[Meet Yourself]
[Episode 28]
The things
that usually can't be found
come out when we move.
Yes.
I can't find them when I want to use them.
Look,
a dozen nail clippers.
And the old cell phones.
Look.
These can not be thrown away.
These...
What's the use of t?
It's so old.
I tell you,
keep it as a souvenir.
Mom,
This is now...
come here.
Take a look,
if the thing is useless,
throw it away.
Don't ask me.
Wait.
What to throw,
let me check.
So much dirt.
It's the fan that grandma bought for me
when I was in elementary school, right?
Why do you still keep this?
It's been over 20 years.
It's already broken.
Dou,
it should be thrown away.
Why are you wiping it?
Let me see if it's broken.
Don't try, it must be broken.
Look.
Look,
the quality of previous products is good.
It can still work well.
In order to buy this for her,
her grandma raised more than 30 chickens
and saved the eggs
to sell more than 100 yuan
to buy it.
Is it cool?
Enough.
It is too old
to the new house.
Don't keep it.
I'll keep it.
It belongs to grandma's wind.
Grandma's wind.
Your grandma would go crazy
if she knew this.
This is
our Secretary Li of Yunmiao Village.
This is the Village Director.
This is the vice president of our group,
Ms. Wang.
Ms. Wang.
Hello.
Welcome.
Hello, Ms. Wang.
Hello.
This is our group's
Deputy Director,
Manager Xu.
Hello, Manager Xu.
Manager Xu.
Yao.
Liu.
It's been a long time.
It's been a long time.
Mr. Xie, we meet again.
Why haven't I seen Hongdou?
She's not here.
Where is she?
Look,
he only remembers beautiful women.
Yao,
today, let me formally introduce him to you.
In fact, Zhang is
our chief designer,
and one of our partners.
Chief designer, partner.
So young.
Last time, I came with Liu and his wife
to play,
I was afraid of causing you trouble,
so I said I was an assistant.
So sweet.
No trouble.
Yao,
I've introduced chief designer Zhang to you.
Later, I'll introduce
all the team members to you.
Great!
Today,
it's mainly the village's arrangement,
so I'll cooperate.
Okay.
Xinxin.
Come on, Secretary Li.
Let me introduce.
Mr. Liu.
[Real-time reporting. Here they are.]
♫ Stars in the sky ♫
♫ I pick some mushrooms ♫
♫ Mushrooms can fill the basket ♫
♫ I take out a pen ♫
[Go ahead. Good luck.]
♫ The pen leaks ink ♫
♫ What can I do? ♫
♫ I have piles of mung beans ♫
♫ Mung beans are delicious ♫
♫ Gingers are tender ♫
♫ Tender gingers taste pungent ♫
We'll be right over to have dinner.
You can start now.
Especially your sour papaya fish,
and braised chicken.
Okay, thank you, Aunt Hua.
Mr. Xie,
I just heard Zhang say that
they have to go back to discuss.
Is that a tactic?
No.
They should have a meeting.
Take it easy.
I think
we can make it this time.
♫ With a slim figure ♫
♫ My baby, let's go to sleep ♫
Qiu.
Yes.
When I was traveling in Yunnan,
it's the village I stayed in.
Now that homestay
has been built.
And
that village is also in development.
If the owner hadn't been sick,
it would not have been sold out.
I think that
your homestays
are doing quite well.
I just want to ask
if you're considering opening a branch.
Hongdou,
why don't you buy it?
Working in the hotel
for others day and night,
it's better to work for yourself.
I really have not considered this.
Didn't you quit your job?
Is there a better job?
A friend of mine invited me
to a hotel's staff training department.
The salary is
lower than in the front hall.
Yes.
The benefit is the normal working hours.
I'm not really thinking about
starting a business.
After all, starting a business
needs a lot of money, right?
You're right to think so.
It is safe to work for others
and get paid.
Starting a business is indeed risky.
[Sleeping?]
[No.]
[Alone in your room?]
[Yes.]
Hello.
You're still awake?
Not tired?
Tired.
I've been busy all day.
My legs are restless. I can't sleep.
What are you doing?
Packing.
Don't think so much about it.
You've done all you can do.
No matter what the result,
you have tried hard.
