Original subtitles

=Will Love In Spring=

(Adapted from the original work "Lover" by She Mu Si)

=Episode 20=

Grandma?

How come you're here?

Who is she?

Who are you hiding? Who? Speak up!

Who else could it be? She's still asleep.

You dishonorable child.

You touched her. I'll smack some sense into you.

You will apologize in front of your grandpa.

Wait, Grandma.

Hush.

Please, please.

You can hit me when we're back.

Wait. You can hit me.

Don't get worked up. It's not worth it.

Also, the neighbors might see us.

Now you know shame.

As your grandmother, I need to discipline you.

Come here.

Grandma! Grandma!

Grandma.

Grandma.

Don't hit him.

It was consensual.

Jie, stop protecting him.

I know what's happening

and I will make sure you're not wronged.

He took advantage of you,

so I will do the same to him.

Grandma!

Grandma!

It was consensual. He didn't do me wrong.

Hit me if you want.

Jie, I will call your mom.

I'm willing to accept any punishment from your family.

No need, Grandma.

My mom knows.

Your...

Your mom knows you're sleeping together?

I...

My mom knows I can't move on from him.

No.

I am a traditional person.

This doesn't sit right with me.

Or we can call the police.

Grandma.

Please.

Kneel.

Me? Why?

Because this is against my principles.

You have no bottom line but she does.

At this point, you two must get married.

Hey, you can't make this decision for us.

It's our affair. We will handle it.

Speak no further.

Why? You want to abandon her now?

Or are you, Jie, abandoning Maidong now?

Grandma. I will never do that.

But this is so sudden.

No marriage then.

But get engaged.

Otherwise, I'll smack you.

Smack me.

Don't force her to do anything.

You can't coerce people into getting engaged.

You...

I...

I...

- I... - Grandma!

Jie. Don't worry.

I will always come to your defense.

Girls help girls.

Grow...

Grow what?

It's G-I-R-L-S.

Girls.

Great.

Girls are great.

Grandma, I know you are my friend.

I can tell you here that I want to spend my life with him.

Even though I haven't figured out

a win-win solution,

I'm sure it will come to me in the future.

Grandma, I made a mistake.

Please don't be mad.

You...

Why are you kneeling?

Grandma is unreasonable.

We will get engaged,

as you wish.

Zhuang Jie. You don't have to do this.

An ordinary wedding band will do. No need for diamonds.

They are not worth it.

(Your attention, please.)

(This is the replay of felicitous news.)

(Today, come to Liaogen Chicken)

(and claim wedding candies.)

You put on something dapper!

Enough. Stop showing off.

Everyone in this town knows you're engaged.

Exactly. We all have seen engagement before.

How come it's particularly festive when it's yours?

Your grandmother and Zhuang Jie's mother

are making rounds in the town every day.

The only thing they lack is a loudspeaker.

Can you believe it?

What's wrong with that?

We must make sure all Chen Maidong's admirers give up.

He's the one who takes you

off the dating pool.

Don't think the other way around.

What?

It's just a joke.

Mind your words.

I am no longer single.

I will not take this teasing from you.

He's getting petty now.

Anyway, did you invite everyone here to distribute wedding candies?

Where is my feast?

- Right. - Yeah.

Once we're done with our work, we will hold something grand.

When that happens,

you're not leaving with an empty stomach.

Okay.

Deal.

Wait. What are you doing?

You listen to her now?

We have to go now.

We have an engagement dinner to attend.

All right, go.

Go.

Go.

Dong.

Your parents came?

Yeah.

What a rare occasion. Enjoy your time with them.

Go now.

See you.

Bye.

- Bye. - Bye.

I'll treat you to a meal next time.

Sure.

(Wedding)

Who decorated this? How fancy.

Your siblings, I bet.

My family will never do something like this.

It is almost exorbitant to have these decorations in this town.

You think so?

I find them incongruous.

You have no taste.

Sorry.

Pardon my ignorance.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Jie.

Jie.

Grandma.

I know we held this party in a rush

so it's not as grand as it could've been.

I hope it doesn't bother you.

Hey, don't say that.

When they get married, we can hold a grand party.

Sure.

Hi Mr. and Mrs. Chen, I'm Zhuang Jie.

