Cinderella Chef

Ye Jiayao was destined to work with food, but she probably didn’t think it’d be as a gourmet magazine editor. That all changes when she’s magically transported to Imperial China as head chef of the Jinling Heavenly House and falls in love. But it isn’t long before her happiness is thwarted as her lover vanishes. Will she find him and continue her cuisine dreams or lose her spice for life?

Season 3

E1 - An Unexpected Turn of Events
E2 - His heart!
E3 - Soul-Searching Journey~!
E4 - Fated Person
E5 - Don't Worry! There's Food!
E6 - The Trio Who Survive Countless Perils
E7 - Ruan's Home
E8 - Wonderful Date
E9 - The Happy Emperor
E10 - Me-Meeting the Parents!
E11 - World Banquet!
E12 - Cinderella Chef

Season 3

E1 - An Unexpected Turn of Events

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
SIGN    ATK:1 EQ:10
SIGN    ATK:10 EQ:1
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
SIGN    ~~Eager Marriage Pursuit~~
SIGN    Character Select
SIGN    Exit
SIGN    ATK:1 EQ:10
SIGN    ATK:1 EQ:10
SIGN    ATK:10 EQ:1
SIGN    ATK:10 EQ:1
SIGN    ATK:1 EQ:10
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SIGN    ATK:10 EQ:1
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: My name is Xia Chunyu.
[00:10] ---
    My name is Xia Chunyu.
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: I'm here on the Emperor's orders to crush the Black Wind Hamlet.
[00:12] ---
    I'm here on the Emperor's orders
    to crush the Black Wind Hamlet.
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: But I didn't expect them to prepare a woman for me,
[00:20] ---
    But I didn't expect them
    to prepare a woman for me,
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: in order to win me over.
[00:22] ---
    in order to win me over.
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: Her name is Ye Jiayao, and she's an amazing cook.
[00:27] ---
    Her name is Ye Jiayao,
    and she's an amazing cook.
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: I can't stop thinking about her.
[00:29] ---
    I can't stop thinking about her.
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: But regardless,
[00:35] ---
    But regardless,
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: I still need to crush the Black Wind Hamlet!
[00:37] ---
    I still need to crush the Black Wind Hamlet!
SIGN    Ye Jiayao: Save me, Bonehead!
SIGN    Secret Special Move
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: Where on earth did you go?
[01:11] ---
    Where on earth did you go?
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: To the Heavenly House?
[01:13] ---
    To the Heavenly House?
SIGN    Heavenly House
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: Ah, you are at the Heavenly House.
[01:22] ---
    Ah, you are at the Heavenly House.
SIGN    Heavenly House
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: I never thought the one Chunfeng liked would be Liuli.
[01:27] ---
    I never thought the one
    Chunfeng liked would be Liuli.
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: That's my little brother for you.
[01:30] ---
    That's my little brother for you.
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: Since Yaoyao rejected Jing,
[01:39] ---
    Since Yaoyao rejected Jing,
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: I'm certain.
[01:41] ---
    I'm certain.
SIGN    Xia Chunyu: She will choose me.
[01:42] ---
    She will choose me.
[02:07] ---
    An Imperial Edict has arrived!
[02:13] ---
    They managed to find us here?!
[02:15] ---
    Maybe the Emperor went back on his word?
[02:18] (Flashback) ---
    Servant, grant her the poison!
[02:22] ---
    Why don't we run away?
[02:23] ---
    Yaoyao.
[02:24] ---
    Huh?
[02:25] ---
    Don't worry. You have me.
[02:35] ---
    Why are you here, Chamberlain?
[02:39] ---
    Mistress Ye.
[02:40] ---
    Are you sure you don't know why I'm here?
[02:43] ---
    Huh? Don't tell me...
[02:45] ---
    Does the Emperor really want my head?!
[02:49] ---
    Uh, just one second, Chamberlain.
[02:51] ---
    A customer just ordered a takeaway meal.
[02:53] ---
    Let me sort that out first.
[02:54] ---
    There are still customers at this hour?
[03:03] ---
    The Emperor decrees thus:
SIGN    Imperial Edict
SIGN    Imperial Edict
[03:07] (Flashback) ---
    Ye Jiayao is a gifted chef.
[03:09] (Flashback) ---
    Fetch her to help Lu Yiming and his son.
[03:12] (Flashback) ---
    Have them hold a birthday banquet for Liuli.
[03:15] (Flashback) ---
    Most importantly, have her create
    some novel dishes for Liuli.
[03:18] (Flashback) ---
    Certainly not for my own consumption!
[03:20] ---
    So it is written.
[03:24] ---
    I, Ye Jiayao, accept this duty!
[03:26] ---
    Mistress Ye.
[03:27] ---
    Princess Liuli's birthday is in seven days.
[03:31] ---
    Once you have devised some new dishes,
[03:33] ---
    we will come again to pick you up.
[03:36] ---
    Don't worry, Chamberlain.
[03:37] ---
    Leave the cooking to me!
[03:44] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[03:46] ---
    I want to ask now
[03:57] ---
    I close my eyes
[03:58] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[03:59] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[04:02] ---
    I want to forget
[04:04] ---
    that you're in my heart
[04:05] ---
    Yearning at night
[04:08] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[04:11] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[04:13] ---
    You must not have known
[04:19] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[04:22] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[04:25] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[04:30] ---
    Not some day
[04:31] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[04:36] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[04:39] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[04:42] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[04:45] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[04:47] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[04:50] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[04:53] ---
    The wheel of fate
[04:55] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[04:56] ---
    The road to my heart
[04:58] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[05:14] ---
    What are your orders, your Highness?
[05:17] ---
    Come over.
[05:18] ---
    Sure.
[05:19] ---
    Don't let Helian Xuan get ahead.
[05:21] ---
    Be sure to follow!
SIGN    Episode 25
    An Unexpected Turn of Events
[05:24] ---
    "An Unexpected Turn of Events."
SIGN    Seven Days Later
[05:30] ---
    I didn't expect that right after
    approving our engagement,
[05:32] ---
    the Emperor would send me to hold
    a birthday banquet for Liuli.
[05:34] ---
    Xia Chunyu,
[05:36] ---
    let me say this now.
[05:37] ---
    You and I aren't married yet.
[05:39] ---
    Don't get any funny ideas.
[05:42] ---
    Funny ideas?
[05:44] ---
    Are you perhaps thinking about...
[05:47] ---
    Food, of course!
[05:50] ---
    I'm actually marrying Bonehead.
[05:51] ---
    What should I do?
[05:53] ---
    I wonder if he'll treat me as an equal.
[05:57] ---
    Though...
[05:58] ---
    We've actually been together for a while,
[05:59] ---
    ever since the Black Wind Hamlet.
[06:03] (Flashback) ---
    If you upset me,
[06:06] (Flashback) ---
    I won't hesitate to kill you.
[06:13] (Flashback) ---
    Try it.
[06:19] (Flashback) ---
    She's putting on a show!
[06:22] (Flashback) ---
    Something weird will happen if
    I stay with him for a long time,
[06:25] (Flashback) ---
    not to mention getting
    married and having kids!
[06:29] ---
    But speaking of getting
    married and having kids,
[06:32] ---
    there was that dream back then...
[06:39] (Flashback) ---
    Yaoyao.
[06:41] (Flashback) ---
    The kids are asleep.
[06:43] (Flashback) ---
    Why don't you come to bed, too?
[06:46] ---
    We just got married,
    and you're not being honest!
[06:53] ---
    Maybe I should find another opportunity
    to be alone with him and see what happens.
[06:59] ---
    Bonehead, do you want
    to go on a trip with me?
[07:02] ---
    A trip?
[07:03] ---
    Right! We can explore the outside world
[07:05] ---
    and look for new ingredients together.
[07:07] ---
    First, we can go to the
    mountains to see the snow.
[07:11] ---
    Then we can head to the
    grasslands below to ride alpacas.
[07:15] ---
    Then we'll go see the iron eaters.
[07:18] ---
    The ones Chi You rode into war.
[07:18] ---
    Look! It's so cute!
[07:21] ---
    Also, the bamboo shoots there are the best.
[07:24] ---
    Finally, we'll go to Nanyue
    to try their exotic cuisine.
[07:27] ---
    Yep.
[07:30] ---
    That's right.
[07:31] ---
    If only I could bring back
    an iron eater as a souvenir.
[07:34] ---
    Huh? A "souvenir"?
[07:36] ---
    It's something that represents
    the memories we made together.
[07:40] ---
    What are you hiding in there?
[07:42] ---
    Nothing.
[07:45] ---
    Are you secretly planning something?
[07:47] ---
    H-Honestly, it's nothing.
[07:49] ---
    Then let me see!
[07:50] ---
    Let me see!
[07:51] ---
    Let me see, already!
[07:53] ---
    Oops!
[07:54] ---
    Brother Yao! Bro—
[07:55] ---
    It's really nothing!
[07:56] ---
    I wanna see!
[07:56] ---
    Pah! Brother Yao? You mean Sister Yao.
[07:57] ---
    Let me see!
[08:00] ---
    Let me see!
[08:01] ---
    Huh?
[08:05] ---
    Your Highness and Sister Yao,
    please continue!
[08:08] ---
    Come back, both of you!
[08:13] ---
    What's the matter?
[08:15] ---
    Sister Yao,
[08:15] ---
    the chamberlain from before is at the door,
    waiting to take you to the palace.
[08:19] ---
    Huh?
[08:20] ---
    He's already here?!
[08:21] ---
    We'll talk about the trip later.
[08:27] ---
    Mistress Ye, I'll leave you here.
[08:31] ---
    Take care, Chamberlain!
[08:53] ---
    It's the same as always.
[08:54] ---
    The Royal Kitchen's so much bigger
    than the kitchen in our house!
[08:58] ---
    You said it! The Emperor really is amazing!
[08:58] ---
    Hey, check this out!
[09:00] ---
    This really broadens one's horizons!
[09:02] ---
    Wow...
[09:04] ---
    Yep, yep.
[09:06] ---
    Welcome back, Mistress Ye.
[09:07] ---
    Master Lu.
[09:08] ---
    Have a look at the birthday banquet menu.
[09:13] ---
    Mistress Ye.
[09:14] ---
    Hi, Mr Lu.
[09:17] ---
    Father.
[09:18] ---
    Chamberlain Ping said that this year,
[09:19] ---
    the Nanyue Kingdom did not offer
    freshwater crabs as tribute.
[09:21] ---
    No tribute?
[09:23] ---
    What on earth is going on?
[09:26] ---
    I don't know either.
[09:27] ---
    It's not written on the gift list.
[09:29] ---
    No idea what happened.
[09:30] ---
    There are many specialties missing
    from the Nanyue's tributes this year.
[09:33] ---
    So we don't have freshwater crabs
    from the Nanyue Kingdom...
[09:37] ---
    In that case, we'll have to
    take this dish off the menu.
[09:39] ---
    You can't, Master Lu!
[09:40] ---
    This is the one dish the Princess
    always orders every year!
[09:48] (Flashback) ---
    I caught a sea bass!
[09:49] (Flashback) ---
    Not fish paste.
[09:50] (Flashback) ---
    It's a sea bass!
[09:52] (Flashback) ---
    Amazing, Liuli!
[09:53] (Flashback) ---
    That's a whole basket of sea bass.
[09:56] (Flashback) ---
    Now tell your uncle,
[09:57] (Flashback) ---
    is there anything you'd like to eat at
    the birthday banquet in two days' time?
[10:09] (Flashback) ---
    I know! I'd like to eat frozen crab!
[10:14] (Flashback) ---
    Frozen crab?
[10:19] (Flashback) ---
    Ah, frozen crab is good!
[10:21] (Flashback) ---
    The main dish for this year's birthday
    banquet has been decided!
[10:23] (Flashback) ---
    Freshwater crab from the Nanyue Kingdom!
[10:26] ---
    Master Lu, isn't there
    anything else we can do?
[10:30] ---
    Let's think about it, then.
[10:31] ---
    What other crab could we substitute
    for Nanyue freshwater crab?
[10:43] ---
    The meat of the Nanyue
    freshwater crab is firm and delicate.
[10:46] ---
    Let's use butter crab meat,
    which is more tender.
[10:51] ---
    Freshwater crabs live in the river.
[10:53] ---
    Butter crabs live in the sea.
[10:55] ---
    According to Master Lu,
[10:57] ---
    sea crabs have looser meat
    compared to river crabs.
[11:00] ---
    The two will taste completely different.
[11:02] ---
    If this dish is served every year,
[11:05] ---
    people will immediately notice
    that the taste is different.
[11:08] ---
    And if the taste they expect is missing,
[11:09] ---
    even if the ingredients are good,
    it's sure to end in disappointment.
[11:13] ---
    Mistress Ye is correct.
[11:15] ---
    I don't think we should
    use butter crab either.
[11:16] ---
    But maybe we can consider
    whether there are other ingredients
[11:19] ---
    from the river that we can use.
[11:22] ---
    Ingredients from the river...
[11:30] ---
    Hey, can't we use yellowtail instead?
[11:33] ---
    Yellowtail?
[11:35] ---
    I see.
[11:36] ---
    Mistress Ye intends to replace the meat,
[11:38] ---
    using another river-dwelling ingredient to
    reproduce the taste of freshwater crab.
[11:44] ---
    So that's the plan.
[11:46] ---
    Mistress Ye, please show us how it's done.
[11:49] ---
    Use the highest-quality yellowtail:
[11:53] ---
    the Golden Loong.
SIGN    Golden Loong
[12:13] ---
    Leave the rest to me!
SIGN    Prepare
    Chilled
    Vegetables
SIGN    Marinate the Fish
SIGN    Coat with Corn Starch
SIGN    Fifteen Minutes Later
SIGN    Briefly Cook in Hot Water
SIGN    Add to Egg
SIGN    Scramble Egg in Warm Oil
SIGN    Season with Chicken Stock
[14:07] ---
    The Racing Loong!
SIGN    Racing Loong
[14:12] ---
    This dish is perfectly cooked.
[14:14] ---
    It looks exquisite.
[14:16] ---
    It's fish, but it looks like crab.
[14:18] ---
    A dish truly worthy of
    the name "Racing Loong."
[14:21] ---
    Thanks for the compliments, Master Lu.
[14:23] ---
    Serve the dishes, Pingzi!
[14:25] ---
    Okay!
[14:52] ---
    Princess.
[14:53] ---
    Mistress Ye personally
    cooked this dish for you.
[14:55] ---
    Wow, I can't believe Sister Yaoyao came to
    the palace just to cook this for me!
[15:02] ---
    My dear guests,
[15:04] ---
    let us eat!
[15:15] ---
    Freshwater crab...
[15:17] ---
    No, this isn't crab meat.
[15:20] ---
    It's an ingredient with a taste that is
    indistinguishable from the best crab meat.
[15:28] ---
    This delicious meat carries two flavors.
[15:32] ---
    The first flavor is that of the wind,
[15:34] ---
    mixed with a subtle smoothness
    you can feel through your teeth—
[15:37] ---
    a cool and sour breeze.
[15:51] ---
    Have some, have some!
[16:06] ---
    Yaoyao!
[16:09] ---
    Yaoyao!
[16:15] ---
    Is the second flavor that of river water?
[16:19] ---
    It's warm and quiet.
[16:31] ---
    Come, come over!
[16:46] ---
    A dragon that rides the wind and water.
[16:55] ---
    I didn't expect that
    after the wind and water
[16:58] ---
    would come a purer crab flavor still.
[17:00] ---
    And in truth, this crab flavor...
[17:05] ---
    results from the unison of fish and egg.
[17:08] ---
    It's too delicious!
[17:13] ---
    The imagery this dish evokes...
[17:15] ---
    Does it represent places
    where Yaoyao would like to go?
[17:18] ---
    If I could actually go there with her...
[17:20] ---
    I guess... that would be good.
[17:25] ---
    I think there's something
    wrong with this taste.
[17:29] ---

[17:30] ---
    Wanting to be closer
[17:31] ---
    Get to the bottom of your heart
[17:34] ---
    Afloat like the monsoon
[17:37] ---
    Clear skies turns cloudy
[17:39] ---
    Caught me off guard
[17:41] ---
    Stay away
[17:42] ---
    You could never understand my heart
[17:45] ---
    My feelings are written on it
[17:47] ---
    You distress me so
[17:49] ---
    No need to say anything
[17:53] ---
    Why aren't you happy?
[17:55] ---
    Ask yourself
[17:58] ---
    Why can't you say it?
[18:01] ---
    Always hard to be on the same page
[18:04] ---
    Cannot escape from it
[18:05] ---
    Longing for an intimate relationship
[18:09] ---
    Instead of cold replies
[18:13] ---
    Wanting to get closer
[18:14] ---
    Get to the bottom of my heart
[18:17] ---
    Full of courage standing by you
[18:19] ---
    Emotions sometimes mixed
[18:22] ---
    But can always be filled with warmth
[18:25] ---
    Your heart is completely rigid
[18:27] ---
    My heart is too hard to explain
[18:30] ---
    Every moment we had sways in the wind

Season 3

E2 - His heart!

