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[Forever and Ever]

[Episode 10]

Hello, Mom?

Shi Yi, your father and I

came to Zhenjiang earlier than expected.

We had a discussion.

We feel

that it’s impolite of us

to only meet Chen’s parents

during the engagement banquet.

Can you

discuss this with him

and arrange for us

to meet his mother tonight?

See if she’s free tonight.

Something happened to their family.

They might not be able to make it tonight.

What happened?

Is it serious?

It’s just a conflict between their relatives.

I didn’t ask him much.

Alright then.

But you must remember this.

No matter what,

the two families need to meet each other once

before the engagement banquet.

Did you hear me?

And

your grandparents are here as well.

So,

if Chen can’t make it tonight,

you should come by yourself.

Okay?

Alright.

That’s it for now.

What’s wrong?

Something happened to Chen’s family.

We can’t meet them tonight.

How about tomorrow?

If they can’t make it tomorrow, how about the day after tomorrow?

Anyway, we applied for leave.

We have ample time to meet them.

Alright then.

Let’s go and take a walk.

Lian Sui.

Where is he?

I don’t know.

Lin Fei,

where’s Zhousheng Chen?

His mother wanted to see him for an urgent matter.

He had to leave early.

He didn’t get to tell you before he left.

Is that so?

Is there a car available here?

I don’t need a driver. I can drive it myself.

A car?

There isn’t?

Everyone went out.

We don’t have any cars for now.

I can call a cab for you.

But maybe you need to wait for half an hour.

Ren has a car.

Go and ask him.

Hurry up.

I don’t like to talk to him.

He’s mean.

Are you going or not?

Fine. I’ll go.

You’re so annoying.

Let me pack my things.

I won’t lend it to you.

I have mysophobia.

I dislike it when people sit in my car.

Even my father hasn’t ridden my car before.

Fine.

I think I should call a cab

for Miss Shi then.

Who’s borrowing the car again?

Shi Yi.

She wants to go back home.

She wants to go to her uncle’s house in Zhenjiang.

Ask her to wait for me.

I’ll change my attire.

Why are you changing clothes

when you’re seeing your cousin’s mother-in-law?

Miss Shi.

Thank you for lending me your car.

Don’t mention it.

Is this outfit suitable when I meet

your parents later?

Are you planning to go with me?

Now there’s no one home.

No one will eat with me once you leave.

Sure. I’ll bring you along.

The key.

Do I need to tell your mother

that you’re following me back?

No need.

Someone else will tell her about it.

What are you doing?

I’m following you guys as well.

No.

You’re not allowed to sit in my car.

Miss Shi is much more aggressive at driving than me.

Shi Yi!

You can go down for now. I’ll park the car.

Alright.

Hello, my name is...

Shi Yuanyuan.

Did Shi Yi tell you my name?

You’re the youngest daughter

of Miss Shi Yi’s uncle,

the only child of your family.

You went to a girls’ school during junior high.

You couldn’t get used to it,

that’s why you transferred to an ordinary key junior high school.

You got into its senior high directly.

Your result of the National Higher Education Entrance Examination wasn’t great.

You repeated your grade for one year.

You’re in your thirteenth grade.

I suppose this is the first time we’re meeting each other.

That’s right.

How did you know about me?

We have information regarding the engagement banquet’s guests

so that it’s convenient for us

to find a topic for our first meeting.

If not, the first meeting

would be awkward.

You’re considerate indeed.

And, the food you like,

the food you dislike,

the food you avoid,

the food you’re allergic to,

I didn’t take a close look at them.

I gave them to the kitchen staff.

You’re being too considerate.

Yuanyuan.

Shi Yi.

This is Zhousheng Ren.

He’s the cousin of Zhousheng Chen.

It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Let’s go.

Let’s go.

Before I met Miss Shi,

I thought Chen

was the incarnation of a monk.

He had no time for girls.

He only has time for his reagents, test tubes,

and his thesis.

Ordinary men

usually put on the same disguise.

They make it as if they’re not into worldly desires.

But in reality,

they’re ordinary men.

All of them are the same.

Why should we lie to you?

Do you think there’s a benefit to it?

Of course there is.

It can help your cousin to gain a favorable impression before the wedding,

thus, making the elders like him.

I’m helping you out.

You’re pulling the rug from under my feet.

I’m really helping you out.

Think about it.

