Zhuang Daoren is selling jade in the streets. Meigui mistakes him for a conman and is about to arrest him when screams pierce the air: “Robbery! Robbery!” Meigui ties Daoren’s hand to hers and goes after the robber. She nabs Yishou, who has just been released from prison, but it turns out to be a case of mistaken identity. Daoren returns to the inn his family runs and tries to pull a prank on his father, Shuiqing, who is taking a nap. Just ...
Daoqiang is the vice principal of Li Zhi Secondary School. One day, he is doing volunteer work in the school garden with Jiajia when a fire breaks out in the storeroom. He rushes to the scene and manages to catch the alleged arsonist. Daoqiang likes Jiajia, but does not dare to tell her so. Shuiqing encourages him to ask her out on a date. Yishou is unable to get a job because of his criminal record. He visits Uncle Wang and feels bad the ...
Daoqiang puts a movie ticket into Jiajia’s jacket, not knowing the particular jacket is Daohan’s. Daohan finds the tickets and assumes it is Jinbin who is trying to date her. She throws the tickets at Jinbin, who then assumes Daohan wants to ask him out. The misunderstanding ends on a sour note. Yishou returns to the garage where he had worked before his imprisonment and demands to be paid the renumeration owed to him. Going back to the inn ...
Daohan asserts that her wallet was in the mailbox and has more than $20 extra in it. Guilt-stricken about maligning Yishou, Shuiqing invites him to dine with the family, but he rejects the offer. Jiajia suspects he put the wallet into the mailbox. Jiajia is displeased when Daoren asserts that Daoqiang must have skipped dinner at home because he has a date. Daoqiang waits in vain outside the theatre. When he discovers that Daohan had found ...
Jinbin dines with Shuiqing and his family. Daohan refuses to accept his explanation of their misunderstandings and leaves the table when he proposes a toast of tea as an apology. Jinbin and Daoren became buddies after Daoren risked his life to save Jinbin from an attack years ago. Daohan confirms that Daoqiang put the movie tickets into her jacket by mistake. She offers to help him, but he turns her down. Everyone objects to Shuiqing’s ...
Daoqiang is unsure of Jiajia’s feelings for him but does not dare ask her directly. However, he takes Daohan’s advice and invites her out again. Lin Dashou thwarts his plans. Dashou has regarded Jiajia as his goddess since she sat in his taxi, and hopes to ask her out on a date. Even though she turns him down, he is persistent, and even gives Daoqiang the impression he is her new boyfriend. Daohan buys movie tickets in an effort to engineer ...
Jiajia is clearly upset with Daoqiang. Shenlong tries to persuade a dejected Daoqiang to buy a jade pendant to boost his love life. Daoqiang finds out Shenlong’s son is Guoli, and Shenlong is trying to sell the pendant to be able to buy school shoes for his son. Daoqiang buys the pendant, which leads Daoren and the others to assume he has lost his senses over love. Daoqiang gives the jade pendant to Jiajia. Though she tells him off for bein...
Jiajia rejects the shoes from Daoqiang. Back home, Daohan sneers at her brother. Shuiqing tells Daoqiang he needs to have thicker skin if he wants to succeed. Daohan and the others see Shuiqing off. Yishou calls for a taxi and is told off by Daohan, as Daoqiang has asked Dashou to drive Shuiqing to the airport. The Zhuangs are shocked to learn Shuiqing’ flight to Australia has crashed. Daohan blames Yishou for booking a seat on that flight ...
Daoren meets a sexy girl, Lynn, in a lift. Lynn shouts “molest” when he refuses to give her money. Meigui, who already has a bad impression of Daoren, gives chase. Daoren has no choice but to give in to Lynn’s demands. Daoren relates what happened to Shenlong and the others. Shuiqing tells Daoren off for what he did. Daoren is angry with Meigui for harassing him and chases her away, even though Meigui wants to check into the inn. After the...
Shuiqing is sad that Daoren and Daohan seem to have attracted the wrong people. He is grateful when Jinbin offers to protect Daohan. The gift scare strengthens Daohan’s relationship with Jinbin. Daoqiang decides to adhere to Shuiqing’s rule of being a nice person. He insists on sending a drunkard home and is suspected of stealing the man’s mobile phone. Back home, Shuiqing reminds Daoqiang that one has to be prudent, even when being nice t...
Ray stalks Daohan and issues the threat of an acid attack, in an attempt to get her to reconcile with him. She refuses, and he flings the acid. Jinbin is splashed by accident, and discovers the so-called acid is water. Ray threatens to kill himself, but Shuiqing and Daoren manage to talk sense into him. Meigui tails Lynn to the inn and works with Daoren to lead her into their trap. Turning the tables around, Lynn extorts $1000 from Shuiqing ...
Daoren and Meigui tail Lynn and uncover Ray’s ill intent. Infuriated, he tries to knock Daoren down. Meigui stops him. Ray refuses to surrender himself to the police, in spite of Daoren and Meigui’s advice. Plagued by failure, he commits suicide. Meigui is devastated. Only then does Daoren find out Ray is her brother. Lynn is badly affected by Ray’s death, too, and hides in her room. Shuiqing has no choice but to call on her parents to tell ...
Lynn finally opens her room door to see Li’ai. Guangming tries to drag her home. She refuses to budge, and reveals he has molested her. Shuiqing and the others are shocked. To Lynn’s disillusionment, Li’ai urges her to forgive Guangming, to stave off the breakup of their family. Daoren tries to market his fengshui items and is convinced to rent half a shop to sell his goods. Shuiqing refuses to lend him any money. Daoren bails Meigui out ...
Troublemaker and Guoli play basketball in school during the holidays. Bored, they draw graffiti on the walls. The janitor uses a mobile phone to photograph them in action. When Wu Yanbin reports for work, he finds that the school principal is his former colleague, Cui Dabao. He tells Dabao that Siman is studying overseas and that he had returned home first. The janitor shows Daoqiang the photos. Troublemaker declares he did everything by ...
