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[Falling Before Fireworks]

[Episode 3]

Do you feel nothing for me?

You made things so easy for me.

It's my birthday.

I can't be the only one suffering.

♫The flame in the snow,♫

♫putting out silently.♫

♫Tears brim your eyes,♫

♫melting the snow.♫

♫Is this a sense of loss?♫

♫The world is cold♫

♫but filled with livelihood.♫

[DiDi Rider]

♫Is it the illusion of reality?♫

[Are you busy today?]

♫A long way ahead.♫

Are you busy today?

♫But I don't know where to go.♫

If not,

could you pick me up?

If you are busy,

I'll ask my other friends.

♫The tear is glistening.♫

I have a heavy workload today.

A group of celebrities made appointments of

♫Even if my body is covered with scars♫

shooting in the studio tonight.

I won't be free until midnight.

[Are you busy today?]

[I have a heavy workload today. A group of celebrities made appointments of shooting in the studio tonight. I won't be free until midnight.]

♫and life is a mistake, ♫

♫I'm not afraid of making more mistakes.♫

[Are you busy today?]

[I have a heavy workload today. A group of celebrities made appointments of shooting in the studio tonight. I won't be free until midnight.]

[Okay.]

♫Ever since I meet you,♫

♫my worn-out heart longs for♫

♫your love.♫

♫The longing comes fiercely,♫

♫like in a fairy tale.♫

♫A flower blooms like a gentle smile.♫

♫No more obsession.♫

♫My love lasts lives and beyond.♫

♫From now on, we'll grow old together.♫

♫Flowers bloom in front of the door,♫

♫like in a fairy tale.♫

♫In your eyes♫

♫is a starry sky.♫

♫A meteor falls from above.♫

Let's go.

I'll take you home.

I don't want your fake sympathy.

I have my own car.

You can't get a taxi here.

Can't I have my friends pick me up?

Or don't you think I don't deserve a friend?

This is so unfair.

Just because I'm young and pretty,

and I got promoted faster than other girls,

my smile is seductive

and I have sleepable printed on my face.

Do you think I want to smile

or do I want wrinkles on my eyes?

If I don't smile,

they'll ask the bank for compensation.

I'll go and get a car.

[Jing Garden]

What's wrong with the helmet?

It smells so sour that I can marinate fish in it.

Even this little motorcycle was borrowed

from security.

We should be able to get a taxi here.

[A New Taxi]

[Third Party Fees]

[Loading]

[Confirming the Pickup Point and Destination]

Sir.

Is there a gas station nearby?

Keep driving down the road,

[Bridge-Head Tobacconist]

turn right when you see the traffic light,

and the gas station is four to five miles away.

Is there a closer one?

No.

Thank you, sir.

[Bridge-Head Tobacconist]

Handsome, get in the car.

The pretty lady wants to give you a ride.

I have an oil bucket in the car.

[Brave and happy]

Happy birthday.

Wishing you, our female leader

tough as iron and that you get a promotion, pay rise,

and bushy hair even pulling the all-nighters.

My goodness.

What's wrong?

[Inpatient]

What happened? How come grandpa disappeared?

Brother Chen, I just was away to make a call,

then he was gone after I got back.

I'm so sorry. I'm the one taking grandpa out.

You go check the video camera in the security room.

I'll look for him in the hospital.

[Inpatient]

Proposal?

I was rejected to my face.

I was drunk in the afternoon.

No, I was just shocked

that you have potential boyfriends around you.

Is he

the stupid Chi Zhongyu?

My bar is not that low.

A fling in the collective land.

He is tall indeed.

That's fine.

Say goodbye to this one, and have an even cutter boyfriend.

Let's have more wishes.

I hope I'll be

much richer this year

and be a rich and free woman.

What about men?

I'm not in that mood for men.

That's not right.

Chen, you're wrong.

I'm not Chen.

Grandpa, are you not feeling well?

It's my bedtime. I have to go home.

Goodbye, grandpa.

Chen.

Chen.

Chen.

Cheng.

Cheng, you're back.

How have you been these years?

Why didn't you go home?

I'm not him.

Grandpa.

Look, grandpa,

I am Jing Chen.

No,

you're Chen.

[Resignation Letter from Siqing]

Have you made up your mind to quit?

Didn't you say

that it's not worth it to resign now?

Adults need to follow their hearts sometimes.

[Resignation Letter from Siqing]

[Your email has been sent.]

7788.29RMB needs to be repaid to loan account number 2979 before Nov 22nd, 2022.

Please ensure your bank account of 2072 with sufficient deposits at midnight.

Please ignore the message if the loan repayment is done. Nancheng Commercial Bank

[Resignation Letter from Siqing]

[Email withdrawal]

[Resignation Letter from Siqing]

[Resignation Letter from Siqing]

[Email Withdrawal Completed]

Why did you change your mind?

