Pei Lan puts on a decorative hairpin as it is her birthday. But none of her family seems to remember it, and everyone is selfishly going about doing their own work and assigning more work to Pei Lan. Only Bu Ping notices such disregard by Pei Lan's family and points it out to her. Then Pei Lan's mother bestows a birthday blessing, offering to cook for her, and all of a sudden, Pei Lan's face breaks into a radiant smile. The family keeps a birthday party for her, but it seems they have invited their own friends to socialise; again, Pei Lan is left holding the short end of the straw. Her knight in shining armour, Bu Ping, offers to take her away to Dali... Pei Lan, being a dutiful daughter, refuses to leave her family. At last, after the party winds down, Pei Lan and her mother have a heart-to-heart. Ru Yu hands over a jade bangle to Pei Lan that was a family heirloom. Ru Yu tells Pei Lan to start speaking up for herself. All family members give Pei Lan a small personal gift each. Pei Lan later tells Bu Ping that she considers him a family member and his place in her heart is 'second', first place assigned to her mother and sisters. Bu Ping is happy to get the second place. (Source: MsDarkqueen at kisskh)