Yishou is convinced Lin-sao is the thief when he sees her buying a new computer for her daughter. Upon interrogation, she finally admits she had pawned the watch for her daughter’s sake. She begs him not to expose her, as she needs to feed her family. Yishou empathises. He asks Shuiqing for an advance and redeems the watch. Yishou is about to put the watch into the mailbox when Daohan appears. He quickly puts the watch back into his pocket ...
Guilt-stricken about speaking unjustly against Yishou, Shuiqing hopes to get him to come back. However, Yishou has cut off all contact with everyone. The school opens up the wall for its students to develop their creativity. Troublemaker and the others scribble on the wall instead of treasuring the opportunity to make good. Yanbin is forced to clean the wall with white paint. Filled wiith remorse, Troublemaker and the others help out. ...
Meigui dreams of her father being harmed in an alley and wakes up in alarm. She sees her medicine by her bed, but decides not to take it. Her mother wants to take her to the clinic, but is locked in the room by her. Trying to leave, Meigui finds Daoren waiting for her. Her mother had asked him to escort her to the clinic. He assures her that if she goes for her follow-up sessions and takes her medicine, her mother will give her freedom to go ...
Chatting on the telephone, Jinshan seems to be talking to his grandson. Shuiqing catches him grabbing sweets from the reception counter. Jinshan lies that his blood sugar has been low and it is necessary for him to eat sweets. Daoren and Meigui take Jinshan shopping, and find his behaviour highly suspicious. Jinshan admits he has a family in America and that he has to go back. He apologises to Meigui. She is understanding, and suggests she ...
Yanbin, Daoqiang and Troublemaker each draw a picture on the wall. Troublemaker draws a chicken drumstick and says it is Guoli’s dream. During recess, everyone sees a box with Guoli’s name on it. When Troublemaker finds a chicken drumstick in the box, he is reminded of the graffiti wall. He encourages his classmates to treat the wall as a wishing wall. Yanbin notices Guoli throwing the chicken drumstick into the rubbish bin. Shenlong changes ...
Shuiqing is happy the inn can once again provide free green bean soup. Many neighbours turn up to apologise for demanding medical compensation. Jiajia stops Shenlong from telling Shuiqing about the molest case. Shuiqing tries to mediate between Shenlong and Dashou, but Dashou refuses to give in. Dashou plays a prank on Shenlong and causes him to fall. Shenlong is hospitalised. Daoqiang is suspended from his duties. Troublemaker warns Guo...
Dongxuan’s death casts a pall on the students, who blame the school’s rules for his death. They go on strike and refuse to attend classes. Yanbin and Daoqiang encourage them to pull themselves together. After a match, they write messages on Dongxuan’s basketball and urge the school community not to forget their friendship. Yanbin catches a glimpse of Daohan and assumes she is Siman. He loiters in the streets, hoping to see her again. Hua-ji...
Yanbin does not believe Daohan is not Du Siman and even speculates she had an accident and lost her memory. Dabao and Zhixiang, too, claim she is Siman. Desperate, she takes Yanbin home with her, so that Shuiqing and the family to verify her identity. She is moved by his love for Siman. When he leaves, Daoren suggests Daohan become Siman’s replacement to console Yanbin. A maid brings the elderly person and the child under her care to the inn ...
The principal decides to suspend Yanbin of his duties. Troublemaker and the others ostracise Jinji and even refuse to celebrate his birthday. Daohan consoles Yanbin by going with him to places he had visited with Siman. Jiajia reminds her that she has already fallen in love with Yanbin. Daohan finds out that Yanbin babysits Tim, who is often alone at home. His kindness makes her like him even more. Like Hua-jie, Fu-sao takes replacement me...
Alone and lonely, Jinji ruins his birthday cake and food. He is pleasantly surprised when Yanbin, Daohan and the other students turn up to celebrate his birthday with him. Yanbin has also convinced Jinji’s mother to fly back from England. However, because his father did not return, Jinji flares up. His mother leaves in a huff. Daohan and Yanbin remind Jinji’s parents that Jinji needs their concern more than their money. Jinji is grateful whe...
Yishou is delivering water when he meets a tomboy-like girl named Emily, who greets him and claims she is delivering letters. He goes into an office to change the water dispenser, and she goes into Mr Chen’s office. Mr Chen is pleased to see Yishou cleaning up the area after replacing the water. When Yishou is waiting for the receipt, he sees Emily sneaking into Mr Chen’s office and taking something from a pocket before hurrying off. Yishou ...
Shuiqing feels dizzy. Daoren takes him to the clinic, where his blood pressure is found to be low. Jiajia tells Shuiqing to seek treatment early to avoid problems. He promises to do so. Jiajia changes a light bulb while standing on a new chair, and falls. She almost knocks Shuiqing over. Annoyed that the chair is made of inferior wood, he grumbles about the manufacturer skimping on materials. He reminds Daoren not to be dishonest in business ...
Shuiqing buys a work of calligraphy from his friend for $8000. Daoqiang wants it authenticated, but Shuiqing trusts his friend will not cheat him. Fu-sao shows off her gold jewellery and attracts the attention of robbers. They accost her when she is in a back alley. When they discover the gold items are fake, they beat her up. Shenlong tries to save her and is beaten up too. His money is stolen. Jiajia advises Fu-sao not to wear so much ...
A middle-aged man pays for his bottle of mineral water with a $100 note. Meigui gives him change without checking the note, and only later realises it is counterfeit. Daoren promptly helps her spend it. Meigui gets upset and refuses to speak to him. Daoren is remorseful. He goes back to the pork seller and asks to exchange the note with a real one. However, the pork seller has used it to buy other things. The fake note ends up in Dashou’s ...
Daoqiang buys a ring to propose to Jiajia, but has no idea how to do so. Daoren and Daohan encourage him to find a novel way to move her heart. Dashou laments that he is down on his luck. He drove a pregnant woman to the hospital and was caught speeding. To worsen matters, he also knocked into another car. Shuiqing consoles him. Fu-sao turns up and thanks Dashou for helping the pregnant woman, who is her sister. She gives him a big red pack...
