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♫ My precious, sometimes ♫

♫ I feel so tired ♫

♫ Also, when I'm lonely ♫

♫ My tears will fall ♫

♫ Try my hardest to grow up ♫

♫ Continuing to strive even when I am lost ♫

♫ Be brave in this so-called darkness ♫

♫ Just a thought ♫

♫ Life is just a detour ♫

♫ Let us learn ♫

♫ To be fearless ♫

♫ To fly ♫

♫ Where are you now ♫

[Go Ahead] ♫ Let's go together ♫

[Episode 1]

[Summer of 1999]

[Haichao Noodle Shop]

What happened, Jianjian?

Are you hurt?

- Come, let me see. - Are you okay?

It's okay. She should be fine.

I'm sorry.

It's all my fault. For convenience, I moved everything on this car.

It's all right. She's not hurt anywhere.

I'm sorry.

This is your noodle restaurant?

Yeah. I'm the owner, Li Haichao.

Ling Heping. I just moved into the neighborhood today.

Oh. Third building, second door on the third floor?

How did you know?

Auntie Fang from the Neighborhood Committee told me that there's going to be a police officer moving in. Is it you?

Yes, it is me. I was just transferred to the station here.

Please take good care of us.

Of course. We'll help each other out.

Heping,

it's a hot day. Let's move in first.

- This is my wife, Chen Ting. - Hello.

My son, Ling Xiao.

He's such a cute kid.

Say hi to him.

Greet him.

He's such a great kid.

That's a lot of stuff. How about this? I'll come and help you move.

No, it's okay. That's too much trouble.

That's no trouble. We're neighbors.

Hurry and go on.

Okay then. Thank you. I couldn't move all this stuff myself.

Hurry. You can just park in front of the building.

Jianjian, we have a new neighbor. Are you happy?

Yes.

Wait. You haven't finished your noodles yet, now they're all stuck together. How come you're playing outside?

I haven't finished drawing yet. I was just about to draw you.

D-Draw...

It's good.

Such a good drawing.

You should get a reward for drawing so well.

- Yeah. - Yeah?

Okay. Your reward will be ice cream.

- I want two. - You want two?

Sure.

- But you need to finish your noodles first. - Okay.

Honestly, the lighting in this house is much better than our previous one.

The neighbors are nice, too. Like Auntie Fang,

she gave us a big bowl of ribs.

When I showed Auntie Fang out, she told me

the person downstairs, Li Haichao,

his wife passed away last year. She told us not to ask when we see him.

Oh. How did she pass?

I think it's because when she was six months pregnant,

she was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. The doctors recommended labor induction,

but she was reluctant. She wouldn't do it no matter what.

Her family tried persuading her, but it didn't work. So before she even gave birth,

both lives were gone. It happened June of last year.

The girl that we just saw downstairs,

lost her mom at such a young age. That's so unfortunate.

Is it that unfortunate?

I think our family is no better.

Here. Are you hot?

It's all done.

Plug it in and turn it on to the highest. Blow it towards my wife.

Here.

Honey, we're done moving.

Rest and don't overthink.

I need to go to the station to check-in. I'll be home for dinner.

Buy a gingered duck. It's Ling Xiao's favorite.

Ling Xiao!

Put your comic books away yourself!

What are you hiding?

I'm not hiding. It's my comics.

Move and let me see.

Move.

Mom, I'm sorry.

Auntie!

You are that girl from the noodle shop, right?

Is Ling Xiao home?

Why are you looking for him?

I bought an ice cream for him.

He doesn't like ice cream. Thank you.

Jianjian, it's time to eat.

Jianjian, we're eating sweet and sour ribs.

Jianjian, it's time to eat.

Dad.

What is it?

Ling Xiao has a little sister.

- Where did you get this from? - The auntie from upstairs threw it away.

It's a big box of toys.

You can't take that.

I have to throw these back out. I'll buy you new ones.

I want it. It's a treasure that I picked up.

Jianjian, let me tell you.

We can't pick up things that people threw away.

Also,

this little sister thing,

don't mention it to them upstairs. Okay?

Why?

Because they don't have the little sister anymore.

Is this the same as my mom? She died?

Not exactly.

She just went to the sea to become a fairy.

Then, will my mom come back?

No, she won't come back.

She will stay there and be a fairy.

But it's okay.

After many, many years, we will go there as well.

Then we can all reunite.

How long will that be?

Wait until... little Jianjian becomes a hunched over old grandma.

Oh, it's like this, right?

Sweet jellied tofu,

Honey-sweet jellied tofu.

