Grandma.
Where are you going?
I'm going to wash my hair in the kitchen.
Why wash your hair in the kitchen?
I forgot to add water to that solar thing yesterday.
I'm afraid there won't be enough water for your shower.
Go ahead and shower.
I can bathe with cold water.
No.
You may catch a cold.
I'll just wash my hair.
Fine.
I'll help you then.
Did you drink?
Yes.
I drank with Uncle Heshun.
Let's go.
Be careful.
Lower your head.
Okay.
Watch out.
Be careful.
Okay.
It's fine. Pour the water here.
Okay.
-Is the temperature okay? -Yes.
The temperature is okay?
It's okay.
It's good.
Okay.
All right.
It's wet now.
Okay.
Be careful.
It's good.
-Okay. -It's fine. Pour it here.
Okay.
Grandma.
The water wasn't hot at all.
There wasn't much sun today, so the water wasn't hot.
Dry your hair before going to sleep.
Okay, I got it.
Your hair isn't dry yet.
You made the pillow wet. How can I sleep now?
Hongmi.
Let me show you something.
What is it?
-This-- -Where did you get this insect?
It's a Japanese horned beetle.
There's a Single Horned King in Sun Wukong.
He came about from it.
That's Journey to the West.
Also, there's no Single Horned King.
Only Golden and Silver Horned Kings.
Don't pretend you know it. Throw it away.
No, I want to keep it.
Will you throw it or not?
Give it to me!
Grandma, help!
Give it to me.
-Give it. -No.
What are you doing again?
Grandma.
Look at her.
She put an insect on the bed.
It's not an insect.
It's the Japanese horned beetle I caught.
If you're hugging that insect,
don't sleep with me.
-Give it to me. -No.
-Give it. -No.
-Grandma! -Enough. Stop fighting.
Grandma.
Give it to me.
Grandma.
Okay, go on.
Keep fighting.
I'll leave you alone. Just continue.
Go on fighting.
Grandma.
Why did you open your eyes again?
Go to sleep.
Grandma.
I don't want to go home.
Can I stay here?
You need to go back to learn dancing in the summer.
I don't want to learn dancing.
Do you want to learn to paint like your sister?
I don't want to learn to paint.
Then what do you want to learn?
I want to raise chicks with you.
What do you want to do when you grow up?
Still raise chicks with me?
When I grow up,
I want to open a grocery store.
Open a grocery store?
I'll sell many ice creams and instant noodles
and I'll eat them every day.
If you eat the food in the store yourself,
how can you make money?
I can make money.
I'll open a huge supermarket.
Then I'll buy you roast chicken with what I earn.
Okay.
I'll wait for you
to open a huge supermarket, earn a lot of money,
and buy me roast chicken.
Go to sleep. Be good.
It feels so nice.
Damai.
What's up?
I'd like to borrow your phone.
Here. There's no passcode.
Thank you.
Who's calling in the middle of the night?
Right. Hello, who is this?
Hello, Mom.
Hongdou.
What's up?
It's so late.
-What's the matter? -Did something happen?
LIU ZHANHAI, LI XIMEI
Hongdou called me in the middle of the night.
I thought something happened,
but she just told me
to visit you
and buy you roast chicken.
Did her grandma appear in her dream?
We're so near here.
Why would she appear in her dream?
Grandparents are closer to grandchildren.
That's right.
What is Hongmi doing recently?
She's busy with Lingdang.
Lingdang is learning Go again.
Wasn't Lingdang learning the piano?
She learns Go after piano.
Kexin is pregnant now.
She has already started antenatal training.
She reads poems to her belly every day.
Her mother-in-law also got some English courses for her.
Who can understand that?
Time passes by so quickly,
generation after generation.
Exactly.
In the blink of an eye, you're going to be a grandma.
That's right.
THE BARBARIC VILLAGE HEAD
You're awake?
Do you know how to make a cat teaser?
I learned it online.
I just learned it, so it's a bit ugly.
Thank you.
I'm coming.
I'm going out now.
Hongdou.
Damai.
You've been here for a month.
We only met twice, right?
You're free, right?
Go out with me.
Let's make flower cakes.
Cakes with roses in them?
