19,670 --> 00:15:21,200 and set a new trend, 241 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:22,720 so as to help our Hui Ink 242 00:15:22,910 --> 00:15:24,440 restore its prosperity. 243 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:25,600 Well said. 244 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:31,600 Zhen. 245 00:15:32,030 --> 00:15:34,270 Li Ink offering the reprocessed ink recipe 246 00:15:34,270 --> 00:15:36,670 benefits the entire Huizhou ink industry. 247 00:15:36,670 --> 00:15:40,000 Our Chen Ink is willing to take on an order of 300 sticks. 248 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:41,850 Thank you, Third Grandfather. 249 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:44,120 Everyone, 250 00:15:44,630 --> 00:15:46,560 with me, Chen Jiru, as a guarantor, 251 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:48,600 you can all rest assured. 252 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:53,550 Pan Ink is willing to take on 150 sticks. 253 00:15:53,910 --> 00:15:56,000 Thank you, Mr. Pan. 254 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,600 I also dare to guarantee with Pan Ink's reputation. 255 00:15:59,910 --> 00:16:01,840 You all needn't worry. 256 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,960 Huang Ink will take on 100 sticks. 257 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:06,910 Yu Ink will take on 50 sticks. 258 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:07,960 I, Zhen, 259 00:16:08,550 --> 00:16:10,080 thank you all, elders. 260 00:16:13,750 --> 00:16:15,010 Seventh Grandmother. 261 00:16:15,270 --> 00:16:17,510 All the backlogged orders for Shize Ink 262 00:16:17,550 --> 00:16:19,720 have now been delivered on schedule. 263 00:16:19,910 --> 00:16:21,360 Beautifully done. 264 00:16:21,870 --> 00:16:22,960 Zhen, 265 00:16:23,550 --> 00:16:24,960 you've worked hard. 266 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:27,510 The crisis of Li Ink 267 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:29,510 has finally been overcome. 268 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:31,200 Zhen. 269 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:36,000 You managed to get so many ink workshops in Huizhou to follow your lead. 270 00:16:36,910 --> 00:16:39,910 What you've brought together isn't just ink anymore, 271 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:43,090 but the hearts of the people in the Huizhou ink industry. 272 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:49,840 Zhen, 273 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,440 what is this about? 274 00:16:51,630 --> 00:16:52,890 Seventh Grandmother. 275 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:54,600 This whole series of setbacks 276 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,270 was due to my negligence. 277 00:16:57,550 --> 00:16:59,790 I failed to manage this household properly, 278 00:16:59,790 --> 00:17:01,660 caused our Li family to lose its cohesion, 279 00:17:01,660 --> 00:17:03,240 and allowed the Tian family to take advantage, 280 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:04,770 almost causing a disaster. 281 00:17:05,589 --> 00:17:08,849 I've failed to live up to your trust, Seventh Grandmother. 282 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:09,750 Today, 283 00:17:10,589 --> 00:17:13,270 I'll return this seal to you, Seventh Grandmother, 284 00:17:13,270 --> 00:17:17,670 and step down from the authority over the inner household and the ink workshop. 285 00:17:19,510 --> 00:17:20,510 Zhen. 286 00:17:21,109 --> 00:17:22,109 Stand up. 287 00:17:23,750 --> 00:17:24,720 Stand up. 288 00:17:25,109 --> 00:17:27,109 I have something to say to you. 289 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,160 I won't allow you to speak of yourself like that. 290 00:17:38,310 --> 00:17:41,350 I, your old grandmother, had a long, good sleep, 291 00:17:41,350 --> 00:17:42,590 and when I woke up, 292 00:17:43,350 --> 00:17:44,440 our Li Ink 293 00:17:44,790 --> 00:17:45,920 and Li family 294 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,480 were doing wonderfully. 295 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,010 We have so many orders now we can hardly keep up with them. 296 00:17:52,590 --> 00:17:54,480 And look at your Uncle Jingdong. 297 00:17:55,070 --> 00:17:57,640 He's like a completely different person now. 298 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,110 Over at the Literary Association, 299 00:18:01,110 --> 00:18:02,920 whenever people mention you, Manager Zhen, 300 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,920 everyone knows your name and admires you. 301 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:08,750 This situation was opened up 302 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,310 by your own hard work. 303 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:14,440 But if I hadn't managed this household, 304 00:18:14,510 --> 00:18:17,240 it wouldn't have provoked Fourth Aunt's hatred. 