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Hello, I'd like to get my ID card.

Hello, please show me your original card.

The first time I fictionalized my life

was in my composition book.

I have the warmest

and the most loving parents in the world.

For the first time, I imagined

my own definition

as a treasured child.

If you don't want this child,

I do.

If you won't raise her, I will.

I'll raise her!

Mom.

She suffers from congenital heart disease.

We can't afford to treat her.

Hello.

This is your new ID card.

Please keep it.

That old ID card

can no longer be used,

so we'll take it back.

The second time I fictionalized my life

was on my ID card.

At the age of eighteen, I changed my name

from Qiao Yan to Xu Yan,

taking my grandma's surname.

There is only one thing I want to do,

which is to let grandma live a good life.

Xu Yan.

What a beautiful name.

It must mean something, right?

Xu means keeping one's promise,

and Yan stands for beauty and wisdom.

This is kind of our hope

for our daughter.

Thank you

for letting me marry Yan.

Being able to have her

is my luck.

Haoming.

You're outstanding in every aspect.

You come from the top schools

and are a dashing talent.

At such a young age,

you can already

help your father run things.

Just impressive.

The architecture department at Xuecheng University

is very well-known.

Now that you're here,

In the future,

I can definitely

learn from you

on the future directions and trends

in architecture.

You're being so modest.

Jinda is truly

one of the top in the industry.

Especially in recent years,

it has been leading

several landmark projects in the country.

Well, at last,

the theory is used

to guide us

in practice, after all.

What research topics

are you working on lately?

Eviro...

Eviro...

Eviro...

Eviro...

Eviro...

Eviro... buil... buil...

Environmental built.

Yeah.

Right.

I've given you the materials

last week.

I hope both of you can memorize them thoroughly.

Make sure no accident can happen.

Don't worry.

When we go back, we will...

We'll change the shampoo.

The perfume is for you.

Cheap perfumes always have

a pungent alcohol smell.

Then use this instead tomorrow.

Miss Xu, don't worry.

We'll memorize all the lines

and materials

perfectly.

When we get there,

We'll recite them fluently.

We'll bluff our way through.

What's your major?

Environmental construction.

This is also the focus

I have always researched in my studio.

The Ecological Architecture

that achieves zero carbon emissions.

This is also a long-term main research topic

in the global architecture industry.

Being such highly educated parents,

it's no wonder you've raised

such an outstanding daughter.

Xuecheng University.

I visited and researched

this university last year.

Its cafeteria was terrible.

All those Western food.

Off-campus, on Marshall Street,

there was a Chinese restaurant.

The Peking duck there was very authentic.

Have you ever tried it there?

Three,

two,

one,

smile.

Stop taking photos.

You're not here for sightseeing.

During this trip,

we'll visit both on-campus and off-campus sites

to help you remember better,

as if you had truly

lived and worked here,

understand?

Got it.

Behind you

is the Ernest Bird Library.

On the right is the academic building of the Law College.

There are only two cafeterias on campus,

and fourteen cafés.

We usually dine

at the Schein Restaurant.

The only Chinese restaurant off campus

has three specialties,

boiled fish, mapo tofu

and spicy chicken.

What's the restaurant called?

P.F. Chang's, I guess.

Yan Yan's father and I

often go there.

But it's a Sichuan restaurant,

and they don't have Peking duck.

Their specialty

is mapo tofu,

and the boiled fish that father loves the most.

It's a pity

that it will be out of stock as soon as winter comes.

It's unlike in our country,

with abundant food.

Right.

Sorry, I was mistaken.

Last time, I visited many places there

and thus forgot it.

But last time I went there,

I met some Chinese-American professors.

How come I didn't see you?

I looked it up on Baidu,

but couldn't find your information.

Why is that?

Xu Jiajia.

Are you really going to immigrate?

This university.

Look, it's so beautiful.

All the paperwork is done.

I'll leave next month.

I'm really envious of you.

Your parents are university teachers,

and you can even study

at the university where they work.

They're not really teachers,

they're just staff

working at the research institute.

Little of their information

can be found abroad,

and they are just nobodies

in the country.

Mrs. Yu.

My dad doesn't teach.

He's only a researcher

at the university's institute.

So

it's true you can't get his information

on Baidu in our country.

Here you are.

Researchers like us

are indeed

not as wealthy or glamorous as those in business,

but we also have

our own value.

