Family ep 13 recap/spoilers

Episode 13 recap: Zhang Yi Yi is responsible for rehearsing the New Year's performance.

Gu Xiao Song has always been an ambitious but unreliable person, repeatedly failing in his business ventures over the years. This time, he plans to go out of town as a company partner, leaving his mother to be cared for by his sister Gu Xiao Meng. After the previous incident of Liu Mei Qin running away from home, Gu Xiao Meng has also become aware that their mother is now elderly, and has reluctantly taken on the responsibility of caring for her.

Wang Hong is puzzled why Lv Zhi Gao suddenly wants to go back home today. Lv Zhi Gao honestly shares his plan - he wants to contact the hospital and prepare funds, determined to undergo surgery no matter what. He hopes Wang Hong will not only consider their son, but also consider his own feelings. The elderly couple hold hands tightly, their eyes filled with tears.

Lv Zhi Gao's sudden departure leaves Liu Mei Qin somewhat unsettled. She also says that after Gu Xiao Song makes the arrangements, she will go to Beijing as well. Lv Zhi Gao protects his wife, hoping that after he leaves, Liu Mei Qin can be a little more accommodating towards Wang Hong.

The school's New Year's gala is about to begin. Gu Xiao Meng mobilizes her classmates to perform programs, and Zhang Yi Yi immediately stands up, saying he is willing to participate and wants to drag Peng Fei along. However, Peng Fei directly rejects him, stating that he is not skilled at performing and has no interest.

Gu Xiao Meng assigns the responsibility of arranging the program to Zhang Yi Yi, hoping everyone can cooperate. Zhang Yi Yi keeps chasing after Peng Fei, hoping he can help participate, but Peng Fei firmly rejects him again and again, suggesting he go find Zhao Zi Wen instead. However, Zhang Yi Yi insists that Zhao Zi Wen has to beg him before he's willing to take him.

Zhang Yi Yi purposely wears traditional Chinese costume to perform in class, planning a classical drama about the White Snake. Everyone finds it very novel and enthusiastically sign up to participate. Zhao Zi Wen remains silent, but is actually very interested in taking part. During a break, Zhang Yi Yi again intercepts Peng Fei, trying to get him to join, but is ruthlessly rejected once more.

Zhao Zi Wen, witnessing this, can't help but call out to Zhang Yi Yi, expressing his own fondness for the program and desire to participate. Zhang Yi Yi feigns reluctance for a moment, then immediately agrees, and the two collaborate, with Zhao Zi Wen taking on the role of the White Snake.

Gu Xiao Song has bought a lot of food and announces his new job that is confirmed, soon to leave for Beijing. He claims the benefits and treatment are very good, as he will become the CEO of the company, and can soon marry a beautiful and wealthy woman. However, he cannot take Wang Hong with him. Now he will participate as a partner in the company's shares, with a rather special nature of work that will require traveling to Southeast Asia for the first two years.

The main focus will be on Southeast Asian internet celebrity live streaming. Since he needs to bring a team, he will be very busy, but promises he won't be deceived this time. Gu Xiao Meng pulls Gu Xiao Song aside privately to confirm this is a legitimate job, and expresses her and Lv Xiang's support, as long as it is a proper job, and that they will take care of Liu Mei Qin, resolving Gu Xiao Song's worries.

Wang Hong also calls Lv Xiang aside, concerned that Liu Mei Qin may truly have to stay here for a year, urging Lv Xiang to think it through carefully. She feels Gu Xiao Song is still not very reliable, fearing he may cause more trouble in the future, completely neglecting Liu Mei Qin.

Wang Hong believes Liu Mei Qin favors sons over daughters, giving all the benefits to Gu Xiao Song while burdening Gu Xiao Meng's family. But Wang Hong is kindhearted, thinking that as long as they allow Liu Mei Qin to stay, it should be fine, just worried Lv Xiang may not be able to handle her.

Lv Xiang believes Liu Mei Qin is not inherently bad. Gu Xiao Song also comforts Liu Mei Qin in the living room, hoping she can stay here properly, as no one would feel at ease if she went back to Suzhou alone. Reluctantly, Liu Mei Qin agrees. Gu Xiao Song will give the 300,000 he has to Gu Xiao Meng, as their mother's living expenses. Gu Xiao Meng wants to return it, but Gu Xiao Song refuses, so Gu Xiao Meng gives it to Liu Mei Qin instead. Under the persuasion of the brother and sister, Liu Mei Qin agrees to help them keep it.

