House of Ho (2020–2022): Season 1, Episode 3 - Ho Lotta Gossip - full transcript
Judy takes a bold step forward in her journey to find independence. Staring down the barrel of retirement, Binh confides in Lesley.
(rock music)
♪ Can't nobody hold me down ♪
♪ I'm steady walking ♪
♪ Like I got three commas
in my bank account ♪
♪ Living loud ♪
♪ So get your cameras out ♪
♪ I probably do the same
thing if I was you ♪
♪ Looking at me now, now ♪
♪ Hmmn, put up your lights ♪
♪ And keep 'em flashing ♪
♪ Don't ever put 'em
down down down ♪
♪ Look at me now ♪
(funky music plays)
- Come on, babe.
- I am.
♪ Woke up with the feeling
today is sweet like honey ♪
- We good, baby?
- Yeah.
(laughs)
- What? Is the house-
- It's been forever
since I've ridden a bike.
- Oh my God.
- Oh yeah?
- You know how they say like,
you shouldn't
focus on something,
'cause you're
going to crash on it?
- Yeah.
(Lesley squeals)
- (laughs) Honey,
what are you doing?
Wait, you know
where the brakes are?
- I'm about to hit you.
No, I got the brakes. Okay.
- Are you glad I got
these bikes for us?
- Yeah. I think
it's something new.
You know, we can do it together,
and this is a good exercise.
- My Mom told me,
"Just marry that girl."
- Mm-hmm.
- That turned out to be the best
decision that I ever made.
Marrying you and listening
to her at the same time.
- I know they say that you
marry into the family,
but I didn't realize
that when I said my vows,
I was saying it to her, too.
- I think it's an
Asian thing, right?
- What?
- You know, where you
ask your parents, like,
"What do you think?"
- It's because we
feel such obligation
because they came over to
this country with nothing
- and sacrifice so much for us.
- Right.
- And we've heard that
our entire life.
- (laughs) I know.
- You know, so then you
feel like you kind of have to
do something to make them proud.
- Right.
Does that bother you?
- Does it bother me that what?
- That I married you, you know,
and she kind of helped me
make that decision, or?
- I mean, I asked my mom,
if I should marry you.
- You did?
- Yeah, except for it's-it's
kind of the opposite though.
- Really?
- She said,
"I don't know, he
looks like a playboy,
but if you want to you can."
- (laughs) Is she... (laughs)
(Car honking)
- I'll race you.
- Woo, chasing my wife.
- You'll be always
chasing me, honey.
(Car honking)
- What up?
(funky music)
(restaurant chatter)
- I'm just glad we finally
all four got together.
It's so hard.
- So, how was the holidays?
- I went to Cabo
for Thanksgiving.
- Got it. That's why this
tan's not going away.
- You're not as
tan as usually are.
- I know. I haven't.
- I don't get to go to the beach.
(laughter)
I've been hibernating, girl.
- It's cause you
always go to Vegas.
- Yeah, that's right.
- You inside the casino.
- Yeah, I'm inside.
- When my tan starts fading,
I go to Mexico,
but she misses that
cha-ching sound.
(laughter)
- When I'm itching,
- something's not right.
- Yeah, yeah.
- I mean, talk about
cha-cha-ching.
Like, when are you
going to get on Tinder?
- Like, I could swipe for you?
- Me?
- It's like a little
Vegas slot machine,
- like do do do.
- Ding ding.
- I want to swipe.
- We think you need to have sex.
(laughter)
- Oh, I'm having sex.
- Oh.
- Uh. And...
- Okay, all I have to say is,
- I'm satisfied. Is that enough?
- Hold up.
(Anna And Karen
Mocking) I'm satisfied.
(Laughter)
- Now have you guys
noticed a difference in me?
- Yeah.
- Yes.
- Yeah. So I'm dating.
- Like, like, you're talking
like you're dating
someone seriously?
- Uh, yeah.
- Ooh, ooh.
And shot time? So my
timing is much more perfect.
- It is.
- And now it's going to be
shot in Maine.
- Cheers.
- So you're dating...?
- Washington's best friend?
- Is he from Houston?
So we all have to know him.
- Yeah, I'm dating
Washington's bestie.
- Channing Tatum?
(Laughter)
- I-I-I wish!
- You think he
likes Asian girls?
- Probably.
- Everybody likes asian girls.
- You'll make him turn.
- You'll make him turn.
- You're right.
Everyone likes Asian girls.
They just haven't
had the opportunity.
Uh, it is someone in Houston,
and you guys know him.
- Okay.
- It's Nate.
- Nate, Nate.
- Nate, Nate. Nate, Nate.
- What?
- We've known each
other for 20 years.
- 20 years.
- I just feel like for so long,
I've been, like,
silently unhappy
and not thinking of,
and not being selfish enough.
You know? I've-
- Been a gift for yourself.
- Yeah. I've been too
considerate of everybody else.
- I mean, we told you that.
- At the expense of my own
- happiness.
- Yeah.
- So now I'm like, "Fuck
everything. I'm happy."
- It's a little fast, but...
- Uh!
Hey, I'm 39.
- I mean, to be fair,
we all love Nate.
So, it's not a terrible choice.
That's for sure.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
- It's not like I met
someone on Tinder.
We've known each
other for 20 years.
We were married to other
people during those times.
- Cheers.
- But we were still friends.
Now that I'm divorcing my ex-
husband, dating someone again,
I feel like a teenager.
- What'd your parents say?
- About what?
- Are you gonna tell 'em?
- Yeah.
- When?
- Yeah.
- I don't know when.
I just feel like them even
getting adjusted to the idea
that number one, I'm divorced.
You know, they're Catholic.
And they were hoping that
I'd be able to work it
out with my ex.
- Culturally, that's nice...
- I mean,
we're supposed to show grit.
- Yes.
- Cause that's resilience.
- Right.
- So, doing anything
other than what any
of our parents have endured is-
- Giving up.
- Yeah.
- For my mom, I feel like, um,
it's hard for her to see me
be so different from her.
- Yeah.
- Oh, good one.
- Yeah.
- That makes sense.
- It takes a lot of
time for her to, like,
- wrap her mind around. Yes.
- You're the only daughter.
- Yeah.
- I'm the oldest.
- Are you gonna to tell 'em?
- Yeah.
- When?
- Yeah.
- I don't know when.
(suspenseful music)
(funky music)
- I love it when
you cook breakfast.
- I always love it when
you have time for breakfast.
- I know.
Rare that I'm not working.
- I know.
Want some orange juice?
Freshly squeezed
for my beautiful lady.
(laughs)
So I was wondering, uh,
my dad's retirement party.
- That's coming up.
About a year ago
my father-in-law had
expressed that he was
finally ready to be retired.