305 00:18:17,310 --> 00:18:18,720 And that Li Decai— 306 00:18:18,830 --> 00:18:20,550 it was also because I softened for a moment 307 00:18:20,550 --> 00:18:22,310 and let him into the ink workshop 308 00:18:22,310 --> 00:18:24,350 that I gave him an opportunity to take advantage of us. 309 00:18:24,350 --> 00:18:25,750 Zhen. 310 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:27,680 People's hearts 311 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:29,680 all have their wrinkles and twists. 312 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:30,680 But you 313 00:18:30,830 --> 00:18:32,750 are an open and straightforward person, 314 00:18:32,750 --> 00:18:35,880 without all those hidden schemes and winding thoughts. 315 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:37,070 You treat others 316 00:18:37,310 --> 00:18:39,110 with genuine sincerity. 317 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:43,400 I only want to remind you of one thing: 318 00:18:44,110 --> 00:18:46,400 in the future, whenever something happens, 319 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:50,550 think just a little bit further ahead. 320 00:18:51,110 --> 00:18:52,270 I understand. 321 00:18:54,790 --> 00:18:56,640 I know 322 00:18:57,830 --> 00:18:59,160 my own condition. 323 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:02,350 It's impossible 324 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:04,860 for me to recover completely. 325 00:19:11,510 --> 00:19:12,720 Zhen. 326 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:15,270 I want you 327 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,920 to continue 328 00:19:18,550 --> 00:19:20,440 holding this family together. 329 00:19:22,310 --> 00:19:23,350 Can you do that? 330 00:19:24,550 --> 00:19:26,000 If the Li family needs me, 331 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:27,730 then of course I'm willing. 332 00:19:28,550 --> 00:19:29,960 It's just that for the position of manager, 333 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:31,440 there's Eldest Aunt overseeing the inner household 334 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,160 and Uncle Jingdong managing external affairs. 335 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:35,550 It wouldn't be right for me to keep holding onto the position. 336 00:19:35,550 --> 00:19:36,440 Zhen. 337 00:19:37,790 --> 00:19:40,720 It was mainly your credit that Li Ink 338 00:19:41,350 --> 00:19:43,410 managed to avert disaster this time. 339 00:19:43,590 --> 00:19:46,590 I, Jingdong, thank you 340 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:48,860 on behalf of the Li family. 341 00:19:49,070 --> 00:19:50,680 So this position of manager 342 00:19:50,830 --> 00:19:52,830 must be yours. 343 00:19:53,830 --> 00:19:57,480 I've made countless mistakes over the course of half my life. 344 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:00,110 I'm too ashamed to be the manager. 345 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:02,510 And your Eldest Aunt 346 00:20:03,030 --> 00:20:04,960 has Zhengyou to take care of, 347 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:06,790 so she has no time to spare. 348 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:08,510 So, 349 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,750 please continue to be the manager, okay? 350 00:20:11,750 --> 00:20:15,010 Today, it's not just your Seventh Grandmother asking you— 351 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,350 I'm asking you too. Is that alright? 352 00:20:36,550 --> 00:20:40,080 Since Seventh Grandmother and Uncle Jingdong trust me so much, 353 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,030 I will continue to do it. 354 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:01,880 In this whole world, 355 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:03,310 besides my mother, 356 00:21:03,350 --> 00:21:04,640 only you and Seventh Grandmother 357 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,680 still remember what I like to eat, Eldest Aunt. 358 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,880 I'll make it for you often in the future. 359 00:21:10,510 --> 00:21:11,400 Eldest Aunt. 360 00:21:11,510 --> 00:21:12,550 It's actually perfect timing. 361 00:21:12,550 --> 00:21:14,550 I have something to discuss with you today. 362 00:21:14,550 --> 00:21:15,590 What is it? 363 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:19,200 The children of our Li family 364 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:20,920 are different from other families. 365 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:22,750 Since childhood, besides going to school, 366 00:21:22,750 --> 00:21:24,750 they also have to work in the ink workshop. 367 00:21:24,750 --> 00:21:26,550 Even if they don't enter the ink industry in the future, 368 00:21:26,550 --> 00:21:29,750 they should have an understanding of the foundation of the Li family. 369 00:21:29,750 --> 00:21:30,720 I was thinking, 370 00:21:30,830 --> 00:21:33,000 Zhengyou has now come of age. 371 00:21:33,310 --> 00:21:34,720 If you're willing, 372 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,070 how about letting him enter the ink workshop? 373 00:21:37,070 --> 00:21:39,720 I'd be willing to teach him personally. 