Mr. Ma's recent moments signature,
do good things,
don't ask about the future.
♫ I'm searching for ♫
♫ A meadow of mine ♫
♫ Till you came in with the breeze ♫
Listen.
What?
The wind is blowing.
What a strong wind.
♫ A feeling rushes over me ♫
♫ Spills my heart into the field ♫
I seem to hear it.
How's the weather over there?
It's good.
It's raining.
Dou, it's raining.
There are quilts drying on the rooftop.
Come with me to collect them.
Okay, Mom, right away.
Your mother is talking to you?
Who are you talking to on the phone?
Someone else.
Right away.
Hurry up.
I'm going to hang up.
I'll call you later.
♫ We close our eyes to feel ♫
♫ And smile ♫
♫ Even if fall into the horizon ♫
♫ I want to bloom in the land♫
♫ The smallest dust ♫
♫ can be favored by you ♫
You sing so well.
♫ Just like a match ♫
♫ can light up a sea of fire ♫
Manjun, slow down.
I'm riding.
♫ Chase the future ♫
♫ Never return ♫
Manjun, you can be happy.
But we have to be safe.
♫ Waiting to fly on the stage ♫
♫ Let the light prove the existence ♫
♫ Even the smallest dust ♫
♫ can be... ♫
Manjun, don't tickle me.
Don't do that.
Manjun.
Manjun.
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
What's wrong?
You fell on your head?
Are you fine?
♫ Even if fall into the horizon ♫
♫ I want to ♫
Still singing?
♫ bloom in the land ♫
♫ If the fire inside is not extinguished ♫
♫ It is not a failure to be bruised ♫
♫ If dream is a sin ♫
♫ I'll spend my life with it ♫
♫ No Regrets ♫
♫ No Regrets ♫
♫ Waiting to fly on the stage ♫
♫ Let the light prove the existence ♫
♫ The smallest dust ♫
Hu rode the scooter
with Manjun,
and accidentally
fell into the field.
Does Manjun like Hu?
No way.
Manjun's daughter
is now in college.
She has such a big daughter?
It's hard to tell.
She said that
not to interfere with her child,
after the college entrance exams,
she filed for divorce.
But is there any conflict between
her daughter's in college
and her love for Hu?
No.
But at first glance,
Hu is poor, ugly and greasy.
Manjun is rich, beautiful and elegant.
No one thinks that way.
It's not like Hongdou and Mr. Xie,
who look so harmonious.
Harmonious?
Get married.
Stop.
They've ended in tragedy.
I don't like this ending.
If readers ask you to change the ending,
will you change it?
She won't.
Will you?
Dou,
the moving van is here.
Come on.
Let's go.
Okay.
The moving van is here.
No more talking.
I'm hanging up.
Bye bye.
Good luck with the move.
Okay, bye-bye.
Good luck with the move.
Bye bye.
In the original design,
how could you
waste so much space
to make a yard?
Is it a waste?
I don't think so.
We can add a layer here.
No.
No?
There's a rule that
it can only be so high.
The facade of the building
can't be changed,
and must be unified with the residence.
Ji,
look at this place,
can it be turned into
a terrace to make a coffee bar,
and they can have a party at night.
No party at night.
This place
shouldn't be noisy after 8:30 p.m.
It can't affect the residents' rest.
This place is backward.
And there are many troubles.
So many rules.
The original boss
said the capital chain was broken,
which is probably an excuse.
Seeing the situation is bad,
looking for a takeover.
Yes.
The countryside is the countryside.
This land can't be taken over.
Whose spoiled brat?
Brother?
Why are you hitting the glass?
Play.
Play?
I'll go...
go home to... cook.
Which one is better?
Help me choose.
They're all fine.
Here you are again.
Can't live without your phone, right?
Are you so bored to
go shopping with me?
Just swipe.
Fine.
Anyway,
we have moved.
If you need to go back to Beijing,
hurry back to Beijing.
These days,
I'm tired of watching you.
I promised Kexin
to be her baby's birth mother.
Isn't she due next month?
Yes.
Yes?
That's still a long time.
Isn't it nice
to stay with you for a few days?
Tell me
are you not
satisfied with your current job?
I'm okay.
I work 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and the pay is okay.
I think
you're getting lazy.
