I think one of the things I really enjoy about this story is that the education/class/age difference isn’t OVERT and hitting us in the head. instead of the usual aggressive scenes where horrible people yell and scream to keep the couple apart because of their obvious differences this story allows us to actually watch a much more realistic unfolding of the sad realities of life when two people at different stages in their lives fall in love and life’s circumstances are an enormous mountain to climb. Poor Xiaolu is gorgeous and smart and talented, but he is young and inexperienced and simply met the perfect girl at the wrong time. it’s a bittersweet love story that is VERY VERY relatable. Love is all about timing. Two people meeting at the right time of life. My heart aches for Xaiolu. He deserves everything. But I also love that Bai Lan really truly tried to bridge their gaps sincerely and find her way through what is an impossible situation. I can relate to both our main leads. life is complicated and navigating it is painful.
ok most unrealistic thing about this show…… Xiaolu could have easily gotten a job modeling in Shanghai LOL even in the 80’s Neos beauty would have been recognized !! 😂😂😂
I was nervous to watch this one because of reviews but I love love LOVED it. the first few episodes were the hardest to get through for me…… and the only ones I have a minor complaint about. I think they could have done better at setting the stage for the marital conflict and why it was so bad. you never ever really felt the justification for why BH actually hated his wife. in fact it never actually felt like he hated her. ever. There is ONE scene and circumstance that is eventually revealed that does justify the marriage breakdown but still doesn’t really work to make him hate her and it should have been introduced much earlier in the plot in episode 1 to give the audience more justification for why BH felt the way he felt but…… once you get through the first two episodes for me it was everything I wanted. Everything. I cried so much throughout!!!!
if you love melodrama this is for you (I do)
if you love family dramas where the rich dysfunctional family finds healing and humility in the rural farmer families warmth & kindness this is for you.
if you love watching two GORGEOUS equal partner lead characters this is for you. And I do mean GORGEOUS. In some of the scenes it’s like our ML & FL are lit from the gods. just insanely pretty to look at.
it’s not a 10 for me but it’s close. ignore the bad reviews. watch it!
the rating for this is way way waaaay too low!!!! are there haters lurking and downvoting??? I rarely can make it through modern Cdrama’s but this one is cute and fluffy with just enough angst and the ML & FL are both excellent actors and their characters are so well matched. if you want a mostly fluffy ROMANCE this is it!!!! stop downvoting it haters.
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I love our ML the most but my heart aches for our SML 😿
I am deceased!!!
if you love melodrama this is for you (I do)
if you love family dramas where the rich dysfunctional family finds healing and humility in the rural farmer families warmth & kindness this is for you.
if you love watching two GORGEOUS equal partner lead characters this is for you. And I do mean GORGEOUS. In some of the scenes it’s like our ML & FL are lit from the gods. just insanely pretty to look at.
it’s not a 10 for me but it’s close. ignore the bad reviews. watch it!
this is actually a beautifully executed slice of life drama with a super fluffy romance and good pacing. it deserves an 8.5