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Forever and Ever

Episode 26

Professor Zhousheng.

Thank goodness for your attorney friend,

or else

our efforts would have been in vain.

Yeah.

These are some dishes we ordered for you.

Thank you.

We should be the ones to say that.

Yeah.

We have ordered afternoon tea as well.

It's our treat.

There's no need for that.

It's okay, we have already placed the order.

We will leave you to it.

Take your time. See you. -We have to go now.

Bye, Professor.

Bye.

The lab in Xi'an

is almost done.

You two have no problem

going there first, right?

No problem at all.

Same here.

I'll be fine as long as I visit my parents

on Mid-Autumn Festival and have dinner with them.

Okay.

By the way, Professor.

Your wife works in Shanghai

while you'll work in Xi'an.

How are you going to maintain your relationship?

Our relationship

does not require deliberate maintenance.

That may be the now.

What about in the future?

Living apart for long periods

would definitely cause problems.

What if...

I'm just saying, what if

a very attractive admirer shows up?

What would you do?

Yeah, what would you do?

Her admirers

seem to have never stopped appearing.

Are you not jealous?

It's doesn't feel good,

but it's not a big problem.

You should at least

try to solve the problem.

She never gave

any of them a chance.

To be honest, Professor.

This is my very first time

seeing someone being jealous

and calm at the same time.

Respect.

My wife

is flawless in every aspect.

So it's natural

she has numerous admirers.

For something that's natural,

it is best

to cope with shifting events by sticking to a fundamental principle.

That makes sense.

Miss Shi Yi,

may I know what is

your criteria of spouse selection?

I love scientists.

Especially someone who studies Venus.

Why does it have to be

someone who studies Venus?

Because

they are special.

In what way?

Entertainment News: Young Dubbing Voice Actor Shi Yi's Criteria of Spouse Selection

In our neighboring planets,

only on Venus,

will you be able to see the sun rise from the west

and set in the east.

The fact that it is so special

makes the person who studies it even more special.

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Miss Shi Yi.

I am sorry, I need to go backstage.

Thank you all.

Chen, she's your wife, right?

I think I've seen her at the gate.

That's right, she's our professor's wife.

Oh yeah?

Our professor's wife is pretty outstanding as well.

You are young and promising

while your wife is multi-talented.

What a perfect match!

Enjoy your lunch.

Okay.

Shi Yi

Hello?

Miss Shi.

Are you here for Professor Zhousheng?

He's having lunch

and will be here soon.

Professor Zhousheng.

I'll head in.

Is he your colleague?

Yeah.

How did he know me?

He probably saw you

on TV just now.

On TV?

I don't go on shows

or give interviews.

A playback of the award ceremony?

A backstage interview.

I thought you wouldn't be able to see that.

Why did you come here?

I'm here to ask you for a favor.

Your father-in-law

asked me to ask you for help.

A guest speaker for the lecture

won't make it.

He is an astrophysicist.

So it occurred to my father

that you are an astrochemist.

He doesn't want to let his students down.

So he asked me to ask you

if you can fill the role.

That's it?

Why didn't you just tell me over the phone?

I will go to

the recording studio this afternoon.

And I happen to pass by

your institute,

so I thought I could come see you.

What, are you not happy to see me?

Of course I am happy.

Hi, Miss Shi.

-Hello, Miss Shi. -Miss Shi.

You guys continue.

We will head in first.

Are you going or not?

Sure.

Okay. It's either

today, tomorrow, or the day after.

Let's make it happen today.

I am only available today.

Today?

Do you have time to get ready?

No need to get ready.

I can still remember the

content of my lecture.

The materials are all

in my computer as well.

Wait for me then.

I will go get ready.

I'll head up then.

You go park the car.

Okay.

Wait.

You can lecture,

but don't smile too many times.

Why?

You smile is

too lovable.

No smiling.

I usually don't smile

when I'm with strangers.

Go on then.

See you.

What do you want for dinner?

I don't know, what do you want to eat?

The class today was so interesting,

-right? -Yeah.

Miss Shi.

Is that you?

I am from the winter vacation class.

Last year's winter vacation class.

Lin Jia?

Yeah, that's me.

You still remember me?

Shi Yi, are you Shi Yi?

I watched your drama.

You are even involved in plays now?

I am about to graduate,

so I am too busy

to follow you.

That was a rare occasion. I was doing my friend a favor.

Miss Shi.

Can I get your autograph?

Sure.

