I've mainly watched isekai romance Chinese dramas and this is by far the best I've encountered, the watch lived up the hype for me.
Really funny but also very clever plot and twists. The plot follows some typical pattern to an extend but also makes fun of some common drama tropes.
The whole concept of the matriarchal vs patriarchal cities was an unexpected setting and never fell into oversimplifications or feminist caricatures: simply a clever way to say that inequality is wrong, no matter who gets the shorter straw.
The first half is mainly comedy, the second half takes a more "serious" turn but still doesn't fall into tragic melodrama like most historical C-dramas do. My only qualm with this drama is the turn at episode 18-19, which if necessary could have been handled in a more progressive or more logical way.
In terms of acting, Rosy Zhao is amazing, I had only seen her in Cinderella Chef where her role couldn't be further than in TROTAR and I am so impressed by her Chen Xiao Qian. I'm a bit more reserved about Ryan Ding's performance as I found Han Shuo's character was sometimes out of tune when expressing emotions.
I was obsessed with the OST, another good point for a drama that was otherwise already marvelous.
I never rewatch dramas but I think this one would be worthy of an exception.
Now I'm sad because 1. the drama is over and 2. I'm scared I'll never find a drama that good x)