It's so hard to find a job now.
You have to be positive.
If I were a boss,
I wouldn't hire someone like you.
We don't usually see each other.
I've been back for several days,
and you're tired of me.
People shouldn't stay idle all the time.
Dad said the same thing.
He? He shouldn't think so.
With his lumbar disc,
what else can he do?
He intends to be so tired
that he can't get up, right?
Running that small supermarket,
and wanting to be a boss,
he's dreaming.
Watch out.
Why buy so much toilet paper?
People who don't know
may think we have a lot of asses
waiting to be wiped.
Where is your mother?
She went to the 8th building
to see the neighbor's decoration.
What neighbor?
High school classmate,
who also bought a house here.
Which classmate?
Li Yulin,
we sat at the front and back tables.
I didn't hear you say that.
I thought she was noisy.
Right,
you have a delivery
from Yunnan.
The sender's surname is Xie.
Xie Zhiyao.
Who is he?
Yunnan village hunk.
What is this?
Plums.
So many plums.
Two boxes.
This...
When can we finish them?
This.
Give plums in return for peaches?
He is solicitous.
Return the plum to the peach.
h*m* is in fashion now.
All right.
Let's move to the kitchen.
Come on.
Come on.
I'll get you some water.
Thank you.
Make room for me.
You are here.
Sister.
By the way, brother,
it's for mouth ulcers.
Put it on and you'll be fine.
Great.
You're sweet.
I'm not the flower of the horse farm
for nothing.
Okay, let's have a meeting.
I'll start with
the third quarter development plan
of the horse farm.
There are three main points.
Okay.
That's all for today's meeting.
Go back.
Okay.
Ms. Chun, is there anything else?
No.
Leave first.
Then we're leaving.
Just go. Don't wait for me.
Brother, we're leaving.
We're leaving.
Take care.
Bye bye.
What's up?
What else do you want?
Brother,
have you been under
a lot of stress lately?
I'm fine.
Your face is so dark.
Is there something wrong
with the bookstore?
Not really.
It's just...
I thought
things were going well,
but now there's no news.
It is still in suspense.
So I'm worried.
And we haven't
resold the homestay successfully.
In fact,
this matter
has nothing to do with us.
You're just there to help.
Just do what you can.
Xiaochun,
take a longer view,
and open up your vision.
This is not a problem that
can be solved by opening my vision.
I don't want you to be anxious.
I know.
Go back.
I'm leaving.
Brother,
have you read
Xu Hongdou's WeChat Moments?
What's wrong?
Is there anything else?
No.
Go back.
Hulu is waiting for you.
Okay.
I'm leaving.
I'm really leaving.
Bye bye.
[The plums are just picked, and sour. ]
[It doesn't go bad easily.
Eat it later.]
[You sent too much.]
[My Dad said you k*lled the plum seller.]
[I ran so far,
of course, I have to pick more at a time.]
[Thanks for your hard work.]
[Thank you.]
[Hahaha.]
Very comfortable.
Look, here, here,
there are nodules,
which are blocked.
That's why
you feel pain in your back all the time.
They should be rubbed open.
I tell you
there are also people in our village
who can massage.
Their technique is nothing
compared with yours.
How come you know everything?
My ex-husband had a bad cervical spine,
so I went to learn from a masseur.
You're good,
good.
Hold on a little longer.
Okay.
I'm back.
Huang is back.
I'm back.
You are slouching.
I'm not feeling well.
I've got a cold.
Did you take any medicine?
Yes.
Have fun.
I'm going back to rest.
Go to bed early.
Bye bye.
Bye.
What's wrong with Huang?
She hasn't eaten much these days,
she's getting sick.
Is something wrong in our village?
No.
If something happened in the village,
would I not know about it?
Then it's good.
It's good.
But these days Yao
has also been acting strange.
When I see him on the road,
and call him, but he doesn't hear me.
The bookstore is in suspense.
The homestay has not been
resold properly.
They are both under a lot of pressure.
Mr. Xie's mouth ulcers
are really bad these days.
When people are stressed
and in bad mood,
they tend to have health problems.
Before the college entrance examination,
my daughter had a low fever
for half a month.
We went to the hospital,
and couldn't find anything wrong.
