Love Family Ep 2 (recap)

EP 2

You Ai puts Shang Ren and Shi Long straight away to work by gathering 100 bugs from the vegetable garden. While supervising them her childhood and family friend Yin Yin (Amanda Chou) arrives and inquires about the new hired help. It is then that the two girls decide the guys must be gay since they seem so attached and close. Later when the guys are cleaning up they have a water fight which just feeds into Yin Yin and You Ai's theory. In the end Shang Ren signs a contract saying they will work for low wages for a month. We are then introduced to the youngest of the Xu family You Meng (Rabbit Yang) who is currently attending university and enjoys cosplay. Given her young age Shang Ren rules her out as being his Angel so the only one left is the last sister who they have yet to meet.

The next day, You Qing (Yin Fu) arrives at the inn, the last sister. Instantly Shang Ren feels she must be the Angel he has been looking for, partly due to the fact that she has the three flowers stitched on her handbag. As the day moves along Sheng Ren tries to interact with You Qing as much as he can and is about to tell her about the handkerchief he has been carrying around for 20 years. Just then a little boy arrives with Yin Yin calling out mommy and running up to You Qing.

Thoughts: You Ai is pretty hard on the guys to a point where I'm surprised they put up with it but I guess she has her own reasons why she is so harsh. The acknowledgement of the men being gay or in a relationship is progressive for Asian culture but Taiwan is one of the more progressive countries regarding it.

Love Family Ep 1 (recap)

Going to attempt to finish a 72 ep Taiwanese drama and recap it. Granted the recaps will be brief but a way for me log the eps I have watched and to see how long it takes me :)

EP1

We meet You Ai Xu (Serena Fong) who is getting ready for a TV interview to promote the family inn called Happy House. The interview is chaotic and various characters are introduced (mother, father, family friends). Cut to Shang Ren Wan (Chris Wang), the heir to huge hotel brand getting his schedule rundown to him by his loyal assistant Shi Long (Jack Li). We learn he just works and goes on blind dates so he can be married off. He watches the video on the Happy House Inn and notices the symbol in the inn is the same as the handkerchief he has been holding on to since he was a small child. A random small girl gave it to him which he dubbed his Angel and has been looking for his whole life. He begs his mother to give him 100 days to try to find this Angel and if he unable to his parents can marry him to whoever they choose. They agree and off he goes to Happy House Inn.



On the first night there Sheng Ren and Shi Long go to the local mega market to buy food and run into You Ai, a misunderstanding occurs and next thing you know Sheng Ren and You Ai are competing for boxes of raman. They win and You Ai takes most of the boxes home leaving them just a few. The next morning when Sheng Ren and Shi Long arrive at the Happy House Inn to try to find Angel they are greeted by You Ai's mother but is informed the inn is booked solid due to the interview. After some quick thinking they inform her they there for the job posting. She calls You Ai over to interview them and they are all shocked to see each other. In the end You Ai decides to give them a trial run, though she finds them very close and odd together.

Thoughts: I recognized the mother, father and friends from other T dramas I watched but have never seen the two leads before in anything. It is setting up and introducing a lot a characters so hard to make a decision yet. I find it funny that Sheng Ren is so hung up on finding his Angel ... it seems a bit silly to hold on to one thing for 20 years but hey this is drama world.