A Romance Series of Mini-Series
Madam Li raises her 6 beguiling independent daughters, fighting her dead husband's relatives who prey on their property all alone. What kind of woman must she be? What kind of daughters did she raise?
Plot. In short, this is how 5 plus 1 adopted daughter found true love in a pedantic, patriarchal society with strict expectation for ladies. Unexpectedly, they all land with strong dependable men who become their perfect matches. In the end, while women are expected to marry, they also have the chance to choose who to marry.
Characters. We start with the first to the last love story.
1. Second Daughter (Fu Hui). In the beginning, it is revealed that she didn't want to face her family because she didn't want them to know what a scumbag she married. Yes, Fan Liang Han comes from a rich family but he is spineless and had to depend on his mother and cousin for his decisions in life. However, because of a scheme the Li family did, he learned to treasure and love his wife. He ends up prioritizing the Li family over brotherhood.
2. Third Daughter (Kang Ning). Among the daughters, she is the most scheming. This is how she got the attention of Fan Liang Han's cousin, Chai An who is business tycoon. Lu Yu Xiao and Wang Xing Yu are good actors, however, this drama is too basic for them. And their story is not as impactful as it means to. They love each other and they know it but they just can't sit down to talk about. Instead, they end up scheming against each other and waiting for others to fix their ending. TBH, I was quite disappointed.
3. First Daughter (Shou Hua). Now, this is where things get more interesting. Shou Hua is a widow who didn't have the choice but to marry Du Yang Xi, the third-rank scholar their family decided to sponsor. Being the first daughter, she was responsible and trained to handle household affairs. So, taking care of Du Yan Xi's mother and friend was a basic task for her. However, on their first night as a couple, Du Yang Xi didn't talk to her and went to sleep on the settee. The next morning, he was gone and continued to be gone for months. This was understood because he felt cheated by the family. He thought he would get the third sister, but was swapped to another. Time soon brought him home and that's where he saw the kind of wife he had. He soon regretted his negligence and started pursuing Shou Hua. This time, she doesn't make it easy for him. Added to this mini-revenge, we get to know Shou Hua's past marriage where she loved her previous husband dearly. When they reconciled these problems, conflicts then arose with Du Yan Xi's true lineage. Instead of telling Shou Hua the truth, he pushes her away and divorces her trying to spare her from getting the same punishment. He wins the trial against his father and soon comes crawling back to Shou Hua.
4. Fourth Sister (Hao De). Hao De describes herself to be the middle child who doesn't have much talent like her sisters, but she was an honest girl who preferred to solve conflicts face on. She was forced to stand for her family when distant relatives claimed that they had step-brother who would be legible to inherit the Li property because she was the eldest single member. This leads her to face Judge Shen who was previously shown to be very stiff and strict with the rules. Because of the trials, Hao De falls in love with the judge. She confessed of her admiration to her family and soon they found matchmakers to propose to the Shen family which was accepted. Unbeknownst to her, Judge Shen was against the marriage. He went to her on the wedding night and broke things off saying he was forced. Hao De was so hurt she ended up walking home, crying, and losing her shoe. Just when Judge Shen thought he succeeded, Hao De enters their mansion saying that they were not divorcing. So, they make a pact to stay married for a year and break apart. One day, Judge Shen gets attacked and loses his memories. Hao De then steps in to take care of him but was honest enough to say he didn't like her. They eventually fall in love and as you would guess, Hao De regains his memories, but how could he return to being all stiff when love already stepped into his life. With open and honest communication, they get back to each other and decide to love, after all. This is my best match. I love how there's no pushing away as a form of protection kinda thing.
5. Fifth Sister (Le Shan). This is the enemies-to-lovers kind of story. Both are headstrong and stubborn. Yang Xian schemes against Le Shan by swapping his bride to her. When Le Shan find out, she explodes. Eventually, they both fight against each other and none has a peaceful life, ever. However, as time passes, Yang Xian's side of the story is shown and we get to understand why he behaves the way he does. Family problems occur and Le Shan soon gets to be Yang Xian's helper. They fall in love. Yang Xian matures. He works his best to get the approval of Le Shan. Then, the family gets impacted by royal family affairs and their title is seized. Madam Li comes in to the rescue offering her home. Things settle. Yang Xian works his ass off but the Li family soon decided that Yang Xian is not mature enough yet so they force him to divorce Le Shan and only allowed him to return if he is able to make a man of himself. Honestly, this was a crap plot! It was unnecessary. What are they even trying to prove? In the end, of course they reconcile, but only after Yang Xian returns to the capital a rich man. It makes me kinda think all this time, all the family is after is wealth and power.
6. Sixth Sister (Qiong Nu). She is an adopted daughter and betrothed to the third master Li who was supposedly dead. He miraculously appear in the end being the adopted son of a military family. They turn out to still be loyal to each other.
Overall, my score for this is 8.5 because I had fun with it. At least I got 5 stories in one and the cast is superb. My favorites are Liang Yong Qi and Ke Ying! On the other side, minus 1.5 because the storylines are either repetitive or expected.