As a result,
she recovered after the exam.
Looks like she did well.
How's that?
Feel better now?
So comfortable.
So comfortable.
I'm fine.
Thank you.
Thank you, Bai.
You're welcome.
Yu,
give me your hand.
Okay.
What happened to your hand?
From playing the guitar.
Tenosynovitis.
Be gentle.
I don't use much strength.
Okay.
You guys play.
I'm leaving.
Bye, Aunt Gui.
Bye, Aunt.
Thank you, Bai.
You're welcome.
Bye.
Gently, sister.
I don't use much strength.
Relax.
Relax.
Big boy.
Relax.
Relax.
It doesn't hurt, does it?
Yes.
♫ Do you ever feel alone ♫
Okay. I'm fine.
Okay. Fine?
♫ Don't know where to go ♫
♫ In the air my memories flow ♫
♫ Faces in a row ♫
♫ Take a long way home ♫
♫ But all of these remind me to believe ♫
♫ No one will stay or leave ♫
♫ And then all of these
remind me to receive ♫
♫ Life we can see ♫
♫ La la la la la la la la la ♫
♫ The sun will rise and fall ♫
♫ La la la la la la la la la ♫
♫ It's just another day ♫
♫ La la la la la la la la la ♫
♫ The sun will rise and fall ♫
♫ La la la la la la la la la ♫
♫ It's just another day ♫
♫ La la la la la la la la la ♫
♫ The sun will rise and fall ♫
♫ La la la la la la la la la ♫
♫ It's just another day ♫
Plums, sent by friends from Yunnan,
a little sour.
Try one.
Thank you.
Sister,
is this one?
Handsome?
Yes.
It's just a pity.
Why?
It's a pity that
you met when you went out to play.
You are not in the same place.
Look at this promo,
do you feel like going to play?
Yes.
I feel pretty good.
What attracts you?
The environment
and the atmosphere of the people
are very relaxing.
I think so, too.
It's a very quaint place.
It has the original
green water and mountains.
Time passes very slowly there.
It gives me the feeling that
when we were kids,
we lived in grandma's house.
There are many white clouds,
and
fresh air,
bright sunshine,
and extremely luxurious good weather.
It's a completely different
kind of life than here.
In that small place,
a fixed group of people
live with each other every day.
You can see others
as well as yourself.
And you can feel the essence of life.
It's not about
living in a big house
or driving a nice car.
It's about
being able to
chat with friends in the sun after dinner.
The reason why we work hard
is to have a better life after work,
isn't it?
I look forward to it.
In my current situation,
don't know when I can go out to play.
Before I got married,
I went out with my friends
every year to have fun.
At that time,
Nanxing was able to give us
the internal staff family rate.
In a flash,
I'm a mother now.
Nanxing also died more than a year ago.
So fast.
It's like a dream.
Like flipping through a book,
page after page,
page after page.
Coming.
Who is it?
Aunt, it's me.
Yulin.
Here's a pumpkin for you.
My mother sent it from my hometown.
It's organic.
Very good.
Who is it?
You're very kind.
Yesterday,
when I was shopping in the supermarket,
I met a high school friend
who lives in Building 8
and sells insurance.
Great.
You boy.
It's good for little boys
to be naughty.
Where's Hongdou, Aunt?
Her cousin is here.
They're chatting in the room.
I'll go say hello.
I still have work at home.
Don't go back.
I'm leaving.
Come and play for a while.
Leader.
It's hot.
Your dough is fermented too well.
Of course.
Let me do it.
If you don't sell buns,
it's a pity, you know?
Come on.
Hongdou.
Hongdou.
Okay.
Come on.
Look,
freshly steamed buns.
Send them to Li Yulin.
Okay.
Okay?
She gives us pumpkins
and native eggs.
Besides,
you need to
talk and play with your classmates.
Don't always take a phone at home,
endlessly.
Here, there is another box.
Daughter,
as the lobby manager of the hotel,
are you afraid to meet people?
I'm the vice president of the room division.
Did you hear that?
Vice president of room division.
- Vice President.
- I'm her father.
It takes you so long to get back.
Their house is too noisy.
I went with her to the roof
to absorb the aerosol.
She sold insurance for you again, right?
