Eat Drink Man Woman Page #4

practically killed by a fart.

Blame your father's cooking.

His cooking is getting worse

and worse these days.

You had too much of it.

Come on, give Uncle Wen a hug.

Why'd you grow up to be so pretty?

To be courted by men.

It seems like only yesterday

you were a little girl...

...following your father

and I around the kitchen.

Back and forth.

You were so smart.

You learned everything just once.

What a talent, right, Old Chu?

Of course.

What's the use?

You still banished me

from the kitchen.

It was for your own good.

You should learn something useful.

You just can't accept

a woman being a great chef.

Don't start again, you two.

Jia-Chien.

If you wanted to be a chef,

you would've been one of the greats.

But your father was right

to send you to college.

You should thank your father...

...for throwing you

out of our smelly kitchen.

Otherwise,

you wouldn't have what you have today.

No one ever asked me

if I'd appreciate this.

Don't hold a grudge

against your father.

He's getting old

and just as confused as I am.

But I know that in his heart,

he's extremely proud of you.

Just look at him.

He keeps all of his feelings

and emotions bottled up inside him.

Someday,

he'll have to express himself to you...

...or he'll end up

in a hospital with something...

...worse than an upset stomach!

There's 10 yuan in change.

Why didn't you ask for it?

We're lucky he got us here

through the traffic in the rain!

The meter was running!

If there's money to be made,

they'll make it!

Tell him to get out

and help with the luggage!

They're supposed

to carry the luggage for tips!

Just like your sister,

you throw out tips like water.

But how much does your sister make

compared to you?

Let's go.

You're all alone now!

Save as much as you can!

Who are you gonna depend on

when you get old!

I'll be depending on

whomever you're depending on!

What? No elevator?

He hasn't come by in a week,

He didn't even call me.

Maybe he's busy with exams.

Weren't you ignoring him?

Didn't you want to break up with him?

No! I was just playing hard to get.

...I love him, you know.

I think I really love him.

That's strange. Is it because...

Why is he ignoring me all of a sudden?

What should I do?

You honestly think

we can pull that many out of Sydney?

Why not Bangkok?

Or Osaka?

I showed you

the projections yesterday.

Do you still have questions?

That's right. Sorry.

I'm not used to working with someone

who's not a certifiable idiot.

Or maybe you're a little too smug?

Probably, but you know what I mean.

Maybe it's because

I sometimes get a flash...

...about how meaningless this crap is.

Or maybe I'm just tired.

You want some tea?

I want liquor.

I sense

a bottle of scotch in the vicinity.

How did you know?

Educated guess.

I figured you

spend so much time in here...

Am I really that much of an old maid?

No, far from it!

You remind me of when I was a student...

...the smartest were often the wildest...

...we used to make our liquor

in chemistry lab

and hide it behind the blackboard.

So you were a chemist?

That's what I studied

to be in a prior lifetime.

Then why this?

Business? The airline business?

The same way you did.

Well, I didn't really plan this.

Exactly.

To your health.

You appeared like May sunshine

with your rose smile

spreading love and warmth

Torturing yourself again?

Actually, I'm waiting for you.

Do you live here?

Nobody lives here.

I just sleep here.

Your parents?

In China, eyeing real estate deals.

They stop by once in a while

to check up on the place.

Busy making money.

Do they stay downstairs?

No,

just a tenant downstairs.

My grandma used to live there.

...since her stroke,

my parents put her in a nursing home.

Would you like something to drink?

Some ice water.

Ice water.

It's very quiet here.

Do you want to hear some music?

No.

- Are these yours?

- Yeah.

I didn't know

you were into photography?

Not really, I only take pictures

of my grandmother.

I visit her every week.

The camera seems to be

the only thing she responds to...

...you know...

with her eyes.

Probably the flash!

She can't talk?

Maybe she doesn't

want to be photographed.

I had the same thought but...

Here she comes.

I'm on the 10th floor.

There is a window view

overlooking Taipei.

Why can't we go in?

It must be dangerous.

The police shut it down.

That's a big fraud.

What do you mean?

This land is a toxic waste dump!

I don't smell a thing.

The company's bankrupt!

The company took the money and ran!

I told you

you should have invested in art.

Sorry. Bad joke.

Just wanted to cheer you up.

If you don't want to stay at home...

I can help you find a place.

You all right?

Oddly, I feel light and free.

Free enough to fly to Amsterdam!

Exactly.

Where is Mr. Wen, in room 22?

He checked out this morning

against his doctor's advice.

Are you his relative?

He's my father's associate.

Miss, which way is the elevator?

Straight down, turn left.

Thanks.

This way.

Sorry.

May I help you?

What department is this?

Cardiovascular.

Thank you.

Jia-Ning?

Wake up, sleepy head.

Morning.

Morning, Dad.

Thanks Dad.

Dad forgot to add the shrimp paste

in the flat mushroom.

Mrs. Liang is back.

She repeatedly tells Jin-Rong

what happened in America...

...driving her crazy.

Shan-Shan said Mrs. Liang's cooking

is worse than her mother's.

I have an announcement to make...

It's about my work.

Lately, my company is...

You don't need to tell us.

We read about

your apartment in the paper.

What are you going to do?

Can you get your money back?

Did you put all of

your savings in that apartment?

Of course...

you may continue to live here.

Your t-shirts were in my closet.

These are yours.

Dad should let us

sort our own clothes.

He seems preoccupied lately.

Exactly.

Would I wear

old-fashioned underwear like these?

Did my underwear offend you?

You know what I mean.

I'm afraid I don't.

Dad, are you all right?

I'm fine.

Why did you ask?

No, it's just that...

Do I look bad?

No...

I'm fine!

Grandpa Chu!

Shan-Shan, Jin-Rong, come in!

I should have come sooner

to visit and thank you in person.

Jin-Rong is too busy to bring me over.

I almost had to force her to take me.

She said that

you and your whole family

really took care of them.

It's only my duty.

Jia-Jen and your daughter

Jin-Feng were classmates.

You took care of my daughter

when she was in Tainan.

Now that Jin-Rong is alone in Taipei,

living so close by, it's easy.

Shan-Shan! Little Aunt, can we draw?

One moment.

For Uncle Chu.

Thanks, but...

Jia-Jen, it's been so long!

Mrs. Liang!

Still teaching at the same school?

Yes.

Still not married?

Frankly,

marriage isn't quite meaningless.

A bad marriage is such a burden.

You might as well get a divorce.

You have to

be insane to marry such a loser,

like Jin-Rong's husband...

Mom!

It's like a tired dog

dragging some broken cart.

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