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
[00:04] ---
    I think there's something
    wrong with this taste.
[00:09] ---
    Emperor, there were no freshwater crabs
    in the Nanyue Kingdom's tribute this year.
[00:14] ---
    Mistress Ye used yellowtail to make
    this Tournament Dragon dish instead.
[00:19] ---
    Ye Jiayao is exceedingly reckless!
[00:23] ---
    How dare she substitute ingredients without
    permission in Liuli's birthday banquet?!
[00:32] ---
    I...
[00:33] ---
    was nearly deceived by her.
[00:42] ---
    I can't believe that she could make
    fish taste as good as crab!
[00:45] ---
    This Racing Loong is amazing!
[00:50] ---
    Oh my, Ye Jiayao is such a bold artist!
[00:52] ---
    This is what I appreciate most about her.
[00:56] ---
    Fortunately, the Emperor doesn't mind.
[01:04] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[01:06] ---
    I want to ask now
[01:17] ---
    I close my eyes
[01:18] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[01:20] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[01:23] ---
    I want to forget
[01:24] ---
    that you're in my heart
[01:26] ---
    Yearning at night
[01:28] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[01:31] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[01:34] ---
    You must not have known
[01:40] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[01:43] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[01:45] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[01:50] ---
    Not some day
[01:51] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[01:56] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[01:59] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[02:02] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[02:05] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[02:08] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[02:10] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[02:13] ---
    The wheel of fate
[02:15] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[02:17] ---
    The road to my heart
[02:18] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[02:35] ---
    Mistress Ye, if you fail
    to meet expectations,
[02:38] ---
    the Emperor will want your head.
[02:40] ---
    Dear audience,
[02:42] ---
    please continue to support us!
SIGN    Episode 26
    His Heart
[02:44] ---
    "His Heart."
[02:48] ---
    The Nanyue Kingdom offers freshwater
    crabs as tribute every year.
[02:52] ---
    There's no way they would simply forget.
[02:54] ---
    Emperor,
[02:55] ---
    for the past month,
[02:57] ---
    horse thieves and bandits
    from the Nanyue Kingdom
[02:59] ---
    have been causing problems
    on my Dayan border.
[03:01] ---
    Nanyue merchants have also been
    buying up food in large quantities.
[03:06] ---
    Buying our food in large quantities?
[03:10] ---
    Could it be that...
[03:13] ---
    a food crisis has emerged
    in the Nanyue Kingdom?
SIGN    Food
    Crisis
[03:17] ---
    Then the people of the
    Nanyue Kingdom are starving!
[03:20] ---
    This is the worst-case scenario.
SIGN    Starving
[03:22] ---
    Once those famished refugees
    have run out of options,
[03:24] ---
    they will steadily become
    thieves and bandits.
SIGN    Bandit
[03:26] ---
    Over time, it will affect
    other neighboring countries.
[03:31] ---
    We have been on friendly terms with
    the Nanyue Kingdom for centuries.
[03:33] ---
    How could I ignore their plight?
[03:35] ---
    Furthermore,
[03:37] ---
    if we allow this to carry on,
    it will ultimately spread to all of Dayan,
[03:40] ---
    costing far more than fixing it now.
[03:46] ---
    This issue is of great importance.
[03:47] ---
    We must resolve this matter
    as soon as possible!
[03:51] ---
    Understood!
[03:53] ---
    I order Xia Chunyu and Helian Jing
    to head south—
[03:56] ---
    Huh?
[03:57] ---
    Where's Jing?
[03:58] ---
    Why isn't he in attendance today?
[04:00] ---
    Emperor,
[04:02] ---
    recently, Jing has been
    anxious and depressed.
[04:04] ---
    The doctor told him to recover at home.
[04:10] (Flashback) ---
    This life is one of numerous crossings.
SIGN    The Regretful Heart
SIGN    Even if a thousand sails have passed,
[04:14] (Flashback) ---
    Even if a thousand sails have passed,
SIGN    I wonder...
[04:17] (Flashback) ---
    I wonder...
[04:20] (Flashback) ---
    Who will guide me through life?
SIGN    Who will guide me through life?
SIGN    The road is far,
     and the water
     flows deep.
[04:31] (Flashback) ---
    The road is far, and the water flows deep.
SIGN    There's no need
     to force her
     to stay.
[04:34] (Flashback) ---
    There's no need to force her to stay.
[04:41] (Flashback) ---
    Life leaves much to be desired...
SIGN    The Regretful Heart
[04:46] (Flashback) ---
    Much to be desired.
[04:51] (Flashback) ---
    Go see the distant scenery.
[04:53] (Flashback) ---
    It seems... he still hasn't gotten over it.
[04:59] ---
    I'm afraid Jing won't be
    able to handle this task.
[05:04] ---
    In that case, you can go
    by yourself, Chunyu.
[05:06] ---
    Be sure to resolve this matter
    within a month.
[05:08] ---
    A month?
[05:10] (Flashback) ---
    Bonehead, do you want
    to go on a trip with me?
[05:13] (Flashback) ---
    Right! We can explore the outside world
[05:14] (Flashback) ---
    and look for new ingredients together.
[05:17] ---
    I... accept.
[05:32] ---
    That's...
[05:34] ---
    the Royal Kitchen.
[05:39] ---
    This is Chunyu's favorite.
[05:42] ---
    I'm sure he'll be delighted to eat it.
[05:46] ---
    We haven't left the palace yet.
[05:47] ---
    Go and see her.
[05:49] ---
    The Emperor won't mind.
[05:51] ---
    Going to say goodbye now
    will only distract her.
[05:55] ---
    The sooner we leave,
    the sooner we can return.
[05:57] ---
    You don't know what to say to her, do you?
[06:10] ---
    Dear guest!
[06:11] ---
    Thank you!
[06:13] ---
    Whoa!
[06:15] ---
    What's the matter?
[06:16] ---
    Prince.
SIGN    Jade Accessories
    Letter Writing
[06:18] ---
    Shopkeep.
[06:19] ---
    Huh?
[06:19] ---
    I'd like to buy paper and a pen.
SIGN    Ye Jiayao
SIGN    Ye Jiayao
SIGN    Ye Jiayao
SIGN    Ye Jiayao
[06:28] ---
    Go to the jade shop and get a peace charm.
[06:30] ---
    Then go to the market and buy something.
[06:31] ---
    All right.
[06:32] ---
    Send it to the Heavenly House,
    together with this letter.
[06:35] ---
    Meet us at Jinling Station at sunset.
[06:37] ---
    What should I buy for her?
[06:40] ---
    Come over.
[06:41] ---
    Okay.
[06:49] ---
    Prince, do you really want
    to send those, of all things?
[06:53] ---
    Yaoyao isn't as cheap
    and uncultured as you think.
[06:56] ---
    I believe she'd prefer this.
[06:59] ---
    As you wish.
[07:01] ---
    I'll go and buy what you requested.
[07:07] ---
    Let's go.
[07:10] ---
    So that's how it is.
[07:12] ---
    Ye Jiayao is actually a refreshing
    and refined girl.
[07:16] ---
    Jing still doesn't understand
    her as well as Chunyu.
[07:21] ---
    To go on a journey alone,
[07:26] ---
    and to see the scenery along the way...
SIGN    Jinling
[07:37] ---
    Chief Yao must be very happy right now.
[07:41] ---
    She's engaged to Chunyu,
[07:43] ---
    and she went to the palace
    to organize a birthday banquet
[07:45] ---
    as the head of the Heavenly House.
[07:49] ---
    I didn't know a thing about Chief Yao's past,
[07:51] ---
    but I one-sidedly fell in love with her.
[07:56] ---
    I don't want to bother her
    and Chunyu anymore.
[07:58] ---
    Consider my final glance
    at the palace just now
[08:01] ---
    to be...
[08:02] ---
    my one-sided farewell.
[08:09] ---
    The fire is way too strong!
[08:12] ---
    I heard from Xiaotian that you've carefully
    prepared a dish to serve as the finale.
[08:17] ---
    I was inspired by my promise with Chunyu.
[08:20] ---
    I wonder if he'll feel the
    same as me when he eats it.
[08:43] (Flashback) ---
    Leave the rest to me!
SIGN    Tuna
SIGN    Amberjack
SIGN    Bamboo fish
SIGN    Saury
SIGN    Salmon
SIGN    Bonito
SIGN    Sea bass
SIGN    Snapper
SIGN    Redfish
[08:54] ---
    Whenever I make a big dish,
[08:55] ---
    Lu Xiaotian's ceramic knife
    always comes in handy.
SIGN    Extracting The Freshness
    (Upgraded Version)
[09:14] ---
    Her knife technique
[09:15] ---
    is as light as a spring breeze.
[09:17] ---
    By not touching the fish bones at all,
[09:19] ---
    she makes it seem as if the sliced fish
    were still swimming unconsciously.
[09:24] ---
    How vivid and lifelike!
[09:31] ---
    Amazing!
SIGN    Mustard Seed
[10:01] ---
    Wang Mingde, help me watch the fire.
[10:02] ---
    Let it steam for half an hour.
[10:03] ---
    You got it!
[10:15] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, it's been half an hour!
[10:28] ---
    How tear-inducing!
SIGN    Gem of Nine Loongs
[10:57] ---
    Gem of Nine Loongs!
[11:03] ---
    My goodness!
    Allow me to taste it without delay!
[11:13] ---
    Mistress Ye has explained that this should
    be swallowed whole when eaten.
[11:31] ---
    This is exquisite!
[11:35] ---
    The feeling of it in my mouth
[11:39] ---
    is one of vast and unrestricted freedom.
[11:43] ---
    It is as if my taste buds are soaring
    in the blue sky over the vast seas.
[11:52] ---
    The delicate flavor is mixed
    with a hint of coarseness
[11:56] ---
    and the hustle and bustle of fireworks.
[12:04] ---
    I can taste the freshness of the
    breeze from the eastern seas,
[12:14] ---
    the vastness of the northern grasslands,
[12:24] ---
    the simplicity of the villages of Nanyue,
[12:29] ---
    the passion of the Coconut
    Winds from Qiongzhou,
[12:41] ---
    and the remoteness of the Western Regions.
[12:44] ---
    Cheers!
[12:46] ---
    Not to mention the peacefulness of Tibet,
[12:54] ---
    and the liveliness of Tianzhu!
[13:00] ---
    This one mouthful
[13:03] ---
    combines the flavors of all
    nine provinces and four seas.
[13:25] ---
    What an all-inclusive dish!
[13:32] ---
    Ah, yes!
[13:33] ---
    I have an idea.
[13:35] ---
    Uncle, what idea do you have?
[13:37] ---
    An idea for the Banquet of Nations.
[13:44] ---
    The moon will always be there...
[13:46] ---
    That's right, always there...
[13:47] ---
    More wine...
[13:49] ---
    Is Ye Jiayao here?
[13:52] ---
    Have her come to the palace.
[13:54] ---
    Understood.
[13:55] ---
    Honestly.
[13:56] ---
    Mistress Ye, the Emperor requests
    your presence at the palace.
[13:59] ---
    Okay.
[14:01] ---
    Ye Jiayao is here to see the Emperor.
[14:05] ---
    Ye Jiayao, where did you get the inspiration
    for this Gem of Nine Loongs dish?
[14:10] ---
    Emperor, when I was studying cooking,
[14:12] ---
    I discovered that Jinling incorporates the
    cuisine of the nine provinces and four seas.
[14:14] ---
    Therefore, I chose nine representative fish
[14:17] ---
    and came up with this dish.
[14:20] ---
    Excellent.
[14:21] ---
    I have a task for you.
[14:24] ---
    In two months, representatives of all
    the provinces will come to pay tribute.
[14:28] ---
    I hereby appoint you as chef
    for the Banquet of Nations!
[14:32] ---
    I, Ye Jiayao, accept this duty!
[14:33] ---
    Make sure that your Banquet of Nations
[14:35] ---
    allows all the provinces to
    experience my inclusive attitude!
[14:40] ---
    Emperor, I'm planning to go
    on a trip with Xia Chunyu.
[14:43] ---
    Why not send us both to various
    provinces to collect ingredients?
[14:46] ---
    With Chunyu, you say?
[14:48] ---
    Yes, Emperor.
[14:50] ---
    Fine, fine.
[14:51] ---
    I'll grant you an Imperial Edict.
[14:53] ---
    Go collect those ingredients.
[14:55] ---
    Thank you, Emperor!
[14:56] ---
    I'd like to go to the
    Western Regions as the first stop.
[14:59] ---
    Um... Go to Nanyue as your first stop.
[15:05] ---
    I have thus decreed!
[15:06] ---
    Okay, I'm tired. You can leave now.
[15:11] ---
    Was the Emperor in some kind of hurry?
[15:13] ---
    He couldn't wait to get rid of me.
[15:16] ---
    Well, time to head back and share
    the good news with Chunyu.
[15:22] ---
    We are the cooking champions!
[15:25] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, you're finally back.
[15:28] ---
    Brother Song has sent a box with
    gifts and a letter from the Prince.
[15:30] ---
    It's in your room.
[15:33] ---
    What?
[15:34] ---
    It seems like he already knows.
[15:35] ---
    This is my special celebration.
[15:38] ---
    All right, all right, let's go inside.
[15:39] ---
    Okay, let's go.
[15:47] ---
    I wonder what Chunyu got me.
[15:49] ---
    He's actually learned to be romantic.
SIGN    Zhang Dahe
    Delicate nine-piece
     kitchen knife set
SIGN    Super-thick tree trunk
     chopping board
SIGN    In-season
     fashionable apron
[16:05] ---
    I sure got headbutted by Bonehead.
[16:10] ---
    If I do well at the Banquet of Nations,
[16:12] ---
    the Heavenly House's name will spread
    to the surrounding countries.
[16:15] ---
    Very soon, I'll be at the peak of my life!
[16:17] ---
    Marriage!
[16:24] ---
    Go away! Go away! Go away! Go away!
[16:26] ---
    I'll be sure to tell him
    when I see him tomorrow.
SIGN    Ye Jiayao
[16:29] ---
    There's also a letter?
[16:31] ---
    What was there that he
    couldn't tell me directly?
[16:34] ---
    Could it be something
    particularly embarrassing?
[16:39] ---
    Yaoyao.
[16:40] ---
    When you read this letter,
[16:42] ---
    I will have already left Jinling,
    headed for Nanyue.
[16:47] ---
    My task is important,
    and time is short.
[16:50] ---
    I trust that you'll understand.
[16:54] ---
    Wait for my return.
[17:00] ---
    He left without even saying goodbye?
[17:04] ---
    Xia Chunyu, you idiot!
[17:06] ---
    I'm not getting married to you!
[17:10] ---
    Wanting to be closer
[17:11] ---
    Get to the bottom of your heart
[17:14] ---
    Afloat like the monsoon
[17:17] ---
    Clear skies turns cloudy
[17:19] ---
    Caught me off guard
[17:21] ---
    Stay away
[17:22] ---
    You could never understand my heart
[17:25] ---
    My feelings are written on it
[17:28] ---
    You distress me so
[17:29] ---
    No need to say anything
[17:33] ---
    Why aren't you happy?
[17:35] ---
    Ask yourself
[17:38] ---
    Why can't you say it?
[17:41] ---
    Always hard to be on the same page
[17:44] ---
    Cannot escape from it
[17:45] ---
    Longing for an intimate relationship
[17:49] ---
    Instead of cold replies
[17:53] ---
    Wanting to get closer
[17:54] ---
    Get to the bottom of my heart
[17:57] ---
    Full of courage standing by you
[17:59] ---
    Emotions sometimes mixed
[18:02] ---
    But can always be filled with warmth
[18:05] ---
    Your heart is completely rigid
[18:08] ---
    My heart is too hard to explain
[18:10] ---
    Every moment we had sways in the wind

Season 3

E3 - Soul-Searching Journey~!

