Summary
of MG2 Episode 11:
After leaving the apartment where Dao Ming Si was staring at the wall of writings, Ye Sha is walking on the streets all by herself and walked back to the pastry shop to see San Cai.
San Cai (looks up and sees Ye Sha standing there): “Ye Sha.”
They both go to a café and talk.
Ye Sha: “How was your day today?”
San Cai: “Not too good. What about you?”
Ye Sha: “Not too good also.”
San Cai: “I could tell from your expression. What’s wrong?”
Ye Sha: “You first.”
San Cai: “Actually it wasn’t anything. I… Actually, it’s just a little not good. You say it first.”
Ye Sha: “I’m not saying. If you don’t say, then I’m not saying.”
San Cai: “It wasn’t anything. It’s just that… my boyfriend…”
Ye Sha: “He left you?”
San Cai (nods her head): “You could say that.”
Ye Sha: “This guy must be a pig head.”
San Cai (laughs a little): “I use to always call him pig head.”
Ye Sha: “Well he is. Our San Cai is so cute and pretty, only a pig head would not know how to cherish.”
San Cai (defending Dao Ming Si): “But it’s not all his fault. Actually he’s…”
Ye Sha (interrupting): “Of course it’s his fault. That’s so bad. Giving up on you. But don’t you worry, he would definitely meet up with something bad.”
San Cai: “But he really did have something bad happen to him.”
Ye Sha: “See. There’s going to be more bad things that will happen to him. This kind of guy, I have to put a curse on him.”
San Cai: “No, that’s not necessary. He’s…”
Ye Sha (interrupting San Cai again): “Have to. And I also have to use all the strength in my body to curse him. I curse him… (pause) to step on dog shit every day that he goes outside.”
San Cai: “Huh?”
Ye Sha: “And when he has to go to the bathroom, he will run into the bathroom that doesn’t have toilet paper so no matter where he goes, everybody will know that he stinks.”
San Cai starts giggling.
Ye Sha: “And… From today forward, his nose hair will grow very long.”
San Cai: “Nose hair will grow very long?”
Ye Sha nods her head and starts laughing.
San Cai: “That’s so ugly.”
Ye Sha: “It will grow longer and longer. Longer and longer till it starts growing toward the inside. Then longer and longer up to his brain and then have it wrapped around his brain, so that it becomes total cloudy and he won’t be able to think. His hair would all fall off and then the nose hair will grow out from the head.”
San Cai (makes a face): “Ew, that’s so disgusting.”
Ye Sha: “Your turn.”
San Cai: “My turn?”
Ye Sha: “Your turn to curse him.”
San Cai: “Um, then I’ll curse his nose hair to continue growing and then grows out from his ear. And growing so much around his ear, that he can’t hear me calling him.”
Ye Sha (giggling): “More, more.”
San Cai: “More? Um, his nose hair will grow out of his eyes, so that he can’t recognize anyone.”
Ye Sha: “That’s good. So ugly a guy, who would want him? Very funny.”
San Cai (laughing): “Very funny. Really very funny.”
When they finally stopped laughing, Ye Sha rest her hand on top on San Cai’s on the table.
Ye Sha: “Are you better now?”
San Cai (nods her head): “Yes, much better. (then starts laughing again) Whole body covered with nose hair. Very funny.”
Ye Sha: “San Cai, if he really becomes like we said, would you still continue to love him?”
San Cai (becoming very serious): “Yes.”
Ye Sha: “You really love him very much. (pause) Well then, for your happiness, I’ve decided to take back all my curses on him.”
San Cai: “Thanks.”
Ye Sha: “San Cai. Love, is it very painful?”
San Cai: “There are times when it is very painful but there are also times when it is very sweet. Ye Sha, what’s wrong with you?”
Ye Sha: “Nothing. My wandering dog has found its owner.”
San Cai: “But you already started having feelings for it. So you’re feeling very bad, right?”
Ye Sha nods her head.
San Cai: “Ye Sha, why don’t you talk it over with the owner and share the job of taking care of it?”
Ye Sha: “Take care of it together?”
San Cai: “Yes. You could come up with a plan, for example, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, he’ll live in your house and Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, he’ll live in his old owner’s house.”
