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=Yummy Yummy Yummy=

=Episode 27=

Councilor Kang

will announce the winner

of this year's Competition.

Congratulations

(Jinxiu Tavern Shen's Diner) to Hermit Suxin

(Guixiang Tavern Yunlai Tavern) for

(Yuelai Tavern Laywoman Suxin) becoming the Winner.

(Ruifu Tavern) You are well-deserved.

Universally acknowledged.

Bravo!

- Grandpa. - Yangyang.

Grandpa.

Gently, gently.

Sorry, Grandpa.

It's OK.

I knew it wouldn't be so easy to become the Culinary Master.

But Grandpa,

you are the Culinary Master in my heart.

The Culinary Master in our hearts.

Really?

I am the Culinary Master in your heart?

Yeah.

It's the same in Grandma's heart, right?

Yes, you're the smartest one.

Let's quickly tidy up

and go to the clinic.

We don't have to.

I mean it. It will still cost money.

I'm fine.

We have to go.

Listen to me.

OK.

Listen to you.

(Culinary Master Competition) Prince Zhao

insisted on appointing that Li Ang as the heir apparent.

My brother also asked me to return to the palace,

causing me to miss the chance to watch the Competition.

Stop right there.

Didn't you come here

to watch the Competition?

Why

did you hide whenever you see me?

If you want to avoid me, that's fine.

You don't need to run.

I order you

to get lost.

Useless!

I don't even know

what I saw in you.

I have never had anything

worthy of your attention.

Now you finally understand

and have completely lost regard for me.

Pretty good.

You two couples

are really quite a perfect match.

Grandfather,

eat more food.

Alright.

(My grandfather wants to match me with Mr. Lin,)

(and still insists on keeping us for a meal.)

(What a pain!)

(Shen Shaoguang, why did you walk so slowly?)

(What a sin!)

(This calamity)

(is destined to occur in my life.)

(Why aren't they saying anything?)

(Lin Anran, how did you manage in the official circles?)

(Show off your eloquence.)

Lady Shen,

how is your father's hand?

It's fine, he has already seen a doctor.

That's good.

Feng,

you care about Lady Shen like this,

yet you don't let your grandfather

go propose marriage as soon as possible.

(Quick, slap me in my face.)

(How on earth did this man become the chancellor?)

(The world really)

(is a huge makeshift troupe.)

(Oh, my grandfather...)

You all...

Father.

Yangyang.

Yangyang.

I miss you so much.

Yangyang.

It hurts.

If you don't come back,

I just won't want you anymore.

Yangyang,

I was wrong.

I was wrong.

I was wrong.

Don't cry anymore.

I won't leave.

Mother.

Father.

Shaojie,

how did you end up looking like this?

- I... - You finally come back.

Do you know these past days

how your mother and I have been living?

- Father... - You little brat, I...

- Alright, alright - You little brat.

Father, your hand...

Shaojie just comes back.

Your hand...

I am back anyway.

Be careful with that.

Jicai, thank you, Jicai.

Look at our father.

Do you know how worried I was about you?

Do you know how worried our father is?

Do you know how worried our mother is?

Do you know how worried I am about you?

I'm back. I'm back.

I'm back.

Alright, alright.

Alright, it's OK now.

I'm back.

I'm not leaving anymore.

Who is it?

Who is it?

It's so late. Who is it?

- Go take a look. - I'll go take a look.

Mr. Lin.

Auntie Li.

It's Mr. Lin.

It's fine.

- Mr. Lin. - Uncle Shen.

Mr. Lin.

It's really you.

Did Lu Yun send you here?

Am I that obvious?

Even you noticed it.

What exactly has happened to you lately?

You even got involved with Lu Yun.

Hurry up and make it clear.

I...

(Shen's Diner) That day,

I left home,

wanting to reach the pinnacle of life

to prove my own strength.

Thus

I arrived in a strange city,

Fenglin Town.

There

I encountered the first challenge of my life.

So...

Although my journey had been smooth,

overcoming obstacles,

fate was unfortunately not on my side,

and I have not yet

reached the pinnacle of life.

I can only hide away in the Yunlai Tavern,

biding my time and enduring hardships.

What a pity...

I see you are getting carried away.

Just now, that whole rambling you said

was obviously nonsense

and sounds like a lie.

