Resumo do episódio 4 de Dream of Golden Years
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In 2026, Xia Xiaolan’s dreams of retaking the college entrance exam are crushed by her family's financial constraints. Her parents, unwilling to fund another year of study, push her toward a sponsored training program or a teaching degree to ensure a quick path to a stable job. Despite her potential, they emphasize that once she graduates, she must be self-sufficient and stop asking for money.
Facing the reality that her parents prioritize immediate stability over her long-term ambitions, Xiaolan is forced to reconsider her future. In the 1980s, Zhou Cheng feels a lingering disappointment when a delivery of mail arrives without a letter from Xiaolan. His friend, Wei, tries to distract him with plans to continue their cigarette reselling business, but Zhou Cheng is torn between these lucrative "loopholes" and reporting for his official duty.
Ultimately, he decides to make one last trip to Anqing to wrap up their business affairs before starting his assigned job. Determined to change her destiny in this new timeline, Xiaolan decides to pursue a university education. She meets with Chen Qing, who provides her with high school textbooks and information regarding the transfer process at the No.1 High School. Since Xiaolan only has a middle school diploma, she must pass a qualification exam.
Chen Qing warns her that the English section has been added to the total score this year, making it more difficult. Xiaolan is unfazed; having worked in foreign trade for years, her English is excellent, and she prefers the science track, knowing that switching to liberal arts would be a disaster. Her uncle, Liu Yong, initially suspects she is only studying to compete with Xia Ziyu, but the rest of the family rallies behind her.
Liu Fen and her aunt take over all the household chores, encouraging Xiaolan to focus entirely on her books. On the day of the exam, Xiaolan finds the questions surprisingly simple compared to the standards of her original time. The English phonetics and basic math feel like free points, and she finishes the test with plenty of time to spare. As she leaves the school, she is spotted by Xia Ziyu’s parents.
Terrified that Xiaolan is trying to get into college to chase after Wang Jianhua, Ziyu’s mother immediately sends a telegram to warn her daughter. Early the next morning, Xiaolan accompanies Liu Yong as he prepares to leave for work. She confronts him about his "bricklayer" job, correctly guessing that he has been involved in the dangerous business of watching illicit goods.
She urges him to quit the smuggling trade for the sake of the family and proposes a partnership in a clothing business instead. Liu Yong, impressed by her foresight and admitting he lacks an "eye" for fashion, agrees that the clothing trade is a viable path. He uses his connections to secure a letter of introduction for her, which is essential for travel.
Before she can depart, five telegrams arrive from Zhou Cheng, stating that he has left the capital and hopes to meet her in Anqing. Meanwhile, at Capital Normal University, Xia Ziyu is troubled by the news of Xiaolan’s exam. Believing Xiaolan still has feelings for Wang Jianhua, Ziyu doubles her efforts to secure his affection. During lunch, she gives him all of her braised pork, claiming he needs the energy more than she does.
Jianhua expresses his deep gratitude, not just for the meal, but for Ziyu’s financial help that allowed his father to be reinstated at the Ministry of Education. Xiaolan eventually meets Zhou Cheng at the station before her trip to Longcheng. When she shares her plan to take the college entrance exam next year, Zhou Cheng is deeply moved by her courage and determination.
Her resolve to escape a predictable life through education inspires him so much that he considers pursuing a degree himself. Concerned for her safety during the thirty-hour journey, he exchanges her ticket for a sleeper berth and gives her a self-defense tool, insisting that being careful is a responsibility she owes to her family. On the train, a woman attempts to lure Xiaolan into a trap by offering her work down south.
Xiaolan immediately recognizes her as a human trafficker and publicly exposes the woman’s tactics. With the help of an older passenger who calls for the train police, the woman is forced to produce her identification, and Xiaolan’s sharp instincts keep her safe. When the train stops in Yuezhou, Xiaolan cannot resist stepping off to find her former home.
She visits the winery where her mother used to work and goes to her old residential compound, but the people there have no record of her parents, Liu Mei or Xia Weimin. Seeing a different family living in the apartment that should have been hers, Xiaolan realizes with a mix of sorrow and liberation that she has no roots in this timeline. She feels like a veteran player starting a new game with a fresh account, free to redefine herself.
Arriving in Longcheng, Xiaolan is immediately targeted by a group of local thugs at the station. Before they can intimidate her, a woman named Bai Zhenzhu intervenes. Using her martial arts training, Zhenzhu quickly dispatches the troublemakers and chases them away. Despite the rescue, Xiaolan remains guarded, only relaxing slightly when she later encounters Zhenzhu again at her fruit stall. Xiaolan visits the local clothing market, where she is amazed by the sheer volume of stock.
She avoids the cheap "street-stall" quality and selects stylish, high-end pieces, telling the vendors that even people in rural areas want to be fashionable. She later returns to Bai Zhenzhu’s stall to thank her properly. Zhenzhu laments that her family’s martial arts school has closed and that people no longer value the old ways. Xiaolan offers her a stylish garment as a token of thanks, but Zhenzhu refuses, insisting that Xiaolan needs the inventory to make a living. Xiaolan suggests that Zhenzhu consider a different trade, predicting that people will soon be willing to spend significant money on the very "fashionable" items Zhenzhu currently dismisses.
