[English subtitles are available]
[Forever and Ever]
[Episode 10]
Hello, Mom?
Shi Yi, your father and I
came to Zhenjiang earlier than expected.
We had a discussion.
We feel
that it's impolite of us
to only meet Chen's parents
during the engagement banquet.
Can you
discuss this with him
and arrange for us
to meet his mother tonight?
See if she's free tonight.
Something happened to their family.
They might not be able to make it tonight.
What happened?
Is it serious?
It's just a conflict between their relatives.
I didn't ask him much.
Alright then.
But you must remember this.
No matter what,
the two families need to meet each other once
before the engagement banquet.
Did you hear me?
And
your grandparents are here as well.
So,
if Chen can't make it tonight,
you should come by yourself.
Okay?
Alright.
That's it for now.
What's wrong?
Something happened to Chen's family.
We can't meet them tonight.
How about tomorrow?
If they can't make it tomorrow, how about the day after tomorrow?
Anyway, we applied for leave.
We have ample time to meet them.
Alright then.
Let's go and take a walk.
Lian Sui.
Where is he?
I don't know.
Lin Fei,
where's Zhousheng Chen?
His mother wanted to see him for an urgent matter.
He had to leave early.
He didn't get to tell you before he left.
Is that so?
Is there a car available here?
I don't need a driver. I can drive it myself.
A car?
There isn't?
Everyone went out.
We don't have any cars for now.
I can call a cab for you.
But maybe you need to wait for half an hour.
Ren has a car.
Go and ask him.
Hurry up.
I don't like to talk to him.
He's mean.
Are you going or not?
Fine. I'll go.
You're so annoying.
Let me pack my things.
I won't lend it to you.
I have mysophobia.
I dislike it when people sit in my car.
Even my father hasn't ridden my car before.
Fine.
I think I should call a cab
for Miss Shi then.
Who's borrowing the car again?
Shi Yi.
She wants to go back home.
She wants to go to her uncle's house in Zhenjiang.
Ask her to wait for me.
I'll change my attire.
Why are you changing clothes
when you're seeing your cousin's mother-in-law?
Miss Shi.
Thank you for lending me your car.
Don't mention it.
Is this outfit suitable when I meet
your parents later?
Are you planning to go with me?
Now there's no one home.
No one will eat with me once you leave.
Sure. I'll bring you along.
The key.
Do I need to tell your mother
that you're following me back?
No need.
Someone else will tell her about it.
What are you doing?
I'm following you guys as well.
No.
You're not allowed to sit in my car.
Miss Shi is much more aggressive at driving than me.
Shi Yi!
You can go down for now. I'll park the car.
Alright.
Hello, my name is...
Shi Yuanyuan.
Did Shi Yi tell you my name?
You're the youngest daughter
of Miss Shi Yi's uncle,
the only child of your family.
You went to a girls' school during junior high.
You couldn't get used to it,
that's why you transferred to an ordinary key junior high school.
You got into its senior high directly.
Your result of the National Higher Education Entrance Examination wasn't great.
You repeated your grade for one year.
You're in your thirteenth grade.
I suppose this is the first time we're meeting each other.
That's right.
How did you know about me?
We have information regarding the engagement banquet's guests
so that it's convenient for us
to find a topic for our first meeting.
If not, the first meeting
would be awkward.
You're considerate indeed.
And, the food you like,
the food you dislike,
the food you avoid,
the food you're allergic to,
I didn't take a close look at them.
I gave them to the kitchen staff.
You're being too considerate.
Yuanyuan.
Shi Yi.
This is Zhousheng Ren.
He's the cousin of Zhousheng Chen.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Let's go.
Before I met Miss Shi,
I thought Chen
was the incarnation of a monk.
He has no time for girls.
He only has time for his reagents, test tubes,
and his papers.
Ordinary men
usually put on the same disguise.
They make it as if they're not into worldly desires.
But in reality,
they're ordinary men.
All of them are the same.
Why should we lie to you?
Do you think there's a benefit to it?
Of course there is.
It can help your cousin to gain a favorable impression before the wedding,
thus, making the elders like him.
I'm helping you out.
You're pulling the rug from under my feet.
I'm really helping you out.
Think about it.
Now, my grandparents
haven't managed to see your cousin yet.
