WEBVTT 01:30.800 --> 01:32.000 Zhiyao, it's raining. 01:32.080 --> 01:34.399 Why is it raining suddenly? 01:34.479 --> 01:36.000 Grandmas, hurry and pack up. 01:36.880 --> 01:37.920 It's raining. 01:38.440 --> 01:40.960 -Zhiyao, I have to go home. -What? 01:41.039 --> 01:42.800 My beans are drying in the yard. 01:42.880 --> 01:43.880 Don't go. Pack up! 01:43.960 --> 01:45.720 I'm going home to put away the clothes! 01:45.800 --> 01:47.559 Grandma Caiyun. 01:47.640 --> 01:49.440 Take an umbrella. Don't get wet. 01:49.960 --> 01:50.839 Take care. 01:56.559 --> 01:57.800 Listen, Zhiyao. 01:57.880 --> 01:59.199 I told you to set up a canopy. 01:59.759 --> 02:01.119 It will block the light. 02:01.839 --> 02:02.880 Hurry. 02:02.960 --> 02:03.880 Take care. 02:54.560 --> 02:55.760 Mr. Ma. 02:55.840 --> 02:57.640 I have inspiration. 03:11.959 --> 03:13.239 Fast or slow? 03:15.799 --> 03:17.320 I think fast is better. 03:17.399 --> 03:19.280 Great minds think alike. 05:04.719 --> 05:06.039 At such a juncture. 05:08.080 --> 05:09.280 Typical of a man. 05:35.440 --> 05:36.599 She's tired too. 05:37.719 --> 05:38.840 Here you are. 06:27.520 --> 06:28.880 Hi, Bingnian. 06:29.960 --> 06:31.159 I agree. 06:32.080 --> 06:34.000 I agree to be your cyberlover, 06:34.080 --> 06:37.200 never parting with you. 06:37.799 --> 06:38.680 BINGNIAN (CONFESSION GIRL) 06:45.599 --> 06:47.080 Don't talk bullshit with me. 06:47.159 --> 06:48.080 Who are you? 06:51.960 --> 06:53.799 Bingnian, nice to e-meet you. 06:54.320 --> 06:55.960 I'm Hu Youyu. 06:56.520 --> 06:59.000 I added your WeChat at the pub. 06:59.560 --> 07:01.520 You said I sang well 07:01.599 --> 07:03.080 and that you liked me very much. 07:06.840 --> 07:08.320 Sorry, I drank too much that day. 07:08.400 --> 07:09.599 Let's unfriend each other. 07:14.200 --> 07:16.039 HOW ABOUT THINKING IT OVER? 07:16.120 --> 07:17.359 YOU'RE NOT THIS USER'S FRIEND 07:33.000 --> 07:36.919 XIE ZHIYAO: ARE YOU FREE TOMORROW AT NOON? 07:37.000 --> 07:41.000 GRANDMA IS INVITING YOU TO A MEAL AT OUR HOME. 07:41.080 --> 07:44.599 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO EAT? 07:45.680 --> 07:50.039 I'M FINE WITH ANYTHING. DON'T TROUBLE HER. 07:50.120 --> 07:57.120 NOT AT ALL. IT'S A DEAL. GOOD NIGHT. 07:57.200 --> 07:59.000 NOT AT ALL. IT'S A DEAL. GOOD NIGHT. 08:37.679 --> 08:38.760 Xu Hongdou. 08:40.400 --> 08:42.360 Let's go to the town's morning fair. 08:47.800 --> 08:48.800 Buy some cherries. 08:50.280 --> 08:51.959 -Hello. -Hi. 08:52.040 --> 08:54.000 The cherries are sweet. Have a taste. 09:02.360 --> 09:03.240 Taste it. 09:03.880 --> 09:04.959 No, thank you. 09:06.040 --> 09:08.360 My jacket is clean. Try it. 09:08.880 --> 09:10.720 Buy some if you like. 09:10.800 --> 09:12.160 Are you still sleepy? 09:12.640 --> 09:13.920 -Buy it. -I want a catty. 09:14.839 --> 09:16.520 -Sure. -Sober up. 09:18.800 --> 09:20.160 How much is half a catty? 09:20.240 --> 09:21.240 -Eight yuan. -Eight yuan. 09:21.319 --> 09:22.920 -I want 15 yuan of cherries. -Okay. 09:23.000 --> 09:24.280 -Deal. -See you. 09:24.360 --> 09:25.640 Is there anything else you want? 09:27.040 --> 09:28.839 What vegetables do you usually have in Beijing? 09:28.920 --> 09:29.760 I'll buy some. 09:30.240 --> 09:31.600 How much is the broccoli? 09:31.680 --> 09:32.520 It's two yuan. 09:32.600 --> 09:34.199 For half a catty? Let me see. 09:36.640 --> 09:37.640 The carrot is good. 09:37.720 --> 09:39.680 I'll buy some carrots for Little Cutie. 09:39.760 --> 09:40.640 How much is it? 09:40.720 --> 09:41.959 It's three yuan per catty. 09:42.040 --> 09:43.360 -Okay. -Leave it to me. 09:43.439 --> 09:44.959 No bag. Just put it inside. 09:45.040 --> 09:46.120 Okay. 09:48.560 --> 09:52.000 SMALL POT RICE NOODLES 09:52.079 --> 09:53.360 Why are you this sleepy? 09:53.439 --> 09:55.280 How do you get up on weekdays? 09:56.520 --> 09:58.319 I don't have to work today. 10:00.319 --> 10:02.800 You woke me up to go to the market early this morning. 10:03.360 --> 10:06.040 Would it kill you if you didn't torture me? 10:06.120 --> 10:07.800 Go ask my grandma. 10:07.880 --> 10:09.400 She wants you to eat at our home. 10:09.480 --> 10:12.079 But she doesn't know what you like, so she made me take you with me. 10:12.720 --> 10:14.959 I told you I'm not a fussy eater. 10:15.040 --> 10:16.319 It's typical of a pig. 10:18.640 --> 10:19.839 You're just torturing me. 10:20.400 --> 10:21.600 Listen, 10:21.680 --> 10:24.760 the steamed rice noodles with fresh meat dish is a popular local meal. 10:24.839 --> 10:27.600 After 8:30 a.m., you can't get it anymore. 10:30.400 --> 10:32.439 -Zhiyao, the rice noodles are ready. -I'm coming. 10:33.199 --> 10:34.520 It's your first time having this. 10:34.600 --> 10:36.199 Let me make you the local sauce. 10:43.720 --> 10:44.680 Here you are. 10:47.400 --> 10:48.880 Here are the chopsticks. 10:54.600 --> 10:56.760 Ma'am, your noodles. 10:56.839 --> 10:57.920 Okay. 11:19.360 --> 11:20.400 Can I have takeaways? 11:21.160 --> 11:23.280 I want to bring some for Damai and Nana. 11:24.040 --> 11:24.959 No way. 11:25.040 --> 11:28.040 You outsiders tend to order takeaways. 