Islands 烟火人家 Episode 5

Qiao Haiyun browsed Tao Shuna's circle of friends and praised her new photos. However, Meng Mingwei discovered important details from the photos and inferred that Li Yijin and Tao Shuna lived together. Meng Mingwei immediately called Li Yijin, urging her to return to her hometown to work as a teacher, and criticized her for having no development in Shanghai and relying on Tao Shuna to be shameless.

Li Yijin was very angry about this. After hanging up the phone, he went to Tao Shuna to argue, accusing her of promising to hide it for him, but then turned around and told Meng Mingwei. Tao Shuna didn't think she had any problem. The two sisters' resentment broke out and they quarreled on the spot, and later even started fighting.

The next morning, Zhou Zhou went to the company for an interview. After Meng Yian briefly understood the situation, he sent a message to comfort Li Yijin. Originally, Li Yijin planned to have lunch with Meng Yian, but her boyfriend Song Junfan took Meng Yian out on the grounds of investment. At this time, Meng Mingwei called and blamed Meng Yian for not protecting the child. Meng Yian persuaded the eldest sister not to restrict the child too strictly.

However, Meng Mingwei didn't listen to the advice at all, and still made his own decisions to arrange a blind date for Li Yijin, but he still failed to find a suitable partner. Tao Shuna ran into Qiu Xia in school and was shocked when she saw the intimate scene between him and Xiao Yao. That night, Meng Yian bought desserts for Li Yijin and Tao Shuna in an attempt to resolve the conflict between the two, and because he had to go out temporarily for something, he entrusted Qiuqiu to their care.

Tao Shuna couldn't help but gossip about what she saw and heard to Li Yijin. Li Yijin also discovered that Meng Yi'an was dating another man, so she analyzed that there was a relationship problem between her aunt and her husband, each of whom had an intimate partner. Then they played with Qiuqiu until late at night, exhausted. After Meng Yi'an came back, Tao Shuna asked about Qiu Xia's situation, but Meng Yi'an only responded perfunctorily.

Meng Mingwei asked Meng Wanqing to help introduce single men to her daughter, but she was either too young or too old, and there was always no suitable candidate. Tao Shuna asked about Zhang Xiaoyan again, and Liao Zhe persuaded her to give up because Zhang Xiaoyan had a deep relationship with his girlfriend and might settle abroad in the future.

Upon hearing the news, Tao Shuna felt mixed, uncomfortable and unwilling. When she was in school, Tao Shuna was Zhang Xiaoyan's crush. She frequently gave him gifts and expressed her love, thinking that sooner or later, she would fall in love with him. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaoyan would always find various reasons to reject Tao Shuna, and finally chose to study abroad for his girlfriend. This time he was able to return to China, which made Tao Shuna feel that she might still have hope.

Li Yijin gave Meng Yi'an three tickets and invited their family of three to come to the theater to watch the show. Unexpectedly, he learned that Zhou Zhou passed the interview but refused the job. Because it was Li Yijin who took the initiative to invite, Meng Yi'an couldn't resist, so he gave the ticket to Qiu Xia. When he heard Xiao Yao's voice on the phone, he suddenly felt a little disappointed.

Zhou Zhou waited for Li Yijin to get off work, packed up the things she had left in the rental house, and sent them there, while thanking her for helping her find a job. Li Yijin said that it was just an opportunity, and whether he was hired or not had nothing to do with her. However, she did not want to be disconnected from the other party anymore, so she left with the cardboard box without saying a few words.

After returning home, Li Yijin looked through the contents of the box. Inside were some old items related to their memories, as well as repaired bottles. Unfortunately, although the bottle can be repaired, the relationship is difficult to recover. Li Yijin silently placed the carton in the corner. Tao Shuna shared with her mother the news that her boyfriend was returning to China. Meng Wanqing kindly advised Tao Shuna not to invest too much in love. It is useless for a man to be handsome, but it is important to have the right personality to avoid having too high expectations and leading to disappointment.