Tigertail (2020) eng

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MANDARIN SUBTITLES IN WHITE
[ TAIWANESE SUBTITLES IN BRACKETS ]

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[Pin-Jui in Mandarin] <i>My father died
when I was a year old.</i>

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<i>My mother did her best to
take care of me on her own,</i>

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<i>but after she lost her job, she couldn't
afford to provide for me anymore.</i>

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<i>She left me with my grandparents,
who lived in the rice fields,</i>

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<i>while she looked for work
so we could be together again.</i>

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<i>I missed my mother.</i>

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<i>I felt alone without her.</i>

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<i>So alone that, sometimes,</i>

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<i>I saw things because I wanted to see them.</i>

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[in Taiwanese] [ Mama? ]

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[ Papa? ]

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[ Mama? ]

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[ Papa! Mama! ]

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[ It's me! ]

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[ Mama! ]

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[grunts]

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[ Mama! ]

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[ Grandma! I saw my mom and dad! ]

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[ It wasn't them. ]

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[ Come help me find them! ]

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[ You need to listen to me and be quiet! ]

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[soldiers speaking in distance]

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[ Get in the cabinet. ]

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[knocking on door]

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[in Mandarin] Inspection.

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Who lives here?

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[in Taiwanese] [ I don't speak Mandarin.
Only Taiwanese. ]

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[in Taiwanese]
[ You should learn Mandarin. ]

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[ It's the policy.
That's what's spoken now. ]

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[in Mandarin]
I'm going to take a look.

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[soldier 1] Mmm.

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[in Taiwanese] [ Who lives here? ]

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[ Just me and my husband. ]

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[ Where is he? ]

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[ In the fields, working. ]

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[stick tapping]

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[tapping continues]

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[tapping continues]

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[grandmother] [ Satisfied? ]

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[ I have cleaning to do. ]

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[ You sure you don't want us
to stay for lunch? ]

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[soldier 1] [ Hey. ]

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[in Mandarin] Come on. Let's go.

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[ There are still dissidents hiding.
They could be anywhere. ]

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[ You should be thanking us. ]

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[vehicle engine starts]

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[grandmother] [ You can come out now. ]

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[ What did they want? ]

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[ The Kuomintang run the country now.
We have to follow their rules. ]

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[ You're not registered here. ]

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[ You can't tell anyone
you're living with us. ]

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[ Can I go back
and look for my mom and dad now? ]

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[ You're seeing things. ]

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[ I'm not seeing things!
They were working in the fields nearby. ]

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[ I was running to go meet them,
but then I fell down... ]

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[ You talk too much! ]

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[ Your father passed away.
Making up stories won't bring him back. ]

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[ It won't help your mom
get a job back home, either. ]

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[ But... ]

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[ I miss them. ]

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[ No crying, either. ]

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[ I told your mother
when she was your age: ]

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[ Crying never solves anything. ]

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[ Be strong.
Never let anyone see you cry.]

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[ Do you understand? ]

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[ Are you going to cry now? ]

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[in English] Sorry I was a little late.

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I didn't even know you were in Taiwan
until Bobby asked me to pick you up.

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How was your trip?

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Fine.

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[Yuan] [ Hey! ]

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[ Where are you going? ]

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[ What's wrong?
Why won't you say anything? ]

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[ My grandma says I talk too much. ]

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[ It's okay. I won't tell her. ]

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[ What's your name? ]

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[ Pin-Jui. What's your name? ]

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[ Yuan. ]

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[ What are you doing with that bucket? ]

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[young Pin-Jui] [ I'm going to get water
from the river. ]

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[ Want to come with me? ]

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[ Okay. ]

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[ But only if we race there! ]

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[young Pin-Jui] [ Not fair!
You got a head start! ]

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[Pin-Jui in Mandarin] <i>For a few moments,
I forgot my loneliness.</i>

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<i>Yuan and I spent
much of the next year together.</i>

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<i>It was one of the happiest times
of my life.</i>

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<i>After my mother found a job
and I moved back to my hometown,</i>

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<i>I thought I'd never see her again.</i>

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<i>But then, many years later,
fate intervened.</i>

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[upbeat song playing]

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[song ends]

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[in Mandarin] One more dance.

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I'm going outside to get some fresh air.

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Maybe when I come back. Maybe.

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[man] <i>She's beautiful.</i>

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What the hell is she doing with you?

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We met when we were kids,
when I was living with my grandparents.

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She moved here recently,
and it just sort of happened.

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Some guys get all the luck.

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You have a girl like that,
you ask her to marry you.

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Her parents would never allow it.
They're well off.

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I'm a poor kid from a nothing village.

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[man] Better have fun with her
while you can, then.

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I guess so.

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[slow song playing]

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I think you'll like this one.

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Where'd you learn to dance?

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Movies.

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What movies?

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American movies.

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Someday, I'll go there.

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I'll bring my mom.

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She won't have to work anymore.

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Can I come?

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Of course.

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Who else am I going to dance with there?

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Maybe Faye Dunaway.

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Never mind. Don't come.

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You would only get in the way
of me and Faye.

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[both laughing]

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I'm hungry.
Should we get something to eat?

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Let's go to Yuelu.

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No way. That's too expensive.

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It's fine. My treat.

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I can't let you do that.

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I want to take you somewhere special.

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We're going to Yuelu.

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No more discussion.

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You're the most stubborn person
I've ever met.

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- [Pin-Jui] Mmm?
- [gasps]

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[Yuan giggles]

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Hello. Have you dined with us before?

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Yes. Many times.

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Really? Then you've seen the menu.

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Prices are on the right.

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Of course. We come here all the time.

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I'm surprised you don't recognize us.

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Fine, then. What would you like to order?

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We'll start with the fried fish...

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and also the bitter melon...

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and a bowl of beef noodle soup.

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Great. Thank you.

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- Is that it?
- That's it.

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Right away.

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Screw that guy.

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He doesn't think we can pay?
Who is he to judge us?

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Is he wrong, though?

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Not really, no.

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[both chuckle]

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[woman singing]

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Hey. They've been rude to us all night.

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Let's play a trick on them.

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No. What are you talking about?

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On the count of three,
let's run out the door.

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- No, come on.
- [audience applauding]

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Get ready. One, two, three!

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[waiter] Hey! Come back, you bastards!

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[up-tempo music playing]

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[both panting]

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You're crazy.

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I want to spend the whole night
with you, but I have to go home.

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Why don't you ever let me see your place?

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It's too fancy.

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If I let you see it,
you'll want me for my money,

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instead of my good looks and charm.

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[laughs]

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[grunts]

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[Minghua] [ Where were you? ]

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I thought you were sleeping.

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[ I was pretending. ]

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[ I heard you come in. ]

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[ Where were you? ]

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Just out with some friends.
Go to sleep, Ma.

