Dad.
I'm afraid.
Why?
Uncle Zhiyao is frozen.
Is he dead?
Hit him to check if he is alive.
No, I'm afraid.
He is dead.
Look, there are flies around Uncle Zhiyao.
Stop crying.
Look, Uncle Zhiyao is awakened by your crying.
Yang Guanjun, what's your problem?
Why did you scare the kid?
-Guobao, come here. -Go.
Ignore what he said.
Come. Don't cry.
Don't take his words seriously, okay?
Come on, good boy.
See, I'm still breathing.
I have breath.
And I can fart, right?
Do you like it?
Yes, when my dad does this at home,
my mom always says he is smelly.
Do you like me?
Then call me Dad.
Dad.
Say it again.
Dad.
Give Dad a kiss.
Good boy.
Mom.
Mrs. Yang.
I'm just kidding.
Is one enough for you?
I have another egg.
Do you need it?
No.
You deserved it.
What's wrong?
My wife's ring hit him.
It's swelling up.
Why did you come so late?
Why did a two-person meeting take so long?
Does it hurt?
I'm fine.
We just had a small talk.
What happened this afternoon?
You looked upset.
You can tell me anything.
It's just business stuff.
It's a mess.
No big problem, but there's always small troubles.
I thought there were some big troubles
that you couldn't solve.
I'm already used to that.
When he faces some troubles,
he would look like he's constipated.
Come on. I haven't finished my food.
It's disgusting.
Whatever.
Look at Hongdou.
Now, I should call her Ms. Xu.
The renovation is so tiring,
but she is so energetic every day.
Look at you.
Is it the same?
Ms. Xu's homestay isn't open yet.
But when you renewed and opened the tie-dye workshop,
you got drunk at my home and cried.
-You complained about your dad a lot. -It's enough.
Don't say it all.
Really?
Tell me more.
You don't know. His tears were like a waterfall.
Okay, enough.
Ms. Xu. I lost, all right?
-I'll finish this can of beer. -No.
I will take the rest.
No.
I didn't drink a lot.
Leave me some.
Please.
Give it to me or I'll drink from your mouth.
Mom.
-Mom. -Mom.
You're back. Take a shower and have a rest.
Where's Luo Quan?
Luo Quan? Is he back?
Yes, I asked him to come.
Is my dad here?
Wait. I'll give him a call.
Sorry, the number you have dialed is busy.
Is he not answering?
I guess he is busy now.
Never mind him.
I'll go upstairs first.
Sorry, the number you have dialed is busy.
Please try again later.
Mother.
Do you know where Luo Quan is?
He went to meet you, didn't he?
Yes, he came to me this afternoon.
But I was working and busy.
I asked him to wait for me at home.
But he didn't come.
I called him, but no one answered.
Did he talk with you about Xiaohulu?
Yes, Mother.
Thank you for your understanding.
Don't worry.
When Xiaohulu is on her vacation,
I'll take her to Kunming to visit you.
He didn't tell you
how he talked with his dad, did he?
He told his dad,
"Xiaochun won't remarry me.
If you set up blind dates for me,
I won't say no.
But if I want to have a new partner,
they wouldn't want to marry me if Xiaohulu lives with me.
It's better for her to live with Xiaochun."
His dad was so angry and beat him up badly.
He left with a lot of wounds
and bruises.
Xiaochun.
Please take him to the hospital.
Why did he say that?
Xiaochun, you know him.
He isn't a bad guy.
If he does think like that,
he would have started a new life long ago.
You have been divorced for three years after all.
He did that for your requirements.
So he took the blame himself.
Going forward, please treat him well.
Talk to him gently.
Don't be angry with him.
Even if he is not your husband anymore,
he's still Xiaohulu's dad.
Right?
-Luo Quan. -Mom.
Why did you come back without telling us?
Come and talk to Xiaochun.
She's worried.
Xiaochun.
I was parking in the garage.
There was no signal in the elevator.
Okay. It's fine.
Bye.
Who has so much time on their hands?
Maybe some spoiled brat.
Look at this painting.
