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A LITTLE REUNION

EPISODE 26

He's already 18 you know

He needs to keep up his appearances now

There are things that sometimes he does not learn clearly

He can not understand

And he's shy to say it out

I've already told you

He's still uncomfortable, right?

I can feel it

Let us think about it for a bit

About he actually feels

Yeah

Maybe we can understand how he thinks

You're right

I agree

But..

What if his thoughts

Are not realistic, what would we do?

You tell me

If he wanted to murder and set fire, would you listen to him too?

Aren't you arguing right now

Murdering and setting fire are different from dancing and singing

I'm not arguing

I'm giving you examples

That is your example

We are talking at cross purposes

Its hard to accept

I'm done talking with you

You tell me

We were in kindergarten when we were kids, right?

We were taught how to sing and dance

We were taught about our aunts, uncles and parents

We talked well and danced beautifully

"My child, who do want to be when you grow up?"

"I want to be a musician"

"Teacher, I want to be a dancer"

"Teacher, I want to be a singer"

And the teachers will say "Fairly well"

And the parents turn around and say

"You will do great in the future"

How about now? They've all grown up

They're just Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Literature every single day

And English too, everything is English nowadays

They study all the time

When they finished their learning, they do tests

Done with the test and then apply to a company

They work for a information technology company

IT IT IT everyday

Is that right?

What does he do eventually?

Odd jobs and running around

Does the same stuffs

I think that

Why don't we

Give him one more chance to choose

This is a kind of direction too

You are bringing up this matter to me again

What do you mean?

I can give him choices

I can give him directions

What time is it now?

He's studying twelfth grade already

You were just convincing me that

We must use the way of educating

A preschooler

To encourage him

Is that what you mean?

I don't consider him to be a child

Like in preschool they sing and they dance

I'm just saying that when i spook to him

I found his expression very focused

That level of concentration

Makes me remember when i was a child

How i look

When i hide in my blanket reading martial arts novels

I even played with fishes and insects

My state at that time

Was as focused as his

Now i must review contracts

With all the legal papers that I don't like

I have no interest at all

I want to be like him

He has interest in this

I have many dreams which i couldn't achieve when i was a child

I don't him to repeat the same mistakes that i made

I regretted it now

Fang Yuan

First of all I didn't say if you choose the wrong profession or not

At least your profession

Have been ensuring your life for twenty years

What if I want to change my profession

And maybe

It can ensure my life up to thirty years

And perhaps

You are not Fang Yi Fan

I don't want my son to graduate just to face with unemployment

Just let it be

Who says graduating from art will face unemployment

If he wants to sing and dance then he can go study musicals

I admit that there are people who study musicals

Whose lives might not turn out well

But they can open online shops

Or go to the gym

And be a fitness trainer

And there are people who made it to the stages as well

Even Broadway

Right?

There's even people

Who are actors and actresses

They have small eyes and they're ugly, too

Look like a Bull dog

And if he becomes a well-known actor

People will love him

He could be a really popular movie star

Isn't that great?

Is that the reason why

We don't let him take part in art competitions?

Letting him to chose what he's interested in

Is the fear of taking responsibility, you know?

We afraid that one day he will fail and blame us for that

Aren't we afraid of carrying this responsibility?

That's right, i do afraid of carrying this responsibility

You must carry this responsibility

I can let him participate in art contests

I won't say it twice

How many times have I told you

This is our first time being parents

We must assure him

One guaranteed way

This is my first time being a mother

And yours being a father, too

We haven't got any experiences

All we can do

Is to help him with all of our experiences

Our abilities

Our knowledge

And use all the things we know

To help him choose a way

A safe, guaranteed future

A future where he does not have to starve

If he fails his first university entrance test

There will be a second chance

Or college

At least he has the professions

Jobs will be hard to find in the future

In the beginning that is

Why do you have to give up on that path

It's 99 percent of people's choice

To be chosen for art competitions there's only 1 percent

It's your dream you have not fulfilled

Don't make your son fulfill it for you

You can go study musicals if you want

You can go sing, I'm not preventing you from anything

You don't have a job anyway

Stop turning my son into a lab rat

I want to correct what you have just said

What you said was not entirely correct

It is true that it's your first time being a mother

But..

