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[Sisterhood]

[Episode 24]

Bihua.

Bihua.

There you go.

This is

what I prepared earlier for you.

When you arrive in Europe,

Young Lady of Jin

can't anyway go to work

and make money on her own, right?

So much?

You're my only sister.

My parents have passed away.

I have to take responsibility for you on behalf of them.

Look.

This set of jewellery

is much better

than my pearl necklace.

Although it's not priceless,

it's worth some money.

When you meet someone you love,

as long as you have this dowry,

ordinary families

dare not underestimate you.

That's all?

You want to bribe me

and make me marry in Europe.

Why didn't you say

you want me to keep the secret for you

and never go back to Xingzhou?

Bihua,

how could you say that?

Didn't I

explain to you?

Don't lie to me.

I wasn't born yesterday.

Do you think I would believe

what you said?

Yasin almost killed me.

I didn't call the police directly

because I wanted to come back and find out the truth.

If it weren't for what happened today,

would you give me so much money?

Do you think

I came back to blackmail you?

You must

just get this jewellery

from Mrs. Lu, right?

This is the good stuff

you've been dreaming of.

Are you willing to give it to me?

Jin Biyun,

are your really this good to me?

When our parents doted on me when I was young,

you even tried to strangle me.

I didn't forget that.

Jin Biyun,

you're such an evil woman!

What other shameful things

did you do?

Are you crazy?

How could I have

a sister like you?

You're too scary.

Bihua.

What are you doing?

I'm your elder sister.

You are my younger sister.

We had the same father

and mother.

If you call the police,

I'll die.

Please give me a pass.

I know

the money I gave you was too little.

I promise you.

I'll pay you double.

Spare me, Bihua.

Otherwise,

I'll kill myself in front of you.

Put down the knife.

You are my sister.

Please buy me a coffin.

It doesn't need to be too big

or too thick,

as long as it can accomodate my body.

I don't want to be a lonely ghost.

Put the knife down.

Jin Biyun,

I don't want your money

or your jewellery.

Please remember,

in this world,

there are more important things than money.

You fell in love with Lu Xuelin

before you married Lu Xueqiao.

I know.

I don't care about your grudges.

Take care of yourself.

Yes, pick me up.

Now.

Bihua.

Why are you leaving now?

Xueqiao and I can take you to the dock tomorrow.

Isn't that good?

I dare not live in your house.

I'm scared.

Bihua.

You promised me.

You won't go back on your words, right?

Don't worry.

I won't say a word about it.

Take care.

Kiss Zhanyuan for me.

Let him study in Europe when he grows up.

Although his aunt

is not smart,

she can still take care of him.

Miss Jiao,

thank you.

What's wrong?

Did you quarrel with your sister?

Won't she let you go to Europe?

Stop asking.

I'm in a bad mood.

I just want to find a place

to cry quietly.

Don't mention anything

about what happened today.

Never.

Jiao, promise me.

Okay, I promise.

Young Lady of Jin,

look at your temper.

Why did I agree

to go to Europe with you?

You deserve it.

Suck it up.

Since then,

Jin Bihua and Lin Longjiao

has never come back.

They left Xingzhou

and went to a farther place

with regrets,

secrets and visions.

For hundreds of years,

the Chinese

never stopped moving forward.

Today,

you can see familiar faces

and hear familiar voices

around the world.

Tianqing.

Are you serious about what you said?

I didn't hear of anything

about job cuts at the construction site.

Although the boss hasn't said anything about it,

it doesn't need so many workers

at the construction site.

I asked Hai

to ask around

and see where is hiring female workers.

I haven't heard back from him.

I'm really worried that our sisters...

What are you worried about?

All these days,

every one of us

made money

depending on each other.

Even if there are job cuts,

it's up to the boss.

You can't

consider everything for them.

How could you say that?

We are all from Sanshui.

Since I got the sense

that there'll be job cuts at the construction site,

I have to find a way.

All right.

Didn't you say

you've already asked Hai to seek other opportunities?

Just wait.