11:28.120 --> 11:29.520 Dining in shows basic respect 11:29.600 --> 11:31.640 for the rice noodles, got it? 11:47.319 --> 11:48.520 Let's have a talk. 11:52.800 --> 11:55.520 I knew there was no free breakfast. 11:55.600 --> 11:56.439 Speak up. 11:58.560 --> 11:59.680 It's just… 12:00.480 --> 12:03.319 I find that we're quite kindred. 12:04.439 --> 12:06.040 Over the time since we met, 12:06.120 --> 12:09.360 I think you've been so kind and nice. 12:09.439 --> 12:10.880 -Come on. -Most importantly, 12:10.959 --> 12:12.719 my grandma likes you very much. 12:14.839 --> 12:15.719 Wait. 12:15.800 --> 12:17.480 Let me finish. 12:17.560 --> 12:18.839 Can you listen to me? 12:20.640 --> 12:22.439 It has only been a short time since we met. 12:23.079 --> 12:24.199 I don't know you 12:24.280 --> 12:25.560 and you don't know me. 12:26.439 --> 12:28.719 I won't stay here for long. 12:28.800 --> 12:32.240 And I'm not a libertine. 12:33.360 --> 12:35.199 I'm quite serious about love. 12:36.000 --> 12:38.520 Any type of cyber or long-distance love is unacceptable. 12:39.160 --> 12:40.880 Well, of course, 12:40.959 --> 12:42.959 you're excellent and nice. 12:47.520 --> 12:48.760 I'm done. 12:48.839 --> 12:49.959 You can go on. 12:50.040 --> 12:52.199 -I-- -But if you don't continue, 12:52.280 --> 12:53.280 that will be better 12:53.360 --> 12:55.120 because I'm good at rejecting others. 13:07.920 --> 13:10.040 Did my speech sound like a love confession that much? 13:11.560 --> 13:13.719 The point is you behaved 13:13.800 --> 13:15.560 like a dog saw a steamed bun. 13:15.640 --> 13:17.160 It's natural for me to think that way. 13:17.240 --> 13:18.599 No, I didn't. 13:19.959 --> 13:20.880 Anyway, 13:20.959 --> 13:22.199 it's just a misunderstanding. 13:22.959 --> 13:24.000 Jokes aside, 13:24.480 --> 13:26.400 can you help me? 13:26.880 --> 13:27.839 Name any condition. 13:29.280 --> 13:30.599 Why me? 13:30.680 --> 13:32.040 I can't do anything. 13:32.120 --> 13:33.079 Listen. 13:33.800 --> 13:36.280 My employees are uncles, aunts, 13:36.360 --> 13:38.640 and grandmas in the village. 13:38.719 --> 13:40.319 Most are uneducated 13:40.400 --> 13:41.880 and without a sense of serving others. 13:43.040 --> 13:44.520 I had them trained before, 13:44.599 --> 13:46.000 but it's too basic and not enough. 13:46.079 --> 13:48.319 We have to rise to the occasion. 13:50.480 --> 13:52.079 I won't let you wait tables. 13:52.160 --> 13:54.000 That would be a waste of talent. 13:54.079 --> 13:56.680 I just want you to observe, 13:56.760 --> 13:58.280 spot and solve problems, 13:58.360 --> 14:00.000 and put forward some advice. 14:00.079 --> 14:01.800 You can make a survey. 14:01.880 --> 14:02.719 I did. 14:02.800 --> 14:04.640 The customers demanded better service awareness. 14:04.719 --> 14:05.560 Do as they say. 14:06.319 --> 14:07.319 Look, 14:07.400 --> 14:10.640 last time you chased after a dine-and-dasher hastily 14:10.719 --> 14:12.719 with a smile instead of anger. 14:12.800 --> 14:14.120 You saved his face. 14:14.199 --> 14:15.040 Why? 14:16.280 --> 14:17.920 Making good affinity 14:18.000 --> 14:19.680 is crucial to the service industry. 14:19.760 --> 14:20.719 Affinity boosts success. 14:20.800 --> 14:23.000 Yes, that's service awareness. 14:23.079 --> 14:25.160 You've been in the hospitality industry for ten years. 14:25.240 --> 14:28.199 You're full of nothing but experience. 14:29.280 --> 14:30.959 But I don't know how to train employees. 14:31.040 --> 14:32.079 You don't have to. 14:32.160 --> 14:33.640 You just have to spot problems. 14:35.760 --> 14:37.120 Meals included. 14:38.079 --> 14:40.000 We have a lot of food and places of interest here. 14:40.079 --> 14:41.560 For example, outsiders don't know 14:41.640 --> 14:43.079 about that rice noodles store at all. 14:43.160 --> 14:44.719 I promise you'll have fun and eat well 14:44.800 --> 14:45.839 in the following days. 14:45.920 --> 14:47.000 What do you think? 14:51.000 --> 14:52.479 As a volunteer, 14:52.560 --> 14:54.400 how can I have fun and eat well? 14:54.959 --> 14:57.040 Work can never be fun. 14:57.120 --> 14:58.880 Don't fool me. 14:58.959 --> 14:59.880 I'm not doing it. 14:59.959 --> 15:01.120 Xu Hongdou. 15:02.439 --> 15:03.719 Think it over. 15:03.800 --> 15:05.920 Give me your condition. I'll try to meet it. 15:11.079 --> 15:12.280 Think it over. 15:13.000 --> 15:14.439 It won't take much of your time. 15:15.360 --> 15:17.479 Give me your condition. I'll try to meet it. 15:21.360 --> 15:22.880 You're slightly convinced, aren't you? 15:45.439 --> 15:48.160 Zhiyao was naughty when he was little. 15:48.839 --> 15:51.920 Every time I hit him, he would run away. 15:52.000 --> 15:54.000 With a burning stick in hand, 15:54.079 --> 15:56.479 I chased after him around the village, 15:56.560 --> 15:57.800 but I couldn't catch him. 15:59.880 --> 16:01.040 He was hit too? 16:01.520 --> 16:03.079 Of course. 16:03.599 --> 16:05.079 He's a troublemaker. 16:05.839 --> 16:08.240 His best friends 16:08.319 --> 16:11.680 are Yang Guanjun and Xie Qiang. 