Episode 22

The lingering heat of the Spring Festival holiday has dissipated, and students are returning to school one after another.Xin Xin hung a portrait of her mother beside her bed, and at the same time actively collected information about art schools for Luo Yiyi, and strongly recommended her to apply for Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts as an encouragement.However, Liu Xiyan failed to report to school for a long time, which made Zhang Guimei worried, so she entrusted Zhao Xiaolei to find her.I found an Internet cafe and found her working at the front desk.

Zhang Guimei was furious when she saw this, and immediately took Liu Xiyan outside to give him a severe lecture.Because Liu Xiyan felt that her parents were neglecting her, she said angrily that she would give up on herself and make her parents regret it.For this reason, Zhang Guimei personally visited Chen Yanping, Liu Xiyan's mother, and learned that her parents had divorced. Chen Yanping had remarried and had a new son. She was restricted by her mother-in-law and could only send money monthly, making it difficult to visit her daughter.

Later, Zhang Guimei found Liu Dazhi, Liu Xiyan's father.As a truck driver, he was busy making a living and neglected his daughter's inner world.When he first heard about his daughter's condition, Liu Dazhi felt aggrieved, thinking that all his hard work was for his daughter's life.But he felt deeply guilty when he learned that his daughter was addicted to the Internet and dropped out of school.

One day, Liu Dazhi followed Zhang Guimei to an Internet cafe and saw his daughter being surrounded by gangsters. He immediately stepped forward and dispersed the crowd.When father and daughter reunited, Liu Xiyan was astonished and felt her father's deep affection.Liu Dazhi promised to work nearby and go out less often in order to spend time with his daughter, and the two reconciled.

After returning to the dormitory, Liu Xiyan almost gave up after hearing that her classmates were complaining about their academic difficulties.She used her own experience as a lesson to remind everyone to cherish the current free education opportunities and strive to get into prestigious schools.Liu Xiyan even vowed to compete with Xin Xin. Xin Xin aimed at Tsinghua University, and she aimed at Peking University.

After that, Liu Xiyan's attitude towards learning changed drastically and she became focused and devoted.When filling out her application for college entrance examination, her first choice was Peking University, Fudan, Zhejiang University and other prestigious schools. Her classmates also filled in their application form for top universities in various places, which made the teachers very gratified.However, to everyone's surprise, Luo Yiyi chose Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts.

After Zhang Guimei learned about it, she angrily deleted the words "School of Fine Arts" and severely criticized Luo Yiyi not to take shortcuts but to study down-to-earth.Luo Yiyi insists on his love for painting, while Zhang Guimei believes that the road to art is difficult and costly, and the future is uncertain.

After Zhang Guimei left, Gu Yu privately supported Luo Yiyi and arranged for her to participate in art exam training, and she would be picked up and dropped off by Zhao Xiaolei.Liu Xiyan also kept this secret.However, Zhang Guimei discovered Luo Yiyi's absence during a dormitory inspection and bumped into Gu Yu, Luo Yiyi and Zhao Xiaolei at the school gate.

Faced with the concealment, Zhang Guimei was furious.Luo Yiyi once again expressed his feelings and even asked for punishment with a stick.When Gu Yu saw this, he invited Fang Qiong to mediate.Fang Qiong looked through Luo Yiyi's paintings, especially those depicting her and Zhang Guimei, and felt tenderness in her heart.

Soon after, Luo Yiyi went to Lijiang to take the art entrance examination. Before leaving, he said goodbye to Zhang Guimei, eager to get her support.While Gu Yu and Zhao Xiaolei were escorting Luo Yiyi to the station, Zhang Guimei sent a WeChat message. It turned out that she had set Luo Yiyi's painting as her avatar to show her understanding and support.In the office, teachers watched the live broadcast of elephant migration and noticed the change in Zhang Guimei's mentality. She became more gentle and open, began to embrace new things, and no longer adhered to the harshness and rigidity of the past.