Xu Sanguan and Yile Relationship Quotes Flashcards
What are XS and YL relationship quotes from Chapter 5?
- gossip about Yile’s parentage
(XS): “I was happy for no reason. I’ve wasted nine years raising that boy.”
What are XS and YL relationship quotes from Chapter 7?
- Family dynamics
- XS + YL, XY + EL, SL alone
- SL initiates fight with BF’s son
“Sometimes XS would sit back in the rattan chair thinking about Yile and start to cry.”
What are XS and YL relationship quotes from Chapter 21?
- XS is hard on YL and wont treat him to noodles like the rest of the family
- YL is cheated by another adult when buying the sweet potato
- wanders the street and neighbours see
- resolves XS is not his father
- (XS to YL): “The money I made today came from selling blood… I put my life at risk to get this money. So if I let you eat noodles too, I’d be doing HX a favour.”
- “‘If you were my own son, you would be my favourite son of all’… Yile beamed.”
- (YL when running away): “If I’m not really your son, then you’re not my dad either.”
What are XS and YL relationship quotes from Chapter 22?
- YL goes to HX’s house and refuses to leave
- HX drags him away down the street
- XS finally softens again to YL
- “If a kid really isn’t your own flesh and blood, there’s no way he’ll ever become your own.”
- (XS to YL): “It would be better if you never came back.”
- “Dad are you taking me to eat noodles?’ XS stopped cursing YL. His voice suddenly grew gentle. ‘That’s right’”
What are XS and YL relationship quotes from Chapter 24?
- YL goes to rooftop to call for HX’s soul with big crowd watching
- he refuses, even when XY tries to convince him, until XS convinces him
- blood ties with XS cuts his cheek
- (XS): “Yile, all you have to do is shout a few times. Once you shout, I’m going to be your real dad.”
- “he lifted the blade to his face and sliced his own cheek. Then he stuck out his hand, rubbed it with the blood from the gash, and announced to the crowd, “You saw what I just did, right?… From now on… if any of you ever dare to say that YL is not my real son, I’ll do the same to you.”
What are XS and YL relationship quotes from Chapter 25?
- Cultural Rev. beginning
- XY denounced as prostitute
- struggle sessions must be held at home
- (YL): “I hate HX the very most. And I hate her the second most… the person I love most, of course, is our Great Leader Chairman Mao. And the one I love second most… is you”
- “XS stared back at YL without so much as blinking… tears spilled from his eyes, and he said to XY, “Who says YL isn’t my son?’”
What are XS and YL relationship quotes from Chapter 26?
- YL returns from countryside but is terrible state (severe depression?)
- XS sells his blood to give to YL (selling his ‘energy’ so his son can have it)
- YL sent back to countryside, crying
- EL’s BC visits and XS sells blood again
- find out about AF’s burst bladder
- GL dies of cerebral haemorrhage
(XS to YL): “Take all of it. I earned it selling blood just now. Take all of it.”
What are XS and YL relationship quotes from Chapter 28?
- XS sold his blood travelling up to Shanghai
- he reaches Shanghai and finds out YL is still alive
“Just now I was crying because I thought YL was dead. Now I’m crying because I know he’s alive.”
