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For those complaining about Lanxiang changing after gaining her freedom from slavery, her goal after becoming free is no longer simply survival.

Instead, she wants to build a better life for her family of three. She wants to live a better life, and that means earning enough money to buy a home and land for herself and her parents.

Seven actually explained this in an ATC interview before. She said that Lanxiang goes through three phases in her life. When she was a slave, her goal was survival.

After becoming a free citizen, her goal became building a better life for herself and her parents.

And in the final phase, after she becomes Lin Jinqi’s wife, her goal is to make life better for everyone around her.

She is working for Master Lu, transcribing songs. Hanliang is handing his work over to her so that he can focus on studying for his exam later. She is in working class, not noble lady.

IMO, Lanxiang’s goal now that her family is free from slavery is simply to earn enough money so they can buy land and a house. I don’t think there’s “nothing going on in her brain”, it’s just that her goal is no longer about survival like it was when she was a slave.

Now, she wants to build a better life for herself and her family, and for her, that means making money and securing a home for them.

I think that was fast forwarded to 6 months later. He didn't visit the FL that frequent before hence why he was surprised with Han Liang existence.

In the novel, was there any prominent female character that can match to Lin Jinqi like Hanliang/ Song Ke to Lanxiang?

Lanxiang in the brothel house actually remind me of Jinxia in UTP😃

Zhang Ziyi and Fan Bingbing are veteran actresses from an older generation, while Zhao Lusi is what we would call a liuliang/traffic actress among the general audience.

Seven, on the other hand, didn’t take the liuliang route. She built her career differently, but she is still a well-known, respected, and talented actress of her generation in China.

You need to specify what do you consider high profile because Seven is a respected actress in China with solid filmography.

She was drunk and ML kinda blackmail her to drink the tea or else he would call her maid friends back

It's crazy how Against The Current made me refreshing WeTV app several times a day

So he is beating the FL using her own method? By collecting reward points?

Yes, she sings in all her dramas. She also sang Like A Breeze in Go Ahead
https://youtu.be/YW6Rv6TViK4?si=iYViKJ3EK5emmYqD

I don't think everything has been revealed yet, so I don't want to judge so early. Du Cuique arc is not fully finished. Her true motives will come to light later

Tbf, respectfully I like the changes they have made in the drama, compared to the original novel.

兰 Lán in chinese is orchid

2nd ML. Her new neighbour in their new house

With that many reward points that LX collected, even if they want to refuse, they couldn't🤣

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Thank you🥰 UTP was my introduction to Seven. I was obsessed when I first watched her in that drama. I have lost count how many times I've rewatch it

Maybe they watched the edits, and not the official pre-release trailers, or they watched the recent sneak peaks. Because the pre-release trailers were all about FL being a slave, women hardships, and ML struggle for his family

1. Daughters-in-law of Lin family.
2. ML's cousin