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The Ideal City

This is a work of fiction

Ep24

Let go of me.

My palms are sweaty.

I won't.

I should've held your hands long ago.

It's too sudden.

Indeed.

It is too sudden.

You still have time to regret it.

I've been looking for you all the time.

Where did you go?

He Congrong, Assistant to Yinghai Group's president

I'm still getting over the jet lag.

I don't care.

Let me tell you,

although most people here are boring,

you still

need to socialize with them.

Let's go. Come on.

Who is that guy?

Maria gives him so much attention.

I heard that Yu Rong introduced that guy.

But he didn't state the background of that guy.

Mr. Wang.

Yu Rong serves a temporary position

in our group as the senior consultant.

His annual salary is millions of RMB.

He's been staying abroad for years.

The point is

that we don't see him contributing much.

As a senior consultant,

he specializes in crisis management.

If he does nothing, that's good news.

You're right.

The person next to me

used to be my deskmate at school.

Mr. Wang.

The president is back.

The essence of Chinese stand-up comedy

is speaking, imitating, teasing, and singing.

Happy New Year.

Who is he?

I have no idea.

What I mean

is that Guo is marvelous.

Let me tell you this...

Happy New Year.

Mr. Xu.

Who are you?

I'm Du Juan, the receptionist at TC Construction.

TC Construction? Is Su Xiao here?

Su...

She was there a moment ago.

I don't know where she is now.

It's alright.

It's just that I haven't

seen her for a long time.

I want to greet her.

If you see her,

please sent my greetings.

OK. No problem.

Happy New Year.

You have a big appetite.

President,

I promise that I won't squander one cent.

I will put every penny

in where it matters most.

Right now, the group

has two priorities.

However,

I do support that

you expand the business.

Let's do it like this.

Make a detailed

strategic plan.

I'll persuade the board.

Thank you, bro.

President.

Mr. An from the securities company is busy

and needs to leave first.

I'll see him off.

Why don't you go together?

Mr. An needs to talk to the president.

I shouldn't join them.

Look at your smug face.

How much more did you ask from the president?

The president grants

whatever you request.

What do you expect?

OK. Thank you for your support.

Alright.

Thank you.

Please.

I'll go.

OK.

Mr. President.

It's cold. Keep yourself warm.

I'm alright, president.

Take it.

Thanks.

Are you cold?

Why do you come back so late?

I'm freezing.

I chatted with Xiao today.

She's in a relationship.

With whom?

I'm freezing.

Su Xiao is good.

She got herself a prince charming so soon.

What's that supposed to mean? Mind your words.

Think about it.

After she broke up with Zhou Jun,

first she had a career escalation,

then she hooked up with a prince charming.

Who would believe

that she did it with her own efforts?

This friend of yours is sophisticated.

Don't say it like that.

Xiao is not what you think.

Alright?

Anyways,

you'd better be careful.

Who gave you this cardigan?

The president.

Well...

I was the hostess in the hall, right?

The president is kind.

He lent you such

an expensive cardigan.

Yeah.

It has such a nice touch.

Come on. Wash your feet.

Try and see if it's too hot.

- What do you feel? - Just right.

Is the president

interested in you?

You're joking, right?

The president is

surrounded by beautiful ladies.

His ex was probably

a general manager of a decoration

company in the group.

She's so pretty.

He wouldn't even

look at girls like me even if we

offer to be his maid.

Good, my dumb wife.

You have good self-awareness.

What are you talking about?

With your looks,

only I am blind for love.

Give me a kiss.

No.

Come here.

Bei.

Next year, let's hold a wedding banquet that we skipped.

OK.

No.

I mean it.

I mean it, too.

My annual bonus this year is good.

I got 60,000 RMB.

With the 460,000 RMB I saved,

I will have 520,000 RMB.

With your savings

and the help from our parents,

we can afford

the deposit for a small flat.

How much do you have right now?

I asked my mom to keep all my money.

I guess it's roughly

150,000 RMB in total.