16:13.599 --> 16:15.160 Those three troublemakers. 16:15.240 --> 16:17.599 They stole eggs 16:17.680 --> 16:21.160 and burned someone else's beanstalk. 16:21.240 --> 16:22.079 The day after, 16:22.160 --> 16:24.920 they fought with classmates 16:25.000 --> 16:28.120 who were regular guests to our home for justice. 16:29.199 --> 16:31.880 As an old saying goes in my hometown, 16:31.959 --> 16:34.280 "Seven or eight-year-old kids are annoying." 16:35.079 --> 16:35.920 Indeed. 16:36.920 --> 16:38.560 But he's better now. 16:39.319 --> 16:40.719 He's quite filial. 16:43.199 --> 16:45.520 He has become a boss now. 16:45.599 --> 16:48.640 But it's hard to be one. 16:48.719 --> 16:52.280 These years, he hasn't made a penny. 16:52.359 --> 16:55.359 And he invested the money he earned before. 16:55.439 --> 16:56.599 He even got a loan 16:57.160 --> 17:00.479 to invest in something called infrastructure construction. 17:01.040 --> 17:01.959 I don't understand. 17:08.680 --> 17:12.520 We're not a noble family. 17:13.079 --> 17:16.839 His dad and stepmom only make ends meet 17:16.919 --> 17:18.599 by selling flowers in Kunming. 17:19.240 --> 17:21.119 I'm too old to help him out. 17:21.200 --> 17:23.720 All I can do is not bother him. 17:24.280 --> 17:26.879 He did have a hard time. 17:27.760 --> 17:29.080 I'm so anxious, 17:29.639 --> 17:31.159 but I can't do anything to help him. 17:32.320 --> 17:36.760 I can't even fall asleep every night. 17:37.399 --> 17:38.240 Grandma Xie. 17:38.800 --> 17:40.440 Don't worry. 17:40.520 --> 17:42.680 It's common to invest in a business. 17:43.159 --> 17:46.560 Zhiyao is so outstanding and competent. 17:47.120 --> 17:48.159 It's not a problem. 17:49.720 --> 17:53.200 I'm worried that I can't help him. 17:53.280 --> 17:55.639 He has invested in this lot 17:55.720 --> 17:58.200 with great effort. 17:59.120 --> 18:00.320 Many of his employees 18:00.879 --> 18:03.360 have seen him grow up. 18:03.440 --> 18:06.360 He can't bear blaming them. 18:10.040 --> 18:11.240 Rest assured. 18:14.280 --> 18:15.560 All in all, 18:17.159 --> 18:18.560 it's my fault. 18:19.960 --> 18:21.760 At my age, 18:21.840 --> 18:23.720 I need to be cared for, 18:23.800 --> 18:25.080 but I don't want 18:26.159 --> 18:28.320 to go to Kunming. 18:28.399 --> 18:29.480 If I 18:30.520 --> 18:32.520 could take good care of myself, 18:32.600 --> 18:37.080 maybe Zhiyao would still be working in Beijing. 18:39.360 --> 18:41.399 -It's all my fault. -Grandma Xie. 18:41.480 --> 18:44.159 -It's okay. -I'm old, useless, 18:44.240 --> 18:46.360 and troublesome. 18:46.440 --> 18:47.399 I don't think so. 18:48.679 --> 18:50.240 Is the garlic ready? 18:51.879 --> 18:54.200 -What are you talking about? -You… 18:55.919 --> 18:57.000 Nothing. 18:57.080 --> 18:58.639 Is the meal ready? 18:59.480 --> 19:01.600 Grandma, you invited her for a meal, 19:01.679 --> 19:03.520 but I'm the one who bought vegetables and cook. 19:03.600 --> 19:05.000 Now, you're even rushing me. 19:05.080 --> 19:06.399 -Here. -Okay. 19:07.320 --> 19:08.720 Is Mr. Xie home? 19:08.800 --> 19:09.720 Yes. 19:09.800 --> 19:11.040 Grandma Xie. 19:11.120 --> 19:12.240 Hello, Xiaohuang. 19:13.080 --> 19:14.639 You have a guest? 19:15.600 --> 19:17.840 She's Xu Hongdou, a tenant in our yard. 19:17.919 --> 19:20.480 This is Huang Xinxin, the village director's assistant. 19:20.560 --> 19:21.639 She's a college graduate. 19:21.720 --> 19:23.960 -Nice to meet you. -Welcome to our village. 19:24.040 --> 19:26.000 Call me Xiaohuang or Xinxin. 19:26.080 --> 19:27.480 Xinxin. Okay. 19:28.320 --> 19:30.600 Why haven't you given it out? I asked Xiaxia to help you. 19:30.679 --> 19:31.840 I did yesterday, 19:31.919 --> 19:33.320 but some villagers weren't home. 19:33.399 --> 19:35.240 So I gave out the rest with Xiaxia today. 19:35.320 --> 19:36.560 He has gone back to rest now. 19:37.120 --> 19:39.120 You're right in time. The meal is ready. Eat with us. 19:39.200 --> 19:40.520 No, thank you. I've eaten. 19:40.600 --> 19:41.840 I'm here to talk about business. 19:42.360 --> 19:43.480 Treat your guest first. 19:43.560 --> 19:45.080 She's not a guest. 19:45.159 --> 19:47.200 Grandma, make Xiaohuang a cup of tea. 19:47.280 --> 19:48.320 No, thank you. I'm on it. 19:48.399 --> 19:49.720 Grandma Xie, leave it to me. 19:49.800 --> 19:51.760 Hongdou, help me serve the dishes. 20:00.080 --> 20:01.679 The opera theater is run-down. 20:01.760 --> 20:03.760 For such a time-honored building, 20:03.840 --> 20:05.200 after protective reconstruction, 20:05.280 --> 20:06.919 it's better to be utilized 20:07.000 --> 20:08.320 than to be left eroded. 20:09.120 --> 20:10.120 How? 20:10.200 --> 20:11.639 Assemble an opera troupe? 20:11.720 --> 20:13.560 Unique folk shows. 20:13.639 --> 20:15.320 I heard during festivals in our village, 20:15.399 --> 20:16.760 the villagers would sing 20:16.840 --> 20:19.159 and play operas here. 20:19.240 --> 20:20.560 It was a long time ago. 20:20.639 --> 20:21.560 I remember 20:21.639 --> 20:23.480 Aunt Feng and Uncle Chang played 20:23.560 --> 20:25.320 the Lantern Opera when they were young. 