This position.
They should be about the same height as me.
And this ugly painting style.
Only one shop sells spray paint in our town, right?
What if it was bought online?
Forget it. Just let it go.
I guess it's a prank.
I'll install two cameras at the gate later.
It's time to do so.
I've bought cameras online but haven't received them yet.
You're right. We'll have more and more stuff now.
Don't worry, it's okay.
I'll get someone to change your gate.
I keep feeling like something is wrong.
What is it?
I'm not sure.
Look. When I run into the villagers,
I always feel like they're talking about me.
Isn't that normal?
When a salesman shows up,
he will be the only topic from the east to the west of the village.
The villagers will gather and talk.
"That girl is Zhiyao's girlfriend.
She has really good taste.
She knows Zhiyao is a good man."
You're so cheeky.
Maybe they're saying,
"Look at this pretty lady.
I don't know why she likes Zhiyao.
Why?"
Maybe it's because I'm handsome.
Grandma says
you'll be ugly when you're old.
She's telling lies.
See you later. Here.
Wait.
Give me a hug.
I'll make you a good dinner.
I'll do it. What do you want to eat?
No, thank you.
Your hometown recipe
should be left in your hometown.
-No, a chokehold is not allowed. -What?
My mom taught me this.
Okay, fine. I have to go.
-Be careful. -Bye.
Bye.
Xiaochun.
Are you in the shop or the warehouse?
Could you go to the spray paint shop in town
and ask if anyone in our village bought white paint recently?
Okay. Tell me if you know.
Bye.
Hongdou.
Aunt Gui.
I want to see what your place is like now.
It's the same as before.
The yard is the last part to be renovated.
You can't tell the difference now.
Have some tea.
Yes, have some tea.
Aunt Gui.
Are you bringing lunch to Uncle Zeqing?
No.
I've done my own work.
I was bored,
so I'm walking around and relaxing.
Whenever I'm at the warehouse,
Xiaoyue would stare at me like this.
She doesn't say anything, but I know what she wants to say.
"Why are you here again?"
They want me to leave as soon as I get there.
Aunt Feng and Aunt Baoping are working there.
You always chat with them.
You would be bothering them.
That's why I'm here to talk to you.
Welcome.
Hongdou.
A rumor is spreading in the village recently.
Have you heard about it?
If you don't tell me,
how will I know?
They're saying
many people in the village
want to earn a lot of money.
And they would like to run
their own homestay.
Some villagers want to open a clothing store.
Some would like to buy a new car.
They went to the village committee and asked.
The village committee asked for Zhiyao's suggestions.
Then the gossip spreads.
They said it was Zhiyao
who suggested a lot to stop them.
They said Zhiyao was afraid of competition
and that he'd lose his customers.
They also said Zhiyao wants to earn money secretly,
monopolize the market,
and earn all of the money.
They said that Zhiyao
knew this bookstore was going to open.
So he let his girlfriend,
you, rent this house in advance.
Then you can earn money together.
But Zhiyao has never stopped them from making money.
Who said that?
I don't know.
It started spreading several days ago.
I don't know who started it.
Aunt Gui.
I got this homestay
because the previous owner
couldn't do it anymore and transferred it to me.
No one wanted to take over.
I know that.
At that time, Xiaohuang and Zhiyao were so worried.
I know that.
Hongdou,
don't take it seriously.
I know these people.
They were laughing at you before,
but they are jealous of you now.
Even Zhiyao has known about this rumor.
If it were someone else,
they would have fought against those people.
But Zhiyao just smiled.
He ignored them.
The villagers are too rude
to gossip in front of him.
That's why I always say
that Zhiyao can be successful.
Because he is kind and broad-minded, am I right?
Grandma.
I have a bath towel.
You don't need…
Xu Hongdou? Wait…
You're in shorts.
I can see nothing.
Why did you run so fast?
Why did you come here? It's late.
I'm here to see you.
You said you'd go to the supplier tomorrow
and be away for two days.
You can't live without me?
I'll leave then.
Hongdou.
Come back.