We thought it needed
a big celebration.
- It wouldn't be complete
without, maybe, your parents.
- My mom?
- Yeah. Well, you know,
my dad was going to
invite your family,
but I think it's
better if I call them,
don't you think?
Just to invite her?
- No.
- You don't think so?
- No, because it has to be
formally invited from your dad.
- Right?
- If it's something-
if it's something that formal-
- The Asian way.
- Then yeah.
- Like, the Asian way.
- You know how it is.
- Okay.
- My family sees the Ho's
as a little less traditional.
- You can call her,
- Cause it's his-
- but I guarantee you,
- Cause it's his party.
She'll say no.
I think the first time
Washington met my mom,
he said, "What's up?"
You know? And for me,
when I first met his parents,
I bowed my head and I said,
(speaks vietnamese)
That's more proper.
When it comes to our culture,
there's things that
you don't do,
especially to a mother-in-law.
[Producer] So will he
ever recover from that?
- Slowly (laughs), which is
why we see them once a year.
- Well, that actually
makes my life easier.
I just wanted you to
know that, you know-
- Good morning.
- Hey.
- Hey Judy.
- What are you guys up to?
- Planning Dad's
retirement party.
- Yeah?
- My dad's retirement
is coming up,
and you know what that means.
I'm taking over,
and I'm looking forward
to being much richer.
- You usually eat eggs
with chopsticks.
- Here.
- You eat eggs with chopsticks?
- You do it white people way.
- I know.
- We're acting like
white people today.
- This is white
people breakfast.
- So you guys have
booked everything?
- You know how capable
your husband is.
- I own this town.
- Why don't you tell
her how much you've done
on the party and
see what she says.
- I got uh, I mean, I
got shit taken care of.
- He made a vision board for it.
Is that not enough, Lesley?
- Yeah.
I got this, baby. Trust me.
- Famous last words
from Washington.
He's got it.
- I got it.
- Great. You know who's
gonna get the blame of it?
- Me.
- Why would you get the blame?
- Because your parents think
I'm the responsible one.
- Oh, really?
- They're gonna be like "Lesley,
why didn't you say anything?"
- You should just
have your wife do it.
- Being Washington's
wife is a lot of pressure,
because I am the one that
has to make him accountable
for his actions.
His mom used to
take that role on,
but then now, because
I married him,
it's my role.
It's a lot of
pressure to help him
and to watch him be who
he wants to be ultimately
and live up to his
dad's expectations.
- At least I got a
lot of potential.
- That's all I ever
hear is potential.
Okay, no, let me just
handle the party then.
- Yeah. I think it
would be less stressful
for her if she knows
she's in control.
(Funky music)
- Okay, what do you think?
That right?
- Yeah!
I think, uh, a lot of my ideas
and some of your
ideas, too. Together.
- See now, we got the tv,
a chandelier.
- Yeah.
- And we got our own alarm
system and everything.
- Dad, dad, you're not
a real estate agent.
No one's gonna,
you're not selling
the house, okay?
(laughs)
- Whatever belong to parent,
belong to kid.
So even I spend for them
today, I spend them later.
It's the same thing.
I'd rather give them now
than left in future because,
I can see what they're doing.
But one, one day when
I'm gone, I'm die
I don't know what
they do with my money.
Here the key, you own the
home, it belong to you, okay?
- Yes.
- You make your own decision.
- I'm happy for you.
- Thank you.
- I'm happy.
- We're neighbors.
- I feel like this
house symbolizes
my second chance at life.
Unfortunately,
at this point in my life,
I'm not financially independent,
because I decided
when I got married
and had kids, that I would
give up my law career.
- Now remember that,
I bought that house,
for my grandbaby.
- Mm-hmm.
- Take care of your
kids well, okay?
- That's all I care about.
So, I'm depending on
my dad right now,
and that's hard because
that means he has a say
in my life, you know? If I
want to do anything major
in my life, I would
have to run it by him.
He's just the type of guy that
says, "My way or the highway,"
and he would have no problems
cutting me off right now.
- Hmm.
- Why are you
breathing like that?
- Well, I know last week,
- Mm-hmm.
- You have the week off,
- Yeah.
- When your kids go vacation,
- Uh-huh.
- Where you go?
You didn't come to help him.
- This is the first
time in my life
I have time away from my kids.
I think I deserve
three days off,
so if I go on vacation,
and I'm happy-
- Who you go with?
- I went with my friend.
- The boy or the girl?
- A boy.
- You mean a boyfriend?
- Yeah.
(sighs)
(speaks vietnamese)
and...
(speaks vietnamese)
good.
That's why the parent
don't want kid to divorce.
(sighs)
It's...
very hard for me.
- I know you were hoping that,
uh, me and my ex
would get back together, right?
- Yes. For your kids.
- Yes.
- Mm-hmm.
- You think he's a
good person to be with?
- I, I don't live with him,
I don't know.
- Okay.
- You know him better.
- And I will tell you,
- But.
- I do knew better, and he
is not a good person to be with.
- But why don't you talk to me?
- Talk to you?
- For three years.
- Yeah, cause I didn't
wanna bother you,
because I tried
to deal with him.
I tried, I hoped that
he would change.
I told him, like, if you could
just try to spend more time
with us, have dinner, and
be there with the kids.
I would take all three
kids meet you at church,
he's still sleeping
when I go home.
That's the kind of person he is.
So, I didn't know what
else I could do.
- You are, uh, 39 years old now,
- Mm-hmm.
- I hope you do it right.
(suspenseful music)
(Hip-hop music)
(Door opening)
- Hey, Lesley!
- Tina?
- Lesley, where are you?
- I'm up here.
- I'm in the back bathroom.
- Oh, that's great.
Perfect.
- What are you doing here?
- I brought you some stuff.
- What do you have?
- For doing hair.
- Oh, I need hair products.
- I brought shampoo, moose, gel.
I'm a hairstylist for 31 years,
but I don't care about her hair.
I just wanted a little
scoop from Lesley.
She probably have
some information
about the guy Judy dating.
I want some info.
How's everything?
- Good.
Be gentle.
- Have you talked
to Judy lately?
- Uh.
- How's she doing?
- I think she's fine.
- I heard something
but I'm not sure
if you know anything or not,
but I heard Judy
was dating somebody
- Right.
- Or seeing somebody.
Is that true?
- I have no idea.
She's going out more.
- Oh, wow.
- That's good.
- Yeah.
- Woo!
- In this family,
information travels real fast.
Everybody in our family is
obsessed with Judy's love life,
because that's the biggest
thing that's happening
in our family right now,
and we're just all
a little bit nosy.
Do you know who it is?