20:25.399 --> 20:28.800 If the opera theater can be reused, 20:28.879 --> 20:30.919 it's bound to be the highlight of our tourism. 20:31.000 --> 20:32.879 Yes, that's what I want. 20:32.960 --> 20:33.960 What do you think? 20:35.159 --> 20:36.000 It's worth a shot. 20:36.760 --> 20:38.399 With your support, I'll rest assured. 20:38.919 --> 20:40.040 I'll think it over 20:40.120 --> 20:42.240 and prepare a plan for the village committee. 20:42.320 --> 20:43.960 Okay. Discuss it at the village meeting. 20:44.040 --> 20:45.560 If there's a problem with the budget, 20:45.639 --> 20:46.560 I'll find a way. 20:47.240 --> 20:48.600 I thought so. 20:49.560 --> 20:52.040 Xiaohuang, eat with us. 20:52.120 --> 20:53.720 Thank you, Grandma Xie. I'm full. 20:53.800 --> 20:55.200 You're getting thinner. 20:55.280 --> 20:56.679 Really? 20:56.760 --> 20:59.159 When I video-called my dad, he also said so. 20:59.679 --> 21:02.159 How long has it been since you graduated and came here? 21:02.240 --> 21:03.399 It's my second year here. 21:04.040 --> 21:07.399 When I was new here, I was utterly ignorant of everything. 21:07.480 --> 21:09.760 But then, Mr. Xie was back to set up a business. 21:09.840 --> 21:11.000 He helped me a lot. 21:11.080 --> 21:12.399 That's not the case. 21:12.480 --> 21:14.320 You ran many errands for our village projects. 21:14.399 --> 21:16.040 It's my duty. 21:16.120 --> 21:18.800 We're golden partners now. 21:21.080 --> 21:22.960 How long will you stay here? 21:24.000 --> 21:24.840 I won't leave. 21:25.720 --> 21:26.879 Can't you, a village official, 21:26.960 --> 21:29.000 leave after two or three years of work here? 21:29.080 --> 21:30.080 Yes, I can. 21:31.159 --> 21:33.320 But I'm full of potential in this thriving land. 21:33.399 --> 21:34.600 It's just the beginning. 21:35.879 --> 21:37.560 Do your parents agree? 21:39.280 --> 21:41.600 My dad is an education practitioner in Guizhou 21:41.679 --> 21:44.040 because my mom is a headmaster in a village. 21:44.120 --> 21:46.399 The three of us are all party members and comrades, 21:46.480 --> 21:48.679 fighting in each other's favorite field. 21:48.760 --> 21:50.159 We just listen to ourselves. 21:50.240 --> 21:51.520 I made a promise to Mr. Xie 21:51.600 --> 21:52.720 to make Yunmiao Village 21:52.800 --> 21:55.280 a place rich in art and culture while working together. 21:55.360 --> 21:56.800 That's our common ideal goal. 22:01.120 --> 22:02.159 Ideal? 22:02.240 --> 22:03.439 That's right. 22:03.520 --> 22:04.520 Ideal. 22:10.679 --> 22:12.480 Didn't you start a business for money? 22:13.120 --> 22:14.280 It's the same. 22:14.360 --> 22:17.560 If it develops well, villagers can be given more jobs 22:17.639 --> 22:18.840 to realize common prosperity. 22:18.919 --> 22:20.879 Then they make money in society 22:20.960 --> 22:22.159 and benefit society in return. 22:22.240 --> 22:23.360 It's a virtuous circle. 22:25.919 --> 22:26.760 Hongdou. 22:27.560 --> 22:28.600 What's your ideal? 22:41.480 --> 22:44.399 My ideal is to have a peaceful and happy life. 22:45.200 --> 22:46.960 That's your dream. 22:47.040 --> 22:49.120 What's the difference between a dream and an ideal? 22:49.879 --> 22:51.360 They are very different. 22:51.439 --> 22:53.840 What you strive for is your ideal. 22:54.600 --> 22:56.960 What harbors hope is your dream. 22:57.040 --> 22:58.399 For the former, you must strive. 22:58.480 --> 23:00.360 For the latter, sometimes you sit idle and wait. 23:00.439 --> 23:01.600 They vary a lot. 23:02.639 --> 23:03.840 What's your ideal? 23:04.399 --> 23:06.000 My ideal 23:06.080 --> 23:08.159 is to be a person of value in life. 23:08.800 --> 23:10.480 You've made it. 23:10.560 --> 23:12.480 Everyone's existence is valuable. 23:14.159 --> 23:17.159 It's natural for you confident people to say so. 23:17.879 --> 23:19.439 But for me, 23:19.520 --> 23:21.360 except for writing, I can't do anything else. 23:21.439 --> 23:23.560 I'm not willing to do anything else either. 23:23.639 --> 23:26.960 There are hundreds of thousands of online novelists in China. 23:27.040 --> 23:28.960 Most of their writings are like 23:29.040 --> 23:30.200 a stone thrown into the ocean, 23:30.280 --> 23:32.159 unable to even make a wave. 23:32.240 --> 23:34.439 And they're scolded for producing literal trash. 23:35.240 --> 23:36.679 So I often think, 23:36.760 --> 23:39.000 for a nobody in writing like me, 23:39.080 --> 23:41.679 instead of being one in a million, 23:41.760 --> 23:43.879 am I really talented 23:43.960 --> 23:45.399 or of value? 23:46.159 --> 23:47.639 Don't think like that. 23:47.720 --> 23:49.360 You're talented for sure. 23:51.600 --> 23:53.439 I said so not to be comforted 23:53.520 --> 23:55.399 or encouraged by you. 23:55.480 --> 23:57.840 I just told you my way of thinking. 23:58.840 --> 24:00.720 And what's the result? 24:01.720 --> 24:02.600 It's amazing. 24:02.679 --> 24:03.760 There's no result. 24:03.840 --> 24:05.919 While doubting myself, 24:06.000 --> 24:07.560 I continue to move on. 24:09.480 --> 24:11.360 What about you? What's your ideal? 