Plot. In short, this is how 5 plus 1 adopted daughter found true love in a pedantic, patriarchal society with strict expectation for ladies. Unexpectedly, they all land with strong dependable men who become their perfect matches. In the end, while women are expected to marry, they also have the chance to choose who to marry.
Characters. We start with the first to the last love story.
1. Second Daughter (Fu Hui). In the beginning, it is revealed that she didn't want to face her family because she didn't want them to know what a scumbag she married. Yes, Fan Liang Han comes from a rich family but he is spineless and had to depend on his mother and cousin for his decisions in life. However, because of a scheme the Li family did, he learned to treasure and love his wife. He ends up prioritizing the Li family over brotherhood.
2. Third Daughter (Kang Ning). Among the daughters, she is the most scheming. This is how she got the attention of Fan Liang Han's cousin, Chai An who is business tycoon. Lu Yu Xiao and Wang Xing Yu are good actors, however, this drama is too basic for them. And their story is not as impactful as it means to. They love each other and they know it but they just can't sit down to talk about. Instead, they end up scheming against each other and waiting for others to fix their ending. TBH, I was quite disappointed.
3. First Daughter (Shou Hua). Now, this is where things get more interesting. Shou Hua is a widow who didn't have the choice but to marry Du Yang Xi, the third-rank scholar their family decided to sponsor. Being the first daughter, she was responsible and trained to handle household affairs. So, taking care of Du Yan Xi's mother and friend was a basic task for her. However, on their first night as a couple, Du Yang Xi didn't talk to her and went to sleep on the settee. The next morning, he was gone and continued to be gone for months. This was understood because he felt cheated by the family. He thought he would get the third sister, but was swapped to another. Time soon brought him home and that's where he saw the kind of wife he had. He soon regretted his negligence and started pursuing Shou Hua. This time, she doesn't make it easy for him. Added to this mini-revenge, we get to know Shou Hua's past marriage where she loved her previous husband dearly. When they reconciled these problems, conflicts then arose with Du Yan Xi's true lineage. Instead of telling Shou Hua the truth, he pushes her away and divorces her trying to spare her from getting the same punishment. He wins the trial against his father and soon comes crawling back to Shou Hua.
4. Fourth Sister (Hao De). Hao De describes herself to be the middle child who doesn't have much talent like her sisters, but she was an honest girl who preferred to solve conflicts face on. She was forced to stand for her family when distant relatives claimed that they had step-brother who would be legible to inherit the Li property because she was the eldest single member. This leads her to face Judge Shen who was previously shown to be very stiff and strict with the rules. Because of the trials, Hao De falls in love with the judge. She confessed of her admiration to her family and soon they found matchmakers to propose to the Shen family which was accepted. Unbeknownst to her, Judge Shen was against the marriage. He went to her on the wedding night and broke things off saying he was forced. Hao De was so hurt she ended up walking home, crying, and losing her shoe. Just when Judge Shen thought he succeeded, Hao De enters their mansion saying that they were not divorcing. So, they make a pact to stay married for a year and break apart. One day, Judge Shen gets attacked and loses his memories. Hao De then steps in to take care of him but was honest enough to say he didn't like her. They eventually fall in love and as you would guess, Hao De regains his memories, but how could he return to being all stiff when love already stepped into his life. With open and honest communication, they get back to each other and decide to love, after all. This is my best match. I love how there's no pushing away as a form of protection kinda thing.
5. Fifth Sister (Le Shan). This is the enemies-to-lovers kind of story. Both are headstrong and stubborn. Yang Xian schemes against Le Shan by swapping his bride to her. When Le Shan find out, she explodes. Eventually, they both fight against each other and none has a peaceful life, ever. However, as time passes, Yang Xian's side of the story is shown and we get to understand why he behaves the way he does. Family problems occur and Le Shan soon gets to be Yang Xian's helper. They fall in love. Yang Xian matures. He works his best to get the approval of Le Shan. Then, the family gets impacted by royal family affairs and their title is seized. Madam Li comes in to the rescue offering her home. Things settle. Yang Xian works his ass off but the Li family soon decided that Yang Xian is not mature enough yet so they force him to divorce Le Shan and only allowed him to return if he is able to make a man of himself. Honestly, this was a crap plot! It was unnecessary. What are they even trying to prove? In the end, of course they reconcile, but only after Yang Xian returns to the capital a rich man. It makes me kinda think all this time, all the family is after is wealth and power.
6. Sixth Sister (Qiong Nu). She is an adopted daughter and betrothed to the third master Li who was supposedly dead. He miraculously appear in the end being the adopted son of a military family. They turn out to still be loyal to each other.
Overall, my score for this is 8.5 because I had fun with it. At least I got 5 stories in one and the cast is superb. My favorites are Liang Yong Qi and Ke Ying! On the other side, minus 1.5 because the storylines are either repetitive or expected.
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