Yes.
And fan cheese.
You haven't even heard of that.
-Come on. -Let's go.
Go ahead. I'll stay here.
Look at you.
After you arrived, you hid in your room daily
and wouldn't come out.
Look at your face.
You look so pale.
You should walk outside.
-Let's go. -No.
-There's nothing I can do. -Come on.
It's so simple. You can learn it.
Jiahui, wait for me.
-Be good. -There's really nothing I can do.
You can learn it.
It's very simple.
Let's go.
There are flower cakes and fan cheese.
It's finally quiet.
Jiahui.
I understand you.
You like it quiet too, right?
We're the same.
What a cute cat.
It's uncomfortable with this on your neck, right?
I took it off for you.
Lie down.
I'll do Baduanjin qigong for you.
Baoping, we're here.
I brought you helpers.
The customers in the yard.
This is Xiaochun's mom, Aunt Baoping.
Hello.
-Hi. -This is Hongdou and Damai.
I know you two.
Zhiyao told me about you.
I'll make some tea for you.
It's fine. We're not thirsty.
What are you doing?
I'm making fan cheese.
Fan cheese?
The fried fan cheese sold in the streets?
That's right.
Here, taste it.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
It tastes like panna cotta.
In the past, we'd sell these because we were poor.
We seldom make these now.
When we were selling them,
they were hung all over the yard.
You're incredible, Aunt Baoping.
It's nothing.
I'm just providing for the family.
Okay.
Let's get to work now.
Do you need help?
Wash your hands first.
I'll see you in the kitchen.
Do you use fresh roses?
Yes.
Here.
Is it fragrant?
There are two ways to make the filling in flower cakes.
One is to make them into rose jam a week in advance
and fill them in the cakes.
The other is to make them fresh.
There are lard, flour, and white sugar in this.
Blend them together.
I'm going to mix them together now.
You're making flower cakes and fan cheese.
Are you celebrating something?
No.
Baoping's son, Xiaxia,
is going to Shanghai to find his friend.
Baoping wants to make some hometown specialties
to let his friend in Shanghai taste it.
In my home,
Dayang and Xiaoxi haven't been back for a long time,
so I'll make more and send them some.
You can buy these outside,
but if you make them yourself,
there'll be a taste of home, right?
I'll mix these first.
Then we can wrap them.
Should I go early if I want to take a boat at Huangpu River?
Is there delicious food on it? Is it expensive?
I don't know.
You haven't ridden one?
I did.
It was when I was little. I've forgotten about it.
Are you from Shanghai?
Do you want to see my ID card?
No, thank you.
You're welcome.
I said, you're welcome.
Have you tried this waffle?
No, I haven't.
Why do you know nothing?
My friend in Shanghai knows all delicious and fun things.
You should ask him then.
Why ask me?
He's working now.
I don't want to disturb him.
Then why are you disturbing me?
KAIWEN, YANG KAIWEN
TRANSFER, PLEASE ACCEPT PAYMENT
ACCEPT PAYMENT, LOADING
THE CAPITAL IS ONLY 1,000 YUAN, SO I JUST EARNED 300 YUAN IN A WEEK
ENOUGH FOR YOU TO TREAT YOUR FRIENDS, RIGHT?
THAT'S A LOT…
THAT MUCH? YOU'RE RICH, THANK YOU, BUDDY
MONEY DEPRECIATES WHEN YOU'RE HOLDING ONTO IT. I'LL LET YOU EARN MONEY
Nana.
Do you buy stocks?
No, I buy funds.
Does it make money?
There are gains and losses.
The market is good lately, so I did earn overall.
Do you want to buy stocks?
Do you think I can manage?
No.
It's too risky.
You know nothing about it.
When you go into it, you'll be fresh meat.
Xie Xiaoxia.
-Xiaochun. -You're slacking off here again?
Look at the time.
You're leaving soon. Why don't you do more work?
What?
Listen. I'll really kick you if this happens again.
His focus isn't here now.
It's useless to scold him.
When can my brother grow up?
A male lead in a TV series said
people grow up in one moment.
One moment?
Which moment?
It's a moment that only you know and others don't.
That is what he said.
