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♫ I wish I could wake up and have the morning breeze soothe my sorrows ♫

♫ I want to turn around and see the coldness melt away ♫

♫ I want to see your smiling face when I look up ♫

♫ How I wish you would show me your happiness and sorrow ♫

♫ I wish our hearts were going in the same direction ♫

♫ I want to be able to hold onto the warm feeling of understanding along the way ♫

♫ I want to help you let go of the world so you can have your dreams back ♫

♫ I want you to know that love flows from the bottom of my heart ♫

♫ Life should always face the light ♫

♫ Embrace more hope after the disappointments ♫

♫ At the end of the night is sunshine The happiness in my hand will bloom eventually ♫

[Adapted from the novel "Children of the Qiao Family"]

[The Bond] ♫ It will bloom eventually ♫

[Episode 36]

Mom, Uncle Qiao doesn't look well.

I'm going to call Sister Simei.

What are you panicking for?

But Uncle Qiao really...

Hasn't he been like that?

He's asleep more than he's awake.

Go to that room and slice up some ginseng for him to have.

He'll be fine in a bit.

I'm telling you, don't act on your own.

Only call when I tell you to. Got it?

What do you know? Don't blame me for acting up if you ruin my plan.

Mom.

- What's the situation? - I asked about the procedures.

- We just need to bring it back to get stamped tomorrow when it's done. - Good.

It's in the bag. Why are you panicking?

Brother Qiao.

I have something I still want to ask of you.

You said

that there's sincerity between the two of us, right?

Do you think you can...

Can you give me some status before you go?

I asked around.

The procedures are relatively easy.

I agree.

What did you say?

I said I agree.

Brother Qiao.

It's a happy day.

The two of us haven't had a drink together in a while.

Do you want a sip? I'll drink some with you.

I'll go get it, okay?

Listen to mom. Mind your own business.

Cheers.

Here. Take it easy.

Xiao Ying.

Our first child is a boy.

You're a hero of the Qiao family.

Since it's our first child,

let's call him Yicheng.

What?

Quiet down.

Don't wake up Yicheng.

Yicheng.

I had a hunch that it was a boy.

Look, it really

turned out to be one.

Aren't I impressive?

Yicheng.

Erqiang.

Sanli.

Simei.

Qiqi.

Yicheng.

Erqiang.

Sanli.

Simei.

Qiqi.

Lao Qiao.

Lao Qiao.

Wenbin! Wenbin!

[Buddhist Connection Hall]

[Gongyuan Road Bus Stop]

It turns out that Big Brother is the one who looks most similar to dad.

This is also my first time seeing this photo. How did we not see it before?

Sister, what are you feeling right now?

What do you think dad would've said to us

if we were all here when he passed away?

Sister.

I'm not sure.

I'm just thinking how dad was really careless.

It's like he wanted to die

from falling off the bed, to relieve himself.

Relief?

It's as if being alive is more painful.

He died to free of himself and to let his children free.

Do you remember?

When I first got into college, you told me

that you would take me hear to have buns.

I've waited for so many years, yet you still haven't taken me here.

It's fine. We're having some today.

You also gave me a watch that day.

I actually really like it.

I'm always wearing it.

Sometimes I really envy you.

At the very least you're living the life you want.

What do you mean?

This is a little gift from me and my siblings.

Thank you for looking after our dad.

As you know, my younger sister Qiao Simei

has moved out for a while for some reason.

Our dad is gone too.

This house needs to be taken care of by someone.

She's moving back here.

If she wants to come back, then come back. She can come back anytime.

Wenbin and I are taking care of this old house.

Nothing can go wrong.

Aunt Qu, you're mistaken.

Simei doesn't like to live with many people.

So before she moves back, I hope you can move out quickly.

Yicheng, you need to have a conscience.

Yes. We're not wealthy people. If you're not ready,

we can give you more time for preparation.

What's going on?

Are you kicking us out?

Aunt Qu, this house belongs to our Qiao family. We're not kicking you out.

Now I'm part of this house.

This is a property ownership certificate.

Before my dad passed away, he gave it to me.