Dashou sells to Daoren the goods Shuiqing had bought from him. Shuiqing finds out and is infuriated. Dashou insists the idea was Daoren’s. Dashou busies himself preparing to meet his rich girlfriend’s family in Thailand. He does not bother with Shuiqing and Daoren. Shuiqing wants Daoren to find a job, but the latter is adamant about dealing with his batch of goods first. A buyer wants to purchase Daoren’s entire consignment and even asks ...
Yishou takes Emily with him to try Hokkien mee at many different stalls, hoping to figure out the x factor. Emily takes advantage of her good looks to help him. On the way back, Emily notices an old busker trying to attract attention and helps out by singing and playing the guitar. When Yishou probes, she reveals she was once in a girls’ home. Emily buys a fisherman’s cap for Yishou and asks him to wear it while selling Hokkien mee. She is ...
Troublemaker learns Guoli has picked up a large sum of money. Liang overhears their conversation and takes the money away. The two boys find out the money belongs to a maid, Siti, and decide to work to pay her back by instalments. Yishou keeps Emily company when she practises for the singing competition. Emily is disappointed Yishou is unable to be present at the competition because he needs to tend to the stall. She borrows his backpack an...
Guoli and Troublemaker help a houseowner with many chores, but earn only $2. When Troublemaker expresses his displeasure, the house owner complains to Daoqiang about the students moonlighting. Daoqiang probes into the matter. Eventually, he helps the boys repay Siti, and also gets the whole school to raise funds for refugees. Emily comes in within the top five of the competition. She learns Yishou has found out she lied about the stall ...
Jiajia and Daoqiang join a volunteer group and participate in delivering goodie bags to the poor. Hua-jie wants a goodie bag as well. Jiajia urges her to yield to the elderly, who are unable to work. Disagreeing, Dashou argues that there are people in charities who cheat others of their money. Jiajia and Daoqiang notice scraps of leftover food on the floor. They try in vain to persuade the culprit not to feed stray cats and dogs, in ...
Shocked to find dead rats in the kitchen, Jiajia warns Hua-jie not to let anyone know, as that would ruin the inn’s reputation. She worries even more when Dashou mentions that no one has dared to patronise a food stall nearby since dead rats were seen there. Daoqiang learns Sweetie (Xiao Tiantian) has lost two booklets of coupons. Guoli finds two sold charity booklets in the vegetable garden and hands them to Daoqiang. He is angry when ...
Daoqiang is looking forward to a gathering of his friends, and Daoren, a reunion of ex-classmates. When told his ex-girlfriend, Xiao Yaojing, will be accompanied by her dentist boyfriend, Daoren asks Meigui to pose as his girlfriend. At the reunion, he lies that Meigui is from a wealthy family, and even kisses her to show off. Fuming, Meigui severs her ties with Daoren. He does not have a clue why she is so angry, until Daohan explains that ...
Daoren waits outside Meigui’s house. When she appears, he apologises for hurting her and asking her to pose as his girlfriend. He learns she has a gathering of her own to attend, and offers to pose as her boyfriend. Meigui and her ex-classmates set out to do volunteer work at the home of an old lady with dementia. The lady’s husband has not returned since going out to sea many years ago. She mistakes Daoren for her husband and hugs him ...
Daohan rejects a suitor, and a stranger by the named of Try accuses her of toying with the man’s feelings. She returns home in a foul mood and tells Shuiqing what happened. Shuiqing hopes Daohan will put Yanbin behind her and not go on dates to numb her mind. Business is slow at the inn. Jiajia suggests hiring Try, an expert, to revamp its image. Unable to decide, Shuiqing calls for a family meeting. Daoren offers his ideas in the hope th...
Shuiqing finally agrees to make changes at the inn. A lucky draw is held to pick one person to stay at the inn for free. However, as Fu, Lu and Shou each have a winning ticket, Daoren has no choice but to let all three share the prize. The three men are more turned off than pleased. Dashou almost chokes while eating grapes. Exasperated, Shuiqing decides to invite Try to help the inn. Try is the man who had reprimanded Daohan about the suit...
Daoqiang is happily preparing for his wedding when Jiajia reveals that she had her first love’s baby but the baby died. Daoqiang is surprised, but asserts that they should not let the past affect them. He hopes she will put that experience aside and start anew. Shenlong cannot forget the girl he had a crush on in school. When he discovers Hua-jie went to the same school, he assumes she is his dream girl, Jinhua. A drunk Chu’er is taken to t...
An emotionally-charged Jiajia tells Chu’er she is her biological mother. To her surprise, the latter’s reaction is cold. Daoren finds out it is Shenlong who wrote the love letter to Hua-jie. Admitting it, Shenlong urges him to keep his secret. Daoren reveals that Fu-sao has told everyone where Hua-jie will meet her date. Not wanting the date to be ruined, Shenlong asks Daoren for a solution. Daoren suggests booking the entire inn, so he ca...
Shocked to learn Chu’er is Jiajia’s daughter, Daoqiang leaves in a hurry. Chu’er declares that Jiajia need not sacrifice her marital plans for her sake, but Jiajia insists Chu’er is her priority. Daoqiang does not want to lose Jiajia. He is willing to accept Chu’er and regard her as his own. He wants to proceed with the wedding, but Jiajia feels she is now not good enough to be Shuiqing’s daughter-in-law. Troublemaker puzzles over Xiaotian ...
Jiajia refrains from slapping Chu’er when she remembers that is what Tiansheng did. She assures Shuiqing she will not marry Daoqiang. Shenlong tells Shuiqing that Guoli is not his son. He took Guoli in when he married the boy’s mother. Though the marriage ended in divorce, Shenlong regards Guoli as his own and continues to nurture him. Shuiqing feels ashamed that he is not as magnanimous as Shenlong. Shuiqing decides not to object to the ...
Daoqiang learns the other girl is Xiaotian’s twin, Xiaomi. As their mother has to work to support the family, she makes Xiaomi stay home to look after her siblings since she is weak academically. Xiaotian lets Xiaomi take her place in class from time to time, so that she can get an education too. Daoren tells Daohan he likes Meigui, but is unwilling to give up all other girls for her. However, when he sees her with a handsome guy, he gets ...
