"Glimmer of Love"
"Episode 22"
Qiuzhen
I can't bear being separated from you two either
I can't bear being separated from you two either
For your future's sake, and
for you to receive a better education,
I can only.
Every time, it's always such a rush
Caihong forgot to bring her pencil box
This kid.
Caihong forgot her pencil box
When I go to work tomorrow morning,
I'll bring it to her first
Coming back and forth every week.
Not only do the adults suffer,
it's hard on the kids too
Alright, go to bed early
Children living alone without their parents around
must be so miserable
Mom didn't mean it like that
Don't take it to heart
I know
I think we should move to Taipei
We should be with our kids
Move to Taipei?
Why didyou suddenly decide this?
Actually.
Actually, what A'mei said makes sense
We left our two young kids in Taipei
As their parents, we're not there for them
As their parents, we're not there for them
It's not a long-term solution
Besides, my in-laws have their own lives
Besides, my in-laws have their own lives
It's not their obligation
to take care of our children
What you say makes sense
My parents are getting old
For our children to live with them,
is indeed a burden
That's right.That's why I think
we should move to Taipei
This way, we can help them with their education
Where will we live?
I'll rent a house first
Then bring all four kids to live together
Rent a house?
It's an additional expense
Don't worry about the money
I'll take care of it
Our kids' education takes priority
Besides, being with our children
will be more assuring
Mom, don't be mad
We're doing this for the sake of the children
We're doing this for the sake of the children
Mom, Jinfu said it'll be just like before
They'll come back every Saturday
Don't be mad
Go and ask your grandma not to be mad. Go on.
Grandma, don't be mad
I'm old and useless
Go ahead and move to Taipei
Grandma, won't you come with us to Taipei?
Grandma, won't you come with us to Taipei?
If I go with you,
who'll take care of the housework?
Who'll take care of the orchard in the back?
Who'll feed the chickens?
Grandma, if we don't live here,
we don't need to do all those things, right?
It's not as simple as you think
This is our Li family's ancestral home
Your great grandma is also very old
It's impossible for her to move to Taipei
If I go with you, who will take care of her?
If I go with you, who will take care of her?
Grandma
Enough. Say no more
I just can't bear to see you all go
As soon as I think about you all moving out,
I feel so sad
Grandma, I'm home
Who said you could move out?
Did you check with me first?
What's going on?
You're taking my two great grandchildren
to Taipei, aren't you?
Grandma, moving to Taipei
is for the sake of our children's future
What should we do?
Grandma is really mad
Don't be anxious
Wait until Grandma relaxes a bit
I'll find an opportunity to explain to her
I'll find an opportunity to explain to her
Any luck finding a house today?
I've found a house
It's in a good location
The owner is in a hurry to sell it
The price is reasonably low
I've calculated it
If we buy this house, it should be a good deal
If we buy this house, it should be a good deal
Buy a house?
How much will that cost?
Why not rent?
If you compare the two, renting costs more
Think about it
Our children are still young
By the time they go to college,
it'll be at least ten more years
If you do the math,
we should take this opportunity
to buy a house while the selling price is low
to buy a house while the selling price is low
Don't you need to think it over?
I've already confirmed with the owner
I'll make the down payment in the next few days
We can move in very soon
But, I checked the balance in our accounts
Pooling all my money together,
we still don't have enough
Jinfu
A'mei
This is my co-op loan
Take it
A'mei, I can't take your money
Over the past few years I've lived frugally
I joined a co-op loan with the money you gave me
It's your money anyway
Take it
Keep this money as security for your old age
It's because of my inability
that I couldn't provide you with a good life
Who says I'm not living well?
I never need to worry about food or clothing
It's not easy for you to buy a house in Taipei
It's not easy for you to buy a house in Taipei
Or consider it as a gift for my grandchildren
You don't need to worry about money
I've applied for a loan from the credit union
Once I receive the loan,
plus Shuying's and my savings, it'll be enough
plus Shuying's and my savings, it'll be enough
You're always like that,
shouldering everything yourself
You've worked so hard to raise me
But, I.
I won't be around to take care of you
I owe you
You're moving to Taipei for the children's sake
I'm a parent too
I can totally understand
Don't all parents in the world
Don't all parents in the world
worry about their kids?
