Rear Entrance (1960) - full transcript
This is a common rear alley
but an unusal thing had happened here
Maid Wong loves to tell my wife
every trifling matter
and my wife will tell me
in regard of bother
Such as no.3 cook stole meat
No.9 loves to carry tales
The lady in No.8 has a affair
All of these are...
trifling matters
No one will take it seriously
One day
I found the house opposite my home
sitting a girl aged 6 or 7
with big eyes, dark skin
round face, look lovely
She sits in the rear entrance all the days
""Rear Entrance""
That"s strange
Such lovely
and clever girl
carrying the cat alone all the day
Why there is no one play with her?
Why there is no one take care of her?
Doesn"t she go to school?
Where are her parents?
This morning, l"m writing something
Maid Wong...
What"s the matter?
Someone is ringing the bell
Maid Wong...
Look, I forgot that
What?
Today is your birthday
I asked Maid Wong to buy something early
Maybe she hasn"t come back yet
Just a common birthday
You are 42 years old already
Still a young birthday?
Oh, so good
Wake up so early?
When did you wake up?
Me? Early
When?
Six o"clock
Yes
Thank you
Come to have your breakfast, Ling
You"ve been to the market already,
Maid Wong?
Today is our master"s birthday
Say morning to Maid Wong
Good morning, Maid Wong
Ling, morning
Go inside and have your breakfast
This girl is so clever and beautiful
Unfortunately, she has a pity life
Did her mother come to see her,
Maid Cheung?
Several times secretly
They didn"t know that
Does her stepmother treat her well?
Do you think she will treat her well?
You know she is going to have a baby
Then her father should treat her well,
right?
He"s not at home all the day
He always goes gambling or plays mah-jongg
They seldom meet each other
Oh, let me do it
Master write until morning
Let him eat first and go to sleep
I"ve prepared, just take them out
You sit here and play
Father and mother
will go to play mah-jongg
until tomorrow morning
If you wake him up, he must scold you
What"s a poor girl!
What does her father do?
Someone said that he was a teacher
in an English College
and later fell in love with a student
so got divorce with Ling"s mother
Oh!
Her stepmother was her father"s student?
Yes
So he can"t stay in the school anymore
He found a job in a newspaper and being...
Editor
Yes. He gambled and drank wine
all the time
and didn"t have a look to his child
So she sits alone in the rear entrance
Oh, what a pity!
Who?
Who always sit in the rear entrance?
We are talking about Ah Ling
Ah Ling? Which one?
Look
She is quite lovely
Do you like her?
She is someone"s kid
Do you really love children?
Never mind
Have breakfast
A home needs a child
just like picture needs people
I and my wife was love match
but our life is flat and boring
I don"t like talking
I talked less when I was with my wife
She really wants a child
But she never pregnant
I"m afraid she will be upset
so I never talk to her about this
The day after tomorrow is
Ching Ming Festival?
Yes, tomorrow is Happy Children"s Day
Oh, I worked day and night
and forgot the date
It is because you don"t have children
If you have a child...
Ah, I forgot I am boiling water
Of course it"s good to have a child
at home
but it"s also trouble
You work in a kindergarten
and stay with children all the day
Don"t you feel annoyed?
Little rabbit
Principal
I think it"s better to buy a new piano
You know we have limited budget
I think just repair it. See you
Goodbye, Mrs. Tsui
Goodbye teacher
Goodbye...
Good morning Mr. Tsui
Good morning
Is you manager here?
No, today is Happy Children"s Day
Maybe he has a picnic with his children
Is there anything I can help?
Nothing
Mr. Tsui
Today is Happy Children"s Day
Give these balloons to your kids
Okay...thank you
You"re welcome
I catch you...
Fly...fly away
Wait for me
I give it to you, okay?
No?
It"s for you
Really, it"s for you
Come on
Take this
Thank you, uncle Tsui
Good
How do you know I am Mr. Tsui?
Maid Wong told me
Mr. Tsui
If you had a child like her
just like birds standing in the tree
and bodhisattva gets spirit
Then our home won"t be so quiet
I think it"s good
Then there"ll be no kid crying at home
I"ve come for a gynecological check
Which doctor should I looking for?
Please wait
Doctor Cheung
Thanks
You go first
I"ll follow
Okay
Oh, Mrs. Tsui
Maid Cheung
This is Mrs. Tsui who I told you before
-Mrs. Tsui
-Mrs. Ho
Maid Cheung told me
Mr. and Mrs. Tsui treated Ah Ling
very well
I need to say thank you to you
Ah Ling is adorable
But she is naughty
Quite annoying
Oh?
She couldn"t pass the
admission exam of the school
Her father was a teacher
I supposed she could go to school
and then I can let her stay
in the school hostal
Otherwise she...
Sorry, please keep quiet
This is hospital, what a big deal!
You know it"s difficult to be a stepmother
We love children
You can ask Ah Ling...
Mrs. Tsui
Yes, coming
You can ask Ah Ling come to
our home to play
I hope she can go to school early
and live outside
You know I being the stepmother...
We talk later
Okay...
Please sit
Sit
Mrs. Tsui, the body check result...
What"s that?
Your wish to have a baby
is impossible
Oh?
Can you do something to help?
Ah Ling
Eat apple, take it
Thank you
Good
Bye bye
Madam
You"ve got a letter
Did master come back?
Yes
Madam
I want to talk to you
You sit
Why are you so malicious?
You have to do something
What"s the matter?
Since your childhood
I looked after you until now
You never treat me as a maid
and I treat you as my relatives too
Thus, I worry about you more than you are
My business?
You"ve married for more than ten years
and you don"t have a child
Why don"t you go to consult the doctor?
We don"t mind if we don"t have child
You don"t mind doesn"t mean
master doesn"t mind
Um?
Today when he came back
He stood in front of the window
looking that kid
He seems like that kid very much
If you don"t have children
I suggest you to adopt one
Let"s talk it later
Hey, she don"t listen to me
I"m playing with the girl in the opposite
You like her? Someone"s child
She"s lovely
Where does it from?
It"s from Chuo To in Singapore
What? Did he come back from England?
He will come to Hong Kong soon
What a pity!
I"m talking about Ah Ling
Her mother divorced
She has to stay with her stepmother
Why didn"t her mother take her away?
To where?
Stay with her mother
After getting divorced
The child should stay with mother
Someone said that she had married again
and the living environment was not good
How do you know that?
Maid Wong and Maid Cheung...
told me that
Parents divorced is alright
but the child would suffer
This girl is pitiful but lovely
If you like her, you can adopt her
Really? Won"t you against it?
I"m just joking
Do you mean you don"t agree to do so?
No, I like that child
But she has father and mother
How come they will let her be
our adopted daughter?
If you like
I will ask Maid Wong to ask
What do you think?
That mean you agree?
Alright
Then I ask Maid Wong to ask
her parents now
Okay?
Why are you so rush?
You can do it tomorrow
Okay, tomorrow
I did say you don"t have a child
then you should adopt one
If you have a child
just like there"re birds in the tree
and bodhisattva comes alive
Then our home won"t be so quiet
Sleep
Yes
Mom...
What happened? Ah Ling...
I want mama...
Don"t scare, just a nightmare
I want mama...
Why do you cry?
You have been naughty for all day
Why don"t you have a good sleep?
Maybe she had a nightmare
She"s been naughty for all day
That"s why she had nightmare
Alright, go to sleep
So annoying! She...
Did you ask Maid Wong to ask them?
Maid Wong will do it tomorrow morning
To love children is human nature
Who want to see such a lovely girl
staying in a family that is
no one care about
no one love and no school to go
We can"t let her be like that anymore
We should help her
Let her go to school and enjoy
the family life
Be careful
You need to pay me back
My car
Mr. Tsui
Thank you
Goodbye, Mr. Ko
Master, you are back
Say hello to uncle Tsui
Say it
Uncle Tsui
Good
How old are you?
Six years old?
Yes
Talk! Are you dumb?
You are dumb, not me
Come on...have dim sum
You"re back
Come on
She is interesting
Have some dessert
You are very kind, Mrs. Tsui
Snack only
Ah Ling, I give you a present
Guess if it"s something for eating
or playing?
