The hostess communicates with the aunt upstairs like this every day. From time to time, the aunt hangs a basket from upstairs to give her some seasonings, and she also sends the dishes she bought for her aunt through the basket. In the whole film, Auntie only hears her voice and does not see her person.
The lunch is packed into a lunch box, and sent by the courier company to the unit where my husband works. This service should only be available in India. First, an uncle who rides a bicycle collects lunch boxes from house to house. After they are gathered in one place, they are transported several times by train and car. It ends up being delivered by the service staff to everyone at work. After eating, it will be sent back to the original place by the courier company.
The male protagonist's working environment is a large open office, with rows of desks and chairs like classroom desks, and a thick stack of documents is placed on each desk. Everyone is working hard, and it feels like a very monotonous and boring job.
He has been with the company for 35 years, he is conscientious in his work, has not made any mistakes, and rarely communicates with his colleagues. One month to retire. The company recruited a new employee to take him, but he didn't seem to have any intention of taking this employee well.
This day's lunch brought a surprise to the male protagonist. It was very delicious. He ate all the food. Because the new employee didn't arrive at his desk at the time he designated, he packed up and left the office quickly. The male protagonist's wife died ten years ago, and the male protagonist returns home every day just to face the empty house and watch a happy dinner in the opposite building.
The lunch box returned by the courier company was completely empty. The hostess happily shared the news with the aunt upstairs. The aunt was very happy to say that this would be a turning point in their relationship as husband and wife. A man's heart must first keep his stomach."
The husband was about to get off work, and the heroine dressed herself in the mirror. During the conversation with her husband, the heroine found that her husband was no more enthusiastic than before. When asked about lunch, the husband only said that it was okay, and the cauliflower was good. The heroine realizes that her lunch box has not been delivered to her husband.
After returning home, the male protagonist ran to the restaurant where he ordered the meal, told the other party that he would retire in a month, was going to cancel the order, and praised the delicious lunch today. The restaurant staff are confused, is cauliflower so delicious? Then do it for him every day.
The hostess asked the aunt for advice, and the aunt asked her to write a letter and put it in the lunch box, telling the other party that she had eaten the wrong lunch box, and said that even if the lunch box was delivered right today, it would not matter if it was delivered to her husband, at least let him know that the previous day was wrong. Understand.
The mistake of the lunch box has not been corrected. The male and female protagonists began to exchange letters through the lunch box, began to chat about the taste of the food, and gradually talked about their own lives and their own confusion. The letter has become a bright spot in the monotonous life of the two, and the heroine does not seem to be in a hurry to correct this mistake.
The relationship between the heroine and her husband has not eased in any way. The husband is still very busy every day and rarely communicates with the heroine. He just complains about the discomfort of eating cauliflower every day. The male protagonist suggested that the female protagonist and her husband have another child, and the husband did not intend to.
The new employee is an orphan. This job is very important to him. He looks for the male lead every day, hoping that he will teach him some work knowledge. Go to his desk and get some papers to deal with yourself.
After get off work one day, the new employee chased the male lead to chat, and asked the male lead and colleagues that he had kicked a cat that was blocking the road and crushed it to death under the bus, and then walked away by himself. Is it true. The male protagonist said that it was not a cat, but a blind man, and he pushed him under the car because it was in the way. (This is good. To deal with nonsense, use a more outrageous version, which is more effective than directly explaining the negative.)
The new employee and the male owner took the same train. During the ride, the new employee used a folder to prepare vegetables for cutting Dinner is said to be ready like this, and you can cook directly when you get home. (This is more unreliable.) He warmly invited the male protagonist to be a guest at his house, but the male protagonist just reluctantly agreed, "Okay, next time.
" , the male protagonist began to worry about the female protagonist, and he was relieved until the lunch box was delivered to his hands. After the two talked about this incident, the heroine said that her younger brother committed suicide that year, just because of a poor test result.
During lunch, the new employee brought bananas and apples to the host's table. The host had previously written that many Indian office workers only eat two bananas for lunch at noon, which is cheap and easy to fill.
The male protagonist invited the new employee to share his lunch, and the delicious lunch was praised by the new employee. The two also gradually communicated more and more. After that, the new employees came to eat with bananas and apples from time to time.
While doing laundry, the heroine found out that her husband was having an affair, and she began to want to face it. In the end, he just chose to forbear for the time being.
The heroine's father is sick in bed all the year round, and the mother takes care of it alone. It is extremely difficult financially. The heroine wants to give her some help but her mother refuses. (In India, the concept is relatively strong. After the daughter gets married, she is a foreign family, and her daughter has no independent financial ability. If she wants money, she needs to ask her husband for it.)
He and the male protagonist talked about the country that pays more attention to the happiness index than GDP Bhutan, they yearn for that country. The male protagonist sent an invitation, why don't we go to Bhutan together. After some entanglement, the two decided to meet in a coffee shop.
The day before the meeting, the male protagonist and the new employee were called to the office by the boss. The new employee did the accounting completely wrong before. The boss asked him to do it again as soon as possible, and the new employee would be fired for this. At this time, the male protagonist took the responsibility on himself. Although the boss had doubts, he finally accepted his explanation and temporarily retained the new employee.
The new employee who temporarily escaped the disaster thanked the male protagonist very much. The male protagonist reprimanded the new employee for their poor work, and the heartless new employee just warmly invited the male protagonist to his house again.
The male protagonist came to the new employee's house and saw the happy young couple who were about to get married. Because he is an orphan, the new employee invites the male protagonist to attend his wedding as his relatives and friends.
On the day of the meeting, the male protagonist went to the company after dressing up carefully.
The female protagonist came to the cafe to wait as scheduled, but never waited for the male protagonist to come to the appointment.
The next day, the male protagonist received an empty lunch box from the female protagonist. He told the hostess why he didn't show up for the appointment. A young man who gave him his seat on the way to work that day and the smell of an old man in his bathroom at home made him suddenly realize that he was no longer young. He went to the cafe, but just looked at the young and beautiful female protagonist from a distance, and finally did not come forward to make an appointment.
The heroine's father died, and the heroine rushed to attend the funeral. The mother said sadly that she was just feeling hungry at this time, and taking care of the patient all the year round has virtually wiped out the relationship between them as husband and wife. She said that before her husband died, she worried every day what would happen if he left, but she just felt hungry when he actually left.
The male protagonist attended the wedding of the new employee and blessed the newlyweds.
The hostess told the old man that her lunch box was sent to the wrong place, but the old man just repeatedly emphasized that their system can’t go wrong. Their system has been evaluated by Harvard University and can’t go wrong. fruit.
The female protagonist found the office where the male protagonist worked, and the male protagonist had left at this time.
The female protagonist sold her dowry jewelry and was going to live in Bhutan. She finally wrote a letter to the male protagonist. She did not know whether she would send the letter.
The male protagonist was going to live in a city where many elderly people go back after retirement, but finally gave up.
At the end of the film, the male protagonist and the employees of the food delivery company board the same train. (I don't fully understand it here. Are you looking for the heroine?) Even if it is an open ending.
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