Hold a Court Now Episode 16

Reflections

This episode we meet gma. She is hard of hearing and believes flavor for good health is lots of salt. 😂 Shen finds himself welcomed into her home and he can’t refuse. In the next village, the gma and sis of the abducted child are at odds with the entire village by calling them all traffickers. Judge Shen calms them down and has them agree to come back the next morning. That evening Qin and Shen celebrate Gma’s bday with her. Qin makes sure she does the cooking and keeps the salt away from gma.🤣 Shen discovers a child’s drawing on the wall of Qin’s childhood happy family. When he returns to the families fighting over the child, he shows them a video of a young duck that had imprinted on a dog. When he tries a compromise with the boy visiting his biological family for the summer, the arguing continues, as the foster mom and bio sis want no negotiation. Gma, however, agrees. She sees the love her grandson has for the family that raised him. When the other two would not stop arguing and bio sis came at foster mom, the boy charged out to protect his mother. This forced bio sis to see with her own eyes what side he was on. He agreed to visit for the summer because he acknowledged they were all now family. I hope they will become a blended family that will give the boy the best of two worlds. Qin’s Gma gets tipsy after 30yr old wine and they help her to bed. There, she takes both their hands and gives them a Gma’s blessing. Shen sits in the doorway reflecting on his feelings. Qin comes out and they talk. They both reflect on the friend’s failed wedding because neither would give up their career as judge or lawyer. Shen was the one that held the opinion better a little pain now than later when children could be involved. He saw no means for them to have a viable life together without compromising their job requirements, but he also sees his friend pining for the love of his life. Qin recognizes that Shen will become a great judge and move on to a different city. She knows her family is here and she can’t leave her gma. She thanks him for an unexpected wonderful meal and a night to always remember. Here it was the love of family, not romantic love that will make this unforgettable. She recognizes why he feels the way he does and the sacrifices he chooses to make where his life and career are concerned. But for him, this is the first time ever he has wanted the best of both worlds for himself. Shen’s mother has finally seen the judge’s wife, and the judge has recused himself from the other doctor’s case. That is a win/win. I am glad she got the doctor she really wanted. The other two women judges are teasing each other about children. One judge finds herself pregnant unexpectedly and the other hints of trying for a son but falls asleep while husband gets ready. The family dynamics of all of them are changing as they deal with past and present cases with families and their own circumstances. Shen’s trip gave him a better understanding of his friends’ situation and a desire to not repeat their mistakes and still find a way. I think he was a bit surprised that Qin grasped the whole of their situation before he did. While he is still pondering and wants to be there for her, she already recognizes it as an impossible dream and accepts this night as an exception to the rule. For them to have a moment where careers aren’t the issue.

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