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- HG: Come on Kung Kung. This seems to be an unhappy matchmaking
- I can scarcely figure out what the reason is
- HG: Lets see them into their bedroom anyway
- I dont see how we can
- HG: Why can't we?
- It is the bridal chamber
- Yes, but that makes no difference. According to our custom, within three days after the wedding any member of the family......so you have to be a little bit forward Kung Kung
- All right then. Let me have the experience
- HG: No one welcomes us. I guess we must sit down uninvited
- that seems to be the only way
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HG: young....
MC: what is wrong w/ me?
HG: you see....you did not even intend to talk with us. We feel hurt. - It is as the proverb says, "when a couple have gone to bed, matchmakers are thrown over the wall"
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HG: there has.....
MC, HK, MC, HG, MC,
HG: How blunt your words are! - It seems we should not have the audacity to sit here any longer. This is our reward for being matchmakers. How terrible I feel!
- HG: please be patient....now he almost loses his temper. We ought to find out what is the matter.
- Let's not bother about it. he is getting blunt.
- HG: But I must ask him the reason
- Go ahead if you want to. I am through with it. The whole matter seems to be unbearable
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HG: I'll do it....
mc, hk, mc, hk, mc, hk,
MC: I think so
HG: Oh! - What did he say?
- HG: he said that General Cheng knows all about his reason
- Canthe old rogue be playing a trick upon us?
- HG: we will have to ask him
- We must
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HG: where is General cheng?
cp, hk, cp, hk,
CP: He faltered....I beg your excellency to beseech him to make it clear - That is it! Whatever he has in his mind, he had better speak out; he must not make us guess the secret in the bottle-gourd
- HG: so i must ask him again!
- You had better
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CP......long wait....
HG: The marriage should have been considered broken off with his flight. Why should you still want to unite them? - That is right. Why have you been so insistent?
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CP: it is not fair....
HG: why?
CP: We must ask him why he ran away - Right too! why did he run away! this should be made clear.
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HG: must he be questioned again?
CP: Yes! - You must.
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HG: ....wait....
HG: how can i tell you...
CP: why not? please be straight-forward! - Do speak it out, I want to hear it too
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HG: .......
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CP: I still have something to say - Go on, please
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CP: i implore....who went to him?
HG: you had better not ask any more!
CP: Please - Just this once
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HG: he said he did see her clearly and can still remember
CP: That is good! - What is so good about it?
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CP, hk, mc,
HG: he has not
CP: Oh! - What?
- CP: please ask him to take off....but also accept whatever punishment you may give me
- This sounds reasonable. The bride-groom ought to have a loook at the bride first.
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HG: mr. mu.......
long...walk...veil comes off...
MC: not at all - Not at all!
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..........................................mu is apologizing to everyone...
SE: Woe to me!
MC: Dont feel bad, dear lady, ill do all i can to make it up - What is this all about?
- MC: Forgive me, Kung Kung
- All right. I havve completed the task of a matchmaker. I have prepared my wedding present. But till now i have not even been offered a cup of tea.
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mg...cp....hk
CP: Let us go, Kung Kung - I want to see the couple reconciled
- HG: reconciled?
- It will not be too late to attend the feast after the couple are reconciled
- HG: it will not....we can do nothing about it
- Why cant we?
- HG: you are so green with a mater like thi, kung kung
- and you are so familiar with this kind of matter!
- CP: where are you two?
- We are coming.....aren't you coming along?
- MC: ill not stand up unles syou smile and forgive me. if you dont i will kneel for a whole year
- it will be a torment to kneel for one year.
- HG: since he kneels on ....but for the rest of his life
- If a husband has to act this way, i would rather remain a bachelor
- ..........SE: please stand up
- Please stand up!
- MC: HK: MC: you two ought to be punished for being so tricky
- you are the one who ought to be punished. Not us
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aide: madame cheng has arrived...
HG: we had better get away from here - You are right