Islands 烟火人家 Episode 2

After returning from her boyfriend's hometown, Li Yijin felt extremely depressed, and the words she had been holding back all night were stuck in her throat. Fortunately, grandma Qiao Haiyun was a very sensible person and loved her very much. The more Li Yijin thought about it, the more he regretted his absence last night and took the initiative to apologize to his grandmother. Qiao Haiyun did not blame her. Instead, she was worried that Li Yijin would be wronged and told her not to casually agree to men's requests in the future. The Meng family's daughter should be held in the palm of her hand and taken care of.

When Meng Wanqing was about to order takeout for her daughter, she suddenly received a message from her old classmate Zheng Bin. Zheng Bin used New Year greetings as an excuse to personally deliver seafood to her. This scene happened to be seen by Tao Dalei, who couldn't help but feel jealous and began to question the relationship between Meng Wanqing and Zheng Bin. Although Meng Wanqing had a clear conscience, Tao Dalei shamelessly asked his daughter to judge for him, and even took the opportunity to ask for 100,000 yuan from Meng Wanqing. Meng Wanqing was so angry that she could not quarrel in front of her daughter and could only acquiesce to Tao Dalei's request.

That night, Meng Wanqing and her husband Tao Dalei slept in separate rooms. They went to find Tao Shuna with pillows in their hands, pretending to be alright on the surface. After Tao Shuna saw the news about the scientific research group group, she prepared to go back to school the next day. Although Meng Wanqing was a little surprised, she was also a little reluctant to give up.

Meng Mingwei made a bowl of pig blood soup for her daughter Li Yijin, but it reminded her of the chicken blood she drank at Zhou's house. Her stomach suddenly turned upside down, and she rushed into the bathroom and vomited. Meng Mingwei didn't know why, so he took out the contraceptive pill from Li Yijin's bag, mistakenly thinking that his daughter was pregnant without telling him, and his harsh questioning made Li Yijin feel chilled.

The mother and daughter quarreled again. Li Yijin didn't want to explain too much to Meng Mingwei, so she turned around and went back to her room to pack her things before leaving for Shanghai. Meng Mingwei panicked and took her daughter to the hospital for a physical check-up. Li Yijin had no choice but to tell her that she was having her period, proving that she was not pregnant at all.

Li Yijin got into the car with her luggage and saw her mother's helpless figure through the rearview mirror, feeling mixed emotions in her heart. When she was in school, Meng Mingwei had too much control over her, not allowing her to socialize and fall in love early, and not allowing her to disobey any instructions, which made her feel extremely depressed.

Therefore, Li Yijin's feelings for Zhou Zhou were more due to Meng Mingwei's interference. It seemed that she would do anything that Meng Mingwei objected to. Li Yijin once thought about giving Zhou Zhou a chance to explain, but unfortunately Zhou Zhou still refused to disclose the matter of his parents. He was worried that once he told Zhou Zhou, there would be no possibility of redemption.

As a result, Li Yijin decided to break up with Zhou Xing and move out of their rental house. The bottle she had cherished for six years was completely shattered by their relationship. Li Yijin ran to her aunt Meng Yian and cried loudly. Meng Yian took out his collection of fine wines and drank with her to drink away her sorrow. At this time, Zhou Zhou asked a bar friend for help, hoping to glue the broken bottle back together.

The next day, Meng Yi'an got up early to cook and arrange her daughter's ball classes before going to work. Li Yijin woke up and found that she was late. She hurried to the company. Before she could get over her broken heart, she forced herself to work. Colleagues were all talking about the filial piety of the parents, and the fact that Shanghai locals disliked foreign wives, which made Li Yijin think of herself.

Tao Shuna returned to school to participate in a scientific research project arranged by her tutor, and became the only girl in the project, which excited the boys present. They all expressed their intention to protect her, but Tao Shuna directly responded that she did not need anyone to protect her and demanded that the experiment start immediately.

In the company, Meng Yian saw a subordinate occupying the mother and baby room, and directly ordered them to be evicted, putting himself in the shoes of the female employees. On the other side, Liao Zhe took advantage of lunch time to chat with Tao Shuna. Tao Shuna teased him about his lingering love for her, but Liao Zhe directly denied it, saying that in his eyes Tao Shuna was just a "man".