Recaps

Wang Xiaoliang recognized He Runya’s companion as the stern Student Affairs Office teacher who had once reprimanded him, and he grew disgusted at the teacher’s relationship with her. After Tian Jiayi insisted on treating him to a meal, Wang Xiaoliang’s excuse that he needed his girlfriend’s approval left him agreeing to answer her by next weekend.

• He Runya bought groceries at Wang Xiaoliang’s supermarket and discreetly added a box of condoms to her basket before leaving with the man beside her.
• The man told Wang Xiaoliang he was surprised to learn Wang owned the supermarket, and Wang later recognized him as the Student Affairs Office teacher who had once dealt with him.
• Wang Xiaoliang wondered why the teacher was dating He Runya and felt disgust toward him.
• Tian Jiayi asked Wang Xiaoliang to dinner, but he initially refused because the supermarket was busy.
• Wang Xiaoliang said his girlfriend would not let him dine alone with another woman, so Tian Jiayi invited them both and demanded an answer before next weekend.

Wei Zijin hosted a company year-end party, then celebrated with Wang Xiaoliang over hot pot and a movie. They discussed visiting the woman Wang Xiaoliang had saved and struggled to plan their trip home for the New Year because Wei Zijin's work schedule was packed.

• Wei Zijin hosted a company party while Wang Xiaoliang watched from the audience, and she reunited with him after the event.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Wei Zijin that the woman he had saved wanted to treat him to dinner, and Wei Zijin encouraged him to go with Bisheng.
• Wei Zijin and Wang Xiaoliang ate hot pot and watched a comedy together.
• Wang Xiaoliang asked when Wei Zijin could take time off to book their trip home for Lunar New Year.
• Wei Zijin explained that Spring Festival Gala rehearsals and lucrative hosting jobs left her without time off, and she proposed earning enough to fly home.

Wang Xiaoliang and Luo Bisheng met Tian Jiayi for lunch at Hongbin Little Tower after Jiang University lifted its lockdown. Once they got inside and Tian Jiayi took off her winter clothes, her friend arrived and teased the two men for not being the handsome guys Tian Jiayi had promised.

• Wang Xiaoliang picked up Luo Bisheng at Bugbug Internet Cafe and headed with him to meet Tian Jiayi at Hongbin Little Tower.
• Kong Xiuyun handed out hand warmers to the waiting customers and greeted Wang Xiaoliang before calling their group inside.
• Tian Jiayi removed her winter gear, and Wang Xiaoliang and Luo Bisheng saw her clearly for the first time.
• Tian Jiayi's friend arrived, scolded her for making her wait in the cold, and jokingly asked where the handsome guys were.
• Tian Jiayi warned her friend to stop talking, and the friend pretended to zip her mouth shut.

Wang Xiaoliang met Tian Jiayi and her best friend Cheng Huan for a meal, where Tian thanked him for saving her after an electric scooter accident. The four relaxed over dinner and drinks, and Cheng Huan explained her long-awaited visit to an internet café.

• Tian Jiayi introduced Cheng Huan as her best friend and Wang Xiaoliang as the man who had saved her life, surprising Luo Bisheng.
• Wang Xiaoliang explained that he had helped Tian Jiayi after an electric scooter hit her outside the Library, and Cheng Huan showed him the scar on her forehead.
• Cheng Huan ordered baijiu and beer, and Wang Xiaoliang said he was nearly married and could not drink much.
• Tian Jiayi toasted Wang Xiaoliang and asked him to consider them friends after the meal, leaving the lifesaver matter behind.
• Cheng Huan told the group that she had visited an internet café to fulfill a college dream, then learned that pulling an all-nighter meant staying awake all night.

Luo Bisheng admitted that Cheng Huan was his type and persuaded Wang Xiaoliang to arrange three more group outings so he could get closer to her. As Little New Year's Eve arrived, Wang Xiaoliang reviewed the supermarkets' holiday staffing with Zhou Qiang, while Wei Zijin received reassurance about her upcoming visit to Wang Xiaoliang's parents.