150,000 RMB.

I've been working hard for so many years

but only saved 150,000 RMB.

Xiao's

annual bonus this year alone is 150,000 RMB.

Why do you always compare yourself with her?

I'm not.

Why did you do that?

The cardigan is on the floor.

How should I return it if it's dirty?

Big deal.

It's just a piece of clothes.

What do you mean by that?

This is really expensive.

It's worth your one-month salary.

OK?

What's that for?

Are you saying that my salary is low?

Come on, Zhang Xiaobei.

What's the matter with you today?

What's the matter with you?

I want to ask the same question.

You weren't like this before.

I just told you that my annual bonus

is 60,000 RMB,

but you said that Su Xiao's is 150,000.

When I said it's just a piece of clothes,

you said that it's

worth my one-month salary.

Listen to yourself.

What do you want?

Do you think I really meant that?

Do you have to be like this, Zhang Xiaobei?

Bei,

I broke the cardigan.

Miss Su, your parcel.

Where's my parcel?

It's right in front of you.

Can't you see?

Here's a small gift, too.

I think I prefer

the small gift.

I refuse the delivery.

Don't you have legs?

I'm drugged with a poison that makes me weak.

Only you can save me.

You're too heavy.

I think you need weight loss pills.

Come on, Miss Su.

Your boyfriend is right here.

Are you sure you don't want to act cute

and allow me to take liberties?

I thought you were

drugged with a poison that makes you weak.

Should I put it back first?

You've opened it already.

Let me show you the true parcel.

Put it back?

I shall see if you can have the chance.

Come on.

What's the matter, Helen?

The president's cardigan.

What do you mean?

I was standing in the wind yesterday.

The president saw that I was cold

and lent me his cardigan.

I was afraid that it would smell.

That's why I washed it.

Why is it like this?

It pills.

Do you know how much this cardigan cost?

I can compensate the president.

Take the money off my salary.

I...

What's wrong? Take what off?

Look, Mr. President.

What's the matter?

Look at the pills.

What did you do?

I wore it back home yesterday.

I was afraid that it would smell

and washed it.

Then I was afraid that it won't dry.

Then I used the hairdryer

to dry it.

Then it...

A hairdryer?

For how long?

Three hours.

I can compensate you, Mr. President.

- Take it off my salary. - What for?

It's just some pills.

I can wear it anyway.

It's OK.

It's okay now.

Don't do such stupid things again.

I don't understand.

If you want to wash a cardigan,

why don't you send it out

to dry-clean?

Dry-clean.

Hongmei.

Wang Lin.

Welcome back.

Hello, Auntie.

Hello.

Your skin looks smoother.

You're so radiant.

Really? You're too kind.

I mean it.

Mom, look. Staying in metropolises

makes you prettier.

- Happy New Year. - Hongmei.

Visit us when you have time.

OK. Happy New Year, Auntie.

OK.

Talk to you later.

- Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.

You're back home for the New Year, Hongmei.

Auntie.

You've got such a big suitcase.

You must've bought a lot of gifts for your family.

Right.

I'll go back home now.

Go on.

It's so good to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Come on, girl. Open your mouth.

OK.

If there were four people

at home right now,

we could've played mahjong with the right number of people.

Here.

How are you?

How is your work recently?

Do you have much pressure?

Have you met someone new recently?

Someone who?

Any guy.

If you don't know anyone,

I happen to have a candidate.

You grew up together since childhood.

Right.

He is so promising now.

He just came back after studying abroad.

I heard

that his current job is very stable.

While you're at home,

let me find a chance to arrange

a date for you.

Coming.

Hello, Auntie.

Lin.

Come in.

My mom asked me to bring you some stuff.

Come on. Your mom is so kind.

Put it down.

Come on. Step inside.

Hello, Uncle.

Welcome, Lin.

Come inside. Have a seat.

How is your mom?

She's fine.

How is your dad?

He's fine, too.

Take a seat.

Don't you recognize him?

Come on, sit, Lin.

