Go Ahead (以家人之名)

What have you been doing these few days? You're always coming back so late.

Nothing much.

Your whole body smells like garbage.

You smell like garbage.

Not speaking anymore?

I don't want to speak. If I speak, you're even unhappier.

Say it. I'm not used to you not talking.

How long are you going to keep this up?

And you want to bear everything yourself.

You'd rather borrow the bank's money than my money.

Are we still one family?

What are you saying? Of course we are.

I've always thought that just because people are related by blood

doesn't mean they'll be one family.

But people who cherish and love each other definitely can.

Isn't that just getting married?

Getting married is just temporarily becoming a family.

Once they no longer value or love each other, they'll get divorced.

Just like auntie He Mei and Zhao Huaguang, and like Ling dad and auntie Chen Ting.

Are they just strangers now?

Even in your heart, Zhao Huaguang isn't your dad.

Our dad is.

If you take care of your family and neglect at will,

no matter how tough your feelings are, you will become fragile.

Just like a kite.

If you let it fly, not caring about it,

let it stay outside, baking in the sun, blowing in the wind, getting rained on,

eventually one day its string will break.

During those years when you and bro left, weren't we so close...

so close to breaking?

What was the problem?

- The two of us never came back. - That's not it.

The problem was that we didn't tell each other what we really felt in our hearts.

These real parts are not just moments of happiness,

but also our moments of hurt or difficulty.

If we didn't have difficulties for comparison,

then happiness is meaningless.

I saw that on Zheng Shuran's Weibo.

That was our result after long discussion.

Actually, I didn't really think about it.

I just didn't want to tell you things that were making me unhappy,

making you unhappy too.y

If I had to worry about you, I'd be unhappy.

You didn't pay attention to me,

my heart hurt so much.

Really, really. My heart is glass,

it breaks and shatters so easily.

I often think to myself,

my little big bro is secretly hurting,

binding himself on a Daoist cross,

and my heart starts bleeding.

In that moment, I start to think that there's no joy in life.

Ziqiu, what are you doing?

You're starting to talk nonsense. How does life have no joy?

I see you eating a lot everyday.

See? How could you see? I never see you everyday.

I saw from your Wexin Moments.

Like that one that your studio shared about that huge pot of food.

You wouldn't use so much food to feed pigs.

See, look at you. You don't treat me well anymore.

It seems like you really always wanted to be the live-in son-in-law.

You wanted Ling Xiao and didn't want me, and I can't be down for a few days?

If I acted happy like nothing was wrong,

shouldn't I be insane?

That's true too.

Then, how many more days are you planning to be so downcast?

If you don't talk to me, my whole body feels weird and itchy.

What a joke. Forget it, forget it.

What do you mean, "forget it"?

How many days?

Why are you smiling? What does that mean?

He Ziqiu. - Grab the dog!

Bro, don't open the door.

What was that?

Dad's noodles are the best.

Let's make three things clear.

Li Jianjian, remember these.

First, you have to treat everyone fairly,

and not favor anyone over anyone else.

Second, if your boyfriend and your brother get into a conflict,

you must stand on your brother's side.

Third, if your boyfriend mistreats you,

your brother will definitely beat him.

- He Ziqiu. - Yeah?

That's right.

Li Jianjian, do you know,

that teacher Zhang is chasing after uncle Li.

Teacher Zhang has good taste!

What teacher Zhang?

Li Jianjian didn't tell you guys?

Grandma Qian introduced someone to uncle Li. She's a teacher, very well educated.

Looks like this bitch has some qualities.

How come I've never heard dad speak of this?

- Uncle Li doesn't seem to like her. - What did my dad say?

He said they didn't match, which basically means he doesn't like her.

Does my dad care that much about looks?

I feel like he likes those that are prettier.

I don't think he's like that.

It's very possible. Jianjian's mom was very beautiful.

- Your mom was also very pretty. - That's true.

Having gone out grocery shopping with you, I feel like I know you much better now.

I just talked about making food, but you were very interested the whole time.

That's teacher Zhang.

You must—

How come you're all back?

Bro is taking a day off today.

This is teacher Zhang Hongying.

You must be Jianjian, right?

You're so beautiful.

Your dad says you look like your mom.

Hi auntie Zhang.

Give it to me, it's pretty heavy.

It's too heavy, don't take it. No, no, it's too heavy.

Here, here, give it to me. Here.

Thank you.

These two guys...who's Ziqiu and who's Ling Xiao?

Auntie Zhang, I'm Ziqiu.

Ling Xiao.

So nice.

You guys sit. Keep eating.

Your dad promised to teach me how to make Jiaotou.

Oh, that's great. Everything my dad makes is delicious.

You'll be able to learn more in the future.

Okay, I'm not great at cooking food,

but my oldest son makes really good western-style food.

- One day, come over to our house to eat. - Okay!

Okay, then—

Teacher Zhang, how about this,

how about you go back into the kitchen and prepare the ingredients?

Like how I told you on the way back.

I'll just say a few things to the kids.

Oh, okay. Then you guys talk.

I'll go prepare the ingredients first.

I'll be there in a sec.

These three kids are great!

What, what. You went to their place to eat?

Exactly.

What's the situation?

You're already going grocery shopping together.

Stop winking.

We just happened to run into each other at the market.

Oh, by chance. By chance.

Then it sounds like this will happen every day 'by chance'.

Enough, enough.

- Dad, she has a son? - Two, actually.

Then after you marry her, Li Jianjian will get another two brothers?

Does it matter if everyone doesn't live together?

- No, I don't agree. - I agree.

What's there for you guys to agree on?

Nothing has even happened yet.

I know, I know. It's fine, just try it out.

See if you like it.

Look at you.

I'm already at this age...

What's there to like or not?

What's wrong with liking someone if you're a bit older?

You can't have love? Don't treat me like a child anymore.

You will have it.

Love.

Elders like us don't talk about love when we were young.

Nevermind now that we're older.

It's actually pretty good right now.

If Heping and I are together,

having meals together often and getting along

It's pretty good.

What's good about it?

My father does nothing and is an irresponsible person. Other than giving money,

What good can you receive?

A rich man is a real man, a poor man is a bastard...

Falling short of money makes life difficult.

You young people, you can't look down on money. Money is important.

Also, isn't it just adding another pair of chopsticks?

Father Li, I'm different from my father.

If I can't balance family and my career, I would prioritize my family.

Really? That's great.

You're great.

Whoever is going to marry you, they'd be the luckiest person in the world.

So, Li Dad, you shouldn't worry and just let me take care of Jianjian.

I'm not worried. Of course I'm not worried...

Wait....are you two....

Dad, don't worry. If they don't get along, I'll usurp him.

Don't you mean replace?

Fill-fill up.

Dad,

don't worry. We can take care of it. We can take care of it ourselves,

You can take care of it?

Brother Haichao, I've finished preparing the sauces. You can come now.

-Alright, wait a second. -My dad's going to be there in a second.

Hurry up.

Don't laugh. You need to explain, Xiao Jian.

Dad, Dad, Dad, hurry up.

You need to go in to help her with the sauces.

When we're done eating we should go straight home.

-You should explain... -Get in.

Actually, I think that...

Go in!

Take initiative in there.

Oh, my dad.