【FULL】Crossroad Bistro EP01 | 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] Have you picked a wedding date? Should be on the 20th of next month. Have you told your parents? No. Forgive me for saying this, but I still think you need to tell them about it. We’ve not spoken for two years. My dad has burnt all the bridges
To separate me and Peng Pai. He said he never wants to see me again. What about your mom? You’re not talking to her, either? She’s on my dad’s side. I am almost thirty. Don’t I even have the right to choose who to spend my life with?
When it comes to this, parents usually mean well. Maybe they just handled it poorly. Does that mean I have to do as they say? First of all, I am not a homewrecker. Second, I don’t ask them for money. What have I done wrong? People can change the way of handling things.
But it’s them who handled it wrong should change. Take it easy. It’s like someone stepped you on your feet. Don’t try to persuade me. I will find a time to tell them after I’m done with the wedding. Well… What other family members are coming? My sister. She’s applying for a visa now.
She’s the only one I hope to see in the family. Do you like this wedding dress? Yes. Rinse. Monitor the patient’s vital signs. The endoscope is standing by. Defibrillator charged. Clear. Discharge. Prepare for another one. Clear. Discharge. It’s not working. Again! Clear. Discharge. Hey, man. Welcome back. Peng Pai! How is he?
He’s fine now. He went into a shock because of the rupture of his brain tumor. We’ve made a surgical incision and removed the tumor. But during the surgery, he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. We almost lost him. Don’t be so sad. He’s safe now, right? Everything will be alright. Slow down. Don’t fall.
Ma’am. You’re back. Sir. Hello? Sis. You up? I wasn’t sleeping. Embrace yourself. I want to tell you some exciting news. What? I got my visa! Do you know how hard it was for me, a single woman with no fixed assets or a stable job, to get it?
They must worry that I’d tear my passport apart after I got off the plane and never come back. You should see the look of the visa officer today. He kept rolling his eyes at me. Bao Xue. I need to tell you something. You can’t tell anyone. Okay? Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone.
The doctor said he is already out of danger, right? So, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. The most important thing right now is to take care of him. Anything else can wait till he recovers. Okay. I’m gonna hang up now. Get some sleep. Bye-bye. -Morning. -Morning. Morning.
You went to take the meds for me the other day. I was having such a headache so I closed my eyes. Then suddenly, I felt I was shrinking to this big and thrown into a bottomless pit. I just kept falling. It was like a nightmare.
I wanted to open my eyes, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t wake up. I just kept falling. Then what happened? I couldn’t remember anything after that. I was already here when I woke up. You almost died. The surgery took 5 hours. Well, I’m here now. Hi, you’re awake! Doc.
We think you can be discharged now. You can go home and rest. Everything is fine? Yes. So far, so good. So, you can go back home and take your time to recover. Thank you, Doc. You should thank your wife. She was here the whole time and praying for you. Thank you.
I sent the design of the invitation to your email. [A separation agreement] Xiaoyu. Where is the blue scarf you bought me? What is it? Why are you upset? Not feeling well? What’s wrong? What’s with the tantrum? You think I’m throwing a tantrum? Tell me what’s on your mind. It’s filled with curse words.
Xiaoyu. Didn’t we agree when we first got together that we will tell each other everything that’s on our minds so that we don’t have to guess? It will make us trust each other more. Trust? You don’t deserve to use that word. Why not? Read the email your lawyer sent you first.
Why are you quiet now? Thinking of how you can lie to me, right? Can you let me explain? About what? Do you wanna say that you lied to me because you love me? I didn’t lie to you. What? I didn’t lie. You didn’t? You said your divorce was finalized five years ago.
But you’re still married to her. If I didn’t want to marry you so badly, you wouldn’t have even sent the divorce paper to your ex, right? We’ve separated for 7 years. 7 years! I have no feelings for her. We just didn’t sign the divorce paper. I get it now.
I am less important than a divorce paper. You’re twisting my words. Excuse me? I should be grateful that you got ill. Otherwise, I’ll never know about all this. As long as you’re still married, I’ll be the homewrecker. Your wife and your daughter will think you want to divide your property
Because you’ve got a calculating lover abroad. Thank you very much. Because of you, I’ve now become the kind of person I hate the most. I’ve never intended to lie to you. I’ve always wanted to get a divorce, but I’ve been too busy to deal with it. I couldn’t go back to China
And sign the divorce paper. That’s the only reason why I didn’t do it! Xiaoyu. I’ll just divorce her and give her and my daughter my property in China. Then we can live a happy life here, okay? What about your will? It’s written clearly on the will that if you die of any cause,
90% of your property will go to your daughter. The other 10% will go to your wife. Did I remember it right? It was outdated. I can update it after I divorce her. I’ve spent five of my best years with you. When you were sick, I was running around taking care of you.
