Hello.
The number you dialed is powered off.
Come on, cheers.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Zhiyuan.
These are all my friends.
I'm introducing them to you.
From now on, they're also your friends.
Are you happy?
This is my buddy, Xie Zhiyuan.
Take him to play with you.
-Hello, Zhiyuan. -Hello.
Hello.
Zhiyuan, do you know how to play morra?
No.
You don't know?
You guys play first.
Okay, fine.
I'll play with whoever loses.
Why don't you look happy?
Have some drinks.
One, two, three…
My brother said I have to wait until the age of 18 to drink.
Kid, you're still listening to your brother?
You need to be a man, be yourself, and be independent.
Do you know?
Independent?
How?
Well…
Being independent means you can make money on your own.
Don't you hate to be disciplined by your brother?
That's because you're not making money, so you don't have confidence.
Once you start making money, you can straighten up your back
and do whatever you want.
You'll be assertive.
Assertive?
Yes. I have to be assertive.
-One, two, three, fifteen! -One, two, three, fifteen!
I think my brother is right.
Can you drink coconut milk?
Sure.
Ma'am, a bottle of coconut milk.
Okay.
Anyway, look on the bright side.
Now you are free.
Get a feel
of what it's like to be free.
Come on, finish your drinks.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Why did you run away from home?
I became famous in my hometown.
Give me 75 yuan each.
You don't need to pay.
It's my treat.
No, I have to.
-Just enough. -You don't need to.
Take it.
Let's call it a day.
-Okay. Bye. -Bye.
-Bye, Zhiyuan. -Bye, Zhiyuan.
Bye.
What's wrong?
Are you feeling homesick?
That's what happens when you first leave home.
Remember. Be independent.
Let's go.
Be independent.
I have to be independent.
I need to make money.
I'm going to piss Xie Zhiyao off!
-Piss Xie Zhiyao off. -Exactly.
He kicked my butt and gave me the cold shoulder.
He ignored me.
-I'll make him so worried. -Make him worried!
Yes, make him worried.
Liang.
I've made a decision.
Starting today, I, Xie Zhiyuan,
will get myself a job.
Just follow me
and get a job to do!
Okay.
Let me teach you how to say "welcome" first.
-You have to be passionate. -Passionate.
The guests might not feel anything when they hear it,
but the boss will feel happy.
-Happy? -That's right.
So how do we say it?
Welcome.
You need to let out your breath.
Welcome.
You…
Notice the rhythm.
Welcome.
Be enthusiastic and brave.
-Be brave -Be brave
-Darkness -Darkness
-Is only -Is only
-Our conjecture -Our conjecture
-The twists and turns -The twists and turns
-In life -In life
-Make me -Make me
Have you found Zhiyuan?
No. He ran away from home.
He took his bag with him and a change of clothes.
I really didn't say that.
This isn't important.
No. This is extremely important.
I didn't say it.
I swear.
I've never even talked in my sleep.
I'll have to take your word for it.
What do you mean by "have to"?
I just didn't say it.
Okay, fine.
"Okay" means okay,
but "fine" means
you don't believe me and you're giving me the runaround.
Calm down first. I didn't mean anything else.
No. You can't get me wrong like this.
The point is just the two of us
know about this in the village.
Just the two of us know about this in the village.
I didn't say it.
So is it possible that you said it?
You keep interrupting me and I'm fine with it.
Now you're getting me wrong?
Of course, I didn't say that.
If one of us let the word out,
it's certainly not me.
It's not me either.
It doesn't matter.
It matters very much.
The priority now is to find your brother.
What are you laughing at?
You're so kind.
Weirdo.
I sent Guobao to kindergarten
and ran into Zhiyuan at the mouth of the alley.
I just wanted to make a joke
and asked if he didn't go to school because he crapped his pants.
And he ran away.
Me too.
Today, he called me to ask for Hongdou's number.
I just made a joke and asked him.
And who did you hear it from?
From my mom.
All the grandmas in the warehouse knew about it.
I guess Aunt E heard it from them too.
So now we can't find who started it.
Why do you want to find it?
This doesn't matter.
It matters.
She didn't say it nor did I.
Then who got the word out?
You're still caring about who got the word out?
Why don't you look for Zhiyuan first?
It's all because of you.
You made a joke.
Can you joke about that?
He's just a kid.
Sixteen or seventeen is the age
when people's self-esteem is at its highest.
No matter how young he is,
you can't make a joke about his shameful secret.
