Yang Shumao watched Zhao Yaping sink deeper and deeper, and lost the bet on the house and the restaurant. Xue Lan wanted to divorce him. Yang Shumao didn't want to stand idly by and wanted to save Zhao Yaping. She completely gave up on Zhao Yaping, but she couldn't hold back Yang Shumao's begging, so she reluctantly agreed to Yang Shumao's request after much consideration.
Yang Shumao brought Xie Zhiqiang to discuss with Zhao Yajing, wanting Zhao Yaping to surrender himself, cooperate with the police to arrest D Bo's den, and go to work in the company after he is released. This is Zhao Yajing's heart disease, and she thanked Yang Shumao for his hard work. Yang Shumao asked Ye Fei to take down the restaurant mortgaged by Zhao Yaping and let Xue Lan continue to operate it. Ye Fei handled the matter in person. When Zhao Yaping came out of the detention center, Zhao Yajing asked Xue Lan to call Zhao Yaping to the restaurant for an interview. Xue Lan saw Zhao Yaping and his new girlfriend Gillian coming over talking and laughing. Xue Lan told Zhao Yaping to go to the restaurant to meet Zhao Yajing, and then left in a hurry.
In the blink of an eye, on New Year's Eve in 1996, Yang Shumao and Ye Fei finally got their marriage certificate after seven years of long-distance love. Yang Shumao, Ye Fei and Yang Ye accompany the whole family to finish the New Year's Eve dinner. Yang's mother is unhappy because the Ye family couple did not come. Ye Fei sees that her mother-in-law is worried, so she asks her sister-in-law to help her persuade her.
Zhao Yajing, Xue Lan, Zhao Yaping spent New Year's Eve with Zhao's mother, Zhao Yaping's phone kept ringing, Zhao Yajing suspected that there was a woman outside, and asked who she was, Zhao Yaping tried his best to cover up. Yang Shumao came to celebrate the New Year and invited Xie Zhiqiang to call Shi Xiaona and the others together. Mother Zhao called Xue Lan and Zhao Yaping away. Zhao Yajing asked Yang Shumao how to deal with Zhao Yaping. Yang Shumao suggested that Zhao Yaping and Xue Lan move in together. It works.
Shi Xiaona, Fu Hemei, Ye Fei, and Xie Zhiqiang came after them. Gillian couldn't get through to Zhao Yaping's phone, so she had to squat downstairs. She called He Xueyang to report, but was caught by Xie Zhiqiang. Xie Zhiqiang advised her to hurry up Giving up, Zhao Yaping left the house, they would not have a good life, Gillian had to leave angrily.
Neighbors from the same courtyard came early in the morning to pay New Year's greetings to the Yang family. The old couple were happy from ear to ear, knowing that it was all thanks to Ye Fei and Yang Shuye. Neighbors from the neighborhood came to Ye's house to pay New Year's greetings, thanking Ye Fei for helping them make a fortune. Yang Shumao took Ye Fei and Yang Ye back to their parents' house for dinner. The parents praised Ye Fei's actions and admitted that they were short-sighted. Ye Fei took the opportunity to persuade Yang's mother not to give Yang Shulin money anymore.
Xue Lan drove Zhao Yajing and her mother home, and saw Zhao Yaping and Gillian arguing at the door of the house. Regardless of her mother's dissuasion, Zhao Yajing insisted on getting out of the car to settle accounts with Zhao Yaping. After mortgaging the house and restaurant, Zhao Yajing fainted on the spot due to the rush of fire. Although the medical staff tried their best to rescue her, Zhao Yajing died.
When Yang Shumao learned about this, he rushed to the hospital as soon as possible. He saw Zhao's mother and Zhao Yaping crying bitterly at the entrance of the hospital. Yang Shumao and others helped to bury Zhao Yajing. Zhao Yaping knelt down in front of Zhao Yajing's grave and swore that he would never gamble again.
Xue Lan came to the cemetery to bid farewell to Zhao Yajing. She was completely chilled by Zhao Yaping and decided to leave Zhao's house. Seeing this scene, Yang Shumao couldn't persuade him to stay. I believe Zhao Yajing would thank Xue Lan in another world.