Recaps

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong navigated school life, neighborhood feuds, and a dangerous attack tied to the Wu Brothers as exam results brought a new seating arrangement. The stretch ended with Chuchu making Jiang Ning milk tea while Aunt Gu sent Tongtong away, leaving him to ask Chuchu if she was nervous.

• Ge Hao and Zhang Chi spread a false story accusing Wu Yunzhi of stealing Zhang Chi’s girlfriend, while Director Wang punished Duan Shigang for his part in the scheme.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong spent time together through ice cream, hot pot, fishing, and helping promote Yang Fei’s fish pond, while Jiang Ning used Spiritual Energy to help customers catch fish.
• Zhang Chi and Yan Tianpeng caught and beat a boy who had stolen cigarettes, then returned the cigarettes to the supermarket.
• Jiang Ning kicked down Duckbill Cap when he attacked him with a Triangular Bayonet, and the police rewarded Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong for helping Yao Haikuo and Yao Yiyao.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong scored 150 on the math exam, and Shan Qingrong announced new seats that placed them together in the back row.
• Jiang Ning shared Golden Fruit apples with classmates, while Shen Qing'e felt hurt that he had not given her one.
• Ding Shuyan used her uncle’s connections to have officials catch a fruit seller using a ghost scale, while Lin Zida’s claim that he had caught fish was exposed.
• Chuchu made Jiang Ning stimulating milk tea, and after Aunt Gu sent Tongtong away, Jiang Ning took Tongtong’s seat and asked Chuchu if she was nervous.

Jiang Ning and his classmates celebrated the New Year with a spectacular gala, meals, games, and schoolyard schemes, while Xue Yuantong grew closer to him and held her own among friends and neighbors. The stretch ended with Guo Kunnan wrestling with guilt, class rivalries continuing, and Geng Lu flirting with Jiang Ning from Ancheng.

• Jiang Ning performed with Bai Yuxia at the New Year’s Gala, creating battling Flame Giants and sending fire animals to audience members.
• Jiang Ning caught the red-corded wild duck at Qingyu Lake, brought it home, and shared a fragrant New Year’s meal with Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Yao Yiyao.
• Jiang Ning gave Xue Yuantong a Mustang model aircraft, secretly steadied its flight, and later rescued it after Xue Chuchu crashed it into a tree.
• Police arrested Old Man Bi after Xue Yuantong insulted him, leaving Bi Yue frightened about her family’s future.
• Xue Yuantong refused Guo Ran’s offer to consider the winter exchange program in Britain because she did not want to leave her loved ones.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong shared games, snacks, and school antics, while Jiang Ning carved her a wooden catapult and helped her celebrate her Diamond promotion.
• Guo Kunnan told Cui Yu and Cao Kun that his father’s call and money transfer made him feel guilty about wasting his life, and Cui Yu answered by teasing him about his choice of game character.
• Geng Lu’s companion explained how black agencies exploited migrant workers, and Geng Lu sent Jiang Ning an ice-cream photo with a flirtatious message.

Jiang Ning balanced school life and his growing closeness with Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu while dealing with classmates’ romances, pranks, and a violent confrontation. Heavy snow brought schoolyard antics and family warmth, and the stretch ended with Jiang Ning going to meet Xue Chuchu at her bus stop.

• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong spent their vacation together at the River Dam, where Zhuang Jianhui praised Xue Yuantong’s fried rice but she refused to teach him her recipe.
• Lu Qiqi used Cui Yu to impress Qi Tianheng in a ranked game, then sent him Miao Zhe’s paper cranes and a gold ring in exchange for money and an LV bag.
• Jiang Ning took Guo Ran to dinner and bought her a knitted hat, then used a traffic-light formation to send eight Yellow Hairs and their motorcycles flying.
• Jiang Ning killed a tattooed man and his abusive mother with the Fire Spell after they threatened Shen Qing'e, then Shao Shuangshuang managed rumors about their disappearance.
• Xue Yuantong beat Teacher Qian in a remote-control car race and won his Big Black Carp and Sesame Oil, which she cooked with Xue Chuchu.
• Class 8’s students flooded their balcony to freeze the corridor, then chased a masked figure across campus and spent the next day skating on the ice.
• Xue Chuchu rode away after witnessing a man beating a woman, later told Jiang Ning she felt troubled, and accepted his teasing and strawberry cake as comfort.
• Heavy snow brought snowball fights and mishaps, while Jiang Ning shoveled snow for the Xue family, rode with Xue Yuantong, and went to meet Xue Chuchu at the No.2 Middle School bus stop.

Jiang Ning and the students navigated icy days, school rivalries, and small schemes as the citywide exams approached. The semester ended with Jiang Ning taking Xue Yuantong home, while Cui Yu’s advice and Qi Tianheng’s mistaken message unsettled Lu Qiqi.

• Jiang Ning brought Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu through the icy streets, and Xue Yuantong stood up to Teacher Qian over the price of buns.
• Jiang Ning punished Qiu Die’s gang after finding them assaulting two people, then showed Xue Yuantong an earring that she recognized.
• Jiang Ning turned Dongdong’s tire-pulling into a customer business, while Xue Yuantong played along and helped him manage the boy’s pay.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu rode past winter troublemakers, and Jiang Ning used Dongdong’s rope whip to crash the pursuing motorcyclists.
• Jiang Ning traced Monarch to Lai Tianyou, forced him to apologize to Bai Yuxia and pay her, then demanded a monthly payment from him.
• Jiang Ning gave Tongtong and Chuchu chew sticks made from a Sweet Spirit Branch, while school disputes and Zhao Xiaofeng’s smoking video disrupted the students’ final days.
• Jiang Ning packed his and Xue Yuantong’s books, and he, Xue Yuantong, and Bai Yuxia left school for the semester.
• Cui Yu told Lu Qiqi that Qi Tianheng was stringing her along, then Qi Tianheng mistakenly sent Lu Qiqi a message meant for Manman.