I will give you if you guess it right
I think it must be something that
can be eaten or played
Cunning girl
This is a car too
Including the broken car,
I have three cars now
You can launch a car company
If you always come here
You can launch a toy shop too
From that day onward
I found my home is totally changed
Everywhere is kid toys
A child"s laughter seems to echo around
Just like there is flowers and birds
in the forest
and bodhisattva gets spirit
However
I don"t have much time to spend
with Ah Ling
Because l"m writing a literature
Except having the meal
I seldom go downstairs
However, everytime I go downstairs
Ah Ling has back home already
One day evening
When I was still working...
Come in
Oh, it is you
Aunt ask you to eat
Don"t wait until the food get cold
Will you eat with me?
Me? I have eaten it already
Don"t go, stay with me for a moment
Okay?
Aunt said you are working
and ask me not to disturb you
No, you won"t
In fact I have to take a rest
Stay with me for a while, okay?
Don"t you let me eat snack?
Come on, stay with me for a while
Do you like here?
No? Why?
Too many books
Ah Ling
Shh
Don"t talk too loud
Uncle is writing a book upstairs
Did he eat?
Yes, he had eaten
Aunt, you come
There are so many books upstairs
All of them are written by uncle?
Not all, half only
Then it took long time, right?
Yes
Is it hard?
Of course
If you can bear it, you can be a great man
Shh...Keep quiet
Great man?
What is the meaning of great man?
Great man? Great man
Yes, great man is good man
Do a good man have to bear the hardship?
Yes
Come on, Ling
I want to talk to you
Go
Come
I think it"s no problem
Do you like here, Ling?
Do you like to be aunt"s daughter?
Tell me, is that good?
Tell me, is that good?
Yes
Thank you
Tin Ho
I want you buy me something
What?
Piano
Piano?
We had a piano before
But you sold it out
How come you want to buy it again?
I want to teach Ah Ling to play piano
What? You really want to adopt her?
Didn"t you agree about that?
She has her own parents
That"s not the problem
The question is ""Do you like her?""
I like her of course
But I do think the problem is on you
Me?
Of course you like her now
but when you have your own children
one day
The situation will be different
Do you agree?
Tin Ho
I...there"s something l"ve hidden
from you!
What?
I"m infertile
What?
How do you know that?
Doctor told me
I"ve never let you know
I"ve consulted doctors for several times
It"s not a problem
We can still be very happy
But don"t you like Ah Ling very much?
I"m afraid her parents will not
agree to it
Her parents agreed
You"ve ask them?
Yes, I let Maid Cheung to ask
Maid Cheung told me
they agreed about it
Okay, if they agree
that will be fine
Remember to buy a piano tomorrow
Tomorrow?
Must it be tomorrow?
Tomorrow is Ling"s birthday
I"ve had it all fixed with her parents
to hold a birthday party in our place
and we will announce the news too
Okay
Then ask Ah Ling moves to here
Okay, look
You have arranged everything
and didn"t let me know
I don"t want you to worry about it
Fine, Ah Ling will be our daughter
tomorrow
You really love this kid
Put it at the back
Is it look good, Tin Ho?
Very good
Why don"t you change your clothes?
Still early, later
Ling and her family is coming
Go to change your clothes, be quick
Okay
You are leaving, master
Did you prepare Ling"s room, Maid Wong?
Yes, prepared
Be careful the flower
Yes madam
If the guests come
You call me upstair
Yes madam
Be quick...we have many guests
What? Many guests?
My father, brother and sister will come
You know, it"s a big thing
How come so many people?
Of course
Be quick
What are you doing now?
Ling"s father, Mr. Ho
said he admired your book
He wants to visit your study room
and talk to you about Ling alone
Mr. Ho has arrived, Madam
Look, they come on time
Quick, wear it
Aunt, uncle
Good
Let me introduce, she is Mrs. Ho
Nice to meet you
Mr. Ho
Nice to meet you
Tsui Tin Ho
I"ve read lots of your books, Mr. Tsui
Thank you
No, you are so kind
This is a nice place
Too small and not pretty
Have a seat, Mrs Ho
You must be very busy today, Mrs. Tsui
Not really
Have a cigarette?
No, thanks
Ah Ling, come on
Look, what"s that?
A piano
Like it?
It is your birthday present
I will teach you piano start from tomorrow
alright?
Yes, that"s so good
A very expensive present
It must cost you so much
Ling, say thank you to Aunt
Oh no, I think you should call her mother
Say ""thank you mother""
Thank you
Say ""thank you mother""
Thank you mother
Good
Good, let try
This horse lead at first
but another come later
and it lost a little bit
Old master
Maid Wong
Mr. Ng, Miss Judy
Maid Wong
Excuse me
Please
Are you busy, Maid Wong?
Father
Sister
Ah Wu
You are so tall, Judy
You are grown up
Of course, she has several boyfriends
Father, he teasing me
Quiet...
I said in these two days...
Father
Come on, Judy
I am telling them you are 40 this year
You should celebrate it
I won"t lose to the youth
Yes
Father
Tin Hon"s birthday has passed
for several days
Oh? Really?
You look me...
Oh, that"s right, it"s your birthday
Oh, father
Sister"s birthday is on 25 of Sep
Tin Ho is not 40 this year
He is 42
Judy, come
This kid is so imprudent
Come on, let me introduce
He is my father-in-law. Mr. Ho
Mr. Ho
Mrs. Ho
Hi, Mrs. Ho
Do you remember me, Mr. Chow?
This...
I have attended your lessons in Yinking
Cha Mei Ho, Ho Cha Mei
You look like someone I know
How"d I forget the main role in the affair
of our school
You look like someone I know
Mr. Ho is very pompous
He has many girlfriends
and good at flirting
He is romantic
He didn"t change
In my school, he...
Father
Father, please sit down
Look, Mr and Mrs. Ho are standing with you
Sit...
Come on, Ah Ling, called grandfather
Grandfather
Sorry, Mr. Ho
Never mind...
Mom, look
How come you play kid"s toy, Ah Wu?
This is funny
What is this?
Clapping Hands
Come on, try
Excuse me
Cha Mei
Honey
You seem to be very friendly?
Judy is very nice
You are nice too
It"s funny
I think you two are really match
You chat with Judy
Dad, come here
Please
Your house is more beautiful than ours
Come in and have a chat
Okay
Try it
No, thanks, I take this
You had written lots of books
Thank you
Sit
I hear you"re in an academic field,
right?
I was a teacher in a college
but I am working in a newspaper now
You must be very busy then?
Not really
Just that, having many friends
I need to socialize
So I even don"t have time to
take care of my child
Luckly, your child behaved very well
So you don"t have to worry
My wife told me
you and your wife treat her very well
I appreciate it
We don"t have our own children
so we like Ah Ling very much
That"s great
To be frank
After I got divorce with Ling"s mother
I am worrying about Ling"s education
problem
Yes
When I knew that you want to adopt Ah Ling
I know it must be very good to her
I hope we will be friend
Of course
Thanks to Mr. Tsui"s promise
For Ling"s education
Mr. Ho doesn"t have to worry
I won"t
Mr. Tsui is a reputed litterateur
Mrs. Tsui is a cultivated teacher
The neighbors respect you very much
Otherwise, I will not let you
adopt Ah Ling
My wife is planning
to let Ah Ling go to school
and learn piano
Today is her birthday
I"ve bought her a new piano
Ling is so lucky
I know Ah Ling stays with you
will be better than stay with us
Okay. Deal
Of course
Now let sing a birthday song to Ah Ling
Happy birthday to you...
Blow the candles
Good
Are you happy today?
Take this chance
Announce to them
Dear all
Thank you for coming to...
Ling"s birthday party today
I would like to take this opportunity
to share with you
our great happiness
Mr and Mrs. Ho has agreed
to let us adopt Ah Ling today onwards
Good...
Your turn
This matters is something...
Dear all
I totally agreed Mr. Tsui"s announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Tsui
is the model parents who we respect
so much
Ling to be their foster daughter
I can say she is very fortune
Today I would like to say thank you
to them
Ah Ling, call father and mother
Call father
Father
Call mother
Mother
Good
You move to here tomorrow, okay?
