【EP33】My husband shows concern for other women right in front of me? 💔 | A Better Life | YOUKU
I’ll wash my hands. They’re dirty. Have a seat inside. Please sit inside. Come. Don’t trouble yourself. – Thank you. – Have some water. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks. Here. The signal was bad
in the venue earlier. What I wanted to tell you is the plan I made for you, the key isn’t about the returns. Rather, this insurance policy belongs entirely to your daughter. What do you mean? Is your daughter getting married soon? Yes. Let me ask something
perhaps inappropriate. Are you not very satisfied with this son-in-law? Even outsiders can tell. This son-in-law of mine appears gentle and refined
on the surface. but I’ve heard from others. He has a gambling habit. While I’m still alive, he doesn’t dare show his true colors. But if I were to die, and this money falls into his hands, he’d just gamble it all away. You should have told us earlier. To tell you the truth, their marriage, I originally didn’t agree to it. But my son-in-law played dirty. He got my daughter pregnant already. As for my daughter, she insists on keeping the baby. I had no choice. I had to agree. What a disgrace. I didn’t know how to tell you. Tao, don’t scare yourself like this. They have children now. It’s still a happy thing after all. Right? If he settles down properly
after marriage, lives honestly, and treats your daughter well, that’s all that matters. But I feel unsure inside. My daughter is no match for him. So Tao, I just wanted to tell you. You should buy life insurance. Should the things
you worry about happen, from a legal perspective, this money would completely
belong to your daughter, counting as pre-marital assets. It seems this might not work either. My son-in-law gambles. I’ve only heard rumors. The young couple gets along well now. If my son-in-law finds out he gets nothing, he’ll definitely argue with my daughter. In the end, my daughter will suffer. You’re also worried about that? How about this? You can buy an annuity trust. This way, it won’t hurt
the young couple’s relationship. The terms in the contract can also ease your concerns. The best of both worlds. That sounds wonderful. But I just bought
wealth management products. See, I even brought the oil over. No problem then. How long can you redeem the money? I bought a one-year product. I can’t refund it now. Manli. Why didn’t you tell me earlier? It’s fine. How about this? I’ll set up your plan for now. One year will soon pass. When your product matures, you can come buy the insurance. That works. I’ll definitely
buy from you a year later. You prepare the plan first. Okay. Xiaozhou. About Li Fendou’s family matters, I don’t want to delay any longer. Do you want to go persuade Li Fendou to give up
his life arrangements for Yuki? Li Fendou isn’t Sun Atao. He might not listen to your persuasion. As parents, whether rich or poor, what worries us most
are always our children. From this perspective, there’s no difference between
Li Fendou and Sun Atao. Are you confident you can convince him? Have to try. Even if I fail, I can sleep soundly at night. Have you considered the consequences
if this deal falls through? Just getting fired, right? If TSI doesn’t want me, I can find another job. I’ve already inquired. Someone like me could work as full-time nanny or maternity matron. I can earn about ten thousand yuan per month easily. Hu Manli,
you always make decisions unilaterally. Have you considered my feelings? I’ll submit my resignation letter
to you tomorrow. Wait! What did you say? Resignation? Say it again, come on. Don’t get worked up. Listen to me. If this deal falls through, Li Qingqing will definitely blame you. When that happens, slap my resignation letter
right in front of her. She won’t do anything to you. She needs you to
counterbalance Tang Ling. You get that? You want me to sacrifice you to advance my own career? I know you’re not that kind of person. This has nothing to do with you. – It’s me…
– I won’t allow you to resign! You’re not thinking clearly right now. I’m done talking. Hu Manli. I used to work in insurance
because of my mother. Now I’m in this industry because of you! You’re the one who helped me
gradually accept this job. You helped me mature step by step. I worked so hard on Li Fendou’s case just to earn your approval. If I succeed with this deal but lose you in the process, I’d rather have nothing at all. So you want to resign? Fine, I’ll resign with you. Wherever you go, I’ll go. Whatever you do, I’ll be right there with you. I can’t control you now. I’m just going to cling to you. Why are you shouting? How silly can you be? Let me tell you something. I need 100K today. One penny less, and I’m not leaving without the money. I’ve told you already. I don’t have that much money. Simple solution. You’ve got so much stock. Use goods as collateral. You wouldn’t dare! What wouldn’t I dare? When you get the money, come redeem them then. Listen to me. My dad’s coming any minute. He’s not someone to mess with. Your dad’s coming? I’m terrified! Where’s your dad then? Stop right now! Where’s your dad? Dad! Open up! Open up! Open up! Open up! What are you doing? What are you doing? Let’s talk this through properly. Her dad actually came? Just in time. Pay your daughter’s debt. What debt? What’s going on? – Your daughter owes money. – Mr. Li. It’s a long story. This guy’s a sub-landlord. A complete scoundrel. Yuki got scammed by the agency. Now this crook’s extorting