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
[00:04] ---
    He left without even saying goodbye?!
[00:06] ---
    Damn Bonehead!
[00:08] ---
    You can stay in the Nanyue Kingdom forever!
[00:10] ---
    If we ask about the new recipe now,
    aren't we going to incur her wrath?
[00:16] ---
    The more I think, the angrier I get.
[00:21] ---
    What's this?
[00:22] ---
    Yaoyao, this is a pair of
    suet white jade peace charms.
[00:25] ---
    As a symbol of our engagement,
    we will take one each.
[00:28] ---
    When I think of you,
[00:29] ---
    I'll take it out and have a look.
[00:32] ---
    This is what he was hiding
    this morning, right?
[00:37] ---
    Never mind. I'll forgive him this time.
[00:41] ---
    Didn't he say we'd take one each?
[00:43] ---
    Bonehead's head is getting even bonier.
[00:48] ---
    In that case, I'll give it to him in person.
[01:03] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, where are you going?
[01:05] ---
    Nanyue.
[01:07] ---
    Huh?
[01:07] ---
    The Nanyue Kingdom
    that's outside our borders?
[01:09] ---
    That's right.
[01:11] ---
    No! Everyone, come here at once!
[01:13] ---
    Sister Yaoyao is going to the Nanyue Kingdom!
[01:15] ---
    Sister Yao, you can't go!
[01:17] ---
    If you go, who will oversee
    the Heavenly House?
[01:19] ---
    Sister Yao, we can't manage without you!
[01:21] ---
    Sister Yaoyao!
[01:26] ---
    Yesterday the Emperor decreed
[01:27] ---
    that I should collect ingredients for
    the Banquet of Nations in two months.
[01:30] ---
    The Banquet of Nations?
[01:31] ---
    Wow, you've given the Heavenly House
    an opportunity to shine again!
[01:34] ---
    So it's like that!
[01:35] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, you can go in peace.
[01:37] ---
    Leave the Heavenly House to us.
[01:38] ---
    Sister Yao, good luck!
[01:41] ---
    Okay, okay!
[01:42] ---
    Well, I won't keep you.
[01:43] ---
    Just wait for me to return
    with something delicious!
[01:44] ---
    Okay!
[01:50] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[01:53] ---
    I want to ask now
[02:03] ---
    I close my eyes
[02:05] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[02:06] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[02:09] ---
    I want to forget
[02:11] ---
    that you're in my heart
[02:12] ---
    Yearning at night
[02:15] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[02:17] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[02:20] ---
    You must not have known
[02:26] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[02:29] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[02:32] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[02:37] ---
    Not some day
[02:38] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[02:42] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[02:46] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[02:48] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[02:52] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[02:54] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[02:57] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[03:00] ---
    The wheel of fate
[03:02] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[03:03] ---
    The road to my heart
[03:05] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[03:20] ---
    Wait!
[03:22] ---
    I haven't gotten on yet.
[03:24] ---
    Support the anime, and I'll let you get on.
[03:28] ---
    As long as you let me on,
[03:29] ---
    not only will I support the anime,
[03:31] ---
    but I'll also buy the coins!
SIGN    Episode 27
    Soul-Searching Journey
[03:34] ---
    "Soul-Searching Journey."
[03:40] ---
    This time, I don't have to crossdress
    to go on official business!
[03:47] ---
    This is Jinling Station, right?
[03:50] ---
    Hey, go in that direction. Take care!
[03:53] ---
    One person?
[03:54] ---
    What?
[03:55] ---
    Can't I go alone?
[03:58] ---
    Of course you can! Why not?
SIGN    Starting Prices
SIGN    10 copper coins
SIGN    20 copper coins
[04:00] ---
    Here are the starting prices
    based on the first ten miles.
SIGN    10 taels
SIGN    20 taels
[04:05] ---
    Have a look and see which you'd like.
[04:09] ---
    I need to cross the border.
[04:11] ---
    No problems.
[04:12] ---
    A convoy is about to leave.
[04:14] ---
    As for the carriage...
[04:15] ---
    Ah, just come this way!
[04:17] ---
    This is our highest quality
    black cedar carriage,
[04:20] ---
    equipped with four steel axles
[04:23] ---
    and soft silver shock
    absorbers in the wheels.
[04:26] ---
    There are snacks and fruit
    inside the carriage—
[04:28] ---
    everything under the sun!
[04:30] ---
    The starting price is 20 taels.
[04:33] ---
    As for the ox carriage,
    you'll sit with sheep.
[04:37] ---
    It's not nearly as comfortable,
    but it is cheaper.
[04:40] ---
    The starting price is 20 copper coins.
[04:43] ---
    Which one would you like?
[04:46] ---
    Um... I'd like...
[04:48] ---
    I'll cover any expenses incurred
    during your ingredient collection!
[04:55] ---
    I care not for the best,
    but only the most expensive!
[04:58] ---
    That one!
[05:00] ---
    Sure thing!
[05:15] ---
    It's all about eating fruit, singing songs,
[05:17] ---
    and having baths on the road all the way!
[05:29] ---
    I must go to the Western
    Regions on my own two feet,
[05:33] ---
    and see the scenery along the way.
[05:47] ---
    I can't just give up on the trip like this.
[05:51] ---
    I need to see... see...
[06:04] ---
    Do you need a ride, sir?
[06:07] ---
    Uh... No, thanks.
[06:09] ---
    Really?
[06:12] ---
    I need to complete this soul-searching
    journey on my own two feet.
[06:16] ---
    Very well, then.
[06:17] ---
    Have a safe journey, sir.
[06:25] ---
    Wait!
[06:29] ---
    Changed your mind?
[06:31] ---
    I...
[06:33] ---
    I need a ride!
[06:35] ---
    So which carriage would you like to take?
[06:39] ---
    A rich man like me, of course, will...
[06:43] ---
    take this one!
[06:49] ---
    Young man,
[06:51] ---
    where are you going?
SIGN    Jian Panxia
[07:01] ---
    It's you!
[07:04] ---
    Give me my money back!
[07:06] ---
    Young man, have you
    mistaken me for someone else?!
[07:08] ---
    Give it back!
[07:15] ---
    I'm sorry, sir.
[07:16] ---
    I didn't expect that fraud
    to be your older brother.
[07:19] ---
    You guys look way too similar.
[07:21] ---
    I couldn't hold back.
[07:23] ---
    Don't worry, young man.
[07:25] ---
    I'm already used to it.
SIGN    Jie Panxia
[07:28] ---
    My big brother swindles people all day long,
[07:31] ---
    so when people spot me, they usually
    beat me up first and ask questions later.
[07:37] ---
    These days I can only put food on the table
    by helping people deliver goods.
[07:43] ---
    It's difficult to support my family.
[07:48] ---
    Sir, where are you planning to go?
[07:53] ---
    The Western Regions.
[08:07] ---
    This is so relaxing.
SIGN    Jinling
SIGN    Border Gate
SIGN    Nanyue Kingdom
[08:24] ---
    We're at the border gate.
[08:27] ---
    Young man,
[08:29] ---
    since you're going as far
    as the Western Regions,
[08:31] ---
    would you like me to
    give you another ride?
[08:33] ---
    I don't want to bother you, sir.
[08:35] ---
    Don't be in such a hurry to refuse.
[08:37] ---
    This time, you won't be
    crammed into an ox cart.
[08:39] ---
    I'm going to meet my family first.
[08:41] ---
    Wait for me.
[08:52] ---
    I've finally...
[08:53] ---
    arrived at the desert.
[08:58] ---
    I've left Jinling behind,
[09:00] ---
    and more importantly, Chief Yao.
[09:03] ---
    Jing?
[09:13] ---
    Why are you here?
[09:14] ---
    Wh-Why are you here?
[09:16] ---
    Hey, young man!
[09:17] ---
    I'm back.
[09:21] ---
    Wow, a moving yurt!
[09:23] ---
    Jing, is that guy your friend?
[09:27] ---
    I-I suppose...
[09:29] ---
    Excellent!
[09:30] ---
    The axle on my carriage is broken.
[09:32] ---
    Let's ask if I can get a ride.
[09:35] ---
    Sir!
[09:35] ---
    Yes?
[09:36] ---
    Can you give us a ride?
[09:37] ---
    Are you his friend?
[09:39] ---
    You're both welcome aboard.
[09:41] ---
    Thank you, sir!
[09:42] ---
    I d-d-don't...
[09:44] ---
    Stop standing around!
[09:45] ---
    Jing, get in!
[09:46] ---
    Hey!
[09:54] ---
    Come, have as much as you like.
[09:56] ---
    Ma'am, you're too kind.
[09:58] ---
    You two are so pretty and handsome.
[10:02] ---
    Really?
[10:04] ---
    Our yurt is simple and crude.
[10:06] ---
    I'm sorry we have nothing
    presentable to give you.
[10:08] ---
    No way.
[10:09] ---
    This is exactly what I think
    a home should be like.
[10:14] ---
    Sounds like the little one is hungry.
[10:18] ---
    I'll make dinner right away.
[10:22] ---
    Sir, you must be tired from
    driving us all this way.
[10:24] ---
    Let me make dinner for you.
[10:27] ---
    There's no way I could let a guest do that!
[10:30] ---
    Sir, you don't know this,
[10:33] ---
    but I'm a chef.
[10:54] ---
    Leave the rest to me!
[12:30] ---
    The Fragrant Hand Pilaf!
SIGN    Fragrant Hand Pilaf
[12:34] ---
    You must wash your hands
    before eating hand pilaf!
[12:39] ---
    Come and give it a try.
[12:42] ---
    Eh? Are you not eating?
[12:45] ---
    Ah, yes I am.
[12:53] ---
    Young man...
[12:59] ---
    It's delicious.
[13:08] ---
    This hand pilaf!
[13:11] ---
    The soft, fragrant rice...
[13:13] ---
    The rich and mellow lamb...
[13:15] ---
    These flavors slip into the heart,
[13:18] ---
    as if relighting the
    dwindling fire within me.
[13:22] ---
    This fire makes me young again,
[13:25] ---
    igniting new hope!
[13:31] ---
    I never wanted to be a dancer
    when I was young, but now...
[14:31] ---
    Where... Where am I?
[14:40] ---
    Driver, where are we—
[14:42] ---
    Wh-Why are you here, Chief Yao?
[14:45] ---
    Why wouldn't I be?
[14:47] ---
    You've been drunk all day and night.
[14:50] ---
    If I didn't stop you,
[14:52] ---
    that guy would have adopted
    you as his young man.
[14:55] ---
    They were really nice.
[14:57] ---
    They even helped us find a donkey
    cart before we left.
[15:00] ---
    Where are we going now?
[15:02] ---
    The Nanyue Kingdom.
[15:04] ---
    Why are you going to Nanyue?
[15:05] ---
    No, no, I need to get off!
[15:08] ---
    Hey, hey!
[15:10] ---
    Where are you going, Jing?
[15:11] ---
    Walking to the Western Regions.
[15:13] ---
    Huh? Why the Western Regions?
[15:15] ---
    Wolves could show up anytime
    out here in the wilderness.
[15:17] ---
    Those wolves are far stronger than humans.
[15:19] ---
    They can swallow you whole in one gulp.
[15:21] ---
    Like this. Growl!
[15:26] ---
    Are you scared?
    You're scared, right?
[15:27] ---
    If you don't come back,
    I'll go to Nanyue by myself.
[15:32] ---
    Not only are there wolves,
    bandits can also show up randomly.
[15:35] ---
    They burn, kill and pillage.
    They might be even fiercer than the wolves.
[15:39] ---
    So, Jing, you should come with me—
[15:41] ---
    I just don't want to be around you!
[15:51] ---
    Did you know...
[15:53] ---
    the reason I left Jinling...
[15:55] ---
    was because of you?
[15:58] ---
    Jing...
[16:01] ---
    I don't want to stay in Jinling.
    It's too full of memories.
[16:07] ---
    And I don't want to see you get married.
[16:15] ---
    Farewell.
[16:17] ---
    Do you want to hear what I think?
[16:22] ---
    We went back to Jinling together,
[16:25] ---
    and experienced many
    happy and unhappy things.
[16:29] ---
    Whenever I was sad,
[16:31] ---
    you'd always support me.
[16:33] ---
    It makes me happy
    to have you as a friend.
[16:38] ---
    But I can't promise you
    anything more than that.
[16:43] ---
    I need to responsibly
    express my feelings to you.
[16:47] ---
    The person I like...
[16:49] ---
    has always been Xia Chunyu.
[16:56] ---
    I'm sorry.
[16:58] ---
    I can't return your feelings.
[17:01] ---
    C-Chief Yao...
[17:06] ---
    But as your friend,
[17:08] ---
    I am also responsible for your safety,
[17:10] ---
    even though I'm not much of a fighter.
[17:31] ---
    I told you there are wolves!
[17:33] ---
    Chief Yao, hurry up!
[17:35] ---
    I'm going as fast as I can!
[17:37] ---
    Help!
[17:38] ---
    I won't stop to admire the scenery again!
[17:44] ---
    Wanting to be closer
[17:45] ---
    Get to the bottom of your heart
[17:48] ---
    Afloat like the monsoon
[17:51] ---
    Clear skies turns cloudy
[17:53] ---
    Caught me off guard
[17:54] ---
    Stay away
[17:56] ---
    You could never understand my heart
[17:59] ---
    My feelings are written on it
[18:01] ---
    You distress me so
[18:03] ---
    No need to say anything
[18:07] ---
    Why aren't you happy?
[18:09] ---
    Ask yourself
[18:12] ---
    Why can't you say it?
[18:14] ---
    Always hard to be on the same page
[18:17] ---
    Cannot escape from it
[18:18] ---
    Longing for an intimate relationship
[18:23] ---
    Instead of cold replies
[18:27] ---
    Wanting to get closer
[18:28] ---
    Get to the bottom of my heart
[18:30] ---
    Full of courage standing by you
[18:33] ---
    Emotions sometimes mixed
[18:35] ---
    But can always be filled with warmth
[18:38] ---
    Your heart is completely rigid
[18:41] ---
    My heart is too hard to explain
[18:44] ---
    Every moment we had sways in the wind

Season 3

E4 - Fated Person

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
[00:11] ---
    The refugees from Nanyue...
[00:14] ---
    Let's keep up our spirits
    and hasten our pace!
[00:21] ---
    Granny, where are they going?
[00:24] ---
    Maybe there's an urgent matter to attend to.
[00:27] ---
    From their dress, they look like
    generals and officers of Dayan.
[00:30] ---
    Could it be...
[00:47] ---
    I was resourceful enough to pack
    some snacks before leaving!
[00:55] ---
    Ah, thanks!
[00:56] ---
    Don't rush. There's enough
    for everyone. Here!
[00:59] ---
    Thank you!
[01:00] ---
    This is yours.
[01:00] ---
    You're a really kind person.
[01:04] ---
    Just one left...
[01:06] ---
    Eh, guess I can eat it.
[01:09] ---
    Young lady...
SIGN    Jian Panxia
[01:17] ---
    Do you have some...
SIGN    Jian Panxia
[01:19] ---
    ...for an old man like me?
[01:22] ---
    You don't look like a refugee.
[01:24] ---
    And also, this is the last one.
[01:26] ---
    I'm hungry, too.
[01:29] ---
    I'll show you a trick in
    exchange for your snack.
[01:34] ---
    Let's see...
[01:34] ---
    A trick?
[01:36] ---
    I see that your yintang is red!
[01:38] ---
    You must be facing the biggest
    problem of your life.
[01:41] ---
    Marriage!
SIGN    Marriage
[01:42] ---
    Huh? How did you know?
[01:45] ---
    It wasn't hard. I just had
    to do a quick calculation.
[01:51] ---
    This girl is probably someone
    important in the Nanyue Kingdom.
[01:54] ---
    She sneaked out by herself...
[01:56] ---
    Master, how do I overcome this problem?
[01:59] ---
    Can you tell me the answer?
[02:13] ---
    Keep going southeast, and you
    will meet your fated person.
[02:18] ---
    He is blessed with both handsome looks
    and extraordinary character.
[02:21] ---
    As long as you bring him back,
    everything will be resolved.
[02:28] ---
    Hey!
[02:31] ---
    Let's call this my payment.
[02:38] ---
    Maybe if I follow this master's guidance
[02:40] ---
    and find that fated person,
[02:41] ---
    my problem will be solved.
[02:44] ---
    All right!
[02:45] ---
    My target...
[02:45] ---
    is my fated person!
[02:52] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[02:54] ---
    I want to ask now
[03:05] ---
    I close my eyes
[03:06] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[03:07] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[03:10] ---
    I want to forget
[03:12] ---
    that you're in my heart
[03:13] ---
    Yearning at night
[03:16] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[03:19] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[03:21] ---
    You must not have known
[03:28] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[03:30] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[03:33] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[03:38] ---
    Not some day
[03:39] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[03:44] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[03:47] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[03:50] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[03:53] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[03:55] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[03:58] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[04:01] ---
    The wheel of fate
[04:03] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[04:04] ---
    The road to my heart
[04:06] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[04:22] ---
    Your Highness, what are your orders?
[04:25] ---
    Come over.
[04:26] ---
    Sure.
[04:27] ---
    Don't let Helian Xuan get ahead.
[04:29] ---
    Be sure to follow!
SIGN    Episode 28
    Fated Person
[04:32] ---
    "Fated Person."
[04:40] ---
    Look, up ahead!
SIGN    Big Man Inn
[04:45] ---
    It's an inn, Chief Yao!
[04:47] ---
    Then stop messing around!
[04:49] ---
    We're going to hit the big rock next to it!
SIGN    Big Man Inn
[05:06] ---
    It hurts!
[05:12] ---
    It's still after us?!
[05:13] ---
    Jing, let's hide in the inn.
[05:15] ---
    All right.
[05:23] ---
    It's so dark...
[05:24] ---
    Yeah, why isn't there even a light?
[05:27] ---
    Is there no one here?
[05:44] ---
    Would you like food or a room?
[05:47] ---
    What... What a scary big guy...
[05:49] ---
    Could it be... a bandit?
[05:52] ---
    We're just passing by...
[05:55] ---
    Passing by?
[05:56] ---
    Th-That's r-right!
[05:58] ---
    We're at the wrong place.
    Sorry for bothering you...
[06:05] ---
    A hungry wolf in front of us,
    and a dodgy inn behind us...
[06:08] ---
    God help us...
[06:27] ---
    Sit down.
[06:28] ---
    Okay!
[06:34] ---
    10 taels for food.
[06:35] ---
    5 taels for a room.
[06:37] ---
    No haggling.
[06:38] ---
    O-O-Okay...
[06:44] ---
    Chief Yao, why is it cheaper
    to stay in a room than to eat?
[06:48] ---
    I knew this was a dodgy place.
[06:51] ---
    This is the only inn
    within a 600-mile radius.
[06:55] ---
    I get all the ingredients
    from passing merchants.
[07:00] ---
    S-So it's like that...
[07:02] ---
    Everything he says only
    makes it sound dodgier.
[07:05] ---
    Wait. I'll go make the food.
[07:41] ---
    Eat.
[07:42] ---
    Is there anything else on the menu?
[07:44] ---
    This is the best food you'll find
    within a 600-mile radius.
[07:49] ---
    It's the only food within a 600-mile radius!
[08:06] ---
    Why aren't you eating?
[08:08] ---
    We're eating... We're eating...
[08:16] ---
    Sir, do you have any water here?
[08:20] ---
    Wait a moment.
[08:30] ---
    How'd you finish so fast?
[08:32] ---
    Well, sir, you're such a great cook
    that we just couldn't stop eating!
[08:36] ---
    That's r-right! Definitely the best
    within a 600-mile radius.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Big Man Inn
    Number One Cook
    Within 600 Miles!
     -Ye Jiayao & Helian Jing
[08:40] ---
    Is that right...?
[08:42] ---
    Well, I'm going to sort out the
    bedding for the two of you.
SIGN    Big Man Inn
[09:11] ---
    Chief Yao.
[09:12] ---
    You can't sleep either, huh?
[09:15] ---
    What do we do?
[09:18] ---
    There are wolves outside,
    and there's no way we can leave.
[09:21] ---
    I'm so hungry.
[09:24] ---
    Me, too.
[09:29] ---
    Come on, Jing!
[09:32] ---
    While the innkeeper's deep asleep,
[09:33] ---
    we'll go look for food in the kitchen.
[09:36] ---
    Sure!
[10:06] ---
    Huh, these are some high-quality ingredients.
[10:09] ---
    How did the innkeeper manage
    to use this to make... that?
[10:12] ---
    Chief Yao, it's all up to you!
[10:15] ---
    Yeah. Let me think about what to make.
SIGN    Wild Vegetables
SIGN    Mushrooms
SIGN    Beef Bones
[10:19] ---
    That's right!
[10:21] ---
    I can use the butter from Lu Xiaotian.
    Let's go with that.
[10:42] ---
    Leave the rest to me!
SIGN    Red Cliffs Duo Hotpot
[11:55] ---
    Red Cliffs Duo Hotpot!
[11:59] ---
    It smells really good.
[12:01] ---
    Chief Yao, how do I eat this?
[12:03] ---
    Bring the dipping sauce over first.
[12:05] ---
    Sure, okay.
[12:09] ---
    Isn't this pepper?
[12:11] ---
    If I add some seasoning to the dish,
    it might taste even better.
[12:18] ---
    So many wolves!
[12:19] ---
    How much further do I have to go
    before I find my fated person?
[12:24] ---
    A house?
[12:30] ---
    Wow, something smells good!
[12:32] ---
    They're still making food at this hour?
[12:34] ---
    All the better for me!
[12:37] ---
    This meat needs to go in
    seven or eight times.
[12:43] ---
    Then you dip it in the sauce.
[12:46] ---
    And finally...
[12:52] ---
    Hey!
[12:58] ---
    Did we get busted by the big guy?
[13:05] ---
    How come there's no one here?
[13:08] ---
    Wow!
[13:10] ---
    All this delicious-looking food,
    and yet no one to eat it.
[13:13] ---
    The innkeeper isn't here, either.
[13:21] ---
    Hey, keep your voice down!
[13:22] ---
    Stop running! Stand still!
[13:23] ---
    I said stop!
[13:30] ---
    I-Innkeeper, I haven't stolen a single bite.
[13:34] ---
    Innkeeper?
[13:35] ---
    Do we look like the innkeepers here?
[13:40] ---
    Then who are you?
[13:42] ---
    That's our line!
[13:43] ---
    What's a girl doing alone at a place
    like this in the middle of the night?
[13:46] ---
    I'm heading southeast.
[13:47] ---
    I was being chased by wolves,
    so I came in here to hide.
[13:53] ---
    The two of us are staying at the inn.
[13:55] ---
    We got hungry, so we came down for food.
[13:56] ---
    You seem hungry, too. Why not eat with us?
SIGN    Spicy Fresh
[14:36] ---
    Kill!
[14:39] ---
    Kill!
[14:41] ---
    So spicy and hot!
[14:43] ---
    It's like a rain of arrows
    dancing on your tongue.
[14:47] ---
    The rich, sweet-and-sour flavor
    is like a procession of warships.
[14:50] ---
    It intensely invades all my senses.
[14:52] ---
    But this spice...
[14:54] ---
    ...amidst the sweet and sour...
[14:56] ---
    ...brings with it a breath of new life.
[15:26] ---
    Handsome looks...
    Extraordinary character...
[15:33] ---
    Could you be...
[15:36] ---
    the one?
[15:38] ---
    My...
[15:40] ---
    fated person?
[15:45] ---
    What?
[15:47] ---
    U-Um... I haven't introduced myself yet.
[15:51] ---
    I'm Ah Ruan, from Nanyue.
[15:54] ---
    The Nanyue Kingdom?
[15:56] ---
    Then you must be starving.
[15:58] ---
    Have some more.
[15:59] ---
    Have some meat!
[16:06] ---
    Thanks.
[16:19] ---
    As expected of Chief Yao.
[16:22] ---
    Hey, why am I seeing stars?
[16:29] ---
    Jing?
[16:31] ---
    I'm so dizzy... What's happening?
[16:35] ---
    Hey, you two, what's...
[16:55] ---
    I wonder how Yaoyao is doing right now.
[16:58] ---
    Your Highness.
[16:59] ---
    A carrier pigeon has arrived from Jinling.
[17:04] ---
    What?
[17:06] ---
    Yaoyao is also going to Nanyue?
[17:09] ---
    The road is full of refugees and bandits.
[17:12] ---
    I can't let her go by herself.
[17:13] ---
    No, I'm going to go pick her up.
[17:18] ---
    However,
[17:19] ---
    I can't abandon my duty of visiting Nanyue.
[17:23] ---
    Song Qi, take the team
    and continue the journey.
[17:27] ---
    You must reach Nanyue according
    to the scheduled time.
[17:29] ---
    Don't be late!
[17:30] ---
    Understood.
[18:03] ---
    Wanting to be closer
[18:04] ---
    Get to the bottom of your heart
[18:07] ---
    Afloat like the monsoon
[18:10] ---
    Clear skies turns cloudy
[18:12] ---
    Caught me off guard
[18:14] ---
    Stay away
[18:15] ---
    You could never understand my heart
[18:18] ---
    My feelings are written on it
[18:20] ---
    You distress me so
[18:22] ---
    No need to say anything
[18:26] ---
    Why aren't you happy?
[18:28] ---
    Ask yourself
[18:31] ---
    Why can't you say it?
[18:34] ---
    Always hard to be on the same page
[18:37] ---
    Cannot escape from it
[18:38] ---
    Longing for an intimate relationship
[18:42] ---
    Instead of cold replies
[18:46] ---
    Wanting to get closer
[18:47] ---
    Get to the bottom of my heart
[18:50] ---
    Full of courage standing by you
[18:52] ---
    Emotions sometimes mixed
[18:55] ---
    But can always be filled with warmth
[18:58] ---
    Your heart is completely rigid
[19:00] ---
    My heart is too hard to explain
[19:03] ---
    Every moment we had sways in the wind

Season 3

E5 - Don't Worry! There's Food!

