The Stew of Life — Season 1, Episode 29: Episode 29
Drama, Family, Comedy • 45 min • 1 season, 30 episodes
Episode synopsis
When Ken visits MEI, she finds that NGOR is right outside the building and has to seek help from her sister. When NGOR brings KAI to MEI’s home, they find LAI is alone making some soup for MEI… After knowing that CHARLIE is pregnant, RYAN frankly tells her how much he longs to have his own family as being an orphan. CHARLIE falls and injures herself, RYAN quickly holds her to the hospital. The overseas assignment has cancelled and KAI returns to MEI’s home, unexpectedly he sees KEN is there… When RYAN enquires the doctor about the condition of CHARLIE, he finally knows that she is not pregnant at all. Both the secrets of MEI and CHARLIE are exposed; they turn to LAI for help at the same time. Yet the injury of her spine finally erupts, LAI is in great pain and faints in front of everybody. The doctor mentions that her situation is critical and an operation is needed urgently……
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…