24:14.560 --> 24:15.720 Nothing? 24:17.760 --> 24:18.760 What about your dream? 24:20.960 --> 24:21.879 To be rich? 24:21.960 --> 24:23.919 To be rich? 24:24.000 --> 24:26.320 That's most people's common dream. 24:26.879 --> 24:28.320 What's your plan after becoming rich? 24:30.399 --> 24:31.360 I will retire. 24:32.919 --> 24:34.480 Retire? 24:35.760 --> 24:36.879 To do what? 24:36.960 --> 24:38.679 Must I be doing something? 24:39.280 --> 24:40.560 I'll put it this way. 24:41.439 --> 24:42.480 Are your parents retired? 24:44.120 --> 24:46.200 My mom is a housewife. 24:46.280 --> 24:48.280 My dad ran a grain and oil shop before. 24:48.360 --> 24:49.320 Two years ago, 24:49.399 --> 24:51.399 the original location of the street was demolished. 24:51.480 --> 24:52.919 My sister didn't allow him to go on. 24:53.000 --> 24:54.240 He's retired to some extent. 24:55.520 --> 24:57.080 What are they doing every day? 24:57.639 --> 25:00.000 My dad practices tai chi 25:00.080 --> 25:01.439 and calligraphy every day. 25:01.520 --> 25:03.919 Last year, he decorated a flat. 25:04.639 --> 25:07.280 Every week, he takes two days to go fishing by the reservoir. 25:07.360 --> 25:09.399 My mom goes to the market every morning, 25:09.480 --> 25:10.600 researches the menu, 25:10.679 --> 25:12.960 and then plants vegetables with my aunt in rural areas. 25:13.040 --> 25:14.480 Days ago, she told me 25:14.560 --> 25:15.639 she was selected 25:15.720 --> 25:18.919 as a publicist of waste classification in the community. 25:19.000 --> 25:20.120 They can't sit still. 25:21.439 --> 25:22.280 Therefore, 25:23.199 --> 25:25.360 retirement is not a dream. 25:25.439 --> 25:26.280 It's an illusion. 25:26.760 --> 25:28.159 Many young people 25:28.240 --> 25:30.600 hold the illusion of being retired or rich 25:30.679 --> 25:31.600 with nothing to do. 25:31.679 --> 25:33.320 That's a pure illusion. 25:33.879 --> 25:36.040 No one can actually sit still. 25:36.120 --> 25:38.280 If you're hungry, you want to be full. 25:38.360 --> 25:40.520 Afterward, you want to eat well. 25:40.600 --> 25:41.879 When you have a well-off life, 25:41.960 --> 25:43.280 you'll have spiritual needs. 25:43.360 --> 25:45.560 You hope to be honored 25:45.639 --> 25:47.600 and respected in society 25:47.679 --> 25:50.480 and achieve self-value by helping others. 25:50.560 --> 25:53.439 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. 25:54.439 --> 25:56.840 But my parents' needs are specific. 25:56.919 --> 25:59.560 My mom hopes to raise my baby when she retires. 25:59.639 --> 26:02.120 My dad hopes to go to the elderly college to improve himself 26:02.199 --> 26:03.439 and raise my baby. 26:03.520 --> 26:06.000 All in all, both of them want to raise my baby. 26:06.800 --> 26:08.480 You know, it's the ideal life 26:08.560 --> 26:10.159 for most elders 26:10.240 --> 26:11.639 to look after their grandchildren. 26:11.720 --> 26:13.760 I'd better find a boyfriend first. 26:15.919 --> 26:17.399 However, 26:17.480 --> 26:20.840 my current life is exactly what I want. 26:23.199 --> 26:25.000 I crossed mountains and seas 26:25.560 --> 26:26.919 to come here. 26:30.159 --> 26:31.040 Hongdou. 26:32.040 --> 26:34.000 What kind of life do you want? 26:37.560 --> 26:39.000 I almost lost my life before. 26:40.679 --> 26:42.960 I'm here to find out 26:44.840 --> 26:46.919 what kind of life I truly want. 26:53.840 --> 26:57.240 I'm worried that I can't help him. 26:57.320 --> 26:59.960 He has invested in this lot 27:00.040 --> 27:02.280 with great effort. 27:02.360 --> 27:03.840 Many of his employees 27:03.919 --> 27:06.639 have seen him grow up. 27:06.720 --> 27:09.439 He can't bear blaming them. 27:11.280 --> 27:12.720 I made a promise to Mr. Xie 27:12.800 --> 27:13.960 to make Yunmiao Village 27:14.040 --> 27:16.600 a place rich in art and culture while working together. 27:16.679 --> 27:18.080 That's our common ideal goal. 27:18.159 --> 27:19.399 It's the same. 27:19.480 --> 27:22.560 If it develops well, villagers can be given more jobs 27:22.639 --> 27:23.840 to realize common prosperity. 27:23.919 --> 27:25.760 Then they make money in society 27:25.840 --> 27:27.159 and benefit society in return. 27:27.240 --> 27:28.720 It's a virtuous circle. 27:28.800 --> 27:30.280 My ideal 27:30.360 --> 27:32.480 is to be a person of value in life. 27:32.560 --> 27:33.919 During this period, 27:34.000 --> 27:35.720 doing anything is better 27:35.800 --> 27:37.720 than sitting in the room and thinking nonsense. 27:56.760 --> 27:57.639 Grandma. 27:58.320 --> 27:59.159 Is it hot enough? 27:59.240 --> 28:00.320 Do you want to increase it? 28:00.960 --> 28:02.600 -Yes, a little. -Okay. 28:19.000 --> 28:21.720 I'LL DO WHATEVER I CAN, BUT DON'T EXPECT MUCH. 28:26.560 --> 28:27.919 Who is it? 28:28.000 --> 28:29.080 A volunteer. 28:30.040 --> 28:31.480 Grandma, you're brilliant. 28:31.560 --> 28:33.240 Everything is a piece of cake for you. 28:34.360 --> 28:36.080 You taught me that. 28:36.159 --> 28:37.280 You said 28:37.360 --> 28:38.399 you were too worried 28:38.480 --> 28:40.679 to fall asleep every day. 28:40.760 --> 28:42.159 It's the truth. 