Ode to Joy Episode 33 Recap
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Andy, Guan Juer, Fan Shengmei, and Qiu Yingying had already gone to work. Qu Xiaoxiao left home relatively late and met Fan's mother head-on in the hallway. Fan's mother wanted to borrow Qu Xiaoxiao's phone to call her son, who was on the run. Qu Xiaoxiao agreed. Lei Lei kept staring at the bread in Qu Xiaoxiao's hand.
Kind-hearted Qu Xiaoxiao gave the bread to Lei Lei, which made Fan's mother think that Qu Xiaoxiao was a rich and generous girl. She then asked Qu Xiaoxiao to borrow money. Qu Xiaoxiao said that as long as Fan Shengmei was willing to write an IOU, she would lend as much as requested. Qu Xiaoxiao called on her rich second-generation friends to donate money and goods.
Afterward, Qu Xiaoxiao also brought toys she bought for Yang Yang to the hospital and, as wished, met Dr. Zhao, who was making rounds. She kissed Dr. Zhao when no one was looking and told him that she did not agree to his unilateral breakup. Lei Lei was clamoring to go out and play, so Fan's mother and father took him downstairs.
When they returned, Fan's father and mother, who did not have access cards, were stopped by property management staff and couldn't go upstairs. They had no choice but to borrow a passerby's phone to call their daughter. Fan Shengmei called Xiao Zheng, a property management staff member, asking her to be accommodating, but Xiao Zheng, who flattered the rich and looked down on the poor, flatly refused.
Anxious Fan Shengmei rushed home, feeling deeply guilty when she saw her cold and hungry parents. After making ginger tea for them, she hurried out to buy food for them. Fan's mother was busy bathing Lei Lei, and Fan's father was smoking in the hallway. Several days of rushing around, eating poorly, and sleeping badly led to the elderly Fan's father suddenly suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.
Andy, who was returning from work, noticed the anomaly in the stairwell and immediately drove Fan's father to the nearest Sixth Municipal Hospital, also prepaying eight thousand in medical expenses. After receiving Andy's call, Fan Shengmei immediately rushed to the hospital with Fan's mother. Andy's car was soiled by Fan's father, who was incontinent, so she had to briefly explain to Fan Shengmei and then go wash her car.
She also told Fan Shengmei that she would get some cash and bring it to the hospital. Guan Juer, returning home from work, heard about Fan's father's condition. She called Qu Xiaoxiao, wanting her to contact Dr. Zhao. Qu Xiaoxiao, who was looking for an opportunity to see Zhao Qiping, agreed without hesitation. Before going to the hospital, Qu Xiaoxiao met Andy. Andy advised her to be cautious because Fan Shengmei's family's predicament was like a bottomless pit.
Andy stated that she would help Fan Shengmei solve the immediate crisis, but Fan Shengmei should figure out the post-medical care herself. The doctor said Fan's father's condition was critical and surgery needed to be arranged. Fan Shengmei worried about the huge surgical fees. With no savings, she could only continuously call the bosses she had interacted with, but all refused. Holding onto a glimmer of hope, Fan Shengmei called Qu Lianjie.
Qu Lianjie refused to help, even falsely claiming he was not in Shanghai. Qu Xiaoxiao, standing nearby, witnessed the whole process. Unable to bear Fan Shengmei continuing to be deceived, she stepped forward and told Fan Shengmei the truth. Fan Shengmei burst into tears upon learning the truth, and Qu Xiaoxiao scolded her, hoping she would pull herself together. Zhao Qiping sent a message to Qu Xiaoxiao, telling her he had arrived.
Furthermore, to make Qu Xiaoxiao give up, Zhao Qiping found a female friend to pretend to be his girlfriend. Zhao Qiping entered the emergency room to ask his colleagues about Fan's father's condition. Fan's mother wanted to borrow money from Qu Xiaoxiao and even knelt down, scaring Qu Xiaoxiao, who shrieked and jumped onto a stool. Andy and Wei Wei also arrived at the hospital at this time.
Wei Wei sent Andy away, as she was not good at handling such matters. Wang Baichuan rushed back from his hometown. He called Andy and thus learned about Fan Shengmei's current plight. Wang Baichuan believed that the most feasible way to resolve the current predicament was to sell the Fan family's elder brother's house. Andy relayed Wang Baichuan's words to Wei Wei. Wei Wei told Fan Shengmei that he could lend her one hundred thousand yuan, but he would require convertible collateral.
