Meet Yourself Episode 3 Recap, Plot

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Xie Zhiyao accompanies Xu Hongdou back to the inn and sees guests chatting in the courtyard, including the handsome Hu Youyu, who performs at a local bar; Ma Qiushan, who is obsessed with meditation; and the stylish young woman from Shanghai, Lin Na. Hu Youyu greets Xu Hongdou enthusiastically—so much so that she feels overwhelmed and excuses herself to her room. That night, Xu Hongdou dreams of having dinner with Chen Nanxing.

In the dream, Chen complains that she was always too busy with work to travel to Dali with her. Now, even though Xu Hongdou finally has time, the person she wanted to spend it with is no longer here. Because she left the window open while sleeping, her arms are covered in mosquito bites. She meets a shy female guest named Dami, who lets her try her homemade breakfast.

Dami isn’t good at conversation—she unintentionally ends most topics—but she’s kind-hearted and thoughtfully provides books and mosquito spray. On her way out, Xu Hongdou sees Ma Qiushan meditating in the courtyard and meets Auntie Agui, a cleaner who turns out to be one of the inn’s landlords. In contrast to Dami’s shyness, Auntie Agui is extremely talkative and can go on from Yunnan to Beijing to Qingdao. If Xu Hongdou doesn’t interrupt her, she might talk until sundown.

Xu Hongdou heads out to find Xie Xiaochun’s café and happens to see Xie Anai selling her handmade crafts at a roadside stall. Xie Zhiyao also needs to go to the café and offers to guide Xu Hongdou. They stop by Erhai Lake to chat. Xu Hongdou is amazed by the stunning scenery, and as she listens to Xie Zhiyao’s childhood stories, she feels inner peace.

Now that fishing is restricted in Erhai for environmental reasons, Xie Zhiyao reflects on how fast time flies and occasionally misses the old days. At the café, Xu Hongdou finds Lin Na working there. Lin Na personally makes her a porcini mushroom pancake. The delicious aroma attracts Xie Xiaochun’s children, and Xu Hongdou generously gives them two pieces. Watching their happy faces, she can’t help but smile.

Xie Xiaochun arranges a blind date for Xie Zhiyao with a young teacher, two to three years his junior. But Xie Zhiyao isn’t interested. His gaze keeps drifting to Xu Hongdou, who is enjoying her pancake. After she leaves, he inevitably feels a little disappointed. Later, Xu Hongdou visits Xie Heshun’s carving shop and is captivated by a wooden statue carved by Xie Xiaoxia. They chat, and she learns he is Xie Xiaochun’s younger brother.

Before she leaves, Xie Xiaoxia gives her a wooden dragonfly as a gift—the first souvenir of her trip to Dali, which she places on her nightstand. After the blind date, Xie Zhiyao and the teacher politely exchange WeChat contacts. Xie Xiaochun urges him not to be as half-hearted as before and to keep chatting with the girl. Xie Zhiyao agrees, albeit reluctantly.

Meanwhile, since Xie Xiaoxia is planning to go to Shanghai to meet an online friend, Xie Xiaochun hopes Xie Zhiyao will talk him out of it and stop chasing unrealistic startup dreams. Xie Zhiyao understands how Xie Xiaoxia feels. If hometowns could offer opportunities to young people, no one would want to leave. That’s why he returned—to start a business here.

Years ago, their mother went away to work to support the family instead of staying in Dali to become an embroiderer. Now, Xie Zhiyao invites her old friends to take part in a video shoot. Watching them thread needles with practiced hands, he can’t help but picture his mother’s smiling face. By evening, Xie Zhiyao is helping Xie Anai cook in the kitchen. His younger brother Xie Zhiyuan returns, sweaty and smelly, causing Xie Zhiyao to frown and scold him.

Xie Zhiyuan wants to quit school and stay in Dali to raise horses and accompany their grandmother. Xie Zhiyao rolls up his sleeves, ready to teach his brother a lesson—if not for Xie Anai’s intervention, he might have kicked the boy out of the house.

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