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[ You go to sleep.
You have to work tomorrow. ]

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[Pin-Jui] So do you. You should rest up,

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or else Old Li is going to
pick on you again tomorrow.

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[ That's because I have to keep
stopping my work to help you! ]

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[ I was fine
before you started working there. ]

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Well, we can both
agree that we don't like Old Li.

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[ He's disgusting. ]

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[ Once, I saw him eat a pork bun
out of the trash. ]

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[both laughing]

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[sighs]

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[Angela in English] You didn't do
your dishes before you left.

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I can help you with them.

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No, it's okay.

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I'll do it later.

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I'm sorry about Grandma.

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Thank you.

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Are you all right?

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Mmm-hmm.

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I know this is a hard time for you,

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but I really wish
you had told me about the funeral.

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It was a small ceremony.

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She was my grandmother.

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You didn't really know her.
You never visited.

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The last time you were in Taiwan

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was when I took you and your brother
when you were kids.

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That's true.

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It's a long trip. Very far away.

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And I know you're busy at work.

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You never talked much about her.

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What she was like.

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Are you sure
you don't want help with the dishes?

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- No.
- It would only take me a second.

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I'm fine.

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Thank you for the ride.

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Say hello to Eric for me.

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Okay.

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[sorrowful music playing]

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[Pin-Jui in Mandarin] <i>My mother and I
worked in the factory every day.</i>

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<i>It was very hard work.</i>

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[ Hurry up! ]

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<i>Sometimes, I wasn't sure
if I would make it through the day.</i>

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[ Hurry up! Why are you so slow? ]

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[Pin-Jui] Sorry.

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[ You're not hungover, are you? ]

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No.

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- Hey!
- Hmm?

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[ Was it a girl? ]

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[chuckling] No.

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[chuckles]

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[ Little charmer. ]

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[ So handsome. ]

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Hey. Hey.

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[ Look at him. Handsome, isn't he? ]

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[ What do you know, anyway?
Your husband has a face like a toad! ]

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- Hey, I think those are my gloves.
- [Minghua laughs]

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[Minghua] [ Watch out! ]

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[ The machine is dangerous! ]

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[ Be more careful! ]

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[ If the machine messes up your hand,
no one will want to marry you. ]

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[ Worse than having a toad face! ]

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[chuckles]

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[indistinct chatter]

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I've got something to talk to you about.
Walk with me.

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[Pin-Jui] Mmm-hmm.

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I've heard you're interested
in going to America. Is that true?

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[chuckles] Um...

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It's okay. You can tell me.

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- Yes. It's a dream of mine.
- Mmm-hmm.

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[Old Li] It's a good goal.
Many opportunities there.

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Very expensive to go, though.
How will you get there?

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I don't know.

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00:22:29,916 --> 00:22:31,041
No, thank you.

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I have a daughter, Zhenzhen.

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We've been looking
for someone dependable for her.

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Would you be interested in meeting her?

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So, do you like going to school?

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It's okay.

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What do you want to do after you graduate?

254
00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:21,291
I'm not sure.

255
00:23:21,875 --> 00:23:25,125
Maybe become a nurse or a teacher.

256
00:23:37,958 --> 00:23:39,083
Food's not bad, huh?

257
00:23:59,708 --> 00:24:00,708
[Yuan] You're late.

258
00:24:02,250 --> 00:24:03,250
I'm sorry.

259
00:24:05,791 --> 00:24:06,791
[Yuan] Where were you?

260
00:24:08,166 --> 00:24:10,083
Nowhere. I lost track of time.

261
00:24:16,666 --> 00:24:18,416
And then I had to stop and pick up this.

262
00:24:22,166 --> 00:24:23,666
You didn't steal that, did you?

263
00:24:24,458 --> 00:24:28,916
I've heard you go to restaurants
and leave without paying.

264
00:24:30,291 --> 00:24:33,916
I only do that
when I'm with my girlfriend.

265
00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:35,416
She's a bad influence!

266
00:24:37,333 --> 00:24:38,333
Come on.

267
00:24:52,791 --> 00:24:53,916
[Pin-Jui] This is nice.

268
00:24:56,500 --> 00:24:57,500
Yeah.

269
00:25:02,166 --> 00:25:05,416
You know who I heard on the radio today?

270
00:25:08,750 --> 00:25:10,000
Otis Redding.

271
00:25:11,541 --> 00:25:14,041
It's been stuck in my head all day.

272
00:25:19,041 --> 00:25:22,750
[Yuan singing in English]
<i>♪ Sitting in the morning sun ♪</i>

273
00:25:23,333 --> 00:25:27,000
<i>♪ I'll be sitting when the evening comes ♪</i>

274
00:25:28,458 --> 00:25:31,625
<i>♪ Watching the ships roll in ♪</i>

275
00:25:32,458 --> 00:25:36,166
<i>♪ Then I watch 'em roll away again ♪</i>

276
00:25:36,250 --> 00:25:37,500
<i>♪ Mmm ♪</i>

277
00:25:38,125 --> 00:25:41,083
[both] <i>♪ Sitting on the dock of the bay ♪</i>

278
00:25:41,583 --> 00:25:45,750
<i>♪ Watching the tide roll away ♪</i>

279
00:25:46,750 --> 00:25:50,000
<i>♪ Sitting on the dock of the bay ♪</i>

280
00:25:50,083 --> 00:25:53,875
<i>♪ Wasting time ♪</i>

281
00:25:59,166 --> 00:26:01,086
[Pin-Jui in Mandarin]
You have a beautiful voice.

282
00:26:02,583 --> 00:26:03,750
So do you.

283
00:26:04,750 --> 00:26:06,375
You should be a singer.

284
00:26:08,916 --> 00:26:10,208
Maybe in another life.

285
00:26:22,458 --> 00:26:23,875
Where were you earlier?

286
00:26:28,375 --> 00:26:29,375
I was at home.

287
00:26:39,375 --> 00:26:41,500
It's not like you to be late.

288
00:26:44,583 --> 00:26:46,125
Were you with somebody else?

289
00:26:48,416 --> 00:26:49,583
[Pin-Jui] No.

290
00:26:50,208 --> 00:26:51,666
Don't be silly.

291
00:26:55,708 --> 00:26:56,958
I'm just asking.

292
00:27:13,625 --> 00:27:15,250
Do you want to see where I live?

293
00:27:52,375 --> 00:27:54,833
Told you it was fancy.

294
00:28:03,666 --> 00:28:04,708
Do you like it?

295
00:28:06,958 --> 00:28:07,958
[Yuan] Mmm.

296
00:28:08,541 --> 00:28:09,541
I like it.

297
00:28:21,791 --> 00:28:23,791
[sorrowful music playing]

298
00:29:19,208 --> 00:29:21,008
[Angela in English]
Do you like the apartment?

