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My Little Happiness is a Chinese romantic comedy drama, written by Liu Fei and Liu Chen Guang, and directed by Yang Long.
The series ran for 28 episodes, starting on the 13th of January 2021 and concluding on the 27th of January 2021.
Main Cast:
Xing Fei as Cong Rong
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Tang Xiao Tian as Wen Shao Qing
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U. Lin Huang as Zhou Cheng Cheng
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Leon Li as Wen Rang
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Supporting Cast:
Fu Wei Lun as Zhang Zhen (Cong Rong's Cousin)
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Liu Cheng as Shang Guan Yi (Cong Rong's Superior)
Wang Mo Han as Xiong Jin Jin (Cong Rong's Co-worker)
Zhang Yuan Yuan as Lawyer Xu
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Luo Chen Shu as Lucy
Deng Yu Li as Qin Chu (Wen Shao Qing's colleage)
Chang Long as Chen Cu (Wen Shao Qing's Colleague)
Yang An Qi as San Bao (Chen Cu's Wife)
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Sun Le Tian as Director Yan
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Cui Yi as Cong Rong's Mother
Sookie Pan as Jiang Yoo (Wen Rang's Ex-Girlfriend)
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Ge Zhao Mei as Grandma Wen
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The series is adapted from the novel of the same name by author Dong Benxi Gu.
As always there's songs from the OST that I love and whenever I hear them it reminds me of the drama, check the songs below.
Chen Zhuo Xuan - Words of the Wind
Jason Hong - Intimacy
Sagel - I'm With U
HuanYu Ning - We Are Like This
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Cong Rong has long dreamed of becoming a lawyer, but her mother is absolutely determined to see her daughter study finance abroad. Hoping that her daughter will successfully settle down somewhere overseas, Cong Rong's mother won't take "no" for an answer, Unable to convince her mother to let her pursue her dreams, Cong Rong has no choice but to do as her mother wishes. Or does she?
After successfully convincing her mother that she has set off for distant lands, Cong Rong secretly returns home to begin work as a legal intern. Taking on her first case, Cong Rong comes face-to-face with her childhood friend, Wen Shao Qing. Now a surgeon, Shao Qing isn't just Cong Rong's client, he's also her landlord and next-door neighbour. Tied together by the ever-tightening strings of fate, Cong Rong and Shao Qing find themselves drawing closer, despite their best efforts.
Engaged in a never-ending battle of wits, the childhood friends may fight against the ties that bind them, but how long will they be able to resist the inevitable?
I'd seen Viki post a little video snippet on their Facebook page and couldn't resist giving this a watch as I adore Xing Fei, she's definitely one of my favourite Chinese actresses, it also wasn't until watching the series that I realised the male lead was in fact Fu Pei from Put Your Head On My Shoulder, so it was like finally getting to see Fu Pei and Situ Mo get together.
I loved the casting, plot and script, the only thing I was gutted about was we didn't really get to see much of Zhou Cheng Cheng and Wen Rang's story, I loved seeing them on screen together and seeing the ice melt, but it seemed a small secondary story for the series.
The cast seemed to work really well together, but I guess there can only be good chemistry on set when the 2 main leads have worked together in another drama before, so they know they can be comfortable with one another with the scenes they have to bring to life.
As I've said further up Xing Fei is one of my favourite Chinese actresses, so seeing she was in this drama definitely made me want to watch it, and I loved her character, I think she brought her to life perfectly. Cong Rong is a very stubborn young woman and once she sets her mind to something, nothing will deter her from getting to the finish line. The only think she's bad at is noticing when a guy is attracted to her, like her superior Shang Guan Yi, something Wen Shao Qing notices from the get go. She's extremely independent, and knows when to ask for help, the only thing that could be seen as a negative for her personality is when she uses her heart instead of her head when it comes to Wen Shao Qing being in a legal battle, she makes her main case a 2nd priority when it comes to fighting his case.
I loved Tang Xiao Tian as Wen Shao Qing, he comes across as cold and strict but as you get to know him he's actually caring and warm hearted and only wants the best not only for himself, but also those around him and in his life, whether they're friends, family or students. You can see he is also passionate when it comes to both his job and his heart. Even when those around him are worried for him, he tries to make them focus on what's important to them and their career. Like Cong Rong, Shao Qing is also stubborn at times, and also aims to reach his goals once he's set them.
I loved U. Lin Huang as Cong Rong's best friend Zhou Cheng Cheng, you can tell they have a close friendship and see each other more as family then just friends, they both run to one another when they're in need or just need a friend to listen. Zhou Cheng Cheng I find is extremely naive when it comes to both life and love, because she comes from a rich family, she seems to find business easy, until she realises it was only made easy because of her family's financial help, help that she was unaware that she had received. I also love how both herself and Wen Rang's relationship changes over the course of the series.
I loved Leon Li as Wen Rang, he's a character that because he was scorned and got his heartbroken at a young age that, he's carried it on into his adult age, he's extremely stubborn, but is always willing to help someone in need. He and Cheng Cheng start off as enemies but as time passes we see him warming to her and opening his heart up again, something I think he struggles with as he never got to get the closure he needed from his past relationship.
I loved Fu Wei Lun as Cong Rong's cousin Zhang Zhen, he definitely added comedy to the series, the only problem was he seemed to lack confidence when it came to his job, something that Shao Qing noticed, and would work him harder to make him notice he was good at his job and would continue to be so in the future.
Liu Cheng did a great job as Cong Rong's superior Shang Guan Yi, he's hard working and never seems to switch off, even when his health begins to suffer. I think he's always believed there could be a chance for him to be in Cong Rong's heart but, she's just thankful for him as a friend and cherishes everything he's done for her, including believing in her.
For me Wang Mo Han as Xiong Jin Jin is the typical enemy turns friend, she believes Cong Rong is stuck up because of Shang Guan Yi's interest in her and doesn't believe she can do the job because of her qualifications, but as she gets to know her you see her getting closer to her, even when she jokes that their rivals. Cong Rong trusts her and learns she can lean on her for help, and Xiong Jin Jin starts thinking the same.
I think Deng Yu Li as Qin Chu did a great job in bringing her role to life, Qin Chu has been in love with Shao Qing for a long time and as they've got closer as friends, she's always wished and hoped that one day she would be more than a friend, even when she notices his feelings for Cong Rong, she never loses hope and even asks her to step aside and not allow her chance to disappear. Once Shao Qing tells her that he will always cherish her friendship, and that's how it will remain, she warms towards Cong Rong and you can see she will do anything to help the both of them.
I'll happily watch My Little Happiness again, I think the series flowed well and I wasn't left with anything left unanswered. I would though love a 2nd season to see how Cheng Cheng and Wen Rang's relationship unfolds, as well as seeing what happens with Xiong Jin Jin and Shang Guan Yi. I'd also love a 2nd season just to see all the cast together again, because they all worked so well together and you could see they all had good chemistry together.
I highly recommend this series, it's definitely one of my favourites for 2021, and I can't wait to check everyone out in other dramas.
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