Like a Flowing River (Da Jiang Da He / 大江大河)

~ Episode 28 ~

- Take it. - What are they?

Stop acting stupid.

Yu Shanqing's stuff. Please give it back to him.

Isn't Yu Shanqing in his room?

Oh, right. He's been really busy lately organizing the data. He might be getting off work a little late.

Tell him not to come see me again.

I don't want to see him anymore.

- Don't go! - Hey!

Hey, what are you doing? Are you really still good friends with that Yu Shanqing guy?

Cut from the same cloth?

I'm telling you, stop pestering Qiming. Or else, I'll teach you a lesson.

I'm not trying to pester. I just think—

What are you thinking? Do you need to think about other people's business?

Out of the way. How annoying.

Don't go! Listen.

Yu Shanqing isn't hiding from you on purpose.

We were comparing the data between the No. 1 and No. 2 Workshops.

He just saw I had a couple of new books in English, so he stayed to read them.

Who asked you about that?

I know you didn't ask.

I just saw that you were waiting for him at his room and you got mad when he didn't come. I—

Don't rile me up with those things.

Okay, okay. I won't say more. I'm just afraid there's been a misunderstanding between you two.

There are no understandings between us.

I just despise him. I don't want to have any contact with him.

Just tell him that.

Yu Shanqing isn't that kind of person.

How would you know what kind of person he is?

You guys shouldn't listen to the rumors and slanders going around.

Yu Shanqing and I were at university together. I understand very well what kind of person he is.

This is just because he's so busy.

It's definitely not because Chief Engineer Liu is out of favor so he is snubbing you or anything like that.

Qiming! Don't get so worked up.

Qiming, where are you going?

Qiming, where are you going?

Qiming, don't get worked up!

Are you going to find Yu Shanqing to clear things up?

How about I go with you?

Did you believe what he said?

I didn't believe it.

I'm telling you. Don't look at how young he is.

His way of thinking is more complicated than anyone else's.

Before Yu Shanqing, he pursued me.

I didn't accept him.

You think he said those things to stick up for Yu Shanqing.

Actually, it's a tactic to drive a wedge between us.

Just looking at him, I felt uneasy.

You wait!

Now what are you here for?

You...you are a no-good, shameless guy!

How can you say that?

Because you're full of twisted ideas!

Get out of here. I don't even know you. I don't want to talk to you.

- Go back inside. - Hey! I'm not willing to come back to your pigsty.

Go back inside.

I'm telling you. Liu Qiming couldn't put up with you before.

She won't put with you now and she won't in the future.

Yu Shanqing isn't a decent person. You're even more of a wretch.

Don't think that because Liu Qiming and Yu Shanqing have broken up you'll get an opportunity.

Frogs that want to eat swan meat.

I'm warning you, stay away from Liu Qiming!

What are you looking at?!

Let's go.

You haven't cursed me enough?

Say, technology specialist Song, what put you in such a temper?

Haven't you already been promoted? Why aren't you happy?

Who offended you? Do you want me to go straighten this out for you?

I'm not like that Chick Liu.

She's very shrewd.

Thank you.

I don't need that.

Make the ties sturdy. After I leave,

do as we discussed before and wait for my call.

Dongbao, be careful when you go there.

Guangdong Province is chaotic. It's not the same as here.

Right, Secretary. Don't let someone steal our products on the way to selling them.

Could you stop creating a more anxious atmosphere?

This isn't to create anxiety. It's reality.

I asked my classmate in Guangdong. He told me that

Fujian people are peddling recorders there.

Guangdong people have killed a lot of them.

Is that true?

Don't listen to the gossip of outsiders. Guangdong is also managed by Communist Party leaders.

Will they allow chaos?

- Brother, how about I go with you? - Good idea.

That's not necessary.

Don't stand around gaping. Get in the trucks.

Get in.

County Governor, people from the committee just called

to notify you that tomorrow afternoon there's a Party committee meeting

Secretary Ma is going to be promoted to the head of the city committee soon.