Well, I think my brother will grow up at the moment
he dies in old age and when the coffin is closed.
What the heck?
That's so mean.
You're really his sister.
Peng.
Did you see Zhiyuan?
He's in the stable.
Take good care of him.
Okay. Don't worry.
Uncle Zeqing.
Did you see Zhiyuan?
He said his stomach hurts, so I let him go home.
Is there anything wrong?
No, I won't keep you.
Hello, Aunt.
It's me.
I'm at the horse farm.
Zhiyuan is not here.
I guess he went back home.
What's wrong with him?
Your dad said he should work and change himself in the countryside.
After experiencing hardships, he'll come back to study.
Why is he having so much fun now?
You've set him free here.
I can't do anything about it.
As his brother,
hit him if he doesn't behave well.
Hit him?
If I hurt him, won't you feel bad?
Then don't stop your grandma.
Let your grandma hit him.
It's not that serious.
If he really doesn't want to go back,
I'll find a school for him here in Dali.
Don't worry. It's fine.
Okay, bye.
Go!
Well done, Hongdou.
You're a quick learner.
Is it small?
It's okay.
It's still a little warm.
Okay, I'll do it.
Put the winter cherry.
I'll put sugar in it.
Use two hands to rub it.
Here they are.
Here.
Be careful. It's hot.
Don't touch the plate.
Try them.
Baoping.
Your oven is not good.
It's obviously cheap.
The power is too low.
Look.
It's not crispy, right?
Come to my home to make them next time.
Let's use the big oven Xiaoxi bought for me.
The power is high and the functions are complete.
Enough.
Everything Xiaoxi buys for you is nice.
That's right.
Is it delicious?
Yes.
It's good.
It'll be more delicious with a better oven.
Hongdou.
Give this to Zhiyao.
Grandma Xie likes to eat it.
Okay, no problem.
Aunt Baoping.
Can you give me the fan cheese I made when they're done?
No problem.
When they are dried,
I'll wrap them up for you,
so your parents can taste them.
Thank you, Aunt Baoping.
Aunt Baoping, we ate and took a lot of food,
but we didn't help much.
I'm just happy to have you here.
-We'll get going then. -Okay.
-Bye. -Watch your step.
-Okay. -Bye, Aunt Baoping.
Bathe! Take a shower.
My dear brother.
What are we eating tonight?
What do we eat?
Braised chicken.
Braised chicken!
Where is Grandma?
She went to visit people.
It's delicious.
Zhiyao, where is the rice?
I'm still heating the leftover rice from lunch.
Come here first.
I have something to tell you.
Here it comes again.
Why are you looking at me? Say it.
I asked my friend in the Old Town to check schools--
I'm not going!
I'm not going no matter what!
I'm not going!
Don't ask about it either.
I'm so bad at studying. What's the use of transferring schools?
I'll just be laughed at.
Then go back to Kunming first.
At least finish senior high.
No, I'm not going no matter what.
It's no big deal.
It's more shameful to act like this, okay?
They'll surely laugh behind my back.
I've already become the joke of the whole school.
Studying in senior high is stressful.
Who'd have time to laugh at you?
Who do you think you are?
That's easy for you to say.
In this life,
my reputation is totally ruined!
I'd rather die
than go back to Kunming!
You'd rather die?
You just pooped in your pants in class from a stomachache.
Xie Zhiyao!
If you mention it again…
If you mention it again, I'll die right now.
Finish senior high before you die.
Aunt Baoping asked me to give you flower cakes.
I'll get going.
Wait.
You can't go.
Xie Zhiyuan, what are you doing?
Let her go.
No.
I'm not leaving.
Are you okay? Are you hurt?
Why are you smiling?
After pooping in your pants, no one can smile now?
Stop mentioning it!
Talk to him nicely.
Don't hit him.
She can't leave.
What if she tells people and ruins my reputation?
Who do you think you are?
Ruin your reputation? Do you have that?
Why don't I…
Don't worry.
I won't tell anyone about it.
I don't believe you.
Fine.
Tell me what you want.
I'll listen to you.
Just…
What do you want?
Have you had dinner?
Not yet.
Let's eat together.