We try our best to lower
our expectations
and we try to badmouth him.
So, when they meet him in person,
they'll find he's better than what they have expected,
then the wedding will proceed smoothly, right?
If
you raise their expectations of him too high,
they'll expect too much from him,
and find all kinds of faults with him
when they see him.
Why should we do so?
Am I right?
This little girl.
Look at that lass.
Look at you.
Your dark circles can cover the entire earth.
Finish your milk.
You better sleep well when you go back.
Don't stay up late again.
If not,
your custom wedding dress will be wasted.
Alright, Mom.
By the way,
your aunt told me
that during the wedding ceremony,
the parents of both parties
need to give their speeches.
Do we need to give a speech during the engagement banquet?
I have no idea.
I forgot to ask him about that.
I'm inexperienced.
If you're inexperienced,
that means I'm inexperienced as well.
This is the only time I'm marrying off my daughter.
After you go back,
ask your future mother-in-law
and see when she's free.
We need to arrange for a meeting.
We need to be familiar with each other.
They're our future in-laws.
We need to face them for the rest of our lives.
We must have a good start to it.
[Zhousheng Chen]
I'm downstairs.
Don't worry.
He's here.
Over here.
Uncle, Aunt,
I've been quite busy for the past few days.
That's why I had no time to visit you.
That's fine.
Shi Yi had explained everything to us.
Dad, Mom, we'll leave now.
Drive safely, alright?
Goodbye.
Goodbye, Shi Yi.
Take care.
Goodbye, Chen.
Okay, bye.
I don't know.
We don't know
how that happened as well.
Precisely.
Uncle Lin is here.
Why would the Tang family report this case?
They already received two notices of critical illness.
It's quite serious.
What did you guys see on that day?
We don't know either.
We only knew
that Tong Jiaren and Tang Xiaofu had an argument.
After that, Tang Xiaofu got hurt.
That's right.
Wenchuan was the one who sent her to the hospital.
-Hello. -Hello, mister.
-I'm the housekeeper here. -We know nothing about it.
You can tell me what's going on.
Yes.
How
did it become like this?
Yeah.
Let's go.
Mr. Chen!
Your mother and your uncle
need to see you for something.
Wait for me in the room.
I'll be back soon.
Let's go.
Let's go in.
Why are you here?
I'm here to find Shi Yi
so that she can try the custom wedding dress.
It's quite noisy over there.
Even I can't stand the noise.
Something happened to my family.
I guess the engagement banquet will be canceled.
You're back?
Sorry for waking you up.
I've never gotten the chance to ask you this.
Is voice acting fun?
It's pretty interesting.
But you need to be very good at imagining things.
For example?
For example,
the recording engineer often tells me this.
Miss Shi Yi,
you need to imagine
that you're the one walking in the rain.
You're the one who fell out of love.
You need to cry without tears.
Back then, I felt pretty helpless.
When actors are performing,
they can refer to other actors.
For me, I can only look at my script
and the microphone.
I need to imagine how it feels like to cry without tears.
Are you not used to
being with a person like me?
A little bit.
I'm afraid something might pop up.
Just like what happened at the gate in the afternoon.
I don't know what was going on.
And I don't know what I can do to help you.
It's Tang Xiaofu,
the wife of my cousin whom you've seen before.
She was hospitalized
ever since that incident.
Last night,
the doctor gave us
two notices of critical illness.
How is she now?
It's not optimistic.
She only stayed here
because of the engagement banquet.
But she got into an accident.
Even now, her life is still in danger.
Today,
the people from her mother's side are here.
They had a heated argument.
The cops came just now
because the Tang Family
reported the case to the police.
They said someone was trying to harm her.
So...
So, after my mother's careful considerations,
she plans to cancel the engagement banquet.
Sorry, Shi Yi.
Seems like I've been apologizing to you
quite often.
I'm making myself look like a fraud.
There's no way we can hold a banquet
after something like this had happened.
Actually,
my parents aren't that hard to convince.
The problem is they brought my grandparents to Zhenjiang
because of our engagement.
And my uncle and aunt are also here.
I'm afraid they might be unhappy.
I'll return home tomorrow
and explain it to them.
I should be the one who's upset
after our engagement has been canceled.