299
00:29:22,875 --> 00:29:23,875
It's very nice.

300
00:29:27,625 --> 00:29:29,083
Sure you can afford it?

301
00:29:30,916 --> 00:29:32,125
Yeah.

302
00:29:35,041 --> 00:29:37,125
Is this about Eric's job again?

303
00:29:38,291 --> 00:29:39,291
[sighs]

304
00:29:40,625 --> 00:29:42,708
I would just feel more comfortable

305
00:29:42,791 --> 00:29:44,833
if you were with someone
who could support you.

306
00:29:45,625 --> 00:29:48,375
Money's not the only
important thing in a relationship.

307
00:29:48,958 --> 00:29:50,333
It's very important.

308
00:29:51,166 --> 00:29:52,458
You're too young.

309
00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:55,500
You don't really know
what's important yet.

310
00:29:56,416 --> 00:29:57,416
And you do?

311
00:29:58,791 --> 00:29:59,916
More than you.

312
00:30:01,166 --> 00:30:02,166
[scoffs]

313
00:30:02,500 --> 00:30:04,750
I don't know why you think
you're the one to give advice.

314
00:30:05,625 --> 00:30:07,833
It's not like
your marriage turned out perfect.

315
00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,541
He's not very ambitious.

316
00:30:14,958 --> 00:30:17,125
He should work harder. He's not like you.

317
00:30:18,291 --> 00:30:19,583
Maybe that's good.

318
00:30:20,250 --> 00:30:22,333
I could use some balance in my life.

319
00:30:22,416 --> 00:30:23,583
It's too soon.

320
00:30:24,625 --> 00:30:26,916
We've been together for eight months.

321
00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,333
That's not very long.

322
00:30:29,416 --> 00:30:31,041
You don't know him well enough.

323
00:30:32,125 --> 00:30:34,083
I know he's a good person.

324
00:30:34,750 --> 00:30:36,000
He makes me happy.

325
00:30:42,333 --> 00:30:43,916
You really think that's enough?

326
00:30:46,666 --> 00:30:49,500
We're getting married.
I don't know what else there is to say.

327
00:30:55,833 --> 00:30:58,000
[door opens and closes]

328
00:30:59,791 --> 00:31:01,791
[sorrowful music playing]

329
00:31:37,041 --> 00:31:42,458
[ MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR WU MINGHUA ]

330
00:31:50,625 --> 00:31:53,458
[indistinct chatter]

331
00:31:55,416 --> 00:31:56,416
[ Pin-Jui! ]

332
00:31:57,375 --> 00:31:58,875
[ Hurry up! ]

333
00:32:01,041 --> 00:32:04,875
[ You need to hurry up! Always so slow. ]

334
00:32:04,958 --> 00:32:06,291
[Minghua grunts]

335
00:32:06,416 --> 00:32:08,541
[ What's going to happen
when you're old? ]

336
00:32:08,625 --> 00:32:10,425
[ I don't know
how you could get any slower. ]

337
00:32:10,750 --> 00:32:13,190
- Don't go so fast. Take your time.
- [Minghua] [ It's fine. ]

338
00:32:14,375 --> 00:32:17,958
- [Pin-Jui] Slow down, take it easy.
- [Minghua] [ Leave me alone! ]

339
00:32:18,083 --> 00:32:19,208
[screams]

340
00:32:20,291 --> 00:32:22,250
[Minghua grunting]

341
00:32:27,958 --> 00:32:30,375
- [exhales sharply]
- Are you okay?

342
00:32:31,125 --> 00:32:32,125
[ I'm fine. ]

343
00:32:34,041 --> 00:32:36,500
You've got to fix these machines!
They don't stop!

344
00:32:42,791 --> 00:32:44,291
Are you sure you're okay?

345
00:32:44,375 --> 00:32:46,500
[ I'm fine. ]

346
00:32:48,166 --> 00:32:51,000
- I'll go get a bandage.
- [ I'm fine. ]

347
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,083
[ I said I'm fine. ]

348
00:32:56,291 --> 00:32:57,833
[indistinct chatter]

349
00:33:04,583 --> 00:33:05,583
[Minghua winces]

350
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,000
That job is too dangerous.

351
00:33:10,083 --> 00:33:14,125
Those machines are old and broken.
You shouldn't have to work there anymore.

352
00:33:15,625 --> 00:33:17,250
[ What other option do I have? ]

353
00:33:20,416 --> 00:33:21,708
[ Maybe... ]

354
00:33:22,333 --> 00:33:26,125
[ I could be a ballet dancer? ]

355
00:33:27,041 --> 00:33:28,041
[ Right? ]

356
00:33:28,875 --> 00:33:30,000
[ Come on. ]

357
00:33:31,208 --> 00:33:33,708
[ It's fine. I like it at the factory. ]

358
00:33:34,583 --> 00:33:37,833
No, you don't. It's miserable there.

359
00:33:38,416 --> 00:33:39,958
You complain every day.

360
00:33:40,458 --> 00:33:43,166
[ Don't tell me
what I like and don't like. ]

361
00:33:44,041 --> 00:33:50,541
[ I can be happy with what I do
even if it isn't something fancy. ]

362
00:33:50,625 --> 00:33:52,666
[ What's the point in dreaming... ]

363
00:33:53,625 --> 00:33:57,708
[ of something else that won't happen? ]

364
00:34:00,250 --> 00:34:04,708
What if I made enough money so you could
retire and live somewhere else?

365
00:34:06,375 --> 00:34:07,375
[ Maybe. ]

366
00:34:09,041 --> 00:34:10,750
[ How would you do that, though? ]

367
00:34:11,541 --> 00:34:12,541
Hmm?

368
00:34:13,625 --> 00:34:16,541
[ Do you have a secret way of making money
I don't know about? ]

369
00:34:16,625 --> 00:34:17,833
[ Let's hear it. ]

370
00:34:21,666 --> 00:34:22,791
[chuckles]

371
00:34:24,166 --> 00:34:25,500
Mmm.

372
00:34:27,375 --> 00:34:28,916
[ I didn't think so. ]

373
00:34:39,666 --> 00:34:42,083
[imperceptible]

374
00:35:03,875 --> 00:35:06,833
[Minghua grunting]
[ Don't just stand there! ]

375
00:35:06,916 --> 00:35:09,125
[ Help me load up the car. ]

376
00:35:09,208 --> 00:35:11,708
[grunting]

377
00:35:16,125 --> 00:35:17,685
- [Pin-Jui] You can get in.
- All right.

378
00:35:31,833 --> 00:35:35,500
I'll send for you when I get settled.

379
00:35:36,583 --> 00:35:39,000
[ Get a job first.
That's more important. ]

380
00:35:42,958 --> 00:35:46,791
[ Hopefully in America, they're okay
with people who work as slow as you. ]

381
00:35:50,416 --> 00:35:51,416
Bye, Ma.

