Episode 19 recap: Lian Man Er is framed.
General Wu originally planned to dine at Lian Hua Er's restaurant, but he heard that many people were going to Lian Man Er's restaurant, so he decided to go there instead. General Wu was impressed by the fresh vegetables available and thought that Lian Man Er and their team were quite talented. Shen Nuo expressed the desire to join Jinyang Trading Company, but General Wu didn't immediately agree.
When Lian Hua Er learned that General Wu had gone to Lian Man Er's restaurant, she became very angry. The villagers helped Lian Man Er harvest the vegetables, and now Lian Man Er had earned a good amount of money, so they treated everyone to a meal. The villagers were delighted and hoped that Lian Man Er's restaurant would continue to expand, providing them with livelihoods.
Lian Ye Er made a rouge for Lian Man Er as a gesture of gratitude for providing her with a livelihood. Lian Man Er felt that many people who came to the restaurant were there because of Lian Ye Er's rouge, so they should thank Lian Ye Er instead.
Second Uncle's wife saw the rouge and used it, which upset Lian Ye Er. Awang came and poisoned the food in Lian Man Er's restaurant. No one noticed and everyone ate the poisoned food, causing them to vomit and have diarrhea the next day. Lian Man Er sensed that something was wrong and quickly went to find Wang You Heng for help.
Wang You Heng hesitated, but Lian Man Er told him that if he truly didn't want to practice medicine anymore, she would pretend she never mentioned it. After some hesitation, Wang You Heng decided to accompany Lian Man Er.
There were many patients waiting, urging Wang You Heng to treat them quickly. Uncle Jin suddenly arrived and started giving everyone injections, urging Wang You Heng to do the same. The patients' conditions stabilized, and Wang You Heng didn't know that Uncle Jin was skilled in medicine. Uncle Jin said that the greatest fear for someone studying medicine is failing to overcome the mental barrier. He had given up on medicine years ago because of that, so he didn't want Wang You Heng to follow in his footsteps. But now it seemed that Wang You Heng was braver than him.
Lian Man Er and Shen Nuo went to ask Wang You Heng about the situation. Wang You Heng said that the food they ate yesterday wouldn't have caused such symptoms, so someone must have poisoned it. Uncle Jin mentioned that they had consumed rhubarb, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea if taken in large quantities.
Wang You Heng followed Lian Man Er back to the restaurant and indeed found rhubarb in a bowl of soup. Suddenly, the yamen officers arrived, stating that there had been a report of toxic substances in Lian Man Er's restaurant, and they were going to seal it off.
Lian Man Er presented the bowl of soup, claiming that they were being framed. However, the yamen officers didn't care and proceeded to seal off the restaurant. Lian Man Er passed by Lian Hua Er's restaurant, where Lian Hua Er expressed that running a business should be done honestly, without any flashy tricks. Lian Man Er threw those words back at Lian Hua Er.
Now that the restaurant was closed, Lian Man Er worried that Shen Nuo's plan to join Jinyang Trading Company would also be affected. Shen Nuo said that General Wu had agreed to help her deliver vegetables. She would bring the vegetables to General Wu and explain that without any backing, she would be susceptible to being framed, hoping to receive General Wu's assistance in the future.
General Wu said that whether Shen Nuo could join Jinyang Trading Company would depend on her performance this time. Lian Man Er's parents went to deliver vegetables to Lian Man Er's grandmother and only found out about the incident upon their return. Lian Man Er assured them that she could handle the situation and asked them not to worry.
Lian Man Er suspected that Lian Hua Er was behind this, and Shen Nuo knew that Lian Hua Er would make the person responsible leave, so she kept an eye on the Song family and discovered that someone did leave the household. Lian Man Er wrote a reward notice, offering a hundred taels of silver to anyone who could provide clues, intending to create a stir and expose the mastermind.
Many people came forward with information, and Lian Hua Er also got wind of the situation.
It's normal for a business to have its ups and downs. I enjoy watching the mishaps with the garlic-flavored peanuts and the liquor sales. However, I was truly unhappy with the incident of being poisoned last night.
I feel like the issue lies in the imbalance of the duration between good and bad events. Before the two major mishaps, Maner's business was already showing signs of improvement and flourishing for a while. In my personal opinion, this duration could be set at 7.
The time to resolve the mishaps was only 3, which is a 7:3 ratio of good to bad, and it feels more balanced and comfortable to watch. Once this ratio is exceeded, there's a sense of inexplicable imbalance.
Yeer has grown up. She dares to speak up and demand all the advantages from Second Aunt. And now, Second Aunt is trying to please Yeer! It's already the 19th episode, and Yeer can finally live for herself and speak her mind sincerely.
Especially when Second Aunt coveted the cosmetics made by Yeer, which were originally meant for Maner! Yeer was so angry and directly told her mother that she would take advantage of everything. With just a few words, she didn't say much and just turned around and left.
This method is effective.
Oh, the "Holy Mother" strikes again! I feel like in the previous TV drama, that line was often mentioned and it makes a lot of sense: being kind to enemies is being cruel to oneself.
It's a very insightful statement. Let's talk about it. Ever since the female lead saved Lian Hua Er, how many times has she caused trouble? If this drama ends with a complete family reunion and happiness, I might just let out a swear word.
I suddenly realized that the game setup is really well-designed, but unfortunately, it wasn't utilized properly. They could have set the game to have a happy ending with a family reunion.
They could have tormented the relatives, but instead of doing it themselves, they could have assigned tasks to others to punish them and make them repent. The female lead could have initially been unwilling to save them, but in that case, the system should have kept giving warnings, forcing her to save them anyway.
Lian Ye Er doesn't have much screen time, but she's very relatable to most of us ordinary people. I really like her. Most of us ordinary people are like her, with ordinary families that we don't value much.
We have to endure a lot of unfairness in order to survive. But if someone like Lian Man Er is willing to pull us out of the quagmire, we would be willing to seize the opportunity.
In a family, it's true that if the upper beam is straight, the lower beam will not be crooked. Look at Uncle Jin's good character, no wonder Heng is such a good and gentle person. Then look at the Lian family, both the old man and the old lady are rotten types, no wonder two out of three sons are lousy.
One is pure evil, and the other is lazy and materialistic. I don't understand how such a family can produce an honest person like the third son. Although the third son has a good character, he is too weak, naive, and sanctimonious.
So, it's important for parents to set a good example in a family. Otherwise, a once harmonious family will be thrown into chaos.