Original subtitles

=Yummy Yummy Yummy=

=Episode 23=

♪Better and better♪

Fengxia.

Fengxia.

What are you doing?

All the dishes are served.

I have to cook dumplings.

Previously I bought you a carriage.

You didn't like it.

You scolded me for it.

Before that, I bought you a ring,

but the size was wrong.

You scolded me again.

Today,

I bought you another ring to make up for it.

I hope you can stop scolding me.

Happy Chinese New Year.

(Pavilion of Jade in the Fairy Mountains)

Your Highness,

it's getting late.

How about

I go back first?

So I won't delay you entering the palace.

Her Highness understands that you have no time to return home,

and that spending Chinese New Year's Eve

alone away from home must be difficult,

so Her Highness declined other invitations

and invited you to be here for a gathering.

The news

that I couldn't afford the travel fare

to return home

has somehow reached you.

I just feel

that entering the palace is even more boring.

It's better to stay here

and enjoy tea and chess with a close friend.

There are even night outings during the festival.

I haven't been to a lantern festival in many years.

How about you come along

with me?

It's a copper coin.

Impressive.

- You got it. - I got a copper coin.

Does eating a copper coin

mean

that in the Chinese New Year

I can have whatever I want?

Yes.

So what do you want for the Chinese New Year?

Grandpa,

wishing you prosperity.

Give me money.

Good girl.

Sure.

I've already prepared it for you.

Here, take it.

Thank you, grandpa.

Grandma, wishing you prosperity.

Give me money.

I forgot today. What should I do?

She feels wronged.

I've already prepared it for a long time.

Thank you, grandma.

You're welcome.

Happy Chinese New Year, Auntie.

Happy Chinese New Year, Yangyang.

Thank you, Auntie.

Deyuan.

Happy Chinese New Year.

It's mine?

Of course.

You're also part of our family.

Thank you, milady.

Ming, look.

Mr. Lin.

Happy Chinese New Year.

I'm really not prepared.

Take it all.

That's a lot.

Mr. Lin, this is way too much.

Including the share for me and Liu Chang.

It's not much.

Here, take it.

Yangyang, you should give Mr. Lin a kowtow for this.

Thank you, Mr. Lin.

May everything go smoothly.

- This kid. - Go ahead.

Yangyang.

Look, what is this?

This is...

This is the lucky money from my father.

My father even sent a letter.

Here, take it.

Let's open it and read.

This is written by Gongcai.

Let me see.

Here.

This is really written by Gongcai.

Let me read it to everyone.

Family members,

when you read this letter,

I am already on my way

to the peak.

Don't worry.

With my personal charm,

wherever I am,

I will be warmly sought after.

Ladies and gentlemen,

this kind of talk show

is probably something you haven't heard before.

You shamelessly dragged us here.

Didn't you say you don't want money

and you provide tea and snacks?

Where is the stuff? Where is it?

Where is the stuff you promised?

Everyone, calm down.

I'll definitely provide.

But if

you think I speak quite well,

I still hope everyone can offer me

a couple of coins.

That's him.

I saw him nearby yesterday.

He talked about gender equality;

ladies should be independent and self-reliant.

He even asked my wife divorce me.

He mislead the public.

- I didn't. - Is that so?

- Hit him. - Beat him to death.

Hit him.

Don't run.

Stop!

Stop!

Don't run.

I'm all good.

I just miss Yangyang.

Yangyang,

you are the daughter I am most proud of.

In the future you must be like me...

- Become... - Perform or not?

- Think much. - Very soon.

Be enterprising.

Innovative.

I once had a large number of fans

in Yong'an,

and achieved some small successes.

But I never became complacent about it;

instead, I keep seeking

new entrepreneurial directions.

Life is just like this,

full of possibilities.

Yangyang,

you know what?

My current job is very good.

High income,

decent,

stable.

When dealing with colleagues at work,

I have always approached

with an attitude of cooperation and mutual benefit.

So,

I can easily

get along with everyone.

You don't need to worry about me.

Awesome!

Are you going to fight or not?

- Hurry up. - Exactly.

Do it quickly.

Do it!

Don't just stand there watching.

Hit him.

Do it.

Didn't you eat?

Didn't you eat?

OK.

I'm telling you,

you can hit me anywhere you want,

just not the face.

Otherwise my female fans

will be unhappy.

Awesome!

It's almost Chinese New Year.

Wish my family a Happy Chinese New Year.

