Recaps

Ma Qiancheng, Xu Meng, and the other guests fought villagers and local police who tried to stop them from exposing a trafficking case, until reinforcements arrived and the city police took over. After the girl was rescued and the offenders were arrested or suspended pending investigation, Ma Qiancheng and Xu Meng left the show, and Xu Meng’s farewell livestream got shut down for violating content rules.

• Ma Qiancheng refused to hand over the livestream equipment and called out the local police for ignoring the trafficked girl, while viewers learned city police were on their way.
• A villager attacked Ma Qiancheng with a sickle, and Xu Meng joined the fight after he was injured; villagers seized and destroyed their cameras, ending the livestream.
• An elderly man and a group of young men charged in, beat the villagers and local police, and were joined by Yin Zhengchuan, Wei Zisu, Zhu Zhu, and Shen Huaiqing.
• Liu Fan and the city police arrived to find the villagers and local officers defeated, while the elderly man claimed responsibility for beating them in self-defense.
• Liu Fan told viewers that the girl had been rescued and was safe, and that Ma Qiancheng and Xu Meng would leave the show because of Ma Qiancheng’s injury.
• Xu Meng reassured viewers that Ma Qiancheng had only a flesh wound, then described her fight in graphic terms, prompting the livestream to be shut down for violating content rules.

Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan discussed having a baby and agreed to consider it together. The next morning, Wu Hao and Cui Xiangxiang joined the show as newlyweds, and the guests began a drawing game that ended with Zhu Zhu seeing the first prompt, The Starry Night.

• Wei Zisu suggested that he and Yin Zhengchuan visit the Technological Gestation Company to have a baby, and Yin Zhengchuan worried that a child would make Wei Zisu love him less.
• Wei Zisu reassured Yin Zhengchuan that he would respect his choice, and Yin Zhengchuan agreed to the idea of having a baby.
• Liu Fan introduced Wu Hao and Cui Xiangxiang as newlyweds, surprising Wei Zisu, who learned of his friend's marriage on the livestream.
• Cui Xiangxiang told Wei Zisu that Wu Hao had taken him to register while he was drunk and threatened to jump when Cui Xiangxiang said it did not count.
• Liu Fan organized a cooperative drawing game in which the guests' scores determined their dinner, and Zhu Zhu saw the first prompt, The Starry Night.

Zhu Zhu drew a simple night scene to represent “The Starry Night,” but the drawing chain went badly off course as Shen Huaiqing, Wu Hao, Cui Xiangxiang, and Yin Zhengchuan each misinterpreted the picture. Wei Zisu recognized Yin Zhengchuan’s drawing as “The Starry Night,” earning the team a point and leaving the other guests astonished.

• Zhu Zhu drew a moon, stars, a house, and a lit window, while Shen Huaiqing mistook her scene for an idyllic haven and drew peach blossoms, mountains, and flowing water.
• Wu Hao interpreted Shen Huaiqing’s drawing as a sacred wish tree and added a praying person, but Cui Xiangxiang mistook it for a rice field and drew geese overhead.
• Yin Zhengchuan recognized Cui Xiangxiang’s drawing as a Van Gogh painting and drew Van Gogh with a field and rows of short strokes.
• Wei Zisu recognized the strokes in Yin Zhengchuan’s drawing and guessed “The Starry Night.”
• Liu Fan declared the answer correct and awarded one point, leaving the other guests bewildered.

The guests finished a drawing-and-guessing game, scoring another point when Wei Zisu guessed Hua Fei from a flower and fertilizer. Liu Fan then led them into a no-laughing challenge in Broken Bridge Garden, where Xiao Kuai’s trousers displayed Liu Fan’s animated face.

• Zhu Zhu drew Hua Fei, and Wu Hao’s drawing of a flower beside a human head confused Cui Xiangxiang and Yin Zhengchuan.
• Wei Zisu guessed Hua Fei from Yin Zhengchuan’s drawing, earning the group a point.
• The guests scored another point in the third round, and Cui Xiangxiang celebrated by hugging Wei Zisu and spinning around.
• Liu Fan explained that the guests had to follow a staff member to collect task cards without laughing, or they would be eliminated and lose their points.
• Xiao Kuai led the guests onward with Liu Fan’s face printed on his trousers, and the group struggled to keep from laughing.

Xiao Kuai led the group through a street where actors set up challenges designed to make them laugh. Wu Hao was eliminated after laughing at a noodle vendor’s gag, and Wei Zisu was confronted by an old woman who wanted to take him home to cook him as fish.