• Luo Bisheng told Wang Xiaoliang that he liked Cheng Huan and asked him to arrange three more get-togethers for them; Wang Xiaoliang reluctantly agreed.
• Little New Year's Eve arrived, and Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin prepared to return home in two days after her final program recording ended.
• Wang Xiaoliang explained that most supermarket staff would take the holiday off, while Li Fengying, four students, and a few others would keep the three stores running.
• Zhou Qiang told Wei Zijin that he and Li Lanxiang would support her if engagement came up when she met Wang Xiaoliang's parents.
• Li Lanxiang raised a toast before leaving for six months of training in Chengdu, and her mother teased her about missing Zhou Qiang.

Wang Xiaoliang brought Wei Zijin home for New Year to meet his parents, who had already heard about her and worried over his serious intentions and her beauty. At the airport, Zhao Xiuqin welcomed Wei Zijin enthusiastically, and Wang Keqin made her feel at home.

• Wang Xiaoliang reassured nervous Wei Zijin on the plane as they traveled home for New Year.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Zhao Xiuqin he had a serious girlfriend and promised he would marry no one else; she asked about Wei Zijin and requested a picture.
• Wang Keqin questioned Wang Xiaoliang about the relationship and told him to bring Wei Zijin home if he was sure.
• After watching Wei Zijin's interview video, Zhao Xiuqin praised her but worried she was too pretty for meek Wang Xiaoliang to keep in line.
• Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin arrived at the airport, where Zhao Xiuqin greeted Wei Zijin warmly and Wang Keqin welcomed her home.

Wang Xiaoliang brought Wei Zijin home to Xicheng, where his parents warmly welcomed her with a family meal and gifts. Zhao Xiuqin gave Wei Zijin a 10,000-yuan first-visit gift, and Wang Xiaoliang told her it showed his parents approved of her.

• Wang Keqin welcomed Wei Zijin, and the family drove from the airport to a halal restaurant for noodles and local dishes.
• Wang Keqin and Zhao Xiuqin took Wei Zijin and Wang Xiaoliang home and planned to show them around town the next day.
• Wang Xiaoliang gave his parents new Huawei phones, while Wei Zijin presented Zhao Xiuqin with a gold necklace and Wang Keqin with an electric shaver.
• Zhao Xiuqin arranged for Wei Zijin to sleep in Wang Xiaoliang's room and pressed a thick red envelope into her hands as a customary first-visit gift.
• Wei Zijin counted the envelope's 10,000 yuan, and Wang Xiaoliang told her to keep it because it showed his parents approved of her.

Wang Xiaoliang tried to convince Zhao Xiuqin to let him share a room with Wei Zijin, but his mother refused and questioned their plans for marriage and life in Jiangcheng. Back in the bedroom, Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin looked through family albums, leaving Wei Zijin overwhelmed by the relatives she would soon meet.

• Wang Xiaoliang asked Wei Zijin to share his room, but she refused because Zhao Xiuqin had arranged for her to sleep alone.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Zhao Xiuqin that he and Wei Zijin already lived together, but she insisted they sleep separately at home to avoid gossip from relatives.
• Zhao Xiuqin warned Wang Xiaoliang not to pressure Wei Zijin into an abortion if she became pregnant and asked when they planned to marry.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Zhao Xiuqin that Wei Zijin had bought an apartment with money from her show, and Zhao Xiuqin approved of her practical choice.
• Wang Xiaoliang returned to the bedroom and teased Wei Zijin while they looked through an album, then introduced her to his relatives in a family album.
• Wei Zijin realized she had not remembered the relatives’ names and worried about meeting them during the New Year visits.

Wang Xiaoliang reread the Book of Fate’s advice about speaking to others as equals, then woke to Wei Zijin nervously joining Zhao Qiuqin in the kitchen. As he enjoyed the warmth of their conversation at home, Wang Keqin returned from the snowy morning with Wang Xiaoliang’s favorite meat buns.

• Wang Xiaoliang read the Book of Fate’s advice about treating others as equals and decided he would need to understand it through experience.
• Wei Zijin worried about how to behave on her first morning with Wang Xiaoliang’s family, and he encouraged her to accompany Zhao Qiuqin in the kitchen.
• Wang Xiaoliang heard Zhao Qiuqin and Wei Zijin talking and laughing together while he got ready, and felt happy and secure.
• Wang Keqin came in from the cold carrying meat buns from Liu Ji, Wang Xiaoliang’s favorite breakfast.

