我记得那时候
                wǒ jì de nà shí hou
               
              
              
                我只希望战争快点结束
                wǒ zhǐ xī wàng zhàn zhēng kuài diǎn jié shù
               
              
                能早点回到上海
                néng zǎo diǎn huí dào shàng hǎi
               
              
              
              
                果然如姑姑所说的那样
                guǒ rán rú gū gū suǒ shuō de nà yàng
               
              
                我们取得了胜利
                wǒ men qǔ de le shèng lì
               
              
                我也回到了上海
                wǒ yě huí dào le shàng hǎi
               
              
                只是长久的离别
                zhǐ shì cháng jiǔ de lí bié
               
              
                等来的却是与姑姑短暂的相聚
                děng lái de què shì yǔ gū gū duǎn zàn de xiāng jù
               
              
              
                姑姑选择陪姑父
                gū gū xuǎn zé péi gū fù
               
              
                一同出国经商
                yī tóng chū guó jīng shāng
               
              
                再之后的好多事
                zài zhī hòu de hǎo duō shì
               
              
                都是我未曾预料的
                doū shì wǒ wèi zēng yù liào de
               
              
                [1993年 上海]
                1993 nián shàng hǎi
               
              
                [国营福兴斋饭店欢迎您]
                guó yíng fú xīng zhāi fàn diàn huān yíng nín
               
              
                [明德西餐厅]
                míng dé xi cān tīng
               
              
                借我一下瓶起子
                jiè wǒ yī xià píng qǐ zǐ
               
              
         
        
        
        
              
                Auntie.
              
              
                Please take care of yourself.
              
              
                Take care.
              
              
                Take care.
              
              
                I remember back then...
              
              
                Go now.
              
              
                I only wished for the war to end quickly.
              
              
                So I could return to Shanghai soon
              
              
                and see my aunt again.
              
              
                Later,
              
              
                just as Auntie said,
              
              
                we achieved victory.
              
              
                I returned to Shanghai too.
              
              
                But after our long separation,
              
              
                I was only granted
a brief reunion with Auntie.
              
              
                Later,
              
              
                my aunt chose to accompany my uncle-in-law
              
              
                to do business abroad together.
              
              
                Many things that happened after that
              
              
                were beyond my expectations.
              
              
                [Shanghai, 1993]
              
              
                [Welcome to the state-owned
Fuxingzhai Restaurant]
              
              
                [Mingde Western Restaurant]
              
              
                Can I borrow the bottle opener?
              
              
                Sure.
              
              
                Thanks.
              
              
                Grandma,
              
              
                here's some cola for you.
              
         
        
        
        
          
                
                  Auntie.
                
                
                  Please take care of yourself.
                
                
                  Take care.
                
                
                  Take care.
                
                
                  我记得那时候
                  wǒ jì de nà shí hou
                
                
                  I remember back then...
                
                
                  去吧
                  qù ba
                
                
                  Go now.
                
                
                  我只希望战争快点结束
                  wǒ zhǐ xī wàng zhàn zhēng kuài diǎn jié shù
                
                
                  I only wished for the war to end quickly.
                
                
                  能早点回到上海
                  néng zǎo diǎn huí dào shàng hǎi
                
                
                  So I could return to Shanghai soon
                
                
                  见到姑姑
                  jiàn dào gū gū
                
                
                  and see my aunt again.
                
                
                  后来
                  hòu lái
                
                
                  Later,
                
                
                  果然如姑姑所说的那样
                  guǒ rán rú gū gū suǒ shuō de nà yàng
                
                
                  just as Auntie said,
                
                
                  我们取得了胜利
                  wǒ men qǔ de le shèng lì
                
                
                  we achieved victory.
                
                
                  我也回到了上海
                  wǒ yě huí dào le shàng hǎi
                
                
                  I returned to Shanghai too.
                
                
                  只是长久的离别
                  zhǐ shì cháng jiǔ de lí bié
                
                
                  But after our long separation,
                
                
                  等来的却是与姑姑短暂的相聚
                  děng lái de què shì yǔ gū gū duǎn zàn de xiāng jù
                
                
                  I was only granted
a brief reunion with Auntie.
                
                
                  后来
                  hòu lái
                
                
                  Later,
                
                
                  姑姑选择陪姑父
                  gū gū xuǎn zé péi gū fù
                
                
                  my aunt chose to accompany my uncle-in-law
                
                
                  一同出国经商
                  yī tóng chū guó jīng shāng
                
                
                  to do business abroad together.
                
                
                  再之后的好多事
                  zài zhī hòu de hǎo duō shì
                
                
                  Many things that happened after that
                
                
                  都是我未曾预料的
                  doū shì wǒ wèi zēng yù liào de
                
                
                  were beyond my expectations.
                
                
                  [1993年 上海]
                  1993 nián shàng hǎi
                
                
                  [Shanghai, 1993]
                
                
                  [国营福兴斋饭店欢迎您]
                  guó yíng fú xīng zhāi fàn diàn huān yíng nín
                
                
                  [Welcome to the state-owned
Fuxingzhai Restaurant]
                
                
                  [明德西餐厅]
                  míng dé xi cān tīng
                
                
                  [Mingde Western Restaurant]
                
                
                  借我一下瓶起子
                  jiè wǒ yī xià píng qǐ zǐ
                
                
                  Can I borrow the bottle opener?
                
                
                  好的
                  hǎo de
                
                
                  Sure.
                
                
                  Thanks.
                
                
                  Grandma,
                
                
                  here's some cola for you.