Do you think I don't know you,

Shen Gongcai?

Hurry up and tell the truth.

What I said is the truth.

I count to three.

No matter how, what I said is still the truth.

One.

- Two. - Wait.

I was wrong.

I never made a name for myself at all.

After unemployment,

I just kept wandering the streets.

I really don't have the face to come back.

So I took an alias

and went to work at the Yunlai Tavern.

They didn't recognize me at all.

Nor do I know why they

just, just chose me

and let me stir up trouble for our family,

but I didn't intend to do anything

and there's no way I could do it.

I didn't expect,

because of me

that father's hand got injured.

So those letters that you wrote

were all fake?

How did you

end up in the enemy army?

You might as well go beg for food.

I did, but didn't get any.

- Father. - Father, Father, Father.

Be careful.

Don't hurt your hand again.

These past days,

have you noticed anything unusual in Yunlai?

Unusual?

That place is a den of evil.

Only one meal a day.

All the dirty and exhausting work is mine.

Everything is abnormal.

Nothing is normal.

I'm not talking about this.

Lu Yun opening a tavern might just be a cover.

In fact, he's helping Prince Zhao accumulate wealth and transport goods.

Did you notice anything?

If you put it that way...

Come here.

There is indeed a large amount of goods

going in and out every day at Lu Yun's place.

So many that it's abnormal.

And in every batch of boxes,

there are always a few

that are nailed very firmly.

They are definitely not ingredients.

Otherwise, they've all gotten stuffy.

What's more,

on the boxes, there's also something

like a totem.

Let me draw it for you.

Look.

It's roughly like this.

Is that so?

Yes, that's it.

Exactly the same.

It's my duty

to ensure the safety of Juxian Alley.

Could their hideout in Juxian Alley

be related to you reversing the case?

The hideout you mentioned earlier

you mentioned earlier

is the Yunlai Tavern.

You also mentioned Prince Zhao.

It seems that this Prince Zhao

is related to the case of your family.

Could it be

that Prince Zhao did it?

Mr. Lin,

are you going

to investigate Yunlai Tavern next?

With me as an undercover agent already in place,

wouldn't that be very convenient?

Great.

I never expected

that after muddling through half my life,

I, Shen Shaojie, would still have the chance

to punish the wicked, giving back to society.

Well, this is a good thing.

Right?

Mr. Lin,

if I truly help your family clear your injustice,

wouldn't the descendants

also remember my name?

Handsome Shen.

My father is just too cool!

Shaojie, please assist me in entering Yunlai tomorrow.

I need to find out exactly

what is in those boxes.

Once it's done,

you'll completely cut ties with Yunlai.

That's all?

That's all.

You don't have any other tasks

for me to do?

Shaojie,

this matter should not be taken lightly.

These are all today's specials at our place.

(Yunlai Tavern) Ladies.

So many bowls.

And leave me to wash them alone.

Just wait.

Tonight I, Shen Shaojie,

is about to join the ancestor

to eliminate harm for the people.

Come on, brothers.

Alright, alright.

Bring that over here.

OK.

What are they doing?

Here.

Give it to me.

Tie it tight.

OK.

Another bag.

Washing dishes is really tiring.

Come out and get some sun.

Bro. Bro. Bro.

Moving, right?

Yeah, moving.

Leave this physical work to me.

I'm full of strength.

- Can you do it? - Come on.

Leave it to me.

It's a piece of cake.

So heavy!

Shen Shaojie.

Come on.

Take care.

Who is it?

Who is called Shen Shaojie?

At least respond with a yes.

That's way too impolite.

Well.

Don't you know?

You've already given yourself away.

No, no, no.

It's real.

It's real.

This is more real.

Don't pull it.

It hurts.

(Yunlai)

Mr. Lin, you have impressive skills.

Mr. Lu, you set a trap for me.

You're always well-prepared, aren't you?

Where is Shen Shaojie?

No, no, no.

Be careful.

Be sure to pay attention!

Be careful, be careful!

Well,

let's talk it over calmly.

If we end up with mutual destruction,

that's really not worth it, right?

Scared?

Then let Mr. Lin put down the sword.

Speak properly.

No, no, no.

Put down your sword.

Bro, you should put the knife down too, right?

Let's talk it out calmly.

This looks really bad.