What am I to you? A nurse? Even a nurse gets paid daily. And me? I’m your secret lover. What are you talking about? Calm down, will you? It’s all happened so quickly. I didn’t prepare for it. Nevertheless, it was never my intention to do this to you. You know that, right?
I know it a bit too well. It’s all written on the document. I’m not illiterate. I can read. You’re despicable. Think all you want. Whatever. I made a mistake about the divorce. I wanted to deal with it later. It’s just a matter of time. My ex-wife was fine with it. Stop right there.
You haven’t divorced her yet. She’s still your wife. Not your ex-wife. Do you have to get all technical about it? Shouldn’t I? No! I almost married you. I think we can take a break and calm down. I’ll leave for Manchester for a 3-day business trip. We can talk it over
When I come back. I will keep my promise to you. Xiaoyu, I am back Xiaoyu? Xiaoyu? Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is out of service. Hello, sis. It’s midnight where you are, right? Have you slept already or are you still awake? How’s everything going? Which date should I book my flight for?
That I don’t care. I booked my flight for yesterday. What? Where were you going? I’m in Beijing visiting my grandma and my sister. [Ep01] Xiaoyu? Grandma. Why are you back? Grandma. Great. Just spend some time with me. Don’t buy anything. Just a token of my gratitude. Yeah, granny.
It’s time that she did it. These are all premium snacks. I’ll take them all if you don’t like them. You wish. I like them. Right. Grandma, keep them all. These are yours. There’s no such thing as enough Bestore snacks. Granny. When I was little, you used to peel walnuts for us.
Today, I’ll peel walnuts for you. Great, thanks. Thank you, grandma. You’re using my sweet gesture to please her? How could you do that? Xiaoyu. You’ve never had a full-time job since you finished your postgraduate study. There’s no such thing as a full-time job anymore. They’re all temps. Even government officers are contract employees.
They can quit whenever they want to. Life is slow abroad, so I’ve become lazy and casual after staying there for long. You can’t be like this. You’re young. You can’t just sit around all the time like us old people. Yeah. I think I won’t go back for now.
I’ll live here with you for a while. I’ll move out once I find a good job and an apartment. What do you say? No problem. But I’ll be upfront with you. Don’t stay for too long. I’m used to living here alone. It’s kinda inconvenient with someone else here. Okay. Granny.
I also love your sweet-and-sour ribs. I’ve mentioned it several times and you didn’t even make them once. It’s been years since she last had this dish. Just now, when I glanced over Xiaoyu, I almost didn’t recognize you. She is getting prettier and prettier. You, on the contrary, are getting uglier.
Granny! I am what they call a “second-glance beauty.” That’s why you are not famous yet. The directors always choose beauty at first glance. You are one of those first-glance beauties. But you don’t even have a proper career. What’s a proper career? Like yours? Of course. I don’t steal or rob people.
I love my country. It’s better than someone who hasn’t found her career path. When you can’t find the right path, it’s better to just stop where you are. I… You haven’t changed a bit. Two minutes into a nice conversation and you’re already arguing. Dinner is ready.
She’s been picking on me since I was a kid. I can take whatever criticism comes my way. I picked on you ’cause you were a loser. When we were at school, you didn’t even know how to simplify a complex fraction. Just look at those roles you play.
You can’t even get a medium close-up. I have to hit pause to find you in a scene. You’re 25 already. Yet you are still one of the extras. What are you thinking? Once I have a goal in life, I have the courage and an inexhaustible passion to achieve it.
You’re four years older than me. Let’s talk about what you’ve achieved in life. Yes, Xiaoyu. I opened a coffee shop. But then it went out of business. How come? Business is complicated. Come on. Stop with those empty excuses, alright? Running a business is hard work. But you’re always sleeping.
How can you work day and night on business? Yeah. I can’t get up early. I can’t stay up late. Sis. I admire you. I really do. You’ve always kept the virtue of being lazy. You just have to slap me right in the face, right? No way! Your face is too pretty.
I don’t have the heart to slap you. Let me kiss you. Come on. Stop it. Just eat. You were like this when you were kids, always arguing when you were together. The big sister had to be the best in every aspect. The little one always messed around.
