I watched the first 20+ episodes of this few years ago and then dropped it because it was being tooo draaaaggggyyyyy. I just resumed watching this because I stumbled upon inborn pair (that show was kinda draggy as well), I finished and liked it.

The reason why this drama is long is because It's like a story with other stories related (or maybe not?) to the main story. Aside from the main story, there's the story of the ML and FL's sisters (Yi Qing and Shi Yun), the ML's aunt (Yi Ping), and the story of the FL's ex lover (Qi Ming). Their stories have little to nothing to do with the main leads', so it's okay to skip parts and still understand it. The writers included too many characters and elaborated on each one of their stories.

But I have to say I did enjoy some of the side stories as well. I loved Mandy Wei's character especially.

Aside from the characters making the series long, I think there are too many scenes that aren't necessary, it became draggy and some were just added for comedic value and the worst part is they aren't even that funny. In some scenes, they try too hard to be funny that it becomes annoying. But in spite of it being very long, I still enjoyed the plot (especially the beginning and end).

When it comes to the acting and cast, The leads definitely have my vote. They are both great at acting, they are perfect for their roles and, as most of the reviews and comments say, they have the perfect chemistry. I liked and disliked their characters at the same time. They are likable but have some annoying characteristics. This also applies to the rest.

Music was okay, not that great but not bad either. I wish there was more variety in the songs given that this was a very long drama and there are different characters and emotions in different scenes.

Overall, I would say that it is worth watching this drama if you are patient and likes dramas that revolves around family. I would watch it again but definitely would skip a lot of scenes or even episodes.

Enjoy watching!