This is Lin.

This is

the next-door neighbor, Lin,

when we still lived

in the old family house.

You really liked

playing with him.

Do you remember now?

Look. She remembers.

I remember your grandma

used to live with you.

His grandma...

Have a chat, you two.

Take good care of his.

I have to check how's going with the fish

that your dad is cooking.

Sit.

Go on, Auntie.

OK.

Don't look at them. Back to cooking.

Come on. Let's cook.

Take a seat.

Mom.

Didn't you say no one else would come?

I already have a boyfriend.

Why don't you believe what I say?

I do believe you for real.

Where's your boyfriend?

Bring him back and show me.

Otherwise, why would I do so much for you?

Open the door, girl.

Please.

Hello, is it Su Xiao's place?

Uncle, Auntie.

You have a guest.

Have fun chatting. I won't join you.

Uncle.

Do you...

Aunt.

I brought you some wine, Uncle.

But...

Welcome, Wang.

I brought you some snacks, Auntie.

Just come here.

Don't bring gifts.

Come on.

Step inside.

Take a seat.

Come on.

This way.

I dried my hair

You took a shower?

Yeah, flossed my teeth too

No need to do such a detailed report

But I want to do a detailed report today

Fine, then do it

But not tomorrow!

Are you tired today?

You already thought about tomorrow's report?

'Cause I've envisaged every tomorrow I'll have with you

Eww, disgusting

What should we do tomorrow?

Who's disgusting!

I can feel the awkwardness

in the air.

I almost can't

act natural.

I'm not like this normally.

Hello.

Hello.

Today, a guy kept looking at me

after he got inside.

I thought

could it be that he is amazed

by my beauty?

But he asked me,

"Head monitor, I didn't expect

that you're still single

so many years later".

That's such a humiliation.

What are you doing?

Why do you sound so out of spirits?

I'm so bored.

Bored?

Watch a movie if you're bored.

I don't want to.

Why?

It's so nice to watch movies alone.

What do you want to watch?

I'll book tickets for you.

There's nothing in particular I want to watch.

Whichever.

A Racing Life is on.

It's a comedy. It should be fun.

Not interested.

How about

Crazy Martians?

I don't want to watch it.

You don't miss me at all, do you?

Xiao, open the door.

I'm on a phone call, dad.

Hello?

What? Is it another of your childhood friends?

Yeah. Another guy.

Don't regret it if you don't miss me.

Who are you here to see?

Hello, Uncle. I'm Xia Ming.

I'm Xiao's boyfriend.

Come in. Come in.

Xiao.

Xiao.

Why didn't you tell us in advance?

You...

These are some gifts I prepared.

Eh...

These...

What's going on?

Good day, Auntie.

My day has been good.

But who... Who are you?

Why are you doing here?

He's my boyfriend. Do you believe me now?

I'll talk to you later.

Alright.

Talk...

Is he really her boyfriend?

I don't know. She didn't tell me.

Keep your voice down!

Didn't you say you wouldn't come?

Of course I need to come.

Your male friends come here all the time.

What if one of them is good-looking?

Do you think

I'm that superficial?

Aren't you?

I know I am.

What are you doing?

I'm telling you.

Your girlfriend is

much more good-looking

than my boyfriend!

And I miss my girlfriend

so much that I couldn't even sleep at night.

Sweet talk, huh?

It's true though.

Be careful.

You have bad taste in men,

so from now on,

I'll stay at your place

and help you choose them.

I disapprove.

You disapprove? You disapprove?

Are you sure?

Will you approve it now?

Tell me.

Tell you what?

Can you get away?

You can't.

I'll hit you.

I'll hit you!

What's going on?

I'll go check it.

Don't!

Don't go there.

I need to check on them.

I...

It'd be inappropriate.

Auntie, have some tea.

Xia,

are you an only child?

I am.

When did you two

start dating?

You can't date for too long.

It's better to get married soon.

Xia,

what do you do for work?

For us men,

a good career is quite important.

