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Haha, same. I hate the grandma the most in this drama. To me, she’s the main villain—instilling false values and ideologies in her family members and constantly trying to manipulate them for her own purposes.

Haha, a lot of comments today. I opened MDL after dinner and saw so many opinions about the romance. Come on, just chill. I actually share the same view as you, I also wish there were more romance. I think we’ll get more romance to in today’s episodes. Based on the calendar, it looks like we’ll get some romance payoffs in eps 28 and 29.

Yes, she’s smarter than that. She can feel sad and heartbroken, but she shouldn’t let those emotions guide her into making such an important decision. Let’s just hope they fix everything in one episode—I really can’t handle this dragging on to ep 29 and wait another day.

I didn’t really like the ep 28 preview, tbh. It looks like there will be a wedding ceremony in ep 28 based on the calendar. I just hope RSB has a plan or a good reason for agreeing to that wedding, otherwise I’ll be disappointed in her.

I don’t buy any of the so‑called hints people keep trying to find about the grandma. Seriously, some viewers are desperate to give her a redemption arc. But how can you redeem someone who destroyed the entire family and ruined the lives of multiple generations?

I think Yunshu could become an ally. She just hates all the resentment the grandma created and how the family treated her over the years. Deep down, she’s still a good girl, or at least that’s what I want to believe.

LJL and RSB are amazing together and honestly the best part of the drama. It’s just a shame we don’t get to see them together as often as we’d like.

I’m starting to like the 4th sister now. She feels genuine, and she seems to be getting used to the tea plantation. I can see her managing it in the future, that’s clearly what RSB is training her for. I also like the 2nd sister a lot now. That motherly affection really changed her; she’s seeing everything in a new, positive way. The only sister with zero character development is the 3rd sister. She feels completely irrelevant to the story

Great, you don’t have to painfully wait for the episodes like other. But in that case, you’ll miss out on all the ongoing discussions and theory‑crafting we’ve been doing for the past two weeks. Honestly, this is one of those rare dramas where the viewing experience really thrives and becomes so much more exciting when you follow the daily discussions. Anyway, happy watching.

1‑episode days are over, yaeee!

Well, the ending could still be satisfactory, and I believe it will be based on the spoilers I’ve seen. They’re spending a lot of time on the Rong family dynamics, which seems to be the main focus now and honestly, I don't mind that. But the real issue is the capital arc. We see many new characters in the trailers, but with so little time left, how can they properly develop them? Those characters probably won’t be as important as we think. The arc might end up being short and less satisfying. But I don’t think it will have much impact on the ending. The ending itself could still be longer and more satisfying overall.

I’m fast‑forwarding and skipping scenes just to finish the episode, and it’s still hard. The drama has turned into a mess. They claimed they wanted to make it realistic, but somehow they made everything even more unrealistic than it could possibly be. The constant jumps between past and present, the FL acting far less mature than her character's age, and the one‑dimensional villains don’t help at all. Everything feels distracting. The show started with a promising plot and stunning visuals, but the rest of the story and its execution have become a complete mess. Sigh.

Thanks for the spoilers. Do you have any idea which episode will start the capital arc? I believe that after the current governor arc, they’ll move into the engagement arc with the monk. There’s still a lot left to unfold in Linji, so the capital arc might end up being a short one.

Yes, that’s true. But honestly, 8.5 is way too low for a drama like this. This is more like an 8.7‑rated (maybe more) drama, and I hope it eventually reaches that. But sometimes some dramas are just unlucky and get hate and downvoted for no real reason.

Well, I don’t know what’s going on with the rating, but it’s actually going downward. Three or four days ago, this drama was ranked around #550, and now it’s at #611. If it keeps dropping like this, the rating might fall to 8.4. It doesn’t make sense at all. The drama has had some of its best episodes in the last few days, yet the rating keeps going down. You would think that once other dramas like TUS and Shine on Me finished airing, viewers would move to this drama and the rating would go up. But the opposite happened.

2nd sister in Team RSB

I think RSB was slightly inspired by what LJL said to her at the bridge. He told her that no matter what happens, he will always follow true justice. That helped her think clearly and gave her the courage to confront the grandma with those words.

That old hag and her corrupted, self‑made ideology… Thanks, RSB, for calling her out. I still can’t believe that yesterday, a few grandma fans were actually arguing with me, saying they like what she’s doing. Sigh.

Don't know why, but I just want to slap the monk guy whenever he comes to the screen.

The chief producer of this drama Yu Zheng attended a livestream last year at the start of the drama’s production. He shared some details about this project and even gave a small spoiler about the ending of this drama. A summary of the livestream was posted in the MDL discussion section by the user @Iris_03
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/772283-ming-men-shi-jia/139256-things-we-know-about-the-drama-from-yz-s-livestreams

Well, I have nothing good to say about the grandma. I just hope she gets the same treatment as the other villains in this drama. They might try to give her a redemption arc because she’s ‘family’ and all that, but she absolutely doesn’t deserve any redemption.

Yeah, I’m waiting for the epic Inspector Lu entrance in the ancestral hall. It’s just my wish, but I want LJL to arrest not only Yan but also the grandma, haha. Just my wish, lol.

So Yan slapped RSB? Do you have a link for that?

Haha, you’re welcome. It’s been a long time since I’ve been this invested in a drama. I don’t watch dramas much these days, but this one really got me hooked, lol. So now I’m trying to find clues from online sources.