Ode to Joy (欢乐颂)

Ode to Joy

Episode 6

It seems that you have been judging me.

You're right,

but if I have come to any incorrect conclusion, please let me know.

I am not sure why

but I feel uneasy

being evaluated by you.

Here's all the food you ordered. --Thank you.

What is this?

Meat and fish.

It really is.

How is it?

It's a little bit sour, but tastes great.

Your appetite seems good.

Next time I'll take you

to an even more interesting restaurant.

This owner of this restaurant has a factory in the countryside

where all the food on the menu is processed.

They always use the best ingredients.

You seem to pay a lot of attention to food and eating.

So are you wondering, why am I so thin?

What can I say?

Having eaten with you until now,

I now finally feel like you're the Qi Dian I know.

That's nothing. Toss and eat me raw, whatever you want to do with me.

Xiao Guan, let's eat out!

No, I'm eating in the company cafeteria.

Why?

Don't you get tired of that place day after day?

I'll take you to some place good. You'll love it.

It's a new restaurant; their food is delicious.

I already made a reservation online.

Is it pretty expensive then?

You get to ride in luxury cars, so why are you complaining about spending money eating out?

Luxury car?

What are you talking about?

Why are you pretending? Everybody in the office saw you getting out of an expensive car this morning

Be honest! Was that your boyfriend dropping you off?

No, it's just my neighbor giving me a ride to work.

Stop it! What neighbor would take the time to do that?

No, it's really a neighbor! And it's a woman!

You just wait and see tomorrow when she drops me off again. It's a woman!

Whatever you say!

Let's go!

Sir, your bill for the meal.

No need for you to pay the bill, why don't we go dutch?

No, we already agreed that I will pay this time. Next time you can treat me.

Sir, do you have a pin number?

No.

I want you to feel obligated to me,

then next time when I ask you to go eat with me, you won't be able to say no,

or it will look as if you don't want to pay back what you owe me this round.

Can I ask a personal question?

Sure.

Are you married?

Sorry, I might be too direct or perhaps a little rude

But I need to know so that I would be able to act appropriately in our interactions.

No, I don't. I like directness.

Could you leave me your number?

Sir, please sign the receipt.

Thank you.

Let's go.

An Di Jie!

Xiao Guan!

Great! Can you be my witness and tell my friends here that

you are the one who dropped me off at work this morning?

They all claim that it must have been a boyfriend.

Alright, next time when I drop you off,

I'll take time to wave goodbye to you so your friends can see it's me.

Is that good enough?

This is my neighbor Xiao Guan. And this person is--

My last name is Wei. --Hello, Mr. Wei.

Nice to meet you too.

We're leaving now. Have a good meal.

Bye, An Di Jie.

Goodbye, Mr. Wei.

Xiao Guan, so that's your neighbor?

Your neighbor is wearing Armani from last season,

The co-founder of our company bought a shirt last year and showed it off quite a few times.

But that's not surprising,

that car that drives, the monthly maintenance fee should be enough to buy quite a few outfits.

The man with her is dressed in designer brands from head to toe,

His shirt is Prada, his jacket from Gucci, sophisticated but not too attention grabbing

It's understandable that birds of a feather flock together.

How come I didn't notice anything?

When your internship is done, you'll get a raise

By that time, recognizing those brands will be much easier than looking at reports.

But if there isn't a logo, I probably can't recognize which brand it is.

Don't even mention which style from which season.

My mom buys all of my clothes. Although they're not any big brands, they're quite nice.

You are too naive, my dear. Did you really think that these people were buying brands because of their styles?

Wrong. They were buying reputations and class.

Just like Mr. Wei from just now. He's ordinary looking.

If he wasn't wear that entire outfit of brands, do you think he could meet your neighbor?

How are you leaving? Taxi or did you drive your car?

I came on the subway.

Then I can drop you off.

No need, I can just go down those stairs in the front.

It was great meeting you.

Me too.

Then, I'm going.

Bye bye. - Bye bye.

Xiao Xiao,

Dad. - How diligent of you.

I forgot to tell you that there's a step here. You're ok right?

I'm fine.

Why didn't you tell me before coming?

