Episode 23 recap: Jie Lin is troubled and wants to move away.
Grandma Niu tells Ma Ling that Xiao Chang Qing is in a relationship, but the woman has no social insurance or pension. Ma Ling tells this to Xiao Lin and the grandmother, and the grandmother thinks this is unacceptable. Xiao Chang Qing thinks Jie Lin is going to marry Xiao Chang Qing, so she goes to talk to her, but is chased out by Jie Lin, who never planned to marry Xiao Chang Qing.
When Xiao Chang Qing returns from hauling cargo, Sun Qian Cheng hurriedly tells him that Jie Lin wants to leave. As winter turns to spring, Ma Ling has a second child, a lovely baby boy. Previously Ma Ling had let go of the nanny, so Xiao Lin's brother-in-law sends his daughter Ernie to come take care of her.
Although the brother-in-law says Ernie is working for free, it's not appropriate not to pay her, so Xiao Lin and Xiao Chang Qing decide to give Ernie 3,000 RMB per month. Later, Xiao Chang Qing talks to Sun Qian Cheng and agrees that he should cut ties with his late wife's family, so Ernie doesn't need to keep helping.
In the evening, Xiao Chang Qing tells Ma Ling about this, and says he will pay for a nanny so Ernie doesn't need to help. Ma Ling tells Xiao Lin about this while soothing the baby, and she feels something is off about her father-in-law. The next day, she goes to the nursing home and learns from Grandma Niu that Xiao Chang Qing is in a relationship with a woman who has no job or social insurance.
Ma Ling doesn't object to Xiao Chang Qing dating, but she doesn't approve of him dating Jie Lin, who has no social insurance or pension - what if she gets sick in the future? Ernie overhears the conversation and exaggeratedly tells her father, so Xiao Chang Qing's poor rural relatives soon find out.
Those poor relatives lie and say Xiao Chang Qing's father is unwell, so without hesitation Xiao Chang Qing buys things and takes the bus to the countryside, where he is held there and made to eat by his younger brother and his people.
After Xiao Chang Qing finished telling his mother about his relationship with Xiao Chang Ling, he immediately went to see Lin Jie. Without even asking if the relationship was real, he directly told Lin Jie that Xiao Chang Qing had a large family to take care of, so there wouldn't be much for Lin Jie to gain from it.
Lin Jie felt perplexed and chased Xiao Chang Qing out. On the other side, Xiao Chang Qing's poor relatives started crying that his sister had passed away early, leaving Xiao Chang Qing at a loss for words. They then cautiously asked if Xiao Chang Qing was planning to remarry. Xiao Chang Qing quickly denied it and explained the whole situation to them.
Reassured, the relatives started trying various ways to get Xiao Chang Qing to increase the support payment. Helpless, Xiao Chang Qing agreed to add 200 more per month. The poor relatives were overjoyed and shamelessly continued to ask Xiao Chang Qing to help find jobs for their children, buy cars, and even cover the costs of their children's weddings.
Xiao Lin and Xiao Jian, Xiao Chang Qing's two sons, discussed their father's new relationship. Xiao Jian supported Xiao Chang Qing's decision, while Xiao Lin wondered why the woman would be interested in their father. Feeling burdened, Xiao Chang Qing finished his meal as the family saw him off.
Back at the nursing home, Sun Qian Cheng urgently told Xiao Chang Qing that Lin Jie was planning to leave. Xiao Chang Qing quickly went to apologize to Lin Jie for his sister's reckless behavior, and the others persuaded Lin Jie to stay. Lin Jie's originally planned house had a sudden rent increase, so she had no choice but to continue staying at the nursing home.
Frustrated, Xiao Chang Qing drank a lot of alcohol and confided in his mother about the burdens he had shouldered over the past 50 years. His mother listened with reddened eyes, deep in thought. Afterward, Xiao Chang Qing intentionally kept his distance from Lin Jie. Without informing Xiao Chang Qing, Sun Qian Cheng secretly investigated Lin Jie's old classmates.
Meanwhile, Da Zhi and his colleagues were filming material at the nursing home, and Xiao Qing was teaching Mr. Xu how to use video calls on his phone. Mr. Xu called his son Construction, rambling about wanting him to visit the nursing home and cook some of his favorite dishes.
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