Xiang Liu and Xiao Yao’s Story and Romance

 liddi:

No. I meant it says literally "grass snake dust line" but I translated what the term represents. Sorry if I am confusing everyone ?

EDIT: Not sure why emojis don't show up on my post except in edits. One of the mysteries of life.

Thank you for the clarification, liddi.

Emojis have not been working for a while for me. They show up when you compose and when you go back to edit, but not in the actual post.

 liddi:

No idea who wrote the introduction to the novel, but it is definitely a blatant hint to readers to read between the lines, and not take everything at mere face value. The real question where do we draw the line between what is truly hidden in plain sight, and pure flights of fantasy. Not for the first time, I wish Tong Hua would clobber us over the head with exactly what she was trying to hint, which would certainly put a stop to all the fan wars... or not?

I am glad that we get some kind of "official" confirmation that the story is not simple like some people would claim, that Tong Hua is playing with real/unreal in the way that she writes - much like the theme of Dream of The Red Chamber, an apparent writing inspiration for her. As to how far we take the analysis. It's a case of YMMV, isn't it? As long as we're not imposing our head cannon on others, I say analyze away.

And I doubt anything will put an end to the fan wars. Some have straight up refused to entertain the idea that Tong Hua is being "sneaky" in her writing. People will believe what conforms to their already established view - confirmation bias is a real thing.

@HeadInTheCloud

Thank you for explaining it.
There is no doubt that LYF is almost the same as Dream of the Red Chamber in its writing technique. Tonghua admits herself that she imitated it.

@liddi...^^please correct me if wrong..

你的解读没有错。刚刚还专门查了一下木槿花和木樨花的花语,原来两者确实是有区别的。木槿花代表坚韧,坚守,勇敢和爱情的永恒。木樨花就是桂花的另一个别名,代表陪伴,胜利,忠贞和友情,常是送给朋友的。两者一对比,寓意可以说是非常明显了。小六时期她就喜欢草药香气,到了练箭以后,木槿花却突然冒出,结合相柳染发,木槿叶子古代可以用来洗头,真的埋藏很深。读者要自己去挖掘,挖到得以安慰一下被结局创伤的心。

Your explanation is correct. I looked up the flower language of hibiscus and sweet-scented osmanthus, and it turns out there is a difference between the two. Hibiscus flowers symbolize perseverance, perseverance, courage and eternal love. Osmanthus is another name for Osmanthus, which symbolizes friendship, victory, loyalty and friendship and is often given as a gift to friends. Comparing the two, the meaning can be said to be very clear. He loved the smell of herbs when he was still in elementary school. After practicing archery, a hibiscus flower suddenly appeared. Combined with willow hair dye, hibiscus leaves were used to wash hair in ancient times and buried deeply. Readers must do their own digging until their hearts, traumatized by the ending, are at peace.

 Elise:

Thanks for translating this liddi! ❤️

I always wanted to know what Yang Zi said in this interview. I saw clips of this on Twitter but never the full translation.

You're welcome! It was a very quick transcript, so I might revisit later in case I missed out anything but I think the gist of what was said is pretty much there.

 HeadInTheClouds:

But Xiao Yao will never see Xiang Liu again, she will never hear his voice again, and she will never get the chance to express her feelings to him. Not only will she have to suffer from the pain of unending yearning, she will also suffer from the regret of the words that were left unsaid. That regret is going to torment her for years to come. 

That is based on her not even knowing the full extent of what he really did for her. If she ever found the crystal globe tucked away inside the big-bellied doll, how much more pain will she have to endure. And something Xiang Liu tried his best to shield her from, so as to minimise her grief.

 HeadInTheClouds:

And I doubt anything will put an end to the fan wars. Some have straight up refused to entertain the idea that Tong Hua is being "sneaky" in her writing. People will believe what conforms to their already established view - confirmation bias is a real thing.

Unfortunately true. One can always hope for a miracle.

Thank you very much for sharing the parallels of Zhen Shi Yin's family in Dream of the Red Chamber. The  same "snake in the grass, lines on dust" technique, also referenced in the introduction to Lost You Forever, is confirmation that there is more to the story than meets the naked eye.

@Liddi,

That is based on her not even knowing the full extent of what he really did for her. If she ever found the crystal globe tucked away inside the big-bellied doll, how much more pain will she have to endure. And something Xiang Liu tried his best to shield her from, so as to minimise her grief.

i hope when she settled down, she would felt curious and wonder why a low spiritual power person like her could play with the big belly doll comfortably.  Fuxang wood had strong fire nature. There must be water element somewhere to balance, inhibit the fire element of Fu xang wood

 liddi:

The link I provided does not have any subtitles. I have done my best to transcribe what I see are relevant Xiang Liu points.

Thanks a million for [email protected] 

Thank you, liddi, for the translation. I belive she also said in a different interview that if she knew how XL felt, the ending might  have been different or something like this.