• Xiao Kuai led the six contestants past shops where actors tried to make them laugh.
• Wu Hao tasted the noodles, laughed when strands shot from his nostrils, and was eliminated.
• Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan kept their eyes shut, while Shen Huaiqing used Zhu Zhu’s hand to slap himself to stop laughing.
• An old woman recognized Wei Zisu as the Mermaid and asked him to come home with her.
• The old woman revealed a packet of pickled mustard greens fish seasoning after saying she had already boiled the water.

Wei Zisu, Shen Huaiqing, and Zhu Zhu continued the variety-show challenge after Cui Xiangxiang and Yin Zhengchuan were eliminated by a bizarre grandmother and her bearded, school-uniformed grandson. Xiao Kuai led the remaining guests to a crying young man who Wei Zisu recognized as Xiao Shang, where their next task began.

• A bearded man in an elementary school uniform arrived and explained that his grandmother was confused after she tried to take Wei Zisu home.
• The grandmother made an exaggerated face, causing Cui Xiangxiang to laugh and get eliminated.
• The grandson saluted the group, revealing extremely long armpit hair, and Yin Zhengchuan laughed and was eliminated.
• Wei Zisu, Shen Huaiqing, and Zhu Zhu continued following Xiao Kuai.
• Xiao Kuai asked them to console a crying young man, whom Wei Zisu recognized as Xiao Shang.

Xiao Shang asked the mentors for support as he pursued dancing, then gave them an unexpectedly provocative pole-dancing performance. On their way onward, a boy’s firecracker mishap made Shen Huaiqing laugh so hard that Zhu Zhu called him out.

• Xiao Shang told Shen Huaiqing, Zhu Zhu, and Wei Zisu that his family opposed his dancing and asked to show them his skills.
• Xiao Shang changed into a green snakeskin outfit and pole-danced on a lamppost while the mentors watched in embarrassment.
• The mentors left Xiao Shang dancing to “Itch” and continued toward their destination.
• A boy’s firecracker exploded in a bucket and splattered him with a brown substance, prompting his mother to scold him about his grandpa’s chamber pot.
• Shen Huaiqing burst out laughing at the imagined scene, and Zhu Zhu snapped at him.

Zhu Zhu was the only guest to complete the final mission, earning the group enough points to order four large dishes. She then revealed the next day’s mission: the wives would swap husbands for a day, leaving Yin Zhengchuan distressed at the prospect of being separated from Wei Zisu.

• Xiao Kuai surprised Wei Zisu and Zhu Zhu with Liu Fan’s face on his butt, and Wei Zisu was eliminated after laughing.
• Zhu Zhu kicked Xiao Kuai to hide the face and became the only guest to receive the mission card.
• Liu Fan announced that the group had four points and could order four dishes, so the guests chose four large regional specialties.
• Zhu Zhu read the next mission card, which required the wives to draw lots and spend a day with another husband without meeting their own spouses.
• Yin Zhengchuan clung to Wei Zisu and argued that separation could disrupt his hormones while he was preparing to conceive.

The guests drew new partners for the husband-swapping task, and Wei Zisu was paired with Shen Huaiqing. When Shen Huaiqing strained his back while carrying water for the Scholarly Teahouse, Wei Zisu took over the work and helped him rest.

• Wei Zisu, Zhu Zhu, and Cui Xiangxiang drew their new partners: Shen Huaiqing, Wu Hao, and Yin Zhengchuan, respectively.
• Yin Zhengchuan and Wu Hao dramatically said goodbye to their original partners, while Zhu Zhu told Shen Huaiqing to get lost when he tried to join in.
• Wei Zisu and Shen Huaiqing received a task to carry spring water to the Scholarly Teahouse.
• Shen Huaiqing strained his back while lifting his buckets, so Wei Zisu helped him to the teahouse and carried the water alone.

Zhu Zhu and Wu Hao cleaned the villa and prepared dinner, while Cui Xiangxiang and Yin Zhengchuan took a group of kindergarten children on an educational tour. Wu Hao admitted he hid household items and sealed jars so Xiangxiang would have to rely on him, and Cui Xiangxiang kept the children safe through his teaching experience.

• Zhu Zhu went to buy ingredients while Wu Hao cleaned the villa, only to return and find that he had put away nearly everything.
• Wu Hao retrieved kitchen items from strange hiding places and explained that he had arranged things that way so Xiangxiang would need his help.
• Cui Xiangxiang and Yin Zhengchuan led eight kindergarten children around Broken Bridge Garden without their teacher.
• Cui Xiangxiang stopped one child from jumping into the lake and another from eating a caterpillar, impressing Yin Zhengchuan with his experience.

