What are you thinking about?
I'm thinking
there are so many stars.
They're so bright.
When I was little,
I would listen to my grandma's stories
during the summer.
I was lying in the yard.
My grandma was fanning me.
She told me
the legend of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl.
She said
that a new star would appear in the universe after someone dies.
Then I asked her
which one was my grandpa.
She said
it was the one winking at me.
Your grandma was right.
I think that after death,
people will blend into the starry sky.
Do you believe this too?
I'm an atheist.
I believe in science.
I believe nothing will truly die.
Everything has its own energy.
And energy won't disappear.
It will only be passed and converted.
So…
becoming a star after death makes sense to me.
Then would we turn into an animal,
a piece of cloud, or a tree?
You'll surely turn into something you like.
What do you want to become?
What do I want to become?
I want to turn into the wind.
The wind?
When I miss someone,
I would blow toward him gently
so he would know.
If you want, you can turn into the wind.
Because energy is generated
when you're thinking too.
It's that amazing?
Don't ask, it's science.
What about you?
What do you want to turn into?
Probably the rain.
Why?
But I think
Chen Nanxing will surely turn into a star.
When she was born,
her dad noticed that it was about dawn.
The Polaris Australis was shining right in the south.
So she was named Nanxing.
Polaris Australis?
In the Northern Hemisphere,
we can't see that.
When it's dawn,
you can see the Morning Star.
And it's in the east.
We can't see Polaris Australis?
No.
Her dad probably got it wrong.
But it's okay.
She would turn into a star anyway.
There are so many stars blinking.
I can't tell which one is grandma,
grandpa,
and Chen Nanxing.
No matter which one it is,
it's looking at you.
Can they see me?
They can.
They all want you to be well and happy
and live a good life.
I always think this way
and persuade myself too.
But I really have so many regrets,
reluctance,
guilt,
and things I can't let go of.
You see,
both of us have a lot of time.
But we never
come out to travel.
She must have been feeling sick for a long time too.
But I never really…
I…
wasn't that concerned about her.
When she was about to die…
I wasn't even by her side.
She died alone.
Every time I had fun with you guys,
I would feel upset the next second.
I would think
that it would be great if you guys knew her too.
You would surely like her very much.
Because she was a really nice girl.
Then tell me.
What was she like?
She was a pure
and warm person.
Every time she appeared,
no matter what the weather was,
sunny, rainy, snowing, hailing, or windy,
you would feel that the weather was good.
Was there such a wonderful person who can let any weather
feel perfect?
She was my wonder woman.
I believe you.
You're sad when you think of her
even if she's not around anymore.
But you're so happy when you mention her.
I think that's true.
Why?
Because when you mention her name,
she exists.
But when you keep quiet about her,
she's really gone.
Compared to other people I don't know in this world,
even though I don't know Chen Nanxing,
she exists.
And the people I don't know
don't exist to some extent to me.
When you look at me,
talk about me,
or think about me again and again,
I'm right beside you.
The fire is out.
You're probably cold now.
-A little bit. -Okay.
I'll go get a blanket.
Have some hot tea to warm up.
Cover yourself too.
You drank so much liquid in the evening.
You'll need to get up to go to the toilet at night.
No.
I'm the second placer in holding pee in the hotel's reception.
Yes, I forgot about that.
Then let's compete.
In what?
Holding pee.
Can we compete in something good?
Then let's see who gets sleepy first.
That's not better, is it?
So are you in or not?
Yes. I'm in.
Xinxin.
You didn't sleep well yesterday.
-I'll chat with you on the road. -Okay.
-Youyu. -Yes?
Ride in Mr. Xie's car later.
-Here. One, two. -Okay.
Xiaxia.
Load them well. The road is rocky.
Okay.
-Any places for two bags? -Yes.
If not, use the back seat.
Check again.
See if you forgot anything.
No, this is everything.
I'll send these for you in the afternoon.
Don't worry.
If you forgot anything, I'll send it to you.
I don't want to leave you guys.
We'll stay in touch.
There you go again.
We've had so many farewell meals.
-Let's go. -Come on.
Let's go.
-Only this? -Yes.
-Okay. -Let's go.
How is it?
Is it good?
It tastes a bit weird.
It has a fishy taste.
Because I added fish mint.
Why?
Locals like that, right?
We don't cook it this way.
DAMAI
I'M BOARDING NOW. NO WORRIES.
TAKE CARE, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU ARRIVE
Why are you sad?
Damai left.
Then shouldn't you leave too?
I'm not leaving.
You'll leave sooner or later.
Not now anyway.
Next year?
Next year is still far away.
I don't know. I haven't planned it yet.