If there are any other developments,

I will write again to inform you.

May you all be safe and sound.

Do not miss me.

Applause.

- Give him applause. - Great.

Gongcai has finally grown.

Don't cry, don't cry.

Yangyang, you should be happy.

Isn't it?

Come on.

Let's keep eating.

Let me tell you all.

There are quite a few good omens in these dumplings.

Let's see what each of you can get.

Come on, start eating.

Alright, let's eat.

OK.

Come on, Mr. Lin.

Try this filling.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

By the way, there's one more thing I want to announce.

Our restaurant's renovation

will be finished soon.

It will be ready to open after the Chinese New Year.

- Great. - Great.

Come on, everyone, eat up.

Let's eat.

Let's eat.

Auspicious Chinese New Year.

Happy Chinese New Year.

(Miss You in Yong'an) The Princess has arrived.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Today is Chinese New Year's Eve.

No need to be constrained by these formalities.

Are you about to go out?

Censor Pei and I

just finished admiring the lanterns.

I was thinking of coming to your place for some hotpot.

Looks like this is bad timing, huh?

No, Yangyang wants to go see the lanterns.

My father and mother

have already taken them there.

I'm not interested in those things.

It's alright.

Deyuan.

You've been talking about Aoshan Lanterns all day.

You catch up with them.

Deyuan, go ahead.

I will stay with your lady.

Liu Chang is here too.

It's OK.

Your Highness,

please take a seat.

Please.

The newly heated Tusu wine.

Drink some first to warm up.

Lady Shen,

the tofu from your restaurant is quite peculiar.

I have never seen it before.

Why are there so many holes?

Cut the tofu into square cubes,

and blanch with salt,

then holes will form and expand.

After placing it in the ice cellar to freeze,

it will be like this.

Put it into the soup.

It will be especially flavorful.

Truly delicious.

Delicious.

I'm glad you like it.

Lady Shen,

today, regardless of status,

why not sit down with us?

Let's drink and sing together,

and have a lively time.

Then thank you, Your Highness.

Here.

Auspicious Chinese New Year.

Mr. Lin,

your alcohol tolerance is poor.

Better drink a little less.

OK.

Lady Shen,

you said Anran

has poor alcohol tolerance?

His alcohol tolerance...

Anran,

could it be

that you lied to Lady Shen?

Twelfth Master,

what nonsense are you talking about?

Is it nonsense?

I did hear

you can hold your liquor without getting drunk.

That time, Second Master Huan

somehow offended you.

His uncle hosted a banquet and invited you.

He said

you drank all of their Jiannan Wine,

still without changing your expression.

It's all old news.

Don't mention it.

Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, I was wrong.

- Lady Shen. - I dare not.

What happened last night?

I can't remember.

Last night we ate moon cakes together.

I became a listener.

Then we had a drink together.

After that,

I can't remember clearly.

Did something bad happen?

Lady Shen,

this is also Jiannan wine, very strong.

You shouldn't drink like that.

You will be...

Your alcohol tolerance isn't good.

Yes.

I'm not good at holding my liquor.

Unlike you,

you remember everything.

Around the Lantern Festival,

I am going to hold a few banquets.

I'll entrust them to you.

What do you think?

I appreciate it, Your Highness.

Censor Pei,

truly delicious.

Lady Shen, please don't mind.

I'm just curious

about frozen tofu.

I'm curious about how frozen tofu is made.

I am so happy

that you like it.

How could I mind?

Please have a look.

So this is frozen tofu.

Where is that?

That's our warehouse,

where some commonly used ingredients are stored.

May I go and take a look?

Mainly, I just want to see

if there are any suitable ingredients for the banquet.

Of course.

Your Highness, please.

Light the candles first.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

What are you looking for?

Crowbar.

I don't know

if Her Highness misunderstand us.

If we keep staying,

it's not a solution.

You're afraid to stay with me?

I am not.

Her Highness likes to play a trick.

If we go out right now,

it seems as if we are quite displeased,

hurting her feelings.

Let's wait a while.

Once upon a time in Qingyang,

did your family also eat water-shield dumplings?

My family actually didn't eat it much.

So you made a special trip?

There's not much I can do.

We're family.

I just made something you like to eat,

so it can cheer you up a bit.

No matter what happens,

as long as there are people who will always support you,

you will surely get through it.

Very delicious.

I like it very much.

Thank you.

Don't make a sound.

So beautiful!

I didn't mean it.

