Rent a Girlfriend Home for New Year (2010)

Rent a Girlfriend Home for New Year 2010 / 租个女友回家过年 2010 / Zu Ge Nv You Hui Jia Guo Nian

Chu Xiao Xiao is an independent, liberal-thinking, 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 the 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 the 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.