Episode 20 recap: Long Legs is back from Beijing.
Long Legs returned from Beijing, and Lu Xiao Lu, Li Guang Nan, and Qin Juan all came to welcome him. Many brothers from the maintenance class also came, and everyone was teasing Long Legs about how he had become a big singing star and was different from before. Long Legs just smiled and then took out the gifts he had prepared for everyone a long time ago! Bai Lan's boss was also busy with something big and unexpectedly targeted the food factory!
Bai Lan took Lu Xiao Lu to the clinic, but there was nothing in the clinic. Bai Lan had to give Lu Xiao Lu an ice pack to apply to his injured face. Lu Xiao Lu explained that the matter with the cold storage was no longer his responsibility alone. Li Guang Nan and Qin Juan had just gotten married and had a mortgage to pay. Niu Xiao Ying and Long Legs were also struggling in life. The decision to open the cold storage was not something he could make on his own. Lu Xiao Lu expressed that even if he wanted to help Bai Lan, he couldn't disregard the feelings of his brothers. Bai Lan acknowledged that they had been living a difficult life for so many years, but so had she! Lu Xiao Lu brought up their past relationship, but Bai Lan said she had long forgotten what happened in Fucheng back then. After Bai Lan finished speaking, Lu Xiao Lu was completely heartbroken and left directly.
Lu Xiao Lu discussed these matters with Li Guang Nan, but Qin Juan didn't agree with them. She bluntly stated that it was Lu Xiao Lu who first broke their trust. Lu Xiao Lu returned to Fucheng alone, with family and a job, but Bai Lan was alone in Shanghai, unable to pursue a master's degree or find a job. She had to face everything on her own. Lu Xiao Lu was shocked to hear this. He had always thought that Bai Lan was doing well in Shanghai, studying for her master's degree. Qin Juan then produced the letters exchanged between herself and Bai Lan over the years, and for the first time, Lu Xiao Lu truly understood Bai Lan's hardships. He felt uneasy about it.
The workers in the factory discussed how to confront Bai Lan. Lao Niupi insisted that the struggle should not rely solely on weapons! However, some young workers didn't agree with Lao Niupi's ideas and secretly planned to teach Bai Lan a lesson! That night, Lu Xiao Lu sat in the car, wearing glasses and looking in the direction of the food factory. Suddenly, he heard Bai Lan's voice. When Lu Xiao Lu rushed over, Bai Lan had already fallen and was sitting on the ground. Lu Xiao Lu quickly asked him what happened, and Bai Lan said he just tripped and fell. He had already called the police, and when the police arrived, Bai Lina explained everything, stating that she was scared when she saw pig's blood as soon as she entered, and she was about to investigate it herself when Lao Niupi suddenly appeared and confessed that he was the one who did it. Bai Lan knew that Lao Niupi wouldn't do such a thing unless he was protecting someone he cared about, so she dropped the case and decided not to pursue it further.
Afterwards, Bai Lan told Lao Niupi her thoughts and said she understood, but her work had to continue. After it was over, Lu Xiao Lu took Bai Lan back to the houseboat. Lu Da Jiang left immediately to do his cleaning job, which was assigned to him by the neighborhood committee. In the houseboat, Bai Lan saw many familiar things. Lu Xiao Lu said he couldn't bear to throw them away, but Bai Lan said that some things that should be discarded shouldn't be kept, as they would only trouble oneself and the other person. Then Bai Lan received a call from her master, who said they would come to Fucheng early the next morning and take Bai Lan to meet an important person. Bai Lan couldn't stop it and had to agree.
Lu Da Jiang stepped forward to defend the woman involved in the argument, but he was beaten by the other man. Lu Da Jiang no longer had the aggressiveness he had in the past, but to his surprise, the man returned shortly after and apologized. Little did Lu Da Jiang know that it was Tao Jie's doing.
Lao Niupi and Niu Xiao Ying were having a meal and discussing factory matters. Niu Xiao Ying openly mentioned that her father would be retiring the following year and advised him not to have such a temper. Niu Xiao Ying also expressed her intention to earn money and support Lao Niupi in his old age. Lao Niupi teased Niu Xiao Ying about sending all her money to Long Legs, but to their surprise, Long Legs returned and brought gifts for Lao Niupi. Although Lao Niupi complained on the surface, he was secretly happy.
In the evening, Long Legs made plans to have dinner with Niu Xiao Ying, Lu Xiao Lu, and Li Guang Nan at a restaurant. Bai Lan also went to the restaurant with her master. It turned out to be Tao Jie's restaurant. The master mentioned that they would introduce Bai Lan to an important person, and surprisingly, it was Deputy Mayor Bi. Bai Lan endured the awkwardness and started drinking. While she was in the restroom, she bumped into Lu Xiao Lu.
Meanwhile, Huang, the factory boss, was discussing with Deputy Mayor Bi about converting the food factory into real estate after the acquisition. It had been a long time since Bai Lan returned to Fucheng, so Huang went to find her and encountered Lu Xiao Lu. Bai Lan introduced Lu Xiao Lu as her friend from Fucheng, and after exchanging greetings, they went their separate ways.
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