Written by Funn Lim
Not a full recap tonight because I missed a few minutes of the beginning and almost 20 minutes towards the end because I was busy watching..... drum roll please.... House MD. By the way excellent episode , and I am speaking about House MD.
Tonight's episode see the continuity of the stupidity of Mr & Mrs Kiu and how they ruined Jun's future with Sung Man. No kidding...really stupid...
Anyway when I started, apparently Ko Wa had a huge fight with Bo Yan Ba To because he wanted her to follow him (since he is now an assistant to some French dude with ain international career) whilst Ko Wa didn't want to leave China as she told Bak Chuen "I want the life of herding sheeps and goats and horses, the simple life". Bak Chuen wisely and glumly said to her "Maybe you should have a good talk with him. Find a solution. It is not easy to be apart and to find each other again and you two love each other. It is not worth separation over such a small matter when before you were pining for each other". Ko Wa considered his suggestion carefully.
Pause here.
Ermmm I thought Ko Wa wants his brother to have a good career? Wouldn't Bo Yan Ba To be able to give her brother that kind if career as an international somebody instead of just a clerk in a bank? This is the perfect opportunity. Moreover I thought she felt there was no future in herding horses and goats? Aiyahhh... drama only lar. If she really loved him so much, to the point of missing for 3 days, pining for 3 years, wanted to kill herself until she thought of Fu Yi Chek all alone, come on... she can go with him. Pure drama only lar.
Continue...
Remember Sung Man? Anyway Ping Yiu was suffering from major epidemic thanks to the pigs. So Sung Man not wanting to take a chance wisely ordered all pigs to be killed but the people begged him not to kill their income but he said he had no choice. Life is more important. But his critics, including Sir Chai took this opportunity to sink him. His brother Sung Lai did wanted to say a few nice words but like Sir Chai reminded him "It is a mistake for him to bear alone, he angered the Empress Dowager, there is nothing you can do but I will soften the blow so that he can be given a 2nd chance".
So Sung Man received the order that due to his recklessness in causing the loss of livelihood of the people who became deeply unhappy with the government, he was forthwith fired from his job.
Pause here. I didn't notice any unhappy citizens later on. Maybe overblown?
Anyway Jun heard the news. Her evil Aunt, Mrs Cho punched in a few words like "Oh no, now that he does not have a title, how can Jun marry him?" and Ching angrily said "He will regain his title, after all his father is a high ranking official, his brother a 2nd ranked official too..." and Mrs Cho said "Yes but how long? We can't expect Jun to wait for so long?" and Ching angrily said "Auntie, it seems you are very eager to kill this relationship and Sir Cheung's capabilities" and then her stupid mother, Mrs Kiu said "Ching, do not be so rude to your aunt" and all these time Jun was very quiet. Then Mr Kiu came in and said to Jun "Jun, if you have the time go and see Sir Cheung. He would need your company right now" and Jun smiled gratefully and said "Yes father".
So Jun went to visit Sung Man but she was told by his assistant he went for a walk, in the heavy snow with little clothing.
Jun saw him and rushed to him and he said sadly "All I wanted was to be a good official, why am I not given that chance?" and he kinda fainted I think and I think Jun held him tightly.
Then I missed some part since it was House MD time! But during commercial changed channel for a while and now Sung Man said he wants to marry Jun and said he has seen through it all and confort himself by saying he will have his chance again. Meanwhile he will return to Beijing and seek his father's permission to marry Jun. Jun was very happy and for the first time without the need of someone fainting or accidentally falling, they held each other tightly in an embrace. Quite chaste in today's standard but back then, wow wow wow. No kissing though.
Then changed channels again. Commercial break changed back.
Jun now in Beijing with her father, mother and that evil aunt.
Pause here.
WHY on earth they asked the aunt to go along? Mrs Kiu may be stupid but Mr Kiu should be smarter than that!
