Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiu celebrated her birthday at a banquet surrounded by family and friends, then received heartfelt gifts from her family at home. After Su Chen and Xiao Li brought in the banquet guests’ gifts, the family prepared to open them.

• Yan Bingxue finished styling Lin Xiu, and Su Haoqian and Su Chen praised how beautiful she looked.
• Lin Xiu entered the banquet with Su Haoqian, greeted the guests, and celebrated with family and friends.
• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue danced together while Tuantuan and Lele cheered for them.
• At home, Su Haoqian gave Lin Xiu a handmade comb engraved with a poem, and Su Chen gave her a scroll depicting her years raising him.
• Yan Bingxue presented Lin Xiu with Suzhou Embroidery, and Tuantuan and Lele gave her a family drawing.
• Su Chen and Xiao Li carried the banquet guests’ gifts into the living room for Lin Xiu to open.

Lin Xiu celebrated her birthday with her family, made a wish for their health and harmony, and enjoyed a homemade cake. Lele pointed out that the family had enough birthdays to eat cake every month.

• Lin Xiu admired the leaf-shaped brooch and thanked Yan Bingxue for her mother's gift.
• Su Chen brought out the birthday cake as Yan Bingxue lit the candles, and the family sang to Lin Xiu.
• Lin Xiu wished for her family to stay healthy and harmonious, then posed for family photos with everyone.
• Su Chen served the cake, and Lin Xiu praised it while Tuantuan and Lele shared that they had helped make it and picked the strawberries.
• Lin Xiu gave Tuantuan and Lele blueberries, and Tuantuan wished Lin Xiu could have a birthday every day so she could eat cake.
• Lele counted the family members and said their many birthdays meant they could eat cake every month.

Su Chen took his family to the Great Wall, but Tuantuan and Lele soon grew tired of climbing. While Su Chen went ahead to prepare a surprise, Su Haoqian began explaining the Great Wall's history to the children.

• Su Chen promised Tuantuan and Lele birthday cakes and agreed they could share cakes with their classmates.
• Su Chen, Yan Bingxue, Tuantuan, Lele, Su Haoqian, and Lin Xiu went to the Great Wall the next day.
• Tuantuan and Lele tired after climbing a short distance, so the family stopped to rest.
• Su Chen went ahead with his backpack to prepare a surprise for the children.
• Su Haoqian told Tuantuan and Lele that the Great Wall began as defensive walls between kingdoms during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period.
• Su Haoqian explained that after Qin unified the kingdoms, the Emperor extended the Great Wall to defend against the Xiongnu.

Su Chen turned the Great Wall climb into a treasure hunt, and Tuantuan and Lele found a hidden bag at the beacon tower. They opened it to discover a box of marbles, which Tuantuan examined curiously.

• Su Haoqian explained to Tuantuan and Lele that Qin Shi Huang had built much of the Great Wall they saw.
• Su Chen returned and invited Tuantuan and Lele to search for treasure hidden on a beacon tower.
• Tuantuan and Lele eagerly climbed to the beacon tower and searched its sides without finding anything.
• Su Chen prompted the children to look from another angle, and Lele spotted a bag hanging above them.
• Su Chen took down the bag, and Tuantuan and Lele opened it to find a box of marbles.

Su Chen taught Tuantuan and Lele to play marbles, and the children enjoyed a brief match before setting off to search for more treasure along the Great Wall. The family reached another beacon tower, where Tuantuan and Lele began looking for the next hidden treasure.

• Su Chen showed Tuantuan and Lele how to flick marbles and knock an opponent’s marble away.
• Tuantuan and Lele played against each other, with Lele winning the first round and Tuantuan winning the next.
• Yan Bingxue reminded the children that their five minutes were up, and they put away the marbles and continued toward the next treasure.
• Su Chen, Yan Bingxue, Su Haoqian, and Lin Xiu followed the children along the Great Wall and admired the view.
• Tuantuan and Lele arrived at another beacon tower and searched it for treasure, but they had not found anything yet.