Do you think

people will accept it

if there are job cuts?

They have no other choices.

When the renovation of the old house is completed,

can Miss Nan Lan

raise them forever?

The clean-up and the preparation of the materials

are totally up to standard.

You did it fast

and well.

You know what?

You female workers

did do a good job on the basic work.

You're not worse than us male workers at all,

but as for the next procedure,

I'm afraid you can't do it.

Watch your mouth.

Carrying rocks, bricks,

cement and sand...

Is there anything we can't do?

Right.

Right.

Laifu.

Don't talk if you can't say anything good.

You outnumbers us.

I can't convince you.

I'll shut up.

I won't argue

with you Red Scarf again.

I have to show respect to Meihua.

To the left.

Right.

Alright, coming.

Give me a hand.

I was busy preparing for the funeral these days.

I hardly came here.

Thank you for taking care of this.

Don't mention it.

Mr. Lu,

I'm sorry for your loss.

It's all in the past.

Thank you.

By the way, Tianqing,

the male workers have started working at the construction site.

Do you still

need

so many Red Scarfs?

You're right.

What do you think

if we retain 15 of them?

-Fifteen, well... -Hush.

You can retain more.

It's okay even if you want to keep all of them.

Anyway,

my sister-in-law won't care about the money.

No way.

Fifteen are enough.

Miss Nan Lan is generous,

but we can't get paid

for nothing.

We Red Scarf

will never

take advantage of our boss.

Hai used to

work at construction sites.

I can ask him

to see where else is hiring female workers.

You're too stubborn.

I'll see how you'll say to everyone.

Miss Qi.

Are you going out again?

Yes.

I saw

you've been busy these days.

I was just running around.

I got rejected

everywhere I went.

What's wrong?

The construction site

we're working at

is too small.

They don't need so many people,

but Miss Nan Lan, the boss,

doesn't kick us out

for the sake of Tianqing.

I'm aware of it,

so I need to see

what other construction sites are hiring.

You're really working hard.

It's a big matter.

Well,

I can't do anything about it.

You...

You just wait for the good days

and take good care of Ling.

Okay.

Go back to your work.

I'm gonna go.

Madam,

please make way.

Don't make fun of me, Qi.

I'm here to see you.

Don't you invite me in?

After taking off the red scarf,

you can't enter the Tofu Village anymore.

This is the rule.

You know it.

All the sisters are at the construction site today.

The food delivery guy also left.

I saw it, Qi.

Please let me in.

I brought you to Xingzhou

because I hoped

you could make money on your own,

support your family,

and go back to your hometown when you retire.

But now,

you've become someone else's concubine.

What else can I say?

I'm not a concubine.

You dress like this.

If you're not a concubine, then what?

Qi, you misunderstood.

I'm learning to sing opera from my senior.

She asked me

to dress like this.

Your senior

is Tan Yuqing, right?

I heard she is popular.

She's a big star.

What does she see in you?

Learning opera?

I’ve heard of it.

It usually starts from a young age.

You have to

stretch your waist and legs

on the grinding plate.

You even have to get up early and practice singing

before the chicken crows.

No pains, no gains.

And you?

You're living in a big hotel,

eating, drinking and dressing well.

What opera are you learning?

Xiuhe,

be careful.

Don't blame me for not reminding you.

You have to pay

for what you get.

Qi.

After all, you are my cousin.

If you come back now,

I, Qi,

can make an exception for you,

but if you

insist on doing this,

don't ever come back.

Qi.

I've brought money.

I remember your kindness to me

all these years.

Now I have money.

I have to pay you back.

No need.

Keep the money

and transfer it home

for your man to get a concubine.

Ling.

Other than Miss Qi,

you've been here in Southeast Asia for the longest time.

You've also spent the longest time

on the construction site.

In your opinion,

what do you think of

our construction site?

It's pretty good.

Tianqing.

Although you're young,

you're good at work

and planning.

You've managed the construction site

in an orderly way.

I admire you.

I'm flattered.

Don't you think

there's anything wrong?