Maybe once we get married,

I can call you Mom and Dad.

Sure.

Thanks to you, everything is reunited.

Yes.

Come. Let's eat and talk.

Sure.

Let's eat and talk.

We'll be in-laws.

Come. Take a seat.

Take a seat.

Fill the glass.

Come.

All right.

Take a break.

I'm not tired.

I didn't know that your grandma left too.

Your family went to send my parents off.

My grandma will then send your family off.

It's a cycle.

You don't usually drink

but you drank a lot today.

Are you feeling okay?

I'm very happy. So I can take those drinks.

Besides, I have drunk alcohol before.

When?

When we broke up.

No way. We never broke up.

That's right.

We will never break up.

Chen Maidong,

does this all feel like a dream to you?

I have never seen anyone get engaged in a rush.

Will you regret it and not show up

on the wedding day?

Why would I do that?

I finally get to call you mine.

I'm worried that you might run away.

Chen Maidong,

thank you for loving me.

You and this small town

are like a bowl of heartwarming soup.

Soothing and reassuring.

I know Shanghai is more beautiful.

It's like an iridescent and mesmerizing land.

I take back what I said.

I like Shanghai.

But I like you more.

Thank you too.

My relationship with my parents has never been this peaceful before.

It's as if we become at peace

with our past grievances.

That's because you have a home now.

You are now an adult.

Hopefully, I won't be abandoned

by my family another time.

Chen Maidong.

I will always be your family.

I believe you.

♪ Grabbing a piece of moonlight ♪

♪ Spilling it toward the place you turned around ♪

♪ Even if you miss out on the sunset ♪

♪ Your gaze set my surroundings ablaze ♪

♪ People come and go. The scent of roses ♪

♪ Already became a part of history ♪

♪ The ray of sunlight in the drizzle. The bell tolls from afar ♪

♪ It is my yearning for you ♪

Cucumber...

Is this an after-party?

You didn't drink enough just now?

We can't get drunk before

your future in-laws and embarrass you, can we?

What a hasty wedding.

I was caught completely off-guard.

I dropped whatever I was doing in Shanghai and rushed here.

I can only hope it won't go wrong.

I appreciate that.

I'll rejoin you very shortly.

None of you can mention Shanghai tonight, okay?

You're right. Zhuang Jie, congratulations.

Cheers.

Thank you.

Don't chug it.

I'm quite happy that I decided to get engaged.

The scarier it is, the more decisive you have to be.

Overthinking it leads you nowhere.

You have my support.

But Zhuang Jie,

marriage is grounded in real life.

You need food. You need to build a family.

Other than love, you also need money.

I can earn money.

Besides, it's not Maidong's sole duty.

Once you decide who to marry,

you marry to a certain lifestyle.

I know that.

All these impulsive decisions were carefully planned.

Mom, you're awfully quiet today.

You were quiet too at the party.

I'm listening.

I'm learning the new ways

young women treat marriage.

What new ways?

Finding someone you love

and marrying him is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Exactly.

In the current dating scene,

people think that the more independent a girl is,

the pickier she'll be.

Either she marries someone rich

or she marries someone

more successful than her.

But that's not true.

In fact, the more mature women are,

the more they crave emotional support.

It has nothing to do with your educational background

or profession or money.

What matters is open-mindedness.

It's no longer the era of wives

being the homemakers.

We want men with similar values,

men who are emotionally available

and comfortable to hang out with.

That's right.

To maintain a cliché but romantic thing like marriage,

you need mutual effort.

They need to commit

to fighting against the injustice,

the unfairness, and the restraint from social norms

so deeply ingrained in us.

Many people won't understand

what you said,

including a lot of women.

See?

Ms. Liao,

the poverty aid we desperately need in this town

is the dispelling of ignorance.

I don't understand everything

but I do think both of you are right.

You remind me of the time

I got married and gave birth.

For us, getting married

is like heading to a tourist site.

Everyone takes the bus,

heads in the same direction,

disembarks, and takes photos.

Everyone is doing the same

and no one wants to feel left out.

And so, we get married.

Some marriages

end with a happy ending.

Some end with a tragedy.

I'm serious.

We should play the conversation tonight on a loop

on the public speakers.

