Now You See Love... Now You Don't (我愛扭紋柴)

My name is Wu, Shan-shui Wu.

But before I was 3,

I thought my name was "Don't cry".

Don't cry...

Laugh! You little devil!

See how happy the others are?

Why are you crying? I cost me $0.30 so you have to laugh!

Don't cry!

Okay, then let's go!

You little devil!

I have given my 30 cents.

Any more money wouldn't make you laugh.

Stop crying.

Don't cry.

Don't cry.

I always remembered wasting that $0.30.

So when I grew up,

I understood about life.

You pay to ride the horsy.

So you might...

as well enjoy the ride.

That's the old saying. Laugh while you ride.

Since then I've never cried.

Now, I am a happy man and everything's okay.

I have my homestead, with mountains and rivers.

I'm past 30 and I've got all...

Good! Lower class study the lesson.

Upper class do Geography.

Taiwan is in the tropics and shaped like a piece of ham.

Class rise for the village headman!

Good morning! Mr. Wu!

Sit down...

Good Grief! Why so few boys?

Their parents have gone to England to work.

So how many boys are left?

In the lower class, 2; upper class, 1; altogether 3.

My God! Far too few boys.

No teeth got a son a month ago.

I must go celebrate it in the ancestor temple.

Boys. Come with me to the temple for roast pork.

Girls, Go back home to work.

No more school today. Class dismissed!

Okay. Let's go.

Girls, don't forget your school bags!

Since my dad died in Holland,

I've got 61 votes and become village head.

I didn't bribe anyone.

Now I have an ancestral house a plot of land.

Three buffaloes, three fish pounds.

And a lot of village people help me.

Anyone like me should be satisfied.

I've forgotten to say.

I have a Benz too.

New boy, new boy.

New boy...

Music!

A little higher... okay.

No teeth, you've got a baby boy. Little No teeth.

Aha! A little prick! He's really a boy!

- He's a boy. Yeah! - He's a boy.

Here's a present for good luck!

Thank you, Mr. Wu!

When Firefly coming back from London?

Today. Dunno is picking her up at the airport!

She's good, gentle girl.

Why don't you marry her and have sons?

You think it's that easy, Dummy?

My name's Firefly Kwok, I'm from the country village.

But I hate people calling me bumpkin.

Three years ago I went with my dad to England.

Now my boyfriend wants me to come back.

But my best friend...

Dotty said that.

Don't go back to hometown.

A woman must have her own career.

and had my hair premed.

But the hairdresser said that...

The biggest obstacle in my career is my beauty.

Dunno,

why are all these old ladies staring at me?

I dunno!

Mind your own business!

Can't you recognize Firefly, Mr. Kwok's daughter?

We can't,

she's who?

Hey! is my hair okay?

Hey! is my hair okay?

To be honest, one side's high, one side's low.

And some of it,

is sticking out like grass.

That's just what I want, that's all right!

About 14 taels, less than 15 taels.

How many taels in a kilogram?

How should I know?

Well, who gives a damn anyway?

Who is this weird creature?

Hello, love!

Firefly, you're back from England?

You don't recognize me? Am I prettier than before?

Sure? You're so pretty even the dogs will bark.

You see.

- I've got something to tell you. - All right!

Is it the style in England?

to wear your bra outside?

What?

Why is your bra on the outside?

It's not a bra,

it's just the design.

What the hell is this kind of design.

Don't be nasty, I just got back.

Alright... don't be mad.

Dotty bas come from town to see you.

She's waiting for you at home.

I came right to see you, I haven't been home yet.

I know... why don't you go see your folks?

Hey! the dog's stealing the pork.

Catch her!

Damn it! What's going on here?

Grab her quick!

Jess... She won't bite.

Don't let her get away!

Mr. Wu, this is a ceremony.

You can't let a woman and her dog in!

This rukus is spiritually dangerous.

At the very least we'll all be sick.

- This's disrespectful to ancestors. - I know...

Dunno! Catch the damned dog!

I'm cathing it.

Don't move.

This dog wear me out!

What kind is it?

She's my little sausage dog.

What about eating?

She eats a lot. Why not?

I'm really worn out. These shoes are so tight.

Firefly, wait for me at home.

Can't you come with me?

I have to finish the ceremony.

Wow! You're such a big shot now, aren't you?

That's right! I'm the Headman of the village.

That means I've got to do things right.

- Dunno! - What now?

Take Firefly back to my place.

All right! Catch you later!

Hey! Haven't you see a woman before?

Why don't you go watch your mother peel onions?

Well, the place looks about the same to me.

Yeah!

- Hey, that's Shan-shui's land. - Right!

Let's go take a look.

Look, Jess,

This where our house will be. Isn't it beautiful?

You'll live here with both of us.

See? Isn't it nice?

Let's go see, okay?

You come here and see how beautiful.

We'll live upstairs and you'll live downstairs, okay?

We can play in the garden.

This tree's strange,

it grew around the old house.

Looks to me that the house grew around the tree.

Hey, stand still! I'm trying to focus.

Dunno!

- Dunno! - Yeah?

Are these guys building the house for us?

Right! But not for Shan-shui.

He's planning to sell the land.

What?

What are you doing?

You'd better ask him.

Hey, what's the scare here?

This is my galf. You are right out of order here.

So bugger off, wankers!

What kind of accent is that anyway?

I can't understand a word you're saying.

You mess with my land...

and I'll rip your nuts off.

Good Lord?

What kind of bird are you? Take it easy.

We only need a church.

You think it's funny, wankers?

Shut up! You stupid cow.

Who are you calling a stupid cow?

- I'm calling you a stupid cow. - I don't take no shit from you.

Mm! You have very lender feel.

And you smell delicious.

Please don't quarrel! Calm down!

Come here!

The guy is swearing at me.

No... they didn't mean it.

You two settle this between yourselves.

Anyway, it's three o'clock.

I know, Tea time.

I know... Dunno.

Take these gentlemen to tea, or noodles. It's on me.

Here,

the roast pork is for you.

Thanks!

Dunno, take three clothes home for me.

Thanks a lot.