elderly Chu, they all quit in protest. The owner proceeds to summon a band of local thugs to try and remove Chu, but he easily fends them all off. It takes a small army of police officers several hours to finally remove Chu and take him into custody. Alex sees the story of his father's arrest on the news, and he rushes to the precinct where he's being held to bring him home. Chu steadfastly refuses to live with his son because he doesn't want to be a burden, and Alex emotionally admits that all these years he tried to earn enough money to bring his father to the United States so he could finally have the happy life he was always denied in China. Sometime later, Alex, Martha, and Jeremy have purchased the larger house and moved in, with Alex believing that his father will come to visit so he can see his grandson. Alex, who up until now has displayed ignorance of his father's martial arts, demonstrates a pushing hands technique to his wife. Meanwhile, the elderly Chu teaches a tai chi class in Chinatown, where Mrs. Chen comes to visit him. She tells him that his fending off the thugs and police have made him a local hero, and people come from all over the city to attend his classes. She tells him that she's moved out and is living alone in an apartment across the street from him. She leaves, but Chu follows her and asks her if she's doing anything that afternoon. She replies no. Cast Sihung Lung as Mr. Chu (C: 朱老, P: Zhū-lǎo), a T'ai chi ch'uan master who travels to the United States. Bo Z. Wang as Alex Chu (T: 朱曉生, S: 朱晓生, P: Zhū Xiǎoshēng), Chu's son, he acts as an interpreter between Mr. Chu and Martha, but he deliberately mistranslates to reduce tensions between the two parties. Deb Snyder as Martha Chu (T: 瑪莎, S: 玛莎, P: Mǎshā), Alex's European American wife. Martha, who does not speak or understand Chinese. Wang Lai as Mrs. Chen (T: 陳太太, S: 陈太太, P: Chén-tàitai), a widow who is a cooking instructor at the area Chinese community center. Haan Lee as Jeremy Chu (C: 吉米, P: Jímǐ), Alex and Martha's son. Fanny De Luz as Linda (T: 琳達, C: 琳达, P: Líndá), Martha's friend. Hung-Chang Wang as Boss Huang, the owner of a Chinatown