That"s right, you move to here tomorrow
How about a moment later?
Don"t be so anxious
Tomorrow, okay?
Why do you cry?
You are so lucky
to have such good parents
You are their only daughter,
isn"t it good?
Ah Ling
Don"t you want to move here?
Then why do you cry?
I, I want...
What do you want?
I want my cat to stay with me
Ling, Ling
Your mom told you yesterday
to teach you piano today
Why don"t you get up?
Get up, have breakfast
Where are dad and mom?
They"re still sleeping
I go to wake them up
Ah Ling
Be quiet
Good
Shh!
You play trick on me?
Don"t go
Breakfast is ready
Okay
Fafa is a good cat
Ah Ling is a good girl
We have Ah Ling
just like there"s character in the picture
The house fills with vitality
Ah Ling made our married life
a little bit different
And also a touch of color for maid Wong
Many housework
such as taking milk and newspaper
Maid Wong asked Ling to do
and Ling could finish it easily
Mr. Ho has the most changes
He seldom cared for Ah Ling before
but now he always buy food and toys
to her
Just like the wind blow on the pool water
Yu Nam laugh and talk a lot
She not only looks healthy
but also looks young and pretty
As for me, it"s like when
I fell in love for first time
I always felt like being with Ah Ling
...and cheer her up
Maid Wong said
I looked younger and being energetic
Ok, thank you
Thank you
Go
Bye
Let"s go
Let"s go, what are you looking at?
What"s wrong with you, Ling?
Why do you unhappy?
Good girl, are you feeling sick?
Tell mother
Nothing
Ling
If you are unhappy or getting unsatisfied
You tell father
Maid Wong, come on
What"s matter?
I don"t know
When you went out with her
did she scared by anything?
No
Did she meet her father?
No
That"s strange
Oh, yes
What?
She met a person in the street
Who?
A woman
After seeing that woman,
she drag me and ran off
I suppose she is her mother
Do you mean her real mother?
I think so
Tin Ho
If she knows Ah Ling is in here
Do you think she will take her back?
I"m not sure
What can we do?
I"ll get it
I hope it"s not her
Please come in
They check ants
Cousin master
Mr. Wong, does my cousin here?
Yes. Madam
Oh, my cousin
It"s Chuo To here
You just arrived?
Hello, my cousin
Hello
Hi
Please sit
Sit
Sit
Did you receive my letter?
Yes
I know you will come to Hong Kong
but I don"t know you arrived so soon
How"re your parents?
Fine
For leisure mother indulges in
mah-jong & movies
My father goes gambling or dancing
He is still the same, always be happy
He is being more and more romantic
A chip off the old block
You must be more romantic than your father
We are the same
After I graduated in England
I went to Singapore & stayed there
for few months
However, I still couldn"t find
a girlfriend
So this time
you come to Hong Kong to
look for a pretty girl
I need your help
Of course, we"ll help
Where is your luggage, sir?
Tin Ho
We move to the study room
and give our room to Chuo To
Ok, Maid Wong...
No...when I was in the airport
I booked the hotel
and all my luggage were sent to there
You let us live in your house
for so many years
Now you come back
and we are sorry to make you stay in hotel
I like freedom, it"s better for me
to stay in hotel
You"re right
You come to Hong Kong looking for
a girlfriend
It"s really more convenience
to live in hotel
You are make fun of me
You just arrived. You must be hungry
I cook something for you
Good
Thanks
I have to settle down in the hotel first
So hurry? Stay here longer
I will come tomorrow
Did you plan...
to take me to anywhere for fun?
Sure
I have to ask for my cousin"s permission
Of course it"s no problem
You don"t have to go with me
Let Tin Ho walk you out
and you can plan for the trip of tomorrow
Okay
I pick you up tomorrow
Okay
Have meal first and then decide
where we are going to
Okay?
Okay
Excuse me, can I help you?
Does Mr. Tsui live here?
Yes, I am. You are...
My name is Hui, Ling"s mother
Please sit
I have to go now
Alright, see you tomorrow
Please
Please
Please
Come in
Okay
Please
Let me introduce
She is my wife
Mrs. Tsui
She is Ling"s mother
Please sit
Prepare tea, Maid Wong
Have a cigarette
No thanks
Mom
Ling
Mom
Mom
Mrs. Ho, you...
Mom miss you so much, do you miss me?
Yes
Good
How is your living here?
They treat me very well
Ah Ling is a good girl, we all love her
Don"t worry
I"ve no reason to worry
She is lucky to have you be her parents
Mom has to go now
No
Be good
Yes, I know
Stop it
Sorry, please come tomorrow
Let"s go
I looked for Ah Ling in the opposite house
The maid told me Ah Ling was here
so I come here without asking
for you permission
I am so sorry
Please forgive me
In the world
I only have her
Mrs. Ho
Please call me Miss Hui
I had divorced with Ho Cha Mei
for many years
And my present husband left me too
You divorce again?
Yes, it"s my fault
I didn"t tell him
I have a daughter
I miss Ah Ling so much
but I can only come to see her secretly
When I tell him l"m going to take
Ling back home
He doesn"t understand me
Thus, I suggested a divorce
After the divorce formalities,
I found a job
I can take Ah Ling back home
Take Ah Ling back home?
She is my daughter
I have a job now
I am able to take care of her
You should know, Ms Hui
Ling has been here for several months
I know
Her father agreed with this
and she agreed herself
She is our child now
But...
We want her to live happily
and we had planned for her future
Our love to her is not less than yours
Thank you so much
If you really love your daughter
Why don"t you come to see her
for a long time?
Tell me, why don"t you come
to see her earlier?
Why don"t you come to see her
until we all love her so much?
You can get marry and divorce
again and again
You can waste your love
But, do you know that we can"t...
That"s enough
Okay
Yu Nam, take Ah Ling upstairs
to get her changed
Come with mother, Ling
Come on, Ling
Go with Mrs. Tsui
Ah Ling calls us father and mother
Sorry
Be good
Go
Mr. Tsui
Don"t you think it"s better
for a child to stay with their mother?
Maybe or maybe not
Maybe you think l"m not a good mother
Divorced twice
Children stay with a mother like me
may not be good
Especially for a girl
I don"t mean it
I think you are still young and pretty
You should forget your unhappy past
and find a right person
If you carry a child
It may be a stumbling block
Thank you but I don"t think
I will get marry again
Men are selfish
I have a child
I love her and I wish she"d love me too
We will have a happy life
Ms. Hui
You said men are selfish
But what you said just now
shows that you are selfish too
You want your child be your acompany
Did you ever think for her?
You just give her a mother
However, there will not be only
a mother in a family
She needs a father too
I think what you are thinking now
is totally affected by
the two times divorce
After certain time
You may change your mind
And Ah Ling will stay with you
the whole life
You mean...
She has to go to school
dating and get marry
She will leave you someday, right?
Although men are selfish
there should be some exception
You are still young
I believe that you must find someone
who really love you
You can have a good family
You should forget Ah Ling
and your past
To be frank
My wife is infertile
We will treat Ah Ling
as if our own child
You don"t have to worry
Thank you, Mr. Tsui
You sound reasonable
but I am alone now
I need Ah Ling
She is my only relative
You know that
I can understand
If you like
you can always come to see her
This...okay
Ah Ling can be your friend
We can be your friend too
You can always come
I hope you will change your mind
and meet your Mr. Right
At that time
You will know what l"m saying now is right
I know you will understand later
I am not a romantic woman
In this society
It doesn"t matter for a man to get divorce
but a woman get divorce means
she did wrong thing
No...I don"t mean it
It"s a tragic of you to get divorce
However, that would let you to have
another good marriage
Thank you, I leave now
I hope I can say goodbye to your wife
and see Ah Ling one more time
Okay, please go upstairs
Yu Nam
Ms. Hui comes to say goodbye to you
Please take a seat first
Okay
She promised to let Ah Ling stay with us
Don"t worry
Come...talk to her
Come
Ms. Hui, stay longer please
You can have dinner here
No thanks
Sorry for disturbing you, Mrs. Tsui
I go now
Always come if you have time
Thank you
I have to go now, Mr. Tsui
Bye bye
Say goodbye to mother, Ling
Mom
Why do you cry, my dear?
