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hopefully our patience will be rewarded soon!

nooo why TT is it because of the new year

the writing generally is pretty meh, the story requires a lot of "just go along with it" and is quite nonsensical at times. the men in particular are written quite badly but I am cautiously optimistic now that an arc has ended (first ten episodes) we won't have as much of the bs the first ten episodes did but only time will tell

it's always the noona romances that have me sat and my undivided attention so I'm living for it

they couldn't be more wrong, all the daughters have been shown to have unique traits, sure, you can say they're not very well fleshed out so far, but that will be done in due time with each of their arcs. For the eldest daughter , I truly think she's so fascinating as a character and maybe part of it is the allure of mystery because we don't know too much about her, but part of it is also just how relatable she is (to me at least). I can't forget the little smile that appears on her face when Madam Du says that if she had two sons she'd marry her to one of them. For a moment, like any girl would dream of love she considers it, but then she returns to her stoic eldest child duty and it was so well acted by the actress I wanted to reach out through the screen and hug her.

my guess is she's in her mid twenties (25-26) because if I recall correctly her mother mentioned it being ten ish years? since the father passed away. the guy is definitely younger than that, if I had to throw a guess I'd say 20-21 max? according to the relationship poster, he does call her jie jie so he's definitely younger. I could still be wrong but we'll have to see

right? parts of the wedding drama hit so close to home and it just makes sense with Asian weddings after all

hahaha as someone in a similar boat, I commend both of our patience. I do think the businesses won't be an issue now because we are now entering the palace politics arc. both the first and fifth sister's partners are either already or will soon be closely linked to the kingdom and thus my prediction is we'll move on from the more local, domestic issues.

honestly, same. since day one I had eyes for her only idk maybe I feel an eldest child kinship or something haha. but I'm so looking forward to her future.

I forgot about this! you're right. even with the wedding preparations she went above and beyond to make sure everything went well. I also love the symbology of the beaded curtain thing because DYX will win not once but twice as the curtain was hers too

very pretty crier too!

he was so entertaining these set of episodes

TRULY! there's something so timeless and universal about this story. it has been relevant and always will be relevant as long as people get married

I also really like Du Yang Xi's relationship with his mother. It's natural to be ambitious and competitive in youth but seeing him immediately choosing to do the right thing at a moment's notice after his mother told him how he might be wrong was refreshing to see. I really like Madam Du too, she's also wise given her age and effectively stopped the two other Mamas from publicly arguing.

Both of them are so far so good. I really hope the coming episodes don't make them unsavory and vengeful, that would be quite disappointing

I have so many things to talk about I don't know where to start. First of all, shout out to my best girl Qiong Nu for being a true ride or die for the Li girlies!

Next, I REALLY want to see more scenes of Shou Hua in the episodes to come (which I'm sure will happen). She's one of, if not the most interesting characters for me right now. Her reasoning and approach towards handling everything was mature and intelligent, and I wish she got her deserved flowers too. Since day one of Li Mama try to set Kang Ning up with Du Yang Xi, she would constantly check up on her sister and ask her if she was making the right decision. And it didn't change till the end, even if Fuhui got involved and called her "the enemy camp" haha. Also seeing her at age fifteen hugging her little sisters as their house was ransacked really put into perspective the responsibility that has been on her shoulders since such a tender age.

toxic masculinity isn't just for Chai An. it's a recurring theme here. but because most of it comes through his character it's easy to focus on him. for example, he would go around coaching his cousin how to "tame" his wife and "make her obey" so it was nice to see the cousin point out the flaw in this way of thinking and reminding him that it's okay for men to "kneel" too. it doesn't lessen his masculinity at all.

episode 10 was LOVELY! Like Fan Lianghan, I too felt vindicated seeing chai an get a taste of his own medicine!

the wedding was beautiful and Wang Xing Yue and Lu Yu Xiao's chemistry shined through here! Excited to see this couple go through married life together.

thoughts after episode 9:

ha, I knew it! it took all of five minutes for chai an and his mother to get in line. super funny how a single fruitful conversation was all it took. so much for character development being a long, tedious journey

also, pleasantly surprised to see the cousin come in clutch TWICE this episode! once, while info dumping all the relevant Li family history to our boy and next when he called him out on his toxic masculinity, in front of the donkey to boot! respect!

episode 9 and that scene in the snow took me straight to the rain scene in pride and prejudice. even some of the dialogue was borrowed word for word. Loved it! This conversation was really needed and I hope Chai An learns from it.

couldn't have said it better myself!