Wang Xiaoliang drove the family to the wholesale market for the first time, while Zhao Xiuqin warmly cared for Wei Zijin and helped her feel included in the family. The chapter ended with Wei Zijin opening up more over lunch as Zhao Xiuqin continued to treat her like a daughter.

• Wang Keqin insisted that Wang Xiaoliang drive the family to the wholesale market, and Wang Xiaoliang stalled, struggled with a hill start, and eventually parked with Wang Keqin's guidance.
• Zhao Xiuqin bought Wei Zijin thick thermal underwear and helped her put it on, making Wei Zijin emotional because she missed her mother.
• Wang Xiaoliang teased Wei Zijin by telling Zhao Xiuqin that Wei Zijin wanted to call her Mom, and Zhao Xiuqin welcomed the idea and promised her gift money.
• The family bought New Year supplies and went out for paomo, where Wei Zijin tried the local dish and talked more with Wang Xiaoliang, Zhao Xiuqin, and Wang Keqin.
• Zhao Xiuqin put extra lamb in Wei Zijin's bowl and urged her to eat more.

Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin joined Wang Keqin and Zhao Xiuqin in the family’s New Year ritual of burning paper money for their deceased relatives. When Zhao Xiuqin promised Wei Zijin’s late parents that the family would care for her, Wei Zijin broke down in tears and said she had found a home.

• Wang Xiaoliang struggled to parallel park between a Mercedes-Benz and a BMW, so Wang Keqin took over and parked the car smoothly.
• At dinner, Wei Zijin grew more comfortable with Wang Xiaoliang’s family and showed affection by serving Zhao Xiuqin and Wang Keqin food.
• Zhao Xiuqin took Wang Xiaoliang, Wei Zijin, and Wang Keqin to burn paper money at a crossroads, where they honored their deceased relatives.
• Wang Keqin drew a third circle for Wei Zijin’s parents, and Zhao Xiuqin promised to treat Wei Zijin as her own daughter.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Wei Zijin’s parents he would care for her for the rest of his life, and Wei Zijin tearfully told them she had found a home.

On Lunar New Year's Eve, Wang Xiaoliang's parents discussed marriage and offered to help him and Wei Zijin buy a home, while welcoming her warmly into the family. As the new year began, Wang Xiaoliang invited Wei Zijin to the family WeChat group and exchanged personal greetings with friends.

• Zhao Xiuqin asked Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin whether they would make their relationship official the following year, and Wang Keqin offered to pay a home's down payment.
• Wei Zijin said she already had an apartment and offered to save for a home with Wang Xiaoliang, but Zhao Xiuqin insisted the family would help.
• Wang Xiaoliang played a recording of Wei Zijin's Spring Festival Gala performance, and his parents praised her singing.
• At midnight, Wang Xiaoliang invited Wei Zijin to the family WeChat group called "Home" as their phones filled with New Year's messages.
• Wang Xiaoliang exchanged joking, personal greetings with Liu Xinyu, Luo Bisheng, Zhou Qiang, Tian Jiayi, and Cheng Huan.

Wang Xiaoliang brought his girlfriend, Wei Zijin, to his eldest uncle’s New Year gathering, where she and his cousin Wang Xiaozhe’s fiancée, Qiu Mohan, became the focus of the family. He tried a more genuine conversation with his younger cousin Lin Keying and revealed Wei Zijin’s online celebrity status, leaving Lin astonished.

• Wang Xiaoliang arrived at Wang Keming’s home with Wei Zijin and met Wang Xiaozhe’s fiancée, Qiu Mohan.
• The family welcomed both women and gave them red envelopes while the older relatives asked them questions.
• Wang Xiaoliang, Wang Xiaozhe, and Lin Keying gathered on the balcony, where Lin teased Wang Xiaoliang about his pretty girlfriend.
• Remembering advice from the Book of Fate, Wang Xiaoliang asked Lin about her dream university instead of lecturing her about her grades.
• Lin revealed that she liked the quiet, clever boy who sat beside her, then challenged Wang Xiaoliang to share a secret.
• Wang Xiaoliang showed Lin a video of Wei Zijin, and Lin realized his new cousin-in-law was an online celebrity.

