Hello Beautiful Life – Mao Xiaotong, Zhang Li

At the breakfast table, Sun Xiang held her phone and couldn't stop scrolling. Her mother, Li Huilan, was very angry and scolded her for not contributing to the household expenses. Sun Xiang stuttered and couldn't come up with the money, but her sister Sun Xin generously handed over her own share. Amid their mother's nagging, the two sisters left for work together. As they were leaving, their mother reminded Sun Xin that it was Sun Xiang's birthday and to come back early. Sun Xiang rode her bike with her sister through the alleyways, greeting the neighbors as they passed by. By now, public accounts had become popular, and Sun Xin advised her sister that they could earn a lot of money if they became popular on social media. However, Sun Xiang didn't care about the money and preferred to share her experiences with her followers. She expressed to her sister that she wanted to change her phone because the camera wasn't working well, and Sun Xin quietly made a mental note of it.

On the way, Sun Xiang suddenly remembered that their childhood friend, Chu Xiaoyu, who had stayed out all night. She complained to Sun Xin about it. Sun Xin didn't seem to care and brushed it off, but she was actually confident in herself. Chu Xiaoyu had always liked Sun Xin, and the two had been together before, even though they had already broken up. Chu Xiaoyu still couldn't forget about Sun Xin.

When they arrived at work, Sun Xin began her busy and nerve-wracking workday. She only realized close to noon that her sister had secretly put snacks in her coat pocket. At the same time, she also received a message from her suitor, Wu Jiang, asking to meet her at a coffee shop. Wu Jiang had prepared a promotion gift for Sun Xin, a new phone, and expressed his desire to bring her to work at his company.

The next day, Sun Xin went to work and felt disgusted when she saw the pair of high heels. She threw them in the garbage bin in the bathroom, but unfortunately, the cleaning lady picked them up and Yang Xin saw it. Yang Xin was unhappy about it, but didn't show it. He called Sun Xin to his office and hinted that if she wanted a promotion, she needed to put in more effort. He invited her to have dinner and meet with clients that evening, and Sun Xin agreed to cooperate without realizing his ulterior motives. When Sun Xin arrived at the restaurant that evening, she saw only Yang Xin. Yang Xin claimed that the client had a meeting and postponed the dinner to another day. Sun Xin was about to leave but was persuaded by Yang Xin to stay because he had already ordered food and it would be a waste not to eat it. During the meal, he purposely got her drunk. Sun Xin was aware of Yang Xin's intentions and secretly recorded the conversation on her phone. When Yang Xin revealed his plan and offered her a room key, Sun Xin pretended to agree but left immediately and went straight home. When she got out of the car, she was already feeling dizzy. Chu Xiaoyu, who was waiting for her at the entrance of the alley, saw her condition and suspected that something had happened but didn't know what it was. He helped Sun Xin back home and asked Sun Xiang to take care of her. Sun Xiang helped Sun Xin to bed and discovered a room key in her coat. Meanwhile, Yang Xin was waiting for Sun Xin at the hotel but couldn't reach her after calling her several times.

The news of Sun Xin being sexually harassed quickly spread, and Wu Jiang was the first to find out. He reminded Sun Xin to be careful and suggested that she resign for her safety. He expressed concern for her and hoped she could work at his company instead. Sun Xin felt that Wu Jiang was being overly cautious and decided to wait for the company to handle the situation.

On the other hand, Jiang Chang'an also approached Sun Xiang, claiming that his mother had suffered a stroke and needed a large sum of money for surgery. He asked Sun Xiang to lend him some money. Sun Xiang was at a loss and decided to stall for time. That night, she met Yu Fei and told him about the situation. Yu Fei couldn't stand by and offered to help Sun Xiang. He promised to beat up Jiang Chang'an if he came to bother her again. Sun Xiang was very grateful.