374 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,400 Zhengyou is a fine child raised under your guidance. 375 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:44,550 He's kind-hearted, 376 00:21:44,590 --> 00:21:45,640 thoughtful, 377 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:47,350 and gracious in the way he handles things. 378 00:21:47,350 --> 00:21:49,920 If you're willing to let him endure some hardship, Eldest Aunt, 379 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,070 he'll surely carve out a place of his own 380 00:21:52,070 --> 00:21:53,930 in the ink industry in the future. 381 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:56,790 I'm willing. How could I not be? 382 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,590 I'm relieved that he can learn from you. 383 00:22:01,030 --> 00:22:02,750 It's just that kid is naughty, 384 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,070 and you've been so busy lately. 385 00:22:05,070 --> 00:22:07,110 I'm worried he'll cause you trouble. 386 00:22:07,110 --> 00:22:08,110 It's okay. 387 00:22:08,350 --> 00:22:09,550 Let him first follow me 388 00:22:09,550 --> 00:22:12,480 around the ink workshop, observe things, and learn. 389 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:14,640 The skill I have for identifying ink today 390 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:15,200 was learned this very way— 391 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,510 by following my father and grandfather around when I was young. 392 00:22:17,510 --> 00:22:19,000 When he grows a bit older, 393 00:22:19,030 --> 00:22:22,230 I'll teach him how to twist lamp wicks and make lampblack. 394 00:22:22,310 --> 00:22:24,920 This craft of mine was taught to me personally by my grandfather. 395 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:26,880 No one in the entire ink workshop can compare to me. 396 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:28,270 Of course I know. 397 00:22:37,750 --> 00:22:39,480 I'm truly ashamed. 398 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,510 I did things that wronged you, 399 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:44,980 yet you still think of us all the time. 400 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:49,310 Zhen. 401 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:51,880 I came here today 402 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:53,920 to formally apologize to you. 403 00:22:54,070 --> 00:22:55,640 It was my fault. 404 00:22:55,750 --> 00:22:57,200 I made a mistake. 405 00:22:58,240 --> 00:22:59,400 It's all in the past. 406 00:22:59,750 --> 00:23:00,640 Eldest Aunt, 407 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:02,400 I never took it to heart. 408 00:23:03,550 --> 00:23:04,590 Isn't being a family 409 00:23:04,590 --> 00:23:07,480 all about owing and repaying one another? 410 00:23:08,070 --> 00:23:09,200 Whether it's gratitude 411 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:10,110 or resentment, 412 00:23:10,270 --> 00:23:11,670 the more entangled it is, 413 00:23:11,790 --> 00:23:13,320 the more it makes us family. 414 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:17,360 Please sit, Eldest Aunt. 415 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:17,960 Come on. 416 00:23:18,270 --> 00:23:18,930 Please sit. 417 00:23:21,750 --> 00:23:23,510 Your cooking skills 418 00:23:23,590 --> 00:23:25,450 are even better than my mother's. 419 00:23:26,270 --> 00:23:28,470 I'll make it for you often in the future. 420 00:23:29,790 --> 00:23:31,270 No crying, Eldest Aunt. 421 00:23:31,310 --> 00:23:32,880 Today is a happy occasion. 422 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:34,480 Let's both be cheerful. 423 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:35,720 Okay. 424 00:23:39,750 --> 00:23:40,680 It's delicious. 425 00:23:44,590 --> 00:23:47,590 Zhengyou, let me see it first. 426 00:23:47,750 --> 00:23:49,680 This is the first time I've ever successfully made lampblack. 427 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,070 Of course I have to show it to Zhen right away. 428 00:23:52,070 --> 00:23:54,200 I want to learn lampblack-making too. 429 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:55,440 You? 430 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:56,110 Wait until you grow tall enough 431 00:23:56,110 --> 00:23:58,570 to reach the lampblack-making table first. 432 00:23:58,960 --> 00:23:59,830 Zhen. 433 00:23:59,830 --> 00:24:01,480 -Zhen. -Zhen. 434 00:24:03,310 --> 00:24:04,920 I made my own lampblack. 435 00:24:05,110 --> 00:24:06,440 You made this yourself? 436 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,790 Zhengyou made this lampblack himself. 437 00:24:13,270 --> 00:24:14,110 Zhengyou. 438 00:24:14,270 --> 00:24:15,880 I once taught you 439 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,240 what makes good lampblack. 