- No, is that Caucasian,
Asian or what?
- I have no idea.
- Uh-huh.
You know, I'm kinda nosy.
I just want to see
how cute he is.
Blah, blah, blah.
So, come on!
- I, I'm, I don't know.
- I'm telling you the truth.
- You are her sister-in-law.
- I know that.
Did you come over
here to torture me?
To, to, to, torture secrets
or something?
- She complaining.
- Blah, blah, blah.
- Don't burn me!
- I don't care how she feels.
- That's okay. She can handle it.
She's a big girl.
If you don't like to wash
hair, that's fine.
Just tell me about Judy.
- I don't know
anything about that.
- You sure you
don't know anything?
- I'm positive I
don't know anything.
- Ah, Jesus.
- I keep telling you that.
- Lesley doesn't know shit.
Bye. Gotta go. Bye.
- Bye.
She didn't even
leave me any products.
You forgot your purse.
- Oh shit, yeah.
(upbeat music)
(train horn)
(upbeat music)
- That mirror is not made
of plastic, Roosevelt,
don't break it please.
- I have a lot on my plate.
I have two kids,
a man-child, and
technically I'm the only
Ho with a full time job.
Don't break my mirror Roosevelt.
- I'm breaking it gently, Mommy.
- No, do not break
it gently Roosevelt.
[Male Voice] Hello?
Anybody home?
Hi grandpa.
- Hello Roosevelt, How are you?
- Lincoln, go give grandpa a hug
Lincoln!
- Are you busy?
- Just working Ba.
- Oh, I see.
I know you're busy, but can
you help with something?
- Yeah, what do
you need help with?
- Okay. I bought for
your mom an iPhone,
I don't know how to
set up the email.
Can you do it for me?
- Yeah
- Here is my account.
- Okay. Your phone bill?
Give me a second
- I bought it brand new
- Lincoln, stop.
Well, now it's officially
clear that I've taken the role
of chief high in the family.
It used to be Judy's job
but his parents have leaned
to me for more things.
They've asked me to
do a lot more errands.
I think it started because
if I'm capable of taking care
of Washington, I can take care
of the whole family.
It gets a little stressful.
I can set it up later
tonight when I get off work.
Is that okay?
- Okay, that's fine
- And then I want to go
look at a venue with you.
I just want to get
your opinion on it.
- Okay, sure.
- For the party.
- I'm glad to go with you.
I did get my opinion
and what I think
- Yeah. Let me just
finish this one case
- Okay. Bye bye.
Bye bye.
- Say bye grandpa.
Thank you. Gimme a hug.
Alright, thank you.
- Bye grandpa.
- Hey, I'm singing a song!
- Okay guys,
be nice.
♪ Breaking a sweat ♪
♪ Harder to breath ♪
[Judy] It's been ingrained
in me my whole
life that whatever I do
in life, I should seek my
parents' approval first.
[Receptionist] Hi, welcome,
[Judy] Good Monring.
- How are you?
- Good, checking
in for Doctor Winn
- May I have your name please?
- Judy Ho. H-O.
- Doctor Winn will
be right here.
Please have a seat.
- Thank you.
- Yes ma'am.
- I feel like the
struggle for me is to kind
of wash away everything
that I've been taught
since I've been a child.
And I just want to look
out for myself and my kids,
you know, seek a new life.
♪ We'll get a little bit crazy ♪
- Ms. Ho? Come on in.
- Hi Doctor Winn
- How are you ma'am?
- Uh, good.
- You look nice.
- Thank you.
- Let's close the door.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Don't want people see in,
what we're doing and stuff.
- I missed you.
- I missed you too.
- Aww.
- I know. I'm into that.
- Let me tell you a secret.
Yes, we are in love.
Is this where you bring all
the girls you're dating?
To the exam room?
- No, my office is being painted
so we can't use it right now.
It smells pretty bad.
- Oh.
(kissing)
They said my name was not on
the list when I came in here.
- It should be
always on the list.
- And I had to wait for like
10 minutes for you to come out
- That was 10 minutes?
I don't think it was 10 minutes.
It was like three, max.
(both laughing)
- Oh, good one.
I feel like
anything is possible.
Like all the cliches in
like a Nancy Meyers movie.
I'm like, that's how I feel.
Everything is
right in the world.
I thought you said you need
to check my blood work.
You're worried about me.
- Someone has to
worry about you.
- What are you worried about?
- You have a tendency to eat
a lot of, you know, Foie Gras.
- And you put butter on that.
- Yeah.
- You put truffle on that.
- Yeah.
- That's why I need to
check your truffle level.
(Laughing)
I think that's gonna
be ridiculously high.
- It feels very natural
and he feels like someone
I can really trust.
- I'll see you a
little bit later?
- Mmhmm.
- Okay.
(kissing)
- All right.
♪ Baby girl I be like num num ♪
♪ No double girl,
I wanna bite off ♪
[Washington] So what
do you think Sammy?
[Sammy] I like it.
- You hear that?
♪ When I see you baby boy ♪
The neighbors hate me, dude,
They think I'm
always like racing,
but it's just my car.
[Washington] At this age and
what I've been through in life.
I think I do have the potential
to take over the company
and that's very exciting for me.
Look, there's Judy's house
right next to my dad's.
She's about to move there
and dude, like never care
about what my parents built
or want to help take it
to the next level or is
it just going to be me?
Cause you know, my
dad's gonna, you know.
Dude, I'm fucking Ben Ho Jr.
That's my name.
Alright. In our culture, it
doesn't matter how bad you are.
Like how fucking much you argue.
All right.
Like yeah.
I fucked up a lot, but
it has to go to me.
Right.
Don't you think so?
- I don't know
what, I don't know.
Washington is entitled.
He has a lot of
room for mistakes
and risks because the Ho
family is rich as fuck.
I don't really feel
that'll ever end.
I'm just a part of it.
And I'm just sitting here
I'm just like, Aw shit.
Like it's it's coming. It's
coming.
It's coming.
I'm just rolling with it.
- It seems stressful.
But you know,
- It's not that bad
- Dude, it's not.
Come on dude.
Fuck that.
(engine rev)
- Just gun it.
- Wanna Gun it?
- Yeah.
[Washington] Fucking people just
need to live they're fucking
life, dude!
(uptempo music)
[Lesley] You ready to see it?
[Binh] Oh yeah.
- I know this party is
important to my father-in-law.
[Attendant] Hi, Welcome
to the Saint Regis Houston
- How are you?
- Nice to see you again.
- Nice to see you.
[Lesley] And then at the
same time, it is confirmation
that Washington is ready
to take over the company.
- [Attendant] And here's the
Astro Saint Regis Ballroom
that we've been talking about
- [Binh] Thank you, Matt.