After dinner, the two went shopping together and ran into someone cutting in line. Yu Fei got into a fight with the person, and Sun Xiang was dragged into the police station. She was afraid of being scolded by her teacher and called her sister to come bail her out. This was the first time Sun Xin met Yu Fei, and her impression of him was very bad. Sun Xiang didn't know what to do and kept praising Yu Fei's bravery and righteousness when they got home, telling her sister that he would help her out.

Sun Xin criticized her sister for having simplistic thinking and said that violence could not solve the problem. She asked Sun Xiang to inform her immediately if she ever encountered Jiang Chang'an again, and promised to handle it herself. Meanwhile, Boss Wang, the company's leader, was dealing with the sexual harassment issue. However, he and Yang Xin had a close personal relationship, having started the company together. He wanted to minimize the problem and stabilize Sun Xin's situation by offering her a promotion and raise.

Sun Xiang learned that her sister had resigned. She was filled with righteous indignation and thought her sister should expose them, but Sun Xin considered the impact and decided to hold back. She also told her younger sister not to tell their parents about her resignation. After resigning, Sun Xin lied to her family and claimed she was on vacation. She woke up to hear Sun Jian and Chu Tianming discussing Li Huilan helping to take care of the children. Sun Jian was unhappy that Li Huilan was helping others to take care of children, which affected his daily life and income, and also required him to take responsibility for the children. He wanted Chu Tianming to persuade Li Huilan. Chu Tianming told Sun Jian that Li Huilan had liked children since she was young and couldn't even take care of herself. Yu Fei and Sun Xiang made plans to have dinner together again and agreed to meet at the entrance of the alley after work. In the evening, Li Huilan helped take care of two children, one was from the Zheng family in the alley, and the other was Cheng Jiaxuan, a notorious troublemaker in the class. Cheng Jiaxuan liked to fool around and was caught slacking off under Li Huilan's watchful eye. After being scolded by Li Huilan, Cheng Jiaxuan made an excuse to go to the bathroom and ran away. Yu Fei arrived at the entrance of the alley early to wait for Sun Xiang, but was attracted by a group of elementary school students playing games. With his competitive spirit, he challenged them one by one and easily defeated them. He lost track of time. Sun Xiang returned home and hurriedly changed clothes, but then found that Cheng Jiaxuan was missing when she went out to look for Yu Fei. Li Huilan anxiously called on everyone to help find Cheng Jiaxuan, but they searched the entire alley and found no trace of him. Sun Jian accused Li Huilan of causing trouble, saying that she couldn't afford to take responsibility if the child was lost.

After returning home, everyone scolded Sun Xiang for having an unreliable boyfriend. They said that Yu Fei, who is in his twenties, playing games with children, is clearly immature. Sun Xiang argued with reason and protected Yu Fei comprehensively. Who would have known that when they went out, Yu Fei was waiting at the door. He asked about the situation with concern, and coincidentally met Sun Xin. Sun Xin had some complaints about Yu Fei, and the two exchanged some words. Yu Fei called Sun Xin a rat, which made Sun Xiang very angry and they all went their separate ways.

Sun Xin started looking for a new job. She left home early and returned late without telling anyone. However, the job interviews did not go well. Several companies rejected her for different reasons, which made the previously confident Sun Xin feel very disappointed. Li Huilan felt strange and suspicious because who goes out every day when they are on vacation? She asked Sun Xiang, but Sun Xiang was distracted and accidentally revealed the fact that her sister had resigned. Li Huilan was shocked and immediately called for a meeting with Sun Jian. They finally figured out the whole story. Li Huilan said that Sun Xin was not an easy person to deal with. She was born with a heart disease and had already cost the family a lot of money. Now she resigned without saying anything, what should they do in the future? Sun Jian was indignant when he heard about the sexual harassment and wanted to fight with Yang Xin. Sun Xiang argued that violence cannot solve any problem, and told Sun Jian that someone had already taught Yang Xin a lesson, which stopped Sun Jian from doing anything.

