Forever and Ever EP 5

Forever and Ever EP 5

Sis, you can't fall asleep? I can't. But I can't stay awake either. I get it. You're meeting his parents tomorrow. I'm sure you can't sleep. Keep your voice down. When I think about the fact that I'm going to meet my future cousin-in-law, I can't sleep either. I told you to keep your voice down! I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I think older people are so old-fashioned. You just met him and then got engaged. How romantic is that! Are there still such men nowadays? Don't generalize them. There are still good men out there. Yeah, my future cousin-in-law. You haven't even met him. And you think he's good? It's my intuition, my sixth sense. You're still awake? I bought a new phone. You do need a phone. Otherwise she'll feel insecure if she can't get a hold of you. This is the only impulsive thing I've ever done. I'm really scared it won't end well and somehow ruin her chances at meeting someone better. I think getting married needs impulsiveness and a lot of it. I also saw a girl in Xi'an. Even though I only saw her for a few seconds, her face had left a deep impression in my mind. I can't forget her. If I could see her again, I would probably propose to her immediately as you did. I hope you can meet her again. How is that even possible? If it's fate, you'll meet her again. A scientist that has fallen love is starting to believe in these mysterious things now. Sis. Tell me, what's it like to be in love? You've asked the wrong person. I'm Zhousheng Chen. This is my cell phone number. There are still people using SMS nowadays? The text messages I receive are all verification codes. See you tomorrow morning at 10. What? You want to send "Kiss, baby", "Good night, baby", but you're afraid I'll see that? You little brat. All you think about is this stuff, huh? I was thinking if I should tell him to bring gifts in case he forgets. Do you think he is stupid? Even I know you have to bring gifts when meeting someone's parents. He doesn't think like us. He lives a simple and boring life. All he does is work in his lab and go to meetings. He could even watch a TV series for more than 70 times. Oh, he does sound a bit weird now. But giving him a reminder would seem like I'm asking for gifts. It seems like a bad idea. It's okay. Your parents are very forgiving. They won't mind this. Let's hope that's the case. I'm sleeping. Sleep now. Sis. What time is your husband coming? Don't call him that. 10 am. 10 am? It's already 9:58. He won't be late, will he? I'll go down and check. You're so punctual. Yeah. I forgot to ask before. Are you nearsighted? A little farsighted. Farsighted? Isn't that presbyopia? You brought so many people. They'll help me bring the things upstairs later and leave. Your colleagues? My family members. Nice to meet you all. Hello, cousin-in-law! My cousin. I'm Shi Yuanyuan. Hi. What are you waiting for? Invite him in. Come on in! Please come in. Come on in. Chen, we'll wait for you downstairs. This is Zhousheng Chen. These are my parents. My uncle and auntie. Uncle, Auntie. Uncle, Auntie. Take a seat. Yes, have a seat. Sit, sit, sit. My mother is not able to come because of her health. But she asked me to bring these as a token of appreciation. You're too generous. Bringing all these expensive gifts for us. It's all my mother's intention. Sis, these look so pretty. They don't look fake. I didn't know what girls like. So I prepared this in advance. Hope you will like it. There is even something for me? Thank you, cousin-in-law. It looks so good! I forgot to make some tea. I'll go get some tea. Go, go. Go, go. Chen. I heard from Shi Yi that you've just finished your exchange in Xi'an. That's right. I got back not long ago. I've been going back and forth between Zhenjiang and Shanghai recently. You came to Zhenjiang for ancestor worship, right? That was one of the reasons. The other is about the investment meeting. The research you're working on has something to do with this? My family is the organizer of this investment meeting. That's right. This invitation has the character Zhou printed on it. I didn't expect it to be your family. Yes. Great. Great news! It will benefit the people here to attract investment. It's a great thing! I need to have a good talk with you today. All right, stop it. He came all the way here today to visit Shi Yi's parents. Talk about your business later. Right. This is not the business today. Today it's for something else. But I really didn't expect the organizer and us to be one family. Yes, we'll be one family. Here. Have some tea. Thank you, Uncle. They have prepared such generous gifts. I feel like it would look bad on us to have lunch at home. What does he like to eat? I'll order some food. We won't be eating at home. His mother wants to invite me to lunch. I see. It's rare for you to come to Zhenjiang. It's good to visit his home. Am I right? Let's go then. I'm really sorry for not being able to stay for lunch today. Look at you. You've said you're sorry