Mom
You've worked hard all your life for us
You've been working so hard for so many years
Now that you're buying a house in Taipei,
I should be happy and proud of you
I appreciate your thoughtfulness
You still have a long way to go
Work hard together with Shuying
Work hard together with Shuying
If you have any difficulties in the future,
remember to come back and tell me
Don't bear all difficulties by yourself
Understand?
Wait a minute
Two people move one item together
Be careful
OK
Got it?
I want to sit here.
Come, sit over here
Here
Thank you
Next to the window, OK?
Starting today,
each of you have your own seat
You've got to study hard
No excuses for anything,
such as you can't focus well
Dad, I want to study too
Baishi is a good boy
Mom found you a kindergarten
Starting tomorrow,
you'll be like your big sisters and brother and
go to school everyday
Isn't that great?
It's great.
It's great moving to a new house
OK, go clean and organize your room
I'll clean the kitchen and get ready to cook
I'll clean the kitchen and get ready to cook
I'll go cleanup the room
Me too
Me too
Great, we can play here
Yeah, we can roll back and forth
It's so much fun
It isn't good at all
Four people sleeping on one bed
That means every person can only take.
.this much space
It's so crowded
How is it?
Do you like your room?
Mom
This room is even smaller than Great Grandma's
This isn't like Sanxia
The place is relatively small
But four of you as siblings
never had the chance to sleep together before
Now you can all sleep together
Isn't that great?
It's not good at all
I don't want to sleep with them
Who wants to sleep with you?
You kids like to squabble
Siblings should love each other
This room is relatively small
But this bed
was specially handmade for you by your dad
Your dad is so mindful
He loves you so much
You should appreciate it and be happy, right?
Alright
Let's take out all the quilts and pillows
Air them out in the sun
It'll help you get a good night's sleep
OK
Are the kids asleep?
Four kids sleeping in one room
is indeed crowded
It's not even easy to turn over
Don't think too much
The four of them are
so close together for the first time
It's also an interesting experience
You've been busy all day long
Go to bed early
You can do this tomorrow
It's OK
I'll finish these up
We all moved to Taipei
Our ancestral home in Sanxia has onlyGrandma,
Mom and Yulan
The kids aren't around them
I wonder if they'll get used to it
How about this?
Saturdays after work,
we'll bring the kids to Sanxia,
stay there for two nights
and come back to Taipei on Monday morning
What do you think?
What do you think?
Take this for now
It's grocery money for the week
Be thrifty
I did a rough calculation
The monthly living expenses for Sanxia
The monthly living expenses for Sanxia
are NT$1,500
A'mei's medical expensesare NT$1,600
After our mortgage payment
we only have $600 left for monthly living expenses
we only have $600 left for monthly living expenses
It's a bit tight, but we can still manage
It's a bit tight, but we can still manage
OK, I'll try to save
I heard from friends recently that
nowadays people in Taiwan are farming eel
There's a huge demand in Japan,
and the profit is high
I'm thinking of giving it a try
But.
We don't understand this type of business
We can learn from doing
Farming eel is popular now
I see many people are making
a lot of money on this
We should seize the opportunity
The last time when you raised parrots,
you said the same thing, to seize the opportunity
But in the end.?
That's not the same
There was a sudden change in the market
The market demands declined too fast
We didn't have enough time to sell,
so we lost money
I'll pay very close attention this time
Don't worry
But.
Don't worry
I'm dealing with the buyers in Japan right now
Once the order is confirmed,
we can start our business
Alright
If you need my help, just let me know
If you need my help, just let me know
OK
Yulan
What day is today?
It's Wednesday, why?
Only Wednesday?
Still many days to go before Saturday
A day is like a year
It's so hard to pass
Mom, don't be sad
The kids studying in Taipei is a very good thing
I know
Otherwise, why would I let them go to Taipei?
But our house has no children's laughter now
But our house has no children's laughter now
It's not as lively as before
I'm not used to it
A'mei, what are we having today?
Radish soup and a stir-fried vegetable dish
Radish soup and a stir-fried vegetable dish
Radish soup again?
How come there are just a few pieces of meat?
A'mei
Why are you so thrifty recently?
We're eating more vegetables than meat
Aunt
We're getting older
We need to eat light
It's better for our health
If you want a more sumptuous meal,
wait until the kids are back home
We'll cook more
Otherwise, there's only the three of us
We can't finish so much food
Isn't it a waste?
Alright, hurry up
I'm hungry
I'll bring the bowls and chopsticks out
OK
Aunt, are you OK?
Come.