- I'll be right outside if you
- have any questions.
- Thank you so much Matt.
- Thank you.
[Lesley] What do you think?
- Beautiful,
- Beautiful, right?
- Yeah. Fantastic.
- I'm thinking
maybe like a garden
party, you know
it's like a formal, we
can do like black tie
and then you can have
flowers hanging here
and then the band
can go over there
- Uh-huh.
And then a big
dance floor over here
and then some cocktail tables
like high top tables over here.
What do you think?
And then we can just
have some, you know
if these people want to sit
down and eat, that's fine.
- Yeah. That'd be nice.
- You know, I want
you to have the best.
We're all ready
for you to retire.
And everyone's so happy to
see that you've finally given
up the reins and want
to relax a little bit.
- Yes. I know my kids love
me. They want me to relax.
But I don't feel...
I'm not ready.
- Okay. It's just-
- Well, I'll tell you
what. My daughter,
she just got divorced.
So she needs time
to stabilize her life.
And with my son, it
looks like he's immature.
I gave him the chance,
to handle some business
but I don't see any good yet.
So I don't think he's ready yet.
- This whole family is dependent
upon the family business.
So where does that lead us
for the Ho family future?
So what does this mean then?
So you have doubts
on your retirement?
- I know you help my son a lot.
- Yeah.
You share with him
all the problems
and your share with him on
the work here and the build up.
But to me
I wait for someday when my
son and my daughter are ready.
And I turn it over.
But my kids are not ready.
They need to show
me they are ready.
I'm sorry, but not right now.
- But you're almost 80.
Don't you think
you should relax?
- Don't know
- Okay.
My father-in-law
confirmed what I feel
like I've known in
my heart all along
that there are certain
characteristics
that Washington hasn't developed
yet to run a whole company.
It kind of woke up
something in me.
You know that I've also been
ignoring these issues as well.
(acoustic guitar)
[Judy] This is nice.
[Nate] Thanks. That's where
I go to after work every day
- Yeah?
Is this what it's like
living in Sugarland?
(laughter)
- It is like this, quiet.
- One of the best Suburbs
- No cars.
In Houston.
- Number four, I think.
- Oh,
- but it's so different
from where I live.
It takes some adjusting
for a city girl.
(laughter)
- This isn't exactly
the country, we have-
- Um, compared to where I live,
This is the country.
- And it's nice and quiet here.
- And my parents and my
brother don't live a block away
- And then come to your house
anytime and knock on the door
and say, if you're
ready for dinner, yeah.
- Are you worried?
If you're over there
he'll just show up suddenly?
- Does he do that?
(laughter)
- You think my parents
just show up at my house.
Yes babe.
Nate does not know what
he's getting into, poor guy.
I mean he has the master key.
- Okay. Well now I'm
worried about it.
I wasn't worried about it.
Three minutes ago.
- I tried to warn Nate
before he started dating me.
That being a part of
this family is not easy.
It's very complicated,
but you know, when you're
in love, you just
don't think straight.
- So how do you feel
about Sugarland now?
(laughter)
They can't walk
over here with a key.
- Yeah. They'd have to drive.
- Right? How would you feel if
I ended up living there with you
in the future or...
- I wouldn't want that.
- You wouldn't want that?
- No.
- Why?
Because your dad owns it.
- Yeah.
- I agree.
- I'm so indebted to him.
- Right.
- And he's not afraid
of reminding me of that.
- Right.
- It's complicated
being part of my family,
even someone in
Lesley's position
you kind of just get solely
sucked into this life.
- What do you mean
about that? Like-
- Like had her own
career, very independent.
But even now, like she's in,
almost in the same position
as me. Where you're
like living in this
life that is almost
totally dependent on him.
And that he has a say in
everything that's going on
in your life.
[Judy] So then why are
you telling me all this?
- One day I will
tell all my kids,
but you're the first
one I'm telling,
Because I love you
and I trust you
and I believe that you
can help Washington a lot.
- Okay. But I feel like,
I feel like there's
only so much I can do.
- Tell you what, if you
take care of him well,
- Mm-hmm.
You have him grow up
and be more mature
- Mm-hmm
and I might be ready
to retire faster.
- Really is the whole future
of the Ho family
on my shoulders?
I have no idea how
to turn Washington
into a respectable businessman.
Well, that's a lot on me.
- Yes. But you are
now part of family.
- Okay.
- So you're responsible
for them, too.
- Okay.
(acoustic guitar)
[Judy] We don't
just have a typical
parent-child relationship
where I'm like,
"Hi Mom and Dad, I'm
coming over for dinner."
It's more like, it's
almost transactional.
It's like a drug.
Right. You know what I mean?
You start with something little.
Oh yeah,
I'll pay for your wedding.
The next thing you know is
like, Oh, I'll help you put
a down payment on your house.
- You know...
I'll help you with
your business.
I'll help you in
the next property.
I'll get it. Help
you get a loan.
- But you know the good
thing is I feel
very independent from that.
I don't need any of
that, because I have
my own house, my own business,
you know, it's always
been independent on my own.
- And I don't want
you to change.
- Right.
- That's what I love about you.
The fact that you are
independent, I was born into it.
- Mm-hmm
So I've grown up this way.
- Right.
- But I don't want you
to get sucked into that.
I am beholden to my family.
I'm trapped by my
dad's obsessive sense
of like, I want to control
everything that happens
in my children's lives.
But at the same time I live
in a two and a half
million dollar house.
Anybody looking in would be
like, Oh, what is
there to complain
about? But inside looking
out, you realize, Oh,
you're in handcuffs.
But being with Nate makes
me hopeful for my future.
Just can't believe
we're finally here.
- That we're together.
- Yeah. It's a long journey
and definitely not
the straight path.
We should have some champagne.
- We should.
- And you got strawberries.
- I did.
I heard you like strawberries.
- I like cherries better,
but they're not in season.
- You like cherries.
- Make it happen, Nate!
- The cherries?
- Yeah, make cherries happen out
of season.
If I said that to my dad
he'd have like a cherry orchard-
- He'll do it! He'll do it.
- Yeah.
- In the backyard the next day.
- A cherry orchard.
- A cherry orchard
would be planted.
- I don't know what your
dad does, but I can't do that.
(laughter)
- Cheers.
- To 2020, a new
decade, for both of us.
- I think so, this is gonna
be a good year for us.
