Love Story in the 1970s

The smell of alcohol makes me sick. I can barely stand it.

I'm doing this for our daughter. I'm making a sacrifice here.

Better safe than sorry. What if he doesn't get drunk

and nothing comes out? It'll all be for nothing.

You can't catch a wolf without bait.

That's a first for me.

Mrs. Lin, I'm always at your place anyway. I know it well.

So I volunteered.

I have a reputation for being picky.

Mom, how can you say that? Because it's true.

He qualifies as "a man." And who isn't?

Do you know how many people can't even get in there?

Let me be honest with you.

you wouldn't trade it for a county chief.

Let me be clear today.

traveling all over. Can you really be sure

he'll settle down with Lin Mei?

everyone in our family, from top to bottom,

you can't judge just by how things look right now.

That really would be shortsighted. Life is long.

We have to think long-term.

and who she genuinely wants to be with are what matter.

Let's say, hypothetically,

Then we'll talk after you've settled it.