It's not easy to do part-time jobs
at home with the kids.
Don't buy it if you don't want to.
It's okay.
As old classmates,
how snobbish it is
to sell things.
Don't say that.
In the small place,
we need to rely on relationships, right?
Besides,
insurance is usually
bought from acquaintances and friends.
Isn't taking advantage of acquaintances?
What do you mean by that?
Regular insurance
can be bought from anyone.
I bought it.
What did you buy?
Dad's car insurance.
Your father's car insurance
was bought from your aunt's nephew's
second aunt.
In the future,
buy it from Li Yulin.
Why?
Because we're old classmates.
We're very close.
Mom is right.
The insurance should
be bought from formal people.
We can buy it from anyone,
right?
Yes.
Dou.
Tell me,
how can I
explain to your aunt?
I'll talk to her.
No.
You could have at least asked me.
You could have called me and asked me,
right?
All-inclusive
customized company tour.
How many people?
More than 20.
The number of people is not a problem.
We have never received such a reception.
But the price is very good.
Book in advance for the homestay in town.
Three nights,
which can be filled up with
the activities in our village.
Who gave you the business?
It's a coincidence.
Several days ago,
when I was shopping with my mom,
I met a girl from high school
who was sitting behind me.
Then we talked
and found out that
we live in the same neighborhood.
Female classmate?
Yes, female classmate.
After chatting,
I found that she is quite awesome.
She sells
eggs,
native chicken,
peanut oil,
and insurance on WeChat.
Companies have staff benefits
at the end of the year.
She went one by one
to ask if they want to buy things.
She earns more than working.
Okay.
Thank you for thinking of us so much.
Then
I'll think about it first.
I'll give you a plan later.
You want to think about it with me?
No, I have to stay up all night.
You don't have to.
Okay.
See you on the line at 10:00 p.m.
Okay.
I'm hanging up.
You're laughing so hard that
your mouth grins behind your ears.
Who is it?
So sticky.
It's called
separated but still together in spirit.
What are you doing?
We're talking about serious business.
You're a prude.
It's your turn.
Hurry up.
Eight dots.
Bump. [Take a tile to complete a set of three.]
Brother,
you're short on cards.
Didn't I draw a card?
So
love sometimes
makes people crazy.
You want to make a dragon?
You guys play.
Okay, I'll do it.
Come on.
Granny.
What are you doing?
What's up?
She's on the phone.
Then you're listening?
Yes.
We Chinese
have a passion for growing vegetables.
Last time when Xu Hongmi was there,
we picked it
and made it into lunch.
It was fun.
The ingredients are fresh and healthy.
Like...
Good.
This is good.
What is she busy with?
She's back,
but her heart is still out there.
What do you mean?
Why is her heart still out there?
You're an old man,
I can't make sense of it with you.
Go back to bed.
Go.
Come back.
Take a bath.
Didn't we agree to two days...
Okay.
Take a bath.
Go on.
Oil.
Quickly put.
Just put?
The oil is hot, hurry up.
Really?
Don't run away, come here.
Fry.
Fry it.
The oil spills out.
Of course.
Then...
How to do with it?
Just be burned.
But it hurts.
Are you not afraid?
Won't it hurt?
Add the soy sauce.
- Soy sauce.
- Soy sauce.
Where are you going?
That one.
This one?
Soy sauce.
Enough.
It is enough to fry two meals.
What's the use of having a man?
Xiaochun is here.
Manjun,
you...
have you eaten?
I've eaten.
It smells good.
Are you here to see Huang?
No, I'm here for you.
Why?
Stop.
Give it to me.
Be careful, don't burn yourself.
What are you doing?
Well,
I heard that
the kindergarten
is having a party recently.
You're volunteering to
help Hulu's class
rehearse the chorus, right?
Can you put Hulu in the middle
and let her be the lead singer?
Hulu is too tall
to stand in the middle.
Why?
Look.
The middle one is high,
and the other children
are as low as the roof.
Isn't that pretty?
It's not pretty.
Why?
Manjun, what do you think?
I think it's fine.
Look.
I'm right.
But,
the lead singer
should be the best singer, right?
Otherwise,
other children will not be convinced,
and it will be hard for her
to stay in the kindergarten.
Is your Hulu good at singing?