Daohan uses someone else’s mobile phone charger at a shop and offends the charger’s owner, who turns out to be Try. She goes off with her foreign friends to tour Singapore and leaves her mobile phone at the shop. Try takes her phone home when he finds it on the counter. Fu-sao is upset her dog has gone missing. Everyone at the inn offers different ideas on how to find the dog. Daohan is sad when she cannot find her mobile phone. Advising he...
Daohan confronts Try when she finds out it was he who took her mobile phone. Daoren sows discord and leads Daohan to be mistaken about Try. Daohan realises Try has removed the scratch that was on her phone’s screen. She looks him up and is pleasantly surprised when he declares he is going to court her. She accepts his challenge to go on an overnight cycling date around the island. Jane makes her way to the inn to get some files from Daohan...
Unable to tolerate the heat, Daoren considers moving into one of the inn’s rooms, but the inn is fully booked. . Daohan wants to take a bath and is peeved there is no hot water. Daoqiang helps her boil some water in the kitchen. Passing by, Shenlong notices the water boiling and assumes the Zhuangs are preparing free green bean soup. He adds in sugar and green beans...
Chu’er is Lynn’s classmate at the polytechnic. Lynn finds out Chu’er’s mother is Jiajia. As Lynn needs money, Chu’er asks Jiajia for some. Jiajia refuses, and their relationship sours. Daoqiang offers to help, but wants Chu’er to fulfil his conditions. She senses that he is sincere, but pretends otherwise. Emily harasses Hua-jie to tell her everything about Yishou. ..
Daohan is disappointed her family seems to have forgotten about her birthday. She is thrilled when Shuiqing appears with a cake, out of the blue. Fu-sao and Dashou make plans for a Christmas party at the inn to cheer Shenlong up. Shuiqing does not approve of the Christmas tree that Daoqiang and Jiajia put up in the hall, as he thinks such celebrations of Western festivities are over-commercialised...
Fu, Lu and Shou refuse to leave, even after the party ends. They want to be there for Shenlong, whom they know misses Guoli sorely. Shenlong lies that he has more freedom, now that Guoli has left. Shenlong returns home, where he finds Guoli waiting. Guoli has a gift for him and insists on staying the night to keep him company. However, when Mei’e turns up and tells Shenlong off for spoiling her son, he has no choice but to make Guoli leave...
Daomei shocks everyone by bringing her child home on Daoqiang’s wedding day. She tells her family her husband, Xiao Daren, has chickenpox and could not make the trip. She makes an excuse to go to bed when Joey comments that his daddy looks like Shuiqing. Emily, who has motor neurone disease, goes to the beach and reminisces about the times spent with Yishou. She hides when he appears...
Chu’er moves in with the Zhuangs. Shuiqing gives her a pair of shoes, which she finds old-fashioned. She wants to stay at Lynn’s place when Jiajia and Daoqiang are on their honeymoon, but Jiajia advises her to get along with everyone. Chu’er receives a jacket from Shuiqing and finds out Jiajia had lied about the shoes. Moved by his concern for her, she decides to wear both the shoes and the jacket...
Daomei prepares two types of cupcakes. Yishou, who likes the cupcakes, asks if she wants to take in an apprentice. He hopes Emily learn how to make cupcakes and be able to earn a living in future. Daomei comes to realise Emily’s hands are weak. Jinhua finds stained sanitary pads in Emily’s room and worries she may miscarry. Emily refuses to see a doctor. Yishou finds out Emily has lied yet again and is not pregnant...
Try picks up the wishing bottle and proposes to Daohan. Assuming he is her Mr Right, she accepts the proposal, only to learn he wants her to go overseas with him after the wedding. Shuiqing is happy Daohan is getting married, but also feels sad they have to part soon. Daohan starts to regret agreeing to marry Try, but Daomei encourages her to be brave and not look back...
Shuiqing is shocked to learn Daren is Daomei’s husband. Daomei relates how they had fallen deeply in love. No matter what the others say, Shuiqing refuses to accept Daren as his son-in-law. He feels even worse when Jinhua and the others gossip about this. Jane’s mother turns up at the office to demand money from Jane. Daohan tries to help and is scolded for being a busybody...
Daohan does not want to disappoint Shuiqing. She quarrels with Try over the wedding banquet and declares she will not sacrifice her career and family for marriage. Jane catches up with Daohan at the charity event, which leads Shuiqing to wonder if he could be the highest secret bidder. At the crucial moment, Daohan gets a boost from a mystery supporter. Shuiqing clinches the chance to dine with Jane, and gives the opportunity to Dashou...
Daohan throws the big bear Try had given her into the rubbish bin. Shuiqing is not appreciative when Daren cooks for him. He tells the latter not to try to get on his good side. Jane thanks Shuiqing, and learns he knows her pen name and had supported her because he likes her articles. She confides in him about her problems with her mother...
A misunderstanding leads everyone to assume Daren is dead. Judging from Daomei’s reaction, Shuiqing realises there is no way he can separate the couple. Daren is only pretending to be in a coma. He hears Shuiqing expressing his true feelings. Shuiqing finally agrees to let Daomei marry Daren. Daoqiang and Jiajia return from their honeymoon and catch up on what they have missed. Meanwhile, Chu’er wants to move out on her own...
Daohan recognises that Shuiqing is lonely. She asks to practise calligraphy with him. When Daoren voices his opinion, Daohan urges him to spend time with Meigui instead. Daoren wants Meigui to be at his beck and call. Offended when she has to meet a client, he tells her not to turn up again if she does not meet him...
Yishou tells Daohan that Emily has motor neurone disease. He offers to clarify matters with Try if they really did break up over the charity event. Yishou makes copies of a photo of Emily and asks Dashou to distribute them amongst his taxi driver friends. Everyone is impressed when they learn Yishou is remaining loyal to Emily because of her deteriorating condition and not because she is pregnant...