At a family dinner, Wang Xiaoliang watched the elders compare marriage gifts and pressure the newly engaged couples to have children, while Qiu Mohan openly resisted their expectations. Qiu Mohan then left early to meet a friend, and Wang Xiaoliang was left wondering how she and Wang Xiaozhe could be about to marry when they seemed like strangers.

• Wang Xiaoliang kept Lin Keying quiet about the secret she had learned, then joined the family dinner.
• Wang Xiaoliang's eldest aunt bragged about Xiaozhe's apartment and Qiu Mohan's car dowry, while Zhao Xiuqin praised Wei Zijin's independence and apartment.
• Wang Keming called for the family to have children, and Qiu Mohan calmly said she did not want a baby because pregnancy hurt and would limit her freedom.
• Zhao Xiuqin changed the subject with a dish of fish after the elders reacted awkwardly to Qiu Mohan's refusal.
• Qiu Mohan announced that her best friend was coming to get her, declined Wang Xiaozhe's offer to drive her, and left the dinner early.
• Wang Xiaozhe reluctantly escorted Qiu Mohan to the door after his mother ordered him to, leaving Wang Xiaoliang doubting their impending marriage.

Wang Xiaoliang’s family argued in the car about children, work, and their habit of comparing him with his cousin Xiaozhe, while Wei Zijin saw how they spoke openly with one another. Zhao Xiuqin welcomed Wei Zijin into the family, but Wang Keqin announced he would meet Old Wu the next day.

• Zhao Xiuqin asked Wei Zijin whether she wanted children, and Wei Zijin said she and Wang Xiaoliang planned to have them after their careers stabilized.
• Wang Keqin criticized Xiaozhe and Qiu Mohan as spoiled, prompting Zhao Xiuqin to complain that he had not used his connections to find Wang Xiaoliang a job.
• Wang Keqin told Zhao Xiuqin to stop comparing Wang Xiaoliang with Xiaozhe, and Wang Xiaoliang reflected on how his family had compared them for years.
• Zhao Xiuqin apologized to Wei Zijin for the argument, and Wei Zijin reassured her that families should be able to speak honestly.
• Zhao Xiuqin invited Wei Zijin to visit her eldest uncle’s home the next day, but Wang Keqin said he would meet Old Wu instead.

Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin joined Zhao Xiuqin's relatives for a Lunar New Year meal, where the family welcomed Wei and discussed the couple's upcoming wedding. Youngest Uncle then revealed that he needed working capital for a government construction project and invited the relatives to invest.

• Wang Xiaoliang struggled to park until his cousin Zhao Nan maneuvered his car into the tight space.
• Zhao Xiuqin introduced Wei Zijin to the relatives, who welcomed her and gave her red envelopes.
• Wei Zijin gave New Year money to Hongshu and Li Zikun before joining the family meal.
• Eldest Aunt asked about Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin's wedding, and Zhao Xiuqin said they were looking at dates.
• Youngest Uncle announced that he had nearly secured a major development-zone construction project but lacked enough working capital.
• Youngest Uncle offered the relatives a one-percent monthly return if they invested in his project.

Wang Xiaoliang practiced reversing with Wei Zijin, then tried to have a heart-to-heart with Wang Keqin. His father explained why he had fallen out with Wang Xiaoliang’s youngest uncle, leaving Wang Xiaoliang troubled by what he learned about his relative.

• Wang Xiaoliang practiced reversing in the residential community while Wei Zijin gave him instructions.
• Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin returned home, and Wei Zijin went to rest while Wang Xiaoliang sat with Wang Keqin.
• Wang Xiaoliang asked Wang Keqin why he and Wang Xiaoliang’s youngest uncle had fallen out.
• Wang Keqin said his youngest brother-in-law had asked him to enlist Uncle Wu’s help over a labor complaint, claiming workers were extorting him.
• Wang Keqin explained that the workers had not been paid despite the project payments being settled, and that his youngest brother-in-law had turned against him after Wang Keqin challenged him at a family gathering.
• Wang Xiaoliang recalled the Book of Fate’s warning about untrustworthy people and wondered what to do when the person was family.