382
00:35:54,833 --> 00:35:55,833
[ Goodbye. ]

383
00:36:14,500 --> 00:36:16,500
[engine starts]

384
00:36:17,833 --> 00:36:19,833
[sorrowful music playing]

385
00:37:38,833 --> 00:37:40,833
[cell phone ringing]

386
00:37:50,083 --> 00:37:51,083
[in Mandarin] Hello?

387
00:37:51,833 --> 00:37:52,916
[Zhenzhen] <i>Pin-Jui?</i>

388
00:37:53,666 --> 00:37:54,750
It's Zhenzhen.

389
00:37:57,666 --> 00:37:58,666
Hello.

390
00:37:59,791 --> 00:38:02,708
<i>I know it's been a long time
since we've spoken.</i>

391
00:38:06,916 --> 00:38:08,333
I just talked to Angela.

392
00:38:08,958 --> 00:38:12,333
She told me your mother passed away.

393
00:38:13,250 --> 00:38:16,541
I'm sorry to hear that.

394
00:38:19,208 --> 00:38:20,250
Thank you.

395
00:38:22,291 --> 00:38:23,625
How are you?

396
00:38:25,041 --> 00:38:26,041
I'm okay.

397
00:38:26,875 --> 00:38:28,625
She lived a long life.

398
00:38:31,291 --> 00:38:33,958
I know you cared about her very much.

399
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:46,000
Angela said
you didn't tell her about the service.

400
00:38:46,708 --> 00:38:47,791
Why not?

401
00:38:49,750 --> 00:38:51,166
She's very busy with work.

402
00:38:52,041 --> 00:38:53,458
I didn't want to bother her.

403
00:38:54,833 --> 00:38:58,583
<i>She works too much.
She's never at home.</i>

404
00:38:59,916 --> 00:39:01,041
<i>I'm worried.</i>

405
00:39:01,875 --> 00:39:04,333
<i>I think she's having a hard time.</i>

406
00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:08,291
I didn't know that.

407
00:39:11,291 --> 00:39:14,833
Maybe it would help
if you talked to her more.

408
00:39:18,375 --> 00:39:19,791
We live separate lives.

409
00:39:24,416 --> 00:39:26,458
You're very hard on her.

410
00:39:26,541 --> 00:39:29,791
I'm not hard on her.
I only want what's best for her.

411
00:39:30,458 --> 00:39:34,333
<i>That may be your intention,
but it's not the way it seems to her.</i>

412
00:39:35,583 --> 00:39:36,833
Think about it.

413
00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:40,125
You should see her more.

414
00:39:41,583 --> 00:39:43,541
<i>She's your only daughter.</i>

415
00:39:46,333 --> 00:39:49,041
[piano playing]

416
00:40:39,083 --> 00:40:41,458
[audience applauding]

417
00:41:00,541 --> 00:41:01,541
Don't cry.

418
00:41:02,125 --> 00:41:03,285
Crying never solves anything.

419
00:41:05,833 --> 00:41:06,916
Be strong.

420
00:41:09,875 --> 00:41:11,875
[sorrowful music playing]

421
00:41:36,041 --> 00:41:37,208
[imperceptible]

422
00:42:24,166 --> 00:42:31,125
[Pin-Jui] <i>When we arrived in America,
it wasn't exactly as I had pictured it.</i>

423
00:42:32,708 --> 00:42:35,250
[siren wailing]

424
00:42:43,333 --> 00:42:46,833
<i>But I had made my choice.</i>

425
00:42:47,500 --> 00:42:49,875
<i>There was no turning back now.</i>

426
00:43:22,708 --> 00:43:25,333
Uh... There's a window.

427
00:43:26,208 --> 00:43:27,208
Yeah.

428
00:43:31,958 --> 00:43:35,958
Should we go out to eat to celebrate?

429
00:43:37,333 --> 00:43:38,458
Okay.

430
00:43:39,583 --> 00:43:40,583
Mmm.

431
00:43:52,125 --> 00:43:53,916
We can't afford this.

432
00:43:54,958 --> 00:43:57,333
It is very expensive.

433
00:44:00,625 --> 00:44:01,875
This is embarrassing.

434
00:44:05,833 --> 00:44:06,875
It's okay.

435
00:44:07,375 --> 00:44:09,166
We don't have to eat here.

436
00:44:11,708 --> 00:44:12,708
Let's go.

437
00:44:36,291 --> 00:44:39,208
[upbeat song playing]

438
00:44:42,916 --> 00:44:45,083
Uh... Do you dance at all?

439
00:44:46,291 --> 00:44:48,666
Um... Not really.

440
00:44:49,250 --> 00:44:51,291
I get too embarrassed.

441
00:44:52,541 --> 00:44:53,541
Do you?

442
00:44:55,166 --> 00:44:57,000
I used to. Sometimes. [chuckles softly]

443
00:45:04,041 --> 00:45:05,541
Do you want to dance?

444
00:45:09,958 --> 00:45:12,291
Um... No, it's okay.

445
00:45:23,958 --> 00:45:25,958
[upbeat song continues playing]

446
00:47:16,291 --> 00:47:17,416
[Zhenzhen] Excuse me.

447
00:47:18,625 --> 00:47:20,208
Are you Taiwanese?

448
00:47:20,291 --> 00:47:22,708
- Yes. Why?
- Oh.

449
00:47:22,791 --> 00:47:25,708
Uh, I just moved here.

450
00:47:26,500 --> 00:47:27,916
I don't know anyone in the city.

451
00:47:28,500 --> 00:47:30,125
Not very many Taiwanese people here.

452
00:47:30,208 --> 00:47:33,166
Mostly black or Puerto Rican.

453
00:47:33,250 --> 00:47:35,166
I thought maybe you were Korean.

454
00:47:35,250 --> 00:47:37,916
No. I'm from central Taiwan.

455
00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:39,666
I'm from Zhongli.

456
00:47:39,750 --> 00:47:42,750
- Oh.
- [Peijing] Thank God you're not Korean.

457
00:47:42,833 --> 00:47:44,833
I have Korean neighbors.

458
00:47:44,916 --> 00:47:47,791
They're very loud
and they cook kimchi all day long.

459
00:47:47,875 --> 00:47:49,791
Stinks up the whole building.

460
00:47:49,875 --> 00:47:51,666
[laughs]

461
00:47:54,375 --> 00:47:58,125
I haven't talked to anyone
besides my husband in a long time.

462
00:47:59,166 --> 00:48:01,000
Do you like him at least?

463
00:48:01,875 --> 00:48:02,875
Um...

464
00:48:03,666 --> 00:48:07,458
He's okay. He has to work a lot.