Thank you.

Can I write the name of the drama?

Absolutely.

There is no notice about a big shot coming.

Is it over already?

It shouldn't be.

At least let us hear the end.

Miss Shi, you are so talented.

Miss Shi, please sign your name here.

Okay.

Miss Shi, you are amazing.

-Miss Shi, please give me your autograph. -Thank you.

Miss Shi, me too.

Okay.

Miss Shi, me as well.

Miss Shi, can I have your autograph?

That's it, everybody.

That's the end of today's lecture.

Thank you.

Professor.

Is there no Q&A session

for today?

I am sorry.

Because this is a last-minute lecture.

So there is

no time reserved for questions.

Besides,

my wife has been waiting for me downstairs

for a long time.

Your wife?

You're a married man, sir?

Getting married at such a young age.

What if you regret it one day?

Yeah.

You should ask

my wife that question

instead of me.

Because she is way more talented than I am.

I am only an ordinary guy

that happens to meet a woman

exceeding my expectation

at the right age.

If I didn't marry her,

I would have regretted it for the rest of my life.

That's so admirable.

Yeah.

Professor, there's no need to answer questions.

Why don't you talk about your love story?

Exactly, exactly.

Let's talk about that.

All right, from now on,

everyone

may ask one question

relevant to today's lecture.

You may start now.

Professor, I have a question.

Professor, you said

Venus was rather unpopular

in terms of planetary research.

Then why

did you choose it?

Venus to me,

is the future of earth.

I want to see the future.

What turned a planet

that was once livable,

with all kinds of species,

into this planet

that has an uncontrolled greenhouse effect.

In fact, by studying Venus,

we better understand

how to protect our own planet.

Of course.

I also wish that human beings, in the future,

could transform Venus

into our second home.

Professor,

the surface temperature of Venus

can reach up to 500 degrees.

Wouldn't it be too difficult to live there?

Yeah.

Yeah, it is indeed very hard.

High levels of radiation and corrosive acid rain

are no doubt

great challenges.

But our scientists

have never given up.

Since last century,

they have proposed

all kinds of solutions.

Such as building a sun shield

above its atmosphere

to improve its environment.

Or, to build a city above the clouds.

It's just that

implementing these ideas

would be really hard.

But anything is possible.

As long as we persist

long enough,

every impossibility

will become something possible.

Like what our ancestors

believed in.

They held the belief

that the sun would never rise from the west

and set in the east.

But if in the future,

our offspring

make it to Venus,

then they will see,

with their own eyes,

that the sun can come up from the west

and set in the east.

You know what?

You looked pretty cool

just now on the podium.

What?

Am I usually not?

Today you are exceptionally cool.

So,

I want to give you something as a reward.

What is it?

Pro...

-Hello, Professor. -Hello, Professor.

Goodbye, Professor.

Goodbye, Professor.

Let's go to the bigger house

to get two boxes of stuff first.

Let's go.

Go.

How long are we staying at home during the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Three days, I guess.

Then I will pack for four days.

In case you want to live at Grandma's place,

you can have extra clothes for change.

What are you writing?

Our wedding invitation.

I want to practice a little

before

writing the formal invitations.

Why do you write it yourself?

Do you have enough time?

100 pieces a day.

3000 pieces a month.

I should be able to complete it.

This is something that happens once in a lifetime.

I want to do everything myself.

Then go ahead.

I will go pack.

Last night,

I think I heard you coughing.

I will make a

stewed pear for you later.

Okay.

After we come back,

how about going to that house

and staying there for a couple of days?

Sure.

How about you wearing this tomorrow?

Sure.

I will iron it for you.

Have some juice. I will iron it myself.

Thank you, Professor Zhousheng.

Let me give you a massage.

Dear customer,

how does it feel?

Pretty good.

Just the right amount of strength.

Please give me a five-star review if you like it.

Oh, right.

My mother asked me when will we arrive tomorrow?

Five o'clock sharp.

Okay.

My wife is beautiful, huh?

She used to be the beauty queen of her school.

I still think

my wife is more beautiful.

But no matter how beautiful your wife is,

my wife gave birth to her.

She can't beat my wife.

Isn't there a saying that goes like this,

the student surpasses the master?

You two college professors

are talking about

such pointless things.

Aren't you afraid that your students might laugh at you?

You see.

When a man compliments his partner,

there is nothing wrong about it.

It's usually the opposite that's bad.

Isn't it?

Yes.