Ye Sha: “That’s a good idea. If he was really a dog, then that would be what I’d do.”
San Cai: “You are saying…”
Ye Sha: “Too bad he’s a grown adult.”
San Cai (gets up from her seat to sit next to Ye Sha): “Ye Sha.”
Ye Sha: “It’s ok. It’s good that I haven’t fallen in love with him. I’ve decided to return him to his owner.”
San Cai: “Even though my shoulders are not wide enough, however, it’s still very good to use. If you want to cry, then cry. Just go ahead and cry.”
Ye Sha: “Actually I don’t want to cry at all. Instead, I feel very relieved. Thank you, San Cai.”
San Cai: “You’re welcome. Then, the next time I want to cry, you have to lend me your shoulders.”
Ye Sha: “Definitely.”
Back at home, Ye Sha looks at the past drawings of Dao Ming Si that she has drawn. She feels very sad, but when she looks up in the sky and finds her star, she started smiling again. Next scene, she picks up her bag and puts it on her shoulder getting ready to walk out, when Dao Ming Si steps in front of her.
Ye Sha: “What are you standing there for?”
Dao Ming Si: “I’ve been thinking about all I can remember about my past the whole night. It was like I was in a movie theater all by myself. Watching a movie starring me. However all night long, all the scenes that I’ve seen, besides seeing myself in it, every one is you. Every scene is you. There’s no one else, only you.”
Ye Sha: “Even though you don’t remember her, but after you saw everything, don’t you even feel a little bit touched?”
Dao Ming Si (getting upset): “Touched is not love.”
Ye Sha: “But how can you guarantee that you’ve never loved her?”
Dao Ming Si (turns away from Ye Sha): “Love or don’t love I don’t know because I’ve forgotten. I’ve forgotten!”
Ye Sha: “Did you not ever think how innocent she is?”
Dao Ming Si (with his back to her): “Ah Sing is not innocent? (pause) What about you? Are you not innocent? (pause) Why can’t I choose to only be the me that I am now?”
Ye Sha: “That’s your decision. And I…”
She starts to walk away, but Dao Ming Si grabs onto her arm to stop her.
Dao Ming Si: “Then you have chosen to leave me, right?”
Ye Sha: “I’m only returning you to her.”
Dao Ming Si (finally turns and pulls Ye Sha to face him): “How to return? You tell me how to return! (shouting) I’ve already fallen in love with you, do you know? I can’t go back!”
Ye Sha: “Even if you can’t go back you have to go. Because no matter what, you are still Dao Ming Si.”
Dao Ming Si: “Ok, I’ll go back. If you look at me and tell me directly that you’ve never liked me, never loved me. If you can say it out loud, then I’ll go back and be my Dao Ming Si. (pause) Say it. (shouting) SAY IT!”
Ye Sha (looking at him): “I don’t love you. (says it again with a firmer tone) I don’t love you. (starting to cry) I don’t love you!”
Dao Ming Si (looks away): “You’re crying. After speaking your heart’s true words, you should be happy. (looking back at her) Then why are you crying now?”
Ye Sha: “Can you stop forcing me?”
Dao Ming Si (puts both of his hands on her shoulders): “Being with me is really making you feel so painful? (no answer) I won’t force you anymore.” (he pulls her along and starts walking)
Ye Sha: “What are you doing?”
Dao Ming Si: “Don’t you want to leave? Ok. Let me send my memories away.”
Dao Ming Si holds onto Ye Sha’s hand and brings her to the train station.
Standing outside the train station:
Dao Ming Si: “There’s more than 1 million people that comes through here. I don’t recognize them. They don’t recognize me. At this moment, it doesn’t matter how many people passes beside me, the one I’m holding is your hands. Ye Sha, I’m afraid I can’t walk with you any further. I will try my best to forget that this is the hand that I’ve used to hold on to. But you have to promise me one thing, when you leave, don’t look back. I have to look at your back. I have to remember your back.”
