After the scene seven, Mei Tang, having recovered and discharged from the hospital, went alone to the notary office with a document bag. Later, Chao and Angel arrived together to meet Mei Tang. Mei Tang informed her daughter that she had brought all the necessary documents, but noticed that her daughter had nothing but a small bag. Chao informed her that he had helped carry the documents Angel needed in his bag, and Mei Tang thanked him... Chao explained that they were cousins (from the same family), and it was just a small favor.
Mei Tang was curious, saying she had never seen Chao in Dongtou Village. Chao explained again that although his surname was Feng and he belonged to the "Mei" generation, he was not from Dongtou, meaning he was from the neighboring village "Wandu." However, his grandmother's family had migrated from the neighboring town of Haiyan or Wen Village to settle in Dongtou... Then Mei Tang asked about the largest oyster farmer in Dongtou Village and what his relationship was with Chao. Chao said he was his grandmother's younger brother, that is, his great-uncle. Chao reminded them that the business they were handling today was to notarize Angel's identity, and they shouldn't linger outside for too long. As the three were about to leave, Angel requested in Portuguese to hold her father's hand. Mei Tang misunderstood the relationship between Chao and her daughter, so she told her daughter in Taishanese to consider Chao's feelings. Chao explained that he was just acting as her personal translator. Just as Angel playfully lowered her head and smiled, Mei Tang "scolded" her daughter for speaking Portuguese incorrectly. After that, Angel and her father held hands and entered the notary office.
Afterwards, Mei Tang compared the passport he had obtained when he went to Brazil years ago, along with the green card he had acquired after arriving in Brazil, with Angel's birth certificate. He also checked the paperwork done before restoring his Chinese nationality, which left paper proof to prove that Mei Tang and Angel were father and daughter. After Angel received the proof, she would be able to successfully apply to join Chinese nationality at the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau and "change her name" to Feng Shilin.
After the paperwork was completed, Angel once again held hands with her father Mei Tang as they went outside. At the door, Angel requested a hug from her father. After he agreed, the daughter stepped forward to embrace him. At that moment, Angel couldn't hold back her tears, and Mei Tang felt deeply guilty, gently patting her back to comfort her. Afterwards, Mei Tang said he would go pick up his half-sister from school and gently let go of Angel to wipe her tears, then placed her hand into Chao's palm.
In scene eight, Angel watched her father Mei Tang leave, fearing that her father, just out of the hospital, would feel heartbroken upon learning of her grievances, which would be detrimental to his recovery. So she held back until Mei Tang walked far away, looking around to see no one else, and when only Chao was in front of her, she couldn't help but rush into his arms and cry loudly. Chao was not indifferent—because Angel resembled his dream daughter "Linlin" in a 1:1 copy, he really wanted to comfort her, but in reality, they were not yet a couple and were also distantly related as uncle and niece, which made Chao feel constrained.
As Mei Tang walked further away, Angel's cries grew louder. Chao had already regarded Angel as "Linlin," holding her and stroking her back while providing verbal comfort. Although Chao spoke Cantonese, the pronunciation was very similar to Taishanese (Shenjing dialect). After Angel understood, she felt a bit more comfortable. The two then slowly released each other, supporting one another as Angel responded to Chao in Portuguese. Chao didn't understand and explained in Taishanese, asking if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
However, the Angel in front of him was already seen by Chao as "Linlin," so he asked back if she remembered what she had promised "Dad." Angel recalled that Mei Tang had also told her that if they were not father and daughter in the next life, could they be a couple? Angel immediately agreed, as her parents' emotional distance made her feel the love of her father was both near and far. So she immediately repeated Chao's words, and Chao then asked if he could take care of her for this life first. Without thinking too much, Angel nodded in agreement. Angel closed her eyes, gently lifted her head, and pouted her lips. Chao cautiously leaned in to kiss her... Just as Chao was lost in the moment of touching Angel, the phone rang. It turned out to be her parents informing him that the new house in Taicheng was furnished and needed to treat the workers to a meal... asking Chao if he wanted to join. But Chao said he would bring one person along, and the parents agreed.
In scene nine, when the big aunt, second aunt, and the big uncle's family arrived... Chao and Angel arrived late. Just as Angel was about to pull out a chair to sit down, Chao reached out to stop her and helped pull the chair out for her, then gently brushed the seat cushion to let Angel sit down. Just as Chao wanted to help Angel wash the bowls and chopsticks with hot tea, the cousins reminded him that they had already washed them. After that, Chao helped Angel pour tea...
When the dishes were served, as an athlete, Angel only picked vegetables, and when it came to the white-cut chicken, she only ate the skinless chicken breast. From the "eye contact" between the two, everyone present felt the ambiguity in their relationship, which had not yet been explicitly stated but was about to be established. The cousins took special care of Angel, noticing her more European features, and asked if the dishes were not to her taste. Angel explained that she was a football player, and during competitions, the team only allowed her to eat a "low-carb, high-protein" diet. The older cousins were surprised, as she spoke fluent Shenjing dialect due to her long-term interaction with Chao... Angel explained that her ancestral home was in the neighboring Dongtou Village, but she was born in Brazil.