Your dad can't come do a random inspection?

It's fine!

This place isn't bad.

I'll take you around and show you my progress. This area is the office area.

The company just got started, so 5 to 6 employees is enough.

What do you think?

Oh and over here too.

Aiya, you are so clumsy.

This area is my reception area.

What do you think? - It's quite nice.

Come over here. I want to show you this area.

This is my front desk. This is the conference room.

It can fit 10 people! This area is the break room.

Pretty nice. - Let me show you President Xiao Qu's office.

Let's go! - Slow down!

You have to fix that area. - Ok, ok I'll fix it.

That won't do, it's too unsafe.

Slow down. Be careful!

The view is unobscured.

Not only can you see the office area, you can also see the conference room.

What do you think? It's not bad huh?

Not bad at all. Although the peacock is still small, she has everything she needs.

It's very similar to when daddy first started his business.

But your progress is much faster than daddy had expected.

Of course. You should know whose daughter I am.

An Di was with a man.

Yes, said they were platonic friends.

How did he look? - Not great.

He even looked kind of old.

When they stood together, he wasn't even as tall as An Di Jie.

Fan Jie, am I being too gossipy?

My dad said that not gossiping is a person's basic moral principle.

Your dad is right.

But An Di is so exceptional,

if she says they're just platonic friends, then they're probably just platonic friends. Don't worry.

What was wrong with Xiao Qiu this morning? She had a such temper so early in the morning.

I told her about Xiao Qu giving her number to Manager Bai.

Manager Bai is her boyfriend. I think she has the right to know.

No wonder she's blaming me too.

Great, now she hates that we betrayed her.

She'll definitely have a betrayal rebound and jump right into Manager Bai's arms.

But I originally didn't oppose the two of them being together. But now I'm really against it.

I don't think Manager Bai is a real man.

What use is that? Even if you wanted to talk to her now, she'd still have to listen.

Right now, she'd rather blame and hate us than believe that Manager Bai has a bad character.

You young girls. You always become idiots when you're in relationships.

Can't even pull you back with 9 bulls. We can only wish her luck now.

It's almost dry.

Yingying

Fan Jie, what's wrong?

What could happen after drinking this? What's wrong with you?

Yingying didn't come back last night.

So what? - She's probably with that Manager Bai.

Fan Jie, maybe I should go apologize to Yingying.

I keep thinking that Manager Bai is not a good person. I'm really worried about Yingying staying out with him.

Why are you apologizing? Manager Bai is a player, the fault isn't yours.

Qiu Yingying really is too young.

He's just being slightly nicer to her, and she thinks that he truly loves her.

It's fine, you don't have to worry too much. Based on Manager Bai's level,

he might be able to deceive hearts, but if he really wanted to cause damage, he probably wouldn't be able to do it even if you gave him the guts.

Isn't it already scary that he can deceive hearts?

Fan Jie, Yingying normally listens to you the most.

Can you please talk to her? If you talk to her, she'll definitely listen.

What should I say to her? Huh?

The water hasn't even boiled yet woman.

Then we'll wait a bit longer.

No matter what I tell her right now, it's useless, you know?

If you have her come back what will that solve? If she sees Xiao Qu, isn't that even worse?

Let her stay outside and calm down, right?

This is her home. She has to come back. When she comes back, we can talk to her in person. That'll be more effective than anything else.

Unlike you, stuttering in the phone. Silly girl.

It's still not boiling.

Go brush your teeth.

Does this brown sugar ginger tea really work?

It works.

The number you're calling is busy, please call again later.

Guan Guan

You just need to fill it up again, that's all.

Hello?

What would you like for dinner? Chinese or hamburgers?

Hamburgers. - Sure, we'll have whatever you want.

Bye.

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

I just don't understand.

She used to be my best friend.

But how could she help someone who she's less familiar with? (Chinese idiom which literally says to turn elbow outwards, since normally, elbows only turn inwards)

Not only didn't she side with me, she discouraged me,

telling me-

She said that you're an unfaithful jerk,

that you definitely aren't sincere in your love for me;

and that you're selfish too,

She must be jealous that I have such an outstanding boyfriend!