Rent a Girlfriend Home for New Year" is a drama that blends modern-city lifestyle of Beijing with the traditional small-town setting of Long Meng and invokes the rich Chinese historical heritage and cultural customs through the life of one of its descendants, Sun Yi Wei.
Chu Xiao Xiao, is an independent, liberal thinking, headstrong, wealthy, college student raised by a single mother. When her family goes bankrupt and her mother goes missing, Xiao Xiao is forced to find a job to pay off creditors.
Sun Yi Wei is the serious and stubborn son of a prestigious ancestral family. He graduated from Qinghua University before studying abroad and returning to work at a prominent Beijing IT company. However, Yi Wei is now over 30 years old and his family is starting to pressure him to get married by sending him off to matchmaking sessions.
When Xiao Xiao and Yi Wei first meet she beats him up over a misunderstanding. Needless to say, it was hate at first sight. To stop his family's meddling, Yi Wei tells them he already has a girlfriend. Thrilled, they demand he bring her home for Chinese New Year. So, Yi Wei needs to find a girlfriend, and fast. His best friend suggests he put out a personal ad online to rent a girlfriend. To his surprise, it is Xiao Xiao who responds to the ad.
The pair make a contract and Xiao Xiao becomes Yi Wei's fake girlfriend for two weeks of New Year celebrations. But can the couple who can't stop bickering really convince his family they are in love? Or will playing house finally heal Yi Wei's broken heart? This adorable and touching romance is told with a unique blend of modern China and ancient tradition.
《租个女友回家过年》综合了现代化大都市与小镇的古色古香，剧情以龙门古镇为背景，并以“龙门”的实名出现在剧中，汇聚中华文化龙门历史底蕴和风俗习惯，人气偶像杜淳饰演男一号龙门古镇的孙氏后代孙翌伟，清华毕业（学汽车制造），又出国留学，后回到北京工作（IT行业），30多岁还未成家。家人急切盼望他能带个女友回家过年，他无奈开始网上租女友，薛佳凝扮演楚笑笑是北京长大的80后女子，两人机缘巧合在误会中相识，于是孙翌伟和楚笑笑便展开了一段曲折浪漫的“合约情人”情缘。
本剧以龙门古镇为背景，讲诉了薛佳凝扮演的楚笑笑是北京长大的80后女子，人气小生杜淳饰演的男一号则是龙门古镇的孙氏后代孙翌伟，清华毕业(学汽车制造)，又出国留学，后回到北京工作(IT行业)，由于被初恋女友佟洁抛弃，过失致使哥哥死亡,心里承受着巨大的压力。30多岁还未成家，家人最盼望的就是他能带个媳妇回家过年，于是他就开始网上租女友，于是楚笑笑和孙伟伟就成了一对“合约情人”。而这对“合约情人”回到龙门古镇一方面要讨得家人开心，又暗中斗法，幸得孙翌伟的外甥钟垒(冷中易饰演)的暗中帮助，最终获得真爱谱写浪漫的故事。
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