This drama was the best meaningful drama I have watched in so long. The plot development, timeline, characters, music choice, etc., exceeded my imagination. Whoever wrote this story deserves a pat on the back.
Without further ado, I will point out the things I loved most about this story. Let's talk character development of each of the siblings. Yi Cheng had to grow early, so he matured fast to shelter his siblings and protect their backs. What really marked me is how he wanted a kid with Ye TOEFL, as Si Mei likes to call her, from not wanting to have a kid because he came to realize that he's been a father ever since he was a kid. But really, we can notice how worn out he was towards the end because the guy was always rushing to his family's aid. Moving on to Er Qian, he was clueless all along, but seeing him finally find his passion for culinary and following it as an income source made me feel happy for him. What people don't notice about Er Qian is that he never had it his way. He lost his mom, he then lost the pet animals that gave him comfort, and lastly, he lost his Master. Deep down, he was hurt, but he never showed it nor complained, yet eventually, things worked out for him, and he started smiling and living life the way he always wanted alongside his Master. As for Sanli, boy, oh boy, the girl went from being insecure because of the man who attempted to rape her to accepting a partner and a spouse in Yi Ding. If that isn't an evolvement, I don't know what is. Before moving on to Qi Qi, can we talk about how Si Mei came to realize that finding a partner isn't all about looks as she used to preach, and also about how she decided to let go of her cheating husband that she was holding onto so severely? I guess, amongst all the siblings, she is the one who changed the most. She went on a quest to find herself, picked up photography as a hobby, and followed what made her heart palpitate. Lastly, our boy Qi Qi didn't have it easy either. The guy grew up separately from his family, got tricked by his high school classmate and was left with a kid, started running his own business, which is something he worked hard for, and had to give his kidney away. Man, quite this was quite the plot.
I won't talk about their father, though, because the dude was a constant. When everyone was changing, he never did, but I guess he finally started to wake up from sleep during his last days.
Besides the character development of our main cast, can we talk about how smart it was to name the kids following a numbering system? Yi as in one, Er as in two, San as in three, Si as in four, and Qi as in 7, and that's many because he was born in 1977. That was cute. It gives you perspective about who was born first and who followed.
All in all, this was a beautiful drama. It was emotional, heartwarming, and cozy. I highly recommend it to anyone, really.