【FULL】Crossroad Bistro EP23 | 北辙南辕 | Wang Luodan 王珞丹, Lyric Lan 蓝盈盈, Gina Jin 今晨, Chuo Ni 啜妮 | iQiyi
[English subtitles are available.] [Crossroad Bistro] Sir, are you tired? I’m fine. How is she, Doctor? We must remove her uterus. All right? How is she? Get out of here right now. If my uncle knows what really happened, he’ll just kill you. I’ll come tomorrow. Get out. I’ll come. Thank you. Feng Xi,
Do your parents know about you and Henan? Everyone in your family is so kind. Over the past few days, sometimes I got confused and forgot it was not real. I want to go to Crossroad Bistro tomorrow to help You Shanshan with her business. Sure. This is my friend Si Meng.
She will help with the business in the next few days. Hello, everyone. Thanks for your hard work in advance. [Ep23] [Crossroad Bistro] Here. Let’s make a toast. Mr. Chai, why didn’t you bring Xiaoyu today? I called her, but she didn’t pick up. Then, I thought, I’m having dinner with Mr. Ma
Instead of any client. Right. So that’s fine. Then you made a mistake. Without Xiaoyu, you’ll get wasted sooner than Mr. Ma. That’s true. He can actually drink. Shanshan, tell you what, have you noticed that everyone drinks less in a business dinner? Why? Because everyone is careful.
They are afraid of falling into a trap. Therefore, it’s always easier to have dinner with friends. We can drink as much as we want, right? Here, my friend. Here’s a toast to you. Mr. Chai, here’s to you. Of course. My pleasure. Ms. Writer. My pleasure. Such an honor.
Shanshan, I feel that you’re not yourself today. You drank even less than me. Why do you look so disoriented? She’s just tired. Actually, that’s not the only reason. Feng Xi took some days off. So I had to be here every day. I thought that nothing goes wrong even if I have eight companies.
Let alone a restaurant. But then, everything turned out wrong. Everyone has their own area of expertise. Even though you have eight companies, your teams are well-trained. So you only need to tell them what to do. What is catering? It covers everything. It requires hard work. Most of the time, you’re a hands-off boss.
Why do you think you can do this? You’re right. In the last couple of days, I was suddenly impressed by what Feng Xi had been doing. It’s not something that anyone can do. She has been doing this for a year or so. I must make a toast to her now. Me too.
To Feng Xi. Even though I haven’t met Feng Xi, I’d like to drink to her, too. Here, let’s raise our glasses. To Feng Xi. Shanshan, you have eight companies? Tell you what, Mr. Ma, this friend of mine is just talented in every way. Mm. I’m a nobody compared with Mr. Ma.
Mr. Ma, Mr. Chai told me that you created a miracle the first time you entered show business. He bought four novels at a low price and all of them went viral. He made loads of money by selling the rights of adaptation. I was just lucky. It was luck. Come on.
We all do business. We know better than others that there isn’t such thing as luck. It’s all about your ability. There’s nothing wrong with Shanshan’s words. Why is Mr. Ma successful in this field? Because he is a middle-aged art boy himself. Right, middle-aged. He is a bookworm.
Therefore, as soon as he reads it, he’ll know whether it’s a good story or not. It sounds like an opportunity is right in front of me. What do you mean? This friend of mine is a woman of letters. She writes fairy tales. Mr. Ma, could you take a look at her works
And give her a chance if there’s any? Of course. No problem at all. Thanks, Mr. Ma. Cheers. Take it slow. I can’t drive you home today. I rarely have a chance to relax. The last time I got drunk was before I had my second child. She reminds me of the old days.
Mr. Ma, when we were fresh out of college, each time we got together, remember what we did after getting drunk? Reciting poems. We could just do that all night. We laughed and cried as we recited poems. How young we were! Absolutely. The good old days. Back then, before we got together for dinner,
We had to prepare three days in advance in case we went out of poems. That’s right. Mr. Chai, I didn’t know this side of you. Tell you what, Shanshan, you underestimated me. When I was young, I had all poems at my fingertips. Back in college, you know, a lot of girls pursued me.
