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Timing & Subtitles by Moonlight Lovers 🌙 Team@Viki.com

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♫ My late night status has instantly been deleted again ♫

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♫ I don’t want to make you worry any more ♫

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♫ Let’s go somewhere or watch a movie, like what friends do ♫

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♫ So I can give you the most meaningful embrace ♫

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♫ If we learned to be friends, we would be more relaxed ♫

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♫ We don’t have to endure the ache of love ♫

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♫ I need to accept this love will not reach maturity ♫

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♫ Learn to be friends, best friends, not together, not broken apart ♫

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Love under the Moon

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Episode 1

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Hello? Security?

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Send two people to follow my car. Come out with me.

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Right now!

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Hurry! Keep it moving!

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Good.

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Stay there.

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Who are you people?

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What do you want to do?

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Hello, who's this?

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I have Ye Qianze.

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If you call the police, you will face consequences.

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Hello? Hello?!

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Qianze.

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I'm sorry, I can't help.

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Love Under the Moon

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1995

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This peaceful village

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was where my father was sent to many years ago.

(During the cultural revolution, all young people were sent to the rural areas to work in the fields)

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He missed his hometown dearly, so he named me Xiang Yuan.

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The urban city was too distant for him.

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When I was in elementary school, my parents both passed away.

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We became orphans,

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so the villagers raised us as their own.

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Now, I also consider this village with no blood ties to me as my home town.

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Ye Qianze and Ye Yun grew up with us.

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With them around,

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we didn't know what loneliness was.

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Some people say that love starts between strangers

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but I don't think this is necessarily the case.

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Contrary to that, only people familiar with each other

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can understand each other and be in love.

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Who knows where Ye Qianze went?

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No one knows?

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Teacher, he said he had a stomach ache and went to the bathroom.

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Video Hall

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- This is a...

- Qianze!

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- Yeah?

- Why are you here watching videos?

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What videos? This is a soccer game!

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Quick! The teacher is looking for you!

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I'm not going.

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The teacher is furious!

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I'm not done watching.

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Let's go.

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You're not going?

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Yeah.

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Come with me.

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Wait up!

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It's already the final year of high school,

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and only you four in our class don't live in school.

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Now, tell me. Why?

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It saves time and it saves your effort.

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The mountainous roads are so dangerous.

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Tell me why.

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Teacher, I can't live in school.

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I grind my teeth at night. It'll affect my classmates.

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Teacher, I sleep talk. I'm also afraid it will affect my classmates.

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Go home. Tell your parents that you will live on campus from tomorrow onwards.

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You in male dormitory 3. You in female dormitory 4.

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Teacher, I grind my teeth at night—

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Everyone in male dormitory 3 grind their teeth.

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Everyone in female dormitory 4 sleep talks. No one will affect anyone.

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Go back.

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Hurry!

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Xiang Yuan, Qianze, why are you not living in school?

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Teacher, I can't live in school.

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I have to take care of my young sister at home.

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Get someone else who can take care of your sister.

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You're in senior year, I'm sure your sister will understand.

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Teacher, I can't. We're orphans.

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Other than me, there's no one else who can take care of her.

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Besides, if I lived in school, I would constantly worry about her.

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Then I wouldn't be able to concentrate on my studies.

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Then my grades might slip and

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I wouldn't do well on the college entrance exam.

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You're afraid that your grades would slip.

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Yeah.

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Ye Qianze! She's afraid of her grades slipping, but what about you?

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I'm already like this, so I don't need to live in school.

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Anyway, the roads are dangerous, so I have to protect Xiang Yuan.

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- You'll protect her?

- Yes.

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You two?

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Are you in a relationship?

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Let me tell you. Now, you see yourselves as good for each other,

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but you will change when you are older. Am I right?

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Then you will regret not studying because you were in a relationship. Right?

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Then you will regret not studying because you were in a relationship. Right?

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Teacher, we're not like that.

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How could you think of us like that?

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Besides, we wouldn't regret it.

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What are you saying?

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I said that Xiang Yuan,

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Xiang Yuan is the only one in our village that has the chance to get into a university.

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She's also the top student in our class.

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If she was in any trouble, it would impact our class ranking.

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Impacting our class ranking is a big matter.

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Teacher, since the mountain roads are dangerous, we should get going while it's still early.

