Resumen del episodio 26 de Love Story in the 1970s
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Having recently moved into a spacious room where Fang Muyang had once carved Fei Ni’s name as a teenager, the couple focuses on building their future. At the newspaper office, Fang Muyang faces a creative clash with his supervisor, Mr. Yuan. The senior editor dismisses his latest draft as overly romantic and impressionistic, demanding a more realistic style. Fei Ni, visiting the office, defends her husband’s work to the leadership.
She argues that because the story records real disasters and ordinary heroes, its authenticity is its greatest strength. She believes that if an artist is forced to draw something they don't believe in, the readers will feel the lack of emotion. Despite her support, Fang Muyang decides to settle the dispute by challenging Mr. Yuan to an anonymous competition. He bets his job on the outcome, proposing that the staff vote on whose style they prefer without knowing the artist.
Fang Muyang loses by a single vote and, true to his word, resigns immediately. The loss of income creates immediate pressure at home. While Fei Ni has been accepted into university, Fang Muyang’s parents are still waiting for their official reinstatements. His mother, Mu Sanhe, considers selling a precious jade bracelet passed down from her grandmother to cover the family's expenses. Fei Ni insists on keeping the heirloom and promises they will find another way.
Determined to support his wife’s education and the household, Fang Muyang visits the Educated Youth Office. He quickly accepts a job as a waiter at Deda Western Restaurant, a place where he spent many happy moments as a child. He tells Fei Ni that the restaurant environment is perfect for observing people, which will eventually help his artistic creation.
One evening, he brings home a lunch box of melted ice cream from a malfunctioning freezer, sharing a quiet, sweet moment of resilience with her. At the supply cooperative, Lin Mei is about to close up when a hurried customer leaves behind a bag. When Fei Ting arrives to pick her up, they discover the bag is filled with a large amount of cash.
Worried that the money might be stolen if left at the shop or handed over to the wrong person, they decide to keep it safe until the owner returns. That evening, they visit Lin Mei’s family for her mother’s birthday. The celebration is marred by her brother, Lin Song, who is demanding four hundred yuan from his parents to bribe his way into a transport team.
Lin Song even blames his parents for not marrying Lin Mei off to a well-connected man who could have helped his career. While Lin Mei is helping in the kitchen, Lin Song discovers the bag of money she had hidden. A physical struggle breaks out as he tries to steal the cash, claiming it as a "loan" for his job. Fei Ting intervenes to protect Lin Mei and the money, eventually taking her away from the toxic household.
Meanwhile, Ling Yi grows increasingly frustrated with Ye Feng’s lack of ambition. After a meeting with her senior, who suggests that Ye Feng is nearly impossible to help, she tries one last time to motivate her husband. She compares herself to a trumpet vine, explaining that she needs a sturdy post to lean on to feel secure. She begs him to study accounting and offers to have his broken abacus repaired.
However, Ye Feng remains defiant, stating plainly that he has no interest in the subject and cannot learn it. Qu Hua, seeing how much Mu Jing misses her family despite their history, takes the initiative to visit his parents-in-law at Kangnan Road. While his father-in-law, Fang Qingyuan, is genuinely happy to meet him, Mu Sanhe remains deeply hurt by her daughter’s past decision to officially sever ties during the political turmoil.
She coldly tells Qu Hua that her daughter is a stranger to them now. When Qu Hua returns home, he doesn't hide the truth from Mu Jing. He tells her that while her father misses her, her mother needs more time. He encourages her to be brave and take the first step toward reconciliation, suggesting that some wounds can only be stitched up by the person who experienced the pain.
As the month ends, Fang Muyang proudly shares the news of his first paycheck with Fei Ni. The two spend the evening fantasizing about what they would buy for their families if they had unlimited funds. They imagine getting a Leifeng Hat and warm gloves for Fang Muyang, reading glasses for his mother, and a large supply of liquor for his father. For Fei Ni’s father, they dream of a massive, six-meter-long writing desk equipped with the finest brushes and inkstones, along with a large bookshelf for her mother.
