Episode Summary
Yu Leshan opens his new furniture mall, but it's disrupted by protests from laid-off workers. Sheng Xuezhu gets involved when a patient's husband is arrested at the protest, leading to a major fight with a jealous Wang Xiao. Nuan Nuan's biological father, Qiao Zhengjun, returns and proposes a business deal with Leshan, then coincidentally sees Nuan Nuan from a distance, filling him with regret. Meanwhile, Zhang Yadan takes sketchy traditional medicine and ends up in the hospital with kidney stones.
Spoiler Alert
Leshan's Grand Opening Gets Complicated
Yu Leshan finally opened his big new store. It's called Shanhe Home Furnishings. He bought the old city furniture factory to build it. This should have been a great day for him. It wasn't.
A bunch of workers he laid off showed up to protest. They were angry. They felt he screwed them over. Leshan tried to explain himself. They didn't want to hear it. The whole thing got ugly fast. The crowd surrounded him. Then the police arrived and arrested the protestors.
Later, Leshan told the cops to let it go. He didn't want to press charges against the workers.
Xuezhu Gets Pulled Into the Mess
A Patient's Problem Becomes Hers
Sheng Xuezhu was dealing with her own issues at the hospital. She had a patient named Zhang Xiaoyan. The woman needed surgery for a cyst. But she refused the operation and wanted to go home.
Xuezhu figured out why. Zhang Xiaoyan's husband had just lost his job. He used to work at the factory Leshan bought. He was one of the guys who got arrested during the protest. So, Xuezhu went straight to Leshan. She wanted to know what happened. She also asked him to help the husband find work.
Leshan's Secret Good Deed
Leshan didn't just talk. He sent Guo Hongqi to the hospital. He had Hongqi pay for Zhang Xiaoyan's hospital fees. He made one thing very clear. Sheng Xuezhu was not to find out he paid for it.
The Fight We All Saw Coming
Wang Xiao's Jealousy Boils Over
Wang Xiao heard that Xuezhu went to Leshan's new store. His mind went straight to one place. He assumed she was there to see her old flame. He actually drove over to the mall but then just left without going in.
Later that night, he was home watching the news. A story about Leshan's store opening came on. He started making sarcastic comments to Xuezhu. He flat-out accused her of still having feelings for Leshan. Xuezhu got angry. Of course she did.
A Daughter Caught in the Middle
They had a huge fight. It ended with Wang Xiao storming out and slamming the door. Nuan Nuan stepped in to comfort her mom. She told Xuezhu she doesn't want them to get a divorce. She said Wang Xiao has been a better father to her than her biological one ever was. Xuezhu promised her they wouldn't split up.
Nuan Nuan then tried to fix things. She brought snacks to Wang Xiao's office. She pretended they were a gift from Xuezhu. It was a sweet move from a kid stuck in a tough spot.
The Past Comes Knocking
Qiao Zhengjun Is Back
Just when you think things can't get messier, Qiao Zhengjun shows up. If you forgot, he's Nuan Nuan's biological father. The one who abandoned her. He came to see Leshan. He wants to go into business together.
Leshan was disgusted to even see him. But Zhengjun doesn't care about feelings. He just wants to make money. Leshan knows Zhengjun's company is a big player. After thinking it over, he decided the business opportunity was too good to pass up. He agreed to work with him.
A Painful Encounter
Zhengjun's new job led him right to Nuan Nuan's school. A company driver had crashed into the school gate. Zhengjun went to deal with it. While he was there, he heard someone call Nuan Nuan's name.
He saw her. She's a young woman now. He was hit with a tidal wave of regret. He gave up his own daughter for his career. And now he can't even say hello to her. He knows Xuezhu would never let him back into Nuan Nuan's life.
Side Hustles and Bad Medicine
While all this was happening, Zhang Yadan was on her own downward spiral. She's desperate to get back with Guo Hongqi, but she won't admit it. Hongqi even rented the apartment across the hall from her. She just called him a psycho.
Yadan saw a street ad for a doctor who "cures all diseases." She went to see this traditional Chinese medicine doctor. He gave her some herbs. She started brewing them at home. Hongqi smelled the strong medicine from the hallway and got worried. Yadan told him to mind his own business.
Soon after, she collapsed with terrible stomach pain. Hongqi was the one who rushed her to the hospital. It turns out the herbs were full of junk. They gave her kidney stones.