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Thank you for your concern. My mom is at home waiting for us.

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Thank you, Teacher! Goodbye!

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Goodbye, Teacher.

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We don't want to live on campus

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because the road back home is filled with happiness.

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It seems this has become a crucial daily activity.

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Without it, the day wouldn't be complete.

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Qianze and I are best friends like our fathers were.

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They were sent to the rural areas together in their youth.

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Excuse us!

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My father remained here forever

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whereas Qianze's father went to a university in the city many years ago.

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Later, he divorced Qianze's mom

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and cut off most of his ties to this place.

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After my sister, Xiang Yao, and I became orphans,

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it was Qianze's mom who took care of us.

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Pain often makes people become cold-hearted.

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But Aunt is the opposite.

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People who see her say she is the happiest and most content mom in the world.

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Dinner is ready!

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Coming!

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Wow!

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Eggs, bamboo shoots and dried tofu!

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Aunt, you're the best! These are all my favorites!

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There's something even better.

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What is it?

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Guess what's in here.

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Mom said to guess.

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It smells like chicken soup.

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No, it smells like fish soup.

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Pigeon soup?

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It's tofu.

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The tofu is right here!

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- Look.

- Wow.

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Black chicken soup.

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Black chicken soup!

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Mom, you spent money again.

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You all work so hard on your studies.

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All that matters is that you are all healthy.

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- Especially you and Xiangyuan.

-Thank you.

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- Hui Ying.

- Uncle Wei

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- Come

- It's so lively. You guys are eating?

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Perfect. Let's eat together.

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I already ate.

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I was rushing to send Xiang Yuan and Xiang Yao's subsidy to you.

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I was rushing to send Xiang Yuan and Xiang Yao's subsidy to you.

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Okay.

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It's reasonable to say those two sisters

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should've come to our house to eat because I'm head of the village.

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But how can the food we cook be taste better than yours?

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I'm sorry to trouble you.

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This is bacon that the villagers have asked me to bring over.

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It tastes different. Try it.

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Everyone says taking care of Xiang Yuan and Xiang Yao is too much responsibility for you and your family.

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Everyone also tries to take care of them little by little too.

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Taking care of them for so many years is really not easy.

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What do you mean? This is no problem at all.

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Anyway, I don't have any daughters, so having two girls here makes me so happy.

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If you don't come visit me, I won't be happy.

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Uncle Wei, please thank everyone for Xiang Yuan and I.

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Xiang Yuan,

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these sausages and bacon comes straight from the villagers hearts.

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You and Qianze need to study hard and get into a good university.

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Then, the entire village can celebrate your amazing accomplishment.

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You hear that? You better study hard.

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I've been talking so much, you all should eat.

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- I'll be going now.

- Have some food.

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- Let's eat together.

- I've already eaten.

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I have so many homes to give subsidies to. I need to hurry and give it to them. You guys eat!

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Take care Uncle Wei.

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- Bye Uncle Wei.

- Bye.

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I'll definitely study hard.

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You said it.

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I'm just saying.

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Teacher is coming!

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The subject I will be discussing today, I personally believe has true meaning.

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This subject is "to my future self."

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This future self is yourselves next year.

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This time next year, you will reopen this composition,

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and see if you have achieved that goal yet.

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This composition is to bring you motivation for your college entrance exam.

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I hope you will take this seriously.

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I will repeat it once more.

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This essay must have your true thoughts in it.

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Don't give me something with bogus word speech.

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If you give something like that in, I will make you write it again.

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My face doesn't have your composition, please start writing.

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[Your future self will thank yourself today]

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Qianze's mom! There is a phone call waiting for you.

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Okay, coming.

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This costs hundreds of thousands.

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Back when I was out working,

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only some of the top supervisors could afford this.

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Did you hear that?

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Wow! This car.

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Qianze, Xiang Yuan, you're home from school?

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They say this car is for your family.

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My family?

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Yeah. Go home and take a look.

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-Yeah. Go home and take a look.

-Who is it?

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He's a big boss. They could move to the city.

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- Yeah.

- They don't have to suffer here anymore.

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Qianze is back.

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Qianze, your dad is back.

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He brought us a bunch of gifts from the city.

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That bike wouldn't be able to fit.

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I'm back!

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Brother Qianze!

