Can I Be a Teen Again - Episode 5

At dinner the tension shows: John's mother scolds him to wash up, says the family factory is struggling and his father is away, and calls John a poor student. John returns awkwardly, saying he missed her while his mother fears he got into trouble. A friend from the north arrives and invites John out with the old 'basketball' excuse that once led them to an internet café. The friend leaves; John hesitates but stays. John asks his mother for five dollars—she gives it—leaving his choice and the family's strained situation unresolved.