Your foster parents treat you so well here
You have to listen to them
and be a good child
Call Mrs. Tsui mother
and call me aunt
Bye
Bye...
You didn"t sleep yet?
I can"t sleep
Don"t think too much
Little expected Ling"s mother is so nice
I feel sorry to treat her badly
in the afternoon
Not only you
I"m emotional too
I"m sorry
After she left
I am so sorry and be reget until now
You don"t have to
We"ll have many changes
to meet her in the future
She will understand
we do this is only
for the good sake of Ling
You"d better sleep
You should sleep too
Didn"t you promise Chuo To
to have fun with him tomorrow?
Yes
Where should I take him to?
He is a young man, you go dancing with him
Please go inside
Let"s go
This way
Please
Sit
Nice place
This is the first time I come here
Do you know any girls here?
No
Please introduce us a pretty one
Okay
It"s really not easy to find a wife
What? You want to find a wife here?
Not really
Marriage happens by luck
but not by diligent search
It"s said that Marriages are
made in heaven
Maybe in here...
She is Mandy
Mr. Hui
Mr. Tsui
Please sit
Sit
He is...
Mr. Ying
Ying Chuo To
Mr. Ying
Would you like to dance?
Chuo To, dance with Ms. Hui
Okay
Excuse me
Boss
How about introduce you a Cantonese girl?
Later
We met before
In front of Mr. Tsui"s house
Oh, yes
It"s my luck to meet you
I am a club girl
To choose friends
is not depended on their career
Every man comes here...
also say that
I"m not that kind
You are Mr. Tsui"s friend
of course you are different
Boss, you"d come
Which girl are you looking for?
Miss Mandy
This way please
Please
Mandy
How about her?
Good
Excuse me, I have to met another customer
Okay
Please
Enjoy yourself please
Please sit
Shuk Wan
I call Mandy now
I heard from a friend that you work here
so I come to see you
Thank you
Mr. Ho, dance?
I come here not for dancing, Shuk Wan
That"s strange
Then you come here for shopping?
Honestly
You know I have lots of friends
And they have high social status
I hope you can change you job
With your qualification,
it"s easy to find another job
If you can"t find a job immediately
I can lend you some money
Money? I know you don"t have money
And what job I am doing...
is none of your business
Excuse me, I have to met another customer
Excuse me, I have to met another customer
Where is that girl?
Oh
What? Love at first sight?
Miss Hui is very quiet
Mandy is not feeling well,
so she has to go home now
She asked me to tell you
Do you want another girl?
No thanks. Bill please
Okay
How dare you
I come here for business
Why do you come here?
What are you doing now?
I have to do something
Do something? What?
Say
It"s so embarrassing
Why embarrassing?
Go
Aunt...
Aunt
Why do you go there?
Can you lower your voice?
Why? You have dignity?
Is it right?
You dare go to the nightclub
Don"t cry...Don"t fight
I"m so angry
Okay
You say
That"s enough
Miss Hui is pity
Then?
Then we back home
Chuo To told me on the way home that
Miss Hui is so elegant and quiet
Not too tall or short, nice face shape
He used up all the good words
to describe her
Miss Hui"s personality and age
is matched with Chuo To
But...
Do you mean she had divorced
for two times?
It"s okay
Chuo To is educated in England
He doesn"t mind it
Then we think of something...
to help them together
I don"t think we had to involve in it
A 27 years young guy...
will know how to manage it
Please come inside
Which girl do you want?
Miss Mandy who you introduced to me
last night
Sorry
Mandy has resigned
Do you want another girl?
No, no
Tin Ho...
Yu Nam, Yu Nam
What? You look frustrated
What"s wrong with you?
Nothing
Maid Wong told me you are upstair
I didn"t see you
I think she is lying
No, she is not lying
but maybe you have something
that keep secret
Oh?
Oh? What?
You still pretending?
What? I am right, huh!
Tin Ho told me already
Oh
Show me your shoes
What?
Show me
You go to the nightclub so early?
Miss Hui is not in there?
Don"t go there anymore
She had resigned
What? You all know that?
Look, you admit it by yourself?
In serious, Chuo To
What do you think of Miss Hui?
Good, very good
Good, elegant, quiet
Not too tall or short, nice face shape
Really excellent
But Chuo To
She had divorced for two times
And she has a children too,
don"t you care about that?
Tin Hon told me this before
I don"t think it"s a problem
Only...
Why don"t you stay here longer?
No, thanks. I have to go now
Okay, then you can come when you like
Stay longer...
Chuo To
You just said only what?
You have met two times before
Do I need to introduce again?
No...No
Please sit, Ms Hui
No thanks. I have to go now
Mr. Ying, you stay here longer
How about go out to have a drink, Ms. Hui?
I...
Chuo To, you"ll be the host, okay?
Of course, of course
I"m afraid Ms. Hui doesn"t want
to go with me
Go together, we can have free of drink too
Let"s go out together
Please go
Ask you aunt to go, Ling
Aunt, please go
Okay
Where are they?
Just over there
See you...
Aunt...
Aunt
What?
What"s the matter, Ling?
Where is aunt?
She hasn"t come
Why didn"t she come these days?
She will come
You go to sleep
What? Why do you get up again?
This kid
No matter how good you treat her
She always focuses on her mother only
What"s the matter with Ah Ling?
She called aunt in the morning
and called aunt in the night too
I think what we have done
is totally useless
It is human nature
Don"t worry
Ms. Hui and Chuo To
matched perfectly
They are going to get marry for sure
When Ms. Hui get marry with
Chuo To and leave
Ling will forget her
I hope so
Don"t worry, sleep
You sleep too
Remember to take the medicine
Maid Wong...
Maid Wong maybe slept already, I take it
Why do you get up, Ah Ling?
Go to sleep, don"t get cold
Is it from aunt?
It won"t, go to sleep
Yes speaking
How is Ms. Hui now?
What?
Hello
What"s the matter to Ms. Hui, Tin Ho?
Hello...okay, yes...
I understand
Ms. Hui had an car accident
when she was on the way home
Oh? How is she now?
The call is from Chuo To
He is afraid that Ms. Hui...
What?
Chuo To didn"t know,
the doctor didn"t tell him
He want you to go there
Okay, I change the clothes first
Maid Wong, call a car please
Yes
I want to go too, father
It"s raining outside
I go with you tomorrow
No, I want to go now
Okay, you change your clothes
""Surgery Room""
Doctor, how is the patient now?
Not clear now
I"ll tell you later, excuse me
How are you, madam?
How is Ms. Hui?
What"s the matter?
Madam
Yu Nam
How is Ms. Hui?
What do you crying for?
Is she...
To keep a dog or a cat...
is better than adopt a child
What? Where is Ah Ling?
She is a good girl
She want to stay with her mother
Then, is Ms. Hui alright?
She is okay
but still didn"t awake
After having the operation
She"ll be alright after a few days
Although I have stayed with Ling
for few months
I am not more important than her mother
Don"t mind
Of course it will be like this
Since she stayed there with her mother
You"d better change your clothes and sleep
Before Ah Ling move here
I found our life boring
but now
No words...
can describe what our feeling is
I only pretend as if nothing had occurred
How about Yu Nam?
She can"t live without Ling
Just like what I told her before
Ling was someone"s child
You didn"t sleep well last night
And you don"t have the breakfast today
Why?
You love children, I love children too
After having this experience
Even we want to adopt a child
We"ll adopt just a newborn
Ah Ling is sensible
So in her heart
Her mother is the most important person
And...
Nothing can be forced
Especially for the love between
mother and children
She loves her mother
We love her, we should think for her
Ms. Hui said men are selfish
I said Ms. Hui was selfish
Afterall Ling is her child
If we doing something...
to break their relationship
Then we are selfish too
It is not forgivable
Neither you nor me can do that
Ms. Hui and Chuo To...
is matched by us
Maybe we can do them a favour
Return Ah Ling to them
They will thank you us
Am I right?
Ah Ling left us finally
I hope our selfish love...