Sung Man went to see his father who understood Sung Man's predicament and Sung Man playfully said "Father, I have something to announce" and it was Sung Lai who said "Father, Sung Man has met the woman of his dreams and he wishes to marry her" and their mother was eager and his father asked "Who is the girl?" and Sung Man answered (or was it Sung Lai?) "She is the youngest daughter of Kiu Boon Yip of Ding Fung Sing bank in Ping Yiu" and his father nodded approvingly and said "Not bad, Ding Fung Sing, I have heard of it, reputable family". Sung Man was very happy that both his parents approved and they even agreed to meet to discuss about possible marriage.
On the day of the meeting between parents, Jun was extra careful in her looks. Her aunt deviously poured tea on her like some accident. I saw nothing major about that but Jun wanted to change clothes. So they were late. Sung Man was worried about 1st impression but his mother worriedly wondered whether they may have met some accident on the way. And then Mr Kiu, Mrs Kiu, Mrs Cho and Jun arrived, Jun quiet and polite. They liked her on first sight and introductions aside with Jun presenting Mr Cheung with a gift made by herself, Mrs Cheung asked Jun "How old are you dear?" and I think it was either Mr or Mrs Kiu who answered she was born in the year of the goat or something and Mrs Cheung said approvingly "Ahhhh two years younger than my Sung Man and very well matched too". And then evil Mrs Cho go and said "Yes indeed. They're very well matched indeed and so in love. In fact Sir Cheung was the one who rescued Jun when she was kidnapped for a few days" and suddenly the parents looked alarmed and Jun distressed because that's not something that should be revealed and Sung Man said "Yes indeed, I had to rescue her since it is my duty father" and he quietly looked at Jun with assuring eyes as if to tell her "It's ok" as Jun looked a bit distressed how his parents might think of her.
Alone, Sung Man's mother approved of Jun. But then she asked "But husband, it seems it is you who has some reservations about this girl" and he said "What makes you think so?" and after a while he admitted "Yes I do have some reservations" and Mrs Cheung asked "She is a lady, her father a gentleman. They're reputable family and I feel she is right for our Sung Man. Could it be because of the kidnapping?" and Mr Cheung said "Not really. Did you notice the aunt and her big mouth?" and Mrs Cheung said "Yes I did but she is Mrs Kiu's sister, so one can't choose one's relative" and Mr Cheung nodded "Yes of course but look at this gift made by Jun..." and it was a very detailed and beautifilly made sewing thingy with a bird flying towards some flowers. Mrs Cheung admired it and said "It it very well made. What is wrong with it?" and Mr Cheung said "Look carefully, it is sown in gold" and Mrs Cheung said "Maybe she wanted to express the grandness of meeting us, the important of you" and Mr Cheung said "But in gold? That is overdone. Look at the bird" and she said "It is beautiful" and Mr Cheung said "Yes it is beautiful but look carefully... the bird is flying towards the golden flowers" and Mrs Cheung asked "And so?" and Mr Cheung said "This girl is ambitious. She is the bird, we are the golden flowers, with the bird flying towards the golden flowers, it signified she wants to be a phoenix, flying towards our family as the ultimate goal". Mrs Cheung didn't quite agree with her husband but she said "Then what about the wedding?" and Mr Cheung quietly said "Let us just think about that later...".
Then I changed channels because that was the last scene.
I wonder though, did Jun actually did that sewing? Gold didn't seem like her style, she is not that boastful at all. Did her aunt changed the thing? If not then Jun buried her chance with her overeagerness. The kidnapping they can handle, the big mouthed aunt they can handle but Mr Cheung misinterpreted the handkerchief.
Poor Jun. I think the Aunt must have done something. What's worse? The father knew about this and he let a parasite live in his house. Total idiots.
No comments on the performances except that Steven Ma and Tavia Yeung did a good job in that scene when Jun was almost scandalized by what her aunt said. These two really have chemistry together.
The rest is same old same old. Really running out of things to say. Eh I said that before... yeah lor, really running out of things to say.