He slowly lets go of her hand and Ye Sha turns and slowly walks away. She walks through the turnstile and up the escalator. At the top of the escalator, she turns around and remembers all the scenes that had happened in the past between her and Dao Ming Si. Ye Sha then turns and continues walking. Dao Ming Si is still standing outside, with his hand out stretch and looking down at it. He looks up at where Ye Sha walked off to and he suddenly gives chase and runs through the turnstile and up the escalator. He runs all around the platform searching for Ye Sha. There was a train there and as it leaves the platform he runs after it to try to see inside each car. After the train leaves the station, he turns and sees Ye Sha sitting on a bench. He walks up to her and she stands up.
Ye Sha: “I suddenly remember that I have a responsibility to help you find your memories. Since your memories are on vacation now and my reasonings are also on vacation, so let’s just say that I…”
She never finished the sentence because Dao Ming Si grabs her and hugs her.
Back at San Cai’s home, her mom is counting money once again.
Mom: “Didn’t you say yesterday that the customer would sign the contract?”
Dad: “How was I suppose to know that I’ve met up with ‘what if’?”
Mom: “Then what are we going to do? San Cai has to go register today.”
Dad: “How do I know what to do? (suddenly think of something) Aye, ma ma, I know. We can call and ask Hua Ze master.”
Mom (looking up from counting): “Hey, right. We can call Hua Ze master. But we don’t have his phone number.”
Dad: “Go ask San Cai.”
Mom: “You go ask.”
Dad: “Can’t. I’m not good at acting. I will definitely mess it up. You are better. You can act. You go ask her.”
Mom: “I don’t know how.”
Dad: “Stop playing dumb. Didn’t you use to be in some drama class before? You love acting.”
Mom: “I… I…”
Dad: “Go ask.”
San Cai is in her room packing up her stuff. There was a knock on her door.
San Cai: “What is it?”
San Cai’s parents open the door and walk into the room.
San Cai (seeing her parents): “Pa, ma, what’s wrong?”
Mom (a little nervous): “Eh, it’s your dad…”
Dad (quickly denies): “No, not me, not me.”
Mom: “Eh, it’s your mom. Me.”
Dad: “Her, her.”
Mom: “I really miss Hua Ze master. I want to give him a call and talk to him.”
San Cai (confused): “Ma ma, you want to talk with Hua Ze Lei?”
Dad: “But I promise you San Cai. Your mom would definitely not open her mouth and ask Hua Ze Lei to borrow money.”
Mom hits dad over the head with her hand.
San Cai: “Pa, Ma”
Mom (to dad): “You stupid fool.”
San Cai: “What’s the problem?”
Dad: “Yes, you scolded right. I’m a stupid fool. It’s because I’m a stupid fool, that’s why I can’t take out the money to pay for your tuition this semester. And I’ve saved for a long time. (starting to cry) I’m so useless. Really.”
San Cai: “You don’t have to worry about the tuition. I have money from work and the money from student loan from school is enough.”
Dad (shouting): “Really?”
Mom: “Really?”
San Cai: “It’s really not a problem.”
Mom (very happy): “Daughter. You are very good.”
San Cai: “I’m leaving now.”
San Cai leaves the room, her parents are still jumping up and down in happiness.
San Cai (turns back to her parents): “Also, don’t ask people to borrow money in the future, ok?”
Mom / Dad (bowing): “Yes, yes.”
San Cai: “Ok, bye bye.”
Dad (waving to San Cai’s back): “San Cai, bye bye.”
Mom: “Good thing we have such an understanding, obedient, hard working good daughter.”
Dad: “It’s my fault for being so useless. Can’t even take out money for the daughter’s tuition.”
Mom: “Pa pa, you don’t have to talk like that. The economy is doing so bad now, of course, it would be hard to sell cars.”
Dad: “Yes.”
Mom: “So at a time like this, me being a wife, can’t just sit around and not help out.”
Dad: “I said that I married a good wife.”
Mom: “Thank you for saying this. So, I’ve been thinking, I must come up with some sort of an idea to help out.”
Dad: “Well then what good ideas do you have?”
Mom: “My good idea is that I saw when they are selling cars on the television, on the side, there is always a sexy girl nearby standing there posing.”
Dad (thinking): “That’s right. It’s like what people call, ‘Good car and beautiful lady.’ It seems like good cars always have a sexy girl standing next to it. Well, ma ma, then you mean…”
Mom (walks over to the table and demonstrates as she is talking): “At a time like this, the only thing I can do is to decide to help you out. Starting from today, I will follow you to sell cars. On the side of the car, I will crawl over, flip over, go up and come down, and stand up and lie down and put out this sexy pose.”