♪ All I think about is you ♪
♪ And I feel the day finally ♪
♪ Mine ♪
(rockabilly music)
♪ Make it rain ♪
♪ Make it rain ♪
♪ I don't care ♪
♪ Cuz' it's all the same ♪
♪ Imma make the best
of any situation ♪
♪ Make it rain ♪
♪ Make it rain ♪
♪ I don't care ♪
♪ Imma be happy ♪
♪ No, you can never rain on me ♪
♪ Can't nobody hold me down ♪
♪ I'm steady walking ♪
♪ Like I got three commas
in my bank account ♪
♪ Living loud ♪
♪ So get your cameras out ♪
♪ I probably do the same
thing if I was you ♪
♪ Looking at me now, now ♪
♪ Hmmn, put up your lights ♪
♪ And keep 'em flashing ♪
♪ Don't ever put 'em
down down down ♪
♪ Look at me now ♪
(funky music plays)
- Come on, babe.
- I am.
♪ Woke up with the feeling
today is sweet like honey ♪
- We good, baby?
- Yeah.
(laughs)
- What? Is the house-
- It's been forever
since I've ridden a bike.
- Oh my God.
- Oh yeah?
- You know how they say like,
you shouldn't
focus on something,
'cause you're
going to crash on it?
- Yeah.
(Lesley squeals)
- (laughs) Honey,
what are you doing?
Wait, you know
where the brakes are?
- I'm about to hit you.
No, I got the brakes. Okay.
- Are you glad I got
these bikes for us?
- Yeah. I think
it's something new.
You know, we can do it together,
and this is a good exercise.
- My Mom told me,
"Just marry that girl."
- Mm-hmm.
- That turned out to be the best
decision that I ever made.
Marrying you and listening
to her at the same time.
- I know they say that you
marry into the family,
but I didn't realize
that when I said my vows,
I was saying it to her, too.
- I think it's an
Asian thing, right?
- What?
- You know, where you
ask your parents, like,
"What do you think?"
- It's because we
feel such obligation
because they came over to
this country with nothing
- and sacrifice so much for us.
- Right.
- And we've heard that
our entire life.
- (laughs) I know.
- You know, so then you
feel like you kind of have to
do something to make them proud.
- Right.
Does that bother you?
- Does it bother me that what?
- That I married you, you know,
and she kind of helped me
make that decision, or?
- I mean, I asked my mom,
if I should marry you.
- You did?
- Yeah, except for it's-it's
kind of the opposite though.
- Really?
- She said,
"I don't know, he
looks like a playboy,
but if you want to you can."
- (laughs) Is she... (laughs)
(Car honking)
- I'll race you.
- Woo, chasing my wife.
- You'll be always
chasing me, honey.
(Car honking)
- What up?
(funky music)
(restaurant chatter)
- I'm just glad we finally
all four got together.
It's so hard.
- So, how was the holidays?
- I went to Cabo
for Thanksgiving.
- Got it. That's why this
tan's not going away.
- You're not as
tan as usually are.
- I know. I haven't.
- I don't get to go to the beach.
(laughter)
I've been hibernating, girl.
- It's cause you
always go to Vegas.
- Yeah, that's right.
- You inside the casino.
- Yeah, I'm inside.
- When my tan starts fading,
I go to Mexico,
but she misses that
cha-ching sound.
(laughter)
- When I'm itching,
- something's not right.
- Yeah, yeah.
- I mean, talk about
cha-cha-ching.
Like, when are you
going to get on Tinder?
- Like, I could swipe for you?
- Me?
- It's like a little
Vegas slot machine,
- like do do do.
- Ding ding.
- I want to swipe.
- We think you need to have sex.
(laughter)
- Oh, I'm having sex.
- Oh.
- Uh. And...
- Okay, all I have to say is,
- I'm satisfied. Is that enough?
- Hold up.
(Anna And Karen
Mocking) I'm satisfied.
(Laughter)
- Now have you guys
noticed a difference in me?
- Yeah.
- Yes.
- Yeah. So I'm dating.
- Like, like, you're talking
like you're dating
someone seriously?
- Uh, yeah.
- Ooh, ooh.
And shot time? So my
timing is much more perfect.
- It is.
- And now it's going to be
shot in Maine.
- Cheers.
- So you're dating...?
- Washington's best friend?
- Is he from Houston?
So we all have to know him.
- Yeah, I'm dating
Washington's bestie.
- Channing Tatum?
(Laughter)
- I-I-I wish!
- You think he
likes Asian girls?
- Probably.
- Everybody likes asian girls.
- You'll make him turn.
- You'll make him turn.
- You're right.
Everyone likes Asian girls.
They just haven't
had the opportunity.
Uh, it is someone in Houston,
and you guys know him.
- Okay.
- It's Nate.
- Nate, Nate.
- Nate, Nate. Nate, Nate.
- What?
- We've known each
other for 20 years.
- 20 years.
- I just feel like for so long,
I've been, like,
silently unhappy
and not thinking of,
and not being selfish enough.
You know? I've-
- Been a gift for yourself.
- Yeah. I've been too
considerate of everybody else.
- I mean, we told you that.
- At the expense of my own
- happiness.
- Yeah.
- So now I'm like, "Fuck
everything. I'm happy."
- It's a little fast, but...
- Uh!
Hey, I'm 39.
- I mean, to be fair,
we all love Nate.
So, it's not a terrible choice.
That's for sure.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
- It's not like I met
someone on Tinder.
We've known each
other for 20 years.
We were married to other
people during those times.
- Cheers.
- But we were still friends.
Now that I'm divorcing my ex-
husband, dating someone again,
I feel like a teenager.
- What'd your parents say?
- About what?
- Are you gonna tell 'em?
- Yeah.
- When?
- Yeah.
- I don't know when.
I just feel like them even
getting adjusted to the idea
that number one, I'm divorced.
You know, they're Catholic.
And they were hoping that
I'd be able to work it
out with my ex.
- Culturally, that's nice...
- I mean,
we're supposed to show grit.
- Yes.
- Cause that's resilience.
- Right.
- So, doing anything
other than what any
of our parents have endured is-
- Giving up.
- Yeah.
- For my mom, I feel like, um,
it's hard for her to see me
be so different from her.
- Yeah.
- Oh, good one.
- Yeah.
- That makes sense.
- It takes a lot of
time for her to, like,
- wrap her mind around. Yes.
- You're the only daughter.
- Yeah.
- I'm the oldest.
- Are you gonna to tell 'em?
- Yeah.
- When?
- Yeah.
- I don't know when.
(suspenseful music)
(funky music)
- I love it when
you cook breakfast.
- I always love it when
you have time for breakfast.
- I know.
Rare that I'm not working.
- I know.
Want some orange juice?
Freshly squeezed
for my beautiful lady.
(laughs)
So I was wondering, uh,
my dad's retirement party.
- That's coming up.
About a year ago
my father-in-law had
expressed that he was
finally ready to be retired.
We thought it needed
a big celebration.
- It wouldn't be complete
without, maybe, your parents.