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Xiang Yao, Brother Qianze has guests today.

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Let's go home for dinner today.

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Qianze, you're dad came back. You'll live in comfort again.

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Go in and see.

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Yes, go in.

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I don't care.

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This kid, why don't you enjoy the good things that come to you?

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Yeah, yeah.

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This is such a blessing.

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Qianze, come in.

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This kid will for sure have a stable bright future.

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Mom, I don't want to go in.

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Give me your backpack.

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Come on.

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I'll take it myself.

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Qianze, you're back.

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Pour some tea for you dad.

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There's no need. No need.

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Where are you going?

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I'm going back to my room to do homework.

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You can do it later. Sit down.

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Come, sit here.

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Qianze,

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you're in your last year of high school. Is it stressful?

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Did your school ever have you take a performance test?

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Oh right,

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I have mock exam papers

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from Guangzhou's prominent high schools.

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Do you want to have a look?

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What do exams papers from Guangzhou have anything to do with me?

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It's become cold.

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I'll reheat it for you.

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Come and help me.

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Can you not treat talking to your dad like taking disgusting medicine?

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It doesn't matter that we have divorced. He came back to see you.

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No matter what, he is still your father. You can't treat him like that, do you understand?

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I never thought of him as my father. Where was he before?

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This kid.

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What did he come back for?

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You're old enough to ask him yourself.

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Fine.

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I'll see what he has to say.

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Ye Yun.

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Sister.

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Your father's back. Why are you here?

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Ah, I know.

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If you know, then why aren't you going home? What are you loitering outside my house for?

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I just wanted to be alone for a bit.

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Sister, do you know why my father came back?

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I don't know. How would I know what the adults are up to?

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I have a feeling it won't been something good.

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Don't worry about it too much. Hurry and go home.

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They are all waiting for you to have dinner.

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Sis, can I eat at your house?

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We don't have rice.

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Quick, go home.

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Fine.

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I've already contacted this high school in Guangzhou.

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In this Guangzhou high school,

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the college entrance exam success rate is extremely high.

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So I want to transfer you over there.

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I have to go all the way to Guangzhou just for school?

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I think my school is very good.

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I don't want to go.

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Qianze, even students in Guangzhou

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can't get into this high school easily.

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Then I don't want to you bother you.

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I know.

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In the past, I treated your mom,

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your brother, and you,

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with very little care.

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- In future, I hope to...

- There's no in the future.

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I cannot possible go. Thank you.

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I'm going to Xiang Yuan's house.

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You are not going anywhere.

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We haven't finished talking yet.

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Qianze, when you go to Guangzhou,

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then we can get slowly become familiarised with each other.

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Why must I get familiarised with you?

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My mom and I are fine here.

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What right do you have to make me get familiarised with you?

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Just because you have money?

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Before you came, did you even consider if I wanted to go?

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If you didn't, let me tell you. I don't want to.

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You have to go whether you want to or not.

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Let me tell you this. No one can force me to do things I don't want to do.

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Stand there!

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Bro-

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Mom?

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Ye Yun.

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You've grown up so fast.

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The same height as your brother now.

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- Xiang Yuan!

-Yeah?

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Auntie! What's wrong?

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Xianze and his father didn't get along and now he's stormed off.

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Help me convince him.

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Okay I'll go right now.

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But I don't know where he went.

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I think I know where he is.

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Go finish cooking.

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I'll come back soon, don't worry.

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Qianze!

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Xiang Yuan!

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I knew that you would be here.

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What's wrong?

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Ye Binglin wants me to transfer to Guangzhou to study.

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Who does he think he is? I'm supposed to go where ever he wants me to?

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Guangzhou?

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But the schools there are definitely better than the ones here.

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It's not a matter of if they are good or not.

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It's a matter of whether or not I am willing to go.

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Then what about your mom? Does she agree?

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From the looks of it, they probably discussed it beforehand.

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Even so, I'm not going.

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I'm not going anywhere.

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I will stay here

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and go to school with you.

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But Qianze, we aren't even adults yet.

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For the big things, we still have to listen to our parents.

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Okay.

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I will listen to my mom for everything,

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Except this. That's acceptable right?

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But this is a big deal!

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I don't want to leave you.

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I also don't want to be separated from you.

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But don't worry, I will study hard

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and go to Guangzhou so we can be at the same university together.