We all agreed

to give up on the right of succession

and leave this house to my younger sister Qiao Simei

and her daughter Qi Qiaoqiao.

Your dad promised me.

What has he promised?

He promised to marry me.

This house is a joint property your dad and I own, you know?

You also said that it was only an oral promise. You didn't get married.

We didn't officially get married,

but ours is a real marriage,

you know? What's a real marriage?

I, Qu Aying,

have never got anything from men in my life.

But I've never looked after any other men like I did your dad.

I've done so much for your dad.

I should get a reward for it.

Right?

But as far as I know, my dad gave you a lot of money.

What nonsense are you talking about?

When did your dad give me money?

Look at this.

What's this?

The one you're holding is a copy of this document of mine.

Let me read you. Listen and see if it matches.

2,000 yuan of living expenses on May 26th, plus another 5,000 yuan.

Then another 1,000 yuan on June 1st.

To buy supplements and Chinese medicine,

he gave you 2,200 yuan on June 12th.

- On September 1st– -Fine. Stop reading.

What's this for?

What do you mean?

All these add up to 30,000-40,000 yuan.

Don't you know what I mean?

I don't.

Okay. That's fine.

It's fine if you don't get it.

The truth speaks for itself.

I'm not showing you this to ask for anything.

Even if we take it to court,

it can't be evidence.

I just want you to know

that when you said just now you'd never got anything from men in your life,

it's actually wrong.

It's especially wrong in our case.

It looks like the money we gave our dad

ended up in your hands.

If you persist in staying here instead of moving out, that's fine.

We won't kick you out.

Someone will come.

Are you going to have someone hurt us?

No. Aunt Qu, are you kidding me?

How could I do that?

What I mean by someone is the government and the Public Security Bureau.

What's with the government and the Public Security Bureau?

I didn't do anything illegal.

Yes. The government and the Public Security Bureau follow the law.

Of course they won't do anything to you.

But since they follow the law,

as long as they have the permission of the owner of this house,

they will evict those

who aren't part of the owner's family when demolishing the house.

Fine. Let them come. Let them come.

Don't think I've never asked around.

It's been ten years since they said they'd demolish this area.

It's still fine now.

Can they demolish it within one or two years?

Keep in mind what I say.

If it's not demolished in two years, I'll live for two years.

If it's not demolished in ten years, I'll live for ten years.

I'll see who can do anything to me.

It'll be demolished soon.

Stop bluffing.

Aunt Qu, you should remember

I have a cousin who works for the government.

What do you mean? Making the government change its policy?

No, he's not capable of doing that.

But he knows when these policies will be implemented.

Brother Qiao, mom.

They'll start working on this area within a year.

So if you want to live here, go ahead.

When it's demolished, the compensation for demolition and relocation

and the new house won't belong to you.

We'll just come back and take a look.

We'll split the compensation for demolition and relocation. The new house

will be occupied by my younger sister.

All this doesn't really affect our lives.

But it does affect your life a lot, doesn't it?

Wenbin, what are you doing? Wenbin!

Beat me up. Even if you beat me to death, this house still doesn't belong to your family.

Aunt Qu, get ready soon.

Brother Qiao.

Eldest brother.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

How long will you be off this time?

Very long.

How long is very long?

So long that you find me annoying.

Do you think

he's silly?

When he's really sick, he still wants to handle it himself.

He thinks he's invincible.

He's always like this.

Opinionated.

He wants to help people,

but he also dislikes people.

He always thinks he's suffering.

Unable to get away from the problematic family,

he feels inferior,

and he doesn't want to ask people for help

as he's afraid that they'll look down on him.

He's complacent too. Over the years,

has he said anything good to me?

We're close. It's what it is.

Try it with another person.

We've been busy for so many days

contacting the hospital for him.

I wanted to give him some money,

but he refused and said he had money. How much does he have?

Among the Qiao siblings, he's the poorest.

Other people may not know, but how could I not know?

Alright.

I know you care about him, but I care about you too.

Weimin.

come with me.

Take these clothes away. I don't wear them anyways.

Thank you, Sister Simei.

Sister Simei,

sorry.

