Chapter Summaries

Bai Congming secretly prepared a surprise birthday party for Ding Ding at Sun Xiangxiang’s Flower Shop and invited Ding Ding’s friends. After receiving a wedding-like invitation, Ding Shu offered to invite more people and called someone from her contacts.

• Sun Xiangxiang told Bai Congming that Ding Ding’s birthday was coming up, and Bai Congming began searching for a thoughtful present.
• Bai Congming and Sun Xiangxiang planned a surprise celebration, keeping Ding Ding in the dark as he tried to find out what they were doing.
• Bai Congming chose a flower-and-balloon party at the Flower Shop and invited Ding Shu, Sun Chang'an, Auntie Zhou, White-Haired Sister, the silly brother, and Jeff.
• Bai Congming made flower-decorated invitations using an old wedding invitation template, and Ding Shu confirmed hers was for a birthday party.
• Ding Shu offered to invite more people, then went onto the balcony and called a long-saved contact.

Ding Shu’s three older sisters arrived unexpectedly, and Bai Congming nervously met them as Ding Shu’s little brother’s wife. Ding Shu took them to a hotel and reflected on her strained relationship with Third Older Sister, while the sisters prepared to visit their brother for his birthday and Third Older Sister questioned Bai Congming’s place in the family.

• Ding Lai Di embraced Ding Shu, who introduced her sisters to Bai Congming as her little brother’s wife.
• Bai Congming nervously greeted the sisters, and Ding Shu shielded him when Ding Lai Di reacted to his introduction.
• Ding Shu upgraded the hotel booking for all three sisters and left them there with a card and instructions.
• Ding Shu told Sun Chang'an that she and her sisters were only related by blood, recalling how Ding Lai Di had repeatedly borrowed money from her.
• Eldest Older Sister and Second Older Sister prepared gifts for their little brother’s birthday, while Third Older Sister questioned whether they should let Bai Congming stay with him.

Bai Congming feared that Ding Ding’s sisters would lock him up, but Ding Ding comforted him and promised to protect him. The next day, Bai Congming hurried to the Flower Shop for a gathering that Ding Ding did not realize was planned for his birthday, while Sun Xiangxiang asked Chen Xin to leave after he tried to reconcile.

• Bai Congming told Ding Ding that he feared the sisters would lock him up, and Ding Ding held him and promised to find and protect him.
• Bai Congming insisted that Ding Ding take the afternoon off, but Ding Ding mistakenly thought he was going to the Flower Shop and left him there the next morning.
• Ding Ding failed to notice the Flower Shop’s closure notice and drove away, unaware that its crowded gathering had been arranged for his birthday.
• Sun Xiangxiang tried to send Chen Xin away, but he said he did not want to break up and could give her the home she wanted.
• Sun Xiangxiang told Chen Xin they were not right for each other and asked him to leave because the day belonged to someone else.

Sun Xiangxiang prepared a surprise birthday party for Ding Ding while ending her relationship with Chen Xin. Ding Shu and her sisters arrived, and Bai Congming warmly welcomed them as they gave him gifts.

• Bai Congming repeated Sun Xiangxiang's plan to take Ding Ding to the Flower Shop for a surprise party.
• Sun Xiangxiang rejected Chen Xin's plea for another chance and wished him well as he left.
• Sun Chang'an teased Sun Xiangxiang after her conversation with Chen Xin.
• Ding Shu arrived with her three older sisters, who warmly welcomed Bai Congming.
• Second Older Sister gave Bai Congming Chestnut Cake, and he gifted her a Fuse Beads flower.
• Ding Lai Di questioned Jeff about India and told him to use chopsticks.

He Jing offered to transfer Jinghe Textiles to Ding Ding at a bargain price before returning to military training, trusting him to look after the factory’s employees. Ding Ding spent the afternoon with Bai Congming, who insisted on visiting the Flower Shop, and the chapter left them heading there together.

• He Jing offered to transfer Jinghe Textiles to Ding Ding cheaply, on the condition that he kept the factory’s employees.
• He Jing explained that she had to return to the military to train recruits, and Ding Ding agreed to take over the factory.
• Ding Ding picked up Bai Congming, who refused lamb soup and chose Cao's Duck Necks instead.
• Bai Congming teared up after tasting the spicy food, but insisted on going to the Flower Shop with Ding Ding.
• Ding Ding kissed Bai Congming on the street, then agreed to spend the afternoon with him at the Flower Shop.

