Blossom in Heart Episode 4 Recap
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Gu Haitang, while selecting rose petals, was distracted by her younger brother, Gu Xiahe, being unjustly denied schooling. She pricked her finger on a thorn and accidentally mixed the thorn with the chosen petals, which were then added to the flower petal pool. Lang Yuexuan discovered the mistake and had to discard dozens of pounds of the affected flower juice. He scolded Gu Haitang for her carelessness, and she apologized, promising to rectify her error by working late.
Shi Jizhou learned that Long Deshui had blocked waterway transport under the pretext of urgent war matters. Enraged, Shi Jizhou realized his workshops would have to cease production due to the lack of raw materials. At this moment, Lang Sinian approached Shi Jizhou, admitting that he had sabotaged Shi Jizhou's goods in his warehouse, causing Lang Sinian to bribe Long Deshui to blockade Shi Jizhou’s water routes. Shi Jizhou admitted to doing so, knowing Long Deshui's greed.
Lang Sinian declared his intention to fight Shi Jizhou to the end, warning that they both would suffer. Long Mohua waited for Gu Haitang after work, but she didn't appear. From Fan Zhen, Long Mohua learned that Gu Haitang had been scolded by Lang Yuexuan for making a mistake due to her worries about her brother. Gu Haitang volunteered to work overtime to compensate for the loss.
Lang Yuexuan happened to drive by, and Long Mohua complained to him, explaining the situation. She told him that because Gu Haitang had refused Miss Yi Rongrong, Yi Rongrong had falsely accused Gu Xiahe, resulting in his rejection from St. John's School. Lang Yuexuan, understanding the situation, promised to negotiate with Director Yi. Long Mohua was delighted, mistakenly believing Lang Yuexuan was helping Gu Haitang for her sake.
Lang Yuexuan returned to the workshop, brought a medicine box, and applied medicine to Gu Haitang's injured hand. He also granted her a day off the next day. The following morning, Lang Yuexuan went to St. John's School to plead with Director Yi to give Gu Xiahe a chance. However, Director Yi insisted that Gu Xiahe's character was problematic and feared he would negatively influence other children.
Lang Yuexuan urged Director Yi not to believe biased accounts and assured him of Gu Xiahe's good character. Subsequently, Lang Yuexuan drove Director Yi to the entrance of Mingluo Alley, where Gu Xiahe lived, so that he could personally verify Gu Xiahe's character. Director Yi knew the alley was Yi Yang's slum, and students from there were diligent. At the entrance of the alley, Director Yi witnessed Gu Xiahe helping others and showing respect for the elderly.
He then encountered Shen Dapeng, the best student at St. John's School, who revealed he was Gu Xiahe's friend. Shen Dapeng took Director Yi to the Gu's home, where it was announced that Gu Xiahe had been admitted to St. John's, with Lang Yuexuan acting as his guarantor. Gu Haitang and Gu Xiahe were overjoyed.
Lang Yuexuan returned to the workshop and, after he left, took out a medicine chest, applied medicine to Gu Haitang’s hand, and said that he would give her a holiday tomorrow. Lang Sinian’s second son, Lang Yueyuan, died at the age of seven after a severe illness. Miao Lan had married him at a young age to bring good luck, but he still passed away.
Miao Lan has been a widow ever since for fifteen years, living in seclusion and styling her mother-in-law He Chunyan's hair every day. She saw the Mandarin ducks she had embroidered in He Chunyan’s trash and panicked. She accidentally hurt He Chunyan, who angrily scolded her and warned her to remain chaste and be indifferent to any temptation.
Seeing He Chunyan's anger, Uncle Quan, the housekeeper, went to the workshop to find a nimble female worker to style He Chunyan's hair. Master Shang recommended the honest and reserved Fan Zhen. While Gu Haitang was eating with the other female workers, she overheard them discussing the Lang family's strange tales.
Lang Lichun’s rouge and powder were famous because the Lang family kept a "rouge ghost" who would come to the garden at dawn, collect dew from the petals, transform it into essence, and add it to the rouge furnace. The ghost would then require the Lang family’s blood as nourishment. For three hundred years, each generation of the Lang family has sacrificed one person for the rouge ghost.
The female workers said that the eldest son’s early death was because of this. Fan Zhen, already timid, was terrified, and asked Gu Haitang to accompany her to style He Chunyan's hair. Gu Haitang, since seeing Uncle Quan, felt he resembled the man who had taken her father away, and was eager to investigate Uncle Quan’s background. Quan initially refused, but Lang Yuexuan interceded on their behalf, and Quan reluctantly agreed.
That night, Fan Zhen heard bird calls outside and was frightened. Gu Haitang gave her courage and poured her a cup of hot water to calm her nerves. Suddenly, a clap of thunder sounded, startling Fan Zhen, who accidentally spilled the hot water on her hand, causing a burn. Worried that Fan Zhen couldn't style hair with a burned hand, Gu Haitang remembered seeing a stonecrop plant in the flower garden that could treat burns.
She went out to pick some, but was caught by Lang Yuexuan. Gu Haitang explained that she needed it to treat Fan Zhen’s burn and asked Lang Yuexuan about the "rouge ghost" in the mansion, which he denied. Gu Haitang pretended to be lost, and Lang Yuexuan escorted her back. The next day, Fan Zhen was not selected and returned, leaving only Gu Haitang to serve. She questioned Uncle Quan many times in an attempt to find out about her father, but he did not answer all of her questions.
