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[Forever and Ever]

[Episode 8]

[Recording Studio]

Let’s me take charge of this today.

Okay.

Director Wang, you’re here in person today.

She’s in a hurry to leave.

So try to get it in one take.

Where is the script?

Shi Yi.

We’re changing things round this time.

The boss said

we needed some more entertaining elements.

So, we’d like you to do it without scripts.

Let’s start with your charity competition.

How?

Just improvise.

Everyone will get a

dialogue clip from the latest TV show.

No scripts, just do an

on-site recording.

Then it’s no longer a competition of professional skills,

it’s a test for your short-term memory.

Just for fun.

And there is a piece of music in the background

for you to sing along on the spot.

What song?

The theme songs each of you

recorded before.

But it’s all random.

All right, let’s sing first.

I’d like to put the trickier ones first.

Are you ready?

You are familiar with the song,

so don’t get nervous.

♫Time cannot steal memory♫

♫Try my best♫

♫To locate your trace♫

♫Spring flowers and autumn moon♫

♫I put them deep down in my heart♫

♫To write you a song and a poem♫

♫With tenderness and caution♫

♫To rewrite the ending of what happened in our preexistence♫

♫And resume our story♫

♫You show up in my dream,♫

♫Gradually getting clearer♫

♫1,2,3,4, when the heart♫

♫Starts to beat♫

♫I compose a rhythm of love for you♫

♫To be with you till the end of the world♫

♫And be your lifelong companion♫

♫When every minute and second♫

♫Becomes more valuable♫

♫Because of you♫

♫I start to know what a heartache is♫

♫Forever and ever is like a dream♫

♫And I am still hugging you♫

Do you believe in reincarnation?

We knew each other

in our previous lives.

♫1,2,3,4, when the heart♫

♫Starts to beat♫

♫I compose a rhythm of love for you♫

♫To be with you till the end of the world♫

♫And be your lifelong companion♫

♫When every minute and second♫

♫Becomes more valuable♫

♫Because of you♫

♫I start to know what a heartache is♫

♫Forever and ever is like a dream♫

♫And I am still hugging you♫

How about getting up there

and giving her a big surprise?

The workplace is also

part of her private life.

It would be rude if I just go up

without permission.

I gotta go.

See you.

Thanks for your hard work.

It looks like Shi Yi

has found a good man.

As long as she’s happy,

that’s what matters most.

So chivalry isn’t dead.

[Recording Studio]

Here she comes.

Go.

Leave a good impression.

I got this.

Thank you.

When did you finish your meeting?

An hour ago.

An hour ago?

How long have you been here?

About 30 minutes.

Didn’t you say you have a habit of getting places

15 minutes ahead of time?

If it’s for my fiancee,

then it’s fine to double that.

Let’s get in the car.

What?

What’s up?

You’ve only been here for a couple of days.

And now you are leaving again.

The yard is finally going to have a hostess.

Me sticking around too long would only complicate things.

Even if I had good friendship with your brother,

I need to keep a healthy distance, you know?

How about staying in the guest room?

The guest rooms are already full.

The relatives who were here to pay their respects to the family

haven’t left yet.

Many of them are

still living in the hotel at the foot of the mountain.

So you see,

I have to go.

This time it’s all been about work

ever since you came back.

What?

Why are you suddenly unhappy?

This is not the Zhou Wenxing I know at all.

Zhou Wenxing,

who should she be

to satisfy everyone?

In my eyes,

you could be anyone.

Whether crying or laughing,

doing good or playing the villain,

all that matters is you’re enjoying yourself every day.

Like when you were young

and spent your summer vacation at my home.

You cried every day.

That was pretty cute too, wasn’t it?

Who cried every day?

Ah, right, every other day.

All right, I gotta go.

Let me walk you out.

All I’m doing is moving from your home to the hotel,

is it really necessary?

Yep.

[Family of Books and Ritual]

After all,

you are living in the hotel at the foot of the mountain,

which is not far.

If I remember,

I will ask them to make something good for you

and have it sent it to you.

Okay.

Remember to take your medicine on time.

I have to go.