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
[00:10] ---
    Stop!
[00:32] ---
    Would you like food or—
[00:33] ---
    Bandit!
[00:40] ---
    Yaoyao!
[00:44] ---
    Bonehead, am I dreaming about you again?
[00:55] ---
    It really is Bonehead!
[01:01] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[01:04] ---
    I want to ask now
[01:14] ---
    I close my eyes
[01:16] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[01:17] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[01:20] ---
    I want to forget
[01:22] ---
    that you're in my heart
[01:23] ---
    Yearning at night
[01:26] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[01:29] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[01:31] ---
    You must not have known
[01:37] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[01:40] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[01:43] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[01:48] ---
    Not some day
[01:49] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[01:54] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[01:57] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[01:59] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[02:03] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[02:05] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[02:08] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[02:11] ---
    The wheel of fate
[02:13] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[02:14] ---
    The road to my heart
[02:16] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[02:32] ---
    Mistress Ye, if you fail to meet expectations,
[02:35] ---
    the Emperor will want your head.
[02:38] ---
    Dear audience,
[02:39] ---
    please continue to support us!
SIGN    Episode 29
    Don't Worry! There's Food!
[02:42] ---
    "Don't Worry! There's Food!"
SIGN    Big Man Inn
[02:46] ---
    Sorry, sorry, sorry! I'm really sorry!
[02:49] ---
    So the "pepper" I added last night
    was your anti-bandit drug.
[02:52] ---
    I'm so sorry for getting you
    beaten up over nothing.
[02:56] ---
    I'll never use mystery ingredients again.
[03:00] ---
    That's fine. I often get misunderstood.
[03:04] ---
    It's my fault for looking like this.
[03:07] ---
    Hey, you can't judge a book by its cover.
[03:09] ---
    You're big and scary, but you
    have the face of a good man.
[03:13] ---
    Is... Is that right?
[03:25] ---
    Do you understand how dangerous it was
    for you to set off on your own?
[03:28] ---
    Why didn't you let me know first?
[03:30] ---
    And how would I do that?
[03:31] ---
    Fly over and tell you?
[03:33] ---
    You could've sent me a carrier pigeon.
[03:35] ---
    Oh, yeah, I could've sent a carrier pigeon.
[03:38] ---
    W-Well, what if I wanted
    to tell you in person?
[03:42] ---
    Don't be foolish.
[03:43] ---
    I'm out on official business,
[03:44] ---
    not some kind of vacation.
[03:46] ---
    You're not the only one who's working.
[03:48] ---
    I happen to have official business of my own.
[03:50] ---
    See?
SIGN    Imperial Edict
SIGN    Imperial Edict
SIGN    Imperial Edict
[03:55] ---
    Even for the Banquet of Nations...
[03:56] ---
    There's also this.
[03:59] ---
    That's my half of the peace charm.
[04:02] ---
    Didn't you write in your letter that you'd
    take it out and look at it when you missed me?
[04:07] ---
    What would you do without your half?
[04:15] ---
    Since I'm already here,
    let's travel together from now on.
[04:19] ---
    Well then, let us continue to Nanyue.
[04:23] ---
    Are you going to Nanyue?
[04:25] ---
    And you are...?
[04:26] ---
    She's Ah Ruan. We just met last night.
[04:28] ---
    I can be your guide.
[04:31] ---
    Now that Chief Yao has been
    reunited with Brother Chunyu,
[04:34] ---
    I'll take my leave.
[04:35] ---
    Where are you going?
[04:37] ---
    Yeah, where are you going?
[04:38] ---
    Brother Chunyu can protect Chief Yao now.
[04:41] ---
    So I'll be on my way.
[04:42] ---
    You can't go by yourself.
[04:44] ---
    If something happened to you on the way,
    what would I say to your brother?
[04:47] ---
    Come with me to Nanyue first.
[04:48] ---
    Why?
[04:49] ---
    I can return to Jinling and travel
    to the Western Regions myself!
[04:51] ---
    You—
[04:53] ---
    Sounds like you'll need a guide
    to the Western Regions, too.
[04:57] ---
    What do you know?
[04:58] ---
    Ever gazed up at the stars
    on the vast highlands?
[05:00] ---
    Or run with cows and sheep
    under the white clouds?
[05:04] ---
    You've... been to the Western Regions?
[05:07] ---
    Of course.
[05:08] ---
    First, I'll take Yaoyao and Stoneface here
    where they need to go.
[05:11] ---
    Then I'll take you to the Western Regions.
[05:13] ---
    Hey, they don't need you as a guide.
[05:14] ---
    Let's go to the Western Regions now.
[05:16] ---
    Hey!
[05:16] ---
    How about this?
[05:17] ---
    Ah Ruan will be our guide first.
[05:19] ---
    Jing, you come with us to Nanyue,
[05:21] ---
    and then Chunyu can
    arrange your passage back.
[05:23] ---
    But, I—
SIGN    Big Man Inn
[05:24] ---
    Let's go, let's go!
[05:32] ---
    Hey, can you drive a cart, or not?
[05:34] ---
    I didn't stop on purpose!
    The donkey has a mind of its—
[05:37] ---
    Let me take the reins.
[05:44] ---
    Nanjia Village is ahead.
[05:47] ---
    Let's rest there for today.
[05:50] ---
    Sure.
[05:52] ---
    How pretty!
[05:55] ---
    I wonder if Song Qi and his team
    have arrived at the capital of Nanyue.
[06:06] ---
    We're here, we're here!
[06:18] ---
    There's someone there!
[06:21] ---
    Hey, I see you!
[06:25] ---
    You should go. We don't have
    anything for you to eat here.
[06:30] ---
    We're just looking for a place to stay.
[06:37] ---
    You can stay the night.
[06:41] ---
    But we lost all our food
    to a plague of locusts.
[06:44] ---
    All the able-bodied villagers
    have gone out to look for more.
[06:50] ---
    We're already imposing
    on you by staying here.
[06:52] ---
    We'll come up with something to eat.
[06:54] ---
    Can you let us use your kitchen?
[07:01] ---
    I didn't realize the locusts were this bad.
[07:04] ---
    There's no time to lose. I need to see
    the king of Nanyue as soon as possible.
[07:10] ---
    Yaoyao, there's something
    I have to discuss with you.
[07:13] ---
    Jing, Ah Ruan, you guys go
    check out our lodging.
[07:16] ---
    Chunyu and I will handle the kitchen.
[07:17] ---
    Sure.
[07:21] ---
    What? You have to leave already?
[07:24] ---
    You saw how severe the famine is.
[07:26] ---
    I need to meet the king of Nanyue
    and offer our aid as soon as possible.
[07:29] ---
    But we only just reunited!
[07:32] ---
    I'm already a day behind schedule.
[07:33] ---
    Every extra day I delay,
    more people will starve.
[07:38] ---
    Fine. National matters are important.
[07:40] ---
    If you need to go, then go.
[07:42] ---
    I will wait for you in the capital of Nanyue.
[07:44] ---
    Fine, fine. Just leave already.
[07:51] ---
    Wh-Where'd he go?
[07:54] ---
    Xia Chunyu...
[07:57] ---
    You pulled your disappearing act on me again!
[08:06] ---
    We only just reunited,
    and you've already left.
[08:09] ---
    Bonehead...
[08:15] ---
    Where have those two been all day?
[08:18] ---
    Maybe they already left behind our backs.
[08:20] ---
    No way! They wouldn't do something like that.
[08:23] ---
    Really?
[08:24] ---
    Stoneface didn't really seem
    like a good person, though.
[08:43] ---
    What are you two doing?
[08:47] ---
    W-We've been looking for wild vegetables!
[08:50] ---
    Okay, well, don't let me stop you.
[08:52] ---
    Eh?
[08:53] ---
    Wh-What is this?
[08:59] ---
    Peas and chameleon plants...
[09:10] ---
    All right! Now we have something to eat!
[09:18] ---
    You can... eat these plants?
[09:21] ---
    Yep.
[09:22] ---
    The peas have been soaking in the pond,
[09:24] ---
    just enough to be ground into flour.
[09:27] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, this is some Nanyue
    chili sauce that I brought from home.
[09:30] ---
    Do you think you can use it?
[09:34] ---
    Wow, it smells nice! We're in for a treat.
[09:56] ---
    Leave the rest to me!
SIGN    Prepare Pea Flour Suspension
SIGN    Wait For Suspension To Settle
SIGN    Remove Water From The Top
SIGN    Remove Water From The Top
SIGN    Remove Water From The Top
SIGN    Remove Aqueous Flour
SIGN    Remove Glutinous Flour
SIGN    Remove Glutinous Flour
SIGN    Remove Glutinous Flour
SIGN    Remove Glutinous Flour
SIGN    Remove Aqueous Flour
SIGN    Remove Glutinous Flour
SIGN    Stir Aqueous
    Flour In Water
SIGN    Remove Aqueous Flour
SIGN    Remove Aqueous Flour
SIGN    Use Hot Water To
     Thin Glutinous Flour
SIGN    Put Some Glutinous Flour
     In A Porridge Pot
SIGN    Chop Chameleon Plant
SIGN    Add Chopped Chameleon Plant To Porridge Pot
SIGN    Aqueous Flour Pot
SIGN    Glutinous Flour Pot
SIGN    Porridge Pot
SIGN    Add Aqueous Flour
     To Glutinous Flour
SIGN    Aqueous Flour Pot
SIGN    Glutinous Flour Pot
SIGN    Porridge Pot
SIGN    Wait For Glutinous Flour To Solidify
SIGN    Take Out Finished Product
SIGN    Four Hours Later
[11:43] ---
    Anti-Hunger Companion!
SIGN    Anti-Hunger Companion
[11:54] ---
    Keep your chopsticks at bay
    until everyone is at the table.
[11:58] ---
    I'm here. Eat up!
[12:09] ---
    So you can use Nanyue chili sauce
    like this, too! Sister Yaoyao is amazing!
SIGN    FOOD
[12:33] ---
    Father!
[12:35] ---
    We're back!
[12:36] ---
    We'll go and cook.
[12:40] ---
    Dad! Mom!
[12:42] ---
    What took you guys so long?
[12:43] ---
    I'm starving!
[12:44] ---
    Hey!
[12:45] ---
    You rascal. Did you make
    Grandpa cross while we were out?
[12:49] ---
    No!
[12:52] ---
    I'm starving!
[12:52] ---
    What a little glutton!
    Don't worry. There'll be food soon.
[12:54] ---
    Your favorite.
[12:55] ---
    Yay!
[12:59] ---
    Go, go! Let's check out the fields!
[13:06] ---
    Chief!
[13:08] ---
    Chief!
[13:09] ---
    Chief!
[13:10] ---
    Chief!
[13:11] ---
    You guys...
[13:24] ---
    Let's continue!
[13:27] ---
    Be careful!
[13:29] ---
    It's coming, it's coming!
[13:30] ---
    Chief, check out the big,
    fat fish I just caught!
[13:35] ---
    Wait 'til I'm done. Tonight, I'll bring it
    over and we can have a drink!
[13:45] ---
    Father, we have a bumper harvest,
    a bumper harvest!
[13:55] ---
    Father, let's eat.
[13:57] ---
    Grandpa, come eat already!
[14:05] ---
    Grandpa, Grandpa, what's the matter?
[14:09] ---
    Ah, Grandpa's fine...
[14:13] ---
    Come, let's eat, let's eat!
[14:17] ---
    Let's eat...
SIGN    The Next Day
[14:30] ---
    Chief.
[14:31] ---
    I've written down where to find the peas
    and chameleon plants, as well as a recipe
[14:34] ---
    for the "Anti-Hunger Companion."
[14:36] ---
    If you teach this to the other villagers,
    you should be able to get by for a while.
[14:40] ---
    Also, you're welcome to keep the donkey.
[14:45] ---
    You kind people...
[14:47] ---
    One such as I...
[14:50] ---
    has no way to repay you!
[14:53] ---
    Please don't worry, Chief! Take it anyway!
[14:58] ---
    Goodbye!
[14:58] ---
    Goodbye! Don't stay outside too long!
[15:02] ---
    Here.
[15:13] ---
    Ah Ruan, did Jing do something to upset you?
[15:16] ---
    No, no, I didn't!
[15:17] ---
    No, it's just that I'm so happy.
[15:21] ---
    To tell the truth, I ran away from home.
[15:27] ---
    My father had been very anxious
    about the locust plague.
[15:30] ---
    Someone suggested that I be married off
[15:32] ---
    to the stupid son of a rich
    family in exchange for food.
[15:35] ---
    But I knew I wouldn't be happy that way.
[15:40] ---
    So I secretly escaped.
[15:43] ---
    Now I have hope.
[15:45] ---
    I'll never be forced to marry again.
[15:48] ---
    Don't worry, we'll never let you get
    married off to some landlord's stupid son.
[15:52] ---
    Chief Yao is right. I'll help, too.
[16:01] ---
    Please rest for the night, Lord Xia.
[16:04] ---
    I will go and report to the king.
[16:06] ---
    Thank you.
[16:10] ---
    I wonder where Yaoyao is right now.
[16:16] ---
    Let's see you escape this one!
[16:19] ---
    I've got you now!
[16:22] ---
    Your Highness.
[16:25] ---
    The pigs and cows in Nanyue
    can no longer be fed,
[16:27] ---
    so we raised some ducks as a meat supplement.
[16:33] ---
    Go and pick up Yaoyao.
[16:35] ---
    She is on her way to the Nanyue
    capital via Nanjia village.
[16:38] ---
    Barring any unforeseen circumstances,
    they should be at this location right now.
[16:42] ---
    Um, aren't you going in person?
[16:47] ---
    I-I'm on my way right now!
[17:03] ---
    Wanting to be closer
[17:05] ---
    Get to the bottom of your heart
[17:08] ---
    Afloat like the monsoon
[17:10] ---
    Clear skies turns cloudy
[17:12] ---
    Caught me off guard
[17:14] ---
    Stay away
[17:15] ---
    You could never understand my heart
[17:18] ---
    My feelings are written on it
[17:21] ---
    You distress me so
[17:22] ---
    No need to say anything
[17:26] ---
    Why aren't you happy?
[17:28] ---
    Ask yourself
[17:31] ---
    Why can't you say it?
[17:34] ---
    Always hard to be on the same page
[17:37] ---
    Cannot escape from it
[17:38] ---
    Longing for an intimate relationship
[17:42] ---
    Instead of cold replies
[17:46] ---
    Wanting to get closer
[17:47] ---
    Get to the bottom of my heart
[17:50] ---
    Full of courage standing by you
[17:53] ---
    Emotions sometimes mixed
[17:55] ---
    But can always be filled with warmth
[17:58] ---
    Your heart is completely rigid
[18:01] ---
    My heart is too hard to explain
[18:03] ---
    Every moment we had sways in the wind

