Recaps

Dong Xuebin and Zhang Dongfang oversaw Jiaolin County’s investment promotion campaign, which drew strong investor interest and far exceeded expectations. After a month of inspections and negotiations, the festival secured 1.03 billion yuan in investment.

• Dong Xuebin arrived at the investment booths and met Zhang Dongfang, who said the campaign was going better than expected.
• Dong Xuebin gathered the county officials for a briefing, and Old Sun reported 250 million yuan in signed investment intentions plus additional likely deals.
• Old Sun estimated the final investment total could reach 600 to 700 million yuan, while Dong Xuebin expected more.
• After a month of investor inspections and negotiations, Jiaolin County’s Investment Bureau calculated that the festival had attracted 1.03 billion yuan.

Dong Xuebin celebrated Jiaolin County’s billion-yuan investment achievement and learned that his wife, Xie Huilan, was coming to Baohong City on an official exchange visit. He arranged a countywide banquet in the city for that evening, where he expected to see her.

• Dong Xuebin reviewed the Investment Bureau’s report and was pleased that Jiaolin County had attracted one billion in investment, exceeding its goal.
• Xie Huilan called Dong Xuebin and told him she was flying to Baohong City to lead a delegation studying investment promotion, with plans to see him that evening.
• Dong Xuebin asked Su Yan to arrange a large celebration banquet in the city and offered to pay the expenses himself.
• Zhang Dongfang praised Dong Xuebin’s work and offered to help arrange a job for Xie Huilan in Jiaolin County, but Dong Xuebin declined, saying her situation was special.

Dong Xuebin arranged a lavish celebration banquet for Jiaolin County’s investment promotion success, paying for it himself to avoid using public funds. The officials and their families gathered at Longde Hotel, where Dong joked with them while they waited for his wife, Xie Huilan, to arrive.

• Zhang Dongfang offered to help transfer Xie Huilan to Jiaolin County, but Dong Xuebin avoided explaining why it was impractical.
• Zhang Dongfang worried that a large banquet could attract criticism for lavish spending, so Dong Xuebin said he would pay personally.
• More than a hundred Jiaolin County officials and family members arrived by chartered buses at Longde Hotel for the celebration banquet.
• Dong Xuebin joked that he had said exactly two words, prompting laughter from the guests.
• Zhang Dongfang told everyone Dong Xuebin was paying for the banquet and buses, and Dong encouraged them to enjoy the meal while joking about explaining the expense to his wife.

Dong Xuebin hosted an extravagant celebration banquet and rewarded county staff for their overtime work. His wife, Xie Huilan, arrived late after dining with city officials and stunned the banquet guests.

• Dong Xuebin ordered expensive dishes and Feitian Maotai for the banquet, overruling Zhang Dongfang and the others when they urged him to choose cheaper food.
• At the guests’ insistence, Dong Xuebin toasted the staff and announced that their overtime pay would be calculated at five times the normal rate.
• Zhang Dongfang learned that Municipal Party Secretary Qian Litao was hosting guests from Xiaxing City in a nearby room, and Dong Xuebin called Xie Huilan.
• Xie Huilan told Dong Xuebin she was already at the hotel and would come over after finishing with the city officials.
• Xie Huilan entered the banquet hall, apologized for being late, and took the seat reserved beside Dong Xuebin as the guests realized she was his wife.

Xie Huilan arrived at Dong Xuebin’s banquet and astonished the guests with her beauty and poise. She later asked Dong Xuebin to accompany her to the city leaders’ private room, though he disliked dealing with the city officials.

• Xie Huilan arrived late, introduced herself as Dong Xuebin’s wife, and greeted the county officials and their wives.
• Zhang Dongfang’s wife and Wei Zhixuan’s wife asked Xie Huilan about her age and work, and she explained that she and Dong Xuebin had often lived apart.
• The banquet guests admired Xie Huilan’s beauty and bearing while Dong Xuebin took pride in her.
• Xie Huilan pulled Dong Xuebin aside and asked him to accompany her to meet the city leaders who had arranged her welcome dinner.
• Dong Xuebin objected because he had a poor relationship with the city, but Xie Huilan insisted that he come with her.