Fame

is not my ultimate pursuit.

Yes, that's true.

You just focus on your research,

right?

Staying away from the spotlight.

That's what a true scholarly family is.

Sorry

for my former words.

By the way,

this is

my recently published work.

Both of you

are professionals in the field.

I would appreciate your guidance.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Look at this handwriting.

As expected of intellectuals.

The writing is truly beautiful.

Why haven't I signed it?

Perhaps you forgot.

Please sign for me.

Or it would be such a pity.

Sorry,

that was my oversight.

Mr. Xu, thank you for your book.

And thank you

for bringing this gift along the way.

It's much appreciated.

It's such

a pity

that Jia went to Paris.

I have already contacted her.

But that's okay.

We can get together next time.

Mister, can I get your autograph?

Well...

I didn't write this book alone.

All researchers

made joint efforts.

But I only know you.

All right

Here you go.

Thank you.

The handwriting looks great.

I can tell from a glance

that it carries a cultural atmosphere.

Mr. Xu and Mrs. Yu.

We talked for quite a while.

You must be hungry now.

Let's move to the restaurant

and talk about the wedding process.

You can decide on the process

as you like.

Our opinions

are only for reference.

This way, please.

The greatest advantage here

could be

that it is

in a good location.

Then there is only a disadvantage

that I noticed.

Because it is on the flight path,

sometimes,

there will be planes passing by.

But it's okay.

It's okay, as it's not too noisy.

Yan.

Do you like the dishes

made by our chef?

It was delicious.

Thank you, Mrs. Yu.

I'm glad you like it.

So you don't like eggs?

Are they your biological parents?

It feels like you are not quite familiar

with your parents.

As a mother,

doesn't she even know

that her daughter doesn't eat eggs?

Yan, come on.

Thank you, mom.

Yan,

have more of it.

The truth can never

be faked.

I want to listen to the truth.

Have more fruit.

Okay, thank you.

You're welcome.

I'm sorry.

Sorry for what?

I lied.

What lie did you tell?

It is to hit the secondary pole.

I said okay.

I said you'd better take your time learning.

I said, as for us, there's really no chance.

The truth is, since I was little,

I grew up with my grandma.

My parents went abroad for their future,

leaving me behind.

They started working overseas very early.

So I basically

did not really see them.

I have never felt

a father's love

or a mother's love.

I also made a fuss

and argued.

But both seemed useless.

I did not even want to acknowledge them.

If it wasn't for Haoming

and the marriage

this time,

I don't think

I would have contacted them at all.

So when I said before

that I had

a harmonious family,

I lied.

I am sorry, Mrs Yu.

I just wanted

to do my best

to let you and Mr Xu

have a good impression of me.

I wanted you to know

that I grew up

in a loving family,

instead of what it is now.

I wanted to assure you

and Haoming, so...

I'm sorry.

Parents also have their own difficulties.

Everyone wants to keep a balance

between work and family.

But to truly make it

is not easy.

Haoming has been studying abroad alone

since he was little.

We spent little time together.

I have always felt like I owed him.

Lan.

Chen is back from class.

Got it.

I'll go for now.

Mrs Yu.

Thank you.

What's wrong?

Yan.

Your application

to be the official host of the family feast

was rejected.

Sun Siwei knew that you applied,

and he threw a big fit

at the director's office.

You'd better be careful.

Everything has just begun.

This matter

will not be settled so quickly.

Yan.

Come and have some fruit.

Coming.

Here.

Miss Xu.

Things went well

today.

I will help you

with the checkout procedures.

You can just leave the room card

at the front desk tomorrow.

You'd better stay at home these days.

I will contact you before the wedding.

After the wedding,

your matters will be done.

After that,

I won't bother you anymore.

Okay.

Got it.

You can just rest assured.

We look different in different series.

Even if you meet us

on the street in the future,

you won't recognize us.

Yeah.

Since we've taken this job

from you,

we definitely won't cause you any trouble.

Don't worry.

Right.

Alright.

By the way,

Miss Xu,

check these extras.

I've already

screened them in advance.

Do you think they can

be the guests at your banquet?

I'll pay as I promised.

Don't worry about anything else.

Understood.

Got it.

Check out before 7:00 AM the next morning.

I'm leaving.

Well,

Miss Xu, take care.