Ieft us as Ling left
Since I lost Ah Ling
Maybe there are lots of Ah Ling...
waiting for us
This is a common rear alley
but we experienced...
an unusual thing
but an unusal thing had happened here
Maid Wong loves to tell my wife
every trifling matter
and my wife will tell me
in regard of bother
Such as no.3 cook stole meat
No.9 loves to carry tales
The lady in No.8 has a affair
All of these are...
trifling matters
No one will take it seriously
One day
I found the house opposite my home
sitting a girl aged 6 or 7
with big eyes, dark skin
round face, look lovely
She sits in the rear entrance all the days
""Rear Entrance""
That"s strange
Such lovely
and clever girl
carrying the cat alone all the day
Why there is no one play with her?
Why there is no one take care of her?
Doesn"t she go to school?
Where are her parents?
This morning, l"m writing something
Maid Wong...
What"s the matter?
Someone is ringing the bell
Maid Wong...
Look, I forgot that
What?
Today is your birthday
I asked Maid Wong to buy something early
Maybe she hasn"t come back yet
Just a common birthday
You are 42 years old already
Still a young birthday?
Oh, so good
Wake up so early?
When did you wake up?
Me? Early
When?
Six o"clock
Yes
Thank you
Come to have your breakfast, Ling
You"ve been to the market already,
Maid Wong?
Today is our master"s birthday
Say morning to Maid Wong
Good morning, Maid Wong
Ling, morning
Go inside and have your breakfast
This girl is so clever and beautiful
Unfortunately, she has a pity life
Did her mother come to see her,
Maid Cheung?
Several times secretly
They didn"t know that
Does her stepmother treat her well?
Do you think she will treat her well?
You know she is going to have a baby
Then her father should treat her well,
right?
He"s not at home all the day
He always goes gambling or plays mah-jongg
They seldom meet each other
Oh, let me do it
Master write until morning
Let him eat first and go to sleep
I"ve prepared, just take them out
You sit here and play
Father and mother
will go to play mah-jongg
until tomorrow morning
If you wake him up, he must scold you
What"s a poor girl!
What does her father do?
Someone said that he was a teacher
in an English College
and later fell in love with a student
so got divorce with Ling"s mother
Oh!
Her stepmother was her father"s student?
Yes
So he can"t stay in the school anymore
He found a job in a newspaper and being...
Editor
Yes. He gambled and drank wine
all the time
and didn"t have a look to his child
So she sits alone in the rear entrance
Oh, what a pity!
Who?
Who always sit in the rear entrance?
We are talking about Ah Ling
Ah Ling? Which one?
Look
She is quite lovely
Do you like her?
She is someone"s kid
Do you really love children?
Never mind
Have breakfast
A home needs a child
just like picture needs people
I and my wife was love match
but our life is flat and boring
I don"t like talking
I talked less when I was with my wife
She really wants a child
But she never pregnant
I"m afraid she will be upset
so I never talk to her about this
The day after tomorrow is
Ching Ming Festival?
Yes, tomorrow is Happy Children"s Day
Oh, I worked day and night
and forgot the date
It is because you don"t have children
If you have a child...
Ah, I forgot I am boiling water
Of course it"s good to have a child
at home
but it"s also trouble
You work in a kindergarten
and stay with children all the day
Don"t you feel annoyed?
Little rabbit
Principal
I think it"s better to buy a new piano
You know we have limited budget
I think just repair it. See you
Goodbye, Mrs. Tsui
Goodbye teacher
Goodbye...
Good morning Mr. Tsui
Good morning
Is you manager here?
No, today is Happy Children"s Day
Maybe he has a picnic with his children
Is there anything I can help?
Nothing
Mr. Tsui
Today is Happy Children"s Day
Give these balloons to your kids
Okay...thank you
You"re welcome
I catch you...
Fly...fly away
Wait for me
I give it to you, okay?
No?
It"s for you
Really, it"s for you
Come on
Take this
Thank you, uncle Tsui
Good
How do you know I am Mr. Tsui?
Maid Wong told me
Mr. Tsui
If you had a child like her
just like birds standing in the tree
and bodhisattva gets spirit
Then our home won"t be so quiet
I think it"s good
Then there"ll be no kid crying at home
I"ve come for a gynecological check
Which doctor should I looking for?
Please wait
Doctor Cheung
Thanks
You go first
I"ll follow
Okay
Oh, Mrs. Tsui
Maid Cheung
This is Mrs. Tsui who I told you before
-Mrs. Tsui
-Mrs. Ho
Maid Cheung told me
Mr. and Mrs. Tsui treated Ah Ling
very well
I need to say thank you to you
Ah Ling is adorable
But she is naughty
Quite annoying
Oh?
She couldn"t pass the
admission exam of the school
Her father was a teacher
I supposed she could go to school
and then I can let her stay
in the school hostal
Otherwise she...
Sorry, please keep quiet
This is hospital, what a big deal!
You know it"s difficult to be a stepmother
We love children
You can ask Ah Ling...
Mrs. Tsui
Yes, coming
You can ask Ah Ling come to
our home to play
I hope she can go to school early
and live outside
You know I being the stepmother...
We talk later
Okay...
Please sit
Sit
Mrs. Tsui, the body check result...
What"s that?
Your wish to have a baby
is impossible
Oh?
Can you do something to help?
Ah Ling
Eat apple, take it
Thank you
Good
Bye bye
Madam
You"ve got a letter
Did master come back?
Yes
Madam
I want to talk to you
You sit
Why are you so malicious?
You have to do something
What"s the matter?
Since your childhood
I looked after you until now
You never treat me as a maid
and I treat you as my relatives too
Thus, I worry about you more than you are
My business?
You"ve married for more than ten years
and you don"t have a child
Why don"t you go to consult the doctor?
We don"t mind if we don"t have child
You don"t mind doesn"t mean
master doesn"t mind
Um?
Today when he came back
He stood in front of the window
looking that kid
He seems like that kid very much
If you don"t have children
I suggest you to adopt one
Let"s talk it later
Hey, she don"t listen to me
I"m playing with the girl in the opposite
You like her? Someone"s child
She"s lovely
Where does it from?
It"s from Chuo To in Singapore
What? Did he come back from England?
He will come to Hong Kong soon
What a pity!
I"m talking about Ah Ling
Her mother divorced
She has to stay with her stepmother
Why didn"t her mother take her away?
To where?
Stay with her mother
After getting divorced
The child should stay with mother
Someone said that she had married again
and the living environment was not good
How do you know that?
Maid Wong and Maid Cheung...
told me that
Parents divorced is alright
but the child would suffer
This girl is pitiful but lovely
If you like her, you can adopt her
Really? Won"t you against it?
I"m just joking
Do you mean you don"t agree to do so?
No, I like that child
But she has father and mother
How come they will let her be
our adopted daughter?
If you like
I will ask Maid Wong to ask
What do you think?
That mean you agree?
Alright
Then I ask Maid Wong to ask
her parents now
Okay?
Why are you so rush?
You can do it tomorrow
Okay, tomorrow
I did say you don"t have a child
then you should adopt one
If you have a child
just like there"re birds in the tree
and bodhisattva comes alive
Then our home won"t be so quiet
Sleep
Yes
Mom...
What happened? Ah Ling...
I want mama...
Don"t scare, just a nightmare
I want mama...
Why do you cry?
You have been naughty for all day
Why don"t you have a good sleep?
Maybe she had a nightmare
She"s been naughty for all day
That"s why she had nightmare
Alright, go to sleep
So annoying! She...
Did you ask Maid Wong to ask them?
Maid Wong will do it tomorrow morning
To love children is human nature
Who want to see such a lovely girl
staying in a family that is
no one care about
no one love and no school to go
We can"t let her be like that anymore
We should help her
Let her go to school and enjoy
the family life
Be careful
You need to pay me back
My car
Mr. Tsui
Thank you
Goodbye, Mr. Ko
Master, you are back
Say hello to uncle Tsui
Say it
Uncle Tsui
Good
How old are you?
Six years old?
Yes
Talk! Are you dumb?
You are dumb, not me
Come on...have dim sum
You"re back
Come on
She is interesting
Have some dessert
You are very kind, Mrs. Tsui
Snack only
Ah Ling, I give you a present
Guess if it"s something for eating
or playing?
