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YZM (in a sincere voice): grandma, I'm going to apologize to her.
Grandma (pleased): hmm
YZM: I'm sorry.
then instantly makes a face to mock her.
MCH: grandma, did you see his face?
Grandma hits him.
YZM: Grandma don't listen to her; I was being sincere. Don't slander me.

Mother and grandma come from very different background, the mother is from poor rural area, uneducated and unsophisticated, while the grandma is rich, most likely from "old money" passed down to her, educated and sophisticated.
But the mother problem has more to do with her overbearing personality than being poor and uneducated, as there are lots of poor, uneducated who are wise and have common-sense.

When the bf left the red umbrella siting on the ground, what did that symbolize? Does it mean he agree it is over so no need to keep the umbrella?

gosh, the more I think about grandma, the more I admire and like her. she's awesome character.

I like your scenario but grandma made so many clear comments that she's going to pass it to FL.

So I've been pondering how things will turn out between YZM and MCH and then I remember this drama the fl always comes up on top so of course, she will always win. Now I understand why the plot, grandma has to die. Grandma knows MCH heart and trusts she will always do the right thing. She knows that her grandson needs MCH love to heal him.

"but grandma cares about human feelings, she understands her own grandson, so she hopes to use Mai Chenghuan's hand to heal Yao Zhiming's inner wounds"

Will grandma live to see them get together? I hope so.

In the grandmother's heart, the best result is that Mai Chenghuan inherits the hotel, and Yao Zhiming helps to manage the hotel. They run a joint business, marital property.
In fact, it did end according to grandma's plan. So grandma is the real player behind the scenes.

they didn't say yet

Grandma: "I know Zhiming very well. He's not bad by nature. No one ever treated him well when he was a child. Day by day, he grew up, but deep down, he was still that child who suffered hardships, so he doesn't know how to treat others."

YZM is a smart guy. I wonder if he was testing her again. She gave criticisms but not solution so he says something outrageous to teach her that if you're going criticize without a plan, it could lead to unwanted outcomes, and he probably knew that she will come up with a solution.

oh that's right, thanks

The mother is too emotional. She doesn't think. She only reacts. She's too simple minded. She doesn't focus. She's not too smart.

is that called attention deficit disorder?

MCH is very motherly too like her own mother. Look at how she took care of YZM.

I hope the drama can shed some more light into his past.

it's called the Xu Kai Specialty. He is a master at tender scenes.

She fell into depression, but grandma lifted her out of it, so she was able to delete her photo album with him.

grandma is 86 in real life, I assume she plays her age

wonderful, thank you

Don't young people in China share apartments or houses for rent?