A Handful of Love — Season 1, Episode 3: By Hook or by crook

Episode synopsis

YUEN’s best friend and matchmaker LEUNG is a screenwriter. Eager to hand in a script to TING, LEUNG asks YUEN to accompany him to shop for a PC, but YUEN is busy choosing an electronic dictionary for YAN. LAI and CHI want video games for Christmas but YUEN insists on giving them educational games as presents. The children are upset, but YUEN turns a deaf ear to TING’s advice. YEE, a star basketball player at school, suffers verbal abuse from a fierce opponent of a neighboring school. The careless TIGN has given more money than LAI and CHI needed for school by mistake. The two have spent the extra money on buying computer games which they had longed for, only to be found out and scolded by YUEN afterwards. YEE wins a close tie, but in the heat of the game, she breaks the arm of the opponent, who happens to be the sister of MISS LAW, class mistress of LAI and CHI. YUEN gives YEE a bitter scolding. Frustrated, YEE vows to quit the game……

About A Handful of Love

Yuen is a music teacher as well as a househusband. He meets, falls in love, and marries an optimistic TV scriptwriter, Ting, in a rush. Unfortunately, before they can adjust to the newlywed life, they suddenly become “parents” of five nephews and nieces. Yuen and Ting move from a small family into a big house to live with five nieces and nephews. Although their personalities and principles in teaching the children are complete opposites, they can always manage to solve any problems with their love. However, the children find out that their father’s death has been covered up. They divert their anger to Yuen and Ting and run away from home. Eventually, Yuen and Ting find them back. When the children start to treat them like real parents, their marriage is in a crisis. Will the children have to face another major change at home?

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Differences between sexes
• E2Romance for two
• E4Everyone has a dream
• E5Who will love me? (Part one)
• E6Who will love me? (Part two)
• E7Tough to be a big brother
• E8Believe it or not
• E9The Grass is Greener on the other side
• E10Year-end kiss off
• E11White lies
• E12Love’s not for me
• E13Sorry seems to be the hardest word