Lovestore at the Corner (Kang Nong Li De Na Jia Dian / 巷弄裡的那家書店)

Review

"In his fatal history,"

"had he been the only one at fault?"

"During those nineteen years of torture and slavery,"

"his soul..."

"both rose and fell at the same time."

Sis, ever since you left,

many people have changed.

Among all the things I've read,

your sister's piece had the most potential.

My sister is a writer?

I have to collect all her posthumous work.

It's not a posthumous work.

Xin Ni, did my sister ever mention anything about a completed manuscript to you?

"He also saw his life"

"continue to follow two sets of incompatible rules."

"Concealing his own identity,"

"to redeem his soul."

What type of person are you?

Why do you have the ability to calm a person down?

"Where your feet cannot reach, your eyes can go."

"Where your eyes cannot go, your soul can fly to."

Lovestore at the corner.

Book #6 -Coming!

The food here looks interesting.

What's wrong?

Are you still thinking about that fierce person?

That person really was too fierce earlier.

He should have been thanking me.

You didn't buy a single book from him. I should at least get one.

Quick, it looks good.

Thank God, I managed to collect some books today.

Otherwise it would have been a wasted trip.

Since we're on the topic, let me do some calculations.

Do these books meet the requirement of cost benefit?

This is worth NT$290.

This book is worth NT$300.

There's no business model for second hand bookstores.

Forget it.

Why are there so many people reading Murakami Haruki‘s books?

Of course.

Works of Murakami Haruki

are compulsory books for artistic youths.

Look.

Even if they don't read it, they can still hold it in front of their chest like this.

Miss, what book are you reading?

Ah, you're also reading Murakami Haruki's book?

Oh right! If things go according to what Liang Li Yun said, once you find your sister's manuscript,

then your sister will become the Taiwanese version of Murakami.

It's so cool.

But I'm quite curious about him.

Murakami Haruka, born in 1949,

he should be an old man already.

How could an old man write so many classic works?

It's super fascinating.

You've read Murakami's books before?

Yes, the "Norwegian Wood".

It was Mr. Wu Bai who introduced it to me. (Wu Bai is a Taiwanese singer, who has a song of the same title)

Are you a moron?

Hurry and finish your food.

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The books you collected this time are not bad. You've got a pretty good eye.

Then... it's my turn to see whether you have a good eye or not.

Who is he? What's his representative work?

Jean-Paul Sartre, “Being and Nothingness”.

An author that believes the philosophy of existentialism.

Then how about this?

What works does she have?

The author of "Murder on the Orient Express",

Agatha Christie.

Expert in writing novels about murders and crimes.

This one.

Dazai Osamu, "No Longer Human." Nicknamed the bearer of oriental decadent.

Then...

What about this writer?

What kind of novels do you think she writes?

Isn't that your sister?

Yes.

What type of books do you think she would write?

She's also a writer.

She wrote some stuff before.

These are essays she's written before.

Thank you.

Have you finished reading them?

Although I don't know who your sister is,

her essays are well written.

This is only a part of it. It's not completed.

There's more?

My sister has been missing for three years.

In these three years, we have never given up on finding her.

Although my mom could no longer take it,

my father still believes that

my sister is still alive.

Although you said you're Yang Mo Cheng,

and you have no memories of my sister,

I don't believe you.

I just don't want you to forget her.

In my memory,

I have never forgotten anyone.

Because I'm Yang Mo Cheng and not Xiang Shu Lei.

I don't care who you are, but I'm very certain

that you forgot this part of your memory on purpose.

I just don't get it.

Why are you not trying to find back your lost memories?

Why are you living as someone else?

Is it that great being someone else?

I understand how you're feeling.

The most painful thing about life is

your dearest person leaving you quietly

taking with them mysteries that will never be answered.

Are you talking about the memories of Yang Mo Cheng

or the memories of Xiang Shu Lei?

Oh right.

Leave work earlier today.

And also take a break on the weekends starting tomorrow. You can just come on Monday.

Also,

I kept a travel book for Ah Bi,

pass this to him when you go back.

I haven't seen Ah Bi recently, is he too busy at home?

It's OK.

Even though they've changed their restaurant to all you can eat for NT$199,

there still aren't many customers.

He's probably playing somewhere else.

I'll get going first.

Xiang Shu Lei!

Good bye!

Last month, you said this month,

and yet this month, you say next month.

Ah Yuan, I have to support my own family too.

If you continue to do this, what am I supposed to do?

Ah Qiang, we've been friends for so long.

You should give me some more time.

I will definitely return the money I owe you next month.

That's right. I'm so sorry. We really don't have enough money to pay you.

We initially thought that buffet for NT$199 will improve the business.

But look, there are no customers.

But you should at least pay me some first.

I can't survive either!

Else, are the three of us going to hug each other and jump off a building?

Ah Qiang, don't be like this. Give me three days.

Give me another three days, I promise I'll pay you.

Then we can pass this ordeal.

Please...

Alright! Three days will be it.

I will come and look for you after three days.

By then you have to return me back my money.

If not, and my wife becomes angry,

I will die too!

Okay.

Thank you...

Please...

Thank you...

Three days. Where are we going to find money in three days?

Otherwise what do you want me to say? He's already being very nice.

We owed him 3 months already, but he only comes to ask now.

Besides his business isn't doing very well either.

Mom! Can you please sign this?

My class is going to Taipei for a learning trip.

Remember to give me NT$1500 for the trip.

This punk,

can't you see that your parents are having money problems right now?

What are you so angry about?

How would I know that you're having money problems?

If I can't go, then so be it! I'll just stay at this damned place for the rest of my life.

Ah Bi, I didn't ask you to not go! Ah Bi!

Ah Bi!

Ah Bi!

Ah Bi!

Ah Bi!

Liu Ah Bi!

Do you know I've been looking for you for ages!

Your parents are so worried about you!

So what? If they want to worry, let them worry!

In any case, I don't want to go home!

Say that again!

That house is like a hell anyway, I don't want to stay there anymore!

I don't care. Go home now!

I don't want to!

Mo Cheng, it's not fair!

She keeps bickering with me.

There's no such thing. The loser has to go home.

Concentrate. If I score again, the competition is over.

When you're finished drinking, come home with me.

No.

Then where do you want to go?

I want to quit school and work in Taipei.

Say that again!

What's wrong with you? Like it's any of your business.

Say it again, what do you mean by that?

Why do you want to quit school?

It's easier to find a job in Taipei.

I want to earn some money and feed my family.

After I've got a stable job, I will bring my parents over.

If they want to continue working,

I will set up a store for them by the streets.

When I earn enough money, I'll take them to Greece to see the sea,

to Hokkaido to see the snow.

I have so many things I want to do.

So it was like that...