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WirnaManalu
1 people found this review helpful
Apr 29, 2024
37 of 37 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

best choice ever.

Drama yg sangat bagus yg pernah saya tonton. drma ini dengan sempurna menunjukkan perpaduan manis dan pahit dalam sebuah keluarga..
setiap karakteristik masing-masing aktris dan aktor sesuai dengan porsinya masing-masing.
chemistry yg sangat bagus antara mai chenghuan dan keluarga begitu juga dengan pasangan nya..
setiap alur cerita sangat nyata seperti kehidupan sehari-hari. tentu banyak sekali hikmah dan pelajaran yg boleh di ambil dari setiap episode cerita ini..
Terimakasih yangzi and all the team telah menyajikan drama keluarga seperti ini..
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Dropped 24/37
froggyandduck
1 people found this review helpful
Apr 23, 2024
24 of 37 episodes seen
Dropped 1
Overall 8.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 7.0
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BESTTT DRAMMAA EVERR

This is really good, the acting and storyline is great, althought there are some parts that dont rlly make sense, the characters acted well especially the mom lol i love the music <3 cuz its very memorable this show also the romance is rlly funny lol~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~hihihihihihihuhuhuhihihihihiihihihihhihihhiiihhihi
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Ongoing 16/37
OnaNikki
3 people found this review helpful
Apr 15, 2024
16 of 37 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 5.5
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Beautiful Slice Of Life Drama

Only up to Episode 16 has been released, but I’m really enjoying the storyline. So sad they only drop 2 a day, but better than waiting weeks in between.

The lead and supporting actors are really presenting the story well, and of course I already have my favorite characters. (The grandmother of course!!) It was also refreshing to see the FL , although exceptionally generous, not back down with one of her coworkers. *more often than not, the jealous coworker is let off the hook.

**wishing my Chinese was good enough to read the book this is based off of.

Looking forward to seeing which direction this will go!!

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Ongoing 16/37
RKO
3 people found this review helpful
Apr 16, 2024
16 of 37 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Really a great show. Worth watching!

I am here to give a review about this drama after watching 16 episodes. After lighter and princess and hidden love, this is the drama that has surprised me. I mean story acting is next level. The FL killed it by her performance in this drama. I liked her from Go Go squid, she was so cute and childish there. But in this drama she is mature, brave and smart FL. And also the ML ( xu kai ) was so handsome and cute in this drama. This is not the typical romantic Chinese drama where the rich boss ML fall for employee FL. It's totally different drama. It's shows how you value your family, how you support them and how much you love your family. I really can't wait for the other episodes.

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Dropped 10/37
2ndLeadsBest
4 people found this review helpful
Apr 25, 2024
10 of 37 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 2.0
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Watch with no volume is better

The 2024 worst drama character award goes to the FL's Mom. I never seen that bad of a character having THAT much screen time. So much screen time that it KILLED the drama.

I wanted to watch Xu Kai with his real voice & lovely actress Yang Zi pairing. Instead, the drama focuses too much on the FL's mom's constant bickering, nagging, & F ups on pretty much everything in every episode. Clearly the director interpreted 80/20 as 80% crap / 20% good. The "best choice ever" is to drop this drama. I can enjoy the leads (maybe not together) but elsewhere.
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Ongoing 8/37
JaydimirOrlanda
8 people found this review helpful
Apr 11, 2024
8 of 37 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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To be honest, I always wait for the series to be completed before watching it,but now even if it just started i already watched it and payed for vip. The storyline and the main leads are good and have a wonderful chemistry. It promotes self love and personal growth. It just that the mom of the fl irritates me, she is so selfish and just care about
the money,she didn't even care if the bf is coward and the bf's family keeps on degrading and insulting them. But still, i fell inlove with the storyline,esp. on the main leads. it just keeps me wanting for more.
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Completed
elmo0602
0 people found this review helpful
Jun 21, 2024
37 of 37 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

best drama everrrrrr

I really like the story in this drama. All the stories are beautifully wrapped.
Although I was angry and annoyed with the role of the parents in this drama, everything truly has a deep meaning, and you guys shouldn't skip anything. This drama also made me cry in every conflict, and I didn't expect that omggg huhuu.
Each of the young characters has their own difficulties, especially the main male and female characters, YZM and MCH. Their love story is very sweet, not excessive. They are lucky to have each other, always supporting and not bringing each other down. They are patient in facing all the problems that come their way. I hope I can have the resilience and strength like MCH, she is truly an amazing girl. I admire her so much. This is truly the best family drama.

I also hope there will be another drama starring the two of them again. I'm waitinggg..

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cryswash
0 people found this review helpful
May 1, 2024
37 of 37 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 7.5

Decent Story

I’m not sure why this one is tagged as Romance because it’s more melodrama and about family relationships. I enjoyed some aspects of the story, though it’s not an original idea.

The Good

The acting was done well for the characters they were given. Wouldn’t say the acting was profound but came off believable enough, though some acting was done better than others. I would say using seasoned actors helped the overall story. I appreciated the writers for allowing the Shanghainese to come through in the story to show more authenticity for the family. I also appreciated that our FL had a very strong personality because too many times in CDramas, the FL is usually nonsensical and strays too far from reality. The story with the FL and her mother was done well, though a lot of people probably dislike this since the mother came off terrible. Her character arch is believable in many families as I also have female relatives similar to her. The father was also believable as a passive individual who doesn’t like confrontation. I appreciated the presentation of the family, this part of the story sits close with reality and was the highlight of the show.