I will give you if you guess it right
I think it must be something that
can be eaten or played
Cunning girl
This is a car too
Including the broken car,
I have three cars now
You can launch a car company
If you always come here
You can launch a toy shop too
From that day onward
I found my home is totally changed
Everywhere is kid toys
A child"s laughter seems to echo around
Just like there is flowers and birds
in the forest
and bodhisattva gets spirit
However
I don"t have much time to spend
with Ah Ling
Because l"m writing a literature
Except having the meal
I seldom go downstairs
However, everytime I go downstairs
Ah Ling has back home already
One day evening
When I was still working...
Come in
Oh, it is you
Aunt ask you to eat
Don"t wait until the food get cold
Will you eat with me?
Me? I have eaten it already
Don"t go, stay with me for a moment
Okay?
Aunt said you are working
and ask me not to disturb you
No, you won"t
In fact I have to take a rest
Stay with me for a while, okay?
Don"t you let me eat snack?
Come on, stay with me for a while
Do you like here?
No? Why?
Too many books
Ah Ling
Shh
Don"t talk too loud
Uncle is writing a book upstairs
Did he eat?
Yes, he had eaten
Aunt, you come
There are so many books upstairs
All of them are written by uncle?
Not all, half only
Then it took long time, right?
Yes
Is it hard?
Of course
If you can bear it, you can be a great man
Shh...Keep quiet
Great man?
What is the meaning of great man?
Great man? Great man
Yes, great man is good man
Do a good man have to bear the hardship?
Yes
Come on, Ling
I want to talk to you
Go
Come
I think it"s no problem
Do you like here, Ling?
Do you like to be aunt"s daughter?
Tell me, is that good?
Tell me, is that good?
Yes
Thank you
Tin Ho
I want you buy me something
What?
Piano
Piano?
We had a piano before
But you sold it out
How come you want to buy it again?
I want to teach Ah Ling to play piano
What? You really want to adopt her?
Didn"t you agree about that?
She has her own parents
That"s not the problem
The question is ""Do you like her?""
I like her of course
But I do think the problem is on you
Me?
Of course you like her now
but when you have your own children
one day
The situation will be different
Do you agree?
Tin Ho
I...there"s something l"ve hidden
from you!
What?
I"m infertile
What?
How do you know that?
Doctor told me
I"ve never let you know
I"ve consulted doctors for several times
It"s not a problem
We can still be very happy
But don"t you like Ah Ling very much?
I"m afraid her parents will not
agree to it
Her parents agreed
You"ve ask them?
Yes, I let Maid Cheung to ask
Maid Cheung told me
they agreed about it
Okay, if they agree
that will be fine
Remember to buy a piano tomorrow
Tomorrow?
Must it be tomorrow?
Tomorrow is Ling"s birthday
I"ve had it all fixed with her parents
to hold a birthday party in our place
and we will announce the news too
Okay
Then ask Ah Ling moves to here
Okay, look
You have arranged everything
and didn"t let me know
I don"t want you to worry about it
Fine, Ah Ling will be our daughter
tomorrow
You really love this kid
Put it at the back
Is it look good, Tin Ho?
Very good
Why don"t you change your clothes?
Still early, later
Ling and her family is coming
Go to change your clothes, be quick
Okay
You are leaving, master
Did you prepare Ling"s room, Maid Wong?
Yes, prepared
Be careful the flower
Yes madam
If the guests come
You call me upstair
Yes madam
Be quick...we have many guests
What? Many guests?
My father, brother and sister will come
You know, it"s a big thing
How come so many people?
Of course
Be quick
What are you doing now?
Ling"s father, Mr. Ho
said he admired your book
He wants to visit your study room
and talk to you about Ling alone
Mr. Ho has arrived, Madam
Look, they come on time
Quick, wear it
Aunt, uncle
Good
Let me introduce, she is Mrs. Ho
Nice to meet you
Mr. Ho
Nice to meet you
Tsui Tin Ho
I"ve read lots of your books, Mr. Tsui
Thank you
No, you are so kind
This is a nice place
Too small and not pretty
Have a seat, Mrs Ho
You must be very busy today, Mrs. Tsui
Not really
Have a cigarette?
No, thanks
Ah Ling, come on
Look, what"s that?
A piano
Like it?
It is your birthday present
I will teach you piano start from tomorrow
alright?
Yes, that"s so good
A very expensive present
It must cost you so much
Ling, say thank you to Aunt
Oh no, I think you should call her mother
Say ""thank you mother""
Thank you
Say ""thank you mother""
Thank you mother
Good
Good, let try
This horse lead at first
but another come later
and it lost a little bit
Old master
Maid Wong
Mr. Ng, Miss Judy
Maid Wong
Excuse me
Please
Are you busy, Maid Wong?
Father
Sister
Ah Wu
You are so tall, Judy
You are grown up
Of course, she has several boyfriends
Father, he teasing me
Quiet...
I said in these two days...
Father
Come on, Judy
I am telling them you are 40 this year
You should celebrate it
I won"t lose to the youth
Yes
Father
Tin Hon"s birthday has passed
for several days
Oh? Really?
You look me...
Oh, that"s right, it"s your birthday
Oh, father
Sister"s birthday is on 25 of Sep
Tin Ho is not 40 this year
He is 42
Judy, come
This kid is so imprudent
Come on, let me introduce
He is my father-in-law. Mr. Ho
Mr. Ho
Mrs. Ho
Hi, Mrs. Ho
Do you remember me, Mr. Chow?
This...
I have attended your lessons in Yinking
Cha Mei Ho, Ho Cha Mei
You look like someone I know
How"d I forget the main role in the affair
of our school
You look like someone I know
Mr. Ho is very pompous
He has many girlfriends
and good at flirting
He is romantic
He didn"t change
In my school, he...
Father
Father, please sit down
Look, Mr and Mrs. Ho are standing with you
Sit...
Come on, Ah Ling, called grandfather
Grandfather
Sorry, Mr. Ho
Never mind...
Mom, look
How come you play kid"s toy, Ah Wu?
This is funny
What is this?
Clapping Hands
Come on, try
Excuse me
Cha Mei
Honey
You seem to be very friendly?
Judy is very nice
You are nice too
It"s funny
I think you two are really match
You chat with Judy
Dad, come here
Please
Your house is more beautiful than ours
Come in and have a chat
Okay
Try it
No, thanks, I take this
You had written lots of books
Thank you
Sit
I hear you"re in an academic field,
right?
I was a teacher in a college
but I am working in a newspaper now
You must be very busy then?
Not really
Just that, having many friends
I need to socialize
So I even don"t have time to
take care of my child
Luckly, your child behaved very well
So you don"t have to worry
My wife told me
you and your wife treat her very well
I appreciate it
We don"t have our own children
so we like Ah Ling very much
That"s great
To be frank
After I got divorce with Ling"s mother
I am worrying about Ling"s education
problem
Yes
When I knew that you want to adopt Ah Ling
I know it must be very good to her
I hope we will be friend
Of course
Thanks to Mr. Tsui"s promise
For Ling"s education
Mr. Ho doesn"t have to worry
I won"t
Mr. Tsui is a reputed litterateur
Mrs. Tsui is a cultivated teacher
The neighbors respect you very much
Otherwise, I will not let you
adopt Ah Ling
My wife is planning
to let Ah Ling go to school
and learn piano
Today is her birthday
I"ve bought her a new piano
Ling is so lucky
I know Ah Ling stays with you
will be better than stay with us
Okay. Deal
Of course
Now let sing a birthday song to Ah Ling
Happy birthday to you...
Blow the candles
Good
Are you happy today?
Take this chance
Announce to them
Dear all
Thank you for coming to...
Ling"s birthday party today
I would like to take this opportunity
to share with you
our great happiness
Mr and Mrs. Ho has agreed
to let us adopt Ah Ling today onwards
Good...
Your turn
This matters is something...
Dear all
I totally agreed Mr. Tsui"s announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Tsui
is the model parents who we respect
so much
Ling to be their foster daughter
I can say she is very fortune
Today I would like to say thank you
to them
Ah Ling, call father and mother
Call father
Father
Call mother
Mother
Good
You move to here tomorrow, okay?
