Footprints of Change Episode 28

Go for broke

Ms Shan is sick and mending at home. Yan has shared her address with XiNing who goes to visit with gifts. She has fruit and an amber necklace which Shan more reluctantly takes. She leaves the price tag on while saying not expensive. At the college, Guo storms in pissed off he’s not selected for the apartment. He throws the shirts back to BeiChuan saying they shrunk and are low quality. When questioned how he knew since first draft not even out yet, he confesses the boiler guy told him. He storms out to clarify with Zhang yelling if he’s not on list for housing, nobody else will be either. Lu has come back from brokering another big deal overseas. This is all dependent on getting shipped timely for the Halloween holiday. If Shan doesn’t help them, the loss will again be big. I guess this guy thinks three times is the charm in trying for success. It would be better to deal with if he stuck around to correct his mistakes, but his pattern is to leave the ladies clean up the mess so he can go start an even bigger one somewhere else.😝🙄Later, Guo confirms that BeiChuan will get the apartment. He explains that he and his wife have always worked there with limited salary and his inlaws look down on him. He wants the apartment to save face with her family and promises to help him in future to get one. Considering their circumstances, this was a huge admission from a proud colleague and it was very considerate of BeiChuan to take her pregnant status and family into consideration. When he tells XiNing she is outraged. She has every right to be mad, but that he doesn’t explain the circumstances as to why bugs the hell out of me. She goes off on her mini rant how she will go shopping with other men blah blah blah when I haven’t seen the first time where she’s asked his business opinion about anything. She doesn’t pay him the same respect in academic matters and I am tired of her adolescent selfishness. She is not ready to be married and frankly neither is he. Having a partner is equal footing. She thinks it’s to have her own way and he thinks he’s supposed to be the doormat for her. As a couple, these two constantly annoy me tho I am liking the peripheral story much better. It is definitely showing the signs of the times and the house of cards that small businesses often rely on to make themselves equitable with the bigger fish. XiNing and Yan are at a business dinner and she is much more at home. It is Yan sitting out on the balcony. Whe XiNing goes to check up on her he plants the seed of how different they are from BeiChuan. He wants to put doubt as to the success of their relationship. BeiChuan sees the writing on the wall and resigns from his friend’s company while they are still friends. He returned every cent he owed and here Yan is resentful in reply. He thinks he is being looked down on and unappreciated. Here BeiChuan said it was more a difference of how to conduct business and leaves it at that. At dinner, he reveals to XiNing the new company he has started that will deal with cultural differences. She wants to know how he will do it without money. He says educating and inspiring the people is more important than making money. She hands him a bunch of money as they are leaving. She points out an exclusive Mercedes and declares that her goal for success. Turns out the car is a loaner to Shan. BeiChuan suggests they stay distant and she is offended by his remarks and says she won’t ever discuss work again with him. I could take his criticism of her friend choices better if he bothered to stick up for himself more verbally. Actions do speak louder than words, but sometimes words do need to be said. He is gaining ground but it is a snail’s pace compared to XiNing. Here is where youth and impulsive behavior will greatly work against her and his quiet studious nature will contribute greatly to misunderstandings when they probably would actually agree if ever discussed.😝XiNing goes to Shan’s house and is treated more coldly. I am thinking it;s because of BeiChuan. Now that he’s seen her ‘borrowed’ car, he is one likely to report wrong doings. She now sees XiNing as a liability because Yan is like her for general business practices. Yan tells XiNing she will need q00k as a bribe to get such a large order through and urges her to be carefu. She hurries back to tell Lu and they are scheming how to get the second 5pk they don’t have. JiuLing is smart. She is leaving saying I don’t hear anything as she goes. XiNing and BeiChuan have a loud argument over ethics and business. She has Yan’s judgments running through her head and her reasons to absolves herself of conscience in this matter. She has chatted with Shan in depth to get up her nerve and is just about ready to hand Shan the money when BeiChuan shows up at the door asking to speak to XiNing. Episode ends…

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