Spring Tide (春潮)

Thank you.

I'd just like to know how such a despicable man ever got past the education department!

What do you plan to do about it?

Our kids are all in hospital. How can they go to school?

What would you do if it were your child?

He's caused the children so much harm.

We're just here to solve the problem. We're just here to solve the problem.

They're being ruined by this kind of scum teacher!

Once the media reports this story,

it will negatively affect the futures of our children!

I've thought about that, too,

but legal sanctions aren't enough.

We need the media to get the story out there and promote it to the masses.

Only then will people take this issue seriously.

Legal punishment is enough.

All we want is to put that scum behind bars.

This hasn't been widely reported yet, so very few people know about it.

If it does get reported, everybody will know.

How will the kids be able to handle it all?

Are the children the ones who cannot handle it

or are you? These are separate matters.

Don't worry about this.

When we report it, we won't use your real names.

We always use pseudonyms, okay?

That goes for both parents and children.

I assumed that all of my students like me.

If a single one of them didn't like me, they would've told me.

I didn't force them to do anything.

They did it out of their own free will.

If you don't believe me, you can ask them.

I am extremely confident about this.

Stop! Stop!

Lao Zhou, you're too slow.

You need to pick up the pace!

Come on, let's listen to the tune!

Let's hear the original again.

Can you turn your phone off?

Sorry.

And you two!

Can you stop speaking?

I would like to remind everyone.

We need to focus when we're rehearsing.

Performance day is just around the corner.

In the past years, our community has always ranked among the top three.

We don't have as many participants this year,

and we have less time to rehearse.

Shouldn't we work even harder?

All right. Let's restart.

My Motherland and I are like mother and son.

Stepping over the threshold,

walking the streets,

my mother's hand is tightly in mine.

Mother takes good care of me.

What are you doing?

Can't you see all these people here?

How can you smoke here?

What's wrong with you?

The room's flooding.

What's wrong?

Didn't you fix it?

I don't know what happened either.

All right, stop!

All right, let's stop rehearsal here today.

Take your belongings with you and make sure you don't forget anything.

Don't leave anything behind. Otherwise, you may not find them again.

I'll announce our next rehearsal time in our chat group, okay? If our community reconstruction is still not complete by then,

we'll have to squeeze in here again, okay?

Okay!

- See you! - You haven't forgotten anything, have you? Goodbye!

Careful! Careful!

Bye!

Come on, let's go pick up the kids.

- Who's going my way? - Come on.

Did you use the wrong knives and cutting boards?

One is for cutting vegetables and the other is for meat.

I know. I wouldn't get it wrong.

Also, go easy on the salt when you cook.

Okay. We'll make it less salty.

Wanting is back.

I brought her back home for you!

There you are. Thank you!

- You're welcome! You're welcome. - Bye!

Granddaughter, you've returned?

-Hi, Grandpa Zhou! - Hello.

Change into slippers.

I've been eating exclusively vegetables for three days.

Look how flat my belly is.

Nonsense!

You think I don't know what you ate for lunch?

You have the eyes of a hawk and ears of a wolf.

You're aware of everything I eat.

Mom, you're hiding again?

Wanting!

Come over here. Say hello to Great-Aunt.

Are you the great-aunt who is going to become a nun?

My granny's very jealous.

You're so rude! Bow to your great-aunt.

No need.

You get some rest. Dinner will be ready soon.

All right. Go ahead with your work.

You're all grown up!

You used to be so small that I could hold you in my arms.

- Which year are you in? - Year Four.

Look. Great-aunt has a gift for you.

Come. Let me put it on you.

It's the Thousand Armed Buddha of Mercy?

When can I see your fingers?

Do you have to pray to Buddha every day

and ask him to help you not lose your fingers?

You're both right and wrong.

Burning your fingers as an offering for the Buddha is a sign of respect.

It must hurt like hell.

My granny doesn't need to do that.

If she did this, I wouldn't allow it.

She always said that if I didn't exist, she would've become a nun long ago.

I assume that if she became a nun and went to paradise, all of her fingers would be gone.

Buddha would take one look at her and see a handicapped old lady.

"How pitiful. I'll take her in."

Cheeky little pixie! Your words make me laugh.

Then I'll get going.

I have some leftovers from lunch.

Mom!

Dinner's ready!

Promise me you won't drink too much.

Don't worry, I won't drink anything.

I'm helping him give up alcohol. He's doing pretty well so far.

It will become permanent at the end of the year.

He clearly looks like an honest person.

That's all I needed.

I've already lived half of my life.

Back in the day, when I was with her grandpa,

things were often difficult.

I still remember the day the police came to the school to investigate me.

It was so embarrassing, seriously.

I felt like hiding in a hole somewhere.

Talking about your husband like this isn't appropriate, is it?

If he were a good man, would I even say such things?

I won't lie to you.

Back then, I was also a smoker.

I was pretty hooked.

I only quit after converting to Buddhism.

You know I'm a vegetarian.

I remember at the time,

one of the chefs in the cafeteria was very kind to me.

He used to make vegetable dim sum for me.

You see, my relationships with outsiders are pretty good.

It's just that my family members aren't good to me.

I think you're very brave.

You became Buddhist and got divorced.

Both of these happened quite early in your life.

If people back in the day knew that you did these two things,

they'd make fun of you.

Your granny has a kind heart.

No matter how much she's been through,

she always gives her best to other people.

I've kept all of the clothes that she gave to me and my children

as souvenirs, even now.

That was nothing.

You still remember that?

I just want to do good to clear my karmic debt.

Like you said, karmic debts have to be paid back.

So who owes who what?

Your granny owes you, of course.

You see, she's so old, but she's still taking care of you.

If so, I want to know how much money she owes me.

I'm telling you, this child is so wicked.

She's in love with money.

Ever since childhood, she was always like this.

It's not about money.

It's an emotional debt, my dear.

If you owe me, why aren't you nicer to me?

Even when I get 99% on tests, you get mad.

You have such a quick temper.

Who would like a person like you?

Real princesses are beautiful

with long hair and a slender figure.

The most important part is they must have a good temperament.

What kind of princess would be like you?

You see?

It's pointless being nice to her.

If I do one thing wrong,

she will not let it go.

She's an ungrateful white-eyed wolf.

So tell me, young lady.

How do I attain a good temperament?

Be as nice to me as you are with Great-aunt.

Don't get angry so easily.

I treat you so terribly?

Why are you still here then? Just leave.

I serve you every day,

but it looks like I've raised you to have so many complaints.

I get angry easily?

Tell me right now

when have I ever gotten angry for no reason?

I've always had a belly full of anger.

Your mother treats me like a fool,

and now you're treating me like a fool, too.

Your mother was the one who caused the water leakage just now.

You two eat and drink my resources

and still expect me to smile while serving you?