Xiao's uncle!

That's such a useless question.

For us men, family is the most important thing.

That's not true.

If a man doesn't have a good career,

how can his family be happy?

This is Su Xiao's marriage

we're discussing, alright?

Yeah.

You're not part of the Su family.

Let us decide.

What do you mean by that?

Your husband isn't a Su.

Why didn't you tell him off?

Exactly.

Did I say anything wrong?

Stop arguing, guys.

This is Xia's first visit here.

Are you gonna welcome him with quarrels?

It's not a police investigation, okay?

Xia.

How many people are there in your family?

Three.

Do you live with your parents?

They spend most of their time abroad.

I actually grew up with my uncle.

But, it's always just the two of us,

a bit too quiet.

It's a bit boring,

with only the two of us.

So I really like

big families like yours.

Always so vibrant, how nice!

If my family were like this,

I'd spend all my time at home.

It's good that you like us.

Come visit more often then.

I'll cook you delicious food.

Xiao lives alone in Shanghai.

I bet she doesn't eat on time.

She already has stomach problems.

Xia.

Your family members,

are they healthy?

They are all very healthy.

Don't worry, Auntie.

My mom is also a doctor.

Her only hobby is health preservation.

Now Xiao is my girlfriend,

I promise you that

I'll make her eat on time.

Great! Health preservation is great!

Such a great hobby.

Yeah.

Unlike her,

my family members have no hobbies at all.

They just spend their time

quarreling all day.

Growing up around them,

Su Xiao learned nothing

but to argue with others.

She likes to argue

but she's very eloquent.

I actually met her at work

because of an argument.

I really admire Xiao.

She's smart and kind-hearted.

She's also righteous.

If she says somebody did something wrong,

they must have done something wrong.

True. That's so true.

Our Xiao

has such good taste.

Great. He's a great guy.

Yeah.

Your daughter needs to catch up!

Enjoying the drama?

Go help him out!

He's an adult.

He needs to face life on his own.

Guys,

Xia said so many nice things.

He even filled our cups quietly.

I know.

I know, right?

He's so polite and well-mannered.

His family

raised him to be a good guy.

That's why

I keep teaching my kid

to be respectful and polite.

Mom, stop bragging.

I'm telling you.

Xiao never tells us

when she encounters problems.

You're competent at work.

If she has any problems,

you should help her out.

- Sis. - I will.

You can't say it like that.

Work is work.

For us men,

we need to draw a clear line

between work and life.

Plus, they can't

do a romance show at the office.

Xiao's uncle,

I really don't like what you just said.

You can find another job,

but you only have one wife!

Geez. Here we go again.

Our Su Xiao

is such a lucky girl.

She's stubborn

and very grumpy,

but turns out,

there is someone who would like her!

Sis.

I was actually so worried about

if she would be able to find a husband.

I know, right?

She told me she's got a boyfriend.

I didn't believe her!

Xia, have some fruits.

Alright.

Come. Help me with something.

Xiao.

We are helping you keep him company.

Yeah, we are helping you!

Mom.

Didn't I tell you

to buy a new kitchen hood?

I gave you 2,000 yuan for that.

Why didn't you buy it?

This hood still working.

I don't wanna waste money.

You call this working?

Don't be so stingy, Mom.

Sis, I've talked to Mom about it.

She said she'll buy a new one

for the new flat.

Don't use your hands!

Mom, are you buying a new flat?

I plan to.

Son, go get your dad.

Alright.

It's so cold outside.

Why don't you just call him?

Why would I call him?

Phone bills are expensive.

Your father is just at the factory,

it's very close.

He can run there

as an exercise.

Hurry. Put your coat on.

Come back soon!

Alright.

Mom, Bei said we'll get married next year.

It's about time.

You guys have been dating forever.

You'll turn 30 next year.

Oh, right.

The money I asked you to keep for me.

How much is it now?

That money?

I lent it to your aunt.

Then when will she pay us back?

Pay what back?

I asked mom to keep my money safe for me.

