Virtues Of Harmony II - Season 1

1x341 - Episode 341

August 23, 2004

TAI TSUN and HELENA show up at the Honey Cave wearing 1970s-style clothes and say that they have a cousin, WAH, nick-named ‘Tribal Chief’, coming to visit Hong Kong. They go to pick up WAH from the hotel. WAH is scared by their outfits and behaviour, so he hides and decides to return to Shanghai immediately. They think that a real tribal chief, who has come to visit with a tour group, is WAH, and bring him home. As soon as they arrive home, HELENA tries to sell him some jewelry. He claims that he has no money, but only ‘gold’. GUCCI and the others have dinner at the Seafood Boat. They pay for the meal when they see that the chief has no money. The chief is enraged to hear the KIMs criticizing his islands and punishes them secretly.

1x342 - Episode 342

August 24, 2004

The chief swears to regain his dignity before midnight. SING points out that the chief’s bodyguards are very good at martial arts, and can kill a man in a flash. GUCCI suggests leaving the flat temporarily. Unfortunately, the front and back doors are guarded by the bodyguards. TAI TSUN and HELENA scream out loud when the clock strikes midnight. Apparently, the chief only wants to take revenge on them. The KIMs take the chief to a dim sum restaurant. He sees that the KIMs are hypocritical and unjust, so he decides to call off SING’s wedding. Everyone is shocked.

1x343 - Episode 343

August 25, 2004

SING holds the volleyball, given by Princess Fiona, and sighs how unfair it is that he can’t marry her. GUCCI and the others go down on their knees to beg the chief to change his mind. He agrees to let SING marry FIONA if everyone can be honest, not wasteful, and just in 3 days. The KIMs find the chief watching them all the time. SING thanks everyone for helping him. LAM SIN shows up at the Honey Cave with scratch marks on his face and begs everyone to lie for him. SING is not scared of the chief and decides to tell a white lie for LAM SIN.

1x344 - Episode 344

August 26, 2004

KEI SUM finds that LAM SIN has hidden an erhu and demands that he breaks it. She and HELENA look for a receipt in a rubbish bin in a department store, so that they can take part in a lucky draw. Unfortunately, they can only find receipts of each, so they have one draw together. They try to sell their holiday house coupon for cash. SARAH reveals their plot. TAI TSUN, LAM SIN, KEI SUM and HELENA go to the holiday house. HELENA and KEI SUM fight over the rooms and beds. When they receive a call from their mahjong friend, they rush back to Kowloon and order their men to stay in the house.

1x345 - Episode 345

August 27, 2004

TAI TSUN tells LAM SIN that he will be delighted if HELENA will not talk for a day. LAM SIN instructs him to put a snake inside a rice cooker to scare HELENA, and make her scream so much that she loses her voice. He finds that his rice cooker has been borrowed from someone and has been returned when he gets home. His plot doesn’t work out. HELENA learns about his plan and twists his ear very hard. KEI SUM and HELENA run into bad luck. They overhear BOON YAT SIN saying that if they can find someone they really hate, they can transfer the bad luck to that person. They devise a plan accordingly.

1x346 - Episode 346

August 30, 2004

HELENA tries to find someone she really hates. Meanwhile, KEI SUM shows up and tries to steal her chance to help WONG. They argue with each other. Suddenly, they become each other’s most hated person. They are troubled by how to become sworn sisters. KELLY suggests that they write apologetic letters to each other. When they accept the letters, they pretend to be good sisters. The KIMs know that they have secretly bought knives and scissors. Although they look like good sisters, they might try to kill each other.

1x347 - Episode 347

August 31, 2004

TAI TSUN is sick. HELENA ignores him and plays mahjong. LAM SIN visits him at the SHEKs. He feeds TAI TSUN some medicine. When LAM SIN goes to the toilet, HELENA comes home and eats up all the seafood congee, which is on the table. KEI SUM sees two empty bowls on the table. Together with TAI TSUN’s unclear explanation, she swears that he is hiding something. He keeps talking on the phone and forgets to deliver some take-away food. The KIMs think that he is having an affair. HELENA seeks help from them, which they agree to give.