Is Brother Qiao doing okay?

He's being hospitalized.

My eldest brother's disease has nothing to do with your mother-in-law, Wenbin or you.

Don't blame it all on yourself.

Live a good life when you go back to your hometown. Relax.

Thank you, Sister Simei.

What did your mother-in-law say?

She's not going home. She said she's used to living in the city.

It's her lifelong dream to live in the city.

She'll eventually find a job as a caregiver. She's already looking around.

Sister Simei.

The car we called is almost here. I'll move these out to the alley first

so we can load them quickly.

Hold on.

When you return to your hometown to wait for your child to be born, treat your wife and child well.

Don't do anything to hurt Meiqin.

Don't worry, Sister Simei.

Go ahead.

Brother Min.

Hurry to the hospital.

Simei told me to pick you guys up.

Get in the car.

His illness is developing quickly.

The only solution now is to get a kidney transplant.

It seems that the only way is to have a kidney transplant.

Big Sister-in-law, stop thinking about it.

We'll all get matched for Big Brother.

I'll go with you guys.

If we get matched together, the chances are higher.

Yicheng.

I know you're suffering.

Hang in there.

For me and for your younger siblings,

hang in there.

We still have so many things to experience together.

Just get through this.

You must be exhausted.

Lie down in the bed for a while.

That chair isn't comfortable to sit in.

Okay.

When you get better, let's go on a trip.

We'll go to all the places

we didn't have time to go to before.

There are still so many places we haven't been to.

Did the doctor say something to you?

Don't worry.

Nanfang.

Everyone

has that one day ahead of them.

To be able to encounter you

during my lifetime,

I'm already very lucky.

I'm very content.

[Register first before treament consultation]

Who's Qiao Qiqi?

He's not here.

Doctor Jiang, what's wrong with Qiqi?

No.

This isn't losing a few hundred milliliters of blood.

That's a kidney. It's the most important organ of the human body.

Out of all of my younger siblings,

I can accept any of their kidneys,

except for Qiqi's.

I refuse. I won't take it.

Mom.

You're here preaching about major principles again?

Since the two of you were young,

other than bickering, you competed over who can say nicer words.

It's all nonsense.

Second Aunt, why are you here?

I'm here to see you act up.

What's more important than staying alive?

Who doesn't want to stay alive?

I don't believe that your dad didn't want to stat alive.

By staying alive, he can play Mahjong

and drink alcohol. Am I right?

Qiqi is still young, but you're also young.

Look at me. I'm an old lady yet I'm still striving to stay alive.

Why are you giving him?

Mom. Yicheng said he's unwilling

because he refuses and he won't take it.

You must accept it even if you think you don't deserve it.

Up until now,

for the things that you should've done but haven't done yet,

you can make it all up and do them all

when you get better.

I understand.

You want to say that as long as I'm alive,

it's not too late for anything.

And that I have the chance to start over.

Keep dreaming.

There are only a few things that you can start over.

It's because there aren't many, so you shouldn't be giving up so easily.

Everyone dies at some point. There's no need to seek death.

It's staying alive that's more difficult.

It's like what your Uncle Ma said.

Live your life to the full extent knowing that death is inevitable.

Uncle Ma said that to you? You didn't mention it before.

What's the point of me telling you this?

I would rather use my time to watch dramas.

Your Uncle Ma read a lot and is very literate.

He can put everything I want to say into words.

I think that if your mom were still alive today,

she would also be telling you this.

Mom, let me take you on a walk.

Let him have some time to think about it himself.

- Okay. - Let's go.

Qiqi, don't you have something to say to your Big Brother?

Say it.

Go ahead.

You're unwilling to accept my kidney.

Then forget it.

But this is the first time I'm aware

that a kidney is so valuable, and in such high demand.

If you don't want it,

I'll apply for an organ donation.

I'll give it to someone else.

What else do you have to say? Just say it all in one go.

What do those four characters mean?

I can't take what belongs to you.

I don't like owing favors.

You don't owe me anything.

You're my brother.

I don't want to see you die.

My elder brother is not like you.

He's smart.