She said she lent it to my aunt.

So I'm asking when she'll pay us back.

- That money... - Shh.

What are you doing?

Why would you lie?

Tell her the truth.

It's not a big deal.

She's our daughter.

We didn't lend that money to your aunt.

We used it to buy the new flat.

Is dinner ready?

It is.

Let's eat.

Alright.

Let's eat.

Son, dinner is ready.

Dad.

Why didn't you tell me

about this new flat?

We'd have to pay for calls,

such a waste of money.

You'll find out

when you come to visit.

Then did you spend all of it?

Every penny!

We even

took a 300 thousand loan!

With your dad's salary,

God knows when we can pay it off.

Hongmei, can you help us pay it off?

What? You don't wanna help?

I thought you always wanted us

to live in a bigger flat.

Son, come and eat!

Coming.

Nah.

A bigger flat is nice.

I'm happy for you.

I won't have to share a room with my brother.

Yeah.

It's good that we won't have to share a room.

Don't we have the floor plan?

Let Hongmei have a look!

Right, right. I forgot about that.

Mom. I'll do it.

Alright.

Mom.

Can I get a study

in the new flat?

Of course you can.

Sis, can you buy me a laptop?

Sure.

I'll get you one with the highest configuration.

Sis, this is it.

Flat 1201. Three bedrooms.

Mom, it's not right.

There aren't enough rooms.

Your sister is about to get married.

She doesn't need a room.

You work in Shanghai!

You only come here during the holidays.

I'll get you a sofa bed

in the study,

and you can sleep there.

I paid for it.

But I'm not getting my own room?

It's your home too.

Of course you should pay.

Exactly.

If it is my home,

then why ain't I getting my own room?

Also, it's my brother's name

on the purchase agreement.

He's still a student.

What's wrong with your brother's name?

You want us to put down your name?

You will marry someone eventually.

You kids won't even

take our family name.

You're a grown-up.

Why are you being so immature?

Fighting with your own brother over a flat.

I'm not fighting over anything.

I'm just saying,

it was my money.

I paid for this flat.

Why ain't I getting

my own room?

What's the big deal about you paying?

Ask yourself.

Who brought you up?

Who paid your tuition fees?

You're literally so ungrateful.

You owe us.

Mom, we agreed that

you help me keep the money safe, right?

You were supposed to

give it back to me

when I need to use it, right?

But now you spent all of it,

without evening telling me.

I live in Shanghai with Bei.

What should I...

Stop it. Both of you.

Next year.

Sell the flat.

Give her the money back.

Dad. That's not what I meant.

Look at what you've done!

Such an ungrateful kid!

Honey.

Sis, you're so stingy.

It's just 150 thousand.

I'll pay you ten times of it

when I graduate from college.

David, put my dad on the phone.

I need to speak with him.

Nothing serious.

Spring Festival is coming.

I just want to say "Happy new year".

Then tell him I said so.

Mark, you're here.

Good to see you.

Enjoy.

Hank has been here for a while.

Did you see that?

He's the new assistant to the president.

You're late.

The president is already here.

Morning, Uncle Zhao.

Still jet-lagged?

Nah.

I went to a home party last night

and got home late.

But I promise,

I won't be late again.

What's a home party?

It's just a bunch of

women and men,

having food and conversations.

So a loud party?

Nah.

Like a house party,

a party held at home.

What should I do now?

Tang.

Tell him.

You need to

know the president's daily schedule

and make preparations.

It should be Maria.

Mr. He, take a look at it.

Morning, President.

Morning, Mark.

Morning.

Maria.

There's something

I want you to do at once.

Alright.

Transfer TC's Chief Financial Manager,

Su Xiao, to the group.

She'll be the Vice Chief Financial Manager,

in charge of our core business.

Alright.

I'll talk to Manager Wang and her at once.

No need for that.

Just make the transfer.

Sir.

That sounds inappropriate.

Inappropriate?

The group has

the right to transfer her, doesn't it?