A touching short film for the times you miss your mom: Do not let your mom lonely!

Hello, sister, why haven't you come back yet? I made your favorite tonight, pork and leek dumplings. Try to come back as soon as possible. Lily, it's been a long time. Happy New Year. Oh, your granddaughter is back. Yes. Oh, our Sophie. Mom, come out. Not at home. Oh, this kid, okay? Okay, okay, okay. Oh, I'm sorry. You're busy, you're busy. Sorry. It's okay, let's talk again. Okay, bye. Okay, bye, bye. Traffic was really light today. Why are you here? The New Year is over. I know. Can I just come in first? Have you eaten? No, not yet. Why didn't you come back yesterday? I know. One of our investors was in town. He invited us all out to dinner. Sorry, I should have called. Sorry, sorry. Saying sorry won't make things okay. Why you not ask for holiday? I don't think they care about Chinese New Year, Mom. You should care. Look at Jewish people. They have a holiday called Hanukkah. Black people have one, too. What's it called? You mean Juneteenth? Martin Luther King. He fights so black people can have a day off. Mom, that is not what went down. You know too much. If you don't care, don't come back next time. You know what? Fine. Where are you going? What are you doing? I didn't come here just to be punished. Who is punishing you? Me? You know what? I gotta go. What about the dumplings? I don't know. Don't be like this. Your brother is so far away in medical school. Who else do I have? Tell me, what should I do? I don't know. Go on a date or something. Wait! What? Take it. Mom, no. Take it! Mom, I said no. You can't just do this, okay? You're doing great. Come on, Carl. Good, very good. One, two, three. Sorry to interrupt. Two, three. These are for you. Oh, thanks, honey. See you later, handsome. You guys like young couple. Keep the flame alive. Oh, with her, it's easy. How long have you been married? Take a guess. 40 years. No. 50 years. No. Two. Really? Yep, and we just clicked. How did you guys meet? On the internet, if you can believe that. It's amazing what you can do with computers these days. Click here to see matches in your area. Zhang. It's a little far. So strong. I've been to a lot of places. Not bad. Let's see. Smile at Mark. What's going on? That's weird. Mark sent a message. Hey, it's good to meet you, Joy. Hi. Are you Mark? I'm Mark. Yeah, I know. I don't look a lot like my profile photos. But since my injury, I just have... You're fat. Where is the injury? Well, it's my rotator cuff. And I haven't been able to work out since I hurt it. No, no, no. Let me tell you. Diet more than exercise. Open your mouth. Control your weight. Don't pound it on your joints. You're too heavy right now. Trust me. I deal with obese patients all the time. Hello? Mark? Did he eat? I'm very sorry about what happened. We've opened a case in Frozen, John Im's account. I recommend that you block the account as well. Okay. Thank you. Not a problem. I just noticed a complaint was recently filed against your account. What? What did I do? Who complained about me? Unfortunately... How can I get rid of it? You don't need to do... You too... Me. Hi. Jo... Joy. Nice to meet you. Wow. Can I just say that this is levels above typing in a chat box? I know. I agree. What do you do? I'm a military physician. I work over at the Los Alamitos Air Force Base. Oh. What about yourself? What do you do? I'm a PT. Oh, physical therapist. Yes. How do you know? I work with PTs all the time. Where do you work? I work at Home Health. I rehab at patient's home. I like it because I get to go to see different homes and gardens. Is it something that you always wanted to do? No. I'm a doctor actually in China. I'm orthopedist. Oh. But Chinese accreditation isn't recognized here. My husband encouraged me to go to medical school, but before I could apply, he had a heart attack and passed away. Oh, that's terrible. I'm so sorry. So I was a single mom with two children, and I thought if I go to medical school, I would have no time to spend with them. PT school, two years. That must have been a really difficult time for you. I'm sure your children appreciated that decision. Thank you. I don't know. They never tell me that. But homemade Chinese food, I don't think I've ever had that. So, you know, one of these days, maybe I'll get to have that. That would be pretty amazing. Of course. Oh, my God. It's late. I have to go to bed, so. Yeah, me too. Hey, I hope this isn't being too forward. Are you doing anything on Saturday? No, no plans. Would you like to go on a hike? Hello, Joy. Got to the trailhead a little early. There's plenty of parking. I'm sorry. My car doesn't start. Is everything okay? I don't know what's wrong. It's okay. I understand. Some other time then. Wait. Why don't you come over to my backyard? We can have lunch there. Hi, Joy. It's good to meet you. I'm sorry about this morning. It's fine, really. I'm just so glad that we get to finally meet. Yes. Okay, follow me. Sorry. What? I was thinking, uh... I'm busy. What? What are you doing? I'm on a date. What? You're on a date? Who? How did you meet? I have to go. Bye. Oh, wait, Mom, I wanted to... You fixed it? It was just a loose terminal. I tightened it. Mmm. You know, speaking of nursing homes, I actually do some volunteer work at one. Which one did you say you were at? Oakmont Manor. Oakmont. That's where I volunteer. Really? Yes. I'm literally there every weekend. Wow, what a small world. I wanted to apologize for the other day. I'm really sorry if I hurt you. Can we talk? Okay, just give me a call. Bye. What are you doing tomorrow? Oh, I have volunteering. Oh. If I get out early, I'll text you. We still got to go on that hike. Is that you, Joy? Hi, Carol. God, you look good. What are you doing here? I'm here to drop something off. Oh, what's that? Good. Who's it for? It's Dr. David Schmitting. A doctor? Girl, let me check for you. Schmitt, you said? Yes. Is he new? I'm not sure. I ask because sometimes it takes a few weeks to onboard new people into the system. So what's he look like? Mmm, is he handsome? Come on, girl, give up the goods. I want to see a picture. I don't have one. You don't have one. Mm-hmm. OK, I'm Googling him. No, no, no Googling. Why not? It's not polite. You and your polite. Hmm. What? Is this him? Joy! OK? So I just finished up with volunteering. Thought I'd see if you were free for lunch. Where are you now? I'm headed out the front doors right now. You still got anything like Max again? Just the battery. What? The battery died. Let the engine run for a few minutes. I don't know. You should probably get it replaced. I lost my balance. I really need a man's help. I only have this much water in my life. But I have two seedlings that need watering. One is my child. One is my love life. I decided to water all of my children's seedlings so they can grow strong. I know the seedling of my love will wither. But I tell myself it's all worth it. Now you're all grown up. My life is empty. You have to work tomorrow. I'm leaving now. Oh. Mom's saying stay. Yeah. You should have let him buy me first. Yeah. Mom, the bedroom's more comfortable. Mom. It's okay. Mom, take the bedroom. Please. Hey, Mom. Mei Mei. I need you to Google this man. Stephen Thompson. Wait. You mean Stephen? With a P-H? Yes. Thompson. Okay, hang on. T-H-O... Mom, I got it. Is he an accountant? Yes. You're so fast. He looks legit. Mom, it's okay. Just give him a chance. Okay. Yeah, I was just going to grab dinner on the way home. Okay, Mom. See you Saturday? Okay. Yes. See you then.