After weighing the cost,

I cannot afford to follow my heart.

The down payment on the car exhausted all my savings.

My monthly income after taxes and deductions

is 16,000RMB.

The fixed monthly expenses include

4,000 RMB for rent,

at least 2,000 RMB for clothes and food,

and 8,000 RMB for the mortgage.

All these costs, coupled with the car payment

left me with less than 100 RMB

every month.

If you hadn't brought the house,

your budget wouldn't be this tight,

I don't want to move anymore.

Seven, eight, nine,

ten, eleven.

Why is there another floor?

What was I thinking about buying the high floor?

I paid

an extra 50,000 RMB.

I'll hang in there.

They'll be building my apartment anytime soon.

For a better future,

you have to put up with it now.

A lowered head doesn't make you a loser.

Give-up does make you a coward.

[Nurse Station]

I'm sorry, Brother Chen.

Come home and have dinner with us.

What would you want to eat?

Vinegar Chicken, Pickled Mustard Fish, and...

I have none of these

but Red Cooked Pork.

Brother Chen, are you not mad at me?

No.

I was just worried about grandpa.

It's late. Go home.

Bye, Brother Chen.

By the way,

The call I mentioned before is about

the half-scroll painting.

A friend of grandpa from the chat group

sent me this.

Is this

the painting grandpa lost?

In case I'll never see you,

I wish you a good morning, a good afternoon, and a good evening.

[Southern City FM97: Voice of Traffic]

Inside the box of solidarity

are children, walnuts, and fruits on a summer evening,

puppies and mosquitos in the ally.

They are bits and scrapes of life.

They are the miniature of vibrant hustle and bustle of life.

When you are excluded from the boisterousness,

you feel lonely.

After the sun goes down,

what word would you put on your loneliness?

It's inappropriate not to

invite her to the New Year party.

It's not a big deal.

She might not want to be with us.

She secured an ironclad grip on the promotion,

but now is replaced by some other one.

If I were her, I don't want to go here to insult myself.

So, honey,

you can never be me.

Get the right color.

You look worse

on this one.

[Nancheng Commercial Bank]

[Customer Manager Office]

I appreciate your help yesterday.

Please attend the meeting with me at the headquarter this afternoon.

I'll introduce you to some peers from the Beicheng branch.

Thank you, president. This is my job.

[Nancheng Commercial Bank]

[Dad]

[Decline] [Accept]

He must be a liar.

Our ancestors have been poor for three generations.

We can't afford an antique painting.

This is a scam

targeting the middle-aged and elderly.

Next,

they'll ask for money

as a tax deduction and procedure fee.

[Switching] [Background Blur] [Voice Call]

[End]

Probably.

How about this?

I send you this painting.

The buyer happens to be in the Nancheng.

[Switching] [Background Blur] [Voice Call]

[End]

Then you arrange the transaction

in the business hall of the bank.

You'd better make it for the time

when Anbang delivers the money boxes.

[Switching] [Background Blur] [Voice Call]

[End]

If you run into fraud,

it'll be easier to solve it on the spot

and might add a feat to your name.

That might work.

Let me know the time.

The location is at the cafe across from our bank.

I'll send you the address.

[Switching] [Background Blur] [Voice Call]

[End]

Dad, I'm back.

Change your shoes first.

Got it.

Your aunt and sister are here.

Do you want to talk to them?

Maybe next time, dad. I need to go back to work.

[Crafts and Hearts]

[Hello, I'm the seller of the annotation.]

Hello, I'm the seller of the annotation.

Would you like to meet at noon tomorrow

on the ground floor of the Xincheng Building?

This painting is very important to you.

Yes.

I'm not selling it.

Are you not satisfied with the price?

Or are you still embarrassed about the winter solstice incident?

Take a guess.

Do you like me?

Don't flatter yourself.

The last time was the alcohol talking.

Then the price must not be high enough.

The value of the painting

only confines to my family.

No one else will offer this price.

You think about it.

And I'll consider raising my offer reasonably.

A reasonable rise?

Mr. Jing, there's something you don't understand.

Now, I'm the one giving the price.

What do you want?

I told you that this is my dowry.

What do you think what I want?

I'll think about it.

She works in a bank too?

That shouldn't be hard.

Brother Chen, I'm telling you

that no one from the bank turns me down.

Just tell me her name.

I'll make a call

and the painting will be delivered to your home.

Siqing.

Shiqing?

Siqing.

That's right.

I know her.

She is my mentor.

She is the incarnation of White Bone Spirit

whom I keep complaining about to you.

That's her.

Then the game is over.

I can't deal with her.

Why is her?

Anyone else will be an easy piece of cake.

I can't handle her.

Do you know what this is?