For what? To beat you up? He’s not bragging. He was really popular at that time. So popular. To be honest, a line of girls were waiting to pursue him. He was too busy to deal with everyone. I was really busy. What about now? Mr. Chai is just as popular as before.
He’s still got it. Not bad. Let me tell you something, Shanshan. Let me show you my talent. Please. Listen carefully. “How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true.” He’s looking at you fondly. Who wrote it? Who? Don’t stop. Go on.
I forgot the lines. But who? Don’t tell me it’s Zhao Zhao. Do you really think I didn’t go to college? It’s Yeats’ poem. Good. Don’t praise her yet. It was an easy one. So easy. Let me give you a hard one. Wait a minute. You can save yours for later.
Let me do an easy one. Please. “A ragged urchin, aimless and alone, Loitered about that vacancy; a bird Flew up to safety from his well-aimed stone.” I know this one. Is it… Wait. Don’t say it. Who? I’m so close. Don’t say it. It’s… W. H. Auden. The Shield of Achilles.
Right, W. H. Auden. I was about to say it. All right. Stop it. Don’t pretend. See? I didn’t brag at all. She is good. Four years of Chinese literature is not a waste of time. Absolutely. “We had dreams back then, About literature, About love, About a journey across the world.
Now deep into the night we drink, With the clattering sound of glasses And that of shattered dreams.” The Visitor from Poland. Bei Dao. All right. Another round. Come on. You must drink two cups. Two, of course. “Time and the bell have buried the day, The black cloud carries the sun away.
Will the sunflower turn to us.” No, it won’t. I don’t know this one. T. S. Eliot. Yeah. Come on. Let’s drink to this one. Here’s to the poet. Cheers. Honey. You’re finally here. What are you doing here? Let me introduce him. This is Du Shijun. Du Shijun. We met before. I’m Chai Yong.
This is my husband. Mr. Chai. Haven’t seen you for a while. Let me introduce you two. This is Mr. Ma. We went to the same college. Take a seat. Why are you here? How much have you drunk? I assume she’s got depressed as she always stays at home. Shut up.
I’m not depressed at all. I’m so happy. Let me tell you something. My husband loves me so much. He even transferred to another department for me. Am I right? Mr. Du, you know what, your wife is so talented. She reads a lot. We were reciting poems. She knows much more
Than both of us together. I’m so humbled. I’m really impressed. Look how I beat them. Still not enough? You’ve been beating us all night. She’s the Thanos of the world of poetry. “Fresh blows the wind To the homeland. My Irish child, Where are you waiting?” Who wrote it? It’s… Isn’t it… T.S. Eliot.
The Waste Land. Right. They got it. I’ll drink. Let’s drink this one together. Cheers. All right. That’s enough. Shall we stop right here? I’ll give you another one. Leave me alone. I’m not drunk. “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons; I know the voices dying with a dying fall
Beneath the music from a farther room.” Who wrote it? It’s… Wait a second… I bet you don’t know this one. This is an improvisation by Si Meng. Don’t be ridiculous. Let me tell you. It’s also by T.S. Eliot. Why do you like him so much? You’ve recited all his poems the whole evening.
His wife was a dancer. Definitely. I’ve got one. It was mentioned a lot in the movie Interstellar. “Do not go…” What’s next? “Do not go gentle into your night.” No. “Do not go gentle into that good night.” Dylan Thomas. Bingo. Raise your glasses. Bottoms up, and let’s call it a night.
She’s so talented. Cheers. I got her. Cheers. What a wonderful evening. A feast of poetry. Shall we go home? Sure. Let’s go. That’s it? Mr. Du, let’s go home. Take care of her. Sure. All right? What a night. Indeed. Am I good? Honey, do you know Dylan Thomas? I will know someday. Honey,
Do you know Dylan Thomas? Dylan Thomas! You’ve been saying it all the way. Come on. You know, he was an alcoholic. He drank himself to death when he hadn’t yet turned 40. Such a shame. If you keep drinking like this, you’ll end up like him before you turn 40.