Everyone, calm down.

Let him go.

I will take his place.

Yes, yes.

Let me go first.

Whether you want him can be discussed later.

Keeping me is useless.

It's completely useless.

Bro, bro,

please, move the knife away a bit.

Mr. Lin's life

is naturally more valuable than Shen Shaojie's.

OK.

You abandon the sword

and walk over here yourself.

Have to abandon the sword?

Bro, be careful.

Blades have no eyes.

Be careful.

Be careful.

Great!

Mr. Lin, speak nicely.

D-d-don't move.

Don't move.

Back off, back off, back off.

Quick, back off, don't come over.

Step back.

Don't move.

Now you're scared too.

Scared, huh?

Mr. Lin,

let's talk this out calmly.

Young Master, here.

Quick.

It's OK now.

- Quick. - Still running?

Mr. Lin.

Mr. Lin.

There's no one.

There's no one.

In my opinion,

we should have shaken them off.

There are Jinwu Guards everywhere here.

Lu Yun wouldn't dare to chase us anymore.

Mr. Lin,

they transferred

all the goods from the box

with the totem printed on it.

But maybe

I can help you find those things.

It's just that we need to be quick.

Because the duration of that scent

is limited.

Scent?

Yes.

I saw them suddenly start moving things.

I was worried these bad people

would move these pieces of evidence,

so I stole some strong-smelling spices

from the kitchen

and made them into sachets.

Then I put some lime

inside the sachets

and soaked them in water.

Isn't this basically a self-heating hotpot?

Moving, huh?

Yeah, moving.

Leave this physical work to me.

I'm full of strength.

- Can you do it? - Come on.

Leave it to me. This is a little case.

Self-heating pot?

What I mean is,

lime gives off heat

when mixed with water,

which is essentially like cooking those spices.

Then we follow the scent,

just like recognizing a horse by its smell.

Then it might be possible to find those things.

There are 108 alleys in Yong'an City.

Only a few places are suitable for building warehouses.

No one lights a fire at night.

Spices from the Western Regions

become pungent after cooking.

It's easy to tell the direction.

Yeah.

Shen,

you're truly wise appearing simple.

Well...

I'll go find it right away.

Liu Chang,

you escort Shen back.

- Watch out for the guards. - Got it.

Mr. Lin praised me

as being wise yet appearing simple.

It's kind of embarrassing.

Being wise...

Wise.

Yet appearing simple.

Mr. Shen, hurry up and leave.

Do I... do I look very foolish?

What's that smell?

Why does it smell so good?

It's already nighttime.

Who's cooking?

Yeah, this job is making me

almost starve.

- Get something to eat. - Let's go.

Eat some.

I'm telling you,

I simply didn't find the field

I was good at before.

In fact,

I am very likely a naturally gifted undercover agent

who can act

on behalf of justice and punish evil.

Applause.

Father,

are you really telling the truth?

Of course what I'm saying

is really true.

When have I ever lied to you?

- Mr. Lin. - Young Master.

- Mr. Lin. - Mr. Lin.

- Mr. Lin, you're back. - Are you alright?

- Mr. Lin, are you OK? - I'm fine.

Did my father really help you?

This time we truly have to thank him.

If he hadn't used spices as guiding markers,

I couldn't find the warehouse at all.

- Really? - Really.

Shaojie, you really nailed it this time.

Well done, Shen Gongcai.

You've really amazing this time.

Our ancestral tomb is emitting auspicious smoke.

Look, I told you from the very beginning

that I achieved something remarkable,

yet none of you believed me

and even wronged me.

This is simply unreasonable.

Father, I'm sorry.

We shouldn't have said that to you just now.

My father is a great hero.

My father is an amazing great hero.

That's right.

Your father is indeed a great hero.

Here comes the great hero.

Here I come.

You have to shave layer by layer.

- You don't have to. - Shut up.

Why don't you shave it?

My hand is injured.

Stop arguing, Father.

Listen to my mother.

San.

San.

You go to the toilet, huh?

As soon as Mr. Shen returned,

none of you went to sleep.

Let me introduce him to you.

This is Yu San,

the newly hired head chef of our diner.

He's impressive.

Nice to meet you, San.

San,

this is our son.

Shen...

Go ahead.

Shaojie.

San,

you just said,

as soon as Mr. Shen returned,

you know my elder brother?