Wang Xiaoliang and Wang Keqin agreed to keep their distance from the uncle’s risky investment scheme while maintaining family courtesies, and Wang Keqin explained why he had refused to use connections to secure his son a job. A story about Wang Xiaoliang’s wealthy classmate’s family led Wang Keqin to recall his own parents and reveal that death stood behind the classmate’s grandfather.

• Wang Keqin told Wang Xiaoliang to avoid the uncle himself but continue visiting him to keep up appearances.
• Wang Xiaoliang warned that his uncle wanted the family to invest in a construction project, and Wang Keqin firmly refused to risk their savings.
• Wang Keqin explained that favors from influential relatives could become dangerous debts and said he believed Wang Xiaoliang should gain experience in the real world.
• Wang Xiaoliang described how his wealthy classmate’s grandfather, father, and marital home occupied three villas arranged as successive generations’ backing.
• Wang Keqin praised the family’s idea, then said he missed Wang Xiaoliang’s grandparents and answered that death stood behind the classmate’s grandfather.

Wang Xiaoliang used the Book of Fate’s warning about risky investments to decide his family should stay out of Zhao Jianhua’s venture. At Zhao Jianhua’s new home, he clashed with his younger cousin Zhao Zikun, then watched Zhao Nan eagerly volunteer to go out in Zhao Jianhua’s Land Rover.

• After thinking about his parents standing between him and death, Wang Xiaoliang reread the Book of Fate and resolved not to risk his family’s essential savings on investments.
• On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin visited Zhao Jianhua’s new villa, while Wang Keqin stayed away.
• Zhao Xiuqin invited Wei Zijin to take her place at mahjong, and Zhao Nan stepped in instead.
• Zhao Zikun showed Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin his sneaker collection, then snapped at Wang Xiaoliang for sounding like an old man and returned to his game.
• When Zhao Zikun refused to go out for fruit, Zhao Jianhua invited Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin, but Zhao Nan rushed over and asked to drive his Land Rover.

Zhao Jianhua took Wang Xiaoliang, Wei Zijin, and Zhao Nan for a drive in his Range Rover, then hosted them for a family dinner. As Zhao Jianhua described a construction project as completely reliable, Wang Xiaoliang worried that the Book of Fate marked him as a fraud.

• Zhao Jianhua teased Zhao Nan about driving his Range Rover and asked Wang Xiaoliang what his dream car was; Wang Xiaoliang named a Magotan, prompting Zhao Nan and Zhao Jianhua to laugh.
• Zhao Jianhua offered Wei Zijin a turn driving, but Zhao Nan protested until he let her take the wheel instead.
• After a long drive and a fruit-shopping stop, Zhao Jianhua's family gathered for a lavish dinner, where Wei Zijin and Zhao Nan chatted while Zhao Zikun went upstairs to continue his game.
• Zhao Jianhua reassured the family that his construction project had government support, ample funding, and reliable progress payments, after which the aunts and Zhao Xiuqin stopped questioning him.
• Wang Xiaoliang remembered that the Book of Fate treated claims of certain success as fraudulent and worried that Zhao Jianhua's assurances meant the project was risky.

Wang Xiaoliang reassured himself that his mother would not invest in his youngest uncle’s project, while Wei Zijin considered interviewing Zhao Nan. A discounted apartment promotion prompted the family to plan a trip to Jiangcheng to view homes.

• On the drive home, Wang Xiaoliang warned Zhao Xiuqin not to invest in his youngest uncle’s project, but she said their money was needed for his home and wedding.
• Wei Zijin told Wang Xiaoliang she wanted to interview Zhao Nan about choosing to live off her parents, and they discussed whether a public video might upset Zhao Nan’s parents.
• A sales consultant from Ruijing Meiyuan called Wang Xiaoliang about a promotion offering a 50,000-yuan credit for a 20,000-yuan deposit.
• Zhao Xiuqin brought the promotion to Wang Keqin, who agreed the family should visit Jiangcheng and look at apartments.
• Wei Zijin offered to book the family’s flights, and Zhao Xiuqin happily accepted after Wei Zijin said she wanted to be treated as family.