You think it's far away,
but time flies.
What's this taste?
I shouldn't have added fish mint.
I was shy to tell you directly.
Hongdou hasn't been here lately.
What is she doing?
A girl in the yard is leaving,
so they've been eating together these days.
Did she already leave?
Yes.
Then ask her to come here for dinner tonight.
I'll make scallion oil cake.
Did you hear me?
Yes.
Okay.
It smells so good.
Text Zhiyao and ask when he'll come back for dinner.
Okay.
Grandma Xie.
He said Aunt Baoping wants him to have dinner there.
He told us not to wait for him.
Then let's eat by ourselves.
A BOWL OF YANG CHUN NOODLES
Calm down. Tell us slowly.
My dad is too out of line.
I already promised him to go out four days a week.
I even wrote a guarantee letter.
Then he said he had a present for me.
I was looking forward to that.
Then it was that.
What's wrong with Damai?
Her dad gave her a gift.
Hongdou, are you there too?
Yes.
I came to the kitchen.
Open your camera.
Let us have a look at your gift.
Wait a minute.
It's so cute.
Why did you pee again?
I'll mop it later.
How is he cute?
My dad said I must walk him four days a week.
Four days.
And let him pee in the toilet for the rest of the days.
But dogs must be walked every day.
I wouldn't have come back if I had known.
Your dad is so amazing.
He's a teacher who can manage a class of students daily indeed.
Damai, I fully understand you.
You are so pitiful.
I can't chat anymore.
I have to mop his pee.
Eat the plain noodles now, or they'll stick together.
I can't guarantee it's delicious.
You added lard to it.
How can it not be tasty?
Is anything on your mind these days?
No.
Are you reluctant to leave?
A little bit.
But I can't just do nothing. Right?
I have to go back to normal work and life.
What about you and Mr. Xie?
What about us?
You watched the stars with him
outside the tent the day we went camping.
I saw it.
Xinxin.
You didn't sleep well yesterday.
-I'll chat with you on the road. -Okay.
-Youyu. -Yes?
Ride in Mr. Xie's car later.
Xiaxia.
Load them well. The road is rocky.
Okay.
Here, give it to me.
Here, Xiaxia.
So what?
What do you mean?
You had the opportunity and catalyst.
Something has changed.
Don't you want to continue?
How?
You can video chat with him.
That's just keeping in touch.
A human
must feel the person's body
and smell to soothe the soul.
When you're in a new environment,
you're relaxed.
So it's easy to have some space in your heart.
Someone can
walk in accidentally.
But I'm just a tourist.
I don't belong here.
But he already walked in.
What should you do?
I don't know either.
This has never happened before.
I have no experience.
That's why I've been avoiding him these days.
Hongdou.
Are you happy when you see him
or when you don't?
I'm happy when I see him.
Have you ever had a crush on someone in school?
I have.
There was a boy who had good grades when I was a senior in high school.
We sat across the aisle.
Were you happy just to see him?
When he talked to you
and his hand touched your notebook,
did you get so excited?
Yes.
Then that's it.
Use your imagination.
What's the difference between now and then?
You're happy when you see him.
Then continue being happy.
My friend,
you'll leave anyway.
Make every day happy.
Don't give yourself a hard time
and don't fight with yourself.
Your holiday isn't over anyway.
That makes sense.
I have more experience in love than you.
I wouldn't lie to you.
I want to be Monkey King!
You can only be Pigsy since you lost.
I don't care! I want to be Monkey King!
-Guobao, can you be Sandy? -No!
I want to be Monkey King!
Why are you bullying Guobao again?
I told you to play well.
No one bullied him.
-He wants to be Monkey King. -I want to be Monkey King!
-Then let him be Monkey King.
I'm Monkey King.
Aren't you Ultraman?
Why are you Monkey King now?
But Ultraman isn't included in the journey to the west.
Stop it.
Let's negotiate.
-Can we just let Ultraman join -I want to be Monkey King!
the journey to the west without Pigsy?
We can't, Aunt Xiaochun.
We have to take Pigsy.
Ultraman has to stay in the city to fight monsters.
Okay.
Guobao.
Come on, listen to me.
You're in kindergarten now,
why are you still rolling on the ground?
-I want to be Monkey King! -Okay.
Jiabao will be back this Sunday.
I'll let your sister pull you up.
You're not rolling anymore?
Come here.
I'll take you to wash your face.
Listen.
You have to play well.
Don't cause trouble.
If you're playing journey to the west,
you must be Xuanzang, Sandy, Pigsy, and Monkey King in turns.
Understood?
No, I'm Xuanzang.
Why do you always want to be a monk?
