Recaps

Su Can returned to 1998 and used his future knowledge to prepare for the high school entrance exams and steer his family toward a better future. The arc ended with him scoring 645 and his family celebrating his success.

• Su Can awoke in his sixteen-year-old body just before the entrance exams and reunited with Tang Wu, Xue Yiyang, and his other old classmates.
• Su Can impressed Dong Qingyun by solving nearly all of a hundred difficult math problems, then borrowed Tang Wu’s practice papers and promised himself he would change her future.
• Su Can stood up to relatives who mocked his grades and defeated Wang Weiwei and Xiao Wu at the gaming parlor, earning his friends’ admiration.
• Su Can sat the entrance exams at First Middle School, finishing several papers early while his classmates and invigilators doubted his performance.
• Su Can urged Zeng Ke to take a buyout from her struggling company and start a stationery shop, and his parents agreed to pursue the plan.
• Su Can smashed Zeng Qu anming’s crystal ashtray to interrupt his stock trading, then helped Zeng Ke secure the larger storefront for her new shop.
• Su Can learned that he had scored 645 out of 720, and Zeng Ke and Su Licheng celebrated his result.

Su Can’s exam results and published essay helped him enter No. 1 High School and raised his family’s standing, while his family’s shop expanded and he settled into Class Five. His unexpected reunion with Chen Lingshan led him to confess his old crush, changing their relationship as school rumors spread.

• Su Can scored 645, impressed his relatives, and saved Zeng Qu anming money by prompting him to reconsider his stock investments.
• At a barbecue with No. 1 High School students, Su Can beat Li Ai and his friends at cards, then surprised them when Wang Weiwei recognized and respected him.
• Su Can’s family struggled to secure his admission to No. 1 High School until Yu Qiushou intervened and Zhang Chaoyang identified Su Can’s exam essay as selected for publication.
• Zhang Chaoyang’s reporting brought praise to Zeng Qu anming, and Tian Feng apologized and confirmed Su Can’s admission.
• Su Can joined Class Five, reunited with Tang Wu and Xue Yiyang, and began studying ahead while his family’s cultural supplies store grew.
• Su Can attended Xiao Yunyun’s birthday party and persuaded Xiao Fei that Zeng Qu anming trusted him, easing tensions between the families.
• After Chen Lingshan asked about rumors of his crush, Su Can admitted he had once liked her, and she became friendlier toward him at school.

Su Can helped his family win a municipal supply contract while navigating Tang Wu’s suitor, school rivalries, and new friendships. As his family’s shop prospered, Su Licheng challenged Zhao Chengrong with evidence of suspicious projects, leaving Mao Nan to consider the case files.

• Su Can urged his parents to bid for municipal procurement work, and their shop won a place among the city’s designated suppliers.
• Su Can worried that Yue Zijiang might become the man who would later kill Tang Wu, and he asked her to avoid getting closer to him.
• Su Can proposed that Wang Yue’s family join his family’s business, though his parents deferred plans to open a branch.
• When Wang Haoran’s group attacked Mao Xiaoshi, Su Can fought back with a brick, and Xue Yiyang joined him before Wang Weiwei’s arrival helped end the clash.
• Wang Weiwei and Lin Luoran transferred to City First Middle School, and Su Can began practicing basketball with Mao Xiaoshi’s group as he prepared to stop hiding his academic ability.
• Lin Zouwen introduced himself to Su Can and asked him to watch over Lin Luoran.
• After Zhao Chengrong withheld Su Licheng’s performance bonus, Su Licheng gave Mao Nan documents about suspicious projects, and Mao Nan read the files as rumors spread about an investigation.

Su Can helped expose Li Yinhe’s construction fraud and watched Tong Jianjun secure the Xinghai Square project, while friendships and rivalries at school grew more tangled. The arc ended with Su Can stabbed while protecting Mao Xiaoshi from Chen Chong, as city leaders faced the fallout and an inspection team arrived.

• Su Licheng assisted Tong Jianjun’s investigation into Zhao Chengrong, and Tong later promoted Su Licheng as he tried to repair Engineering Division Four.
• Su Can’s strong midterm results drew attention at school, where Shen Lu confessed to him as a bet and Chen Lingshan and Tang Wu reacted to his growing popularity.
• Lin Luoran coached Su Can in basketball, and he helped her group defeat Zhao Lu’s team with accurate long-range shots.
• At a city investment event, Su Can overheard Li Yinhe’s suspicious phone call and warned Zeng Qu anming, who helped expose Li’s cross-border construction fraud.
• Li Kun confessed after Su Can explained what had aroused his suspicions, and Zeng Qu anming rose to lead the City Construction Bureau and Committee.
• Hong Xiaotian approved the Xinghai Square project for Engineering Division Four, and Tong Jianjun brought in funding and construction specialists from Darong Construction Group.
• Chen Lingshan defended Li Lumei after Ran Yu insulted her, then Mao Xiaoshi was attacked by Chen Chong over his relationship with Ran Yu.
• Su Can struck Chen Chong to stop him from stabbing Mao Xiaoshi, but Chen Chong stabbed Su Can in the waist and abdomen as Xiao Rihua fought back and city leaders learned of the attack.