Recaps

After returning to his thirteen-year-old life, Qin An tried to change the future by reconnecting with Ye Zhulan, Sun Sun, and his family while preparing for school and confronting people who had hurt others. The stretch left him meeting An Shui again and stealing her first kiss.

• Qin An confessed his love to Ye Zhulan after returning to his middle-school years, then joined Class 69 and befriended Sun Sun with poems and songs.
• Qin An reunited with his mother, Li Qin, and visited his relatives while worrying about a future mining disaster and trying to warn his older cousin indirectly.
• Qin An apologized to Li Xinlan, intervened when Tu Gang stopped her, and began making a slingshot while preparing for a placement-test bet with Li Hao.
• Qin An taught Sun Sun “Lightly Painted Eyebrows,” studied for the test, and took Ye Zhulan up Daqing Mountain, where they hunted and roasted a pheasant together.
• Qin An interrupted Luo Bofu as he mistreated Liao Yu, threatened him into leaving, and demanded that Liao Yu stay out of his relationship with Ye Zhulan and help him transfer if he reached the top ten.
• Qin An visited his grandfather Qin Jude and met An Shui beneath an oak tree, then kissed her after Qin Xiaotian knocked them both down.

Qin An protected Li Xinlan, excelled in his exams, and helped Qin Xiangshan plan a new management model for County No. 2 Middle School. A mining disaster brought grief to Qin An’s family, while Tang Qianxing’s transfer and Qin An’s return to school marked new changes in Qingshan Town.

• Qin An stunned Qin Xiaotian with his skill at video games, gave An Shui his novella to help publish, and learned that Qin Xiangshan was considering investing in a machinery factory in Qingshan Town.
• Qin An rode to school with Li Xinlan, confronted Tu Gang over harassing her, and later joined Junzi to beat Tu Gang and warn Tu Ji to keep them from interfering with her.
• During the placement exams, Qin An impressed Liao Yu with his composition, finished several tests quickly, and earned perfect scores in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and English.
• Qin An fulfilled his bet with Li Hao, shared his feelings with Ye Zhulan through a poem, and discussed with Qin Xiangshan a labor-dispatch plan for the county school’s teachers.
• After a mine collapse killed Qin An’s older male cousin and several miners, Qin An’s family held a seven-day funeral, and An Shui comforted him as he blamed himself.
• Qin An helped Qin Xiangshan develop the school plan, while Tang Qianxing confirmed that he was transferring to the county Party committee and Qi Mei lamented that she could not go with him.
• Qin An returned to school after a week away, found Qin Xiaotian beside his desk, and teased Sun Sun about the neck she had once told him not to touch.