Xuanzang had a great dream, and so do I.
That's why I'm Xuanzang.
Okay.
Xiaohulu,
as long as you can learn to add and subtract using numbers less than ten,
you can be a nun, a monk, or whatever you like.
Okay?
Okay, let's wash your face.
Little Guobao.
You're too old to cry.
How embarrassing.
Feng.
I'm here.
Where are they?
They're out for dinner.
What are you eating?
Cornmeal dumplings with vegetables.
Chang is suffering from anemia.
What are you doing?
Do you also want to be anemic?
I put eggs in it.
Eggs?
How many eggs were you willing to add?
I know you.
It's all vegetables inside.
Stop doing this.
I brought you good food.
What did Xiaoxi send you now?
It's not from Xiaoxi.
I made it myself.
Beef spareribs.
Beef?
Try it. Have one.
Try one.
It's delicious, isn't it?
You are so good at cooking.
Finish them. Eat up.
Look at yourself.
You need to eat more meat. Do you know that?
When Xie Qiang comes out,
if he sees you two skinny and sickly,
what would he think?
How would he feel?
Eat it.
Finish it.
Did you hear me?
I'll eat the cornmeal dumplings.
How is it?
It's delicious.
Coarse grains taste good.
No, I won't eat it.
-Take one. -No…
No, you eat it.
I can have this. It's good.
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Okay, pay these first.
Okay.
Zhiyao, Hongdou is about to leave our café, right?
I thought about it.
I should still hire a new worker.
I've long asked you to do it.
I didn't realize the service problems before.
Hongdou brought new standards to us.
We should maintain them.
Okay.
You'll be in charge of it.
I'll take charge then?
Okay. I'll get going then.
Bye.
Sir.
Is the little pony good?
It is.
Here, I brought some carrots.
Okay.
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Why are you walking so fast?
I'm asking you a question!
What are you doing?
I don't need to tell you.
Xiaoqin.
You…
Hey.
What's wrong?
Did you quarrel with your dad again?
Didn't he stop forcing you to learn embroidery?
He doesn't like Yang Zhinan.
Who's Yang Zhinan?
A salesclerk of a homestay in the town.
My boyfriend.
You're in a relationship?
Congratulations.
Why doesn't your dad like him?
He says he's not mature since he's much younger than me.
How old is he?
He's already 19.
He's five years younger?
So what?
Nothing.
I just didn't hear about it.
Come here, listen.
He pursued me.
He used to come and buy stuff from me.
I thought it was strange.
There's a store right in front of the homestay.
One time, I asked him if he liked me.
He ran away from shock.
The next day,
he started ordering takeouts for me.
It's not because of the takeouts.
I'm not that easy to pursue.
He pursued me for a long time before I said yes.
How long?
More than a week.
Actually, I wanted to say yes on the first day.
Should I have waited
for Double Third Festival antiphonal singing next year?
Your dad is old now.
He can't keep up with your thinking.
Don't be mad at him.
I'm not.
He just doesn't like anything I do.
Today, we went to cut up scallions.
He cares about my mom, so he wouldn't let her do it.
I care about him too,
so I closed my store to go with him.
On the way, he kept saying
it would be good as long as I don't make trouble for him
and I've been lazy since I was a kid and wouldn't learn anything.
He said Yang Zhinan was bad in every aspect.
That's why I was really angry.
You have the same temper as your mom.
Yes.
He has to understand me.
I inherited this from her.
But he said that I was strange,
I never learned good things,
and I couldn't even find a good boyfriend.
What's a good boyfriend?
The one I like is good, right?
You're right.
Right?
Uncle Zhiyao.
It's so nice to talk to you.
Since we've finished chatting, go and cut scallions now.
No rush. Let's chat.
Let's talk about you.
Tell me the truth.
Are you really not in a relationship with Xu Hongdou from the yard?
Here you go again.
I told you, she's a tenant.
Her lease is up next month.
Is she really leaving?
I think you quite like her.
I like her too.
She is so fair.
Uncle Zhiyao.
You're old now.
No girls would want you if you can't be assertive.
Go and pursue her.
Make her stay.
I think pursuing her might take a while.
You can leave if you're done talking.
You speak too much nonsense,
just like your dad.
Uncle Zhiyao, how can you be so mean?
How am I like my dad?
I just care about you.
I'm busy.
You should get busy too.
Yang Zhinan is much better.
Yang Zhinan is the best in the world.
Hongdou likes chicken.
Tell her to come.
Don't call her.
She has probably eaten at this hour.
Ask her.
No.
Ask her.
No. Ask her yourself if you want.
Hongdou!
Don't shout.
