She stated pretty clearly that she feels terrible about it now since it was obvious the grandma was sincerely pleased that her grandson had a woman he loved. Back then, however, she was misled by her “friend.” It’ll be different this time around.

He mentioned that his daughter’s mother was Chinese. Considering that his daughter died before having any children it’s not terribly strange that he’d want to be called that by someone who reminds him of her.

Yes. Lu Tingxiao is the Cicada. And Song Lin is the Mantis

He saw her kick the knife out of the uncle’s hands.

“Who would not want a child with their own blood flowing through their veins” You! You literally got exactly that 6 years ago in the form of Ning Xi. But instead of actually treasuring her (which you could have frankly done alongside Xueluo had you really wanted to) you alienated her before shipping her off overseas

Nah. It was clearly stated that Keer’s father went to Yaohua and threatened him at gunpoint to stay loyal to his wife.

Frankly, considering Xueluo managed to achieve success in the film industry, it’s likely that her mom would be a reasomably good looking woman if she had the opportunities to care for her skin. Its not her fault that she has to work her whole life. Nor is it really her fault that she’s been put into this difficult position. It’s too bad that Xueluo was born bad and this was furthered by the Nings. Had she not been things could have been resolved peacefully (and we wouldn’t have a story I suppose)

I like how LTX is essentially a modern day bill gates yet apparently these guys don’t know who he is. He is on the news relatively often, isn’t he.

“You’re right. Give me a second.” *makes phone call* “Hi, Keer! Could you put grandpa on the phone?”

“Who was once their daughter.” She could still be, if you didn’t create a distance. That said, I can’t blame them too much. They’re in a difficult position where hanging on to her could limit her possibilities with her “actual” family.

Happy wife, happy life…for the employees of the Lu Corporation.

I’m not gonna lie, the absolutely classist way these people are the world annoys me to no end. She doesn’t have “elegance” because she is the biological child of a rich family. She has elegance because she is a well educated, talented, and, most importantly, kind woman raised by decent people to be a decent person. Similarly, Xueluo could have the same “elegance” had she not been raised by narcissistic parents who instilled in her a number of negative character traits and personality flaws. I won’t deny that there is a genetic component to behavior. However, from what we’ve seen of the other Tangs, Xueluo is an exception. She’s not lacking because her genes are contributing to poor character. She’s lacking because her upbringing was terrible and, sometimes, people are just not good. I mean, look at the Zhuangs. A family with a “great pedigree” filled with decent, if somewhat stuck up, people. Somehow those people produced Ning Xi’s bio mom.

The problem isn’t her being born from a village woman. Being poor doesn’t make someone a bad person or a lesser human. Ning Xi was raised by a village woman and, while not knowing about the finer things in life, she grew up to be a kind and well adjusted individual just like her adoptive brother. Similarly, Xueluo’s genetics aren’t really the issue. The issue is that she was raised by narcissists to be a narcissist.

Bold of him to believe Tianxin will side with him. She very apparently detests him for cheating on her mother.

10% of an internationally traded corporation is very, very valuable and would give a person a very large voice in how the company is run. Just those shares alone are worth loads more than the properties Xueluo got. Frankly, this shows her Grandfather’s favor for Ning Xi since she got more than his second son did.

She got property and a trust fund but no shares in the company. The shares are the really important thing.

Before we forget, Zhang Ye is 20-22 years old. Dreaming of beautiful women isn’t at all unusual.

This is like saying it’s a dog’s fault for biting you after you kick it.

I realize this is years late, but Golden Lotus is considered to be one of the great Chinese novels alongside Dream of Red Chamber, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. What sets Golden Lotus apart is that it is controversial and, if I recall correctly, banned in China due to it’s explicit depiction of sexuality.

It wouldn’t be dirty if people just didn’t wear their shoes in the house.