Be With You Episode 14 Recap
> Be With You Recap
Ji Mingzhao left money for meals and accommodation, but unexpectedly, Lao Ding took all the money. Meng Sanxi, Yan Sifang, and Ye Wuzhi looked at each other, wondering whether to report to the police. However, Lao Ding asked them to grab their bedding and follow him. Lao Ding's house was spacious. After assigning rooms to everyone, he went back to his room to prepare for sleep. Yan Sifang was puzzled because he had heard that Lao Ding's social status wasn't high, but he didn't expect him to have such a big house. Ji Mingzhao was also surprised to discover Lao Ding's wealth. However, their stomachs were empty, and Lao Ding, realizing they were supposed to stay the previous day, had prepared food that had gone bad. Lao Ding, wearing an apron, complained while heading to the kitchen to cook. He considered the money he took as the cost of their one-month stay.
Ye Wuzhi really liked Ying Baichi's poetry collection. Meng Sanxi couldn't understand and initially thought Ye Wuzhi was pretending. However, knowing that she couldn't lie, he confirmed that Ye Wuzhi genuinely liked it, feeling as if he had discovered an alien. To showcase Ying Baichi's poetry collection, Meng Sanxi wrapped it with the cover of a best-selling book. When readers quickly noticed the situation, complaints spread. Meng Sanxi and Ye Wuzhi collaborated to read the poetry collection, but its explicit content made readers think it was explicit literature. Ye Wuzhi immediately defended, having read genuine explicit literature, while these poems were delicate, expressing the feelings of young men and women. Ying Baichi realized that Ye Wuzhi truly understood his poetic lines. Feeling no shame, he and Ye Wuzhi read together, and Meng Sanxi, seeing this, quickly slipped away, realizing he had no face to continue reading.
Ji Mingzhao noticed people lingering in the department store to enjoy the air conditioning, making the spacious aisles and corridors difficult to pass through. He asked Yan Sifang to find a solution. Yan Sifang, still shocked by Lao Ding's wealth, initially intended to straightforwardly drive people away. However, Ji Mingzhao asked him to be tactful. Yan Sifang could only say half a sentence. He directly asked customers occupying space whether they were buying anything. One customer bought melon seeds but continued occupying space. Concerned, Ji Mingzhao asked Yan Sifang to discreetly remind these people not buying anything to leave.
Workers on the stairs were quick to leave when Yan Sifang mopped the floor the second time. However, a lady on the first floor remained unmoved even if Yan Sifang mopped fifty times. A scholar on the second floor was always polite, no matter how many times Yan Sifang mopped, and even said, "You've worked hard," making Yan Sifang helpless. Lao Ding was about to finish work. He politely bid farewell to Ji Mingzhao in the store, but his demeanor changed outside, demanding Ji Mingzhao to give an exact time to return home so he could arrange dinner. Ji Mingzhao was surprised but assured Lao Ding that he would return soon, watching Lao Ding leave.
Ying Baichi realized that Ye Wuzhi was his confidante, no longer insisting on selling poetry collections. After all, a true confidante is hard to find, and one person is enough. To deal with the scholars reading books without buying them, Ji Mingzhao arranged for Meng Sanxi, Ye Wuzhi, and Yan Sifang to replace the original covers with the bookstore's seal and insisted on payment upon opening. Ji Mingzhao forgot the agreement with Lao Ding due to overtime. When he remembered, he hurriedly led Meng Sanxi, Ye Wuzhi, and Yan Sifang to Lao Ding's house, where they obediently sat down to eat amid Lao Ding's angry roar.
The next day, readers found disappointment as the seals on the books were removed. Ji Mingzhao insincerely welcomed them back, feeling a bit harsh. Observing a neighbor's reluctance to provide a cool place for workers due to cleanliness concerns, he decided to change the store's business model. Yan Sifang worked overnight to make tables and chairs, converting the second floor into a resting area. Ji Mingzhao removed all the seals from the books, and Meng Sanxi made green bean soup. The next day, the unnamed department store introduced a one-penny promotion, allowing customers to read, rest, and receive a cup of green bean soup. Despite losing money that day, Ji Mingzhao felt an unprecedented sense of contentment. Meng Sanxi was willing to lend his seventy taels to Ji Mingzhao and promised to persuade Ying Baichi to supply goods at a 30% discount. To secure the discount, Meng Sanxi created a lyricist identity for the aspiring poet Ying Baichi and formed a group to sing the poems he wrote.
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