- Nina: [in Chinese] The world is always changing. Every day it's changing. Everything in life is changing. We have to look inside ourselves to find what stays the same, such as loyalty, our shared history and love for each other. In them, the truth of the past lives on.
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- Bank CEO: People say I'm sending Sebastian and Nina to New york so neither will take my job. Hey, perhaps that's partly true. You know, like these butterflies that surround us this evening, it's a time of transformation, new beginnings.
- Lily: Has Madame Wang found you a match, Snow Flower?
- Snow Flower: [only smiles]
- Lily: What about the bed business? Mama has never said anything to me.
- Snow Flower: It cannot be as hard as embroidery or cleaning.