Should we help her?
No need. Let her do it.
We'll intervene if the baby is in the wrong position.
Thank you for your hard work.
The foal already got an anti-tetanus vaccine
and drank mare milk.
It's basically safe now.
Okay. Thank you.
Give me a call if there's a problem.
Okay. I'll walk you out.
Xie Zhiyao.
Come and take a look.
The foal stood up.
It's amazing, isn't it?
The foal can stand up shortly after birth,
so it can suckle.
An hour later,
it will run outside with its mom.
Lingdang.
Do you see that?
The foal must stand up in order to suckle.
How tough it is.
Why am I doing this?
Aunt Gui asked Mr. Zeqing to go home for dinner.
He'll keep watch tonight.
I mean, why should I do this?
Shouldn't you thank me?
I let you witness the birth of a life.
It's dinner time.
You even cried this afternoon.
I was a bit moved.
These are rare scenes for kids
who grow up in the city like you.
Our family always keeps chickens, cattle, goats, and so on.
Chopping firewood,
picking mushrooms,
and farming land
are usual things for us.
I'm not a city girl.
I was born in a small town.
My grandma lives in the countryside.
When I was a kid, I'd visit her on summer and winter vacations.
I used to catch fish in the river.
I even hatched eggs myself.
How did you hatch them?
I placed them in my pockets.
I held them with my hands except during mealtime.
My grandma said humans couldn't hatch eggs,
but my sister said we could.
My sister said the reason why people couldn't hatch eggs
was that they lacked persistence.
Who do you believe?
I wanted to prove my persistence.
What happened after that?
The egg hatched.
Seriously?
Yes.
I'm not that educated. Don't lie to me.
It's true.
Hongmi.
Can you help me hold them for ten minutes?
I shower really quickly.
You always ask me to hold them for you.
When the chicks come out and grow up,
I'll eat them.
You can't eat them.
Fine. Go and shower.
You have ten minutes.
Hurry up.
I swapped the eggs with boiled ones.
What about the raw eggs?
I placed them in the henhouse.
I'm afraid she'll break them.
Eat up.
A hen only takes care of the chicks she hatched herself.
So before the chicks come out,
we must put the eggs inside.
Don't look. Turn around.
No peeking.
Hongmi.
Watch Doudou.
No peeking.
Go over there.
It's done.
We'll just wait for the chicks to come out.
Hongmi.
Look.
That's incredible.
I'll give you the title of General Egg Hatcher.
When did you find out about it?
When I was in junior high,
my sister was taking the college entrance exam.
My dad said,
"You can go to Fudan University."
Then she started laughing hysterically,
saying that I could go to Egg Hatching University.
Your sister is really good at keeping secrets.
She set up traps for me every step of the way
when I was growing up.
Is it too tight?
No.
Xiaochun, the dishes are done.
I'm heading to work.
Uncle Xiaoxia, wait. Take me with you.
I'm busy on Saturdays. You can't come.
Play with Guobao and the others.
Tuotuo is inviting Guobao, Huzi, and me
to the café for cakes.
Wait for her a bit. I'm almost done braiding her hair.
How troublesome.
I'll be done soon.
Xiaochun, it's Mr. Bandy Legs.
Don't call my dad that.
Apologize.
I'm sorry.
Answer it.
I need to use the bathroom.
Dad.
Do you miss me?
I do. Are you coming to visit me?
Where's your mom?
She's by my side,
braiding my hair nicely.
I have a date today.
It's not a date.
All right. It's done.
Give me the phone. See if your uncle is ready.
Dad, I'll get going.
Go.
Hello, what's up?
I called your mom
about seeing Xiaohulu next month.
She told me to talk to you.
Sure.
I'll go there then.
Call me directly next time.
Don't keep calling my mom and Xiaxia.
I…
I just…
Are you seeing someone now?
No.
Why would I do that?
I thought you had a girlfriend now
and you were worried about her opinion.
I'm just afraid you'll be mad at me.
Don't worry.
I'll never be mad at you for Xiaohulu's sake.
By the way, Luo Quan,
we divorced almost three years ago.
You can get a girlfriend
or even get married.
I've already talked to Xiaohulu about it.
Don't worry about that.
Do you have a boyfriend now?
Mind your own business.
All right.
I have to go to work.
Send my regards to your parents.
Take care of yourself then.
Don't work too hard.
You too.
Bye.
The orange juice is on me.
I'll give you some fruit
if the desserts aren't enough.
Kids shouldn't eat too many sweet things.
Do you understand?
What's wrong?
Why are you guys so gloomy?
Tuotuo is leaving.
Where is he going?
Somewhere very far away.
My dad will drive a cab there.
My mom will sell flowers.
It's okay.
You can still call each other often.