440 00:24:19,270 --> 00:24:21,160 It must be deep black in color 441 00:24:21,310 --> 00:24:23,640 and fine in texture to be considered good. 442 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:25,240 Zhen, 443 00:24:25,350 --> 00:24:27,160 my heat control isn't good enough, 444 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:28,070 is it? 445 00:24:30,030 --> 00:24:31,720 You still have a long way to go. 446 00:24:32,550 --> 00:24:33,550 Oh, you. 447 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:36,480 Zhengyou. 448 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:38,200 Although this lampblack 449 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:39,790 isn't top-tier, 450 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,350 it's your first time making it. 451 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,200 It's worth remembering and encouraging. 452 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:45,070 Very good. 453 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:47,000 Come on. 454 00:24:47,110 --> 00:24:49,160 Today, I'll tell you 455 00:24:49,270 --> 00:24:51,000 the stories of our grandfathers making ink. 456 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:51,590 How about that? 457 00:24:51,590 --> 00:24:52,520 -Great. -Great. 458 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:56,070 Zhen. 459 00:24:56,110 --> 00:24:58,310 Just because they didn't make good lampblack, 460 00:24:58,310 --> 00:25:00,310 did Eighth Master really make Uncle Jingdong 461 00:25:00,310 --> 00:25:02,880 and Uncle Jingfu stand in the snow 462 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:04,590 for a whole day? 463 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:05,550 Yes. 464 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,400 Zhengyou, tell me, 465 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,240 why did they fail to make good lampblack? 466 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,200 Uncle Jingdong and Uncle Jingfu failed to make good lampblack 467 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,000 because it was snowing outside. 468 00:25:15,070 --> 00:25:17,110 When it snows, it's colder than usual in the smoke shed, 469 00:25:17,110 --> 00:25:18,750 so when lighting the soot, 470 00:25:19,070 --> 00:25:21,640 the oil temperature has to be a bit higher than normal. 471 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:22,590 Exactly. 472 00:25:22,750 --> 00:25:23,400 I get it now. 473 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:24,830 I'll go make another bowl. 474 00:25:24,830 --> 00:25:25,880 No need to rush. 475 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,310 Zhen, I get it too. 476 00:25:29,310 --> 00:25:32,550 I'll go make lampblack together with Zhengyou. 477 00:25:32,550 --> 00:25:33,480 Okay. 478 00:25:33,590 --> 00:25:34,240 Go ahead. 479 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:35,960 Be careful. 480 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:39,240 Slow down. 481 00:25:41,110 --> 00:25:41,920 Eldest Aunt. 482 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:42,830 Zhen. 483 00:25:43,350 --> 00:25:45,350 Did Zhengyou cause any trouble? 484 00:25:46,030 --> 00:25:47,310 I was just about to tell you. 485 00:25:47,310 --> 00:25:48,110 Look. 486 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:50,480 Zhengyou made this. 487 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,400 Is this really Zhengyou's work? 488 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:57,750 It's thanks to how well you taught him before, Eldest Aunt. 489 00:25:57,750 --> 00:25:59,880 He's smart and learns quickly. 490 00:26:00,110 --> 00:26:01,970 It's because you taught him well. 491 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:04,510 Zhen. 492 00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:07,070 It's the Start of Winter today. 493 00:26:07,070 --> 00:26:08,200 When you go home, 494 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,440 invite your Grandfather and Mother over. 495 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,550 Your Seventh Grandmother prepared a winter-welcoming feast personally. 496 00:26:13,550 --> 00:26:14,720 Let's all have a proper 497 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,650 reunion meal together as a family. 498 00:27:48,510 --> 00:27:49,510 Aunt Rujun. 499 00:27:53,310 --> 00:27:54,480 I, Jin, 500 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:57,440 am back. 501 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:04,030 It's great to have you back. 502 00:28:50,590 --> 00:28:51,440 Rujun. 503 00:28:51,790 --> 00:28:53,750 I knew you'd be here. 504 00:28:54,460 --> 00:28:55,450 You've only just come back— 505 00:28:55,450 --> 00:28:57,480 why did you run off to busy yourself in the kitchen? 506 00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:59,750 You should be spending time talking properly with Mother instead. 507 00:28:59,750 --> 00:29:00,680 Sister-in-law. 508 00:29:00,790 --> 00:29:02,680 If I let you serve me food and tea, 509 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:05,200 then I'd still feel like an outsider. 510 00:29:05,750 --> 00:29:08,110 Only when I'm working in the kitchen 511 00:29:08,110 --> 00:29:09,110 and making dishes 512 00:29:09,510 --> 00:29:10,680 do I truly feel like 513 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:12,310 I've come home. 514 00:29:13,350 --> 00:29:15,000 No, you have to listen to me today. 