I know, right?

At the same time,

I'm also quite upset.

I toiled and raised

three children.

And now, I'm losing one.

It doesn't sit right with me.

The Chens got lucky.

Ms. Liao,

I must correct you there.

Think of it as you'll get

a new son instead. Right?

That's right.

Your daughter is getting married.

You're not selling her.

I'm not changing my surname.

Right.

Think positively.

Chen Maidong is better than all three of you.

I'm so happy.

Come.

Come.

To Ms. Liao.

To Mr. He.

And to your father.

That's all?

Oh, the young women nowadays.

Don't eat so much.

Look at your belly.

It's none of your business.

Where are the others?

They went back. Their wives called.

Then you two should leave too.

You are disturbing my grandma's sleep.

Don't kick us out. Let us stay.

My mom allows me to stay out late tonight.

I don't want to go home either. My wife got pregnant recently.

She has wild mood swings and her hormones are all over the place.

Stop. You're scaring the future groom here.

In the past, you were the one scaring him.

Hedgehog.

Thanks.

Grandma told me that you had found a decent job.

What does it entail? Tell me.

I'm telling you. If I get the deal,

half of the town will know.

What a bluff.

Why would I bluff?

Hear me out.

Didn't I travel to Hainan?

I was driving a big wig around.

Dr. Fang from the provincial hospital introduced him to me.

The man is very kind

and doesn't mind my past records.

He works in tourism

and he went to Hainan to check out

the medical tourism pilot zone.

I learned a lot from him.

Medical... Medical tourism?

What is that? I don't understand.

Tourism is huge in Hainan.

It's leagues above Nanping's.

The medical tourism pilot zone

has comprehensive medical resources.

It will help develop health services and other industries.

That's right.

I heard in Thailand,

Singapore, and Indonesia,

their medical tourism industry

can produce up to billions of yuan.

And this pilot zone has something

called Green Path. Approval is simplified.

New drugs or medical devices

can be put into clinical trials quickly.

Well done, Hedgehog.

You know your thing.

I was listening carefully when I was with him.

So serious.

Hedgehog,

can you introduce that guy to me?

Sure.

Wait. You're interested in this?

Are you dumb?

What does Zhuang Jie do?

Oh, I get it now.

You are getting provident for your future.

Dong is more about action than words.

This cup of tea shall be your wine.

Congratulations on your engagement.

Cheers.

Jie, you just got engaged.

Why are you sighing?

Are you too happy that you can't sleep

so you meditate here?

Yan.

I can't lose Chen Maidong.

Are you sick, Zhuang Jie?

Or are you drunk?

I'm sober.

That's why I'm even more upset.

What are you on about?

Everything is so perfect today.

Yeah, today.

In a few days,

I have to return to Shanghai.

Chen Maidong will be sad.

Then talk to him.

He is not unreasonable.

What's the point of reasoning with him?

I can't give him a definitive answer

because I don't know

if I'll succeed in establishing my business.

I used to think that I could shrug everything off.

And I'm engaged now...

I was such an idiot.

Jie,

where is your courage?

I have never seen you

admitting defeat before anything else.

That's because I have never cared so much

about something before.

You said you were afraid of losing Dong.

So am I.

When I imagine how he could

be someone else's brother-in-law,

I feel horrible too.

Are we all clear now?

The agenda will move on as Zhuang Jie told us just now.

Don't panic.

I knew those kids wouldn't last for a day when we were away.

The investors are supposed to visit next month.

Why are they coming tomorrow?

You won't come with me today?

I can't.

I need to explain everything to Chen Maidong before I leave.

Right.

You're no different from a scammer

if you run away one day after getting engaged.

It's my fault.

I don't know what happened to me.

Whenever I want to bring it up,

no words come out of my mouth.

I know why.

You care about him.

All right.

I have to go now.

Listen.

You have to be there

before 2:30 PM tomorrow.

We invested all our starting capital.

Miss Huang also did her best.

She called and introduced everyone to us.

Everything is ready.

We just need you to be there.

If you don't show up,

you'll never hear the end of it.

Okay.

Go now.

See you.

Wang Xixia.

I don't know why

but I'm getting cold feet.

It's not you to be this indecisive.

