Grand Unified Theories of Shen Xi

[extrapenguin]

I have sent out inquiries about house showings! Only two places at first, but: progress.

To tide me over the anxious wait, I invite you to tell me your grand unified theories* of Shen Xi, Zhao Yunlan's mother, based on the few scenes of drama evidence we get of her! She wants her husband to pay more attention to her son, but how much arguing with one's husband over one's son is considered normative in the modern age? I, personally, find her strong-willed, but do you think she'd be strong-willed about things other than the proper treatment of her son? Do you think she shares her husband's prejudice against Dixingians? Did she know about Zhang Shi? /has perhaps unwisely chosen to tackle something related to her in fic

* Small sub-theories also welcome.

Comments

[extrapenguin]

why he hated Dixingren so much.
I always got the impression that he got even more obsessed with killing Dixingians once his wife died? Will have to rewatch those segments.

Zhang Shi was the person she came to love, Zhao Xinci was how he acted the rest of the time and she put up with it
Interesting idea. I'll have to digest it. I'm not sure I'm too keen on the idea that no-one could ever have loved Zhao Xinci/that a Dixingian stole his wife and he was the only person who noticed. I think I prefer a version where she genuinely appreciated a mix of traits from both of them, and is now super annoyed at the whole situation once she learns that she's loved two people in one body the whole time.