- My mom?
- Yeah. Well, you know,
my dad was going to
invite your family,
but I think it's
better if I call them,
don't you think?
Just to invite her?
- No.
- You don't think so?
- No, because it has to be
formally invited from your dad.
- Right?
- If it's something-
if it's something that formal-
- The Asian way.
- Then yeah.
- Like, the Asian way.
- You know how it is.
- Okay.
- My family sees the Ho's
as a little less traditional.
- You can call her,
- Cause it's his-
- but I guarantee you,
- Cause it's his party.
She'll say no.
I think the first time
Washington met my mom,
he said, "What's up?"
You know? And for me,
when I first met his parents,
I bowed my head and I said,
(speaks vietnamese)
That's more proper.
When it comes to our culture,
there's things that
you don't do,
especially to a mother-in-law.
[Producer] So will he
ever recover from that?
- Slowly (laughs), which is
why we see them once a year.
- Well, that actually
makes my life easier.
I just wanted you to
know that, you know-
- Good morning.
- Hey.
- Hey Judy.
- What are you guys up to?
- Planning Dad's
retirement party.
- Yeah?
- My dad's retirement
is coming up,
and you know what that means.
I'm taking over,
and I'm looking forward
to being much richer.
- You usually eat eggs
with chopsticks.
- Here.
- You eat eggs with chopsticks?
- You do it white people way.
- I know.
- We're acting like
white people today.
- This is white
people breakfast.
- So you guys have
booked everything?
- You know how capable
your husband is.
- I own this town.
- Why don't you tell
her how much you've done
on the party and
see what she says.
- I got uh, I mean, I
got shit taken care of.
- He made a vision board for it.
Is that not enough, Lesley?
- Yeah.
I got this, baby. Trust me.
- Famous last words
from Washington.
He's got it.
- I got it.
- Great. You know who's
gonna get the blame of it?
- Me.
- Why would you get the blame?
- Because your parents think
I'm the responsible one.
- Oh, really?
- They're gonna be like "Lesley,
why didn't you say anything?"
- You should just
have your wife do it.
- Being Washington's
wife is a lot of pressure,
because I am the one that
has to make him accountable
for his actions.
His mom used to
take that role on,
but then now, because
I married him,
it's my role.
It's a lot of
pressure to help him
and to watch him be who
he wants to be ultimately
and live up to his
dad's expectations.
- At least I got a
lot of potential.
- That's all I ever
hear is potential.
Okay, no, let me just
handle the party then.
- Yeah. I think it
would be less stressful
for her if she knows
she's in control.
(Funky music)
- Okay, what do you think?
That right?
- Yeah!
I think, uh, a lot of my ideas
and some of your
ideas, too. Together.
- See now, we got the tv,
a chandelier.
- Yeah.
- And we got our own alarm
system and everything.
- Dad, dad, you're not
a real estate agent.
No one's gonna,
you're not selling
the house, okay?
(laughs)
- Whatever belong to parent,
belong to kid.
So even I spend for them
today, I spend them later.
It's the same thing.
I'd rather give them now
than left in future because,
I can see what they're doing.
But one, one day when
I'm gone, I'm die
I don't know what
they do with my money.
Here the key, you own the
home, it belong to you, okay?
- Yes.
- You make your own decision.
- I'm happy for you.
- Thank you.
- I'm happy.
- We're neighbors.
- I feel like this
house symbolizes
my second chance at life.
Unfortunately,
at this point in my life,
I'm not financially independent,
because I decided
when I got married
and had kids, that I would
give up my law career.
- Now remember that,
I bought that house,
for my grandbaby.
- Mm-hmm.
- Take care of your
kids well, okay?
- That's all I care about.
So, I'm depending on
my dad right now,
and that's hard because
that means he has a say
in my life, you know? If I
want to do anything major
in my life, I would
have to run it by him.
He's just the type of guy that
says, "My way or the highway,"
and he would have no problems
cutting me off right now.
- Hmm.
- Why are you
breathing like that?
- Well, I know last week,
- Mm-hmm.
- You have the week off,
- Yeah.
- When your kids go vacation,
- Uh-huh.
- Where you go?
You didn't come to help him.
- This is the first
time in my life
I have time away from my kids.
I think I deserve
three days off,
so if I go on vacation,
and I'm happy-
- Who you go with?
- I went with my friend.
- The boy or the girl?
- A boy.
- You mean a boyfriend?
- Yeah.
(sighs)
(speaks vietnamese)
and...
(speaks vietnamese)
good.
That's why the parent
don't want kid to divorce.
(sighs)
It's...
very hard for me.
- I know you were hoping that,
uh, me and my ex
would get back together, right?
- Yes. For your kids.
- Yes.
- Mm-hmm.
- You think he's a
good person to be with?
- I, I don't live with him,
I don't know.
- Okay.
- You know him better.
- And I will tell you,
- But.
- I do knew better, and he
is not a good person to be with.
- But why don't you talk to me?
- Talk to you?
- For three years.
- Yeah, cause I didn't
wanna bother you,
because I tried
to deal with him.
I tried, I hoped that
he would change.
I told him, like, if you could
just try to spend more time
with us, have dinner, and
be there with the kids.
I would take all three
kids meet you at church,
he's still sleeping
when I go home.
That's the kind of person he is.
So, I didn't know what
else I could do.
- You are, uh, 39 years old now,
- Mm-hmm.
- I hope you do it right.
(suspenseful music)
(Hip-hop music)
(Door opening)
- Hey, Lesley!
- Tina?
- Lesley, where are you?
- I'm up here.
- I'm in the back bathroom.
- Oh, that's great.
Perfect.
- What are you doing here?
- I brought you some stuff.
- What do you have?
- For doing hair.
- Oh, I need hair products.
- I brought shampoo, moose, gel.
I'm a hairstylist for 31 years,
but I don't care about her hair.
I just wanted a little
scoop from Lesley.
She probably have
some information
about the guy Judy dating.
I want some info.
How's everything?
- Good.
Be gentle.
- Have you talked
to Judy lately?
- Uh.
- How's she doing?
- I think she's fine.
- I heard something
but I'm not sure
if you know anything or not,
but I heard Judy
was dating somebody
- Right.
- Or seeing somebody.
Is that true?
- I have no idea.
She's going out more.
- Oh, wow.
- That's good.
- Yeah.
- Woo!
- In this family,
information travels real fast.
Everybody in our family is
obsessed with Judy's love life,
because that's the biggest
thing that's happening
in our family right now,
and we're just all
a little bit nosy.
Do you know who it is?
- No, is that Caucasian,
Asian or what?
- I have no idea.
- Uh-huh.
You know, I'm kinda nosy.