He doesn't think things are as complex as you do,

so he lives a more relaxing life than you do.

Have you thought about this clearly?

Yes.

That's good.

Elder Brother,

you raised me since childhood.

I haven't even thanked you yet.

I'll make it up to you now.

What's there to thank me for?

I remember when you hurt your leg when you were younger,

I carried you to see the doctor.

We encountered an old expert with the last name Wei.

I remember he said to me

that to be able to be brothers and sisters

is the fate of several generations' practices.

So I have to practice well in my lifetime,

to become

your blood brother in my next life.

[In Operation]

Sanli's shoes are pretty. I want to wear pretty shoes.

Don't be sad. You'll grow taller in a year.

Maybe then you'll get new shoes.

But I'm still the shortest.

That has nothing to do with height.

Older brother has it even worse. His shoes always pinch his toes.

- Right, older brother? - You're not hungry?

Dad is tall. His shoes are good.

Maybe adult shoes are prettier than children's shoes.

Second Brother is right. It'll get better when we're adults.

Do we need to stay for a long time?

- 8 years. - 8 years?

When a cicada wants to grow up, it takes eight years.

After 8 years?

2005?

That's like 800 years later.

The cicadas that are born this year will break the ground to rise after eight years.

They will be transformed in a new life.

In the year 2005, the country's progress entered a fast lane.

The old house was being torn down. Our life got better.

Spring is short and autumn is long. We lived so diligently,

creating and being happy.

I love my sibling with that mindset

and love this generation the same way.

Simei, go call Qiao Qiao and then to come eat.

It's fine.

Qiao Qiao is with them.

Plus, when these kids get hungry,

they'll come back themselves.

Oh, right. You need to have Zhiqiang eat more. He's too skinny.

He's always taken after me.

I'll go help Second Brother in the kitchen.

Xing Xing, sit down. I'll go help Second Brother.

It's alright, all of you stay put.

The kitchen's small. The two of us can handle it.

Come eat some.

If Eldest Brother were here, you wouldn't dare sneak a bite.

Older Sister, come try it. It has your favorite apple.

Really?

It's Chinese Yam?

It's sweet potato, right?

What is this?

Second Brother got inspired from the Northwest BIg Chaos Pot. (T/N: There really is such a dish)

He probably made what all of us like.

Older Brother Qian loves sweet potatoes the most. He always had some in his backpack.

That's right.

Sometimes, when I was hungry and couldn't fall asleep,

Older Brother gave me raw sweet potato with sugar to eat.

What? How come I've never had that? Have you?

I was hungry and craved it. Back then, Third Sister secretly shared some with me.

Older Brother found out and gave me his.

No wonder Older Brother always favored Simei.

That's true.

Older Brother always paid special attention to Simei.

He was afraid she wouldn't study well

and that he wouldn't interact with people well. Endless worries.

It felt like he had to

watch over Little Meimei for a lifetime.

That's right.

I've always made Older Brother worry the most.

I'm about the same as you. As his brother,

not only did I not help him with family responsibilities.

When he became ill,

he dealt with is all himself.

I didn't notice it.

At that time, if I immediately told you about

Older Brother going to the hospital,

his illness wouldn't have gotten so bad.

Qiqi, among all the brothers and sisters, you are the one who shouldn't feel guilty.

Whether about Older Brother or anything else.

Today is the day to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Don't talk these things anymore.

I believe Older Brother wouldn't want to see this.

- Uncle, Aunt! - Older Brother's here.

Older Brother.

Sister-in-law.

Uncle, Aunt!

Hi, Older Brother.

- Qiao Simei. -Big Brother.

You think texting is free? You sent so many.

Earning money is like a swallow pecking mud.

Spending money is like the river breeching the dyke.

I couldn't just be excited for your arrival?

How is packing going?

- What? - How is packing going?

Everything inside is done. Just these few boxes left, which we'll carry over.

In a few days, Yi Ding and I will come help you.

We'll move things little by little. It'll save the money of hiring movers.

Is it washed?

Older Brother, this building is really getting taken down?

I heard Weimin say it's as early as in the new year

or as late as the beginning of Spring.

