In most transmigration novels, there's never any negative consequence to the MC because of her future knowledge, so the plot twist in chapter 28 that happened because Qing Qiao is a person from the modern world was super satisfying and novel.

Since the author constantly subverts the common tropes in transmigration novels through the story, I think its very reasonable and not completely unexpected when Qing Qiao doesn't end up with Lu Zi Zheng. It's very telling that throughout the story, he keeps asking her, do you trust me? And she always says no or not completely.

I read the spoilers before I started translating the novel, so I knew that Qing Qiao would end up with Yuan Shi Qiong instead of Lu Zi Zheng. In theory, I liked the idea of Lu Zi Zheng not ending up with Qing Qiao because he chose his life mission over her, but actually reading it was just tragic and not enjoyable.

When I tried reading the parts about Yuan Shi Qiong in book 2, I wasn't interested in his character or his interactions with Qing Qiao at all. And, there were just so many new characters in book 2 that I didn't feel any emotional attachment to any of them, especially after the sad and emotional buildup in book 1's ending.

It was so frustrating that Qing Qiao didn't learn her lesson at all from book 1, especially because Qing Qiao herself is criticizing bad choices in other transmigration novels. I want to grab her by the shoulders and shake her. Qing Qiao, you almost died. And, you dragged your poor foster father into this mess. Can you please think for a little longer than a moment before you continue your insane quest?

• She dumb. But endearing? Well at least in the beginning and kind of until well the end of the first book but after reading the spoiler from the translator that she doesn't stop being f*cking dumb despite her dumbness allowing her suffering to happen it's like wtf girl grow up. It's like I really relate in some part bc she just wants to go home but f*ck ahhh aggravating. Like she stopped being funny after the first 10 chapters.
• THE MEN ARE SHIT. THEY. ARE. SHIT. THEY DO NOT TREAT HER WELL AT ALL. IM SORRY WHO SAID THEY WERE GOOD?? (Ok granted they have their reasons and she's dumb so she's not good at communication and explain herself) but literally all of them have motives and intentions using her and she may be dumb but she's still just f*cking innocent ok. Like she just wants to go home which is relatable but she's still dumb obviously.
• EVEN THE MONK IS SHADY IMO he obviously seems to want her to find the shit. Idk sounds like he's using her to find it and not get in trouble himself...
• Apparently she ends up with the crown prince and I'm like yeah that's f*cking dumb. He liked her vaguely out of nowhere. I personally see no chemistry between them. He's barely not an as*hole but he's up there
• OH AND MY BIGGEST GRIPE: like ok I get it, some authors really like referencing various TV shows, poems, popular culture, iconic characters from like REALITY into fictional stories, esp transmigration stories like these BUT THERES A LIMIT. like SHE has the issue. I know she's coping by doing this but it drives me insane. It's because she constantly treats them like tv/book characters that she separates herself from reality and doesn't take her situation seriously.... It's frustrating only you want to shake her out of it so she can stop being dumb and so you can f*cking root for her again Jesus -- honestly freaking props to the translators for constantly explaining to us what the f*ck she's always referencing so we can understand
  
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her adopted father Gu. Yea hes the only good one. But that's so disappointing because the MLeads are shit. I repeat myself because they suck. I mean they are honestly fine as people because they truly only sh*t because they need to fulfill their goals but they should really stop using her/treating her like sh*t if they continue to get involved with her...

you gotta admit the writing is good because you just want to root for her and it is really heartbreaking when she gets imprisoned and charged with the crime. But then she says dumb sh*t about food all the time instead of thinking of how to get her ass out of her sh*t situations. Smh.

Don't get into this expecting any epic/sweet romance. It's about FL's brainless and foolish effort in her journey to find ways to get back to the modern world whilst being used left and right by the male leads. Male leads are scums (justifiable because they are indeed ancient men who lives in a dog eat dog world after all) and FL is really dumb ngl. Her food antics are not funny nor is it endearing. It's annoying.