What's wrong with you?
Why do you keep asking me to call her?
She's leaving soon, you know?
I know.
That's why I want her to eat here more often.
I know what you are thinking.
Stop it.
What am I thinking?
Say it.
What am I thinking?
Say it.
Grandma.
Xu Hongdou is a tourist.
You must understand the situation and give up your illusion.
Don't always ask her to eat here.
She was just too shy to refuse.
You never asked other tenants to come.
That's not good.
Why are you looking at me?
Ask Hongdou to eat here.
Ask her if you want. I'll eat outside.
Where are you going at this hour?
Zhiyao, I'm not calling her anymore.
I won't call her, okay?
Here. Your order is ready.
-Okay, thank you. -You're welcome.
What's wrong?
You sit here without saying anything.
What's wrong this time?
You were busy.
Who could I speak to?
Tell me the truth.
Is the bookstore not pushing through?
Can't you expect good things from me?
I want to expect something good.
But you always sit here
with a bottle of beer
and look stressed.
Doesn't that mean something bad happened?
I can't be a big business owner in this life.
I can't bear the pressure.
Each time I hear you talking about things not pushing through,
I feel like I'm on a roller coaster.
It makes me anxious.
Stop it.
It's not about the bookstore.
It's…
something personal.
Something personal?
What can it be?
Did Xu Hongdou say anything to you?
What would she say to me?
Then you said something to her.
I didn't tell her anything.
Then tell her.
It's no use for you to stay here and drink alone.
You have to tell her.
Tell her.
What should I tell her?
Say what you want to say to her.
There's nothing I want to say.
Don't pretend in front of me.
I know you.
You would act natural and poised
if you didn't like her.
Now that you like her secretly,
you can't look her straight in the eyes.
See?
Just like that.
Lower your voice. The kids will hear you.
What do kids know?
Don't worry.
I didn't want to expose you before.
I think both of you are quite well-matched.
You get along too.
Just confess to her.
What will happen after I tell her?
What do you mean?
You can give up if she rejects you.
But I think she likes you too.
Okay.
Let's say she likes me.
Then what?
Isn't that nonsense?
You'll be together.
How?
You're even asking that?
Just be together.
I don't know how.
I'm here and she's going to Beijing.
A long-distance relationship?
Then try to make her stay.
Why do you only think of making her stay,
and not me going with her?
Because…
you wouldn't leave with her.
You'll leave this mess and go with her?
That's impossible.
Since I wouldn't go with her,
then how could I ask her to stay?
Why do men think women should sacrifice
and compromise more for love
while men just need to give a verbal guarantee,
"I'll be good to you all my life"?
That's not what I think.
I just think
that you must understand each other.
You said I wouldn't go with her,
how could I reciprocate it?
Fine.
You like her,
not me.
So what do you want to do?
I don't know.
I'm anxious because I have no idea.
I miss her when I can't see her.
But when I see her,
I don't know what to say to her.
I just feel like an idiot now, you know?
You are being an idiot now.
Okay. Drink up.
I'm serious.
You're thinking too much.
You think about so many things every day.
I can understand that about work.
But you also think too much about love.
Aren't you tired?
In my opinion,
you shouldn't worry about the future.
Just work hard to be good to her.
After she leaves,
she'll at least remember how good you were.
Okay.
Think it over.
Mom, tell me a story.
I can't tell you a story today.
I'm working.
You haven't finished the book Uncle Zhiyao gave you, right?
Mom, I heard a secret about Uncle Zhiyao today.
What secret?
Uncle Zhiyao likes Hongdou.
That's not a secret.
Mom, he didn't say it.
How did you know?
Because I experienced that.
What experience?
It's hard to explain right now.
To put it simply,
I once liked someone before.
I know what it's like when you like someone.
Are you referring to my dad?
Before him,
I liked someone else.
Who was it?
He was my deskmate in grade 12.
He was good at his studies.
And he was very handsome.
He had dark skin
and a dimple on his right cheek when he smiled.
What are you talking about as a mom?
Mom!
Why are you eavesdropping?
I didn't.
Go to bed.
Fine, we'll go to bed.
Go to sleep.
Mom, I want to read before sleeping.
Okay, read your book.
I'll play with my phone.
WHY ARE YOU SITTING THERE?
XIE ZHIYAO: WHY ARE YOU SITTING THERE?
WHY ARE YOU SITTING THERE?
TO GET SOME AIR, DRY MY HAIR, YOU?
I'M FEEDING THE HORSE
I SEE, GET SOME REST
I CAN'T SLEEP
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'M THINKING TOO MUCH
DON'T THINK TOO MUCH
OKAY
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