OstentatiousOrchid

IMHO that could be wrong just how I've seen it and I honestly think they should have stuck with silly, powerful, yet obsessed/super in love/crush girlie that goes out and puts himself out there as a damsel and likable to Sheng instead of the full on manipulation and gaslighting as it makes HY unlikable to me. If anyone saw Wenderella's Diary, where FL is scheming but fun and ML is naive is sorta how I initally thought HY would be to Sheng.

But then again, maybe Sheng likes Green Tea/White Lotus LOL

I agree. I was like come on, here we go in this roller coaster LOL

They also failed to show SuSu's daughter after she was born and they were giving her goat milk. Like she suddenly disappeared or maybe Dajiao's mom was watching her but she was not shown aged up.

Yes he was caught. His brother gave him up. They didn't fully go further then he was captured. IDK if he was imprisoned or killed. I think he was imprisoned out of respect for his innocent bro.

They really whitewashed the story LOL land reform was violent even though the Communist Party was trying to restrain the peasants as the rich landowners were forced to give up their farmlands etc by any means necessary. Idk if I ever heard of rich just willingly donate. Maybe there were a few that saw the big picture and realized I better do it before I lose my head.

One of the big points that they are subtle with in the drama, is the rich landowners/landlords should give back to the poor is because the rich are exploiting their tenants/workers by charging them high rent, abusing them, sometimes just stealing like forcing some to work for free. The drama made it seem like oh we should give them this and that because it's for the collective good LOL but not pointing out the issues.

They didn't show much abuse in the drama and IDK if it was whitewash things or if they wouldn't pass censor review.

We do see Landlords renting small plots of land to poor and landless peasants, charging high rates that trapped them in a cycle of debt as we see with Feng Si's, YinZi's and TieTou's family.

Ning was shown that he was forcing some to work for free or reduced wages.

Landlords held control over grain, which they held the power over peasants, more so during times of famine or hardship.

My girl SuSu deserved better. She could have travelled the world and found her passion instead of being made the The archtype of idealized Chinese woman characterized by unwavering devotion, patience, and loyalty. It felt like she just gave up and made the best of it plus her reputation would be ruined if she had been officially been deflowered and then sent back to her house. I don't even think anyone in the village was divorced. Most of the single women were either unmarried or widowed.

They kind have to go through so many time skips or mention things here and there while showing this and that to cover 1924 to 1944. Idk if production just didn't plan out the arcs properly.

I fully expected YinZi being impregnated by TieTou after they first had sex and then she marries Old Ning but nope LOL. Also the kids ages/looks don't line up at all to the age they are supposed to be specifically NiWei and WeiWei they look so aged up when they should not be so old. Why does YinZi seem older than SuSu?

OMG! Tietou's mom is also annoying AF. She's such a drama queen.

He also doesn't seem to really farm LOL Every time we see the Fei farm area, it's always Yinzi alone, with siblings, or other people helping her like TiouTiou. Like all he does is eat yet isn't working.

Glutton Fei is worse. Why is he still alive? He's just a useless parasite. He has no shame or pride. He's not a drunkard, gambler, or opium addict yet sober he has no excuse as he is able bodied and his daughter has to be the head of household keeping shit together.

Also so much for revenge LOL I kept saying Hiro is going to say eh I'll revenge in another month and when that day comes, he goes another month until it's like fully and love and just forgets LOL

We got this instead of a "cold"/"fever" and I like it better this way. Also I wonder if someone else will be hidden crush on Hiro next week LOL It will be funny to have Natsuo being a little jealous for funzies.

With everything going on, she seems like a low level antagonist that maybe will see the error of her ways.

IDK how the story will play out since it's going to be 2 decades of story 1924 to 1944?

We have the Land Reform Movement backdrop, the bandits & the warlords (Warlord era 1916 to 1928) although there was residual warlord/bandits until the 1930s, looming Japanese invasion of Manchuria (1931), Chinese Civil War Phase 1 (1927 to 1937), Sino-Japanese 1937 to 1945.

It's Feng Daijaio on Baike Baidu's page for this drama. IDK why MDL has him listed with a different name.

I feel bad for both the character and actress because good sis spends so much time crying. It can take a toll even if it's "acting" because you have to draw your emotions and it's not like she's the type to just put drops in her eyes since she's emoting and giving vs just pretty crying.

The manhua was on Bilibili comics international app with official translations online until it shut down the international app last year.

It can be found on the usual manga sites online.

There's 3 sides to the story. Hiro's, Natsuo's (hope we get an ep of his POV), and the reality.

I think it's the chemistry with the amount of screen time we had between Miss Mo and Han Li. We didn't have a lot with FL because her interactions are cold as ice unless she lets her guard down or a spell thing. Maybe as they interact more, things will change.