Here. Do you want a bowl of sweet jellied tofu, young man?

I'll try it.

It's delicious. Very delicious.

Okay, enough. Don't play anymore.

Your dad is going to throw all this away.

Dad, I spent a long time gluing all that.

Okay, then.

So I won't throw them away for awhile.

Go on. Wash your hands and we'll eat.

Okay.

[Haichao Noodle Shop]

Haichao! Haichao!

Hey, Auntie Qian.

Why are you still wearing that apron?

You haven't even changed your clothes.

Hurry up and go change your clothes.

Change what clothes? I just changed them this morning. They're very clean.

When you meet someone for the first time, shouldn't you always make a good impression?

Looking at someone isn't the same as looking at their clothes. This is fine.

Okay, okay. Leave it this way.

Take off the apron.

Hurry and go.

Don't let a woman get there before you. It's bad if she has to wait for us.

- Okay. - Grandma Qian, where are we going?

Little Jianjian, we'll go to the park and play. Okay?

- I want to go fishing for goldfish. - Okay. - I want to buy a water gun. - Okay.

- Grandma Qian will play with you. - Okay.

Let's go.

- The noodles are all ready. - Hurry, come on.

Let's go.

He Mei, this is the Li Haichao I've mentioned to you so many times before.

Of the two of you, one has opened a noodle shop

and one of you works behind a cosmetics counter.

Neither has to work out in the wind and pouring rain. That's great.

Introduce yourselves.

Hello. I'm He Mei.

Hello. Li Haichao.

This is Ziqui.

Say hello, Ziqui.

Hello, Uncle.

Hey, hello.

Here. Let's shake hands.

Very cute. How old are you?

Seven years old.

Oh, seven years old?

I'll introduce you to a little sister.

Xiao Jian.

- Jianjian! - Jianjian.

Don't worry about her. I'll go after her.

- You guys have a chat. Get to know one another. - Okay, fine.

Okay.

Jianjian!

Do you want to go out and play, too?

Then, you go out and play with the little sister.

Go on.

Then, let's have a seat.

Sit, sit down.

Please excuse me. The child is small and doesn't understand yet.

It's okay.

Have some tea.

Thank you.

From what Auntie Qian says, your wife passed away from an illness.

That's right.

That wasn't too long ago?

The neighbors on our street are actually quite warm-hearted.

They are trying to find me a wife.

I understand.

The older generation believes that it's better to live as a couple than be single. It's good for the kids, too.

That's right.

Do you have any hobbies?

Hobbies?

I... I...

I like to cook.

To cook?

Yes. Cook.

Is there anything else?

Other hobbies?

Not really. The restaurant is usually very busy.

What about you?

I like reading books.

Like, "Anna Karenina" and "Pride and Prejudice."

I'm usually very busy, too. I don't have a lot of time to read.

Oh. Right.

Aiya...

Then, with work being so busy, how do you manage to feed the child?

I can only let him buy food for himself.

He buys food outside the house?

How can you be sure he's well-nourished then?

Even though it hurts me, I actually don't have a choice.

During the day, I have to spend ten hours behind the counter.

That's hard on you. How can you cook then?

How about this? When you have time, bring the boy to my noodle shop and you can eat noodles.

Do you like kids?

I do. Of course, I do.

Kids are a lot of fun.

They hang around you and twitter away. They're so cute.

Here. Take it.

It's ¥3, right?

Yes.

Too expensive.

How about lowering the price?

- I don't earn a lot. - Okay, then.

Jianjian!

How can you squirt your brother?

He's not my brother! I don't want a stepmother!

You don't like Auntie He Mei?

Auntie is so beautiful. Isn't it good to have more than one person who cares about you?

I don't want a stepmother. You're a bad person. A bad person.

How did I turn into a bad person?

This kid.

Bad guy. Eliminate the bad guy.

Bad guy! Eliminate him!

He's a bad guy.

Okay, enough. Don't squirt your brother.

Bad guy.

- Bad guy. - Don't. Don't.

Just look at you. You squirted Brother Ziqiu until he was completely soaked.

If he catches a cold, what will we do?

We'll have to take him to the hospital.

Aren't there fees you have to pay if you go to the hospital?

After you pay the medical fees, there won't be any money left—

Brother Ling Xiao!

Let's play with the water guns.

Your little sister is speaking to you.

Say hello to Uncle.

Ling Xiao, hello.

Sister-in-Law, you're going out?

We're going out to buy a few things.

Are you bringing the child here to play?

