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Focus on blind!Zhao Yunlan and Da Qing at the hospital, ep 21
Location: ep 21, 6:40 to 7:07 (here on Youtube)
Context: Shen Wei left Zhao Yunlan in Dr Cheng's care and went off to give a lecture. Zhao Yunlan is now in a waiting room, and Da Qing has arrived with snacks. Which he's eating, because cat.
Proving his detecting skills still work, Zhao Yunlan points an accusatory finger in the direction of the rustling and crunching. "Dead Cat, you are stealing my snacks again." 死猫 又偷吃我零食啊
Da Qing drops the wrappers on the coffee table and sits back with an air of offended dignity. "I am the esteemed Da Qing. Who says I am stealing? I am openly eating your snacks." 我堂堂大庆爷 这叫偷吃吗 这是明目张胆地吃
Zhao Yunlan makes a silent "Ohh" face.
Da Qing continues, "Then again, you are ill. You can't eat these anyway." 再说了 你都病了 这些东西你肯定吃不了
Zhao Yunlan sucks in a noisy breath and wags his finger, but he can't quite maintain the charade of seriousness. Half laughing, he says, "Makes sense!" 有道理啊
Da Qing grins because Zhao Yunlan is playing along with his game.
Zhao Yunlan strikes out with his feet, trying to kick Da Qing, and Da Qing shakes a packet of biscuits (cookies) at arm's length, trying to divert Zhao Yunlan's attack, like someone playing with a kitten.
Da Qing: Over here. 这这这 这儿 这儿
(Only a few screencaps, because caps really don't do this scene justice. Go watch!)
... and then Da Qing gets out the MP3 player and plays the SID's messages: Lin Jing wailing as if Zhao Yunlan has died, Changcheng telling a (quickly cut-off) joke, and Zhu Hong reading from The Ancient Mysteries. Interestingly, Da Qing has learned Shen Wei's other identity from Zhu Hong by now, but he doesn't mention it at all in this scene, even when the subject of the Envoy comes up.
I've watched this small moment dozens of times. I find it utterly adorable. I love Da Qing showing up with snacks for the invalid (and in his most respectable overalls) but treating Zhao Yunlan with all his usual casual disrespect. He doesn't pretend everything's normal -- he explicitly mentions Zhao Yunlan's illness -- but he exaggerates and misstates the effects of it, pointing out by his wrongness how trivial the disability is. (Of course Zhao Yunlan can still eat. He's not dead!) This is particularly effective since Da Qing's noisy rustling and crunching means Zhao Yunlan can hear exactly what's going on.
I love how comfortable they are together, how relaxed Zhao Yunlan is in Da Qing's presence and how much reliance and trust he has in him. (I love it for its own sake, and also as a pleasing contrast to the more adult, sizzlier connection Zhao Yunlan has with Shen Wei; they're such different relationship modes!)
And I love Da Qing playing a game by holding out the biscuit packet to try and deflect Zhao Yunlan's retaliation. So cute!
Both of them must be worried about the situation, under the surface, but here they find comfort in each other's company without talking about it. Comfort in teasing each other and laughing together. Whatever happens, they'll always have this.
Context: Shen Wei left Zhao Yunlan in Dr Cheng's care and went off to give a lecture. Zhao Yunlan is now in a waiting room, and Da Qing has arrived with snacks. Which he's eating, because cat.
Proving his detecting skills still work, Zhao Yunlan points an accusatory finger in the direction of the rustling and crunching. "Dead Cat, you are stealing my snacks again." 死猫 又偷吃我零食啊
Da Qing drops the wrappers on the coffee table and sits back with an air of offended dignity. "I am the esteemed Da Qing. Who says I am stealing? I am openly eating your snacks." 我堂堂大庆爷 这叫偷吃吗 这是明目张胆地吃
Zhao Yunlan makes a silent "Ohh" face.
Da Qing continues, "Then again, you are ill. You can't eat these anyway." 再说了 你都病了 这些东西你肯定吃不了
Zhao Yunlan sucks in a noisy breath and wags his finger, but he can't quite maintain the charade of seriousness. Half laughing, he says, "Makes sense!" 有道理啊
Da Qing grins because Zhao Yunlan is playing along with his game.
Zhao Yunlan strikes out with his feet, trying to kick Da Qing, and Da Qing shakes a packet of biscuits (cookies) at arm's length, trying to divert Zhao Yunlan's attack, like someone playing with a kitten.
Da Qing: Over here. 这这这 这儿 这儿
(Only a few screencaps, because caps really don't do this scene justice. Go watch!)
... and then Da Qing gets out the MP3 player and plays the SID's messages: Lin Jing wailing as if Zhao Yunlan has died, Changcheng telling a (quickly cut-off) joke, and Zhu Hong reading from The Ancient Mysteries. Interestingly, Da Qing has learned Shen Wei's other identity from Zhu Hong by now, but he doesn't mention it at all in this scene, even when the subject of the Envoy comes up.
What I love about this scene
I've watched this small moment dozens of times. I find it utterly adorable. I love Da Qing showing up with snacks for the invalid (and in his most respectable overalls) but treating Zhao Yunlan with all his usual casual disrespect. He doesn't pretend everything's normal -- he explicitly mentions Zhao Yunlan's illness -- but he exaggerates and misstates the effects of it, pointing out by his wrongness how trivial the disability is. (Of course Zhao Yunlan can still eat. He's not dead!) This is particularly effective since Da Qing's noisy rustling and crunching means Zhao Yunlan can hear exactly what's going on.
I love how comfortable they are together, how relaxed Zhao Yunlan is in Da Qing's presence and how much reliance and trust he has in him. (I love it for its own sake, and also as a pleasing contrast to the more adult, sizzlier connection Zhao Yunlan has with Shen Wei; they're such different relationship modes!)
And I love Da Qing playing a game by holding out the biscuit packet to try and deflect Zhao Yunlan's retaliation. So cute!
Both of them must be worried about the situation, under the surface, but here they find comfort in each other's company without talking about it. Comfort in teasing each other and laughing together. Whatever happens, they'll always have this.