wǒ lái gē

「我来咯」

“Here I am”

wǒ de pó pó zěn me nà me kě ài

我的婆婆怎么那么可爱

U Motherbaker

zhè shì yī gè jiā tíng de gù shì

这是一个家庭的故事

It’s a family story

yào wǒ jiē

「要我接？」

“You want to live with me?”

mā mā pó pó bèi sì gè xiǎo hái lún fān tī zǒu

妈妈（婆婆）被四个小孩轮番踢走

The mother was kicked out by her four children in turn

yǎng ér fáng lǎo zhè jiàn shì qíng zài xiàn dài qí shí shì yǒu kùn nán de

养儿防老这件事情，在现代其实是有困难的

It’s actually hard for parents to rely on their children in their old age

tā men hái bù zhī dào zì jǐ yǐ jīng zhǎng dà

「他们还不知道自己已经长大」

“They haven’t realized that they are already grown-ups”

bù zhī dào wǒ yǐ jīng

「不知道我已经」

“And they haven’t realized that I’m ……”

wǒ yǐ jīng lǎo le

「我已经老了」

“I’m old’

mù qián bō le yī bàn

目前播了一半

Now it’s half released

dì yī jí shōu shì lǜ jiù mán gāo de

第一集收视率就蛮高的

The first episode received high ratings

měi yī jí yī zhí wǎng shàng pān shēng

每一集一直往上攀升

And the ratings keep going up

zěn me kě yǐ bǎ zì jǐ de mā mā

「怎么可以把自己的妈妈」

“How can they pass their mother around”

dāng chéng qiú yī yàng tī lái tī qù de

「当成球一样踢来踢去的」

“Like kicking a football”

guān zhòng jiù shuō

观众就说

Some audience commented that

bù zhī dào wèi shén me kàn zhù kàn zhù zài xiào

不知道为什么看著看著在笑

They were amused by the drama at one moment

xià yī miǎo hū rán jiù kū le

下一秒忽然就哭了

But touched to tears the next

jiù gǎn jué hǎo xiàng shì zài jiǎng zì jǐ jiā lǐ de gù shì

就感觉好像是在讲自己家里的故事

They felt like that was their own family

wǒ men shè dìng de jiù shì yī gè kě ài de pó pó

我们设定的就是一个可爱的婆婆

We depicted a lovely old woman

tā yǒu yī xiē zì sī

她有一些自私

Who was a little selfish

yǒu yī xiē xiǎo jiān xiǎo è

有一些小奸小恶

A little crafty

kě shì yòu yǒu yī xiē wēn nuǎn

可是又有一些温暖

But warm-hearted at the same time

tā jiù lún fān qù sì gè hái zi jiā

她就轮番去四个孩子家

She went to the homes of her four children respectively

tā jué dé wǒ lǎo le

她觉得我老了

She thought she was old

nǐ běn lái jiù yīng gāi yǎng wǒ

你本来就应该养我

And it was her children’s responsibility to support her

lǎo pó dà rén

「老婆大人」

“Honey”

zěn zěn me le

「怎……怎么了？」

“What happened?”

dào le zhǎng zi jiā fā xiàn jiā lǐ guǎn shì de shì zhǎng xí

到了长子家，发现家里管事的是长媳

When she was in her eldest son’s home, she found his wife was the boss

tā jiù jué dìng zì jǐ yào wěi qū qiú quán

她就决定自己要委曲求全

Then she decided to compromise

qiǎng zhe zuò yōng rén de shì

抢着做佣人的事

She did all the chores like a nanny

rán hòu zài zhè gè jiā lǐ qiú shēng cún

然后在这个家里求生存

In order to stay there

xí fù yě bù lǐng qíng

媳妇也不领情

But her daughter-in-law didn’t appreciate her effort

zuò yī gè kuài lè de tóu zī rén

「做一个快乐的投资人」

“Be a happy investor”

kāi yùn shǒu liàn míng pái bāo

「开运手链、名牌包」

“Lucky bracelet, designer handbags”

