Our Generation Episode 22 Recap
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After hearing everything Jiang Qiaoxi had been through over the past two years—his family upheaval, the setbacks in studying abroad, and all the running around for his cousin—Cherry’s eyes welled up with sympathy. She gently blamed him for not telling her earlier; that way, she could have faced those hardships with him instead of letting him shoulder them alone.
While Jiang Qiaoxi was spending time with Cherry, he suddenly received a panicked call from his cousin’s wife—his cousin had gone missing! His heart sank, and he and Cherry rushed out to search. In the end, they discovered that the cousin had returned home by himself. But the once grand family house was now gone, and the entire family was crammed into a tiny “pigeon cage.”
Seeing this, the cousin was full of guilt, feeling like a burden on the family. But his wife hugged him tightly, tears streaming down her face. To her, he was never a burden; his getting better day by day was the family’s greatest hope. Later, when Cherry visited the cousin at the hospital, he smiled and told her that even though they were meeting for the first time, he had already “met” her through Jiang Qiaoxi’s stories.
Just then, a former subordinate of the cousin came by—grateful in front of others, but vicious and mocking behind their backs. Jiang Qiaoxi happened to overhear the malicious phone conversation from that ungrateful colleague, and his anger exploded. He rushed over and gave the man a solid beating. Cherry and the cousin’s wife hurried to pull Jiang Qiaoxi away. Shaking with rage, the cousin’s wife strode up to the man, slapped him hard, and shouted at him to get lost.
Watching this, Cherry was full of admiration—she thought the cousin’s wife looked incredibly cool, like a righteous heroine from a martial arts tale. Afterwards, the cousin’s wife took Cherry and Jiang Qiaoxi to a luxurious hotel to welcome Cherry. Jiang Qiaoxi felt it was unnecessary to spend so much money, but Cherry understood—it was her way of reminding them not to forget the good days they once had.
However, when it came time to pay the bill, Jiang Qiaoxi found that his cousin’s card was frozen, and he didn’t have enough cash on hand, leaving him in a tight spot. Cherry, with her sharp eyes, noticed Jiang Qiaoxi’s awkwardness when he couldn’t pay the bill and quickly pulled out her UnionPay card to cover it. Seeing this, the cousin’s wife felt a rush of complicated emotions—sweet, bitter, sour, and spicy all at once.
To lighten the mood, she brought Cherry and Jiang Qiaoxi to a roadside lottery stand and bought three liuhecai tickets, asking Cherry to pick one first. Jiang Qiaoxi shook his head repeatedly, thinking the odds of winning were one in tens of millions—completely pointless. But Cherry didn’t want to spoil the cousin’s wife’s fun, so she cheerfully picked a ticket and tucked it carefully into her chest pocket, as if holding a pocketful of hope.
When it was finally time to check the winning numbers, Jiang Qiaoxi hadn’t expected anything—but to their surprise, Cherry actually won fourth prize. Overjoyed, her little face lit up with delight. She figured this windfall should be put to good use, so she planned to use the money to buy Yu Qiao a new pair of glasses, letting him share in the joy of this unexpected happiness.