Yu Fei accompanied Sun Xiang home, and on the way they encountered a street performer. Spontaneously, Yu Fei stepped forward and sang a modified version of "Beijing Girl" for Sun Xiang, causing her to laugh out loud. With the sound of music in the background, Yu Fei escorted Sun Xiang to the entrance of the alleyway. Sun Xiang didn't want Yu Fei to go any further, fearing that they might be seen by the neighbors. They said goodbye at the alleyway entrance, and Yu Fei mentioned that this might be the last time they see each other this year. With snow falling from the sky, the atmosphere was intense, and there was an ambiguous feeling between the two of them. As they moved closer to each other, about to kiss, a woman suddenly appeared from the house and interrupted them. They quickly acted as if nothing had happened. Sun Xiang told Yu Fei to let her know when he was heading home so that she could see him off at the train station.

On Valentine's Day, the two sisters each received a bouquet of flowers. Sun Xiang was full of naive romantic fantasies about the future, but her sister shattered them by telling her the reality of the job market. Sun Xin, who had been unable to find a job, was a bit discouraged. Her sister comforted her and told her that things would be better after the new year. Sun Xin once again asked Sun Xiang to keep her unemployment a secret. Sun Xiang remembered that she had already let it slip, so she quickly jumped onto the bed to avoid Sun Xin.

On the 29th day of the lunar new year, unlike the deserted streets of Beijing, the HuTong was bustling with activity. Chu Tianming and Chu Xiaoyu came to the Sun family's home every year to celebrate the new year. They gathered together to have a big dinner and make dumplings. On this day, Sun Jian prepared to write couplets, Sun Xiang cooked the new year's eve dinner, and Sun Xin came back from outside carrying drinks. As soon as she entered the door, Li Huilan pulled her aside and gave her 100 yuan.

On New Year's Eve, Li Huilan and Sun Jian were still upset about what happened yesterday. To take care of Sun Xin, Li Huilan specifically prepared two red envelopes for the two girls. Sun Xin got more, and Sun Xiang got less. Unexpectedly, Sun Xiang, who had sharp eyes, noticed it and started making a fuss. She brought up the fact that Li Huilan had secretly taken care of Sun Xin, and everyone became a bit embarrassed.

Then, Sun Xiang told their parents that her sister had known about it all along, and everyone felt relieved. They comforted Sun Xin, saying that it was just a job and not to take it too seriously. Sun Jian even said that even if the two girls didn't work, the family would be fine.

Looking at the table full of dishes, Sun Xiang remembered the New Year's Eve dinner she had prepared for Yu Fei. She asked where he lived and prepared to bring him some food. Yu Fei replied that he was at the mouth of Xiaoman Hutong. Upon hearing this, Sun Xiang found an excuse to slip away and went to look for Yu Fei.

There weren't many people in the hutong on New Year's Eve. Sun Xiang whispered Yu Fei's name and suddenly a small firework lit up in the dark. It was followed by a circle of fireworks, and Yu Fei appeared from around the corner, giving Sun Xiang a surprise. Sun Xiang was thrilled, and the two of them secretly chatted in the hutong.

When Sun Xiang found out that Yu Fei hadn't eaten yet, she ran back home to get the lunchbox she had secretly prepared. Inside the house, Li Huilan and others were making dumplings, but they couldn't find Sun Xiang. Li Huilan was puzzled and wanted to go out and take a look. Chu Xiaoyu volunteered, saying that his dumplings weren't that good anyway, and he left.

Before the supermarket closed, the people in the alley came to buy daily necessities in a rush, everyone stocked up on a pile of goods, and before leaving, they took a group photo in front of the supermarket, bidding farewell to the place that had accompanied them for a long time. Sun Xiang, who was unemployed, was idle, and went ice skating with Yu Fei. The two of them played happily. When Yu Fei asked about her job, Sun Xiang hesitated and said she didn't know what to do. Although the coffee shop owner Yan Xi had long hoped she would come over, she still felt embarrassed to speak up, afraid of being accused of using connections. Yu Fei understood and decided to help Sun Xiang secretly.