miǎn diān fěi cuì tāi pán sù

「缅甸、翡翠、胎盘素」

“Emeralds from Myanmmar, placenta”

rán hòu dào le lǎo èr jiā

然后到了老二家

Then she went to her second son’s home

bǐng xiào jiù shì yī gè

秉孝就是一个

Bingxiao was a fraud

piàn mā mā lái tóu zī de ér zi

骗妈妈来投资（的儿子）

He tried to trick his mother into investing

cóng mā mā de kǒu dài lǐ bǎ qián piàn zǒu

从妈妈的口袋里把钱骗走

All he wanted was the money in her pocket

suǒ yǐ tā děng yú jiù shì luò huāng ér táo

所以她等于就是落荒而逃

So she fled

dào le lǎo sān jiā bǐng rén shì yī wèi dǎo yǎn

到了老三家，秉仁是一位导演

Next she went to the home of her third son who was a director

tā měi tiān dài bù tóng de nǚ hái huí lái shuì jué

他每天带不同的女孩回来睡觉

He took different girls home everyday

suǒ yǐ dāng rán tā yě méi yǒu róng shēn zhī chù

所以当然她也没有容身之处

Apparently there was no place for her there

bǐng ài jiù shì xiǎo nǚ ér ma

秉爱就是小女儿嘛

Bing’ai was her youngest daughter

yǐ jīng lí hūn

已经离婚

She was divorced

zhuī qiú ài qíng bǐ nǔ lì zhào gù hái zi lái dé gèng nǔ lì

追求爱情，比努力照顾孩子来得更努力

She tried really hard to find her true love, spending more time with men than with her own child

zuì hòu nǚ ér jiù bǎ tā tī dào

最后女儿就把她踢到

As a result, her daughter kicked her out

tā yǐ jīng sǐ diào de xiǎo ér zi de nà gè kōng fáng zi lǐ

她已经死掉的（小）儿子的那个空房子里

To the empty house of the youngest son who had passed away

jié guǒ jiē nà tā de shì tā zuì tǎo yàn de xiǎo xí fù

结果接纳她的是她最讨厌的小媳妇

It turned out that her son’s wife who she hated the most accepted her

zhè gè shì yī gè hěn yǒu qù de qíng gǎn zhuǎn huàn

这个是一个很有趣的情感转换

This is a really interesting emotional turn

tā xiǎng shì tàn wǒ shì bù shì yǒu xīn duì xiàng

「她想试探我是不是有新对象」

“She wants to sound out if I’m seeing someone now”

wǒ dāng rán yào kàn tā kě yǐ wèi wǒ ér zi shǒu guǎ duō jiǔ

「我当然要看她可以为我儿子守寡多久」

“Sure thing. I need to know how long she will remain as a widow for my son”

wǒ gāi lǎo shí huí dá hái shì yào tiāo zhàn tā yī xià

「我该老实回答，还是要挑战她一下」

“Should I be honest or should I challenge her”

zhè bù xì yǒu qù de jiù shì pó xí dōu sàng ǒu

这部戏有趣的就是婆媳都丧偶

She and her daughter-in-law both lost their husbands

pó xí yào zhèng miàn duì lěi

婆媳要正面对垒

They fought against each other face to face

pó pó hěn míng xiǎn de yǒu yī gè děng tā nián de rén

婆婆很明显的有一个等她40年的人

The mother had someone who had been waiting for her for 40 years

dàn shì tā bù gǎn jiē shòu

但是她不敢接受

But she dared not to accept his love

dàn xí fù jiù jué dé zhè gè rén hěn hǎo a

但媳妇就觉得这个人很好啊

But her daughter-in-law thought the man was really nice

nǐ wèi shén me bù jiē shòu

你为什么不接受

And she didn’t understand her mother-in-law’s refusal

fǎn ér shì pó pó jué dé nǐ nián qīng nǐ hái yào shǒu guǎ

反而是婆婆觉得你年轻你还要守寡

But the mother thought her daughter-in-law was young and she should continue living in widowhood