My dad had a blind date with Daji. (T/N: Daji is the favorite concubine of King Zhou, the last ruler of the Shang Dynasty)

Then, was she pretty?

We just met each other.

But isn't that a good thing? If she's too pretty, you can't live a good life.

Okay, we'll be going.

- Brother Ling Xiao. - Stop. Please!

Let's go home. Go and play at home.

Don't squirt water all over Brother Ling Xiao, too.

You're something else.

It's true.

His wife died only a year ago.

He's already rushed off on a blind date.

Tell me. His wife even died giving birth to his child.

Why doesn't he think about keeping her in mind?

You didn't see that when his daughter said the woman was like "Daji," he looked so happy.

This is going too far.

I actually think he's a good guy.

Why are you eating so fast?

I have night duty today.

Have you been at the house for half an hour yet?

Haven't I just changed my job?

I have to get used to the new environment. There are also a lot of matters I have to deal with.

I really think that no matter where we move, it's the same.

Is it that when you see me, you feel bad?

No.

If it's like that, why don't you exchange me for someone else?

That Li Haichao is dating now.

Since they're pretty, you could go and take a look, too.

How would I dare, Wife?

Tell me. Aren't I working this hard for your benefit, for the benefit of our family?

For this family?

Why can't I see that?

Do you know what this is?

It's a welcoming present.

- Correct answer. - Li Jianjian. - Present.

- Off you go. - Yes, Sir.

Open the door for your father.

I guess he forgot his keys.

Brother Ling Xiao, this is a welcoming gift.

My father took me to the mountain to pick them.

Go away!

What's wrong?

This...

Jianjian, what happened?

Big Brother doesn't like hickory nuts.

Next time, we should give him something else.

Next time?

Sending sweets would be good. Candy is good. Donuts and sweet jellied tofu are both good.

Stop, you. You always think about eating candy.

All of your baby teeth are full of cavities from eating like that.

That's okay. After they're gone, new ones will grow.

Ling Xiao, after you eat,

go downstairs with me to apologize to Jianjian.

They were trying to be nice and got us a gift.

Don't you think it's rude of you to treat them like that?

There's no need to apologize.

Chen Ting, they're our neighbors. We'll see them around a lot.

Not to mention, they don't know about the issue.

It's a little weird for us to be like this.

You think I'm acting weird?

No. What I mean is

they will think that we are weird for acting like that.

They came with good intentions.

Does that mean they can stab my heart like that?

So, to you, I'm the one who's giving you a hard time?

Stop it. Let's not talk about it in front of Ling Xiao.

You're being a good father now? Where were you earlier?

If you cared for us a little bit more, would things end up that way?

Okay, okay. Whatever.

We already said not to mention it and live our lives.

Did I mention it? Am I the one who doesn't want to live a normal life?

I mentioned it. It's my fault.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have mentioned it.

I promise I will never speak of it again.

Let's eat. After eating, I need to get back to work.

Ling Xiao, eat.

Work?

Just work. Why are you bothering with this family?

You're still eating?

Are you crazy?

Yes, I am crazy. Can I not be crazy?

She was my child.

Do you think I'm not sad about it?

- Eat. - We still have to live our lives.

Hurry up.

Haichao said you weren't interested in him.

Like I said,

you are very picky.

Haichao's condition isn't the best,

but taking care of a family is not a problem.

The most important thing is that he's a good guy.

Many people are interested.

If you two get together,

you'll have a son and a daughter. How good is that?

We'll see.

I'm just passing by. Taking Ziqiu to eat some noodles.

Okay. You two just started to get to know each other.

We'll see how it goes from there.

Don't see this as a small place. The business here is very good.

It's all the neighbors.

It will fly right into Jianjian's mouth.

Hello. Come in for melons later.

Come in.

I bought some melons.

That's my frog.

Here you go.

I don't want it anymore.

What are you doing Jianjian?

How can you talk to him like that? You hit him, too?

He's our customer.

What have I told you before? What is a customer?

The customer is always right.

How can you hit him?

Not to mention, how many frogs have you broken this month?

If you keep on breaking them, I won't buy you new ones.

Look at all this sweat and you're still angry. The angrier you are, the more you're going to sweat.

Here, calm down a bit.

Each of you, have a slice of watermelon.

- Here, have a slice of watermelon. - Thank you.

- Ziqiu, have one as well. - Thank you, Uncle.

You're welcome.

Jianjian is young and you're the older brother,

are you able to forgive her?

I shouldn't have taken her toys. I'm sorry.

Look at how polite this kid is.

You are a real little man.

I'll reward you. What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you.