Now, my grandparents

haven’t managed to see your cousin yet.

We try our best to lower

our expectations

and we try to badmouth him.

So, when they meet him in person,

they’ll find he’s better than what they have expected,

then the wedding will proceed smoothly, right?

If

you raise their expectations of him too high,

they’ll expect too much from him,

and find all kinds of faults with him

when they see him.

Why should we do so?

Am I right?

This little girl.

Look at that lass.

Look at you.

Your dark circles can cover the entire earth.

Finish your milk.

You better sleep well when you go back.

Don’t stay up late again.

If not,

your custom wedding dress will be wasted.

Alright, Mom.

By the way,

your aunt told me

that during the wedding ceremony,

the parents of both parties

need to give their speeches.

Do we need to give a speech during the engagement banquet?

I have no idea.

I forgot to ask him about that.

I’m inexperienced.

If you’re inexperienced,

that means I’m inexperienced as well.

This is the only time I’m marrying off my daughter.

After you go back,

ask your future mother-in-law

and see when she’s free.

We need to arrange for a meeting.

We need to be familiar with each other.

They’re our future in-laws.

We need to face them for the rest of our lives.

We must have a good start to it.

[Zhousheng Chen]

I’m downstairs.

Don’t worry.

He’s here.

Over here.

Uncle, Aunt,

I’ve been quite busy for the past few days.

That’s why I had no time to visit you.

That’s fine.

Shi Yi had explained everything to us.

Dad, Mom, we’ll leave now.

Drive safely, alright?

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Shi Yi.

Take care.

Goodbye, Chen.

Okay, bye.

I don’t know.

We don’t know

how that happened as well.

Precisely.

Uncle Lin is here.

Why would the Tang family report this case?

They already received two notices of critical illness.

It’s quite serious.

What did you guys see on that day?

We don’t know either.

We only knew

that Tong Jiaren and Tang Xiaofu had an argument.

After that, Tang Xiaofu got hurt.

That’s right.

Wenchuan was the one who sent her to the hospital.

-Hello. -Hello, mister.

-I’m the housekeeper here. -We know nothing about it.

You can tell me what’s going on.

Yes.

How

did it become like this?

Yeah.

Let’s go.

Mr. Chen!

Your mother and your uncle

need to see you for something.

Wait for me in the room.

I’ll be back soon.

Let’s go.

Let’s go in.

Why are you here?

I’m here to find Shi Yi

so that she can try the custom wedding dress.

It’s quite noisy over there.

Even I can’t stand the noise.

Something happened to my family.

I guess the engagement banquet will be canceled.

You’re back?

Sorry for waking you up.

I’ve never gotten the chance to ask you this.

Is voice acting fun?

It’s pretty interesting.

But you need to be very good at imagining things.

For example?

For example,

the recording engineer often tells me this.

Miss Shi Yi,

you need to imagine

that you’re the one walking in the rain.

You’re the one who fell out of love.

You need to cry without tears.

Back then, I felt pretty helpless.

When actors are performing,

they can refer to other actors.

For me, I can only look at my script

and the microphone.

I need to imagine how it feels like to cry without tears.

Are you not used to

being with a person like me?

A little bit.

I’m afraid something might pop up.

Just like what happened at the gate in the afternoon.

I don’t know what was going on.

And I don’t know what I can do to help you.

It’s Tang Xiaofu,

the wife of my cousin whom you’ve seen before.

She was hospitalized

ever since that incident.

Last night,

the doctor gave us

two notices of critical illness.

How is she now?

It’s not optimistic.

She only stayed here

because of the engagement banquet.

But she got into an accident.

Even now, her life is still in danger.

Today,

the people from her mother’s side are here.

They had a heated argument.

The cops came just now

because the Tang Family

reported the case to the police.

They said someone was trying to harm her.

So...

So, after my mother’s careful considerations,

she plans to cancel the engagement banquet.

Sorry, Shi Yi.

Seems like I’ve been apologizing to you

quite often.

I’m making myself look like a fraud.

There’s no way we can hold a banquet

after something like this has happened.

Actually,

my parents aren’t that hard to convince.

The problem is they brought my grandparents to Zhenjiang

because of our engagement.

And my uncle and aunt are also here.

I’m afraid they might be unhappy.

I’ll return home tomorrow

and explain it to them.

I should be the one who’s upset

after our engagement has been canceled.