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Can we talk about something else?

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Let's go to the mountain peak to see the moon!

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I've always wanted to ask you,

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why do you go to the mountain peak every time you're upset?

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Because it's high up, and I can see far away.

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People like going to high up places.

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Even though it's tough getting up the mountain,

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the view seen from the top is completely different!

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So a good university is like a tall mountain.

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Where did you learn all these things from?

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How about this. Your grades are good and you like to study. You can go.

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I'll just stay here.

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You don't need to worry about the things at home and Xiang Yao.

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That's not possible!

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I can't let these things become an excuse for you to be lazy.

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We must go to university together.

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You really think I can get in?

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Of course!

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Think about it, you don't study and yet you still manage to pass every time.

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That means that you are smart.

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Also, your father went to university.

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You must have inherited his genes.

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Who wants to inherit his stupid genes?

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Xianze, I think that no matter what opinion you have of your dad,

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through his own efforts,

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he was able to change his life for the better.

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If you betray your family to change your own life,

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I'd rather not.

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Are you going to see the moon or not?

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- I'm going.

-Let's go!

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It's so late why aren't you sleeping yet?

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Oh, I'm waiting for my brother.

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Don't wait for him, go to sleep.

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You rest early too mom.

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It's late, I'll be heading back to town now.

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You guys try to convince Qianze.

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I'll wait for your response.

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Qianze? Qianze it's time to go to school!

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Qianze!

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- Auntie.

- Ah.

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Today I have to go buy soybeans.

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I can't carry it all so I need Qianze to help me.

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Could you help report his absence?

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Okay, I will.

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I want to say some things to you.

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Oh.

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Auntie, what is it?

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You don't blame me

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for wanting Qianze to go to Guangzhou right?

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I don't want to separate you two. Really.

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You've grown up together,

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watching you guys get along so well has made me so happy.

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But I feel that if he goes to Guangzhou now he can live better in the future.

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I understand.

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I understand everything.

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Its mostly because Qianze is bad at studying.

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Besides, it wouldn't be for too long.

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Endure it, a year will pass by very quickly.

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I know.

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Actually the person that is even more unwilling for Qianze to go than me is you.

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What is there to be unwilling about?

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I was willing for my husband, much less my son.

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Besides, I know that he going to be successful.

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Auntie, that year when Uncle went to university,

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you don't regret letting him go?

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I regret it.

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But I have accepted it now.

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If a person has the ability and the luck,

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we should encourage them.

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Just like how I tell Qianze that even a single grain of rice dropped on the table should not be wasted.

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Why should we waste their ability and luck?

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If we really did that, the heavens would blame us.

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Don't let the fire get too strong.

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Hey mom, didn't you say that you were going to the town to buy beans?

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When are you going to go?

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After cooking this firm tofu.

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You just started making it, when are you going to finish?

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Things should be done one by one.

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Did you get hurt by the smoke?

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I'm fine.

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You should rest, let me take care of the rest.

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Two years ago, Cun Xitou's Auntie Guan's

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daughter was married off in Shanghai.

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She's experiencing so much happiness now.

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There's running water. If she wants hot water, there's hot water. If she wants cold water, there's cold water.

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She even has has air conditioning. How great,

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unlike us.

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When can I be like Auntie Guan? Living a great life filled with fortune?

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Just wait for it, what she has now, you will have in the future.

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Also, I will repay you many times over.

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Repay with what?

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With your the words from your mouth?

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If you were to go to school in Guangzhou now and then get into a university there after,

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you can also have a good future.

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I can also relax with you for a couple of days.

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Right now you come to light the fire and cook with me everyday.

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Today, tomorrow, and also in the future?

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Let me tell you, we're going to suffer like this for the rest of our lives.

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Do you know, as a man, if you never leave your home, you will never grow up.

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If I really do go to Guangzhou, then who is going to take care of this family?

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Who is going to take care of you and little brother?

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When have I ever needed you to take care of me?

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These past few years, I've been doing fine.

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But you can't mess with your future.

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A few years ago, your father also wanted me to go to the city.

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But I didn't agree to.

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Because to me, he was already a stranger.

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But it's not the same for you.

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You are my son.

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Your future is my number one concern. Am I right?

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I believe that you won't disappoint me.

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You are not a selfish child.

