Lion Pride (Shi Zi Wang Qiang Da / 獅子王強大)

- Recap - You can't stay in this house anymore.

Live in my house.

What are you guys doing? Trapping someone to the sofa?

He's actually quite charming.

Auntie, what are you doing here?

Do the three of you live together?

- Episode 4 - I rang the bell at your place,

but there was no response even after a long time.

Then I asked Sophie, and she told me you were living somewhere else for the time being.

So she gave me the address.

But how did you end up moving in with two men?

Actually, Auntie, Qiangwei didn't have many options, because her house—

The water pipe broke in my house.

The place got flooded, and I can't live there right now, so I'm staying here.

But I heard there was a burglar?

Right, that's true too.

Hey, don't mention anything about Black Ghost. I don't want my aunt to worry.

I know.

Isn't it a bit inconvenient to be living here like this?

Auntie, please don't say that.

I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Tie Bufan.

I'm a prosecutor, so my job and my specialty is protecting people.

He's Wang Qiangda, a good friend of mine.

He's a university professor, and he happens to work at the same cram school as Qiangwei right now.

So, we're all good friends. There's no need to worry.

Just let Qiangwei stay here.

I raised Qiangwei since she was a child.

She's like my own daughter, so of course I worry.

I didn't mean anything else by it. Please don't misunderstand.

- Of course not. - Auntie, please don't say that.

Seeing you here today, I can't quite believe it.

You have such a wonderful personality.

Xiao Tie, Auntie must be tired.

Let her rest.

Of course.

Let me show you to the room so you can rest. We'll talk more tomorrow.

- Okay. - Let's go.

Oh, right. There's something I wanted to talk to you about.

What is it?

I saw Dad's replica painting hanging at the cram school where I work.

And even more coincidentally, he has Dad's paperweight too.

He must have bought it.

Your dad's painting was on the market for a long time.

It's not strange that it would exchange hands.

Oh! What do you think of me asking Uncle Qin about it?

He's very familiar with the antique painting market,

so maybe he can find out about it.

Qiangwei, I can understand that you want to find your dad's belongings.

But what happens when you find them?

And what if recalling all those memories makes you sick again?

Don't worry. I recovered a long time ago.

Auntie's worried it'll cause me trouble,

but it should be okay to just ask Uncle Qin what he thinks about it.

Uncle Qin has a pawn shop, so he must have heard something.

What happened to the antiques?

I sold most of the things,

but there was a broken jade carving the black market wouldn't take.

Mr. Qin, hello. Prosecutor Tie Bufan introduced me here.

Sorry to trouble you.

Prosecutor Tie's senior is a good friend of mine.

No need for you to act so courteously.

Please take a look at this.

You're right that this is jade, but it's only part of the original piece.

I can't tell what the original would have looked like.

This should be—

Boss, someone's here to see you.

Please wait here a moment.

Qiangwei! What are you doing here?

Uncle Qin, I came to ask for a favor.

Do you remember that my dad used to have a pair of antique lion paperweights?

- A few days ago— - You'll have to wait a bit, because I have a guest.

Oh, I see.

Him?!

The bottom half is a lotus flower.

Usually, Guanyin (a bodhisattva) sits on top of lotus flowers.

But as we only have one half of the piece,

it's very difficult to estimate the original appearance and current value of this item.

I'm actually not looking for an appraisal for the piece.

I want to know if the other half of this jade carving has appeared on the market.

I can ask a few friends for you

and see if they've heard anything about it.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Qiangwei, you were asking about your dad's antique paperweights?

Uncle Qin, you were really good friends with my dad.

Do you have any recollection of him selling that pair of paperweights?

Your dad really liked those paperweights.

Several of my friends offered a price, but he wouldn't sell them.

I see.

Then, it looks like they were stolen during the burglary that year.

Since one of the paperweights has appeared, the other should show up as well.

- Right. - Uncle Qin, can you keep an eye out for it?

That's not a problem, but if your aunt found out about me helping with this, she'd definitely be angry.