Dad (looking like he was going to throw up): “Eh, ma ma. I feel that you are very mighty and a great woman but if you really roll back and forth on top of my car like that, then I’m sure the more you roll, the more I’ll sell.”
Mom (happy): “You really are the only person in this world who knows where my glamour lies.”
Dad: “Right, right, right. Because the person who will buy these cars is not other people, but it’s me.”
Mom runs over to hug dad tightly.
Mom (feeling touched): “You make me so touched! I didn’t know that the cars that I’ve rolled over, you would not dare part with it and sell it to other people. I’m so touched! Pa Pa.”
Dad: “Wife, you really don’t have to be this touched because all these cars will be damaged by you. How can I not buy it? Who will want to buy a car that’s damaged by being rolled on? I have to go to work now.”
Dad leaves and Mom waves goodbye.
San Cai meets Qing He in school after paying her school fees.
Qing He (calling out): “San Cai.”
San Cai (seeing him): “Qing He.”
Qing He (running over to San Cai): “San Cai. This is so great! At last, school is opening again, we can see each other everyday now.”
San Cai: “Right.”
Qing He: “Well, this tuition…” (starts to look inside his back pack)
San Cai: “Is not a problem anymore.”
Qing He (dejected face): “Then there’s no chance for me to prove my friendship.”
San Cai (smiles at Qing He): “To me, the Valentine’s day gift that you gave me, is the best prove for our friendship.”
Qing He: “Really?”
San Cai: “Of course. You should go and register now.”
Qing He: “What about you?”
San Cai: “I’ve already register and now have to go to the pastry shop.”
Qing He: “Huh? You still have to work today?”
San Cai nods her head.
Qing He: “I thought I could talk with you.”
San Cai: “School is opening soon. We’ll be able to talk everyday now. I’m leaving first. Bye bye.”
Qing He (waving to San Cai): “The power of friendship is just so great. Seems like I’ve finally made San Cai stand up again.”
Qing He, counting his change (on 2nd floor) after paying for his tuition, hears an administrative staff shouting at a student below.
Staff (yelling at a girl): “Did you even look at the register letter?! Did you see it?! Can you speak?! You come here like this, are you alright?! The letter obviously said that the tuition fee is $158,303.50. You only brought $30,000 and you want to register?! Is there a problem with your eyes or is there a problem with your head?!”
Mimi (with her head down): “Reporting. Sorry. I know I didn’t bring enough money but doesn’t the school have school loans that can help students?”
Staff: “Take a closer look. Student loans are only for those students that have outstanding grades to apply. Why don’t you pay you tuition first? (seeing the stares of the other students) What are you looking at?”
Mimi: “Reporting. You mean if I don’t pay my tuition, then I can’t study in Ying De?”
Staff (sarcastic): “You still have to ask? Next person.”
Mimi: “Reporting. Please allow me to ask another question. Is there no other way?”
Staff: “If you can’t pay for Ying De’s tuition, then don’t show off. Besides money, there’s no other way.”
Suddenly, money started floating down from above onto the table. The administrative staff stands up and looks up to see Qing He walking back and forth.
Staff (shouting): “Who is it?”
Qing He: “When a person’s poor, then she should be looked down upon by other people? When a person’s poor, then she doesn’t have the right to study?”
Staff: “What are you doing?”
Qing He: “ A person may not have any money but she can’t not have the support of a friend. (talking to Mimi) Xue Mei, I’ll lend you the tuition money.”
Staff: “You…”
Qing He sticks his tongue out at the staff and leaves happily while Mimi keeps looking at up at the place that Qing He was standing with a grateful smile on her face.
San Cai and Ye Sha is at the pastry shop. Ye Sha is opening up a box of food and San Cai walks over to see what is inside.
San Cai (peering into the box): “Wow. What a pretty breakfast. Did you make it yourself?”
Ye Sha: “No. It’s made by my friend at the breakfast café.”
San Cai: “Oh, your friend can make such a pretty breakfast?”
Inside the box is filled with flowers all along the side and in the middle of the box are two hearts made of pancake or bread – one small heart and one big heart. The hearts are also decorated with pink flower icings all around.
