@Goyal99Raj
No problem~ glad it could help clear stuff up.
I don't remember the granny ever forced her against her wishes? MaoMao WORKS for them as her part time job [probably initially as more a support/behind the scenes than an actual courtesan, but granny wanted her to be a courtesan]
- Ch 20 - when she returns after the massive layoff
From my understanding, yes granny is greedy and very money driven in everything she does, but she's not heartless?
[ul]1. She allowed MaoMao to essentially be raised at her workplace when she was born. The brothel was basically her first home. If granny was truly heartless, she would've dumped her as a baby. It's also why MaoMao visits the place so often even after being taken in by her foster dad.
2. Granny didn't force her to be a prostitute, MaoMao literally works there. It's been mentioned a couple of times that her foster dad doesn't earn money cuz he's too nice to charge anyone, so it's very logical for her to work at the place.
3. Her being angry at MaoMao being kidnapped was well.......angry at her BEING KIDNAPPED. It felt more like a "I was worried and upset but I'm gonna be shit angry at you when you come back". I always felt granny's "I'm gonna sell you off" more like a banter playing to her flawed character trait rather than her actually doing it.
4. It doesn't seem like she ever mistreats her staff, other than "you need to work for your food", which is fair in that kind of society. But in the same fair sense, MaoMao skipped work for 10 months and thus need to pay back for all the time that she missed [aka her debt]. There may be more to that debt since she was half raised there too, but that's more of my speculation.
But even though granny operates on the "you need to work for food", she has a place permanently for MaoMao's mother, who obviously CANNOT WORK anymore. But granny still lets her stay there, because I believe she's not actually heartless and truly cares for the girls that work under her.
5. Pure speculation: but I think granny who manages the place can see potential in people. I think she's been trying to push MaoMao into being a courtesan because she sees potential in her being one[/ul]
Sorry this has gotten long. This is purely my opinion from the things I've read. You are still free to dislike her and that's fine. I just wanted to point out why I don't think granny deserved all the hate that I've seen in this comment thread.