100K from her. How much? 100K? What now? Let’s call the police. Call the police. I’m not scared of police. Want your daughter’s shop to stay open? I’ll come every day if she does. How about that? Wait. Okay. Go on. Go on. Make this shop shut down. I’ll be worry-free. Go ahead. Mr. Li, this isn’t appropriate. Let him make a scene, it’s fine. What do you people mean? Let him do it. Go make trouble, go on. Why are you here? Check if your business
has gone under yet. Weren’t you running a store? How did you end up in debt? My debts are none of your business. I’m not asking you to repay them! See that? She admitted the debts herself. Pay up then. Come here, Yuki. I’ll take full responsibility
for my own debts. What responsibility? With what capital? That’s my problem anyway! None of your concern! Stay outside. Director Xue, keep Yuki inside. Please stop talking for now, okay? Give me two minutes, alright? Why are you stopping me? This is my matter. I need to handle it myself. If you could handle it yourself, we wouldn’t be in this mess today. Hu Manli has been
brainstorming solutions for your situation
for days now. If you go out now, I can’t stop you. But I can tell you clearly you’ll just be
making more trouble for her. Understand? Ms. Hu. Listen to me. Nobody interfere with this matter. I want to see whether Keke is tougher or this scoundrel is. You already called him a scoundrel. How can you just stand by? Why do I feel today is a setup you’ve arranged for me? You dragged me here to watch this show. Are you trying to scam me
into paying money to help Keke resolve this matter? Let me tell you something. You were hired by me. Don’t sit on the wrong side. Of course I know. Mr. Li. Leave it to me, okay? Give me two minutes, alright? Wait here. Let me ask you. Upstairs, do you also have illegal structures? What nonsense are you saying? There aren’t any illegal structures. How am I talking nonsense? You said it yourself. This bathroom is shared with the upstairs tenant. Your upstairs tenant has never come down to use the bathroom. What does that mean? It means you have a bathroom inside. Doesn’t a privately built bathroom
count as an illegal structure? You need evidence to make such claims. Evidence? Shall we go upstairs and check? Don’t mess around. Why messing with me? You’re a sub-landlord. You must own at least
seven or eight properties minimum. If your business is bigger, you might even have ten. If all ten get inspected at once, that’d be troublesome.
Could you handle it? If the property management
comes to inspect at worst, this iron gate gets torn down. But if all ten properties
get inspected together, then… Right? Think carefully. What do you mean? I don’t mean anything. How about this? I’ll give you two days. Think it over carefully. I’ll just file the complaint myself. Let’s dismantle it together, okay? Just my bad luck. Don’t be angry. Think it over carefully. Waiting for your call. Didn’t realize you were this capable. Mr. Li. If such a trivial matter requires your personal intervention, how could I even be
qualified to manage your family office? As for me, I just want to seize this opportunity to let Yuki have a proper talk with you. Let you hear her original intention
for opening this small shop. You’ve already planned everything. It’s not like that. I just feel bad for Yuki. If I were her mother, I definitely couldn’t bear seeing her bullied
like this by outsiders. It seems today isn’t the right time to continue talking. That scoundrel landlord
will definitely contact me again. If you want, I actually think this is a great opportunity for reconciliation
between you and Yuki. If you don’t want to, at most, I’ll just forgo your business. The decision is yours. Alright? I’ll contact Ms. Yan
when the time comes. What do you mean? You’re dropping this case? What Ms. Hu means is you should find another time
to talk with Yuki. Alright then, I’ll wait for your update. Leaving. Mr. Li, take care. Bye. Let her have some time alone. It’s fine. Take a look. Five hundred a month. That’s 6,000 a year. If there’s no problem, sign here. Come on. Show me your payment QR code. You’re really something. Just you wait. We’ll wait. Take your time, I’ll wait for you. Manli. Is he going to retaliate? Don’t worry. He’s just trying to make a living. Making money is his top priority. He won’t target you. Here. Keep this contract safe. Make a copy and submit it
to the property management. I’ve also looked into
