The Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢)

Sparkling gold on a river blue

A lonely lady on a desolate boat

The sadness of departure is yet to disperse

The boat has already traveled from hills to hills

Lin Daiyu arrived Jingdu sad and sick;

Untouched by the sights and sounds of the land of wealth

A tough fate for a delicate lady

She now comes to the House of Rong...

often frequented by the rich and powerful

A house heavily guarded

A house luxuriously decorated

A house of which they say is the grandest on earth

Miss Lin is here

Miss Lin

The Ladies miss you a lot

They will be here very soon

This way please

You must be very tired

Miss Lin

Miss Lin is so pretty, so charming

Lady Matriarch is here

Oh, my granddaughter has come

Sweetie!

Grandma

My poor child, get up

Help her to get up

You`ve grown up

Let me introduce to you

This is your second uncle`s wife

Hello, Aunt

You must be very tired

Come and get some rest

That`s right, come, come

Take all these to the backyard

Sit down

Who`d have thought that your mother would pass away...

at such young an age...

Mother, take it easy

This is beyond anybody`s control

Look, Daiyu is just like a weed in the wind

Don`t mention the sad past anymore

Very true. Your father wrote us that...

you`ve been unwell

Are you feeling better now?

Same old story, I get better on and off

I`ve been on medication the whole trip here

What kind of medicine is it?

Ginseng pills

Same for me

Zhenzhu, ask them to make some more of these

Yes, Milady

Oh, so Miss Lin is here already

Oh dear, oh dear!

You see, l`m terribly late

... in coming to see our young cousin

Cousin Lin, how are you?

You don`t know her yet

She is the famous shrew in the house

They call it Hot Chilly in Nanking

You can call her Chilly Feng

She is the wife of your Cousin Lian

Her name is Wang Xifeng

Cousin

Never mind the etiquette

You`re such a beauty

No wonder our granny praises you so much

... in front of the others.

It`s a pity!

Your mother passed away too soon

Fate is so cruel to my poor cousin

Feng, hardly have the tears stopped...

and you`re here to start it again

Oh, it`s all your fault

Oh my!

I`m so concerned about Cousin ever since I saw her

That I forgot even our Lady Matriarch

My fault, my fault

Cousin, this is your home now

Don`t be shy, whatever you need

You just need to tell me

If the maids are not good enough, just tell me so

And l`ll see to it that everything is put right

Thank you so much

Don`t mention it

Jinchuan

Yes

Have you cleaned up the rooms for...

Miss Lin and her attendants?

It`s all been cleaned up

Xueyan, come to greet Lady Matriarch

My greetings to you

Good

Greetings to you, Lady Wang

That`s good. Enough

Daiyu, so you brought along just one maid?

Yes, grandma

I`d say she`s too young to serve you well

Let`s see if I can give you someone...

from the mansion

Zijuan, from now on you`ll be serving Miss Lin

She`s a bit frail, you have to be attentive

Yes, Milady

Hey, Baoyu is back

Brother Bao is back

Greetings to you, Grandma

Alright

Greetings to you, mother

How come you`ve returned so late?

I...

Lady Matriarch, Baoyu...

Shut up, Qingwen

Xiren, what was it that delayed him?

Master Bao ran into some officials...

when he came out from the temple

He got together with them for a while

Hence the delay

If something like this happens again...

you`d better send someone home to let us know first

Okay, okay

Baoyu, we have a guest here

Go to meet your Cousin Lin

Cousin Lin

That`s right. Go meet with Cousin Lin

See Cousin Lin

I`ve seen this cousin before

There you go bluffing again

Cousin Lin comes from the south

How could you possibly have met her?

Even so, she still looks very familiar

It`s as if l`ve known her for a long time

That`s good, you won`t feel uneasy being with her...

from now on

Why are you standing? Have a seat

Come, have a seat

Xiren, Qingwen, go get some tea

Madam Jia, come please sit here

Cousin, let`s sit here

Please

Cousin, have you studied?

For a year

May I know your name?

Daiyu

And your good name?

I don`t have one

Oh! Okay, l`ll give you one

Pinpin

Brother Bao, what does it mean?

According to the book, there is a stone named Dai

It can be used for painting eyebrows

She`s got perfect eyebrows, wouldn`t the name fit her?

You`re making up tales again

Lots of things are being made up except the Four Books

Smarty pants

Cousin, do you have any jade?

What jade?

A jade like this

No, I don`t

No?

Your piece of jade is a very precious one

Of course not everybody can have it

What`s so precious about it?

It can`t even tell the nature of a person

What`s so good about it? Even I don`t want it

Baoyu...

Baoyu, you can leash your anger on anyone

But not on that piece of jade!

That`s right

None of the sisters got that jade except me

What`s the sense in that... now the fairy-like cousin

... is here and not even she`s got the jade

So you can tell it`s not a good thing

Baoyu, put it back on and don`t let your father know

That`s right. Be good, put it on again

Look Granny, he`s lost his temper again

Well, well

Brother Bao, come, put it back on

No

Cousin Lin, why are you crying?

It`s all my fault, I came here and roused your anger

So much that you even threw away the jade

No, it`s not your fault at all

Okay, l`ll put it back on

That`s the right thing to do

Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu

Destined to meet from afar

Endless joy sprung from countless days together

As the couple grew closer to each other

Day and night, night and day

A moment apart turns sour a heart

As weak as she is

He is as thoughtful as one can be

Comfort comes in as the best cure

The snow melts out as spring draws near

Young love blooms warmly

The brocade flower blooms forth putting a new colour

Then arrives the new relative Xue Baochai

An impressive figure to everyone low and high

A banquet set and family ties reset

A gift present and people`s heart on her is set

The maids are joyful and grateful