Original subtitles

♪ The bicycle bell rings and takes me back to the alley I saw in my dream ♪

♪ I invite the sunlight to traverse the morning fog and breeze with me ♪

♪ Riding my bike, trying to catch up to the fleeting youth ♪

♪ The Forbidden City made from red walls and encaustic tiles in my memory ♪

♪ Unlike the hustle and bustle of everyday life ♪

♪ It's quaint and peaceful ♪

♪ Throughout the ordinary and extraordinary four seasons ♪

♪ Some words are just like seeds ♪

♪ Growing in our youth, changing our future ♪

♪ Who can understand the silence in our hearts? ♪

♪ We once thought our dreams were somewhere far away ♪

♪ We wanted to grow up as soon as possible ♪

♪ Some waited while some traveled ♪

♪ How far away is our future? ♪

♪ Now, each of us ♪

♪ Has gone through a lot ♪

♪ We have grown up ♪

♪ Finally confirming that love is faith ♪

♪ There's no need to wander anymore ♪

♪ The questions we asked back then ♪

♪ Have been answered gradually ♪

♪ Through the passing of time ♪

♪ Who had pursued their dreams and left no regrets behind? ♪

♪ Returning to this place in the end ♪

♪ Returning ♪

♪ To the place that I've always loved ♪

♪ We once thought our dreams were somewhere far away ♪

♪ We wanted to grow up as soon as possible ♪

♪ Finally confirming that love is faith ♪

♪ There's no need to wander anymore ♪

[Memory of Encaustic Tile]

[Adapted from Beifeng Sanbaili's original novel "Memory of Encaustic Tile"]

[Episode 3] [Life is Full of Surprises]

Just eat. Stop writing.

Come on.

Xue.

Eat one more.

No, I just ate one.

Eat one more.

You should eat one fried dough stick

and two eggs

before the exam

to get full marks.

But I never got full marks

by eating them.

Listen to me. Eat one more.

No.

Is it because they are chicken eggs?

Shall we change

to duck eggs?

Are you confident about the exam?

Quite okay.

Don't score too well.

Otherwise, they'll keep asking me

about my teaching method.

Just tell the truth.

[Qiming High School]

"It's sad to part with you."

"As we'll both be officials away from home."

What comes next?

Mom.

Could you let me

have breakfast first?

You're going to sit for the exam.

What comes next?

"As long as we're intimate friends, distance can't keep us apart."

Right.

You know it.

What comes next again?

Think about it.

They normally test this sentence only.

You brat.

What's next?

Cram...

Cram...

It's useless to cram for the exam at the last minute.

I'll get going.

Listen, you brat.

If you don't score well,

you won't get pocket money for this month.

Don't mess up your hair

when you go to school.

Be careful.

All right, Mom.

Hey.

It's an exam, not a beauty pageant.

You know nothing.

Girls

need to be beautiful all the time.

Right?

That's right.

Hurry up.

The food is getting cold.

Mom.

Time to eat breakfast.

Mom, I'm going to school.

Remember to take medicine

after eating.

Score well.

Don't come last again.

Okay.

[Class 3, Grade 10]

♪ The bicycle bell rings and takes me back to the alley I saw in my dream ♪

Answer the questions properly.

If you don't score well,

you can forget about enjoying your winter vacation.

♪ Riding my bike, trying to catch up to the fleeting youth ♪

♪ The Forbidden City made from red walls and encaustic tiles in my memory ♪

♪ Unlike the hustle and bustle of everyday life ♪

♪ It's quaint and peaceful ♪

♪ Throughout the ordinary and extraordinary four seasons ♪

♪ Some words are just like seeds ♪

♪ Growing in our youth, changing our future ♪

♪ Who can understand the silence in our hearts? ♪

♪ We once thought our dreams were somewhere far away ♪

♪ We wanted to grow up as soon as possible ♪

♪ Some waited while some traveled ♪

♪ How far away is our future? ♪

♪ Now, each of us has gone through a lot ♪

♪ We have grown up ♪

♪ Finally confirming that love is faith ♪

♪ There's no need to wander anymore ♪

Finally, the exam is over.

You seem so happy.

I think

I can score very well this time.

Maybe I can

get in the top ten.

Under the heavy pressure of studying,

Shao Xue has finally gone mad!

You're the one who's mad.

Ride slowly.

I reach my home. I'm leaving.

- Bye. - Bye.

By the way,

come to my house this afternoon to watch Harry Potter.

Okay.

