Bro is built like a Baki character

I love how Maomao is the only one who can unintentionally bring out these sides of Jinshi. He doesn’t have to hide is real emotions from her

At this point Jinshi could tie her down to a chair and show her a whole sideshow telling her that he loves her and Maomao still wouldn't get it. 😂

If you haven't noticed yet, they symbolized characters in this anime with animals. Maomao, the name pronounced like the word cat in chinese and they always add cat ears on her head from time to time. The Quack doctor is a hamster/mouse and always get bossed around by Maomao. Lihaku is a dog, he's loyal and strong but kinda dumb.

The misunderstandings between Jinshi and Maomao are always so funny to watch 😂

Just a thought... I think Maomao is still under the impression that Jinshi is a eunuch. At one point, she expressed what a waste it was for him to be a eunuch. She did say something about hiding her feelings in the episode where they are in town together. She pulled away and was clearly upset that he was going into a brothel or "restaurant." Even as her feelings grow, she may be trying to suppress them since he's a eunuch, and in that case, not a good candidate for her future husband. We all know that isn't true, but she hasn't figured it out yet, even if she's starting to suspect something. Loving this show! Between this and Frieren, I'm so spoiled with good anime! LOL! Thanks for the awesome reacts.

Jinshi was testing Lihaku to see if he was a genuine person that he could trust. Lihaku has loose connections to Lakan (nature of his job) and is talking about buy out a courtesan. By offering him so much money Jishi is doing 2 things 1. Seeing if he’d take it and 2. If he took it making sure he had enough to buy Pairin rather than try to dévale her like Lakan did. Lucky he passed the test with flying colors now Jinshi trust him around Maomao, and he doesn’t know this and it’s already been hinted but *mild spoilers* 3 2 1 Pairin is completely capable of buying out her own contract, she chooses to stay there because she likes her job, she has all the time (though Granny disagrees) in the world to wait for her Prince to come.

Another thing to consider with Jinshi, Lihaku, and Maomao. While there was a definite element of Jinshi wanting to make sure Lihaku wasn't after Maomao, he also basically heard his girl say "my sister has a good guy who wants to be with her, but doesn't have the money," and Jinshi went "Aight, bet".

Jinshi mentions his achievement becoming an officer in the capital, was due to a "sharp-eye strategist (maybe Lakan)." Jinshi prolly just trying to gain his favor as to keep tabs on Lakan.

Jinshi’s pout is so cute, he has this face that when he sulks or is pouty it’s really adorable T-T

Roshi: Jinshi better not walk in on this... A few moments later 😂😂😂

My one complaint about the anime is that they left out the key moments of Mao Mao's inner dialog, where she explains her struggle to catch emotional ques. She can catalog situations and figure out what's going on by catching subtle nuances, but when it comes to her own personal feelings and emotions, she describes herself as broken. It has to deal with her upbringing and the stuff she witnessed at a young age. She internalized it, and instead of expressing emotions, she basically shut down and is now "emotionally blind" when it comes to close social interactions. She never puts herself in the mix with others, she's always viewing herself as a 3rd party unless she's alone, and then her barriers fall down. We've seen several examples of this, like when she didn't know how to tell Jinshi not to fire her or how she's unaware of the true affections people close to her feel towards her. She can understand "like" but "love" is a concept she doesn't think she can ever understand.

猫 猫 (Māo Māo) in its literal translation is CatCat. Gaoshun calls her 小 猫 (Xiǎo Māo) which means Little Cat (kitten)

You also have to consider this. Jinshi just had an attempt at his life and what seems like a deep conspiracy, so the people he can trust is limited. He trust Maomao and she trust this dude. So from Jinshi perspective he’s about offer Lihaku the woman he loves plus 10k and Lihaku still turns him down. So he has morals and isn’t easily bought even if it’s what he wants most. He’s not getting close to MaoMao in a sneaky way and his dad is relieved by knowing his son is an honorable man.

Damn Lihaku’s rack could rival Pairin’s

In Maomao's defense. She thinks that on top of being nobility(and she is a peasant), Jinshi is a eunuch. And the eunuch she knows(her adoptive step father) doesn't show interest in women due to lack of shmeats. In her mind, why would he be interested in her and that the muscle bound dude?

Pairin like the other princesses are wealthy enough to decide for themselves what will be their destiny.

Lihaku was this close 🤏🏻 to be executed. Also love how maomao is smart most of the time but so dense when it comes to Jinshi. Poor guy 😂

I think Jinshi calls Maomao 'his cat' because 'Mao' is a way to say cat in Chinese. Probably also part of why she's depicted as a cat sometimes

6:24 You HAD to say it didn't you? 😛 As for Jinshi, I think he was trying to confirm that Lihaku had no intentions towards Maomao.

Lihaku tho 👀 I like that this anime tries to equalize fanservice like yes give us more hunks

Reason why she's called a cat because Maomao sounds like "meow meow".