Season 3

E6 - The Trio Who Survive Countless Perils

Season 3

E7 - Ruan's Home

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
[00:04] ---
    Ah Ruan!
[00:06] ---
    Where have you been?
[00:07] ---
    Do you know how much your
    father has worried about you?!
[00:10] ---
    "Father"?
[00:13] ---
    It's not their fault!
[00:14] ---
    I ran away from the palace by myself.
[00:19] ---
    I left because I wanted to help you find
    a way to destroy the locusts, Father!
[00:24] ---
    Ah Ruan...
[00:26] ---
    So, you... You're...
[00:31] ---
    You're the princess
    of the Nanyue Kingdom?!
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[00:39] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
[00:41] ---
    I want to ask now
[00:52] ---
    I close my eyes
[00:53] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[00:55] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[00:58] ---
    I want to forget
[00:59] ---
    that you're in my heart
[01:01] ---
    Yearning at night
[01:03] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[01:06] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[01:09] ---
    You must not have known
[01:15] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[01:18] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[01:20] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[01:25] ---
    Not some day
[01:26] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[01:31] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[01:34] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[01:37] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[01:40] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[01:42] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[01:45] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[01:48] ---
    The wheel of fate
[01:50] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[01:52] ---
    The road to my heart
[01:53] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[02:09] ---
    Your Highness, what are your orders?
[02:12] ---
    Come over.
[02:13] ---
    Sure.
[02:14] ---
    Don't let Helian Xuan get ahead.
[02:16] ---
    Be sure to follow!
SIGN    Episode 30
    Ruan's Home
[02:19] ---
    "Ruan's Home."
[02:26] ---
    So that's what happened.
[02:28] ---
    How interesting.
[02:29] ---
    How very interesting!
[02:31] ---
    What I did just now was an expression
    of a father's love for his daughter.
[02:36] ---
    I hope that the envoy of
    Dayan can look past it.
[02:40] ---
    This is all your fault, Father.
[02:52] ---
    Don't ever do this again.
[03:00] ---
    Since the misunderstanding
    has been resolved,
[03:02] ---
    we have no further issues.
[03:05] ---
    How sensible, how sensible!
[03:07] ---
    So, what brings you here on this
    diplomatic mission, Envoy Xia?
[03:11] ---
    Your Majesty, based on your tribute,
    the Emperor speculated that
[03:14] ---
    there might be a shortage of
    food in the Nanyue Kingdom.
[03:16] ---
    Hence, I was sent here to investigate.
[03:20] ---
    Brother truly is a paragon of benevolence!
[03:26] ---
    We already witnessed many famished
    Nanyue refugees on the way here.
[03:28] ---
    The situation is critical.
[03:30] ---
    I've already sent men home
    to start transferring food.
[03:32] ---
    It should be delivered within a few days.
[03:34] ---
    Good—
[03:36] ---
    no, excellent!
[03:37] ---
    Today we shall hold a welcoming
    banquet for the envoy!
[03:41] ---
    Your Majesty, considering
    the current emergency,
[03:44] ---
    a more frugal celebration will suffice.
[03:47] ---
    Envoy Xia is so considerate!
[03:50] ---
    Ah Ruan, be sure to demonstrate your
    utmost hospitality toward the envoy.
[03:53] ---
    Make sure you don't take this duty lightly!
[03:55] ---
    Don't worry, Father.
[03:59] ---
    Thank you, Your Majesty.
[04:01] ---
    Let's go.
[04:01] ---
    I'll show you two around my house.
[04:08] ---
    Your Majesty, I have something important
    to discuss with my fiancée.
[04:11] ---
    May I be excused?
[04:13] ---
    Then I'll wait for you
    to handle your own affairs,
[04:15] ---
    after which we can discuss
    the food delivery in detail.
[04:21] ---
    I'm telling you guys that we have peacocks.
[04:24] ---
    Peacocks?
[04:27] ---
    Over there is the Temple of Heaven,
    where our peacocks are raised.
[04:35] ---
    Isn't it tall?
[04:45] (Flashback) ---
    Yaoyao.
[04:47] (Flashback) ---
    Every extra day I delay,
    more people will starve.
[04:50] (Flashback) ---
    Fine.
[04:51] (Flashback) ---
    Wh-Where'd he go?
[04:58] ---
    Wait till we reach the Temple.
[04:59] ---
    I'll teach you how to feed the peacocks.
[05:02] ---
    Where's Sister Yaoyao?
[05:03] ---
    Huh?
[05:09] ---
    Why did Brother Chunyu follow us?
[05:11] ---
    Didn't your father need to discuss
    the disaster relief with him?
[05:13] ---
    Yeah, that's right.
[05:17] ---
    Since Brother Chunyu is here,
[05:18] ---
    let's ask him to come with us.
[05:21] ---
    What's wrong with your eyesight?
[05:22] ---
    Can't you see that he's with Sister Yaoyao?
[05:24] ---
    Eh? Oh, yeah...
[05:27] ---
    If you have something to say, say it.
    Otherwise, leave me alone.
[05:31] ---
    I...
[05:33] ---
    was wrong.
[05:34] ---
    What did you do wrong?
[05:36] ---
    I shouldn't have suddenly disappeared.
[05:39] ---
    And?
[05:41] ---
    But I think...
[05:43] ---
    you can understand why I did it.
[05:49] ---
    On this trip, our first priority
    should be the mission.
[05:52] ---
    Furthermore—
[05:52] ---
    Enough!
[05:54] ---
    You don't understand the
    first thing about why I'm angry.
[06:02] ---
    Yaoyao.
[06:03] ---
    Ah Ruan is showing me around the palace.
[06:05] ---
    I can't keep her waiting.
[06:07] ---
    Take care of your mission by yourself.
[06:54] ---
    Godly King, you must have missed me a lot.
[06:58] ---
    This is the first time I've
    seen a peacock up so close.
[07:00] ---
    It's so beautiful.
[07:02] ---
    Is "Godly King" its name?
[07:04] ---
    Yep.
[07:05] ---
    In the Nanyue Kingdom, we've always
    worshiped the Peacock God.
[07:09] ---
    The people of Nanyue believe
    that in times of disaster,
[07:11] ---
    the Peacock God will bring
    good fortune and protect us.
[07:19] ---
    That's right!
[07:20] ---
    Peacocks eat locusts.
[07:22] ---
    Father and I already thought of that.
[07:25] ---
    However, the locust plague came too suddenly,
[07:27] ---
    and we hadn't raised enough
    peacocks to handle them all.
[07:34] ---
    Fortunately, you guys
    showed up with the solution.
[07:38] ---
    Maybe Godly King brought you here.
[07:44] ---
    All right, Sister Yaoyao.
[07:45] ---
    For the next stop, I'll show you our kitchen.
[07:55] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, this is our kitchen.
[08:00] ---
    Nanyue's kitchen is a completely
    different style from Jinling's.
[08:05] ---
    But there really aren't
    many usable ingredients.
[08:10] ---
    What should I do?
[08:14] ---
    Master Wang.
[08:16] ---
    Princess, you're finally back.
[08:19] ---
    Master Wang, what are you
    worrying about here on your own?
[08:23] ---
    Originally, I wanted to make some Nanyue
    specialties for the envoy from Dayan.
[08:28] ---
    But our ingredients...
[08:31] ---
    Master Wang...
[08:33] ---
    Even if you lack ingredients,
    you can still cook.
[08:37] ---
    Just ask Chief Yao.
SIGN    Rushan Cheese
SIGN    Chinese Ginseng
SIGN    Chinese Ginseng Flowers
SIGN    Termite Mushrooms
SIGN    Rubing Cheese
SIGN    Eggs
SIGN    Wheat Melons
SIGN    Dendrobiums
SIGN    Chicken Heads
[08:50] ---
    This is everything we can
    get our hands on here.
[08:54] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, does this make
    things too difficult for you?
[09:27] ---
    Godly King will protect us, right?
[09:51] ---
    Leave the rest to me!
[11:22] ---
    What is this you've brought?
[11:26] ---
    We've prepared a surprise for you, Father.
[11:35] ---
    Please watch, Your Majesty.
[12:03] ---
    Godly King: Unfurling Peacock!
SIGN    Godly King: Unfurling Peacock
[12:08] ---
    Ah, Godly, Godly King!
[12:52] ---
    The Rushan and Rubing cheeses
[12:55] ---
    impart the flavors that have been passed
    down in the Nanyue Kingdom for centuries.
[13:04] ---
    Amidst this sweet and tender taste,
[13:07] ---
    it is as if...
[13:09] ---
    What does it contain?
[13:26] ---
    The eyes in the tail feathers
    emit a warm glow,
[13:31] ---
    full of peace and happiness.
[13:50] ---
    The taste of protection...
[14:07] ---
    Simply incredible!
[14:08] ---
    To think that Envoy Xia's fiancée
[14:10] ---
    could make such a delicious dish
    with such meager ingredients.
[14:15] ---
    Thank you, Your Majesty.
[14:18] ---
    But the one thing I don't understand is...
[14:21] ---
    How can a peacock made of
    Rushan cheese unfurl its tail?
[14:25] ---
    Your Majesty, I placed a weight inside
    the hollow body of the peacock.
[14:30] ---
    Then I used several bearing shafts connected
    to the tail feathers to support the weight.
[14:34] ---
    Then I used silk thread to
    fix the bearings to the grill.
[14:38] ---
    When the flame rises and burns off
    the silk threads holding the bearings,
[14:41] ---
    the weight then lowers,
    raising the tail feathers.
[14:44] ---
    And that's why it's called
    the "Unfurling Peacock."
[14:47] ---
    So that's how it worked.
[14:48] ---
    Ingenious. Truly original.
[14:56] ---
    I just received a letter via carrier pigeon.
[14:57] ---
    The food delivery team has
    encountered a collapsed hill.
[14:59] ---
    It'll take a month to deliver the food.
[15:03] ---
    Your Majesty.
[15:08] ---
    The food now needs a month to be delivered...
[15:14] ---
    What should we do?
[15:18] ---
    I have an idea.
[15:22] ---
    I recently found two kinds of ingredients
    in Nanjia Village and the nearby lake,
[15:26] ---
    but the villagers didn't
    know how to use them.
[15:30] ---
    I have marked the location
    of the lake on the map.
SIGN    Nanyue
SIGN    Vine Cliff
SIGN    Nanjia
    Village
[15:36] ---
    Father, look, these few lakes all have the
    ingredients that Sister Yaoyao spoke of:
[15:40] ---
    chameleon plants and peas.
[15:42] ---
    As long as you gather those ingredients
[15:44] ---
    and use Chief Yao's cooking method,
[15:46] ---
    you will definitely survive the month.
[15:49] ---
    Good, good.
[15:51] ---
    Not only is Envoy Xia's fiancée
    a remarkable cook,
[15:53] ---
    she has come to us with a solution
    for our most pressing emergency.
[15:59] ---
    However, the locusts remain an issue.
[16:01] ---
    Nanyue cannot always rely on food
    transfers to solve the problem.
[16:05] ---
    I was just about to discuss
    that with Your Majesty.
[16:11] ---
    Please take a look.
[16:18] ---
    Why is this duck so fat?
[16:29] ---
    I inadvertently discovered that
    ducks feed upon locusts.
[16:32] ---
    After confirming this, I now present it
    to Your Majesty as a solution.
[16:34] ---
    Please request for 100,000 ducks to be
    dispatched to resolve the locust plague.
[16:39] ---
    Excellent!
[16:40] ---
    How resourceful you are, Envoy Xia!
[16:42] ---
    This fat-duck plan of yours
    is wonderful! Simply wonderful!
[16:51] ---
    Quick, catch that fat duck!
[17:09] ---
    Envoy Xia, you must tell
    Brother how grateful I am.
[17:15] ---
    How can a neighbor stand by and watch
[17:16] ---
    while the people of the
    Nanyue Kingdom are in trouble?
[17:20] ---
    Exactly, exactly.
[17:24] ---
    My daughter is unwell and cannot see you off,
[17:27] ---
    but I wish you all the best.
[17:34] ---
    Then we won't bother you any further.
[17:38] ---
    Let's go.
[17:48] ---
    Let's go back and see Ah Ruan.
[18:01] ---
    Wanting to be closer
[18:02] ---
    Get to the bottom of your heart
[18:05] ---
    Afloat like the monsoon
[18:08] ---
    Clear skies turns cloudy
[18:10] ---
    Caught me off guard
[18:12] ---
    Stay away
[18:13] ---
    You could never understand my heart
[18:16] ---
    My feelings are written on it
[18:18] ---
    You distress me so
[18:20] ---
    No need to say anything
[18:24] ---
    Why aren't you happy?
[18:26] ---
    Ask yourself
[18:29] ---
    Why can't you say it?
[18:32] ---
    Always hard to be on the same page
[18:34] ---
    Cannot escape from it
[18:36] ---
    Longing for an intimate relationship
[18:40] ---
    Instead of cold replies
[18:44] ---
    Wanting to get closer
[18:45] ---
    Get to the bottom of my heart
[18:48] ---
    Full of courage standing by you
[18:50] ---
    Emotions sometimes mixed
[18:52] ---
    But can always be filled with warmth
[18:56] ---
    Your heart is completely rigid
[18:58] ---
    My heart is too hard to explain
[19:01] ---
    Every moment we had sways in the wind

Season 3

E8 - Wonderful Date

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
[00:03] ---
    I am grateful to Dayan for
    generously coming to our help.
[00:07] ---
    I should express my gratitude
    with a letter of thanks.
[00:11] ---
    I will write—
[00:12] ---
    Oh, no! Your Majesty!
[00:14] ---
    The princess left a note
[00:16] ---
    saying that she's already left with the
    Dayan convoy to have fun in Jinling!
[00:18] ---
    What?!
[00:20] ---
    Can we catch up with her
    if we send someone right now?
[00:22] ---
    The princess is accompanying
    the envoy of Dayan and his team.
[00:25] ---
    She shouldn't be in
    any danger this time.
[00:27] ---
    That's true.
[00:30] ---
    Wait, no, it isn't!
[00:30] ---
    She's not familiar with Dayan.
[00:32] ---
    What if she offends someone?
[00:33] ---
    Your Majesty can ask the emperor of
    Dayan to look after her in your letter.
[00:37] ---
    She can be brought back after
    the Banquet of Nations.
[00:41] ---
    Bring the pen and ink!
[00:47] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[00:49] ---
    I want to ask now
[01:00] ---
    I close my eyes
[01:01] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[01:03] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[01:06] ---
    I want to forget
[01:07] ---
    that you're in my heart
[01:09] ---
    Yearning at night
[01:11] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[01:14] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[01:17] ---
    You must not have known
[01:23] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[01:26] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[01:29] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[01:33] ---
    Not some day
[01:34] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[01:39] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[01:42] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[01:45] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[01:48] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[01:51] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[01:53] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[01:56] ---
    The wheel of fate
[01:58] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[02:00] ---
    The road to my heart
[02:01] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[02:18] ---
    Mistress Ye, if you fail
    to meet expectations,
[02:21] ---
    the Emperor will want your head.
[02:24] ---
    Dear audience,
[02:25] ---
    please continue to support us!
SIGN    Episode 32
    Wonderful Date
[02:28] ---
    "Wonderful Date."
SIGN    Military
[02:36] ---
    I'm so bored.
[02:38] ---
    Do you want anything to drink?
[02:41] ---
    Jing, do you want anything to drink?
[02:44] ---
    No.
[02:46] ---
    Still mad at Ah Ruan?
[02:48] ---
    Wasn't she unwell?
[02:52] ---
    She should've let us see her anyway.
[02:56] ---
    She said she'd be my guide
    to the Western Regions.
[03:00] ---
    So much for that promise.
[03:02] ---
    You care about Ah Ruan so much.
[03:04] ---
    Do you like her?
[03:07] ---
    Wh-Who are you saying likes her?!
[03:09] ---
    I just disapprove of people
    who don't keep their word—
[03:11] ---
    Helian Jing!
[03:21] ---
    What a bumpy ride.
[03:23] ---
    When on earth are you going
    to learn how to drive a cart?
[03:26] ---
    If I didn't come with you,
[03:27] ---
    I'd have no idea what kind of bad things
    you were saying behind my back.
[03:31] ---
    A-Are you coming with me
    to the Western Regions?
[03:35] ---
    That was the plan... at first.
[03:39] ---
    But now I've changed my mind.
[03:42] ---
    I want to broaden my horizons
    in the flourishing city of Jinling.
[03:46] ---
    That's fine, I guess.
[03:47] ---
    Brother Chunyu wouldn't let me go anyway.
[03:50] ---
    I'm glad you understand.
[03:53] ---
    Since you're going to Jinling,
[03:54] ---
    I can put the past aside and be your guide.
[03:57] ---
    Huh? Really?
[03:58] ---
    O-Of course!
[04:01] ---
    The stench of love fills the air.
[04:04] ---
    The stench of love?
[04:21] ---
    Stop.
[04:22] ---
    We'll rest here today.
[04:24] ---
    Set up the campfire.
[04:25] ---
    Yes, sir!
[04:44] ---
    Bonehead's wilderness survival skills
    are more impressive than I expected.
[04:47] ---
    It looks exactly like it should.
[04:51] ---
    Time to eat.
[05:13] ---
    This is how food is prepared on the march.
[05:15] ---
    By boiling steamed buns, you can stave off
    hunger and quench thirst at the same time.
[05:21] ---
    Let me take over.
[05:28] ---
    Good thing I brought some rice
    and mushrooms from Nanyue.
[05:30] ---
    Let's make do with what we've got.
[05:31] ---
    That's our Chief Yao!
[05:32] ---
    It's simply delicious!
[05:35] ---
    Don't rush, don't rush!
    There's enough for everyone.
[05:37] ---
    Slow down, slow down.
[05:38] ---
    Who stepped on my foot?
[05:38] ---
    Do I hear running water?
[05:40] ---
    I'll go look for ingredients.
[05:41] ---
    You?
[05:50] ---
    That was so satisfying.
[05:52] ---
    Yeah...
[05:54] ---
    Hasn't Sister Yaoyao
    been gone for a long time?
[05:58] ---
    It feels like it's been an hour already.
[06:01] ---
    Song Qi.
[06:02] ---
    Stay here with the soldiers,
    and protect the princess and Prince Jing.
[06:05] ---
    I'll go find her.
[06:06] ---
    Leave it to me, Your Highness.
[06:17] ---
    I managed to get lost. I'm amazing.
[06:20] ---
    No way!
[06:22] ---
    Everything looks the same here!
[06:26] ---
    Ye Jiayao, calm down!
[06:28] ---
    Ye Jiayao, there aren't any monsters
    that would knock you down!
[06:31] ---
    Ye Jiayao, the peak of your life
    is still waiting for you!
[06:36] ---
    Y-Yeah...
[06:42] ---
    Ch-Chunyu...
[06:44] ---
    Just look at me.
[06:45] ---
    Don't look elsewhere.
[07:14] ---
    Hey, you told me to not look elsewhere,
[07:16] ---
    and then you went looking instead!
[07:21] ---
    Apples?
[07:23] ---
    Bonehead, quick. Let's pick these up
    and take them back.
[07:32] ---
    What is this place?
[07:48] ---
    It's a white egret!
[07:52] ---
    Bonehead, don't let our dinner get away!
[08:27] ---
    What a perfect family home!
[08:29] ---
    Perfect family home?
[08:33] ---
    Could it be...
[08:34] ---
    that we broke into the
    Monkey King's former residence?
[08:37] ---
    Monkey King's former residence?
[08:45] ---
    Looks like we've found dinner for everyone.
[09:06] ---
    Leave the rest to me!
SIGN    Air Dry
     For Two Hours
SIGN    Air Dry
     For Two Hours
SIGN    Air Dry
     For Two Hours
SIGN    Air Dry
     For Two Hours
[10:31] ---
    Fragrant Egret!
SIGN    Fragrant Egret
[10:34] ---
    It's been a while since
    I've eaten roast duck.
[10:53] ---
    Just try it.
[11:16] ---
    Unbelievable!
[11:18] ---
    This duck meat
[11:21] ---
    is fatty but not greasy.
[11:30] ---
    The apples have the fragrance of olive oil.
[11:33] ---
    They perfectly blend into the roast smell,
[11:36] ---
    and are completely activated
    by a little spice.
[11:45] ---
    While the two flavors are clearly
    separate, like the sea and sky,
[11:48] ---
    it's as if they were born together.
[11:56] ---
    Though the two of us are also so different,
[11:59] ---
    can't we, too, be in perfect harmony?
[12:17] ---
    I should tell her.
[12:21] ---
    Yaoyao.
[12:23] ---
    About our earlier conflict...
[12:27] ---
    Has he figured it out?
    And now he's ready to talk to me?
[12:32] ---
    I want to say...
[12:38] ---
    I...
[12:40] ---
    forgive you.
[12:44] ---
    You cared not for my concerns
[12:45] ---
    and ran around wildly by yourself.
[12:47] ---
    You got into a lot of trouble,
[12:48] ---
    disregarded the bigger picture,
[12:49] ---
    and delayed me from doing my job.
[12:51] ---
    I almost missed something very important.
[12:53] ---
    Nevertheless, I forgive you for everything.
[12:56] ---
    It's only because I love you.
[12:58] ---
    What the hell do you mean, you forgive me?!
[13:21] ---
    Master Laosou?
[13:28] ---
    Is that you, Li?
[13:30] ---
    I'm a girl now.
[13:32] ---
    You could tell?
[13:35] ---
    Of course.
[13:36] ---
    Who couldn't tell that you
    were crossdressing previously?
[13:39] ---
    Master, what are you doing here?
[13:41] ---
    This is where I research food—
[13:43] ---
    a spot with ideal feng shui
    that I've carefully selected.
[13:46] ---
    I don't know how, but I managed
    to lose one of my white egrets.
[13:49] ---
    I spent all day looking for it outside.
[13:52] ---
    Where the hell did it go?
[13:56] ---
    Sorry, Master! We're so sorry!
[13:57] ---
    We had no idea you were
    keeping those ducks yourself.
[14:00] ---
    We're sorry!
[14:08] ---
    Did you cook this?
[14:11] ---
    Yes, Master.
[14:33] ---
    Why didn't I think of this?
[14:35] ---
    So this is the most delicious
    way to cook them!
[14:41] ---
    Li, I've been researching ways to cook those
    white egrets for the past six months.
[14:47] ---
    You're still full of ideas, I see!
[14:51] ---
    So, about that duck...
[14:55] ---
    It's okay, it's okay!
[14:59] ---
    However...
[15:02] ---
    Don't tell anyone I've been living here.
[15:05] ---
    I don't want to be disturbed by the world.
[15:10] ---
    Don't worry, Master.
[15:19] ---
    Why is it taking them so long to return?
[15:21] ---
    Should we go looking for them, as well?
[15:23] ---
    No, what if they come back and can't find us?
[15:34] ---
    Your Highness!
[15:35] ---
    Sister-in-law!
[15:36] ---
    See? I just said that they'd be fine.
[15:38] ---
    Sister Yaoyao!
[15:39] ---
    You must be starving.
[15:40] ---
    I brought dinner for everyone.
[15:46] ---
    It looks delicious!
[15:49] ---
    Chief Yao, where did this food come from?
[15:53] ---
    That's a secret!
[15:56] ---
    This should be rolled like this.
[15:59] ---
    Then dip it in chili sauce.
[16:12] ---
    I'll roll one for you, too.
[16:14] ---
    I don't need you to.
[16:15] ---
    Don't be angry.
[16:17] ---
    Haven't I already forgiven you?
SIGN    Forgiven
[16:23] ---
    Xia Chunyu!
[16:28] ---
    Wanting to be closer
[16:29] ---
    Get to the bottom of your heart
[16:32] ---
    Afloat like the monsoon
[16:35] ---
    Clear skies turns cloudy
[16:37] ---
    Caught me off guard
[16:39] ---
    Stay away
[16:40] ---
    You could never understand my heart
[16:43] ---
    My feelings are written on it
[16:45] ---
    You distress me so
[16:47] ---
    No need to say anything
[16:51] ---
    Why aren't you happy?
[16:53] ---
    Ask yourself
[16:56] ---
    Why can't you say it?
[16:58] ---
    Always hard to be on the same page
[17:01] ---
    Cannot escape from it
[17:03] ---
    Longing for an intimate relationship
[17:07] ---
    Instead of cold replies
[17:11] ---
    Wanting to get closer
[17:12] ---
    Get to the bottom of my heart
[17:15] ---
    Full of courage standing by you
[17:17] ---
    Emotions sometimes mixed
[17:19] ---
    But can always be filled with warmth
[17:23] ---
    Your heart is completely rigid
[17:25] ---
    My heart is too hard to explain
[17:28] ---
    Every moment we had sways in the wind