You should think of a way to make it up to me
instead of apologizing.
Make it up to you?
Teach me how to do so.
Professor Zhousheng,
do you need me to teach you?
I think so.
No matter what I do,
it doesn't necessarily
make you happy.
But the solutions you propose
will be the most effective.
Last night,
I didn't sleep at all.
Did you really sleep well until morning?
Will you be happy
if I tell you the truth?
I didn't sleep until morning.
You're responsible for directing them.
Put them into the car.
Alright.
-Be careful. -Come and move them.
Hold it tightly.
That's right. Hurry.
Chen,
your mother had given us instructions
about your engagement banquet.
We've paid them.
They will leave this afternoon.
We've canceled all of the food.
Hurry up.
Have you taken your breakfast?
I'll ask them to prepare something for you.
I plan to hold the engagement banquet
in Shanghai.
We only need the elders from both sides to attend the banquet.
So, I hope you can
spare some time
to meet their parents officially
and discuss our marriage.
I don't want Shi Yi to suffer.
[Lotus Fragrance Pavilion]
Was my mother
here before?
You'll be upset if I tell you the truth.
I'll be upset
if I lie to you.
Even if the truth is harsh,
it's the truth.
She has never been here.
I'm sure you thought
it was a poignant story.
You thought your mother was rejected by my family,
tortured by her mother-in-law,
in the end, she couldn't marry into the family,
and she died with regret.
Isn't that so?
Of course not.
Your father was much more rebellious than you.
After he got his residence certificate,
he left with your mother.
That's why
your mother has never been here before.
And
she didn't plan to come as well.
She's uninterested
in this place.
[Lotus Fragrance Pavilion]
Lin.
Follow me to the kitchen.
Why?
There are some ingredients we cannot return to them.
It's a waste for us not to eat them.
They're pretty fresh.
You can cook them for me.
I don't feel like doing it.
I'm not in the mood.
It's a waste to throw them away.
Everything can be blanched.
Most likely,
he was bullied by his mother.
You're driving away all of our good luck with your sigh.
I just feel sorry for him.
It's rare for him to return.
He was in a joyous mood because of his marriage.
He will get married eventually if he wants to.
Did you forget about his father?
His father?
Forget about it.
I feel sorry for the bride.
Are you not going to try your wedding dress out?
The engagement banquet has been canceled.
There's no need to try it out.
But this morning,
when I called Zhousheng Chen
and asked him if he wanted to keep the wedding dress,
he said yes.
My customer wants it,
so I sent the dress here.
Precisely.
It's a waste for you to throw it away.
I guess someone is afraid
that his wife might run away because she was angry at him.
That's why he's using the wedding dress to beg for her forgiveness.
You're back?
Manman,
I'll treat you to some claypot rice.
Just let them deal with the wedding dress themselves.
All of these are too precious.
I wish to put them together
with the earrings
and golden lock that you gave me.
I rented a safe
in the bank
in order to keep them.
I'm just afraid that they might be stolen.
This is the wedding gift
that Grandma has given you.
You should at least wear it for the next few days.
Alright then.
Stay here and wait for me.
I need to head to my uncle's house.
After this, I plan to bring you somewhere.
I want to have lunch with you over there.
Your uncle's house?
Let me go with you.
You'd better not go.
What? Are you afraid that I might say something wrong?
That's not it.
It's just that this news is too sudden.
I'm sure my family members will be angry.
They have the right to be angry.
But you're not the cause of the problem.
I don't want you to suffer.
I wish to marry you,
but I haven't
dealt with all of the obstacles yet.
It's all my fault.
Let's stop this argument.
Let me go with you.
If not, we won't make it in time
for the mysterious lunch you mentioned.
Let's go.
My uncle has a bad temper.
You must bear with it
if he throws insults at you.
Shi Yi, Chen,
please come in.
Let's go.
Grandpa, Grandma,
look who's here.
Yuanyuan.
Come in.
Have a seat.
Hello, Grandpa, Grandma.
Chen is here.
-Hello, Uncle, Aunt.
You're here?
Have a seat.
Sit down.
Have a seat.
Come. Chen, have a seat.
Let me take a good look at you.
You're my future grandson-in-law.
Have some fruits.
He has bright eyes.
What a great child!
