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=Best Choice Ever=

=Episode 19=

Chenghuan.

Thank you.

What's the matter? You seem so happy.

I'm not telling you. It's a secret.

Zhiming,

I've asked Cui to prepare some dishes at Xing'anli tonight.

During my stay in hospital,

Chenghuan and you have done much.

Are you almost here?

(Grandma,)

(the cheongsam customized for you is ready.)

(I'll go pick it up right now,)

(and come over later.)

Mr. Xu.

You're here.

I've prepared it for you.

Come, take a closer look.

I'll get you a box.

Thank you.

Laitian.

Hurry up.

Coming.

Call Zao and tell him not to be late.

I have messaged him on WeChat.

Let's go.

Okay.

Let's go.

The rooms and dishes have all been arranged by Ms. Chen.

She gave special instructions and arranged everything.

The lawn. It's big, right?

Next time, invite Mrs. Zhou and others to dance here.

- Right. - They must be very happy.

- This way, please. - A place to dance.

Okay.

Why is the emergency equipment out?

Right.

It seems to be pushed over from there. Let's take a look.

The patient has lost vital signs.

Notify the family.

Okay.

Hasn't it only been a few days?

Right.

She passed away.

- Right. - Just a few days.

The family has arrived.

(In deep mourning for Ms. Chen Shuzhen)

(Grandma,)

(your cheongsam is ready.)

Grandma.

I've brought you the dancing shoes.

Didn't you love dancing the most?

I had thought

that you could teach me how to dance.

But it's okay.

Take these shoes with you.

When getting there,

you can keep on dancing.

Go get ready.

Okay.

Miss Mai,

it's about time.

Friends and relatives of Ms. Chen Shuzhen,

thank you all for gathering here today.

Grandma passed away at a ripe old age,

which is considered a happy funeral.

Grandma loved smiling when she was alive,

and didn't like crying.

So today,

all of us who are gathering here

must not be sad.

Let's cheerfully

send Grandma off for her final journey.

Miss Mai,

Ms. Chen wanted me to share some words with everyone.

Hello everyone,

I'm Ms. Chen Shuzhen's attorney.

Ms. Chen Shuzhen, as the protagonist of today,

also has some words to say to everyone.

Before she passed away,

she recorded a video and gave it to me,

hoping that at the future funeral,

she could make her final farewell

to everyone in this way.

Hello everyone,

this is a trick I learned

from watching videos online.

I'm a person

loving to try new things most.

Now I can use it to say goodbye to everyone.

When it's played at my funeral in the future,

that will be quite novel.

My greatest ability

is to bring together

a group of strangers,

and make all of us friends

and family.

I told my granddaughter

that human was born alone,

but when people come together, they are no longer alone.

Today, I see that everyone is bustling with excitement.

I am very happy.

As for myself,

I have lived a life that's worth it.

With so many people loving me,

I am very satisfied

and also very fortunate.

But there's no banquet that doesn't end eventually.

After all,

I have to leave one day.

But as I think,

I'm not truly leaving you all,

and I will accompany you in another way.

In a few decades,

perhaps we can

meet in heaven.

I still have a few words to my family.

Laitian,

we've been mother and son for a while.

But I feel

that you are not as charming as your father was.

I wonder

if you have given all your love to Liu.

That's not bad either.

A man who loves his wife

is blessed.

Liu,

you must learn to be relaxed.

The children are all grown up.

Giving them more space

is your lesson to learn.

Chengzao,

I haven't taken care of you much.

But I know

that you are a filial child.

Boys should be confident.

You are also my pride.

Zhiming,

my dear grandson,

if there's a chance,

please convey a message to my son

that I'm leaving.

I've taken care of his son

for him.

Tell him to take good care of himself,

and not to become a burden

to others when he gets old.

And you.

I've already brought you into the Mai family.

At least you have a family now.

Don't wander around all day like a stray cat.

That makes others worry.

Chenghuan,

my dearest little granddaughter,

I guess that during these past few days,

you have been very strong,

and you probably didn't even get any sleep.

You have held my funeral very well,

and made good arrangements for the family.

Even for Zhiming,

you have comforted him as well.

I always taught you

to be independent.

Only with independence,

can you have more options.

You've learned well,

and I'm very pleased.

I've nothing left to teach you,

but,

I still have a few words

to tell you.

Living a life without relying on others

is great,

but is also very hard.

So when you're tired, it's okay to rest,

and it's okay to cry if you want to.

Be kind to yourself,

and take care of yourself.

And remember,

I will always be your confidant.

Anytime, anywhere,

I'll always be with you,

blessing you.

Alright,

that's all I want to say.

Come one, have some of this.

Go ahead.

Mom,

if you care about Huan, you need to let her know.

Go ahead.

Come on, I'll go with you.

Huan.

I'm fine.

Huan,

you've been tired for several days.

Come home today.

Let's have a meal together, and you can have a good rest.

