[As Hong Dou and Ah Yao are sitting together, gazing across the field]
HONG DOU: So beautiful. So open. AH YOU: Do you miss the tall buildings? HONG DOU: Maybe later I will miss it. Missing the life in the big city. Isn't that how people are? Right? We are always changing our thoughts/minds. So many things that we have gotten will eventually become ordinary/normal. AH YOU: After getting it, it becomes normal??? This big beauty [referring to Hong Dou] as expected is not reliable. HONG DOU: I am talking about stuff. You don't stretch my words [meaning don't exaggerating what I'm saying] AH YOU: Ah, you're starting to hit me. Finish! Finish! Finish! [Meaning, that's it, that's it, that's it]
[Hong Dou looks away, looking irritated]
AH YOU: I am just joking, you don't have to take it seriously. HONG DOU: Scheming man... AH YOU: I am a scheming man? I'm like boiled water, so clear. How am I scheming?
[Hong Dou laughs]
HONG DOU: Let me tell you, it's only after I came back this time that I just realized....that before I left the last time, why did you want to give me the wooden pendant necklace, confessed by the lakeside, dressed up so handsomely, and also so thoughtful/considerate...right? It's only because you wanted me to go through an emotional rollercoaster about you. [Jules: Hong Dou actually said "going through ups and downs"] So you tell me, weren't you scheming?
AH YAO: When did you ever feel up and down? Once you went back, didn't you move your house? Every day on the Moments site, you posted pictures of your dad's cooked noodles, your mum's dumplings, and your grandmother's portable fan from 20 years ago. Every day seemed so happy and joyful. It's not like the time when I was heartbroken and in such a dark hazy mood.
HONG DOU: How was I happy? I was also confused, ok? I am not a long-distance relationship person,
AH YAO: Yes, I know. For you, crossing a district means it's a long-distance relationship.
HONG DOU: But the heart is flexible and one may change one's mind/thoughts. We can really keep on changing. When you meet different people, then your bottomline is also different for each person. But I am not a little girl when once I fall in love, just don't care about anything...At least I still have to consider what should we do in the future. I should have a direction. There should be a plan and think about the next step. Right?
AH YAO: Right. At that time, I was thinking...if you really want to go back to Beijing, then worst case, I would then fly to Beijing to see you each time. Who would have expected that you would decide to come back and take over the homestay.
[Hong Dou laughing and leans against Ah Yao]
HONG DOU: Let me tell you, the homestay, before I decided to take over the homestay, I did a lot of homework. I also consulted many professionals, but I also hesitated for a long time. And then the last thing was the entry of the bookstore that gave me the final confidence. Also my cousin sister...her incident made me feel that I should no longer hesitate. So many surprises in life, I certainly don't want to spend too much time thinking, with so many worries. Life is not predictable after all. Right?
[Ah Yao nodding his head]
HONG DOU: Xie Zhi Yao, you are the reason, but you are not the only reason. I made this decision is also for myself. So I will bear the consequences. You don't have to feel responsible. AH YAO: You don't need to draw such a clean line. How can I not be responsible? You are here. As your boyfriend, as the village head, of course I have to be responsible. HONG DOU: We only have to be responsible for each other here [touching him - I guess maybe she means their hearts] AH YAO: You only have to be responsible here but I will be responsible for your everything.
[Hong Dou nods and they lean in for an almost kiss :D]
We are waiting for you as always, lol! Translation.!! whenever you have time. The window scene- the before and…
[Starting from Hong Dou tried to close the doors, and Ah Yao pushed against the door]
AH YAO: Xu Hong Dou, what do you think of me? HONG DOU: Havenât I always said that you are pretty good? AH YAO: I want to talk to you about my current situation. HONG DOU: No, noâŠitâs too late now. Letâs talk tomorrow. Tomorrow, I want to eat that XiaoBo noodles, and after we come back from the beachside stroll, then we can talk. AH YAO: OK HONG DOU: Good night. AH YAO: Good night.