for a dozen times. My family is quite casual about these things. It's okay. Shi Yi rarely comes to Zhenjiang. So it would be good for her to visit your mother. How about this? When you're in Shanghai, come to our home for a meal, okay? Okay. You two can go then. Wait for me. I'll change into something formal. Come with me. Looks like Shi Yi really likes him. It seems they have a good relationship. I think so too. What do you your mother usually prefer girls to wear? You can wear anything. No need to be so deliberate. I can't be casual. I have to respect her on our first meeting. You've dressed yourself up to meet my parents. How can I not do the same for your mother? Last night I had someone prepare a few Qipao dresses for you. They're all the styles my family would usually wear. If you don't mind, I can ask the tailors to come upstairs. They're downstairs. Okay. There was very little time so we haven't had time to iron the dresses. What if there's no time constraint? Sewing accounts for 30% while ironing accounts for 70%. Old people stress this, especially his mother. She's very particular about this. Miss Shi Yi. Look at these jewels. Which one do you prefer? Okay, the Qipao is ready. What's the problem? You have to go out. I need to get changed. Sorry. Chen. Actually, I'm also a businessman. But the economy in the past two years hasn't been very good. Oh my. She looks so different wearing a Qipao. Yeah. Miss Shi Yi, would you like some water? No, I'm not thirsty. Uncle Lin, you don't have to be so polite. I should be. When you came to work in Zhenjiang, I thought Uncle Lin was your temporary driver. For you. What is it? Open it. Isn't this for children? My family prepared this. They asked me to give it to my future wife. It's engraved with my birth date. The birth date of Zhousheng Chen. That's precious. I have one too. I'll ask my mother to find it. But the one I have is only for collecting. It can't be worn. Miss Shi Yi. Even if your hundred-year-old lock can be worn, It doesn't seem right to let a man who's almost 30 years old to wear it. I didn't mean for him to wear it. I just want to give it to him as a souvenir. Uncle Lin is joking with you. It didn't sound like a joke. He didn't even smile. He's like this sometimes. Let's chat a little. Okay. What does your family do? Well. It's complicated. Our family was in manufacturing in the beginning. Now we mainly focus on investments. The invitation letters for the investment meeting only had the character Zhou on it. Why is it not Zhousheng? There is a tradition in our family. Only the eldest son's last name is Zhousheng. What about the others? The others' last name is Zhou. In other words, you are the only one in your family whose last name is Zhousheng while all your younger brothers have the last name Zhou? That's about right. Why is that? There are exceptions. You will find out when you meet my family. Okay. So are we going to start living together after we meet your mother? I don't think so. I'm not asking this because I want to live with you. I've never gotten engaged. So I'm not sure about what you have in mind. I think... I think we don't have to change or disrupt anything else in our lives except for the engagement. It's just like my research. We'll decide on a research topic before conducting experiments. By doing so, it would be a reasonable and scientific approach. Well, research topic. You don't have to be stressed out about this. I should warn you about my mother. She may treat you coldly. It's not because of you. It's because of me. You two had a fight? Sort of. Is there anything I should avoid? Or is there anything to watch out for? Nothing. Okay. I have one more question. You have my family information? Yes, I do. Why do you have that? My family wanted to know about you. Because our encounter was rather special. Were they afraid that I'd be a bad person? But I was really surprised at myself that day for stopping you. Hello, Miss Shi. My name is Lin Fei. Hello. Do all the people around you all have the last name Lin? He's my nephew. No wonder. Where are they? In the Rain Shelter Hall. Let's go in. Go on! Look at them. You should hurry! You've lived here since you were a kid? Only for a few years. Not for long. Careful. With mild wind and bright sunlight, the flowers looks beautiful. Mother. This lady is...? This is Shi Yi. Hello, Auntie. Hello, Miss Shi. Have you had lunch yet? I haven't. It's the Qingming Festival these days and typically cold foods are served. Cooking with fire is forbidden during this period. So I won't keep you for lunch. I'll let my son take you to a nice place in Zhenjiang and treat you, okay? Okay. Thank you, Auntie. There's no need to go out. I'll ask the kitchen to prepare some snacks. How can we let our guest have snacks at lunch time? Treat her well for mom. I'm sorry, Miss Shi. It's okay, Auntie. After you send our guest home, come and talk to me tonight. I'm probably not coming back tonight. If not tonight, then come tomorrow morning. Uncle Lin. You're