A Better Life Episode 23 Recap
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Qiu Lisu was always clinging to Ding Zhiyuan after she got pregnant. Ding Zhiyuan was so bothered that he called his parents to come and take care of Qiu Lisu. Ding's father and Ding's mother disliked Qiu Lisu and found fault with her everywhere. Qiu Lisu then complained heavily to Ding Zhiyuan, wanting his parents to leave as soon as possible. Ding Zhiyuan couldn't bring himself to say it. Qiu Lisu came up with various excuses.
Ding Zhiyuan had no choice but to promise to find time to persuade his parents. Ai Linjiang stole Xue Xiaozhou's girlfriend Wu Ya and publicly humiliated him. Xue Xiaozhou was enraged and got into a big fight with him. Xue Xiaozhou was disheartened and wanted to die. Hu Manli scolded him awake. Xue Xiaozhou didn't want to lose the big client Ai Linjiang, so he gathered his courage to attend the bidding meeting.
Major insurance companies sent sales representatives to bid. They each presented their plans. Xue Xiaozhou took a different approach, explaining the importance and uncertainty of wealth inheritance from a legal perspective. Ai Linjiang heard the hidden meaning in his words. He had been instructed to use Ma Xiaowei to challenge him, so he dismissed the other shareholders.
Xue Xiaozhou explained the stakes to Ai Linjiang: if his father Ai Zhonghua's illegitimate son Ma Xiaowei's descendants were excellent and capable enough to protect this wealth or make the company prosper, then Ai Linjiang would have to step down and yield to the capable. Ai Linjiang felt Xue Xiaozhou was humiliating him. He believed his child with Wu Ya would be superior to Ma Xiaowei's descendants. Xue Xiaozhou warned him not to be blindly optimistic.
Meanwhile, Hu Manli went to see Ai Zhonghua. She was worried that Xue Xiaozhou wouldn't be able to persuade Ai Linjiang. Ai Zhonghua had already given Ai Linjiang full control of the company, and he heard that Xue Xiaozhou and Ai Linjiang had a big fight because of Wu Ya, so he felt it was inconvenient to intervene.
Hu Manli explained the seriousness of the situation to him: if anything happened to Ai Linjiang, Ma Xiaowei would become the sole heir to this insurance policy. Ai Zhonghua did not express his stance on the spot. Ding's father and Ding's mother took Ding Daer shopping, and Ding Zhiyuan had to accompany them. The elderly couple bought clothes and shoes for Ding Daer. Ding Zhiyuan thought his parents were leaving and couldn't wait to buy their tickets.
His parents wanted to wait until Ding Zhiyuan's reading session ended. Ding's father even wanted to have a debate with Ding Zhiyuan at the reading session. Ding Zhiyuan felt extremely distressed and quickly made an excuse that he had to take Ding Daer to tutoring and hurried away. Ding Daer saw through Ding Zhiyuan's thoughts and casually mentioned how Hu Manli had hosted Grandma and Grandpa.
Ding Zhiyuan felt ashamed of himself; he had only focused on work all these years and had never worried about these things. Ding Zhiyuan took Ding Daer home and watched Hu Manli and Ding Daer go upstairs chatting and laughing, feeling a mix of emotions. Qiu Lisu suddenly sent a message urging Ding Zhiyuan to buy tickets for his parents as soon as possible. Ding Zhiyuan felt an unspeakable bitterness in his heart.
After the relentless efforts of Xue Xiaozhou and Hu Manli, they finally secured the big deal with Ai Linjiang. The two of them cheered happily. Hearing about this, Tang Ling congratulated Xue Xiaozhou right away and proactively offered to collaborate with him. The company was preparing to set up a family office. Tang Ling wanted to use this deal to prove her capability to Li Qingqing. She promised to give Xue Xiaozhou a big bonus after the deal was done.
Tang Ling also told Xue Xiaozhou to poach all the clients from Hu Manli's hands, and then she would bring Xue Xiaozhou into the family office. Xue Xiaozhou didn't want to bite the hand that fed him. Tang Ling reminded Xue Xiaozhou to consider it carefully, as Hu Manli could make a comeback in two years and would surely cast Xue Xiaozhou aside then.
Xue Xiaozhou remembered how Tang Ling had ostracized and humiliated him when he first joined the company. Even if Hu Manli left him and went solo, he would not cooperate with Tang Ling. Tang Ling was furious. Ding Zhiyuan couldn't afford to offend his parents, much less Qiu Lisu. He was caught in the middle and felt very awkward, so he could only avoid Qiu Lisu everywhere. Qiu Lisu cornered him in the study.
Ding Zhiyuan had no choice but to explain that he wanted his father to attend the reading session. Qiu Lisu resolutely disagreed, saying that Ding's father was just a primary school Chinese teacher and was not suitable to attend the reading session. Qiu Lisu also took out her prenatal check-up results, claiming repeatedly that the baby's development was very slow, forcing Ding Zhiyuan to drive his parents away, and gave him an ultimatum.
Xue Xiaozhou submitted Ai Linjiang's insurance policy, but the approval was delayed. Hu Manli suspected Tang Ling was causing trouble. Xue Xiaozhou wanted to complain to Li Qingqing. Hu Manli advised him against it, saying that reporting across levels was a major taboo in the industry. Hu Manli's old clients were all asking if she had been fired. Hu Manli concluded that Tang Ling was stirring up trouble behind the scenes. Tang Ling arranged to meet Sun Jie.
She not only bought her a gift but also spoke ill of Hu Manli in front of her. Sun Jie revealed she wanted to buy her husband a 5 million yuan life insurance policy. Tang Ling proactively offered to sign the deal for her and promised to return the first year's premium commission. Sun Jie agreed readily. Hu Manli arranged to meet Tang Ling at the beauty salon. Tang Ling reluctantly went to the appointment.
Hu Manli guessed that she wanted Ai Linjiang's deal as a stepping stone. Tang Ling admitted it. Hu Manli then played the recording of her conversation with Sun Jie. Tang Ling was stunned. Hu Manli heard that Tang Ling had arranged to meet Sun Jie, so she asked Sun Jie to help record her conversation with Tang Ling. Hu Manli threatened to report Tang Ling to the Insurance Regulatory Commission, stating that she would definitely be disqualified.
Tang Ling admitted she was wrong and desperately begged Hu Manli to let her go. Hu Manli warned her not to do it again. Tang Ling promised to ensure the smooth processing of Ai Linjiang's policy and then left crestfallen. Hu Manli personally visited Ai Zhonghua to express her gratitude and learned that Tang Ling had also called him. Ai Zhonghua didn't care if Hu Manli was disqualified or not; he only recognized Hu Manli as a person. Hu Manli felt a warmth in her heart.
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