Tuotuo will come home during vacations.
You can still hang out together.
But we play together every day now.
Why can't you stay here?
Your grandparents aren't going.
That's right. Why do you have to go?
It's actually not that far.
My dad, grandpa, grandma,
Uncle Zhiyao's dad and his wife,
and Uncle Zhiyuan all live there.
Nana is right.
We can call each other.
Can we still be good friends then?
Yes.
Then you can't have other best friends.
I won't.
The three of you are my only best friends.
Really?
Am I still your best friend?
It's not a big deal. Don't cry.
Let's have dessert.
Who hit Guobao?
All right. Stop crying.
Stop crying. Good boy.
I'm here.
Double shot iced Americano, right?
In a minute.
Who's that?
Ponytail? Why is Ponytail crying so badly?
Kids' moods change very suddenly.
By the way,
on my way here from the yard,
I saw Xu Hongdou writing an employee manual there.
You guys are good.
She's taking a holiday here.
Now, you dragged her to work
and she's not getting paid.
That's beyond my capability.
Mr. Xie was the one who convinced her.
I knew it.
Never trust a man's word.
You're referring to yourself, right?
Hongdou prefers hanging out with Mr. Xie over you.
Are you jealous?
You're right.
None of you like to hang out with me.
I'm angry.
Jiahui.
Are you eating? Be good.
Don't run.
How incredible.
Have you learned to meditate with your eyes open?
Mr. Ma.
You're about to succeed in your cultivation.
Jiahui.
Do you want some water?
Aunt Gui.
Is there tea?
Sure, make me some.
Hongdou.
Take a break. Mr. Ma is making tea.
Come and have some.
Sure.
Hongdou.
I heard from the villagers
that you're tending the shop for Zhiyao.
Will you stay here?
No.
I'm a volunteer.
I work for free.
I'm just helping him out.
Helping him out?
That's good too.
We all need a purpose to occupy our time.
Laziness is a disease.
That's an innuendo for me.
-Try the tea. -Thank you.
It smells great.
It tastes good.
However,
it just has the taste of tea.
Aunt Gui's words have a lot of Zen wisdom.
Tea…
just have the taste of tea.
I only finished elementary school, so I'm not good with words.
Don't take it to heart.
Your words are full of wisdom.
It takes a lot of effort to listen to what he says.
Yes.
It requires some effort to be with me.
It's normal if you don't like me.
Hongdou.
Isn't he funny?
Humans eat grains.
We burp, fart, and grind our teeth.
We should spend each day working while we're alive.
We can never rest.
We must be filial to the elderly
and raise children.
It's really hard.
When you're buried underground someday,
then you can finally rest.
Am I right?
In our village, people your age
already have kids in junior high.
Why would someone sit all day?
Can you support your family by sitting there?
You're right.
However,
as long as you don't trouble others
and don't harm others,
you have the right to live your life the way you like freely.
Am I right?
In terms of freedom,
if you're an orphan,
you can do whatever you want.
However, if you have a family,
you must consider them.
If you rest, they must work hard.
If you just sit there,
then they have to get busier.
Outsiders like you
like to say
that it's good to be free
as long as it's not illegal.
You can do whatever you want.
Here is the question.
What if you're starving?
Who will take care of you?
When your parents
get old and become ill,
if something happens to you,
you'll need money.
But you don't have any.
Then what?
It's even too late to beg on the streets.
Aunt Gui.
I profit more from talking to you
than reading for ten years.
I'm just saying it.
Don't take it seriously.
Since you've made your point very clear,
I must not waste it like a cow eating peonies.
Why would a cow eat peonies?
Why would a cow…
It doesn't matter.
What a cow eats doesn't matter either.
What I'm saying is
I'm sitting here
to go against my diligence in this way.
I'm remaining motionless to cope with motions.
Do you understand what he said?
I understand the words,
but after putting them together,
I don't quite get it.
To put it simply,
the Pareto principle
applies to everything in this world.
In many things,
even if you work so hard
and devote yourself to it,
in the end,
it's all in vain.
Since it's all in vain anyway,
then why bother at all?
Why…
Why don't we remain motionless to cope with motions
and cope with changes by sticking to a fundamental principle?
That's the big wisdom.
I get it now.
However,
you're talking to the wrong person.
I can't help you.
In our lives,
we were born with nothing.
When we die, we take nothing with us.
It's very hard.
Can you stop living
just because you're going to die anyway?
Except for the air you're breathing,
everything else isn't free.
Can you remain motionless?
If you can't,
go get a job.
Why must you insist on being the boss?
Speaking of which,
let's say you're the boss.
You're a billionaire
who earns a lot of money.
Even this yard
isn't enough to contain all your money
and you can't spend them all.
Here is my question again.
