Meet Yourself(2023)

The Promise to Visit Yunnan

Youfeng Courtyard

A Colorful Mix of Tenants

Friends

One midnight, Xu Hong Dou meets Na Na and Da Mai at the restaurant, where they share drinks and conversation, getting to know each other better. Xu Hong Dou makes friends, just as Chen Nan Xing hoped.

Management Challenges

Xie Zhi Yao faces a challenge when he hires local villagers to run the e-commerce business. Since they are all from the same village, there is no sense of formality, and work discipline is lax, causing headaches for both Xie Zhi Yao and Xie Xiao Chun.

Appreciation

Hong Dou helps entertain guests at Youfeng Restaurant with ease. Xie Zhi Yao, who comes to the store to deliver books, observes Xu Hong Dou and feels as if he has discovered a treasure. He admires her very much.

Mutual Understanding

Xie Xiao Chun mentions to Xie Zhi Yao the difficulty of personnel management. Xie Zhi Yao, knowing that Xu Hong Dou is an outsider with management experience, decides to persuade her to help.

Going Home

When Xu Hong Dou learns that Xie Zhi Yuan is at a hotpot restaurant, she takes Granny Xie to Gucheng to find him. It turns out that Xie Zhi Yao has known about Xie Zhi Yuan working there for a long time and has placed Liang as a spy to keep an eye on him.

Misunderstanding

Xie Zhi Yao asks Na Na to persuade Hong Dou to volunteer at the restaurant, but Hong Dou refuses. Xie Zhi Yao tries hard to show his affection for Xu Hong Dou and even offers to hold a barbecue party, leading Xu Hong Dou to mistakenly believe he is romantically interested in her.

Ideal

Xu Hong Dou misunderstands Xie Zhi Yao's intentions, thinking he has confessed his love to her. She explains that she will not accept a long-distance or online relationship. Xie Zhi Yao clarifies his real intention, but Hong Dou feels she is there just for travel and leisure, not wanting to work, so she still refuses.

The Harsh Reality

Ma Qiu Shan and Da Mai sit down for a late-night snack and begin sharing their respective troubles. Da Mai laments that everyone has things they want to do, but sticking to the path one wants to take means facing the harsh reality.

New Development

There's a new progress in the village's development. Ma Qiu Shan plans to open a modern tea house and the owner of Shaohua Bookstore has the intention to open another store in Yunmiao.

Rumors

Xie Zhi Yao asks Xu Hong Dou where she intends to go after this. Xu Hong Dou tells him that she might go to Shanghai. Xie Zhi Yao expresses his reluctance to part with her in secret. As they grow closer and closer to each other, the rumors in the village start to get out of control.

Communication and Understanding

Xie Zhi Yao takes Xu Hong Dou to the e-commerce warehouse to help solve the problem of Aunt Feng being too strict as a customer service representative. Xu Hong Dou patiently explains things to Aunt Feng.

Memories

Xie Zhi Yao invites Xu Hong Dou to try Pu'er coffee. Faced with the teasing from the warehouse grannies, Xie Zhi Yao gives up denying it and simply admits that Xu Hong Dou is Mrs. Xie. On the anniversary of Xie Zhi Yao's grandfather's death, Xie Si Ping returns to the village to visit the grave.

The Reason for Taking on This Arduos Path

Yunmiao Village doesn't make a lot of profits. So, many young couples leave the village to work outside, leaving many children and old people behind. Xie Zhi Yao tells Xu Hong Dou that his reason for working so hard to develop Yunmiao Village is to make more people come home and reunite with their families.

Letting Go of the Past

Xie Zhi Yao and Xu Hong Dao are stuck together due to the rain. They decide to spend the night in the stable. Xie Zhi Yao brings up Xu Hong Dou's "one true love" and advises her to let go of the past.

Filming the Promotional Video

The promotional video officially starts shooting, and the actors are all villagers. Xu Hong Dou and Xie Zhi Yao are cast as a couple.

The Moment Her Heart Fluttered

Xu Hong Dou, Da Mai, and Hu You Yu get food poisoning from eating undercooked mushrooms and end up in the hospital. Xie Zhi Yao tenderly and attentively take care of Xu Hong Dou. When Xu Hong Dou wakes up, she can't help but feel her heart flutter.

