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36 Cards in this Set
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HG: Come on Kung Kung. This seems to be an unhappy matchmaking
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I can scarcely figure out what the reason is
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I can
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HG: Lets see them into their bedroom anyway
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I dont see how we can
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I dont
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HG: Why can't we?
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It is the bridal chamber
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It is
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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
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All right then. Let me have the experience
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All right
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HG: No one welcomes us. I guess we must sit down uninvited
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that seems to be the only way
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that seems
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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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It is
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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!
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It seems
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HG: please be patient....now he almost loses his temper. We ought to find out what is the matter.
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Let's not bother about it. he is getting blunt.
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Let's not
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HG: But I must ask him the reason
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Go ahead if you want to. I am through with it. The whole matter seems to be unbearable
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Go ahead
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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?
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What did
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HG: he said that General Cheng knows all about his reason
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Canthe old rogue be playing a trick upon us?
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Can the
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HG: we will have to ask him
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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
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That is
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HG: so i must ask him again!
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You had better
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you had
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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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that is
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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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right too
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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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do speak
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HG: .......
........ CP: I still have something to say |
Go on, please
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go on
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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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just this
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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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what is
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CP, hk, mc,
HG: he has not CP: Oh! |
What?
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CP: please ask him to take off....but also accept whatever punishment you may give me
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This sounds reasonable. The bride-groom ought to have a loook at the bride first.
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this sounds
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HG: mr. mu.......
long...walk...veil comes off... MC: not at all |
Not at all!
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not at
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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?
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What is
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MC: Forgive me, Kung Kung
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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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all right
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mg...cp....hk
CP: Let us go, Kung Kung |
I want to see the couple reconciled
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I want
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HG: reconciled?
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It will not be too late to attend the feast after the couple are reconciled
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it will
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HG: it will not....we can do nothing about it
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Why cant we?
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why cant
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HG: you are so green with a mater like thi, kung kung
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and you are so familiar with this kind of matter!
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and you
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CP: where are you two?
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We are coming.....aren't you coming along?
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we are
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MC: ill not stand up unles syou smile and forgive me. if you dont i will kneel for a whole year
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it will be a torment to kneel for one year.
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it will
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HG: since he kneels on ....but for the rest of his life
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If a husband has to act this way, i would rather remain a bachelor
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if a
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..........SE: please stand up
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Please stand up!
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please stand
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MC: HK: MC: you two ought to be punished for being so tricky
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you are the one who ought to be punished. Not us
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you are
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aide: madame cheng has arrived...
HG: we had better get away from here |
You are right
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you are
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