Episode 14 recap: Xiao Lin is middle-aged and unemployed.
Xia Ming Zhou caught his daughter's boyfriend Gu Ming and Stella in a hotel room. When confronted, Gu Ming even tried to make excuses, so Xia Ming Zhou slapped him. Xia Ming Zhou told them to go to the HR department themselves tomorrow and resign.Gu Ming finally revealed his true colors. He felt like a dog in front of Xia Ming Zhou, and he also had to face a woman he didn't love at home - he felt it wasn't easy for him either. Xiao Chang Qing went to the tech company looking for Xiao Lin, only to find that Xiao Lin was no longer there.
Sun Qian Cheng had an open conversation with his daughter. Over the years, they had been living in Xia Ming Zhou's expectations, forgetting to be their true selves. Nonetheless, they decided to live for themselves. Meanwhile, Gu Ming was sweet-talking Stella in bed, but Xia Ming Zhou barged in, slapped Gu Ming, and ordered them to go to the HR department to resign tomorrow.
Sun Qian Cheng stayed home with Sun Xiao Qing, and Xia Ming Zhou rushed over, calling Gu Ming and demanding him to apologize to Sun Xiao Qing within an hour. Gu Ming came, showing his true colors - he claimed he never loved Sun Xiao Qing, and that it was Xia Ming Zhou who made him marry her.
At the company, he treated Xia Ming Zhou like a dog, but at home, he had to face a woman he didn't love - Gu Ming said it wasn't easy for him either. Xia Ming Zhou and Sun Qian Cheng were shocked at this trash man's audacity. Gu Ming didn't care about the resignation compensation because he had made a lot of money at Mingzhou Group over the years.
After this incident, Sun Qian Cheng decided to focus on running the retirement home well and set an example for his children, and invited Sun Xiao Qing to stay at the retirement home for a while, which Chen Xin Cheng was relieved to hear.
Xiao Yue reported the recent situation of the retirement home to Yuan Ying Shi, who planned to have the group take over the management of the retirement home. Despite Xiao Yue's persuasion, Chen Xin Cheng soon told Xiao Chang Qing and Sun Qian Cheng that the group planned to invest in the retirement home, and then it wouldn't be certain who would be in charge. But Sun Qian Cheng no longer cared about this.
Yuan Ying Shi came to the retirement home and said he wanted to set up a party branch. Originally, only Chen Xin Cheng and Xiao Chang Qing were old party members, which was not enough to establish a party branch. But Yuan Ying Shi added Xiao Yue, making three party members, just enough to establish one.
Xiao Chang Qing whispered to Sun Qian Cheng that the group was well-informed about this place, all thanks to the mole Xiao Yue. Xiao Chang Qing went to transport goods and accidentally saw his son Xiao Lin sitting in a cafe, so he went up to talk to him. Xiao Lin said he was out running an errand and stopped by for a coffee.
Not long after, Xiao Lin said he had to go back, and Xiao Chang Qing didn't suspect anything. Later that night, Xiao Chang Qing went to the old house and talked to Ma Ling to learn about Xiao Lin's recent situation, but didn't find anything unusual. However, as he was leaving, he saw Xiao Lin sitting in the car smoking.
Xiao Chang Qing went to ask, and Xiao Lin's answer was still seamless. When Xiao Chang Qing returned to the retirement home and talked to his mother, he unexpectedly learned that Xiao Lin had been there the day before around 10pm. Chen Xin Cheng bluntly said Xiao Lin must have lost his job, and as a middle-aged man, he didn't dare to tell his family and was trying to handle it himself, which must be painful.
Xiao Chang Qing then went to the company and finally confirmed that Xiao Lin had been unemployed for 3 months. He went to find Xiao Jian, wanting him to hire Xiao Lin, but was rejected. Xiao Chang Qing accepted Xiao Jian's suggestion and went to tell Ma Ling to sell the new house, but Ma Ling refused. As Xiao Chang Qing left the community, he saw Xiao Lin still sitting in the car by the roadside, and this time he took a different route to avoid embarrassing his son.
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