A bundle of Joy

I liked that this one did not have backstabbing and betrayal by family members. I felt there might be the typical cousin lover fight but there wasn't and the Cheng Family were very good to each other and entertaining to watch. I was damn impressed with Old lady Cheng, she cracked me up each time :) and there was a lot of cunning schemes and revenge done by the FL which gave me story of minglan vibe and the ML quest to uncover the truth of his _____ death was a long journey of 15 yrs it reminded me of yanxi palace in which FL goes from simple servant in the palace to imperial consort with tons of scheming to finally avenge her sisters rape and murder. Overall it's a good watch the only thing I felt it missed was not seeing them having a family of their own. A scene of them living Shang's dream of simple village kinda life or maybe a scene of Qiqi and Song's kids playing around with their Uncle Zisheng (ML). Ah it would have been a perfect ending. We also missed out on their wedding and the rest of the siblings. Those scenes would have made this the best of the best drama IMO.

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A bundle of Joy

I liked that this one did not have backstabbing and betrayal by family members. I felt there might be the typical cousin lover fight but there wasn't and the Cheng Family were very good to each other and entertaining to watch. I was damn impressed with Old lady Cheng, she cracked me up each time :) and there was a lot of cunning schemes and revenge done by the FL which gave me story of minglan vibe and the ML quest to uncover the truth of his _____ death was a long journey of 15 yrs it reminded me of yanxi palace in which FL goes from simple servant in the palace to imperial consort with tons of scheming to finally avenge her sisters rape and murder. Overall it's a good watch the only thing I felt it missed was not seeing them having a family of their own. A scene of them living Shang's dream of simple village kinda life or maybe a scene of Qiqi and Song's kids playing around with their Uncle Zisheng (ML). Ah it would have been a perfect ending. We also missed out on their wedding and the rest of the siblings. Those scenes would have made this the best of the best drama IMO.

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A sweet journey of FL from Concubine to Wife

I am quite impressed with the story as there were a couple of things I didn't expect which happened and vice versa.

The story is not about revenge and does not have story of minglan kinda angst. We have the ML and FL bonding after marriage slowly, the ML was respectful and didn't consumate the marriage at any point in time (after 2+yr). He had to marry the princess of JIN state by imperial pressure. I was really happy to see a character like the princess who was selfless she genuinely cared about the FL and helped her become mature and educated her in running household and business.

The supporting characters like hao jie (FL bf) was really good. I was expecting the betrayal arc to be present but surprisingly it was better instead of backstabbing and jealousy they discussed the issues with each other and provided the necessary support.

As every drama requires a villain in this one it was the Crown prince, who was truly despicable and his tail the fourth prince who did some bad shit but mended and came around in the end. So we can say the bad were punished unlike in other dramas they are just forgiven as if nothing happened.

What more can I say? I feel I have said enough to convince you all to give this one a shot.

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Really great!

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this drama. No regrets! It was cute and fluffy, with no angst. The male lead was really thoughtful, helping the female lead grow into an independent and successful woman by showering her with wisdom and love. I discovered this while watching "The Story of Minglan," which features the same female lead. Her acting was so good, but I got stuck in a rut, so I looked up her previous works and found this one. I have to say, I felt 33 episodes were not enough. I would have loved to see them have a family of their own and go on a picnic with their little one and the male lead's sister's son as well, the whole family together having fun in the end. What an ending that would have been!

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Full of Zhao lusi cuteness and amazing romance

I really held back from watching this as I figured it would be the same story arc as most romance drama follow. I will say this when I first saw that FL stepmom, in an instant I knew she was sinister. I had a flashback of story of minglan where her dad's concubine kills her mother. The way the story started it was a DELIGHT i truly felt engaged and could not stop SMILING, having each episode filled with romance with so many couples the ML' secretary and his best friend, FL's best friend and their work boss/partner were all great. The only thing I disliked was the lack of KARMA, the stepmom should have suffered more and why did the writer give the FL dad's memory loss (dementia) he should not be blessed with having no memories of how he treated his own daughter like garbage and killing his own wife indirectly ( first wife). I wanted to see him beg for forgiveness and repent for the rest of his life and also transfer the entire company to her as compensation.

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It was a fun escape from reality until the ending episode.

The good thing I like about this one was how the FL navigated the story of her characters while in her own book( Reminds me of "W 2016" Korean drama). I liked how the leads were funny and the way they lived every moment was entertaining, I especially liked the FL with her personality of being dumb and idiotic. I am so frustrated with that one ending comment, why does the second princess still get to be the city owner. Hasn't she shown enough violence and cruelty to be executed? If it weren't for the ML, the FL would have been dead earlier by the arrow she shot towards her. So many times she tried to kill her, but no karma for her. What kind of messed up story is this? We are told that what goes around comes around and that good deed is not lost but returned a thousand times.

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Masterpiece like Ugly Alert (kdrama)!

I began watching this on a whim without expecting to continue further but somehow couldn't drop it. The drama was so engaging that at times it felt like time was frozen and I was the only one experiencing the phenomenon. The relationship and story building from beginning to end was well planned, although the ending imo felt rushed and one more episode would have made it a lot better than the rushed version. I loved the FL character played by Cong Shang as it pulled me in and her acting was too good. Moreover, the show reminded me of the kdrama "Ugly Alert" as they have similar elder protective brothers. The only thing I hate in Go Ahead is the lack of Happy Ending for supporting characters like all of FL's girlfriends.

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The Hua Family really Blossoms in Adversity!

The drama really is all about the getting up and moving forward when faced with adversity. The Fl really displayed unorthodox behavior in the way she steered the family while facing so many hurdles. I smiled for a long time in each episodes and couldn't stop watching as it kept getting better. Sure there is a villain(s) as a story must but in this drama it's not your typical villain who wants to destroy/murder FL/ML, they are just there to build the story it didn't provoke me at all. The reason I watched was for the business theme, she truly is a great businesswoman, from rags to riches and repeat to ultimate riches. I hate writing reviews, if you look at my watched list out of the 300+ dramas I have written only few. I write this because I was moved by it, Lastly I will say this I was disappointed with death of one of the Hua sisters but I can understand the circumstance that caused it. Overall it great, even the BGM and OST are superb!

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