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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,
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    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.
[14:24] ---
    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.
[14:36] ---
    These days, your cooking has brought
    happiness and warmth to everyone.
[14:42] ---
    Every dish that you create contains
    an intense warmth within.
[14:48] ---
    This intense warmth continues
    to spread through us,
[14:51] ---
    giving us genuine joy and emotions.
[14:57] ---
    Today, I officially grant you the title
SIGN    Goddess Chef
    of Dayan
[15:00] ---
    "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.
[15:14] ---
    Then, do you have a good idea of your own?
[15:21] ---
    Since it's a wedding gift,
[15:23] ---
    could you please incorporate
    something related to marriage?
[15:27] ---
    Marriage...
[15:31] ---
    "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!
[15:44] ---
    From today on,
[15:46] ---
    you shall be the "Cinderella Chef" of Dayan!
[15:50] ---
    "Cinderella Chef"?
[15:54] ---
    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!
[16:13] ---
    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.
[16:45] ---
    The ultimate truth is simple,
SIGN    The Ultimate Truth Is Simple
[16:47] ---
    as is the way of cooking in this kitchen!
SIGN    Cooking
[16:51] ---
    The filling is ready!
[17:01] ---
    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!
[17:19] ---
    It's a tiny jade!
SIGN    Azure Dragon
SIGN    Black Tortoise
SIGN    Vermilion Bird
SIGN    Fat Tiger
[17:38] ---
    Time to eat dumplings!
[17:42] ---
    Here, eat this one.
[17:44] ---
    Come on, don't hold back.
[17:54] ---
    It's delicious.
[17:56] ---
    Here.
[17:59] ---
    Ouch! Too hot!
[18:09] ---
    Yaoyao ate the copper coin.
[18:12] ---
    This is a good omen.
[18:18] ---
    Father, check this out.
[18:21] ---
    Aren't these my favorite pickled vegetables?
[18:25] ---
    I won't just cook for Mother.
[18:33] ---
    Because of an accidental bridal kidnapping,
[18:35] ---
    we got to meet each other.
[18:39] ---
    At that time, I never would have thought
[18:41] ---
    that we'd be ending this year
    with an actual wedding.
[18:48] ---
    As well as that, I've gone from being alone
[18:51] ---
    to having so many good friends.
[18:57] ---
    Don't run away, kid!
[19:02] ---
    If this experience is a story,
[19:10] ---
    then I think that...
[19:13] ---
    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.