Season 3

E9 - The Happy Emperor

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
SIGN    Palace of Dayan
[00:10] ---
    So this is the palace of Dayan!
[00:14] ---
    Welcome to the son of the
    Marquis of Jingan, to Prince Helian,
[00:18] ---
    to the Princess of Nanyue, and to
    Miss Ye of the Heavenly House!
[00:27] ---
    Ah Ruan, from the Nanyue Kingdom,
    pays her respects to the Emperor of Dayan.
[00:33] ---
    So you are Ah Ruan from the Nanyue Kingdom!
[00:35] ---
    How dare you sneak into Jinling by yourself!
[00:38] ---
    Please don't send me back!
[00:40] ---
    I haven't even seen Jinling's
    famed prosperity yet!
[00:43] ---
    It would be such a waste if I went back now.
[00:50] ---
    Oh my, why would I send you back?
[00:53] ---
    Your father just sent a letter,
[00:54] ---
    asking me to look after you.
[01:00] ---
    I'll arrange for Jing to hang out
    with you. How about that?
[01:04] ---
    Thank you for your care, Emperor of Dayan.
[01:11] ---
    Chunyu.
[01:12] ---
    On your mission to the Nanyue Kingdom,
[01:14] ---
    you conducted yourself in the
    manner of a famous general,
[01:16] ---
    demonstrating the aptitude
    to rule the very world.
[01:18] ---
    Xia Chunyu, son of the Marquis of Jingan:
[01:20] ---
    I am promoting you by two ranks,
    effective immediately.
[01:23] ---
    As commander of the palace,
    you shall lead the Forbidden Army,
[01:25] ---
    ensuring my safety and
    that of the Imperial City.
[01:29] ---
    Thank you, Your Majesty.
[01:32] ---
    Ye Jiayao.
[01:33] ---
    I didn't expect your own trip to
    help Chunyu solve Nanyue's crisis.
[01:37] ---
    My valued chef outdoes herself once again.
[01:40] ---
    Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty.
[01:42] ---
    Any problem related to food
    is no problem for me.
[01:45] ---
    But how did you do with the task
    that I assigned you?
[01:53] ---
    Please review this, Your Majesty.
SIGN    Travel Notes
SIGN    Travel Notes
SIGN    Travel Notes
SIGN    Travel Notes
SIGN    Travel Notes
[02:06] ---
    "Travel Notes."
SIGN    Red Cliffs
     Duo Hotpot
SIGN    Red Cliffs
     Duo Hotpot
SIGN    Anti-Hunger
     Companion
SIGN    Anti-Hunger
     Companion
SIGN    Anti-Hunger
     Companion
SIGN    Anti-Hunger
     Companion
SIGN    Willow and
    Flower Fish
[02:20] ---
    Oh?
SIGN    Willow and
    Flower Fish
SIGN    Godly King:
     Unfurling Peacock
[02:23] ---
    My goodness.
SIGN    Godly King:
     Unfurling Peacock
[02:26] ---
    They all look delicious!
[02:32] ---
    Your notes are quite detailed.
[02:33] ---
    However, no matter how good the notes are,
    I need to see the finished product.
[02:37] ---
    Before the Banquet of Nations,
[02:38] ---
    I will find an opportunity
    to check your work.
[02:41] ---
    Any time, Your Majesty.
[02:43] ---
    As for your reward...
[02:47] ---
    Return to the Heavenly House, and you'll see.
[02:55] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[02:57] ---
    I want to ask now
[03:08] ---
    I close my eyes
[03:09] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[03:10] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[03:14] ---
    I want to forget
[03:15] ---
    that you're in my heart
[03:17] ---
    Yearning at night
[03:19] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[03:22] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[03:25] ---
    You must not have known
[03:31] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[03:33] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[03:36] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[03:41] ---
    Not some day
[03:42] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[03:47] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[03:50] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[03:53] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[03:56] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[03:58] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[04:01] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[04:04] ---
    The wheel of fate
[04:06] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[04:08] ---
    The road to my heart
[04:09] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[04:25] ---
    Wait!
[04:26] ---
    I haven't gotten on yet.
[04:28] ---
    Support the anime, and I'll let you get on.
[04:32] ---
    As long as you let me on,
[04:34] ---
    not only will I support the anime,
[04:35] ---
    but I'll also buy the coins!
SIGN    Episode 33
    The Happy Emperor
[04:39] ---
    "The Happy Emperor."
[04:46] ---
    Whoa, there!
[04:49] ---
    We've arrived.
[05:27] ---
    Did I come to the right place?
[05:32] ---
    No, no, no, this can't be it.
[05:34] ---
    Everyone! Sister Yaoyao is back!
    Don't let her get away!
[05:39] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, while you were away,
[05:41] ---
    His Majesty refurbished our Heavenly House!
[05:44] ---
    I've been cleaning several times a day,
[05:46] ---
    waiting for you to come back!
[05:47] ---
    You really can do anything
    you like with money.
[05:49] ---
    It's great that you're back.
[05:50] ---
    So this is the reward
    that His Majesty gave me.
SIGN    Jingan Residence
[05:58] ---
    Brother, you're back!
[06:02] ---
    Father, Mother.
[06:04] ---
    Good job not embarrassing your old man.
[06:09] ---
    Would you like some ginseng soup?
[06:11] ---
    I'm a bit tired.
[06:13] ---
    I want to rest for a bit.
[06:17] ---
    What happened?
[06:19] ---
    His Highness seems to have had
    an argument with Sister-in-law.
SIGN    The Next Day
[06:38] (Flashback) ---
    I...
[06:40] (Flashback) ---
    forgive you.
SIGN    The Heavenly House
[06:57] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, Sister Yaoyao!
[07:00] ---
    What are you guys doing?
[07:02] ---
    Master Lu Yiming suddenly brought in
    a whole lot of ingredients!
[07:05] ---
    So many!
[07:08] ---
    Be careful.
[07:10] ---
    Slow down a bit with that one.
[07:11] ---
    Okay.
[07:12] ---
    Yes, that's right, that's right.
[07:13] ---
    Make sure to maintain a gap.
[07:15] ---
    Don't let the ingredients mix together.
[07:16] ---
    Master Lu, these are...
[07:19] ---
    His Majesty ordered me to bring these in.
[07:21] ---
    His Majesty?
[07:23] ---
    Let's leave it at that.
[07:24] ---
    I still need to go across
    the street to Zuixianlou.
[07:27] ---
    His Majesty has instructed me
[07:29] ---
    to develop a new set of kitchen utensils
    for you before the Banquet of Nations.
[07:33] ---
    Goodbye, Mistress Ye.
[07:35] ---
    New kitchen utensils?
[07:40] ---
    Wow, Jinling really is prosperous!
[07:43] ---
    That's right. Don't fall behind.
[07:45] ---
    If you get lost, you'll never find
    the Heavenly House on your own.
[08:21] ---
    Jing and Ah Ruan seem to be having fun.
[08:24] ---
    Master Thirteen, be careful
    not to expose your identity!
[08:27] ---
    Hey, it's not often that I get
    to spend time outside.
[08:30] ---
    Master Thirteen, let's handle business first.
[08:35] ---
    Fine, fine.
[08:36] ---
    So this is Jinling, huh?
[08:41] ---
    Yep, this is it.
[08:43] ---
    We still live more comfortably
    in West Mongolia.
[08:46] ---
    I'm telling you guys,
[08:47] ---
    all this "prosperity" is pointless.
[08:49] ---
    If I got really pissed off,
[08:53] ---
    I could take out this whole place
    with a sliding shovel!
[08:58] ---
    You ignorant barbarians!
[09:00] ---
    Hey, don't stop me! Don't stop me!
[09:00] ---
    Master Thirteen, calm down. Calm down.
[09:08] ---
    Your Highness, His Majesty requests
    your presence at the Heavenly House.
[09:13] ---
    Let's go.
[09:16] ---
    Why on earth has His Majesty
    sent me these ingredients?
[09:21] ---
    Sister-in-law.
[09:22] ---
    His Highness is here.
[09:25] ---
    Can't you see that I'm busy?
    I'm not seeing him.
[09:28] ---
    Sister-in-law.
[09:29] ---
    His Highness was standing in his residence
    all morning, holding the peace charm.
[09:32] ---
    He must have been thinking about you.
[09:38] ---
    Fine. I'll go check out the hall.
[09:40] ---
    Great!
[09:46] ---
    So you came.
[10:03] ---
    Yaoyao.
[10:03] ---
    A very important guest has arrived!
[10:06] ---
    Wh-Why is His Majesty here?
[10:10] ---
    Your Ma—
[10:13] ---
    I'm here on private business today.
    Help me keep a low profile!
[10:16] ---
    Call me Master Thirteen.
[10:17] ---
    Master Thirteen.
[10:20] ---
    I've come for two reasons.
[10:21] ---
    One, to have Ye Jiayao
    prepare a table of dishes
[10:24] ---
    to welcome everyone who
    has returned from Nanyue.
[10:27] ---
    And two, to use these dishes to judge
    the results of your expedition.
[10:34] ---
    I definitely won't disappoint Your Ma—
    I mean, Master Thirteen.
[10:41] ---
    A table of dishes that will allow His Majesty
    to experience all the flavors of my journey...
SIGN    Travel Notes
[10:51] ---
    I know!
[11:10] ---
    Leave the rest to me!
[12:59] ---
    Lovers' quarrel?
[13:01] ---
    N-No.
[13:03] ---
    You're too old-fashioned.
[13:05] ---
    Women need to be coaxed, you know?
[13:07] ---
    You—
[13:08] ---
    Sorry, sorry!
[13:12] ---
    Sorry we're late!
[13:13] ---
    What's the rush? I haven't had
    nearly enough fun yet.
[13:16] ---
    One table of dishes, coming right up!
SIGN    Travel Notes
[13:31] ---
    Why have you brought a big wooden box here?
[13:35] ---
    Please look inside, Master Thirteen.
SIGN    Sour Notes
SIGN    Sweet Notes
SIGN    Bitter Notes
SIGN    Spicy Notes
SIGN    Fragrant Notes
[13:46] ---
    Travel Notes!
SIGN    Travel Notes
[13:53] ---
    It really is a table of dishes!
[13:56] ---
    Please have a taste, Master Thirteen.
SIGN    Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy Fragrant Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy Fragrant Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy Fragrant
[14:29] ---
    First comes the impact of the sourness.
[14:33] ---
    Lamb which completely
    lacks the smell of mutton.
[14:35] ---
    By dynamically interacting with the tomatoes,
[14:39] ---
    it brings out the sour and
    smooth taste of the meat.
[14:44] ---
    Next comes the sweetness.
[14:48] ---
    The ancient scent of the Nanyue Kingdom,
[14:51] ---
    brought by its spiritual messenger.
[14:57] ---
    This frankincense lingers, and the
    floral fragrance permeates the dish.
[15:03] ---
    Followed by bitterness.
[15:07] ---
    The mixed taste of all kinds of flavors
[15:09] ---
    is recorded within these age-old furnishings,
[15:14] ---
    like a constant reminder to all.
[15:19] ---
    The bitterness ends,
    and the sweetness begins.
[15:24] ---
    And then, an unexpected spiciness,
[15:26] ---
    and a carefree and happy fragrance.
[15:30] ---
    The sensation of the five flavors
[15:32] ---
    allows me, even from faraway Jinling,
[15:34] ---
    to experience it as if my body were there.
[15:43] ---
    These Travel Notes are amazing.
[15:47] ---
    This table of dishes allows me to taste
    the joys and sorrows of the journey.
[15:57] ---
    Bring pen and ink!
[16:21] ---
    "The sour, sweet, bitter,
    and spicy fill the world."
[16:25] ---
    "A myriad of flavors burst forth
    from the Heavenly House."
[16:29] ---
    With these few words,
[16:31] ---
    the Heavenly House will attract
    customers and prosperity!
[16:35] ---
    Thank you, Master Thirteen.
[16:37] ---
    You can show me your gratitude
[16:38] ---
    by going all out in the Banquet of Nations.
[16:41] ---
    Don't worry, Master Thirteen.
    I swear not to let you down.
[16:44] ---
    Good. Now come, everyone eat! Everyone eat!
[16:50] ---
    Wanting to be closer
[16:52] ---
    Get to the bottom of your heart
[16:55] ---
    Afloat like the monsoon
[16:57] ---
    Clear skies turns cloudy
[16:59] ---
    Caught me off guard
[17:01] ---
    Stay away
[17:03] ---
    You could never understand my heart
[17:05] ---
    My feelings are written on it
[17:08] ---
    You distress me so
[17:09] ---
    No need to say anything
[17:13] ---
    Why aren't you happy?
[17:16] ---
    Ask yourself
[17:19] ---
    Why can't you say it?
[17:21] ---
    Always hard to be on the same page
[17:24] ---
    Cannot escape from it
[17:25] ---
    Longing for an intimate relationship
[17:29] ---
    Instead of cold replies
[17:33] ---
    Wanting to get closer
[17:35] ---
    Get to the bottom of my heart
[17:37] ---
    Full of courage standing by you
[17:40] ---
    Emotions sometimes mixed
[17:42] ---
    But can always be filled with warmth
[17:45] ---
    Your heart is completely rigid
[17:48] ---
    My heart is too hard to explain
[17:51] ---
    Every moment we had sways in the wind

Season 3

E10 - Me-Meeting the Parents!

