Resumen del episodio 12 de Hilarious Family 2
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Jing Kan and Guiwei arrived at the Tribute Tea Plantation, where Supervisor Lei addressed the new laborers. He informed them that the plantation was a sacred, pure place that emphasized fairness, requiring everyone to work from sunrise until late, and to maintain a good mood, especially his own. Jing Kan asked if there were twin rooms, mentioning his closeness with Guiwei.
Annoyed, Supervisor Lei sent the other laborers away, but kept Guiwei, who had tried to insist on a twin room with Jing Kan as he was being removed. Alone with Supervisor Lei, Guiwei, who recognized the supervisor from a previous stay and reminded him of his singing, subtly offered a bribe. Supervisor Lei accepted it, warning him not to cause trouble. Guiwei then sang a flattering song to mollify him.
Afterward, a guard took Jing Kan to a pit for a rigorous cleaning process called "roll a rice dumpling," essential for hygiene in tea picking, which prohibits those with sweaty hands, body odor, bad breath, excessive phlegm, or impurity. Later, a supervisor at the tea workshop explained the numerous tasks involved in tea production and offered the laborers a choice. Jing Kan, believing tea picking to be easy, chose it and expected Guiwei to join him.
To Jing Kan's surprise, Guiwei chose wood chopping, a task generally seen as much harder. When Jing Kan tried to change his mind, he was told his decision was final. Jing Kan then underwent the painful "finger-binding" process, a necessary step for tea pickers to protect the delicate leaves and prevent contamination. He observed Guiwei chopping wood, looking much more relaxed.
That evening, in their dormitory, Jing Kan confronted Guiwei, accusing him of knowing about the difficult finger-binding from his previous stay and not warning him. Guiwei denied it, claiming he had also chosen wood chopping before and didn't know about the tea-picking specific requirements. Desperate, Jing Kan asked for help to switch tasks.
Guiwei offered a solution that would cost ten taels, to be deducted from the 100 taels Jing Kan already owed him, suggesting their accounts would be almost settled by the time Jing Kan left. Jing Kan agreed, asking Guiwei to arrange it for the next day. Guiwei then jokingly advised Jing Kan to sleep near him, claiming the other laborers "stink."
The next morning, Guiwei explained the two gangs at the plantation: Pi Laowu Gang, a local group from Taiping County led by Pi Laowu, and Qinglong Gang, led by Long Er. Jing Kan recognized Long Er as someone who had previously not "appreciated his talent." Thinking he could find allies, Jing Kan attempted to join Pi Laowu's gang, being from Taiping County. However, Guiwei stopped him, revealing that Pi Laowu detested anyone from the Jing Clan.
Guiwei then suggested that Long Er was "easy-going" and advised Jing Kan to apologize to him. When Jing Kan approached Long Er, he was met with a punch. Guiwei then clarified that Long Er, despite his supposed "easy-going" nature, hated locals from Taiping County. With no other options, Jing Kan learned that not aligning with a gang meant no food. Guiwei offered him some food, charging ten taels, adding it to his ever-increasing debt.
Later, Guiwei informed Jing Kan that Ai Sixi had sent a letter, but the guards had withheld it. For five taels, Guiwei "retrieved" the letter for Jing Kan. Jing Kan eagerly read the letter, which addressed him as "Dear Little Coward" and ended with "I miss you, sweetheart." He also recognized Ai Sixi's scent, but the wording felt peculiar. Jing Kan suspected it was an acrostic poem and, reading the first characters, deduced it meant, "Dear, shall we divorce?"
Guiwei quickly dismissed this, suggesting it was a coincidence or perhaps a "tail-acrostic" that read "sweetheart, you deserve it" or "cute boy," neither of which made sense to Jing Kan. Guiwei insisted Jing Kan was overthinking things, believing Ai Sixi was simply bored. Jing Kan, however, sank into despair, convinced that Ai Sixi's feelings for him were "fake."
Seeing Jing Kan's distress, Guiwei later produced another "letter" from Ai Sixi, claiming it contained a new acrostic message: "Dear, we won't divorce" and "Sweetheart, I love you." Heartbroken and disillusioned, Jing Kan refused to be consoled, believing Guiwei was fabricating the contents. He tried to reclaim the letter, intending to confront Ai Sixi. Cornered, Guiwei finally confessed that he had written both letters himself. Jing Kan's despair only deepened. Soon after, Long Er and his men interrupted them.
Long Er's subordinate claimed Jing Kan was hiding something valuable, prompting Long Er to demand to see it. Guiwei attempted to intervene, explaining it was merely a letter from Jing Kan's wife and even offered to recite it, but Long Er brusquely dismissed him. Jing Kan defiantly refused to surrender the letter, stating they could strike him but not touch his cherished message.
Long Er's subordinate, further inflaming the situation, suggested that Jing Kan's audacity would soon lead him to "slap Long Er's face." Enraged, Long Er ordered his men to beat Jing Kan. Guiwei, caught in the melee while trying to protect Jing Kan, was also beaten. After the brutal assault, Guiwei bitterly complained about Jing Kan's foolhardiness in fighting Long Er and the severity of his own injuries, demanding twenty taels for medical expenses.
Jing Kan quietly affirmed that at least the letter was safe, which Guiwei found foolish, asking if the letter was more important than life and complaining about being beaten for Jing Kan's sake. Silently, Jing Kan handed Guiwei his IOU, settling all their remaining debt. Guiwei, looking concerned, asked if Jing Kan was alright, then declared their accounts settled, implying they would now "go their separate ways." Jing Kan walked away without a word.
Meanwhile, back at the Jing residence, Ai Sixi knelt before the ancestral tablets, praying earnestly for Jing Kan's safety and well-being. She found Wei Shuangxi drunk in the ancestral hall and, after some hesitation, joined her, becoming heavily intoxicated on a fifty-year-old Jinhua Wine brought from the Tong Residence. In their stupor, they consumed the ancestral offerings.
Later, Lu Jiao E entered, noticed the half-eaten offerings, and, believing it to be an apparition from angry ancestors, shrieked and fled, tripping over a wine jar and injuring her head. The following day, Wei Junyi was furious about the desecration of the ancestral hall. She severely reprimanded Ai Sixi and Wei Shuangxi.
Lu Jiao E, her head bandaged from the fall, maliciously incited Wei Junyi further, calling the two "rotten apples" of the family and suggesting that if they dared to drink in the ancestral hall today, they would "dare to poop there tomorrow." Wei Junyi then tasked Lu Jiao E with strictly disciplining them, grounding them until they learned proper manners, and authorizing her to use the Qingming Stick if they disobeyed.
Ai Sixi worried about the shop running without her, but Wei Junyi retorted that Guiwei could handle it, and in her current state, Ai Sixi would only disgrace the Jin Yu Ming brand. Back at the plantation, Jing Kan became involved in a fight in the restroom over a commode. Guiwei, hearing the commotion, initially hesitated, fearing another beating and feeling it was none of his concern, even saying "Let him die if he wants."
However, his conscience eventually compelled him to disregard his own safety and rush to Jing Kan's aid. Just as he was about to intervene, Jing Kan emerged from the restroom, completely unharmed. Far from being defeated, Jing Kan was then declared by the Qinglong Gang as their third leader, with all the gang members cheering and hailing him as "Third Leader."