Have you heard
about those weird rumors recently?
What rumors?
The villagers said you stopped them from doing business.
That you wanted to earn all the money.
That you knew the bookstore was going to open,
so you let your girlfriend run a homestay.
Who told you that?
Did someone gossip in front of you?
Not in front of me.
But I have a know-it-all friend.
A know-it-all friend?
Aunt Gui?
Yes.
Have you already known?
Ignore what they said.
I didn't tell you
because I didn't want you to be upset.
They painted on my gate.
Weren't you going to tell me?
Don't worry.
I'll handle it.
You can't only tell me the good part
and hide the bad part.
You aren't a living filter of gossip.
I want to protect you.
You are not my dad.
You don't need to provide an unharmful environment for me.
I don't want you to be upset.
I am upset when you only tell me the good news.
I'm not a bird egg
that you need to protect.
I'm not that weak.
We need to fight together,
share our happiness,
and share the burden.
Got it?
Yes.
Do you really understand?
Have you told me everything?
Yes.
-Is that all? -Yes.
Really. And this time, it wasn't on purpose.
Okay.
Let me flick your forehead.
Then I'll forgive you.
Come on. You won't flick hard.
Thank you, kind and pretty lady.
That's right.
I do have that advantage.
What should I do?
It's late. I have to go now.
Don't leave.
Join me.
What for?
Have a good rest.
Sweet dreams.
Good night.
No. Don't leave.
Wait for me. I'll put on a shirt.
Hongdou!
Manjun.
Hi, Xiaochun.
Aunt Gui said you needed some cleaning products.
I brought some.
Are you going to the farm again?
You've planted so many trees.
But you don't stay for a long time.
When you leave, what about the trees?
I've rented that farm for five years.
The landlord can take care of them after I leave.
That's good.
Manjun.
You've been here for a long time.
I didn't ask you before.
Why did you and your husband get divorced?
Did he cheat on you?
No.
Then did you cheat on him?
Did you and your husband get divorced because of cheating?
No.
We were not a good match.
And we got married
right after we graduated.
When we were not so mature,
we had a baby.
We were so busy
after we had Xiaohulu.
At that time, he had a job.
He earned about 3,000 yuan per month.
Later, he was persuaded by his friend
that selling water dispensers earns a lot.
His friend seemed to earn a lot,
so he didn't discuss it with me
and resigned directly.
He went to sell water dispensers.
But to be honest,
he was not a salesman at all.
I don't know what he was thinking.
At first,
our relatives and friends would patronize
and buy from him.
So he would make money at that time.
However,
each of my friends already had one.
They wouldn't buy anymore.
He had to go out and sell it to others.
But at that time,
I just gave birth to Xiaohulu.
I didn't get enough sleep each day.
Moreover, I took care of her myself.
I felt
my mood wasn't good.
I was under great pressure.
And in order to sell more water dispensers,
he always got drunk.
Every time he came back, he reeked of alcohol.
I had to take care of him.
Do you still feel resentment?
What about you? Don't you?
My ex-husband and I
were in a traditional relationship.
He earned money
while I took care of the whole family.
Actually, for many years,
we didn't even have a quarrel.
He respected me and I cared about him.
When he started running his own business,
it was really hard.
He worked day and night.
We were married for 20 years.
He did what he promised me.
We had a happy life.
That's good.
Why did you get divorced?
When my daughter was a freshman in high school,
he was transferred to a branch office to be the manager.
But that new office was far away from our home.
So we bought an apartment around the new office.
He lived there on the workdays
and came back every weekend.
There was a camera in that apartment.
I could see what he was doing on my phone.
What did he do?
He did nothing.
He lay on the couch every day,
ate chips, drank beer,
and played games
on the TV with controllers.
Suddenly, I felt
we were not in each other's life at all
even though we were a couple.
I was jealous of him.
For many years, I have been
like an aqua bonsai.
I always envied the tree in the wild.
I wanted to be planted in real soil.
I hoped to grow into a tree.
One, two, three, four.
Three.
-Stop there. -Stop!
-Stop now! -Don't move!