Shuiqing stops Jinhua from chasing away a mentally-challenged man trying to get a bowl of the free green bean soup. Dashou loses $50 when he places a bet with Fu-sao about the man. Daohan receives many letters from her admirers on “Secret Friend Day”. Shuiqing gets a letter too, and Daohan and Daoren assume it is from Jane...
Shuiqing confides in the mentally-challenged man and ends up plucking flower petals to find out whether he should agree to date Jane. He sounds his family out. Only Jiajia is supportive. Daoqiang, Daohan and Daoren object to an old man dating a younger woman. Jiajia learns what Ye Feng told Daohan, and advises her not to keep changing her mind about the wedding...
Sujiao asks Shuiqing for a loan. He will only agree if she beats him in a game of mahjong. She is impressed by his skills, she asks him to take her in as his disciple. He agrees, but insists she promise not to gamble until she has mastered everything. Jiajia tells Daohan she has settled the Ye Feng matter with money. Just then, Ye Feng asks Daohan to go to her room; she assumes Daohan will be upset to see Try there...
Trying hard to find Emilyn, Yishou falls for the ploys of several cheats. Daohan advises him to respect Emily’s decision and get involved in meaningful activities like raising funds for motor-neurone disease patients instead. Emily is moved when Yishou sells T-shirts and does head-stands to raise funds. She turns up at the charity event and is finally reunited with him...
Shuiqing finds out what his children have been doing to stop him from starting a new romance. For their sake, he rejects Jane. He also realises Jane yearns for a father’s love, which is why she fell for him. Daoren admits it was he who wrote the letter, to confuse Shuiqing. Daoqiang and Jiajia scold him for being selfish. Try drinks heavily, to block out the hurt arising out of his broken relationship with his parents...
Shuiqing buys bird’s nest to share with the family, as well as to support Daoren’s business. Meigui is watching Daoren’s reaction. She questions him and learns the bird’s nest is imitation stuff. He agrees to stop the deception, but is convinced by Jianpo to make one last transaction. Daoren takes Meigui to view a house...
Shuiqing raps Daoren for selling fake bird’s nest. Daoren reveals he was pricked by a guilty conscience and had replaced the fake goods with quality bird’s nest. Upset that Meigui did not trust him, he breaks up with her. Shuiqing and Meigui apologise and try to make it up to Daoren but to no avail. Daoren gets into a fight because he is in a bad mood. Plagued by his creditors, he leaves home...
Shuiqing feels bad about not trusting Daoren. He is concerned Daoren will be so desperate as to turn to vice. He finds out that even though Daoren keeps complaining he has no money, he has never touched the cash in the red packets he has collected through the years. Shuiqing tries to deposit a sum of money into Daoren’s bank account and learns it has been frozen. Daoqiang urges Chu’er to change her attitude towards Jiajia...
A customer has left a jar containing ashes at the inn. Jinhua runs after the customer and is told she can keep the urn. However, the customer eventually returns to get the urn, which Jiajia has fortuitously set aside. She reminds the customer that putting the ashes in an appropriate place represents a show of respect for the deceased. Jinhua refuses to let Xiaoqi participate in the school’s leadership camp...
Dabao meets Xia Tian at the inn. She claims to be a student from Vietnam and wants to ask him more about furthering her studies here. He falls into a trap and is blackmailed. He has no choice but to ask Daoqiang for help. Jiajia finds out Xia Tian is local. Xia Tian was forced to work with Huo and his men to cheat others because she was caught stealing in his shop. Daohan decides to meet Try’s parents in America...
Daohan arrives at Try’s home in America. His parents are out, but she meets his brother, Terence. She hands a box of snacks to him and leaves. After Daohan has left, Try comes out of the room. Terence is incensed that Daohan had swopped the box of snacks, but Try trusts her and knows he can still make use of her. Yishou, Shuiqing and Jiajia are questioned by the police. Yishou does not reveal that the box of snacks is Daohan’s...
Jiajia advises Dashou, Fu-sao and Hua-jie not to gossip about Try, even though the case is in the news. She is concerned Daohan will feel more upset. Daoqiang prepares a cradle for his baby and selects a name for it. Jiajia worries when Daohan exercises late into night and takes a knife with her when she goes jogging. Yishou witnesses Uncle Wang’s son, Ziye, trying to snatch Uncle Wang’s money...
Dashou steals Wugong’s backpack. Unable to sleep, he panics when Shuiqing and Jiajia turn up at his door with Wugong. It is a false alarm. Jiajia and the others send Chu’er and Clinton off at the airport. Anxiety rides high when Daohan slits open the present Clinton has given Chu’er; she is paranoid that Chu’er will suffer the same fate as her. Jiajia senses that Dashou is especially nice to Wugong...
Yishou stops Daohan in the nick of time. Hua-jie suggests Fu-sao approach Yishou for help. While they are waiting in the park for him, Ziye appears and threatens to cut their hair if they do not repay the money. Fu-sao manages to escape, but Hua-jie is caught by Ziye. Passing by, Daohan tries to save Hua-jie. Yishou turns up just in time and subdues Ziye. Yishou stops Daohan from calling the police, as he owes Ziye’s father a favour...
Daohan keeps exercising to relieve stress. Ziye eats at the restaurant and asks Jiajia to charge Yishou for his order. Everyone is surprised when Yishou agrees. Fu-sao announces that the loan sharks have been arrested and Ziye has been posing as a loan shark to extort money from her and Hua-jie. Daomei returns to counsel Daohan. She uses her impending divorce to make the latter reveal her innermost feelings...
Hurt during the attack, Jiajia has a miscarriage. She and Daoqiang are devastated. Daohan is guilt-stricken, and calls on Uncle Wang to demand Ziye is. Yishou stops her from flaring up at Uncle Wang, and is scolded for letting Ziye off. Concerned that Jiajia will be depressed, Shuiqing and Daomei discard all the baby paraphernalia. She retrieves everything, as she does not want her unborn child to feel abandoned. Everyone shows their concern ...