San Cai (suddenly thinks of something): “Yesterday you were still unhappy over the wandering dog and today you have two little hearts. You better tell me the truth.”
Ye Sha doesn’t say anything but just has a small shy smile on her face. San Cai goes outside to put up the chalk board ad and Ye Sha calls to her through the window.
Ye Sha (knocking on the window): “San Cai, come in and eat.”
San Cai (sitting down and teasing Ye Sha): “I wouldn’t dare share the breakfast that Ah Sing, the wandering dog made for you.”
Ye Sha: “There’s two boxes.”
San Cai (opening up the 2nd box): “Ah Sing. A very bright name.”
Ye Sha (taking a bite): “Do you like it? I picked it for him.”
San Cai: “You picked it for him?”
Ye Sha nods her head since her mouth is full.
San Cai: “Then what is his original name?”
Ye Sha: “His original name…”
At this moment two customers walked in through the door.
San Cai (jumping out of her seat and runs over to the customers): “Welcome!”
At the Orange Café, while closing shop, Da Xin is trying to grill Dao Ming Si to tell him more stuff about his relationship with Ye Sha.
Da Xin (flipping over a chair and putting it on the table): “Hey are you going to tell the truth?”
Dao Ming Si (flipping another chair on another table): “What truth?”
Da Xin: “Hey, are you playing dumb? Good little kid, if you still don’t speak, then I’ll have to use force.”
Dao Ming Si: “What?”
Da Xin: “Tell me a little. Tell me a little.”
Dao Ming Si refuses to say anything and at that moment Da Xin look outside the café and pretends that Ye Sha is coming.
Da Xin (looking out and waving his hand): “Hi, Ye Sha.”
Dao Ming Si quickly walks over to the entrance with a smile on his face. When he gets to the entrance and sees that there was no one there, he turned around and gave Da Xin a look. Da Xin, on the other hand, is looking very happily and smugly at Dao Ming Si.
Dao Ming Si (hitting Da Xin): “I’ll beat you up.”
Da Xin: “And you still said there’s nothing going on. Aye, don’t be like this, if you don’t spit it out, you can get internal injuries.”
Dao Ming Si (softly with a very sweet smile on his face): “I’m in love.”
Da Xin (leaning closer): “Huh?”
Dao Ming Si (still softly): “I’m in love.”
Da Xin (leaning even closer and louder): “HUH?”
Dao Ming Si (turns into his ear and shouts): “ARE YOU DEAF?”
Da Xin (rubbing his ear): “Are you for real? Wow, you finally did it. Aye, is it all because of my help, tell me? Is it? Is it?”
Ah Lun (looking at the two of them with his arms crossed): “Hey, hey. You two, even though you didn’t start working on the same year, same month, and same day, but do you guys want to get fired on the same year, same month, and same day?”
Da Xin: “Hey, hey. Are we not closed?”
Ah Lun: “And so what?”
Dao Ming Si quickly getting back to work to finish cleaning up.
Dao Ming Si: “Coming.”
Da Xin (calling behind Dao Ming Si’s back): “Did you hold her hands? (following Dao Ming Si) Did you kiss her? Did you? Tell me a little.”
Back at the pastry shop, San Cai receives a phone order for a birthday cake.
San Cai: “Hello? How are you? Yes, we do deliveries. You want it tomorrow? Ok, not a problem, please hold on. (getting a pen and paper) Ok, please place your order. 12 inch birthday cake. Recipient is Ms. Zhang, right? Ok, Ms. Zhang. And your name is, sir? Mr. Gao. And what is the address? 3 Duan. Oh, ok. Mr. Gao can you please leave your phone number too? Ok, tomorrow is no problem. We’ll have it delivered. Thank you. Bye.”
Xi Men and his assistant comes out of a meeting at the office.
Xi Men: “It’s 11 o’clock already. Haven’t eaten any breakfast, no wonder my stomach is making so much noise.”
Assistant: “What does manager want to eat? I’ll go buy it for you.”
Xi Men: “Let’s go. I’ll treat you to lunch.”
As Xi Men and his assistant walks past Orange Café on their way to lunch, Xi Men stops and sees Dao Ming Si inside the shop mopping.