28:42.240 --> 28:43.320 I didn't lie. 28:43.399 --> 28:44.600 But I didn't ask you to say 28:44.679 --> 28:45.879 that you're old and useless. 28:45.959 --> 28:47.520 You wept and hit your chest. 28:47.600 --> 28:48.879 It was all your improvisation. 28:48.959 --> 28:50.520 That was up to me. 28:50.600 --> 28:51.919 It was none of your business. 28:52.480 --> 28:53.959 Well, enjoy your footbath. 28:54.040 --> 28:55.320 I'll call Xiaochun. 28:56.040 --> 28:56.919 Go ahead. 29:51.959 --> 29:53.199 Have you been here long? 29:53.280 --> 29:54.120 I just arrived. 29:55.480 --> 29:58.080 You look so pretty today. 29:58.600 --> 30:00.040 You told me to dress formally. 30:00.120 --> 30:01.600 Great. 30:02.639 --> 30:03.919 I'll tell you first, 30:04.000 --> 30:06.000 don't expect so much from me. 30:06.080 --> 30:07.399 I don't know for sure 30:07.480 --> 30:08.520 how much I can help you. 30:09.080 --> 30:10.159 I can pay you. 30:10.240 --> 30:11.399 That won't do. 30:12.280 --> 30:13.600 Then I'll be employed. 30:13.679 --> 30:15.360 You'll be my real boss. 30:15.439 --> 30:17.120 I'm not here to work. 30:17.840 --> 30:19.720 I'll volunteer as long as there are free meals. 30:20.840 --> 30:23.639 I made suggestions and plans for improvement last night. 30:23.720 --> 30:24.800 Are you interested? 30:25.360 --> 30:26.439 Let's talk while walking. 30:38.840 --> 30:40.879 One "Don't do," two "Don't quit," 30:41.439 --> 30:43.399 three rules of etiquette, four bans, 30:44.000 --> 30:45.159 and five kinds of people to be away from. 30:55.879 --> 30:57.280 From now on, 30:57.360 --> 30:59.040 Xu Hongdou officially volunteers 30:59.120 --> 31:02.639 to join our café as a consultant and manager. 31:02.720 --> 31:04.240 No, temporarily. 31:04.320 --> 31:05.959 Temporarily join our café. 31:06.040 --> 31:06.959 Let's welcome her. 31:07.040 --> 31:08.720 Welcome, Xu Hongdou 31:08.800 --> 31:10.000 to our café temporarily. 31:10.080 --> 31:11.480 Welcome, Xu Hongdou 31:11.560 --> 31:13.520 to our café temporarily. 31:14.360 --> 31:15.199 Thank you. 31:15.679 --> 31:17.040 During this period, 31:17.120 --> 31:19.159 I'll be the café's regular guest. 31:19.240 --> 31:21.560 I'll find problems with our service, working process, 31:21.639 --> 31:22.720 staff management, 31:22.800 --> 31:25.399 and work arrangement. 31:26.000 --> 31:28.919 But these are not big problems. 31:29.000 --> 31:31.399 The greatest advantages of our café 31:31.480 --> 31:33.040 are the pleasant environment 31:33.120 --> 31:34.399 and its delicious food. 31:35.199 --> 31:36.040 What I can offer 31:36.120 --> 31:38.520 is just some icing on the cake for improvements. 31:39.199 --> 31:41.439 I'll get to know each and every one of you 31:41.520 --> 31:43.000 and cooperate with you 31:43.080 --> 31:44.919 to strive for the overall 31:45.000 --> 31:47.840 service quality enhancement of our café 31:47.919 --> 31:49.639 in a short time. 31:49.719 --> 31:50.600 Thank you. 31:50.679 --> 31:51.560 Well said. 31:55.080 --> 31:58.159 The café opens from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 31:58.240 --> 32:00.919 The staff should be at work before 9:30 a.m. 32:01.000 --> 32:03.800 to check and get everything ready 32:03.879 --> 32:05.080 before it opens. 32:05.159 --> 32:07.719 But I find that the staff all arrive at 10 a.m., 32:07.800 --> 32:09.320 and the grandmas arrive even later. 32:11.320 --> 32:13.280 That's true. 32:13.360 --> 32:14.360 But… 32:15.879 --> 32:18.679 Nana gets everything ready before getting off work the day before. 32:18.760 --> 32:22.719 The grandmas leave after the café is tidied up. 32:22.800 --> 32:23.800 It's acceptable. 32:23.879 --> 32:24.719 But actually, 32:24.800 --> 32:27.040 the grandmas often come to work late and leave early. 32:27.600 --> 32:30.439 Many times, it's Nana alone who finishes up the work. 32:31.040 --> 32:32.679 I told them before, 32:32.760 --> 32:35.360 but they're too old to remember. 32:35.439 --> 32:37.000 Nana also said 32:37.080 --> 32:39.760 whoever is free gets the work done. 32:41.879 --> 32:43.760 We're not a family workshop 32:43.840 --> 32:46.000 where people come and go at will 32:46.080 --> 32:47.439 with enough substitutes. 32:47.520 --> 32:49.040 We have to be serious. 32:49.639 --> 32:50.719 Okay. 32:50.800 --> 32:52.520 Though we're busy, it can be handled. 32:52.600 --> 32:54.399 I'm fine with winding up. 32:54.480 --> 32:56.800 All the guests are here for relaxation. 32:56.879 --> 32:58.360 It's okay to wait for a while. 32:58.439 --> 33:00.520 They're not in a rush after sipping coffee. 33:01.320 --> 33:03.600 Then why is it that every time I'm here 33:03.679 --> 33:05.120 when it's crowded with guests, 33:05.199 --> 33:08.360 you serve others first before me? 33:08.919 --> 33:10.600 I arrived earlier. 33:10.679 --> 33:12.679 I'm also a guest to be served, aren't I? 33:13.760 --> 33:15.159 Because… 33:16.639 --> 33:19.439 Because you don't want other guests to wait. 33:23.639 --> 33:24.719 Grandma Caiyun. 