You guys don't know.
When Yang Guanjun was in middle school,
he went swimming in the reservoir
and his classmates hid his clothes.
When it was dark, he went back to the village naked.
The nannies in the village thought he was a pervert
and almost beat him up.
It's all in the past. Why bring it up?
I was just making a joke.
Well…
Zhiyao.
Do you think
Zhiyuan would go back to Kunming?
That's why he came from Kunming.
How could he go back?
Did you ask Uncle Siping?
I did.
I don't think you're anxious at all.
Why would I be anxious?
He's grown up
and has some money in his pocket.
I may as well let him go.
When he runs out of money, he'll come back himself.
You have such a big heart.
What if he steals and robs when he runs out of money?
Then the law will punish him.
Xie Xiaoxia.
You're close to him.
Didn't he tell you where he went?
No.
He asked you to say that, right?
No, Zhiyao. I really don't know.
It's so much trouble to raise a child.
Why are the four kids behaving so well today?
Take another bite.
We can't buy it here.
Come on.
Did he say something? What did he say?
He said he bought two tangerines,
but they didn't taste sweet.
We sell a lot of tangerines.
How can we peel them all and taste if they're sweet, right?
Yes.
Back then,
only the emperor in the palace
had this treatment.
No matter what he ate,
he'd have the maid taste it first
in case it was poisonous.
The emperor had the remains of the maid's food?
Now that I think about it, it seems you're right.
It's spoiled.
Chuchu, come and have a look.
See if the tangerines were bought from us.
He said three of them are spoiled.
How can we tell?
We can't tell.
Aunt Gui, here you are again.
I came to chat with Aunt Feng.
We're working now.
I won't affect her work.
Come and look at this.
Chuchu.
The comment says three of the tangerines are spoiled.
Do you think he bought these from us?
Aren't they oranges?
I thought so.
And he asked for compensation.
-Compensate them. -No.
Aunt Feng, just let it go.
If it's hard to explain, we compensate them.
But it's way out of line.
How could he do this?
Aunt Feng, let me tell you.
If you say that to him,
he'll give us a bad review
and it won't do any good to our business.
Understand?
Understood.
It's fine.
Have you found Zhiyuan?
No.
It has been days.
Mr. Xie said he's got money with him,
so there's no need to worry.
That's the wrong idea.
Why didn't Zhiyao go find his brother?
Kids of his age
can't tell right from wrong.
If he hangs out with some bad guys,
he'll be finished.
They'll do petty thieving in the beginning
and then start to rob.
How could that be?
Why not?
He should have given him a beating when he skipped school.
It's good now.
His dad couldn't bear to beat him and sent him here.
And his brother
just stood by and let him do anything.
I mean, get him back first.
And if he still doesn't behave,
just break his legs
and see if he'll listen to the adults.
All right.
Aunt Gui.
Could you help us clean the yams?
I'm here to have fun, not to work.
You have experience.
Come on, put on the gloves.
Okay.
Hello.
I've been waiting for a long time for my mushroom pancakes.
Sorry, there are a lot of customers today.
Please wait a minute.
All right. Please hurry.
Okay.
Let me help you.
Which table?
The tearoom at the end.
Thank you.
Nana.
Mr. Xie.
Why is Xu Hongdou waiting tables?
She's here to have a drink.
She saw that I was busy, so she helped.
Are these the books you just bought?
Yes.
They're too heavy,
so I brought them there for you.
I'll put them in storage first.
Remember to unpack them.
Great.
Nana.
Another latte and mushroom pancake for table two.
Do you have freebies?
-Freebies? -They've been waiting for a long time
and finished two glasses of water.
Do you have some snacks for them to eat?
I've got some nuts and Mahjong cookies.
Okay.
Sorry, we're a bit busy today.
These are freshly baked Mahjong cookies.
-Please have a taste. -Thank you.
Enjoy.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Two oranges and two pears, right?
Yes.
How do I use this?
This is very simple.
After the start button lights up,
push the button here and choose juice.
And then press the start button again.
Nana, I've put them there.
Have you found Zhiyuan?
Not yet.
It has only been a few days. Don't worry.
Right.
It's your brother, not mine.
Why should I be worried?
A lobby manager knows how to serve dishes?
The job of a lobby manager is to provide good service.
I have to learn to do everything.
I thought all you need to do is manage your subordinates.
I need to manage everything.
You're good at managing things.
All right.
You get busy. I'm off.