Bye.

Zhang Qi, what are you doing?

Just wait and see.

I'm going.

That's too easy.

Even I can pass it.

Stop talking nonsense.

I'm not.

I'm an international-level chess player.

Let me tell you the basic moves in playing Chinese chess.

- Soldier... - It's international chess.

Give me some.

Why do you always grab mine?

I'm not giving it.

Huanhuan.

What's wrong with you?

Why

are you so gloomy?

I didn't do well in Maths.

Isn't it normal?

Look at her.

She's poor in Maths.

But she's still happy.

Stop that.

I did well this time.

I still had 30 minutes

to check my answers after finishing the questions.

No way.

There were so many questions.

I barely finished it.

I only finished the multiple-choice questions.

I didn't answer the last question.

Have I finally got the hang of it?

My mom will give me

a red packet for sure.

Impossible.

Zhang Qi.

What's the last question

of the Maths test?

Number sequence.

Have you lost your memory?

It's the area of a triangle.

I also remember that the last question

is about number sequence.

Are you kidding me?

No.

There are four more questions

after the question about the area of a triangle.

[Qiming High School]

My mom would kill me.

Luckily, it was killed early.

Or it would all be eaten by worms.

Yes.

What a pity of this flower.

Moshui.

Moshui, look.

Is this gold thread?

Are you thinking of your lover?

This embroidered cloth

is made by a cloth factory near my home.

Are you feeling homesick?

I've been here for more than ten years.

I can hardly tell

where my home is.

Come to my place for a meal in a few days.

Xue has finished her exam.

I can relax now.

Let's hang out together.

Okay.

Let's take a look at the thread.

What's wrong with you?

Do you feel unwell?

Maybe I didn't eat well this morning.

Just acid reflux.

I'm okay.

Let's take a look.

Maybe

you can discuss it with the teacher.

It won't work.

If Demon Liu finds out about it,

she'll only be regarded as a bad example.

Each class in every grade

will know about it.

My vacation is gone.

My red pocket is gone.

Everything's gone.

Let's watch the movie.

No, I'm not in the mood for that.

You can watch it yourself.

I'm not watching it too.

I'm going back home.

I have to prepare the meal for my mom.

You haven't finished watching it.

I'll watch it next time.

Well.

I'm going shopping with my mom.

I'll get going as well.

All right.

Don't worry.

Let's grab some food.

Pizza?

Lamb skewer?

Fried chicken?

Roasted duck?

No.

Unless you can

make the test paper appear.

It's impossible.

But it's possible to steal it.

That

sounds like a plan.

It won't work, will it?

Of course, not.

It's a little indirect to steal it.

Why don't we sneak in and amend it?

I agree.

I disagree.

It's too risky

and against too many rules.

As long as we don't get caught.

What if we get caught?

With me there,

how would we get caught?

With you there, we'll surely get caught.

Forget it.

I wasn't serious.

Let's not steal it.

It's time.

We have to study.

Sunian, you can head home now.

Yes.

It's time to study.

Hurry up and go back.

Actually,

-for the function f(x)=x, -for the function f(x)=x,

-any x in the domain -any x in the domain

has f.

(-x)=-x

- Equals to negative... - Equals to negative...

Are you both studying?

What's wrong with it?

We also want to improve.

Yes.

Go back to study.

Or we'll catch up with you.

How can you

explain the questions to us later?

Go back and study, quick.

- Yes, hurry up. - Move.

Come on. Don't bother us.

Here,

-we call the function -we call the function

-f(x)=x -f(x)=x

- an odd function. - an odd function.

-Generally, -Generally,

-if any x in the domain -if any x in the domain

- of function f(x) - of function f(x)

-has f(-x)=-x, -has f(-x)=-x,

- then function f(x) - then function f(x)

- is an odd function. - is an odd function.

How's your sister-in-law lately?

She's badly ill.

She

used to be healthy.

Stomach cancer is a severe disease.

Didn't she realize it?

At first,

there was common nausea and dizziness.

Who would have thought that?

We thought it was a common disease.

But then, it was too late.

It's important to be healthy.

The plan

is divided into four steps.

The first step

is to go to our school.

The second step

is to find the test paper.

The third step is to amend the paper.

The fourth step is to sneak back.

How simple.

The more the steps,

the more the loopholes.

But there are many people in school.

How can we sneak in?

Tomorrow is the weekend.

All right.

Hurry up and go back.

Let's set out early tomorrow morning.

Okay.