familiar with this area. Find a nice restaurant. Okay. Does the ring fit? It's a little loose. But it won't fall off. What's wrong? Nothing. I think I know your size now. Next time when I order your engagement ring, I won't make it wrong. What kind of ring do you like? I don't have any experience with this. Do I look like I have experience? Or, do you have something in mind? Who would think about these things? I'll do some research on my own then. I thought you wouldn't be this sad if I told you in advance about my mother's attitude. I thought you wouldn't be in a bad mood like now. I didn't expect your mother to reject me like that. She takes this matter very seriously. She's been preparing for my marriage ever since I became an adult. It's only natural for her to be disappointed when all the preparations she had done these ten years were all pointless in the end. No wonder. No wonder what? The way she looked at me made me think I had said something or did something rude. That I had let her down. The girls she introduced you to, what were they like? You're curious about them? A little. If it can cheer you up, I might consider letting you take a look. Uncle Lin. Inside this are the pictures of all the girls my mother has arranged for me. That many. You really want to take a look? Why not? Is your ex in there too? What do you think? Not bad. I think she's a good match for you. Why don't you try to go out with her? What if you guys are a good match? That was a long time ago. I've totally forgotten about her. Yeah, keep up your act. Chen. Why did you guys come out? We've only had cold dishes these days at home. I don't feel like eating that anymore. So we came out for something nice. Miss Shi Yi, would you mind us joining? Not at all. This is my cousin, Zhousheng Ren. They are... You don't know them. I'll do the introduction. Miss Shi. This is your future brother's wife. Tang Xiaofu. That's your future cousin. Zhou Wenfang. Hello. Hello. Why don't we go to a bigger table? Miss Shi Yi. Can you stay for several more days this time? If you're here, we can have a reason to come out for something nice. I'm not staying for long this time. Maybe next time. I've been scared to sleep these two days. Miss Shi Yi. Would you be afraid to stay at an old house? I think I'll be fine. If I were you, I'd get out of that place with your pregnancy as an excuse. I already didn't go to ancestor worship rituals because of that. I'm afraid I'll get a lecture from my parents if I don't live there. Good thing it's only once every four years. Otherwise, if I had to live in that place all the time, I'd go crazy. By the way, where would you be stationed this time? Xi'an? I haven't decided yet. If you're working here, are you going to move your house here? Shi Yi works in Shanghai. It's not convenient for her to go to Xi'an with me. Maybe I'll end up going back and forth between the two places. Living apart affects your relationship. You need to hold him tight and not let him go. Couples need to live under the same roof to be considered a couple. Yes. If you had a child later on, would you leave Shi Yi with the responsibility of taking care of the child? Even if someone else can help with it, dads can't be absent. We haven't thought that far. People in the honeymoon phase are blind to reality. Chen. You are a man. You have to think about these things. I know. Someone sounds perfunctory. I'm not being perfunctory. I'm already thinking about it. Do you come here often? Not very often. But my uncle gets along the best with my father. I see. What? I understand what relationship they have now. When are you leaving Zhenjiang? The day after tomorrow. I'll be gone for half a month after this. When I return, I'll go to your house to discuss the details of our engagement. Don't you need to consider your mother's opinion? In this case, only one woman's opinion is worth taking into account. And that's you. But I'll have to face her later on. It'll be fine. There's one thing I want to ask you. After I start working, I might not be able to answer all your calls. So I'd like to set a fixed time when we can talk on the phone every day. Every day? All right, I can do that. I'm relatively free after I wake up, before lunch and before I go to bed. Okay. Then let's call each other during these times. Do you have any suggestions on the specific time? 7 am, 11 am, and 11:30 pm. Okay. 7 am, 11 am, and 11:30 pm. I'm going in then. Be careful on your way back. Except for being made out of pure gold, does it have other meanings? It doesn't look like an antique. I don't think it's anything special. I think it's similar to the ones we had when we were kids. This is much worse than the gifts his mother gave us. Is it possible that his mother is in charge of the finance in their family while he has no real power at all? You sure are concerned. A gold lock is simple. I like it. I'll give you mine if you like it. I have a lot of them. I got a dozen of them when my relatives came to celebrate my one month after birth. They're