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
SIGN    The Heavenly House
SIGN    The Heavenly House
[00:04] ---
    With these words from His Majesty,
[00:06] ---
    the Heavenly House will be sure to assert
    dominance among Jinling's restaurants!
[00:09] ---
    Dominate Jinling! Dominate Jinling!
[00:13] ---
    Where should I hang His Majesty's words?
[00:15] ---
    How about here?
[00:17] ---
    Sounds good.
[00:17] ---
    Not bad, not bad.
[00:18] ---
    It's crooked.
[00:19] ---
    Go a bit higher.
[00:20] ---
    That's right.
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[00:27] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
[00:29] ---
    I want to ask now
[00:40] ---
    I close my eyes
[00:41] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[00:43] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[00:46] ---
    I want to forget
[00:47] ---
    that you're in my heart
[00:49] ---
    Yearning at night
[00:51] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[00:54] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[00:57] ---
    You must not have known
[01:03] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[01:06] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[01:08] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[01:13] ---
    Not some day
[01:14] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[01:19] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[01:22] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[01:25] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[01:28] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[01:31] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[01:33] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[01:36] ---
    The wheel of fate
[01:38] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[01:40] ---
    The road to my heart
[01:41] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[01:58] ---
    Your Highness, what are your orders?
[02:00] ---
    Come over.
[02:01] ---
    Sure.
[02:03] ---
    Don't let Helian Xuan get ahead.
[02:05] ---
    Be sure to follow!
SIGN    Episode 34
    Me-Meeting the Parents!
[02:08] ---
    "Me-Meeting the Parents!"
[02:25] ---
    Phew, that's done.
[02:28] ---
    I haven't seen Bonehead come by in some time.
[02:30] ---
    Sister Yao.
[02:31] ---
    His Highness...
[02:33] ---
    He's here?
[02:34] ---
    ...has sent his retainer, Song Qi.
[02:36] ---
    Sister-in-law!
[02:40] ---
    I have something to report.
[02:41] ---
    Could you come with me for a moment?
[02:47] ---
    Say it.
[02:49] ---
    His Highness paid a visit to the
    Heavenly House a few days ago.
[02:53] ---
    He may have seen that you were busy and left.
[02:57] ---
    After he returned home,
[02:59] ---
    something bad happened at the house.
[03:00] ---
    What happened?
[03:03] ---
    The Marquis and Marquise...
[03:12] (Flashback) ---
    Dearest You.
[03:14] (Flashback) ---
    We've been together for thirty years,
    though it feels like the blink of an eye.
[03:19] (Flashback) ---
    Dearest Feng.
[03:20] (Flashback) ---
    I have a surprise for you.
[03:24] (Flashback) ---
    Don't turn around yet.
[03:30] ---
    H-How did it get crushed?
[03:34] (Flashback) ---
    Dearest Feng, I'm ready.
[03:49] (Flashback) ---
    The surprise is my strong arms.
[03:52] (Flashback) ---
    Even with your plump—
[03:54] (Flashback) ---
    What?
[03:55] (Flashback) ---
    Who are you calling plump?
[03:56] (Flashback) ---
    Uh, no, I didn't mean it like that—
[04:00] (Flashback) ---
    Dearest You!
[04:05] ---
    Xia Chunyu is definitely their son.
[04:09] ---
    The Marquise fell ill
    after falling into the water.
[04:11] ---
    His Highness has been busy attending to her,
[04:13] ---
    so he hasn't been able to visit since.
[04:15] ---
    Is the Marquise getting better?
[04:18] ---
    Her condition has improved somewhat.
[04:20] ---
    It's just...
[04:21] ---
    Just what?
[04:23] ---
    It's just that she hasn't
    been eating anything.
[04:26] ---
    If this goes on, her body will—
[04:28] ---
    Take me to the Marquis' residence.
[04:29] ---
    I was waiting for you to say that!
[04:31] ---
    Just make it clear that I'm not
    going there for Bonehead.
[04:34] ---
    Okay, okay.
[04:39] ---
    Chief Yao!
[04:40] ---
    We're here to eat again, Sister Yaoyao.
[04:44] ---
    Where are you guys going?
SIGN    Marquis' Residence
[04:51] ---
    Don't be afraid, Chief Yao.
[04:53] ---
    The two of us will support you.
[04:55] ---
    Sister-in-law, let's go in.
[04:58] ---
    Let's go.
[05:01] ---
    Sister-in-law, this way, please.
[05:12] ---
    The Marquis' residence is so tasteful.
[05:14] ---
    So this is Chunyu's home.
[05:21] ---
    Sister-in-law, this is
    the Marquise's bedroom.
[05:26] ---
    Yaoyao.
[05:29] ---
    Greetings, Lord Marquis.
[05:31] ---
    Ah, it's Yaoyao.
[05:33] ---
    Why are you—
[05:34] ---
    Chunfeng, long time no see.
[05:36] ---
    Sister-in-law, hello.
[05:40] ---
    Father, let's go in ahead.
[05:41] ---
    Let's go!
[05:44] ---
    Hey, come on!
[05:47] ---
    How did you know about this?
[05:53] ---
    How could you not tell me
    about something so important?
[05:55] ---
    I wonder if you really
    think of me as your fiancée.
[05:58] ---
    I didn't want to worry you.
[06:01] ---
    That same excuse again.
[06:03] ---
    This time, you decided to act alone,
[06:04] ---
    and didn't even consider what I'd think.
[06:07] ---
    But today, I'm here to see the Marquise,
[06:09] ---
    not to talk about this.
[06:14] ---
    Lady Marquise, this is Ah Ruan,
    a princess from the Nanyue Kingdom.
[06:18] ---
    Greetings, Marquise Xia.
[06:20] ---
    Please have a seat.
[06:23] ---
    Ah, if it isn't Yaoyao!
[06:25] ---
    Lady Marquise, are you feeling any better?
[06:26] ---
    My dear, please come sit by my side.
[06:30] ---
    Her hands are very cold.
[06:32] ---
    If she doesn't eat, her body
    won't have calories to burn.
[06:36] ---
    Come!
[06:37] ---
    The medicine is ready.
    Drink it while it's hot.
[06:39] ---
    Go away. I'm not having that.
[06:41] ---
    I'll get the kitchen to make
    something that you like.
[06:44] ---
    There's a box of pastries
    from His Majesty in my house.
[06:46] ---
    I'll go get it.
[06:47] ---
    I already said
[06:48] ---
    that I don't want to eat!
[06:50] ---
    Lady Marquise...
[06:52] ---
    You keep refusing food...
[06:53] ---
    Have you decided to lose weight?
[06:55] ---
    You—
[06:59] ---
    L-Lady Marquise!
[06:59] ---
    Mother, are you all right?
[07:02] ---
    When I was young, there was a time
    when I couldn't eat anything.
[07:06] ---
    I remember being sick at the time.
SIGN    Temple of Heaven
[07:18] ---
    Back then, there was an envoy from Dayan.
[07:22] ---
    She made me a bowl of something sweet—
[07:26] ---
    something shaped like a small animal.
[07:28] ---
    It was delicious.
[07:31] ---
    Afterward, every time I got sick,
[07:34] ---
    I wanted to taste that dish again.
[07:36] ---
    Just the thought of it
[07:37] ---
    helps me stomach even
    the most bitter medicine.
[07:42] ---
    Like a small animal...
[07:49] ---
    Lord Marquis, can I use your kitchen?
[07:52] ---
    Kitchen?
[07:53] ---
    Of course! Chunyu, show Yaoyao
    to the kitchen without delay!
[07:57] ---
    Don't trouble yourself for me, Yaoyao.
[07:59] ---
    It's no trouble.
[08:00] ---
    Just wait a little for me.
[08:18] ---
    So it's a cold war.
[08:23] ---
    Everything is complete.
[08:25] ---
    Yaoyao.
[08:27] ---
    It's your first time in my house.
[08:28] ---
    There's no need to do this.
[08:30] ---
    Need or not, I'm not doing this for you.
[08:33] ---
    Then what do you need me to help you with?
[08:37] ---
    You... can go get me a pack
    of the Marquise's medicine.
[08:41] ---
    A pack of medicine?
[08:48] ---
    Lady Marquise, I'll definitely
    make you feel better.
[09:09] ---
    Leave the rest to me!
[10:45] ---
    Grand Duke's Hope Cat Ears!
SIGN    Grand Duke's Hope Cat Ears
[10:52] ---
    It looks like cat ears.
[10:59] ---
    Lady Marquise, please try it.
[11:19] ---
    There is a sweet and sour taste.
[11:28] ---
    How can it be like this?
[11:30] ---
    The first mouthful wasn't so appetizing,
[11:32] ---
    but the more I ate, the more I wanted to eat.
[11:40] ---
    Dearest You.
[11:54] ---
    We've been together for thirty years,
    though it feels like the blink of an eye.
[11:59] ---
    You are as beautiful as the day I met you.
[12:04] ---
    Dearest Feng...
[12:06] ---
    You are as powerful and majestic as ever.
[12:11] ---
    Dearest You.
[12:13] ---
    Dearest Feng.
[12:23] ---
    Damn you.
[12:28] ---
    Lady Marquise, what happened to you?
[12:29] ---
    Why are you blushing so much?
[12:35] ---
    Grandma Helian and Princess Liuli
    are here to see the Marquise.
[12:40] ---
    Grandma!
[12:40] ---
    Liuli!
[12:41] ---
    Brother Chunfeng!
[12:42] ---
    Grandma, take care.
[12:43] ---
    How are you doing?
[12:43] ---
    How are you feeling?
[12:45] ---
    I'm fine.
[12:45] ---
    Greetings, Grandma.
[12:48] ---
    Thank you for your concern, Grandma.
[12:50] ---
    Thanks to Yaoyao, I feel much better now.
[12:50] ---
    Ah Ruan, come here.
[12:54] ---
    That looks delicious.
[13:00] ---
    Grandma, Grandma!
[13:01] ---
    This is Ah Ruan, the girl I told you about.
[13:06] ---
    G-Grandma.
[13:10] ---
    I didn't think we'd ever meet again.
[13:14] ---
    Do you remember me?
[13:16] ---
    You are...
[13:19] ---
    Here.
[13:23] ---
    Ah, you... You were the envoy!
[13:28] ---
    I remember now.
[13:30] ---
    You two met before
[13:32] ---
    when I went to the Nanyue Kingdom
    with Grandma Helian over ten years ago.
[13:36] ---
    So the envoy was Helian Jing's grandma?
[13:45] ---
    It seems fate has brought us together again.
[13:48] ---
    Why don't you stay for a few days at the
    Helian residence and keep me company?
[13:51] ---
    How about it?
[13:56] ---
    Sure!
[13:57] ---
    So Ah Ruan and Jing are
    destined to be together.
[14:01] ---
    Yaoyao.
[14:02] ---
    Lady Marquise.
[14:05] ---
    When His Majesty approved of
    your marriage with Chunyu,
[14:09] ---
    the Marquis and I were very happy.
[14:14] ---
    Chunyu takes after his father.
[14:16] ---
    He can be a bit boneheaded.
[14:18] ---
    I know he often makes you angry.
[14:22] ---
    But don't look at him like that.
[14:23] ---
    I know that deep inside,
[14:27] ---
    he is a very gentle boy.
[14:31] ---
    I feel like our personalities
    just aren't compatible.
[14:38] ---
    The Marquis and I also have
    very different personalities.
[14:42] ---
    When my wife is sick, you see how anxious I got.
[14:43] ---
    Look, now the family is happy together.
[14:48] ---
    They're not good with words,
    father and son alike.
[14:53] ---
    With their personalities,
    though they won't say it,
[14:56] ---
    they'll always treat you
    well behind the scenes.
[15:00] ---
    Yaoyao...
[15:02] ---
    You two still need time
    to discover each other—
[15:05] ---
    to truly understand everything
    about each other with your hearts.
[15:16] ---
    Hey.
[15:18] ---
    The Banquet of Nations is almost here.
[15:20] ---
    You'd better come by the Heavenly
    House more often and give me ideas.
[15:26] ---
    Jing, be sure to take good care of Ah Ruan.
[15:26] ---
    Lady Marquise, if you lose your
    appetite again, just let me know.
[15:30] ---
    Yaoyao! You can't give her special
    treatment and cook only for her!
[15:34] ---
    And whose fault is it that I'm sick?
[15:36] ---
    You don't deserve special treatment!
[15:39] ---
    Damn it, I want Yaoyao to cook for me、 too!
[15:41] ---
    I need to jump in the water!
[15:41] ---
    Calm down, Father!
[15:43] ---
    Let go! Don't try and stop me!
[15:43] ---
    Everyone's watching!
[15:44] ---
    Hey.
[15:45] ---
    Where does your father come from?
[15:47] ---
    From the northeast.
[15:47] ---
    Calm down!
[15:48] ---
    Let go!
[15:50] ---
    Chunfeng.
[15:51] ---
    Let go of my hand already!
[15:53] ---
    Can't you hear me?
[15:55] ---
    Chunfeng, are you okay?
[15:56] ---
    Father, don't overdo it!
[16:02] ---
    Wanting to be closer
[16:04] ---
    Get to the bottom of your heart
[16:06] ---
    Afloat like the monsoon
[16:09] ---
    Clear skies turns cloudy
[16:11] ---
    Caught me off guard
[16:13] ---
    Stay away
[16:14] ---
    You could never understand my heart
[16:17] ---
    My feelings are written on it
[16:20] ---
    You distress me so
[16:21] ---
    No need to say anything
[16:25] ---
    Why aren't you happy?
[16:27] ---
    Ask yourself
[16:30] ---
    Why can't you say it?
[16:33] ---
    Always hard to be on the same page
[16:36] ---
    Cannot escape from it
[16:37] ---
    Longing for an intimate relationship
[16:41] ---
    Instead of cold replies
[16:45] ---
    Wanting to get closer
[16:46] ---
    Get to the bottom of my heart
[16:49] ---
    Full of courage standing by you
[16:51] ---
    Emotions sometimes mixed
[16:54] ---
    But can always be filled with warmth
[16:57] ---
    Your heart is completely rigid
[17:00] ---
    My heart is too hard to explain
[17:02] ---
    Every moment we had sways in the wind

Season 3

E11 - World Banquet!

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
[00:03] ---
    The day has finally come.
[00:04] ---
    Mistress Ye!
[00:06] ---
    You haven't slept, day or night.
[00:08] ---
    Will you be all right?
[00:09] ---
    I'll be fine!
[00:10] ---
    You can't stop inspiration
    when it comes, Chamberlain.
[00:17] ---
    Why are you here at the kitchen
    instead of welcoming the guests?
[00:19] ---
    I heard you hadn't been sleeping,
    so I came to see how you were.
[00:23] ---
    Song Qi told you, right?
[00:25] ---
    If you hadn't come, I was going
    to send someone to find you.
[00:28] ---
    There's a step in the recipe
    that I need you to help me with.
[00:32] ---
    Good morning, everyone.
[00:40] ---
    Since everyone is here,
[00:41] ---
    I'll explain the planning and
    reasoning behind the dishes.
[01:01] ---
    The Banquet of Nations planned by Mistress Ye
[01:03] ---
    is all-inclusive, impressive,
    and magnificent.
[01:05] ---
    That's right.
[01:09] ---
    Miss Ye, this plan is worthy of my support!
[01:13] ---
    Be careful, sir!
[01:14] ---
    Mistress Ye, the kitchen utensils
    that His Majesty ordered me to make
[01:17] ---
    will be ready to use in a few hours.
[01:20] ---
    Excellent. Let's discuss—
[01:29] ---
    Mistress Ye!
[01:29] ---
    Yaoyao, what's wrong?
[01:32] ---
    Nothing.
[01:34] ---
    I'm just too excited for today.
[01:41] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[01:43] ---
    I want to ask now
[01:54] ---
    I close my eyes
[01:55] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[01:56] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[02:00] ---
    I want to forget
[02:01] ---
    that you're in my heart
[02:03] ---
    Yearning at night
[02:05] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[02:08] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[02:11] ---
    You must not have known
[02:17] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[02:19] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[02:22] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[02:27] ---
    Not some day
[02:28] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[02:33] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[02:36] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[02:39] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[02:42] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[02:44] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[02:47] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[02:50] ---
    The wheel of fate
[02:52] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[02:54] ---
    The road to my heart
[02:55] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[03:11] ---
    Mistress Ye, if you fail
    to meet expectations,
[03:14] ---
    the Emperor will want your head.
[03:17] ---
    Dear audience,
[03:18] ---
    please continue to support us!
SIGN    Episode 35
    World Banquet!
[03:21] ---
    "World Banquet!"
[04:07] ---
    Let me go! Let me go!
[04:23] ---
    Your Majesty, long time no see!
[04:28] ---
    Welcome to all of you,
    who have come from afar,
[04:30] ---
    for attending this banquet!
[04:31] ---
    Father!
[04:34] ---
    Thank you, Your Majesty.
[04:35] ---
    In my Nanyue's time of crisis,
[04:37] ---
    you sent 100,000 fat ducks
    and resolved our locust plague.
[04:40] ---
    Please, you are like a brother to me.
[04:42] ---
    A mere 100,000 ducks is
    hardly worth mentioning.
[04:45] ---
    Get in line, Your Majesty.
[04:47] ---
    The year before last, macaques destroyed
    the fruit trees on my Eastern Island—
[04:50] ---
    a problem resolved wonderfully by the
    animal-taming technique you provided.
[04:53] ---
    The flooding from the Northern Sea
[04:54] ---
    was solved thanks to your
    strategy of dividing the water.
[04:57] ---
    It's nothing, it's nothing.
[04:58] ---
    Not only did you protect the environment,
[05:00] ---
    you did it without harming the macaques.
[05:02] ---
    What a benevolent, nature-protecting Emperor!
[05:09] ---
    When we were plagued by silver wolves,
[05:11] ---
    your help was unnecessary.
[05:13] ---
    We of Western Mongolia could
    have solved it by ourselves.
[05:16] ---
    On our way here,
[05:18] ---
    we were buffeted by
    cold winds for half a day.
[05:20] ---
    Let's hope this Banquet of
    Nations lives up to its name.
[05:23] ---
    It's that barbarian again!
[05:25] ---
    Your Majesty, it's almost time.
[05:30] ---
    Begin the banquet.
SIGN    Imperial Kitchen
[05:36] ---
    How infuriating!
[05:38] ---
    Those Western Mongols rain on my parade
    every time they appear!
[05:42] ---
    Ye Jiayao!
[05:43] ---
    Today's Banquet of Nations must be an
    overwhelming success for my Dayan!
[05:47] ---
    Don't worry, Your Majesty.
[05:51] ---
    Why do you look so faint?
[05:54] ---
    This won't affect the
    Banquet of Nations, will it?
[05:58] ---
    This...
[05:58] ---
    No need to worry, Your Majesty.
[05:59] ---
    I've spent so much time researching recipes
    these past two days that I've barely slept.
[06:02] ---
    But I'm bursting with enthusiasm
    right now, so it'll be fine.
[06:06] ---
    I was also like this when I stayed up
    all night reading reports.
[06:09] ---
    I was lacking in blood sugar.
[06:10] ---
    Doctor Lu helped me recover
    by giving me sugared water.
[06:16] ---
    Lu Xiaotian, how are the kitchen
    utensils that I asked you to make?
[06:19] ---
    Your Majesty, the utensils are ready.
[06:23] ---
    Everyone, please take a look.
SIGN    Dragon Scale Treasure
[06:28] ---
    "Dragon Scale Treasure."
[06:53] ---
    Now, let us prepare for the banquet!
[06:56] ---
    Understood!
[07:05] ---
    A sage once said:
[07:06] ---
    "It is always a pleasure to
    greet a friend from afar."
[07:11] ---
    Today, all nations come
    together from all directions.
[07:15] ---
    Dayan will host a state banquet
    for the four monarchs.
[07:21] ---
    Please welcome the chefs to the stage,
    to cook for the Banquet of Nations!
[07:26] ---
    This banquet will be prepared by Head
    Chef Lu Yiming of the Imperial Kitchen,
[07:31] ---
    Head Chef Lu Xiaotian of Zuixianlou,
[07:35] ---
    Gourmet President Zhang Youcheng,
[07:39] ---
    Master of cooking, the Immortal Man,
[07:42] ---
    the son of the Marquis of Jingan, Xia Chunyu,
[07:46] ---
    and Head Chef Ye Jiayao
    of the Heavenly House.
[07:53] ---
    I've experienced Miss Ye's
    cooking skills first-hand!
[07:55] ---
    I'm looking forward to it.
[08:19] ---
    Leave the rest to me!
SIGN    Dragon Scale Porcelain
SIGN    Disconnecting Knife Technique
SIGN    Disconnecting Knife Technique
SIGN    Disconnecting Knife Technique
SIGN    Linen
    Knife
    Technique
SIGN    Spring
    Knife
    Technique
SIGN    Linen
    Knife
    Technique
SIGN    Spring
    Knife
    Technique
SIGN    Linen
    Knife
    Technique
SIGN    Spring
    Knife
    Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Embers Knife Technique
SIGN    Dance of the Fireflies
     Knife Technique
SIGN    Carved
SIGN    Carved
SIGN    Plate
SIGN    Plate
SIGN    Jade Dance Brings Wind
[11:33] ---
    Jade Dance Brings Wind!
SIGN    Fragrance of Proud Willows
[11:36] ---
    Fragrance of Proud Willows!
SIGN    Tidal Pigeon Swallows
[11:40] ---
    Tidal Pigeon Swallows!
SIGN    Roaring Tiger
    and Legendary Eagle
[11:43] ---
    Roaring Tiger and Legendary Eagle!
SIGN    Soaring Dragon and Golden River
[11:47] ---
    Soaring Dragon and Golden River!
[11:50] ---
    It's done!
[11:51] ---
    Splendid Mountains and Rivers!
SIGN    Splendid Mountains and Rivers
[11:56] ---
    Ah, th-this...
[11:58] ---
    Is this the Nanyue Kingdom?
[12:02] ---
    This is, without doubt, the fragrance
    of fruit from my Eastern Island!
[12:06] ---
    The snowy mountains of Western Mongolia...
[12:09] ---
    Haworthia from the Northern Sea...
[12:43] ---
    This freshness...
SIGN    Freshness
[12:45] ---
    Wildness...
SIGN    Wildness
[12:46] ---
    Sweetness...
SIGN    Sweetness
[12:47] ---
    And fragrance...
SIGN    Fragrance
[12:49] ---
    This is an immersive taste experience!
[12:52] ---
    It makes people burn with excitement!
[13:08] ---
    Don't be afraid.
[13:15] ---
    Follow me.
[13:17] ---
    Go!
SIGN    SPLENDID MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS
[14:12] ---
    Your Majesty!
[14:13] ---
    What a benevolent,
    peace-protecting Emperor!
[14:19] ---
    What the King of Nanyue said is very true!
[14:28] ---
    I admit...
[14:29] ---
    It is good to have an older-brother
    figure who will look out for you.
[14:36] ---
    My influence is finally
    standing tall once again!
[14:43] ---
    Your Majesty, from now on,
[14:45] ---
    you need to host the Banquet
    of Nations more often!
[14:47] ---
    Agreed.
[14:48] ---
    H-Host more often?
[14:52] ---
    Do you guys think food is free in Dayan?
[14:56] ---
    The Banquet of Nations may be small,
[14:58] ---
    but your friendship is infinite!
[15:01] ---
    Come on, let's have a toast!
[15:05] ---
    Miss Ye!
[15:05] ---
    Mistress Ye!
[15:05] ---
    Yaoyao!
[15:07] ---
    Yaoyao!
[15:08] ---
    What happened to Miss Ye?
[15:09] ---
    Quickly, fetch Doctor Lu!
[15:30] ---
    This pulse is indicative of temporary
    fainting caused by low blood sugar.
[15:38] ---
    Have her eat something sweet,
    and she'll be fine in a few hours.
[15:48] ---
    Thank you, Doctor Lu.
[15:58] ---
    So it's the legendary "low blood sugar."
[16:01] ---
    It looks like I shouldn't stay up all night.
SIGN    Stay Up All Night
[16:06] ---
    Yaoyao.
[16:08] ---
    Brown sugar?
[16:10] ---
    Sweet foods can restore blood sugar.
[16:13] ---
    After you fainted,
[16:14] ---
    I asked Song Qi to fetch it
    from the Heavenly House.
[16:19] ---
    I've been thinking seriously about us.
[16:23] ---
    Before, when traveling for business, I always
    left you behind instead of involving you.
[16:27] ---
    But now that I think about it,
    I was in the wrong to do that.
[16:31] ---
    We get along best together, like when
    we were cooking at the banquet.
[16:35] ---
    We need to take care of each other.
[16:39] ---
    In future, no matter what happens,
[16:42] ---
    I will include you in the discussion
    and respect your wishes.
[16:47] ---
    Did I say something wrong?
[17:01] ---
    Wh-What are you guys doing?
[17:02] ---
    Are you okay, Liuli?
[17:04] ---
    I'm fine.
[17:05] ---
    We were worried about you.
[17:08] ---
    No need to worry.
[17:09] ---
    I'm fine now.
[17:12] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, we all heard everything!
[17:18] ---
    Even a bonehead can be enlightened.
[17:32] ---
    Wanting to be closer
[17:34] ---
    Get to the bottom of your heart
[17:36] ---
    Afloat like the monsoon
[17:39] ---
    Clear skies turns cloudy
[17:41] ---
    Caught me off guard
[17:43] ---
    Stay away
[17:44] ---
    You could never understand my heart
[17:47] ---
    My feelings are written on it
[17:50] ---
    You distress me so
[17:51] ---
    No need to say anything
[17:55] ---
    Why aren't you happy?
[17:57] ---
    Ask yourself
[18:00] ---
    Why can't you say it?
[18:03] ---
    Always hard to be on the same page
[18:06] ---
    Cannot escape from it
[18:07] ---
    Longing for an intimate relationship
[18:11] ---
    Instead of cold replies
[18:15] ---
    Wanting to get closer
[18:16] ---
    Get to the bottom of my heart
[18:19] ---
    Full of courage standing by you
[18:22] ---
    Emotions sometimes mixed
[18:24] ---
    But can always be filled with warmth
[18:27] ---
    Your heart is completely rigid
[18:30] ---
    My heart is too hard to explain
[18:32] ---
    Every moment we had sways in the wind

