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There’s something lovely about Lihaku. Part of the reason is that the puppy’s energy is so great; he’s probably not the sharpest tool in the shed, but he clearly has the seriousness to make up for it, too. However, when you combine that with the lengths he’s willing to go to Pairin, you get something special. No, I’m not talking about his willingness to strip to check on Pairin’s sister, but about the decision he made when Jinshi gave him the silver to buy back Pairin’s contract at Verdigris House. It would be easy for Jinshi to accept that offer, even if it came with the tacit understanding that no stubborn man would show himself to Jinshi’s “cat” again—which was hardly the case. is a binding rope. Even being in debt to Jinshi wasn’t a terrible burden, mostly because he was putting his cards on the table and every one of those cards included Maomao.
When Lihaku refused the offer, he didn’t think about those things. What he was doing was making a statement about how much Pairin meant to him. He tells Jinshi that Pairin may be a random courtesan, but to Lihaku, she is the only woman in the world, and that is the focus of his choice. Taking Jinshi’s money to buy her means he is seeing her monetary value. If he was going to repay his mistress, it had to be on his own terms, with the money he earned—a kind of dowry in reverse. If he can pay Pairin’s price, he is declaring that he can afford to give her a comfortable life and that he cares enough to get that money. It was Lihaku’s way of telling Pairin that he loved her and that anyone else who might care the same. That’s even more adorable when we consider that he doesn’t have any problems with what she does at work, Maomao noted; he accepts her for all that she is, and if she sleeps with other men (or, as is briefly implied, women), then that’s just part of her life. create for yourself. While her high sexual desire is part of the woman he loves. Even without paying attention to his privates, Maomao is still happy with the plan to buy back her sister, because he accepts all Pairin, not just the ones he is completely comfortable with.
In that respect, Jinshi has a bit of a way to go. He could learn a thing or two from Lihaku about not being jealous, though admittedly the movie would lose one of its funnier elements if he did. Of course, Jinshi isn’t as confident in himself and his body as Lihaku, and it’s natural for Maomao to try to observe the parts of Lihaku that she thinks Jinshi doesn’t have (and that he has to pretend he doesn’t have) can easily push his insecurities to the brink. He wants Maomao to see him as a man but is afraid that his “Jinshi” actions might get in the way of that, and he’s so lost in that idea that he keeps noticing that she hasn’t ever actually show romantic or sexual interest in anyone. ; she even said that she wanted to see if Lihaku was up to Pairin’s standards instead of just wanting to see his penis. For someone who is increasingly obsessed with Maomao, Jinshi still doesn’t understand her very well and that could hurt him later.
For now, all eyes are on Lakan and what he wants for his daughter. Meow meow. The women of House Verdigris completely distrust him, and Jinshi seems to be inclined to do the same. But Lakan stepped up when Maomao needed a hand, and his sad whispers about blue roses may say more about his feelings for Maomao’s mother than we’ve given them credit for. he. You don’t have to be the inner palace doctor to miss a few of the clues dropped under your nose, and finding Lakan himself is proving to be a mystery that everyone seems to have a different answer to.
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