Episode 24 recap: The sudden passing of Mr. Xu has left everyone in deep sorrow.
The old lady suddenly started considering her son, instructing Xiao Chang Li not to trouble Xiao Chang Qing anymore. Xiao Chang Qing met his sister and mother, and learned that his mother insists on staying at his sister's place for a while. Xu Gong and Lin Jie were talking when he suddenly fainted and was rushed to the hospital. Xu Gong's son hurried to the hospital, and Chen Xin Cheng told him that Xu Gong had suffered a myocardial infarction.
Xu Gong's son was surprised, as he never knew his father had a heart condition. At that moment, the emergency room door opened, and the doctor regretfully told Xu Gong's son that they had done their best. Jian She was in a meeting, so he didn't talk to Xu Gong for long before hanging up the phone. Xu Gong felt a bit tired, and Xiao Qing and Da Zhi sent him back to rest.
The old lady called Xiao Chang Li over and slapped her, ordering her to never trouble Xiao Chang Qing again, and requiring her to go stay with her daughter for a while, so that Xiao Chang Qing could live the life he wanted.
Xiao Chang Qing thought the old lady missed her daughter, and saw her off. Xu Gong was sitting on a bench when Lin Jie came by, and he happily shared that he had learned to make video calls on his phone. Lin Jie was happy for him and encouraged him to call his son, but when Xu Gong made the first call, it showed the line was busy, and then his son called back quickly, but was in a hurry and hung up.
Xu Gong clutched his phone, waiting for his son's call, when suddenly his eyes closed and he collapsed onto Lin Jie, being rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. In the ambulance, Xu Gong's phone rang, and Xiao Qing answered to inform Jian She that Xu Gong was being taken to the hospital. Jian She rushed to the hospital and learned that during a checkup at the retirement community, Xu Gong had been found to have myocardial infarction, but he had never told his son.
The doctor came out of the emergency room, regretfully saying they had done their best. Jian She went in and tearfully said his final goodbyes to his father.
This was the first resident of the retirement community to pass away, and everyone was very saddened, especially Xiao Qing and Lin Jie. The person was perfectly fine just yesterday, but suddenly departed today, and no one could accept it.
Xu Jianshe recalled that his father had wanted to say something to him before passing, but didn't get the chance. Xu Gong's last encounter was with Lin Jie, so Xiao Chang Qing took him to speak with her, but Xu Jianshe felt that was not what his father had wanted to tell him. They then went to speak with other elderly residents in the community, but their responses were all similar - that as one grows old, Xu Gong simply wanted his son to spend more time with him.
Dazhi exported the remaining video footage of Xu Gong and gave it to Xu Jianshe as a memorial. Xu Jianshe broke down in tears and deeply reflected, hoping that Dazhi and Xiao Qing could spend more time with their own parents. They took this to heart - Xiao Qing made time to peel apples for Xia Ming Zhou, but ended up falling asleep as Xia Ming Zhou kept taking work calls.
Dazhi noticed Chen Xincheng's lights were still on, so he went to check on him. Chen Xincheng invited Dazhi to stay and have a meal, realizing he hadn't eaten yet. For these seniors over 50, they never know which day could be their last.
Xiao Qing wanted to start working at Dazhi's company. Xia Ming Zhou and Sun Qiancheng were concerned about her health, but Xiao Qing told them she had stopped taking medication, meaning her illness had improved. Sun Qiancheng was overjoyed and agreed to let Xiao Qing pursue what she wanted.
Xiao Qing joined Dazhi's company, and her new colleagues warmly welcomed her. Zhang Guirong even went to buy a cake to celebrate. This was the kind of happy work environment they wanted. The elderly lady had only stayed with Xiao Chang Li for a few days before Xiao Chang Qing brought her back home, planning to invite Lin Jie over for the Mid-Autumn Festival to apologize.
Sun Qiancheng found out that Lin Jie's college major was quite obscure, and after graduating she went to work in the northwest, but the organization couldn't be verified, likely a secretive unit. She had only worked there briefly before leaving, leading Sun Qiancheng and Chen Xincheng to speculate that she must have made some mistake.
Lin Jie sat alone wiping her tears, and when Xiao Chang Qing asked the reason, she wouldn't say. Xiao Chang Qing didn't press further, just silently sat beside her.
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