I'll take you to the living room
No need. I'll go by myself
Hurry and cook
Watch out
OK
Huaizhang, where are you going?
I want to go to the bathroom
Didn't you just go?
Sit down
Finish your homework. Stop laughing
Time to eat
OK, let's eat first
Go wash your hands,
then help your mom set the table
OK.
I want to eat this
I want to eat this
I want to eat this too
Watch your table manners
Eat slowly. Don't make so much noise
This is to show politeness, understand?
Huaizhang, don't pick over the food
Just take a piece and eat it
If you stir the food so you can pick and choose,
who dares to eat it after that?
Huaizhang, this is for you
Thanks, Dad
Caihong, this is for you
Thanks, Dad
Let me help you
You're busy typing
What's it about?
The eel farming contract with the Japanese
The eel farming contract with the Japanese
It's already signed
Really?
That's wonderful
Yes, having a contract,
we don't need to worry about finding buyers
to buy our eels
Where are we going to farm them?
To build a fish farming pond costs a lot of money
To build a fish farming pond costs a lot of money
Don't worry
We can rent an existing fish farm
I found one a few days ago
I plan to rent it,
then buy the fingerling eels and raise them myself
We don't have that much money to do this
The contract is signed
The buyer will give us a down payment
We'll use the down payment
to rent the fish farm and
stock the fingerling eels
The money is enough
If you do the calculations,
we actually don't need any capital
This business is a sweet deal
If we don't need to use our capital
and we can make a profit
Of course, it's great
Where are you going to farm the eel?
How will you do it? Teach me
I can help you
No need
The fish farm is quite a distance from our house
I can go there by myself on my motorcycle
You just stay home and focus on
taking good care of our kids
But you need to go to work
If you still care for the fish farm as well,
won't it be too much for you?
No
After I put the fingerling eels in the pond,
I'll go on my way to work every day,
and feed the eels first
and feed the eels first
If I want to do more,
after work I'll go there to double check
after work I'll go there to double check
That's about it
We just have to wait until
the eels grow to maturity,
then we'll fish them out to sell them
That's it
As soon as I think about this
high profit business,
I'm too pumped to sleep
I'm too pumped to sleep
Alright, you go join the kids in the living room
I'll cut some fruit
I'll be right there
OK. Oh, yeah
This Saturday,
once I'm back from work,
we'll bring the kids to Sanxia
You get ready and pack the things to bring
ahead of time
I know
Come on
It's my turn
It's here
My turn
Great Grandma
Great Grandma, look
I won again
Great, that's great
Great Grandma
I threw it in too
I know. I saw it
Caihong is so incredible
Have some candy and cookies. Here
Have some
Baishi
You're getting better and better
You've made progress
It's my turn
Your dad seems different after moving to Taipei
Your dad seems different after moving to Taipei
At home, he's not like this at all
Grandma, you don't know how strict Dad is at home
Grandma, you don't know how strict Dad is at home
Once he comes home every day,
he pays close attention to us and makes sure
we study and do our homework
We can't even relax
He only laughs when he's here
Really?
Your dad is so strict
because he has to make sure you all study well
Grandma, we've been working so hard
Dad made a lot of rules at home
We can't do this, we can't do that
We have no freedom at all
Alright, whenever you come back,
Grandma will dote on you
I sun-dried some radish today. They're very good
Help Grandma collect them
Pack some and bring them back to Taipei
Grandma is the best
Help Grandma with the vegetables
Grandma, have some tea
Help me up
OK
Grandma, are you OK?
Are you OK?
Grandma
Grandma, are you OK?
I'm fine
Let me lie down. I'll be fine
OK
Lie down for a while
A'mei
It's very late
You're still up
What are you so busy with?
I'm packing some dry food
for you to bring to Taipei
We haven't finished the ones you gave us last time
Why bring more?
Dried food won't go bad
Take it with you
Eat it whenever you feel like it
OK, OK
Come, have some tea
Do you take your medicine regularly?
Of course
Yulan watches me so closely,
there's no way for me to skip
I think it's a waste of money
I've been getting injections for so long,
I don't feel like I'm getting any better
Thisillness takes time to treat
You'll gradually get better
It's impossible to feel the difference so soon
Over time, you'll see its effectiveness
Listen to the doctor. You can't go wrong
You don't need to worry about money
Your money is hard-earned money
Look at you
This time you came back, you've become thinner
This time you came back, you've become thinner
I'm thinner? Am I?