You should think of a way to make it up to me

instead of apologizing.

Make it up to you?

Teach me how to do so.

Professor Zhousheng,

do you need me to teach you?

I think so.

No matter what I do,

it doesn’t necessarily

make you happy.

But the solutions you propose

will be the most effective.

Last night,

I didn’t sleep at all.

Did you really sleep well until morning?

Will you be happy

if I tell you the truth?

I didn’t sleep until morning.

You’re responsible for directing them.

Put them into the car.

Alright.

-Be careful. -Come and move them.

Hold it tightly.

That’s right. Hurry.

Chen,

your mother had given us instructions

about your engagement banquet.

We’ve paid them.

They will leave this afternoon.

We’ve canceled all of the food.

Hurry up.

Have you taken your breakfast?

I’ll ask them to prepare something for you.

I plan to hold the engagement banquet

in Shanghai.

We only need the elders from both sides to attend the banquet.

So, I hope you can

spare some time

to meet their parents officially

and discuss our marriage.

I don’t want Shi Yi to suffer.

[Lotus Fragrance Pavilion]

Was my mother

here before?

You’ll be upset if I tell you the truth.

I’ll be upset

if I lie to you.

Even if the truth is harsh,

it’s the truth.

She has never been here.

I’m sure you thought

it was a poignant story.

You thought your mother was rejected by my family,

tortured by her mother-in-law,

in the end, she couldn’t marry into the family,

and she died with regret.

Isn’t that so?

Of course not.

Your father was much more rebellious than you.

After he got his residence certificate,

he left with your mother.

That’s why

your mother has never been here before.

And

she didn’t plan to come as well.

She’s uninterested

in this place.

[Lotus Fragrance Pavilion]

Lin.

Follow me to the kitchen.

Why?

There are some ingredients we cannot return to them.

It’s a waste for us not to eat them.

They’re pretty fresh.

You can cook them for me.

I don’t feel like doing it.

I’m not in the mood.

It’s a waste to throw them away.

Everything can be blanched.

Most likely,

he was bullied by his mother.

You’re driving away all of our good luck with your sigh.

I just feel sorry for him.

It’s rare for him to return.

He was in a joyous mood because of his marriage.

He will get married eventually if he wants to.

Did you forget about his father?

His father?

Forget about it.

I feel sorry for the bride.

Are you not going to try your wedding dress out?

The engagement banquet has been canceled.

There’s no need to try it out.

But this morning,

when I called Zhousheng Chen

and asked him if he wanted to keep the wedding dress,

he said yes.

My customer wants it,

so I sent the dress here.

Precisely.

It’s a waste for you to throw it away.

I guess someone is afraid

that his wife might run away because she was angry at him.

That’s why he’s using the wedding dress to beg for her forgiveness.

You’re back?

Manman,

I’ll treat you to some claypot rice.

Just let them deal with the wedding dress themselves.

All of these are too precious.

I wish to put them together

with the earrings

and golden lock that you gave me.

I rented a safe

in the bank

in order to keep them.

I’m just afraid that they might be stolen.

This is the wedding gift

that Grandma has given you.

You should at least wear it for the next few days.

Alright then.

Stay here and wait for me.

I need to head to my uncle’s house.

After this, I plan to bring you somewhere.

I wish to have lunch with you over there.

Your uncle’s house?

Let me go with you.

You’d better not go.

What? Are you afraid that I might say something wrong?

That’s not it.

It’s just that this news is too sudden.

I’m sure my family members will be angry.

They have the right to be angry.

But you’re not the cause of the problem.

I don’t want you to suffer.

I wish to marry you,

but I haven’t

dealt with all of the obstacles yet.

It’s all my fault.

Let’s stop this argument.

Let me go with you.

If not, we won’t make it in time

for the mysterious lunch you mentioned.

Let’s go.

My uncle has a bad temper.

You must bear with it

if he throws insults at you.

Shi Yi, Chen,

please come in.

Let’s go.

Grandpa, Grandma,

look who’s here.

Yuanyuan.

Come in.

Have a seat.

Hello, Grandpa, Grandma.

Chen is here.

-Hello, Uncle, Aunt.

You’re here?

Have a seat.

Sit down.

Have a seat.

Come. Chen, have a seat.

Let me take a good look at you.

You’re my future grandson-in-law.

Have some fruits.

He has bright eyes.

What a great child!