Tuantuan and Lele found the second treasure, a bag of Ultraman cards and a crown, then rested with their family before continuing the hunt. Su Chen and Yan Bingxue agreed that the whole family would start exercising together, and Su Chen prepared to sing the children a song about snow.

• Tuantuan and Lele found a bag containing Ultraman cards and a sparkling crown at the second treasure spot.
• Lele placed the crown on Tuantuan, and the family praised her while Lele said he wanted to become a hero like Ultraman and Su Chen.
• Lin Xiu gave Tuantuan and Lele bread, cookies, and milk before they continued their treasure hunt.
• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue agreed that the family would exercise together each morning.
• Tuantuan and Lele asked Su Chen to sing, and he offered to perform “The Sound of Snow Falling.”

Su Chen sang for his family, then taught Tuantuan and Lele a song before they continued their treasure hunt. The children found a card promising one reasonable wish and asked Su Chen to grant it, leaving them to decide what to wish for.

• Su Chen sang for his family, and Tuantuan and Lele asked him to teach them a song.
• Su Chen taught Tuantuan and Lele the song, and the family sang it together before setting off again.
• Su Chen pointed out a beacon tower with a red flag, where he said a surprise awaited Tuantuan and Lele.
• Lele spotted an envelope on the tower, and the children retrieved a card promising that its finder could have one wish granted.
• Tuantuan and Lele asked Su Chen if they could make a wish, and he said they could choose one reasonable wish.
• Lele asked if he and Tuantuan could discuss their wish first, and Su Chen agreed.

Lele and Tuantuan told Su Chen they wished to see the ocean, and he promised to take them there on his next vacation. At the Great Wall’s stone stele, the children learned what it meant to become true heroes, then the family started their journey back.

• Tuantuan wished to see the ocean, while Lele wished to explore with Su Chen, so they decided to do both together.
• Su Chen promised to take the family to see the ocean on his next vacation, and Lele and Tuantuan celebrated finding three treasures.
• Su Chen’s family reached the stone stele, where Tuantuan and Lele read its inscription and Su Chen explained that a true hero needed the Great Wall’s breadth and perseverance.
• Lele vowed to become a true hero, and Yan Bingxue took photos of him and the family at the stele.
• The family began their return journey, and Yan Bingxue discussed the story of Beacon Tower to Amuse the Lords with Su Chen, arguing that King You’s incompetence, not Bao Si, had caused the Western Zhou’s fall.

Su Haoqian led the family to Jieyou Restaurant, a place he remembered from years ago, and they sat down to order its signature dishes. The family waited in a private room while the restaurant prepared their meal.

• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue joked about King You of Zhou before Tuantuan and Lele urged them to catch up.
• The family smelled meat near the Great Wall, and Su Haoqian suggested finding a restaurant he used to know.
• Su Haoqian recognized Jieyou Restaurant and explained its history and reputation for Du Kang wine.
• A server led the six family members to the last available private room.
• Su Haoqian ordered the restaurant's signature dishes and a pot of Du Kang wine, while Tuantuan picked two desserts.
• The server offered tea or the children's activity area, and Tuantuan and Lele got up to look around the private room.

Su Chen taught Lele the rules of Gomoku, and the two began a match while Tuantuan watched. Su Chen formed the first dragon and prepared to capture one of Lele’s pieces, leaving Lele anxiously watching his hand.

• Tuantuan and Lele played with a Rattle Drum and asked Yan Bingxue about their childhood toys.
• Lele asked Su Chen to teach him Go, so Su Chen suggested starting with Gomoku.
• Su Chen explained the rules to Lele and Tuantuan, and Lele compared the game to attacking and defending in a war.
• Su Chen and Lele chose black and white pieces and began their match, with Tuantuan watching.
• Su Chen formed the first dragon and told Lele he would capture one of his pieces.
• Lele stayed calm as Su Chen hesitated over which white piece to take, then watched him choose one.