Xiaoyu couldn’t win an argument with Bao Xue so she’d use fists instead of words. Then Bao Xue would jump around like a monkey. But she’s someone who never learns. She’d follow you around calling you sis when you were still mad. When did that ever happen? I don’t remember it. Stop it.
Your brain is like a giant sieve. Yeah. I only remember the useful things. You Shanshan? Are you You Shanshan? You are… I was on the flight to Lhasa on 14th May. It’s you! That girl… Which girl? Yeah, I’m Si Meng. What a coincidence! You live in the neighborhood?
No, I just shop here often. I’ve been meaning to thank you. If you hadn’t consoled me and talked to me, I would’ve been falling apart. Don’t mention it. We’re of similar age, but clearly, you haven’t gone through as much as I did. You gave me a chance to be the big sister.
You can go before me. I can’t do that. There are so many people behind you. I’ll use my card. I thought we’d agreed to it. Just give me 10% more of the share, okay? Whose purse is it? Who left a purse here? Let me see. It seems to be my friend’s purse.
I’ll take it. Thanks. You Shanshan. You Shanshan! I’ll give you more share in the next project. You Shanshan. You Shanshan! I’ve refilled your glass for you. Okay. Drive me back to the firm first. Okay. You Shanshan! What are you doing here? Did you lose something? Is this yours? You were so careless.
I didn’t even realize that I lost my purse. Check if everything is in there. There’s no need. You wouldn’t bring it to me if anything is missing. Thanks. You helped me last time. I helped you today. I have repaid your favor. Are you free now? Yes. You must be busier than me.
That depends on how you see it. Sometimes, I’ve got my plate full all day. Sometimes, I don’t have anything to do. You, on the contrary, need to do all the housework while raising two kids. You must be busy all the time. Thanks for understanding. I went to Lhasa to sponsor a charity event.
Why did you go there? Don’t get me started. My parents insisted on driving to Lhasa themselves. They’re so cool! But my mom was hit by AMS the minute she got there and ended up in a hospital. I was worried sick. So I decided to book a ticket and fly there.
Unfortunately, the tickets for that day were sold out. So, I booked the flight to Lhasa that transferred from Chengdu. Are they alright? They are. But I almost died. Seriously, looking at you now, I can recall how scared you were the other day. I really can.
You cried so hard that your eyes were swollen. You wouldn’t listen to me at all. I was like, “Stop crying, girl. Just leave it to fate.” I didn’t want to cry, but I was too scared. My legs kept shaking the whole time, you know? I admire you.
How did you manage to stay calm in danger? I’ve experienced all that life has to offer. It wouldn’t be such a pity if I just dropped dead without having to suffer. In 18 years, I’d come back a new man in my next life. Right. That is exactly what you said to me.
I felt much more relaxed after hearing those words. It’s lunchtime. Let’s have lunch together. My washing machine has been acting up. I’m having it repaired this afternoon. I need to go back and wait for the repairman. I thought you had something important! I know a repairperson for washing machines. He’s an expert.
He’ll fix your washing machine for good. Who is he? Recommend him to me. Cancel your appointment and give me your address. I’ll ask him to go there now. I’ll go with you. You want to come with me? Don’t you have to work? It’s a bit awkward to say it out loud
But I own the whole firm, so no one’s checking my attendance. It’s so good to be a boss. I’ll cancel it then. Yeah. Granny! What are you making? Smells so good! Red-braised pork, your favorite. Great. I’ll cook the eggplant, then we’re good to go. Okay. Granny, where is Xiaoyu? Still sleeping. Still?
She doesn’t go to bed at night and doesn’t get up in the morning. Every day at noon, she gets out of her bed after I put lunch on the table. After lunch, she just leaves the dirty dishes in the sink. Leave them. Just ignore them and wait for her to do the dishes.
Then, I might have to wait until the dishes are covered in mold. She’s unbearable! Wait here. I’ll get her out of bed. What? You’re having sweet dreams while granny is doing all the work! Older people need less sleep. I’m still young. I need to sleep. Then, don’t sleep before her eyes.
Rent an apartment and move out! A decent one-bedroom apartment costs 5-6,000 yuan per month. I don’t even have a job. How can I afford that, sis? Still, you can’t ask granny to shoulder your burdens. My last name is Dai. My dad’s her son. When I have nowhere else to turn,
It makes sense that I turn to the Dai family. Come on. I thought you’ve cut ties with your dad. And your dad cut ties with his mother. So, tell me, What part of it makes sense? You’re just jealous of me ’cause you can’t take any advantages. I am jealous? Me? Tell you what.