515 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:15,480 Come on. 516 00:29:16,270 --> 00:29:17,200 Sister-in-law. 517 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:19,000 To be honest with you guys, 518 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,160 it's been years 519 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:22,510 since I last cooked in a kitchen this big. 520 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:24,200 Today, 521 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:25,480 leave the cooking to me. 522 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:26,680 You go wait outside. 523 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:28,030 Go wait outside. 524 00:29:28,030 --> 00:29:28,960 Just wait to eat. 525 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:29,790 Go on ahead. 526 00:29:30,550 --> 00:29:31,640 You can trust me. 527 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:32,880 Thank you for your trouble then. 528 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:33,810 It's no trouble. 529 00:29:37,930 --> 00:29:39,440 The reunion hot pot is here! 530 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:41,010 The reunion hot pot is here! 531 00:29:42,830 --> 00:29:44,960 This chicken was killed by my mother. 532 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:46,130 The winter bamboo shoots inside 533 00:29:46,130 --> 00:29:47,880 were picked by Zhengshen from the mountains. 534 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:49,750 The ham was brought from my mother's hometown 535 00:29:49,750 --> 00:29:50,960 in Yi County. 536 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:52,440 And these cured ribs 537 00:29:52,550 --> 00:29:54,400 were personally marinated by Eldest Aunt. 538 00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:55,400 Come on, try them. 539 00:29:56,270 --> 00:29:57,510 Manager Zhen, 540 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,480 may I say a few words? 541 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:02,820 Of course, Seventh Grandmother. 542 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:03,400 Okay. 543 00:30:03,510 --> 00:30:04,110 Then I... 544 00:30:04,110 --> 00:30:05,550 I-I'll stand up to speak. 545 00:30:05,750 --> 00:30:06,480 Alright. 546 00:30:08,510 --> 00:30:09,680 Today is 547 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:11,200 the Start of Winter. 548 00:30:11,590 --> 00:30:13,720 On such a special day, 549 00:30:15,510 --> 00:30:16,880 our Li family 550 00:30:17,790 --> 00:30:19,480 is all gathered together, 551 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:21,900 sitting here in one place. 552 00:30:23,270 --> 00:30:27,160 I just hope everyone can drink this cup 553 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,110 and share in this moment of harmony and joy. 554 00:30:29,110 --> 00:30:31,070 -Hear, hear. -Hear, hear. 555 00:30:35,310 --> 00:30:36,880 Alright, drink up. 556 00:30:40,590 --> 00:30:41,790 Okay, everyone sit down. 557 00:30:41,790 --> 00:30:42,160 Come on. 558 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:43,050 Let's start eating. 559 00:30:43,050 --> 00:30:43,720 Start eating. 560 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:44,720 Try these dishes. 561 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:46,110 Okay. 562 00:30:46,110 --> 00:30:46,880 Qiu'e, 563 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:48,720 when are you due? 564 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:50,110 Counting the days, 565 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,110 it should be sometime after the Start of Spring. 566 00:30:52,110 --> 00:30:53,310 That's a good time. 567 00:30:53,370 --> 00:30:55,160 This child will surely be blessed. 568 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:55,960 Indeed. 569 00:30:56,030 --> 00:30:56,880 Zhengliang, 570 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:59,200 your inkstone-making is top-tier. 571 00:30:59,270 --> 00:31:03,110 People have even approached me saying they want to buy inkstones from you. 572 00:31:03,110 --> 00:31:04,840 Not at all. It's just passable. 573 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:06,510 It's not just passable. 574 00:31:06,510 --> 00:31:08,640 You're a chief manager now. 575 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:10,440 Zhengliang's business is doing really well. 576 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:11,070 I heard 577 00:31:11,070 --> 00:31:12,750 an inkstone this big 578 00:31:12,750 --> 00:31:13,770 had been ordered by someone. 579 00:31:13,770 --> 00:31:14,620 Is that so? 580 00:31:16,230 --> 00:31:17,630 Learn from him, will you? 581 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:18,550 Well, 582 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,070 on this joyous day, 583 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:21,920 my father 584 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:23,920 has a big announcement to make. 585 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:24,980 Am I right, Father? 