Xie Huilan brought Dong Xuebin to a dinner with Baohong City and Xiaxing City officials, where his presence and familiarity with her puzzled the guests. She revealed that Dong Xuebin was her husband, explaining both his behavior and her reason for leading the exchange visit.

• Dong Xuebin agreed to join Xie Huilan at the dinner despite his resentment toward Qian Litao.
• The officials discussed Xiaxing City's exchange visit and wondered why Xie Huilan had chosen Baohong City.
• Xie Huilan returned to the private room with Dong Xuebin, and Qian Litao introduced him as Jiaolin County's County Party Secretary.
• A Xiaxing City cadre recognized Dong Xuebin from his earlier visit and gave up his seat, leaving the other guests confused by the deference.
• Xie Huilan linked arms with Dong Xuebin and introduced him as her husband, shocking the guests and clarifying why she had come to Baohong City.

Xie Huilan revealed that Dong Xuebin was her husband, shocking the Baohong City officials at the welcome banquet. After the city leaders left, Xie Huilan arranged to stay in Baohong City that night and visit Dong Xuebin’s county the next day, while Dong returned to the celebration with the county officials.

• Xie Huilan’s introduction of Dong Xuebin as her husband stunned the Baohong City officials, while Dong casually ate and reminded them that his status had changed.
• Qian Litao arranged Xie Huilan’s hotel stay and outlined the next day’s exchange activities before ending the banquet.
• Xie Huilan told Dong Xuebin she would visit his county at noon the next day, and he headed back with her to the celebration banquet.
• Dong Xuebin stopped Zhang Dongfang and the other county leaders from going to toast the departed city officials, then joined them for more drinks.

After stopping a crowd from forcing its way into Central Park, Dong Xuebin returned to the gala venue and prepared for the live event. As the gala neared its start, he changed the order of the opening speeches, leaving his own role uncertain.

• Dong Xuebin released the gates after the crowd dispersed, ordered the staff to lock them, and told county officials to clean up and contact the police.
• Dong Xuebin returned to the venue, reassured officials that he was unharmed, and confirmed that the gala preparations and guest seating were ready.
• Dong Xuebin greeted visiting leaders and investors, who praised him for holding back the crowd and looked forward to his performance.
• Director Sun and Chen Ying worried about Dong Xuebin's injuries, but he insisted that he was fine and needed no props for his magic act.
• As the live gala's countdown began, Dong Xuebin suggested that Zhang Dongfang speak first and he speak second, despite Zhang's objections about protocol.

At Jiaolin County’s Investment Promotion Festival gala, Dong Xuebin skipped a formal speech and joked with the audience before being surprised by a program listing him as a magician. The chapter ended with him vanishing beneath the podium tablecloth and reappearing hundreds of meters away on a rockery.

• Zhang Dongfang delivered a nervous, paper-bound speech at the start of the gala.
• Dong Xuebin gave an improvised welcome, joked about the audience wanting him to hurry, and ended his speech with a punchline about omitting two hundred thousand words.
• The female host revealed that the program listed Dong Xuebin’s performance as a magic show, and he joked about crawling under the podium table.
• Dong Xuebin disappeared beneath the tablecloth and appeared on a rockery at the back of the venue, astonishing the audience and cameras.

Dong Xuebin stunned the Jiaolin County gala audience with a magic trick that made him appear behind a table, then continued joking and performing on a rockery. After he seemed to fall into a lake, he reappeared beneath the stage table, leaving the crowd in disbelief.

• Dong Xuebin appeared behind the table after pretending he had not prepared a performance, earning thunderous applause from the audience.
• Backstage performers and Jiaolin County officials praised Dong Xuebin, while Zhang Dongfang privately reconsidered his abilities.
• Dong Xuebin continued his act on the rockery, joking about being afraid of heights and a supposed time-space tunnel.
• Dong Xuebin walked toward the lake, stumbled from the rockery, and appeared to fall into the water as the crowd panicked.
• Dong Xuebin emerged smiling from beneath the stage table, astonishing the audience again.