465
00:48:07,541 --> 00:48:09,958
I get so bored in the apartment.

466
00:48:10,041 --> 00:48:15,958
Nothing to do but clean
and sit on the couch by myself.

467
00:48:17,375 --> 00:48:23,708
I actually come to the laundromat
with small loads just to see other people.

468
00:48:26,291 --> 00:48:28,125
That's very sad.

469
00:48:28,208 --> 00:48:29,208
[chuckles]

470
00:48:29,750 --> 00:48:31,041
I know.

471
00:48:31,125 --> 00:48:33,083
Come have tea with me.

472
00:48:33,166 --> 00:48:36,333
Always good to have
someone to speak Mandarin with.

473
00:48:36,416 --> 00:48:37,458
[Zhenzhen] Okay.

474
00:48:44,916 --> 00:48:46,333
[door opens]

475
00:48:49,166 --> 00:48:50,208
You're back.

476
00:48:50,916 --> 00:48:51,916
[Zhenzhen] Yeah.

477
00:48:53,458 --> 00:48:54,583
How's Peijing?

478
00:48:55,500 --> 00:48:58,291
She's okay.
She sprained her ankle last week.

479
00:48:58,375 --> 00:49:01,875
Again? Didn't she do that a month ago?

480
00:49:01,958 --> 00:49:03,125
Yeah.

481
00:49:03,208 --> 00:49:07,416
The doctor gave her a funny boot
to walk around in this time.

482
00:49:07,500 --> 00:49:08,833
That's too bad.

483
00:49:10,875 --> 00:49:13,500
- Should I make us something to eat?
- [Pin-Jui] Wait...

484
00:49:14,083 --> 00:49:16,958
First, I want to show you something.

485
00:49:17,041 --> 00:49:18,041
Come on.

486
00:49:28,708 --> 00:49:31,125
[keyboard plays]

487
00:49:37,291 --> 00:49:38,291
Do you like it?

488
00:49:42,041 --> 00:49:45,000
I know I haven't been home very much,

489
00:49:45,083 --> 00:49:48,666
and you haven't had the easiest time
adjusting to America.

490
00:49:50,291 --> 00:49:51,291
It's okay.

491
00:49:55,833 --> 00:49:56,833
[plays keyboard]

492
00:49:57,333 --> 00:50:00,166
I thought maybe we could learn
how to play together.

493
00:50:02,166 --> 00:50:03,166
Thank you.

494
00:50:05,500 --> 00:50:06,500
Uh...

495
00:50:06,875 --> 00:50:08,416
What should I make us tonight?

496
00:50:08,500 --> 00:50:10,208
Mapo tofu?

497
00:50:10,291 --> 00:50:11,333
Sure.

498
00:50:12,833 --> 00:50:14,500
- [Zhenzhen] I'll go make it now.
- Mmm.

499
00:50:16,541 --> 00:50:18,541
[playing and humming tune]

500
00:50:20,458 --> 00:50:21,500
Hey!

501
00:50:21,583 --> 00:50:23,541
You know how to play already!

502
00:50:24,125 --> 00:50:27,041
- I learned it just while you were out...
- [chuckles softly]

503
00:50:27,791 --> 00:50:29,375
[continues playing and humming tune]

504
00:50:37,916 --> 00:50:39,916
[tune playing on piano]

505
00:52:09,666 --> 00:52:10,875
[piano tune stops]

506
00:52:38,875 --> 00:52:39,875
[sighs]

507
00:52:41,291 --> 00:52:43,291
[Peijing] Here. Eat some more.

508
00:52:43,833 --> 00:52:44,916
[Zhenzhen] Thank you.

509
00:52:46,541 --> 00:52:48,916
It's even worse
since he took over the store.

510
00:52:49,875 --> 00:52:51,375
He's always tired.

511
00:52:51,458 --> 00:52:54,166
He never wants to go out or do anything.

512
00:52:54,250 --> 00:52:56,208
You've been married for a while.

513
00:52:56,291 --> 00:52:59,041
Of course
he doesn't make an effort anymore.

514
00:52:59,125 --> 00:53:01,166
At least he's still handsome.

515
00:53:01,833 --> 00:53:02,833
Look at this guy.

516
00:53:03,708 --> 00:53:06,083
You're not winning any beauty pageants.

517
00:53:10,291 --> 00:53:12,708
We don't have anything in common.

518
00:53:13,375 --> 00:53:17,791
Eventually, your life together
is what you'll have in common.

519
00:53:18,916 --> 00:53:22,166
Maybe. It hasn't happened yet.

520
00:53:23,333 --> 00:53:26,625
What'd you put in this meatball?
It tastes like shit.

521
00:53:26,708 --> 00:53:30,666
Then cook it yourself. Quit your whining.

522
00:53:30,750 --> 00:53:32,750
[Zhenzhen chuckles]

523
00:53:36,666 --> 00:53:39,166
[Pin-Jui] We're ready for you.

524
00:53:39,250 --> 00:53:42,416
The apartment's ready. Everything's ready.

525
00:53:43,291 --> 00:53:44,916
[Minghua]
<i>[ How much space do you have? ]</i>

526
00:53:45,833 --> 00:53:46,916
I told you already.

527
00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:50,041
It's not big,
but it's bigger than your house.

528
00:53:50,750 --> 00:53:54,041
[ That's very small for three people. ]

529
00:53:54,708 --> 00:53:56,041
<i>[ What would I do all day? ]</i>

530
00:53:56,125 --> 00:54:00,833
You wouldn't have to do anything.
You could retire, like we talked about.

531
00:54:01,833 --> 00:54:03,791
[Minghua]
<i>[ I don't know anyone there. ]</i>

532
00:54:04,958 --> 00:54:10,375
I didn't either, but you can meet
people once you're here.

533
00:54:10,458 --> 00:54:12,458
[ I don't even speak the language! ]

534
00:54:13,041 --> 00:54:15,291
We talked about this before I left.

535
00:54:15,791 --> 00:54:17,625
I thought this is what you wanted.

536
00:54:17,708 --> 00:54:20,375
[ It's what you wanted,
not what I wanted! ]

537
00:54:21,208 --> 00:54:23,041
[ I'm staying here. I'm fine. ]

538
00:54:23,666 --> 00:54:26,291
[ I'm going to work now.
I don't have time for this. ]

539
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:28,000
Ma?

540
00:54:28,791 --> 00:54:29,791
Hello?

541
00:54:30,166 --> 00:54:31,166
Hello?

542
00:55:03,416 --> 00:55:04,625
Where were you?

543
00:55:05,583 --> 00:55:07,208
I went to Peijing's for dinner.

544
00:55:09,500 --> 00:55:10,875
You didn't tell me.

545
00:55:12,666 --> 00:55:16,333
I thought you'd be at work.
I lost track of time.