That year i went to Chiang-nan

Which is the South

I left behind some karma

And didn't feel ashamed

Alright, you're right

I support you

But you see

Whether the solution is good or not, you must listen to the expert

Right?

We don't understand, nor have the expertise

Right?

You have to crush the stone

To know the inside of it

I suggest finding an expert

At least

Someone who has the professions

They can guide us

If he is gifted, we can encourage him

If not, we might have to leave this way out

Can we?

Stop "pipi-ing"

I'm haven't done "pipi-ing" here

Leave it to me

I'm going with you

It's hot, you should wear gloves

Let's see if it works

It smells good

Yeah really good

SANFER's not bad

It's alright

It's convenient too, you just have to put it inside

This is your dish, right?

Yes, yes

Stewed frog

There's something

I want to discuss with you

Go on

I saw Fang Yi Fang

After I met him at the store

I immediately thought of this

I'll have to cover this dish up

I think that

No, do you think about

The fact that I lost my job

Should I tell our son about it?

I can't hide it from him forever

You told me to hide it from him all those times

Sooner or later he will know

I need to tell him

You'll have to consider this matter yourself

You decide what you should do

To be honest, I think that

They are all twelfth graders now

It is needed that someone look after them

Or maybe

You can take care of them

While you look for a job

Kill two birds with one stone

I'm okay with that

Yes

Come on, Ying Zi

Thank you

You should eat more

It's too much for me

You've been tired from studying, you should eat more

It's fine to eat

Eat eat

Okay

Father

Are you happy now?

I am

I will pour some more for you then

Yes, pour for me

This is delicious

But may I suggest

We have more spice?

Eating spicy is not good for your health

Your mouth will be dry, too

It can give you canker sores

Why are you talking like mom

She's right

We have to listen to her

How has she been treating you these two days?

I think she's not mad at me anymore

I don't know...

Anh Tử

I'll send you this screenshot

You'll save it

What for?

Two days ago

I was in Binh An buying for you an insurance

It's called "Love With All My Heart"

Save it now, you can see an application number

This contract will expire in 30 years

It can give you some money

Thirty years?

Time passes in a blink of an eye

30 years ago I was younger than you now

I packed my bags and went far away

Yeah, it's when you left your home

From Liaoning to Beijing

Were grandpa and grandma willing to let you go?

Of course not

It's quite far away too

Did they support you?

They did

Grandpa told me

I was very determined

I had the will to go

Grandpa and grandma were so nice

Your grandpa was the one

Who knew a lot of things

He had a great knowledge

I followed him

Went from South to North

I learned many things along my way

So where had grandpa went to back then?

He went to many places

That year, he supported the creation of the three routes

Firstly it's Hunan

Hunan

After that I followed him to Shenyang

After that

I went with him to Dalian too

Dalian was great

Bordered with the sea

I think

You should go somewhere too

Me and mom both agree that

You have the money needed

You love Astronomy

You love Aerospace

And you are incredibly smart

You can definitely make it to space

You really think that?

I do

You should have another drink

Yes, another drink

I am really happy

I tell you this

It's about my school

Recently started registering winter camping

Winter camping?

Yeah

I think you're supporting me

There's university of Beijing, Tsinghua, Nanjing

I do support you

I support winter camping

Yes

I know winter camping

Is an opportunity to learn with your friends, too

It helps you a lot

When I was a student I went winter camping

I was with my friends, we were on the mountains

We spent the night there

It was windy

Everyone caught a cold

Dad, my winter camping is not like yours

Mine is different

We'll participate in competitions

After we achieve good results

We can participate in self-enrollment

Self-enrollment?

You're right

Go, you should go

Go, go

I want to go

I want to go to Nanxun

Yes

What will you do there?

Where is it?

It's Nanxun

Didn't you just say that

I should go to places?