-Bye. -Bye.

Wen Xing,

why are you standing here

alone?

Mr. Mei just left.

She hates to see him go, of course.

No, I do not!

Chen is coming home today.

I am here waiting for him.

We have to go now.

Where are you going?

I want to go out for a walk.

I’ll go with you.

No, you can’t.

You aren’t in good enough shape yet.

I’d say you shouldn’t go.

It’s okay.

Maybe down there,

I could bump into Chen.

Let’s go.

Chen.

Slow down.

Chen.

Miss Shi Yi.

Chen.

I knew I could meet you here.

Did you walk down from up there?

It’s okay.

Miss Shi Yi, how nice to meet you.

My name is Zhou Wenxing.

I am your future sister-in-law.

Nice to meet you.

My mom was there the other day,

sorry I didn’t get a chance to talk with you.

But we can finally meet and talk today.

You are about to see my mom.

Are you nervous?

I’m fine.

Being nervous is totally normal.

Everyone at home is afraid of her.

Relax,

I’ve got your back.

You’re really not built for mountain climbing,

so what are you here for?

It’s...It’s Xiaofu.

She says a pregnant woman needs a lot of walking.

I was worried about her,

that’s why I joined her on her walk.

It’s me.

The doctor says I need to walk every day for exercise.

Wenfang went out with me

and we happened to see Wenxing.

So, we went out together.

I can’t pick up my pace as a pregnant woman.

She didn’t make any great effort coming down here.

You don’t have to worry.

Get in my car, let’s go back.

I want to spend some time

talking with Shi Yi.

Hurry up.

It’s okay.

We have plenty of time.

Yeah.

You don’t have to do it now.

Let’s get in the car for now.

I’m too tired from all this walking.

By the way, Chen,

we will try the dishes at noon.

Get home earlier,

or mom’s gonna be unhappy again.

Bye.

We might need to

walk quite a way still.

It’s okay, we have beautiful scenery to keep us happy.

We won’t feel tired.

Let’s go.

At your pace,

we might have to walk

for 50 or 60 minutes.

That far?

Can we make it in time to try the dishes?

Yes.

If not,

they are gonna have to wait for us.

After all, it’s our engagement banquet.

This is a tough road for walking.

I do morning exercise regularly.

I am in perfect health.

While you

stay in a lab every day.

Can you make it?

When I was in college,

I had a hobby.

That was mountain climbing.

Why is your brother and sister’s last name Zhou?

While your cousin’s last name is Zhousheng?

After my father passed away,

in order to make the family business

run properly.

My uncle temporarily

took over as the owner of the house,

and changed his last name into Zhousheng.

His only son Ren

also changed his last name accordingly.

Wenchuan and Wenxing are twins,

can you see that?

Kind of.

But Wenchuan is

more mature than Wenxing.

In fact, Wenxing didn’t stay in college

for long enough

before she came back home to recuperate.

So her chance to experiencing the world

was cut short,

which explains why she can be a bit naive.

I mean,

the old traditions are good.

You can have a meal at the engagement banquet,

and another at the wedding.

Yeah.

I mean, their second eldest son is married.

Now the eldest one is getting married.

We won’t get to eat these dishes in the future, right?

Of course, we will.

At the red egg party.

You are seriously thinking way ahead.

And the third daughter, Wenxing.

The fourth, Ren.

Plus the engagement, the wedding.

And the red egg party again.

The wedding, that’s right.

That’s what I’m talking about.

Chen is back.

Why do you walk up here?

Just let us know, we can pick you up.

I saw it was a good day today.

So, I wanted to take a walk through the mountains.

That’s right.

Young people who don’t walk a lot,

might end up growing lazy.

Uncle Lin, we are going inside.

Go ahead.

Uncle Lin enjoys making fun of you.

That’s who he is.

Why is Mei Xing not here?

He is much older than you.

It is very rude of you

to call out his name like that.

Then how should I call him?

Brother-in-law?

If you keep talking like this,

I’ll get mad at you.

What’s this dish?

Lotus seedpod fish maw.

Fish maw?

Fish maw needs to first

be soaked in oil for twelve hours.