Meetings will more likely be more frequent lately.

Commissioner, I heard you're going to become the county secretary.

You can't count on rumors.

Moreover, things are always changing.

By the way, Xiao Chen,

I heard that Xiaoleijia has started an electric cable factory. What do you know about this?

I know a bit.

Xiaoleijia's electric cable factory was established using the equipment from our city's electric cable factory.

It's operating pretty well.

This Lei Dongbao,

ever since his wife died, appears to have settled down a bit.

Let's do this. Find some time to go check out the situation in Xiaoleijia these days.

- Report back to me. - Okay.

Hello, Secretary Xu.

This is Xiao Chen, Chen Pingyuan.

Come in.

Uncle Shui.

Kaiyan?

What's up today?

You're bringing me lunch? Why is it you bringing lunch today?

My brother is on a date.

My Mom says dating is rather important, so she sent me.

- Here. Have a seat. - Thank you, Uncle Shui.

Isn't your father in his office?

I knocked, but no one answered and the door is locked.

He's been adjusting equipment in the power workshop all day.

How about you go over there to see him?

He doesn't like me to go to the workshop. He just wants me to leave the food in his office.

Why?

He says it's not good for young girls to go into the workshop.

I just think he looks down on us.

This Old Cheng...

knows how to spoil his darling daughter.

Recently, my father has been spending whole day and night in the workshop.

He doesn't even have time to eat in peace.

It's true that your father is working really hard these days.

Is your Mom upset about it?

No, no.

My Mom just asks my brother and I to learn

from Uncle Shui and my father.

You've mastered the art of flattery too.

No. Hey, Uncle Shui, have you eaten yet? My Mom made spareribs today.

It's so delicious! Try some.

Hello.

- Secretary Shui? - That's me.

There's an urgent situation in the power workshop!

What's going on?

When they were testing the number three boiler, the pressure rose so fast. The safety valve almost came off.

Assistant Factory Director Cheng currently led some med there to do urgent repair.

I'll be right there.

Go back home and wait for your dad.

- He might come home very late tonight. - Okay.

Let me through.

What's the situation?

The pressure isn't coming down. They're troubleshooting right now.

What about Old Cheng?

He went in to help figure it out.

Why did he go in?

A lot of people are searching for the cause. He said that maintenance is his responsibility.

He insisted on going in. No one could stop him.

Is there a handle on it yet?

- Who else is inside? - Song Yunhui.

- Secretary Shui, it's too dangerous. - Secretary Shui, don't go in.

- Which boiler? - Number three boiler.

Secretary, should we evacuate?

Old Cheng and Song Yunhui are still inside.

Notify the comrades outside

- to prepare for evacuation. - Yes, sir.

Immediately evacuate!

Evacuate! Immediately evacuate!

Surely nothing will happen...

Master, evacuate. They're about to close the isolation door.

It's dropping.

It's really dropping.

Old Cheng! Little Song!

Old Cheng! Little Song!

Comrades!

The pressure has returned to normal. The alert has been removed.

- Let's rush over to see. - This is great.

How did it get resolved?

Yes, the alert finally was removed.

Old Cheng.

It's okay now.

You have worked hard.

It's Little Song who found the problem.

It's all thanks to him.

You're quite clean.

You look like a mud skipper.

Secretary Shui, I'm very dirty right now.

Kaiyan!

Dad!

Why are you here?

This is work area. Be careful of your actions. Stop acting like a child.

I don't care. You scared me earlier.

Didn't I say that you're not allowed to come to the Workshop? Why are you so disobedient?

Only now did I know why you won't let me come here. Your work is too dangerous.

I'll tell mom about it when I go home.

You mustn't tell your mother!

Why not? You're a great hero today.

Little kid, don't say nonsense. Everything today was the merit of Song Yunhui.

- Little Song. - Yes.

You worked hard today.

You're Song Yunhui?

Quickly go eat and return to your room to rest.

I'll go back now.

I'm here.

Village Chief, there are so many people who came today.

Okay already. It's a bit uneven.