The Stew of Life — Season 1, Episode 21: Episode 21
Drama, Family, Comedy • 45 min • 1 season, 30 episodes
Episode synopsis
LAI has eventually found out the health condition of TAK. As to avoid the situation getting worse, LAI makes everything mild and TAK grumbles about the diet. MEI realizes that LAI is no longer keen on establishing the culinary school. LAI moans to MEI that she has to keep TAK under constant surveillance about his diet. Therefore she decides to give up the idea of launching a culinary school as well as the job at the TV station. TAK flies into a temper since LAI has replaced all his favorite food by some crackers. Then he accidentally overheard that his wife wants to quit as the TV show host… MEI cannot find a job and she gives her savings to a friend LUI SIU MAN for making quick money. As to match with MEI, KAI wants to quit as a government worker and finds another job. MEI helps KAI get some new clothes for the new job and while they are dining out, MEI sees the terrible manners when KAI takes his meal. She cannot bear to…
About The Stew of Life
Upon returning from a trip with her husband NG MAN TAK (Chung King Fai), cookery teacher LO SIU LAI (Lee Sze Kei, Louise) is shocked to find that her little daughter NG CHOI NI (Chen Fala) has started cohabiting with a homosexually inclined colleague LAU TAT YAN (Hung Tin Ming) while her divorced sister LO SIU MEI (Ng Wing Mei) is seemingly caught up in a love triangle between tenant YAU KAI (Mak Cheung Ching) and her ex-husband. By and by TAK is forced to retire early and stays at home all day with nothing to do. LAI, on the other hand, is lucky enough to have the opportunity to host a culinary show on TV. Everything seems to have happened too fast but this does not leave LAI frustrated and accursed. Instead she tries to get round every problem with even more patience and dedication, which however is not appreciated by TAK. The bickering continues until LAI eventually thinks of a good way to tackle TAK…