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Quick point by point. Mild spoilers - be warned.Cliche transmigration to an educated youth in 70's China story.Not patriotism heavy.No golden fingers or other plug in supernatural phenomenon.No Mary gary sue. No solve all and everything to dust. Very bland faceslapping.Minor problems that accumulate and just hits you wrong -Though the MC is supposedly a jaded mature 30 year old lawyer, post transmigration she comes across as a youthful woman who is extreme family and husband oriented. Nothing about her stands out other than that she gives good advise. She is quite complacent and she didn't really have any character growth or problematic situations to engage her. All that was on the ML. She's the kind of character that the more you pay attention, the more issues you find. Felt like the author tried to make her self reliant but failed miserably. She quite reliant on her husband and shows little to no initiative or strong opinions. All of what she achieved is dependent on the ML or her brother relationship.The ML comes across as a cold gangster like character initially but turns into a simpleton as the story progresses. He's capable, family oriented, typical of his time. Knows when to proceed and when to take a step back. He takes the limelight most of the time. The author tries to make him un-patriachal but the execution made him seem chauvinistic. The female lead goes along with this too. You'll find him funny but that's about it. Honestly the poor guy didn't get any substantial benefits for marrying a transmigrator. And where are his villian characteristics? What happened in the original storyline?Grandma is awesome. Kids are a bonus! I was more invested in the stories of ML's sister and aunt.The passerby characters all seem to exist for gossiping. The impression it gives of chinese people is bit misleading and not wholely positive as the author didn't balance the good and the bad out equally. Especially in middle and latter parts of the story. The original book male female protagonist were forgotten and never followed up with. So were some of the more key supporting characters in the beginning.Rushed abrupt end. Felt like the original story intention was forgotten somewhere along the mid chapters.Overall, meh read.
