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It feels like I'm in a fantasy world,
coming here abruptly at midnight like this.
You said you liked classical novels.
So I figured
you would like this kind of place.
I do like them.
But I read them
as a collection of novels.
Some people like to read modern novels
while others like to read classical ones.
It's just a matter of personal preference.
I think we
have some things in common.
For example?
For example,
I like to collect Wu Ge's embroidery.
Wu Ge contains many erotic songs
and poems about what happens in the bedroom.
I don't think they are the same.
By the way,
is it hard
doing experiments?
It's all right.
It depends on the project.
Some are harder.
Some of the raw materials
come in big bags.
So students need to
carry them to the lab themselves.
That sounds like a lot of work.
That's how it was when I was a student.
There were actually worse things.
But
I enjoyed it all.
This is your Steamed Drunken Crabs.
We didn't order this.
Today is our restaurant's anniversary.
This is on the house.
Enjoy your meal.
Thank you.
Hairy crabs in this season
are the best.
Here.
I don't eat this.
You don't eat crab?
I used to.
Not anymore.
All right.
Let's eat.
I've arrived.
I'll be going back and forth
between Shanghai and Zhenjiang
for these three months.
Zhenjiang?
What's the matter?
My ancestral home is Zhenjiang.
What a coincidence.
Yes, how coincidental.
The number in your phone…
You can reach me anytime
you want.
I'm going up then.
Go on.
Good night.
I didn't realize
you had a close lady friend.
She's just a regular friend.
Yes, an important regular friend.
Xiaoyu, breakfast is ready.
You said he asked you out at 11:00
last night?
Had supper at 1:00.
And then sent you home at 2:00?
Is he not afraid
you'll think of him as a hooligan?
If it was anyone else, I wouldn't have agreed to it.
But since it was him,
there was nothing strange.
He used to answer my emails in the middle of the night.
I'm used to it.
How long will he stay in Zhenjiang this time?
What for?
I didn't ask him.
Probably a business trip.
But they're treated nicely this time.
They got him a car and a driver.
That's because of work.
He doesn't own it.
But he should be able to afford a car
with his age.
I'm not sure
if he can afford to buy a house, though.
But you have a house.
After you get married,
you guys can move in together for a while.
I'll have to find a new place then.
So far I've only
had dinner with him once.
If there is a first time, there is a second time.
If there is a second time,
there will be countless times after that.
Anyway, let me know in advance
if you two are going to live together,
so I can find a new place.
Do you have some loose screws?
Yeah.
That's why I'm still single.
Eat your food.
I'm so scared that I can't hold my chopsticks.
You sure you don't want to ride a bit more?
Where on earth did you go last night?
Coming back until the morning.
I had a midnight supper.
With a girl?
If it was a man,
you would have asked me to join you.
Yes, with a girl.
Another one?
The same one.
Shi Yi?
It's a nice day today.
I'll take you to some of the workshops
later on.
They were left by my father before.
Aren't they far from here?
Not too far and not too close.
Is there enough time for you to tell me
about Miss Shi Yi?
Well, I'm afraid not.
Give me something.
A brief introduction will do.
A few words won't do.
Come on, man.
Let's go.
Well,
your brother is going to get married.
Your brother is in talks with
an overseas water company
and three buildings in Bremen.
The funds required are staggering.
The procurement plan will be completed next month.
You still have time.
You're a professional.
Tell me
what I should do.
Announce that your family
will invest significantly into national industries
and support national manufacturing
in the investment meeting.
Show people that
your family will focus on the domestic market
for the next ten years.
Do this to affect their confidence.
All right.
But at the same time you have to get married.
If you don't get married, it's all empty talk.
Your father wrote
very clearly in his will.
All of his children
will be given corresponding shares after marriage.
There are no exceptions, which means you too.
I know that.
You don't have to emphasize it.
It's just that marriage,
is not something
I can decide on my own.
I did some calculations.
If you start seeing
the girl your mother introduced to you from tonight,
you can expect to get married in May.
You're making fun of me, right?
Here, look at these again.
What are these?
Zhou Wenchuan's business.
There's something fishy about them.
You should hurry up and
take back the business at home.
If not,
I'm really afraid
he'll get your entire family involved.
Is there any other way?
Get married first.
I have a suggestion.
What?
Shi Yi.
She likes you.
You have feelings for her too.
I admit it.
She's very special to me.
But don't you think it's ridiculous
if I talk to her
about marriage right now?
Everything I said to you
were not to tease you.
They are my sincere advice.
- Chen. - You...
Mom wants you to go over.