I didn't mean it.

Actually, you remember

that night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

I remember too.

♪Enjoy the endless world to the fullest♪

♪Swallowing everything; Time will tell♪

♪Don't let true feelings wait in vain♪

What are you doing?

Let me go.

♪Leave the worries to the future♪

♪Can we not plan♪

♪Not hope, not look back♪

So,

you understand what I want?

I know.

You want to match Anran with Lady Shen.

Anyone can see

that they both have feelings for each other.

Yet not knowing why,

they refuse to make it clear.

They are like this.

What about you?

In fact, ever since the Prince Consort fell seriously ill,

I have been living each day in a haze.

I have never dared to hope

that there could be someone in this world

to walk hand in hand with me.

We...

I am flattered,

but unworthy of your favor.

In those years,

you and the Prince Consort got married.

It was a matter of state affairs,

yet not a pleasant matter.

I know this matter has been weighing

on your mind for years.

But my abilities are limited.

I am by no means the worthy person

who could bring joy to you once again.

So,

setting aside the chaos of the world,

have you ever,

even for a moment,

had genuine feelings for me?

Please do not make things difficult for me.

(Lin Yan)

It wasn't written by me.

I didn't ask.

What about these injuries?

It wasn't caused by you yourself?

It wasn't me.

Shen Shaoguang,

are you going to keep enduring

and restraining yourself

in this way?

You obviously have me in your heart.

Why must you do this?

If you are worried

that what I'm doing now will implicate you all,

I promise,

after the matter is settled,

I will go ask your family.

I will definitely reassure them

and make them agree for you and me to be together,

alright?

Lin Yan,

you know what?

Actually, I simply

am not someone who is engaged to you.

My family has never lived in Qingyang.

What are you talking about?

I have been deceiving you all along.

The situation was urgent at the time.

I was afraid you might actually kill us,

so I made up this lie.

Later,

I continued the lie

because I wanted to take advantage of you

and moved into Yunshui Manor.

I originally thought I could deceive you for as long as possible.

But this time,

at the border between Qingyang and Shi'an,

I ran into the person who truly has been engaged to you,

Lady Zheng.

In the Qingyang accent,

the pronunciation of Shen and Zheng is similar.

I used this to fool you.

But I am neither blind in heart nor in eyes.

All along,

how you have treated me

cannot be faked.

Shen Shaoguang,

in your heart, you clearly have...

No.

Never ever.

Mr. Lin,

I impersonated someone else's identity.

I am utterly shameless.

The fiancée your parents hoped

you would take good care of before they passed away

is someone else.

I am sorry.

I am truly sorry to you.

♪Like a sunken boat in a dark current, not a single light of night is seen♪

♪Ahead is hazy, light and shadow interlaced♪

♪Sadly this heart, toyed with by fate several times, hangs suspended♪

♪Falling into fog, tracking blindly♪

♪If not for thoughts stirring the heart, again provoking strife♪

♪How would I know it's so unfathomable♪

♪Had I known it would entangle us, we should never have met♪

♪A clean break♪

♪Only when walking deep within do I realize how thick the fog is♪

♪Who knows which way to go♪

♪Passing through the world, looking back at the dream♪

♪Is it still there♪

Old friends, past acquaintances, familiar mountains and rivers.

New spring, new joys, new home.

(The banquet table is full and you are still here)

The banquet table is full and you are still here;

with blessings filling the door, guests come naturally.

- Good, good. - Good.

Shen's Diner reopens after the Chinese New Year

with renovations

and a brand-new menu,

Little Spring Platter.

Great!

That's great.

Welcome all of you to come and taste the delicacies.

Today's guests,

all at half price.

Half price.

Great.

Now I announce

the opening ceremony of Shen's Diner

officially begins.

- Great! - Great!

The auspicious time has arrived.

One.

Two.

Three.

(Shen's Diner)

(Shen)

(Shen's Diner)

Dear guests,

please come inside.

Please come inside.

Welcome to Shen's Diner.

- Please come in. - Please come in.

Please come in.

- Today's guests, - Please come in, please.

all at half price.

Please come in.

Please come inside.

(Pickled bamboo shoots; Pickled cucumbers)

(Tender ginger shoots; Laba garlic)

(Radish; Celery with vinegar; Candied garlic; Eggplant)

(Laba garlic)

Auspicious Chinese New Year, everyone.

Good luck in the Chinese New Year.

Good luck in the Chinese New Year.