Chao jokingly said that if Angel wanted to learn to be Chinese, she needed to gradually adapt to the dietary culture of the Chinese people. Angel said that Cantonese cuisine is much lower in calories than Brazilian barbecue, and if it were during the off-season, she would definitely indulge in eating. Chao suggested she try a small bite of everything, and he would take care of the rest... Angel also reminded Chao that he was prone to accumulating fat in his abdomen, and after working hard to lose 20 pounds, he should not rebound just because he couldn't control his eating.
In scene ten, after dinner, the controlling and self-righteous big aunt went to ask Angel her name. Angel enthusiastically replied with the Chinese characters "冯世临" that she had just learned to read and write. The big uncle chimed in, saying that both of them shared the surname Feng, and if they got married and had children in the future, no one would owe anyone anything. The big uncle then asked why Angel's Taishanese was almost indistinguishable from the dialect of her hometown, Wandu. Angel explained that she was from Dongtou... Since Chao's (paternal) older brother was over 30 and still unmarried, Chao was about to have a sweet romance that made the aunt envious, and she immediately said that the two were uncle and niece and could not start a family.
The big aunt immediately chimed in, saying that the big uncle had forgotten his roots... Chao's grandparents shared the same surname, but the aunt also claimed she clearly remembered that the grandmother's family had migrated from Wen Village to Shenjing. The retired uncle, who had worked in the judicial system, also stated that they had already surpassed three generations, and it was legally permissible for them to marry. Chao's dad also used the example of a couple from their village, both surnamed Feng, and added that their children were all "dragons and phoenixes." Chao's mom stated that whether they got married also depended on the wishes of the two. The second aunt, seeing this, also chimed in that with parents like Chao's, which young girl wouldn't consider it a blessing to marry him? After that, Angel also left with Chao's family.
In scene eleven, after that, Angel and Chao's family returned to their new home in Taicheng. Chao told his mother that he would first drive him and Angel to the high-speed rail station tomorrow, but Angel said she was still a foreigner now, and the process of buying high-speed rail tickets was complicated. Chao thought time was tight and they needed to quickly return to Guangzhou to handle the naturalization procedures, otherwise it would affect the training. Angel explained that the team allowed her to go handle it after training hours. Chao's dad said that tomorrow they would just happen to return to Guangzhou, so there was no need to rush, and they could even directly send Angel to the training base. Angel thanked Chao's dad for his kindness and said the team would send someone to pick her up.
Chao's mom heard her call Chao "uncle," and referred to Chao's parents as "Second Grandpa" and "Second Grandma," while Chao's way of addressing Angel was quite ambiguous. She thought that the young Angel did not intend to marry Chao. Angel denied that she had just established a relationship with Chao, so she didn't know him well. If Chao was willing to marry her, Angel would naturally be willing to marry him, as no one else could protect her besides Chao...
Just as the night grew late, Chao let Angel bathe first. Since the family used an electric water heater, it was barely enough for three people to take hot showers, but tonight there were four people. However, Angel said that girls take longer showers, so she let Chao go first. Chao quickly finished washing and brushed his teeth. When it was Angel's turn to finish washing, she immediately jumped into Chao's bed and hugged him... which caught Chao off guard. Chao also embraced Angel, stroking and kissing her. Seeing her with a water-absorbing cap on her hair, Chao planned to get out of bed to fetch a hairdryer to help her dry her hair... Angel hugged him tighter, saying she felt cold because the water temperature was not warm enough while showering. Chao then picked up the air conditioning remote to turn on the warm air. After Chao dried her hair, the two lay back in bed, kissing passionately. Just as Angel felt excited, she tightly grabbed Chao's pants, but Chao quickly grabbed Angel's hand to stop her. This made Angel confused, thinking that Chao still did not see her as a girlfriend and even wanted to use her as a cover for being gay. Chao explained that he could not be gay and even detested it... he just wasn't prepared with a condom. Angel suggested that since Chao was already excited, why not buy one from the convenience store outside? But Chao refused to go out, citing the large temperature difference between day and night and the strong wind outside. At this moment, Angel, unable to control herself, prepared to go out to buy one. Chao stopped her, but she still didn't listen, and he followed her closely, pulling hard. Angel shook him off.
As soon as the bedroom door opened, a gust of cold wind rushed in, causing Angel to scream and turn to hug Chao. Chao held her tightly, stroking her back, and carried her back to bed... Chao's dad and mom rushed in to see what was happening. Angel said she wanted to go out... Chao immediately kissed her to stop her from revealing her true intentions, quickly saying that she wanted to go out to get a cup of warm water, but it was too cold outside. Chao's mom criticized him for not being attentive. At that moment, Chao was about to get out of bed to get water, but Angel pouted, saying she was cold and wanted him to hug her. Chao's mom was about to go get water when Chao's dad explained that she needed to rest early since she would be driving tomorrow. Saying this, Chao helped Angel pour a cup of hot water. Angel wanted to take a sip, but Chao stopped her and reminded her it was hot, first testing it for her. Chao took a sip and held it in his mouth. Angel asked if it was hot. Chao silently kissed her and delivered the warm water to her mouth, then Angel fell asleep peacefully in Chao's embrace.