Moreover, the astronomy department of Nanxun

Tops the nation

Where's Nanxun? Is it the university of Nanjing?

Yeah, yeah

I will be studying there

Yeah

Mom won't agree...

I'm not telling mom

I'm asking you for your permission, will you support me?

You need to think, you must think

You must keep thinking

Why?

Nanjing, right?

It's too far away

We can only see you once

It's so inconvenient

I tell you

Nanjing is extremely hot

It's really hot in the summer and really cold in the winter

There's no heater in the room

It's not as comfortable as Beijing

And the most important

Don't you like to eat spicy food?

Food in Nanjing

Is sweet, you won't get used to it

I know

Meal is ready, let's eat

I'm coming, i'm coming

Come, come

I'm so hungry

Yeah

Let's eat, let's eat

Dad, what's this?

Right, pour the drinks

Today we will

Drink water instead of wine

The food looks great

Is there an occasion?

No, it's not

Fish, meat, shrimp, all available

Now

Today our family

Just consider it as a little anniversary

Now, we toast

Here, here

Let's consider today as

My graduation ceremony

Stop joking around dad

You had graduated many years ago

Why so sudden?

It's like this

All these time

I have something that I decided to hide from you

Actually

Not long after you started school

I was..

Unemployed

Temporarily, I was unemployed temporarily

For these two months

I decided to not tell you

But today I have discussed with your mother

We thought that

You are already 18 years old now

We must let you know this

We are a family

We share our problems together

There are something that you can't avoid in life

There will be troubles and obstacles

We have all been there

We faced it together, right?

I lost my job

Because

This year's economy

Shifted greatly

My temporary job

Was no more

But it's okay, right?

Mom's salary is very high

Moreover I still have

My severance pay

Our family has no problems

And you're twelfth graders already

You are all men now

So our family situation is not too bad

It's time for me to be a homemaker anyway

I can look after you boys

Our family is stepping into a different situation

Let's overcome this together, shall we?

Yeah, alright?

Come one now, toast

Come one, come on

Let's toast

Come on, son

Come on, Lei Lei

It's okay

Lei Lei

Come on now

Telling you about this matter means that you have grown

This is not big deal

I'm telling you

It's completely fine

He did it just for you

Dad has sacrificed many things for you

Because you need someone to look after you

You two are twelfth graders, right?

So, Fang Yi Fan

Can you not make us feel bad?

You need to study harder

Don't think about this too much

It's not a big deal

Now, let's eat

Hey, don't make this matter become more serious, now eat

Let me pour the soup

Lei Lei

It's fine

Come on, Fan Fan

Thank you aunt

It's nothing

Eat, Lei Er

You should eat

In a moment

Mom will come to pick you up

You see

If you want to stay for a little longer

Then feel free to stay

I don't want to stay

Right on time

Xiao Meng

Aunt Xiao Meng

Ying Zi, you are here

Why are you here?

Why not?

Ying Zi, continue what you're doing, I'll go unpack my stuff

Okay

Why are you here? And the suitcase?

I'm going to stay here

What do you mean?

You want to stay here?

I have thought it through

The two of us must be together

Or else there will be a rift in our relationship

Didn't we spend last night together?

Isn't it enough?

One night is never enough

I want to be with you everyday

Please don't

Ying Zi is still here

So what?

She won't be here all night

Yeah, yeah, she won't

It doesn't matter if she does

We'll only stay in this room

She's in another one

Don't you like this?

It's 8, it's 8

Now, now

You must leave

Hurry

It's 8, so what?

Now, now, now

No, no, what do you mean?

Are you hiding something from me?

I mean

You don't understand

You can't be here tonight

I must spend time with Ying Zi, I don't have time for you

When did I prevent you from spending time with Ying Zi?

Qiao Wei Dong

I want a child of my own

Is that hard?

Please don't make a big deal out of it

Please leave

I am not making a big deal out of it

You stay here everyday

So close to your ex-wife

Are you planning something?

I do not

Please talk quietly

Why do I have to talk quietly?

I am your fiance

Why are you thinking me as someone

Who ruins your family relationship?