Su Chen and Lele played a long game while the family’s feast was served, and Lele went to eat after Tuantuan pointed out that he was hungry. Over dinner, the siblings settled a small misunderstanding and Tuantuan learned why fishing bans helped preserve fish populations.

• Lele made a dragon in his game with Su Chen, who later gained another dragon by placing a piece strategically.
• Tuantuan called Lele to eat, and he agreed after Su Chen promised they could resume their game afterward.
• Tuantuan apologized for exposing Lele’s hunger, and Lele reassured her that playing with Daddy mattered more than winning.
• Tuantuan felt guilty after the family finished their fish, so Yan Bingxue explained fishing bans and how they helped fish populations grow.
• Lele connected Yan Bingxue’s explanation to ecosystem balance, and Su Chen praised the siblings for understanding one another.

Su Chen and Su Haoqian shared Du Kang wine while the family listened to Peking Opera, and Su Chen offered to brew the wine himself. Lele resumed his unfinished chess game with Su Chen, who saw through the boy’s plan as the match continued.

• Tuantuan and Lele enjoyed dinner while Su Haoqian and Su Chen drank together.
• Yan Bingxue played The Empty Fort Strategy, and Lele explained its story and admired Zhuge Liang’s calm and cleverness.
• Su Chen noticed a faint bamboo fragrance in the Du Kang wine and offered to brew a jug for Su Haoqian.
• Lele asked Su Chen to finish their chess game, and the two resumed playing while Tuantuan watched.
• Su Chen saw through Lele’s attempt to build a dragon formation, and Lele continued trying to outmaneuver him.

Lele lost his first chess match against Su Chen but took encouragement from the lesson and vowed to practice. Back at the Su residence, the family admired their outing photos and discussed taking an updated family portrait, until Tuantuan and Lele’s question about Su Jianqing’s stern expression in an old photo touched on his strained relationship with Su Haoqian.

• Su Chen defeated Lele at chess, encouraged him to learn from the loss, and agreed to a future match between masters.
• The family returned to the Su residence, where Tuantuan and Lele showed Great Grandfather and Great Grandmother their photos from the Great Wall.
• Su Chen suggested taking a family portrait, and Su Haoqian agreed that the family’s old portrait needed an update.
• Tuantuan and Lele admired an old photo of Su Haoqian and remarked that he looked like Su Chen when young.
• Tuantuan and Lele asked why Su Jianqing had not smiled in the old photo, bringing attention to how his strict upbringing had affected Su Haoqian.

The Su family discussed how strict parenting had affected Su Haoqian and how Su Chen and Yan Bingxue planned to support Tuantuan and Lele’s interests and dreams. After reminiscing over an old photograph and praising Old Mrs. Su’s beauty, Su Chen suggested that everyone take a family portrait the next day.

• Old Mr. Su asked Su Haoqian whether he resented his strict upbringing, and Su Haoqian said he had let go and did not blame him.
• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue agreed to encourage their children rather than force them into unwanted pursuits, and Tuantuan and Lele shared their dreams of becoming an entrepreneur and a scientist.
• Old Mr. Su and Old Mrs. Su encouraged the children to study hard, and Su Chen learned that they enjoyed their extracurricular classes.
• Tuantuan and Lele admired Old Mrs. Su’s youthful beauty, and Yan Bingxue, Lin Xiu, and Old Mr. Su reassured her that she remained beautiful.
• Su Chen proposed that the family take a portrait together the following day, and everyone eagerly agreed.

Su Chen and Yan Bingxue went to a Beijing photography studio to arrange a four-generation family portrait for the next morning. They chose an orchid-themed outfit collection and Su Chen bought its exclusive rights, leaving the family ready for their photo shoot.