I'm not stupid.

It's so late, and you're in your own yard

doing something as intimate as shaving his beard,

it's obvious he can't be anyone else.

Right?

See, he's a born chef,

so smart.

He spotted it right away.

Alright then, you guys carry on.

I'll go back and rest first.

All right, you go to sleep.

Take care.

I'm telling you,

that guy's very nice.

Yeah, he looks pretty good.

- What, Mother? - Keep shaving.

There's something wrong

with Yu San.

What's wrong?

Lu Yun can catch my brother on the spot,

but it's very likely that it wasn't my brother giving himself away.

My brother is dumb.

Are Lu Yun's people really that smart?

Watch your wording.

What I mean is

that it's very likely there's a mole passing on message.

Wait.

I remember now.

That day when we were discussing

the undercover plan,

could he have overheard us?

Freshly cooked fish and lamb delicacy.

You've been busy for half the day.

Taste it while it's hot.

San,

you fish

is only superficially refined;

take a look inside,

it's full of a fishy, rank stench.

San, the fish you cooked...

I don't even know what to say.

Quick, take it away.

It's too smelly.

Milady.

Deyuan.

- Want candied hawthorn? - The vow was spoken sincerely

yet I never expected him to change his heart.

Since he has broken his vow,

then let it go.

Yangyang, what does this mean?

The meaning of this poem is

if someone betrays,

we part ways immediately

and cut all ties completely.

Let's go.

I know you love spicy food.

I picked the newly grown smartweed

and made this spicy smartweed dessert.

Have a taste.

This is a dessert.

You can even make it spicy.

Are you from Misty City?

Yu San, you suddenly became so enthusiastic.

I'm not used to it.

Milady,

don't you

like me anymore?

How could you think that?

Recently, Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen have always spoken to me

with sarcasm and hostility.

They were too tired

and spoke without thinking.

Well, yangyang

ran away as soon as she saw me.

It's because studying is too tiring?

Lately, there have been many beggars.

We teach her

not to talk to strangers.

She's probably rehearsing with you.

I have been a slave for many years.

Only you regard me as a human being.

On the day of the Competition,

you even allowed me

to take time off to go and watch.

Whatever you have to eat,

you always save a portion for me.

I'm nothing more than a slave.

In this world, apart from my mother,

no one will ever treat me so well again.

This is actually the first time

I've heard you talk about your family.

I didn't know

where you are from.

My home is not far from Yong'an.

How about going home for a visit?

Take another two days...

No need.

There is someone at home.

It's inconvenient to visit.

I'm also worried that the diner may be short on staff.

Let's talk about it later.

Well,

I'll get busy first.

Have a taste.

There is someone at home.

It's inconvenient to visit.

Yu San is truly a born chef.

This kind of mixed dessert

actually tastes pretty good.

He was ignored by us.

He really looked sad.

Such poor mental resilience.

How could he possibly be a professional undercover agent?

From my professional perspective

as a chef,

I can tell this guy's cooking skills

have been practiced for many years.

Who do you think

would teach a spy this kind of cooking skill?

What was his exact original wording?

There is someone at home.

It's inconvenient to visit.

Let me tell you,

based on my professional analysis

as a genius undercover agent,

there's definitely something wrong

with this sentence.

Think about it carefully.

Isn't it?

Indeed.

If it's just the kind of family matters that are hard to talk about,

he could simply say it's inconvenient to visit.

There is someone at home.

This sentence sounds odd.

It's like someone is keeping watch over his family.

Did Prince Zhao kidnap his family

and force him to be an undercover agent?

My grandmother and I watched it in the drama.

It was always played like that.

Yes.

Lady Shen, you're looking for me.

Lady Shen.

Lady Shen.

It's so dark.

Why don't you turn on the light?

Happy Birthday!

Who is it?

What's in his hand?

It's a knife.

It's a knife.

Oh no!

It's getting worse.

He is driven to a dead end.

Grandpa, Grandma,

Father, Auntie,

I'm scared.

Don't be afraid, Yangyang.

You close your eyes before blowing out the candles.

Close your eyes.

Then you will not be afraid anymore.

Yu San, you are really thoughtful.

You guessed that we were going to celebrate your birthday

and even specially prepared a knife to cut the cake.

That's amazing.