Grandpa,
isn't your standard too low?
Are you saying
that anyone with bright eyes
can become your grandson-in-law?
Old people like me
know how to identify a person's heart through their eyes.
He's a pure and good child.
Dad, have some tea.
Alright.
Yuanyuan.
Okay.
Pour your grandfather some tea.
Pour Chen some tea as well.
Alright.
Actually, we're here today because...
Let me break the news to them.
Lately,
something happened to my family.
My cousin's wife has been experiencing preterm labor.
Her life was in danger.
Now, she's still in the hospital.
She hasn't regained consciousness yet.
Now,
my family is in chaos.
So my mother
wants to postpone our engagement banquet.
It's my family's fault
to change the date.
I'm here today
to explain our current situation
to you.
And I want to apologize to you.
I'm sorry.
So that's the case.
Chen,
I'm sure you didn't wish for
something like that to happen to your family.
There's no need for you to blame yourself.
Yeah.
Family trouble is unavoidable.
It's fine.
Yeah.
Our family
doesn't have the tradition
to hold an engagement banquet.
When Shi Yi's father
told us about it,
we just took it
as a relaxing trip to Zhenjiang.
We're here just to see our children.
I think
it's enough for the elders of both families
to have a meal together.
Yeah, we should have a meal together.
You see, your uncle and I
have applied for a four-day leave.
After you go back, ask your mother
and discuss it with her.
We will
work around your schedule.
What do you think?
Yeah, we will work around her time.
My mother...
Don't tell me
your mother doesn't want to see us.
Why should we proceed with the engagement
if his mother despises our family?
Parents of both families
should have met with each other before you proceed with the engagement.
My brother and sister-in-law thought they lived far away from you,
so they said nothing.
But now, the banquet is canceled
because of your family matter.
Considering the circumstances,
your parents
should book a restaurant,
explain the situation, and apologize to us
instead of sending you here
in hopes of resolving this issue.
Uncle,
that isn't the case.
Their family is quite complicated.
Every family gets some complicated issues.
You shouldn't be impolite
to your future in-laws.
Later,
I'll explain the situation to you guys in private.
No need for that.
We'll be family in the future.
We shouldn't hide anything from each other.
Sorry.
My mother
wasn't unsatisfied with your family.
She's unsatisfied with me.
My mother and I
are the causes of our every conflict.
Sorry.
Have a seat.
Actually, I can understand why
your uncle was so furious
about it.
He's just afraid that you might suffer
when you marry into that family.
I understand.
He's in conflict with his mother.
That's why
he couldn't persuade his mother to meet you.
Shi Yi,
I don't need you
to marry into a great family.
If you're not used
to a family like that,
you can still change your mind.
To be honest with you,
youngsters nowadays
treat their marriages and divorces like child's play.
You two just got engaged to each other.
You still have the time and chance
to think twice about your marriage.
Although
I do like that boy,
I really hope
you could live as an equal when you marry into another family.
Mom, I understand.
I will surely take good care of myself.
If you have the chance,
you should visit his relative in the hospital.
Hello?
Hello, Professor.
I've published my thesis.
Congratulations.
They ask me to take them a meal.
I'm thinking
to rent an entire cab
so that we can attend your engagement banquet in Zhenjiang.
I've witnessed your love journey together with Miss Shi
from the start till the end.
So, I must never miss out
on your engagement banquet and wedding.
The engagement banquet
is canceled.
Canceled?
But why?
Did Shi Yi change her mind?
Shi Yi and I are doing great.
There's no problem
with our relationship.
That's great to hear.
But you'll go on a business trip soon.
Won't you feel insecure
after your engagement banquet was canceled like this?
I feel very secure about it.
I'll hang up for now.
How was it?
My mother told me to ditch you.
You must be afraid, right?
I told you it would be best for me to return here by myself.
But you insisted on coming with me.
What do you want to do now?
I want to make you happy.
Our family is the one who canceled the engagement banquet.
Why are you trying to make it up to me?
Because you're more upset than me.
Last time, you said
there was a mountain path which was very steep.
You didn't bring me there.
Let's go for a drive today.
Sure.
Let's go.
How do you feel?
Do you feel better
after our drive?
I think so.
Let's go.
I'll bring you to have something nice.
What is it?
It's a secret.