Honey, I want to throw up. Honey, Mr. Ma said… He said… What? He said that he would buy my next book. Great. I should have hugged him before we left. That’s all right. Just hug the toilet as if it was him. As long as you have something to hug. Dad,
What’s wrong with my mom? She’s seeking inspiration. Go back to bed. Just go. You’re so noisy. Hurry up. Well, your son saw you like this. Would you like some? No, thanks. Drink all you want. Bottoms up. Are you serious? I don’t feel well. All right. Relax. Mom. I’m thirsty. I know.
But the doctor said you can’t drink yet. Just hang in there, all right? Liangzhou. Just go home and get some sleep. I’ll stay. You gave so much blood today. I’m OK. I want to stay here for her. Can you do me a favor? Sure. This is the key to Peng Pai’s apartment.
Tomorrow, go to his place and pack all of my sister’s stuff to your place for the moment. All right? OK. I’ll go with you. Uncle. You don’t need to. He can do it on his own. That’s right. Also, I booked a hotel room nearby. Why don’t you and Aunt have a rest there?
I’m not tired. I’ll go with you tomorrow. Have you told Granny yet? No. I’m afraid she would come right away if she knew. So I didn’t tell her. I agree. Don’t tell her now. Let’s wait until Xiaoyu is discharged. I agree. Hello? Why are you calling so early? Why didn’t you tell me?
Where are you now? Ms. You. Is everyone here? Yes. Mr. Cheng asked when you would arrive. Tell him I’m here. I’ll join you in a minute. OK. Bao Xue. Shanshan. My sister had an accident. How is she? She’s already out of danger. When did this happen? Yesterday afternoon.
Why did you wait till now to tell me? I hadn’t got a chance to. Which hospital is she in? Chaoyang Hospital. I’ll be there. Everyone’s ready. We’re waiting for you. I have something urgent to deal with. Let’s have the meeting in the afternoon. OK. Du Shijun. Du Shijun! Your mother is awake.
You’re awake, Goddess of Wine. Was I drunk last night? Almost. You were almost in heaven. I still feel sick. Get up already. I made wonton soup. You’ll feel better in your stomach after you have some soup. Come here. Sit. I know it’s been hard for you. What? I really understand you now.
You had to drink at business dinners. Even though you felt sick in the morning, you had to get up and go to work. It was tough. I only got drunk once and I feel like hell the next morning. I don’t feel comfortable in my stomach. Well, you should take it easy. Dylan Thomas
Drank himself to death before he was 40. You know Dylan Thomas? I’m so impressed. You don’t remember anything, do you? I told you that when I was drunk, right? I need a hug. I appreciate it, my darling. You’re here. Do you want to go inside? Shanshan. Close the door.
My sister is awake. Don’t you want to see her? I’ll go inside later. I can’t bear to see her like that. I’ll come again when she gets better. The doctor said that she’s out of danger now. Don’t worry. What are you doing here? Didn’t I tell you not to come again?
I came to see Xiaoyu. She’s like this because of me. I’ll take my responsibility. No need. You don’t understand human language, do you? Then let me say it again. It’s over between you and my sister. Even so, I need to hear Xiaoyu say it. Xue. You want to see her? Listen.
I won’t let you get near her. What are you doing? Why did you even greet him? What did I do? I was just being polite. Being polite? Do you need to be polite with him? Why didn’t I know that you’re such a gentleman? Enough. It’s so stupid of you arguing over him.
Do you need anything else? Don’t worry. Have you got enough cash? Yes. Let me know if anything. Call me if that bastard comes again. All right. Calm down. Drive me to the set. I’ll come back when I finish today’s shooting. OK. I’ll be there with you. Let’s go. Just calm down.
Please wait a minute. I’ll go and grab the menu. My only regret is that I don’t know who Mr. Lu’s brother-in-law is. If I knew, I would beat him up. Excuse me, Sir. No smoking is allowed here. Let me finish this one. What about you smoke outside? I’m sorry.
But we have rules here. Every restaurant has its rules, right? But the rules are made by people. We have other guests here. Sorry to bother you. But could you please put that out? Are you satisfied? Where’s the restroom? Down the hall. Thank you. Excuse me for a minute.
I need to go to the restroom. Someone’s in here. Excuse me. Do you have another restroom? Go further inside. Go past the VIP rooms and you’ll see. Thanks. Have you got all of Xiaoyu’s stuff? I’ve checked everywhere. I think I have everything. Let’s go. Excuse me. You… What are you doing?