Bai Congming and their friends surprised Ding Ding with a birthday party at the Flower Shop, where he received handmade painted stones and other gifts. The gathering ended with Ding Ding wishing for Bai Congming’s safety and for them to stay together, before everyone shared a feast.

• Bai Congming led Ding Ding into the Flower Shop, where their friends revealed a birthday party with balloons and a birthday greeting.
• Ding Ding embraced Bai Congming in surprise, then greeted his older sisters and the other guests.
• Bai Congming gave Ding Ding a box of stones he had painted, and Jeff, the Zheng Siblings, the older sisters, and Ding Shu presented their gifts.
• The guests brought out a cake, and Ding Ding wished for Bai Congming to stay safe and remain by his side.
• Ding Ding offered to cover the birthday feast, and Sun Xiangxiang ordered a king crab.

At Ding Ding's birthday dinner, he and Eldest Older Sister cautiously discussed their family and their lives since his departure, while Ding Pan Di realized how much she had changed. Zheng Xixi had built a peaceful life on Hongfang Street, and Zheng Wang invited Bai Congming on an African trip, but Bai Congming refused and chose to stay with Little Bai.

• Eldest Older Sister apologized to Ding Ding, but he told her not to blame herself and offered to take the siblings sightseeing.
• Eldest Older Sister said their mother had sold the old house after Ding Changyuan died, and she was now working as a nanny in the city.
• Ding Pan Di reflected that the trip to M City had shown her how small she felt beyond the fishing village, and she accepted that her place was back home.
• Eldest Older Sister praised Little Bai, prompting Ding Ding to enthusiastically list his virtues.
• Zheng Xixi told Bai Congming that her sister was taking her to Africa, and Zheng Wang invited him along to see the animal migration.
• Bai Congming refused the trip and said he would watch TV, while Zheng Xixi gave him an oyster before serving Zheng Wang.

At Ding Ding’s birthday meal, Ding Shu announced that she had already registered her marriage to Sun Chang'an, while Ding Lai Di criticized Bai Congming and upset him. Bai Congming declared he would leave the company to find a job, and Sun Xiangxiang offered him work at her flower shop.

• Ding Shu told her sisters she and Sun Chang'an had registered their marriage and would hold their wedding before the New Year.
• Ding Lai Di privately questioned Ding Shu about not involving the families, but Ding Shu refused to ask Sun Chang'an for help with her.
• Ding Lai Di told Bai Congming he needed to take good care of Ding Ding, and Ding Ding defended Bai Congming when he became upset.
• Bai Congming declared he would stop working at the company and find a job, prompting Sun Xiangxiang, Zheng Xixi, and Jeff to offer him work.
• Bai Congming accepted Sun Xiangxiang's offer to work at her flower shop and announced that he was resigning.

At Ding Ding’s birthday party, he agreed to buy the Flower Shop and make it Bai Congming’s fallback as Bai prepared to leave the company. Ding Shu confronted Ding Lai Di over her past treatment of her siblings and told her the sisters would be sent home the next day, while Ding Ding and Bai Congming left together to plant flowers.

• Ding Ding agreed with Sun Xiangxiang on buying the Flower Shop, giving her a good price and making himself a Boss Bai.
• Bai Congming worried about approaching Ding Lai Di, so Sun Xiangxiang distracted him by sending him to repair the giant taro’s broken leaf.
• Ding Lai Di tried to persuade Jeff to invest in her husband, but Jeff repeatedly told her he could not understand.
• Ding Shu confronted Ding Lai Di about discouraging her education and trying to arrange a match for her, then said she would send the sisters home the next day.
• Bai Congming supported the broken giant taro leaf with a toothpick, and Ding Ding took his hand and drove them home to plant flowers.

Ding Ding confronted his older sisters about their treatment of Little Bai and pressed Third Older Sister to apologize, while the sisters tried to reassure him that they had never cared for him out of guilt. The conversation left Ding Ding abruptly returning to Little Bai when he learned he was awake.

• Ding Ding left Little Bai sleeping with porridge prepared and went to meet Ding Shu and their older sisters at a teahouse.
• Ding Ding raised Little Bai’s comic story to ask whether his sisters would accept their relationship, and Eldest Older Sister and Second Older Sister said they liked him.
• Ding Ding offered Third Older Sister a bank card as repayment for taking a beating for him, then explained that Little Bai had cared for him when he was injured and had no money or work.
• Ding Ding told Third Older Sister that Little Bai’s happiness mattered and made her memorize and record an apology for him.
• Eldest Older Sister and Second Older Sister told Ding Ding that their childhood kindness had been genuine and that he had helped them, but Ding Ding cut them off after learning Little Bai was awake.

