Story of Mother Page #3

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Finish your homework?

Yes

Okay, you can all go

Who are you looking for?

Does a boy called Ching-Mao Chu live here?

Little bro

Big bro

Little bro

Why are you here?

Anyone with you?

Rode the train alone without a ticket

Found him crying, asking for his brother

Took me a while to get the address

- Thank you, officer

- Don't mention it

Since this is the right place

- I would be leaving then

- Take care

Where is Little sis?

Little sis...she...

She what?

Little sis...she...

She..she is dead

After Papa died, Ma got a lot of money

She gave them all to that man

That's your Papa's pension

Mama and that man went to Lake something

Didn't even take us along

Little sis had a fever during the night

She neither cried nor screamed

She didn't take the medicine the maid gave her

I wanted to find Ma but I didn't know where to go

Little sis had the fever for many days

The maid didn't know what to do

Soon she's gone as well

By the time Mama was back

Little sis had stopped talking

Ching-ping

Ching-ping

Ching-ping

Ching-ping

Ching-ping

You can't!

Ching-ping

- What are you doing?

- Ching-ping!

Ching-ping

Get out of the way!

Ching-ping

Bastard!

Ching-ping

Ching-ping

Ouch!

F*** your mother!

My Ching-ping

Ching-ping

That man was like a mad dog

He almost beat Ma to death

Mama wrote a letter to Cousin-Uncle

She told Uncle how that mad dog bullied her

Gambled all her money away

And beat her all black and blue

Uncle treated her really well

Can you think a way out of this?

I can't face anyone again

But for Ching-chung's sake

I can't keep living like this

Don't be sad

Leave him first

I can help supporting you and your son

Don't worry

I didn't know how the mad dog knew this

But he came to the restaurant

I'm warning you

Go near her again and I'll kill you

Go!

Go, I say!

Ma

Ma!

Mama disappeared the next morning

He wanted me to find her

Going to beat me to death if I couldn't

I didn't know where to find Mama

So I came to Taipei to look for Big bro

Karma

She made the mistakes

Yet the children suffered with her

Ching-Mao, do you know where your uncle lives?

We must find your Ma

No, I hate her to death!

I never want to hear from her again

Mei-Jung

- He's calling you

- I don't know the guy

Ching-Mao Chu, apologize

- You made her cry last night

- You!

Bye-bye

I apologize

I was being moody and unreasonable

Moody?

In a better mood now?

This is not the first time

Left me without a word

Whenever you got upset

I'm not your seismometer

I can't stand your mood swings

No need to apologize, good bye!

Mei-Jung

Please listen to me

The girl you spoke of

Did she have a sweet face

And delicate features?

I couldn't get a good look

But they seemed to be close

Then it must be Mei-Jung Zhang

Used to come to our house

You also know her

How can I not?

Not so frequent now

Do you know why she stop coming?

She feels embarrassed bumping into me

What's this all about?

She and I went to the same high school

We're pals

Ching-Mao used to play with us

Then they started dating

Just left me on the side

This kid really is something

Even stole other's lover

Why didn't you duel him?

As his elder, how can you talk like this

Chi-Ming and Ching-Mao grew up together

They're closer than real brothers

And you encourage them to fight each other for a girl

Big sis, I was joking

No use fighting him

Had better grades

Came first in the entrance exam

I can do nothing about it

Ma, I have a train to catch

Girls will fall for you once you start to study hard

I'm going to have a talk with her

With whom?

Ching-mao's girlfriend

If I can't even meet my own son

I certainly can't let others rob him away

Get one thing straight

No-one has taken away your son

You misread my words

I don't mean you

It's normal to have a girlfriend

You still have Ching-Chung

Forget about Ching-Chung

If he isn't so lazy

Then I won't miss Ching-Mao so badly

Put your feet down

Can't help it

I have fallen in love for her

There is only rice

How can I eat this?!

This is abuse

My Ma is not here and you let me eat this?!

I'm not forcing you

Buy your own food then

- Give it to me

- What?

Stop pretending

Ching-Chung, you're almost 20 years old

Show some consideration

I'm a factory overseer

Not a banker

You keep asking me for money

If not you, from whom then?

My Ma married you

So you should support us

Am I right?

Everyone knows I'm an excess baggage

A baggage must carry something

Take it

20 bucks?

Not enough for a cup of tea

I need to pay for the movie and dinner

Get out!

You're telling me to go

Why took me in then?

I should never have taken you in

No wonder The Wus didn't want you

Not even half as good as your brother

Never bother to study

Didn't finish any school

Gave you a job in the factory

Bailed after 3 days!

Now stay in the tea room all day

None of the girls there love you

Try going there without a dime

I'll settle the score with you after Ma comes back

Don't you pawn my watch!

- I need it for work

- Give it to me

What are you two doing?

Two grown men fighting...ain't you two ashamed?

- He's going to pawn my watch

- He wants to kick me out

You must discipline him

He insulted me

Stop the quarreling like children

Yield to him

I didn't get to meet Ching-Mao

But I saw him in the distance

He didn't see me

But I'm on the right path

Don't bury yourself with papers

You look like a corpse

Next time

I will be able to meet him

You're still going?

Next month

Forget it

He doesn't want to meet you

Always coming back empty-handed

What's so wrong with going to see my son?

It will save me some money

Do you know how much your trips cost?

Your cousin was better than you in this regard

He never complaint about the way I spent money

Sometimes he even insisted on buying me things

Yet you pushed him toward death

Do you really have to hit the sore spot?

Still talk this nonsense

Why not manage this home instead?

Discipline this son

Don't keep running to Taipei

Just one more time

If I fail again

I'll never go there again

Ma, going to Taipei again?

Be back in a few days

You just came back

Why?

Big bro clearly doesn't want to see you

I'm here

You barely look at me

I'm your son too

You're being biased

I know what you're trying to say

Only one hundred?

Take it

Ma, have a safe journey

For Ching-Mao

Mei-Jung Zhang, someone is waiting for you in the reception room

You were fighting just two days ago

Now you're sending him things

Not embarrassed?

Go to hell

Bye-bye

You mus be Miss Mei-Jung Zhang

Yes

And you are?

I'm Ching-mao's mother

He is at the boy's dorm

I know

I'm here to see you

Any lecture this afternoon?

I want to have a chat with you

Someone told me you and Ching-Mao are close

Sometimes

That's what love is all about

This is what makes it interesting

Ching-Mao has a weird temper

Very obstinate

Be more understanding

He's a little different

But you really like him

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