We’ve packed Xiaoyu’s stuff. You can pack her things but only with my permission. Sir, I know you’re mad at me. But I didn’t mean to hurt Xiaoyu. Actually… Don’t say her name. Kid, don’t you ever come near her! Or, I’ll come after you with everything I have. Uncle, calm down. Let’s go.
I don’t want to see you again. Uncle, you scared me a bit just now. You were awesome. I was being nice to him. If he dares to push it further, I’ll definitely kill him. Xiaoyu almost lost her life because of him. It is said that a father would do anything for his daughter.
Now I see. Of course. You’re too young to understand it. You’ll feel it when you have children. I don’t like kids. Where are we going? Bao Xue asked me to put Xiaoyu’s stuff at my place. No. Listen. Drive me to a real estate agency. I need to rent an apartment.
When Xiaoyu is discharged, she’ll have her own place. She can live with Bao Xue. She can’t live there forever. Once we have found a place, we’ll move her stuff there. If we drop it at your place now, we’ll have to move it over again. OK. How old are you? That’s something interesting.
I was born on the same day as Xiaoyu. And we have the same blood type. What a coincidence! What do you do? I’m a photographer. Photographer? Do you shoot films? Everything. Everything? Well. I assume you don’t have a steady income. I don’t earn as much as those rich men.
But my life is quite free. You should work hard towards your goal while you’re still young. I was too tough on Xiaoyu before. But it didn’t do her any good. Do your parents support you in doing what you love? Actually, yes. How did it go? Take a look yourself. 20,000!
It must be that drunk. I didn’t let him smoke. So he complained that people in the VIP rooms smoked. He even took a picture. It’s so hard running a restaurant. Even if you adhere to every single rule, you can’t prevent anyone from complaining to the authority.
This is the first time we got complained. We usually don’t allow anyone to smoke here. But they were Ms. You’s friends in the VIP room. So I could only pretend I didn’t see it. Rules are rules. No matter whose friends come, no one is allowed to smoke. You didn’t tell Shanshan, did you?
No. You told me not to. Right. Don’t tell her. I was here to help her. But instead of easing her burden, I incurred a fine of 20,000 yuan. I feel so embarrassed. But you shouldn’t pay for it. Of course, I should. This was my fault. If I was nicer to him,
All this wouldn’t have happened. It’s not like that. Ms. Si, how is Xiaoyu? She had an operation. She’s safe now. But she needs to stay in hospital for a while. Shanshan also asked me to remind you. Do not tell Feng Xi about Xiaoyu. Wait until she’s dealt with her own matters.
Have you got it? Don’t tell Shanshan about the fine. And don’t tell Feng Xi about Xiaoyu. Mm. I got it. Don’t worry. I’ll pay the fine later. Finally, they’re leaving tomorrow. Keep it down. When it’s all finished, I must thank you. Then let me think carefully about how you can thank me. Sure.
No problem. Mom. When is your train tomorrow? It’s 10 o’clock in the morning. Don’t worry. We’ll call a taxi. No, Auntie. We’ll take you to the station. There’s no need. All right, Mom. That’s the plan. Fine. You first, Feng Xi. We’re leaving tomorrow. Son, let me teach you two new courses. All right.
I’d love to learn more from you. Don’t be mad, Mom. Let me explain. Dad. Help me talk to my mother. Careful, Mom. Dad. Feng Xi. You can yell at me if you want. I know you are upset. I don’t want to yell at you. I have nothing to say.
Do you have anything to say? If not, can you leave? Please. Don’t treat me like that. It’s not what you think. Feng Xi, I will never leave you again from now on. I won’t leave again. Let’s… Let’s get back together. Are you serious? Do you think no one will ever love me?
