Shen Wei says "I'll figure out a way to fix your eyes" in the previous chapter (and he replies that there's no rush because Shen Wei can help him shower xD), so I guess he sort of 'knows' just because he trusts Shen Wei? But then again he already said it was temporary even before Shen Wei said that, so it may just be Zhao Yunlan being Zhao Yunlan. :D
Yeah, I think I'll put it down as ZYL being ZYL. *g*
Omg, yes, this! I didn't think of that at all! Like, the taxi driver got just one row of red text flashing when he did the right thing, and Shen Wei has "row after row" the entire time, wow. Screw the entire system for not letting it count.
RIGHT????? So much love for SW; he deserves so much better.
Oh, I can see this comparison! And in both cases I can also see how he literally doesn't intend any hidden meaning at all, but the hidden meaning is soooo easy to extrapolate. Especially for Shen Wei who's already sensitive.
Yeah, agreed, it seems so on the nose but he so completely didn't mean it like that! Awww.
The entire concept of 'my kid is afraid of me and that's fine' is vile to me.
Huh, I never figured he was actually afraid of her at all; my take is almost the opposite - the archetype of the mother who everyone is "afraid" of in a performative way while actually she has no real power and no influence on anything or anyone. She just gets to play at terrorising her household as if that somehow made up for her actual powerlessness.
That was the impression I got of her from my first try at reading the novel, anyway, and fandom has since reinforced it, but that doesn't mean much. I'l definitely be paying attention in future chapters to see if it's actually like that!
That's a really good point! It says the markets "were usually held once a year", so the Snake Tribe is 'usually' just screwed?
Right??? That struck me as so weird!
Hahah, yep, I just love Daqing saying ZYL is a dreamboat in general, and writing it in an ~official request~ would somehow be even funnier. :D :D
It's DELIGHTFUL. :D
Ooooooh, I'm impressed and surprised that they could get in this tiny reference to actual mythology! Maybe because the reference is so far removed that it's just a generic word/name at that point?
I guess because it' just a mention that isn't drawn attention to, and no one explains it, so they could get away with it.
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Yeah, I think I'll put it down as ZYL being ZYL. *g*
Omg, yes, this! I didn't think of that at all! Like, the taxi driver got just one row of red text flashing when he did the right thing, and Shen Wei has "row after row" the entire time, wow. Screw the entire system for not letting it count.
RIGHT????? So much love for SW; he deserves so much better.
Oh, I can see this comparison! And in both cases I can also see how he literally doesn't intend any hidden meaning at all, but the hidden meaning is soooo easy to extrapolate. Especially for Shen Wei who's already sensitive.
Yeah, agreed, it seems so on the nose but he so completely didn't mean it like that! Awww.
The entire concept of 'my kid is afraid of me and that's fine' is vile to me.
Huh, I never figured he was actually afraid of her at all; my take is almost the opposite - the archetype of the mother who everyone is "afraid" of in a performative way while actually she has no real power and no influence on anything or anyone. She just gets to play at terrorising her household as if that somehow made up for her actual powerlessness.
That was the impression I got of her from my first try at reading the novel, anyway, and fandom has since reinforced it, but that doesn't mean much. I'l definitely be paying attention in future chapters to see if it's actually like that!
That's a really good point! It says the markets "were usually held once a year", so the Snake Tribe is 'usually' just screwed?
Right??? That struck me as so weird!
Hahah, yep, I just love Daqing saying ZYL is a dreamboat in general, and writing it in an ~official request~ would somehow be even funnier. :D :D
It's DELIGHTFUL. :D
Ooooooh, I'm impressed and surprised that they could get in this tiny reference to actual mythology! Maybe because the reference is so far removed that it's just a generic word/name at that point?
I guess because it' just a mention that isn't drawn attention to, and no one explains it, so they could get away with it.