Lady Shen,

your restaurant is really beautiful.

Thank you. Auspicious Chinese New Year.

Auspicious Chinese New Year.

- So comfortable. - Happy Chinese New Year.

May everything go as you wish.

Lady Shen,

good luck in the Chinese New Year.

Good luck in the Chinese New Year.

This is modeled after the palace's Spring Platter,

and is called the Little Spring Platter.

Enjoy your meal.

Lady Shen,

it's just the beginning of spring.

It hasn't warmed up yet.

Where does your restaurant

get so many fresh melons and vegetables?

- Where, Lady Shen? - Tell us about it.

Temperature control and wind protection.

Only the greenhouse can do it.

Greenhouse?

What is a greenhouse?

Why did she leave?

Manager Liu, Manager Zhao.

Please, please.

- Good fortune - Good fortune.

Thank you.

- Take your seats. - Please.

- Take your seats. - Lady Shen,

we saw the sign outside

listing a specialty dish

called Little Spring Platter.

Could you get us one?

Sure.

Mother,

a portion of Little Spring Platter.

Alright, alright.

Then do it yourselves.

The dishes are coming.

Deyuan, prepare some more vegetables.

Alright.

The fish for you two.

- Enjoy your meal. - Thanks a lot.

Mother, mother, look at me.

Lady Shen.

Happy Chinese New Year.

Your place is really quite unique.

- The kids are willing to play here. - Yeah.

As long as they like it.

Children,

want to drink soy milk?

- Auntie. - I want to drink.

I want to drink.

Yangyang.

I want to drink.

- Line up. - Be careful.

Look.

These naughty kids

only listen to Yangyang.

Yes.

Come here, children.

Be careful, it's hot.

- Auntie. - Good girl.

After hearing that I study in Hongwen Academy,

they all admire me.

Then should you be a good role model

and lead them?

The mentor said you are a promising talent.

If you can take the right path,

you will achieve great things.

Then next spring,

are you...

I will study hard

and make progress every day.

Be careful, it's hot.

Your master has been busy

for several days with the matter

of relocating the ancestral grave.

It has all been sorted out now, right?

Yes, the Capital Prefecture

issued a new decree stating that

all matters concerning the common people

- must be resolved in seven days. - Be careful. So hot.

- In case of dereliction of duty, - Thank you.

then the people may go beat the drum

to report it to the Prefecture.

This matter in my family

has been delayed for several years.

They all pass the buck to each other.

If it weren't for the decisive actions

of Mr. Lin,

we wouldn't know how it would end.

No wonder everyone praises him.

A rare and admirable official.

Exactly. With him here,

it'll be easier later.

(Capital Prefecture)

- Wait a minute. - Here.

Mr. Lin will be out soon.

Add some hot water.

- Be careful. - Thank you.

The Lantern Festival isn't over yet.

Mr. Lin has already dragged me out.

Stop complaining.

I'm telling you,

although I can't read a single word,

I remember clearly

every single word spoken by Mr. Lin.

Matters of the people, whether big or small,

all should be reported.

Whatever is reported,

it must be resolved.

Look.

All the people of Yong'an praise him.

Even His Majesty speak words of gold and jade,

praising Mr. Lin as the Zhao Guanghan of our dynasty.

Think about it.

Since even His Majesty has said so,

from now on,

if anything happens in the Prefecture,

it will be much easier for us

to ask various departments for help.

Well, that's true.

But he hasn't been home

these past few days either,

getting up earlier than the roosters every day.

It seems to me like

when Wang Laosan divorced his wife,

he could only immerse himself in official duties.

Don't worry.

Even if it's the Wei family from Guanzhong,

the Prefecture will never harbor them.

Your farmland

will surely be recovered.

- Thank you, Mr. Lin. - My pleasure.

Don't talk nonsense.

Indeed.

I haven't seen Mr. Lin's cousin for a long time.

I'm telling you,

these past few days, Mr. Lin...

Could it be

that...

- Mr. Lin. - Mr. Lin.

Criticizing your superiors,

what crime should you be charged?

We should be...

Just punish him.

As long as you don't dock my salary, it's fine.

Mr. Lin, it wasn't me who said that.

Alright.

I'll punish you

to go rest first

and build up strength.

You still have to go with me

to deal with the matter of Mr. Wei forcibly occupying land.

Really?

Hurry up and go.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

(Candied garlic, Laba garlic)

So beautiful!