Dad, Mom,

I want to go

to Grandma's nursing home

and take a look.

You may go home.

Birth, aging, sickness, death, and unrequited love.

Life is a long journey for everyone.

When getting heartbroken,

just take it as a fall

outside the door.

Don't be disappointed in yourself.

And don't let those who look down on you

get the better of you.

We're not afraid of crying.

But,

we have to cry for something worthwhile.

After the pain and the tears,

isn't it just fine to get up and move on?

Rest assured.

I will always

support you.

It's the two of us.

Make sure to keep wearing it from now on, okay?

I will definitely wear it.

I will definitely wear it.

I love it so much.

Look, how about this tree?

It looks a bit strange.

This tree

was planted in the spring you left,

when you cried and insisted on planting it with me.

Look, it's grown so tall now.

Grandma.

Grandma.

Grandma,

where did you go?

I've been looking for you for so long, Grandma.

I have come

to say goodbye to you.

Grandma,

I still want to do many things with you.

I don't want to say goodbye yet.

Silly girl.

When people

are born,

they have to face this new world alone.

And when they die,

they have to say goodbye alone too.

Humans are born alone.

We're not related by blood.

But,

I have accompanied you for a while.

It's our destiny.

Grandma,

even if we're not related by blood,

you are still my grandma.

Of course.

I have been contented

my whole life.

Regarding life and death,

I have no regrets.

The way ahead,

you will have to walk alone.

Are you ready?

I am not ready.

Grandma,

please don't go, okay?

Silly girl,

there's no banquet that doesn't end eventually.

I'm saying goodbye to you.

Consider it as a farewell.

Grandma.

I should go now.

Grandma.

Grandma.

Grandma.

Grandma.

Grandma.

Grandma.

Grandma's flowers have all wilted.

Mai Chenghuan,

thank you for arranging the farewell ceremony,

letting Grandma leave with dignity.

Why do you thank me?

She is your grandma,

and she is also my grandma.

I just feel it's all of a sudden,

so I can't adapt to it for the moment.

I always feel like Grandma is still here.

She is still eating crabs in Xing'anli,

and says to me,

"Huan, let's go."

"I'll buy you a dress and leather shoes."

When making the cheongsam,

you told me something about Grandma.

Today, I also want to tell you

a few memories of Grandma

I had when I was little.

When I was seven or eight years old,

my family's business failed and went bankrupt.

My dad had no money to repay debts,

and he ran away, leaving my mom and me behind.

For many years after,

people often came to the door demanding debts and causing damage.

Go find that bad guy who owes you money, if you can.

Go find that bad guy who owes you money.

What does it have to do with us?

What are you doing?

Don't take anything.

How can we live if you take everything?

My mother couldn't repay the debts.

So she took me and fled from place to place.

From one boyfriend's place

to her next boyfriend's place.

Let's go.

Are you waiting for your dad to pay off the debts?

I felt like trash,

being kicked around.

But in order to live,

there was no other way.

My grandma showed up at the critical moment.

She gave us a hand.

I remembered it very clearly.

She took a plane for more than ten hours.

She was wearing high heels

and sunglasses,

with her hair done up high.

She took out a thick envelope from her purse,

and told my mom

to pay off the debts first.

She said that hiding was not a solution

and I still needed to study.

My mom thought she had met a savior.

Just as she was about to get closer,

Grandma said something to her.

You should know what Grandma would say.

Complaining is also useless,

while one's matters

have to be handled by oneself,

and self-reliance is the most important.

About this,

Grandma has said to my mother for countless times.

Yes, that's the one.

Then Grandma took me out for a big meal,

urging me to study hard,

and saying that she would bear

my tuition and living expenses.

Seeing how excellent you are now,

Grandma must be very gratified.

In fact, I've always blamed her.

I blamed her for not disciplining her son properly,

and for watching my family heading towards the abyss.

although she was capable.

Do you still

blame Grandma now?

I did before,

but then I came to realize,

if it weren't for Grandma's guidance at that time,

I wouldn't have worked so hard and persevered until today.

I'm very grateful to grandma,

and I have a lot of respect for her.

I also miss her a lot.

She was my only family in this world.

But from now on...

From now on,

Grandma will always be with us.

She is watching us from heaven.

As long as we often think of her,

Grandma will always be there.

Help me get info on the apartment owner downstairs. I'm late.

Okay, right away.

Chenghuan, given what happened in your family,

you don't need to rush all at once

back to the normal workload.

Slack off properly sometimes.

Consider it as a break for yourself.

Rest assured. I'm alright now.

Don't worry about me.

Then I'm relieved.

I'm going to work now.

Go ahead.

Hello, He Dong.

Chenghuan,

is it convenient for you to come and check on my boss?

Recently, he's been working around the clock

for over half a month now.

I've asked him to take a good rest,

but he didn't listen.

I really don't know what to do.

Don't worry.

I'll go check on him after work today.

Okay.