Xi Men (to the assistant): “I see a friend. I’ll treat you another day.”
The assistant nods his head and walks away. Xi Men slowly walks over to the café and stands there observing Dao Ming Si, who is inside the shop, mopping. As Dao Ming Si was mopping the floor, he spots a coin and picks it up, wipes it then puts it in his pocket. Then he gets up and continues mopping. Xi Men walks up to the door.
Xi Men: “Are you working here?”
Dao Ming Si looks up and sees him standing there, he nods his head.
Dao Ming Si: “We’re closed.”
Xi Men backs away from the doorway and Dao Ming Si walks out then pulls the gate down, closing the shop.
Xi Men: “Where do you need to go, I’ll take you.”
Dao Ming Si (walking over to his bicycle): “There’s no need. I have a bicycle.”
Xi Men: “Ah Si, can I talk to you for a little bit?”
Dao Ming Si nods his head and they both start walking.
Xi Men: “I can’t believe how you learned everything now. In the past, you…”
Dao Ming Si (interrupting him): “I don’t want to talk about the past. The present me is very good. Have a lot of friends, learned a lot of new things, and also have a job. The past, to me, has no meaning at all.”
Xi Men: “But we are very worried about you.”
Dao Ming Si: “I’ve said that I’m very good. (gets on his bike) I’m leaving first.”
Xi Men (calling out): “Ah Si, is there anything I can help you with?”
Dao Ming Si: “If you want to do something for me, then can you please don’t come and bother the life that I have now?”
Dao Ming Si rides away with Xi Men standing there looking at his back.
San Cai arrives at the address to deliver the cake and finds a delivery boy, who just got the door slammed in his face standing there.
Boy (walks away): “What a weird lady. Stupid old grandma.”
San Cai walks up and rings the bell three times before someone opens the door. It turns out that Grandma (Dao Ming Si and Ye Sha’s landlady) is Ms. Zhang.
San Cai: “Hello.”
Grandma: “Not taking it. (She goes back inside and slams the door.)
San Cai (repeating to herself): “Not taking it?”
She tries the door bell again and this time the door was opened after 2 rings.
San Cai (holding up the cake): “This is the cake from Mr. Gao to Ms. Zhang.”
Grandma: “I said I’m not taking it. Leave!”
San Cai: “You can’t not take it. Then what should I do with this cake?”
Grandma: “Send it back for me.”
Grandma walks back in and slams the door. San Cai then stands outside and try to call the phone number that Mr. Gao left behind to inform him of the situation, but she couldn’t get through to the number. So, San Cai starts walking away, but then turns back to try one more time. As San Cai is ringing the door bell outside, Dao Ming Si is slowly walking toward the door. Just as Dao Ming Si was about to open the door, Grandma stops him.
Grandma: “Wait a minute. I’ll get it.”
Dao Ming Si then walks away while Grandma opens the door again.
Grandma (seeing San Cai): “Why is it still you?”
San Cai: “Ms. Zhang, I’m sorry…”
Grandma (interrupting her): “Not taking it, not taking it. How many times do you want me to say it? You are so bothersome. If you still don’t leave, I’m going to call the police.”
San Cai: “Aye, can you please listen to my explanation, ok? It’s like this, I can’t get in contact with the gentleman that reserved this cake, Mr. Gao. But I’ve already accepted the money, so if I don’t deliver the cake, then I would feel very bad.”
Grandma: “Well, if you feel bad, then take it to feed the dogs!”
Grandma walks back in and slams the door.
San Cai: “Hey, Ms. Zhang, I…”
After standing there staring at the door for a few seconds, San Cai decides to leave the cake with all the other cakes that were left on the side of the house and then walks away, but she turns back later and picks up the cake again. Grandma standing inside the doorway, listens to see if there are any other noises, then she turns to walk back inside when Dao Ming Si calls out to her.
Dao Ming Si: “Grandma, why didn’t you accept her cake? Is today your birthday?”
Grandma: “It’s none of you business.”
Grandma walks away.
Dao Ming Si (calling after her): “Hey, I’m just being kind hearted. (talking to no one in particular) What a weird, strange old grandma.”
Back at the pastry shop.
Ye Sha (handing change to a customer): “Thank you and please come again.”