-Stop. -Stop.
Follow me.
Everyone, stop! I said stop!
-Stop! -Stop!
-Stop now! -Stop!
-Who is in charge? -I am.
Nice to meet you. What's the problem?
Are you Xie Zhiyao's girlfriend?
You can call me Xu Hongdou.
Can you tell me
why you stopped them from working?
You rich people are evil.
If you don't allow us to work,
you can't do it either.
-Am I right? -Yes!
-Stop working. Let's not work anymore.
Sirs.
You came out of nowhere and asked us to stop.
I don't know what is going on.
We can talk about it.
If I'm responsible for anything,
I'll solve it.
Or we can go to the village committee.
We won't go there.
You bribed them, so the village is helping you.
What did we bribe?
Can you prove it?
Of course you leave no evidence.
But I saw it all.
Xie Zhiyao has found new investors.
You want to go big
and do an all-around development?
We can't let them do it!
-No, we can't. -No!
Don't bully her.
Even the kids are here to bully us.
You want to make money?
We have to make money too.
You're the only one who can earn money, but not us?
Xiaohulu, what should we do?
We have different missions.
Huzi and I will go to Uncle Zhiyao's house
and he will ask others for help.
You go to the village committee.
Who should I look for?
Xinxin.
Anyone else is fine too.
-Ask them to come help. -Got it.
Great Grandma!
What happened?
What is going on?
Great Grandma, is Uncle Zhiyao at home?
We have to save Hongdou.
What's going on?
Li Zihao's uncle
brought many people to Hongdou's place
and stopped them from working.
They looked so fierce
and wanted to beat us.
Beat you?
How many are there?
There are many of them
with hoes and spades.
We have to find my uncle.
I need this for a moment.
I will help her.
If we can't work, you can't do it either.
You can't have it all.
I don't know who said it to you.
But you can't solve the problem
if you cause trouble here.
If you don't believe me,
go to the village committee.
Have a talk with the secretary or village director.
Xie Zhiyao doesn't have the power to hide the truth
and stop you from making money.
Don't pretend to be innocent and lie to us.
We've heard.
The boss only invested in your business.
Offer us opportunities to work?
Nonsense.
He wants us to work for him and make a lot of money.
He wants to be the boss.
-Yes, only he can make money. -Yes.
Why?
Okay.
We'll stop working today. okay?
Let's go to the village committee.
There's no one in the office.
No one?
Xie Zhiyao is not here either.
What do you actually want?
Tell me.
What do we want?
An explanation.
We are not idiots.
Do you see this? The camera is on.
Whatever you say now is evidence.
What I do is legal and reasonable.
So if you can't accept it,
call the police,
bring it to court,
ask people to investigate.
You are free to do it.
But if you disturb our work here like now,
you can be called rioters.
Rioters?
You're shameless. You put the blame on the victims.
Yes, we are rioters. What can you do?
-Mess it up! -Do it!
-Calm down. -Mess it up!
-Stop it. -Mess it up!
Wait. Don't do it.
-Who is here? -Mess it up!
What are you doing?
-Who is messing around? Who? -Mess it up!
Who is doing this?
Zhiyao is not at home,
so you came to bully Hongdou?
Do you think I'm dead?
Who?
Who is leading this?
Who organized it?
Who? Say it!
I did.
Grandma Xie.
We have no choice.
Your grandson made us lose money.
Cut the crap.
Nonsense!
-Did you lose it? -Please stay calm.
Did you lose it?
Don't think we can't beat you because you're old.
-How dare you? -I will beat you!
Do it. Come on!
-I will kick you back! I will do it! -Come on!
-Come back! -Grandma Xie, let me explain.
How dare you stay here?
-You're still here? -I'll leave!
Are you all right?
I'm good.
How dare they come and cause trouble?
How is it?
Don't get angry.
You've kicked them away.
Even your hand got hurt.
They came to cause trouble
because Zhiyao is not here with us.
They bullied you.
You've done me justice.
This isn't over yet.
I'll go to the village committee tomorrow
and consult with them.