Yin Zhengchuan kept the eight children under control by putting them in a dog cage and pretending it was a fantastical ride. During an audience question segment, Shen Huaiqing and Wei Zisu described how they and their partners showed anger, and Wei began explaining how Yin Zhengchuan handled it.

• Yin Zhengchuan borrowed a large dog cage and coaxed the children inside by giving it an elaborate ride name.
• Yin Zhengchuan pushed the cage through Broken Bridge Garden while Cui Xiangxiang followed, worried about complaints from the parents.
• Wei Zisu and Shen Huaiqing selected a viewer question asking what a husband did when his wife made him angry.
• Shen Huaiqing said he unfollowed Teacher Zhu on Weibo when angry, which led to their families helping them reconcile after it became news.
• Wei Zisu said Yin Zhengchuan rarely got angry and was easy to coax, then began explaining that he usually only learned afterward how Yin had shown his displeasure.

The guests completed their variety-show tasks and shared playful stories and messages about their partners. After returning to the villa, Wu Hao reunited affectionately with Cui Xiangxiang, while Zhu Zhu tended to Shen Huaiqing’s back.

• Wei Zisu described how Yin Zhengchuan quietly skipped chores when sulking, then completed them and wrote an eight-hundred-word self-criticism.
• Zhu Zhu and Wu Hao made hot-and-sour shredded ginger and planned to tell the other guests it was shredded potato.
• Cui Xiangxiang said he appreciated how Wu Hao cared for him and told him he could not live without him.
• Yin Zhengchuan said he missed his partner and recited a Shandong-dialect rhyme praising his wife.
• Wu Hao greeted Cui Xiangxiang at the villa, hugged him, and was delighted when Cui Xiangxiang said he had missed him.
• Zhu Zhu rubbed Shen Huaiqing’s lower back and chided him for overdoing things and forgetting his calcium tablets.

Wei Zisu and Yin Zhengchuan reunited during dinner on the variety show, where the guests joked over a dish packed with ginger and acted out a viewer’s requested love triangle. The day’s livestream ended with the guests thanking viewers, while the show and their stories were set to continue.

• Yin Zhengchuan clung to Wei Zisu and complained about caring for children all day, and Wei Zisu comforted him by saying he would get practice for their own children.
• Zhu Zhu and Wu Hao served hot-and-sour shredded potatoes filled almost entirely with ginger, and the other guests pretended not to notice so they could avoid washing the dishes.
• Liu Fan selected a viewer’s request for Yin Zhengchuan and Wu Hao to fight over him, but the two kept pushing him toward each other instead.
• Zhu Zhu and Wei Zisu shared their thoughts about love, and Cui Xiangxiang and Wu Hao questioned whether Wei Zisu’s quote came from Empresses in the Palace.
• The guests raised their glasses to viewers, and the livestream ended with everyone looking toward the camera.

Qin Qin, a face-blind omega working in the big city, repeatedly crossed paths with a Shandong man while avoiding unwanted attention and danger. When Yin Changjun introduced himself, Qin Qin still did not recognize him, leaving their connection unresolved.

• Qin Qin accompanied his future cousin-in-law to a bridal shop, and her reckless driving caused them to crash into a gravel truck at the construction site.
• Qin Qin's future cousin-in-law claimed Qin Qin had wanted to see the handsome Brother Jun, and Brother Jun accepted their apology and offered to help with the car.
• A stranger dragged Qin Qin into a dark alley, but a construction worker with a Shandong accent kicked the attacker away and offered to walk Qin Qin home.
• Qin Qin invented a tragic story to deter a man who approached him in the park, then left without seeing the man's shy, doting smile.
• When Qin Qin overslept, a motorcyclist offered him a ride, revealed himself as Yin Changjun, and asked whether Qin Qin remembered him.

Qin Qin learned that Yin Changjun was the construction-site owner who had helped him and realized Yin had noticed him for a long time. After Qin Qin gave Yin a handmade brooch bearing his name, Yin invited him to eat, and Qin Qin said he might accept if the invitation was simply to get to know him.

• Qin Qin recognized Yin Changjun as the owner of the gravel truck and thanked him for giving him a ride to work.
• Yin Changjun admitted he had noticed Qin Qin passing the site each day, and Qin Qin asked him to wait at the entrance the next morning.
• Yin Changjun arrived in a new suit, but Qin Qin failed to recognize him until Yin introduced himself.
• Qin Qin gave Yin a handmade brooch with his name on it so he could recognize him, and Yin invited Qin Qin to a meal.
• Qin Qin initially declined the invitation as a thank-you, then said he might consider eating with Yin if Yin wanted to get to know him; Yin eagerly agreed.

