What is the meaning of the ending of "Master Chef Xiao Fugui" that can only be understood when you grow up?

I think the meaning of the ending of "Master Chef Xiao Fugui" can only be understood when you grow up. I don’t know how many memories I have of being a kid in the 90s. The brave and kind-hearted Xiao Fugui, the little plum who has always been against Xiao Fugui, and the cute little Feidi. The characters all have unique personalities and are very touching. What do you think after watching this animation? I don't know if you know the author Yu Hua and his work "To Live". The entire article "Alive" is very depressing and full of realistic sadness. However, Yu Hua is the literary director of the comic "Magic Chef Xiao Fugui".

The story of "Magic Chef Xiao Fugui" takes place during the invasion of China by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. It was a time of war and turmoil, and many people had no future. But our hero Xiao Fugui's grandfather was imprisoned for some reason. In order to save his grandfather, Xiao Fugui had to find 18 pieces of gold kitchen utensils to save his grandfather. "Master Chef Xiao Fugui" is actually a tragedy. Perhaps Xiao Fugui's life was destined to be a tragedy from the beginning when his grandfather was arrested. However, the early plot of this animation is very light and humorous, and the later plot is more tragic. It can be said that the first half of the animation is for children, and the second half is for adults.

The ending of this animation has a profound irony, which deeply satirizes the social corruption, palace corruption and the suffering of people's lives in that era. We are taught from a young age that evil does not oppress good, but in this anime it is quite the opposite. In the end, Xiao Fugui finally got 18 pieces of gold kitchen utensils, but he still couldn't save his grandfather. Later, he tried to use 18 pieces of gold kitchen utensils to help Guangxu get out of the shadows, but it still didn't work.

In the end, everyone discovered that the golden kitchenware that had been mentioned was actually just a joke, a tool used by bureaucrats to control villains. When Xiao Fugui learned that his grandfather had died in prison, Xiao Fugui finally collapsed, so he left the palace to find the small flying saucer. Another person in the comic thinks that Xiao Lizi did a lot of things to feel sorry for Xiao Fugui in order to meet his parents. As a result, his parents died long ago. All of this is the emperor's beautiful lie, and it is also a means to take advantage of Xiao Lizi. Xiao Fugui finally lost everything, friends, relatives, friendship, and feelings. In this animation, the final big boss is Lord K, and Lord K is the one who laughs in the end. So I think the meaning of the ending of "Master Chef Xiao Fugui" can only be understood when you grow up.