Daomei stands to lose the sight in her injured eye. Jiajia blames herself for the series of problems, and Shuiqing’s reaction only adds to the pressure. She contemplates leaving home. . Daoqiang pleads with Jiajia not to leave. Everyone would just be even more worried about her if she goes away. Shuiqing almost faints while doing the marketing. Jiajia is just in time to save him. Moved by the concern showered on her, she decides to put her ...
Jiajia and Hua-jie go to the market together. Refusing to use the overhead bridge, Hua-jie is nearly knocked down by Dashou, who is speeding. Daohan takes her annual leave, but decides it is too much trouble to travel abroad. The New Year is approaching. Daomei asks Shuiqing to prepare popiah, to satisfy her craving for it. Shuiqing delivers the popiah to the beach, especially for Daohan. Moved, she asks Daomei to make egg rolls with he...
Jiajia realises that Yishou will not be pleased about the blind date, as he likes Daohan. Yishou takes Amy to the inn for free green bean soup and deliberately neglects her. Feeling awkward, she decides to leave. She is insulted when Yishou gives Dashou money to see her home. Shuiqing buys a new mobile phone, but no one has the time to teach him how to use it. He wants to make a video and upload it, so as to persuade Daoren to return home ...
Jinhua and Daomei blame each other for the burst pipe. Jiajia decides to ask Yishou for help, as the kitchen cannot be used at all. Daoqiang and Daohan manage to find a telephone number on Cong and learn about his situation from his mother, Yanfang. She hands them cookies and refuses to accept any payment. Back home, Daoqiang and Daohan relate Yanfang and Cong’s story to the family. Shuiqing declares there are many ways they can help the ...
It’s the first day of Chinese New Year. The Zhuangs get up early to give New Year greetings to Shuiqing. Daohan wants to wake Daomei up but is stopped by Jiajia, who cites that it’s taboo to do so on the first day of the New Year. Jiajia cooks longevity noodles instead of porridge for everyone, as it is both auspicious and healthy. The lobby is in a mess. Hua-jie is frustrated for not being able to clean it up because of another Chinese Ne...
Hua-jie needs money because Xiaoqi is being blackmailed for selling imitation items for her tuition teacher. Daoqiang and the others lure the blackmailer out, and it turns out to be the tuition teacher. The tuition teacher begs for pardon but Shuiqing feels they should not be lenient, and turns him over to the police. Daomei is cold towards Daren when he calls from overseas because he has been taking care of his injured ex-wife and she think...
Shuiqing makes popiah for his family everyday. Though everyone is tired of it, nobody dares to complain to him. Fu-sao takes her sister’s child to visit Shuiqing, who gives the child a red packet. She leaves in a huff when Dashou makes offensive remarks. Daohan organises a date for Yishou and Amy, but he tells Amy that he likes Daohan. Infuriated, the heartbroken Amy ends her friendship with Daohan, whom she feels is making a laughing stoc...
Jiajia cooks beehoon for breakfast. Everyone praises her dish, but Shuiqing remarks coldly that she should check if anyone throws their share of beehoon away. It dawns on them that he knows they no longer want to eat popiah. Shuiqing says a family should be honest. Daomei cooks her special spaghetti but everyone thinks it’s just so-so. She realises Daren and Joey have been telling her white lies. She confides in Hua-jie that she misses them ...
Shuiqing does not return home after going out to buy durians. The family goes in search of him. It turns out that Shuiqing forgot his way home and taxi drivers refused to take him because of the durians. He found his way back by asking for directions along the way. Suspecting he might be showing symptoms of early dementia, Daomei postpones her return to Canada. Yishou calls Daohan and asks her to visit his mother, who has been hospitalised ...
When Dashou picks up Shuiqing’s medication, Shuiqing reveals he has dementia. Dashou takes him home and advises Jiajia to let him wear a tag. She worries he would be unwilling. Daomei invites Dashou over to play mahjong, to stimulate Shuiqing’s mental capacity. Dashou loses money. Shuiqing keeps a journal with his children’s photos and basic information, in case he loses his memory. Li, a teacher, suspends Troublemaker, Guoli, Jinji and ...
Cash-strapped, Hua-jie hawks curry puffs illegally, only to receive a fine. Shuiqing agrees to let her sell her puffs in the inn’s restaurant. Shuiqing is concerned about his dementia. Daomei suggests learning languages to counter it. Daohan is undecided about becoming a TV host. Shuiqing encourages her to go ahead. Daomei helps Shuiqing upload a video plea for information on Daoren’s whereabouts. His video goes viral and attracts gifts ...
Daoqiang has a stomachache and enters a female restroom urgently. Xiuyan mistakes him for a pervert and blackmails him. Jiajia chides Daoqiang for being the guarantor for a loan that A-xiang’s daughter has taken out. She feels guilty after Daoqiang relates the restroom incident. Daohan performs well for her first show. She is in a happy mood on her date with Yishou, but A-cong ruins it. Jiajia advises her to reconsider her relationship wit...
Daohan’s newfound fame troubles her. Dashou rescues Xiuyan by accident and they start a romance. A fortune-teller visits the inn and seems to possess in-depth knowledge of everyone’s life . They fall for his scam, including the usually rational Jiajia. Yishou advises Daohan to brace herself mentally to deal with her fame. Daoqiang tries to stop Jiajia from hiring the fortune-teller to dispel Chu’er’s misfortune, but everyone else is all fo...
In order to inherit an uncle’s fortune, Dashou and Xiuyan register their marriage. The uncle passes away, dashing Dashou’s hopes of travelling the world. He decides to break up with Xiuyan. Jiajia reminds him Xiuyan might really have feelings for him. Yishou asks Daohan why she chose to make their relationship public. She asserts that it would be pointless to deny it. Yishou finds Daoren, who is limping. The latter refuses to return home ...
Daohan and Yishou learn Daoren is crippled. Everyone tries to persuade him to return home. He demands Daoqiang and Daohan surrender their shares to him, and they agree. Daoren wants everyone to lead their lives as usual and not worry about him. Daoqiang offers to take him to a specialist, but he rejects the suggestion and laments that he has no hope for recovery. He finds the red packet Shuiqing had left him and breaks down. Hua-jie tells ...