After it gets soft,

Keep it at a heat of 180 degrees to bloat it.

Then soak it at a low temperature.

Put in some stock in to season it,

and simmer it for about a minute on a low heat.

Can you make it?

I can’t.

Then why would you know it inside out?

I heard our chef mentioned it once,

and so I remembered it.

If it’s someone who doesn’t know you well,

they must be thinking

you’re showing off having such a photographic memory.

Chen.

My sister-in-law is so beautiful

that you’re reluctant to

talk with us.

Instead, we always see you whispering there.

The whole lot of us are

feeling left out.

So, our bridegroom-to-be,

shall we start?

Dig in.

Are the dishes to your liking?

Chen.

You lured her deep

into the mountains

without arranging any activities?

Nothing really.

My future cousin-to-be.

Think about it.

Marrying him means

you’re gonna stay deep in the mountains every year,

which is very boring.

Only you think it’s boring, I guess.

I think it’s great.

There’s fresh air in the mountains.

I really like that.

Unlike you,

I hate this place.

Please hurry up and be born soon.

I am about to become a primitive soul.

Well.

Mom wants to see my sister-in-law?

No.

Your mother says...

It’s okay, say it.

It is the play’s last performance tonight.

She wants everyone to be present.

But she says

that Miss Shi Yi came from afar

and she needs rest, so...

no need for her to be there.

That’s it.

She’s not seeing her daughter-in-law?

Jiaren, this is your favorite.

Thanks, mom.

My dear brother and future sister-in-law are trying the dishes.

For the sake of looking lively,

they especially asked the juniors to be with them.

That’s so thoughtful of him.

Are the dishes to your liking?

Was it so dramatic?

Yeah.

I was looking from outside

and I held my breath.

Seriously.

It’s you who fear the cold,

not your mom.

You didn’t see my sister-in-law.

What an awkward situation you just put her in.

You have never been

a mean mother-in-law.

You treated Jiaren so nicely.

Be nicer to my sister-in-law, will you?

Everyone’s got his or her own temper.

Your brother decided of his own will

to marry a girl

I have never met before.

For that I respect him.

So if I don’t favor this daughter-in-law

and do not want to see her,

you can’t say a thing about that either.

Always some excuse.

What did you say?

I said you always have some point.

You can come up with a reason for anything on Earth.

Mr. Chen.

Every time you come here

with this army of people.

Those who have no idea what’s happening

would assume the Zhou family

owes you money and is paying you back in clothes.

I’m a new tailor.

It’s all bluffing with this number of people.

Is this about the future mother-in-law

inviting artists to

perform for the future daughter-in-law?

Miss Shi Yi is not there.

Does Mrs. Zhou not like her?

Sooner or later.

No hurry.

Come on, please.

My aunt used to

keep Jiaren around her

and treated her like her own daughter.

I was with Jiaren in the same elementary school.

She was the star of the day

since we were in school.

She had good grades,

and was the student representative chosen to give a speech every semester.

I mean, who wouldn’t like her as a kid?

Zhousheng Chen didn’t get better grades?

My cousin doesn’t like to be in the limelight,

so no one would compete against her.

At that time,

all of the family thought they were going to get married.

No one expected things would turn out this way.

With someone so totally unconnected.

If it was me,

I would keep some distance.

Maybe it’s not that surprising.

Maybe

Zhousheng Chen never really had any feelings for her.

It was all her crush.

Jiaren.

Next time you talk behind someone’s back,

make sure you look over both shoulders.

If it bothered you,

just interrupt us from the beginning.

You’d eavesdrop for so long

and then blame us for not knowing you were there?

You took them as your pet?

I’d say it’s a coincidence.

I bought these

outside of the hotel you stayed at in Xi’an.

Is there any difference

between raising crabs and other animals?

Compared with other pets,

crabs are better at escaping.

The first time I got them to the dormitory,

due to my lack of experience,

they caught me unawares

and almost all of them got away.

So, what do they like to eat?

Small fish and shrimps, things like that.

Just because Chen raises crabs,

all the crab dishes at the engagement banquet

were taken away.

