Don't know the purpose of Mannu - Pooja crush story - A simple age related issue being twisted out of shape to make a story.
The only reason can be because they want to contrast it with Kundan's behaviour towards Nandini
Show difference between Mannu and Kundan
Kundan mey be a litlle older to Mannu but they are all in the same age group
Of late they are only showing problems of kids and the parents through those problems .It would have been nice if they spent a few episodes to show what kind of a bond exists between JG and their kids and Anandi and Shivam before introducing kids' problems straight away.Then these problems which kids are facing would have made sense.
They are dedicating so much to Nandini's sasural - they have shown her life there how she is made to work denied of food getting beaten frequently and they have shown why all those family members of Kundan behave this way with Nandini and their mindset. They have also shown how Nandini handles her life and her basic good natured ness how she fights back and how she finds it in her to help others stand up for others. Now it's high time the story moved on to the next plane.
Hope Nandini gets out of that hole soon .Her eyes need to be opened to the world out and now.Poor thing thinks Mangala Devi is a definition for mother.Had she been her mother all these things would not have happened to her.
It is high time Anandi and Nandini meet