Villains can't do whatever they want.
They can't.
They should get punished
and make an apology.
That's right.
Come. I'll apply it.
Hongdou.
Grandma.
Are you all right?
We're good.
Don't worry.
Have you called Zhiyao?
No. He left with Daxia
to check the products.
I don't want them to come back in a rush.
I'll tell him tomorrow.
Grandma.
Did you get hurt? Did they beat you?
No.
Grandma beat them with the toy sword,
so her hand got scratched.
I'll return the toy sword to Huri tomorrow.
You should've seen it.
Grandma was so cool when she waved the sword in her hand.
Cool?
I was so scared.
Zhiyao is not at home.
If anything bad happens to you, he will get mad at me.
Xu Hongdou.
She's not here.
She left early today.
She left?
I heard she went to ride a horse.
Ride a horse?
Grandma.
You should have told me she took Little Cutie for a ride.
You didn't ask me.
Where did she go?
I don't know.
I didn't expect you to come back so early.
You can call her.
But she didn't answer.
Then wait for her at home.
Xu Hongdou.
It's dangerous for you to ride a horse alone.
You'll get seriously hurt if you fall.
Why did you come back so early?
I was on my way home at four this morning.
You should have told me that you were in trouble.
I would have come back last night.
I told Xiaochun not to tell you.
So who told you?
Ye Sen.
I'm sorry. I brought you into this.
It must be hard for you.
I'm so sorry.
It was indeed your fault yesterday.
Yes.
I didn't handle it well.
I'm not referring to that.
Do you remember what you promised me?
We wouldn't hide anything from each other.
We would share our information and fight together.
Am I right?
Yes.
So why didn't you tell me
that someone invested a lot
and you had an all-around development plan?
It's a bit complicated.
I'm not sure about the investment.
I didn't say anything so as to not let you down.
The secretary had a meeting in town yesterday.
Let me down?
What they offer is really profitable.
If we develop our village,
the villagers can make a lot of money from rent.
There will be more work opportunities.
It's good for your business
and I can earn more from it.
We'll have more chances in the future.
But if we do it,
our village will be like a car
only with a throttle but without a break.
We will die in a car crash
or we have to wait until we run out of energy to stop.
This is different from our local development initiative.
So I want to wait and see
what kind of decision the committee will make
before I make up my mind.
Xie Zhiyao.
Do you really think
I love your money?
Of course not.
So in your eyes, I'm always on the make.
I seek nothing but money. Is that right?
You think I'm looking forward to the investment
and hope you'll accept it.
After all, I wasn't born here.
I wouldn't feel like I belong here.
Then, when the village is out of resources,
I'll find another Yunmiao Village
and keep sucking blood like a leech.
Do you think so?
That's not what I think.
But all in all, it's my fault. I'm sorry.
I hope you'll stop being mad about this.
You keep looking down on me,
don't you?
You think I'm your girlfriend,
so you say sweet words to coax me.
Whatever happens, you always apologize first
and say you're sorry.
Wait.
What's wrong with apologizing and being nice to you?
Okay.
I'm sorry.
I'll take the punishment.
Whatever you say is right.
We should
take a break.
Hongdou.
-Xu Hongdou. -I don't want to talk to you.
Grandma.
Are you going to the market?
Don't go today.
Could you go and help at Hongdou's place?
Why don't you go there yourself?
I have to find them
and stop them from going to her.
How can you do it by yourself?
Report to the committee. They will solve the problem.
No way. I have to do it alone.
You're mad now.
If you find them,
you will fight with them.
I have better odds of winning.
Sit down.
Did you quarrel with Hongdou?
She said I looked down on her.
That I spoiled and overprotected her.
So whatever I did was wrong.
What should I do then?
Your strategies on me
don't work on her.
What do you mean by strategies?
It sounds like
I'm pretentious and have bad intentions.
Do you think I'm too old
to have a clear mind?
So you take care of me like a baby.
Do you think my brain is not working,
so you don't have to tell the truth?
Making me happy is enough.
You think what you do is good for me,
so I have to do whatever you say.