[Xu Hong Dou, smiling, runs back to her room Ah Yao, sighing and walking back Hong Dou, hearing noises against her window so she opens her window and sees Ah Yao.]
AH YAO: No way, I have to tell you right now. HONG DOU: You must say it tonight, ah? AH YAO: I cannot hold/suppress it. HONG DOU: Fine, then you say it. AH YAO: Xu Hong Dou, I currently have a loan and I have some savings about half a million and working capital HONG DOU: Pass, I already know that, you can skip the economic part. AH YAO: I live with my grandma. My dad and aunt are doing their flower business in Kunming. I have another younger not very sensible brother in high school. My aunt is very nice. HONG DOU: That I also know. Pass. Talk about yourself. AH YAO: Given my current age, I havenât achieved the expected worldly success. I didnât buy a house in a big city. I just have an ancestral house in the countryside. And also land. Plus a prospective not stable/clear career. HONG DOU: This too I more or less know. AH YAO: These are all my qualifications. Xu Hong Dou, all these years, I have met many people. Many very nice ladies. But I donât know why I donât feel anything. I donât feel anything for other people. I just feel something with you. Maybe it is because you are the person that is just the right temperature for me. You flow to me, became the windâŠdo you understand? HONG DOU: Ermmm, I understand a little but I donât understand entirely. AH YAO: But noâŠhow can you not understand that? I mean âThe wind blows and ripples a river of spring waterâ [Jules: Idiom for causing a stir or having an impact], AH YAO: do you understand that? HONG DOU: Ahhh (meaning yes) AH YAO: No, Xu Hong Dou, donât you pretend to be dumb with me?! You just like hearing me say all this, right? HONG DOU: Are you done talking? AH YAO: Iâm done. We both âplaying with friendsâ, OK? [Jules: I searched this phrase up and itâs a Sichuan dialect that means fall in love] HONG DOU: I am not playing. AH YAO: Not playing??? HONG DOU: Not playing! AH YAO: No, the last time we were not âplayingâ, and this time, we are still not âplayingâ. Donât let me âpay three humble visits to a thatched cottageâ. [Jules: saying from a famous episode of the Romance of Three Kingdoms â Ah Yao meant does he have to confess a third time] HONG DOU: Didnât I tell you letâs talk tomorrow? Tomorrow when I wake up, right? You let me put on my makeup nicely, dress up prettily, then by the lakeside, you confess and I will accept. And then we will kiss a little. You had to do it now. Right here. AH YAO: Xu Hong Dou, you go and open the door now. HONG DOU: Only a ghost/devil will open the door for you. [Hong Dou while closing the window] You just keep holding it, ok? AH YAO: No, Xu Hong DouâŠare you being a coward? Are you afraid to play? HONG DOU: Doesnât matter what you say. See you tomorrow.
[Hong Dou closes the windows and started texting. Then she sees Ah Yao at the window]
AH YAO: Letâs say it clearly. What relationship are we in now? HONG DOU: Are you crazy? [Jules: Hong Dou actually said â do you have an illness or are you sick]. So late at night, climb up to the window, itâs so high. If you fall, then what will we do? AH YAO: No one asked you not to open the door for me. HONG DOU: Iâll open. Iâll go and open it now. AH YAO: Ai, no need to open. Just right here. Can we kiss?
[Hong Dou laughing]
AH YAO: Donât laugh. Can we or can we not kiss?
[Queue sexy music and Hong Dou grabs Ah Yaoâs face and starts smooching :D]
HONG DOU: [Pouting] Youâre so fierce, ahâŠ[then kisses Ah Yao again] Didnât I tell you earlier that we can kiss? Climb so highâŠyou better hurry down and I will go open the door for you. AH YAO: OK
[Ah Yao climbs down while Hong Dou rushes to open the door]
AH YAO: Aiyah. HONG DOU: Huh, what happened? AH YAO: I sprained my foot. HONG DOU: You're ok, right? Xie Zhi Yao? Eh....