1x348 - Episode 348

September 1, 2004

LAU KAM thinks that LAM SIN and TAI TSUN are having a relationship. HELENA and KEI SUM find this hard to believe. MARCO and the others drag LAM SIN to a beach. He shuts his eyes the whole time. HELENA puts on some sexy underwear to seduce TAI TSUN, but he would rather kill himself than get close to her. LAM SIN and TAI TSUN are signaling to each other, and everyone decides to find out if they are having an affair. HELENA and KEI SUM praise each other verbally, but curse each other in their hearts. After so much bad luck, they decide to talk to BOON YAT SIN. He explains how to transfer it to someone else. They realize that they have wasted all their efforts and turn their backs to each other again.

1x349 - Episode 349

September 2, 2004

GEORGE sees SARAH searching through his VCDs and DVDs, and thinks that she still loves him. SARAH and KITTY receive a banquet invitation, which brings them mixed feelings, from their old school friend MAO, who is getting married for the third time. KITTY decides to copy MAO and tries to force her lover to marry her. She asks SARAH to get some ‘Fertility Tea’. TODAY and the others hold a birthday party for SARAH at the SHEKs’. They soon disappear with excuses. GEORGE feels something bad is going to happen. He thinks that SARAH is trying to force him to get her pregnant.

1x350 - Episode 350

September 3, 2004

GEORGE finds out about SARAH getting the ‘Fertility Tea’ for KITTY and the reason for everyone leaving. He realizes that he misunderstood SARAH. He feels sorry when he sees her leaving sadly after throwing away his VCDs. LAU KAM and MARCO try to please TODAY. Apparently, a top model SUKI is appearing on a TV game show. They want TODAY to get them some tickets and some signed posters. When they arrive at the office, ROGER announces that SUKI is going to be their advertising model, which excites them.

1x351 - Episode 351

September 6, 2004

MARCO, KELLY and LAU KAM are forced to help ROGER pursuing SUKI, which annoys them. SARAH knows that SUKI, BONNIE and CAROL are only trying to take advantage of ROGER, so she advises him not to be fooled, but he ignores her. Then he overhears the girls talking, which confirms that SARAH was telling him the truth. ATHENA dresses up sexily, but ROGER scolds. MARCO and the others are shocked to see ROGER helping an old lady to move stuff onto a truck.

1x352 - Episode 352

September 7, 2004

MARCO and the others are shocked when ROGER suddenly shows up as they are having a hot pot in the office. LAU KAM points out that they need to help ROGER make up with SUKI, so that they can keep on skiving. LAU KAM tells ROGER that SUKI wants to make up with him, but SARAH learns that SUKI is going to blackmail ROGER. ROGER goes to the hotel to talk to SUKI. She drugs his wine. Luckily, SARAH arrives in time. She loses balance and falls on top of ROGER after punching SUKI. Someone takes some photos of them lying together in bed.

1x353 - Episode 353

September 8, 2004

ROGER knows that SARAH is a good girl with not many friends, so he introduces a good bachelor SZETO KAM YUEN to her. YUEN turns to leave as soon as he sees her. ROGER arrives and drags him back to see her. YUEN ignores her after ROGER leaves. ROGER tries to let SARAH know that she needs to change her look by sending her some fashion, facial and hair salon coupons. He wants to see her in a new look, but only sees the KIMs buying some new clothes.

1x354 - Episode 354

September 9, 2004

SARAH runs into a macho man and knocks over the bag that he is carrying. She is shocked to see lots of jewelry and a gun in it. A policeman comes and arrests the man. He shouts out that he will remember her. She worries that the man will take revenge, so she decides to change her look. SARAH bumps into YUEN, who is attracted to her. She feels great afterwards. She asks a fortune-teller to predict her love life. She pulls out a card of ‘The King Is Crowned’. The images in her head are of GEORGE acting as an emperor in a show and ROGER being urged by a stewardess, who is holding the same card, to get abroad the plane. Who is going to be SARAH’s true love?

1x355 - Episode 355

September 10, 2004

KELLY and MARCO go for a dim sum meal with KEI SUM and the KIMs. KELLY yells at KEI SUM to stop her from eating a pig’s trotter. She tells the same thing to GUCCI, but in a softer tone, annoying KEI SUM. The neighbors praise GUCCI for having a good daughter-in-law, which pleases her, but makes KEI SUM even more jealous. KEI SUM reminds KELLY of how kind she was to her, but LAM SIN points out that she has only scolded and beat KELLY ever since she was little. She remembers that KELLY is terrified of black dogs, so she takes her to a back street, and waits for a black dog to attack her, and then tries to save her. Unfortunately, this backfires.