586 00:31:29,830 --> 00:31:30,510 Yes. 587 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:34,170 I've held this in my heart for a long time. 588 00:31:34,350 --> 00:31:38,350 I've been thinking about this ever since the ink workshop was repaired. 589 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:45,750 Aunt Rujun, 590 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:47,440 Eighth Uncle. 591 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:49,720 It's time 592 00:31:50,110 --> 00:31:52,510 to let the Eighth Branch return to the clan. 593 00:31:55,030 --> 00:31:55,920 Jinshui, 594 00:31:58,030 --> 00:31:59,160 think about it. 595 00:31:59,830 --> 00:32:02,640 Now that Jingdong's come to terms with it, 596 00:32:03,270 --> 00:32:04,590 shouldn't you 597 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:06,920 give him an answer? 598 00:32:24,070 --> 00:32:24,960 Rujun, 599 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:28,680 Jingdong. 600 00:32:35,110 --> 00:32:36,480 Thirteen years ago, 601 00:32:37,270 --> 00:32:38,930 the failure of the Tribute Ink 602 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,050 was indeed the fault of the Eighth Branch. 603 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:45,810 The Eighth Branch requested to be removed from the clan. 604 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:49,590 I, Li Jinshui, failed the Li family first. 605 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:53,790 I once made a vow: 606 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:56,000 unless this sin is redeemed, 607 00:32:56,830 --> 00:32:57,830 the Eighth Branch 608 00:32:58,510 --> 00:33:00,170 will never return to the clan. 609 00:33:04,350 --> 00:33:05,240 Jingdong, 610 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:08,550 Rujun. 611 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:13,160 It's not that I'm stubborn or unreasonable. 612 00:33:16,510 --> 00:33:17,790 For the past 13 years, 613 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:21,270 do you think I haven't thought about it day and night, 614 00:33:21,270 --> 00:33:23,030 dreaming of the day 615 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,580 I could lead the Eighth Branch 616 00:33:28,790 --> 00:33:31,650 to acknowledge our ancestry and return to the clan? 617 00:33:32,270 --> 00:33:35,350 But besides guilt, 618 00:33:36,030 --> 00:33:38,090 there's also resentment in my heart. 619 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:42,440 Our Li family's calamity began with the Tribute Ink case. 620 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:46,160 Over these 13 years, we've endured countless hardships. 621 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:49,540 Though I, Jinshui, 622 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:51,680 am already old 623 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:54,680 and once swore never to make ink again, 624 00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:58,680 now 625 00:34:01,420 --> 00:34:03,820 I'm willing to stake what remains of my life 626 00:34:07,270 --> 00:34:08,230 to help Jingdong 627 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:13,070 and our Zhen 628 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,260 regain the right to produce Tribute Ink. 629 00:34:18,550 --> 00:34:20,360 The day the right to produce Tribute Ink 630 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:22,110 returns to the Li family 631 00:34:24,230 --> 00:34:25,830 will be the day I, Li Jinshui, 632 00:34:26,590 --> 00:34:27,670 return to the clan. 633 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:46,760 Sit. 634 00:34:48,190 --> 00:34:49,070 Grandfather, 635 00:34:49,630 --> 00:34:50,889 Seventh Grandmother, 636 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:52,000 Uncle Jingdong. 637 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:54,920 No matter when we formally return to the clan, 638 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:57,110 the fact that we can all sit together 639 00:34:57,230 --> 00:34:58,490 and share this meal now 640 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:01,190 already means our hearts 641 00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:02,780 have long since come home. 642 00:35:03,630 --> 00:35:04,670 Isn't a family 643 00:35:05,070 --> 00:35:07,150 simply the hearts of people gathered together? 644 00:35:07,150 --> 00:35:08,080 Don't you agree? 645 00:35:08,590 --> 00:35:10,030 Zhen is right. 646 00:35:12,630 --> 00:35:13,840 And Uncle Jingdong, 647 00:35:14,590 --> 00:35:16,030 you must promise me. 648 00:35:16,030 --> 00:35:17,360 After eating this reunion pot, 649 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:20,710 you have to join me in the next Tribute Ink selection. 650 00:35:20,810 --> 00:35:22,810 I'd be delighted to. Truly delighted. 