No one’s gonna believe

that there’s no crab dishes

being served at an engagement banquet

on the Yangtze River delta.

There’s an emotional attachment after you raise them.

Then from now on, I won’t eat crabs anymore.

Then from now on, I...

won’t tell you when if I do!

New bedsheet, new duvet cover.

They are all brand new.

Just leave them there.

I can do it.

Okay.

If there’s anything else,

feel free to let me know.

So, you can take a rest now.

I’ll go to the next room

and get some sleep.

By the way,

if you need anything.

Just call me.

Come in.

I’d rather take my

pets back.

I am afraid they might wake you up at night.

Okay.

Good night.

Good night.

They are laid out the same way as in my family.

Hello?

I just wanted to say good night to you.

Did you buy all the stuff

in the sink?

I saw it once

when I went to your place,

and so I remembered it.

Again, showing off your memory.

No, that’s not it.

Why do we have to use a phone

when we are one wall away from each other?

Isn’t nighttime perfect for seeing one another?

I was afraid to disturb you.

Open the door.

I often work till 11 or 12 pm.

I can’t go to sleep early either.

Mr. Zhousheng.

Something just happened over there,

they want you to come quick.

You take a rest,

I’ll check it out.

Well now, do you want to have some tea?

Flower tea, good for sleeping.

No, I am not thirsty.

Okay.

Rest early.

Call me if there’s anything else.

I simply pushed her on impulse,

I didn’t expect anything like this to happen.

Where is everyone else?

They went to the hospital.

What about Zhou Wenchuan?

I don’t know.

Why don’t you ask me about it?

About what?

Ask me why

I argued with Tang Xiaofu?

I am not good at

dealing with these kinds of conflicts.

There’s no point me asking why.

Because throughout the night,

they have been making comparisons

between me and your fiancée.

In their eyes,

I am a total loser.

Chen.

Jiaren.

Where is Shi Yi?

In her room.

That’s good.

We are a big family with a lot of big mouths,

so that means a lot of troubles too.

We need to make sure Shi Yi is protected from these.

If she hears this crap too much,

she wouldn’t be confident enough to marry you.

That’s why

you need to spend more time

with her.

And talk more with her, you know?

Yeah, I got it.

Where are you going?

I want to take a walk.

Don’t go outside.

His mom takes saving face very seriously.

What happened tonight is a stain on their family reputation.

If you happened to see this,

she would definitely be unhappy.

We should just stay in here and not look,

pretend we don’t know about it.

Okay.

I’ll go back to my room, then.

Rest early.

You poor thing.

There’s no-one to keep you company tonight.

Come sleep with me.

Let’s go.

You head to bed for now.

Chen, you are not sleepy?

She just went to bed,

so probably hasn’t fallen asleep yet.

I don’t want to risk waking her up again.

After half an hour or so,

I’ll head back.

You are not going to sleep?

I am not sleepy, either.

The thing is, ever since you came back,

you’ve been followed by either the lawyer, Mr. Mei,

or my sister-in-law.

It’s been impossible to get any alone time with you.

So I want to stay with you for a moment.

Chen.

I mean, you are doing a good job

in your scientific research,

and you are also very into this,

why would you come back?

You wouldn’t understand

even if I told you why.

You couldn’t figure it out.

But I could remember it.

I can’t figure it out now.

But I could hold onto it and try to understand in the future.

I remember

when I was 3,

you told me that

because light travels faster than sound,

we always see the lightning first,

and then hear the thunder.

I can still recall it now.

Not bad memory.

In the past.

Domestic worker’s wages used to be low

and that’s why there are many OEMs.

Made in China...

This became the trend of manufacturing industry.

But now,

as the cost of Chinese labor increases,

Made in China

has gradually turned into

made in other countries.

So, a lot of OEMs face

either closure,

or transformation.

Capital always makes sure it’s profitable

and take the world as its OEM,

so it only ever goes to low-cost areas.

But we can’t do this.

A nation needs manufacturing.

Be it high-tech,

infrastructural, technical kinds,

we can’t give them up.

I don’t want to see our family

abandon the domestic foundation

and only seek to make money out of money.