You are
You probably don't eat much
Yes, I do eat
Perhaps I'm thinner because I'm too busy
Perhaps I'm thinner because I'm too busy
Busy is one thing, your health is important too
I know that. You don't need to worry
Mom
I noticedGrandma's health isn't getting any better
I noticedGrandma's health isn't getting any better
Did she see a doctor?
Of course, she does
The doctor said your grandma is old
With high blood pressure,
bland food is good for her
Grandma likes to eat salty food
Tell her to eat plainer food,
so her blood won't be so turbid
You think she'll listen to me?
Alright, tomorrow I'll find an opportunity
to talk to Grandma
OK
I'm going back to my room
Mom, why are you washing clothes by hand?
Don't we have a washing machine at home?
We bought a second-hand machine
It doesn't work anymore
Isn't washing by hand too tiring?
It's OK
Before washing machines,
everyone washed clothes by the stream
It's OK once you get used to it
It's just that the washingtakes more time
Are your siblings doing their homework?
Tell them to hurry up
I'll go and check later
OK
How's your homework?
Let me check
Check mine first.
OK. One at a time.
Caihong, did you do your homework nicely?
If you don't pass your dad's checking,
I'll get scolded like you
Mom, don't worry
Now I pay attention when I do my homework
Let me check
Mom, we made progress in our exams this time
Mom, we made progress in our exams this time
Dad said he'll earn a lot of money
He'll buy us any gift we want
He'll buy us any gift we want
Really?
Your dad is good for his word
Of course, it's true
That's great
Mom, then, I want a robot
I want a cartoon watch
Then... I want a new pencil box
Mom
You work so hard everyday
Do you get a gift?
I.
I don't need a gift
How about this?
We'll buy a new washing machine
OK?
Why buy a washing machine?
It's not for me
It's for Mom
Our washing machine is broken
If we have a new one,
Mom won't be so tired
We can all give up our gifts this time
and get a new washing machine for Mom instead, OK?
and get a new washing machine for Mom instead, OK?
Great
This way, there'll be less work for Mom
Thank you all
It doesn't matter if we buy it or not
I received your good intentions
Strange, how come Dad isn't home yet?
Yeah, it's late
You all need to go to school tomorrow
Go to bed
No, I want to wait for Dad
You don't know when your dad will be back
Be good and listen to me
Go to bed now
Right, Caihong
Let's go to bed
Otherwise, when Dad comes back later,
he'll scold us if we're still up
Hurry up
OK
Good night, Mom
Good night
Good night, Mom.
You're home
Why did the delivery go so late?
What happened?
Things aren't going well?
More than not going well
It's very unsuccessful
What happened?
Today, I originally thought that
once I had all the eels out to ship,
I'd earn a lot of money
And what happened?
The eels I got from the fish farm,
were hardly enough to fulfil the contract
How could that be?
How many fingerling eels will yield how many eels,
didn't you figure it all out beforehand?
I did. But I had no clue
I rushed to consult people
Then I learned that the
fingerling eels need extra care
when we first put them in the water
Otherwise, the birds will eat them
Water conditions will also
affect the quality of the eels
In summary, I'm lacking experience,
so that's why.
Now that we don't have enough eels to ship
to the buyers in Japan,
we have to pay a huge penalty
for breach of contract
Yes, so I was really worried
I begged my friends to ask around
for temporary stock
I also stopped the freight trucks
coming from the south
I bought the whole truckload
with the money I borrowed from friends
Fortunately, the delivery problem
was finally resolved
Although this time there was
no breach of contract,
an overall calculation of the business shows that
westill lostmoney this time
We can always earn back what we lost
No need to be too sad
I originally thought the eel business
could help increase our household's income
I never imagined it'd become a burden
Don't blame yourself
We just need to keep working hard
In the future, let's not raise any type of animals
In the future, let's not raise any type of animals
Otherwise, it'll inevitably kill lives
That's not so good
OK
You all did very well on your exams
I originally promised to buy you gifts
I originally promised to buy you gifts
But.
Dad, it's OK
We don't need any gifts
Right. We don't need them
Dad, doing well on exams is our duty
You don't need to buy gifts to encourage us
Right, you work so hard to make money
Wait until we have money at home in the future
You really are growing up
You also know how to think for the family
I'm so happy
I'm really very happy.