651 00:35:22,810 --> 00:35:24,730 Zhen, I want to join you too. 652 00:35:25,010 --> 00:35:26,110 You want to join me too? 653 00:35:26,110 --> 00:35:26,480 Sure. 654 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:27,280 Zhen, 655 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:28,320 I want to eat too. 656 00:35:28,660 --> 00:35:30,950 Do you want to eat or join? 657 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:33,030 Little Run. 658 00:35:33,030 --> 00:35:34,550 Hurry up and eat. 659 00:35:34,630 --> 00:35:36,880 Once you're done, I'm going to test you 660 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:38,280 on ink-making. 661 00:35:39,070 --> 00:35:40,880 If you win first place, 662 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,670 there'll be a huge reward for you. 663 00:35:42,670 --> 00:35:43,360 Okay. 664 00:35:44,630 --> 00:35:45,360 Run, 665 00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:47,230 you'd better identify the ink carefully. 666 00:35:47,230 --> 00:35:49,070 Back when I was identifying ink, 667 00:35:49,110 --> 00:35:50,710 I recognized the ink 668 00:35:52,110 --> 00:35:54,110 my father made the moment I saw it. 669 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:56,050 I'll drink a cup as punishment. 670 00:36:16,220 --> 00:36:18,150 Master, the ink workshop has paid out the money. 671 00:36:18,150 --> 00:36:21,350 Manager Zhen told me to collect all of it and bring it over. 672 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:24,240 Master, 673 00:36:24,710 --> 00:36:25,550 look. 674 00:36:26,190 --> 00:36:28,030 This portion here is Li Ink's share of the profits. 675 00:36:28,030 --> 00:36:30,960 Manager Zhen specifically asked me to give it to you. 676 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,260 Manager Zhen also said 677 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:35,360 that these past days, 678 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:38,760 you worked so hard to buy pine yards and get ink orders everywhere. 679 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:40,440 It's been exhausting both physically and mentally. 680 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:41,800 You've truly worked hard 681 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,000 and rendered great service to Li Ink. 682 00:36:44,150 --> 00:36:44,800 So Manager Zhen 683 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:48,260 specially awarded you a large bonus on top of everything else. 684 00:36:50,710 --> 00:36:52,190 I didn't expect a bonus. 685 00:36:53,550 --> 00:36:56,030 That's really generous of Zhen. 686 00:36:56,150 --> 00:36:56,920 Master, 687 00:36:57,320 --> 00:36:58,630 with this bonus, 688 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:00,610 plus the dividends from Li Ink, 689 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:03,000 it's more than enough to cover the military funding gap. 690 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:04,460 We even have some to spare. 691 00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:06,760 Now we can report back to General. 692 00:37:15,030 --> 00:37:16,150 Where's Miss Li Zhen? 693 00:37:16,150 --> 00:37:17,630 Today is the Start of Winter. 694 00:37:17,630 --> 00:37:20,160 Of course she went to reunite with her family. 695 00:37:23,630 --> 00:37:24,690 By the way, Master. 696 00:37:26,070 --> 00:37:28,670 Just now, Cuiqiao sent someone with a message, 697 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:29,920 asking you to visit her tonight 698 00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:31,400 to discuss the follow-up matters 699 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:34,070 regarding Yihousheng. 700 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,630 This is the ejiao 701 00:37:36,630 --> 00:37:38,800 you told me to buy for Cuiqiao. 702 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:40,150 I went through a lot of trouble 703 00:37:40,150 --> 00:37:42,590 to get this from a local traveling merchant. 704 00:37:42,590 --> 00:37:44,110 With the end of the year approaching, 705 00:37:44,110 --> 00:37:45,110 this stuff 706 00:37:45,110 --> 00:37:46,230 is really hard to find. 707 00:37:46,230 --> 00:37:46,960 Alright. 708 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:50,760 We're leaving this little room, 709 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:53,510 and we're leaving Li Ink. 710 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:55,510 With Miss Li Zhen here, 711 00:37:55,510 --> 00:37:57,110 what's there to worry about? 712 00:38:02,630 --> 00:38:03,320 Master, 713 00:38:04,510 --> 00:38:07,510 are we going back to Yihousheng or not? 714 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:23,840 I didn't expect you to make up for 715 00:38:24,110 --> 00:38:26,400 the military supplies deficit in such a short time, Wenqian. 716 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:27,800 I wasn't wrong about you. 717 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,030 Neither was General. 718 00:38:33,070 --> 00:38:34,760 Now that you're returning to Yihousheng, 719 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:36,000 what are your plans? 720 00:38:37,110 --> 00:38:39,920 Of course I'll find a way to keep bringing down the Tian family 721 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:42,070 to avenge Master, Eldest Young Master, 722 00:38:42,070 --> 00:38:43,400 and Young Mistress. 