the relevant policies. The government is doing its best to resolve such public property rights issues. They support agreements like this. You know? Actually, we should thank this landlord. When he asked you for 100K outright, your dad almost rushed out
to hit him in anger。 Really？ Yes! If I hadn’t stopped him, we might all be
at the police station by now. Right. Mr. Li. We all understand a father’s love
for his daughter. But you’re still a respectable figure. Right? Don’t be so impulsive next time. Look. Look familiar? Back then, I was in elementary school. You and Mom opened a small grocery store
near the school. Whatever kids were interested in, stationery, toys, snacks, little accessories, you sold everything. That buckle was broken at the time. Your mother fixed it for you and gave it to you. Dad. If you and Mom had kept running that little shop, would Mom still be alive? Our family could have stayed happy like before. Keke. Do you think we were happy back then? That shop was only 30 square meters. Goods in the front, we lived in the back. You didn’t even
have space to do homework. Was that happiness? The place was cramped. But my heart felt wide open. Back then, all the girls in my class envied me. Because they thought our family’s grocery store was like a fairy tale kingdom full of little toys. And all the trinkets belonged to me. To them, I was like a princess. You’ll always be a princess in my eyes. I worked so hard with your mother and struggled so desperately just to give you a princess’s life. Yes. You and Mom worked yourselves to the bone for money. Before long, we moved to a bigger house, got a car, and hired maids and nannies. Why did you ask me on a date with Yuki? She’s nice and rich. If you end up with her, I, your big sis, will be at ease. Sis. I’m just a younger brother to you? Or what? You even call Dingding big brother. You really want to call me aunt? Did Yuki say I had something I like? She did. You won’t ask who it is? It’s your privacy. I’m not interested. [Zhiyuan] It’s because of him? Give it back. You’re avoiding me because you want to remarry him? Want to be a mistress. Have some senses. You know what you’re talking about? He’s not with you? It’s 9. Where could he be? I have to find him. I’ll ask Jia to have the car. OK. Dingding’s missing. What happened? I don’t know. Zhiyuan told me. Don’t panic. He could be with his classmate and didn’t tell you. No, he never does this. What to do? Call his head teacher to confirm the situation. Then. Think of places he could be at. We’ll find him. Don’t panic. Dad. Manli’s son went missing. Do something. Don’t worry. I’ll make a call. Get me a car. I’ll go find him. Ask Wang to tag along. Keep calm. Anyone there? I’ll check. No. No. Did you find him? I didn’t either. Where did he go? We went to 2nd floor just now, right? Yes… I’ll check again. Thank you. Call me if find anything. What did you find? Nothing. You? Let’s get in. Turn right in the front. OK. I’ve searched everywhere possible. Where could he be? I’ve called the police. They’re going through CCTV footages. They’ll keep us posted. My dad called a friend in traffic police and they’d inform us if there’s any car accidents involving kids. Where are you going? No… I told him before to watch the lights. Even if it’s green, he’d have to watch the road. Sit. No… Sit. – It’s OK…
– Sit… It’s OK. Water? Have water. No… Manli. I’ve got no calls. Dingding must be OK. Don’t worry. The CCTV footages cover everywhere. He’ll be traced. He’s a big boy. It was highly unlikely a human trafficker. Don’t let imagination run wild. First, we need to calm down. Think where he could be. Don’t miss any leads. Stop. Who are you? Why are you sneaking around? What’s up? I went to the wrong door. Wait… Where did you live? What do you do? Madam, I’m not a bad guy. I, I used to live here. I just want to see here. You lived here? The room facing north was my bedroom. When the weather is nice, you could see the Bundle. At this hour, what could you see? Nothing. I don’t know about myself. Kiddo, it’s late. Go home. Your parents would be worried. Madam. Can I see my room? I’m just seeing. This is amazing. Amazing. Come on. He can fly, you know? Fly? Which do you like? This. This? This is amazing too. Pretty. Pretty? Yes. Though the house is a bit expensive, we like the furnishing. Elegant and practical. So we keep it that way. I see. Mom designed it herself. Your mom is pretty amazing. Who’s this? The previous owner’s son. Manli. You’re going to a parent meeting, not a date. I don’t dress up for men. In a parent meeting, you know, you either compare good grades or your mom’s good looks if you haven’t got any. I guess you were insulting me? I don’t look like I’m almost 40, do I? Like you haven’t been born. I warn you. I’ll be checking with his English teacher. If Dingding didn’t progress… Madam, I was wrong. Tell me now. How old do I look? I think you’re born in 90s. 1890. Do you have a death wish? No, my big brother. My big bro. – You’re both doomed.
