I bumped into several friends eating here just now.
Do you mind eating with them?
They've brought their family along.
I'm not very used to being around families. Sorry.
Then we won't be bothered about them. We'll eat on our own.
"I will counter whatever comes."
- President Wei, shall we start serving? - Yes, please.
Coming up!
The last time we met, seeing you take the subway back,
I was still feeling guilty about letting you treat,
but now, I guess, it seems as though treating a meal isn't much to you.
You're right,
but if I have come to any incorrect conclusion, please let me know.
I am not sure why,
but I feel uneasy about
being evaluated by you.
- Here's all the food you ordered. - Thank you.
How are you leaving? Taxi or did you drive your car?
I came on the subway.
Then I can drop you off.
No need, I can just go down those stairs in the front.
It was great meeting you.
You too.
Then, I'm going.
- Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.
Yes, a treat isn't much,
but meeting with you is different.
When I do business, it's inevitable that I need to keep my guard up.
You're... the first online friend whom I was compelled to meet up with.
Lao Wei,
why are you here, too?
You're here, too?
This is...
This is my friend, Andy. President Chen, President Wang.
Go have your meals.
Okay? We are talking about stuff here.
Okay, we know that you have no time for us.
Let's leave. Go eat your meal.
Sorry about that.
I've never brought a lady to eat here,
so my friends are curious about you.
I hope you don't mind, do you?
I don't mind. They can look all they want, we can just eat.
That's right!
Can we begin?
One of my friends over there happen to be in the car business,
he says that you bought your car from his shop?
Really?
That is my boss's car. I took it.
Because when we were in America, he always took my car, so I always had to take a taxi.
We've known each other for ten years.
I remember, I've been working with him since I got my PhD.
He is a genius at handling complication relationships.
Is that so?
This carp...
is also their specialty.
It has to be wild fish,
simmered over a small fire for a long period, before you can get such a thick white soup.
If it gets too cool, it will start to coagulate at the sides.
This is the gelatin layer that is only found in wild carp.
You can differentiate
wild carp from farmed carp in this way.
How is it?
It's really fresh. It seems like you're a connoisseur.
No, I can't consider myself as a connoisseur,
only that I tend to come out for meals with business associates, so I gotten to know some things.
Thank you for treating me to such a delicious meal.
I'm really happy.
If you like it, we can eat together again in the future.
Watching you eat is really motivating.
But after eating out for so long,
I've realized that what I miss most is Mom's home cooked food.
I am an orphan. I was raised out of the country.
Actually, my memories of Chinese food are just of the meals at the orphanage.
I remember we all used enamel bowls at that time.
That, along with an aluminum spoon. We would wait in a line to get food.
At the orphanage, the meals were basically vegetables
topped with some fatty meat.
Did I scare you?
Perhaps I've been scared by your intelligence and honesty.
When interacting with you online and eating lunch with you,
I feel that you're both innocent and complicated at the same time.
Now... your secret is slowly coming out.
- Does it bother you? - What would bother me?
That you grew up in an orphanage, or that you've become so accomplished?
Don't you think that I'm weird and a little unconventional?
If I said that one has to be plain and ordinary in order to not be weird,
then you are indeed a little weird.
As for being socially withdrawn... I believe that success always breeds separation.
The way you comfort people is very unique.
It's exactly the opposite, I don't think that you need comforting.
Andy, let's introduce ourselves again.
My name is Wei Wei.
It took me a lunch time's worth of honesty, but finally I'm rewarded with your honesty.
It wasn't easy.
My name is Andy.
My real name and my nickname are both Andy.
Andy,
I hope that we can be friends not only on the internet, but also in real life.
Aren't we already?
Lao Tan.
Andy, come over to my house for a bit,
Lao Yan has returned.
I understand, I'll be there right away.
What's the matter?
Nothing's wrong.
I'm asking a friend to help me find my family.
Do you need my help?
I'm very willing.
Not at the moment.
Thanks for lunch. Bye.
Bye-bye.
Don't observe me, probe me, or analyze me all the time.
What happened?
She found out?
She knew that I asked you to look into how she got the car, with just a glance.
A young girl with such a nice car, it's always suspicious.
I was too reckless,
but thankfully she was not angry.
What are you guys doing?
Doing some sightseeing?
Your standards are too high.
No one ever interests you.