I haven't seen you for a while.
Now you're all grown up.
Auntie.
You're getting prettier too.
You're so sweet.
Mother.
That's nice.
Here you are.
This is my oldest son.
She's our guest for tonight.
Have a seat.
Auntie said you just came back from Germany.
Yes.
I studied in Europe too.
You won't go back to Germany anymore, right?
That's right.
Since you're staying for good,
won't the lab
require prepping again?
Mother.
What's the matter?
I'm having troubles solving some questions
and I would like my brother to help.
Go ahead.
Then I'll
show you around.
Don't be late
for the wedding banquet later.
Okay.
Come, this way please.
Sit down.
What do you want to ask?
Actually, ever since you met her
at Guangzhou Airport,
our whole family has found out about it.
Mother knew about her too.
Who gave this to you?
Someone close to my father.
You know,
I'm his only son
and I'm naughty,
so I always get what I want.
You're so lucky.
She's so pretty.
And she's a celebrity too.
She is…
She is just one of my
ordinary friends.
Okay then, I'll leave now.
Chen, you're going out?
I've met her twice,
the girl mom introduced to you.
She's nice.
But she's even younger than me.
So it feels weird calling her elder sister-in-law.
If she's someone nice,
I shouldn't stop her from finding someone better.
Why do you say so?
You're such a good person.
Don't worry about this matter.
Head back in.
No need to see me off.
You don't have to call her ahead?
No need.
What am I going to say to him?
To repay him for that supper?
Are you hungry?
No.
Young people can endure hunger.
I won't wait with you then.
I hope you don't mind waiting here alone.
I'll go find something to eat.
What are you thinking about?
I'm thinking about when I can finish work.
Did you two fight?
What fight?
If you're two are not fighting,
you should go up there
or ask her to come down.
She must be working right now.
I don't like to be disturbed
when I'm working.
I think she's also like that.
I thought you weren't hungry.
It's time for dinner.
Eating on time
is taking care of your body.
Xiaoyu said you arrived home
after 2 am.
Didn't you finish work at 12?
Where did you go?
Did you go with...?
Yesterday, I…
Hello?
Okay, I'm coming down.
I'll go get the delivery.
Hello.
Your food delivery.
Thank you.
How did you get hurt?
I accidentally fell
on the road.
You should go to a hospital.
You are my last order.
I'll go now.
By the way,
can you help me with something?
This is my bike.
Can you look after it for me?
I can't ride it right now.
I'm scared it might get stolen.
Okay, okay.
I'll ask the receptionist
to keep an eye on it for you.
Okay, thank you.
Do you want me to call a cab for you?
No, no, no.
I... I'll be fine.
Thank you.
Wait.
Give me a second.
I have some rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs here.
You can clean the wound first.
Thank you.
It's okay.
Well.
I can do it myself.
Don't mind me.
Be safe, then.
Okay, thanks.
It's okay.
Are you okay?
Yes, I'm fine.
Should I take you to the hospital?
Uncle Lin, take him to the hospital.
No, no, no, it's not appropriate.
I'm fine on my own.
I don't want to cause you trouble.
I'm free anyway.
I'll be glad to help you.
Okay.
Sir, you're a funny guy.
Is this your car?
It's his.
I wanted to take a walk
and didn't feel like taking the car.
You should hurry up.
Go to the hospital.
You're wounded so badly.
Thank you.
It's okay.
Thank you.
It's fine.
The girl who helped you just now
is his girlfriend.
No wonder.
They're both so kind-hearted.
Get in.
Thank you.
Take it easy.
Thank you.
Remember
to finish the milk in the fridge.
By the way, I know you're going back to Zhenjiang to pay homage to your ancestors.
But would you go look for him?
He didn't give me
his own phone number.
It'll be weird to call him.
I don't think it's a good idea.
And people usually gather with their families
on Qingming Festival.
It's not a good time to ask him out.
Make some time out.
Let's talk about it when I get back.
He should be more proactive.
Wasn't he proactive to ask me out for dinner
in the middle of the night last time?
I guess that counts.
Since he took the initiative last time,
I've decided to do something for him.
When I come back,
I'll treat him to dinner.
Then we'll be even.
Have a meal.
Talk about family, career, and friends.
Then after dinner, take a walk along the river.
When walking, get closer to each other.
Casually touch his hand a few times.
Be casual about it.
Then casually hold his hand
and finally close your eyes.
You and your wild imaginations.
I only talk about it.
But that's what you want
to do in your mind, right?
Did you go looking for Shi Yi?
Yes.
Had supper with her again?
I didn't see her.