Yin Changjun took Qin Qin to an upscale Western restaurant, where Qin Qin helped him feel at ease when he struggled with the unfamiliar meal. They later shared a seafood feast, and Yin Changjun confessed that he liked Qin Qin and was willing to settle wherever they could build a life together.

• Yin Changjun took Qin Qin to an upscale Western restaurant and struggled to use the knife and fork.
• When the waiter mocked Yin Changjun for objecting to medium-well steak, Qin Qin asked for well-done steaks and reassured Yin Changjun that he should eat however he liked.
• After dinner, Qin Qin said he was still hungry and took Yin Changjun to a seafood restaurant, where they relaxed over a meal and beer.
• Yin Changjun told Qin Qin he had planned to return to Shandong to farm after his construction project ended, but might stay away from home if he could settle down with someone.
• When Qin Qin asked if there was someone he liked, Yin Changjun confessed that he liked Qin Qin and offered to move to Guangdong or Jiangsu to make a home with him.

Qin Qin agreed to date Yin Changjun, then teased him about forgetting who he was before their courtship grew serious. On a mountain outing, they discussed marriage, children, and buying a home, and Qin Qin agreed to marry him.

• Qin Qin agreed to date Yin Changjun, and they walked back together after dinner, with Qin Qin admitting Yin Changjun was someone special to him.
• Yin Changjun waited outside Qin Qin’s dorm the next morning, and Qin Qin pretended not to recognize him before revealing he was teasing.
• Yin Changjun told Qin Qin about their earlier meeting in the park, when Qin Qin had claimed to have two dead husbands and three children.
• Qin Qin and Yin Changjun spent their days off together, and Yin Changjun carried Qin Qin up a mountain as they talked about marriage and having one child.
• Yin Changjun said his construction project had earned over a million and offered to buy a home with Qin Qin, who agreed to marry him.

Qin Qin and Yin Changjun happily planned marriage and a future together, but Yin Changjun’s construction payment was stolen, leaving him deeply in debt. Believing Qin Qin should not have to suffer with him, Yin Changjun left after proposing they break up.

• Qin Qin and Yin Changjun imagined visiting each other’s parents, seeing Shandong’s snow and peonies, and buying and decorating a home together.
• After the residential complex was completed, Yin Changjun disappeared for several days while trying to collect the overdue construction payment.
• Yin Changjun told Qin Qin that the project manager had fled to the United States with the money and that the payment could not be recovered.
• Yin Changjun revealed that he had mortgaged his family’s house and land and borrowed money, leaving him unable to pay the workers’ wages.
• Yin Changjun suggested they break up, said he would return to Shandong to repay his debts, and walked away in tears.

Yin Changjun struggled to repay his debts in Shandong while keeping his distance from Qin Qin, but Qin Qin resigned from his job and traveled to find him. The chapter ended with the reunited lovers facing each other in the fields after Qin Qin refused to accept their breakup.

• Yin Changjun returned to Shandong, refused to flee from his debts, and began clearing wasteland to grow vegetables and repay what he owed.
• Qin Qin resigned from his job in Guangdong after realizing Yin Changjun had left to protect him from hardship.
• Qin Qin traveled by train and various rides to Yin Changjun's village and found him working in the fields.
• Yin Changjun recognized Qin Qin, ran to him, and stopped himself from embracing him because he was sweaty and dirty.
• Qin Qin told Yin Changjun that he had come to find him and had never agreed to their breakup.

Qin Qin stayed with Yin Changjun through debt and hardship, and the two built a home and a life together. After years of struggle, their luck finally began to change.

• Qin Qin reassured Yin Changjun that he loved him and would stay, even after quitting his job and leaving his savings to help repay the debt.
• Qin Qin worked long shifts at a nearby factory while Yin Changjun farmed and built their house by hand.
• After registering their marriage, the couple moved into their new home and shared a tender night together.
• Yin Changjun worked tirelessly selling vegetables and brought Qin Qin small gifts, while they spent their evenings listening to the radio together.
• As the couple planned to keep working toward a better life, their luck finally began to turn.

After recovering most of the missing construction funds, Yin Changjun and Qin Qin repaid their debts, chose to build their future in Shandong, and visited Qin Qin’s parents. They began preparing a house, farmland, and restaurant, ending their story with Yin Changjun promising to cherish Qin Qin.