I'm leaving.

Hello, Mr. Shao and Ms. Yu.

Sunian, you're here.

My dad made some ribs.

It looks good.

Xue.

You usually

can't wait to eat the ribs

that Mr. Zheng made.

What's wrong with you today?

Dig in.

Try it.

Well.

I'm full.

I'm going to study.

Hey.

Mr. Shao.

Ms. Yu.

I'm going back.

Just eat here.

No, thanks, Mr. Shao.

Well.

Do you remember Qi

from the mounting division?

He has dimples

and canine teeth.

Look

how amazing

heredity is.

His dad came today.

As we looked at them,

they were exactly alike.

It's like

Russian dolls.

What do you mean?

No, nothing.

You know my mom.

She has...

Cancer is not hereditary.

Don't think about it.

It's not up to you whether it's hereditary.

There's one thing

you've inherited from Mom.

You're gorgeous

when you're angry.

So pretty.

Please bless me

in my effort tomorrow.

I've never

done anything bad

since I was a child.

I promise

tomorrow is the first time

and also the last time.

Please bless me.

Bless me.

Bless me.

[Wenquxing, Electronic Dictionary] Bless me.

Keep a low profile.

What took you so long?

I've been waiting for you.

All clear?

There's no one

in the early morning.

Let's go.

[Pull]

Let me tell you.

We need to be fast

when doing

something bad.

Then you'd better be faster.

Wait for me.

You should

train your legs more.

I rely on my brain.

It's locked.

Of course, it's locked.

What should we do?

The window isn't locked.

I'll keep watch.

Okay.

Zhang Qi.

[Teachers' Office]

(Start the first regular patrol.)

(Start the first regular patrol.)

I found it.

Pull it out.

Write quickly.

I'll keep watch.

Okay.

[Grade 10 Mathematics Test Paper]

[Class 3, Grade 11]

Have you finished yet?

I'm too nervous.

I can't do it.

Let me do it.

No.

It's cheating.

Our crime of stealing

is more severe

than cheating.

We can't do that.

Don't rush me.

I give up.

[Teachers' Office]

Someone is coming.

Hello.

What are you doing here?

I left my English dictionary in the classroom.

Could you please

help me get it?

Why do you need the dictionary during the weekend?

I have the habit of reciting words every day.

I'm afraid

I got left behind.

What a good student.

Wait a minute.

Follow me.

This is too risky.

We can't make it.

Zhang Qi.

Let's go.

Zhang Qi.

Will there

be a security camera

in our school?

What if we were snapped?

What's wrong with you?

Nothing.

Why have you gone all quiet then?

Are you too frightened?

I'm home now.

I'm going back. Bye.

Keep it a secret. Don't tell anyone.

Sunian.

How was it?

What do you mean?

Your scheme with Zhang Qi.

We didn't do anything.

It's too risky.

Plus,

I don't think

it's a good idea.

So we did nothing.

I'll get the points I deserve.

Sunian.

Don't tell the teacher.

I'm going back.

Keep it a secret for me.

(Zhang Qi.)

(Zhang Qi.)

(Zhang Qi.)

(Zhang Qi.)

(Zhang Qi.)

(Zhang Qi.)

(Zhang Qi.)

(Zhang Qi.)

What's going on?

Moshui.

I took over an antique

two days ago.

There's embroidery on it.

The craft

is a little complicated.

Take a look at it for me.

Actually, I'm only good

at Suzhou embroidery.

I'm not sure

I can help you

with the rest.

Don't say that.

You're an expert in this field.

What's the matter, Dongge?

Do you feel ill?

No.

I feel dizzy

all of a sudden.

Shall I

ask Mr. Shao to take you back?

No need.

He's busy now.

Look.

I'm getting better.

I'll get some water.

Let me take the thermos.

Are you really okay?

I'm okay.

Sunian.

What's the matter?

Sit down.

Isn't this our test paper?

Yes.

Why are you giving this to me?

Answer the last four questions

for me to see.

Do it.

How much time was left when you finished

the rest of the questions

in the exam?

Forty minutes.

I spent

ten minutes checking it.

I'll give you 30 minutes.

Be serious.

As if you're taking the exam.

Is it necessary?

Start.

Twenty-nine minutes left.

(Did they)

(find out)

(that I tried to amend the paper?)

(Is...)

(Is it a farewell dinner?)

Let's eat.

Mom.

Is it all made by you?

I ordered it from the restaurant.

It must have cost a lot.

I know.