If I don't listen to you, I'm the trouble.
To be honest,
I'm not stupid.
I'm listening to every word you say
to make you happy.
So you do it all for me?
Sure. You are my grandson.
I won't haggle over it with you.
Shall we?
Take me to the stall.
No, Grandma.
You should go help Hongdou.
Why should I do that?
Our daily life is not over just because some bad things happen.
Let's go.
You won't take my orders now?
Mr. Xie.
Grandma.
What's going on?
The director asked me to tell you
to stay calm.
Don't take others there to cause more trouble.
He said he'll solve it.
No. I have to solve it on my own.
Don't act like a kid.
You can't solve the problem by letting out your anger.
You should think.
Hongdou has to keep running her business here.
She always says
that peace brings prosperity.
Don't you have a bigger picture?
The anger has gotten to his head.
Listen to Xiaohuang.
You should put yourself in Hongdou's shoes.
Well, they must say sorry to Hongdou.
No problem. An apology. They must do it.
Great. Let's go.
Move.
-Let's go. -Come on.
Be careful, Grandma.
Come on.
Lock the door, Grandma.
Grandpa Yang.
Why are you here?
No reason.
How about a cup of tea?
Sure.
Well, the coffee ingredients
are needed more
in this season.
As well as the desserts.
This month has a few holidays,
so we have to prepare more in advance.
That's right. When I go to the supplier next time,
I will buy more ingredients for coffee and desserts.
-Good. -And look here.
Hello, kids.
You are Xiaohulu, right?
Do you know me?
Of course.
Xiaohulu is the only girl
among you four kids.
And I know you too.
You're Guobao.
But I can't tell
which of you are Huzi and Tuotuo.
I'm not sure.
I'm Tuotuo. And he's Huzi.
So your name is Tuotuo.
Who are you?
You must have heard of me.
If I tell you,
you'll get scared.
Why would we be scared of you?
Are you doing child trafficking?
We won't eat your snacks
or leave with you.
We are not afraid of you.
My mom and uncle are inside.
If I shout, they'll come to kick you out.
Well done.
That's what you should do.
Xie Qiang.
Come in.
Have fun.
-Xie Qiang. -Xiaochun.
-Where are you going? -Xie Qiang?
He is Xie Qiang!
What are you running for?
LITTLE CUTIE
-Zhiyao. -Good to see you.
What do you want? Coffee or tea?
It's fine, I'm not thirsty.
Water then.
I went to your horse ranch.
It's terrific.
Every time I invited you to my house,
you wouldn't come at all.
No, I had to fertilize the orchard recently.
I didn't have time.
Take a seat.
No.
Make yourself at home. Just sit down.
Sit.
You got tanned these past few days,
but you look energetic.
Zhiyao.
Look, the smartphone you gave me
is so advanced
that I don't know how to use it.
It's a waste to me.
Take your time to learn.
You have to learn
and adapt to new and good things.
What's wrong?
Don't be shy with me.
Just tell me.
Zhiyao.
My…
My parents are getting old now.
I don't want to work away from home.
When I was in prison,
I realized
that how much money I make
doesn't matter at all
as long as it is enough for a family.
So I want to ask you a favor.
If you need a labor worker,
can you tell me?
I can carry bricks and load or unload packages.
Not only in the orchard,
but I also want to do some part-time jobs.
No problem.
It's not bad to work in the village.
But the village is small.
People are too bored,
so some of them like to gossip about others.
They don't have bad intentions.
They just want to kill time.
Don't mind if you hear some.
It will be over if they find no fun in it.
I'm fine.
It's just that
my mom will worry.
Don't worry about Aunt Feng.
She has been through a lot.
It doesn't bother her at all.
Yes.
By the way,
how is your girlfriend?
I heard from Mom when I came home last night.
She's okay.
It's just some misunderstandings and gossip.
Zhiyao.
You have to face a lot every day.
It's hard enough.
Nothing is easy.
It's hard to keep a career
or maintain a relationship.
Nothing is easy.
Subtitle translation by: Zhao Yue nd gossip.