I just want to see
how cute he is.
Blah, blah, blah.
So, come on!
- I, I'm, I don't know.
- I'm telling you the truth.
- You are her sister-in-law.
- I know that.
Did you come over
here to torture me?
To, to, to, torture secrets
or something?
- She complaining.
- Blah, blah, blah.
- Don't burn me!
- I don't care how she feels.
- That's okay. She can handle it.
She's a big girl.
If you don't like to wash
hair, that's fine.
Just tell me about Judy.
- I don't know
anything about that.
- You sure you
don't know anything?
- I'm positive I
don't know anything.
- Ah, Jesus.
- I keep telling you that.
- Lesley doesn't know shit.
Bye. Gotta go. Bye.
- Bye.
She didn't even
leave me any products.
You forgot your purse.
- Oh shit, yeah.
(upbeat music)
(train horn)
(upbeat music)
- That mirror is not made
of plastic, Roosevelt,
don't break it please.
- I have a lot on my plate.
I have two kids,
a man-child, and
technically I'm the only
Ho with a full time job.
Don't break my mirror Roosevelt.
- I'm breaking it gently, Mommy.
- No, do not break
it gently Roosevelt.
[Male Voice] Hello?
Anybody home?
Hi grandpa.
- Hello Roosevelt, How are you?
- Lincoln, go give grandpa a hug
Lincoln!
- Are you busy?
- Just working Ba.
- Oh, I see.
I know you're busy, but can
you help with something?
- Yeah, what do
you need help with?
- Okay. I bought for
your mom an iPhone,
I don't know how to
set up the email.
Can you do it for me?
- Yeah
- Here is my account.
- Okay. Your phone bill?
Give me a second
- I bought it brand new
- Lincoln, stop.
Well, now it's officially
clear that I've taken the role
of chief high in the family.
It used to be Judy's job
but his parents have leaned
to me for more things.
They've asked me to
do a lot more errands.
I think it started because
if I'm capable of taking care
of Washington, I can take care
of the whole family.
It gets a little stressful.
I can set it up later
tonight when I get off work.
Is that okay?
- Okay, that's fine
- And then I want to go
look at a venue with you.
I just want to get
your opinion on it.
- Okay, sure.
- For the party.
- I'm glad to go with you.
I did get my opinion
and what I think
- Yeah. Let me just
finish this one case
- Okay. Bye bye.
Bye bye.
- Say bye grandpa.
Thank you. Gimme a hug.
Alright, thank you.
- Bye grandpa.
- Hey, I'm singing a song!
- Okay guys,
be nice.
♪ Breaking a sweat ♪
♪ Harder to breath ♪
[Judy] It's been ingrained
in me my whole
life that whatever I do
in life, I should seek my
parents' approval first.
[Receptionist] Hi, welcome,
[Judy] Good Monring.
- How are you?
- Good, checking
in for Doctor Winn
- May I have your name please?
- Judy Ho. H-O.
- Doctor Winn will
be right here.
Please have a seat.
- Thank you.
- Yes ma'am.
- I feel like the
struggle for me is to kind
of wash away everything
that I've been taught
since I've been a child.
And I just want to look
out for myself and my kids,
you know, seek a new life.
♪ We'll get a little bit crazy ♪
- Ms. Ho? Come on in.
- Hi Doctor Winn
- How are you ma'am?
- Uh, good.
- You look nice.
- Thank you.
- Let's close the door.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Don't want people see in,
what we're doing and stuff.
- I missed you.
- I missed you too.
- Aww.
- I know. I'm into that.
- Let me tell you a secret.
Yes, we are in love.
Is this where you bring all
the girls you're dating?
To the exam room?
- No, my office is being painted
so we can't use it right now.
It smells pretty bad.
- Oh.
(kissing)
They said my name was not on
the list when I came in here.
- It should be
always on the list.
- And I had to wait for like
10 minutes for you to come out
- That was 10 minutes?
I don't think it was 10 minutes.
It was like three, max.
(both laughing)
- Oh, good one.
I feel like
anything is possible.
Like all the cliches in
like a Nancy Meyers movie.
I'm like, that's how I feel.
Everything is
right in the world.
I thought you said you need
to check my blood work.
You're worried about me.
- Someone has to
worry about you.
- What are you worried about?
- You have a tendency to eat
a lot of, you know, Foie Gras.
- And you put butter on that.
- Yeah.
- You put truffle on that.
- Yeah.
- That's why I need to
check your truffle level.
(Laughing)
I think that's gonna
be ridiculously high.
- It feels very natural
and he feels like someone
I can really trust.
- I'll see you a
little bit later?
- Mmhmm.
- Okay.
(kissing)
- All right.
♪ Baby girl I be like num num ♪
♪ No double girl,
I wanna bite off ♪
[Washington] So what
do you think Sammy?
[Sammy] I like it.
- You hear that?
♪ When I see you baby boy ♪
The neighbors hate me, dude,
They think I'm
always like racing,
but it's just my car.
[Washington] At this age and
what I've been through in life.
I think I do have the potential
to take over the company
and that's very exciting for me.
Look, there's Judy's house
right next to my dad's.
She's about to move there
and dude, like never care
about what my parents built
or want to help take it
to the next level or is
it just going to be me?
Cause you know, my
dad's gonna, you know.
Dude, I'm fucking Ben Ho Jr.
That's my name.
Alright. In our culture, it
doesn't matter how bad you are.
Like how fucking much you argue.
All right.
Like yeah.
I fucked up a lot, but
it has to go to me.
Right.
Don't you think so?
- I don't know
what, I don't know.
Washington is entitled.
He has a lot of
room for mistakes
and risks because the Ho
family is rich as fuck.
I don't really feel
that'll ever end.
I'm just a part of it.
And I'm just sitting here
I'm just like, Aw shit.
Like it's it's coming. It's
coming.
It's coming.
I'm just rolling with it.
- It seems stressful.
But you know,
- It's not that bad
- Dude, it's not.
Come on dude.
Fuck that.
(engine rev)
- Just gun it.
- Wanna Gun it?
- Yeah.
[Washington] Fucking people just
need to live they're fucking
life, dude!
(uptempo music)
[Lesley] You ready to see it?
[Binh] Oh yeah.
- I know this party is
important to my father-in-law.
[Attendant] Hi, Welcome
to the Saint Regis Houston
- How are you?
- Nice to see you again.
- Nice to see you.
[Lesley] And then at the
same time, it is confirmation
that Washington is ready
to take over the company.
- [Attendant] And here's the
Astro Saint Regis Ballroom
that we've been talking about
- [Binh] Thank you, Matt.
- I'll be right outside if you
- have any questions.
- Thank you so much Matt.
- Thank you.
