Tiger Mom (虎妈猫爸)

Episode 10

Grandpa, where are we going?

Where there is a crowd of people.

There are too few people around. Let's go.

Grandpa, I don't want to walk anymore.

No, I have to rid you of your bad habit!

Let's go.

Let's go!

Where are all the people?

Good, there are a lot of people here.

This is it. Let's go.

Here, go inside.

This is the place!

Listen to me. We will sing in this place.

I'll take you home once you finish singing the song.

Sing now.

Treat all these people as if they are fruits and vegetables.

You're here alone. Sing!

Little crayon in floral clothes...

It's so pretty in red, blue, yellow, and green.

That's it.

She loves to meddle.

I thought that she's seen a friend.

She's like me, right?

It's so pretty in red, blue, yellow, and green.

Wait a minute! You're singing too softly!

Louder!

Sing!

- Little crayon... - Smile.

Sing!

Look straight ahead.

It's so pretty in red, blue, yellow, and green.

Very good! You've improved!

Isn't that Qian Qian?

Louder.

- It's so happy! - Very good!

You draw the sun, and I drew the national flag.

We love you, our country.

Very well done!

Louder! Sing again!

See? Everyone is clapping!

Little crayon...

Why did you bring so many things here to visit?

- It's just a token of appreciation. - Let me have a look.

This is such an old brand. We had this when we were kids.

- You're too awesome to even find it! - Sheng Nan, why is your

mother-in-law so talkative?

Don't let her hear you.

She's not like this every day.

It's hard on you to raise Qian Qian.

She's our granddaughter, it's our duty.

We live too far away.

We would like to do more for them, but we couldn't.

For example, we bought her animations and learning materials.

If I were here, I could have made her watch it every day.

You're right.

This child loves to watch those cartoons you bought her.

Am I right, Qian Qian?

But why did Qian Qian tell me that you've kept them away?

Me? Where?

- How is that possible? - I've watched all of them.

A child's education at a young age is very important.

We should sit down and have a discussion about this topic.

Have a seat.

Sure.

Luo Su has brought you tea.

Have a seat.

- Qian Qian's Grandma? - Yes?

I haven't seen you for years

but why haven't you changed at all?

No, you've changed.

You've become even younger!

You're so good at chatting! You're even better at it than young people!

I didn't change a bit? You said that I didn't change?

Aren't you looking quit good yourself?

She's two years older than me.

But she looks younger than me, right?

Don't flatter me!

You look much younger than me!

Mommy, Grandmother said that Granny aged so much.

When did I say that?

When did I say that?

Child's talk.

I don't mind.

Can you take a child seriously?

Grandmother said that I've aged a lot?

It's okay. Here, let's have tea.

Let's not chat here?

Let's chat while we eat?

In order to treat you to this meal, I've been busy all day. This way, please.

Okay, let's have dinner.

We're old now, so we don't have much appetite.

Any food is fine.

- In the future... - Dad, sit over there.

Don't fuss over this all day long. Just let me know.

I can come over earlier to help you with cooking.

That's right.

The food's gone cold.

I know that it's hard to get seafood in your town.

Luo got his old comrade to send this over by air from Guangzhou.

Look at these weird seafood.

It's usually too extravagant for us

so I don't know how to handle them either.

You want to help me with it? I had to ask around to get a few dishes done.

I'm really not sure if it's to your taste.

Try them later.

Sheng Nan, why is your mom so polite? She wanted to help me out.

Would she be able to help me?

Fine, she can help us with it, but we won't be having this meal now.

We'll be having it tomorrow night, right?

That is true.

We've never seen seafood all our lives.

- Here! - Let's dig in!

Let's have dinner!

Dad, have a crab.

I'll get you one.

- Have a crab. - Scallops.

- There's more meat in the legs. - Okay...

Dad, this one has more meat.

Okay.

Have more.

I got so much food.

But I don't know how to eat them.

Just eat like how you would at home.

All right, here I go then.

Here! My in-law, try it.

Try my finest Tie Guanyin tea.

Thank you.

- Dad. - Here.

Have some tea.

My throat is too dry from eating all that food.

Is the food to your liking?

Honestly speaking, it is tasty

but it was a lot of work.

I prefer to drink in gulps and chew on meat.

Has anyone of you heard about chewing on fish?

No, right?

It's too troublesome to pick out the fish bones.

Look, here it is again.

Sure, I'll get Luo Su's mom to make you more meat next time.

That's not necessary.

When you have the time, come over to my place.

I'll get my wife, comrade Yang Guo Hua, to make you braised meat.

Her braised meat is the best.

Only meat in our town has that flavor.

Sure, we'll definitely visit.

Okay.

In-law, how long will you be staying this time?

I'm now retired anyway.

I have plenty of time.

In-law, I plan to help Sheng Nan with educating Qian Qian this time.

That child is now loaded with all sorts of bad habits.

If we don't correct her in time...

- Dad! - it will be too late.

What Dad means, what my father-in-law means is that

Qian Qian picked up some bad habits at the kindergarten.

Right, Dad? That's what you mean?

Exactly.

Dad, weren't you teaching Qian Qian the ancient poems?

Tell my father-in-law about this plan of yours.

I drafted this long-term plan for Chinese studies for Qian Qian.

Qian Qian's grandma! You've been busy all day!

Here, let me wipe that.

No, Qian Qian's grandma. I should clean my own stove.

Let me introduce you to it.

This is the latest gas stove, it has a gas leak alarm.

It's very expensive.

That's why I clean it myself every day.

Leave me to this.

All right then! I'll do the dishes for you.

You don't have to! You're our guest!

How can I let you do dishes?

- It's fine! I can do it. - Let me do it then.

- I told you to let me do it. - Sheng Nan. What are you doing?

Your mom is here, and you said that you'll do this chore.

You make it seem as if I had you slave away in the kitchen and we all bully you.

My goodness! Listen to yourself.

Sheng Nan is your daughter-in-law so she should do the chores.

But now that I'm here today it's only right that I dote on my own daughter.

I'll do all her chores today.

Her chores?

You can ask Sheng Nan. Have I ever got her to do any chores?

Sheng Nan, tell her.

Mom, you're particularly nice to me.

Why don't we work as a team?

My mom will do the dishes and I'll rinse them.

My mother-in-law puts them back. This is much more efficient, right?

This is good. Okay!

Qian Qian's grandma, put on rubber gloves when you do the dishes.

Detergents can be corrosive.

It's bad for your skin. Sheng Nan! Look at your mom's hands!

They are so badly hurt!

I have such coarse skin, it doesn't matter.

What's with rubber gloves?

How about washing the pot for me first?

This one has no grease so you can wash this first.

Sure!

Qian Qian's grandma!

How can you scrub that non-stick pot with scrubber?

That has the Korean patent!