546
00:55:17,750 --> 00:55:19,333
There was no food in the house.

547
00:55:22,375 --> 00:55:23,375
I'm sorry.

548
00:55:29,000 --> 00:55:31,458
Peijing thinks
if I go to school for just a few years,

549
00:55:32,041 --> 00:55:33,666
I can get a teaching credential.

550
00:55:34,500 --> 00:55:35,500
What for?

551
00:55:37,416 --> 00:55:39,375
Then maybe I could become a teacher.

552
00:55:42,666 --> 00:55:43,833
Forget about it.

553
00:55:43,916 --> 00:55:46,625
After we have kids,
you won't have time to work anyway.

554
00:55:49,458 --> 00:55:51,750
Well, we don't have them yet.

555
00:56:02,125 --> 00:56:03,416
Screw him!

556
00:56:03,500 --> 00:56:06,708
Just take the classes
and see what happens.

557
00:56:09,083 --> 00:56:11,791
Mmm. I think you're right.

558
00:56:13,625 --> 00:56:16,875
I'll look into when they start.

559
00:56:16,958 --> 00:56:20,833
Good. You won't regret it.

560
00:56:22,125 --> 00:56:24,250
Let's go get ice cream.

561
00:56:24,333 --> 00:56:27,125
Again? Aren't you worried you'll get fat?

562
00:56:27,208 --> 00:56:29,916
I'm already married. Who gives a shit?

563
00:56:30,541 --> 00:56:32,041
[both chuckle]

564
00:56:45,166 --> 00:56:47,166
[sorrowful music playing]

565
00:57:04,916 --> 00:57:06,458
Do you want to pack these?

566
00:57:23,916 --> 00:57:25,250
No. You can throw them out.

567
00:57:25,833 --> 00:57:26,833
Okay.

568
00:57:56,791 --> 00:57:58,541
[dialing]

569
00:58:30,333 --> 00:58:33,208
- [in English] Are you done?
- Yes.

570
00:58:39,125 --> 00:58:40,416
Is something wrong?

571
00:58:42,833 --> 00:58:44,666
You asked me to have lunch with you.

572
00:58:46,458 --> 00:58:48,166
And I appreciate that.

573
00:58:50,250 --> 00:58:52,291
But then, after we sat down, you just...

574
00:58:52,791 --> 00:58:55,375
sat there for an hour
and barely said anything.

575
00:58:58,666 --> 00:59:00,500
Didn't seem like you wanted to talk.

576
00:59:08,250 --> 00:59:09,333
How you doing?

577
00:59:12,875 --> 00:59:14,000
Is everything okay?

578
00:59:16,500 --> 00:59:18,500
[shakily] Yeah. I'm fine.

579
00:59:23,666 --> 00:59:26,125
Actually, that's not true. I'm not fine.

580
00:59:31,416 --> 00:59:32,500
Eric left me.

581
00:59:35,166 --> 00:59:36,791
I don't think he's coming back.

582
00:59:40,250 --> 00:59:41,250
I'm sorry.

583
00:59:45,791 --> 00:59:47,541
It's been really hard.

584
00:59:50,583 --> 00:59:52,750
And the worst part is...

585
00:59:54,291 --> 00:59:55,875
I think it was my fault.

586
01:00:07,583 --> 01:00:09,166
Are you gonna say anything?

587
01:00:13,166 --> 01:00:14,583
Sounds difficult.

588
01:00:19,750 --> 01:00:21,291
What else is there to say?

589
01:00:23,208 --> 01:00:24,250
I don't know.

590
01:00:25,250 --> 01:00:26,250
Something.

591
01:00:28,666 --> 01:00:31,458
Didn't you go through
the same thing with Mom?

592
01:00:34,208 --> 01:00:35,208
It was different.

593
01:00:37,833 --> 01:00:41,041
I wouldn't know
because you never told me what happened.

594
01:00:43,125 --> 01:00:44,333
[Pin-Jui] Would that help?

595
01:00:49,833 --> 01:00:52,208
Why can't you just say something nice?

596
01:00:54,541 --> 01:00:56,416
You could try to make me feel better.

597
01:00:57,625 --> 01:01:00,166
You could tell me that
everything's gonna be okay.

598
01:01:03,500 --> 01:01:06,250
All I ever wanted, my whole life...

599
01:01:08,500 --> 01:01:10,125
was to feel like I had someone

600
01:01:10,208 --> 01:01:12,958
who cared about me,
no matter what happened.

601
01:01:18,625 --> 01:01:20,958
I never got that from you.

602
01:01:28,833 --> 01:01:30,541
You're my father.

603
01:01:31,791 --> 01:01:34,500
I don't even know how to talk to you.
I never have.

604
01:01:42,541 --> 01:01:45,083
Maybe it's easier if we just stop trying.

605
01:01:54,208 --> 01:01:56,166
[footsteps receding]

606
01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:20,041
[door opens and closes]

607
01:02:24,125 --> 01:02:25,125
Hey.

608
01:02:25,750 --> 01:02:27,790
[in Mandarin]
What happened to the hedges out front?

609
01:02:28,458 --> 01:02:30,541
I told the gardeners they could trim them.

610
01:02:31,291 --> 01:02:32,416
Why did you do that?

611
01:02:33,125 --> 01:02:34,375
They trimmed too much.

612
01:02:35,625 --> 01:02:38,958
You weren't here.
I didn't know what you wanted.

613
01:02:39,625 --> 01:02:41,750
They look terrible.
How could you not know?

614
01:02:42,291 --> 01:02:45,541
Hey.
They'll take forever to grow back now.

615
01:02:53,041 --> 01:02:54,875
I don't want to be with you anymore.

616
01:02:57,333 --> 01:02:58,333
What?

617
01:03:01,500 --> 01:03:02,708
I want a divorce.

618
01:03:05,500 --> 01:03:06,625
No, you don't.

619
01:03:08,208 --> 01:03:10,166
Don't tell me what I want.

620
01:03:11,208 --> 01:03:12,416
I'm leaving.

621
01:03:13,541 --> 01:03:15,583
You're acting crazy. Go to sleep.

622
01:03:15,666 --> 01:03:18,083
The kids are gone.

623
01:03:19,125 --> 01:03:21,125
I only stayed for them.

624
01:03:23,125 --> 01:03:27,916
- This is my house. You do what I say.
- I don't care about your stupid house.

625
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:30,791
I've made up my mind. I'm leaving.

626
01:03:32,250 --> 01:03:35,208
You treat me like a servant.

627
01:03:36,375 --> 01:03:39,875
I give you everything.
Nice clothes, a nice car.

628
01:03:39,958 --> 01:03:41,625
I don't care about that stuff.

629
01:03:43,125 --> 01:03:44,583
Oh, I see.

630
01:03:45,750 --> 01:03:47,250
You're spoiled by America.

