Recaps

Su Qiao taunted Xiao Aizhen about Su Baozhu’s planned marriage to a paralyzed man, then joined Xiao Aimin and Gao Jinghui to dig for gold. As they neared a large gold deposit, the three prepared to uncover it.

• Su Qiao told Xiao Aizhen she was happy with her new life and blamed her for driving her to the brink.
• Su Qiao warned Xiao Aizhen that Su Baozhu might have to marry a paralyzed man from the Liu family, leaving Xiao Aizhen worried.
• Su Qiao, Xiao Aimin, and Gao Jinghui went to the mountain each morning to dig for the ore vein without hiring workers or bringing heavy machinery.
• 444 detected a large gold chunk and smaller pieces ahead, along with a sharply turning vein.
• Su Qiao warned Xiao Aimin and Gao Jinghui to be careful as they approached the gold, and Gao Jinghui told her he believed only in her.

Su Qiao, Xiao Aimin, and Gao Jinghui uncovered a rare piece of scarlet-red Dog-head Gold, and Su Qiao said more remained inside. They planned to retrieve the rest and carry it home before deciding how to sell it, while hiding their excitement from others.

• Gao Jinghui and Su Qiao let go of each other's hands when Xiao Aimin called for help, then assisted him with the pneumatic drill and flashlight.
• Su Qiao found a large gold nugget, and Xiao Aimin identified it as rare scarlet-red Dog-head Gold.
• Su Qiao told Xiao Aimin that more gold lay ahead, and he steadied himself before preparing to keep digging.
• Xiao Aimin considered the risks of selling the gold to a bank or a gold merchant.
• Su Qiao urged them to retrieve the remaining gold and take it home in the dark, and Xiao Aimin told them to look worried on the way back.

Su Qiao, Gao Jinghui, and Xiao Aimin secretly brought the gold they found home, where Tian Guihua learned about it. The next day, Xiao Aimin took the two youngsters to the county town and sold the gold for a total of 624,000 yuan.

• Su Qiao and Gao Jinghui joked with each other as they pretended to look dejected on the way down the mountain.
• Xiao Aimin brought the remaining gold home safely with Su Qiao and Gao Jinghui.
• Su Qiao told Tian Guihua that they had found several pieces of dog-head gold, and Xiao Aimin secured the house before the family discussed their excitement.
• Before dawn the next day, Xiao Aimin hid the gold around his waist and took Su Qiao and Gao Jinghui to the county town.
• Xiao Aimin sold the smaller pieces to gold dealers for 420,000 yuan and sold the dog-head gold to the bank for 204,000 yuan.

After Xiao Aimin struck Dog-head Gold and paid off his debts, the Su family regretted losing Erya and argued over her supposed good fortune. Su Guofu demanded that his brother bring her back, but the family faced the obstacle of her legal adoption and the 800 yuan they had received.

• Xiao Aimin paid off 130,000 yuan in debt after exchanging the gold, and news of his Dog-head Gold spread through nearby villages.
• Su Guofu smashed things at home and blamed his family for refusing to take a share in the gold digging.
• Su Guofu accused Su Baozhu of bringing bad luck and praised Erya's supposed fortune, citing the family's misfortunes since she left.
• Su Guofu urged Su Guoqiang and his wife to bring Erya back, while Old Lady Su agreed that Erya should stay with the Su family.
• Xiao Aizhen reminded them that Erya had been legally adopted out for 800 yuan, and Su Guofu contrasted that amount with Xiao Aimin's 200,000-yuan windfall.

After the gold-mining venture earned a large profit, Su Qiao proposed investing the money in a machinery trading company instead of continuing with dangerous mining. Xiao Aimin and Gao Jinghui agreed to follow her plan, while Xiao Aimin and his wife noticed the growing closeness between Su Qiao and Gao Jinghui.

• Old Lady Su demanded that the family return the eight hundred yuan and bring the person back after learning they had received over seventy thousand yuan.
• Xiao Aimin told Gao Jinghui their mining venture had made a net profit of 580,000 yuan and offered him half.
• Gao Jinghui refused half, saying he had helped less than Xiao Aimin and Su Qiao, but Xiao Aimin insisted he deserved it.
• Su Qiao suggested pooling the money to establish a machinery trading company, explaining that a coming gold rush would create demand for mining equipment.
• Xiao Aimin considered the plan feasible, and Gao Jinghui said he would follow Su Qiao's lead.
• Xiao Aimin and his wife exchanged a glance as they realized something was developing between Su Qiao and Gao Jinghui.

