Footprints of Change Episode 5

Uptown and shantytown

I am not happy Si Yun settled out of court but I am sure Cheng got her a fair deal. If this rids her of mother and brother, that’s not such a bad thing. She refuses to use Zeng money so she has fallen behind in payments. She shows Mrs Shen and daughter her house. The daughter sees this a way to stick it to Si Yun under the guise of kindness. She asks her mother to buy it so she can open some eateries on both floors. She even offers Si Yun a discount.😝 I like the conversation and shared letter with sis in law. She wants to know if Si Yun considers her a failure as mother. Yi Sun honestly responds. She is just in a hard place with her husband and mother in law. I like that these two women like and respect each other. There is great trust between them because she does leave her daughter’s care to Yi Sun. She recognizes they are kindred spirits and that her daughter will thrive under her aunt’s care and minimally suppressed by her father. Politician Shen wants Cheng to muscle in on shantytown and calm things down. I like how Cheng gets his sidekick to use Shen’s money to pass out to the workers stuck there. Cheng returns the next day with provisions and Si Yun to have an impromptu clinic on site. She has been invited to an upscale gathering and attends with Cheng. I like how Shen tries to reduce him to driver status and Cheng politely asks him to step aside. Si Yun is referred to Mr Dong to consider investing. She remembers him from approving her hospital. The two guys chat and for the second time the Communist party is brought up. The first was when he was having tea with his father and the dad knew the waiter. The waiter denied knowing him but did take note of the job possibility. The dad warns Ao that this guy was not one to make enemies with. No matter what side he was on it was best to be allied. While Shen and Cheng are talking the sister pops up and says what a big pervert the guy is Si Yun is talking to. He tried to assault her but she found a pen and made her point.😝 He is now going to be yet another obstacle for her. Shen is an idiot. He is at least diverting the hospital issue by promising the son could be accepted in military academy with special attention from teachers. He heads to hospital to have his injury checked out and Cheng heads to room and sees Si Yun sitting. He asks her how she is and she’s not quite sure how to respond to that. Usually I roll my eyes when the sis shows up but this time she did a good thing, even if by accident.

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