631
01:03:47,833 --> 01:03:49,541
That's not how we do things.

632
01:03:50,125 --> 01:03:52,166
Don't forget,
I was the one who brought you here.

633
01:03:52,791 --> 01:03:54,208
My dad paid for it.

634
01:03:54,791 --> 01:03:56,666
You had nothing.

635
01:03:56,750 --> 01:04:00,250
Yes, I came here with nothing.

636
01:04:00,333 --> 01:04:02,958
And I built all of this myself,
while you stayed at home.

637
01:04:03,041 --> 01:04:06,958
I raised our children
while you were never home.

638
01:04:07,500 --> 01:04:10,833
Where were you all those nights? Where?

639
01:04:10,916 --> 01:04:12,625
I never cheated on you.

640
01:04:18,875 --> 01:04:19,875
It doesn't matter.

641
01:04:21,500 --> 01:04:25,375
You take me for granted.

642
01:04:26,125 --> 01:04:28,833
I'm leaving.

643
01:04:31,125 --> 01:04:36,041
Good! Get out.
I never wanted to marry you.

644
01:04:39,500 --> 01:04:40,500
Go.

645
01:04:48,583 --> 01:04:54,250
I used to think you could learn to care
about anyone other than yourself.

646
01:04:56,208 --> 01:04:57,541
But you can't.

647
01:04:59,750 --> 01:05:00,958
And you never will.

648
01:05:03,458 --> 01:05:05,458
You're broken inside.

649
01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:09,666
If I could travel back in time,

650
01:05:11,333 --> 01:05:13,083
<i>I would go back to the moment I met you</i>

651
01:05:15,208 --> 01:05:16,708
<i>and run far away.</i>

652
01:05:20,875 --> 01:05:22,541
So far that I would never see you again.

653
01:05:32,500 --> 01:05:33,958
[door opens]

654
01:05:36,500 --> 01:05:37,708
[door closes]

655
01:05:40,625 --> 01:05:42,625
[sorrowful music playing]

656
01:06:45,833 --> 01:06:47,250
[typing]

657
01:07:19,958 --> 01:07:20,958
[cell phone chimes]

658
01:07:33,000 --> 01:07:35,000
[cheerful music playing]

659
01:07:48,625 --> 01:07:50,833
[typing]

660
01:08:55,500 --> 01:08:57,791
- [Pin-Jui] Yuan?
- Pin-Jui?

661
01:08:57,875 --> 01:08:59,583
[Pin-Jui] Yes. It's me.

662
01:09:00,291 --> 01:09:02,208
[both chuckle]

663
01:09:03,250 --> 01:09:05,708
Did you get taller?

664
01:09:05,791 --> 01:09:10,000
[chuckles] I think you shrank, old man!

665
01:09:10,083 --> 01:09:12,750
[chuckles] Probably. Here, come sit.

666
01:09:17,916 --> 01:09:20,625
- How was your trip in?
- Not bad.

667
01:09:21,375 --> 01:09:24,833
New York is amazing.
Much more exciting than Maryland!

668
01:09:25,916 --> 01:09:28,916
Is the weather
always this nice in the spring?

669
01:09:29,000 --> 01:09:30,083
Usually, yes.

670
01:09:31,041 --> 01:09:33,708
Maybe I should spend more time here.

671
01:09:34,291 --> 01:09:36,125
- You definitely should.
- [chuckles]

672
01:09:36,208 --> 01:09:38,750
Hey, they have
spicy beef noodle soup here.

673
01:09:39,458 --> 01:09:40,625
Do you still like it?

674
01:09:41,416 --> 01:09:43,625
- Should we get some?
- Of course!

675
01:09:50,458 --> 01:09:51,541
This is delicious.

676
01:09:52,291 --> 01:09:54,916
You have such good Chinese food here.

677
01:09:55,000 --> 01:09:57,958
Yes. Another perk of living here.

678
01:10:01,291 --> 01:10:05,625
Should we run away without paying
like we did at Yuelu?

679
01:10:05,708 --> 01:10:09,500
It would be fun...
but I have money to pay now.

680
01:10:11,625 --> 01:10:13,375
You used to be so crazy.

681
01:10:14,375 --> 01:10:15,750
You were crazier.

682
01:10:15,833 --> 01:10:18,708
I was just doing crazy stuff
to impress you.

683
01:10:19,333 --> 01:10:20,541
You scared me.

684
01:10:21,458 --> 01:10:26,250
We were bad for each other.

685
01:10:27,500 --> 01:10:28,583
I don't think so.

686
01:10:34,208 --> 01:10:35,625
Can I ask you something?

687
01:10:36,875 --> 01:10:37,875
Of course.

688
01:10:40,250 --> 01:10:44,750
The day I left, I was in
the back of a car leaving town.

689
01:10:45,666 --> 01:10:48,916
I thought I saw you out the window.
Was that you?

690
01:10:52,458 --> 01:10:53,458
Yes.

691
01:10:56,041 --> 01:10:57,500
I thought it was you.

692
01:10:58,375 --> 01:11:00,958
But when I looked back, you were gone.

693
01:11:03,166 --> 01:11:05,125
I didn't know if I was dreaming or not.

694
01:11:08,125 --> 01:11:09,541
I saw you.

695
01:11:10,208 --> 01:11:15,291
But I couldn't bear to watch you go,
so I left.

696
01:11:18,041 --> 01:11:19,041
It's a shame.

697
01:11:22,541 --> 01:11:24,041
Can I ask you something?

698
01:11:25,458 --> 01:11:31,250
It's so long ago,
I feel like I can finally ask.

699
01:11:34,416 --> 01:11:36,791
Why didn't you tell me you were leaving?

700
01:11:37,625 --> 01:11:41,291
I had to find out where you went
from neighborhood gossip.

701
01:11:44,583 --> 01:11:46,083
What good would it have done?

702
01:11:47,125 --> 01:11:48,666
What would have changed?

703
01:11:52,125 --> 01:11:53,833
I guess we'll never know.

704
01:12:00,708 --> 01:12:03,166
You seem to have a good life now.

705
01:12:05,208 --> 01:12:06,291
It's not bad.

706
01:12:08,458 --> 01:12:10,291
My husband just retired.

707
01:12:10,375 --> 01:12:12,291
We have a lot of time on our own now.

708
01:12:14,083 --> 01:12:15,083
That's nice.

709
01:12:18,541 --> 01:12:20,041
- And you?
- Hmm?

710
01:12:20,125 --> 01:12:21,166
How are your kids?

711
01:12:21,250 --> 01:12:24,833
Good. Bobby has a band
that's done very well.

712
01:12:25,416 --> 01:12:27,541
He just got back from a tour in Europe.

713
01:12:29,208 --> 01:12:30,250
What about Angela?