What were you doing there then?
You didn't just wait for her
downstairs, right?
I was downstairs.
I wanted to make sure...
I had feelings for her.
And how did you test that?
If I'll get bored
going back and forth for eight hours again
for her.
And the answer is...
I enjoyed every second of it.
You're finally admitting it.
So what's next?
What are you going to do?
Next, I'm going to
propose to her.
You've been checking your phone
constantly
after we left Shanghai.
Is it work related?
I have a friend in Zhenjiang.
I'm wondering if I should contact him.
We have nothing to do
after visiting the grave.
If you want to see your friend, go ahead.
He might not be in Zhenjiang.
He might have gone back to his hometown.
You can't call him and ask him that?
Do you feel embarrassed to ask this person?
Mom!
Fine, I won't interfere.
I'm not against you having friends.
But if
you want to have a boyfriend,
you must bring him to see me.
I have to help you check him out.
You're going too far.
Your mother
is sometimes very conflicted.
She's afraid that you'll have too high of a standard
and won't be able to get married.
However, she's also afraid that
you'll get cheated
by those
powerful and influential people
since you're so beautiful
and end up doing something bad.
No, I wouldn't.
I am not interested in money.
I won't be seduced by that.
Here are the agreements you want.
You draw them up so quickly?
I have a template.
Miss Shi Yi has come to Zhenjiang.
They just passed the checkpoint.
How do you two keep bumping into each other?
She's here in Zhenjiang.
Why not tell her in person?
Let's go home first.
What?
Afraid you'll get rejected?
How much do you think
the probability of success is
if you're asked to propose to a girl
you've only been
on one date with?
That depends on how charming you are.
Are there so many people visiting the graves this year?
We've been stuck in traffic for an hour already.
I don't think they're all going for that reason.
I heard from Shi Feng that many entrepreneurs
have been going in and out of Zhenjiang
in the past two days.
They say it's about investing in projects.
Maybe that's why.
There are investment projects here?
How come I haven't heard of it?
They're not investing in Zhenjiang.
There is a conference
that's being held here
meaning to attract investment
and support the local high-end manufacturing industries.
Doing business abroad has been
pretty risky this couple of years.
So the upgrade of the manufacturing sector
is sure to come.
In other words, the development of the high-end manufacturing industry
would be the top priority in the next few years.
Shi, you've said so much.
But what does it have to do with traffic jams?
Well,
they've invited rich businessmen
to invest here.
The people who invited them have a vision.
Not only that,
they also have to be capable
in order to attract more capital.
They also need to have a kind heart,
to help the national economy.
Yes, a kind heart.
As expected of a father and daughter,
you two are always on the same page.
The son of an old friend of mine
is also here
for this investment meeting.
He wants to take this opportunity
to learn from his father.
I've met
his son before.
Okay.
You're not getting to the point.
Your uncle
is inviting him to dinner tomorrow night.
You should go too.
Get to know them.
I don't think I'll go.
Go and get to know each other.
You guys can be friends.
That's right.
What do you think?
After getting his masters,
he joined his family's business.
He's a practical person.
He worked his way up as a sales rep.
He's not
arrogant at all.
It's a shell company.
A shell company?
No, no, no.
I used the wrong expression.
It's a company that produces briefcases.
That's right.
And...
he's also
going to that investment meeting.
If you have time,
you could come with me.
I'll introduce you to each other.
Take a look.
I'll take a look at it later.
I'll go see Yuanyuan first.
Zhenjiang has changed so much.
Don't go.
That man is not handsome enough.
Little girl.
What are you thinking about?
I'm thinking is it too noisy here
to make a phone call?
Noisy?
How is this place noisy?
Uncle Lin.
Let me use your phone.
Thank you.
What's so funny?
Make the call.
I'd better do this in my room.
It's quieter there.
He's making it so tense.
He's just cautious.
Hello?
Hello? It's me.
I know.
You're in Zhenjiang.
How do you know?
I found out
right after you passed the checkpoint.
Checkpoint?
I think you should have heard
about the special event that's being held in Zhenjiang.
That's why they are registering
the cars entering and leaving the city.
I heard about it.
There is an investment meeting.
That's right.
I have the information about your family.
I checked with the people at the checkpoint just now
and confirmed it was your father's car.
I'll explain this
to you when we see each other.
Right now,
I have something to ask you.
Go ahead.
I need to
get engaged to someone right now.
Miss Shi Yi.
Are you his girlfriend?
Don't talk nonsense.
I heard that Mr. Zhousheng
has a fiancee.
So, it's all true.
He does have a fiancee.
