Nosy mother, evolving daughter

Even though I didn’t like the story very much, and Yang zi has been choosing dramas that are more about family, relationships, and development of relationships with parents I thought her acting was some of the best she’s ever done . Xu Kai was playing in his role of executive which he’s done numerous times I didn’t think his role was stretched as much as Yang zi’s role. I think it was great acting with a so/so storyline special props to Nai nai who again was amazing in her role as support! I think her character really helped develop Huan Huans, and Yao’s character and their relationship. I also think that this show really demonstrated well how hard it is for a working family to be able to survive in the city like Shanghai with its rising costs. It also shows the dichotomy between the rich and middle class, which is so inherent in Shanghai. overall, I thought the main storyline was interesting and even the secondary romance was interesting to watch develop in its own set of circumstances, which were not the norm as well. I thought the way the Director handled this was really well done. Normally I skip over the secondary storyline as it’s usually just filler, but in this case, it was developed in a way where you really felt for the male secondary lead and his struggles his character was really well developed as well. You could see him growing from young graduate into a man.

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ok show

The storyline was pretty good for tiny dramas, the female character, wise, fairly strong and smart, which I appreciated. The male character course was gorgeous. The storyline had a few weaknesses and the ending could’ve been longer. I like that the lead male character was strong and decisive, and I think he played his role well the female character seemed either very strong or completely weak. There is no middle ground. The female characters family is hilarious and I especially appreciated the mother character the concubine she really brought a lot of laughter into the show.

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