The Tofu War — Season 1, Episode 5: Episode 5
Drama, Family • 45 min • 1 season, 20 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
SIU-MING treats the employees to egg tarts, and WAI-LUNG also puts in a good word for him, which greatly puzzles SAU-KING. SIU-MING asks SZETO NAM out to Salsa Dancing. After learning that TAK-CHING invites him and VERONICA to Salsa Dancing, DOU CHEUNG immediately agrees to it. Getting carried away while dancing, SZETO NAM suddenly sees SAU-KING, so she instantly urges SIU-MING to hide. In the meantime, she asks DOU CHEUNG to cover it up for her. When TAK-CHING is dancing with VERONICA, he also asks SIU-MING to cover it up for him after catching a glimpse of SAU-KING. With six of them sitting at the same table, SZETO NAM racks her brain seeking a way out. SAU-KING leads DAN-DAN and SZETO NAM to pay tribute to her late husband, during which SZETO NAM asks SAU-KING to recall how her father sacrificed himself to save people’s lives……
About The Tofu War
Siu Sau King, who has served three generations at a century-old tofu factory, uses her position as general manager to protect her distant relative, Tou Wai Lung. It draws the ire of the heir, Dau Cheung. Coincidentally, his friend Wong Siu Ming lost his job and broke up with his girlfriend Gei Hiu Ying and is looking for a change. The two of them click instantly and decide to institute major reformsat the company. The new and old camps battle against each other day and night. Wong Siu Ming re-encounters his childhood friend Szeto Nam and vents about his problems to her. Their relationship grows quickly and they begin to think about marriage. But it turns out Szeto Nam's mother is Siu Sau King. Szeto Nam pretends to be depressed to force her mother to agree to her lightning marriage to Wong Siu Ming. But if seeing each other is hard, living together is even harder. After marriage, Wong Siu Ming faces extreme pressure at home and at work. He tries to play matchmaker for his mother-in-law and the tofu factory's boss to deflect the line of fire. Unfortunately, it is a mismatch with many setbacks, leading to a series of jokes...