Resumo do episódio 5 de Dream of Golden Years
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In 2020, Xia Xiaolan is a sharp-witted professional who refuses to be bullied. During a meeting, her manager, Ms. Qian, praises the performance of others while Xiaolan’s numbers lag. Xiaolan stands up and publicly confronts her colleague, Liu Yun, for sabotaging her schedule with menial tasks and stealing her clients. She makes it clear she has no patience for "green tea" manipulators before the scene shifts back to 1983. In Longcheng, Xiaolan prepares to head home.
She encourages Bai Zhenzhu to consider moving to the Shengcheng Special Zone, predicting that people will soon spend more money on fashionable "frills." Though the area is currently a messy construction site requiring a Border Permit, Xiaolan believes the business opportunities there will be immense. Bai Zhenzhu, grateful for Xiaolan's insight, helps her check in her heavy stock at the train station, promising they will meet again.
Back at home, Xiaolan’s aunt and mother, Liu Fen, are stunned by the vibrant, stylish clothes she brought back. Xiaolan sets up a stall near the local department store and government offices, targeting office workers who value aesthetics. She implements a "9. 9 yuan" psychological pricing strategy and convinces her mother to act as a "walking model" to showcase the outfits. Despite her mother’s initial shyness, Xiaolan encourages her to be confident, telling her that confidence makes her shine.
The strategy works perfectly; young women are immediately drawn to Liu Fen’s stylish look and flock to the stall. Xiaolan cleverly markets the clothes as machine-knitted export quality, offering a 10% discount for matching sets. The business is a massive success, bringing in over 500 yuan in a short time. However, this success draws the ire of a rival clothing store owner from across the street.
The competitor attempts to ruin Xiaolan’s reputation by calling her a "low-quality" street peddler and questioning her character. Xiaolan’s aunt fiercely defends her, but the argument is interrupted by the arrival of Principal Sun from No.1 High School and Teacher Qi. They publicly announce that Xiaolan passed her placement exam with an incredible score of 446—well above the university admission line.
Principal Sun is so impressed by her potential that he personally encourages her to enroll, promising she could get into a top-tier university with a year of revision. Xiaolan agrees to enroll but insists on a flexible study plan. She explains that her family’s financial situation requires her to keep running her business. She tells the principal that she will study at home and only report to school once a week for exams.
When Principal Sun hesitates, Xiaolan boldly threatens to take her high scores to No.2 High School instead. Fearing they will lose a star student, the principal quickly agrees to her terms. Xiaolan manages to secure her student ID and meal tickets, determined to balance both education and commerce. Meanwhile, in Beijing, Zhou Cheng is inspired by Xiaolan’s determination and returns to school as a "repeater" to prepare for the college entrance exam.
He sends Xiaolan a package of advanced study materials and a novel for "work-rest balance" through a local noodle shop owner to avoid causing her trouble in her village. Xiaolan, utilizing her "golden finger" of future knowledge, begins to recall the notoriously difficult 1984 math exam. She realizes that if she can master those specific "hell-mode" questions from her memory, her path to university is guaranteed.
By the time the Lunar New Year arrives, the family celebrates a warm holiday together. Xiaolan treats her mother and uncle’s family to a day at the fair, insisting that they spend the money she earned rather than letting it "mold" at home. At the fair, they run into Xia Ziyu and Wang Jianhua. Ziyu, noticing Xiaolan first, tries to play the role of a saintly, concerned sister.
She publicly "begs" Xiaolan to return to the Xia family home and reconcile with her father, implying that Xiaolan and her mother are only suffering by living with their uncle. Xiaolan sees right through Ziyu’s performance, calling her a "villain" who puts on too much of an act. When Jianhua tries to defend Ziyu and claims he doesn't regret his choice, Xiaolan shifts the focus to a more practical matter.
She demands that Jianhua repay the 35 yuan she spent on his travel, food, and lodging when they were together. To save face in front of the crowd and appear generous, Ziyu takes the money from her own pocket and pays Xiaolan on Jianhua's behalf. Xiaolan mockingly thanks her and tells her to have fun "supporting her man" before walking away to buy fish with the newly reclaimed money.
Zhou Cheng, who had traveled to find Xiaolan, arrives just in time to witness the confrontation and backs Xiaolan up, much to Ziyu and Jianhua's embarrassment. Xiaolan introduces him to her mother as her "study buddy," and the family invites him home for a New Year feast. Xiaolan prepares a modern "one fish, four dishes" meal, impressing everyone with her culinary skills and hospitality.
As a heavy rain begins to fall, Uncle Yong insists that Zhou Cheng stay the night, much to the young man's delight. Back at the Xia family home, the atmosphere is bitter as the grandmother fuming over the lost 35 yuan and blames Xiaolan for being an ungrateful wretch.
