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　　BECKY
　　Thanks for doing this.
　　Joy rolls down Becky’s sleeves to cover up her tattoos and parts her hair to hide her side shave.
　　JOY
　　（uncomfortable）
　　You look really pretty right now.
　　BECKY
　　Oh， you like this hot Mormon look？
　　JOY
　　I’m just telling you now， in case my mom says you’re fat or whatever.
　　Joy points at her nose to indicate Becky "missed a spot".
　　Becky inverts her septum piercing up into her nose.
　　BECKY
　　You said when she says shit like that it means she cares， right？
　　JOY
　　My mom is gonna be EXTRA caring now that Gong Gong’s here. He literally hasn’t spoken to us in decades， and suddenly shows upSuddenly the door opens. Evelyn looks from Joy to Becky with a noticeable pause on Becky.
　　JOY （CONT’D）
　　Hey Mom.
　　BECKY
　　Hi， Evelyn!
　　EVELYN
　　I only made enough food for three
　　people. I’ll have to cook more.
　　Without waiting for a response she is already up the stairs.
　　JOY
　　Nailed it.
　　
　　4 INT. APARTMENT - DINING ROOM/LIVING ROOM - THAT MOMENT
　　Evelyn comes running up the stairs. Waymond is halfway through setting the table.
　　EVELYN
　　It’s Joy. And she brought Becky.
　　WAYMOND
　　你記得嗎？我們跟Ms.Deirdre説過， Joy爲了避免誤會， 會來參加.所以Becky 會去幫忙照顧公公.
　　WAYMOND
　　Remember？ We told Ms. Deirdre Joy would come to avoid any more miscommunications so Becky is going to help watch Gong Gong.
　　Before Evelyn can object， Becky and Joy are in the doorway.
　　BECKY
　　Hi， Mr. Wang!
　　WAYMOND
　　Becky! Call me Waymond. Thank you for coming. Sit down， eat!
　　Evelyn hands Joy a stack of bowls and beckons her into the kitchen. She sloppily strains the noodles before haphazardly dumping in soy sauce， chopped scallion， and sesame seeds.
　　EVELYN
　　哎呀〜煮爛了! You know he doesn’t have to stay.
　　EVELYN
　　Aiyah. Overcooked…… You know he doesn’t have to stay.
　　JOY
　　Who？
　　EVELYN
　　Becky.
　　JOY
　　Becky is a "she" mom.
　　EVELYN
　　You know I always mix the words.
　　"He"， "she". In Chinese， there is one word， tā？， so simple. The way you two dress， I don’t think I’m
　　only one calling him: "he"…… I mean her “him”…… Anyways， our English is fine. And we have Google. You stay with Gong Gong， she can go. I’m sure she is very busy…… with her full-time job.
　　Evelyn takes the entire pot back into the dining room. Joy follows， still holding empty bowls.
　　JOY
　　I honestly think it’s weird， but Becky wants to help Mom. She used to volunteer at the nursing home
　　with her church or whatever.
　　BECKY
　　I always learn something when I hang out with the elderly. Old people are very wise.
　　EVELYN
　　It’s okay， we’ll take Gong Gong to the meeting. You and Becky stay and decorate.
　　WAYMOND
　　（quietly to Evelyn）
　　爸到底知不知道我們被查稅了？
　　WAYMOND
　　（quietly to Evelyn）
　　Does your father even know we are being audited？
　　BECKY
　　Where is he？ When can I meet him？
　　Evelyn thinks about this， clearly uncomfortable.
　　
　　4-1 A BUZZER goes off. Evelyn looks up at the security camera to see a customer is waiting downstairs at the counter.
　　EVELYN
　　Eat. Fast.
　　She is out the door. Joy shakes her head， frustrated.
　　
　　5 INT. APARTMENT - STAIRCASE - CONTINUOUS
　　
　　Evelyn rushes down the stairs with Joy following behind.
　　JOY
　　Mom， wait.
　　EVELYN
　　"Wait. Wait." Today， no time for wait.
　　They go through the door into the adjoining laundromat-
　　
　　6 INT. LAUNDROMAT - CONTINUOUS
　　
　　Evelyn weaves through laundry carts and customers. We now see Evelyn’s laundromat is as eclectic as she is: an old arcade cabinet， a TV playing an old musical， signs advertising wash & fold， alterations， and even singing lessons.
　　EVELYN
　　Joy， any other day， I beg that you come and eat， or call me or anything. But today very busy.
　　Evelyn spots the water stain that Waymond attempted to paint over. It is clearly a different shade of white.
　　JOY
　　Mom， this is what it’s always like…… Look， I know you haven’t always liked Becky， but-
　　EVELYN
　　I like Becky. She is very nice.
　　JOY
　　But……
　　EVELYN
　　你很 lucky 啦……
　　你媽對你交往⼥朋友的事， 已經很open 了.還是個⽼外.But Gong Gong， I don’t think his heart could take that.
　　Especially not after that flight. Coming all of the way from China just to die like that.
　　EVELYN
　　You are very lucky， your mother is open to you dating a girl. A white girl. But ong Gong， I don’t think his heart could take that.
　　Especially not after that flight. Coming all of the way from China just to die like that.
　　JOY
　　Mom…… he’s not going to dieJoy follows Evelyn behind the front desk which is cramped with sewing machines， piles of laundry.
　　A customer with a relatively big nose and a baby carriage is impatiently waiting.
　　EVELYN
　　哇， 他的⿐⼦很⼤哦 Welcome， how can I help you？
　　EVELYN
　　Wow， what a big nose.
　　Welcome， how can I help you？
　　DEBBIE THE DOG MOM
　　Um， I wanted to see if my clothes were ready？ I called three times and-
　　EVELYN
　　Ticket please.
　　The frustrated customer begins to rummage through her purse.
　　Joy peeks into the carriage but is momentarily horrified to find a fat snorting French Bulldog instead of a baby.