all in a drawer in my parents' bedroom. I'll give them all to you. Keep them for yourself. Your family is hosting the investment meeting, but you had me give the speech. I was so nervous. If this is my profession, I would have no problems. But I still think you are right for this kind of business meeting. Your speech just now was pretty good. Thanks, I guess, for the opportunity. Did you contact Shi Yi? Yes. I made a phone call this morning to say good morning. And you'll call her again at night to say good night. There is one more at 11 am. What's wrong? Nothing. As long as your fiancee's fine with it, I have no say in this. I think I'm doing good. She sounded like she was in a nice mood on the phone. She laughed twice. Not bad. Zhousheng Chen came all the way here to see us off. That's very thoughtful. This kid does things by the book. He doesn't seem arrogant or easily irritated. He's definitely a researcher. Let me ask you. Don't you guys get bored when you two are together? Not at all. Wouldn't it be too rigid to have specific times to call each other? On the contrary, I think he's very serious about me. Everything is nice as long as you like him, huh? Uncle, auntie. When I get back from my business trip, I'll go to your home first to pay you a formal visit. Okay. Work should still be your priority. We are in Shanghai all the time. You can come anytime. Okay. We're leaving then. Okay. Have a safe trip. Okay. Goodbye. I'll go then. Remember to wear your seat belt, even in the back seat. Okay. Bye, bye. Bye. What are you looking at? They're already so far away. Let's go. The car is over there. I've been back for an hour. You didn't talk to me once. You've been busy packing your things and taking a shower. You just got everything done, didn't you? I want to talk to you about something. What? In Zhenjiang, me and Zhousheng Chen... You met each other? I knew the two of you would meet up. We did see each other. Your relationship with him is developing well I see! He asked you out or you asked him out? He asked me out. He got the hang of things now. He's on the ball now. Back in Xi'an, he was still a naive boy. See you later. Am I right? Go on. What did you do on the date? Watched a movie, had dinner? You can't say? Could it be that you guys had hugged? No. I knew things wouldn't go so fast. Although I've only met Zhousheng Chen a few times, I can see that he's a conservative person. He proposed to me. What did you say? Say it again. He proposed to me. Why? What do you mean why? He wants to get married, of course. You said yes? I never thought the only person around me who would do a flash marriage is you. I didn't expect myself to agree to it either. But it feels good. I can tell. You're glowing now. Yeah right! But isn't he working in Germany? What are you going to do after you two get married? Long-distance? He had planned to come back long ago. He went to Xi'an because he had to help set up the new lab. He handed in his resignation letter a few days ago. I think it will be a few more months before he can come back. This is so much information. Let me process it first. Mother, I know you wanted to give your life in exchange for my life. But I can't escape. I can't let you die for me. And I can't involve the thousands of people in Qinghe. Ever since I entered the royal mansion, Master has taught me many things and my peers loved me. I've never been able to return the favor. Today, Master died of injustice. My peers were cruelly slaughtered. My enemies are close to me yet I can't kill them. It's already a great pain. There is no way I would marry him. I'm sorry for letting you down, Mother. Thank you for raising me. Mother, please allow me to renounce my last name and to be removed from the family book. From now on, there won't be an unfilial daughter in the Cui family. Shiyi is just the Eleven in the Nanchen Royal Mansion. Thank you. There are too many crying scenes in this drama. Miss Shi. A person who claimed to be your family has ordered dinner for the whole crew. I didn't know he ordered food for us. Now that it's arrived, let's eat together. Thank you, Miss Shi. Thank you, Miss Shi. Thank you. Shi Yi. This was specially ordered, right? It's all restaurant food. And by the looks of it, it's not from some nearby restaurant. I know all the restaurants around here by heart. Thank you, Shi Yi's family. Thank you, Shi Yi. Thank you, Shi Yi's family. Don't mention it. Enjoy it. It's an honor. Come on, eat. Shi Yi. you never mentioned you had a boyfriend. Do we know him? He's not someone in the industry. Giving us food but not showing up? Yeah. Now that he's dating our famous Miss Shi, he should come here so that we can review him. He's out of Shanghai on a business trip. I'll get you guys something to drink. Okay, thanks. I recognize the boxes. It's the same restaurant from last time. Seems you like it. I'm not familiar with Shanghai. Don't know many restaurants. I saw that you enjoyed the food there last time. So I figured you liked the food there.