Qian's brainwashing course has always been gradual. She is gradually implanting a brand new concept into Liumei, along with the actions of the Ma Family, guiding Liumei to discover her true inner needs.
Each time she stops just short of calling it quits, but every time she manages to leave a ripple in Liumei's heart, prompting Liumei to reflect on her own.
"Look at my mom and her ex-husband. My mom worked hard all her life, just like you said, giving every day from dawn to dusk, overworked and sick, and after ten years, she hadn't warmed the heart of her ex. Can you say she didn't try hard enough? But after remarrying Fugui's dad, she never cooks, just eating and having a great time, putting on weight and smiling all day long. Everyone strives, but it's whether the direction is right that determines the outcome. The same goes for work, study, and love. Being stuck in a dark tunnel blindly with just a mere 0.02 difference, all efforts are in vain. Better to switch paths."
