Ode to Joy (欢乐颂)

Ode to Joy

Episode 18

2 big gulps, drink one more.

Doctor Zhao, do you know

that red wine doesn't only warm the circulation, it can also lighten one's mood.

How about giving it a try? Drink 2 more gulps. I guarantee that you will feel better than right now.

Can you be quiet and let me eat?

Peng. Peng. Peng. 2 more gulps.

Come on.

Cheers!

Are you having fun?

What are you saying?

I'm asking you if you're having fun.

Xiao Qu... - Huh?

You...are you really not an alluring monster sent by the Heavens to save me?

Doctor Zhao, you change your personality way too quickly. - Huh?

You even said that I'm a fairy when we were eating. How come I've now become an alluring monster?

Right. You're an alluring monster. I didn't got it wrong.

Then the person an alluring monster wants is Tang Seng (a Chinese fictional character from Journey to the West).

Can it be your name is Tang Seng?

Tang Seng is called San Zang.

Oh...so you're called Tang San Zang.

Then may I ask Tang Elder, should I eat you as steamed or stir-fried?

It must be...

Who gave you permission to eat me?

Tang San Zang...alluring monsters usually eat him

once they played enough with him.

Are you afraid of me? I'm Bai Gu Jing (one of the villains in Journey to the West)

Miao...I'm so afraid. So afraid. So afraid.

Are you afraid or not?

Enough already. Let's stop joking around. I'm going to say the truth.

I really am thankful to you.

You really want to thank me?

When will you treat me to a meal?

Anytime. - It's agreed then.

Let's set it to tomorrow. Tomorrow I'll give you call. Driver, stop the car!

Xiao Qu, Xiao Qu, where are you going?

Going already. Won't give you a chance to take it back.

Remember to call me.

Come back! Xiao Qu! Xiao Qu!

Where are you going? - Go to Jia Lin Gardens.

Hello, Mom. I'm currently busy. If there's anything, let's just talk about it later.

Don't hang up. Guess where you're dad and I are now?

Where are you guys?

We're here in Shanghai already!

Why are you here in Shanghai?

My daughter was too tired that she fell asleep in the rest room. Will a mother not come?

Mom, I'm fine. I was just too tired two days ago because of editing the proposal plan.

I've already submitted it now and the customer really liked it.

She has submitted it already. It's good that you've submitted it already. We're now at ease.

Guanguan, what time will you be off from work later?

I still don't know.

Then how about this?

I'll text you the address. You go to this address later.

Me and your dad miss you already. Hurry and come, okay?

Okay. Okay. I know it already.

Okay. Good. Good. Be careful on your way.

Okay already, Mom. I won't talk to you anymore. I'm still at work. Bye bye. See you later.

Not asking her permission and you already agreed to this thing. Is this right?

Not getting who's permission? That's my daughter. I have the last word.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

You want to file a leave?

Yes. My parents are here at Shanghai to see me and they wanted to treat me to a meal.

I just want to ask if I can bring my work home

because I still have two pages I haven't finished translating. But I definitely will finish it by tonight.

Why are you so afraid? Will I eat you?

No, that's not what I mean.

Fine already. Go and eat. You're also tired these past two days. Have a good rest.

Just continue with your work tomorrow. Just give it to me before lunch.

Okay then. Thank you Manager.

Aiya.

Guanguan, you're finally here. What happened? - I came here immediately when I got off work but I still was late.

Our Guanguan is just too serious with work.

Dad - Even when her boss tells her to go home she still won't go home.

No problem. Young people. Work is important. Right?

Here, sit here. - Really good.

The hotel is booked at our company's hotel. Everything is at the highest standards.

Your mother said that all expenses will be shouldered by her.

The factory and store were all informed too.

Once the factory inventory arrives, we can immediately go to the factory to inspect.

Good thing my mom love me. Of course, I'm her biological daughter.

Whether we can pass the first stage, we'll know within the next 2 days.

By that time, we must push forward the GI project and the inspection must be taken care of.

Tell the guys that as long as we can get this project, I will give everyone a bonus.

Everyone gets a half-month salary reward.

Okay. I'll go and tell everyone now.

Okay.

No way. Am I that unlucky? Is he doing an operation again?

Could it be that it's like yesterday?

Don't say inauspicious remarks.

Call me. Call me right now.

Hurry.

Call me right now. Hurry and call. You must call. Call me ASAP. Hurry and call. Call. Call. Call. Call. Call.

No fun.

You're just talking about him and he really came (called)!

Doctor Zhao, I even thought that you've destroyed the bridge after crossing the river and won't mind me anymore. (Abandoning one's benefactor after achieving one's goal)

I'm sorry. I had to work overtime. Have you eaten?