I got this braised chicken from Aunt Hua's home.
No wonder it smells delicious.
I'll get to eat tasty food.
Sit here first.
-I'll get some rice. -Okay.
I'm getting the rice.
I'm not leaving.
I'll eat here.
Your grandma isn't home today?
Let's eat.
It's still warm.
Are we not waiting for your grandma?
She went to take a walk outside.
I'll pick her up later.
Okay.
Aunt Gui asked you to help her?
She probably thought that Damai and I are bored,
so she invited us there.
Was it fun?
It was quite fun.
Aunt Baoping should take you to the warehouse later on.
Warehouse? Where is it?
That's where she works.
It's an e-commerce warehouse.
Have you packed things before?
I'm not doing that.
Don't ask me to work.
Okay. I'll find you when I have food.
Is it delicious?
The chicken is so tender and delicious.
At this time,
if we drink a cup of cherry wine that my grandma made,
that'd be perfect.
Cherry wine?
Go.
Get the wine on the kitchen shelf.
Go.
What are you waiting for?
Half a cup is enough.
Although this wine is sweet, the alcohol content is high.
Drink it slowly.
There's a strong cherry taste.
This kind of wild cherry is so sour when you eat it.
It's suitable to make wine.
Keep it a secret.
You promised me.
Don't worry.
I'll keep it a secret.
I'm sorry.
He's a naughty kid.
Don't mind him.
It's okay.
I feel quite sorry for him.
You feel sorry for him?
You should feel sorry for me.
He's torturing me to death.
I'm not kidding.
Kids are most prideful at 16 or 17 years old.
He was so embarrassed in class.
What if there was a girl he likes?
I understand why he doesn't want to go to school.
How can he quit school after facing a minor setback?
He has a long life ahead.
What if a more embarrassing thing happens?
How can he understand what you're saying now?
Do you have siblings?
Yes, I have a sister.
She's five years older than me.
Her child is in kindergarten.
Five years older?
That's much better.
How so?
Do you guys also argue?
What does arguing have to do with age?
Then what is it related to?
Personality.
Won't you argue your whole life then?
Watch your step.
OUR PROMISE
XIE ZHIYUAN, AN INTERESTING YOUTH
XIE ZHIYAO, HE'S OKAY, I LIKE HIS GRANDMA
DAMAI, XIE ZHIYUAN
XIE ZHIYAO, HE'S OKAY, I LIKE HIS GRANDMA
You're back.
What did Hongmi buy again?
Hongdou sent this.
What is it?
I guess it's Yunnan's specialty.
Let me see.
We've bought those before.
We don't like them.
Tell her so she won't waste money anymore.
You don't like them?
You ate so much of them.
You don't eat them.
If I don't eat them too, they will be wasted.
After you ate them, you even lied and said it's delicious.
That's why she sent these again.
She has already bought them and spent money.
If you say it's not delicious,
she'll feel upset.
Do you know what that is?
Lack of EQ.
Right. You're the one with a high EQ.
I'll be the one to say the mean words and you're the good person.
"Mom.
I went to a local lady's home
and made the flower cakes and rose jam myself.
Try them."
Hongdou made them herself.
They look great.
-Look. -Wait.
I'll call and ask her if we need to heat these.
Hello.
The number you have dialed is powered off.
Her phone isn't fixed yet.
It's so annoying.
Hello.
Hongmi.
Mom.
Well, let me ask you something.
Do we need to heat flower cakes before eating them?
Xu Hongdou sent them to you?
Yes, we just received it.
Mom, let me remind you.
They contain a lot of sugar.
In your and dad's health checkup before,
your blood sugar was high, right?
Don't eat too much.
Give some to the neighbors.
We got it.
Tell me if I need to heat them or not.
Either way is fine.
She also sent some to me.
Look at her.
Why did she buy so many flower cakes?
Too much sugar isn't healthy.
She didn't buy them this time.
She made them herself.
Didn't you get a small card?
It's written in mine.
She has so much time.
Mom, I still need to work.
I have to go. Bye.
It's delicious.
Here.
It's really good.
I'll make some tea.
Don't eat too much.
There are roses in it.
Hi, Ms. Xu.