San Cai walks back with the cake.
Ye Sha (looking at the cake in surprise): “Why did you bring it back?”
San Cai: “I met a strange old lady. No matter what I say, she won’t accept the cake.”
Ye Sha: “Why won’t she accept it?”
San Cai: “I don’t even know. Not only will she not accept this one that I’m delivering, when I got there, there were already a whole bunch of cakes by the front door. I think she must have refused those too.”
Ye Sha: “Then what are we going to do?”
San Cai: “I don’t know. I can’t get in contact with the gentleman that reserved the cake, Mr. Gao. This old lady told me to take the cake and feed it to the dogs! Feed it to the dogs, then I’ll feed it to the dogs. When I get off from work, I take it over to the dogs. (San Cai opens the box up and looks at the cake.) Wow, what a beautiful cake! What a waste of the chef’s time.”
Ye Sha: “And it also wasted the kind feelings of the person who was sending the cake.”
San Cai: “I have a feeling that there is a story behind this cake. Or else who would refuse someone’s good wishes and to throw such a temper when refusing.”
Ye Sha: “Right. Why wouldn’t she accept it? (pause) What if this cake is sent not out of concern and not out of showing good wishes? Hey, it must be sent by a disobedient son who just wants to casually send a cake to celebrate his mom’s birthday. So that’s why the lady is so mad. Yes, it has to be that.”
San Cai: “It doesn’t matter what’s the story behind all this, but the thing that we do know, is that there has to be some misunderstanding involved.”
Ye Sha: “Right.”
San Cai: “So, even if we’re not able to send the cake out, we should still let the person who is sending the cake know that the misunderstanding between them has still not been cleared yet.”
Ye Sha: “I agree.”
San Cai: “The problem is I can’t find Mr. Gao.”
Ye Sha: “There’s no one answering the phone?”
San Cai: “This phone number seems to be a number for a company. I got transferred all over the place and can’t get in contact with anyone.”
Ye Sha: “Then what can we do? (suddenly thinks of something) We can call and ask them for an address and then personally go there to look for Mr. Gao.”
San Cai (happy): “That’s right. Why didn’t I think of it? Two heads are better than one!”
San Cai calls the company and gets the address. As she is on her way to the company, she passed through a park. She was almost hit by a basketball but she ducks and the ball hits an old man sitting on one of the benches.
San Cai (running over to the Grandpa): “I’m sorry. I’m sorry. If I knew, I wouldn’t have ducked. Are you ok, Grandpa?”
Grandpa: “Oh, no problem. Accidents will happen.”
San Cai (calling after the guy with the basketball): “Hey, shouldn’t you apologize?”
Guy (turning around): “Did the ball hit you?”
San Cai: “No, but it hit this Grandpa so you should apologize to him.”
Guy: “If apologizing works, then… whatever, I’m sorry.”
The guy then turns away and San Cai stares at him remembering Dao Ming Si’s words, “If apologizing works, then what are the police for?”
Grandpa (walks up to San Cai): “Hey miss. You really are a justice person. Thank you for standing up for me.”
San Cai (turning to look at San Cai): “You’re welcome. Grandpa good thing you are ok, then I still have something to do, so I’m leaving first. Bye bye.”
Grandpa (calling after San Cai): “Bye bye.”
San Cai reaches the company and walks over to the visitor’s desk.
San Cai (speaking to the lady behind the desk): “Hi Miss. How are you? I’m looking for a Mr. Gao.”
Lady (pushing a sign-in book toward San Cai): “Then can you please sign in for me?”
San Cai: “But I don’t know his name. I only know he’s called Mr. Gao.”
Lady: “Then do you know which department he works in?”
San Cai: “I don’t know.”
Lady: “Do you want to ask first and then come back?”
San Cai: “Ok, Thank you. Sorry for the trouble.”
San Cai then stands near the exit and asks every male who passes by if he’s Mr. Gao and every female if there’s a Mr. Gao working in their department. When the security comes over and stares at her, San Cai turns away to leave.
San Cai: “Sorry. (turns her back to leave then turns back to face the guard): “Are you Mr. Gao?”
Guard: “No, I’m not.”
San Cai: “Sorry.”
Then San Cai walks out of the building through the revolving doors.