Dad, have the egg
It's delicious
Good boy, Baishi
Baishi, you have some egg too
You too, Huaizhang
Thanks, Dad
You're welcome
Thanks, Dad
There's one for everyone
Qiuzhen
Thanks, Dad
Here you go, Caihong
Thanks, Dad
Shuying
Thanks, Dad
Ha-ha.
Mom, for you.Thank you.
You've been staying up late recently
Other than making money,
your health is important too
Don't get too busy
I have no choice
Our family's monthly living expenses
budgeted for$600
But I have to quickly pay back the money
I borrowed earlier
Now I don't have any side income
I have tosqueeze money out of this expense
and pay them back every month
I know you're a very responsible person
You don't want to owe people money
You want to pay off the debt as soon as possible
But we need to do it one step at a time
You give yourself so much pressure
It's not good for your health
Alright, don't worry so much
Take it easy
Do you remember?
"Laugh and the world laughs with you"
"Cry and you cry alone"
As long as we don't lose confidence
I'm sure you can overcome this difficulty
It's great to have you
You're always with me when I'm lost
You're always with me when I'm lost
You're my greatest support
Oh
Here's the grocery money for this week,
including the household expenses
Although it's less than before
But.
I know, I'll spend the money carefully
Our children are developing
They need nutritious food
If it isn't enough, let me know
I'll figure it out
As frugal as I am, I won't give less to our kids
As frugal as I am, I won't give less to our kids
There's always a way to get by when you're poor
Don't worry
That's great
Let me finish up the bookkeeping
It'll be done soon
You go to bed first
Mrs. Li
Whydo you come so late recently? We're closing
All the good vegetables are sold out
I.I've been busy at home lately
I only get some free time around noon
Do you want to buy vegetables today?
I'm closing
I'll slash the price for all these
See what you want
What's the cheapest today
that's good for a big dish
and goes well with rice?
Pickled vegetables
These pickled vegetables are very good
They're delicious and cheap
Stir-frywith pig lung,
and it'll whet your appetite
I'll give you more if you decide to buy
OK, give me half a jin
This is more than half a jin
I'll charge you for the price of a half jin
Don't tell anyone
But you need to buy from me more often
OK, thank you
Mrs. Li, take a look.
These have been picked over by other customers
They're not as perfect, but if you want them,
They're not as perfect, but if you want them,
I'll give you a special discount
Thank you
I'll help you pack them
Mom, most of the vegetables you bought this time
are rotten
Even if it's a big bag of vegetables,
there aren't many good ones that I can pick out
The market was closing. Those are the leftovers
The vendor gave me a big discount
Just tear off the bad part
The good remaining is still good to eat
We should be grateful for having food to eat
I remember during the war when I was a child,
having something to eat was not easy at all
having something to eat was not easy at all
Unlike you, who are so fortunate
You have food to eat, have fun playing
and go to school too
We go to school and study everyday
We're very tired too
Don't complain about being tired
Be grateful that you can go to school
Mom, Brother is chasing me
OK. Don't chase.
What game is it?
Soy sauced eggs. It smells so good
I'm so hungry
The soy sauced eggs are all broken
None of them are in good shape
The broken ones are cheaper
They're still good to eat
Mom
Are we going to run out of money soon?
Why are you asking such a question?
Then, why is our lunch so poor every day?
Then, why is our lunch so poor every day?
I don't think so
Dad isn't homeat lunch time
We can just eat something easy
When Dad is back for dinner,
aren't we eating as good as before?
Right, Caihong?
Right. Right
Mom said we need to cherish what we have
Besides, Dad failed in the eel business
We owe people money
We need to be thrifty
Are you two looking for trouble?
I'm not looking for trouble
I'm worried about Dad
You don't need to worry about Dad's business
You just focus on studying well
Don't worry about the household expenses either
As long as we watch our spending,
we can still get by
OK, go wash your hands
I'll cook two more dishes and we can eat
I'll cook two more dishes and we can eat
This egg is just slightly broken
Save it for Dad
Dad works so hard
Exactly
Take the broken ones on the side first
You haven't eaten yet, right?
I kept some dishes for you
Hurry and go eat
What's this?
Pig lung. Is it good?
Stop feeding our kids this non-nutritious food
Stop feeding our kids this non-nutritious food
Oh
If you don't have enough money to buy food,
just tell me
Don't save money
and compromise the kid's health
I have enough money
I'll pay more attention to the nutritional value
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