pó xí duì dì èr chūn de kàn fǎ

婆媳对第二春的看法

They hold different attitudes towards a new relationship

zhè shì yī gè hěn wēi miào de xīn tài

这是一个很微妙的心态

It’s a delicate problem

suī rán shì yī chū xǐ jù

虽然是一出喜剧

Although it’s a comedy

nà dàn shì tā tán le hěn duō yì tí

那但是它谈了很多议题

But it involves lots of issues

yǒu fēn jiā yǒu kěn lǎo

有分家、有啃老

Like a family’s break-up, living off parents

fū qī xiāng chù zhī dào

夫妻相处之道

The wisdom of marriage

qí shí mán yán sù de

其实蛮严肃的

The drama is in fact quite serious

wǒ jué dé zhè yī dài de hái zi zài jīng shén shàng fēi cháng de dú lì

我觉得这一代的孩子在精神上非常的独立

I think the young generation are really independent spiritually

dàn zài jīng jì shàng tā men hěn nán dú lì

但在经济上他们很难独立

But it’s very difficult for them to become independent financially

dāng zhī dào mā mā shēn biān yǒu qián

当知道妈妈身边有钱

When they knew

yǒu yī bǐ yǎng lǎo jīn de shí hòu

有一笔养老金的时候

Their mother had a pension

tā men qí shí huì xiǎng gēn mā mā xià shǒu

他们其实会想跟妈妈下手

They all thought of getting some money from her

wǒ xiǎng yīng gāi hěn duō rén huì hěn yǒu gòng gǎn de

我想应该很多人会很有共感的

I think lots of people would do the same thing

wǒ zì jǐ shēng zhǎng zài yī gè dà jiā tíng

我自己生长在一个大家庭

I was born in a big family

wǒ yǒu jiǔ gè xiōng dì jiě mèi

我有九个兄弟姐妹

I had nine brothers and sisters

suǒ yǐ wǒ kě yǐ kàn dào bā gè bù tóng zhuàng tài de pó xí guān xì

所以我可以看到八个不同状态的婆媳关系

So I can see eight types of relationship between a mother and her daughter-in-law

wǒ tóng shí yě shì nǚ ér hái zi de mā

我同时也是女儿、孩子的妈

I’m also a daughter, a mother

bié rén de qī zi

别人的妻子

A wife

rán hòu yě shì xí fù

然后也是媳妇

And a daughter-in-law

zhè gè shí dài de nǚ xìng shì hěn dú lì

这个时代的女性是很独立

Women in the current age are independent

yě yǒu yī diǎn zì wǒ

也有一点自我

And somewhat self-centered

xiàng wǒ de péng yǒu jiù gēn wǒ fēn xiǎng shuō

像我的朋友就跟我分享说

For example, I was told by one of my friends

tā de hái zi shuō

她的孩子说

That her child said

mā mā wǒ jué dé wǒ yǐ hòu yǒu yī gè wěn dìng de gōng zuò

妈妈，我觉得我以后有一个稳定的工作

“Mom, I think I want to have a steady job”

rán hòu yǎng yī zhǐ gǒu guò zhù shēng huó

然后养一只狗，过著生活

“And a dog to live with me”

wǒ jué dé zhè yàng jiù hǎo le jiù hěn bàng le

我觉得这样就好了，就很棒了

“Such life is good enough for me”

rán hòu mā mā xīn lǐ jiù xiǎng shuō

然后妈妈心里就想说

Then my friend thought

nà wǒ ne wǒ zài nǎ lǐ

那我呢？我在哪里

“How about me? Where do you put me in your life?”

yīn wèi shè huì biàn huà dé tài kuài

因为社会变化得太快

Now the society is changing rapidly

hái zi kě néng méi yǒu bàn fǎ zhēn de jiù dài zài nǐ de shēn biān

孩子可能没有办法真的就待在你的身边

Your children may not be able to stay by your side

zì jǐ yào zěn me guò wèi lái de shēng huó

自己要怎么过未来的生活

How will you live in the future?

xiàn zài jiù yào kāi shǐ xiǎng mán zhòng yào de

现在就要开始想，蛮重要的

You need to start planning right now. It’s quite important