Episode 24 recap: Celebrating the Lunar New Year together.
A young man revealed Guo Dong Li's background, which led Guo Dong Li to mistakenly believe that the man had kidnapped his family. In reality, the man was a fellow boss who had come to recruit Guo Dong Li and offer him the position of the head of Juhualou. Fan Zhong Ju wanted Yu Huan to accompany him back to Bianliang and even tempted her with various delicious foods.
Ren Shu wanted to return to the Western Regions, Liu Lang wanted to go back to Shuzhong, Yu Huan followed Fan Zhong Ju back to Bianliang, and Xie Quan Jia wanted to return to Shaozhou. However, Gu Chuan didn't dare to go home for the New Year. Today was the Laba Festival, and since Xie Quan Jia didn't know how to make dumplings, they decided to cook Laba porridge for everyone. Gu Chuan wanted to eat dumplings but was disappointed to find out that there were none. He reminded Xie Quan Jia to be careful of creditors coming to collect debts. The others mistakenly thought that they would all have dumplings and felt a bit disappointed when they saw the Laba porridge.
Guo Dong Li decided not to go home for the New Year and was willing to stay here to earn triple overtime pay. Xie Quan Jia didn't want to spend the New Year alone and jokingly suggested that they all stay here to celebrate. However, they all wanted to eat dumplings and expressed their desire to go home for the New Year. Guo Dong Li entertained guests at Wanli Tower when someone greeted him and informed him that the owner of Juhualou wanted to recruit him, offering a monthly salary of 15 guan and presenting him with a letter of appointment. Guo Dong Li couldn't believe his eyes.
Fan Zhong Ju used various delicious foods from his hometown to tempt Yu Huan, hoping that she would go back with him. In preparation for this, Fan Zhong Ju had already informed his family, who no longer pressured him to take the imperial examinations and warmly welcomed his future daughter-in-law. Yu Huan couldn't bear to leave Ren Shu alone, so she asked her to come with them to Fan Zhong Ju's hometown. At the same time, Ren Shu didn't want Xie Quan Jia to spend the New Year alone, so Fan Zhong Ju suggested that they all go together, and there was even a Western Regions Street in his hometown of Bianliang.
Guo Dong Li bid farewell to Xie Quan Jia, as he had already agreed to go to Juhualou in his hometown to become the manager there. Ren Shu looked at the offer letter with suspicion, wondering why there was the seal of Chengfeng Escort Agency. Guo Dong Li firmly believed that Juhualou was in his hometown, where he could be close to his family and have a high salary, making him very happy.
Xie Quan Jia didn't want to go back to their hometown for the New Year because he was worried that Gu Chuan would be driven out by his family, and Xie Quan Jia could accommodate him at the Li residence. Guo Dong Li informed Gu Chuan about this idea, and Gu Chuan bought fireworks in advance to tell Xie Quan Jia that he was willing to stay and celebrate the New Year with her. However, Xie Quan Jia didn't try to persuade him and asked him to go back home peacefully.
Gu Chuan immediately changed his attitude and asked Xie Quan Jia to write a letter to her mother, stating that they had a good relationship. Otherwise, her mother would surely come to Changle and spend the New Year with them, and neither of them could escape that. Ren Shu said that if Xie Quan Jia didn't go to Bianliang with her, she wouldn't leave either. At this moment, Liu Lang said that disciples from all over Shuzhong would come to see the daughter of Master En this year, and Xie Quan Jia wouldn't leave Changle.
At this moment, Gu Chuan came over and said that he would stay and accompany Xie Quan Jia, so the others didn't need to worry.
Everyone began to compete for Xie Quan Jia, hoping that she would go home with them for the Lunar New Year. At this moment, Xie Quan Jia held a letter from her grandfather and told them that she would go to Shaozhou to celebrate the New Year with him. Ren Shu held a similar letter with the seal of the Chengfeng Escort Agency and wondered why Xie Quan Jia's grandfather had only sent a message now. She suddenly remembered her own grandfather and said she would go back to the Western Regions for the New Year.
Gu Chuan didn't want to go back to his hometown, so he changed his destination to Zhenzhou. The group arrived at Wanli Tower, and Guo Dong Li informed them that the chefs and waiters had already gone home for vacation. They would have to cook by themselves this time. Seeing this, everyone went out to buy delicious food. Guo Dong Li hoped they would bring back dumplings, but to his disappointment, everything they bought was not what he liked to eat. Ren Shu even discovered that the head of the Chengfeng Escort Agency was a general from the Western Regions. He secretly sent someone to ask each person's family to write letters persuading them to go home for the New Year. At that time, Ren Shu could only return to the Western Regions.
Guo Dong Li's job offer was genuine, but the salary was reduced by half. Guo Dong Li thought it was acceptable since it was closer to home. Ren Shu understood her father's intentions and said they would return to the Western Regions after finishing this meal. Liu Lang really wanted to eat meat and planned to sell it using his light skills, but Gu Chuan advised him not to act recklessly because there were fireworks in the sky.
As they drank more, they felt increasingly uncomfortable because there were no dumplings. Ren Shu was about to return to the Western Regions, and Yu Huan reluctantly bid her farewell. Guo Dong Li tearfully said goodbye to Gu Chuan, and Liu Lang was also returning to Shuzhong. Xie Quan Jia prepared a lot of dry rations for him.
One by one, everyone left. Gu Chuan approached Xie Quan Jia with something in his hands, but before he could speak, Xie Quan Jia urged him to go home for the New Year. Then Xie Quan Jia walked to the street with her package, aimlessly arriving at a dumpling stall. She bought all the dumplings and returned to the Li residence. She unintentionally noticed a basket at the door, and when she opened it, she found fireworks inside.
She set them off alone, watching the fleeting fireworks in the sky, feeling a sense of loss. Suddenly, the sky was filled with many fireworks, and she hurriedly ran towards the attic. At this moment, Guo Dong Li and Fan Zhong Ju turned their heads to look at the fireworks in the sky, with smiles on their faces. It turned out that Gu Chuan was waiting for Xie Quan Jia in the attic. Xie Quan Jia finally revealed the truth. She pretended to be her grandfather and wrote the letters to make everyone feel at ease and go home for the New Year.
Gu Chuan said he bought lamb and green onion dumplings, and coincidentally, Xie Quan Jia also bought dumplings with the same filling. He suggested cooking the dumplings together. Just as he finished speaking, Liu Lang returned to the Li residence with dumplings filled with lamb and green onions. Just as the three of them were about to eat the dumplings, Guo Dong Li and Fan Zhong Ju also arrived with dumplings. Everyone ate dumplings and set off fireworks, happily celebrating the Lunar New Year.
(The end of the drama)
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