That’s why I am back.

Do you remember that?

Yes, I do.

[Lotus Fragrance Pavilion]

Do you understand?

Yes.

It’s pretty moist near the lake.

Be careful not to catch a cold.

Sit on my coat.

All those crappy things

happening tonight.

I suddenly pitied you.

A wife you just married

only cares about your brother.

What do you think?

She can do what she likes.

Did you have dinner?

I heard that

you returned all your food.

The stuff in your family is too delicate,

it’s not made to be edible,

more like an exhibition.

Now you’re starting to be sarcastic again,

looks like you are going to forgive me.

I just don’t want to make it too nasty.

After all, we knew each other since we were small.

You said the same thing

when we had a quarrel back in high school.

In our second year in university, we fought and then went back to being friends,

back then you were saying pretty much the same thing.

You were saying,

due to the family relation,

you don’t want it to turn ugly.

I will buy you some pot noodles tomorrow.

Next to the Jinshan Temple.

Your favorite kind.

I will go down the hill at 3:30 am

and come back at 5 am.

That way, I should make it to breakfast.

I don’t buy it.

No one else needs to buy it,

as long as you do.

Mr. Zhousheng.

Do I need to wake her up?

No, it’s okay.

Let her sleep a bit longer.

Okay.

Where is Xiaofu?

I didn’t see her in the morning.

She went back home.

She’s not attending the engagement banquet?

It is said she’ll be going into labor soon

and left here last night.

Where is Shi Yi?

She’s still sleeping.

Even though she’s not married yet,

she should act like a local here.

I didn’t tell her

what time we eat breakfast.

Chen.

I think your fiancee

is going to be a blessing for our Zhou family.

If she ever took over the household,

none of us would have to

get up so early to have breakfast.

Where is Wenchuan?

He didn’t come back last night.

Let’s eat, no need to wait.

Have some porridge.

Uncle Chen.

Change to another bowl and take it to Man.

Okay.

While it’s still hot.

Will do.

Why are you so late?

I overslept.

This morning,

the two of you,

come to the hospital with me.

You don’t have to go, Jiaren.

Good morning, Shi Yi.

Good morning.

Did you have your breakfast?

I did.

It’s so thoughtful of Chen.

In order to increase your appetite,

he even carved the lotus shape out.

He carved this himself?

Yeah.

Ren says he did it while he was taking a break

from doing experiments.

Did you sleep well last night?

Yeah, quite well.

He had to go out for something urgent.

So, he asked me to spend some time with you.

I am not a child

who always needs someone accompanying me.

But he hopes

you have someone with you

every single minute you are in this family.

Meanwhile, you look so beautiful,

many people are eager

to do that favor.

Just now, Ren was trying to take over from me.

When you’re finished,

I will take you somewhere nice.

Chen says

you have always wanted to come here.

Where is this place?

The library.

He says you asked him before

about the library.

That’s why he guessed you would like this place.

There really is a library?

Yeah.

Let me show you around.

Here are some collections.

The first time Chen went to your parents’ place

to visit them.

He handpicked the gift.

He spent the whole night searching for it.

There are people whose job it is

to clean this place every day.

So it should be dust-free.

By the way,

are you allergic to dust or any kinds of flowers or grass?

Chen, however,

is allergic to all of these.

One day if you quarrel with him,

you can make him smell a flower,

and he’ll get a rash

all over his skin.

It’s not very serious,

but it’s a lot of fun.

I’m starting to seriously doubt

if you are a medical student.

Everyone tells me

allergies are no joke.

It can get pretty nasty if it turns serious.

I’m kidding.

In fact, his allergic reactions

are more like having a cold.

Like sneezing and a runny nose,

and a high body temperature.

As long as he stays away from the allergen,

He’ll be fine by the next day.

Here I am in the region south of the Yangtze River,

while the tower in my dream is in the far northwest,

thousands of kilometers away.

How can there be poetry from Shanglin county?

How tall is this building?

Dozens of meters.

You can read any book you like here.

They are all copies written by others.

The original ones are well preserved elsewhere.

Let’s go.