Episode 19 recap: Liu Xiaotong and Ma Le are having a divorce.
Song Qichang mentioned the summit and said that the competition among cities to host the summit is intense. Cheng Haijiang believes that their city, Zhongping, must secure it. Xiaotong is currently going through a divorce with Ma Le. Director Yang came to their house to mediate and suggested discussing the issue of property distribution.
Mr. Ni was very surprised that someone dared to threaten his son. Soon, it was time for the Lunar New Year, and Ma Le and Liu Xiaotong came to Xiao Liming's house to celebrate together, bringing many gifts. Xiao Liming's mother remarked that Ma Le had already given them gifts before, and it was too kind of him to bring so many things now.
Xiao Liming quickly said that Ma Le came empty-handed before and didn't bring any gifts. Xiao Liming's mother insisted it wasn't possible because the gifts were well-packaged and looked valuable. She didn't even dare to open them and left them as they were. Liu Xiaotong realized that those were the gifts she had asked Ma Le to deliver, which made her very angry, and she left immediately.
After returning home, Liu Xiaotong packed her belongings and expressed her desire for Ma Le to have less busy work and pay more attention to the family. She wondered if she was wrong, saying that she couldn't continue living like this and suggested getting a divorce. Ma Le called Xiao Liming to inform him about the situation, which surprised Xiao Liming. Xiao Liming's mother immediately offered to help mediate.
Xiao Liming thought it would be better to involve Director Yang, who is experienced in handling such matters. After considering it, Xiao Liming's mother agreed. Xiaotong is now going through a divorce with Ma Le, and Director Yang came to their house to mediate, suggesting discussing the issue of property distribution.
Xiao Liming's mother was also shocked and questioned the unconventional approach. Xiao Liming believed that Director Yang had his ways and assured his mother to trust him. Director Yang sympathized with the difficulties faced by women and advised Ma Le to be more generous, suggesting giving the house to Liu Xiaotong.
Director Yang mentioned the wedding photo and thought it was well-taken. He asked who wanted it, and both of them expressed their desire to keep it. Director Yang proposed cutting it in half, with each person taking one part, but neither of them seemed willing to agree.
Director Yang suggested dividing the cars next. He took out the vehicle registration and checked it. Liu Xiaotong's name was written on it. Liu Xiaotong also felt saddened by this. She mentioned that when they bought the car, Ma Le had said that his name would be written on the registration, and she would be his exclusive driver, picking her up from work. But after buying the car, he was always busy with work and rarely picked her up. She had to commute early in the morning and late at night and take care of dropping off and picking up their children from school.
Director Yang then brought up the issue of the children and asked whom they would stay with, stating that regardless of the decision, it would result in a single-parent family. Xiao Liming's mother mentioned that she herself was a single mother and although she had put in a lot of effort, her children didn't understand and it was also very tough for her. Ma Le and Liu Xiaotong originally didn't intend to divorce, but with this conflict, they decided to let go of the matter, and Ma Le promised to come home earlier in the future.
Everyone gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Xiao Liming wanted Director Yang to join them as well. After some hesitation, Xiao Liming's mother agreed. Liu Xiaotong sent fireworks to Xiao Liming, and Xiao Liming also sent fireworks from their side, indicating that they were looking at the same fireworks.
This year, Liu Xiaotong celebrated the New Year here with Aunt Jiang, who prepared a lot of dishes. Cheng Haijiang came to find Song Qichang and brought some chrysanthemum tea. Cheng Haijiang mentioned that they had many problems recently and their public safety ranking was second to last.
Song Qichang talked about the summit, mentioning the intense competition among cities to host it. Currently, they were ranked second but were unsure if anything unexpected would happen. Cheng Haijiang believed that their city, Zhongping, must secure it. Mr. Ni discovered that his son, Ni Tianbao, had secretly taken money. He asked him what was going on, and Ni Tianbao explained that he needed to give it to a classmate because he was being extorted.
Mr. Ni was extremely surprised that someone would dare to threaten his son.
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