• Yin Changjun learned that the man who had fled with the construction funds had been arrested, traveled to Guangdong, and recovered eighty percent of the money.
• Yin Changjun and Qin Qin repaid their loans and workers, redeemed Yin Changjun’s parents’ house, and decided to stay in Shandong and build a life there.
• Yin Changjun accompanied Qin Qin to Jiangsu, apologized to Qin Qin’s parents, and gave them fifty thousand yuan to rebuild their house.
• Yin Changjun and Qin Qin began preparing to build a house, lease farmland, and open Qin-Jun Restaurant.
• Yin Changjun promised Qin Qin that he would never let him suffer again, and Qin Qin believed him.

After Director Zheng cast Yin Zhengchuan as Xu Yunchuan, Wei Zisu told his husband the news, and Yin Zhengchuan eagerly looked forward to acting alongside him. A video call with Gu Ziran turned into chaos when Yin Zhengchuan teased Lu Qi, and Qin Qin and Yin Changjun had to calm everyone down.

• Yin Zhengchuan flirted with Wei Zisu at home, and Wei Zisu laughed at his antics.
• Director Zheng chose Yin Zhengchuan to play Xu Yunchuan, Wei Zisu’s on-screen lover, after watching his behind-the-scenes footage.
• Wei Zisu told Yin Zhengchuan about the role, and Yin Zhengchuan asked whether they could add kissing and bed scenes.
• Gu Ziran called Wei Zisu to celebrate his popular audio drama, and Yin Zhengchuan teased him about becoming too famous for Lu Qi.
• Yin Zhengchuan’s teasing made Lu Qi cry, and Yin Baozhu’s attempt to comfort him only made him sob harder.
• Qin Qin and Yin Changjun helped calm Lu Qi, while Qin Qin and Wei Zisu joked about Yin Zhengchuan’s unruly behavior.

Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu read a tragic film script, then Yin joined Wei on set and turned down Chen Mo’s attempt to court attention with him. The chapter ended with Wei and Yin quizzing Gu Ziran, whose tutor blamed his declining schoolwork on an early romance.

• Yin Zhengchuan was moved to tears by the tragic script about Su Lie and Xu Yunchuan, then sought comfort from Wei Zisu.
• Yin Zhengchuan joined Wei Zisu’s production and spent his time beside him on set.
• Chen Mo tried to impress Yin Zhengchuan with the moon reflected in a teacup, but Yin mocked the gesture and left.
• Wei Zisu quizzed Gu Ziran over a video call, and Gu gave several wildly incorrect answers.
• Yin Baozhu told Wei Zisu that Gu Ziran’s schoolwork had slipped because he had started dating too young.

Yin Zhengchuan doted on Wei Zisu during filming, praised his swordwork, and pushed for more intimate scenes in the movie. Chen Mo’s manager urged him to exploit online speculation about Yin Zhengchuan, prompting Chen Mo to post an ambiguous caption that confused commenters.

• Yin Zhengchuan showed Wei Zisu a behind-the-scenes video of his sword practice and told him how much he admired him.
• Wei Zisu read the video’s comments, and Yin Zhengchuan jokingly defended his place as Wei Zisu’s husband.
• Yin Zhengchuan ignored Wei Zisu’s attempts to avoid intimacy and reminded him that a general in the field need not obey every order.
• Yin Zhengchuan persuaded Director Zheng to add more kissing and hugging scenes, while Chen Mo asked him how he got the Director to agree.
• Chen Mo’s manager told him to post ambiguous updates to fuel speculation about his relationship with Yin Zhengchuan, so Chen Mo shared selfies and a cryptic caption that commenters struggled to understand.

Yin Zhengchuan and Wei Zisu shared a playful night before traveling to Film and Television City, while Yin Zhengchuan later teased Sun Liang over messages. Sun Liang tried to recruit Yin Zhengchuan for his entertainment company, but Yin rejected him and mocked his complaints.

• Netizens speculated about Chen Mo's photo trick but trusted Yin Zhengchuan's devotion to Wei Zisu.
• Yin Zhengchuan flirted with Wei Zisu while he packed, then performed a silly wildflower routine to persuade him to spend the night together.
• After one round, Yin Zhengchuan bathed Wei Zisu, tucked him into bed, and quietly finished packing their suitcases.
• Sun Liang messaged Yin Zhengchuan to offer him a contract with his entertainment company, but Yin said he would only join the same company as Wei Zisu.
• Sun Liang blamed Yin Zhengchuan for his misfortunes, and Yin answered with puns until Sun Liang accused him of ruining his comedy routine.