Grandpa,

isn’t your standard too low?

Are you saying

that anyone with bright eyes

can become your grandson-in-law?

Old people like me

know how to identify a person’s heart through their eyes.

He’s a pure and good child.

Dad, have some tea.

Alright.

Yuanyuan.

Okay.

Pour your grandfather some tea.

Pour Chen some tea as well.

Alright.

Alright.

Actually, we’re here today because...

Let me break the news to them.

Lately,

something happened to my family.

My cousin’s wife was experiencing preterm labor.

Her life was in danger.

Now, she’s still in the hospital.

She hasn’t regained consciousness yet.

Now,

my family is in chaos.

So my mother

wants to postpone our engagement banquet.

It’s my family’s fault

to change the date.

I’m here today

to explain our current situation

to you.

And I want to apologize you.

I’m sorry.

So that’s the case.

Chen,

I’m sure you didn’t wish for

something like that to happen to your family.

There’s no need for you to blame yourself.

Yeah.

Family trouble is unavoidable.

It’s fine.

Yeah.

Our family

doesn’t have the tradition

to hold an engagement banquet.

When Shi Yi’s father

told us about it,

we just took it

as a relaxing trip to Zhenjiang.

We’re here just to see our children.

I think

it’s enough for the elders of both families

to have a meal together.

Yeah, we should have a meal together.

You see, your uncle and I

have applied for a four-day leave.

After you go back, ask your mother

and discuss it with her.

We will

follow your schedule.

What do you think?

Yeah, we will follow her time.

My mother...

Don’t tell me

your mother doesn’t want to see us.

Why should we proceed with the engagement

if his mother despises our family?

Parents of both families

should have met with each other before you proceed with the engagement.

My brother and sister-in-law thought they lived far away from you,

so they said nothing.

But now, the banquet is canceled

because of your family matter.

Considering the circumstances,

your parents

should book a restaurant,

explain the situation, and apologize to us

instead of sending you here

in hopes of resolving this issue.

Uncle,

that isn’t the case.

Their family is quite complicated.

Every family gets some complicated issues.

You shouldn’t be impolite

to your future in-laws.

Later,

I’ll explain the situation to you guys in private.

No need for that.

We’ll be family in the future.

We shouldn’t hide anything from each other.

Sorry.

My mother

wasn’t unsatisfied with your family.

She’s unsatisfied with me.

My mother and I

are the causes of our every conflict.

Sorry.

Have a seat.

Actually, I can understand why

your uncle was so furious

about it.

He’s just afraid that you might suffer

when you marry into that family.

I understand.

He’s in conflict with his mother.

That’s why

he couldn’t persuade his mother to meet you.

Shi Yi,

I don’t need you

to marry into a great family.

If you’re not used

to a family like that,

you can still change your mind.

To be honest with you,

youngsters nowadays

treat their marriages and divorces like child’s play.

You two just got engaged to each other.

You still have the time and chance

to think twice about your marriage.

Although

I do like that boy,

I really hope

you could live as an equal when you marry into another family.

Mom, I understand.

I will surely take good care of myself.

If you have the chance,

you should visit his relative in the hospital.

Hello?

Hello, Professor.

I’ve published my thesis.

Congratulations.

They ask me to take them a meal.

I’m thinking

to rent an entire cab

so that we can attend your engagement banquet in Zhenjiang.

I’ve witnessed your love journey together with Miss Shi

from the start till the end.

So, I must never miss out

on your engagement banquet and wedding.

The engagement banquet

is canceled.

Canceled?

But why?

Did Shi Yi change her mind?

Shi Yi and I are doing great.

There’s no problem

with our relationship.

That’s great to hear.

But you’ll go on a business trip soon.

Won’t you feel insecure

after your engagement banquet was canceled like this?

I feel very secure about it.

I’ll hang up for now.

How was it?

My mother told me to ditch you.

You must be afraid, right?

I told you it would be best for me to return here by myself.

But you insisted on coming with me.

What do you want to do now?

I want to make you happy.

Our family is the one who canceled the engagement banquet.

Why are you trying to make it up to me?

Because you’re more upset than me.

Last time, you said

there was a mountain path which was very steep.

You didn’t bring me there.

Let’s go for a drive today.

Sure.

Let’s go.

How do you feel?

Do you feel better

after our drive?

I think so.

Let’s go.

I’ll bring you to have something nice.