Mr. Xie, the light bulbs.
I know.
I got this.
-Let me serve this first. -Okay.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for today.
This is one of our drinks, Encounter. Try it.
It's iced.
It's so pretty.
Dark red roses taste completely different when cold brewed
and brewed with boiling water.
It tastes like fresh roses.
Right?
I think it's a taste of taking our time.
Taking our time?
The taste of taking our time
needs a very important condiment,
which is time.
Now in the world,
fewer and fewer things know how to take their time.
Everything is in a hurry
and people are treated as machines.
Yes.
I always say our hotel is like a big clock
and the employees are the cogs inside.
We're pressed for time
and racing against time.
People will always lose
if they race against time.
That's right.
Hongdou.
What do you think we'll look like
when we grow old?
-Zhiyao. -Yang Xu.
Has your brother come home?
No.
Why don't you go find him?
There's no need.
When he gets bored, he'll come back himself.
Kids are not sensible at this age.
How's your business going?
There are more drivers than tourists.
We've only got a few customers.
I'm planning to quit
and take out a loan to buy a car.
Buy a car?
My cousin lives in Kunming.
I asked him about it.
I'll be a driver there and my wife will do housekeeping.
When we make some money, we'll take our child there.
So Tuotuo will be living with his grandparents here?
Yes. There's nothing we can do.
We can't make any money.
It'll be all right.
The government is developing the tourism industry.
Who knows what will happen?
We'll come back when things get better.
Now we need to provide for the family
and Tuotuo is going to elementary school.
We can't always live off the farmland.
I should go and look for some customers.
Xiaoqin.
I'll have two light bulbs.
12 w, yellow light.
All right.
I heard Zhiyuan didn't go to school
because he had a stomachache and pooped his teacher's pants.
How did he do that?
Who did you hear it from?
My mom.
She heard it from someone else.
Others said he pooped at the school gate.
I don't buy it.
So you buy that he pooped his teacher's pants?
So whose pants did he poop?
He was the one with the stomachache. What do you think?
I don't know.
I asked you on WeChat, but you didn't reply to my message.
Here.
Tell me first. Whose pants did he poop?
Give it to me.
I want to have dinner at yours tonight.
That beef you braised with wine is delicious.
Your dad came to see me yesterday
and talked about you.
Did he propose marriage?
He wants you as an apprentice at the embroidery workshop.
I'm not going. Even you can't persuade me.
Tell him to forget it.
Your dad just wants you to learn a trade.
I watched my grandma embroider things all the time as a child.
A piece of clothing took her half a year.
She almost became blind and couldn't even straighten her back.
And she only made a little money.
I'm not going.
Look at you.
It's 40 yuan for two bulbs. Pay by WeChat.
I'm selling you at cost.
Okay, try it.
Sorry.
It took me so long to change it.
It's fine. I haven't started to cook yet.
What else is broken?
The one on the terrace.
It has been broken for days. Nana is waiting for you.
Okay, I'll go check it.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
I bought tomatoes.
Let's have tomato and egg noodles tonight.
It's easier to cook.
Hongdou, what are you looking at?
Mr. Xie hasn't gone to look for his brother?
He doesn't know where to look for him.
I don't think he cares.
Maybe he really doesn't care.
Nana told me
that Mr. Xie and his brother don't share the same mother.
When Mr. Xie was very young,
his parents went to Kunming to work
and left him here alone.
Then his mom died of an illness.
His dad remarried and a few years later
and he had his brother.
They haven't ever lived together.
People have to spend time together
to forge a bond.
Deqing is like an old peacock,
always displaying his tail feathers wherever he is.
Wasn't he like that when he was young?
Hongdou.
Is Zhiyao with you?
Zhiyao is changing the light bulb.
Zhiyao.
Come down. We need to talk to you.
Wait until I change the light bulb. It won't be long.
Let's wait for a while. We're not in a hurry anyway.
Hongdou.
Let me introduce.
This is Aunt Feng.
Aunt Feng.
Come on, let's wait for him.
Have a seat. I'll go make you some tea.
No trouble, I'm not thirsty.
What about me? I'm thirsty.
Thank you, Hongdou.
You're welcome.
Zhiyao is still in the mood to change the light bulb.
What's your hurry?
You're like a cockerel that swallowed gunpowder.
Why is Aunt Baoping and others here?
I don't know. They said they need to talk to Mr. Xie.
These are communal cups?
Mr. Ma bought this for us to drink.