All right. It’s too late. Go back to your place. We’ll leave on our own tomorrow. Please. I’ll see you off. No, thanks. Zhao Henan. You’ve really grown up, haven’t you? You even dared to lie to us. To be honest, the first time I went to Feng Xi’s place,
I felt something was not right. All right. All right. Don’t act like you knew everything all along. You don’t believe me? Let me ask you. As soon as I stepped into her apartment, the men’s slippers at the door were brand new. Didn’t you notice that? Also, the personal care products for men
In the bathroom were brand new. Was that just a coincidence? You used everything up right before we came? Plus, if they had been together for so long, why didn’t I see any picture of them together? Is that normal? Why didn’t you say it back then? I didn’t say it
Because I couldn’t believe he would lie to us. Henan. I had been doing political work all my life. It only takes me a second to see through anyone or anything. Why didn’t I reveal the truth? Because I would rather believe it was a coincidence.
I didn’t expect that you would actually lie to us. How dare you! Do you think we are both idiots? Henan. Apologize to your mother. Don’t lie to us ever again. We are family. We should be honest with each other, all right? I just don’t want Mom to keep introducing me to some girls.
So I asked Feng Xi to pretend to be my girlfriend. I didn’t mean bad. I thought if we got through the last couple of days, everything would be fine. I didn’t expect that her ex-boyfriend would appear suddenly. Right. As you said, it’s her ex-boyfriend. If they already broke up,
Feng Xi is single now. Any man can pursue her. Why did he act like he was entitled to be there while you ran away as if you did something wrong? Henan. You are a man. You did nothing wrong. What are you afraid of? I’m not afraid of him.
I didn’t want to embarrass you two. Why would I be embarrassed? Whoever ran away was the one embarrassed. All right. That’s enough. Mom, do you like Feng Xi? Why? Why does it matter if I like her or not? Anyway, I like her. Where are you going? Mom is right.
Whoever ran away was the one embarrassed. Let him go. Wait… Don’t stop him. Have some water. Feng Xi, I’ve been missing you a lot. Really. Really? You broke up with me and haven’t said a word for so long. I didn’t know it’s because you’re busy missing me.
You must be mad at me still. I know. I broke your heart. I didn’t get in touch because I feel ashamed of myself. I admit that in the past few months, I got too occupied with my research, so much so that I felt any relationship would be a burden for me
And would drag me behind. I was so stupid. But now I don’t think so anymore. You were right. We were together for ten years. It’s not something you can just let go. But I already let it go. But you can pick it up. It won’t be a problem. Sorry. I know
I have no right to talk to you like this. You know what, each time I saw my colleagues who have their careers as well as their happy family lives, I suddenly felt so lonely. But whenever I felt that way, I don’t know why but I just missed you so much. Feng Xi.
I beg you. Could you give me another chance? I know I made a mistake. I was so naive. I was so selfish. I did everything wrong. Please, will you give me another chance? As long as you forgive me, I’ll do anything to love you. I swear. Another chance? I gave you ten years
And you just threw it away in five minutes. Right after you broke up with me, you must know how upset I was. But have you ever asked how I was? At least you may have asked as a friend. Have you? I’m just afraid… Right. You’re afraid of everything.
But have you ever considered my feelings? Please. Just give me one more chance. If I do it ever again, I won’t bring that up ever. I’ll disappear from your life. What kind of chance are you asking for? Should I wait for you to marry me after you get your degree abroad? Yes.
I’ll marry you. But you don’t need to wait any longer. I came back this time just to marry you and get all formalities done. Then I’ll bring you and my parents to Germany. This is my plan. You know, they are old now. I see. I thought you suddenly had a conscience.
So you’re worried that as your parents get older, there needs to be someone to take care of them. So you should marry me so that I can take care of your family and you don’t need to pay for a nanny. Why do you think like that? I’ll marry you because I love you.
They are not the same thing. Send a text to your son. No, I won’t. Let him deal with it himself. A man should be brave enough to fight for things he wants. That is my son. You’re enjoying this, aren’t you? They are still young. What if they start a fight?
When will you ever know how to observe a situation? I had been doing political work all my life. It only takes me a second to see through anyone or anything. Tell you what, if Henan goes back now, there won’t be any fight at all.
Instead, he and Feng Xi may become a real couple. Do you believe it? Don’t act like you’re a prophet. Let’s wait and see. I already have a boyfriend. We love each other. Feng Xi, don’t fool yourself. I know you’re still in love with me. Do you really think that cook loves you?
If he loved you, why would he run away immediately? Open the door.