I heard this from one of my internet cafe customers.

It seems like a shopping center will be built.

That's pretty good. It'll turn into a shopping street.

It's better if they didn't demolish it. Then we could all come back and get together.

There's so much change and architecture. Not interesting.

Even if they don't build a shoping center, they'll build something else.

If they build a shopping mall,

then our old room should be the checkout counter.

Then we'll feel like we're back home when checking out.

Forget it, our house is so small.

At most, it'll be the bathroom.

These past years, how did this room get so old?

You talk like it's a person. It's creeping me out.

I don't know what it'll be like in the future.

It won't change. The memories will be left.

At most it will be like the cicada casting off its shell. (T/N: it's also named for a strategy to escape from an old shell)

The house is the outer shell. Home is where the family is.

In the future, if any of you miss home,

then we'll get together. Er Qing will cook.

It's good. Today is the first day of the year. We bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.

It's also our last celebration in this house.

Let's cheers.

Wait a second!

Where are you going?

Probably to get the camera.

After coming back from Tibet, she's fallen in love with photography.

Come on.

I can't waste the money I spend on photography class.

Cheers.

Come.

Come.

Look at me.

Eggplant! (T/N: Chinese version of "cheese")

Eggplant!

Get out.

Come, come. Qiqi, Qiqi.

Come.

Come, We like Qiqi.

Come, Qiao Simei, you take it too.

Older Brother, move aside a little.

No, Sister Si, don't just take photos of me. Get Second Brother and Older Brother too.

What for? They're not worth it.

I see your true colors now.

Take a photo of me.

3, 2, 1.

♫ There are some words ♫

♫ I can't help thinking about ♫

♫ Especially "Don't worry. Go and make your way in this world." ♫

♫ I have the courage to step forward ♫

♫ Because you're pointing a light for me from behind ♫

♫ Even if time causes us to be free and flowing with the wind ♫

♫ With your light ♫

♫ I won't be flustered ♫

♫ Don't worry about time and tide ♫

♫ separating us at times ♫

Hold on! ♫ You'll meet someone ♫

It's for memories, so let's bring in a momento. ♫ you miss again ♫

I remember Older Sister always took me everywhere on the bike. ♫ Even if life always has ♫

♫ ups and downs ♫

♫ In your mind, ♫

Ready? ♫ you will comfort me ♫

Alright, 3, 2, 1. ♫ as I wander. Don't worry ♫

Eggplant! ♫ about past memories fading away over time ♫

Sister-in-law! ♫ over time ♫

Come join us. ♫ I will remember ♫

♫ the most beautiful you ♫

Sir.

Can you take a picture for us?

Sure.

Ready? 3, 2, 1. ♫ Thank you for being a beacon ♫

Eggplant! ♫ in my life ♫

Another one. 3, 2, 1.

Eggplant!

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Team credits

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♫ I wish I could wake up and have the morning breeze soothe my sorrows ♫

♫ I want to turn around and see the coldness melt away ♫

♫ I want to see your smiling face when I look up ♫

♫ How I wish you would show me your happiness and sorrow ♫

♫ I wish our hearts were going in the same direction ♫

♫ I want to be able to hold onto the warm feeling of your understanding along the way ♫

♫ I want to help you let go of the world so you can have your dreams back ♫

♫ I want you to know that love flows from the bottom of my heart ♫

♫ Life should always face the light ♫

♫ We must be strong even when we stumble and fall ♫

♫ Counting all the shooting stars landing on your shoulder ♫

♫ And I'll always be by your side ♫

♫ Life should always face the light ♫

♫ Embrace more hope after the disappointments ♫

♫ At the end of the night is sunshine ♫

♫ The happiness in my hands will bloom eventually ♫

♫ Life should always face the light ♫

♫ We must be strong even when we stumble and fall ♫

♫ Counting all the shooting stars landing on your shoulder ♫

♫ And I'll always be by your side ♫

♫ Life should always face the light ♫

♫ Embrace more hope after the disappointments ♫

♫ At the end of the night is sunshine ♫

♫ The happiness in my hands will bloom eventually ♫