Episode Summary
In this episode, Shen Minghui's attempts to impress people backfire spectacularly. He tries to win over his crush but gets in trouble with a teacher. He tries to avoid his dad's anger but ends up destroying a priceless family heirloom, creating a much bigger problem for his sister Shen Mingzhu.
Spoiler Alert
Business, Birthdays, and Bad Matchmaking
Mingzhu's New Gig
Shen Mingzhu is officially in the wedding business. She's running her new venture out of the Nanxi Hotel. Xu Zhixia gave her a huge boost by promoting it on her public account. The orders started rolling in almost immediately. Mingzhu even hired Ni Dani to handle the decorations for a wedding. Things are looking up.
Li Jingzhe sees the work and gets an idea. He wants to throw a 70th birthday party for his uncle at the hotel. But his cousin tells him to back off and stay out of it. So that plan is dead on arrival.
A Failed Setup
Since the business plan didn't work out, Mingzhu tries to play matchmaker. She wants to introduce Ni Dani to Li Jingzhe. It does not go well. Li Jingzhe has zero game. He just starts talking to Ni Dani about medical facts. Mingzhu can only laugh at what a complete dork he is. Some guys just don't get the hint.
Hustles and Heartbreak
Minghui's Side Business
Shen Minghui has found his own hustle. He's selling his family's famous pork chops and smoked fish at school. The students and teachers love it. He uses the money to buy a gift for Yue Xiue. He spots a beautiful jade bracelet that comes with a free jade pendant. He puts down a deposit.
To get the rest of the cash, he needs to get paid early by the school. He has Hu Gang go to the principal with a little white lie. Hu Gang claims Shen Shengli is going to set up a food stall right outside the school. The principal doesn't want the competition, so he agrees to pay up early. Minghui buys the bracelet. Yue Xiue is thrilled and tells everyone how thoughtful he is.
Hu Gang and Meiqi Hit a Wall
Things are not going so well for Hu Gang and Feng Meiqi. He brings her a pork chop from the school, but she's in a mood. She decides to test him. She tells him to go buy her some green bean cakes from a shop near the school. Hu Gang says he can't because he has a class and will be late.
This was apparently the wrong answer. Meiqi gets angry and gives the pork chop back. She tells him to leave and never come back. So he does. The whole thing leaves Hu Gang completely distracted. He keeps messing up during his class.
Meiqi Gets Petty
Feng Meiqi seems surprised that Hu Gang actually has a backbone. Her own dad, Feng Zhi, tells her Hu Gang is a good guy and she shouldn't lose him. But she doesn't listen. Shen Mingzhu overhears that they broke up and tells Ni Dani, who is suddenly very interested in Hu Gang.
Meiqi decides to make Hu Gang jealous. A coworker named Steven is into her, so she uses him. She asks Steven to drive her car to the school to buy those green bean cakes. They show up right as Hu Gang is leaving work. Meiqi puts on a big show, laughing and smiling with Steven. Hu Gang sees them together and decides it's over. He's giving up.
Family Money and School Drama
The Betrothal Gift Problem
Over at the Xu house, there's a money issue. Xu Zhidong needs 200,000 for the betrothal gift for Cui Bichen's family. His parents only have 100,000 saved up. Xu Zhixia agrees to lend her brother the rest of the money. Her parents, however, want him to feel the weight of this debt. They make Zhidong write his sister an official IOU.
Meanwhile, Bichen's mom does some digging. She finds out the whole "housewarming gift" tradition was a lie. She's mad at her husband for going along with it and suspects the Xu family can't really afford the gift.
Minghui Makes His Move
Shen Minghui finally works up the courage to make a move on Lu Bing. He draws her a picture and wraps the jade pendant inside as a confession of his feelings. But a teacher, Mr. Sun, catches him in the act. He tries to kick Minghui out of the school.
Lu Bing stands up for him. Mr. Sun is not having it. He warns Lu Bing that Minghui is a distraction. He tells her she has a real shot at a top university and shouldn't let him ruin her grades. When she refuses to back down, the teacher threatens to call her parents. That makes her stop. Mr. Sun then warns Minghui to stay away from Lu Bing. Minghui just ignores him.
The Fake Parent Ploy
Karma comes for Mr. Sun. A student reports him for taking over a P.E. class for his own subject. The principal replaces him. The new head teacher is Hu Gang.
Hu Gang's first job is to meet with the parents of the ten worst-performing students. Minghui is on that list. He panics and asks Ni Debao to pretend to be his father. Ni Dani makes her dad promise to get Hu Gang's WeChat contact info for her. At the meeting, Ni Debao immediately asks for Hu Gang's contact and tries to set him up with Ni Dani. Hu Gang figures out right away that this guy is not Minghui's parent.
The Big Mistake
A Shattered Heirloom
Shen Shengli finds out that Minghui used a fake parent. He is furious. He threatens to break Minghui's legs. A terrified Minghui runs to Shen Mingzhu's apartment to hide.
While he's there, he picks up a jade bracelet lying around. He fumbles it. It falls to the floor and shatters into pieces. Shen Mingzhu screams. It wasn't just any bracelet. It was a Feng family heirloom that He Lihua had given her.
The Cover-Up
Xu Zhixia calls and hears the panic in Mingzhu's voice. She rushes over when she learns what happened. Zhixia has an idea. Her mother knows an old master who specializes in repairing broken jade. It's a long shot, but it's their only option.
The timing is terrible. He Lihua shows up at Mingzhu's door. She tells her to come home for dinner the next night because Feng Zhi is coming back from his business trip. Mingzhu locks the door and pretends to be asleep. She can't face her.