What is it?

It’s a secret.

In the past, my mother

brought her students here for their training.

It was during summer break back then.

So I came with her.

She was always too busy to take care of me.

So she gave me some pocket money

and I came here often.

What food do you like?

This is my first time here.

I like everything

you like.

You turned into a smooth talker all of a sudden.

It’s fine.

Sir, give us two sets of seafood noodles.

Alright, please wait a moment.

Our food is coming.

Your noodles are here.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It’s 79 yuan in total.

I’ll foot the bill.

This meal is on me.

Alright.

Thank you.

Please enjoy your food.

Try it.

This reminds me of the time

when we enjoyed Paomo in lamb soup in Xi’an.

Back then, I really thought

you were just a chemistry lecturer.

I thought you were an uncorrupted lecturer

who only wanted to focus on your research.

How I hoped it would be the case.

The soup is made from pork broth.

There is plenty of seafood on top of it as well.

Why are you still upset?

I’ll play the host today.

You should come here in a happy mood

and enjoy your food happily.

You’re not allowed

to think of other matters.

Alright.

This is delicious.

Here you go.

Thank you.

There’s no need for you to thank me

when we’re this close to each other.

You’re welcome.

My grandfather loves opera acts.

When I was young,

I often went to the opera with him.

What are you staring at?

Judging from the schedule,

[Showtime Schedule]

I think all of the shows are over.

I didn’t bring you here for a performance.

I brought you here to see this.

It’s been too long since I came here.

Even the words on the plaque had faded.

Actually,

I wanted to show you what was written on it.

[Exit Entrance]

So, what was written on it?

Life is but a show.

There’s no need to be too serious.

Great words.

I knew you would like it.

I guess you can say that I admire them.

I admire those words

and I admire the person who came up with it.

But his attitude in life

doesn’t suit me.

Sometimes,

I’m too serious about life.

[Trendy snacks Spicy Tofu Tasty Chops]

[Baxian Liquor]

Wait here for me.

Zhousheng Chen.

Zhousheng Chen.

Mr. Zhao?

Yes, it’s me.

How many years has it been

since you graduated from school?

I can’t even remember.

I guess it’s been more than ten years.

That’s right.

Mr. Zhao,

did you buy this shop lot?

I’ve retired for several years.

I was too bored at home.

So I got myself a shop lot.

So, she’s...

She’s my fiancee.

Hello, Mr. Zhao.

Good.

You have a great taste.

Listen,

this chap

was the smartest student

I’d ever taught.

Is this the advantage of being a top student?

Even the teacher who hasn’t seen you for more than a decade

still remembers you.

Mr. Zhao, how much is this?

This is my shop, you know?

How could I take your money?

That’s on the house.

Thank you, Mr. Zhao.

Mr. Zhao, thank you so much.

I’ll visit you when I’m free next time.

Sure.

Come and visit me when you’re free.

Goodbye, Mr. Zhao.

Goodbye.

Take care.

[Gather Fortune]

Chen was a smart kid

since young.

When he was in primary school,

he was able to skip two grades because of his intellect.

He got into junior high directly.

When news of this spread out,

two principals

from different key high schools were here

to persuade him to enroll in their schools.

They even said

he could study for free.

They even offered him a stipend.

They would agree to his every request.

Come, have some fruits.

Shi Yi, eat up.

Why do you keep staring at me?

I’m staring

at the principals’ favorite student.

Grandma told me everything.

How did you get such superb grades?

I did nothing special.

Maybe it’s because I have a high IQ.

Since the principals came to you,

why did you

not attend any school at all?

I fell out with my family

and left Zhenjiang.

I didn’t expect you to be a rebellious son in the past.

I guess you left the house, huh?

Shi Yi,

you should stay here tonight.

Okay? You should stay here tonight.

Alright.

Come.

Is this the only guest room in your house?

We use the other guest room

as our storeroom.

Grandma was nagging just now.

She said the weather was cold.

She asked me to get you guys a comforter.

But I guess

it won’t be that cold

since you two are sleeping on the same single bed.

Rest early, alright?

So...

I think you should rest early.

Good night.

I...

[Shi Yi]

You’re sleeping in the living room.

It’s as if we had an argument.

I’m afraid Grandma will think too much.

[Zhousheng Chen]

I’ll tell her

that I made you upset

and I left the room voluntarily.

What is it? Are you thirsty?