Ko Yu-fen ascribes the success of the daughter-in-law series to several factors: "By playing on people's heart strings, using Taiwanese language, and being set against the background of that bitter era, the daughter-in-law series brought together all the traditional elements of the Taiwanese drama, but in addition added new structure and packaging, and integrated the spiciness and conflict typical of an 8: 00 show.
「煽情加上台語發音，再加上苦情的時代背景，媳婦系列融合了所有鄉土劇的元素，以新的架構包裝八點檔一貫的麻辣、衝突劇情，難怪空前成功」，柯裕棻說。