Use it to make tea.
That Aunt Feng looks serious. Who is she?
Like Aunt Baoping,
Aunt Feng works for Mr. Xie's online shop.
Aunt Baoping is responsible for delivery.
Aunt Feng is in charge of customer service.
Mr. Xie's online shop?
Isn't that Xiaochun's shop?
Xiaochun is the manager
hired by Mr. Xie.
So it means Xiaochun only owns the coffee shop.
I said that Xiaochun is the manager.
We all call him the president, don't we?
Sometimes you call him that too.
That's because he's the boss of the horse ranch.
He owns the horse ranch
and also the embroidery workshop,
the tie-dye workshop, and this yard.
You don't usually go out.
How do you know so much about him?
When I'm cooking,
Nana always tells me gossip in the village.
There's gossip here?
A lot.
Gossip.
-Have some fruit. -Hongdou.
-Are there fruits? -Sit here, Hongdou.
-Sit. -Thank you.
I can't believe she's already 30.
I am. I'm two years older than Xiaochun.
You don't look 30.
You look young.
When we were young,
we had to pick fungus on Cang Mountain
and go fishing in Erhai Lake.
Exposed to sun and wind,
we didn't care to apply cream,
so we all look old.
But our Xiaoxi is different.
She's also 30,
but she has such tender skin.
You look very much like her.
What was that?
What are you talking about?
I said Hongdou looks like Xiaoxi
and you humphed.
What's wrong with Xiaoxi?
Nothing's wrong with Xiaoxi.
Of course.
Look at her hand.
So delicate.
I'm sure she hasn't done any rough work.
How nice.
When you put your fingers together, it looks tight.
That means you can keep the money.
Baoping is good at palmistry.
She studied my son's palm
and said he'd achieve the highest score on his exams.
Sure enough, he's very good at studies.
What else?
The love line is good.
Good.
I know she's a lucky girl.
You only say nice things.
What else is there to say?
Reach out your hand and let Baoping read your palm.
What for?
What century is it now?
I don't believe in this.
I'm coming.
Come, have a seat.
No.
What do you want to tell me? You could have called.
We have to say it to your face.
Don't think that we're annoying.
We must have a good talk today.
You guys talk, I should--
Hongdou, sit down.
We're going to talk about Zhiyuan.
You should listen too.
Eat some strawberries.
These days, everyone has been asking me about this.
My mouth is dry from talking.
He's already a grown-up. What could happen to him?
I know what I'm doing, all right?
You don't.
Zhiyuan is still a little kid.
We don't know how he's doing now.
He has been away for a long time
and you didn't even look for him.
He probably doesn't know where to find him.
But at least he should try.
If you don't even try,
how will people in the village think about you?
"They don't come from the same mother."
"Zhiyao just doesn't care about him."
Don't listen to their nonsense, will you?
I admit that it's nonsense
and we don't need to hear them.
But we can't keep their mouths shut.
They can say whatever they want.
You have to go find him
and call the police if you have to.
Just tie him up and take him to Kunming.
This kid is willful.
He just had a stomachache
and embarrassed himself.
How could he quit school?
What's the big deal about it?
You can't say that.
He has high self-esteem at this age
and he thinks it's a serious matter.
But he shouldn't have quit school just because of this, right?
This is not important.
Now we can't even find him.
I mean it. You have to spank him when he comes back.
Grandma doesn't let me spank him.
She doesn't let you?
She's partial.
That's right. She's too old.
Zhiyuan is the youngest kid.
True, we can't spank him.
How did we get carried away?
You still need to find him.
I didn't say I wouldn't find him. I…
Just stay out of this and leave it to me, okay?
-We won't leave it to you. -All right, enough.
It's enough that he knows.
Have some fruit. Come on.
We don't know where Zhiyuan went.
Take care on your way back.
-Watch your step. -Okay.
Well, I need to talk to Zhiyao
about business.
-You guys go back first. -Okay.
We're leaving. We won't wait up.
Take care.
Aunt Feng.
What do you want to tell me?
It's not about business, actually.
Zhiyao, do you still remember?
When you were around 15,
you stole a birds nest
with Qiang and Guanjun.
After you came back,
we hadn't boiled the bird eggs
before the police and people from the Forest Service came to us.
No. That's under state protection.
See? You're still laughing.
You just don't know how the law works.
Did you see how serious the result was?
I know.
Go on, please.
Look,
Zhiyuan's the same age as you were.
