Footprints of Change Episode 10

War has arrived

Once the will was changed, Mrs Zeng was on shopping spree celebrating. The child she once feared having is now the future apple of her eye. She hopes more money will come with a boy.😝 Si Yun and sis in law were offered necklaces but Si Yun refused. The sis in law teased to let her accept for her in future.😂 shortly after, she is taken to the hospital for bleeding. Mr Zeng first requests wife to be saved and then changes mind for child. The mother is 19 and the chances for preemie survival slim so Si Yun went against the father’s wishes and saved the mother. Zeng pulls a gun and disowns Cheng. Worthless brother wants to show up and tries to get Cheng and Dalun at a dinner to get in on Japanese trading. He is consistently a slimeball.😝Here I wish Si Yun would have slapped him more convincingly. Mr Dai has a conversation with Dalun about promotion. He values brain over brawn but if Dalun can get the communist med shipment, he still stood a chance for the position. Mr Gu meets with Cheng because his contact has been killed. They need to make other arrangements for sending medical supplies. Shen surprises Cheng in his office. He lets Cheng know that Mr Gu’s days are numbered and that torture would reveal any accomplices. He gives Cheng two tickets to Chongqing and tells him to leave with SiYun. He meets later with Si Yun in a church. He gives her a property deed and key for a house in Chongqing and asks to be allowed to visit in future. Mr Shen knows who he is and makes no apologies. His love for Si Yun is pure because he sees to her safety and happiness even with another. For all his flaws he loves her unconditionally. Dalun has a meeting with Sada and lets him know things will go much easier for Japanese if he gets the position instead of Shen. Shen is gunned down when leaving the church. Dalun goes to docks to find Cheng’s shipment but it isn’t there. Zeng kills his men but spares his son and tells him again no dealings with Japanese. Si Yun and Cheng see Mr. Gu off and it goes with the thought China would be better if more like Mr. Gu. It fast forwards to 1937 and war has started. Cheng and Si Yun did not leave and her hospital now helps wounded soldiers. It skips to a scene where Yi’s boyfriend is leading a squad into war. She wants to be part of it but he’s still encouraging her to continue education. Zeng has Cheng and Si Yun visit. He has learned Dalun bribed a young woman to put an abortion drug in his wife’s tea. Dalun admits it but that it was to save him. Dalun has continued his dealings and now placing mirrors in targets so Japanese pilots can see targets better. Cheng and men come in and Cheng has the shot but will not kill his brother. I am not sure what the significance of the red bands are on their sleeves. Zeng confronts Dalun who kneels before him. Zeng shoots his own son and drives away. Cheng is stunned and watches them drive off. I have no idea what will happen to Cheng and Si Yun, but there has been significant changes in who is in charge and to what extent. There is no description strong enough to convey the destruction to friends and family because of the various positions people have with their politics and careers. The cast and production did an excellent job of taking you to the 1930’s with the clothing, movies, vehicles, music, political views and Japanese invading. I am not sure if we will see more of Si Yun and Ao in the future, but I am hoping they survived the aftermath of the war. I think this arc is closing and heading to 1950’s.

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