The crabs in the two tanks

love to eat the same food,

but like different fruits.

I'll leave a note here.

All right, I got it.

You have been fiddling with these crabs

the whole night tonight.

Longevity

This is a birthday gift we prepared

for Chen's grandmother.

Thank you, Mom.

I'll go to bed.

By the way,

what do you want for breakfast tomorrow?

I will have rice balls and soy bean milk.

He wakes up at 5 am

and eats by himself.

You don't have to prepare anything for him.

Is that appropriate?

It's his first time staying here

and we don't make him breakfast?

It's okay, he won't mind.

Good night.

Look at the current me.

I'm prettier now.

Eleven

Why did you

use Eleven

as a pet name?

My grandmother gave me the name.

She thought the name my father gave me

was too literary.

Aren't all seniors like this?

They all believe that it's

easier to raise a child with a simple name.

Seeing you here

in the room where I grew up in,

feels kind of surreal.

Why?

I don't know.

Last time at your grandmother's place,

I slept with you in the bedroom where you used to live when you were a student.

How did you like it?

That night...

I believe that night,

you were more nervous than me.

As if you weren't nervous.

I was pretty calm.

It's just that...

What?

It's just on that night,

I couldn't sleep.

Because you smelled amazing.

I have never had

perfume

in the room where I sleep.

That's why I couldn't sleep.

Is it?

Yeah.

Your hair smells great,

also your pajamas.

You rascal.

How about smelling the perfume

once again tonight?

We are at your parent's place.

It's okay,

as long as I get back before daybreak.

Sure.

Mother, is he not home yet?

I think he went out for breakfast

and hadn't come home yet.

Why don't you go check on him?

Okay, I will check on him.

Checkmate.

Qin.

You lost again?

What a young man!

Mr. Qin

used to be the best player

in our community.

How about playing another round?

Okay.

Here.

You are pretty talented,

young man.

To make such a special visit to our staff community,

did you fancy some professor

and hope to learn from him?

Mr. Shi, it must be Mr. Shi.

This kid's been talking about economies

since he sat down.

Mrs. Liu.

Mr. Qin and Mr. Li.

Here you are, Shi Yi.

You are back, Shi Yi.

My mother thought you had lost your way,

so she sent me downstairs to look for you.

This is?

Zhousheng Chen, my fiance.

We are about to hold our wedding ceremony.

Where do you work?

Judging from your age,

you must have just graduated with a PhD.

I graduated very early on.

I work in a research institute now.

Sounds good.

We're leaving.

Go ahead.

Go, go.

I'm leaving.

Okay.

Bye.

Okay, here.

Here, here, here, let me challenge you.

Have you had your breakfast?

Yeah.

What did you eat?

McDonalds.

Be specific.

I ate two burgers.

Did you drink milk?

Yeah.

Good.

So, you have been sitting there

since you finished your breakfast?

On my way back,

I heard them talking about economies.

So I sat down and had a chat with them.

They were having fun

and said, how about playing Chinese chess?

So I joined them.

You should go to my father if it's about economies.

That's his profession.

Isn't that so?

You're right.

I thought

if I intentionally guide the conversation,

they should switch the topic

to your family

or your father.

They watched you grew up

and told me a lot of

interesting stories about you.

Seriously, you and your witty tricks.

Let's take the stairs.

When I was a student,

I used to take the stairs.

You should experience it.

Why did you take the stairs?

I didn't like socializing I think.

The elevator is full of our neighbors

every time I go in there.

What I fear the most

was to say hello

to each and every one of them.

So I had to be mentally prepared

from the moment I went into the community,

all the way till I made it to my own home.

Are there no surveillance cameras here?

Nope.

Then it's very dangerous

for you to do this.

What if the light

goes out one day?

Are you not scared?

I think it did go out in the past.

You always look at thing

differently.

I just imagined

what you said just now

and I felt a bit concerned.

Then let me feel touched

for the past me.

I have a secret to tell you.

What is it?

I used to have a crush on a senior schoolmate.

He was 2 years older than me.

He was also a straight-A student.

Was he a better student than me?

Not really.

One day, I brought him here

and wanted to make things clear.

You took the initiative?

Yeah, you know me.

I am pretty straightforward.

I usually speak my mind.

True. It's also one of your strong points.

Are you jealous?

Why should I be jealous?

I mean, it's too late to be, isn't it?

Don't you want to know

what I told him?

Were you two a couple?

Didn't you say

I was your first boyfriend?