– Mom! Weaklings. Defeated like that. Up… This used to be his home. Talk to him. I’ll do it. Kiddo. It’s late. Should I get you a cab home? You’ll worry your parents. Home. I want to go home. But I don’t have one. What to do? Comfort him. Big brother. Don’t cry. Have milk. Attagirl. I should persuade him. Go comfort him. I’ll find a solution. Hello? OK… I’ll be right there. Found him, Mandu Gardens. Where? I’m on my way. why do you think your mom worked so hard? She did it just for you. I don’t need it! I don’t need my mom to get stomach cancer
from drinking and socializing! I don’t need her to be sick and put off going to the doctor. I don’t need her that when the cancer was found, it was already late-stage and spread. I want to go back to when I was little, when the whole family squeezed
into one bed at night. Mom would be doing needlework, you were keeping the accounts, and I was lying on the bed doing homework. That was what home felt like for me. I know we can never go back to that, and that’s why I wanted to open this little shop. I just want to fill that missing piece in my heart, in my own way. Yuki, don’t be sad. I’d like to say a few words for your father. As a child, there are a lot of things you just can’t understand, you know? The things your dad worries about might not make sense to you right now., but no matter what, his intentions were good. He did it all because he loves you, okay? Dad, if you do care about me, then you must respect how I want to live my life. I really want to respect the life you want, but do you even know what kind of life that is? That’s a fairy tale! Does that exist in real life? Well, Disney does, but only if you pay for a ticket. What life is this? Dealing with landlords like that every day? Is that life for you? I’ve worked hard my whole life, and now my daughter wants
to run a grocery shop? After everything, we’ve come full circle. What’s the point of all my struggle then? There’s no point! This is your own problem. I live to make my life more meaningful! Keke, can your small shop even earn money? Is it meaningful when you’re not making money and the landlord bothers you daily? Li Yuke, you don’t know what it means to be poor! Stop being so dramatic with me! Don’t worry. I won’t spend any more of your money. Even if I have to deliver food,
deliver packages, or do e-hailing, I’ll still live the life I want! I can’t communicate with you! Mr. Li! Mr. Li. Fine. Let’s say you manage to do e-hailing and deliver food. At the end of the day, you’re covered in sweat, exhausted n your bed. Where’s your freedom? What about your poems and dreams? At that point, the struggles that you faced will be pointless! Mr. Li. Hey, Mr. Li! Mr. Li! Calm down. Sit down. Your father was just anxious. He does love you. He’ll think it through. I’m sorry. I still screwed this one up. So can you sleep at night? I can’t. The thought of not getting the job done will keeps me awake at night. It’s so hard. Then I’ll support you. Dummy, At my age, I can still work
as a maternity nanny. What can you do? Well, food delivery. Food delivery? E-hailing, packge delivery, and food delivery are called the Ironman Triathlon. With someone like you who won’t sleep at night and can’t get up in the morning, I wonder who’ll supporting who. Then you take care of me. That’s called mooching off an elder. I don’t care. I’m sticking with you. Looks like no matter how hard I try, I can’t get rid of you. Mr. Li, about the trust… The more Keke acts up, the more I have to think about her future! This kid… I understand. Then I’ll meet up with a couple lawyers of other firms. Mr. Li, Coco is your daughter after all. Please don’t take it too hard on her. Today’s incident reminds me of something from over ten years ago. I went to the west for a real estate deal, but the deal fell through, and they kidnapped me. They threw me in a pigsty and fed me pig food for days, threatening to kill me
if I didn’t sign the deal. It’s a society of law. You should’ve called the cops. What for? Back then, people were ruthless. It was Keke’s mother who single-handedly barged in and saved me with just her words. Your wife was a true heroine. This story could be made into a movie. Today, I saw her shadow in Hu Manli. In the end, I’m still thinking about my late wife. If only she were alive, she could help me with some ideas. Lu Manli. I thought about it. I don’t want to give up on the Li Fendou deal. But I offended them today. You did it for his own good. Once he cools down, he’ll understand. As long as the deal isn’t finalized, there’s still hope for us. Next, I’ll keep researching
the Li family’s background and see if I can find another breakthrough. As for you, find opportunities to have them attend our company’s VIP events. What kind of events? I’ve sent them to your phone. It’s just some financial seminars, and family values workshops. You just need to find the right moment to invite them to these events. First, it’ll help us maintain
our relationship with them. Second, it’ll give them a chance to improve
their father-daughter bond. I really didn’t expect this. At first, I encouraged you to become a leader because you seemed lacking in confidence. But now, you’ve progressed so quickly, you’re even assigning tasks to me like a real professional. When you praise a superior or flatter them, make sure you think carefully. You were even mocking me at first. Watch your wording. Sorry, slip of the tongue. It is too hot? My retirement pay went up. Your retirement pay went up? How much did the government raise it this year? It raised for 120 bucks. That’s a lot! Hu Degong, looks like you’ll be supporting me! I’ll support you. Let Dad support you. You’ll support me? I’m telling you, don’t think about anything else right now. Focus on your physiotherapy, okay? Don’t cut slack. Okay. Who is it? Wait for me. Take the receipt. Who paid for my dad’s expenses
