Episode 9 recap: Zhuang Jie Dominates at the Funeral Home to Protect her Husband.
Zhuang Jie originally thought that the incident with the train station photo was in the past, but unexpectedly her mother found out about it again. However, her mother didn't know that her daughter was the female protagonist in the photo. Instead, she thought that Chen Mai Dong, being such a stable and mature person, must have been forced into kissing Chen Mai Dong against her will.
Listening to her mother's words, Zhuang Jie felt bitter and had no words to express her feelings. Now that Zhuang Jie has returned to Nanping Town, Grandma Chen believes that there is hope for the relationship between her and her eldest grandson, Chen Mai Dong. Chen Mai Dong also has an undeniable affection for Zhuang Jie that is slowly taking root and growing over time.
Zhuang Jie understands that being a mortician is not an easy job. She often has to deal with highly decomposed bodies and unexpected accidents. She is frequently unable to leave the house for three to five days, and her protective clothing becomes soaked, which puts a tremendous strain on her physical and mental well-being. That's why she personally goes to deliver late-night snacks to Chen Mai Dong. After returning to Nanping Town, Zhuang Jie made some simple renovations to the family's store, expanding it from two rooms to three. She also brought in a marketing team to promote their own braised chicken, which became a somewhat famous internet-famous dish. The business became increasingly prosperous, making some people no longer dare to underestimate the women of the Liao family.
Grandma Chen chats with her old friends and laments that even though her grandson is thirty years old, he lives a simple and contented life. Unfortunately, even if she highly regards Zhuang Jie, it's not up to her to decide when they will get married. Grandma Lin advises her to be more open-minded. Zhang Hong Xu, a good buddy, wants to experience what it feels like to be a dead person. Chen Mai Dong and the others fulfill his wish, wrapping him in a blanket and carrying him back home. However, Zhang Hong Xu's wife discovers him in that state.
Zhang Hong Xu is already under his wife's thumb, and the others have all gone back to their respective homes to find their wives, leaving only Chen Mai Dong as the single one to be teased by everyone. Because the orders for the internet-famous chicken are doing well, Zhuang Jie and Liao Tao plan to expand their factory. Internet fame can only help with the initial customer influx, but they will need their own operations team in the future.
Younger sister He Niao Niao has the idea of helping Zhuang Jie with live broadcasting, but Liao Tao immediately rejects the idea. Zhuang Jie, on the other hand, thinks that her younger sister can give it a try. Grandma Chen, in order to support Zhuang Jie's family business, buys braised chicken from them for several consecutive days. She feels that Zhuang Jie is truly an exceptional girl and if she could marry her, it would be a stroke of luck.
Zhuang Jie has set up a factory for vacuum-packed cooked food, and she is even busier than ever. Liao Tao feels that there is still a lack of a man in the family. Zhuang Jie originally thought that the incident with the train station photo was in the past, but her mother suddenly brings it up again. However, it is evident that her mother doesn't know that her daughter is the female protagonist in the photo. She speculates that Chen Mai Dong, being such a composed child, must have been forcefully kissed by the girl in the photo. Zhuang Jie can't help but wish she could disappear into the ground, feeling unable to express her grievances.
Tonight, it was Grandma Chen and Chen Mai Dong's business, but Chen Mai Dong didn't really care about it, so Grandma Chen didn't insist and went to celebrate her birthday with Grandma Lin alone. Wang Xi Xia suddenly returned to Nanping Town, giving Zhuang Jie's family a surprise and cooking a big feast. Zhuang Jie and her daughter are well aware of the complexity of her family situation and offer her some comforting advice.
Grandma Lin was worried about Grandma Chen going back alone, so she called Zhuang Jie under the pretext of ordering takeout and asked her to accompany Grandma Chen home. During that time, Zhuang Jie learned that it was Chen Mai Dong's birthday and decided to bring him a birthday cake. However, when she arrived at the funeral home, she saw chaos and two groups of people arguing fiercely.
It turned out that the deceased had discovered her husband's affair and in a fit of anger, she drank pesticide and committed suicide. By the time the husband's family found out, the body had already stiffened, and they didn't take her to the hospital or inform her family, but directly contacted the funeral home. Now that the deceased's family knows about this, they came to argue with the husband's family, and it escalated to a physical fight. Chen Mai Dong stepped forward to intervene, but he was punched by the deceased's husband.
Seeing this situation, Zhuang Jie rushed forward and slapped the deceased's husband. The man, embarrassed and enraged, attempted to hit a woman. Chen Mai Dong also got angry and was about to fight the deceased's husband when several men in black suddenly arrived. The young man leading them, named Cui Ge, seemed to have a lot of prestige. The deceased's husband immediately nodded and bowed upon seeing him, his arrogance diminishing. Cui Ge, who was reasonable, publicly scolded the deceased's husband and asked Zhuang Jie to take Chen Mai Dong to stop his bleeding.
Zhuang Jie accompanied Chen Mai Dong to the rest area and learned about the difficulties of being a mortician. They often have to deal with highly decomposed bodies and unexpected accidents, and they can go days without leaving the house, with their protective clothing soaked, putting a tremendous strain on their physical and mental well-being. Similarly, with Zhuang Jie's company, Chen Mai Dong enjoyed a warm and cozy little birthday while eating cake.
Chen Mai Dong saw the deceased's son sitting alone in the lobby and took off his coat to cover him, a heartwarming scene. Before leaving, Zhuang Jie asked Chen Mai Dong what kind of birthday gift he wanted, and although he initially declined, he ended up asking her to buy him clothes.
That night, Zhuang Jie gossiped with Wang Xi Xia about Chen Mai Dong, while Wang Xi Xia complained about her blind date with a man from a traditional Chinese medicine family, expressing her disdain for him.
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