Bye bye.

Boss,

can you please take a good rest and get some sleep?

Otherwise, you'll get a headache again.

(Ibuprofen Sustained-Release Capsules)

Come in.

It's so messy. Let me help you tidy up.

No need. Just leave it as it is.

Don't numb yourself with work anymore.

Let's go see Grandma together tomorrow.

By the way,

when you smile,

you look quite handsome.

I'm leaving.

(The tomb of the late ancestor Yao's wife, Chen Shuzhen)

Grandma, we've come to see you.

We brought all the snacks you loved,

drunken crab and butterfly pastries.

Are you delightful?

You look gloomy.

Grandma would be angry when seeing you like this.

Grandma visited me in a dream yesterday,

telling me many things.

Want to know what Grandma said to me?

What did she say?

Grandma said,

because you didn't sleep well,

she couldn't

come to find you in your dreams.

Grandma, Mai Chenghuan is so bored.

(The tomb of the late ancestor Yao's wife, Chen Shuzhen)

Even though Grandma has left you,

you still have us.

If you want to eat steamed rice balls or noodles with pork chop in the future,

just tell me. I'll take you there.

I'm telling you, dietary therapy is very effective.

Before, I missed Grandma a lot.

When I was very sad,

I'd eat these things at midnight.

I didn't care about getting fat.

Eventually, I got through it.

Chenghuan,

there's something I need to tell you.

Excuse me.

It's fine.

Hello.

Excuse me, is that Mai Chenghuan?

Yes, and you are?

I'm the attorney representing Ms. Chen Shuzhen.

We met at the memorial service.

May I ask what this is regarding?

I have a will from Ms. Chen Shuzhen,

and you are required to visit our law firm tomorrow.

Me?

Yes.

Okay, thank you.

Grandma's attorney

told me to go to the law firm tomorrow.

It's about Grandma's will.

They could've just called you.

Why do they need to involve me?

Isn't it normal to call you?

You're also Grandma's family.

You seem so calm.

Aren't you afraid that Grandma would leave me the good stuff?

Grandma loved you so much.

It was right if she left it to you.

You just mentioned you had something to tell me. What is it?

How about

we visit the law firm

and have a meal tomorrow?

And then I'll tell you.

Not a big deal. Why all the secrecy?

Alright then.

Thank you.

Chenghuan really did it, didn't she?

I've been calling for days, but you didn't come.

As soon as she talked to you, you are here.

Seriously,

after so much time,

aren't you planning to take your relationship to next level?

Never mind. I won't ask about these things.

Let's discuss business.

The inheritance will be announced tomorrow.

After you get Xing'anli,

are you going back to Switzerland?

Then let's begin.

This will was drafted by Ms. Chen Shuzhen

personally.

The most recent change was made

on the morning of the day when she passed away.

Ms. Chen Shuzhen

has left all her jewelry

to Liu Wanyu,

in gratitude for Liu Wanyu's

contributions to the Mai family.

Ms. Chen Shuzhen has allocated all the funds in her account

to be inherited by Mai Chenghuan.

Under Ms. Chen Shuzhen's name,

the property at No. 9, Lane 1100, Jianhua West Road,

a garden villa,

including the attic balcony and property rights of the garden,

will be inherited by Yao Zhiming.

Under Ms. Chen Shuzhen's name,

built from 1930 to 1938,

and located at the intersection of Jianhua South Road

and Fuyang Road, Xuhui District,

the Xing'anli Hotel Group

is a property independently owned by Ms. Chen Shuzhen,

and its property rights are to be held by JinCheng Law Firm,

on her behalf,

for a period of ten years.

Upon the expiration of ten years,

the property rights will be transferred to Mai Chenghuan,

and owned by Mai Chenghuan.

♪My sweetie♪

♪I don't know if I'm a good mother♪

♪It's my first time being a mother♪

♪Though the years have turned my hair white♪

♪I'm too busy to have meals on time, but that's not my fault♪

♪It will make me feel guilty to let you know about it♪

♪I know you care about me♪

♪But it makes me feel like I've never been trusted♪

♪Those carefree people can't be mothers♪

♪I know it all, but it breaks my heart♪

♪Please let me pursue the life that belongs to me♪

♪I'm as brave and kind as you, so I'm not afraid♪

♪One day, you will also become a mother♪

♪Will we embrace each other on that day♪

♪Like a stream traveling around the world♪

♪And returning to where it came from♪

♪I hope you are loved♪

♪I hope you find happiness♪

♪I hope I can shelter you from the storms♪

♪I know that we argue sometimes♪

♪I know that people will grow old♪

♪So we must say I love you out loud♪

- ♪My mother watched me out of sight♪ - ♪Are you nearly home♪

- ♪My memories became so intense♪ - ♪The door is open♪

♪Through the gentle times♪

♪Wherever you are is my home♪

♪Come back home♪

♪My sweetie♪

♪Please believe in yourself♪