1x356 - Episode 356

September 13, 2004

KELLY and GUCCI enter the “Hong Kong’s best mother and daughter-in-law” competition and win first prize. KELLY assumes that GUCCI will give her the prize (a diamond necklace), but she is wrong. The KIMs travel to Thailand. KELLY has to work and cannot join them. GUCCI forgets to bring her passport and has to go back home. She notices that her passport has been trodden on when she gets home. In order to preserve harmony, she gives KELLY the diamond necklace. The KIMs are trapped in a lift when they come home. KELLY claims to have a stomachache. When the firemen open the lift door, a noxious smell emanates from the lift, and all the KIMs are lying on the floor in a faint.

1x357 - Episode 357

September 14, 2004

LAU KAM reveals KELLY’s story in the lift on a webpage. GUCCI accidentally sends it out by email, which annoys KELLY. KEI SUM promises KELLY to strike the KIMs back. The next morning, the KIMs find themselves suffering from hair loss, rashes, lip blisters and itching and aching on their calves. When they hear KEI SUM claiming to be the “Southeast Asian Number One Witch”, they beg KELLY for mercy and to reverse the curse. KELLY receives an urgent phone call from KEI SUM asking for her. When she rushes to meet her, she finds four housewives and KEI SUM all hurt. The housewives blame KEI SUM for bringing them disaster by claiming that she is the “Mahjong Queen”. GUCCI and the others then realize the cursing was just a misunderstanding.

1x358 - Episode 358

September 15, 2004

GUCCI and MARCO envy SAM POR playing with her grandchild. KELLY declares immediately that she doesn’t want to have children. LAU KAM suggests MARCO should cause an “accident”, to which MARCO agrees. He swaps KELLY’s contraceptive pills with chocolate. She moves back to her parents’ home after finding out. MARCO begs her forgiveness outside the LAMs’ flat and promises he will never try to force her to have children again. However, he is gone when she opens the door. KEI SUM wants KELLY to go back to the KIMs as soon as possible, so she goes to see how badly the KIMs want KELLY to return. LAU KAM packs up all KELLY’s stuff for her to take away, which shocks her.

1x359 - Episode 359

September 16, 2004

GUCCI demands that MARCO bring KELLY home, but LAU KAM tries to stop him. At the office, KELLY pretends she has a cough. MARCO pours her some hot water, but LAU KAM plays a trick on him again. KELLY sees GUCCI scolding MARCO, he admits that he did something wrong after drinking; KELLY hates him for having a mistress. She and KEI SUM follow the others. They see a pregnant woman MAY demanding that MARCO be responsible for her. KEI SUM pays MAY ,000 thinking that will save KELLY’s marriage, which shocks the KIMs. In fact, MARCO lost ,000 on gambling at a banquet. KEI SUM is devastated when she hears the news.

1x360 - Episode 360

September 17, 2004

TODAY finds out that a restaurant is offering free buffet, on condition that customers do not put on more than 3 pounds after eating. Everyone tries hard to avoid paying, but only ATHENA succeeds. A model stands the shooting crew up. All the girls in the office try to put on the designated bathing suit to replace the model. However, KELLY is the only one it fits, much to ATHENA’s annoyance. ATHENA replaces all the snacks in the pantry with fattening food to make everyone put on weight. KELLY finds out that she has put on five pounds. She tries to lose weight by doing kickboxing, and faints. MARCO rushes to the hospital and finds that KELLY is pregnant.

1x361 - Episode 361

September 20, 2004

KELLY interrogates MARCO over her pregnancy. She learns from the news that she had purchased fake contraceptive pills, and is very annoyed. ATHENA threatens to fire her. Only then she remembers that she did not go to see a client because she was hospitalized. She tries to explain, but ATHENA won’t believe that she is pregnant and demands that she show her the doctor’s certificate. While MARCO dashes to the hospital to get the doctor’s certificate, ATHENA hurries LILY to type up a dismissal letter. The girls try to help KELLY by planting viruses into the office computers. However, ATHENA takes her own laptop out and types the letter herself.