Dong Xuebin stunned the audience by appearing dry onstage moments after seeming to fall into a lake, then joked with the hosts and crowd about the trick. He ended by pitching Jiaolin County’s investment opportunities to the investors.

• Dong Xuebin reappeared on the dais after seemingly falling into the lake, prompting the audience to erupt in applause and cheers.
• Meng Hanmei and Sun Changzhi recovered from their fright as the celebrities backstage worried about following Dong Xuebin’s performance.
• Dong Xuebin and the female host joked with the audience, then he moved the table and showed that there was no mechanism underneath or inside it.
• Dong Xuebin told the crowd that Jiaolin County’s space technology had made the trick possible.
• Dong Xuebin addressed the investors and urged them to contact the Investment Bureau about cooperating with the county’s technology projects.

Dong Xuebin’s improvised magic performance dazzled the gala audience and impressed the performers and staff. He then joined the investors to socialize as the gala continued with the General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe and Chen Ying performing.

• Dong Xuebin declined the audience’s calls for an encore and left the stage after his long magic act.
• Director Sun, Chen Ying, Zhou Xuguo, Amy, and other performers praised Dong Xuebin, while he kept the secret of his tricks to himself.
• Dong Xuebin returned to the investors’ seating area, where he chatted with the business guests, and Zhang Dongfang went to sit with the officials.
• The General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe performed “Spring Breeze” and received generous applause.
• Chen Ying sang “Let It Fly,” then bowed to loud cheers and applause from her fans.

Jiaolin County’s star-studded gala thrilled the crowd and impressed visiting investors, ending with unplanned encore performances. The audience finally left around ten twenty, still talking about Dong Xuebin’s spectacular act.

• Major stars performed one after another, driving the 120,000-person audience into a frenzy and entertaining the visiting investors and their families.
• Allen, Amy, and the SS group appeared and sparked the gala’s biggest wave of excitement.
• After the hosts announced the gala had ended at ten o’clock, most of the audience and the county’s leading cadres stayed and called for more songs.
• Dong Xuebin gave the hosts permission to continue, and Zhou Xuguo returned to sing an a cappella encore.
• Chen Ying and Li Mengmeng each performed another song, and the gala finally ended around ten twenty.
• The audience went home discussing the performances, with many finding Dong Xuebin’s act the most shocking and spectacular.

After a grueling day of organizing the gala and handling a crisis, Dong Xuebin went to bed with Zhang Longjuan, who told him she wanted him to father her child. He agreed to take responsibility if she became pregnant, and used Reverse repeatedly as they tried to conceive.

• Dong Xuebin finished washing up and joined Zhang Longjuan in bed after they joked about his off-key singing and watched the gala replay.
• Zhang Longjuan reminded Dong Xuebin that she had once asked him to help her have a child and said her fertile window was that night.
• Dong Xuebin hesitated, then told Zhang Longjuan he would support the child if she became pregnant.
• Zhang Longjuan kissed Dong Xuebin and began having sex with him before he could finish considering the decision.
• Dong Xuebin used Reverse repeatedly while they continued trying to conceive.

Dong Xuebin and Zhang Dongfang reviewed the strong early results of Jiaolin County’s Investment Promotion Festival, then waited as investors completed their inspections. One month later, the county’s total investment reached 1.03 billion yuan, far exceeding expectations.

• Dong Xuebin visited the investment booths and met Zhang Dongfang, who said the festival was going well.
• At a meeting, Old Sun reported that investors had signed letters of intent for 250 million yuan, with more investments under negotiation.
• Old Sun estimated that the festival could attract at least 600 or 700 million yuan in total.
• After a month of inspections, the Investment Bureau calculated that the festival had attracted 1.03 billion yuan.

Dong Xuebin celebrated Jiaolin County’s one-billion-yuan investment achievement and learned that his wife, Xie Huilan, was coming to Baohong City. He arranged a countywide celebration banquet for that evening, where he expected to see her.