Then why did he ask me out?
What kind of man is he!
Shi Yi.
Thank you
for telling me that.
I hope the two of you will be happy.
That's not what I mean.
What I'm trying to say is,
Shi Yi,
would you like to be engaged to me?
Shi Yi.
What you're saying is...
What I said is true.
We're not
strangers anymore
and we have feelings for
each another.
Maybe we can get engaged and give it a go.
We're getting engaged just because we have feelings for each other?
I don't know many girls.
If getting engaged is a must,
then I hope that person is you.
You can refuse if you want.
Maybe
you have someone better in mind.
I don't have anyone...
I'm rather shy and slow to warm up to people.
It may take
a very long time
for me to develop feelings for something or someone.
If you find that unattractive about me
after getting to know me
or
You don't have any feelings for me,
I will choose
the most suitable way to end it.
We can even cancel the engagement at any time.
I won't make things hard for you.
Can I ask you a question?
What is it?
You know about my family.
But I don't know anything
about yours.
My ancestral family is from Zhenjiang.
Same as yours.
The other things,
you'll find out very soon.
What if I
reject you…
In that case, I won't disturb you
anymore.
Okay, I accept your proposal.
Hello?
Are you there?
I didn't expect you to say yes.
Then is it too late
for me to say no?
You can still change your mind.
You're not kidding?
Of course I'm not.
Okay.
So what do we do next?
What's going on?
Who are you engaged to?
Next,
can you tell me
your body measurements?
I need to get you
some clothes later.
92, 62, 90.
This, this is?
My BWH.
I got it.
Could you give me a second?
I can't believe I said yes.
I may also need to know
your neck circumference, the measurements of your upper arm,
forearm, wrist, calve, thigh.
And ankles.
Then I'll come back to you
when I'm done measuring.
Okay.
I'm impressed.
When did you come up?
Trust me.
If a girl
agrees to become your fiancee,
she must like you.
You're good, Professor.
The first time you called, you had a midnight supper.
The second time you called, you asked for her hand in marriage.
You are
efficient,
just like your experiments.
Didn't we communicate with each other
with email for six months already?
Are you trying to convince yourself?
She already said yes.
Mr. Zhousheng.
You have to believe in yourself.
You have your charms.
Really?
Where are you going?
To prepare a gift for her parents tomorrow.
Shi Yi.
This must be the biggest gossip in the world.
You haven't told me yet
but my heart is already racing!
Give me a break.
If you don't tell me,
I'll open the door and announce the news now.
My parents don't know about this yet.
They'll find out eventually.
I didn't tell them
I had a boyfriend.
Someone's being bold.
Are you doing a flash marriage?
I don't think it's that.
We've known each other for six months already.
What does he do?
Is he handsome?
How did you meet him?
Let me think about
how to explain this to my parents, okay?
This is so exciting.
There are her parents,
uncle, aunt
and a cousin.
Uncle Lin, could you help me
pick a gift
that's appropriate?
You've come to the right person for that.
Although Uncle Lin had a relationship in the past,
I never had to give a gift
to her father.
Clearly, I didn't ask
the right person.
I'm just kidding.
The older, the wiser.
Let's go upstairs.
I will help you choose something. Let's go.
Mom.
Sit down
Are you hiding something from me?
Sit down.
Classes have been tough lately, right?
I'll give you a massage.
I know what you're up to.
Tell me, what is it?
I've got a boyfriend.
The one you mentioned this afternoon?
He just proposed to me.
What?
Didn't you two just start dating?
Yes.
But he really wanted to get engaged.
I said yes.
Shi Yi.
I really don't know
what to say.
Have you given it some thought?
I don't know.
I just wanted to say yes.
He sounded very sincere
when he proposed just now,
I was shocked too.
I didn't think he would suddenly propose to me.
Fine.
I can see that
you like him.
But what's the rush?
I really don't understand.
Can't you two take time?
I don't know how to explain it to you.
Mom.
You should meet him.
You'll like him when you see him.
Yeah,
of course I'll meet him!
What's his name?
What does he do?
His name is Zhousheng Chen.
He's an associate professor.
He's under thirty.
What about his family?
And what do his parents do?
Where are they from?
From Zhenjiang.
Same as us.
You little rascal.
You didn't tell me about it this afternoon.
This afternoon,
I didn't expect
he would propose to me.
So I didn't say anything.
Well.
Since he's here,
let's meet him here
and have dinner together.
But I should warn you
we have to have another discussion
after we've meet with him.
You hear?
He said he would come tomorrow.
This guy.
Is he really in such a hurry?