Episode 4 recap: The village chief kept raising the price, so Tong Xiao Qi angrily poured used engine oil.
Xu Ban Xia personally went to talk to the Head of Fishing Village about renting the mudflats. The cunning old fish told her that since she was a sole proprietorship and a woman, he would increase the price from 200,000 yuan per year to 500,000 yuan, clearly intending to bully her. Xu Ban Xia tried to negotiate and suggested signing the contract first and determining the rental fee based on the market price when the time came.
The old fish adamantly refused and claimed that pharmaceutical companies and a few others were interested in the land. Xu Ban Xia had no choice but to leave empty-handed. She thought that she couldn't rely on this one option, so she asked Chen Yu Zhou to look for other places. Meanwhile, her stepmother called and informed her that Xu You Ren was so enraged by Xu Ban Xia that he had been admitted to the hospital, urging her to come and see him immediately.
When Xu Ban Xia arrived, her stepmother and Xu You Ren were discussing how to trick Xu Ban Xia. As soon as she entered, her stepmother pushed Xu You Ren onto the hospital bed, pretending to be weak and sickly. Xu You Ren acted pitifully and demanded that Xu Ban Xia sign a mortgage agreement for the house. However, Xu Ban Xia deduced from his willingness to lend her money that Xu You Ren wasn't really sick. Seeing that he was trying every means to take away the house her mother left for her, she turned to leave.
Unable to maintain the act any longer, her stepmother quickly found an excuse to leave, leaving Xu Ban Xia and her father alone to discuss. Xu Ban Xia insisted that Xu You Ren transfer the 500,000 yuan first, and then she would proceed with the mortgage procedures. She also persuaded Xu You Ren that if he continued to endure the turbulent life with her stepmother, she would simply give him one million yuan when she had the money and they could live together.
Xu You Ren felt somewhat relieved upon hearing this. That day, Xu Ban Xia went for her usual morning jog, and Su Guo Dong took the initiative to greet her. He even brought a thermos cup and offered her some water. Xu Ban Xia smelled the scent of disinfectant and guessed that Su Guo Dong worked at the hospital. As they talked, she learned that Su Guo Dong did indeed work at the People's Hospital, and he promised that she could come to him if she needed anything.
Xu You Ren felt discomfort in his heart, so Xu Ban Xia asked Su Guo Dong for help. Su Guo Dong readily agreed and asked them to come directly to him the next day. The following day, Xu Ban Xia took Xu You Ren to the hospital, and they were warmly received as soon as they inquired. It turned out that Su Guo Dong had informed everyone that he would have a friend visiting him for medical treatment that day.
Su Guo Dong was busy with a surgery, bending over for more than seven hours. When the operation was over, he was exhausted and lay on the floor for a two-minute rest. Xu Ban Xia found him and helped him up, and then Su Guo Dong took care of Xu You Ren while asking Xu Ban Xia to attend to her own matters.
Two days later, Xu You Ren's test results came out, and there were no issues. When Xu Ban Xia came to pick up Xu You Ren, Su Guo Dong already knew that she used to be called "Fatty" when she was young, and he naturally called her by that name. Xu Ban Xia was slightly taken aback, but she quickly agreed, realizing that it was something Xu You Ren had mentioned.
As they were driving halfway, Xu You Ren asked Xu Ban Xia to pull over, expressing his realization of the significance of the house to Xu Ban Xia, even if he were to be kicked out by his wife this time. Xu Ban Xia was moved, and she didn't expect Xu You Ren to quickly add that he couldn't leave her in a situation where he couldn't give an account to his wife.
Without hesitation, Xu Ban Xia stepped on the accelerator and drove away. She learned that Mr. Zhao would be meeting Russian clients at a hotel that evening, so she specifically went to find him and convinced him to give her five minutes to listen to her plan. After hearing Xu Ban Xia's ambitious prospects, Mr. Zhao decided to see her storage yard and agreed to lend her the money.
Chen Yu Zhou and Tong Xiao Qi went to see the village chief again, intending to rent the mudflats for 500,000 yuan per year. However, the village chief once again raised the price, demanding 700,000 yuan. Tong Xiao Qi felt that the village chief was clearly playing games and became angry, wanting to fight him. Chen Yu Zhou stopped him, and the two of them drove back together.
Chen Yu Zhou was also infuriated by the village chief and couldn't help but say that if the mudflats were polluted, no one would want them. Tong Xiao Qi immediately asked how to pollute them. Chen Yu Zhou suggested pouring used engine oil. After returning to the truck fleet, Tong Xiao Qi quickly led his brothers to load up the used engine oil and drove towards the mudflats.
Chen Yu Zhou had a premonition that Tong Xiao Qi would go and pour the engine oil. He was conflicted, wanting to teach the village chief a lesson but also worried that Tong Xiao Qi would break the law and end up in jail. In a battle of conscience, Chen Yu Zhou finally made up his mind to stop Tong Xiao Qi. However, no matter how many times he called, nobody answered, so he quickly drove to the truck fleet. But he arrived too late and immediately changed course to the mudflats. When he got there, it was already too late, and he felt deeply remorseful.
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