Of course...not yet.

Then that's great. Text me the address. I'll go there now.

Let's agree first that I'm the one who's paying the bill. You must not fight with me on this.

Okay. I'll send you the address now. See you later.

Okay.

Ah! Doctor Zhao finally called me!

Look at our Guanguan. She's really like this.

Very honest and doesn't like to talk much. Always letting us, her two parents, handle things.

But her character is good. All our neighbors like her. She's sweet, virtuous, and caring.

Our Haohao is also very sensible. Since he was little, he never gave me any headache.

Really. At school, he breezed through it. He went to 299 for college.

Right now, he's working at an international company. I feel that these two kids definitely have something common to talk about.

Right. An outstanding student from 299 College.

The two of you should familiarize with each other. Introduce yourselves.

You go first. - Go and greet Guanguan.

Mom... - Hurry and introduce yourself.

Hello, I'm Zhang Wan Hao.

I'm Guan Ju'er.

Oh...

Isn't this great?

Excuse me. Do you speak English?

Sorry, I know it's impolite to say so, but I am not a fan of blind dates.

Me too. Guess what? I was totally cheated about this whole thing!

When they told me about the dinner, I thought it's just me and my parents.

Take a look! They have so much in common!

They've just met and they've already begun to use English to tell secrets to each other.

Isn't that so?

So you don't want a girlfriend,

neither do I. We have to do something to stop this situation.

You are right. But how?

Don't they speak well?

I think we can talk with our parents when we get home that we don't want a relationship now.

They will understand us and not push us to be together.

Okay. - Okay? - Let's do it.

They're saying okay already?

Hao Hao, you're hungry already, aren't you?

I really must thank you for yesterday. Although it was exhausting, but at least

I feel better now, and more relaxed. I don't feel like I'm suffocating anymore.

So tell me, how do you plan to thank me?

Isn't treating you to a meal counted?

Not counted. This is repayment for yesterday's meal. Not enough sincerity.

Fine then. Tell me what you want then.

I want... to listen to a story.

Listen to a story?

May I ask Dr. Zhao, before you became the famous Dr. Zhao,

did you have any embarrassing stories that you can share to amuse us?

Do tell do tell!

Embarrassing stories, is it?

Let me think.

There really was one embarrassing incident.

What was it?

I... When I was doing my residency, I met an extremely difficult patient.

He, banking on his family's wealth and power, he simply refused to leave the hospital,

not only was he wasting the country's resources, he also kept scolding us residents.

Such a horrible person? - Yep. - So what did you do?

Well, he loved pretending to be frail. There was obviously nothing wrong with him,

but he insisted on spending money to lie in hospital, acting even more Lin Mei Mei than Lin Mei Mei*, (*reference to a character from Dream of the Red Chamber who's particularly frail in health)

So we came up with a plan to beat him at his own game.

Since he liked to act frail, we gave him IV fluid non-stop,

and he kept running to the toilet non-stop. In the end, he was exhausted to the point of collapse.

After that he had no more energy to disturb us.

You actually did something like that?

What's wrong with doing so? Doctors are humans too.

Only allowing them to bully us, and not letting us get back at them? There's no such logic.

Right on! I agree. If others slap my left cheek, and I offer my right cheek,

only fools will do such things.

Then what happened next? Did the patient realize that he'd been pranked?

He didn't realize. But,

we were discovered by his doctor-in-charge, and the group of us had to make a formal apology.

Huh? Just like that?

Yeah. What else did you expect?

You guys are punishing evil and promoting goodness, shouldn't you be praised?

If it were me, I'd give that person a plaque,

the upper half of the couplet saying "pretending to be ill when you're fine",

the lower half saying "you deserve it",

with the horizontal scroll being "hurry, get out".

The both of you are in the same city, and are both working in foreign companies,

do call each other up often in future.

Call each other and become friends

Another friend, another connection.

Safe travels

Then we will leave first

We are leaving -Safe travels

Okay okay, bye

Bye bye

Bye, stay safe

Bye bye

We'll call you, bye

Okay okay

Timing and subtitles brought to you by The Splash Of Joy Team @ Viki

What do you think of Haohao from before?

Mom, how can you arrange a blind date without my permission?

That's right I didn't ask for your permission,

but I have to do something for this urgent situation.

Blind date. What's wrong with a blind date? Isn't it pretty nice?

What's so nice about it? If you are trying to introduce someone to me, you should at least ask for my permission.

What does arranging it without my permission count for?

Also, he didn't even like me.

Nonsense, he doesn't like you?

You both were chatting so much.

I think he likes you.

Wasn't it because he was forced by you guys. I was forced to the extent that I had use English.

I told him that I didn't know about this blind date,