Tell Chen Maidong now.

Tell him everything.

Don't beat around the bush.

Not only are you heading to Shanghai,

you'll stay there for a while.

Don't let the whole team down.

Understood?

Don't worry. I know what to do.

See you.

What are you doing here?

I just arrived.

You're leaving?

There's an emergency. I have to go.

Go ahead.

I'm fine.

Perhaps...

Forget about me. Just go.

Go!

See you then.

I'll call you later.

Sure.

See you.

Bye.

Jie. You're leaving for real?

Stop clinging to your sister.

You'll make her emotional.

She's upset not because of me.

What? You haven't told Maidong?

He's busy. He hasn't replied to my message.

You...

You're doing this on purpose then to tell him at the last minute.

That's right.

Jie, I have an idea.

Tell Dong that it's not a long-distance relationship.

You're just on a business trip.

What lame idea is that?

Yes, don't listen to her.

Don't pull any tricks.

You have to be honest with him.

Do you hear me?

Hello?

I'm done.

I was about to call you.

Where are you?

Sure. I'll come over.

(Nanping North Station)

Who are we picking up? Which platform?

Zhuang Jie,

why aren't you replying to my messages?

Who are we picking up?

Answer me.

We're not picking anyone up.

I'm leaving.

For how long?

I don't know yet.

How long?

I'm starting my business so

I'll be very busy for the first two years.

Chen Maidong,

I'm not hiding this from you on purpose.

I just couldn't find

the right opportunity to tell you.

You are my responsibility.

Why am I your responsibility?

You told me you didn't want to wait. I understand that.

And I don't want to be

your confidant or your girlfriend.

That's why we got engaged.

So you remember that we are engaged.

Of course, what are you on about?

Is impulsiveness

your ideal of marriage now?

Chen Maidong,

life is mundane.

Do you want me to make PowerPoint slides of my future to you?

Sure.

Tell me.

How do you plan to spend your every day now?

(Your attention, please.)

(Train G5185 to Shanghai)

(is arriving soon.)

(Please carry your personal effects)

(and board on time.)

Go then.

Don't miss your train.

I won't see you off.

Chen Maidong.

I'm not leaving you.

Think of it as a business trip.

Can you do that, please?

Zhuang Jie,

I'll respect your decision even if you want to leave me.

I have never gotten in the way of your dream.

But you don't take marriage seriously!

You can't tell me at the last minute. Understand?

You're mistaken.

I might not be as thoughtful as you in my handling of matters,

but you truly misunderstood me here.

Go.

Think about it when you're in Shanghai.

I know what I want already.

Give me the wedding ring.

Forget about this engagement.

No.

Why?

It's engaged with my name.

Give it back.

No!

I...

I'm sorry.

It's not my intention.

I...

You get nosebleed so easily.

Let me wipe it.

Chen Maidong.

Chen Maidong.

Chen Maidong.

Chen Maidong.

Chen Maidong. I will not break up with you.

(Your attention, please.)

(Train G5185 to Shanghai)

Hello?

(is arriving soon.)

I'll be there this afternoon.

Yes, Wang Xixia.

Stop rushing me.

(Your attention, please.)

(Train G5185 to Shanghai)

(is arriving soon.)

(Please carry your personal effects)

(and board on time.)

♪ The howling wind brushes past my hair ♪

♪ Want to hold on tight, but it slips away from my grip ♪

♪ Can I hug you through the wind? ♪

♪ Can I hug you through the wind? ♪

♪ Like flames silently taming the wind ♪

♪ Illuminating the night sky ♪

♪ Riding the light into the sky ♪

♪ What if I had it in hindsight ♪

♪ The monster that can't break free ♪

♪ Taking you to the stars in our dreams ♪

Zhuang Jie,

this afternoon, the biggest investor representatives will be there.

I've sent all the relevant documents to your mailbox.

You know very well we only have one chance to pitch our idea.

We all count on you.

Good luck.

♪ A sleepless night waiting for who and who ♪

Hopefully, I won't be abandoned

by my family another time.

Chen Maidong.

I will always be your family.

Looking at your face,

I don't even know if I should celebrate the occasion with you.

Congratulations to us.

Do you know how dazzling your proposal this afternoon was?

