The Stepmother is Unkind Chapter -- Discussion

LMAO 😂

MC is such a bad-hearted female lead ever. Lazy to the bone and bossy. Loves to do pranks to others, especially her baby step-son. She didn't even let go a little lamb...

Sometimes I failed to understand her. Why would she do things like that or like this. However the answer is just so simple. She is lazy and cleaning up messy things isn't in her agenda.

In her previous life, she died even before she could enjoy the fruits of her hard work. I think that's so pitiful 😅 Later, she transmigrated into her current identity as shu daughter of Yin family. She didn't want to work hard anymore and only want to be a legendary salted-fish...

At first, her family had privately talked about her marriage with another family that have a close relationship. But just before her suppose-to-be fiance came back from the examination, her eldest sister, the only di daughter of Yin family, died because of dystocia. As the Yin family wanted to continue the marriage with that family, the mistress bribed her to marry her widowed brother-in-law.

20.000 taels is such a large amount that she could drink and eat without worrying about anything. Why would she reject?

Some readers will find that her daily life after marriage is so dull and boring. The way she handled things is unconventional. Even her mother in-law couldn't understand her way of thinking. But again, she didn't want to work hard anymore, she wanted to relax and enjoy her life despite of everything. People with crooked minds would feel frustrated instead. And some readers will feel that the face-slapping is not hard enough, it's not too satisfying.

MC seems to be indifferent and heartless all the times. Even when she is with her 2 y.o cute step-son. But I think she is not at all.

I read some articles about parenting. When interacting with children, we have to give enough space for them to ecplore and learn to face the hardships in front of them. It's part of their character building.

Her step-son was pampered too much by his grandmother. Even his father wasn't as pampered as him. But despite all the pamperings, as the next heir of Xie family his family had educated him strictly. He lost his mother since he was born and he even fear his own father. He only close with his grandmother and the servants that take care of him daily. He wasn't allowed to touch anything dirty or to eat randomly. Even wasn't allowed to be tired, they wouldn't let his feet to touch the ground most of the times... Thus, no wonder that he had difficulty in expressing everything. He was a crybaby who only knows to cry when facing problems.

The MC in his eyes was his first mother. She didn't treat him like how ppl around him usually treat him. She wouldn't give what he want if he didn't speak or ask for it. She would let him walk and run around, kicking ball or playing with wooden sword. Thus, he changed little by little, everyday. He became more lively and and no longer a crybaby...

The MC in my opinion quite like this cute step-son.

Some readers complained about how indifferent the MC was toward the ML. But I think it's not strange at all. Ppl believe in "the love at the first sight". But really...? 😂

Here, the MC doesn't fall in love with the ML at the first sight. Indeed, she thought that ML is handsome and his body is good too. His family has profound heritage and his career is in rising. Just based on this, at least the MC likes the ML quite a bit. Plus, they are husband and wife, physical intimacy can't be avoided and both of them don't want to avoid it either. From the stage of physical attraction, it slowly reaches the stage stage of emotional attraction and understanding. Although the intimate scenes are not explicitly written, it's still enjoyable to read. The MC still a legendary salted-fish and the ML is big-hearted enough to accept this side of her.

Spoiler

I don't know whether it's because of his first wife's death, the ML tried his best to treat the MC better. In the past, he was too strict. In addition with how pampered his first wife was before their marriage, she had developed arrogant personality. Within times, the husband and wife became more estranged...

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Spoiler

And about the dowry maid of the deceased first wife who tried to seduce the ML, the MC didn't clean her up because she thought that it is quite fun to see the maid jumping around like a restless monkey. Very amusing... When everything finally reached a point that can't be tolerated anymore, it's not too late to discard the troublemaker.

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The interactions between MC and other family members, Yin family and Xie family, were also quite enjoyable and funny to read. Especially with her two younger sisters. Lol... She is bossy and likes to tease them, but when ppl want to harm them, MC won't just sit back and watch the fun. She is such a good elder sister.

Overall, in my opinion, this novel is very enjoyable and fun to read. Let's wait for the translation, perhaps you will like this novel too...

(I MTL-ed from the chapter 2 using Google Translate, and found that the sentences sometimes can't be translated properly. Especially about the idioms.)