This is like

Tang Sanzang encounters White Bone Spirit.

No.

I have a bad feeling.

I know my mentor all too well.

She won't accept low-hanging fruit.

There are only two possibilities for her.

She wants to either overcharge you,

or has other intentions.

What does she want from you?

What do you think?

The bottom line is that even if she is into your look,

you'll be fine.

I know her.

She loves money and you have none.

That basically wipes out

any possibility between you and her.

Let me put it this way.

You and I

have a higher chance of being a couple

than you and her do.

That's not right.

You have no money.

But you own lots of apartments in Jing Garden.

You two could live in a new apartment every day

for like half a month.

These apartments are cash.

I don't know.

what it has to do with me.

The land was rented in the village.

Grandpa earned the houses back.

I just built the houses.

But,

aren't you the only grandson of Grandpa Jing?

Then there is no doubt.

These houses will all be yours.

What are you going to do about the painting?

Do you want me to do some pre-works for you?

Brother Chen, do you have more steamed rice?

The Red Cooked Pork brings me an appetite.

I could have two more bowls of rice to go with it.

No.

Brother Chen, tell me the truth.

Do you feed dogs out there?

Yes.

Brother Chen.

You show more human sides to them than to others.

And if in the past...

Hang the lanterns.

Brother Chen.

The building of Jing Garden is finished.

What's your plan next?

You're not going to stay here, are you?

I have no idea.

Manager Si.

I...

I come here to pay you back.

But the money isn't enough to clear my debt.

What about your parents?

It's not my parents' money.

I've given the money back to

my parents.

I earned this money

by selling lanterns.

Jing Garden plans to celebrate New Year's Day

with a lantern-themed exhibition tomorrow.

All of the lanterns come from my family.

The villagers,

especially Jing Chen

have been making lanterns for me these days.

Otherwise,

I'll be too ashamed to see you.

Don't say that.

I didn't do anything.

It's okay if you don't have enough money.

You can pay some back in parts.

Why don't you get a waiting number ticket?

Please wait here.

I'll file an application for you.

Manager Si.

I...

I owe you an apology.

And

thank you.

Thank you so much.

[Customer Manager Zhang Zhang]

Are you working late, manager Si?

Why didn't you go to the party?

What party?

Tomorrow is New Year's Day holiday.

President is having a dinner party.

Something came up, so I have to work overtime today.

You're such a tough lady.

You don't even go home for holidays.

Your parents might worry about you.

[Nurse Station]

[Utilities]

[Electricity]

[Bill Amount]

[Loading]

[Utilities]

[Decline] [Accept]

[Loading]

[Operating Instructions]

[Please put your clothes in.]

[Dad]

[Decline] [Accept]

Dad, have a thriving and happy New Year.

Happy New Year, Qing.

It came to me today

that your birthday was days ago.

I apologize to you.

It's ok. It's not like a round birthday.

Did you buy yourself a cake?

Of course.

I had a birthday party with my friends and colleagues.

That's good.

If you sell that painting,

keep the money to yourself,

and buy something you like.

Okay.

Thank you, dad.

Dad, come here.

We're going to blow out the candles. Come to have cakes.

Okay, I'm coming.

Yingying is calling me.

She hasn't grown out of that child-like temper.

She is still naughty and fussy.

She's nothing like you. You're always a good girl.

Dad,

I'm hanging up.

I'm going to celebrate New Year's Eve with my friends.

I have to go.

Okay.

[Baby Daughter's Birthday]

I forgot to turn on the switch.

[Chen Lianzhi]

[Decline] [Accept]

At his age,

his body is aging and starting to malfunction.

You need to be prepared for the worst,

and spend time with him as much as you can.

Grandpa.

Painting.

Where is the painting?

I can't find it.

I'm a disgrace to my ancestors.

I'll go get it.

Grandpa, wait for me.

What are you doing?

[File Bag]

Who are you?

[Nancheng Commercial Bank]

[Winter Solstice]

[Customer Manager Siqing]

This person is so strange.

♫When the star appeared♫

♫Do you know I started to miss you again♫

♫How many lovers can only look at each other from afar?♫

♫Like the moonlight shining on the sea♫

♫When we were young, we thought♫

♫love could last forever♫

♫When we were deep in love♫

♫we couldn't hear the sighs in the wind♫

♫Who knows what love is?♫

♫The brief encounter is still fresh in my mind♫

♫I spent my whole life♫

♫trying to forget, but I couldn't♫

I brought the painting.

Thank you.

I said it's my dowry.

Do you have the nerve to take it?

I'm just kidding.

Let's get married.

♫When I'm in a trance♫

♫I seem to see you in the crowd♫

[Thousands of lanterns shine upon the house, lights on the corner]

♫You appeared♫

♫but soon vanished in the blink of an eye♫