Episode 35 recap: Su Huirong Meets Zhang Youting
In episode 35, Zhang Youting asks Du Li what style she thinks would be best for the museum, to which Du Li responds that she will go along with whatever he decides. Zhang Youting then inquires about her thoughts on the guesthouse he designed for Wang Xiaoqing and the coffee shop he created for Du Mantang. Du Li gives him a thumbs up.
She then asks Zhang Youting if he has seen his mother, and he immediately falls silent. Zhang Zezhong tells Du Mantang that when Su Mali wanted to go into business, he thought she might be seeing someone else. She wanted to take Zhang Youting with her, but Zhang Zezhong was adamant that Zhang Youting should not leave with her.
Looking back, he realizes that he was the one at fault; if Zhang Youting had gone with her, he could have been living a more comfortable life. Instead, he suffered in the alley. Du Mantang urges him not to speak like that, reminding him that he raised Zhang Youting with great care, and their neighbors have witnessed it all.
Zhang Zezhong reflects that if Zhang Youting were with Su Mali now, he might be an executive director at some company. Du Mantang suggests he should ask the child how he feels about it, believing that Zhang Youting is a good kid; otherwise, Du Li wouldn’t have taken a liking to him.
Zhang Zezhong still wants the best for Zhang Youting, and Du Mantang thinks he is truly a good father. Meanwhile, Xiao Wang takes the elderly residents of the alley on a trip, and they are all very happy. His colleague, Xiao Li, tells them that if they want to keep traveling together, they should consider joining their company’s housing-for-pension plan, which would allow them to take trips periodically.
Xiao Wang pretends to scold Xiao Li for discussing work, but he secretly encourages him to continue. The group chats and laughs as they arrive at a beautiful retirement home, which is a partnership with their company. The elderly women see that patients are being cared for by nurses and feel reassured by the quality of service.
Xiao Wang explains that they carefully selected this facility. A few of the elderly women express interest in going inside to take a look. However, Xiao Wang informs them that for the safety of the retirement home, all visitors need to make an appointment, and since it’s too late today, they’ll have to come back another time. Meanwhile, Zhang Youting sits in the old courtyard, and Du Li asks him what he’s thinking about.
She asked Zhang Youting if he remembered the time he ran off to this place and Zhang Zezhong couldn't find him, and in the end, it was she who found him here. Zhang Youting asked if she really remembered that, and Du Li replied that of course she did; those are all memories. Hearing the word "memories" seemed to spark an idea for him regarding design.
Old Mr. Du walked into the courtyard alone with his cane. Du Mani called out to him, and he responded. Du Mani thought the old man looked good today and seemed quite alert. Just as he said that, the old man didn’t recognize him anymore and mentioned that he should hurry back to take his medicine. Pierre happened to snap a photo of Old Mr. Du just then, while Leizi was bringing over some soda.
Leizi asked Pierre what he was doing, and Pierre said he was looking at the photo he took of the old man, remarking that he still looked just like himself. Leizi told him that this expression shouldn’t be used for living people and urged Pierre not to say it again.
Du Mani realized that Xiao Wang and his group were nothing but frauds. He went to their workplace to confront them, but unexpectedly, Xiao Wang called the police, accusing Du Mani of extortion. The police took Du Mani home, and the old man was so upset that he nearly fainted.
Du Mani told Du Mantang that Xiao Wang and the others were indeed frauds, and he had figured it out. Du Mantang felt it was typical of him to be unreliable and told him to stand outside for a while. Zhang Youting took out the preliminary design draft for the museum to show Du Mantang. Du Mantang called for Zhang Zezhong to come and see, but Zhang Zezhong was so upset with Zhang Youting that he refused to look.
Du Mantang explained to Zhang Youting that Zhang Zezhong wanted him to have a good future, and when he becomes a father, he would understand. While Zhang Zezhong and Zhang Youting were having a meal together, Zhang Zezhong told Zhang Youting that in his youth, he didn’t have the support of a good benefactor, which is why he ended up in this alley.
He told Zhang Youting that if he were to lower his head and call her "Mom," he would definitely get a good job. Just then, Su Huirong arrived. She told Zhang Youting that she had two proposals for him to choose from: the first was to be her assistant, and eventually, he would become the executive chairman; the second was that she had an office building in Lujiazui and wanted Zhang Youting to start his own company there.
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