Exactly the same.
He doesn't know about the law or listen to the adults.
He's rebellious.
If you keep spoiling him and don't discipline him,
he'll easily get into big trouble.
Do you know that?
Aunt Feng.
I'll be honest with you.
But you can't tell this to anyone else.
Okay.
Welcome.
Take care.
Please come again.
-Your dishes are ready, please enjoy. -Okay, thank you.
A plate of matsutake dumplings, please.
Okay.
Table three wants a plate of matsutake dumplings.
-All right. -Okay.
-Hurry, we're out of cutlery. -Okay.
Welcome.
PHONE, CONTACTS
XIAXIA
Hello, Xiaxia.
I am tired.
But I can do whatever they do.
I know. I'm not that delicate.
Well,
how are you all?
We're good.
Your grandma goes to work every day and your brother is busy too.
You didn't tell my brother
that you contacted me, did you?
I didn't. What do you think I am?
So my brother
didn't look for me?
He didn't.
He doesn't know you're working part-time.
They all think that you'll come back
when you run out of money.
Well, they are wrong.
Just come back soon.
I'm not going back.
I have to go to school if I go back.
You should go to school.
Didn't Zhiyao say he'd change schools for you?
Why have you changed?
You supported me before.
I didn't know you weren't going to school
because you had diarrhea.
I thought you weren't interested.
All right.
If you want to work, just do it.
Xiaxia.
You haven't gone to Shanghai?
When are you going there?
Soon. Why do you ask?
Can you take me with you?
Why do you want to go?
I haven't been to Shanghai.
Forget it
and focus on your part-time job.
I have to go.
Who were you just talking to?
Xiaxia.
Xiaxia?
What did he tell you?
You don't seem very happy.
My brother didn't look for me.
He doesn't even care about me.
So let them worry for a few more days.
RESTART, TURN OFF
TURN OFF, PRESS TO TURN OFF
Liang.
Your family just let you go out to work?
They couldn't control me.
KAIWEN, YANG KAIWEN
ARE YOU LYING TO ME?
When you arrive in Shanghai,
call us as soon as you land.
When you see Kaiwen,
give him the fan cheese.
If he doesn't know how to make it,
give me a video call and I'll tell him.
Who takes so much stuff on the plane?
This is not much.
Besides, you just need to put them on the plane.
You don't need to carry them.
Someone will pick you up when you get off the plane.
Look at you.
-It's fine, I got it. -Remember.
Don't keep causing people trouble.
Treat him to dinner after he receives you.
I know. Can you stop babbling?
Do you think I want to blabber?
I'm telling you about the ways of the world.
Ma'am.
Hai, it's you.
I thought your brother would come.
Someone chartered his car.
The plane leaves at 12:15 p.m. Don't be late.
Rest assured.
You just put the fan cheese like this?
Keep it well.
Don't forget.
Call me when you get to the airport
and when you land.
Give me a call every day.
Okay. Bye.
We're leaving.
Drive safe.
Mr. Ma.
Good morning.
You're going jogging?
The more we move, the more we live.
Not exactly.
The more we hold static, the more we live.
I'm off.
Grandma, I'm leaving.
Why don't you have breakfast?
I'll have it on the way.
Stop there.
I've warmed it up for you.
It's warm. Drink it.
And this. Take it.
Eat it when you're hungry.
I should go.
Okay.
Did you fill up the tank?
I did it last night.
Drive safe.
I know. See you.
Bye.
-Good morning. -Good morning.
Are you going to work?
I'm going to Shuhe. It's a bit far away.
Are you jogging?
I'm exercising.
Good luck.
Ying.
Xiaxia hasn't come yet?
He has left for Shanghai.
He left today?
Yes. Didn't he tell you that?
I forgot.
By the way, Master Xie,
Xiaxia left a letter for you on the table.
TO MASTER
Master.
I'm going to Shanghai.
Take care of yourself
and don't get angry all the time.
You have high blood pressure
but wouldn't go for a checkup.
If you get angry, you might burst a blood vessel.
That way, I'll have to come back and take care of you.
I won't forget the craft you taught me.
After I make money,
I'll take good care of you.
Your apprentice, Xie Xiaoxia.
He only wrote three lines. And you call it a letter?
Uncle.
Good morning.
Do you know Zhiyao went to Shuhe?
What for?
To help you with your business.
Well, I'm going to get busy.
Take care.
Subtitle translation by: Zhu Zhu