用一張紅布條昭告天下不幹了,林秀英的情趣用品店在網路上爆紅,許多網友眼見她要收店,都跑來跟她買東西。


秀英10多年前兩邊膝蓋開刀,曾做泥水小工的她漸漸無法負擔勞力工作,她改行接手女兒在台南一中旁邊的情趣用品店。她說,因為自己沒唸什麼書,反而覺得賣情趣用品沒什麼好丟臉的,性本來就是很自然的事。

因此,只要有客人上門,秀英也從不避諱分享自己愛用的產品,她說跳蛋可以刺激神經,避免老化,是她的最愛。大喇喇的風格,讓常客們也愛跟她分享使用心得。


情趣用品最早是女兒幸枝開始經營的。26年前,她透過家人介紹認識廠商,才開始創業。當時風氣保守,她常被警察以妨害風化的罪名找麻煩,也被罰過幾次錢。幸枝覺得自己不偷不搶,更不是做非法的事情,所以沒在怕。

早期生意好,情趣用品店早上十點營業,許多客人七八點就來了,有些是買完菜順路過來,有的則是剛上完夜班。幸枝說自己不是觀念特別前衛的人,剛好當時的廠商送了她一套性教育相關書籍,加上常常跟客人聊天,聽了很多人的故事,覺得跟性有關議題只是日常生活的一部分,不需當作禁忌。

幸枝目前唯一能做的,就是每個週末回到老家照顧坡地旁的果樹。四月底我們去拜訪時,她驚喜發現芒果樹結了不少果,趕緊拿紙袋包裝,免得被果蠅吃了。新生的果實,和鐵皮屋頂下積了厚厚灰塵的家具和物品形成強烈對比。幸枝真切希望這個家完工的那天會很快來臨,屬於母女倆新階段的生活,也能夠有所不同。




Introduction

73-year-old Hsiu-ying is a no-nonsense, straight-talking boss of a sex toy store who's been in the industry for 20 years, but a downturn in business due to the e-commerce trend coupled with a spate of health issues has forced Hsiu-ying, albeit reluctantly, to finally throw in the towel. Hsiu-ying's 54-year-old daughter, Hsing-chih, is a chip off the old block, and as a result, heated clashes are commonplace. Despite this, their love-hate relationship has braved many a storm. In this episode, we meet Hsiu-ying and Hsing-chih as they transition into new chapters of their lives. What last-minute change to the store helped Hsiu-ying go out with a bang? Hsing-chih wants her mom to move in with her and enjoy life in the slow lane, but with their track records, is that a good idea or a recipe for disaster? As they turn a new page in their lives, will they be able to rein in their feisty tempers, or will it prove a bridge too far?