[Lesley] What do you think?
- Beautiful,
- Beautiful, right?
- Yeah. Fantastic.
- I'm thinking
maybe like a garden
party, you know
it's like a formal, we
can do like black tie
and then you can have
flowers hanging here
and then the band
can go over there
- Uh-huh.
And then a big
dance floor over here
and then some cocktail tables
like high top tables over here.
What do you think?
And then we can just
have some, you know
if these people want to sit
down and eat, that's fine.
- Yeah. That'd be nice.
- You know, I want
you to have the best.
We're all ready
for you to retire.
And everyone's so happy to
see that you've finally given
up the reins and want
to relax a little bit.
- Yes. I know my kids love
me. They want me to relax.
But I don't feel...
I'm not ready.
- Okay. It's just-
- Well, I'll tell you
what. My daughter,
she just got divorced.
So she needs time
to stabilize her life.
And with my son, it
looks like he's immature.
I gave him the chance,
to handle some business
but I don't see any good yet.
So I don't think he's ready yet.
- This whole family is dependent
upon the family business.
So where does that lead us
for the Ho family future?
So what does this mean then?
So you have doubts
on your retirement?
- I know you help my son a lot.
- Yeah.
You share with him
all the problems
and your share with him on
the work here and the build up.
But to me
I wait for someday when my
son and my daughter are ready.
And I turn it over.
But my kids are not ready.
They need to show
me they are ready.
I'm sorry, but not right now.
- But you're almost 80.
Don't you think
you should relax?
- Don't know
- Okay.
My father-in-law
confirmed what I feel
like I've known in
my heart all along
that there are certain
characteristics
that Washington hasn't developed
yet to run a whole company.
It kind of woke up
something in me.
You know that I've also been
ignoring these issues as well.
(acoustic guitar)
[Judy] This is nice.
[Nate] Thanks. That's where
I go to after work every day
- Yeah?
Is this what it's like
living in Sugarland?
(laughter)
- It is like this, quiet.
- One of the best Suburbs
- No cars.
In Houston.
- Number four, I think.
- Oh,
- but it's so different
from where I live.
It takes some adjusting
for a city girl.
(laughter)
- This isn't exactly
the country, we have-
- Um, compared to where I live,
This is the country.
- And it's nice and quiet here.
- And my parents and my
brother don't live a block away
- And then come to your house
anytime and knock on the door
and say, if you're
ready for dinner, yeah.
- Are you worried?
If you're over there
he'll just show up suddenly?
- Does he do that?
(laughter)
- You think my parents
just show up at my house.
Yes babe.
Nate does not know what
he's getting into, poor guy.
I mean he has the master key.
- Okay. Well now I'm
worried about it.
I wasn't worried about it.
Three minutes ago.
- I tried to warn Nate
before he started dating me.
That being a part of
this family is not easy.
It's very complicated,
but you know, when you're
in love, you just
don't think straight.
- So how do you feel
about Sugarland now?
(laughter)
They can't walk
over here with a key.
- Yeah. They'd have to drive.
- Right? How would you feel if
I ended up living there with you
in the future or...
- I wouldn't want that.
- You wouldn't want that?
- No.
- Why?
Because your dad owns it.
- Yeah.
- I agree.
- I'm so indebted to him.
- Right.
- And he's not afraid
of reminding me of that.
- Right.
- It's complicated
being part of my family,
even someone in
Lesley's position
you kind of just get solely
sucked into this life.
- What do you mean
about that? Like-
- Like had her own
career, very independent.
But even now, like she's in,
almost in the same position
as me. Where you're
like living in this
life that is almost
totally dependent on him.
And that he has a say in
everything that's going on
in your life.
[Judy] So then why are
you telling me all this?
- One day I will
tell all my kids,
but you're the first
one I'm telling,
Because I love you
and I trust you
and I believe that you
can help Washington a lot.
- Okay. But I feel like,
I feel like there's
only so much I can do.
- Tell you what, if you
take care of him well,
- Mm-hmm.
You have him grow up
and be more mature
- Mm-hmm
and I might be ready
to retire faster.
- Really is the whole future
of the Ho family
on my shoulders?
I have no idea how
to turn Washington
into a respectable businessman.
Well, that's a lot on me.
- Yes. But you are
now part of family.
- Okay.
- So you're responsible
for them, too.
- Okay.
(acoustic guitar)
[Judy] We don't
just have a typical
parent-child relationship
where I'm like,
"Hi Mom and Dad, I'm
coming over for dinner."
It's more like, it's
almost transactional.
It's like a drug.
Right. You know what I mean?
You start with something little.
Oh yeah,
I'll pay for your wedding.
The next thing you know is
like, Oh, I'll help you put
a down payment on your house.
- You know...
I'll help you with
your business.
I'll help you in
the next property.
I'll get it. Help
you get a loan.
- But you know the good
thing is I feel
very independent from that.
I don't need any of
that, because I have
my own house, my own business,
you know, it's always
been independent on my own.
- And I don't want
you to change.
- Right.
- That's what I love about you.
The fact that you are
independent, I was born into it.
- Mm-hmm
So I've grown up this way.
- Right.
- But I don't want you
to get sucked into that.
I am beholden to my family.
I'm trapped by my
dad's obsessive sense
of like, I want to control
everything that happens
in my children's lives.
But at the same time I live
in a two and a half
million dollar house.
Anybody looking in would be
like, Oh, what is
there to complain
about? But inside looking
out, you realize, Oh,
you're in handcuffs.
But being with Nate makes
me hopeful for my future.
Just can't believe
we're finally here.
- That we're together.
- Yeah. It's a long journey
and definitely not
the straight path.
We should have some champagne.
- We should.
- And you got strawberries.
- I did.
I heard you like strawberries.
- I like cherries better,
but they're not in season.
- You like cherries.
- Make it happen, Nate!
- The cherries?
- Yeah, make cherries happen out
of season.
If I said that to my dad
he'd have like a cherry orchard-
- He'll do it! He'll do it.
- Yeah.
- In the backyard the next day.
- A cherry orchard.
- A cherry orchard
would be planted.
- I don't know what your
dad does, but I can't do that.
(laughter)
- Cheers.
- To 2020, a new
decade, for both of us.
- I think so, this is gonna
be a good year for us.
♪ All I think about is you ♪
♪ And I feel the day finally ♪
♪ Mine ♪
(rockabilly music)
♪ Make it rain ♪
♪ Make it rain ♪
♪ I don't care ♪
♪ Cuz' it's all the same ♪
♪ Imma make the best
of any situation ♪
♪ Make it rain ♪
♪ Make it rain ♪
♪ I don't care ♪
♪ Imma be happy ♪
♪ No, you can never rain on me ♪