Peng Fei enjoys making short videos, initially treating it as a hobby. Later, he connected with many older siblings and relatives who see it as a dream. But now everyone feels hopeless, so even the youngest Peng Fei has lost hope. Peng Fei cries, his heart full of reluctance. He doesn't know what the future holds, whether he still has a future. If he gets into a good university, it will only distance him further from this dream. While Peng Fei is in distress, his mother calls him to have a meal, but Peng Fei shuts himself in.

At this time, Peng Fei received a call from Zhang Yi Yi, and Zhang Yi Yi told Peng Fei about the situation with Zhao Zi Wen. Zhang Yi Yi also sensed that Peng Fei was a bit unhappy, so Peng Fei told Zhang Yi Yi that he had disbanded his small filming team and would not film anything anymore. Zhang Yi Yi thought that it wouldn't interfere with his studies, so he should continue filming, but Peng Fei directly hung up the phone without saying anything.

The deputy principal, Mr. Peng, felt that Peng Fei was just chatting with his friends in the room, so he severely scolded Peng Fei. Peng Fei couldn't be bothered to talk to Mr. Peng, believing that it was Gu Xiao Meng's indulgence of Peng Fei that had made him so unruly. Peng Fei was very angry that Mr. Peng had turned his criticism towards Gu Xiao Meng. Mr. Peng warned Peng Fei that if he continued to be so idle, he would destroy all of Peng Fei's filming equipment, as he felt Peng Fei was incapable of managing himself, which made Peng Fei angrily leave the room.

After Peng Fei left, Mr. and Mrs. Peng were very worried, but later received a message from Peng Fei saying he wouldn't be coming back to the dorm that night and would stay at a classmate's place instead. Mr. Peng said he needed to have a good talk with Gu Xiao Meng, or else Peng Fei would go completely out of control. When Gu Xiao Meng woke up, she saw that her mother's blanket wasn't properly covered, so she helped tidy it up. Gu Xiao Song also called out to her mother to wake up, and Gu Xiao Meng comforted Gu Xiao Song, assuring her that everything at home was taken care of, and Gu Xiao Song then fell back asleep peacefully.

Xiao Ai went to the Gu's investment company for work, but was informed by the landlord that the property had been repossessed, and the company no longer existed. Xiao Ai quickly called Gu Xiao Song, but there was no answer. Xiao Ai swore that she would find Gu Xiao Song no matter how far she had to go.

Suddenly, Xiao Ai remembered that during a video call with Gu Xiao Song, she had seen Lv Xiang in the background, and had taken a screenshot. Closely examining the screenshot, she saw the logo of the Times Design Company. Mr. Peng had talked to Gu Xiao Meng about Peng Fei's situation, and Gu Xiao Meng suggested being measured in managing Peng Fei. However, Mr. Peng felt that Peng Fei should pay more attention to the school's atmosphere, and believed that Gu Xiao Meng's indulgence had influenced the students, leading to Peng Fei's behavior. But Gu Xiao Meng felt that academic performance was important, but moral character was even more so, and that Peng Fei's actions were to maintain harmony among his classmates.

Gu Xiao Meng would rather her students have outstanding moral character than become decadent. Mr. Peng accused Gu Xiao Meng of not speaking up initially about running for election, then actively participating, but ultimately failing, which would make others question her abilities. Gu Xiao Meng responded calmly that she would look into Peng Fei's situation, but her own matters were her own business.

Gu Xiao Meng was very satisfied with the program Zhang Yi Yi was preparing, and also inquired about Peng Fei's situation. From Zhang Yi Yi, she learned that Peng Fei's filming group had disbanded, and that Mr. Peng would not allow him to do these things, which Zhang Yi Yi felt made Mr. Peng unfit to be a principal, as he was too rigid.

Zhang Yi Yi was worried that if this continued, even if Peng Fei's grades were good, he would not be happy. Old Zhang had also called a mobilization meeting, hoping everyone could land all the projects they had discussed, as it was the last quarter of the year. Lv Xiang and the others had no choice but to express their willingness to work hard to secure the projects, and Old Zhang praised Zhao Rui Long's contributions, hoping the teams would cooperate well with each other.

At this time, Xiao Ai had also come downstairs with a suitcase, identified the Times Design Company sign, and quickly found Lv Xiang. Gu Xiao Meng had found an editor she knew, hoping to get some advice for Peng Fei. The editor said that there is a gap between ideals and reality, and in the editing industry, many people don't even have time to style their own hair, as they are constantly working in the control room. If they had the opportunity to get into Peking University, they certainly wouldn't have chosen the editing industry.

Although Peng Fei's filming was still decent for his age, the editor only suggested pursuing it as a hobby. Xiao Ai introduced herself, saying her full name was Ma Tian Ai, and that she had come to find Gu Xiao Song, hoping Lv Xiang could provide some information.