Our Generation Episode 9 Recap
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Cherry came home feeling both angry and sad. Zhao Shengjuan came to her bedroom to check on her and understand what had happened. Cherry said she would never play with Qin Yeyun again. Zhao Shengjuan comforted her, saying that the small shop run by Qin Yeyun’s family was closed, probably because something had happened at home—otherwise, Qin Yeyun wouldn’t have left her alone to pick up the performance costume.
Cherry’s father received a call from Manager Jiang and learned that Qin Yeyun’s father had been hospitalized, so they rushed to the hospital. Yu Qiao and several other kids were also there. Their families were very close, and when they heard about Qin Yeyun’s family difficulties, they all contributed money, pretending it was a reimbursement from the factory. But Uncle Qin knew that after the accident back then, the factory had given a one-time compensation.
Even so, none of them revealed the truth. Cherry accompanied Qin Yeyun home. The two of them apologized to each other and cleared up the misunderstanding. Qin Yeyun was very grateful that Cherry stayed by her side. After returning from his business trip, Manager Jiang went straight to the hospital to visit Old Qin. But Old Qin had been in the restroom for a long time and hadn’t come out. Qin Yeyun’s uncle was very anxious.
Qin Yeyun knew her father probably didn’t want to see anyone at the moment, so she asked Manager Jiang to head back first. That evening, Qin Yeyun looked at the money Manager Jiang had given her earlier. Only then did she realize that her father’s hospitalization expenses wouldn’t be reimbursed at all—it was the uncles and aunties who had paid out of their own pockets. Qin Yeyun placed the money under her father’s pillow.
While tidying up at home, Qin Yeyun found her father’s diary. It was full of notes and thoughts about her. Even though she had grown up without her mother’s company, she had never lacked a father’s love. In addition to everyday records, Old Qin had written down his goals. All his hard work to earn money was for Qin Yeyun. He had even planned for their future home purchase. As she read the diary, tears streamed down Qin Yeyun’s face.
Because she had been taking care of her father and hadn’t rested well, Qin Yeyun fell during rehearsal. Cen Xiaoman knew that Jiang Qiaoxi would return on the day of the performance, so she took the opportunity to suggest that the group with Qin Yeyun and Cherry be removed from the stage to avoid affecting the others. Cherry didn’t mind much, but the other two group members were very upset.
After all their efforts, they had lost the chance to perform. Wu Shuang, in particular, was very disappointed. Qin Yeyun apologized to everyone, but Cherry wasn’t mad. She said that if she had to choose between performing and Qin Yeyun, she would definitely choose Qin Yeyun. Wu Shuang was moved by her words and cried—not out of sadness, but because she realized that while she had considered Cen Xiaoman a friend, Cen Xiaoman didn’t care about her at all.
Just to prevent someone she disliked from going on stage, she didn’t even mind hurting her own friend. Wu Shuang finally saw through Cen Xiaoman. She wasn’t a real friend to anyone; she only pretended to be friendly to form cliques and isolate others. After understanding the truth, she told Cherry that they still had a chance: they could switch the person being lifted in the routine—and that person would be Cherry.
They then took the initiative to find their teacher and request a chance to perform again. The teacher agreed, because she was also a woman and deeply understood the little mind games between girls. But now, it was just a performance. She hoped everyone would do their best and not let themselves down. Wu Shuang returned the bracelet that Cen Xiaoman had given her, signaling that from now on, she would draw a clear line between them.
The performance went smoothly. Jiang Qiaoxi also saw Cherry’s performance and couldn’t take his eyes off her. No matter how hard Cen Xiaoman tried, she couldn’t get even a single glance from him. Cherry knew Jiang Qiaoxi would be returning to school, so she had asked her mom to prepare lotus root fritters and date buns in advance. But Jiang Qiaoxi had been with her mom the whole time, and she never got a chance to give them to him.