• Yan Bingxue suggested qipao outfits for the family portrait, and Tuantuan asked for a pink dress.
• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue left the children at home with their relatives and hired a driver to visit a photography studio.
• Su Chen booked a family portrait for twelve people and four generations at nine the next morning.
• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue chose the studio's orchid-themed family portrait collection.
• Su Chen bought the exclusive rights to the theme and its outfits.

Su Chen and Yan Bingxue finalized the family portrait arrangements, then decided to spend the evening alone at a snack street. They changed into matching casual outfits and left Xiao Liu to take their formal clothes home before setting off together.

• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue finalized the wardrobe stylist, photographer, and makeup artist for the family portrait with the manager.
• Su Chen called Lin Xiu to tell her that he and Yan Bingxue would eat dinner out, and she wished them a good time.
• Su Chen took Yan Bingxue to a clothing store, where they changed into matching hoodies, casual pants, and sneakers.
• Su Chen tied Yan Bingxue's hair into a high ponytail, and they bought their former outfits to take with them.
• Su Chen asked Xiao Liu to take their formal clothes home, then he and Yan Bingxue headed out together.

Su Chen took Yan Bingxue to the snack street beside Huguo Temple, where they sampled local street food together. Yan Bingxue eagerly ate more than Su Chen, then blushed at his affectionate reassurance as he chased after her.

• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue arrived at the snack street and began their food tour with Donkey Rolling.
• Su Chen bought Grilled Gluten for Yan Bingxue, who loved it so much that they went back for another skewer.
• Yan Bingxue followed the aroma of Lamb Skewers, and Su Chen ordered ten lamb and ten beef skewers.
• Yan Bingxue ate twelve skewers while Su Chen ate eight, then worried that gaining weight might make her less pretty.
• Su Chen told Yan Bingxue she would always be beautiful to him, and she shyly walked away while he hurried after her.

Su Chen and Yan Bingxue enjoyed a night out, sharing street food and showing affection as they walked together. After Yan Bingxue treated two sisters to grilled cold noodles, the couple headed to the peaceful area beside Huguo Temple for a stroll.

• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue stopped for grilled cold noodles, and Yan Bingxue paid for two sisters who had lost their money.
• The stall owner gave Su Chen and Yan Bingxue extra-large portions, and the sisters left wishing the couple happiness.
• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue ate their noodles with milk tea before buying and sharing Zhen Gao.
• After finishing the sweets, Yan Bingxue said she was full, and Su Chen suggested they walk beside Huguo Temple.
• Yan Bingxue leaned against Su Chen and told him she liked the peaceful place.

Su Chen and Yan Bingxue returned from their evening stroll and spent the next day preparing for a family photo shoot. The family began getting styled at the studio, where Tuantuan chose her own hairstyle and Su Chen admired Yan Bingxue’s Republican-era look.

• Su Chen and Yan Bingxue strolled around Huguo Temple, then returned home and learned that Tuantuan and Lele had fallen asleep after their busy day.
• Su Chen made a lavish East-West breakfast for the extended family the next morning.
• Su Chen drove the family to a photo studio, where the manager showed them upstairs to get dressed and styled.
• Tuantuan asked for a specific hairstyle and the crown her father had given her, then cooperated with the stylist.
• Su Chen finished getting styled and praised Yan Bingxue’s beauty as she prepared for the family photos.

Su Chen’s family completed a long-awaited family portrait, then gathered for lunch to celebrate Old Mr. Su’s fulfilled wish. The chapter ended with everyone raising tea or milk in place of wine.

• The Su family posed for photographs together, and Su Chen and Yan Bingxue approved the shots.
• Su Chen suggested taking portraits of each couple, and the family agreed.
• The photo session ended at one thirty, and the manager arranged to bring edited pictures for selection the next morning.
• Yan Bingxue took the family to a nearby restaurant, where they celebrated the completed portrait over lunch.
• Old Mr. Su agreed to celebrate with Lu'an Gua Pian tea instead of alcohol, and Tuantuan and Lele raised cups of milk.