kindly give me a spoiler about this drama I plan to watch I don't bother about spoilers, kindly share the details1.…
Mains officially start dating in Episode 31. There are no break ups. There's mutual interest for a long time, leading up to Episode 31, but they're in different places in life. The FL was only a visitor to the place where the ML lived, so at the end of her long-term stay, she left in Episode 26. But returned in Episode 30! (And stayed in touch through Episodes 26-30.)
There are no second lead syndromes (for the ML or FL), no annoying exes, no misunderstandings, no angsty plots, and no rushed endings. There is a one year time skip at the end, but it's all presented very naturally.
Teacher Hu was my least favourite since beginning, but his recent interaction with Bai Man Jun and their relationships,…
I think Teacher Hu was hard for us to connect with initially because he was so off-putting upon first meeting. Literally, he'd go in for the hard hugs and all the female residents of the courtyard would hold up their palms, like: Hard. Stop. Please.
But Teacher Hu was a good lesson that actually there can be a lot of goodness in people and sometimes we have to give people a chance.
It made me sad whenever someone left the courtyard... and actually, Teacher Hu's departure kind of hit me the hardest. Because like Nana he'd stayed so long, and he never had thoughts of leaving, so you started to think maybe he'd be a forever resident. But then he made the decision to leave and even though it was the right thing for him, it was still like a small punch to the stomach.
The thing about the courtyard was even though we knew the residents there were only supposed to be temporary, they got along so well you wanted them to stay and be a family. But I appreciate that even though half of them have moved on, they still remember the courtyard and visit. It was especially sweet and awesome the way everyone rushed back to support Nana. That was soooo heartwarming!
And Damai and her dog... lol... has to be one of my favorite combinations. Hahaha.
For anyone who missed it, another song from the soundtrack was released today, "Wind," by Niu Junfeng (actor playing Hu You Yu). It's another great addition to the soundtrack. Can't wait for the last song to be released this week... I love this soundtrack so much.
Ep 40.. Its fine. I also did the same. (I wrote this in another thread, just pasting it here..:D, I'm a bit lazy…
Agreed... there was no real spoiler in skipping to the end. The minute Hong Dou returned to the village, we were assured of a happy ending in that we knew she and A Yao would be together. The only question, at that point, was how were they going to wrap the story up... in a slice of life type of drama like this one, it really could keep going on -- and I wouldn't mind one bit. (Who else is already imagining what marriage, children, etc., would like like for them?) But all good things must come to an end and so that's what I was mostly curious about - how were they going to pull the plug, if you will. Happy to report it was done in a very nice manner, not one of those abrupt endings, but in a nicely wrapped up bow. Very fitting for this drama which has felt like a soothing, gentle gift from the beginning.
I totally understand... that bittersweet moment when there is no more sweetness to taste. Sigh. I've stopped sneak…
I don’t think you have to worry about the subs dawdling. They’re released according to a schedule - whether that’s on Huace’s end through their YT channel or through their contract with Viki. The remaining episodes were released in a “rush” because MangoTV made them available through a VIP/Express sort of option where for an additional fee (on top of what they were already paying to watch episodes first), people could access the remaining episodes immediately.
Is it wrong that I skipped to the end of Ep 40? I just needed to know what the final scene would look like... and now I can go back and savor all the eps in between because as always when you find a drama you really enjoy, it's bittersweet knowing that once you finish, you will be done. I'm not ready to say good-bye to these charming characters!
For those lurking around, waiting for a new ep like me, I filled in some of that time today by watching the livestream with the cast. I think it took place sometime after around 10 eps or so had aired? It was nice to listen to them reminisce about filming and their characters.
Ep 31 - OMG. That ending... I'm dying of laughter right now. The way Hong Dou walks back out with a rack of ribs and the look on A Yao's face. LOL! Gooooo Graaannny! She's definitely the one you don't want to mess with in this drama. ;)
I think the sweetest moments between Hong Dou and A Yao are their every day moments — they already talk and act like an old married couple. And I love how everyone in the village just watches them thinking the very same thing!!!
i thought Chen chen loves FL Tan Xin ?? so?? but Ming Hui is a man, censor i think it's china
Chen Cheng started having feelings for Li Zhi when they started taking weekend classes at the same location. You could see those growing feelings as he watched her be picked on by her classmates. And when Li Zhi asked him to stop hanging out with the other girl she didn't like, he quickly agreed. He was pretty protective of Li Zhi starting from that point -- at first, I think it was mostly because they were all close friends, like he could bicker and make fun of her because that's what their group of friends always did, but when he saw outsiders doing the same to her, he didn't like that. Anyway, like I said, from that point those two started walking closer together and then they grew even closer towards the end by doing radio broadcasting together.
For both Chen Cheng/Li Zhi and Tan Xin/Gao Zhiyuan, they come together very naturally towards in end because the hints of interest were already there for a long time.
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There are no second lead syndromes (for the ML or FL), no annoying exes, no misunderstandings, no angsty plots, and no rushed endings. There is a one year time skip at the end, but it's all presented very naturally.
Hope that helps!
But Teacher Hu was a good lesson that actually there can be a lot of goodness in people and sometimes we have to give people a chance.
It made me sad whenever someone left the courtyard... and actually, Teacher Hu's departure kind of hit me the hardest. Because like Nana he'd stayed so long, and he never had thoughts of leaving, so you started to think maybe he'd be a forever resident. But then he made the decision to leave and even though it was the right thing for him, it was still like a small punch to the stomach.
The thing about the courtyard was even though we knew the residents there were only supposed to be temporary, they got along so well you wanted them to stay and be a family.
But I appreciate that even though half of them have moved on, they still remember the courtyard and visit. It was especially sweet and awesome the way everyone rushed back to support Nana. That was soooo heartwarming!
And Damai and her dog... lol... has to be one of my favorite combinations. Hahaha.
https://youtu.be/biZqTTfzj3I
For both Chen Cheng/Li Zhi and Tan Xin/Gao Zhiyuan, they come together very naturally towards in end because the hints of interest were already there for a long time.
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