Dad Told Her, If You're Unhappy, Make a Scene
老爹告诉她，不顺心就要闹
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- Modern Romance
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- Period Fiction
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- Xiao Jin and Xiao Xiao: A Back-and-Forth Game of Tricking Dad and Getting Tricked by Dad小瑾与小小：坑爹被爹坑反复横跳Alternate title on Fanqie
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The story is quite novel, but the female lead is rather pitiful; she's practically a nanny, providing for the entire family's food and clothing. Her father is quite calculating, using his daughter as a tool, guiding her step by step so that everything is done by her without harming his career or reputation. This is just my personal opinion.
This is a story about human nature, especially the human nature of a second-marriage man. Human nature is inherently selfish. Many military novels from different eras are overly idealistic and virtuous. The female protagonist's father represents true human nature. He loves the female protagonist, and as time goes by, he values the family as a whole more.
The plot is quite good and close to reality, and the female lead is also quite good. It's just that her father married the person who indirectly caused her mother's death as his stepmother, and then whitewashed the stepmother's past, which is a bit off-putting. She had a child, and then the female lead was expected to raise it.
It's such a great story, I could never get enough! But could you please show less of the sweet romance between the female lead's father and stepmother? It's really jarring! What kind of silly woman is she?! She's my woman, a member of the Wang family! Who does Hui Niang even mean?! She knows he's young and can't stay single, and she's been treating Xiao Xiao very well!
This book is quite well-written. The female lead is very intelligent and capable, and I really like her. However, there's one thing I don't understand: the female lead's stepmother indirectly caused the death of her biological mother (Hui Niang), and I also noticed earlier that the female lead's father had deep feelings for Hui Niang. Why then did he have a child with the stepmother?
It feels very realistic, unlike the many overpowered abilities or special abilities that come with it. You can clearly feel the strictness and vigilance of that era regarding any event, where everything required thorough evidence. Yet, it also has a human touch and isn't rigid.
It's a very novel theme. It was my first time watching it, and it really impressed me. The growth and maintenance of a large family requires the joint efforts and cooperation of all members. Everyone is a piece in the game, and each person has their own role in order to continue to move forward together under the leadership of the clan leader!
It's absolutely brilliant! I love it so far. The scope of the game is vast. If you look at it with a normal mindset, you might not even see the meaning in some parts. It's really worth studying in depth and looking at it carefully. It's really surprising to see it piece by piece.
This is one of the few truly good books by Tomato (the author). It's a period drama, exaggerated yet grounded in reality. The characters are vividly portrayed, the plot is clear and logically sound. The 8.8 Rating is too low; it's even better than most novels with 9.5 Ratings. Reading this book requires critical thinking and logical reasoning. I rarely review novels, but this one is worthwhile.
The five stars are for the author; the writing is quite good and not one of those typical period dramas. The depiction of many interpersonal relationships is quite realistic. My trigger point is that the female lead's father remarried and had a child, and both the father of her new husband and her ex-husband were indirectly responsible for her mother's death. I really can't stand this plot, but the author's writing is hard work, so I still gave it five stars.