Gao Jinghui confronted Father Gao and Gao Mingyuan when they came to the Gao Family, accusing them of framing him and trying to claim the mine. Su Qiao stopped Father Gao from striking him again, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Villagers treated Su Qiao like a lucky treasure, and Gao Jinghui grew tense when people tried to arrange a marriage for her.
• Father Gao and Gao Mingyuan arrived at the Gao Family, and Gao Jinghui blocked them at the courtyard gate.
• Father Gao accused Gao Jinghui of ingratitude, while Gao Jinghui challenged his story about sending him to the village and stealing money.
• Father Gao slapped Gao Jinghui, and Gao Mingyuan mocked him as Gao Jinghui denounced them both and accused Gao Mingyuan of hiring thugs to target him at school.
• Gao Jinghui warned them not to set their sights on the mine, and Su Qiao stepped between him and Father Gao as Father Gao raised his hand again.

Su Qiao drove Gao Bin and Gao Mingyuan away after they tried to pressure Gao Jinghui into returning home. Gao Jinghui found comfort in Su Qiao and her family, and the chapter ended with him resolving to value the people who cared about him.

• Su Qiao sent Xiao Hui to summon her father, the village chief, and others, while Gao Bin gave Gao Jinghui three days to return home.
• Gao Jinghui refused to go back, and Su Qiao chased Gao Bin and Gao Mingyuan away with a wooden stick.
• Gao Mingyuan leered at Su Qiao, so Gao Jinghui warned him to stop looking at her, and Su Qiao insulted him.
• After Gao Bin and Gao Mingyuan left, Gao Jinghui hugged Su Qiao, who comforted him and invited him to eat rabbit meat at her home.
• Gao Jinghui went with Su Qiao, appreciating how her parents treated him and deciding to focus on the people who cared about him.

The Su Family came to the Xiao household with eight hundred yuan and demanded to take Su Qiao back, but Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao refused, citing the adoption agreement and the years of neglect she had suffered. The argument continued as Tian Guihua condemned the Su Family’s favoritism.

• Su Qiao urged Gao Jinghui to honor Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao, and he promised he would.
• Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao felt sorry for Gao Jinghui after seeing the slap mark on his face and blamed Gao Bin for hurting him.
• Xiao Aizhen put eight hundred yuan on the table, and Liu Hong said the Su Family had come to take Erya back.
• Uncle Xiao and Tian Guihua refused, pointing to the written adoption agreement and the villagers who could testify.
• Su Guofu argued that Erya was his elder brother’s biological daughter, but Uncle Xiao challenged the Su Family’s treatment of her.
• Tian Guihua contrasted Erya’s hard life with Su Baozhu’s comfortable one and accused the Su Family of extreme favoritism.

Xiao Aimin defended Su Qiao against the Su Family’s demand to take her back, and Su Qiao refused to return. The Su Family left without persuading her, while Su Qiao stood by her new life with the Xiao family.

• Xiao Aimin told Xiao Aizhen and Su Guoqiang that they had forfeited their right to be Su Qiao’s parents by neglecting and forcing her into the Liu family, and said she would never forgive them.
• Xiao Aimin said his 800 yuan compensation more than covered the Su Family’s costs of raising Su Qiao, leaving them speechless as villagers mocked them.
• Su Qiao ordered the Su Family to leave and warned that she would seek help from village and town officials if they returned to cause trouble.
• Su Guofu and Liu Hong accused Su Qiao of being unfilial, while Xiao Aizhen offered her lighter work, better food, new clothes, and the chance to finish junior high if she returned.
• Su Qiao rejected the offer, saying she already had freedom, comfort, and parents who treasured her.

Su Qiao confronted the Su Family about the neglect and cruelty she had endured as a child, then affirmed that the Xiao Family was her home. Xiao Aimin disowned Xiao Aizhen, and the Xiao Family drove the Su Family members away, with Gao Jinghui chasing them off with a hatchet.

• Su Qiao recalled how the Su Family had left her sick and freezing while pampering Su Baozhu, explaining that years of mistreatment had hardened her heart.
• Tian Guihua comforted Su Qiao, who embraced her and declared she would never return to the Su Family.
• Xiao Aimin blamed Old Madam Su for mistreating and slandering Su Qiao, then told Xiao Aizhen not to visit again.
• Tian Guihua drove Old Lady Su and Liu Hong out of the courtyard with a bamboo broom.
• Gao Jinghui threatened the remaining Su Family men with a hatchet, making Su Guofu and Su Guangzong flee.