No.

Don't you think

there are too many people on the construction site?

It's quite obvious.

You keep everyone at the construction site

even if they're not a Red Scarf.

Of course there are too many people.

What your mouth.

Right, Tianqing.

The male workers have come to the construction site.

There will be

less and less non-labor work.

It won't need so many people.

I'm not a Red Scarf.

I won't come tomorrow.

I'm discussing it with you.

Qiaoling,

I don't mean to kick you out.

I know. I know.

As I said,

friends don't make things difficult for each other.

Okay.

Xiaochan.

What’s wrong?

Nothing.

I'm worried about Tianqing.

I envy the relationship

between you sisters.

If I had such a friend,

I would have no regrets in my life.

I can be

your best friend,

caring about you every day

and thinking about you for everything.

I...

Thank you.

Xiaochan.

Mr. Lu.

Actually I have a feeling that

it'll be difficult for Tianqing

this time.

Why?

You're a Young Master of a rich family.

You don't know how hard it is for us female workers.

If they can't work,

they can't make a living.

They'll hate Tianqing.

Young Master Lu,

your family is resourceful

in Xingzhou.

Can you help us?

We female workers

are as capable as male workers,

and it'll only cost

60 cents per day

to hire us.

You're right.

You don't ask for a high salary.

You should be able to find a job.

Let me try.

How can I find you?

You didn't come these days.

I wanted to see you,

but...

You can call me.

Call you?

[Lu Xueting]

This is my name card.

My number is on it.

You can call me

from a phone booth.

[To Cousin Qi, Xiuhe]

Qi.

I'm Xiuhe.

You're the same as usual.

You didn't lock your door,

so I asked the letter man to write a letter

and send it to you.

You've been capable since you were a kid.

You worked the hardest

and were the most favourite kid.

As for me,

I've been the least favourite kid

since I was young.

I know you brought me here

because you pitied me.

You've taken good care of me for the past two years.

I appreciate that from the bottom of my heart.

But, Qi,

I met my life changer.

My life is getting better now.

Why are you unhappy?

Can't you see

someone's getting better than you?

Anyway,

I feel indebted to you.

I have to repay you.

This is also what my senior

Tan Yuqing taught me.

This money is my reward to you.

Take it.

Hai.

Have some noodles.

Excuse me.

No.

I didn't finish what my wife asked me to do.

I'm too ashamed to eat.

Ling. Gui.

Hai.

What happened?

A woman's attitude

is like the sky in June.

It changes very fast.

It's probably not aimed at us.

Kuang Haisheng.

How is it going?

Hai worked really hard.

I've even got blisters on my feet,

but the female workers

aren't that urgently needed.

What's the problem with

Miss Qi?

She brought so many Red Scarfs

from the countryside.

Now they're gonna lose their jobs.

I'm telling the truth.

They'd better disband.

Tianqing,

I think you're quite good.

You also work hard.

It won't be difficult for you

to find a job as a maid at someone's home.

Get lost.

Sorry, Tianqing.

I'm useless.

Some of my friends

are in charge of other construction sites.

I'll ask them tomorrow.

Thank you.

Thank you, Hai.

It seems that Miss Qi isn't here.

Let's hear what Tianqing

is going to tell Miss Qi,

so that I can get prepared.

Right.

What does she want?

Let her make it clear.

Tianqing.

There was something you didn't make it clear

at the construction site today.

Now we're back.

There are only us here. Just tell us.

Here's the thing.

The male workers will start working at the construction site tomorrow.

We're going to cut jobs.

From the day after tomorrow,

there'll be only15 of us required.

Fifteen?

Fifteen?

That are too few people.

What about the other sisters?

Kuang Haisheng and Jiu

have gone to ask around.

I hope they can find jobs

for other sisters.

But now...

What if...

I mean if we can't find other jobs

in the worst scenario,

can we

take turns to work?

I've calculated it.

Everyone can rotate work

in four days.

Four days?

Four days?

That means...

We can only get one-day salary

in every four days?