I am kidding.

You are the first

and only boyfriend I have.

Senior Zhousheng,

will you please help me

with my math homework?

No problem.

How about biology and geography?

Sure.

♫Time can't steal memories♫

Chinese and English?

Fine.

I was good at every subject.

♫With all my strength♫

In that case, you are fully responsible for

♫To find traces of you♫

tutoring our kids in the future.

And I won't take care of it, not even a minute.

Well, everyone has their own ambition.

Let them develop on their own.

♫Spring flowers and autumn moon♫

♫Hidden in my heart♫

Okay, I will be responsible

♫Write words for you♫

until they get their PhD.

That sounds more like it.

♫Tenderly and carefully♫

♫Rewrite the end of the past♫

After you, Senior Zhousheng.

♫Let the story continue♫

♫You're in my dreams♫

♫It's getting clearer and clearer♫

Mr. Chen, you are hanging the lantern?

Lin.

Could you check

if it's tilted or not?

Okay.

That will do.

Lotus Fragrance Pavilion

Okay.

That's still tilted.

That's close, right?

It's the old madam's 90th birthday.

Everything must be perfect.

Only if the job is done right,

will I rest easy.

All right.

Come eat when you're done.

I will be waiting for you.

All right, you go ahead.

Okay.

Good for you.

This little yard is gonna be full of people.

I don't care so much about other people.

As for the other great-uncles and grandparents,

they'd better come here less.

I just want to watch my own great-uncle and his wife

live a happy life

behind the closed door.

Every time when I see them

sitting on the couch without saying a word,

all I can feel

is a sense of joy.

The mere thought of someone coming inside,

makes me want to

kick him out.

Why are you sitting here alone?

Isn't it cold?

It's okay, I got the cushion.

Brother, come sit.

This is the mooncake I made.

Have a try.

Is it good?

Yeah.

Not good enough.

I will make some more tomorrow.

It's not the Mid-Autumn Festival yet.

Why didn't you tell us

that you were coming?

I could have worn something more formal.

Do you know who she is?

Of course, I do.

From now on,

when I see Mr. Zhousheng,

I don't have to be that overcautious.

The biggest shareholder has been replaced.

Yes, from now on, I am the guest

and she is the hostess.

Here, here, here.

Let me show you around.

Everything here is yours.

You can come here as often as you want.

No need to ask anyone for permission.

Come, come.

This way, please.

The business here

has been doing pretty well over the years.

Do you know

the name of this room?

It's called a drying room.

When I was a kid,

my grandfather gave me one Guqin,

which was said to be from someone famous.

The manufacturing process takes two years,

one of which

is spent to dry in a room.

Like these ones here,

waiting to see the outside world.

Now that I think about it,

our ancestors

have left us many things

and it seems that all of them

went through such a process.

Not just for the people, but the stuff as well.

We have to endure loneliness

and hardship

until we finally achieve greatness.

Miss Shi sure can

give good lessons.

Come on.

They were joking around just now,

or were they serious?

What do you mean?

How many shares did you actually give me?

I have given you

all my shares.

All of them?

This is my parents' wish.

My father said that my mother passed away early

and she wouldn't see her future daughter-in-law.

So they specifically left this

as a gift.

So just take it as

a welcome gift

for their future daughter-in-law.

Thank you, my parents-in-law

for granting me great fortunes.

Your parents gave it to me,

so this is my asset now?

Yeah, yours.

What about the house in Shanghai?

The house in Shanghai

is also something my father

left for his future daughter-in-law.

They all belong to me?

They all belong to you.

Here is the tricky part.

What if one day, I don't want to be with you anymore

and drive you out of my house and deprive you of everything you once owned?

What will you do?

Oh, yeah.

Good news is I have a skill to depend on

and make myself a living.

As for accommodation,

I can only go live

at the institute's dormitory.

You little poor thing.

Then you must listen to me.

Mr. Zhousheng, how are you?

I heard from Mr. Zhao

that your wife is here,

so I came here to say hello to her.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

Are we back in production?

Yeah.

From now on,

we will be the pioneers among the environment friendly companies.

I have learnt my lesson now.

This is the boss from the dying factory.

This is my wife, Shi Yi.

All the shares my father used to own

are now under her name.

Our biggest shareholder.

How are you?

Today, the three of us

came here to see our biggest shareholder.

I am afraid someone might

gossip behind our backs,

saying we are meeting the biggest shareholder in private

without taking them with us.

