Tiger Mom (虎妈猫爸)

Episode 15

- Class starts now. - Stand up!

Hello, Teacher!

Hello, students! Please sit down.

We'll continue learning Chinese today.

Please turn to page 63.

Let's start a new text.

It's called, 'On the Road'.

You're not to tell on me.

Your mom drove Miss Zhao away.

You're so mean.

Can anyone of you tell me what you see on the road?

Cars!

Qian Qian! What is the matter with you?

I've been waiting for you at the entrance.

All the other children left already!

What's wrong?

I don't like Mommy.

How can you say that?

Qian Qian?

I don't like Mommy. You drove Miss Zhao away.

All my classmates said so.

I don't like you!

Qian Qian, I hope that you can understand

I have your best interests at heart for all that I do.

You'll understand when you grow up.

What are you looking at?

You can't look at it! This is for Miss Zhao!

I won't show it to you!

I don't like Mommy!

Mommy is so mean!

Mommy is so mean...

Is Qian Qian asleep?

Yes.

She's not crying anymore?

She cried a bit before she fell asleep.

Qian Qian said that she hates me.

She said that I am mean.

All right now...

You want me to comfort you after coaxing our child.

I've never felt more despicable than I do now.

Why don't I go with you to the school to put in some good words for Miss Zhao?

I'll go alone.

All right, stop thinking about it.

Go to bed.

Supervisor Mei, I'm terribly sorry.

It has nothing to do with Miss Zhao that Qian Qian skipped class.

I was too subjective.

In fact, all the children like Miss Zhao a lot.

What about other parents?

They don't really know what happened.

I kicked up a fuss and they all joined in.

That's why I feel terribly sorry.

That's fine.

Don't reproach yourself too much on this matter.

Neither you nor me... none of the adults are as pure-minded as the children.

I'm sorry!

I'm late. I was held up at the office today.

Forget it.

When we were in school, you were always late.

Even if you weren't busy, would you really be on time?

That's not true.

Do you know why I asked you along today?

The exhibition that is on today is

John William Waterhouse's neoclassical paintings.

Do you remember it now?

Let's go.

Luo Qian Qian's mom.

Can I talk to you?

Sure.

This is what I practiced this month. Please take a look.

Miss Zhao, I'm a bit too straightforward.

I hope that you won't mind.

No, not at all. You were right and I understood.

I have all those bad habits that you told me about.

My dad used to me about them every day, but I still didn't correct them.

Only until I became a teacher and met you

did I realize how bad these habits are.

Miss Zhao, you're actually pretty adorable.

Perhaps it's because I'm a mother

that I get a bit crazy when it comes to my child.

No, it's because I met you

that I understand that in order to become a good teacher

I must not allow myself to make mistakes.

If I make any mistakes, it will affect the children easily.

If I influence the children in a bad way, then it's really serious.

I insisted on having you replaced because of that reason.

You had no idea how much we parents sacrificed to get our kids

into such a good school.

I understand.

I feel the same way.

When I was young, my dad used to lecture me all the time

but I never corrected any of my bad habits.

I've only been a homeroom teacher for a month

but I made up my mind to correct all those bad habits.

I've always been very timid.

I get nervous when I meet strangers.

I plucked up my courage to come and meet you.

I want to overcome my anxiety.

I'm thinking... Will you give me another chance?

These are all my certificates of my qualifications and awards.

Look, I won this award for a writing contest.

Then this one is for a mathematics contest.

And this is for outstanding class leaders.

This is the one for best student...

- And annual outstanding award... - Okay, that's enough.

I've even won scholarship in university.

Although, I spent all of that on food...

I know that these certificates don't mean much

but it shows that I can do well if I try hard.

How are you different from a child now?

I'll be honest with you.

When I didn't do well in my exams and ended up in a normal university

I wasn't very pleased about it.

I didn't want to be a teacher at all.

But since I started teaching Luo Qian Qian and her classmates

I find it very rewarding to be a teacher.

No other job pays and also gives you more than a salary.

Only being a teacher does.

Once, during arts class

the arts teacher asked them to draw me.

Then she showed them to me.

Every one of them drew me differently.

I'm tall, short, thin, and fat. I'm in all sizes.

If I'm not a teacher, no one would draw those for me.

That's true.

Here.

Luo Qian Qian drew this.

Look.

How did you pull out so many things from your bag?

I have a nickname.

I'm called Doraemon.

It's because I have a round face

and I can always pull out all sorts of things from my bag.

Before school started, I went to learn magic tricks

so that I can get close to the kids.

- I can show you a trick. - That's all right.

It's enough.

You still don't trust me, do you?

Forget it.

When I first became a teacher, no one thought I would do well.

My dad has already made plans for me

to study abroad after I graduate from university.

But I get nervous just thinking about studying in a foreign place alone.

I kicked up a huge fuss

so he agreed to get me a job.

But he was just trying to scare me a bit

to make me give up.

You don't plan on doing this job for good?

Of course, I do!

I wanted to do it for good since my first day teaching.

I'll die as a teacher of First Elementary.

I must impress my dad by becoming an outstanding teacher.

What is your plan now?

Since you're not satisfied with my performance

it means that I'm not doing well enough.

I've decided to keep practicing.

I'll work hard not to be timid and I'll work on my handwriting.

Then I'll come to see you again after a month to see if you're pleased with me.

If you're not, I'll keep practicing

and then I'll approach you again. You'll be pleased with me someday.

Miss Zhao, while you're working on improving yourself

what about my child?

No... I know that.

You don't want me to practice on your child. You find it uneasy.

I...

I'll visit the supervisor tomorrow and have him suspend me for a year.

I'll get the veteran teachers to counsel me.

I'll teach the children only after I've been counseled.

I won't hinder the children from a bright future. I...

What's the matter?

Did I... I know that I keep on blabbering non-stop.

My dad lectured me about this bad habit, but I've never corrected it.

Have I done wrong? I'm sorry!

Miss Zhao, will you listen to me?

Miss Zhao? Miss Zhao!

- Yes? - I'm sorry.

What?

What did you say?

I'm extremely sorry about giving a blow to your self-confidence.

Are you saying that you've accepted me?

You shouldn't be asking this question.

I should.

I still don't understand what you mean.

I mean... I'm sorry.

Can you accept me as a parent of your student?

Will you still be my child's teacher and let's forget about the dispute?

Let's start all over again?

You've accepted me?

I thank you for accepting me.

Thank you!

Are you all right?

That...

I have to pick up my child, so I'll leave now.

All right.

I... I won't give you a ride then.

What is it?

Tang Lin asked me out to an art exhibition.

What are you saying?

Why the heck are you laughing?