Ding Ding called Bai Congming from the restroom and found comfort in their conversation, easing the guilt he had carried for years. He returned home to Bai Congming and showed him something on his phone.

• Bai Congming woke up and called for Ding Ding, then told him he wanted Ding Ding to come home and hug him.
• Ding Ding talked with Bai Congming on the phone, and their conversation helped loosen his long-held guilt.
• Ding Ding learned that Ding Shu had delivered the video and money to his older sisters, then agreed to pay for a second wedding venue in Santorini.
• Ding Ding returned home, where Bai Congming ran into his arms and asked for a kiss before they ate together.
• Ding Ding unplugged his phone and invited Bai Congming to look at something.

Ding Ding showed Bai Congming an apology video from Ding Lai Di while Ding Shu warned her against causing trouble and delivered money to the two older sisters. After the sisters declined to attend Ding Shu’s wedding and parted from their family, Bai Congming happily forgave Ding Lai Di, then refused Ding Ding’s offer of a day out because he wanted to keep working.

• Ding Ding showed Bai Congming the apology video Ding Shu had recorded, and Bai Congming listened as Ding Lai Di apologized for calling him a fool.
• Ding Shu warned Ding Lai Di not to cause trouble, then gave Eldest Older Sister and Second Older Sister the money Ding Ding had entrusted to her.
• Eldest Older Sister declined Ding Shu’s wedding invitation, and she and Second Older Sister walked away, agreeing not to call Ding Ding their little brother anymore.
• Ding Shu shook off her sadness and returned to the bustle of preparing takeaway food.
• Bai Congming said Ding Lai Di was good because she treated Ding Ding well, and Ding Ding offered to take him to see elephants.
• Bai Congming refused the outing because he wanted to keep working, and Ding Ding told him he was now the flower shop’s boss.

Bai Congming struggled with a customer demanding a refund, and Ding Ding intervened before resolving the dispute by buying the flowers himself. Ding Ding stayed at the Flower Shop to protect Bai Congming, who gave him a name tag identifying him as the boss’s bride.

• A young man demanded a refund for a Christmas bouquet, and Bai Congming refused because Big Sister had said there were no refunds.
• When the young man grabbed Bai Congming’s calf and begged, Bai Congming pressed the alarm, bringing Ding Ding running in with a mop.
• Ding Ding ordered the young man to apologize, then bought the flowers after learning the student had been rejected by the girl he hoped to impress.
• The young man left two apples as a Christmas Eve gift, and Ding Ding washed them while teasing Bai Congming for laughing at his mop rescue.
• After learning Sun Xiangxiang had gone to get flowers, Ding Ding rescheduled his supplier meeting and stayed at the shop as security.
• Bai Congming pinned a name tag reading “The boss’s wife” on Ding Ding, who corrected him to “the boss’s bride.”

Ding Ding and Bai Congming attended Ding Shu’s wedding and shared a quiet meal upstairs. Inspired by the ceremony, Bai Congming decided he needed to earn money for a wedding for himself and Ding Ding, while Ding Ding arranged for them to travel to Ding Shu’s next wedding.

• Ding Ding joined Bai Congming in celebrating the holidays, and they enjoyed the festive season together.
• Ding Shu married Sun Chang'an at a lavish wedding banquet, with Ding Ding giving her away and the Sun family welcoming her.
• Bai Congming wondered why he and Ding Ding had never held a wedding ceremony, then asked a staff member how much one would cost.
• Bai Congming decided to set up a stall to earn money, but Ding Ding refused to let him and took him upstairs to eat.
• Ding Ding told Bai Congming they would travel in a couple of days to attend Ding Shu’s second wedding, and Bai Congming agreed.
• Sun Xiangxiang gave Bai Congming wedding candies and pastries, and Ding Ding said they would leave the day after tomorrow.

With their trip approaching, Bai Congming opened the Flower Shop early to earn money while Ding Ding went to buy him breakfast. After Bai Congming confessed to charging a customer extra for a bouquet and panicked over keeping the change, Ding Ding reassured him, and Bai Congming asked whether he was a good egg again.