I'm not good at cooking.

It must have been hard for you both

all these years.

- Not at all. - Not at all.

Dongge.

Did something good

happen

to us?

Mom.

Did you

find out

anything bad?

Let's eat.

Xue.

Don't you like sweet and sour ribs most?

Come on. You can't reach it.

Grab some.

Thank you, Mom.

Don't you like to eat fish most?

The flesh near the gill is the most tender.

Come on.

Take it.

Thank you, Dongge.

Go ahead.

Xue.

I'll help myself, Mom.

Mom.

Just read it.

When will you know the results?

Within...

Within these two days.

Scores don't mean anything.

Don't care too much about it.

No matter what scores you get,

you'll remain my precious daughter.

Go to bed early.

Goodnight.

Goodnight, Mom.

Did Mom know about it?

How did she know?

My wife, Dongge.

I'm ready.

Shao Hua.

Shao Hua.

I can't accompany you

till we're old.

What's wrong

with you?

My mom died

due to gastric cancer.

I'm afraid...

I'm afraid I'll end up the same.

What's the matter?

Make it clear.

I've been feeling unwell

lately.

I didn't tell you.

I always have a pain

in my stomach.

And I have no appetite.

I suspect...

I suspect that it must be...

Why didn't you tell me?

When did this happen?

Did you go to the hospital?

I didn't go to the hospital.

The fortune-teller at the door said

it has spread.

That's a liar.

He knows nothing.

Only you trust him.

He can't be trusted.

I'm afraid that the doctor

at the hospital would say so as well.

Doesn't that mean

I'm sentenced to death?

Silly girl.

Let's go to the hospital, okay?

Let's go to the hospital tomorrow.

Let's not jump to conclusions.

Shao Hua.

I'm afraid...

What if I'm also...

Touch wood.

Don't say stuff like that!

That's impossible.

I mean.

I mean, just in case.

What should I do if it's true?

That won't happen.

That won't happen.

You were far apart from me back then.

But I got you back in the end.

Even if you went

to the king of Hell,

I'd still bring you back.

You're my wife.

Don't be afraid.

But I'm scared.

I'm really scared.

I don't want to die.

Don't be scared.

Let's go to the hospital tomorrow.

Don't be scared.

I don't want to leave you.

I really don't want to leave you both.

I don't want to leave.

I don't want to leave you both.

I don't want to leave.

[Happiness]

[Duty Roster]

Be quiet.

You don't seem ready for the class.

Mr. Zhang

can't be here today.

I'll help him hand out the papers.

Mr. Liu.

Can you understand Maths?

I can understand the scores.

That's alright then.

Busybody.

Fang Hui.

Seventy-eight points. Fail.

Chen Xue.

How come you failed as well?

Seventy-eight points.

Work harder.

Shao Xue.

One hundred and one points.

What's the score?

Did I hear it wrongly?

One hundred and one.

No.

That can't be right.

I'll give you a chance this time.

No more

sloppy mistakes.

Wu Huan.

You are pretty consistent.

Fifty-six points.

Fail.

How do you

learn Maths?

Zhang Qi.

One hundred and forty-five points.

Hold on.

Did you answer it by yourself?

Of course.

You almost got a perfect score on the Maths test.

Yet, you almost scored zero on the Mandarin test.

Are you against me?

Oh, you can tell?

Lin Shiyin.

One hundred and six points.

Dongge, Shao Hua.

Where are you going?

Dongge.

Shao Hua.

Let us accompany you both.

I'll go as well.

Me too.

We'll accompany you to the hospital.

Let's go.

It's good to have you all.

With all our support,

nothing could really harm you.

Okay.

Let's go.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

[Peking Union Medical College]

Is the result out?

What did the doctor say?

[Consulting Room II]

What did the doctor say?

I can bear it.

The doctor

asked you to eat

whatever you want.

Otherwise,

the fetus

[Color Doppler Ultrasound Examination Report] will be malnourished.

Single intrauterine pregnancy.

You're pregnant.

I...

Mr. Shao.

No wonder you felt dizzy and sick before.

Congratulations.

Bravo.

Mr. Shao.

You're old yet strong.

You're pregnant.

I was so scared.

That's great.

Shhh.

You have strong pregnancy symptoms.

Yes.

You're amazing.

For this matter,

almost half of the restoration division is gone.

Well, young people these days.

Master.

It's a good thing.

Madam Yu

isn't young anymore.

Right?

It's good

for them

to help.