I don't want anything spicy.

You don't want spicy? Is that all?

Don't touch him.

What's wrong with touching him? It's not like he's going to break.

Here, don't be mad. I'll touch you, too.

Here, I will make you guys some cold noodles this afternoon.

Is there anything you don't eat?

- I don't eat onions. - No onions.

Okay. Then,

Jianjian, get along with Ziqiu.

Do you hear? Don't fight, okay?

I want to go out and play.

Go out?

Okay, go out and play. Don't go too far.

This kid.

Okay, I'll go make some noodles. Auntie Qian, take care of it here.

There's more in the cabinet if there's not enough.

I know. Go cook. I'll take care of it here.

Don't worry.

♪ Your eyes are as wide as a bell ♪

♪ As shiny as lightning ♪

♪ Your ears are as straight as antennas ♪

Have a bite.

Brother, I'll take you to watch The Black Cat Detective.

I'm not your brother. I'm not going.

I'll take you to Doudou's house to look at cats.

His cat gave birth to a bunch of kittens.

Detective. Detective. I'm Bai Ge. I'm Bai Ge.

The monster's home has been found.

Say that again.

Detective. Detective. I'm Bai Ge. I'm Bai Ge.

The monster's home has been found.

Detective. Detective. I'm Bai Ge. I'm Bai Ge.

I'm on my way.

Why are they fighting every day?

Do you think the roof will collapse one day?

Can you stop thinking about this?

They'll fall into our home.

No, I can't. I can't eat or sleep.

I can't control myself.

[Dragon Ball]

Do you want some watermelon? It's very sweet.

There are a lot of people here today.

There are a lot of people here every day.

Heping, come sit here.

Auntie Fang. Auntie Qian. You're eating here?

There's no one eating at home, so we all came out for noodles.

You aren't going home?

I have work at the station, so I'm just having a quick meal.

Heping, you're here?

- Here are your noodles. - Thank you.

- Here's yours. - Thank you, Haichao.

Here's some cucumbers.

Haichao will give us free food all the time.

Are you earning enough money?

It's enough. What do you want to eat?

I'll have the same, cold chicken noodle. Give me some extra noodles.

Okay, give me a minute.

Heping,

living as a couple could cause a lot of fights.

But if you fight too often, it'll hurt your relationship.

As a man, be nice to Chen Ting sometimes.

You're right. Our family matters were heard by you guys?

The walls aren't sound-proof. The whole building can hear even when a bowl is broken.

There's a kid in the house. Be cautious.

Okay.

I'm sorry for causing trouble for you guys.

Actually, I'm...

trying really hard to not have arguments.

She hasn't been in a good mood, so she gets mad easily.

I'll just try to stay away from her for now.

You can't always hide from her.

Be careful, she might do something worse at home.

You need to communicate and apologize.

I'm inarticulate.

I don't know what I should say to her and what not to say.

I apologized and said everything I could.

It'll get better in a few days.

You can't keep it cold when fighting.

If you keep it cold, it'll eventually go bad.

You need to talk it out. Don't wait it out.

A good relationship

will become worse if you wait it out.

That's right. You men are just careless.

Right. Right.

Here are your noodles.

I added extra noodles.

If that's not enough, tell me. It's your first time here, so I'll treat you to some meat.

It's okay; you're just a small business.

Haichao's garlic chicken is really delicious. Try it.

Let me try it.

- How is it? - It's really good.

Eat. Eat.

Jianjian, don't just eat the meat. Eat some vegetables as well.

Heping, you also have one child.

How lonely is that?

Jianjian lives right downstairs.

They can be friends from now on.

Just as if Ling Xiao had a little sister.

Chen Ting, can you calm down?

You have become a whole different person.

I changed.

You never changed. You're as busy as always.

Have you ever thought about me?

Do you know how hard it is on me?

Ling Xiao.

Why are you sitting here?

How uncomfortable is it sitting here?

How about this?

Do you want to go to Uncle's place to play?

Jianjian's watching cartoons.

I am also making some salt and pepper shrimp.

Thank you, Uncle.

I already ate dinner.

You ate already.

Even if you ate, it's uncomfortable sitting here.

There's a bunch of bugs biting you.

Okay, continue reading.

How about this? If you want to come over, just knock on the door.

It's so unfortunate. The power went off.

The standard of life for people is better now. Everyone has air-conditioners but the transformers can't take the load.

If two people in a building turn on their AC,

there will definitely be a power outage.

Nothing can be done.

Don't stand there, take a seat. Sit anywhere you like.

Sure.

Thank you.