In the midst of his suicide attempt, Daoren rescues Chu’er. She reveals she had lied about her pregnancy, in the hope of emigrating with Clinton. However, she realised they were incompatible and left secretly. Jiajia and Daoqiang are shocked to learn about Chu’er’s lie. Chu’er decides to break up with Clinton and become a movie director. She advises her parents to watch over Daoren, as he has suicidal tendencies. Daoqiang wants Daoren to ...
Daoren flies into a rage over the destroyed transfer papers. He demands his brothers sell the inn. Daohan refuses; the inn is Shuiqing’s life’s work. Daoren believes selling the inn will fulfill his dream, and Yishou agrees to help him. Daoren suspects Meigui left him because Henry is rich, and believes money will win her back. He is willing to sell his shares once he has $1 million. Yishou conveys this to Daoqiang, and the family raises ...
Daoqiang is shocked to hear Daoren placing a million-dollar bet. Meigui thanks Daoren for the million dollars. She promises to return the money when she can. Nonetheless, she never wants to get back together with him. Daoren is devastated. Troublemaker tells Daoqiang he dreams of going to Japan to learn manga drawing. Daoqiang warns of the high cost, only to hear Troublemaker saying he knows his dream will never be fulfilled. Troublemaker ...
Meigui, Daohan and Yishou are about to call an ambulance when Daoren opens his eyes. He is elated that Meigui worries for him. She is infuriated, and warns him not to pester her anymore or he might lose her respect. Daoren is deaf to the world. When Shuiqing returns, he breaks down in tears. On his part, Shuiqing becomes distraught over Daoren’s plight. Daohan and Daoqiang walk in on Shuiqing flipping through old photos. He tries to cover u...
The whole family gathers for dinner. Daoren has reverted back to his cheerful self. Shuiqing tells everyone Daomei and Daren quarrelled because Daren has been looking after his terminally ill ex-wife. Daomei has since become more understanding and they have made up. Daoren learns of Shuiqing’s dementia, and apologises to Daoqiang and Jiajia. He promises to help at the inn and regain strength in his arms. Worried Xiaoqi might have a brain ...
Xiaotian catches Troublemaker and Guoli cheating during an exam. She is disappointed when they deny her allegations. Hua-jie takes on a dishwashing job at a coffeeshop, to alleviate the family’s financial burden. Her boss is mean to her. Unaware of this, Xiaoqi is not sympathetic. Daohan’s boss signs her up for a canoeing competition. When she asks Yishou to train with her, she learns he is afraid of water. She fakes a canoe accident to ...
Daoren opens the cabinet and a figurine falls out; it turnsout to be a baby doll. Disturbed, many guests demand refunds, causing an uproar. Jiajia announces she will stay in the “haunted” room for a night, to prove there is nothing wrong. Daoqiang confronts Guoli and Troublemaker, who continue to insist they did not cheat. He has no choice but to release them. Xiaotian shows her contempt for their dishonesty and lack of remorse. His pride ...
Daoren claims he had bumped into a ghost. Shuiqing decides to lock up the “haunted” room temporarily. Chu’er plants her video camera within, to capture evidence of the ghost. Incredibly, her SD card is stolen. Daohan tries to persuade Yishou not to be so good to her. He declares he has no hidden motives. Jiajia advises Daohan to be brave and fight for her love. Hua-jie alters her old dance costume for Xiaoqi, but her daughter is ...
Daohan returns home in anguish after Yishou rejects her. Shuiqing disapproves of Yishou’s background and tries to talk Daohan out of dating him. However, Jiajia is encouraging, and suggests Yishou might have rejected her because he feels inferior. Yishou remembers Shuiqing’s hints about not to get too close to Daohan. When Shuiqing thanks him for rejecting her, Yishou decides he will leave after he has coached Daoren in baking skills ...
Jiajia finds out Daoren is on drugs. Without exposing him, she consults Daoqiang for advice. He suggests he would call the police, if he knew a drug addict. Jiajia pretends to need Daoren’s help and traps him. She tells a suspicious Chu’er that she is trying to help him overcome his addiction. When Yishou comes looking for him, Jiajia lies that Daoren is overseas. Yishou reveals he suspects Daoren is addicted to drugs, and Daohan is shocked...
Jiajia tells Daoqiang she wants to help Daoren quit his drug habit. Daoqiang decides to take leave to help her. Jiajia and Shuiqing discover $200 cash missing; they suspect Hua-jie again. Jiajia invests in a food court stall to help Hua-jie start a business. Hua-jie is receptive at first, but when she finds out she was mistaken as a thief, she quits in a rage. They find out later that Shuiqing had misappropriated the cash and made a loan ...
When Daohan questions him, Yishou shares his worry that his family will burden her. He hopes she will find someone better. Daohan and Shuiqing visit Daoren at the rehabilitation centre and encourage him. Shuiqing’s worsening condition troubles him, and he asks Jiajia and Daohan to send him to a nursing home. They refuse. When Yishou returns to the cafe, Shuiqing storm off in a fury. Daohan advises Yishou not to return. She plans to shut ...
Dashou has gambled away his savings at the casino. When he expresses his regret, Xiuyan advises him to buy a house within his means. Hongzhi is on the verge of abandoning his acting dream. Chu’er encourages him not to. Daoqiang asks Troublemaker why he is not taking part in the track and field meet. Troublemaker explains that he is unable to meet everyone’s expectations. Sweetie worries she will not qualify for the scholarship, on account ...
Shuiqing is horrified to find out Xiuyan has handed her savings over to Dashou to gamble with. Dashou returns and reveals he had stopped himself just in time. The couple decides to pursue a better future through other means. Shuiqing counts down the days until Daoren returns from the rehabilitation centre. However, both Daohan and Jiajia are concerned about a relapse. Refusing to let the broad jump component be a hindrance, Sweetie ...
Daohan fails her driving test again. Chu’er is not recruited to be a director. Hongzhi quits to pursue acting full-time. His determination motivates Chu’er to work her way up from assistant director. Shuiqing picks Daoren up from the rehabilitation centre. Daoren is touched that the whole family is supportive. Yishou calls on Meigui to help Daoren resolve his issues, but to no avail. Yishou and Daoqiang prompt Daoren not to disappoint Meigu...