[Hong Dou rushing to open the door and Ah Yao waiting right there for her. Queue sexy music again :D]
HONG DOU: You sprained your foot? AH YAO: What do you mean sprained my foot? HONG DOU: You pretended to sprain your foot, huh?
[And they start kissing again]
HONG DOU: Xie Zhi Yao, don't push it... AH YAO: Just kiss one more time...
Yes! Finally...you know I was kind of worried that Joseph Zeng's character might be a potential love rival but I don't think the show will go that direction :D
Episodes are focusing more on romance now. And no doubt, the drama is doing excellent in romance genre too.
I really like the scriptwriters - they balance the different genres so well! The romance is well done and I love how they queue the music too. The "sexy" music even caught my bf's attention and he asked what scene was heating up the drama LOL
Wooo ur dp is so good đ m waiting for subs to know the conversation of that moment
At the lake, after Ah Yao stood up and pulled her up, Ah Yao: The first time I met you, I thought you were simple and upright (straightforward). After getting to know you better, a little unlucky but an interesting/funny person. Every time I asked you to do something, on the surface, you seemed reluctant (literal translation - on her mouth, 100 of refusals), but your heart is soft. How do I say it...you are the type of person, I just feel that you are the type of person that is just right...
Hong Dou: Just right?
Ah Yao: Just right, you're the type I like. Whenever I am with you, every day seems to be especially happy. We can do anything and I will be happy. Not doing anything and I will be happy. Happy until I feel a little sad. Because I met you at a time and place that was not just right. At times, I even feel regret that when I was in Beijing in the past, there were plenty of chances for me to go to the hotel where you worked, but I never went in. If I had gone in, then I would have met you earlier, then maybe we could have a different possibility (outcome). These words I had planned to bury in my heart but after thinking a long time, at the end of it all, I wanted to give you another memory... Where by the side of the lake where the wind blew, where the sun rose and set, there was someone who sincerely liked you. Woah, I said it all...
Hong Dou: Xie Zhi Yao, you are really intense.
Ah Yao: You didn't expect it right?
Hong Dou: Cannot hold it in (while crying)
Ah Yao: I just want you to not be able to hold it in...OK, that's enough, no need to cry. You don't have to give me that much face.
Hong Dou: Thank you, I like this gift very much.
Ah Yao: You're welcome. Xu Hong Dou, go live the life you want to live. I wish you happiness.
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HONG DOU: So beautiful. So open.
AH YOU: Do you miss the tall buildings?
HONG DOU: Maybe later I will miss it. Missing the life in the big city. Isn't that how people are? Right? We are always changing our thoughts/minds. So many things that we have gotten will eventually become ordinary/normal.
AH YOU: After getting it, it becomes normal??? This big beauty [referring to Hong Dou] as expected is not reliable.
HONG DOU: I am talking about stuff. You don't stretch my words [meaning don't exaggerating what I'm saying]
AH YOU: Ah, you're starting to hit me. Finish! Finish! Finish! [Meaning, that's it, that's it, that's it]
[Hong Dou looks away, looking irritated]
AH YOU: I am just joking, you don't have to take it seriously.
HONG DOU: Scheming man...
AH YOU: I am a scheming man? I'm like boiled water, so clear. How am I scheming?
[Hong Dou laughs]
HONG DOU: Let me tell you, it's only after I came back this time that I just realized....that before I left the last time, why did you want to give me the wooden pendant necklace, confessed by the lakeside, dressed up so handsomely, and also so thoughtful/considerate...right?
It's only because you wanted me to go through an emotional rollercoaster about you. [Jules: Hong Dou actually said "going through ups and downs"] So you tell me, weren't you scheming?
AH YAO: When did you ever feel up and down? Once you went back, didn't you move your house? Every day on the Moments site, you posted pictures of your dad's cooked noodles, your mum's dumplings, and your grandmother's portable fan from 20 years ago. Every day seemed so happy and joyful.
It's not like the time when I was heartbroken and in such a dark hazy mood.
HONG DOU: How was I happy? I was also confused, ok? I am not a long-distance relationship person,
AH YAO: Yes, I know. For you, crossing a district means it's a long-distance relationship.