Maybe

I should go and give them a hand too?

Just do your work.

Don't worry about others.

You haven't sorted yourself out yet.

There's nothing I need to sort out.

Stop giving me random advice

all the time.

You're getting older

but you're still single.

I'm...

I'm not in a hurry.

I'll get going now.

Are you not going to wait for Xue?

I've got other plans.

Zhang Qi!

Why are you in such a hurry?

He must have gone to the cybercafe.

Sunian.

What score did you get?

How did you make it?

Thank you

for helping me during weekends.

These are the papers

of Grade 10 students.

I hope

you can be responsible

for both yourself

and others.

Mark the papers carefully.

Go ahead.

♪ Still ♪

Sunian.

Normally, you don't like

to get involved

in this kind of thing, right?

Why did you

take the initiative this time?

♪ While talking and laughing ♪

It's not good to just study on my own

all the time.

♪ Repay the world with kindness ♪

♪ The time that we had lost ♪

[Grade 10 Mathematics Paper]

♪ Slowly emerges from the sea ♪

♪ It turns out that the person who didn't go far is at hand ♪

♪ Once you hesitated to bid farewell ♪

♪ Staggering to take adventures ♪

♪ In different dreams ♪

♪ Walking step by step ♪

Mr. Zhang.

I want to ask you a personal favor.

♪ Blowing gently ♪

Please consider it.

(Sunian.)

Thank you for saving my life.

If something happens to you,

I'll try my best to save you.

♪ Those troubles that we never told each other ♪

I'm fine.

You should study harder.

[Haircut, Perms, Hair Treatment]

- You know? - Yes.

Hello.

Is class over?

Xue.

You came back just in time.

Go back home quickly.

There's good news for you.

What is it?

You're going to be a sister.

There's an age gap

of over ten years between them.

Will they not get along well?

Don't worry.

They're siblings.

It should be okay.

Right?

Will it be troublesome

to give birth to the second child?

I think it's fine.

Both of them

are the only child of their own family.

Just a small fine will do.

If they can't hand it in,

I can help them.

When the child is born,

I'm going to be the godmother.

You wish.

I've booked it long ago.

You are next in line.

- So you wouldn't stand down. - Exactly.

All right.

You come first. She comes next. And I come last.

Is it okay?

- Okay. - All right.

That settles it then.

I'll head back and cook.

- Okay, bye. - Bye.

Hurry up and go home.

Goodbye.

Okay.

Why are there only the two of you?

Where's that little rebel?

Isn't he with you?

Did he go to the cybercafe

again?

That brat.

I'm going to find him.

This spoiled kid

is always like this.

Let's go back too.

Mom.

You go back first.

Okay.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

I'm just...

I'm just a little confused.

You don't want a younger brother or sister?

I don't know either.

Let's go.

I'll take you somewhere.

Where are we going?

Sunian.

How did you discover this place?

I didn't discover it.

It's always here.

That's how the back

of the Forbidden City looks.

Those who come here

always leave from here.

But few people look back.

Sunian, you're awesome.

Are you still worried?

Yes.

I'm all ears.

I...

I'm afraid

you'll tease me.

I always

tease you.

I'm worried

if I do have

a younger brother or sister,

will you all

like me less?

♪ As I traverse this path without minding it ♪

♪ My memory does all the hard work for me ♪

♪ All the memories ♪

♪ Are embedded deep within my heart ♪

♪ The past I've been hiding from year after year ♪

♪ Carved into the days long gone ♪

♪ Although simplicity is plain ♪

♪ Its vibrancy has never faded ♪

♪ Those songs in the past ♪

♪ They had accompanied me through everything ♪

♪ Singing ♪

♪ About the stubbornness of our youth ♪

♪ Using this song ♪

♪ To boost our courage as we sing ♪

♪ Please don't cry ♪

♪ Because of you ♪

♪ Until I saw the bustling city ♪

♪ Until I realized that it was once within my reach ♪

♪ I was this sober once ♪

♪ But I still did the same thing ♪

♪ As days go by, I wish to forget ♪

♪ But unknowingly, I remember them again ♪

♪ I remember the deep feelings that were long gone ♪

♪ Within those simple days ♪

♪ Those songs in the past ♪

♪ They had accompanied me ♪

♪ As I regretted our parting ♪

♪ During our youth ♪

♪ Using this song ♪

♪ This song belongs to us ♪

♪ Please don't cry again ♪

♪ And don't ask ♪

♪ When I'll return ♪