Octogenarian, and The 90S Episode 11 Recap
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Ye Xiaomei advised Shi Huijiao to visit Shi Changsheng in the hospital. Shi Huijiao knew her father cherished his life and didn't believe he would commit suicide by drinking medicine. She also asked Ye Xiaomei to use her 5,000 yuan medical expenses stored at the hospital to offset living expenses. Ye Xiaomei also learned about their dire situation from Shi Huijiao.
That night, she drove Shi Changsheng to follow Gao Ming and witnessed firsthand that the unemployed Gao Ming was working as a Didi driver, enduring unreasonable demands from drunk customers. Gao Ming, with a forced smile, finally managed to drive the customer home. Seeing this scene, Shi Changsheng fell into deep self-reproach.
All the way, Shi Changsheng kept cursing himself as an old good-for-nothing, unable to share the burden of his daughter's family, and even using the money Gao Ming painstakingly earned to buy nutrition bottles. Ye Xiaomei advised him to turn over a new leaf. Shi Changsheng clearly remembered his wife's dying wish for him to live well. He was trying to fulfill his wife's final wish, but it backfired.
Shi Changsheng asked Ye Xiaomei to call Xiao Qi, wanting to ease the relationship between Shi Huijiao and Gao Ming in his own way. Shi Changsheng felt sorry for Gao Ming, a software engineer with a master's degree, who had to work as a Didi driver. Xiao Qi thought her father was earning money honestly and there was nothing shameful about it.
Shi Changsheng took out all his bankbooks, intending to give his savings of 300,000 yuan to Shi Huijiao and her husband to supplement their household expenses. Xiao Qi, after getting the bankbook password, wanted to leave. Shi Changsheng desperately tried to persuade Xiao Qi to stay a bit longer, looking everywhere for snacks but finding none. Xiao Qi asked for 500 yuan. Shi Changsheng rummaged through his pockets and only managed to gather 300 yuan.
He rushed out to borrow money, but because he was usually too calculating, no one would lend him any. Just as Shi Changsheng was at his wit's end, Ye Xiaomei happened to come in. Shi Changsheng then borrowed 200 yuan from her. By the time Shi Changsheng returned to the room, Xiao Qi had already left without saying goodbye. Shi Changsheng chased all the way to the bus station, seeing Xiao Qi board the bus from afar.
He could only sigh while looking at Xiao Qi's retreating figure, shaking the 200 yuan in his hand. Ye Xiaomei found the diary Lin Sufen had left behind before her death, which detailed Shi Changsheng's preferences. Shi Changsheng loved his wife the most and only wanted to see Xiao Qi grow up.
Ye Xiaomei called Shi Changsheng that night, first affirming his good quality of loving his wife, and then advised him to write down everyone he had taken advantage of or owed. The next morning, Shi Changsheng repaid everyone he had borrowed money from, and even bought fruit out of his own pocket to share with everyone. Everyone looked at him in a new light. Shi Changsheng carefully recalled his entire life and meticulously recorded every wrong he had ever done.
Wu Hui learned that Ye Xiaomei was paying new hires 1,000 yuan more, causing dissatisfaction among the old employees. Wu Hui reminded Ye Xiaomei to consider the feelings of the veteran staff, but Ye Xiaomei dismissed it. She decided to completely overhaul the nursing home, replacing all staff with new employees. Wu Hui strongly objected, urging Ye Xiaomei to adjust her mindset.
The two disagreed, leading to a fierce argument, and Ye Xiaomei, in a fit of pique, threatened to close the nursing home. Early one morning, Ye Xiaomei packed her bags to go home. The elderly residents of the nursing home spontaneously came to the door to see her off and invited her back for breakfast. Unable to refuse their warm invitation, Ye Xiaomei had breakfast with the elders. Ye Xiaomei suddenly received a call from Eva.
She put it on speakerphone, and Eva invited her to join a new studio. The elders all looked at Ye Xiaomei, and she quickly picked up the phone to answer. From that day on, the elders uncharacteristically treated Ye Xiaomei with great respect, trying to please her everywhere.
Grandma Gui's son came to pick her up to take her to another nursing home, but Grandma Gui turned her son away, insisting on staying at "Sunshine House" and waiting for Lin Sufen to return. Only when Ye Xiaomei explicitly stated that she would not close the nursing home did Grandma Gui break into a smile. Other elders, hearing the news, also smiled. Ye Xiaomei felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment and satisfaction.
