Resumo do episódio 6 de Dream of Golden Years
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Xia Xiaolan returns home from a business trip, only to find her modern-day house quiet and empty. A message from her boss arrives, reminding her to submit a field study report by the following morning. As she reflects on how the concept of home can shift from a source of stability to a lesson in loss, the scene shifts back to 1983.
Wang Jianhua stands with Xia Ziyu, offering her comfort, but his mind drifts back to his very first meeting with Xia Xiaolan. At the time, he had been sent to the countryside by the county as an agriculture technical guide alongside colleagues Yang Jiancong and Tan Xihao. One night, unable to sleep due to the thunderous snoring of Liu Yong and young Tao, Xiaolan heads downstairs.
She finds Zhou Cheng sitting outside the door, acting as a self-appointed "door god" for the same reason. They fall into a deep conversation, and Xiaolan shares a letter Wang Jianhua had written to her three months into their acquaintance, where he spoke of fate and shared his innermost thoughts. Zhou Cheng observes that Jianhua’s early sincerity likely curdled into a craving for the ego boost Xiaolan provided.
He notes that Xiaolan’s past devotion only served to build up a mediocre man’s false confidence. Xiaolan admits she no longer wants to live in a fog; she wants to start over and live life to the fullest. Zhou Cheng, who plans to study law, urges her to remain calm regardless of how Xia Ziyu provokes her, advising her to trust the law rather than violence to protect her family.
By the spring of 1984, Xiaolan finally opens her own business, the Blue Phoenix Clothing Store. On the day of the grand opening, she launches a major sale, offering discounts for multiple purchases and gifting silk scarves to customers. The shop is immediately crowded. Xiaolan skillfully handles customers, such as a woman self-conscious about her legs, by recommending high-waisted jeans that offer a slimming effect.
Her mother, Liu Fen, is nervous about the bustling trade, but Xiaolan remains composed and encouraging. However, the store's success draws immediate envy. Two hoodlums, Zhao Yong and his partner, begin loitering at the entrance to harass and scare away potential female customers. Xiaolan takes a basin of water and deliberately splashes it over the area where they are squatting, claiming she is simply fulfilling her "Three Guarantees" responsibility to keep the storefront clean.
When the men threaten her, she remains unfazed, offering to wait for the police or the security patrol to discuss the issue of vagrants disturbing private businesses. Just as the hoodlums prepare to turn violent, a group of police officers passes by, causing the thugs to flee in terror. Li Fengmei worries about future retaliation, but Xiaolan realizes the men were merely paid hirelings.
She correctly guesses that the Xia family is behind the harassment, as they are the only ones who cannot stand to see her prosper. She reassures her mother and aunt that the Xia family will soon be too preoccupied with their own troubles to bother them. Meanwhile, Zhang Cui is struggling with her own business and considers letting their worker, Hongxia, go to save costs.
As they argue, the two hoodlums arrive at Zhang Cui's shop to demand payment for their "work" sabotaging Xiaolan's store. Having researched the family, the thugs reveal they know Zhang Cui and Xia Changzheng are the true owners. Xia Hongbing overhears this and returns home to expose their secret. The revelation that Zhang Cui has been hiding money and subsidizing her own natal family enrages the Xia household.
Wang Jingui complains to Grandma Xia, who is furious that the couple hasn't been contributing to the communal pot. When Xia Changzheng and Zhang Cui return, Grandma Xia commands that the shop be managed jointly by Zhang Cui and Wang Jingui. The couple tries to claim the business is failing and that they have no savings, even suggesting they need the money to send their son Junbao to school in the city.
Grandma Xia remains unmoved and demands they hand over all earnings to the family. Zhang Cui threatens to leave and return to her parents, but Xia Changzheng, losing his temper, strikes her, declaring that he is not a "coward" like his brother Xia Dajun. As Xiaolan’s business continues to thrive, her use of trendy stockings as gifts keeps the shop busy. Li Fengmei is deeply impressed by Xiaolan’s business acumen.
With the college entrance exams approaching, Liu Fen and Li Fengmei suggest closing the shop for three days to accompany Xiaolan to the tests. Xiaolan refuses to lose the revenue, suggesting that her mother and aunt stay to run the store while Liu Yong accompanies her instead. In the city, Wang Jianhua’s father is reinstated at the Ministry of Education.
Xia Ziyu is thrilled and asks to visit his parents, but Wang Jianhua dismisses the idea, telling her to focus on her studies instead. Xia Ziyu soon receives word from her mother that Xiaolan has placed first in the city’s preliminary exams and intends to apply for a university in the capital. This news fills Ziyu with bitterness, wondering if Xiaolan is still holding a flame for Wang Jianhua.
At Anqing No.1 High School, a mobilization meeting is held three days before the exams. Principal Sun announces that the top three students from the prelims will receive scholarships and grants. He suggests that the parents should take the stage to receive the awards. Liu Fen is hesitant, but Xiaolan encourages her to be confident. On stage, Liu Fen proudly introduces herself as Xiaolan's mother, much to the admiration of the other parents.
However, the peace is shattered when Xia Dajun arrives at the school gate, encouraged by his family to cause trouble. He tries to force his way in, claiming he is Xiaolan’s father and demanding she come home. Xiaolan confronts him, questioning where he was when she was suffering and accusing him of only wanting to reap the rewards of her hard work now. She realizes Xia Ziyu sent him and points out the Xia family's hypocrisy.
Liu Fen, hearing the commotion, finally finds the courage to stand up to Xia Dajun. In front of the crowd of teachers and students, she demands a divorce, stating that Xia Dajun does not deserve to be Xiaolan's father. Xia Dajun, humiliated and enraged, calls them names and attempts to strike Liu Fen. A chaotic scuffle breaks out as onlookers try to intervene. In the confusion, Xiaolan is pushed to the ground and someone steps heavily on her hand.
At the hospital, the doctor informs them that while there is no major fracture, Xiaolan has suffered a hairline fracture. Her hand must be placed in a cast and kept still, casting a dark shadow over her ability to sit for the crucial exams starting in just three days.