♫ Draw birds ♫
♫ flying in the sky♫
♫ Draw grass♫
♫ growing in the spring♫
♫ You draw sun♫
♫ I draw the national flag♫
♫ Motherland, motherland♫
♫ We love you♫
Good.
You can sing it completely.
But look,
I will sing it for you.
♫ Draw birds♫
♫ flying in the sky♫
♫ Draw grass♫
♫ growing in the spring♫
Sing.
♫ Draw birds♫
♫ flying in the sky♫
♫ Draw grass♫
♫ growing in the spring♫
Stop.
Not bad.
Just
be more emotional.
Look.
♫ Draw birds♫
Sing.
♫ Draw birds♫
Mom, are you crying?
Mom,
are you angry?
No.
I have a headache.
Mom,
are you sick?
[What to prepare before
opening a homestay?]
Qiu, are you busy?
I have something
to consult you.
Is it convenient to call you?
Hello, Qiu,
are you busy?
I don't understand
some of the suggestions
you gave me
about homestay last time.
So I want to ask you.
Okay.
Then let me
tell you some details
about the homestay.
Please help me judge.
The dark soy sauce is used up.
There's no more for tomorrow.
Dou.
Dou.
Don't call her.
I'll go buy it.
She is busy on the phone,
calling men and women.
She's busy with business.
You eavesdropped on her again.
No, she has to go.
She hasn't moved for a day.
Hurry up.
Let her go. Hurry up.
Dou.
I'm shopping.
My mom asked me to buy dark soy sauce.
I want to ask you something.
What is the lowest price
for the transfer of the homestay
in the village?
The lowest price for the rent
and transfer fees together.
My friend asked me to ask about it.
Please ask about it for me.
It's not appropriate
to ask the price directly.
Doesn't she take a look?
I've seen it all,
and sent photos to her.
She just wants to know more about it.
Please ask it for me.
Okay.
I'll tell you when I'm done.
Okay.
Go to work.
I'm hanging up.
Talk with me for a while.
You're
so purposeful on the phone.
What do you want to talk about?
When will you go back to Beijing?
I haven't decided yet.
Is the job undecided,
or the time to go back undecided?
Neither.
Let's talk about something else.
How's your ulcer?
You should
take more vitamin B
and stay up less.
I know.
But when people
focus on something,
they will be worried,
fearful,
anxious,
and internal friction.
I think
there will be a good result this time.
You think?
Women's intuition is very accurate.
Women's intuition.
Okay.
I trust you.
When there is good news,
I will tell you first.
Okay.
Bye. I'm going shopping.
♫ Listen to the rain
falling into the silent forest ♫
♫ Enjoy the mountainous landscape at sunset ♫
♫ The raindrops on the roof
fall into the eyes secretly ♫
♫ The world is like a quiet island ♫
♫ The sky is turning bright silently ♫
♫ Waiting for the seabirds
to call forth the ripples ♫
♫ Waiting for the sunlight to shine into
my heart across the lake ♫
♫ Set sail when it's windy ♫
♫ The reflection of clouds, the changing moon
and the stars all over the sky ♫
♫ The lost footsteps will be gradually erased ♫
♫ The light and shadow of four seasons ♫
♫ I've seen the meteor
that lights up the night sky ♫
♫ When the wind rises,
the sky will be cloudless ♫
♫ The sky is turning bright silently ♫
♫ Waiting for the seabirds
to call forth the ripples ♫
♫ Waiting for the sunlight to shine into
my heart across the lake ♫
♫ Set sail when it's windy ♫
♫ The reflection of clouds, the changing moon
and the stars all over the sky ♫
♫ The lost footsteps will be gradually erased ♫
♫ The light and shadow of four seasons ♫
♫ I've seen the meteor
that lights up the night sky ♫
♫ When the wind rises,
the sky will be cloudless ♫
♫ Go to a windy place to meet you ♫
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01x28 - Episode 28
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Xu Hongdou, a white-collared employee nearing her mid 30s, faced a major obstacle in life when her best friend unexpectedly fell ill with cancer and died.
Xu Hongdou, a white-collared employee nearing her mid 30s, faced a major obstacle in life when her best friend unexpectedly fell ill with cancer and died.