• Dong Xuebin reviewed the investment report and was pleased that Jiaolin County had secured one billion yuan in investment.
• Xie Huilan called Dong Xuebin and said she was leading a delegation to Baohong City, with plans to arrive that evening and visit him.
• Dong Xuebin told Su Yan to arrange a large celebration banquet in the city, invite the county’s contributors and their families, and pay for it himself.
• Zhang Dongfang praised Dong Xuebin’s work and offered to help transfer Xie Huilan to Jiaolin County, but Dong Xuebin said her situation was special.

Dong Xuebin arranged a lavish celebration banquet for Jiaolin County’s successful investment promotion, paying for it himself to avoid using public funds. The banquet began with county officials and their families, while Xie Huilan was still on her way from the airport.

• Zhang Dongfang offered to help transfer Dong Xuebin’s wife, but Dong explained that the arrangement was difficult and changed the subject.
• Zhang Dongfang warned that an extravagant banquet could attract criticism, so Dong Xuebin decided to pay the expenses privately.
• Jiaolin County officials and their families arrived by chartered buses at Baohong City’s Longde Hotel for the celebration banquet.
• Dong Xuebin joked that he would say two words, then ended his speech after exactly two sentences.
• Zhang Dongfang announced that Dong Xuebin had paid for the buses and banquet hall, and Dong urged everyone to enjoy the meal while joking about explaining the expense to his wife.

Dong Xuebin hosted an extravagant celebration banquet for the county officials and promised overtime pay at five times the usual rate. His wife, Xie Huilan, arrived late after dining with municipal leaders, stunning the banquet guests with her beauty.

• Dong Xuebin ordered lavish food and Feitian Maotai for the celebration banquet, overruling Zhang Dongfang and the other leaders’ objections.
• Dong Xuebin toasted the attendees and announced that their overtime would be paid at five times their normal salary.
• Zhang Dongfang learned that Municipal Party Secretary Qian Litao and a Xiaxing City delegation were dining in a nearby room.
• Dong Xuebin called Xie Huilan, who said she had arrived at the hotel and would come over shortly.
• Xie Huilan entered the banquet hall, apologized for being late, and sat beside Dong Xuebin as the guests realized she was his wife.

Dong Xuebin welcomed a delegation from Xiaxing City, only for the Jiaolin County officials to discover that his wife, Xie Huilan, was leading it as the city's Municipal Party Secretary. Her status and the visiting officials' deference to Dong Xuebin left the county officials wondering what kind of background the couple had.

• Dong Xuebin arrived late and asked Su Yan to prepare for a visiting delegation from Xiaxing City.
• Su Yan arranged reception and lunch after reporting that the delegation, led by Xiaxing City's Municipal Party Secretary, would arrive at eleven.
• Dong Xuebin, Zhang Dongfang, and Wei Zhixuan welcomed the delegation at the compound.
• The Jiaolin County officials were stunned when Xie Huilan emerged from a city car and identified herself as Xiaxing City's Municipal Party Secretary.
• Xie Huilan and Dong Xuebin greeted each other formally, while the delegation showed Dong Xuebin exceptional respect and treated Zhang Dongfang more coolly.

Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan toured the Jiaolin County compound with visiting Xiaxing City officials, whose deference revealed their awareness of her position and her relationship with Dong. At lunch, the guests resolved an awkward seating question by placing the couple together at the seat of honor, while Jiaolin County officials sat behind them.

• Dong Xuebin invited Xie Huilan and the Xiaxing City delegation to look around the county compound.
• Jiaolin County officials learned that Xie Huilan was the Municipal Party Secretary of Xiaxing City and reconsidered Dong Xuebin's influence and connections.
• Dong Xuebin had his secretary prepare lunch, and the group went to a restaurant across the street.
• Xie Huilan took the seat of honor, while Dong Xuebin initially offered to sit farther back.
• Xiaxing City officials urged Dong Xuebin to sit beside Xie Huilan, and he joined her at the head of the table.
• The visiting city cadres sat in the front rows, while Zhang Dongfang and the other Jiaolin County officials sat behind them.

Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan reunited at his home in Jiaolin County, where they argued over his ambitions and wagered on whether he could reach deputy department level. They planned a day together before Xie Huilan returned to work, and the chapter ended with them bathing together.

