Coffee Cat Mama (Mao Si Ma Ma / 貓屎媽媽)

Sherman!

Sherman, I'm home!

Where is that girl?

Why has she brought something so ugly home?

Mom! You're home early!

You're early too.

I told you to watch the flat for me.

Don't tell me you slipped out

and left those renovators here all by themselves.

Of course not! I went out for something to eat after they left.

You know how pitiable I was?

To watch your flat, I didn't eat anything.

I only had cup noodles for lunch.

What's that?

It's So...the so-called sub-contractor left it behind.

He said your flat is lifeless.

He kindly gave you the tadpoles to keep you company.

Lifeless? I just fired 10 people today,

I feel very much alive!

Why is he so nosy?

I'll throw them out!

You said you had cup noodles,

but you didn't eat the only one in the flat.

I brought one with me.

But I don't see any in the garbage.

You're lying! You went out and left the renovators behind!

You know how dangerous that is?

It's far worse than leaving a child behind!

No, Mom...hold on!

Have you read today's newspaper?

Grace is dating Raisin Bread!

What?

Please come again...

You make a nice couple.

Thank you!

Hey! Welcome!

You're a doctor.

You can't date a beverage bar guy!

You look down on bartending people?

We can't date doctors?

I've just stooped to play along for a living.

The Duckling Duo is an act to promote the cafe.

Ask So Mei if you don't believe me.

Pebble, lock the door!

Marcia, let's sit down and have a chat.

First you encouraged Grace to quit school.

Now you mess with her happiness!

People who don't know this is an act

would think she's throwing her life away

and downgrading herself to be with him!

It's useless no matter how much schooling and how many degrees she has.

Grace is not a socialite in the tabloids,

and people will forget about the Duckling Duo in a month or so.

Who's to say she won't become a socialite?

What if she marries into a prestigious family

and the trashy magazines dig up her past?

Even if you don't care about your reputation

don't mess with my daughter's.

That's enough, Mom! Get off So Mei's case.

I am doing all this out of my own free will.

As long as I can keep the cafe going,

I would even pretend to marry Raisin Bread.

I'm not like you. You only want the cafe to shut down.

If I wanted the cafe to shut down,

why would I invest my money into it?

Then why did you ask Norman to be the judge at the competition?

Don't believe what you hear.

So Sick is renovating your flat.

He found Norman's thank you letter in your computer.

How come So Sick is renovating my flat?

I almost forgot,

I'm meeting friends at the library! Bye!

I appointed Norman because I was worried if you should win the competition,

you'd be so obsessed with coffee

that you won't go back to school.

I've already told you.

I need time to stop and think about my future.

Why must you manipulate me?

Because you tend to let others influence you

I know I have difficulty in making choices,

because I'm afraid of making the wrong choice.

Not everyone is lucky like me who have so many choices.

They only have one single path ahead.

They could try to move away 1,000 or 10,000 times,

or even get their head bashed,

yet they can only keep going.

I have been wasting my time trying to make a choice.

Maybe I should just burn the bridge.

I have already applied for my withdrawal from school.

Are you serious? Who put you up to this?

It must be you!

So Mei doesn't even know.

Even if Norman is the judge,

and I only have a 99% chance of losing,

I'll still work hard for that 1% chance.

This will either make or break me.

Hi, Keung! I'm glad you're home!

Look at this...see the curtains?

They make the whole flat feel so warm.

And this lamp...See! A lamp with grapes!

Isn't it neat? It makes you want to eat grapes.

And this painting, let me tell you...

The last owner didn't want it. It's $4,000.

Consider it my gift.

What's going on?

I just got fired.

But you were doing so well!

The company is restructuring.

They hired a woman to do the firing.

You and Raisin Bread worked for the same company.

Is it a Ms Ma? I knew it!

You knew I was coming for the keys. Why didn't you get them ready?

You're obviously dragging your feet.

I'm warning you, don't try anything with me.

Try to do what? Think Pd try to please you?

If you weren't getting at that,

why did you leave me the tadpoles?

I was taking pity on you for being so lonely

Who says I'm lonely?

If you're not, you won't read so much into a jar of tadpoles.

You pick all the songs about jilted women for karaoke.

Your kitchen is like an office pantry.

Your wardrobe is nothing but grey, blue, black and white.

Fine, I'll give you beige.

You have nowhere to go on Sundays but online!

You call that rooting for yourself, Rose?

How dare you go through my things?

I'm not the least bit lonely.

I've flushed your tadpoles down the toilet.

Even if you didn't want them, you didn't have to flush them all out!

You cruel killer...

It's all my fault. It's my sympathy.

I forgot you're not human!

Look over there, look at Brother Keung.

Who's Brother Keung?

Tsui Chi-keung.

Who? I only know Tsui Siu-keung.

You just fired him this morning!

I renovated his flat too.

He wanted to move into the flat with his son and grandson.

I'd be happy to see that he could have his dream come true.

This happy family...

I have contributed to it!

Obviously you can't see the happy family,

because you single-handedly broke it up!

And you won't feel bad about it either!

Because all you care about is money.

Look who's talking!

If what's-his-name didn't pay you,

would you be working for him?

Yes, I got paid for a job,

but at least I'm building something,

but you get paid to destroy everything.

'(Wk “W.

Not as crazy as you!

Morning! Morning!

Brother Raisin, is there an award for perfect attendance?

No, I just don't want Landlord to marry an ugly girl and become a bus driver.

You were right!

I'm almost 30, I have no time to lose.

Grace, I want you...

What do you want?

I want you to help me become a barista.

Let me be your protege.

That's it?

In terms of balance and contrast in colours between the coffee and the milk foam,

I see substantial improvement in your latte art.

Really? I trust the Jamaican Royal Academy of Coffee Roasting.

This protege is worth having.

You're already the Duckling Duo,

if he becomes your protege.

You'll be like the legendary couple in the Condor Heroes.

You'll join the latte art competition

and beat that rascal Norman with your sacred latte!

You'll rule supreme in the coffee world...

This is a real piece of art!

Really?

It's not drinkable! It's for looks only.

It's not drinkable! It's for looks only.

The key to latte art is the art,

nobody cares about the taste.

Then you're wasting my precious coffee.

No, I'll drink them all.

I'll finish every single one of them.

If you really want to learn from me,

you must know what a good cup of coffee means.

You add so much cream and sugar,

you can't even tell if it's leftover coffee.

I really can't tell any fruity or nutty flavours.

You can't force him!

He has yet to find his cup of Coffee Supreme

I think you're quite right,

because I have no clue what you're saying.

The sweetness and acidity of coffee

is not differentiable to most people.

When you can taste it,

you have found your Coffee Supreme.

Where did you find yours?

Richards ice drip coffee.

Me too!