Then we shouldn't let her find out.

Your family lost something?

Yeah.

When I was younger, there was a theft, and we lost a lot of things.

It's been a long time though, so the items must have gone through several owners.

I saw my dad use that pair of paperweights all the time when I was a kid,

so they have a sentimental value for me.

I see.

Your dad passed away?

Yeah, both my mom and dad aren't here anymore.

So you're alone?

I don't find it lonely though.

I have my aunt, and now you.

You all, my colleagues.

And a bunch of adorable students.

Being surrounded by a crowd doesn't mean that you're not lonely.

Why did you study antique appraisal?

Is it because you like history?

Actually, it's because of my dad.

I was introduced to a lot of antique items and paintings when I was younger.

So you inherited your dad's legacy?

If he knew, he'd probably be happy.

I think so too.

Oh no, we're going to be late!

Take me with, back to the cram school.

Hey. Did I say I would take you?

We're going to be late.

You're going the same way anyway, so why can't you take me?

Just because we're going the same way doesn't mean I have to take you.

You're so petty.

It's not going to be comfortable for you.

That's okay. I'm already seated and ready to go.

- I'm going. - Let's go.

Good morning Teacher Renyi, Teacher Side.

Good morning Qiaowei!

It's the fourth time.

What do you by it's the fourth time?

They came to work very suspiciously and

today's the fourth time.

It's alright.

It's already very easy to coincidentally see each other at the door. The possibility is very high.

Teacher Wang. Teacher Wang.

Why does it seem like recently you and Teacher Wang come together to work?

It can't be... can it be that you live together?

- Teacher Wang. - Hey!

- Hey! - Teacher Wang.

Don't say nonsense.

We just coincidentally saw each other in the elevator,

and came in together.

-See you were speaking nonsense. -Oh so it was like that right?

Teacher Wang, is that true? Teacher Wang?

It is true.

Then I must have over thought it.

Everyone is here?

- Boss. - This is great, I'll report now.

The situation with the sign ups.

Let's first start with Teacher Qiaowei. Let's see...

Freshmen social science, 16 students.

There's improvement!

Senior social science, only 12 students at the moment.

-That's too bad. -It's okay! You made improvements though.

Maybe seniors would rather have something accelerated.

But the social sciences require a good foundation.

Right, because math doesn't require a foundation.

As long as you can write the digits 0 through 9, you'll get 100s on your exams.

-I don't mean that. -I know what you mean.

Teacher Wang, solving questions requires skill as well.

What I least approve of is that kind of short answer skill.

I saw you gave lots of shortcuts for solving questions in class,

but the students didn't really understand it. How is that any good?

Shortcuts... Exams have a set examination time.

Using shortcuts saves some time.

Then the time can be used on much harder questions.

The students just accept it without fully understanding. That means they're likely to forget the material.

During the final exam, you would still lose points.

Practice makes perfect. They won't forget, and they won't lose points on the exam.

Just using shortcuts, without a comprehensive understanding of the material,

means the teacher is lazy and incompetent.

Not seeing improvement after paying for classes

is the true sign of an incompetent teacher.

You-

Okay, then do you dare to make a bet?

Xiao Qian's math and history scores are about the same.

You teach math, and I'll teach her history.

Let's see which class she scores higher in this time.

If you win, then all the debts would be forgiven.

If I win, then hurry up and pay me back the money you owe me.

But from the beginning to end I didn't owe you anything.

So are you scared of making a bet?

I'm not scared of the bet, it's that I don't want to bet.

Being scared of betting, is just being scared of betting.

Do you guys see this? He scared of betting.

Fine, today is will be considered my loss. Let's make a bet.

Do you feel like they're arguing

But internally there is something we can't explain...

A certain diametric opposition.

It's complicated.

That's great! I will open a betting score and you can place your bets.

What's there to bet about? Of course everyone would go for Wang Qiangda.

That's not necessarily true.

I bet Qiangda will win by 5 points.