That"s right, you move to here tomorrow
How about a moment later?
Don"t be so anxious
Tomorrow, okay?
Why do you cry?
You are so lucky
to have such good parents
You are their only daughter,
isn"t it good?
Ah Ling
Don"t you want to move here?
Then why do you cry?
I, I want...
What do you want?
I want my cat to stay with me
Ling, Ling
Your mom told you yesterday
to teach you piano today
Why don"t you get up?
Get up, have breakfast
Where are dad and mom?
They"re still sleeping
I go to wake them up
Ah Ling
Be quiet
Good
Shh!
You play trick on me?
Don"t go
Breakfast is ready
Okay
Fafa is a good cat
Ah Ling is a good girl
We have Ah Ling
just like there"s character in the picture
The house fills with vitality
Ah Ling made our married life
a little bit different
And also a touch of color for maid Wong
Many housework
such as taking milk and newspaper
Maid Wong asked Ling to do
and Ling could finish it easily
Mr. Ho has the most changes
He seldom cared for Ah Ling before
but now he always buy food and toys
to her
Just like the wind blow on the pool water
Yu Nam laugh and talk a lot
She not only looks healthy
but also looks young and pretty
As for me, it"s like when
I fell in love for first time
I always felt like being with Ah Ling
...and cheer her up
Maid Wong said
I looked younger and being energetic
Ok, thank you
Thank you
Go
Bye
Let"s go
Let"s go, what are you looking at?
What"s wrong with you, Ling?
Why do you unhappy?
Good girl, are you feeling sick?
Tell mother
Nothing
Ling
If you are unhappy or getting unsatisfied
You tell father
Maid Wong, come on
What"s matter?
I don"t know
When you went out with her
did she scared by anything?
No
Did she meet her father?
No
That"s strange
Oh, yes
What?
She met a person in the street
Who?
A woman
After seeing that woman,
she drag me and ran off
I suppose she is her mother
Do you mean her real mother?
I think so
Tin Ho
If she knows Ah Ling is in here
Do you think she will take her back?
I"m not sure
What can we do?
I"ll get it
I hope it"s not her
Please come in
They check ants
Cousin master
Mr. Wong, does my cousin here?
Yes. Madam
Oh, my cousin
It"s Chuo To here
You just arrived?
Hello, my cousin
Hello
Hi
Please sit
Sit
Sit
Did you receive my letter?
Yes
I know you will come to Hong Kong
but I don"t know you arrived so soon
How"re your parents?
Fine
For leisure mother indulges in
mah-jong & movies
My father goes gambling or dancing
He is still the same, always be happy
He is being more and more romantic
A chip off the old block
You must be more romantic than your father
We are the same
After I graduated in England
I went to Singapore & stayed there
for few months
However, I still couldn"t find
a girlfriend
So this time
you come to Hong Kong to
look for a pretty girl
I need your help
Of course, we"ll help
Where is your luggage, sir?
Tin Ho
We move to the study room
and give our room to Chuo To
Ok, Maid Wong...
No...when I was in the airport
I booked the hotel
and all my luggage were sent to there
You let us live in your house
for so many years
Now you come back
and we are sorry to make you stay in hotel
I like freedom, it"s better for me
to stay in hotel
You"re right
You come to Hong Kong looking for
a girlfriend
It"s really more convenience
to live in hotel
You are make fun of me
You just arrived. You must be hungry
I cook something for you
Good
Thanks
I have to settle down in the hotel first
So hurry? Stay here longer
I will come tomorrow
Did you plan...
to take me to anywhere for fun?
Sure
I have to ask for my cousin"s permission
Of course it"s no problem
You don"t have to go with me
Let Tin Ho walk you out
and you can plan for the trip of tomorrow
Okay
I pick you up tomorrow
Okay
Have meal first and then decide
where we are going to
Okay?
Okay
Excuse me, can I help you?
Does Mr. Tsui live here?
Yes, I am. You are...
My name is Hui, Ling"s mother
Please sit
I have to go now
Alright, see you tomorrow
Please
Please
Please
Come in
Okay
Please
Let me introduce
She is my wife
Mrs. Tsui
She is Ling"s mother
Please sit
Prepare tea, Maid Wong
Have a cigarette
No thanks
Mom
Ling
Mom
Mom
Mrs. Ho, you...
Mom miss you so much, do you miss me?
Yes
Good
How is your living here?
They treat me very well
Ah Ling is a good girl, we all love her
Don"t worry
I"ve no reason to worry
She is lucky to have you be her parents
Mom has to go now
No
Be good
Yes, I know
Stop it
Sorry, please come tomorrow
Let"s go
I looked for Ah Ling in the opposite house
The maid told me Ah Ling was here
so I come here without asking
for you permission
I am so sorry
Please forgive me
In the world
I only have her
Mrs. Ho
Please call me Miss Hui
I had divorced with Ho Cha Mei
for many years
And my present husband left me too
You divorce again?
Yes, it"s my fault
I didn"t tell him
I have a daughter
I miss Ah Ling so much
but I can only come to see her secretly
When I tell him l"m going to take
Ling back home
He doesn"t understand me
Thus, I suggested a divorce
After the divorce formalities,
I found a job
I can take Ah Ling back home
Take Ah Ling back home?
She is my daughter
I have a job now
I am able to take care of her
You should know, Ms Hui
Ling has been here for several months
I know
Her father agreed with this
and she agreed herself
She is our child now
But...
We want her to live happily
and we had planned for her future
Our love to her is not less than yours
Thank you so much
If you really love your daughter
Why don"t you come to see her
for a long time?
Tell me, why don"t you come
to see her earlier?
Why don"t you come to see her
until we all love her so much?
You can get marry and divorce
again and again
You can waste your love
But, do you know that we can"t...
That"s enough
Okay
Yu Nam, take Ah Ling upstairs
to get her changed
Come with mother, Ling
Come on, Ling
Go with Mrs. Tsui
Ah Ling calls us father and mother
Sorry
Be good
Go
Mr. Tsui
Don"t you think it"s better
for a child to stay with their mother?
Maybe or maybe not
Maybe you think l"m not a good mother
Divorced twice
Children stay with a mother like me
may not be good
Especially for a girl
I don"t mean it
I think you are still young and pretty
You should forget your unhappy past
and find a right person
If you carry a child
It may be a stumbling block
Thank you but I don"t think
I will get marry again
Men are selfish
I have a child
I love her and I wish she"d love me too
We will have a happy life
Ms. Hui
You said men are selfish
But what you said just now
shows that you are selfish too
You want your child be your acompany
Did you ever think for her?
You just give her a mother
However, there will not be only
a mother in a family
She needs a father too
I think what you are thinking now
is totally affected by
the two times divorce
After certain time
You may change your mind
And Ah Ling will stay with you
the whole life
You mean...
She has to go to school
dating and get marry
She will leave you someday, right?
Although men are selfish
there should be some exception
You are still young
I believe that you must find someone
who really love you
You can have a good family
You should forget Ah Ling
and your past
To be frank
My wife is infertile
We will treat Ah Ling
as if our own child
You don"t have to worry
Thank you, Mr. Tsui
You sound reasonable
but I am alone now
I need Ah Ling
She is my only relative
You know that
I can understand
If you like
you can always come to see her
This...okay
Ah Ling can be your friend
We can be your friend too
You can always come
I hope you will change your mind
and meet your Mr. Right
At that time
You will know what l"m saying now is right
I know you will understand later
I am not a romantic woman
In this society
It doesn"t matter for a man to get divorce
but a woman get divorce means
she did wrong thing
No...I don"t mean it
It"s a tragic of you to get divorce
However, that would let you to have
another good marriage
Thank you, I leave now
I hope I can say goodbye to your wife
and see Ah Ling one more time
Okay, please go upstairs
Yu Nam
Ms. Hui comes to say goodbye to you
Please take a seat first
Okay
She promised to let Ah Ling stay with us
Don"t worry
Come...talk to her
Come
Ms. Hui, stay longer please
You can have dinner here
No thanks
Sorry for disturbing you, Mrs. Tsui
I go now
Always come if you have time
Thank you
I have to go now, Mr. Tsui
Bye bye
Say goodbye to mother, Ling
Mom
Why do you cry, my dear?