Here.

Come on, cut the cake.

Time to cut the cake.

Come cut the cake, cut the cake.

Yes.

OK.

- Happy Birthday. - Happy Birthday.

San, do you still remember

you filled in your birthday on your first day at work.

It's just today, isn't it?

Your parents aren't around.

And there's no one helping you with it.

So we took the liberty

to celebrated your birthday for you.

That's right.

Yu San,

actually,

your age is about the same

as Gongcai and Jicai.

In our eyes,

you are just a child.

A child of our own family.

- Yes. - That's right.

This birthday cake

is a custom from our hometown.

So, Yu San,

don't despise it.

- Don't mind. - Yeah.

Don't despise it.

Actually, you've known about it, right?

That's why your behavior has been so strange lately.

Isn't it?

- Don't be impulsive. - Speak.

Isn't it?

Isn't it? Isn't it?

Don't...

- Don't be impulsive. - Don't be impulsive.

Don't be impulsive. Don't.

Yu San, don't be impulsive.

- Don't be impulsive. - Don't be afraid, Deyuan.

Deyuan is just a servant girl.

You're masters.

You protect her like this?

Deyuan is not a servant.

She's our family.

We went to great lengths

to retrieve her slave deed,

just so she could be a real person.

That's just your way

of winning people's hearts.

Someone once said they wanted to redeem me.

But in the end,

they still held my slave deed

and used my family to threaten me.

- Mother. - Grandma.

Grandma.

Feng...

San,

no matter who has deceived you,

but we are just ourselves.

If you've been deceived once,

you should walk away immediately,

rather than doubt

those around you.

Do you know?

You don't kill me?

I...

I am just a slave.

Even though you kill me,

nothing will happen to you.

Yu San,

you were holding this knife just now.

I can see

that you didn't truly intend to harm us.

This shows that your conscience has not been extinguished.

If someone is truly behind you trying to threaten you,

you should choose

to stand with us to deal with him,

instead

of risking your young life.

You were the one who told them

about the plan to infiltrate Yunlai, right?

Who's threatening you?

Is it Prince Zhao?

Yu San.

Yu San.

I used to work at Yunlai before.

I know what kind of people they are.

It must have been very tough, right?

Look at me.

Me.

I am Handsome Shen.

You must have heard of my name, right?

This person

is the top chef of Juxian Alley.

You've heard of this title, huh?

And Mr. Lin.

Vice Prefect Lin.

He is the upright magistrate.

You've surely heard of his title even more.

Can he still not resolve the matter behind you?

Sticking with us

is definitely better than being with them.

Isn't it?

I remember you once said

you're a slave.

But you have to trust us

that we will surely find a way

to help you solve this problem.

If money can solve this problem,

we'll spend whatever it takes

and exert our utmost effort;

if money can't solve it,

we'll still find a way.

Can you trust us?

Can you

swear?

We can.

- We can. - We can.

We swear.

We swear.

It was I who betrayed Mr. Lin and Mr. Shen.

I'm afraid that if I make no progress,

they will kill my father and mother.

I have wronged you.

I am a spy from Prince Zhao.

I don't deserve...

I don't deserve to be treated like this by you.

Sorry.

Sorry.

San.

It's fine.

It's all in the past now.

It's over. It's fine now.

(Prince Zhao's Mansion)

What are you still standing there for?

Drink it.

You've had your tea.

Say

what you want directly.

Lu Yun has already transferred out

all the salt and iron we were going to use in advance.

Lin Anran hasn't found anything either.

But

Yunlai

is no longer safe.

However, rather than abandoning Yunlai,

it would be better to kill Lin Yan.

One finished, all is finished.

Lin Yan would even oppose us for the Shen family.

If he finds out about the Cui family...

Since you can't make up your mind,

I'll make the decision for you.

Stop.

Why are you still acting so impulsively?

It's easy to do.

What about wrapping up?

He's a Rank III official

in Yong'an.

You think you can easily kill him?

In the final analysis,

you misjudged Lin Yan.

You thought he had long since let go of the past,

and that as long as he could live well, it would be fine.

But little do you know he has his own plans.

It was precisely because you projected

your longing for my brother onto him

and insisted on keeping him

that today's disaster was brought about.

Shut up!

I was worried too much,

so I spoke out of turn.