for another year again? His name is Ding Zhiyuan. You’re here. Are you busy? I’m going to Huangshan for a closed-door symposium. Any thing? The nursing home told me you paid for my dad’s nursing home fees for a year. It’s nothing. It’s just a token of appreciation for the kids’ grandpa. It’s inappropriate. It’s not. I’ve already paid it. Just leave it. Let me put it this way. If we were divorced and you were still single, maybe I could accept it. But right now, it’s inappropriate. As for the refund, it’s a bit tricky now since they’ve already processed the payment. I’ll try to talk to them again. Manli, I want to do this. Please, just leave it. I appreciate the gesture, and thank you on behalf of my dad too. No. I don’t need your thanks, or anyone’s. I’m doing this because he’s the kids’ grandfather, your father. I’m doing this because I regret it. I’ll leave you to it. I’m leaving. Manli. Don’t go, I… I’ve got something to tell you. Manli, I’m sorry. I know my mistake. I really do. But I also know that nothing I say now will help. I’ve already caused you and the kids irreparable harm. But I’m begging you, give me a chance to make it up to you. I used to mock the way you handled problems with money. I even called you materialistic. But now, I’m not even worthy of calling myself that. I waited until your most difficult time and tried to use a bit of money to ease my guilt. I’m like someone taking advantage
of your pain, but it’s the only thing I can do. Manli, I’m begging you, please accept my repentance. Are you just repenting now? What else can I hope for besides repentance? I’m not in a position to ask
for your forgiveness, let alone a second chance. I heard everything you said. But what do you want me to do? Isn’t this how it started with her too? Mutual feelings, convincing yourself it didn’t count, that emotional attraction isn’t cheating? Ding, I want to know, what do women mean to you? What do you take us for? Clothes? Wear them when you like, take off when you don’t? You need to remember, you’re a husband, and a father of two. You have responsibilities on your shoulders. I accept your apology, but I can’t accept anything else. I have my boundaries. If you have feelings, keep them to yourself. If the nursing home money can’t be refunded, I’ll write you an IOU and pay you back as soon as possible. Manli. Within the constraints of endless joy, I felt the freedom to embrace. of embrace. You kept pouring new wine into my clay jar, each with a different color, a different fragrance. You’re back so late. Where did you go? I had dinner with Zhong Ning. I just saw Zhong Ning’s social media post. She went out to eat with her son. Are you hiding something from me? Where exactly did you go? What do you think he meant by that? If he regrets it and wants to remarry you, what will you do? Are you crazy? No, don’t avoid the question. Answer me. It’s impossible. What do you mean? How could he remarry you? Or you won’t accept it? A kid like you won’t know. What do you mean I won’t? I’m trying to help you understand so you don’t make a mistake. I just have mixed feelings. I’ve done a lot for this man in the past. I guess I was a good woman. But tell me, which man would love a woman just because she’s good to him? Not a single man has ever been crazy about me, and not one has given me passionate love. I feel like I’ve failed as a woman. Wait, do you really think Ding Zhiyuan can give you some kind of grand, passionate love now? No, this has nothing to do with him. It’s just that today, for once, my identity as a woman
was acknowledged. Feeling out of place too, right? Thinking that words like romance, love don’t seem to fit me. I used to think the same. I told myself those things can’t make money or get results, so what’s the point? But today I realized it’s not that I don’t want them, it’s that I can’t. So I convinced myself that I don’t want to have them. But what woman doesn’t want a romantic love? Then, let say, if someone said they could give you a romantic relationship right now, would you be tempted? So what if I do? If you do, start a new romance with this new person. Start again? Ii’m old now. I just want to live my life in peace. He went to the nursing home to pay the bill for Hu Manli’s father? Yes. I went there myself and checked. Hu Manli’s father is indeed in that nursing home. I asked a friend, and it’s true. Wait for me here. Okay. Who is it? Zhiyuan. Why are you here? Didn’t I tell you I’m leaving early tomorrow, so I won’t be home tonight. I was at home and thought of something I wanted to discuss with you. Can’t it wait till I get back? I went to a postpartum care center today. After I give birth, I’d like to stay there. If you want to go, you can just book it. I’m a high-risk pregnancy because of my age, so I’d stay for two months. But the place is a bit expensive. Understandable. Your health comes first. Lately I’ve been a bit tight on cash, and I was thinking… How much short? 200 thousand. Can you help me? Your 200 thousand… I put all my money into investments. Really? What kind of investments? Show me the account.