Tiger Mom (虎妈猫爸)

Episode 36

Supervisor Bi, your brother is here.

Fill this out.

I asked a friend to get you a job.

You have to go to the interview today.

Express mail sorting?

Did you get this wrong, Sis?

This is a waste of my talent.

I'm meant to do great things.

How can you be so shameless?

I thought that after what happened, you would have learned a lesson.

I want her dad to regret it.

He almost missed out on a son-in-law who is going to be famous like Bill Gates!

As if!

If you say such words again, I'll whip your mouth rotten.

From now on, I want you to be honest and start working earnestly.

All your earnings should go to Luo Dan apart from basic expenses.

- That is a collaboration... - Sit down!

I've calculated it. You have to account for half of the responsibility.

That's 400,000 RMB dollars.

If you pay her back forty thousand a year, you can clear the debt in ten years.

As your sister, I'll also help you.

So we'll try to pay back in three to five years.

This is a three-shift job.

I've signed you up for an open university in your free hours.

Get a diploma.

Sis, what are you doing?

I'm not trash.

As long as I get a chance, what's 400,000 dollars?

I can pay back 800,000 in a year!

What's more, I already told Zhao Jia Le

that I'll do my best to earn money now.

I'll go abroad with her.

I'll pay for her expenses.

So that she can live on nothing?

Don't you get it?

She's already sick of you! Do you know that?

Sis, you went to see her?

Bi Ran, listen up.

I'm not trying to scare you.

You and Zhao Jia Le are two different kinds of people.

She hasn't come to her senses yet.

Have you considered what the consequences are when she sees right through you?

What would happen once a woman loses her trust and admiration for a man?

Hello, Mom?

What did you say?

Mom, you and Dad are staying with us just fine.

Why did you have to leave?

Your dad won't let me tell you.

I'm telling you this in secret.

Get Dad on the phone.

Comrade Yang Guo Hua, leave now!

All right, I'm coming!

Your dad said that he's left home for such a long time.

He misses home so he wants to take a look back home.

All right, that's it. Goodbye.

Hello? Mom?

They left?

Yes.

We're now free.

Fill out your form now!

Here, wipe off your sweat.

You sweat so much?

It's quite hot.

This is your towel?

How can you still use it?

Why are you so polite?

I'll keep this blue one just for you then.

I'll get myself a new one.

That... It's almost all tidied up.

You flew ten-some hours already.

I... I'm heading home first.

I've already ordered food. Why don't you stay for dinner?

Sure.

I was in great despair when I saw my house flooded.

Luckily, you're here with me.

Luo Su.

You don't understand how it feels.

You're so manly today. You make me feel safe.

You made it sound as if I'm not manly normally.

But you rarely show this side of you to me.

Thank you, Luo Su.

Anyone in my position would have helped you.

There's something that I have to tell you.

I thought that I'd never say it.

Do you know what I've been doing for the past few months?

I was fighting for my daughter's custody.

Your daughter?

You... Aren't you single?

I'm sorry.

I didn't want to tell you

that I had an unsuccessful marriage.

I thought that I can always remain pure and beautiful in your mind.

What exactly happened?

When I went abroad

I had wanted to contact you.

A woman pursuing further studies and working part-time jobs abroad...

You have no idea how hard that was.

I had thought of coming back to you so many times.

But you had already married Bi Sheng Nan.

I'm not afraid of hardships.

But I'm very scared of the dark.

Once after I just moved

the water and power were suddenly cut off.

I sat trembling in the corner.

You don't understand how that feels.

When it couldn't be worse or more difficult for me

he showed up by my side.

I held on to him like a lifesaver.

But I knew that I didn't love him.

But he was the only one who would care about me and help me.

I couldn't turn him away.

You could have at least called to let me know how you were.

What could you do?

Would you abandon Bi Sheng Nan to come looking for me?

When I got on the plane to leave

I already gave up on you.

Qian Qian!

The watermelon at Grandma's is big and sweet.

Have some watermelon, Darling.

I'll have it later.

Your parents really went home?

Your dad didn't say a word when he left?

My dad didn't even tell me that they were leaving.

My mom called me in secret.

Yes, he didn't have anyone to talk to here.

He has his friends and old colleagues to talk to.

That will ease him a bit.

Mom, don't be mad at my dad.

He's also very anxious.

I'll also keep an eye on Bi Ran to pay Luo Dan back the money.

What are you talking about? We're family.

What money? Pay back?

I'm sorry. I said those words in a fit of anger as well.

Because Qian Qian cried and screamed

it got me in a bad mood.

Don't tell her dad about what I said.

Mommy, I saw Granddad this morning.

Qian Qian, you don't want watermelon?

Hurry up and go to your room.

Go and tidy up your text books.

Your dad came over this morning to drop her backpack off.

Right?

One... two... one...

Have some watermelon.

My ex-husband and I never communicate.

We shared almost nothing in common.

Sometimes, we barely even said a sentence to one another.

I tolerated it for a long time for my daughter's sake.

But I felt like I was living in a grave.

When my daughter was seven years old like Qian Qian is now

I told my daughter the truth.

I told her that Mommy wants to leave Daddy

to lead a new life.

I was eager to get back, so I didn't have the time nor energy

to fight for her custody.

So this matter was delayed.

Why didn't you tell me about any of this last time?

I told you that I want to lead a new life.

At that time, I just wanted to flee from that home.

I was suffocating.

I didn't want to spend another day there.

But my daughter just started going to school

I couldn't abruptly pull her from her life and studies.

These are the clothes that I bought for her.

Whenever I get to a new place, my favorite hobby is to

shop in children's wear.

When I was picking out these clothes

I felt as if my daughter was with me.

I wrapped up these clothes and sent them to her.

I thought that I could see her in them when I video-called her.

But little did I know that her dad didn't give her any of them.

He actually... gave them all back to me.

I dreamed so many times of my daughter calling out to me.

I reached out to touch her face

but when I jolted awake, all I touched was a cold, hard bed.

Whenever I fixed a time to call her

I'd always set aside my time in advance.

I'd turn off my cell phone

and wait for her in front of my laptop.

But what about her?

She would suddenly tell me that she already had a date with classmates

or that she was going to mow the lawn with her dad.

At those moments, my heart seemed to have frozen.

Who can I say this to?

Who can I say this to?

Didn't you say that you had burnt all these photos?

You've still kept them?

When I was at my worst

I could only talk to this man on the photo.

I could only talk to you.

I flew back because I want to see you.

All I could think of was you.

I only just realized who truly is that person I really cared about.

I really don't want to wander around in this world alone anymore.

If I had chosen to stay with you then

I wouldn't have had to go through so much pain.

Luo Su...

You and Bi Sheng Nan have the same problem.

We have no problems. We're doing quite well.