When We Were Young Episode 7 Recap
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Yang Xi becomes fixated on a newspaper advertisement for Pizza Hut's new salad. At home, her mother, Du Yuemei, and father, Assistant Chief Yang, debate parenting styles and argue over his assistant, Liu. Du Yuemei strikes a deal with Yang Xi: if she scores 70 or higher on her upcoming math test, they will go to Pizza Hut, a promise Yang Xi eagerly holds her to. Meanwhile, Hua Biao confronts Situ Ertiao about the fake hearing aid he bought.
Ertiao vehemently denies selling counterfeit goods and shows his genuine stock. It becomes clear that the brother of a girl named Lan sold Hua Biao the fake, falsely claiming it came from Ertiao. Hua Biao had paid 20 Yuan for the fake, which was just a shell filled with cotton. Since Ertiao's parents are in the business, he gives Hua Biao some real hearing aids from their leftover stock and advises him to use cleverness, not fists, against the bullies.
After getting his 20 Yuan back from Lan's brother, Hua Biao gives the money to Ertiao. Furious about being framed, Ertiao plots revenge. He gets Li Yu to help him sell rollerblades to Lan's brother and his friends, later revealing that he loosened the screws, causing the bullies to fall spectacularly as a lesson for their behavior. Later, Li Yu approaches Yang Xi to clarify the misunderstanding at the cinema, finally ending their cold war.
He sincerely apologizes and asks her out for a special treat on Saturday afternoon. Thrilled by their reconciliation, Yang Xi suggests the whole group hang out since school was dismissed early. The five friends—Yang Xi, Li Yu, Hua Biao, Situ Ertiao, and He Hemei—go for a bike ride by the river, christening their group the "Speeding Five."
During the outing, Li Yu and Ertiao formally invite Hua Biao to join their basketball team for an upcoming match against the rival school, Hui Ying. At home, Hua Biao is relieved when his grandmother tests the new hearing aid and can hear with perfect clarity. She makes him promise not to worry about money and, most importantly, not to borrow from anyone again.
Hua Biao agrees, but later, alone in his room, he calls his old classmate Yang Ming from Hui Ying to accept an offer. That evening, Lan's brother calls Hua Biao under the pretense of wanting to apologize. On the day of the basketball game, the teacher, Mr. Kong, finds the teams' uniforms too similar and has the Yu Cai players remove their shirts.
When Ertiao playfully pulls off Hua Biao's shirt, the team is shocked to see his body is covered in bruises. The game ends prematurely in chaos after a blatant foul by Hui Ying's Yang Ming. Afterwards, Mr. Kong questions Hua Biao about his injuries, but Hua Biao convinces him it's a rare genetic condition he calls "Tupus Violetmatosus" that causes spontaneous bruising.
After the game, Li Yu sees Hua Biao meeting with Yang Ming and fears he is borrowing money again. He confronts Hua Biao, who decides to trust Li Yu with the truth: the "apology" from Lan's brother was a trap. To protect Ertiao from retaliation, Hua Biao willingly took a beating from the gang, resulting in his injuries. Hua Biao then confides another, more significant secret to Li Yu: he is in love with Yang Xi.
Though Li Yu had long suspected Hua Biao's feelings, the direct confession unsettles him. His turmoil deepens when he returns home to hear his parents in a volatile argument over their respective companions—his father's assistant, Liu, and his mother's dance partner, Zhang—which escalates to talk of divorce. Haunted by his parents' first divorce and their perpetually troubled marriage, Li Yu feels his own apprehension towards relationships intensify.
The knowledge that the confident and capable Hua Biao also loves Yang Xi extinguishes his courage completely. Overwhelmed, Li Yu writes a note for Hua Biao, telling him to take Yang Xi to Pizza Hut in his place. He then cancels his date with Yang Xi, giving a vague excuse. Left waiting and furious over being stood up again, Yang Xi is surprised when Hua Biao appears and insists on taking her to Pizza Hut.
Her anger melts away once they are inside, and her mood brightens as they eat. Hua Biao explains the treat is both a late birthday present and a reward for passing her math test. While happy, Yang Xi can't help but wonder where Hua Biao found the money for such an expensive meal.