Your foster parents treat you so well here
You have to listen to them
and be a good child
Call Mrs. Tsui mother
and call me aunt
Bye
Bye...
You didn"t sleep yet?
I can"t sleep
Don"t think too much
Little expected Ling"s mother is so nice
I feel sorry to treat her badly
in the afternoon
Not only you
I"m emotional too
I"m sorry
After she left
I am so sorry and be reget until now
You don"t have to
We"ll have many changes
to meet her in the future
She will understand
we do this is only
for the good sake of Ling
You"d better sleep
You should sleep too
Didn"t you promise Chuo To
to have fun with him tomorrow?
Yes
Where should I take him to?
He is a young man, you go dancing with him
Please go inside
Let"s go
This way
Please
Sit
Nice place
This is the first time I come here
Do you know any girls here?
No
Please introduce us a pretty one
Okay
It"s really not easy to find a wife
What? You want to find a wife here?
Not really
Marriage happens by luck
but not by diligent search
It"s said that Marriages are
made in heaven
Maybe in here...
She is Mandy
Mr. Hui
Mr. Tsui
Please sit
Sit
He is...
Mr. Ying
Ying Chuo To
Mr. Ying
Would you like to dance?
Chuo To, dance with Ms. Hui
Okay
Excuse me
Boss
How about introduce you a Cantonese girl?
Later
We met before
In front of Mr. Tsui"s house
Oh, yes
It"s my luck to meet you
I am a club girl
To choose friends
is not depended on their career
Every man comes here...
also say that
I"m not that kind
You are Mr. Tsui"s friend
of course you are different
Boss, you"d come
Which girl are you looking for?
Miss Mandy
This way please
Please
Mandy
How about her?
Good
Excuse me, I have to met another customer
Okay
Please
Enjoy yourself please
Please sit
Shuk Wan
I call Mandy now
I heard from a friend that you work here
so I come to see you
Thank you
Mr. Ho, dance?
I come here not for dancing, Shuk Wan
That"s strange
Then you come here for shopping?
Honestly
You know I have lots of friends
And they have high social status
I hope you can change you job
With your qualification,
it"s easy to find another job
If you can"t find a job immediately
I can lend you some money
Money? I know you don"t have money
And what job I am doing...
is none of your business
Excuse me, I have to met another customer
Excuse me, I have to met another customer
Where is that girl?
Oh
What? Love at first sight?
Miss Hui is very quiet
Mandy is not feeling well,
so she has to go home now
She asked me to tell you
Do you want another girl?
No thanks. Bill please
Okay
How dare you
I come here for business
Why do you come here?
What are you doing now?
I have to do something
Do something? What?
Say
It"s so embarrassing
Why embarrassing?
Go
Aunt...
Aunt
Why do you go there?
Can you lower your voice?
Why? You have dignity?
Is it right?
You dare go to the nightclub
Don"t cry...Don"t fight
I"m so angry
Okay
You say
That"s enough
Miss Hui is pity
Then?
Then we back home
Chuo To told me on the way home that
Miss Hui is so elegant and quiet
Not too tall or short, nice face shape
He used up all the good words
to describe her
Miss Hui"s personality and age
is matched with Chuo To
But...
Do you mean she had divorced
for two times?
It"s okay
Chuo To is educated in England
He doesn"t mind it
Then we think of something...
to help them together
I don"t think we had to involve in it
A 27 years young guy...
will know how to manage it
Please come inside
Which girl do you want?
Miss Mandy who you introduced to me
last night
Sorry
Mandy has resigned
Do you want another girl?
No, no
Tin Ho...
Yu Nam, Yu Nam
What? You look frustrated
What"s wrong with you?
Nothing
Maid Wong told me you are upstair
I didn"t see you
I think she is lying
No, she is not lying
but maybe you have something
that keep secret
Oh?
Oh? What?
You still pretending?
What? I am right, huh!
Tin Ho told me already
Oh
Show me your shoes
What?
Show me
You go to the nightclub so early?
Miss Hui is not in there?
Don"t go there anymore
She had resigned
What? You all know that?
Look, you admit it by yourself?
In serious, Chuo To
What do you think of Miss Hui?
Good, very good
Good, elegant, quiet
Not too tall or short, nice face shape
Really excellent
But Chuo To
She had divorced for two times
And she has a children too,
don"t you care about that?
Tin Hon told me this before
I don"t think it"s a problem
Only...
Why don"t you stay here longer?
No, thanks. I have to go now
Okay, then you can come when you like
Stay longer...
Chuo To
You just said only what?
You have met two times before
Do I need to introduce again?
No...No
Please sit, Ms Hui
No thanks. I have to go now
Mr. Ying, you stay here longer
How about go out to have a drink, Ms. Hui?
I...
Chuo To, you"ll be the host, okay?
Of course, of course
I"m afraid Ms. Hui doesn"t want
to go with me
Go together, we can have free of drink too
Let"s go out together
Please go
Ask you aunt to go, Ling
Aunt, please go
Okay
Where are they?
Just over there
See you...
Aunt...
Aunt
What?
What"s the matter, Ling?
Where is aunt?
She hasn"t come
Why didn"t she come these days?
She will come
You go to sleep
What? Why do you get up again?
This kid
No matter how good you treat her
She always focuses on her mother only
What"s the matter with Ah Ling?
She called aunt in the morning
and called aunt in the night too
I think what we have done
is totally useless
It is human nature
Don"t worry
Ms. Hui and Chuo To
matched perfectly
They are going to get marry for sure
When Ms. Hui get marry with
Chuo To and leave
Ling will forget her
I hope so
Don"t worry, sleep
You sleep too
Remember to take the medicine
Maid Wong...
Maid Wong maybe slept already, I take it
Why do you get up, Ah Ling?
Go to sleep, don"t get cold
Is it from aunt?
It won"t, go to sleep
Yes speaking
How is Ms. Hui now?
What?
Hello
What"s the matter to Ms. Hui, Tin Ho?
Hello...okay, yes...
I understand
Ms. Hui had an car accident
when she was on the way home
Oh? How is she now?
The call is from Chuo To
He is afraid that Ms. Hui...
What?
Chuo To didn"t know,
the doctor didn"t tell him
He want you to go there
Okay, I change the clothes first
Maid Wong, call a car please
Yes
I want to go too, father
It"s raining outside
I go with you tomorrow
No, I want to go now
Okay, you change your clothes
""Surgery Room""
Doctor, how is the patient now?
Not clear now
I"ll tell you later, excuse me
How are you, madam?
How is Ms. Hui?
What"s the matter?
Madam
Yu Nam
How is Ms. Hui?
What do you crying for?
Is she...
To keep a dog or a cat...
is better than adopt a child
What? Where is Ah Ling?
She is a good girl
She want to stay with her mother
Then, is Ms. Hui alright?
She is okay
but still didn"t awake
After having the operation
She"ll be alright after a few days
Although I have stayed with Ling
for few months
I am not more important than her mother
Don"t mind
Of course it will be like this
Since she stayed there with her mother
You"d better change your clothes and sleep
Before Ah Ling move here
I found our life boring
but now
No words...
can describe what our feeling is
I only pretend as if nothing had occurred
How about Yu Nam?
She can"t live without Ling
Just like what I told her before
Ling was someone"s child
You didn"t sleep well last night
And you don"t have the breakfast today
Why?
You love children, I love children too
After having this experience
Even we want to adopt a child
We"ll adopt just a newborn
Ah Ling is sensible
So in her heart
Her mother is the most important person
And...
Nothing can be forced
Especially for the love between
mother and children
She loves her mother
We love her, we should think for her
Ms. Hui said men are selfish
I said Ms. Hui was selfish
Afterall Ling is her child
If we doing something...
to break their relationship
Then we are selfish too
It is not forgivable
Neither you nor me can do that
Ms. Hui and Chuo To...
is matched by us
Maybe we can do them a favour
Return Ah Ling to them
They will thank you us
Am I right?
Ah Ling left us finally
I hope our selfish love...
Ieft us as Ling left
Since I lost Ah Ling
Maybe there are lots of Ah Ling...
waiting for us
This is a common rear alley
but we experienced...
an unusual thing