Yishou asks to move into Daoren’s room. He wants to help keep an eye on the latter. With more people at home, Jiajia worries it poses a danger to her pregnancy. She wants to live in her own home. Unable to talk her out of it, Daoqiang agrees to move the next month. To express her gratitude, Daohan offers to buy a new bed for Yishou. He turns her down. Daoren proposes reviving his bird’s nest business. Taken aback, the family objects, but ...
Jiajia is unhurt but panics and wants to move out immediately. Before leaving, she requests extended time-off from Shuiqing. Daohan fails her driving test for the seventh time. Daoren advises her to see a doctor to overcome her phobias. In turn, she and Yishou advise him to undergo surgery for his injury, He is unwilling. Daohan buys Yishou a new bed without his knowledge. Daoren asks Yishou how he had found Meigui, Yishou explains that it ...
Yishou finds Daoren gone. He calls Meigui immediately. Daoren follows Henry and prepares to kill him, but Meigui arrives just in time to intervene. Henry escapes. Daoren asks Meigui for a reconciliation. She laments that their relationship ended the moment he left. To everyone’s relief, Daoren returns safely. Shuiqing berates him and reminds him of the consequences of murder. Shuiqing visits Jiajia with herbal soup. She is thankful. All...
Dashou learns his organs will automatically be donated after his death. He hurriedly takes Xiuyan to fill an opt-out form with him. Daoren takes Meigui to the inn to help out. Everyone is pleased that they have made up. Shuiqing does not recognise Meigui. He secretly checks his notebook. Daohan tries to persuade Daoren to undergo surgery but to no avail. When Meigui threatens not to help at the inn if he does not have the operation, he ...
To everyone’s delight, Jiajia agrees to move back to the inn. Hongzhi tries to persuade Chu’er to take up the opportunity to film overseas. Jiajia reassures Chu’er that others can look after her now, but Chu’er insists on staying with her. Hongzhi finds out his performance opportunity is a scam. He and Chu’er rescue stray dogs together. Jiajia borrows Chu’er’s video camera to record a message for her future child. Shuiqing tries to persuad...
Jiajia loses her temper, and Daoqiang apologises for divulging her secret. Still upset, Chu’er refuses to answer Jiajia’s phone calls. Unexpectedly, Shuiqing tells her that Daoren is adopted. Chu’er confides in Hongzhi about Jiajia’s cancer. Saying that Jiajia is very noble, Hongzhi shares that his mother died giving birth to him. Jiajia lends her support to Chu’er’s fundraising efforts and they patch up. Chu’er asks Jiajia to go on a trip ...
Daoren does not understand why Meigui has not been visiting him, nor has she been in touch. When Daohan and Yishou find her, she confesses she has long since given up on Daoren and only reconciled with him to encourage him to undergo surgery. Daoren refuses to believe Daohan and Yishou. He calls on Meigui, but she is resolute. Daohan tells Daoren Shuiqing’s worries and that his yearning for Daoren had partially caused his dementia. Daoren ...
Empathising with Meigui’s mother, the Zhuangs volunteer to be tested for the suitability of their liver for a transplant. Daoren is moved but advises everyone not to go ahead. He believes that since Meigui has chosen Henry, it must mean she doesn’t love him. Daohan visits Xiangqin.Meigui is ashamed to face Daoren. She reveals Henry will only donate his liver if she dates him. Xiangqin notices Meigui grieving over Daoren’s photo. Daoren ...
The photo jolts Daoren into the realisation that he is not Shuiqing’s biological son. He visits Meigui for comfort, and they patch up. . Shuiqing realises he has misplaced the photo and guesses that Daoren now knows about his past. He panics. Going by the photo, Daoren and Meigui scrounge for clues to his past, but the police mistake them for swindlers and arrest them. Daoqiang bails them out. He tells Daoren earnestly that the family ...
Daoren and Meigui get back into the buffet business again. For the time being, he shelves the idea of looking for his biological parents. Shuiqing loses his ability to write. His fears for his future deepen. To fulfil his wishes, Daohan promises to get married within a month. Xiuyan’s beloved cat has lymphoma, which is expensive to treat. Dashou feels it is not worth their while to spend so much money and time on a cat. Returning home one ...
A-cong drowns. Yanfang blames Daohan. Caught in between, Yishou feels helpless. Yanfang firmly believes Daohan did not save A-cong because she considers him a burden. Daohan is speechless. Daohan admits to Yishou that she chose to save A-le first. Tortured by her confession, he breaks up with her. She decides to leave the country. Daoren returns to the playground. He decides to give up the search for his biological parents. However, he ...
Daoren goes to the stall and secretly watches Yanfang. She notices him and treats him to some food. Yishou arrives and calls out to Daoren. Yanfang feels uneasy when she hears his name. Later, Yanfang reveals to Yishou that Daoren is his younger brother. Troublemaker wants to rent a room at the inn. Daoqiang and Jiajia empathise with him and let him stay. Shuiqing’s dementia worsens. Daoren sends a text message to Daohan, asking her to ...
Everyone has the misconstrued impression that Daohan has a new boyfriend. She clears the misunderstanding. Troublemaker moves out as he is embarrassed about occupying Daohan’s room. To make things worse, Shuiqing doesn’t recognise him anymore. Daoren plans a surprise proposal for Meigui. He changes tack when she sees through his plan. Yishou is so dejected that Yanfang offers to relent and forgive Daohan. She tosses a coin before A-cong’s ...
Thinking Shuiqing is dead, Daohan is distraught with grief. She reproaches Yishou. Fortunately, Shuiqing has only sustained grazes. Daohan, Daoren and the family encourage Shuiqing to find a companion. They regret preventing Shuiqing from dating Jane. Daohan meets up with Jane and relates Shuiqing’s current situation. However, she already found someone else. Daohan returns home with a heavy heart. She is filled with remorse, but Shuiqing ...
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