Season 3

E12 - Cinderella Chef

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SIGN    Adapted from the novel Cinderella Chef by China Literature author Zi Yi 281
SIGN    Heavenly House
[00:04] ---
    The wedding's in December?
[00:07] ---
    On New Year's Eve, in fact.
[00:09] ---
    The Marquise wanted it to be the day where
    we say goodbye to the old and in with the new.
[00:12] ---
    We can still celebrate the New Year together.
[00:14] ---
    Yaoyao will be waiting for me
    to pick her up at Helian Palace.
[00:18] ---
    Then Helian Palace will be
    Chief Yao's maiden home?
[00:21] ---
    I'll stay at Helian Palace to help out, too!
[00:23] ---
    Sister Yaoyao, all of us at the
    Heavenly House are your maiden family.
[00:26] ---
    Yes, don't forget about us!
[00:28] ---
    That's right, that's right!
SIGN    Cinderella Chef
[01:14] ---
    Who will turn the wheel of fate
[01:17] ---
    I want to ask now
[01:27] ---
    I close my eyes
[01:29] ---
    but couldn't sleep
[01:30] ---
    Tossing and turning
    but could not dream
[01:33] ---
    I want to forget
[01:35] ---
    that you're in my heart
[01:36] ---
    Yearning at night
[01:39] ---
    The more I think, the
    more confused I get
[01:41] ---
    I didn't expect it at all
[01:44] ---
    You must not have known
[01:50] ---
    The blue planet shining in the galaxy
[01:53] ---
    Millions of years of waiting
[01:56] ---
    Cannot solve the mystery
    inside my heart
[02:01] ---
    Not some day
[02:02] ---
    but tell me the answer right now
[02:06] ---
    Perhaps I've fallen in love again
[02:10] ---
    Back and forth, twist and turn
[02:12] ---
    Time won't change
    what the heart wants
[02:16] ---
    Shivers run through my soul
[02:18] ---
    I start to practice, to
    explore the secrets of love
[02:21] ---
    Ride or die, you're the only one
[02:24] ---
    The wheel of fate
[02:26] ---
    Favors the the relentless
[02:27] ---
    The road to my heart
[02:29] ---
    Lies right beneath you feet
[02:44] ---
    Wait!
[02:45] ---
    I haven't gotten on yet.
[02:47] ---
    Support the anime, and I'll let you get on.
[02:51] ---
    As long as you let me on,
[02:53] ---
    not only will I support the anime,
[02:54] ---
    but I'll also buy the coins!
SIGN    Episode 36
    Cinderella Chef
[02:57] ---
    "Cinderella Chef."
[03:07] ---
    Ye Jiayao, your relationship is finally
    about to reach the next stage!
[03:10] ---
    Oh, my! I'm so nervous!
[03:12] ---
    I can't help but recall that he doesn't
    seem to have officially proposed yet.
[03:15] ---
    That's right.
[03:18] ---
    Who's there?
[03:19] ---
    It's me.
[03:25] ---
    Don't you have to prepare
    the invitations today?
[03:28] ---
    Mother said that she would do it.
[03:30] ---
    Let me take you to the Confucius Temple,
[03:32] ---
    so we can wish for peace, happiness,
    and many descendants in the future.
[03:36] ---
    Are you...
[03:38] ---
    willing to go with me?
[03:39] ---
    Ye Jiayao, hasn't he changed?
[03:42] ---
    Yes, he seems to have.
[03:48] ---
    Then, let's go.
SIGN    Confucius Temple
SIGN    Confucius Temple
[04:40] ---
    Why are we getting onto
    a boat so late at night?
[04:44] ---
    Boatman, let's go.
[04:47] ---
    Oh dear, it's too late.
[04:48] ---
    My family are waiting for me to come home
    to celebrate the New Year.
[04:52] ---
    In that case...
[04:54] ---
    I'll row.
[04:55] ---
    Y-You'll row?
[05:01] ---
    Boatman, I will buy this boat.
[05:04] ---
    Take this money, and go have a good
    New Year's with your family.
[05:07] ---
    Yes, yes, absolutely!
[05:14] ---
    Give me your hand.
[05:31] ---
    Look. You can just see the
    Confucius Temple from here.
[05:35] (Flashback) ---
    That day, I wanted to take you there
    to pay respect to my ancestors.
[05:39] (Flashback) ---
    Oh, so you wanted to
    take us to the graveyard.
[05:44] ---
    Actually, on the day of the Ghost Festival,
[05:47] ---
    I was looking at the Confucius
    Temple from the same position,
[05:50] ---
    looking forward to you showing up.
[05:53] ---
    Time passes so quickly.
[05:55] ---
    In the blink of an eye,
    it's already New Year's Eve.
[06:09] ---
    Hey, Chunyu...
[06:11] ---
    It's too dark here. Let's go back.
[06:18] ---
    Why have we stopped?
[06:26] ---
    Ch-Chunyu, what are you doing?
[06:28] ---
    Are you possessed?
[06:33] ---
    Did you know?
[06:35] ---
    K-Know what?
[06:38] ---
    Your presence...
[06:40] ---
    has destroyed my otherwise quiet life.
SIGN    Destro
SIGN    yed
[06:43] ---
    D-Destroyed?
[06:45] ---
    I've been thinking about it.
[06:48] ---
    Would I have married you if His Majesty
    hadn't endorsed our marriage?
[06:51] ---
    Could it be that he's having regrets
    on the night before the wedding?
[06:55] ---
    Before tomorrow comes,
[06:57] ---
    I have to tell you, no matter what.
[07:00] ---
    No way...
[07:38] ---
    Chief Yao!
[07:41] ---
    Sister Yaoyao!
[07:42] ---
    Excellent!
[07:44] ---
    Sister Yao!
[07:46] ---
    Brother Chun!
[07:46] ---
    Sister Yao!
[07:53] ---
    Your presence...
[07:55] ---
    has brought taste to my
    otherwise flavorless life.
[08:00] ---
    These tastes intertwine with each other,
[08:05] ---
    leaving behind a story of
    the joys and sorrows of life.
[08:10] ---
    These stories bear witness to us
    as the four seasons come and go,
[08:14] ---
    chronicling our every moment.
[08:20] ---
    You make me feel
[08:21] ---
    that I should live my life
    to the fullest for your sake,
[08:26] ---
    now and forever.
[08:28] ---
    I am ready to become the
    kitchen utensil in your hand,
[08:32] ---
    cooking with you until the end of time.
[08:40] ---
    Will you marry me?
[08:51] ---
    Yes, yes!
[08:53] ---
    Excellent!
SIGN    Helian Palace
[09:15] ---
    Chief Yao, the bridal escort team has
    arrived at the entrance of the alley!
[09:21] ---
    His Highness has come to escort
    Miss Ye to the wedding ceremony!
[09:25] ---
    How magnificent!
[09:54] ---
    The groom is here!
[10:04] ---
    It won't be that easy to take Chief Yao
    from the Helian Palace.
[10:10] ---
    She's now my younger sister, after all.
[10:13] ---
    You must pass both a literary and a martial
    arts test before you can enter the house.
SIGN    Literary
     Test
SIGN    Martial
    Arts
    Test
SIGN    Martial
    Arts
    Test
[10:17] ---
    What's the literary test?
[10:18] ---
    And what's the martial arts test?
[10:20] ---
    I, the younger brother,
    shall deliver the literary test!
[10:23] ---
    Have you finished reading the
    Four Books and Five Classics?
[10:26] ---
    Brother Chunyu, let me remind you
    that I decide whether you pass or fail!
[10:30] ---
    Now, let me ask you.
[10:31] ---
    In your opinion, which of
    Chief Yao's dishes is the best?
[10:45] ---
    It's the beef and egg fried rice.
[10:51] ---
    Hey, Chief Yao makes many fine dishes.
[10:53] ---
    You went and picked such a simple one.
[10:55] ---
    The complexity of a dish
[10:57] ---
    has no bearing on the chef's
    feelings in other situations.
[11:00] ---
    How can a complex dish not
    represent more feelings?
[11:03] ---
    I declare...
[11:07] ---
    You pass.
[11:11] ---
    The martial arts test will be a match
    with me, the elder brother.
[11:16] ---
    Today, victory shall be mine.
[11:19] ---
    Don't blame me for not holding back.
[11:23] ---
    Then you'd better be careful.
[11:36] ---
    Almost there!
[11:43] ---
    Brother, let me help you out.
[11:49] ---
    Hey, Brother!
[11:52] ---
    The strength of your sword passed
    through the blade and into my body,
[11:57] ---
    shaking my organs and
    causing internal injury.
[11:59] ---
    I have lost.
[12:01] ---
    You guys are way too fake!
SIGN    Marquis' Residence
SIGN    Marquis' Residence
[12:42] ---
    Bow to Heaven and Earth!
[12:53] ---
    Bow to your parents!
[13:02] ---
    Bow to each other!
[13:26] ---
    From now on, you are the
    daughter-in-law of the Xia family.
[13:31] ---
    Lady Marquise.
[13:32] ---
    Huh?
[13:37] ---
    Mother.
[13:39] ---
    What about me?
[13:41] ---
    Father.
[13:44] ---
    Send them to the bridal chamber!
[13:47] ---
    The bridal chamber!
[13:59] ---
    Sister-in-law, you came to the
    Heavenly House today just to get this?
[14:03] ---
    This—
[14:04] ---
    Today is New Year's Day,
[14:05] ---
    and yet the Heavenly House is still open.
[14:08] ---
    Master Thirteen, and everyone else!
[14:12] ---
    The New Year's celebration at the
    imperial court has just ended.
[14:14] ---
    I brought everyone to the Heavenly House
[14:17] ---
    to wish you and Chunyu a happy marriage.
[14:22] ---
    Thank you very much.
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    You've hung them on the walls.
[14:26] ---
    Your words have really increased the volume
    of customers to the Heavenly House.
[14:29] ---
    Oh, really?
[14:31] ---
    Then allow me to give you
    something else today.
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    These days, your cooking has brought
    happiness and warmth to everyone.
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    Every dish that you create contains
    an intense warmth within.
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    This intense warmth continues
    to spread through us,
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    giving us genuine joy and emotions.
[14:57] ---
    Today, I officially grant you the title
SIGN    Goddess Chef
    of Dayan
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    "Goddess Chef of Dayan"!
[15:04] ---
    There are many expert chefs in Dayan.
[15:06] ---
    I can hardly be worthy of such a title.
[15:10] ---
    As expected of my favorite chef.
[15:12] ---
    I knew you wouldn't accept it.
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    Then, do you have a good idea of your own?
[15:21] ---
    Since it's a wedding gift,
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    could you please incorporate
    something related to marriage?
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    Marriage...
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    "The wise wife reported early that the
    wild vegetables had been cooked."
[15:35] ---
    "The sage understood the situation
    when he saw the smallest phenomenon."
[15:41] ---
    I've got it. My word, I've got it!
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    From today on,
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    you shall be the "Cinderella Chef" of Dayan!
[15:50] ---
    "Cinderella Chef"?
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    Thank you, Master Thirteen.
[15:56] ---
    It's great, Chief Yao!
[15:57] ---
    Congratulations, Sister Yaoyao!
[16:02] ---
    We might as well stay today.
[16:04] ---
    How about we make dumplings together?
[16:07] ---
    Yes!
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    Leave the rest to us!
[16:17] ---
    It's been a while since I last kneaded dough.
[16:19] ---
    Indeed.
[16:20] ---
    It feels a bit unfamiliar.
[16:23] ---
    Brother, I won't lose to you!
[16:27] ---
    It reminds me of the days when Brother
    Seven would make me knife-cut noodles.
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    The ultimate truth is simple,
SIGN    The Ultimate Truth Is Simple
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    as is the way of cooking in this kitchen!
SIGN    Cooking
[16:51] ---
    The filling is ready!
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    Wrap it like this.
[17:03] ---
    Here.
[17:11] ---
    Hey, you need to squeeze a bit harder.
[17:13] ---
    Like this! Like this! Like this!
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    It's a tiny jade!
SIGN    Azure Dragon
SIGN    Black Tortoise
SIGN    Vermilion Bird
SIGN    Fat Tiger
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    Time to eat dumplings!
[17:42] ---
    Here, eat this one.
[17:44] ---
    Come on, don't hold back.
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    It's delicious.
[17:56] ---
    Here.
[17:59] ---
    Ouch! Too hot!
[18:09] ---
    Yaoyao ate the copper coin.
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    This is a good omen.
[18:18] ---
    Father, check this out.
[18:21] ---
    Aren't these my favorite pickled vegetables?
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    I won't just cook for Mother.
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    Because of an accidental bridal kidnapping,
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    we got to meet each other.
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    At that time, I never would have thought
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    that we'd be ending this year
    with an actual wedding.
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    As well as that, I've gone from being alone
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    to having so many good friends.
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    Don't run away, kid!
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    If this experience is a story,
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    then I think that...
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    this is already the most
    wonderful ending it could have.
SIGN    Heavenly
    House
SIGN    Heavenly
    House
SIGN    Heavenly House
SIGN    Heavenly
    House
SIGN    Heavenly
    House
SIGN    Along this journey, there has been sadness,
    laughter, and even reluctance.
    I hope that when your days are full of melancholy,
    the comrades in the story can bring you happiness.
SIGN
    As long as there are still ingredients,
    the story of the Cinderella Chef will not fade away.
    Maybe... one day... before a certain dish,
    we... will meet again.