714
01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:33,833
She's having a harder time.

715
01:12:34,416 --> 01:12:35,750
She works too much.

716
01:12:36,875 --> 01:12:38,555
She has trouble getting along with people.

717
01:12:39,583 --> 01:12:42,916
I don't know how to talk to her.

718
01:12:44,458 --> 01:12:45,583
She's very stubborn.

719
01:12:48,708 --> 01:12:50,750
You should know something about that.

720
01:12:50,833 --> 01:12:55,541
Maybe before she opens up,
she needs you to open up to her first.

721
01:12:55,625 --> 01:12:57,125
It's never too late.

722
01:13:00,416 --> 01:13:01,416
Mmm.

723
01:13:03,416 --> 01:13:06,458
This was fun. Thank you for lunch.

724
01:13:06,541 --> 01:13:09,666
You're welcome. It was good to see you.

725
01:13:14,875 --> 01:13:17,125
- [Yuan] Bye.
- Bye.

726
01:13:17,208 --> 01:13:18,958
[footsteps receding]

727
01:13:30,458 --> 01:13:32,458
[poignant music playing]

728
01:14:59,583 --> 01:15:00,958
[indistinct chatter]

729
01:15:09,833 --> 01:15:11,125
[in English] Hi, everybody.

730
01:15:12,250 --> 01:15:14,333
I just wanted to say a little something.

731
01:15:15,833 --> 01:15:19,208
As you know,
this hasn't been the easiest year for me,

732
01:15:19,291 --> 01:15:21,458
but it really means a lot
to see all your faces again,

733
01:15:21,541 --> 01:15:25,166
and be able to celebrate together.
Thank you so much for coming.

734
01:15:26,333 --> 01:15:27,833
Happy Chinese New Year.

735
01:15:27,916 --> 01:15:29,708
[all] Happy New Year.

736
01:15:34,166 --> 01:15:36,000
[imperceptible]

737
01:15:44,375 --> 01:15:47,208
Do you want anything else to drink? Wine?

738
01:15:49,958 --> 01:15:52,250
No. Tea's fine.

739
01:15:54,083 --> 01:15:55,083
Okay.

740
01:16:05,833 --> 01:16:07,958
- Here you go. Of course.
- [man] Thank you.

741
01:16:08,625 --> 01:16:10,726
I'm so glad you guys
could make it out here for the party.

742
01:16:10,750 --> 01:16:12,666
You should visit more often.

743
01:16:12,750 --> 01:16:16,208
It's hard for me to miss work.
My students miss me! [chuckles]

744
01:16:16,291 --> 01:16:18,333
I substitute for her sometimes.

745
01:16:18,416 --> 01:16:20,500
They love her.
They think she's very funny.

746
01:16:21,125 --> 01:16:24,291
I'm sure they do.
Are you guys traveling anywhere this year?

747
01:16:24,375 --> 01:16:27,166
For spring break,
we're gonna go to Costa Rica

748
01:16:27,250 --> 01:16:30,666
and then, in the summer,
we go back to Croatia.

749
01:16:31,208 --> 01:16:33,333
Wow! That sounds really fun.

750
01:16:33,416 --> 01:16:35,041
- Yeah.
- We can't wait.

751
01:16:35,125 --> 01:16:36,125
[Zhenzhen chuckles]

752
01:16:56,416 --> 01:16:57,625
[footsteps approaching]

753
01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:01,208
I thought you'd left.

754
01:17:02,666 --> 01:17:03,666
No.

755
01:17:14,791 --> 01:17:16,708
You don't have to help. I got it.

756
01:17:20,083 --> 01:17:21,083
It's okay.

757
01:17:53,666 --> 01:17:54,666
Thanks.

758
01:17:58,416 --> 01:17:59,500
I can do the rest.

759
01:18:00,125 --> 01:18:03,208
Why don't you go to the dining room?
I'll make us some tea.

760
01:18:06,333 --> 01:18:07,333
Okay.

761
01:18:48,250 --> 01:18:49,625
Mom seems happy.

762
01:18:52,333 --> 01:18:53,500
I'm glad for her.

763
01:18:58,750 --> 01:19:01,791
This is the first time
I've hosted this party by myself,

764
01:19:03,208 --> 01:19:04,333
without Eric.

765
01:19:08,833 --> 01:19:11,958
Sometimes, I wonder
if I'll ever find anyone like him again.

766
01:19:14,416 --> 01:19:15,833
When we were together...

767
01:19:18,166 --> 01:19:19,916
it just felt different.

768
01:19:22,208 --> 01:19:23,416
Do you know what I mean?

769
01:19:30,458 --> 01:19:31,458
[exhales]

770
01:19:34,791 --> 01:19:36,375
There was a woman once.

771
01:19:38,125 --> 01:19:40,166
I knew her before your mother.

772
01:19:42,666 --> 01:19:43,791
In Taiwan.

773
01:19:47,250 --> 01:19:48,708
I didn't know that.

774
01:19:51,583 --> 01:19:54,208
There are many things I never told you.

775
01:20:05,250 --> 01:20:07,166
What did you do after Mom left?

776
01:20:11,875 --> 01:20:12,916
I went home.

777
01:20:21,166 --> 01:20:23,166
[poignant music playing]

778
01:21:21,958 --> 01:21:25,166
[Pin-Jui in Mandarin] <i>My father died
when I was a year old.</i>

779
01:21:29,625 --> 01:21:33,791
<i>My mother left me with my grandparents,
who lived in the rice fields.</i>

780
01:21:54,083 --> 01:21:57,750
<i>I worked here with my mother
for several years.</i>

781
01:21:59,541 --> 01:22:05,833
<i>It was hard work,
but I was grateful that we were together.</i>

782
01:22:45,291 --> 01:22:48,083
<i>Your grandmother was a very strong woman.</i>

783
01:22:49,125 --> 01:22:50,208
<i>Like you.</i>

784
01:22:59,250 --> 01:23:02,916
<i>We walked home together
on this path every day.</i>

785
01:23:03,958 --> 01:23:10,916
[ TIGERTAIL ]

786
01:23:22,375 --> 01:23:24,333
This was our house.

787
01:23:35,166 --> 01:23:37,791
It didn't look like this
the last time I was here.

788
01:23:47,666 --> 01:23:49,458
There was a bar down there.

789
01:23:51,208 --> 01:23:55,333
The girl and I used to go there to dance.

790
01:24:00,541 --> 01:24:02,375
What was her name?

791
01:24:09,000 --> 01:24:10,000
Yuan.

792
01:24:15,166 --> 01:24:16,375
[crying softly]

793
01:24:29,416 --> 01:24:31,416
[poignant music playing]

794
01:25:15,000 --> 01:25:17,000
[poignant music playing]

795
01:27:05,291 --> 01:27:07,291
[piano music playing]