Heart-to-heart

Xie Zhi Yao brings everyone to help Aunt Feng harvent plums. Aunt Gui and Aunt Feng reconcile with each other. They apologize and have a heart-to-heart conversation.

Romantic Tension

‘Xie Zhi Yao decides to organize a real team-building activity for everyone in the Youfeng Courtyard, including Xie Xia Xia and Huang Xin Xin. They head to the mountaintop to set up tents and build a bonfire. Everyone can sense the romantic tension between Xu Hong Dou and Xie Zhi Yao.

Enjoy the Moment

In the evening, Xu Hong Dou and Xie Zhi Yao chat and stargaze. However, the next day when they are going back, they both realize they were too intimate the previous night and start avoiding each other.

Day Trip

Xu Hong Mi brings Ling Dang to find Xu Hong Dou on a surprise visit. Xie Zhi Yao suggests becoming their guide. However, Shaohua Bookstore's boss, Mr. Liu suddenly brings his family to visit Yunmiao Village. Xu Hong Dou and Xie Zhi Yao welcome them.

Time Left

Amidst a heated argument between Xu Hong Mi and Xu Hong Dou, Xie Zhi Yao steps in to comfort her. With a shared understanding that their future may be uncertain, they resolve to cherish the precious moments they have left together.

Old Acquaintances

A new guest arrives at Youfeng Courtyard—the bright and proud 40-something Bai Man Jun. The courtyard residents hold a welcome party for her. During the party, everyone discovers that Bai Man Jun and Hu You Yu are actually old acquaintances.

Leaving

Xie Zhi Yao and Xu Hong Dou notice the feelings they have for each other. They know that it's unstoppable love. Xu Hong Dou starts packing her bag and she sees the two empty unanswered questions on her corkboard, "the life I want" and "the person I love".

Separated

Xu Hong Dou returns to her hometown in Shandong to accompany her parents. Xie Zhi Yao and Xu Hong Dou are no longer together every day. They're uncertain about the future. They don't know how to maintain their relationship.

What the Heart Wants

Xu Hong Dou helps Xie Zhi Yao find a travel group of more than 20 people. They discuss the proposal excitedly at night. Xu's parents know Hong Dou is back home but her heart is still out there.

Unwavering Pillar of Support

Hong Dou shares her plans to invest in a guesthouse at a family meeting. Xu Hong Mi assures her that no matter what challenges she faces in her entrepreneurial journey, she will always be her unwavering pillar of support.

Surprise

Xu Hong Dou returns to Yunmiao Village without telling Xie Zhi Yao and surprises him by showing up at the guesthouse. Everyone is thrilled about Hong Dou's return.

Responsibility

Xie Zhi Yao sends Hong Dou home. And he can't stop himself from confessing to her. Then the two of them continue to work on the lodging.

Power of the Internet

A famous travel vlogger visits Yunmiao Village after watching their promotional film. The travel vlogger is hugely influential, causing Xie Zhi Yao's e-commerce business to boom.

Honest

Hu You Yu feels awkward and guilty when facing Bai Man Jun and starts to avoid her. Bai Man Jun stops him and speaks to him honestly.

Leaving the Past Behind

Na Na reveals the truth to Hong Dou, but even after the clarification, netizens remain skeptical. Hong Dou expresses her empathy, expressing everyone's desire to shield Na Na from harm.

Facing Fear

Na Na decides to start live streaming again, confronting her fears head-on. At the same time, she is no longer afraid and returns to work at the bistro.

Reconciliation between Dad and Son

Under the pretext of being drunk, Xie Si Ping reflects on his past and asks Xie Zhi Yao and Hong Dou to focus on their career. He tells them that they'll have his support. After the conversation, Xie Zhi Yao has finally gotten the support he has been looking for. The dad and the son finally reconcile.

Brave Retaliation

Na Na restarts her live stream career. Everyone in the courtyard watches the live stream together. They buy her gifts to encourage her. This time, Na Na can finally face her haters and retaliate bravely.

Overprotection

Xu Hong Dou finds out the villagers are not happy with the homestay. She realizes Xie Zhi Yao has been hiding this from her to protect her.

Sweetness After the Fight

After the village chief reprimands them, the three troublemakers realize their mistake and apologize to Xu Hong Dou. Xie Zhi Yao goes to see Xu Hong Dou, but she remains distant.