The Su Family came to the Xiao Family home to demand money after hearing they had found gold, and Gao Jinghui threatened them with an axe. Su Qiao stopped him and persuaded the village chief to drive the Su Family away, leaving her with the village chief’s support against them.

• Gao Jinghui confronted the Su Family with an axe, but Su Qiao took it from him and urged everyone to call the police instead of risking their lives.
• Tian Guihua agreed that the Su Family had come to rob them because they were jealous of the gold they had found.
• The village chief arrived and scolded the Su Family for demanding more after accepting eight hundred yuan for the adoption.
• Su Guangzong and Su Guofu accused Gao Jinghui of threatening murder and demanded that he be driven out of the village.
• Su Qiao told the village chief that the Su Family had come to rob them and warned the villagers to guard their valuables.
• The village chief offered to drive the Su Family away and keep them from approaching the Xiao Family, and Su Qiao accepted.

After the Su Family left, Su Qiao went to Gao Jinghui’s house to supervise his studies, where his unusual concern for her hinted at feelings he tried to disguise as gratitude. She settled in to watch him work while teasing 444 about who was better at training him.

• The Su Family left after being warned, and they later stopped trying to make Su Qiao return to their household.
• Su Qiao comforted Xiao Aimin and his wife, then carried her schoolbag to Gao Jinghui’s house to supervise his studies.
• Gao Jinghui gave Su Qiao a warm roasted sweet potato and worried that she might be ill when she said she felt hot.
• Gao Jinghui claimed he was being considerate because he was grateful to Su Qiao for helping him make money, and promised to repay her.
• Su Qiao watched Gao Jinghui do his exercises as she and 444 argued about who was better at training him.

The Su Family returned home furious after failing to bring Erya back, and Su Guofu exposed Su Baozhu’s suggestion about Xiao Aimin’s mine as a scheme to provoke dangerous outsiders. The family turned against Su Baozhu, while Old Lady Su worried that the unhealed scar on her face would ruin her chances of marriage.

• The Su Family came home after villagers mocked them for their treatment of Erya and Xiao Aimin.
• Su Baozhu urged her family to warn Xiao Aimin about the red ore in his mine, but Liu Hong said she would rather see someone take it over.
• Su Guofu accused Su Baozhu of trying to use the family to draw a ruthless gang toward Xiao Aimin’s mine.
• Su Baozhu denied plotting and appealed to Old Lady Su, who pushed her away and told her to talk less.
• Old Lady Su noticed that Su Baozhu’s cheek wound had not healed after half a month, and Su Baozhu worried that the medicine had failed.

Su Qiao returned from fishing to find Wang Jun and Su Baozhu meeting at her family’s gate, where Su Baozhu staged an awkward fall onto him. Su Qiao mocked her sister’s performance and challenged her claim that she had not wanted Su Qiao to marry Liu Weiye.

• Gao Jinghui hurried to the river and told Su Qiao that influential visitors had arrived, apparently to take over the mine.
• Su Qiao returned home and recognized that the visitors were Wang Jun and Su Baozhu.
• Su Baozhu pretended to twist her ankle and fell onto Wang Jun, then apologized to him.
• Su Qiao accused Su Baozhu of throwing herself at Wang Jun for his money and status.
• Su Baozhu protested that she cared about Su Qiao and had not chosen for her to marry Liu Weiye, so Su Qiao asked whether she was willing to marry him herself.

Su Qiao exposed Su Baozhu’s attempt to escape her betrothal by throwing herself at Wang Jun. She told Wang Jun that marrying Su Baozhu would require repaying the Liu Family’s betrothal gifts and gold bracelet.

• Su Qiao agreed that Su Baozhu should marry Liu Weiye, prompting Su Baozhu to admit she did not want to marry him because his leg was crippled.
• Su Qiao accused Su Baozhu of pretending to twist her ankle and clinging to Wang Jun to avoid marrying Liu Weiye.
• Su Baozhu retaliated by accusing Su Qiao of having an improper relationship with a thief, and Gao Jinghui backed Su Qiao’s account of her scheme.
• Xiao Aimin arrived, ignored Su Baozhu’s appeal for sympathy, and asked Su Qiao whether she had come looking for trouble.
• Su Qiao explained that Su Baozhu had thrown herself at Wang Jun and told him he would need to repay the Liu Family’s betrothal gifts and gold bracelet if he wanted to marry her.