Although I still miss my hometown,

after going through so much lately,

I seem to be growing more and more fond of this place.

There is no curfew during the Lantern Festival.

It'll be more beautiful when the city is full of lanterns.

By then,

I'll take you to see it again.

Time really flies.

It's already the Lantern Festival.

Young Master.

Come in.

Young Master.

I found it out.

How is it?

Lady Zheng, as Lady Shen said,

who is truly betrothed to you,

currently resides in Shi'an County.

I went there to inquire.

This Lady Zheng indeed

has moved from Qingyang.

And in the Qingyang dialect,

the pronunciation of Zheng and Shen

is very similar.

That's why the Shen family

could have deceived us for so long.

Young Master,

well...

Let it go.

From now on,

we cut off all dealings with the Shen family.

We will never fall for their tricks again.

Today is the Lantern Festival.

It's a holiday.

You have been busy all day.

You haven't eaten, right?

Look what I brought you.

There is no curfew during the Lantern Festival.

It'll be more beautiful when the city is full of lanterns.

By then,

I'll take you to see it again.

Look.

It's still warm.

Have a little bite.

Once the official business is done,

let's go to Shi'an first.

Jicai,

why are you still awake?

Did I disturb you?

No, I just got up to use the bathroom.

Have you not been sleeping well

these past few days?

It's fine. I can't sleep anyway.

I'll arrange all the pickles now,

so we can serve it faster tomorrow.

Alright, don't do it.

- It's fine. - Go back to sleep.

You go to sleep.

Give me the knife.

- It's fine. - Give it to me.

It's fine.

- Hurry up, Jicai. - Be careful.

Let me have a look.

Jicai,

I can understand you.

As long as you're human,

you'll feel pain

and also need to vent.

But there are many ways to vent.

I don't want you to hurt yourself.

Do you know?

I didn't mean it.

I just thought of the desensitization method.

When I couldn't let go,

I would just tighten the rope.

People are afraid of pain.

If it hurts, I won't think anymore.

I'm in pain.

I have no backbone. I still keep thinking about it.

My silly girl.

My silly girl.

Who said you have no backbone?

You like someone so sincerely.

So courageous!

It's a pity.

You have no way.

But you know what,

Jicai?

You are bravely cutting your losses.

You've already done really well.

I'm useless.

Don't cry, don't cry.

Don't cry anymore.

Don't hurt yourself again next time.

Do you know?

Here.

Don't cry, it's OK.

I'm here.

Your crying sounds like water boiling.

Who did you take after?

(Shaoguang's Food Notes)

(Place Yong'an's spring on the Spring Platter)

(Spring Platter, as the name suggests, is a platter of spring dishes.)

(Arranging pungent vegetables in the first lunar month)

(such as scallions and garlic into a 'Five-Spice Plate')

(is to kill bacteria and detoxify.)

(In Yong'an, at the Beginning of Spring, there are spring pancakes,)

(along with milder-tasting radishes and vegetable leaves.)

(As mentioned in the poem 'Beginning of Spring',)

(the spring platter features tender fresh greens.)

(As spring begins, the salad is becoming more and more delicious.)

(By today, the companions to the spring pancakes have increased.)

(No preference between meat or vegetables, hot or cold,)

(just wrap whatever tastes good.)

♪Like a sunken boat in a dark current, not a single light of night is seen♪

♪Ahead is hazy, light and shadow interlaced♪

♪Sadly this heart, toyed with by fate several times, hangs suspended♪

♪Falling into fog, tracking blindly♪

♪If not for thoughts stirring the heart, again provoking strife♪

♪How would I know it's so unfathomable♪

♪Had I known it would entangle us, we should never have met♪

♪A clean break♪

♪Only when walking deep within do I realize how thick the fog is♪

♪Who knows which way to go♪

♪Passing through the world, looking back at the dream♪

♪Is it still there♪

♪Like a sunken boat in a dark current, not a single light of night is seen♪

♪Ahead is hazy, light and shadow interlaced♪

♪Sadly this heart, toyed with by fate several times, hangs suspended♪

♪Falling into fog, tracking blindly♪

♪If not for thoughts stirring the heart, again provoking strife♪

♪How would I know it's so unfathomable♪

♪Had I known it would entangle us, we should never have met♪

♪A clean break♪

♪Only when walking deep within do I realize how thick the fog is♪

♪Who knows which way to go♪

♪Passing through the world, looking back at the dream♪

♪Is it still there♪