It was brilliant.

I find myself charmed by you.

So Zhuang Jie, you made the right decision to return here.

You belong to this stage.

Don't give it up.

I know.

I never plan to give it up.

Then cheer up.

Chen Maidong didn't have time to prepare for the news.

After some time, he'll come around.

I'm the one who needs to figure everything out.

On my way back,

I kept asking myself why.

Why

am I so obsessed with the tower?

It's not the tower's fault.

We all draw a circle around ourselves.

♪ Midnight plagued with memories ♪

♪ The past is brought out by the moon ♪

♪ The room, surrounded by longings ♪

Chen Maidong,

if I leave Nanping,

will you resent me?

Life never goes our way.

We won't sacrifice ourselves for one another.

Let's cherish the moment

we have together.

My job isn't as meaningful as yours

and Shanghai isn't my home.

But those people

are quite important to me.

I want to establish my career,

to be respected,

and to prove my worth.

I don't want to settle for less.

I don't want

to resent myself or you after we get married

for five or ten years.

I don't want to imagine what my life could have been.

I support you.

♪ Distant and youthful ♪

♪ Getting giddy from the flickering lights ♪

♪ As the meteor passes by ♪

♪ You became my wish ♪

♪ I wonder if you hear my gentle longing for you? ♪

♪ This gentle wildness ♪

Grandma,

this will be my last chicken soup.

No more chicken,

in any form, for the next six months.

Sure.

As you wish.

Maidong.

Grandma.

Don't say anything.

Okay.

It's your matter.

You handle it.

But you bear the main responsibility

for the rushed engagement.

But Jie agreed to it too.

We reached a consensus

so I did what I did.

But an engagement doesn't

solve our current problems.

You can keep this promise in mind

and think about the rest much later.

Zhuang Jie and I have different visions of what our future should be.

I'm fine with monotony but she may not be.

What if she runs into

a better man, a better temptation?

What should she do?

You underestimate her.

I trust her as much as you do.

But what does she want?

The answer will only appear in time and with distance.

Dong,

what about you?

What do you want for yourself?

You asked me the same question when Dad and Mom got divorced.

I told you back then

I hated Mom.

So I decided to live with you and Grandpa.

But that wasn't true.

I do not hate her.

I let her go

because I know a single mom with a son cannot date someone else easily.

To my dismay,

letting go

gave me more than a decade of pain.

Dong,

sometimes, it's okay to be selfish.

I know.

So I won't make the same mistake with Zhuang Jie.

I have my way of living and pace.

Don't meddle in this anymore.

(Six months later)

Miss,

you must be a local.

I knew it.

Did you notice my accent?

No?

I'm from the northeastern region.

I left home when I was young.

I've been to many places

but I love Shanghai the most.

It's as good as the Western countries.

When I'm not driving, I travel a bit.

Yu Garden, Lujiazui, and City God Temple of Shanghai.

I can never have enough of them.

But you know,

as time goes by, you miss home.

We always think

we have a free soul.

We think we can go

wherever life takes us.

But when something serious happens,

you'll realize that you have nothing.

We all crave companionship.

Our life is too short

to fuss over the details.

Mister!

(Shanghai Wenhua Funeral Parlor)

Before you graduate,

you'll have more field trips and workshops.

In the end, if you decide

to stay in funeral services,

remember that the more honest we are,

the more reassured our clients will be.

The stigma on us

will disappear one day.

We won't

fear death as much as we do

because in our lives,

death isn't unknown or uncommon.

Wait.

♪ I want to pretend that it doesn't matter ♪

♪ Someone in my body ♪

♪ Is fighting against me ♪

♪ Refusing to be a puppet of prejudice ♪

♪ Bearing it silently ♪

♪ Everyone has their bitter and anxious times ♪

♪ Enduring the pain without a word ♪

♪ Waiting for the wound to heal ♪

♪ Take it over with another smile ♪

♪ Heartbreaking moments ♪

♪ Unwilling to show weakness before difficulties ♪

♪ I care about the journey more than the destination ♪

♪ The best self ♪

♪ Is often confusing ♪

♪ And hard to figure out ♪

♪ The best self ♪

♪ Is often confusing ♪

♪ And hard to figure out ♪