Su Qiao and Xiao Aimin discussed transferring their gold-producing cave with Wang Hai, who offered one hundred thousand. Su Qiao agreed that selling might be safer, though she recognized Wang Hai had come with powerful backing and that the offer might be exploiting their situation.

• Wang Jun denied wanting to marry Su Baozhu, shoved her away, and insulted her appearance.
• Su Baozhu threatened to complain to her parents, while Su Qiao laughed and said her own parents would protect her.
• Xiao Aimin introduced Su Qiao to Wang Hai, who had come to discuss taking over the cave.
• Wang Hai offered one hundred thousand for the cave and warned that keeping it could bring danger.
• Su Qiao told Xiao Aimin that transferring the cave might be best because they lacked money and protection.

Su Qiao negotiated with Wang Hai over transferring their passage, arguing that the Dog-head Gold suggested a valuable nearby gold mine. Wang Jun challenged her claim and clashed with Gao Jinghui, who calmed down when Su Qiao called him “A Jing.”

• Xiao Aimin accepted that Wang Hai would take the passage, while Su Qiao objected that his proposed price was too low.
• Su Qiao explained that Dog-head Gold often indicated a nearby primary gold mine and cited a large mine discovered near a similar specimen.
• Wang Hai and Wang Jun doubted that anyone could know whether gold lay underground, but Gao Jinghui insisted that Su Qiao was right.
• Wang Jun and Gao Jinghui argued until Su Qiao called Gao Jinghui “A Jing” and told him to act maturely.
• Gao Jinghui sat down meekly beside Su Qiao, and Wang Jun sat down angrily and muttered that he was a coward.

Su Qiao negotiated with Wang Hai to excavate his passage for one million, arguing that her help could save him time and prevent a far greater loss. Wang Hai was tempted but ended the chapter asking whether she could truly locate the ore vein.

• Su Qiao proposed that Wang Hai pay one million for her to dig the passage to the ore vein, while disclaiming responsibility for its size.
• Wang Jun objected to the price, and Su Qiao defended it by pointing to the value of finding passages and Wang Jun’s conduct outside.
• Wang Hai and the others considered the amount excessive, but Gao Jinghui believed Su Qiao had good reason to ask for it.
• Su Qiao warned Wang Hai that digging without her could waste a year and let someone else reach the ore vein first.
• Wang Hai studied Su Qiao and asked whether she could really find the ore vein, and she claimed she had studied geology and researched the passage.

Su Qiao negotiated with Wang Hai to invest one million in the underground passage, agreeing to find the ore vein within a month or repay the money and cover his losses. The meeting ended with Wang Hai approving of Su Qiao and Gao Jinghui awkwardly affirming his place as her fiancé and business partner.

• Wang Hai asked Su Qiao why her father’s earlier excavation had failed, and Su Qiao said they had dug in the wrong direction because they lacked proper geological analysis.
• Xiao Aimin explained that debt had driven him to follow Su Qiao’s advice, which led them to discover the passage.
• Wang Hai agreed to provide one million, requiring Su Qiao to find the ore vein within a month or repay him and compensate his losses.
• Su Qiao accepted the terms and asked Wang Hai to transfer the money and complete the passage paperwork as soon as possible.
• Wang Hai asked whether Su Qiao was engaged, and Gao Jinghui declared himself her fiancé and Xiao Aimin’s business partner.
• Su Qiao told Gao Jinghui to stay by her side and listen to her, and he blushed and agreed.

Su Qiao told Wang Hai that her deceased master had predicted she would marry a man weaker than her, and Wang Hai accepted her answer without asking further questions. After Wang Hai and Wang Jun left, Wang Jun vowed to pursue Su Qiao, while Xiao Aimin's legs went weak from the tension of their visit.

• Su Qiao told Wang Hai that she had secretly become the disciple of a master who had since died, and that he had predicted her husband would be weaker than her.
• After lunch, Su Qiao and the Xiao family agreed to go to the county seat with Wang Hai the next morning to handle transfer paperwork.
• On the drive away, Wang Jun claimed Su Qiao and Baozhu were not engaged and said he would pursue her, while Wang Hai warned him not to anger her.
• Wang Hai challenged Wang Jun to win Su Qiao over, promising him the projects he managed, and Wang Jun began plotting to use her dislike of Baozhu.
• After the car left, Xiao Aimin told Su Qiao his legs had gone weak, and she hurried to support him.