There are a lot of things you don’t know. I didn’t know them either at first. But granny told me. Great stories. When I graduated middle school, I wasn’t a registered resident in Beijing, so I couldn’t take the college entry exams here. Therefore, I went back to Shenzhen for high school.
Then I got into the Central Academy of Drama and have been living in Beijing since graduation. My mom asked me to move in here and keep granny company. Then, your dad got furious with my mom ’cause he thought my dad was after granny’s house so he wanted me here as a placeholder.
My dad was mad as a hornet. Just think about how over the line your dad was. What does all this have to do with me? You just said you belong to the Dai family. We’re totally different people. Although he made a scene, I can still live here. Oh, now
You want to deny connections with him. Dai Xiaoyu. I think you really are like my uncle. You were born selfish, weren’t you? Say that again! I will step up and fight against you, you pathetic egoist! I’ll say it 100 times more. Dai Xiaoyu, you’re a selfish and pathetic egoist.
Spare the rod, spoil the child! Granny! Dai Xiaoyu! You’re a selfish and pathetic egoist! Stop! You are… I will not stop. Say that again! Stop right there. Dai Xiaoyu! Help! You blabbermouth! Granny! Granny, help! Granny! Do you have nothing else to do? Stop messing around! Set the table for dinner.
Granny told us to set the table! Out of my way. You get out of my way. The eggplant smells so good. Granny, she just kicked me. Are you hurt? The hot and sour soup granny made tastes better than that in any restaurant. Then have some more.
You eat less than a kitten every day to lose weight. You’ll get sick. Don’t mind her, grandma. I’ll have some. I don’t need to lose weight. That’s true. But you only have one meal a day. If Xue didn’t come here, your first meal would be dinner. Grandma. I’m still jet-lagged. You?
Just admit that you like to sleep in. Stop blaming it on jet lag. The time difference is only 6 hours. Are you serious? Yes, I am. I am very tired. Granny. She’s planning to stay here forever. You should be careful. Be sure to hide the deed, your gold, and the precious jade bracelet.
All joking aside, I won’t rush you since you’re still jet-lagged. But you can’t stay at home and sleep all day. How will you get anything done like that? I want to do something. But I need to do it one step at a time. Take the first step, then. You’ve got so many excuses.
Granny. Don’t make dinner for her tonight. I’ll take her out to dinner to shut her up. I’m not going. It’s too much work. See? That’s not an excuse. You have to go. You have to go. My house is a bit messy. Hope you don’t mind. That’s what it’s like to have kids.
It’s always messy. Such a big apartment in this premium location. Your husband must make a lot of money. Well, he’s alright. He’s a partner in an accounting firm. It pays well. We live here because of the kids. It’s close to their school. That must be the repairman. Hello.
May I ask for You Shanshan? It’s me. You’re fast. What is all this? I thought they’re here to repair it? Replacement is the most effective way of repairing. I’ve seen this model before. It’s super expensive. That’s the latest model, right? Yeah. You need to pick the expensive ones
For stuff you use a lot. Spare no expense. Ours is pretty expensive already. Then it’s not expensive enough. Where do you want it? Get it in first. Inside. Over there. Careful. Here is fine. Okay. Thank you. You’re really something. How much is it? I’ll transfer the money. Don’t! Consider it a gift.
No way! I can’t let you pay for it. Are you kidding? Stop it. Do you know how much time you’ve saved me by returning my purse? Two weeks. Do you know how much money I can make in two weeks? How much? I’d love to know.
Well, way more than what that washing machine costs. So, just take it. Although we’ve only met twice, we did go through moments of life and death together. Right? Just take the gift if you think of me as a friend. I feel bad. I can’t ask you to pay for it. Stop it. Seriously,
I am starving now. Can you get me something to eat? Of course. One sec. You’re unbelievable. You kept it from me all this time! Now you know why I don’t want you to mention it in front of grandma. How are you feeling now? Still upset? I’d be lying
If I say I’m not upset. But I’m alright. I’m stronger than I thought I’d be. When I first knew it, I thought I’d cry all day for a long time. But on my flight back, I kept telling myself that I made the right decision, that I had to do this.
Once I started to see it that way, I felt at ease. The only thing I couldn’t get over is that I feel I’ve wasted all of my youthful years. I feel sorry for myself… Come on. What? My shoulder is broad. You can lean on it. Your shoulder is everything but broad. It hurts!
