GET YOU A ZHANG LURANG!!!
I swear c drama men are the biggest green flags.
This was such an enjoyable, romantic, funny coming of age series. There's a tight knit friend group you can root for. Funny scenes that make you laugh out loud. But also deeper, more meaningful ones. It explores the complexity of teenage years, but also the lighthardedness of being young.
My favorite part was the romance. Zhang Lurang and Su Zaizai are literally the CUTEST!! Like I said, Lurang is the greenest of green flags. Zaizai is super cute and endearing. Their love story was TO DIE FOR!!
The 2nd lead couple had such great chemistry and banter too!! I loved the dynamic between Jiang Jia and Gu Ran. They're such a Tom and Jerry couple, which I love!! It was worth the 23 ep wait for them to finally get together.
I kind of wish Guan Fang had his happy ending, but it's also nice to leave it more open ended. He doesn't need a girlfriend to make him happy.
The only 2 things I didn't enjoy were:
1. Zaizai was too childish sometimes. I actually cringed. Like, she's growing up here yet sometimes she doesn't act like it.
2. About 8 years pass in this 24 ep series. The time skips were a bit difficult to follow though. I had trouble understanding how much time had passed until the last ep, when the time-line was explained more.
Other than that, it was GREAT!
Some tropes include: Friends to lovers, girl gets drunk and guy carries her home, love confessions, proposal/wedding, and pregnancy (at the very end though don't worry).