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Just put it here. Careful.

All right. One, two, three.

That's good. Yeah, over.

There you go.

- Here?

- Okay.

You don't remember me, do you?

My mother gave me this

when I was 8.

I'm a bit reluctant

to give it up.

But keeping it...

You're giving it to your daughter?

And she's also 8?

Why do you want her

to study piano?

Yaqi?

My daughter... Her mother

passed away two years ago.

I think all little girls like to play piano.

At any rate, I think it's nice

for girls to learn piano.

Have you asked her?

I want to surprise her.

I don't have much money,

and your price fits my budget.

So here I am.

Where's the metronome?

Do you mind its age?

Whose age?

You'll need a new one of these.

I mean the age of the piano.

It's old,

but the sound is excellent.

I haven't been taking care of it.

It needs tuning,

but it's still a good piano.

Sounds like I'm talking

about myself.

Promise me

you'll take care of it.

I've had it for 20 years.

I'm very attached to it.

- These are great dumplings.

- Really good!

Eat one garlic clove

and a dumpling.

One clove for each dumpling!

You sure?

Why not?

I'm sleeping alone tonight.

- What about you?

- Same here.

- Eat up, then.

- Okay.

Good!

Why didn't you order food?

- I've finished.

- Finished?

- Why didn't you wait for us?

- Forget it. I'll order.

You're half an hour late!

I didn't know the movie

was so long.

Jie, 10 dumplings for me.

Okay, 10 dumplings.

And five more for me.

- Beer.

- She's mad at us.

- Who?

- Her.

Why? Don't be.

Excuse me.

Can I have the chilli sauce?

Don't be mad. Here's to you.

- From Jie to Jie.

- Right! You're both Jie.

Yeah. You have a connection

with both of us.

Let's drink.

Just one drink.

I'm leaving.

What happened?

Walking in the Rain

Does the song make you sad?

I don't have time for sadness.

I Just try to enJoy it.

Xiang? Where are you?

Don't ever call me again!

- Morning.

- Morning.

What are you doing here?

- This is my block too.

- Oh.

Coming! Coming! Hello?

I got it, Qin.

- Hello?

- Bad day, Lily.

One of my shipments was rejected.

I have to go to China to fix it.

Emmy is having a party,

and I can't go. She's very upset.

This time, don't buy more jewellery.

If a man calls you

once or twice a day...

...what does it mean?

I'm sure he's not interested in me.

But he even calls me

when he's abroad.

Emmy! Going on vacation?

I'm going to Japan.

- How nice!

- To try to work things out.

Don't be temperamental.

He said he was pretty upset.

I asked if he'd quarrelled

with Emmy.

He didn't want to discuss it.

He only says

that he's irritated...

...and must make

an important decision.

What do you think it is?

Wow, gorgeous!

I'm so sorry.

Hang on.

You still have

your wedding ring on.

But I've never seen

your family here.

Hey! You're so cute.

Come here!

It's your roommate's birthday today.

Her whole family's here.

I celebrated with my family last year.

But we mustn't be jealous of others.

Hurry, blow out the candles!

What are you doing?

- They want us to pay every week.

- Every week.

- Can I put it on my credit card?

- Yes.

How could my credit card

get denied?

I'll check it out.

Lend me your phone card.

No.

Operator.

I'm calling collect to Hong Kong.

You can keep your card.

I'm broke too.

I'll have my mom

send money here.

What do you mean,

no collect calls?

You call and ask

for Li Mei-ling.

Tell her

that her daughter's calling.

I'm not paying the charges.

Collect call, get it?

You don't know

what a collect call is?

We'd better find Shi Ge.

For what? He lies

and screws people's wives.

That's all he's good for.

Then why did you come here?

Shi Ge.

We have no money

to pay the rent.

You want some?

You really like singing?

I never meant to lie to you.

I wrote a lot of songs.

I worked really hard.

But they don't want them.

They said the songs were crap.

I took them to dinner.

They said the songs were crap.

- This studio's finished.

- Why?

I don't have money for the rent.

We can record a demo.

I can sing...

No way!

Crap! They're all crap!

Sorry.

Take the money and go home.

Good girl.

Just go home.

Don't sing.

Don't cry. Don't sing.

I never even got to record anything...

...and you want me to go home.

Go in.

Go in and sing.

Good girl.

Go inside and sing.

Go on.

I was thinking

about a blue story.

It gave me a wonderful feeling.

When I tell my friends the story,

they always ask, "And then what?"

I say, "There is no 'and then. '

The story is over."

I'm really homesick.

I'm finally feeling the pain.

Until there's a cure...

...perhaps soap operas

and ice cream...

...will do the trick.

Mom, I want to settle down,

but how?

It's easy to find someone

who loves me.

But where is the right man?

You always said,

"Men always leave."

So whenever I'm in love,

I'm always suspicious of the man.

Will I ever be lucky enough

to find true love?

Is love ever that simple?

When the right man shows up,

how will I know he's the one?

Mom...

...can you at least give me a sign?

Maybe with the sound of a bell...

...or angels singing...

...or even a gust of wind.

Yaqi, see that lady there?

She's the piano lady

I told you about.

Mother will be relieved

when I'm home.

My dad will stop nagging me.

Maybe I'll go back to Hong Kong

and become a flight attendant.

I'll fly everywhere...

...meet different people.

You can do it too!

Maybe we could meet

in France one day.

Does Malaysian Air fly to France?

I want to go to Greece and Egypt.

I want to go to Italy.

Italian men are gorgeous.

Yes, they are!

Spanish men are hotter!

Let's go there too.

I wonder how Shi Ge is.

Don't worry about him.

He'll always find a way.

Besides, he has love.

At least...

...he really loves my mom.

That's right.

He's my mother's lover.

I think my mother loves him

because...

...he cares about her

more than my father does.

Does Shi Ge know about you?

No.

I came all the way here...

...Just to see if the guy...

...is a good guy.

This is the tape

from the earthquake.

You're on it.

Am I really?

Of course! I'm on there too!

Why else would I give it to you?

Bye!

Good.

Again. Go back to "do."

- Did you enjoy that?

- Very much.

- Why do you want to learn piano?

- I like it.

Yes. Liking it is important.

When you grow up, you can

play it for your loved ones.

Dad, I'll play for you.

I am an abandoned woman.

I am an abandoned woman.

I am an abandoned woman.

I am an abandoned woman!

I am an abandoned woman!

I am an abandoned woman.

I am an abandoned woman.

I am an abandoned woman.

I am an abandoned woman!

So I am an abandoned woman.

Yeah. I am an abandoned woman.

Happy birthday.

- Morning!

- Morning!

Morning!

Good morning!

Have a nice day!

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