33:24.800 --> 33:27.240 You wipe tables, chairs, and shelves 33:27.320 --> 33:29.120 with the same rag. 33:29.199 --> 33:30.360 It's unsanitary. 33:30.439 --> 33:32.320 I wash the rag very cleanly. 33:32.399 --> 33:34.159 I do so at home as well. 33:34.240 --> 33:36.360 You should wipe different furniture with different rags. 33:36.439 --> 33:37.520 It's more hygienic. 33:37.600 --> 33:39.520 Upon seeing this, the guests will find us hygienic 33:39.600 --> 33:41.480 and they will rest assured, got it? 33:43.040 --> 33:45.000 Buy different colors of rags. 33:45.719 --> 33:47.000 I told Xiaoqin to buy some. 33:47.080 --> 33:48.399 SEND DIFFERENT COLORS OF RAGS. 33:49.919 --> 33:51.280 Miss, 33:51.360 --> 33:53.159 please explain it to me again. 33:55.520 --> 33:56.480 What? 33:57.439 --> 33:58.480 Well… 33:59.120 --> 34:00.439 How do I do the cleaning? 34:02.919 --> 34:05.240 Grandma Caiyun is a bit forgetful. 34:14.679 --> 34:15.520 Okay. 34:16.839 --> 34:18.199 My legs hurt 34:18.279 --> 34:19.759 after standing for a long time. 34:20.319 --> 34:22.040 Zhiyao also knows that. 34:22.120 --> 34:23.239 When I was young, 34:23.319 --> 34:26.040 my legs were frozen in a cold paddy field 34:26.120 --> 34:27.839 while transplanting seedlings. 34:27.920 --> 34:29.920 Now, I'm getting old. 34:30.000 --> 34:32.440 I must sit after standing for a while. 34:33.560 --> 34:35.360 Take good care of yourself. 34:37.360 --> 34:40.159 Are you going out with Zhiyao? 34:42.799 --> 34:44.120 What does it mean? 34:45.799 --> 34:47.839 She takes you as my girlfriend. 34:49.199 --> 34:50.960 -No… -Yes, girlfriend. 34:51.600 --> 34:53.839 Grandma Xiuying, I'm not his girlfriend. 34:53.920 --> 34:54.839 We're having a meeting. 34:54.920 --> 34:56.719 Zhiyao should start a family. 34:56.799 --> 34:58.400 He saunters up and down 34:58.480 --> 34:59.640 with no plans to have a baby. 34:59.720 --> 35:00.880 It's ridiculous. 35:00.960 --> 35:03.600 Guanjun already has a son and a daughter. 35:03.680 --> 35:06.120 Jiabao now attends middle school. 35:08.000 --> 35:09.960 Yang Guanjun has a daughter that old? 35:10.880 --> 35:12.360 His eldest daughter, Jiabao, 35:12.440 --> 35:14.440 goes to school downtown and lives with her aunt. 35:18.279 --> 35:20.400 No, let's get back to the point. 35:20.480 --> 35:22.000 What's the point? 35:22.080 --> 35:23.960 How old are you two? 35:24.040 --> 35:25.360 Hurry and get married 35:25.440 --> 35:27.080 and have a baby. 35:27.640 --> 35:30.880 Or else, when Guanjun becomes a grandpa, 35:30.960 --> 35:33.120 your kid will have yet to attend elementary school. 35:38.240 --> 35:39.880 Staff management is difficult. 35:40.560 --> 35:42.120 It's a bit complicated now. 35:42.799 --> 35:44.520 It seems your hotel lobby rules 35:44.600 --> 35:46.640 don't fit the situation here. 35:50.240 --> 35:51.279 It's mainly because 35:51.360 --> 35:54.040 they're all relatives and acquaintances 35:54.120 --> 35:55.279 in the same village. 35:55.360 --> 35:57.640 Personal and business matters are intertwined. 35:57.720 --> 35:58.960 It won't do with no rules, 35:59.040 --> 36:01.000 but strictly obeying the rules 36:01.080 --> 36:02.120 won't work either. 36:05.440 --> 36:06.680 I'd better wait tables. 36:08.080 --> 36:09.680 You don't have to. 36:11.160 --> 36:13.759 I must do so with them. 36:13.839 --> 36:16.120 I must do the cleaning and everything else with them. 36:16.200 --> 36:18.000 They're not qualified. 36:18.600 --> 36:20.080 They must be taught 36:20.160 --> 36:21.160 and corrected step by step 36:21.240 --> 36:23.000 to strengthen their muscle memory. 36:25.600 --> 36:27.120 Special cases need to be treated 36:27.200 --> 36:29.240 in a special way, right? 36:31.120 --> 36:34.200 Someone was in sullen silence all the way here. 36:34.759 --> 36:36.440 I thought she winced. 36:36.520 --> 36:38.799 No, I'm even more interested. 36:39.440 --> 36:40.680 You like challenges that much? 36:42.200 --> 36:43.600 I won't ask for challenges, 36:43.680 --> 36:45.960 but I never withdraw when facing them. 36:48.080 --> 36:49.200 That's so cool. 36:50.720 --> 36:53.720 What were you thinking in sullen silence? 36:55.000 --> 36:55.920 I was thinking 36:56.000 --> 36:59.040 if I had fallen into your and your grandma's trap. 37:00.000 --> 37:01.279 Grandma and I? 37:02.640 --> 37:05.799 Grandma Xie doesn't seem to be a grumbler. 37:05.880 --> 37:08.279 But yesterday, she complained a lot to me. 37:09.560 --> 37:10.920 Are you behind it? 37:11.000 --> 37:13.080 Come on. 37:17.799 --> 37:20.040 You asked for my advice, 37:20.120 --> 37:21.880 but you knew it well. 37:21.960 --> 37:23.799 You just want me, an outsider, 37:23.880 --> 37:26.160 to play the bad cop for you, right? 37:26.240 --> 37:27.600 That's not the case. 37:27.680 --> 37:29.839 You're invited here to play the good cop. 37:30.480 --> 37:32.400 You're a grand hotel manager from Beijing. 37:32.480 --> 37:33.839 Once you're dressed formally, 37:33.920 --> 37:36.040 you look authoritative to those ladies. 37:36.120 --> 37:37.200 They'll trust you. 37:37.279 --> 37:39.520 "Visiting monks give better sermons." 