What if you die someday?
Can you take these things with you?
The dead are easy to please.
Paper effigies,
cars, houses, villas, paper dolls,
hundreds of billions of joss papers.
You name it.
It won't cost your descendants a fortune.
They'll prepare everything and burn them for you.
Am I right?
I hate talking about these things.
I'm just saying it.
Don't take it seriously.
I won't stay and chat anymore.
I'm not done with my work yet.
Don't…
Don't go.
Xiaohei, don't step on my flowers.
Big wisdom.
What a classic.
I'm enlightened.
Let's have tea.
FULLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS
CHAPTER 126
Damai.
You scared me.
Mr. Ma.
Do you want some?
What are you making?
Rice noodles.
Stumble rice noodles.
Carcass rice noodles?
A cow's carcass?
No.
Just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble.
My last name means horse,
so what I'm making is stumble rice noodles.
Do you want some?
Yes. Thank you.
You don't have any inspiration for writing?
Where is your pressure coming from?
Readers' comments and income.
I can't write anything.
Why can't you write anything?
Income and readers' comments.
It's a vicious cycle.
Does your family support you?
My mom does, but my dad doesn't.
Does he think it's not a stable job?
It's more than that.
He thinks it's so humiliating.
Writing is humiliating?
Why?
When I started writing web novels,
I wrote some fan fiction with explicit content.
Later on, I became a full-time web writer.
My cousin in the ninth grade
probably found my work when she was searching online.
Then she showed it to her classmates
and passed it around in class.
She bragged that her cousin wrote it.
Later, her class adviser found out.
After figuring out the situation,
she talked to Mr. Zhou in the next classroom.
Mr. Zhou is my dad.
Because of me, my dad became popular in school.
But after I wrote original stories and became a web writer,
I stopped writing those stories.
I wrote mystery romances.
Still, my dad doesn't support it.
After graduating from Normal University,
he wants me to be an elementary school teacher.
He thinks it will be easier to find a husband
and I can be with my kids during school breaks.
Out of parental love,
they think of a long-term plan for you.
Damai.
Here is my advice.
If we keep lowering our heads
and following in our parents' footsteps,
we can never make a new path.
You have to find your own path.
However,
that path
may be full of thorns and obstacles.
There might also be vicious predators
eyeing you covetously.
But it's fine.
It won't always be like that.
Every dog has its day.
You'll also get to see
flowers blooming on the ground
with herds of cows and goats.
You'll also get to ride a horse and sing.
Mr. Ma.
Will things go well if I persevere?
This is how it is with every little thing.
Will things go well then?
All right.
Wash your hands and get a bowl.
It's delicious.
I was waiting for that.
Mr. Ma.
You haven't answered me.
Will things go well?
Don't talk while you're eating.
We can discuss things going well now.
Things going well?
Things going well.
There are certain topics
that can only be discussed on a full stomach,
especially late at night.
When all is silent and still,
when the creatures' vitality is the weakest,
and when they're most emotionally vulnerable,
replenish some energy.
How nice.
I'll tell you the truth.
Will things go well?
Not necessarily.
Take…
my friend as an example.
He used to be so arrogant.
In this world,
there was nothing he couldn't do.
When the Internet flourished the most,
he did a bit of everything.
He was quite lucky
and loved pursuing opportunities.
He always got away safely
before the opportunity died down.
Later on, he became more and more successful.
He was so arrogant.
In Beijing,
he rented a few floors
in the most luxurious science and technology park.
It was over 10,000 sq m.
He hired hundreds of employees.
He wanted to go big.
He said either go big or go home.
At last, he failed.
He lost all the money he earned over the past few years.
He sold his villa and luxury car too.
Thankfully, he has a conscience.
He paid all the wages
and managed
to pay his debts.
In the end, he made calculations.
His work all these years was in vain.
He just broke even.
What's he doing now?
Nothing at all.
Before,
he was looking at the world.
Now, he's examining his inner self.
He's staying away from the noise
and using his remaining strength
to suppress his restless desire to start a business again.
He still wants to start a business?
That's right.
If it was someone else,
he would've quit already.
But him?
There's still a fire
in his heart.
He wants to continue burning,
but he's reluctant to work for others.
All he does now
is sit still daily.
I think nothing else interests him.
It's the same for me.
Aside from writing, I'm not interested in anything.
But people must face reality sometimes.
Face reality?
What reality?
A 28-year-old unknown writer
with so few subscribers
is so heavily plagiarized,
receiving readers' mean comments,
being doubted by her family,
and having a dark future ahead.
How miserable.
It reminds me
of my friend's parents' comment about him starting a business.
What is it?
"It's better to be a beggar than this!"
For real?
Let's not talk about this anymore.
Taste the tea.