In the past, my mother
brought her students here for their training.
It was during summer break back then.
So I came with her.
She was always too busy to take care of me.
So she gave me some pocket money
and I came here often.
What food do you like?
This is my first time here.
I like everything
you like.
You turned into a smooth talker all of a sudden.
It's fine.
Sir, give us two sets of seafood noodles.
Alright, please wait a moment.
Our food is coming.
Your noodles are here.
Thank you.
It's 79 yuan in total.
I'll foot the bill.
This meal is on me.
Alright.
Thank you.
Please enjoy your food.
Try it.
This reminds me of the time
when we enjoyed Paomo in lamb soup in Xi'an.
Back then, I really thought
you were just a chemistry lecturer.
I thought you were an uncorrupted lecturer
who only wanted to focus on your research.
How I hoped it would be the case.
The soup is made from pork broth.
There is plenty of seafood on top of it as well.
Why are you still upset?
I'll play the host today.
You should come here in a happy mood
and enjoy your food happily.
You're not allowed
to think of other matters.
Alright.
This is delicious.
Here you go.
Thank you.
There's no need for you to thank me
when we're this close to each other.
You're welcome.
My grandfather loves opera acts.
When I was young,
I often went to the opera with him.
What are you staring at?
Judging from the schedule,
[Showtime Schedule]
I think all of the shows are over.
I didn't bring you here for a performance.
I brought you here to see this.
It's been too long since I came here.
Even the words on the plaque had faded.
Actually,
I wanted to show you what was written on it.
[Exit Entrance]
So, what was written on it?
Life is but a show.
There's no need to be too serious.
Great words.
I knew you would like it.
I guess you can say that I admire them.
I admire those words
and I admire the person who came up with it.
But his attitude in life
doesn't suit me.
Sometimes,
I'm too serious about life.
[Trendy snacks Spicy Tofu Tasty Chops]
[Baxian Liquor]
Wait here for me.
Zhousheng Chen.
Mr. Zhao?
Yes, it's me.
How many years has it been
since you graduated from school?
I can't even remember.
I guess it's been more than ten years.
That's right.
Mr. Zhao,
did you buy this shop lot?
I've retired for several years.
I was too bored at home.
So I got myself a shop lot.
So, she's...
She's my fiancee.
Hello, Mr. Zhao.
Good.
You have a great taste.
Listen,
this chap
was the smartest student
I'd ever taught.
Is this the advantage of being a top student?
Even the teacher who hasn't seen you for more than a decade
still remembers you.
Mr. Zhao, how much is this?
This is my shop, you know?
How could I take your money?
That's on the house.
Thank you, Mr. Zhao.
Mr. Zhao, thank you so much.
I'll visit you when I'm free next time.
Sure.
Come and visit me when you're free.
Goodbye, Mr. Zhao.
Goodbye.
Take care.
[Gather Fortune]
Chen was a smart kid
since young.
When he was in primary school,
he was able to skip two grades because of his intellect.
He got into junior high directly.
When news of this spread out,
two principals
from different key high schools were here
to persuade him to enroll in their schools.
They even said
he could study for free.
They even offered him a stipend.
They would agree to his every request.
Come, have some fruits.
Shi Yi, eat up.
Why do you keep staring at me?
I'm staring
at the principals' favorite student.
Grandma told me everything.
How did you get such superb grades?
I did nothing special.
Maybe it's because I have a high IQ.
Since the principals came to you,
why did you
not attend any school at all?
I fell out with my family
and left Zhenjiang.
I didn't expect you to be a rebellious son in the past.
I guess you left the house, huh?
Shi Yi,
you should stay here tonight.
Okay? You should stay here tonight.
Alright.
Come.
Is this the only guest room in your house?
We use the other guest room
as our storeroom.
Grandma was nagging just now.
She said the weather was cold.
She asked me to get you guys a comforter.
But I guess
it won't be that cold
since you two are sleeping on the same single bed.
Rest early, alright?
So...
I think you should rest early.
Good night.
I...
[Shi Yi]
You're sleeping in the living room.
It's as if we had an argument.
I'm afraid Grandma will think too much.
[Zhousheng Chen]
I'll tell her
that I made you upset
and I left the room voluntarily.
What is it? Are you thirsty?