When We Were Young Episode 13 Recap
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Yang Xi awakens with a jolt from a nightmare in which the stalker entered her room, only to find it’s her brother, Yang Chao, secretly taking chocolates Li Yu’s mother sent from Japan. Yang Xi confronts him, but Yang Chao defiantly states that her home is also his and he can go wherever he wants. The next morning, Yang Xi’s father and Yang Chao work together to reinforce their home’s door for security.
Yang Xi, meanwhile, prepares a birthday card for Yang Xiaohemei. When she tries to call her, she finds the line dead. Following the phone line, Yang Xi discovers Yang Chao’s hidden computer in his closet. She finds him quoting a classic poem in an online chat and teases him about his new "netizen" girlfriend. Yang Xiaohemei later visits Yang Chao at his school, asking him to tutor her.
Yang Chao impressively solves a complex physics problem about the electron's charge-to-mass ratio given by Yang Xiaohemei’s mother. This earns her praise, and she not only accepts him as a tutor but also extends an invitation to visit her and her husband's lab. Yang Xiaohemei notes this is the first time her mother has taken off her glasses in front of a stranger. Yang Chao's true intention, however, is to gain access to Yang Xiaohemei’s 486 computer.
As Yang Xiaohemei walks him home, Yang Chao gives her Yang Xi's birthday card. Learning it is her birthday, he then offers her the chocolate he took from Yang Xi as a belated gift. Early the next morning, Hua Biao and his grandmother are at their bun stall when they are greeted by Yang Ming from the rival school, Hui Ying. Yang Ming challenges Hua Biao’s class to a basketball game later that day.
After he leaves, Granny, observing Yang Ming’s new bicycle and attire, expresses concern for Hua Biao. He reassures her, dismissing the new bike as impractical and preferring his own. He also gently corrects his grandmother, who had mistaken Yang Ming for Ertiao. During English class, the teacher scolds Class 3 for their dismal listening comprehension scores, accusing them of dragging down the entire grade.
She notes that most students scored poorly, with the exception of Li Yu, Hua Biao, and a few others. Kong Xiaojun, the head teacher, overhears the angry lecture from outside the classroom. After school, as the students prepare for the basketball game, Kong Xiaojun stops them, emphasizing the need to study for the Gaokao. Hua Biao, quick-witted, informs him that Hui Ying’s new English teacher, Little Hongbai, is officiating.
Intrigued, Kong Xiaojun agrees to act as referee to impress her and eagerly leads the students to Hui Ying. During warm-ups, Yang Ming asks Hua Biao about Yang Xi, describing her as "the one with short hair, smiling." Hua Biao, clearly jealous, dismisses her as average but admits she looks cute when she smiles. During the game, Kong Xiaojun openly favors Hui Ying due to Little Hongbai's presence, ignoring their fouls. This biased officiating infuriates the Yu Cai students.
Ultimately, Yu Cai loses, and Ertiao fulfills his earlier promise to run ten laps around Hui Ying’s playground naked. Later that night, Kong Xiaojun tries to casually encounter Little Hongbai at a bus stop. Hua Biao spots and teases him before leaving. Moments later, Kong Xiaojun is ambushed by a gang known as the "Thirteen Protectors." Hua Biao returns to intervene and learns the gang was sent by Wang Laowu, who is also pursuing Little Hongbai.
Wang Laowu then confronts Hua Biao, warning him not to meddle and threatening his grandmother's bun business. Meanwhile, Huang Chengcheng persuades Li Yu to walk her home by exaggerating her fear of stalkers. Outside her building, Li Yu gives her medicine, thanking her for her support during the Hong Kong building fire. Huang Chengcheng asks if he has confessed his feelings to Yang Xi. Li Yu says no, giving her a flicker of hope.
However, he firmly states that no one can compare to Yang Xi in his heart, leaving Huang Chengcheng disheartened. Returning home alone, Yang Xi bravely dashes through the dark alley where she was previously stalked, only to run into Hua Biao. He walks her home, and she, noticing his subdued mood, cheers him up with a silly joke. Upon arriving home, Hua Biao cannot find his grandmother and learns from a neighbor that she went out to sell buns.
He rushes to her stall to find her in a heated argument with another vendor from "Wang's BBQ." The vendor claims Wang Laowu, their landlord, rented the spot to him for nighttime use. Hua Biao’s grandmother insists she paid for the entire day, but the vendor explains a clause in her contract allows the spot to be shared. Granny pulls an angry Hua Biao away, urging him to resolve it with Wang Laowu.
Hua Biao confronts Wang Laowu, who points to the contract, leaving Hua Biao with no recourse. Wang Laowu then offers a deal: if Hua Biao can collect all the unpaid rent from other tenants within three days, Wang Laowu will refund half of his grandmother’s rent. At the same restaurant, Situ Ertiao is picking up his intoxicated father. He overhears the conversation and resolves to help his friend.