• Dong Xuebin drove Xie Huilan home and discussed Jiaolin County’s prospects of becoming a county-level city with her.
• Dong Xuebin insisted he could prove himself within four months, and he and Xie Huilan wagered on his promotion to deputy department level.
• Dong Xuebin introduced Xie Huilan to neighbors, then cooked dinner for her at home.
• The couple discussed Xie Huilan’s work and planned to explore the county together the next day before her flight.
• Dong Xuebin joined Xie Huilan in the bathroom after she finished showering, and they began fooling around.

Dong Xuebin learned that Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling wanted to get engaged, but the Fang Family had not yet responded. The Xie family chose him to approach them and discuss the marriage, leaving him to decide when he could return to the Capital City.

• Dong Xuebin made breakfast for Xie Huilan, then received a call from Han Jing about Xie Ran.
• Xie Huilan told Dong Xuebin that both families had discovered Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling's relationship and that Xie Ran's parents initially opposed it.
• Xie Ran brought Fang Shuiling home and argued for their relationship until Old Master tacitly approved it and his parents stopped objecting.
• Xie Huilan explained that the Xie family had tentatively accepted Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling's engagement, but the Fang Family had not responded.
• Xie Huilan told Dong Xuebin that the family had chosen him to discuss the engagement with the Fang Family, and he considered when to return to the Capital City.

Dong Xuebin returned to the Capital City to help Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling discuss their marriage with the Fang family. After the Xie family entrusted him to represent them, he prepared to find out whether the Fang family would accept the engagement.

• Dong Xuebin flew to the Capital City after Xie Huilan's family asked him to help with Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling's marriage.
• Dong Xuebin called Fang Wenping, but she did not answer, then went to Old Master's villa and met Xie Ran, Fang Shuiling, and the others.
• Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling told Dong Xuebin that the Fang family had not discussed their relationship with them, while Xie Ran's parents had reluctantly accepted it.
• Dong Xuebin joined the elders inside, where Xie Guoliang and Xia Yanzhen explained that they wanted him to speak to the Fang family on their behalf.
• Dong Xuebin agreed to visit the Fang family and handle the engagement discussions and related arrangements.

Dong Xuebin agreed to represent the Xie Family in asking the Fang Family to accept Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling’s marriage, though he expected the proposal to face resistance. Before heading to the Fang Family that afternoon, he checked on Old Master Xie, who urged him to rely on his own persuasive ability.

• Dong Xuebin reasoned that the Xie Family would welcome the marriage alliance, but the Fang Family might resist because of pride and its history with the Xie Family.
• Xie Guoliang told Dong Xuebin to visit the Fang Family that afternoon, and Dong Xuebin agreed to make the proposal on the family’s behalf.
• Xie Ran thanked Dong Xuebin for taking on the task, while Fang Shuiling chatted with the Xie elders and tried to make a good impression.
• Xie Guobang sent Dong Xuebin upstairs to call Old Master Xie for lunch and check on his health.
• Dong Xuebin checked Old Master Xie’s pulse and helped restore his vitality, then asked for advice about approaching the Fang Family.
• Old Master Xie told Dong Xuebin to adapt to the situation and reminded him that he had once persuaded Old Master Xie to accept his own marriage to Hui Lan.

Dong Xuebin went to the Fang Family estate to propose marriage on behalf of the Xie Family, but the guards refused him entry while Fang relatives voiced opposition to Xiao Ling marrying Xie Ran. He found his way inside and came face to face with Old Master Fang, who recognized his abilities.

• Dong Xuebin drove to the Fang Family estate after saying goodbye to the Xie Family and received the address from Fang Shuiling.
• The Fang Family guards denied Dong Xuebin entry, and his calls to Fang Wenping went unanswered.
• Inside, Fang relatives criticized the proposed match between Xiao Ling and Xie Ran, while Fang Wenping said she would stay out of the discussion.
• Old Master Fang told his security officer to ignore Dong Xuebin, but Dong Xuebin entered the room despite the estate's security.
• Old Master Fang stopped his security officer from reaching for his gun and acknowledged that the villa's guards could not keep Dong Xuebin out.