Right.

You're kidding me.

Right.

My family are still in need of money.

What should we do?

Tianqing.

Aren't you close

to Miss Nan Lan?

Go and beg her

to let everyone continue to work.

How about

we beg her together?

We can kowtow to her.

She's so rich anyway.

She won't care about

our salary.

Did I say too much?

Tianqing.

Everyone thought

they could work until the job is done.

Well,

it's a surprise to all.

Right.

We didn't see that coming.

How come you didn't see that coming?

Gui,

you claim to have abundant experience of working at the construction site

and are capable.

Even a newcomer like me can tell

they don't need this many people here.

Can't you tell?

Besides,

Tianqing isn't the big sister.

What's the point of talking to her?

Xiaochan.

Stop it.

Xiaochan is right.

We Red Scarfs

listen to the big sister.

Tianqing.

It's such a big matter.

Have you talked to Miss Qi?

I planned to come back

and discuss it with Miss Qi tonight.

Since you just asked,

I'd like to know

your thoughts first.

What an excuse.

What do you mean?

It's just an excuse.

It's such a big matter.

Why didn't you tell Miss Qi first?

Although Miss Qi is the big sister,

she's not that familiar

with Xingzhou.

I just wanted to

help her

as much as I could.

That's why I asked Kuang Haisheng

and Jiu

to ask around

and see what construction site needs female workers.

Tianqing asked someone to help.

She did this for our good.

Is there anything wrong with

telling Miss Qi after she gets more information?

She's just trying to be a hero.

That's right.

That's right.

Tianqing, you're just trying to be a hero.

You said Miss Qi

is not familiar with Xingzhou.

I don't think so.

I've been in Xingzhou for years.

Every time

it was Miss Qi

who looked for jobs for us.

Cutting jobs

is such a big matter.

You should tell Miss Qi

in advance.

That's right.

If you had told Miss Qi earlier,

maybe she

would have already found work

at a new construction site.

-Yeah. -Right.

How long have you been here?

Do you really think you're great?

I...

What are you talking about?

What's there to argue about?

Miss Qi.

You're home. We...

I heard everything.

Tianqing did the right thing.

She found this work.

The boss decides

how many workers are needed.

What's there to argue about?

Ling, Gui, Tianqing.

You three come to my room.

Others

take a shower,

wash your clothes,

and cook.

Stop standing here.

Go.

Let's go.

Go do the laundry.

I didn't expect that.

I'll go upstairs with you.

I'm afraid they'll bully you.

Right.

Since I was young,

you've always stood up for me.

Now, I want to stand up for you too.

Miss Qi asked me to discuss something.

Who needs you to stand up for?

I think you've lost your mind.

It's useless to worry.

That's what happened.

If the designer, Mr. Lu,

hadn't pointed out there are too many workers,

I actually wanted to keep it

for a few more days.

I'm telling the truth.

I dare not lie in front of you.

Ling, Gui,

you've been in Southeast Asia

for years.

You've experienced days

when there was no work to do.

Why can't you

understand Tianqing?

Miss Qi,

did you experience

the same thing before?

Actually,

we're all from Sanshui.

We can make money together

and share burdens together.

In the past two months,

we all experienced days

when there was no work to do.

No one complained

at that time.

Do you know why?

That's because Miss Qi

gave everyone a heads-up

half a month in advance,

so we were all prepared.

Right.

But you

suddenly said

only 15 people will be retained,

then who should be kept and who should go?

I heard it just now.

You're trying your best to find work at a new construction site.

That's great.

To be honest,

I also went out to look for jobs today.

It's not that easy.

I'm afraid

there'll be some time

before we find a new job,

but

there's a silver lining.

Someone

who used to be our boss

agreed to help.

It's just that his construction site

will only start working after three months,

and the scale of the project is small.

He only needs

20 workers at most.

This'll also do.

We can find more construction sites,

then we'll all have work to do.

But the job cuts will start the day after tomorrow.

How should we tell everyone?

I'm considering

asking them to take turns to work.