You must explain to me

Is your ex-wife more important

Or I am

If that's the question

Then Ying Zi is the most important

I understand

Am I bothering you two?

Mother

Have you eaten yet?

I have

Where's your father?

Why are you having hotpot?

Didn't I tell you not to eat spicy?

It's not spicy

I'll leave

Xiao Meng came

They're arguing

Qiao Wei Dong, after I leave

Don't meet me ever again

Are you happy now?

Why should I?

You should stop pretending

What we said earlier

You must have heard them all, right?

You must be really happy now

I didn't even hear anything

No, no Xiao Meng

You need to stop acting

I'm leaving

You can stay here now

It'll be fun living here

I wish you to be happy

What are you talking about?

And also

In the future, can you stop

"Carrying fire in one hand and the water in the other"?

It doesn't make any sense

Aunt Xiao Meng

Until now, I still call you my aunt

Because I respect you

I respect you for being my father's friend

But the way you treat my mom

Is wrong

She has just came

She hasn't heard anything you said

She doesn't even care

Moreover, this is my father's house

I think

You should not come here throwing a tantrum

Live well

Xiao Meng...

You came

I'm here to pick Ying Zi up

She still got time

Feel free to stay

I will pack my things

It... it's like this

I listened to you, that hotpot is not spicy

No spicy food

We didn't eat spicy

Ying ZI, hurry up

Your dad is busy

No I'm not, I am not

I can take you two back home

We don't need you help, we're leaving

Okay

I'm leaving

Yeah, yeah

Bye

Alo, Xiao Meng?

Alo?

Hey

Hey

I've been thinking

You tell me, their were having bad moods

Food wasn't great, too

Is that because of the fact that

I had been hiding this matter from them?

Could it be better if i just keep hiding from them

I think it's fine

There's no need to hide

Just...

Let it be

Fine

Yeah

But to be correct

Letting the kids know our situation

Is a way of training and let them mature

Moreover, Fang Yi Fan

I think he'll be alright

You are just over-thinking

What makes me think is that

Lei Lei

He is a shy kid by nature

But he's staying here

Say whatever you want but he's only seeking shelter here

Now he knows I'm unemployed

Our economic pressure is high

I worry that his mental state will be affected

Or damaged

I fear that it will affect his test results

Such a poor kid

What's wrong?

You are so nice to Lei Lei

You are nice to me, too

Now you realized

Yes

You are my little pig

Are you calling me fat

Or white?

Or soft?

I think you're big

You are my pig

I am tough too, right?

I'm big like a tree

What are you doing?

I'm practicing yoga with you

Dad

Why didn't you knock?

Have you found it yet?

Here, here

I did knock earlier

You probably didn't hear it

What were you doing then

No no

There's something i want to talk with you too

What's the matter?

Here

Dad, you can sit

Mom, please turn around

I want to tell you something

Why so formal?

Mom, please turn around

Today when we were having dinner

We talked about dad being unemployed

Actually, I felt kinda sad

I feel helpless, too

I didn't eat well today

Fan Fan, hear me out

The fact that dad being unemployed is completely normal

This is life

It's the nature of life

No one can assure that they won't be jobless

No one

Yeah, there's no such thing as a perfect life

This is a simple rule of life

It's not wrong

This is life

I'm telling you, it's just normal

Nothing is permanent

Everything changes

Change is a part of nature

But there's something that never changes

That's the love we give to you

You shouldn't let these simple changes

Affect your schooling

It doesn't make sense if I am not worried

I am not an ungrateful child

I am not a no-brainer

If there's something going on in the house

I should at least care

Ok, I know you do care about this

Moreover...

I feel guilty

My son

It's nothing

We should not say this to anyone

Do you understand?

And ain't it just a job?

It's me you're talking about

Aren't you aware of my abilities?

I will find another job soon

At least my pension is not too bad

No no, I'm talking about my severance pay

Yes

And mom's job is very stable now

Her salary is high, too

There's no problem in our house

Why would you be worried

Why would you feel guilty

Aren't we supposed to pay our rent?