After Xiao Aimin sold the mining tunnel for one million yuan, Su Qiao discussed using the money to fund their machinery company and urged her father to consider investing in other mines. Xiao Aimin made Gao Jinghui a company shareholder but insisted that he and Su Qiao focus on their studies for now.

• Su Qiao teased Xiao Aimin for being nervous about the one-million-yuan sale, while Gao Jinghui helped Uncle Xiao into the main room.
• Xiao Aimin explained that he and Uncle Xiao had sold the mining tunnel without asking Gao Jinghui, and Gao Jinghui agreed it was safer that way.
• Su Qiao proposed using the money for the machinery company and suggested investing in other mines after she surveyed them.
• Xiao Aimin told Su Qiao to focus on studying and offered Gao Jinghui a share of the company’s profits, with the chance to take over after graduation.
• Gao Jinghui reluctantly agreed to study after Su Qiao kicked him under the table, and Xiao Aimin chided her for bullying him.

Su Qiao encouraged Gao Jinghui to study for the entrance exam, while he worried that Wang Jun was interested in her. The next day, Su Qiao and Gao Jinghui accompanied Xiao Aimin to the county town, where they completed the mine transfer, rented a storefront, and registered a company.

• Su Qiao told Gao Jinghui to study hard so he could pass the entrance exam and attend her school.
• Gao Jinghui accused Wang Jun of scheming to get close to Su Qiao, but she dismissed his worries and said she had already memorized the high school textbooks.
• Gao Jinghui felt discouraged when he learned Su Qiao had photographic memory.
• The next morning, Xiao Aimin took Su Qiao and Gao Jinghui to the county town to meet Wang Hai and his son.
• Xiao Aimin transferred the money and completed the mine ownership transfer with Wang Hai's help.
• They rented a storefront on the outskirts of the city and registered a company.

Old Lady Su and Liu Hong accused Su Qiao of beating Su Baozhu and demanded compensation or a share in the mine. Su Qiao denied it and exposed Su Baozhu's attempt to seduce a man, leaving the Su family facing suspicion and Tian Guihua ready to drive them away.

• Old Lady Su and Liu Hong brought the bruised Su Baozhu to the Xiao family’s home and accused Su Qiao of beating her.
• Tian Guihua and Xiao Aimin defended Su Qiao, explaining she had been with Xiao Aimin in the county town and had not gone out that morning.
• Liu Hong demanded compensation and threatened to seek a share in the mine if the Xiao family refused to pay.
• Su Qiao called the accusation an attempt to extort her family and revealed that Su Baozhu had tried to seduce a man to escape her engagement.
• Su Baozhu denied Su Qiao’s claim, while Tian Guihua took up a bamboo broom and prepared to confront the Su family.

Old Lady Su accused Su Qiao of beating Su Baozhu, but Su Qiao exposed Su Baozhu’s suspicious behavior and revealed that the mine had already been sold. The villagers’ testimony turned public opinion against Su Baozhu, and Old Lady Su left in anger.

• Old Lady Su insisted Su Qiao had beaten Su Baozhu and threatened to report her, while Su Qiao challenged her to call the police and brought up Su Baozhu throwing herself onto a man’s car.
• Su Qiao told Old Lady Su and Liu Hong that the mine had been sold, and blamed the Su Family’s scheme for helping the sale go through.
• Villagers recalled seeing Su Baozhu throw herself onto the man and speculated that she had been beaten over trying to steal someone’s man.
• Old Lady Su slapped Su Baozhu and demanded to know whether she had thrown herself onto the man, while Su Baozhu claimed she had twisted her ankle.
• Su Qiao questioned Su Baozhu’s excuse, and Old Lady Su left without helping her while Liu Hong hurried away.

Su Qiao learned that Wang Jun had beaten Su Baozhu because he thought it would please her, while 444 revealed that Wang Jun planned to pursue her and then cruelly dump her. Su Qiao remained unimpressed, and she took Gao Jinghui home for breakfast before they planned to go up the mountain.

• Su Baozhu ran off crying after Wang Jun hit her, and Su Qiao wondered why he had done it.
• 444 explained that Wang Jun was pursuing Su Qiao and had beaten Su Baozhu to win her favor, though he planned to dump her later.
• Gao Jinghui warned Su Qiao to stay away from Wang Jun and insisted that he would never hit a woman.
• Su Qiao challenged Gao Jinghui to a fight, but he refused, and she regretted losing the chance to beat him up.
• Su Qiao invited Gao Jinghui to her house for breakfast before their planned trip up the mountain, while Tian Guihua angrily cooked noodles.