Okay.

You are a man raising a kid alone

and can still live well. Amazing.

What's so amazing?

If I do a good job setting up the noodles shop and the kid doesn't starve, it will be fine.

Talking about setting up the noodles shop,

it can be considered as easy and hard, too.

As long as the toppings are good,

the kneading of dough for the noodles will be fine.

I'm at the shop every day around 3:00 to 4:00 a.m.

to prepare the toppings first and knead the dough for the noodles later.

Once we are open for business, the chef can just cook the noodles.

It doesn't matter whether I'm there or not.

After the shop is closed for business, I will just tidy up and clean the place.

That's it.

The streets in the neighborhood know the situation of my family

and take care of my business, too.

If you love to eat noodles...

I talk too much.

Eat some fruit. Drink some tea.

That's really nice.

I wouldn't be able to do that.

Do you not have any relatives around you?

You're taking care of Ziqian yourself?

My dad passed away early and my mom's in the countryside.

I only found out about my pregnancy after my divorce.

I gave birth to him by myself.

It has nothing to do with them.

You can do this?

You... You are really great.

What's so great?

If I knew it was this hard, I wouldn't have given birth.

My child has a hard time with me.

I'm also tired.

You regret it?

There's still time for you to regret. You can give Ziqiu to me.

I'll raise him. I love kids.

But can you bear to do it?

It's starting again.

This?

Well, the couple upstairs fights a lot.

When they fight, they start smashing things.

Was the boy sitting on the stairs their kid?

Yeah. It's their kid.

When adults fight, the children suffer.

They have a hard time.

That's good.

Closer to you.

Is this good?

Sit here for now.

I hear your parents always fight. Do they beat you?

Brother, he cannot speak.

He is a mute.

You are a mute, aren't you?

A mute.

Try and speak then.

A mute.

Don't leave.

Did I say you can leave?

Zhu Bajie! (T/N: The pig character from the folklore "Journey to the West")

Li Jianjian, you beat up Brother Peng.

I'll tell his mother.

Look! Your daughter bit my son too hard.

Look at our Xiao Jian, her hair was pulled out by Pengpeng, too.

Her face is swollen, too.

It's inevitable that children will fight.

See Ziqiu's eyes. How dangerous is that?

How can you bite people? Plus Li Jianjian started the fight first.

He bullied older brother Ling Xiao.

Pengpeng... Pengpeng.

You are in second grade, right?

Look, you've grown

tall and strong.

You are a man now.

A "man" should protect kids younger than you.

Take it easy.

Kids always fight.

Let me help treat the wound.

No need! We have it at home.

How can you bully people? Wait and see how I'll punish you.

Don't do that.

Pengpeng. Pengpeng.

When you have time, come to my restaurant with your mom to have noodles.

I'll treat you.

Thank you, Uncle.

That's what you said. I won't be shy then.

It's okay. No need to be courteous.

Let's go.

Don't punish him.

Okay, okay. Go back in.

Both of you clean your hands. It's time for dinner.

This is the first time Ziqiu got in a fight with someone.

Sorry.

Jianjian was a bad influence.

It's okay. This is how a boy should act.

That's true.

Sit. Sit next to your mom.

Here.

Thank you.

Here, Ziqiu.

Thank you, Uncle.

You're welcome.

Take it.

You're giving me an attitude?

Is it right to bite people? Are you a dog?

If you were causing trouble yourself, it's whatever. But you brought Ziqiu into it?

Look at his eye. That's dangerous.

He did it on his own!

I did it on my own.

You can only eat vegetables today.

Eat.

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Li Jianjian, tell me the truth.

Did you bite anyone else?

♫ Thinking about when we first held hands ♫

♫ You held on tight like I'm all you had ♫

♫ One's getting bigger and one's getting smaller ♫

♫ All those years let us meet in the middle ♫

♫ Goodnight, goodbye, my children ♫

♫ Perhaps when you leave here ♫

♫ Perhaps the road home is getting longer and longer ♫

♫ Walk slowly and don't look back ♫

♫ I will keep guard here ♫

♫ Looking at your back view from afar ♫

♫ I'm like the house you used to live in ♫

♫ One day you will find a new life ♫

♫ Just like a leaf fluttering to a distant tree branch ♫

♫ All those years seems like yesterday ♫

♫ Goodnight, goodbye, my children ♫

♫ Perhaps when you leave here ♫

♫ Perhaps the road home is getting longer and longer ♫

♫ Walk slowly and don't be sad ♫

♫ I will keep guard here ♫

♫ and watch you fly far away ♫