How happy would your parents be

if they saw

how you are right now.

His parents

were really kind-hearted.

Chen's mother

received compliments from almost everyone.

And Chen's father

was polite to almost everyone.

He is a real gentleman.

I had never seen him get mad at anyone.

Like last time,

in that ancestral hall, right?

No need to bring that up.

It's all in the past.

It's all in the past.

He's like his father since he was a kid.

They're very alike.

Yeah.

You have an eye for men.

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah, I have a special eye for men.

You really do.

The workshops and factories

are in different places.

I will show them to you

when I am available.

Why did we suddenly come here today?

It's like

completing the last step of the ritual.

I had to personally hand down to you

the wedding gifts

my parents prepared for you.

The man just now said that

your father got angry in the ancestral hall.

Why is that?

They didn't agree to move

my mother's spirit tablet into the hall.

So my father

had a big fight with them

and swore from then on,

he would never kneel down before the ancestors.

So he never did it ever since?

What about you?

Same.

They are all my

uncles and aunties.

Nice to meet you all.

You go upstairs first,

I need to talk to them about something.

You asked for me?

Will you go to the ancestral hall of Zhou family with me?

To have a meal?

By now,

they should have finished their lunch.

How about having it at home

and then go over there?

We haven't seen each other for a long time,

even if he had finished his meal,

he would love to have another one with me.

Please have some tea, Great-uncle's wife.

You don't have to call me that.

Mrs. Zhou told me

that seniority in the family can't be confused.

She also told us to take good care of you.

I was afraid

you wouldn't come back.

Why?

Because last time...

Never mind, forget it.

I've prepared for you

new bed sheet, new bed cover.

Everything is brand new.

Are you happy with that?

Yeah.

Chen's uncles and aunties

came to visit Mrs. Zhou before.

But judging from today's situation,

soon, everything concerning Zhou family,

like the clan, the ancestral hall

and everything

she's responsible for

will be handed over to you.

Really?

That's for sure.

There's no hiding from it.

Oh, yeah.

What is that?

Before you came,

Great-uncle specially asked me to prepare this.

It's Qielan incense.

Enjoy your break, Great-uncle's wife.

Call me if you need anything.

They are all gone?

Yeah.

I never knew you were interested in that.

Why are you suddenly interested in that?

I asked some TCM doctors and

they said this fragrance

has the function of refreshing one's mind.

If you are available,

will you come with me

to visit Grandmother?

My mother said,

Grandmother kept herself in the yard

and wouldn't come out.

Other people couldn't do anything about it.

If we both went there,

the problem might be solved.

Okay.

Let me reapply my makeup.

How long will you need?

15 minutes?

15 minutes.

All right, I will go write the wedding invitation.

Go take a break.

Apart from eating, sleeping

and going to the laboratory,

you have been writing them in your spare time these days.

I've been busy lately,

which disrupted my schedule.

I can only do this

whenever I have some free time.

How about I help you?

My handwriting is not bad.

Let me deal with it.

All right, I'll leave it to you.

Why are you being so petty?

It's the invitation for my own wedding,

why can't I have a look?

It's not time yet.

You still have 13 minutes.

In fact,

I wrote you something as well.

What is it?

It's not time yet for you to see it.

You have only 12 minutes left.

Try to persuade her.

She is like a child. I am helpless.

I will go pack up

the clothes she will be wearing these two days.

Grandmother.

Chen.

You're here.

She forgot about me again.

Shi Yi.

Grandmother.

Where's the kid?

My great-grandson. Did you not bring him with you?

Your great-grandson.

Your great-grandson.

He's doing homework right now.

He's only three years old, what kind of homework is he doing?

He loves to do homework.

If he likes it...

Having interest is the most important thing.

Good, good, good.

Come over here.

Do you want to have another kid?

Do we want to have another kid?

Yeah.

It's up to her.

Do you want to have another kid?

Yeah, of course.

Did you hear that?

Did you hear that?

Yes, I did.

You gotta work hard.

Work harder.

Yeah, I will.

Grandmother.

How about going back to the house tonight

and have dinner with us?

No.

That's troublesome.

There are too many people there.

I get annoyed just looking at them.

But I miss you.

We finally

came back home.

Partly for the Mid-Autumn Festival,

partly for you.

Will you please

go there for our sake?

Okay, okay.

Let's get ready then.

All right.

Is your kid in kindergarten?

Yes, he is.

Watch your step.