723 00:38:46,230 --> 00:38:48,490 Even wontons can't keep your mouth shut. 724 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:50,260 Sister wasn't asking you. 725 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:54,670 I was asking you. 726 00:38:54,670 --> 00:38:56,190 So say something already. 727 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:05,550 You're hesitating. 728 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:08,710 Having spent all this time with Zhen, 729 00:39:09,110 --> 00:39:11,040 you can't bear to leave her, right? 730 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:17,960 Sister. 731 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:21,550 Zhen 732 00:39:21,550 --> 00:39:24,840 is kind and pure, 733 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:28,630 like a suxin orchid, 734 00:39:30,110 --> 00:39:32,400 growing tenaciously even in adversity. 735 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:36,320 After the storms pass, 736 00:39:36,670 --> 00:39:38,600 she blooms even more brilliantly, 737 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:43,890 as if there has always been a beam of light shining on her. 738 00:39:45,550 --> 00:39:47,000 And that light… 739 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:50,280 makes me deeply envious. 740 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:59,720 But with an identity like mine, one that can never stand in the light, 741 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:02,180 how would I dare expect anything? 742 00:40:06,030 --> 00:40:07,110 Actually... 743 00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:12,150 Actually, I also quite like Zhen. 744 00:40:12,550 --> 00:40:13,750 Logically speaking, 745 00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:15,480 since you like her, 746 00:40:16,030 --> 00:40:18,090 I should support it wholeheartedly. 747 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:19,840 But just as you said, 748 00:40:20,550 --> 00:40:22,280 when you know it won't work out, 749 00:40:23,590 --> 00:40:25,710 it's better not to fall in too deeply. 750 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:38,850 The deeds. 751 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:41,230 Give me all of Yihousheng's deeds. 752 00:40:42,590 --> 00:40:43,480 Wait here. 753 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:03,830 [Hui Ink, Loyal Heart] 754 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:39,080 Seventh Old Madam, please take a look. 755 00:41:38,970 --> 00:41:40,180 [Invitation from the Princess's household for the Birthday Inkstick Commission] 756 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:43,870 This is an invitation from Princess Shouyang of Nanjing. 757 00:41:45,510 --> 00:41:48,030 The birthday of Princess Shouyang's birth mother, Noble Consort Du, 758 00:41:48,030 --> 00:41:49,110 is approaching, 759 00:41:49,630 --> 00:41:50,960 and Princess Shouyang 760 00:41:51,230 --> 00:41:54,670 wants to find an ink workshop that is both capable 761 00:41:54,710 --> 00:41:56,510 and innovative 762 00:41:56,840 --> 00:41:59,640 to produce a special batch of birthday inksticks. 763 00:42:00,430 --> 00:42:02,390 As soon as this news came out, 764 00:42:03,110 --> 00:42:06,110 every county with an ink-making industry 765 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:08,590 is fighting for this opportunity. 766 00:42:10,110 --> 00:42:11,190 I figured that 767 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:13,120 since the Tian family 768 00:42:13,670 --> 00:42:15,280 holds the Tribute Ink rights, 769 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:17,510 they'll naturally have a share in it. 770 00:42:17,760 --> 00:42:19,480 But as the Ink Affairs Official, 771 00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:21,550 I'm also allowed to recommend one more workshop, 772 00:42:21,550 --> 00:42:24,190 so I came specifically to ask you this— 773 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:25,320 would the Li family 774 00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:29,320 be willing to make a trip to Nanjing for this? 775 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,800 Thank you for your care, Lord Yan. 776 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:41,400 Since you're sincerely recommending us, Lord Yan, 777 00:42:41,710 --> 00:42:45,030 of course our Li Ink is willing to do its part 778 00:42:45,070 --> 00:42:46,960 for Huizhou's ink industry. 779 00:42:48,150 --> 00:42:49,230 However, 780 00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:51,190 going to Nanjing 781 00:42:52,210 --> 00:42:54,840 to compete for the birthday inkstick commission 782 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:56,590 is a major matter. 783 00:42:57,230 --> 00:42:58,320 Lord Yan. 784 00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:01,190 We'll need to carefully discuss 785 00:43:01,230 --> 00:43:02,960 and weigh it within the Li family 786 00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:04,550 before we can give you a proper reply.