Wang Xiaoliang showed his parents around Jiangcheng and introduced them to his work, friends, and plans with Wei Zijin. After they chose Ruijing Meiyuan and paid a deposit, Zhou Qiang welcomed the family to lunch at his restaurant.

• Wei Zijin hosted Wang Keqin and Zhao Xiuqin at her apartment and credited Wang Xiaoliang with keeping it clean.
• Wang Xiaoliang took his parents and Wei Zijin on a tour of his three stores, where the employees greeted him as their boss.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Zhou Qiang that his parents were visiting and that they planned to look at apartments, so Zhou Qiang arranged to pick them up.
• Zhou Qiang, Li Lanxiang, and Li Lanxiang's mother joined Wang Xiaoliang's group to visit Ruijing Meiyuan's sales office.
• Wang Keqin and Zhao Xiuqin agreed to buy at Ruijing Meiyuan, and the family paid a deposit to reserve the promotion.
• Zhou Qiang led everyone past the queue into Hongbin Little Tower, where he had reserved a table for them.

Wang Xiaoliang asked Hu Yang for help buying an apartment at Ruijing Meiyuan Phase Two, and Hu Yang arranged an internal price through the project manager. At the sales office, Wang Xiaoliang also unexpectedly ran into his university classmate Zhao Shengkai, who worked there.

• Zhao Xiuqin chose a 156-square-meter apartment on the sixteenth floor, but its price of about 3.02 million exceeded the family's budget.
• Zhou Qiang urged Wang Xiaoliang to call Hu Yang, who told him to secure the apartment and promised to contact the project team.
• Jia Dong invited Wang Xiaoliang and his family to the VIP reception room and arranged an internal employee price with the chairman's approval.
• Wang Xiaoliang recognized Zhao Shengkai, his university classmate, while Zhao Shengkai served tea in the reception room.
• Jia Dong showed Wang Xiaoliang a note listing the apartment's internal price as 2.8 million.

Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin bought an apartment, celebrated their engagement with their families, and prepared to marry the following year. Before Wang Keqin and Zhao Xiuqin returned home, Wang Xiaoliang revealed how the Book of Fate had changed his life, and his parents left Wei Zijin tearfully promising to visit again.

• Liu calculated the apartment’s mortgage, and Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin agreed to repay it together before Wang Keqin paid the deposit; Wei Zijin then won a Casarte double-door refrigerator in the golden egg promotion.
• Wei Zijin became Li Lanxiang’s mother’s goddaughter, and Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin held their engagement banquet at Zhou Qiang’s home, where the families tentatively set their wedding for next year’s National Day Golden Week.
• Zhao Xiuqin took Wei Zijin to buy three pieces of gold jewelry, while Wang Keqin asked Wang Xiaoliang how his life had changed so dramatically.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Wang Keqin about his experiences and the Book of Fate, but Wang Keqin declined to read it until his son had finished it.
• On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Zhou Qiang drove Wang Keqin and Zhao Xiuqin to the airport, where Zhao Xiuqin tearfully told Wei Zijin to visit whenever she missed them.

After signing the home loan, Wang Xiaoliang worried about the mortgage and planned to expand his business by selling fresh-cut fruit. That night, the Book of Fate warned him that using wealth wisely mattered as much as earning it, leaving him unsure what danger the message foretold.

• Wei Zijin returned to work early to save leave for their wedding, while she and Wang Xiaoliang joked about their plans for the fifteenth.
• Wang Xiaoliang completed the property purchase paperwork and, after seeing the nearly two million yuan in loan interest, resolved to increase his income before the supermarket contract expired.
• Wang Xiaoliang called Zhou Qiang and proposed selling Anyang Snacks' fresh-cut fruit at their supermarket; Zhou Qiang approved and offered to help him find a used Wuling Hongguang after the fifteenth.
• Wang Xiaoliang cleaned his Rental Room and resumed practicing calligraphy and recording videos.
• Unable to sleep, Wang Xiaoliang read a new message in the Book of Fate about using wealth wisely and wondered whether it warned him about his mortgage or some other impending hardship.