• Bai Congming insisted on opening the Flower Shop despite their upcoming trip, and Ding Ding went to Hongfang Street to buy meat buns for him.
• Ding Ding greeted Auntie Zhou, checked that she was ready for the trip, and continued to the bun shop.
• Bai Congming sold a bouquet listed at sixty-eight yuan for seventy, then felt guilty and tried to confess to the customer.
• The customer left him a hundred-yuan note as a tip, and Bai Congming ran outside looking for her before Ding Ding returned with the buns.
• Bai Congming told Ding Ding what had happened, and Ding Ding comforted him and said the bouquet's added decorations made the extra money reasonable.
• Bai Congming asked Ding Ding whether he was a good egg now.

Bai Congming worked hard at the Flower Shop to save money, then traveled with Ding Ding to Santorini, where Ding Ding planned to marry him. The chapter left them arriving at their hotel, with Bai Congming marveling at the island’s castle-like buildings.

• Bai Congming sold bouquets and saved the money, refusing to leave the Flower Shop even for lunch.
• Ding Ding closed the shop early and told Bai Congming they were traveling abroad; Bai Congming said he was not afraid as long as Ding Ding was with him.
• Ding Ding, Bai Congming, Ding Shu, and Sun Chang'an flew to Athens and transferred to a small plane for Santorini.
• Ding Ding excitedly told Ding Shu that he was marrying Bai Congming and bringing him home as his husband.
• The butler took Ding Ding and Bai Congming to the Oia Hotel, where Bai Congming mistook the island's buildings for a castle and a princess's home.

Ding Ding inspected the seaside church where he planned to hold his wedding with Bai Congming, determined to make the ceremony perfect. Back in their room, he told Bai Congming a bedtime story about the devoted little cat who had changed his life, and the two fell asleep together.

• Ding Shu asked whether Ding Ding and Bai Congming should avoid seeing each other before their wedding, and Sun Chang'an dismissed the custom.
• Ding Ding put the sleepy Bai Congming to bed, then went to inspect the seaside church and its wedding preparations.
• Ding Ding asked the priest to improve his Mandarin pronunciation because he wanted the ceremony to go flawlessly.
• Bai Congming woke, called Ding Ding because he missed him, and Ding Ding returned to their room.
• Ding Ding told Bai Congming a story about a silly, generous little cat who worked hard to care for him, then kissed his hand and called him his little cat.

Ding Ding took Bai Congming to city hall in Greece to get legally married, after Bai Congming mistakenly thought Ding Ding was asking for a costly wedding. They completed the process and Ding Ding gave him a little red marriage certificate.

• Ding Ding and Bai Congming spent the morning together while Ding Shu handled the guests who had arrived early.
• Ding Ding took Bai Congming sightseeing through churches and landmarks, and Bai Congming wished for the foreign god to stay healthy.
• At city hall, Ding Ding asked Bai Congming to marry him, but Bai Congming told him to wait because he wanted to save money for a proper wedding.
• Ding Ding explained that they could get a marriage certificate, and Bai Congming revealed that Auntie Zhou had told him two men could not have one.
• Ding Ding presented the prepared documents, and he and Bai Congming completed the marriage process and received their certificate.

Ding Ding arranged a surprise seaside wedding for Bai Congming, bringing their friends and neighbors together to witness their vows. They exchanged promises before the guests, beginning their married life together.

• Ding Ding gave Bai Congming a custom-made marriage certificate, and Bai Congming excitedly called Ding Ding his wife.
• Ding Ding walked with Bai Congming toward the hotel, where strangers gave Bai Congming flowers and compliments.
• Ding Ding led Bai Congming to a seaside church, where Auntie Zhou, Sun Xiangxiang, Sister Fang Yun, Jeff, and others awaited them.
• Ding Ding revealed that the gathering was their wedding, and Bai Congming agreed to marry him.
• Ding Ding and Bai Congming exchanged vows before the priest and their guests.

Bai Congming delivered water to a business park, where Ding Ding treated him kindly and gave him pastries. After developing a crush on Ding Ding, Bai Congming told Auntie Zhou and the woman he called Mom that he wanted to marry him.

• Bai Congming insisted on collecting ten yuan from a busy office worker, and Li Hao scolded him for not understanding that the company paid monthly.
• Ding Ding intervened, gave Bai Congming pastries instead of payment, and told Li Hao to stop picking on people.
• Bai Congming finished his deliveries, returned to the water station, and secretly used money from his Little Piggy Bank to make up the amount he owed.
• Bai Congming told Auntie Zhou that he wanted to marry Mr. Ding, and she warned him not to force the matter if Ding Ding was unwilling.
• Bai Congming called the young woman who had inherited his mother's old phone number and excitedly told her that he planned to marry Mr. Ding.