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I'm not wrong.

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If I do go,

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and I miss home,

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and miss you, then what shall I do?

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My loneliness is what I do for you!

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If you miss me, just eat dried tofu.

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It will be as if I was by your side.

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I beg you.

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Mom don't say anymore.

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I promise you.

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But let me make it clear, I am only going for one year.

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I will come back after one year.

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Just one year.

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Okay, then.

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Student Xiang Yuan, please answer this.

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What is the range of value for A?

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Choose B, choose B.

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Choose B.

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I'm going into town to get soybeans tomorrow.

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I made these dried tofu for you.

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Mom.

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I heard your footsteps from afar.

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When you go into the city, don't be like this. Be calm.

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Otherwise people will say I didn't teach you well.

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Mom, I know.

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The reason you didn't let me go to school today wasn't because you needed to buy soya beans.

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You said those things to irritate me, to make me go to Guangzhou, right?

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I'm not going to Guangzhou anymore.

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Even if I don't go to Guangzhou, I can get into a good university.

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What did you say?

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Mom, I promise you from today onwards,

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I won't play basketball anymore or fool around.

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I will study hard every day.

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If I don't study til 12am, then I won't come home.

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If not then I will just live at school then, okay?

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Did I just waste my time talking to you?

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No. It's just I don't want to go. Why are you forcing me to go?

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Did I spoil you too much?

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As a man, how could you just break your promise?

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Even if you hit me, I still won't go.

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- You're not going? You're not going?

-Mom!

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I don't know a single person in Guangzhou. Why are you so cold-hearted?

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If I don't treating you cold-heartedly now, in the future other people will treat you like this.

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How come you still don't understand this?!

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I just don't want to go.

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- You're so immature!

- Mom!

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Mom, mom!

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Mom, what's wrong with you ?

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Mom, let me in.

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Let me in.

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If you are not going to Guangzhou, then don't even think about stepping inside this house.

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What's so great about Guangzhou? Why must you force me to go?

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Mom, if you don't let me in, then I will leave.

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I'm really going.

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I'm not coming back.

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Qianze.

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Why are you here?

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I saw you run in this direction as soon as you left the house.

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What's wrong?

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My mom won't let me inside the house.

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She said if I'm not going to Guangzhou, then I can't go home.

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I might have to go to the chief's house to sleep tonight.

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You still haven't promised her yet?

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Why must I promise her that I'll go to Guangzhou? I'm not going.

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I'm thinking of waiting two days. My mum's temper should have calmed down by then.

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But if you wait a few days, you won't be able to go to our school anymore.

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Huh? Why?

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Your dad came to school today to start the transfer procedure.

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Who gave him the right to start the transfer procedure?

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I won't leave, even if he transfers me. We'll see what he thinks about that.

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Qianze.

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Do you not want to go to Guangzhou and get into a good university,

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find a good job after graduation,

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and then bring your mom over there and live a good life?

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I can tell that even though your mom doesn't say anything,

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but inside, she is having a hard time.

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If you really care for her,

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then you should listen to her.

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You're almost an adult. Don't be so immature.

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If I do go,

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we won't be able to see each other for a year.

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I know.

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So this year I will study hard and get into a university in Guangzhou.

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Then we can study at the same university and see each other everyday.

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Even though this year will be really hard,

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but if we overcome it, it will be even more meaningful.

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At the same time, I heard the teacher say, Auntie is very thankful for you.

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She was scared that if she helped you transferred schools, you would think she had bad intentions.

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So that's why your dad went instead.

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Your mom is actually suffering more than you are.

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♫ No one is dumb, everyone just pretends to be dumb ♫

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♫ No one deliberately pretends to be dumb, only when attempting to defy death ♫

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♫ Everyone acts boastful, this evolves from being half-genuine ♫

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♫ This is not to be excessively surprised, this is only a temporary armour ♫

550

♫ How many more decades, accompanies you in this life ♫

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♫ How many oaths, to say how love will never change ♫

552

♫ How many sleepless nights, to get over the hard times ♫

553

♫ How many languages, to get over your sweetness ♫

554

♫ How many more decades, accompanies you in this life ♫

555

♫ How many oaths, to say how love will never change ♫

556

♫ How many sleepless nights, to get over the hard times ♫

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♫ How many languages, to get over your sweetness ♫