Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart

Hmm?

Well, brother-in-law, did you get everything?

Ah.

It's so nice outside.

You shouldn't stay indoor all the time.

Another family moved out here from Chinatown.

How do you know?

Look at the plum blossoms in their window.

Hey, Geraldine, you want some of this?

No, thanks.

I bought it at the new store down the street.

Okay. Get some later.

Oh. Okay.

Okay.

Oh.

Very heavy.

That's it.

You get it.

Up and away.

It's rolling to Brown at third base, who picks it up.

No throw. Everybody's safe.

The bases are loaded for Pedro Guerrero.

That was a shot that hit Riley...

... in the foot.

So Brewer moves to third, Sax to second.

Gary Iacini out of the Giants dugout.

So too is Danny Ozark,

wanting to check on Riley, who is in pain.

But, uh, Riley's gonna stay in and he's gonna face Guerrero.

With the bases loaded and two out.

Oh, Geraldine over there, huh?

She's, uh, helping me modernize the place.

Taking out all the records.

- Even Iron Butterfly. - Hey, that's my favorite.

Oh, me too.

- Hey, Mom. - Hi.

Your dinner's ready.

I'll heat it up for you.

My arm has been bothering me.

- Did you take your pills? - Yeah.

Here's the lucky money.

This is the best baby.

- Ooh. - Thank you.

Wow. Oh, yeah, oh, yeah.

Okay.

Uh, I brought some lucky money, too. One for everyone.

- Ah. Mmm. - Eliza.

- And mommy. - Thank you.

Linda.

And Kevin.

Oh, we still get one too, huh? Can you afford this?

Yeah, Uncle, you are a stingy one.

- Yep, there's a quarter in mine! - Oh!

Actually, he doesn't have to give us anything. He's not married.

- Oh. - Aw.

Come on. Come on. Everybody, eat.

- Okay. - Yeah, yeah.

- Yeah, let's eat. - Looks good.

Look at this stuff, though. At least Dad used to cook a ham.

Kevin.

Everybody eats two bowl of rice. Two.

That's right. Eliza, you have to eat two bowls of rice, okay?

Eliza, you have to every grain of your rice.

If you don't, you'll marry someone with a smallpox face.

Who is that?

Give Grandma a kiss.

Bye.

- Goodbye. - Yeah, we'll go now.

- We have a long drive home. - Yeah.

- Okay, bye. - Bye-bye.

Bye.

Don't forget Uncle's birthday.

Oh, yeah, Uncle's birthday. We'll see what we can do about it, okay?

- Yeah. All right. - Ready to go?

- Yeah, yeah. - We gotta get the show on the road.

Thank you, thank you.

- You staying here tonight? - No, no.

- I go back to the bar to blow firecracker... - Oh.

- ...and scare away the evil spirits. - Okay.

- Kevin's gonna take me home. - All right.

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.

You gonna come with me now?

Yeah! Oh, you better stay with your mom. All right. Take care.

Come here. I'll fix your hair.

Oh, Mom, her hair is not messy. It's curly.

Just like fat-choy, huh?

Yeah.

Well, we better go. We gotta get you to dance class.

Happy new year.

Happy New Year, Auntie Mary.

How was your New Year's dinner?

Mei-Mei and Joan never agree. She's driving me crazy!

Even if they want to get married,

they don't want to give a banquet.

Kids today! Where do they get their strange ideas?

They just want to party in the park.

They call it an "open air" wedding.

Where people just wander around back and forth.

The young don't understand the importance of a proper wedding.

It's such a bad feeling to argue in a new year.

How was your New Year's dinner?

Just as usual. Kevin's whole family came back.

And Amy was here, of course.

Everybody ate, and everybody left.

Everybody is busy. Everybody has important things to do.

This year I took Polaroids.

See? Just like the real thing.

Write your name on the bottom.

It will be yours.

This one's for Amy.

Lots of thirsty customers at the bar?

Oh, we did okay.

Isn't this number funny?

I — I thought we made more last month.

You must have given free drinks to your friends every day.

You're giving away our ice too?

Hmm.

Oh. Geraldine.

So, you must be tired after a long day.

- I went to the travel agency. - Oh?

- China tour. - This is a good tour.

You're having your finals then, aren't you?

Your orals?

Your mother's just like those old people in Chinatown.

Thinks she has to go to China to pay her last respects.

She showed me her jewelry again.

She's not going to show it to me again. Gives me the willies.

This year she even has Polaroids.

- You're kidding. - Mm-mmm.

Ooh. Here's a good tour.

Look.

And I can go with you then, see?

It's too early. I have to pass my test first.

You've been here 40 years.

Now you have to hurry to become an American citizen?

Mom, you don't have to do that to go back to China.

No. I go back, I want to be American.

They're going to ask you in English.

- Yeah. I study all day. - Okay.

Who was the first president of the United States?

What?

Say it again.

The first president of the United States. Who was he?

What?

You are not asking it correctly.

Ma, that's the easiest one.

What does it say in the book?

"... president of the United States..."

George Washington!

Okay. Very good.

- Here. You take it in, Mom. - You carry it out.

No, I don't wanna take it in. They're gonna ask me the same old thing.

"When are you gonna get married?"

Oh, no. They wouldn't!

Where are you? Let's play.

Ah. Oh.

Congratulations.

Yes, this is a congratulations cake to Mom.

When we eat your cake? Huh, Geraldine?

Well, don't you like this cake?

No, Geraldine.

We want your wedding cake.

The one that smells so good and make your mama so happy.

Well, would you like me to cut this cake now?

No, no, not now. We haven't finished our game.

Okay. I'm just going to leave it on the table.

- Good luck, everyone. - Thank you.

All boys, all girls.

You can't force them on anything.

They even get married at their own pace.

Everything is freedom, freedom, freedom.

You can't rush, rush, rush, rush them anymore.

In America, anything is possible.

I won. Give me my money!

How the hell did you win?

I had the best hand!

You're so busy rush, rush, rushing. You rushed your good hand away.

Why didn't you tell me? We should help each other out.

Shut up! Give me your money!

Let's push these piles a little faster, ladies.

And turn 'em over.

Oh.

Oh, my God! No potato chips in the game!

Get that out of there!

Hey, I like them Venetian blinds you got on there, girl.

You're the one who gave them to me!

I go like this.

Okay, back to business! Let's play or eat.

Let's eat.

Where are you guys going to dinner tonight?

Some place where Max can eat a lot.

So you like Max better than Henry?

Well, look at it this way.

Max is not Chinese.

Chinese men are too sei baan.

- Sei baan ? - Yeah, sei baan.

You know, deadwood, dead board.

- "Deadhead." - Deadhead.

You know, Chinese men are real deadwoods when they're married to Chinese women.

All they care about is their sons and which movies to Betamax.