On the other hand, Sun Xin smoothly joined the Wujiang Company, and Chu Xiaoyu felt jealous when he learned about it. He pulled Sun Xiang aside and hinted at her. Sun Xiang understood Chu Xiaoyu's thoughts and said he was not ambitious enough. If he continued like this, he probably wouldn't have much opportunity. Chu Xiaoyu insisted that he didn't want to do it, but if he took it seriously, he would do better than anyone else. Sun Xiang pointed out that Chu Xiaoyu was bragging and told him to start taking it seriously if he wanted to pursue Sun Xin, or he wouldn't stand a chance. Chu Xiaoyu was at a loss for words.

While settling the bill at the coffee shop, Yu Fei took the opportunity to tell Yan Xi about Sun Xiang's unemployment. Yan Xi was very happy and called Sun Xiang herself, inviting her to come and work. Yu Fei left before Sun Xiang knew it was him who helped. He waited outside the store and met Chu Xiaoyu. Chu Xiaoyu invited him to drink together, but Yu Fei was busy with work and said they could meet next time.

Sun Xin has a lot to learn because she has transferred to a new position. During a meeting, while Wu Jiang was presenting a new website design proposal, Sun Xin noticed that the interface design was very similar to that of a foreign e-commerce site. She raised this concern during the meeting, which caused discontent among her colleagues. However, Wu Jiang thought it was a good thing because it's better to discover internal issues than to have them pointed out by others when the project is completed. He even invited Sun Xin to dinner, which made her like him even more.

On the other hand, Sun Xiang rides her bike to the coffee shop every day, but she discovered that her bike was vandalized one day. She told Sun Xin about it and also mentioned that she felt like someone was following her lately but didn't know who it was. Sun Xin thought it might be a prank and advised her sister to go home first and not ride her bike anymore. Sun Xiang was feeling down.

As Sun Xiang was pushing her bike home after work, she met Chu Xiaoyu who commented on her unique bike. Sun Xiang told him about being followed, and he thought it might also be a prank, but he still offered to walk her home to be safe. On the way, Chu Xiaoyu mentioned that he found an investor to open a guesthouse and invited Sun Xiang to join him. With Sun Xiang's large following on her public account, they would be successful. Chu Xiaoyu believed that if they succeed, Teacher Li wouldn't prevent him from dating Sun Xin.

Chu Xiaoyu spent a day running around with Sun Xin, and after getting tired, they made plans to meet at a restaurant for dinner. They talked about the past and the future, and sighed about how difficult life can be, encouraging each other to work hard. On their way home, Chu Xiaoyu pretended to be drunk and expressed his feelings for Sun Xin, and they kissed in the alley.

When they got home, Sun Xiang told Sun Xin about what happened, expecting her to praise Yu Fei like she did, but to her surprise, Sun Xin thought that Yu Fei was immature. She advised Sun Xiang to stay away from him after he got into a fight shortly after meeting him. However, Sun Xiang did not listen, and Sun Xin felt helpless.

Time flies,  it was already 2016. Sun Xin gradually adapted to her work, while Sun Xiang was doing well at the café. Their relationship with Yu Fei was also growing stronger. One day, Yu Fei rode Sun Xiang's electric bike to take her back to the café. On the way, he told her that he had informed his family about their relationship, and his mother wanted to meet her future daughter-in-law. Sun Xiang felt shy and thought things were moving too fast. She asked what would happen if Yu Fei's mother did not approve of her, but Yu Fei reassured her that it would not be the case. Sun Xiang then asked what would happen if Teacher Li(Li Huilan) did not approve of Yu Fei, and this made Yu Fei hesitant since they had previously had conflicts. Sun Xiang suggested that he should visit her family first, and then they could decide together. Yu Fei happily agreed, and they planned to spend the Chinese New Year together this year.