Recaps

Jiang Ning spent winter vacation with Xue Yuantong and their friends, helping neighbors and deepening his friendships with Xue Chuchu, Guo Ran, Ding Shuyan, and Bai Yuxia. The group reached the frozen Hui River for an outing, where Lou Keke’s painful past emerged and Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning to hear a story.

• Jiang Ning rescued Huang Yuzhu from an insulting BMW driver, while Shang Zhengyu fought Duan Shigang over Shang Caiwei and settled the matter with money.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong shared meals, school jokes, and childhood memories as exams ended and winter vacation began.
• Jiang Ning visited Guo Ran, saw Xue Chuchu off on her bus, and gave her a protective formation before she left.
• Jiang Ning met Ding Shuyan, gave her strawberries, and burned an old woman to ash after she admitted to pushing over his Electric Bike.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong helped Dongdong return a little girl’s stolen toy, then brought him along to their planned trip to the frozen Hui River.
• Jiang Ning empowered Dongdong to defeat five young men who had insulted their group, then made them pull the hand cart across the ice.
• Jiang Ning’s group set up camp on the Hui River, where Xue Yuantong shared her wish to lie beneath the stars and Bai Yuxia reconsidered her assumptions.
• Lou Keke arrived with Wang Yong and Xu Wenyi, and her grief over her boyfriend’s death surfaced as Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning if she could tell him a story.

Jiang Ning and his friends shared a winter gathering, welcomed Lou Keke, and spent time fishing and celebrating before Jiang Ning returned to his hometown for the New Year. There, he confronted old family tensions, reappeared at Shen Qing'e’s class reunion, defeated Shen Xuan, and left Tongtong facing Dongdong and an unseen spirit.

• Jiang Ning caught the huge Black Carp Tang Yaohan had lost, and Xue Yuantong claimed credit for it before Jiang Ning cooked it for their gathering.
• Wang Yong asked Jiang Ning to include Lou Keke in the group, and Jiang Ning helped her settle in while the girls shared a meal and spent the evening together.
• Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu rabbit hunting, then used a bet with Zhang Butcher to get Beef Tripe for Teacher Qian.
• Jiang Ning left for his hometown with Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu, then traveled by train and reunited with his old classmate Gao Yinghui.
• Jiang Ning confronted Jiang Hu and Jiang He over money and insults, collected what he was owed, and later joined his family at Jiang Family Braised Chicken.
• At his old classmates’ reunion, Jiang Ning entered as a waiter, and Shen Qing'e revealed his identity after Ji Yan and the others had treated him as a handsome stranger.
• Jiang Ning visited his aunt’s home and knocked Shen Xuan out with a kick after accepting his challenge to spar.
• After Jiang Ning left, Dongdong declared himself king of the River Dam, but an unseen spirit made him punch himself and collapse as Xue Yuantong called it heavenly punishment.

Jiang Ning spent the winter moving between village family troubles, River Dam, and the city, helping those around him while drawing closer to Tongtong, Chuchu, and Pei Yujing. The stretch ended with him back in Yuzhou as Pei Yujing unexpectedly claimed she was pregnant to fend off a stranger asking for her contact information.

• Jiang Ning celebrated at village weddings, exposed a bridewealth theft, and stopped the gang from taking Uncle Jin Gui’s bride away.
• Jiang Ning learned Xue Yuantong had acute leukemia and secretly placed his last five hundred yuan in her desk, then later reunited with her and Xue Chuchu for New Year’s preparations.
• Jiang Ning helped the Chen sisters confront Lai Tianyou after he scammed them, then traveled to Linzhou with Pei Yujing and defended her from a passenger who had taken her train seat.
• Jiang Ning and Pei Yujing shared food during the trip, separated at Linzhou, and Jiang Ning returned to River Dam as the village celebrated New Year’s.
• Jiang Ning picked up barbecue from Pei Yujing and went to Ma Jie Barbecue, where Guo Kunnan and the others recognized her as a former classmate.
• Pei Yujing refused money for the barbecue and told a college student, the restaurant customers, and Ma Jie that she was pregnant when he asked for her WeChat.

Jiang Ning spent time with the Xue family and their friends in River Dam, intervened in several disputes, and briefly left for Zhong Wu City before returning. His gaming help and protection of classmates drew new attention, while Tang Jing and Huang Yuzhu’s family troubles ended with an offer to bring Huang Yuzhu’s little brother to River Dam.

• Jiang Ning helped Lu Qiqi retaliate against the punks on Hanqiao Street, then beat them back when they threatened her group and collected money from them for his damaged bike.
• Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu to the flower and bird market, exposed fake antiques, and fled with them after an old candy seller demanded too much money.
• Jiang Ning refused to surrender his valuable teapot to Director Li, while Zhang Chi later attacked Director Li after he humiliated him and was fired by Boss Zhao.
• Jiang Ning told Xue Yuantong he was leaving, departed River Dam, and met Guo Ran and Le Qin in Zhong Wu City, where he won gold jewelry for Guo Ran by lifting a gold brick.
• After returning, Jiang Ning guided Chen Siyu through an internet café tournament match, helping her defeat Nie Ze and win the MVP prize.
• Jiang Ning drove off Leopard Print Girl’s gang when they attacked Zhou Jinglan at the internet café, then later scared away firework-wielding youths on the road with the twins.
• Tang Jing accompanied Huang Yuzhu to the police station after his little brother was caught gaming, and Zhang Chi and Xue Yuantong offered to take the boy to River Dam.