Everyone can work once every three days.

It's better than having no work to do.

What about you?

I...

Miss Qi.

What do you mean? I didn't get it.

You didn't handle

this thing well.

If you want to convince others,

you have to start with yourself.

But Miss Nan Lan

entrusted the construction site to me.

If I don't work,

how can I explain to Miss Nan Lan?

You're at the Tofu Village.

You need to think about

how to explain to your sisters first.

That's right.

Since you live in the Tofu Village

and admit that you're a Red Scarf,

you can't really take yourself as a boss,

unless

you take off the red scarf

and ask people to call you Young Boss.

Tianqing, it's not personal.

It's because

it never happened here

in the Tofu Village.

I think

you can only convince others in this way.

I see.

I took the liberty of making this decision.

I have to punish myself.

Sisters,

15 people take turns to work every day.

I'll help Miss Nan Lan

oversee the project

for free.

Is that okay?

What about He Xiaochan?

What’s wrong with her?

You’re forgetful.

She's not on the list.

She came here herself

to stay in the Tofu Village.

At that time,

I took her in because

the project at the construction site was big enough

so that it could accommodate everyone

to work together,

but it's different now.

He Xiaochan

is your best friend.

If she really supports you,

she should give up

rotating work with others.

But...

Why?

I’ll take the responsibility myself.

Xiaochan didn't do anything wrong.

She's got this only because she's close to me...

Then I'm making trouble for her.

Actually, you don't have to listen to me.

It doesn’t matter if you can convince others or not.

You can leave the Tofu Village

with Xiaochan.

Anyway, you are in charge of

Miss Nan Lan's construction site.

It's not difficult

for you to hire another 15 female workers.

From now on,

don't contact

the Tofu Village anymore.

Miss Qi.

I won't make things difficult for you.

But I...

Go back and think carefully

before you answer me.

Go.

What?

They don't allow me to work. Why?

Don't worry.

Maybe Hai will soon find

a new construction site,

then many problems

will be solved.

Ouyang Tianqing,

I take you as my sister.

You can't take their side.

Have you forgotten

how you got this job?

If I hadn't

put in a good word for you

in front of Miss Nan Lan,

would she trust you so much?

Xiaochan.

Let me explain.

No.

What Red Scarf?

I quit.

If you take off this red scarf,

I'll still take you as my sister.

We remain sisters

for the rest of our lives.

Otherwise,

we will go our separate ways.

Our paths will never cross.

We'll pretend we don't know each other.

What are you yelling on the roof?

You're disturbing others' sleep.

Gui, you are a weasel.

How dare you talk to Gui like that?

You have no manners.

Stop pretending to be a good person here.

Who do you think you are?

You're a widow who seduces wifeless men.

How many have you hooked up with?

You...

He Xiaochan, do you want to be beaten?

How dare you!

If you dare to hit me,

I'll call the police now.

Go ahead.

This is the Tofu Village.

The police

won't care about our Red Scarf's business.

What's wrong?

What happened?

Fine.

You all bullying me.

You all bullying me!

I quit.

If I, He Xiaochan,

can't live a better life than yours,

I would have not lived.

There you go.

I, He Xiaochan,

am no longer a Red Scarf.

Xiaochan.

Xiaochan.

Xiaochan.

Xiaochan.

She went mad.

She scolded Ling badly.

I'll apologise to Ling

on behalf of Xiaochan,

but it's not entirely

Xiaochan’s fault.

She almost lost her life

when she came to Southeast Asia.

Now she's almost going to lose her job.

How can she not be worried?

Gui,

please take some sisters

to look for Xiaochan.

Please.

All right.

I'll take people with me to look for her.

Thank you.

This is the Lu's Mansion.

Who do you want to speak to?

Can I speak to

Mr. Lu,

Lu Xueting?

Third Young Master,

someone's calling for you.

This is Lu Xueting.

Xiaochan.

Xiaochan.

Xiaochan.

Xiaochan.

Xiaochan.

Xiaochan.

Xiaochan.

Where did she go?