37:39.600 --> 37:41.600 It's a universal truth. 37:42.319 --> 37:44.880 You're also a monk having visited other cities. 37:45.520 --> 37:48.319 But I'm a local monk, all in all. 37:51.520 --> 37:53.400 The dish isn't ready. 37:53.480 --> 37:54.960 Let me chase them. 37:57.720 --> 38:00.319 Mr. Xiangdong, why hasn't the dish been served? 38:56.520 --> 38:59.160 Miss, I'll help you collect the rubbish. 39:01.799 --> 39:03.200 I'm sorry. 39:03.279 --> 39:04.640 Just sit. I'm on it. 39:05.720 --> 39:07.359 Miss, are your clothes wet? 39:07.440 --> 39:08.839 No, there wasn't much in the cup. 39:09.640 --> 39:11.279 Let me get you another drink. 39:11.359 --> 39:14.120 Do you want the same or a different one? 39:15.720 --> 39:16.880 I want an Encounter. 39:16.960 --> 39:18.359 Encounter. Okay. 39:20.440 --> 39:22.240 -One Encounter. -Yes. 39:22.920 --> 39:23.799 Hongdou. 39:25.400 --> 39:27.240 Why give her another one? 39:27.319 --> 39:29.600 Grandma Xiuying, you knocked it over. 39:29.680 --> 39:31.319 There was just a little bit left. 39:31.400 --> 39:34.160 She wouldn't drink it anyway. 39:34.240 --> 39:36.480 Even if there was a bit left, she didn't finish it. 39:36.560 --> 39:38.400 We must take the blame for our mistakes. 39:38.480 --> 39:39.319 It's… 39:40.319 --> 39:41.200 Grandma Xiuying. 39:42.000 --> 39:44.000 Can you take photos with the visitors? 39:44.080 --> 39:45.279 Photos? 39:45.359 --> 39:46.759 I don't look good in photos. 39:46.839 --> 39:47.759 Yes, you do. 39:47.839 --> 39:49.120 You're well-dressed and pretty. 39:49.200 --> 39:50.440 Let me take your stuff. 39:51.759 --> 39:53.960 Okay, look here. 39:54.040 --> 39:56.279 Three, two, 39:56.359 --> 39:57.480 cheese. 40:35.880 --> 40:37.200 Hi, here is your Americano. 40:37.279 --> 40:38.839 These are freshly baked butter cookies. 40:38.920 --> 40:40.200 It's complimentary. 40:40.279 --> 40:41.160 Thank you. 40:41.240 --> 40:42.120 You're welcome. 40:43.359 --> 40:44.240 Time is up. 40:44.319 --> 40:45.319 I'll cook braised chicken. 40:45.400 --> 40:47.040 Yes, it will take at least three hours. 40:47.120 --> 40:49.240 Right. I'll give you some when it's done. 40:49.319 --> 40:50.160 Okay. 40:50.720 --> 40:51.640 Grandma Xiuying. 40:52.240 --> 40:53.120 You… 40:53.200 --> 40:55.279 You don't get off work until half an hour later. 40:55.359 --> 40:57.359 Ask Xiaochun if you want time off. 40:57.440 --> 40:58.560 If Xiaochun is not here, ask me. 40:58.640 --> 40:59.880 You can't leave this early. 40:59.960 --> 41:00.880 I… 41:00.960 --> 41:03.160 Then we'll ask you for some time off now. 41:03.240 --> 41:05.560 Must you leave this early? 41:06.120 --> 41:07.920 I have to get the television fixed. 41:08.520 --> 41:10.000 Chuchu wants to eat braised chicken. 41:11.359 --> 41:12.880 You have children to take care of? 41:12.960 --> 41:14.040 Yes. 41:14.120 --> 41:16.359 She works at Zhiyao's warehouse. 41:17.080 --> 41:18.839 -See you. -Bye. 41:41.000 --> 41:41.880 Xu Hongdou. 41:43.520 --> 41:44.359 Xu Hongdou. 41:46.279 --> 41:47.200 Come with me. 41:47.279 --> 41:48.359 What for? 41:48.440 --> 41:50.000 I'll show you a new friend. 41:50.080 --> 41:51.600 A new friend? For me? 41:51.680 --> 41:53.560 A very important new friend. 41:53.640 --> 41:54.480 Let's go. 41:54.560 --> 41:55.480 Where to? 41:55.560 --> 41:56.759 The stable. 42:07.319 --> 42:08.160 Damai. 42:09.279 --> 42:10.560 Do you want to have some tea? 42:19.520 --> 42:21.040 What friend? 42:21.120 --> 42:22.839 Are you going to make me receive visitors? 42:22.920 --> 42:25.240 No, I haven't seen it before either. 42:27.319 --> 42:29.359 No, I'm familiar with its mom. 42:29.920 --> 42:31.200 Its mom is a beauty 42:31.279 --> 42:32.759 with big eyes and long eyelashes. 42:34.200 --> 42:35.880 You'll know soon. Get in. 42:46.200 --> 42:47.160 How is it going? 42:47.839 --> 42:49.040 Soon. 42:49.120 --> 42:50.480 -Is everything okay? -Yes. 42:51.040 --> 42:52.279 That's great. Have some tea. 42:52.359 --> 42:53.359 -Drink. -Okay. 42:54.400 --> 42:55.400 What? 42:55.480 --> 42:56.359 Come here. 42:57.480 --> 42:58.359 Come here. 43:08.839 --> 43:10.120 I thought we would miss it. 43:11.839 --> 43:13.799 Is that your so-called new friend? 43:15.040 --> 43:17.520 That's the new friend's pretty mom. 43:19.480 --> 43:21.319 Big eyes and long eyelashes. 43:21.880 --> 43:23.000 I didn't lie to you. 43:24.480 --> 43:25.960 Have you seen a horse deliver a foal? 43:31.600 --> 43:32.960 When does the foal come? 43:33.040 --> 43:35.120 Once it lies down, the foal will be on the way. 43:35.799 --> 43:36.960 Will there be any danger? 43:37.040 --> 43:38.240 We have vets here. 43:38.319 --> 43:39.160 Don't worry. 44:12.799 --> 44:13.759 -It's coming. -Okay. 44:13.839 --> 44:14.920 Hurry. 44:15.000 --> 44:16.080 Hurry up. 44:16.799 --> 44:18.279 You have a very important task. 44:18.359 --> 44:20.640 Record the time of the foal's birth. 44:20.720 --> 44:22.200 Can I shoot a video? 44:22.279 --> 44:23.600 I want to show it to my niece. 44:23.680 --> 44:24.600 Of course you can. 47:03.560 --> 47:08.560 Subtitle translation by: Li Min rth.