HONG DOU: But the heart is flexible and one may change one's mind/thoughts. We can really keep on changing. When you meet different people, then your bottomline is also different for each person.
But I am not a little girl when once I fall in love, just don't care about anything...At least I still have to consider what should we do in the future. I should have a direction. There should be a plan and think about the next step. Right?
AH YAO: Right. At that time, I was thinking...if you really want to go back to Beijing, then worst case, I would then fly to Beijing to see you each time. Who would have expected that you would decide to come back and take over the homestay.
[Hong Dou laughing and leans against Ah Yao]
HONG DOU: Let me tell you, the homestay, before I decided to take over the homestay, I did a lot of homework. I also consulted many professionals, but I also hesitated for a long time. And then the last thing was the entry of the bookstore that gave me the final confidence. Also my cousin sister...her incident made me feel that I should no longer hesitate. So many surprises in life, I certainly don't want to spend too much time thinking, with so many worries. Life is not predictable after all. Right?
[Ah Yao nodding his head]
HONG DOU: Xie Zhi Yao, you are the reason, but you are not the only reason. I made this decision is also for myself. So I will bear the consequences. You don't have to feel responsible.
AH YAO: You don't need to draw such a clean line. How can I not be responsible? You are here. As your boyfriend, as the village head, of course I have to be responsible.
HONG DOU: We only have to be responsible for each other here [touching him - I guess maybe she means their hearts]
AH YAO: You only have to be responsible here but I will be responsible for your everything.
[Hong Dou nods and they lean in for an almost kiss :D]
AH YAO: Xu Hong Dou, what do you think of me?
HONG DOU: Havenât I always said that you are pretty good?
AH YAO: I want to talk to you about my current situation.
HONG DOU: No, noâŠitâs too late now. Letâs talk tomorrow. Tomorrow, I want to eat that XiaoBo noodles, and after we come back from the beachside stroll, then we can talk.
AH YAO: OK
HONG DOU: Good night.
AH YAO: Good night.
[Xu Hong Dou, smiling, runs back to her room
Ah Yao, sighing and walking back
Hong Dou, hearing noises against her window so she opens her window and sees Ah Yao.]
AH YAO: No way, I have to tell you right now.
HONG DOU: You must say it tonight, ah?
AH YAO: I cannot hold/suppress it.
HONG DOU: Fine, then you say it.
AH YAO: Xu Hong Dou, I currently have a loan and I have some savings about half a million and working capital
HONG DOU: Pass, I already know that, you can skip the economic part.
AH YAO: I live with my grandma. My dad and aunt are doing their flower business in Kunming. I have another younger not very sensible brother in high school. My aunt is very nice.
HONG DOU: That I also know. Pass. Talk about yourself.
AH YAO: Given my current age, I havenât achieved the expected worldly success. I didnât buy a house in a big city. I just have an ancestral house in the countryside. And also land. Plus a prospective not stable/clear career.
HONG DOU: This too I more or less know.
AH YAO: These are all my qualifications. Xu Hong Dou, all these years, I have met many people. Many very nice ladies. But I donât know why I donât feel anything. I donât feel anything for other people. I just feel something with you. Maybe it is because you are the person that is just the right temperature for me. You flow to me, became the windâŠdo you understand?
HONG DOU: Ermmm, I understand a little but I donât understand entirely.
AH YAO: But noâŠhow can you not understand that? I mean âThe wind blows and ripples a river of spring waterâ [Jules: Idiom for causing a stir or having an impact],
AH YAO: do you understand that?
HONG DOU: Ahhh (meaning yes)
AH YAO: No, Xu Hong Dou, donât you pretend to be dumb with me?! You just like hearing me say all this, right?
HONG DOU: Are you done talking?
AH YAO: Iâm done. We both âplaying with friendsâ, OK? [Jules: I searched this phrase up and itâs a Sichuan dialect that means fall in love]
HONG DOU: I am not playing.
AH YAO: Not playing???
HONG DOU: Not playing!
