Aftershock Page #4

You are a pretty girl.

What's your name?

Wang Fan. "Fan" means "sail."

I'm Wang Deng.

Whatever she wants.

"Deng."

Was this your name before?

Later on. . .

When you think of things from the past. . .

You can tell mom and dad.

Dad can take you to Tangshan

to look for your relatives.

Right?

I don't remember.

You'll remember.

Alright.

Everything's taken care of.

From this day on, you are the student Wang Deng.

Let's go home.

"Tangshan 1 986"

Watch out.

Fang Da,

Hurry and eat breakfast.

Give me the towel.

Give it to me.

Go on in.

Hurry and eat.

When you finish, put your arm on.

I don't want to.

It hurts too much.

You still need to wear it.

Young men need to look decent.

Also...

It was very expensive.

If I knew you had borrowed money for it,

I wouldn't have wanted it.

Eat, don't talk.

Mom,

What are you doing?

Your teacher told me...

You need to have a good place to study.

The fridge is too noisy. I'm moving it to my room.

Even if you move it,

I still won't get into college.

I don't want to take the test.

What are you saying?

If you don't go to college, then what?

Take my job?

You can't do the work at the factory.

You can't drive.

You can't cook.

I've thought of all types of jobs.

You have to go to college.

I can be a guard.

How about a bathroom attendant?

No way!

If you don't get into college,

Your grandmother will blame me.

You didn't go to Jinan,

All these years,

So she sent money and cakes.

If you get into college,

Then I'll have repaid the debt to her.

What is there to pay back?

She's my grandmother.

Why are you always thinking like that?

If I die...

What will you do?

If you don't have any skills,

What girl would want to marry you?

I want to help you raise a child.

Then the child can help you when you are old.

Mom...

Don't worry.

Later I promise I can find a girl

who will marry me.

Get to school.

Go on.

Hold on.

Yuan Ni! Yuan Ni!

There's a call from Fang Da's school again.

The passengers are coming out of the station.

They are coming out.

Anyone need a hotel?

Need a hotel?

Need a hotel? We can give you a ride.

The room's clean and cheap.

Mister, need a hotel?

It's raining. We can give you a ride.

Come in.

Teacher Jiang.

The school has a policy. . .

Students are suspended after fifteen absences.

Fang Da has missed three days of school already.

Is he planning to take the college entrance exam?

Yes.

Da Qiang.

Fang Deng.

Don't think I'm annoying.

Each year...

we talk to you both.

We moved.

If you want to come back,

Don't go the wrong way.

Our alleyway...

Is next to the railway's school.

At the first row of houses, turn left.

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