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So I recently finished watching a Taiwanese drama called “Smiling Pasta.” It is a cute themed drama that approaches romance in a cute perspective. The drama also shows how some Asian people believe in curses and superstitions.

Here is a small synopsis of the drama: Xiao Shi is a girl who has gone through 17 relationships, but always broke up by the third month, she was cursed with a three-month curse by Ah Zhe. After being dumped by her 17th boyfriend, she gave up on hope to love another guy. At that time, a famous idol, He Qun runs past, bumps into Xiao Shi, and they end up "kissing" on the street. Paparazzi swarmed by and titled the kiss as secret affair behind He Qun's girlfriend Rita, to not make He Qun look bad, his manager declared Xiao Shi as He Qun's girlfriend of one year and fiancée. Thus, a love contract was made. This story is about how the "Fake" couple learns to like each other after having disagreements in the beginning, as well as fighting the injustices the media throw at them. Even Ah Zhe and Rita come back into the love triangle! Everyone wants to find love, will He Qun and Xiao Shi be together, or will they be parted by Ah Zhe and Rita and will Xiao Shi finally break her 3 month curse?

The character Cheng Xiao Shi has a lot of courage. I believe it was her family that made her so courageous with their love and support. It is pretty ironic, because in reality some Chinese parents do not approach their kids with soft love, they show them tough love. Sometimes I believe tough love makes the child feel unloved and forced to grow up quicker. On the other hand, soft nurturing and caring only leads the child feeling wanted and being more reliant on his or her parents.