AH YAO: No, the last time we were not âplayingâ, and this time, we are still not âplayingâ. Donât let me âpay three humble visits to a thatched cottageâ. [Jules: saying from a famous episode of the Romance of Three Kingdoms â Ah Yao meant does he have to confess a third time]
HONG DOU: Didnât I tell you letâs talk tomorrow? Tomorrow when I wake up, right? You let me put on my makeup nicely, dress up prettily, then by the lakeside, you confess and I will accept. And then we will kiss a little.
You had to do it now. Right here.
AH YAO: Xu Hong Dou, you go and open the door now.
HONG DOU: Only a ghost/devil will open the door for you. [Hong Dou while closing the window] You just keep holding it, ok?
AH YAO: No, Xu Hong DouâŠare you being a coward? Are you afraid to play?
HONG DOU: Doesnât matter what you say. See you tomorrow.
[Hong Dou closes the windows and started texting. Then she sees Ah Yao at the window]
AH YAO: Letâs say it clearly. What relationship are we in now?
HONG DOU: Are you crazy? [Jules: Hong Dou actually said â do you have an illness or are you sick]. So late at night, climb up to the window, itâs so high. If you fall, then what will we do?
AH YAO: No one asked you not to open the door for me.
HONG DOU: Iâll open. Iâll go and open it now.
AH YAO: Ai, no need to open. Just right here. Can we kiss?
[Hong Dou laughing]
AH YAO: Donât laugh. Can we or can we not kiss?
[Queue sexy music and Hong Dou grabs Ah Yaoâs face and starts smooching :D]
HONG DOU: [Pouting] Youâre so fierce, ahâŠ[then kisses Ah Yao again] Didnât I tell you earlier that we can kiss? Climb so highâŠyou better hurry down and I will go open the door for you.
AH YAO: OK
[Ah Yao climbs down while Hong Dou rushes to open the door]
AH YAO: Aiyah.
HONG DOU: Huh, what happened?
AH YAO: I sprained my foot.
HONG DOU: You're ok, right? Xie Zhi Yao? Eh....
[Hong Dou rushing to open the door and Ah Yao waiting right there for her. Queue sexy music again :D]
HONG DOU: You sprained your foot?
AH YAO: What do you mean sprained my foot?
HONG DOU: You pretended to sprain your foot, huh?
[And they start kissing again]
HONG DOU: Xie Zhi Yao, don't push it...
AH YAO: Just kiss one more time...
[And they start kissing again]
The "sexy" music even caught my bf's attention and he asked what scene was heating up the drama LOL
Ah Yao: The first time I met you, I thought you were simple and upright (straightforward). After getting to know you better, a little unlucky but an interesting/funny person.
Every time I asked you to do something, on the surface, you seemed reluctant (literal translation - on her mouth, 100 of refusals), but your heart is soft.
How do I say it...you are the type of person, I just feel that you are the type of person that is just right...
Hong Dou: Just right?
Ah Yao: Just right, you're the type I like. Whenever I am with you, every day seems to be especially happy. We can do anything and I will be happy. Not doing anything and I will be happy.
Happy until I feel a little sad. Because I met you at a time and place that was not just right. At times, I even feel regret that when I was in Beijing in the past, there were plenty of chances for me to go to the hotel where you worked, but I never went in. If I had gone in, then I would have met you earlier, then maybe we could have a different possibility (outcome).
These words I had planned to bury in my heart but after thinking a long time, at the end of it all, I wanted to give you another memory...
Where by the side of the lake where the wind blew, where the sun rose and set, there was someone who sincerely liked you.
Woah, I said it all...
Hong Dou: Xie Zhi Yao, you are really intense.
Ah Yao: You didn't expect it right?
Hong Dou: Cannot hold it in (while crying)
Ah Yao: I just want you to not be able to hold it in...OK, that's enough, no need to cry. You don't have to give me that much face.
Hong Dou: Thank you, I like this gift very much.
Ah Yao: You're welcome. Xu Hong Dou, go live the life you want to live. I wish you happiness.
They hugged...
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