What? You don’t want my shoulder? Then, I’ll find someone else for you. Thank you. If there really is someone reliable, keep him for yourself. Ungrateful. It’s so intelligent. And they say money can’t buy everything. Seriously, it’s so good. You can be a chef. Practice makes perfect. If you like it so much.
You’re always welcome to come eat with us. Then, I’d get so fat. Is that enough? There’s more in the pot. I’ll get you more. That’s enough. My stomach is about to explode. It’s been too long since I last had this big bowl of noodles. I haven’t asked you.
What does your firm do? Anything that makes money. Still holding out on me, are you? I’m not. I’m an investor. So I invest in whatever is profitable. I’ve recently just invested in this company that does cloud storage and other services. Yeah, everything is on the cloud now. You can raise a plant,
Raise a cat, or even find a partner on the cloud. Find a partner on the cloud? We don’t have that service. Well, you’d better not. It might be borderline pornography. You’re quite funny. You are not like most of the housewives that I know. I saw that there are many books in your den.
I seriously doubt that you’re one of those intellects that got sidetracked by housework. What intellect? I only have a bachelor’s degree. Even postgraduates dare not say they’re intellects. Where did you graduate? What’s your major? I majored in Chinese at Beijing Normal University. What about you? Me? Economics, UIBE. I dropped out. Dropped out?
Why didn’t you finish your degree? I was stupid. I fell in love in my freshman year. I was misguided by those lovey-dovey stories. Sophomore year, I was adamant about getting married. Senior year, I got pregnant. Then I dropped out to have a baby. Then your kid must be big now. 12 years old.
I couldn’t even tell that you’re also a mom. What does your husband do? Nothing. He just idles around. And you’re not fighting with him? Well, we got divorced. That’s too much information. I think we were never prepared to get married in the first place, let alone become parents.
Tell you what, ever since I married into his family, things have been weird. His mother was so on guard against me. She’d tell people that I got pregnant so that I could keep her son. Since I wasn’t originally from here,
She thought I was looking for a patron to stay in the big city. I had argued with her over this several times. But not once did Shi Daming… Shi Daming is my ex. Not once was he on my side. Why? Because his mother is in charge of the family fortune.
He has to ask her for every cent he’s spending. Then, after our child was born, I put up with him for two more years. We even had to ask his mother for money to buy baby formula. I couldn’t live like that anymore. So, I filed for divorce. And he agreed to it?
He didn’t, but his mother did. Because back then, his mother wanted to set him up with this girl who is the daughter of her boss. She saw the divorce as an opportunity. So, she said to me, “Shanshan, you two are not meant for each other. You’re too good for my son.” She’s unbelievable.
She asked her son to give me a sum of money. I didn’t take it. Are you still in touch with each other? Yes. I used to take my son to travel when I had time. I’m now planning to send my son abroad. Do you hate his mother? There was a time
When I would gnash my teeth even mentioning her. But later on, I learned something about her and my hatred went away. What about her that caused this 180-degree change? I have a friend who’s a nurse. I had my baby in her hospital.
She said that I was having a heart failure caused by obstructed labor. They asked a family member to sign a paper and decide who to save if anything happened. My mother-in-law decided to save me without hesitation. I cried when I heard about it. And I couldn’t hate her anymore.
Then, my firm got bigger and bigger. I didn’t have time or the energy to fixate on the past. You really are a person with stories. I write stories on the internet sometimes. If you don’t mind, can I write about your experience? Turns out that you’ve been chatting with me for writing material.
I honestly think you’ve got a great story to tell. If it ever gets published, I’ll cut you in on the royalty. No need. I know that you writers don’t make much. The money won’t do me any good. How about this? If it gets published, you can buy me dinner. That’s all you want?
How about this? My husband has a social tonight. If you’re available, wait till I pick up the kids and we can have dinner together. I’ll buy you dinner now, regardless if the story gets published or not. I’m not being polite but I’ve got plans tonight. I need to go back to the firm.
Then, I need to attend this dinner. I need to go home to change. Well. If you’re free tonight, you can take your kids and join us. Maybe another time. The kids need to do homework. You know that I’ve got more things going on than you. Okay. Keep in touch. Bye.
Well, you know where I live now. You’re welcome to drop by anytime. It is fate that brought us together. Thank you for the washing machine. I will transfer the money to you later. Stop mentioning it! Bye-bye. Drive safe. Okay.