yea i understand her point of view but it is still lacking clarity only based on her own prejudice and assumptions…
I think it's about Chinese confucius view, there kids always listen and respect parents and elders no matter water. Mom thinking she know everything better then anybody, really don't like her for it. I want see how CSS become better person and will show everyone how she amazing
When I studied in university οΌ we visit a lot that kind places and interact with kids π₯Ίβ₯οΈ so that time I also read many blogs of people who adopted kids. And many kids they use some manipulation to gain love from new parents , because they didn't know other way
I like the characters so far, no black n white or perfect character like other dramas, all gray like real life.…
I think it's very untypical for dramas to has FL who doesn't believe in true love and just want find good husband from stable family, to have safe carefree life. I think that time girls thinking like this π
Its look like outside she weak, but inside very strong, or even scheming, but then again young girl who just want to be loved and accepted.
I like how Ling Bu Yi described her, from amazing translation by Scarfie "She is like a weak butterfly whose wings are wetted by the rain, gently trembling as if no one is protecting her, possibly dying at any moment, but her true nature is very arrogant and domineering. She could look at him with such gentle eyes, but at the same time, she could indifferently utter such cold words."
CSS maybe scheming , manipulative, but this only way how she know how survive, its actually very accurate and realistic when you see how grandma and aunt treated her. Its only in dramas, FL who was bullied all life, still perfect kind innocent persons. CSS has huge trust issues, she didn't trust her parents at all (I don't blame her), so she also try use her method of communications for them too, if you worked with real life orphans who was adopted in quit old age, some of her behave very accurate, but her mother only see her manipulations and didn't see what behind that. Her parent also aren't villains, her mom wants to make her good lady, that she can marry someday and has good life, because it was that time. Be good daughter and wife was main purpose of royal woman life. And especially in conservative Asian family, where elders, no important how bad they are, always right. I personally hate her mother now, even more then grandma who just ignorance person, but I understand story and why she act like that, and I think later we will more understand her family.
I like how Ling Bu Yi described her, from amazing translation by Scarfie
"She is like a weak butterfly whose wings are wetted by the rain, gently trembling as if no one is protecting her, possibly dying at any moment, but her true nature is very arrogant and domineering. She could look at him with such gentle eyes, but at the same time, she could indifferently utter such cold words."
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/xing-han-can-lan/73327-some-excerpts-from-the-novel
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/xing-han-can-lan/68479-novel-english-translation-ling-buyi-cheng-shaoshang-scenes