Deng Hua Xiao Chapter 204 Discussion

This is such a good novel. It's so well-written. I can see it being made into a drama. The mtl is very easy to understand. My only problem with this story is that the novel is still ongoing.

STORY.

The story follows our protagonist as she takes revenge on the people who harmed her family. Our FL grew up in a loving family. She gets separated from them during her childhood and suffers years of ab*se from her teacher. The only thing that keeps her going is the thought of seeing her family again. When she finally gets the chance to reunite with her them, all she's met with is a burnt house and the news of her family's demise. It's revealed in the later chapters that she never even got the chance to say a proper goodbye to them.

I have read a lot of books on here about taking revenge, but this doesn't follow the cliche path. The FL isn't reborn or a transmigrated person, she isn't rich- she doesn't have any cheats. She uses her strengths to carefully plan and exact her revenge and it's so beautiful to read. It's inspiring truly, how she calmly faces challenges and bids for her time.

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The whole situation with the Nan pharmacy was very interesting to read.

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All our FL has is her medical knowledge and her maid, however she's able to make waves that extends to the court.

As I mentioned early on, this novel is well-written. It involves powerful imagery. For instance,

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when the Budda statue in Lu Tong's room accidentally got knocked over, causing the jars full of soil and water to break, and Pei Yunying wached as Lu Tong desperately tried to fetch them, cutting herself in the process. I will never forget this scene. The flashback to her getting along with her family to the family becoming the mixed muddy water on the floor. It was so sad. This is the moment we saw our FL who had been unfeeling, show such vulnerability. It was understandable that Pei Yunying treated her differently after this.

What started as a fierce confrontation between our FL and ML ends on this sad note.

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The author is very good. We're able to completely understand the actions the FL takes. You feel her sadness for her family's death, her despair of not being there for them, her hate for those in higher power, her insecurity that her family won't recognize her because she's turned into a mu*derer. Lu Tong is a well-written (I feel like I've used this word a lot) character. She comes off as a ruthless revenge-obsessed person but the reader gets to know her as a very fragile person, and sometimes you just want to give her a hug.

ROMANCE.

The romance is well-paced. Right from their first meeting our leads see through each other's characters. They go through so many phases - suspicions, framing, trying to kill one another to saving each other. By the time the ML begins realizing his feelings for the fl, he knows her for what she is. I actually like this a lot because the Lu Tong won't have to pretend in front of him.

From where I've gotten to, the leads are not yet together. I think there may be some conflict on the ml's side Spoiler

(the queen mother, his father)

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when they get together. But for now,

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the ML has just realized his feelings for the fl, and she's not even thinking of romance, so we don't have to deal with that just yet.

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In other novels I'd root for independent fls not needing a man. However in the case of Lu Tong, I think she needs a family. She needs someone who will help her heal and properly grieve for her family, someone who will be by her side and make her happy, someone who will make her look forward to the future. I hope our ML will be that kind of person for her.

Definitely give this novel a chance, you won't regret it.