THE INHERITANCE OF WOOD CARVING, FREE ENTRANCE
THE INHERITANCE OF WOOD CARVING
BOOMING BUSINESS
TIAN WORKSHOP
The main improvement we've made to the wood carving workshop
is to strengthen the personal brand
and enhance the connection between the customers and wood carvings.
It's more than a shop that sells wood carvings.
In due time, our online shop with short promotional videos
will be our main sales channel.
Okay.
I don't know anything about this.
I'll leave it to you.
Let's do it your way.
Okay?
Are you done filming?
Yes. Let's go outside.
Okay.
Come on.
Xiaxia.
Come here.
-Take a seat. -Okay.
Xiaxia.
Do you do live streams?
I do, but I only have a few viewers.
It's okay.
We all started that way.
Take a seat.
I've spoken with Uncle Heshun.
You should continue your live streams.
Xiaoyue registered the wood carving workshop account on each platform.
She'll come to shoot footage for short videos occasionally.
She also specifically designed
a master-apprentice-themed short video for you two
where you'll film your master.
-Okay. -No. I don't want to be filmed.
Why film me?
Take it easy, Mr. Xie.
You don't need to do anything.
It just records your actual daily routine.
-No. I'm not good with words. -Xiaxia.
Zhiyao, look.
Look at me.
Who would watch me?
I'm not good with words.
Didn't Xiaoyue tell you?
It just records your daily life. You don't have to do anything.
They'll edit it later on.
I won't do it.
What is it for?
Stop filming.
Turn it off.
Do you hear me?
Turn it off.
You…
Look at him.
He's so interested in making videos.
If you put your effort into wood carving,
would you still be at the level you're in now?
Master, I love you.
Get lost!
Silly boy.
Stop shooting. Turn it off.
-Look at him. -Have a seat.
-Look. He's so interested in this. -Uncle Heshun, sit down.
Excellent.
I mean it.
I'll edit the footage and add some text animations.
The theme will be
"Hit me again, Master."
Stop laughing.
-Get inside. -Okay.
I'll go with you. Send it to me.
Zhiyao, have some water.
Let me answer this.
Hey, what's up?
I'm free now.
Sure. I'll be there.
I have a meeting next door.
Sure. I won't keep you.
-Okay. -Be careful.
Here is the employee manual.
Ms. Xiaochun and Mr. Xie have approved it.
You can take a look first.
Grandma Caiyun, it's okay if you don't understand it.
I'll explain it to you later.
It's actually very simple.
This manual contains specifications
on employee onboarding, guidance,
assessment, wage,
vacation, insurance, and resignation.
Everyone must follow it.
There's even an attendance bonus?
What's that?
To put it simply,
the attendance bonus
is the extra money you'll get if you don't come late or leave early.
Grandma Caiyun.
The attendance bonus is 200 yuan.
It's 200 yuan?
But everyone has emergencies.
It's in the manual.
You can ask for leaves three times a month.
If it's less than three, you can still get the attendance bonus.
If it's over three times,
you won't get it
and you'll get a salary deduction based on the length of your leave.
If you want the attendance bonus,
you can't ask for leaves like you used to.
Xiuying.
The attendance bonus is 200 yuan.
We really shouldn't leave at will like we used to.
That's an extra 200 yuan.
Yes.
What if I'm drying some corn at home
and it starts to rain?
What should I do?
We can ask for a leave three times a month anyway.
We shouldn't take it together.
That's right.
I'm sending this manual to Ye Sen for typesetting now.
After that, let's find a place to make an official version.
Next, all our employees should follow the manual.
-Okay? -Okay.
You must tell them clearly.
It was Ms. Xu from Beijing who came up with this.
Yes. I'll be the bad guy.
I won't be staying here that long anyway.
I'll be leaving after some time.
Xu Hongdou.
I'm going to fall for you.
What's your problem?
Be good.
Don't cry.
-Be good. -I'll check on them.
What's going on?
What happened?
Don't cry.
Be good.
I have no idea.
He kept crying.
Is he…
His diaper is dry. Is he hungry?
I don't think so. I just fed him.
My mom and aunt are shopping.
I'm not good at this.
Grandma Caiyun.
Come here, please.
The baby is crying?
Let me see.
We don't know what's going on.
What happened?
He's crying.
Sit here.
He stopped crying.
The baby is sleepy.
Ma'am, you're so good at this.
Zhiyao.
There are less than two months left
in Hongdou's lease.
What's the matter?
"What's the matter?"
I want to remind you.
Don't fall in love with her.
She's going to leave.
What are you doing?
Don't joke around. I'm serious.
I meet Xiaohuang daily.
Why don't you warn me about her?
You still won't admit it.
Subtitle translation by: Li Zhuoran yway.