" Little Days " finally came to its finale. Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli chose to remarry. The couple used facts to prove that the use of the "marriage certificate" was far more important than they imagined. At the same time, the screenwriter also told the audience that marriage has never been a matter of two people, but has always been a run-in between two families.
Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli seemed to have constant problems, and even a "mistress" Gao Xiajing appeared trying to intervene. However, Gao Xiajing's methods were really not clever. Even Gao Xiajing didn't use much strategy. They were all low-level methods that would reveal her secrets as soon as they were checked. Gao Xiajing just used a flat A, and Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli had finished using their ultimate moves. Therefore, the mutual distrust between Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli is the biggest crisis between them.
I personally think that the real culprit that caused the marriage crisis between Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli was not Gao Xiajing, but Zhu Dali. As Zhu Jincao's father, Zhu Dali was the relationship that neither Zhu Jincao nor Gu Moli could sever. No matter how bad Gao Xiajing does, as long as Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli work together, they can easily solve it. However, Zhu Dali's presence was not something Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli could handle.
Even Zhu Dali's problem has no answer at all. Even if Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli get divorced, there is no way to avoid Zhu Dali's attacks on them. So where does Zhu Dali's confidence come from? To be honest, it's his absolute belief in the supremacy of "patriarchy." Because Zhu Dali's father treated him like this, the Zhu family rules were not created by him, but were the "inheritance" of their Zhu family.
Part of Zhu Dali's confidence also came from Zhang Shanya's obedience, so when Zhang Shanya proposed divorce, Zhu Dali showed unprecedented panic. Before he collapsed, he even told Zhang Shanya tactfully that he could take a few steps back, and as long as she didn't leave, everything would be easy to discuss. Also, before he collapsed, he wrote the words "I'm sorry". He knew deep down in his heart that the reason why he could live such a strong and free life was that his wife Zhang Shanya took care of her and tolerated her without any regrets.
The screenwriter still followed the principle of "the dead are the most important". After Zhu Dali's death, no one said anything wrong with Zhu Dali. Even the appearance of many strangers was used to express that Zhu Dali is actually a "good person". Although he is usually stingy, he is very generous when asked to donate at critical moments. This is mainly to "win the respect" of Zhu Dali, and the screenwriter does not want to make the ending too negative.
However, this also proves that the only way for Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli to break the situation is for Zhu Dali to go offline. "The situation is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change." It is impossible for Zhu Dali to suddenly repent. This can easily make the audience feel that he is deliberately whitewashing and has the disgust of "making dumplings". Therefore, the finale chose to have Zhu Dali write his last words to express his repentant attitude, which is "when a person is about to die, his words are also kind." This setting seems more reasonable.
Zhu Dali is not heinous, but his thoughts and character are destined to be unable to bring peace to the two families. He is a typical "old school", but "old school" is not necessarily a bad thing. He cares more about passing on the tradition than anyone else. Therefore, he would put effort into writing Spring Festival couplets and beat drums to pass on some of the precious culture he considered. However, he is also too "old-fashioned" and wants to pass on both the best and the worst.
In today's era of equality between men and women, he still adheres to the feudal society's idea of men being superior to women. This is why he can confidently summon Zhang Shanya and criticize Gu Moli. Especially for Gu Moli, he couldn't stand it from the bottom of his heart. Because the ideas of Gu Moli's family were too advanced in Zhu Dali's eyes, and he even thought they were nondescript. Gu Moli's father was responsible for cooking, which in Zhu Dali's eyes was something that was not on the table.
The times are developing, but Zhu Dali has stood still. He cannot even accept the most basic equality between men and women. Not to mention the issue of continuing the family line.Wu Yulan can support Gu Moli not to get married, as long as she lives a happy life. However, Zhu Dali would never agree to this idea in his entire life. Therefore, in the end, in order to achieve a happy ending, Zhu Dali could only be taken offline.
After Zhu Dali goes offline, the audience will instantly feel that their problems have disappeared. Wu Yulan provided money to help Zhu Jincao and Gu Moli buy a big house. The original small house was used for Zhang Shanya's retirement. Then Wu Yulan and his wife moved to Zhang Shanya's community. The elderly became neighbors and the young people lived together, truly supporting each other. , and do not interfere with each other. It's a pity that Zhu Dali couldn't see this scene, and he didn't know that he could still live like this.
