Footprints of Change Episode 2

Brother gets to call the shots

Dalun Zeng is an interesting person. I do not know what loyalty he has to his henchman to take the blame for the murder. Not only does he, he is completely unapologetic about any repercussions. He sees Cheng Ao as next family leader and himself as expendable. He is quite cavalier about it and I don’t know if this is an act, or just his personality rebelling against family trying to rein him in. In spite of all of Ms Lin’s efforts, the prosecutor has charged him with fines and he is leaving Shanghai. Mr Cheng tells her that Dalun is not the one that killed the young woman, but that doesn’t change her mind about the matter. Mr Zeng plans to head to Northeast China where there is unrest and cold climes. He thinks he looks good in winter clothing and might emerge a hero out of the chaos. Ms Lin and Mr Cheng keep running into each other. Their encounters are always confrontational and I think Mr Cheng is starting to enjoy them. His next client is Mr Shen who isn’t trying to quietly pay off a woman claiming to be pregnant with his child. The story from him and her could not be more different. She has an emergency surgery thanks to another incompetent midwife and arrives late to her dinner with the Qiao family. Her prospective fiancé’s father works with the magistrate that can approve her maternity hospital. He highly suggests she and fiancé come to his daughter’s bday party. Here she finds out that she and Shen matriarch have much in common which was a pleasant surprise. But as with her family and brother getting the say in matters, the Shen patriarch curbed her dreams of a hospital and she became a the proper wife and mother. There is a flashback where we see the horrible practices of a so called midwife that resulted in the death of the mother. This is why she devoted her education to making safer delivery possible for the common woman and not just the wealthy ones. She wanted women’s care to be more accessible to the masses. Her brother is such a louse in the days men got all the say. He has his IOU all written up with the new family promising to take care of. She isn’t completely adverse to the idea but I am not convinced she is completely sold on it either. Yi is forced to be engaged to a young boy that is dying. Her brother says he will take care of it and call it off, but I don’t see where his word means anything. And that his son will be the family heir, doesn’t bode well either. I have no clue why the mother sits placidly by her worthless son and gives him control when she has such a capable daughter. It’s really nauseating to watch. Mr Cheng finds himself forced to attend the bday party. He sees Ms Lin and gives her an offer she can’t refuse in dancing. Here he reminds me of Dalun with the henchman holding back boyfriend. I didn’t expect that. While he is polite forcing Ms Lin to dance, he is cautioning her about the seriousness of marriage and that things are not always the way they look. She is absolutely furious with him and runs off with her boyfriend. I am curious why the Qiao’s so easily agree to pay off huge debt of brother. Why would they want to? Do the Zengs, Qiaos and Shens control political offices? Why is Cheng bothering to warn her? This episode leaves me with loads of questions and huge distaste for slimeball brother. He is such a waste of space.😝

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