Thank you all
Its been an amazing, entertaining and engaging journey
If there are readers then it shall continue
THANKS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU
The Like button is not working for me so cant hit it on every wish, I am sorry
Thanks for loving Manny being so real, there are many like her in the real world. Many like II too, I dont see anything wrong with her trying to impress Manny. Its natural, Sam was spontaneously drawn to her. With Manny she is having to invest energy
Most new brides do that, with almost many or all members of the husband's family. Its not unusual or extraordinary, instead if she was smug and arrogant about having Ranjan's acceptance and love that would be unlike her.
Not sure about other Indian cultures but Iyer mothers explicitly instruct daughters to "earn a good name" in husband's house (translated literally) which basically means build a reputation of being a warm, kind and affectionate person.
Whether Manny and her will ever become best friends like Sam and her? Dont know...