The Bad

Predictable story with some parts reaching. There were some unbelievable elements within the story such as our FL not knowing she was constantly surrounded by rich people that were close to her (ex boyfriend/grandma) and that no matter what, her life would be okay financially because she had 3 individuals in her life that could “save” her. Hey it’s drama land so it’s somewhat expected. The plot and characters are not an original idea and have been showcased on numerous other CDramas. I find most CDrama careers within stories focus on the same type of career arch’s as their setup: law enforcement, hotel management, financial sector, doctors, lawyers, esports gamer and always a CEO, director or some sort of leader as a main character. Because displaying the “it” person as a teacher, caregiver, restaurant worker, personal trainer, news anchor, labor worker, regular corporate worker, etc seems to be forbidden or not appealing enough in CDramaland. Sometimes these stories have too much emphasis on the career setup and not enough on the rest of their life setup and doesn’t allow for the story to stand out. You have the same character arch’s in the workplace setup: domineering leader, jealous coworker, and non serious assistant. Chemistry between ML and FL was a little lacking (though I blame the writing for not focusing enough on it) but points for allowing their relationship to build over time.

Overall it’s a decent enough one time watch.

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CK Addict
0 people found this review helpful
Apr 27, 2024
37 of 37 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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I really liked this drama in the beginning. Actually the first 70-80% was good. It's a family drama, so it's slow pacing which is fine, I enjoyed it a lot.

But once the ML and FL got together, that's when it goes flatline. The story's focus turned to FL's mum and brother. Since her mom was an unbelievably such a pain in the arse character, I find it really hard to waste my time watching her character development arch. My other problem was when ML's Dad passed away, ML was depicted as dead sad. But only few minutes after the funeral, he bounced back to not just being his normal self, but as a happy man with a spring on his steps.

Overall it was an enjoyable watch, great acting from the leads.

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starflow
0 people found this review helpful
Jun 24, 2024
37 of 37 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

love it...

So far, this is the best family drama. I really enjoy the story in this drama. It explains how parents should ideally support their children because each child has pressures that they likely can't share with anyone. It also emphasizes how parents should respect each child's decisions without imposing their own will. Additionally, it shows how children should respect their parents but not overly strain themselves to make their parents happy at all times, because truly, if a child is happy, their parents will be happy too. There are many meaningful messages conveyed in this drama, and I never miss anything. There are several episodes that made me cry..

I also really like the love story of YZM and MCH. Honestly, even though their romantic scenes are not too frequent, I really admire how they build their relationship, and that's what makes me emotional. In their relationship, they teach us that once you've decided to be together, it's better not to bear the burden alone, and they truly embody a positive relationship. They respect and protect each other, truly fortunate to have one another. THEY'RE EACH OTHER'S BEST CHOICE EVERRRR

I love the chemistry between Xu Kai and Yang Zi.
I hope there will be another drama starring the two of them again. waitinggg...

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Lady_Mayfair
0 people found this review helpful
Jun 5, 2024
37 of 37 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

Nice Family Drama Overall

The banter between ML and FL was good later on in the drama. Skip all Noisy FL Mother's Scenes and you will be good. Lots of life lessons were taught here. I also love the close relationship between the FL and her brother. ML has been known for his gentlemanliness and he delivered quite well. Lovely Drama
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Breizh_o_veva
0 people found this review helpful
May 28, 2024
37 of 37 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 4.0

Excellent family drama, with Yang Zi and Xu Kai in CL.

The story is centered around FL (works in the hotel industry and inherits a vintage hotel from her "grandmother") and ML, grandson of this grandmother, manager in an international hotel chain . The FL family is led by an abusive, hyper-anxious, overprotective mother who gets involved in everything, even in the professionnal and romantic life of her child.

PROS:
+ Yang Zi and Xu Kai in CL. ☆✲゚。(((´♡‿♡`+)))。゚✲☆ ☆✲゚。(((´♡‿♡`+)))。゚✲☆
+ coherent, well-written story that intelligently describes the complexity of family ties.
+ All actors are good, convincing, endearing and their characters are complex and well developed.
+ Production without length
+ Suited OSTs (most of the time);

CONS:
- I know that mothers are revered in Chinese culture, but here the family is TOO tolerant! The mother needs psychiatric follow-up... We understand her journey better in the last episodes, but her behavior in the first two thirds of the series is unbearable!
- Too little space for the main romance, including the ending. With 2 fantastic actors in CL, I remain a little frustrated with the low number of sweet scenes.

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TB drama familial, avec Yang Zi et Xu Kai en CL.

La story est centrée autour de la FL (travaille ds l’hôtellerie et hérite d'un hôtel vintage de sa "gd-mère") et du ML, petit-fils de cette gd-mère, dirigeant dans une chaine internationale d’hôtellerie. La famille de la FL est dirigée par une mère abusive, hyper anxieuse, surprotectrice qui se mêle de tout.

PROS:
+ Yang Zi et Xu Kai en CL.
+ story cohérente, bien écrite qui décrit intelligemment la complexité des liens familiaux.
+ Les acteurs sont bons, convaincants, attachants et leurs personnages sont complexes et bien développés.
+ Réalisation sans longueur
+ OST adaptées (la plupart du temps);

CONS:
- Je sais que les mères sont vénérées dans la culture chinoise, mais ici la famille est TROP tolérante ! La mère a besoin d'un suivi psychiatrique... On comprend mieux son parcours dans les derniers épisodes, mais son comportement dans les deux premiers tiers de la série, est insupportable !
- Trop peu de place pour la romance principale, y compris la ending. Avec 2 formidables acteurs en CL, je reste un peu frustrée du faible nombre de sweet scenes.

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