He's worrying about rent

It's not very much

Fang Yi Fan, you don't have to be worried

And if you really think so

I'm glad

I mean it

It proves that you have grown up

You have understood your parents' hard work

Fan Fan

I'm telling you, Fang Yi Fan

Now you have finally understood

Every family has it's own difficulties

If we don't say, it doesn't mean there's nothing to bother

Now you have understood our family's difficulties

You have realized our difficulties

There are many things we haven't told you

But we're just trying to protect you

So you can focus on your studies

But now you have

Realized our family's difficulties

There's no need for us to hide anymore

Do you know what you should do now?

You should seize this opportunity

Be tough, be fearless

You must be stronger than anyone else

Put all your mind to studying

Get good results in your tests

Make it perfect

There was an old adage, it goes like this

The poorer you are, the easier your start-up will be

We're not poor

I'm just giving him an example

Fang Yi Fan

You must see a good side in this terrible situation

Turn your grief into strength

Make a breakthrough

You need to get good grades

For the test of your life

You should never miss any opportunity

Seize you opportunity

This is right

You're right

Learning is still important

Yes

And I have one more thing to repay you

Go ahead

About getting into art school

No, forget about it

Why?

I think having a career is the most important for any men

And you know what?

I feel like this this and my hobbies don't go together well

Let me give you an example

Normally, we like birds and plants

You buy fishes, birds, or tick

But you don't sell fishes

Nor tick

You don't make money out of those hobbies, right?

You just think it as a way to enrich you spiritual life

They're just his hobbies

He doesn't have the willingness to make money out of these

What you're talking about

Are just hobbies, they are meant to enrich your spiritual life

I do like fishes, I feel happy about it

I even have crickets, right

Isn't that fun

You see, we are coming to an understanding, right?

Yes, anyway

I'm not studying art anymore

And dance

You can call it a hobby

After all, if there's anything happens to me in the future

Anything

My parents are number one

I'm number 2

Yes

Mom, you have been giving pat on my back since I was very young

Now I give it back

You too, father

It's fine, we can always look for a job

It's okay

Fan Fan

I love you

I love you very much

You have to work hard

You see

This reminds me of the time when you're still young

The rowing games

Yes, yes

Fan Fan, do you remember?

No, I don't

I don't remember

The rowing games

Your favorite game when you were young

I can't remember

Come one

Your favorite game as a child

Come here

Sit here, sit here

Yes, you sit here

Tuck your legs in

Yes, yes

Now can you see

We are like a boat, right?

And then we start

Let's start

Now you hold on to the side of the boat

Hold on to it

Get ready now

It's coming

Here comes the typhoon

Fan Fan likes typhoon

Do you remember?

Quick, it's coming, let's all hug Fang Yi Fan

Okay, it's enough

We were having fun

I am, too

Let's do it another day

Yes

You should take a rest now

Yeah

Good night

Good night

You see, Fan Fan thinks that we're children

That means we're old

No, why can it means that we're old

I'm telling you

Don't talk about this

This is the joy of raising a child

It's about being with him

From his birth until he leaves us

Live again, you know

Wait until the day he's grown up

Married

Has a son

We can be grandpa and grandma

He's even more childish than we are

You know

Let's play some more

Don't be sad

Okay, don't cry, why are you crying?

I wish we could go back then

Mother

Why are you leaning on to that, are you tired?

No i'm not

You can lean, go lean

What's the matter

Did you have fun eating dinner with your father?

I do, it was fun

Although he didn't let me eat my favorite dishes

And the food wasn't spicy

Moreover, you don't let me eat spicy food anyway

That's my good girl

Spicy food is not good for your health

Of course, it's okay to sometimes eat once

At least you had fun, right?

Only then I can be happy

Can I lie down with you for a bit

Sure

You shouldn't think that

I'm a harsh person

I love you a lot actually

I know

I want to apologize to you

I should not have hit you

Even if I was in a hurry

I have always regretted that

I'm not blaming it on you

I was wrong

So we're even

Whatever happened, happened

I know you are my good girl

The best

You are the best, too

Mom

Do you love me?

