Ma, how can you undermine my parenting like this?

You don't have to be so strict with Jenny!

She's still young!

Yeah, life is hard for young people these days!

I'm still learning to tie my shoes!

Exactly! Life IS hard!

That's why we have to teach her to be independent!

Otherwise she'll end up a 50-year-old loser still living with her parents!

Hey!

Sorry, D, but you know what I mean.

At least you've charged her rent!

Uh, yeah, I was going to talk to you about that.

Oh my god, this is why I hate Taiwan.

You guys never talk about things up front!

Is there anything else I should know about my daughter?

Yes!

She owes AT&T in tolls and $6,000 for a parking barrier!

She tried to pay me with an iPhone 6!

Ah!

She skipped out on your dental bill!

Also, she owes me a sports car.

Okay, that's it!

Jenny, we are going back to America!

But mom, I...

I don't want to hear it!

I'm not going to let you throw your life away!

No!

Ah!

Jenny can decide for herself!

She's an adult!

Obviously not!

And she'll never be if you keep giving her hongbaos!

I'll give my granddaughter hongbaos if I want to!

Uh, can I say something?

Uh, you're ruining my daughter!

You've forgotten what it means to be Taiwanese!

Yeah, it means living off your family instead of being a real adult!

At least I'm allowed to take care of our parents!

But you could have been an engineer!

Well, you could have been a nice person!

Guys!

I'm not going to let you all destroy Jenny's life!

She has a great life here with us!

No, she doesn't!

She's just confused!

Hey, look!

I found my shoes!

Stop it!

Dad!

Mom, I know you don't like Taiwan because of the humidity, the mosquitoes, and worst of all, the filial codependence.

But it really feels like home to me, and I like my life here.

I get to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa, we play chess, go on walks, and they tell me stories from the past.

Including a story of their own stubborn daughter who never finished her PhD because she was too eager to move to America and start a new life.

And honestly, I do know how important education is.

I want to finish college, I just need some time to figure out what I want to study and where.

Maybe I'll even end up at a Taiwan university.

That's where you went, and you didn't turn out so bad, right?

But at least now, for the first time in my life,

I feel like I have space to think and try some of the hobbies I've always wanted to try.

Like ceramics! I've been working on these for months.

I made one for each of you as a thank you for taking such good care of me.

Maybe you should try more hobbies.

This one's for you, Mom.

珍妮,我不是不支持你住在台湾, 我只是担心你会遇到更大的遗憾。 但珍妮,我可以自己想办法解决这些问题, 而且我才19岁。 那这样吧,你现在可以住在台湾, 但是如果你不回学校, 那你就得回美国当你21岁。 25!

22!

23!

合计!

干杯!

干杯!

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