Please forgive me, Father.

I tell you,

killing would cause unnecessary trouble.

His current location

is too close to His Majesty.

What we can do is to make him fall,

falling into a position

where his words don't count.

Only then

can you do whatever you want.

Rein in your temper.

Think more.

Yes.

(Xuanzheng Gate)

Mr. Lin, you probably never expected

that one day the Appeal Drum

would be sounded against yourself.

Your Majesty,

a good citizen from the Western Market, Feng Li,

has accused Lin Yan, the Vice Prefect,

of colluding with Cao Rong, the Vice Minister of Justice,

to coerce a confession through torture

and render an unjust judgment.

Feng Li, willing to offend the superior,

subjected to corporal punishment,

still seeks to redress the injustice.

(Submitted by Censor Luo Zhi)

How do you

explain this?

Your Majesty,

Feng Li poisoned the Shen family's restaurant

on Juxian Alley last year.

The Shen family and I are cousins.

Thus, upon hearing this,

in strict accordance with the Six Codes,

and submitted it to the Ministry of Justice for judgment.

How could I join hands with Vice Minister Cao?

Your Majesty,

in this case, both testimonial

and physical evidence are present,

and the judgment is rendered strictly according to the law.

Therefore,

Feng Li fled in fear of punishment.

Since Feng Li has retreated to Yong'an

and has connected with you,

why have you not handed over the criminal

to the authorities,

but instead allowed him to falsely accuse Vice Prefect Lin?

What is your true intention?

It's a minor dispute between merchants in the Western Market.

If it weren't for Mr. Lin mediating between them,

how could it bypass the Market Office

and reach the Ministry of Justice?

Could it be that you are protecting them

just because the person involved is a relative?

Western Market is a prime location.

Poisoning is a serious matter.

How could it be considered a minor case?

It used to be under the jurisdiction of the Market Office.

The Western Market was a complete mess.

After this case was heavily sentenced,

those merchants

became much more orderly.

How many errands

has Capital Prefecture handled beyond the Market Office?

So mighty.

I also heard

the Lantern Festival had not yet ended

when the Prefecture ordered people to be on duty

and even encouraged the people to beat the Appeal Drum.

The common people in the capital

now

only trust the Capital Prefecture.

Perhaps, in their eyes,

even if it were personally judged by His Majesty,

it would not compare

to a single word from Mr. Lin.

(Shaoguang's Food Notes Spring Outing Painting)

(Four poems and four dishes for the four seasons)

♪Shadows pair up under moonlight♪

♪Surrounding the stove's fire♪

♪Red beans sown for longing♪

♪Heart ablaze, cooling sorrow♪

♪At a glance♪

♪Cheeks blush with red♪

♪Cooking smoke fading behind the house♪

♪Longing boils, fierce at the taste♪

♪It's okay for snow to stop me♪

♪I'll brew a jug of new wine♪

♪Getting drunk as time goes by♪

♪Enjoy the endless world to the fullest♪

♪Swallowing everything♪

♪Time will tell♪

♪Don't let true feelings wait in vain♪

♪Meetings seem but an illusion♪

♪Enjoy the endless world to the fullest♪

♪Leave the worries to the future♪

♪Can we not plan♪

♪Not hope, not look back♪

♪Focus on today, neglecting the results♪

♪I understand the furrowed brows of doubt♪

♪Friend or foe, bitter or sweet♪

♪Starting with probing♪

♪I'll just swiftly cut down the ancestral rules♪

♪Why not confess my sudden feelings for you♪

♪They come from the future♪

♪Traveling through time and space♪

♪Starting to feel the rare bustle of the world♪

♪If you happen to like me♪

♪Can you hold my hand? Please don't refuse me♪

♪Enjoy the endless world♪ ♪Maybe everything will suddenly vanish♪

♪To the fullest♪ ♪Maybe we should meet among the crowds♪

♪Leave the worries♪ ♪The best occasion♪

♪To the future♪ ♪Twists♪

♪You've stirred up waves in my world♪

♪Can we not plan♪ ♪How could the encounter be in vain♪

♪Not hope, not look back♪ ♪Let's enjoy ourselves to the fullest♪

♪Focus on today, neglecting the results♪ ♪With lanterns♪

♪Please take a seat♪

♪Everything starts and then ends♪