Be careful.

A life built on lies.

I've tried my best

to make it a fortress.

But how can there be a castle

on the beach?

Everything

needs to be sorted and organized.

The ingredients for the salad,

and today's

recipes.

They should all be sorted and organized.

Here,

wash this clean.

Huan,

the guests have had their make-up done

and have been waiting for over an hour.

Why hasn't Sun Siwei

arrived yet?

Miss,

I've gone up and reminded her twice.

Then can you get someone

to bring her there?

I...

How can you call me by my name?

Sorry, Siwei.

Now shall we…

Do you know why you can't replace me

as the host?

Because you only do small tricks

behind the scenes,

which is totally shady.

You want to be the host as a mere planner?

You should know your place!

Besides,

you can't even handle being a planner.

What kind of script is this?

How am I supposed to read such awkward wording?

Every time we record a show,

I can't even

use the script.

I have to wing it every single time.

The celebrity guests they invited

gets worse and worse.

The topics

just get more boring each time.

Even so,

you still want to be a host?

Siwei,

if there's anything you don't like

in the script,

I'll change it

right now.

But

guests keep complaining

that what happens live

doesn't match the script.

What do you mean?

Are you blaming me now?

What's your problem?

I heard you hooked up with some rich kid,

thinking you could turn your life around.

I suggest you know your place.

For people like them,

relationships barely last

a month or two.

If you've got that energy,

you'd better figure out how to please me.

In this show, I call the shots.

One word from me and you're out.

Why haven't the guests arrived yet?

The weekly ratings report is out.

See for yourself.

Mr. Zhou.

I'm responsible for the low ratings

of this episode of the show.

I discussed with the host

on the guests.

But she...

So could you please

communicate with her?

Xu.

I understand your difficulties.

But a show

depends on the cooperation of all people.

As the planner, you have to take the overall situation into account.

Am I right?

Have you chosen the guest for the next episode?

Yes.

I am contacting Mr Sanmu

of Sanmu Art Museum,

inviting him to the show.

He promised to come.

Mr Sanmu is very interested.

He said he would check

the scheduling throughout the time.

That is not decided, right?

Xu Yan.

You've been working for so long already.

You should be clear enough

that as the planner of the family feast show,

your task is to plan the show well,

and form a lineup of guests

that the audience like.

There's no rush

for you to transfer to the host.

Let me remind you.

If the next weekly report falls again,

the higher-ups will consider

whether you should even stay.

Still working?

I haven't decided on the guests

for the next episode.

So

the script must be backed up.

I have been contacting him for a long time.

Mr Sanmu

was one of my friends in London.

The art museum

is his private collection.

I've made an appointment with him for you.

He will contact you.

Thank you.

You are welcome.

Then I'll take a note

of his mobile number.

How would you know

my work schedule?

Because one of my informants

is on your side.

By the way,

I was just about to ask you

how your parents felt

about my family after they met yesterday.

No matter how they feel,

I'm quite satisfied.

Do you really love me?

Sure.

So you love me for?

For everything.

I know it very well

that this man in front of me

matches all my imagination

for a husband.

I love Shen Haoming.

He was the first man

who let me clearly feel

loved

and firmly chosen.

No matter how difficult it is,

I must hold on to this love.

Morning.

Good morning.

Yan.

This is the plan you asked for yesterday.

Thank you.

There is one more thing.

That boss of the plant-based

trendy brand theme store

is so mysterious,

rejecting my phone calls,

emails

and visits.

And no interview either.

There are two days left to record the show.

What should I do?

I'm thinking of it. Don't worry.

Please.

This way.

This way, please.

Watch your step.

Be careful.

Hello, Sir.

I came for an interview today.

Amy,

prune the roots of the agave on the table

and put them in pots.

OK.

According to your resume,

you have extensive experience with agaves for a long time.

In fact, it wasn't for quite long.

My experience is nothing

when compared to you.

Few girls like agaves.

Why are you interested in it?

Because it has extraordinary vitality.

It's a masterpiece by the artist, earth,

through 100 million years.

It was contemporaneous with dinosaurs.

It grows between mountains and rocks,

withstanding the wind and rain.

And its shape

is very similar to the tongue

of dragons in legend.

But above all,

I can make it

grow as I wish.

Everyone who cultivates plants

has their own opinions.