I ship Lihaku and Pairin now. She really deserves someone like him to buy her out and live happy😊

"My cat" bcs she is Maomao, and mao means cat in mandarin 🤭

Jinshi took offense at Lihaku when he said that maomao liked him, but lihaku didn't notice that since he's just focusing on Pairin I guess Jinshi was testing what kind of man got the approval from Maomao to basically become a part of her family

5:00 The picture is referencing a story from light novels, Pairin regularly supplements her diet with other courtesans because as one of the top 3 her exclusivity is vital and men who can satisfy aren’t always aligned with the men who can afford her and her hunger is damn near insatiable. One of her clients…arrived prematurely after she had gone hungry for quite a while in her frustration she went after a passing serving girl. Lucky the girl was saved before Pairin went too far.

Military dude looks yoked. 😂

Maomao is so fukin dope, definitely a breath of fresh air to see this type of protagonist all her actions and thoughts feel very real and unforced.

10:31 Funny "The drama" I mean Rikuson is here and the little frog is worry for someone else. what a beautiful "easter eggs" for the future 🤭

It’s most unlikely any normal person would be able buy Pairrin. That amount of money, only really rich merchants or officials can afford. But most merchant would rather stay for one night than buy them since 10000 is too much. But officials are more likely to buy them since they earn more

That is definitely another take on the concept of "milk siblings".... Pairin is a real one. Maomao Gatekeeping for big sister like a champ.

I think Jinshi was also testing if Lihaku could be bribed because he needs money to buy out Pairin. So if he would accept the money it would be a risk for the emperor.

Jinshi was testing if he was corruptible... even if the money is given just like that it still creates a debt.

Love the channel keep the content rolling!

Mad respect to Lihaku. Him being so adamant on earning the money himself was so attractive.

About the cat comment: MaoMao's name is writen with the Kanji (or chinese equivalent, I'm not sure) for cat repeated, translating her name would result in Catcat. Her nickname as Xiao Mao is people calling her Little Cat

Yeah , he was happy that he won’t be on his way lol. That’s why his guard had that face lol.

The problem with Mao Mao is that she's really on the defensive all the time, especially when it comes to weak spot like her biological father, she also knows everything about the Green thing house, and all that happened there, good or bad. Jinshi doesn't have enough place in her heart for her to open or feel comfortable as she do with the big masc guy, this one is "a dumb dog, but also kind and honest". He doesn't hide anything, goes straight to the fact. Jinshi still has secrets untold, she knows that, and he also play with her like a with a pet, that's what he does most of the time and she gets it. For her, she's just a toy for him and she doesn't try to understand what feelings he has for her.

Jinshi what he was worried about was the guy taking mao mao away from him. And he was relieved because he wasn’t going after Mao Mao but her sister

Hope we'll see Lihaku Pairing together ( thick on thick I can see they're going to have a wild life together )

You guys should watch A sign of affection it’s so good and i would love to see your reactions to it ! Much love 🩵

8:47 name Maomao literally translates to Catcat

The homie is peak. Jinshi willing to just give the man everlasting happiness.

10:52 it would make him more loyal thou. One thing is just duty another one when you have some kind of personal connection to person.

I can't remember if they ever referenced it in the show, but "mao" is Chinese for cat. It's common to say "mao mao" to be like "kitty," so Jinshi is probably calling her his cat for that reason, I guess.

Poor Maomao, has the brain of Sherlock Holmes but was flawed with super dense MC syndrome

How curious that you mentions the bodyguard thing because you are not totally wrong. 👀

It’s easy to forget, but Jinshi is plotting stuff we don’t know about all the time, same as when we first met him. He’s constantly manipulating and testing everyone around him in order to judge character and intentions. He’s constantly on the lookout for threats of a variety of natures.

Lihaku & Pairin ?! Yeah! They are perfect for each other ❤️

Mao mean cat in chinese. Hence the "my cat". (Side note: the nickname they give her is Xiaomao. Xiao mean small/little, XiaoMao can be read as little cat and/or kitten.)

I speak for everyone when I say we need an andor reaction

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Well this is like what? Feudal era, a person of very high standing, doesn't just simply take an interest in a peasant girl, its like if idk Lebron James just found a girl off the street and was interested in dating her, like that woukd blow everyone's mind no matter how honest he was about it, especially if the lady in question was doing everything they could to avoid that kinda attention

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Jinshi motives money to please Maomao, friend in Lakan company, job he needs body guard to Maomao.

Classic FBI moment:

maomao is dense as a rock for anything that doesn't involve drugs, medicines, herbs or solving murder mysteries

Maomao maybe is dense, but when it is about love she always want to have none of it because of her mom. While Jinshi, he's still act Maomao is like his belonging thus the word cat. Not a proper love feelings yet

‘MaoMao’ means ‘Cat’ in Chinese

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She's the MC, of course she has to be dense to the obvious love interest.

Yeah that pairin bit with the supposed child threw me off. I really hope that wasn't the case(although they didn't let it happen)but that's japan for ya smh.

How old is Pairin? If she helped nurse Maomao, she should be in her 30s by now

Where is Solo leveling?!