Xiaochan.

Xiaochan.

Check over there.

Okay, I'll go there.

Xiaochan.

Why did you pull over?

You haven't said where to go.

Anywhere.

What's wrong?

Why are you crying?

I...

How have you been?

When people see hope

and have dreams,

they'll feel good,

right?

Bihua coming here

made you see hope,

so you're dreaming

the police will come to save you.

No.

You were dreaming

that your Heavenly Lady Nan Lan

will come to save you.

Dream on.

Bihua is my sister.

How would she help you?

You can't leave here

before you're completely

tamed by me.

Why are you

so good today?

You're right.

For my safety,

I have to kill him.

Lu Xuelin,

you asked for it.

You can't blame me.

No.

No!

Biyun,

for the sake of our love,

for the sake of our child,

don't kill me.

Wait!

Yasin.

You go out.

Now you finally admit

the child is yours.

Why didn't you

accept me back then?

I didn't.

He is now

the son of the Lu family.

There's no difference

whether he calls me uncle or dad.

The difference is huge.

It's totally different.

The person he calls dad

is an idiot,

a loser.

I wanted to marry you, Lu Xuelin,

but you Lu family

found me a replacement.

I hate you.

I want to cut you into pieces!

Xuelin,

does it hurt?

Why don't you dodge?

I...

I deserve it.

I feel sorry for you.

Don't kill me.

I'm willing to stay here

for the rest of my life,

as long as you keep my life.

I don't want to kill you,

but your existence

will bring me a fatal disaster.

What should I do?

I'm so hesitant.

I...

Who sent so many flowers?

This is from Sir Henry.

This is from banker Mr. Lin.

This is from lawyer

James Chen.

This is

from Chairman Xu's wife.

You remember them clearly.

Why did they send flowers?

Your speech is on the newspaper.

They sent flowers

to show their respect.

I was really scared that day.

I was no longer the Heavenly Lady

and wouldn't parade anymore.

I was really afraid

that they would smash the Goddess Hotel.

I didn't expect

it ended up like this.

The people of Xingzhou respect you even more.

Miss.

You're amazing.

What's so great about that?

I just told the truth.

You're such a good woman.

You married into the Lu family,

but they didn't cherish you

and even set you up.

They're all bad.

What did the Lu family

did to you?

The third son of the Lu family

looks like a good man,

but he's a actually a playboy.

Xueting?

No way.

It's only been a few days

since he came to the hotel with Young Lady of Jin.

Today, he came with another girl.

That girl

is really something.

Who is she?

She's Xiaochan,

the one who follows Tianqing.

Xiaochan?

Which room is she in?

Am I going to

stay here?

This is something

I never dreamed of.

Have a good sleep here.

Maybe tomorrow morning,

you'll forgive Tianqing.

Don't forget.

You are the best friends.

Cherish your friendship.

Thank you, Mr. Lu.

Don't mention it.

From tomorrow onwards,

you'll be my assistant.

Work hard. Don't slack off.

That's the room.

Sister-in-law.

Xueting.

What are you doing here?

I booked a room for my friend.

I'm gonna go.

Is your friend a girl?

You know her, Xiaochan.

You don’t hide at all.

Xiaochan is a Red Scarf.

She's from the countryside.

You did this...

Sister-in-law,

I think you misunderstood.

Xiaochan and Tianqing had a fight.

She was sad.

I had a meal with her

to comfort her.

She

didn't want to go back to the Tofu Village,

so I booked a room for her.

Third Young Master

is a gentleman.

I thought too much.

Mr. Lu.

What can I do for you?

I’m here to tell you

Xiaochan...

Xiaochan went to see you?

She scared me.

I was worried that she would be like me.

Did you look for her?

I didn't want you to worry,

so I came to tell you.

I have

found a place

for her.

She won't go back

to the Tofu Village tonight.

By the way,

I've been working

at the construction site every day.

I needed an assistant, so I hired Xiaochan.

I’ll pay her salary.

I just want to let you know. Good night.

Assistant...