Some people want it

to grow naturally,

while others

like to control its growth.

But my point is

that I must let it grow

into what I like.

So I use bright light

to inhibit its leaf from growing.

I keep track of fertilizer and watering frequency,

including soil and ventilation.

Every little bit of change

must be

within my control.

Because that's the only way

to give full play to its maximum value.

Come to work here tomorrow.

Alright.

But if you work here,

what about your job?

Miss Xu.

Miss Xu Yan.

You are very smart.

You do a great job on the show,

and you have top-notch acting skills.

You learned so much

about agave

so as to get close to me.

And you take practices,

learning how to nurture it.

You perfectly kept all these confidential.

From your clothes to your resume,

no ordinary people

can tell you are faking it.

But alas,

you kept contacting

our assistant, Huan,

and posted a photo of both of you

on Weibo.

But your opinion on agave

still touched me.

I'll tell you again.

I don't accept all kinds of visits.

Please go back.

I'm sorry, Mr. Shen,

for getting to know you

in such a way.

About the interview,

I respect you...

I respect your attitude.

But before this,

I prepared a gift for you

and planned to give it to you in person.

The famous botanist,

Mr Yiding,

made the scissors by himself.

I guess

you would like them.

Miss.

I noticed you've been here many times.

So you haven't decided which one you like?

I can't decide it.

I'll take another look.

Never mind.

Feel free to browse.

Call me anytime if you need.

Thank you.

You are so careless.

Take it to the back now.

Well...

I'll help you.

Yeah.

I'll help you.

If this is lost,

our boss

will fire me.

Is this so important?

You have no idea of this.

This is the hand fork

belonging to our boss.

It was made by Mr Yiding.

It's precious.

It seems like you've learned so much

about me.

But

it doesn't seem to work.

That's not quite right.

It's a valuable limited edition.

Now that you found it,

it shows you have put great effort into it.

I also have a gift for you.

Thank you, Mr Shen.

Open it and check.

Is it a coincidence?

Of course not.

Every move of mine

is under your control.

Such a beautiful person

comes to my store often.

How can I not notice her?

I thought I left no trace,

but unexpectedly, you allowed it to happen.

Mr Shen, you really like

to take initiative actions, right?

I saw your article on the Internet.

Grandma has poor eyesight,

but she started collecting Osmanthus

early in the morning.

When I came home from school,

I saw her far away

through the window.

She wore reading glasses

toasting the Osmanthus.

She told me

if we miss the flowering period,

the Osmanthus syrup won't be sweet.

If your grandmother

also made Osmanthus syrup for you,

I don't think

you have a lonely heart.

Your words are full of emotion.

It touched me deeply.

I believe

you like Osmanthus syrup very much.

What?

I've seen through you.

Then did he make it difficult for you?

Not likely.

But he still refused the interview.

What a stubborn person!

That's not quite true, though.

He might...

He might have some difficulties,

or...

Wait a minute.

Yan.

Did you catch a cold?

You must pay attention to your health.

Rest early.

Got it.

I'll hang up now.

Yan.

You are getting paler.

Go home and rest now.

I can handle it.

Then take care of yourself.

Call me if you need anything.

Xu Yan.

Have you interviewed the boss

of the plant-based trendy brand theme store?

I'm sorry.

I didn't do it yet.

You didn't?

The show is about to start.

How much longer will you take?

I will do it soon.

What do you mean?

Sick?

You don't want to work

and want to go home and rest?

Fine.

Settle the salary clearly

and rest at home for good!

I already reminded you.

I told you last week.

If the director reprimands you later,

it has nothing to do with me.

Today I have time

for your interview.

Come to me at Jinda Group.

Please contact Casey at the front desk.

Jinda Group.

Hello.

I made an appointment with Mr Shen Haoming.

Excuse me.

Hello.

You are Miss Xu, right?

Mr Shen Junior is waiting for you upstairs.

Please follow me.

Yue.

This way.

Excuse me.

Just to confirm,

is that Mr Shen Junior you just mentioned

the right person I'm looking for,

namely Mr Shen Haoming?

Yes.

Mr Shen Junior

is the vice president of our group,

and also the eldest son of Mr Shen Senior, the chairperson.

This way, please.

Please.

Let's continue here.

Miss Xu.

Mr Shen Junior is having a meeting.

Please sit here and wait for a moment.