Of course I do

I love you the most

You are my everything

So if I ask for anything

Would you agree

You don't have to say it twice

Your request

I fully support

But it has to be suitable

I can't do it if it's not

If I have already graduated

Would you agree to let me get into university of astronomy?

I agree

It's your dream

I will always support

But what if I wanted to study at Nanjing university?

Nanjing university

It's too far away

And I can't move to Nanjing

So it means that it'll be harder for me to meet you

Absolutely not

But I can always visit you

I did some research, the astronomy department of Nanjing University

Tops the country

Ying Zi, you see

I know you love astronomy

Because of that

I can help you to understand

Astronomy, to be honest

It also has something to do with aerospace

Astrophysical, too

I'm telling you

Tsinghua, Bei Han are really good, too

Our Beijing girl

Your first pick is definitely Beijing university

Right?

Yes

Ying Zi, actually

I have already

Planned for my future a long time ago

I wanted be a teacher

I made plans for everything

And by that time

I would be married to your dad

I planned it very carefully

Step by step

Live a wonderful life

But now...

Who knew it turned out like this

Divorce

And now

It's just me and you

All of this

To me is a big failure

But all men are the same

The better you treat them

The more they want to run away

All mean don't deserve to treated well

You have to have a clear vision

Why would you bring up Nanjing university?

You're wanting to get into the school, right?

I'm just saying

I don't want to leave you

I wish I can be with you my whole life

What time is it?

Oh no

What's wrong?

There is stew soup in the kitchen

You should lie down for a bit then get up

Is there any homework you haven't done?

There's still time, make use of it well

Dad

Are you reviewing?

I was going to ask you this

I just surfed the web

And I found that video in which Fang Yi Dan dances

Where is it

Uncle, I have the video here

Awesome

16.5 millions?

Very nice, you danced flawlessly

Very passionate

Son

I'm asking you

If I weren't unemployed

Would you participate in the art contest?

Yes

Alright, study well

You get some rest soon

You too

Hello

The number you dialed is not available at the moment

Alo

Qiao Wei Dong, you haven't slept yet?

Yes, I already have

Can I have a talk?

Go ahead, what's the matter?

Can you do me a favor

About that

Can you help me contact Xiao Meng

Who?

Your girlfriend, Xiao Meng

What for?

Didn't she

Study at music academy?

Did she graduated from

The art department of Beijing music academy?

Yeah, what's wrong

Here's the thing

You know Fang Yi Fan loves musical, right?

I just want to say

Should I let him think about competing in musical contest

But I don't know musical

I am looking for someone who has the profession

I am thinking that

You are quite close to her

Right?

Can you tell her that Fang Yi Fan has the potential

We are trying to get him to follow this path

If not he can focus his study for university

It's too urgent

Why?

It's a long story

What's long?

You tell me, make it short

It's me, I made a promise to Tong Wen Jie

Today I took Ying Zi to have dinner

When We're done I took her home

Xiao Meng doesn't know where to go

She brought her luggage here

And so she met Tong Wen Jie

This is bad

I told Xiao Meng to leave first

But she got angry with me

Qiao Wei Dong, you

Didn't think this through

You argue with you girlfriend

Just because of your ex-wife

You even told your girlfriend to leave

What kind of logic is that

I'm afraid that she and Tong Wen Jie

Argue in front of the kid

You haven't broken-up with Xiao Meng, right?

Are you still in contact?

What do you want

You afraid that I'll delay you, right?

What are you thinking

Your problem is insignificant

No, no

I'm not thinking for myself

Nor you

I'm asking you a favor

So can you contact her?

Yeah, I'll help you

Fine, I'm done talking with you

It's so cold, I'm hanging up

Where are you going?

Why is it cold

I'm in the corridor

Why did Dong Wen Jie leave you there

No no, i'm afraid that she might here it

Hey, I'm telling you

She just argued with Xiao Meng

Don't let this out

Do not let her know

Okay, I know

Alright, that's it

Where did you go, it's late