-Ms. Xu. -Ms. Xu.
-Only these are left?
They took a box with them when they went for a meeting upstairs.
XU HONGMI, I MADE THE FRESH FLOWER JAM AND ROSE CAKES MYSELF
ALL-NATURAL, POLLUTION-FREE, EAT WITH A THANKFUL HEART
Is it delicious?
-Yes. -Yes.
It's so tasty.
My sister made these herself.
Enough. Stop babbling. Let's get on with the work.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen.
I made these flower cakes myself.
Put them in the fridge if you can't finish them.
Take care.
I'll visit you later after some time.
She even knows how to make flower cakes?
Let's try them.
They look good.
It's delicious.
It's good.
You scared me.
What are you doing here?
I was looking for my jeans.
The one that I often wear.
They may be in your sister's room.
Jeans are all the same.
I can't tell them apart.
I've already dyed a batch for framing.
You can probably sell them online next week.
That's great.
Zhiyao.
Come and help me.
Well, that foreigner can't understand me.
You can speak English, right?
Talk to him.
-Come and talk to him for me. -Okay.
What do you want to say?
Look. He needs to tie it tightly.
His is too loose.
It will be ugly after dyeing.
This lady said the cloth needs to be tight.
If not, the dyeing effect won't be good.
Sorry. She's speaking a dialect.
What did you tell him?
He said he can't understand you.
You don't need to speak to him, just use gestures.
Don't go.
I'll be afraid if you leave.
What are you afraid of?
I'm afraid he'll speak to me.
He won't speak to you anymore.
Don't go.
Just sit here.
Grandma Zhao, I'm busy.
I must go to the embroidery workshop.
Don't go.
Sit here.
Grandma Zhao, are you commanding the boss?
He's the boss?
Yes, he's the boss.
That's right.
He also has a horse farm.
You can ride a horse there.
Where is it?
There are brochures on the table. There's a map on it too.
You can see where you want to go.
Ladies, I really have to go.
Xiaolan and Gezi went to Xinjiang.
Call me if you need anything.
Don't go.
Grandma Zhao, he's busy.
I want to go to the horse farm.
-Do you want to go? -Okay.
It's 43.5 kg.
What are you doing?
Put it down gently.
We unload goods this way.
It's okay.
It's okay?
If it's broken, customers would ask for compensation.
Will you pay for it?
Ask the packer to check it carefully.
If it's broken,
take it out for them to bring back.
Be gentler.
Okay.
Chuchu, watch them carefully.
Okay, Ms. Xie.
Ma'am.
For oranges that are as ugly as this one,
you should pick it out.
-Don't put it in. -Okay.
How did you talk to Dabinzi outside?
What?
Based on seniority, he's your uncle.
Be nicer.
Seniority?
Isn't he just a young man in his twenties?
He's working so carelessly. Why can't I scold him?
-I'm nice enough. -We're from the same village.
Can you not say that?
So what if we're from the same village?
This is work.
-Xiaochun-- -Mom.
You should call me Ms. Xie here.
Little Fatty.
Aunt E.
Call her Ms. Xie.
That's right.
Ms. Xie.
Okay.
Ms. Xie.
Have you heard about Zhiyuan?
Zhiyuan? What about him?
What's the matter?
Xu Hongdou!
Come out, Xu Hongdou!
Xu Hongdou!
Well, Hongdou went out.
Why are you looking for her?
Look at this kid.
Where was I?
A LOVING FAMILY AND SIMPLICITY IS THE BEST, HONGMI
I WENT TO THE GRAVE WITH YOUR AUNT, BROUGHT ROAST CHICKEN
IS IT FIXED? IF NOT, BUY ONE
GOT THE FRESH FLOWER CAKES, REPLY WHEN IT'S FIXED
XING
Is it okay?
Yes.
Where should I scan?
It's 1,380 yuan. Scan here.
CALLING
ANSWER
Xu Hongdou!
You promised you'd keep it a secret.
You liar!
ORDINARY WORLD, LU YAO
Hello.
Xu Hongdou?
Zhiyuan called you?
Where did he get your number?
I'm at the horse farm.
Subtitle translation by: Qiu An ret.