1x362 - Episode 362

September 21, 2004

KELLY is too hungry to sleep. However, she vomits every thing up when she eats. She forces MARCO to find ways to help her eat and sleep. They decide to hire a domestic helper to help out with the new baby, but the KIMs and the LAMs forcibly object. GUCCI and KEI SUM both claim that they are experts in baby care. LAU KAM and the others decide to hold a competition for them. They ask them to carry a big winter melon and shop for eggs, bean curd and light bulbs in the market. They finish the task, but with great difficulties. Then, they are given an IQ test. While they are competing neck and neck, they both black out from exhaustion.

1x363 - Episode 363

September 22, 2004

LAU KAM sets up a betting pool on whether KELLY will have a girl or a boy. The KIMs want her to have a girl, but the LAMs want the opposite. LILY tells KELLY that eating sweet food will bring her a girl, so she eats all kinds of sugary food. She is diagnosed with carrying twins, which delights MARCO. ATHENA and KELLY meet a client Mrs. CHAN. When she finds out that KELLY is pregnant, she asks ATHENA to offer her seat to KELLY. She also reminds KELLY of all the precautions during pregnancy, which annoys ATHENA. KELLY wants to quit her job in order to take care of the babies herself, but MARCO worries about their finances if she quits.

1x364 - Episode 364

September 23, 2004

MARCO worries about not having enough income, so he works as a part-time coolie. He twists his wrist and loses more than he gains. He meets an old friend, who introduces him to working at a gigolo bar. KELLY notices that MARCO is spending a lot of money on the baby cots and becomes suspicious. She and LAU KAM follow MARCO to the bar and see him working there. Before he can explain, KELLY slaps him on the face. He explains to everyone the real situation, which brings the KIMs great relief.

1x365 - Episode 365

September 24, 2004

KELLY goes for crazy shopping. She cannot manage the bags and boxes. Luckily SHAN passes by and helps her. He lectures her that she should not squat because of her pregnancy. Afterwards, he goes to the Honey Cave and annoys everyone with his arrogant tycoon attitude. NAM has a swim in the sea and finds that the female changing room is under maintenance when she wants to take a shower. She goes into the male one instead. SHAN rushes into the toilet and is utterly embarrassed to find NAM in it. A new cafe, La Gogo, opens near the Honey Cave. GUCCI goes to investigate and is worried by the competition it brings to the Honey Cave.

1x366 - Episode 366

September 27, 2004

The KIMs find out that SHAN is the owner of La Gogo, and hate him. The Honey Cave business diminishes sharply because of La Gogo. GUCCI wants to close it down, but somehow, SHAN is tricked by his uncle, SZE MO, and loses all his money, so he has to close down La Gogo. The Honey Cave gets back to normal. While everyone is celebrating this development, SHAN suddenly appears at the Honey Cave. SHAN’s father’s helped GUCCI before, so she takes SHAN in and helps him to file a lawsuit. SHAN is broke. He is looked down on by everyone. TODAY pities him.

1x367 - Episode 367

September 28, 2004

SHAN swears in front of his father’s grave that he is going to live a new life. Unfortunately, his bad spending habit worries the KIMs. MARCO and KELLY try hard to force ROGER to hire SHAN as the manager. NAM runs into SHAN on his first day at work. She feels very unlucky and even blacks out. After she regains consciousness, she thinks that SHAN has told everyone about her and the embarrassing changing room incident, so she looks for him to take revenge. She forces him to swear in the toilet that he will tell no one about the incident. He is very intimidated by her evil look when she breaks a metal ball pen.

1x368 - Episode 368

September 29, 2004

In order to avoid being in the same vehicle as SHAN, NAM rents a whole mini-bus. She bumps into him at the Mau Lei Building afterwards and learns that he is staying with the KIMs. He complains that Ka Yan is too small in scale for him. He praises ATHENA, but at the same time criticizes everyone else and annoys them. ATHENA lets him drive her car and he crashes it. She is devastated after she loses her car, so she sends him to meet the client alone. He buys the KIMs dinner and hires some westerners to play music at the table. Mr. SZE admires SHAN very much, which pleases ROGER. However, ROGER only finds out that he has lost more than million after taking a look at the contract. He decides to get rid of SHAN.

1x369 - Episode 369

September 30, 2004

GUCCI cannot stand SHAN’s spending anymore. She plots some tricks to make him lose everything. MO witnesses it and laughs at him. The KIMs show up to support SHAN, which moves him. He finally has a mental breakthrough and decides to be realistic. GUCCI is delighted and begs ROGER to re-hire him. ROGER agrees to her request, but only on condition that SHAN apologizes to him in public.

1x370 - Episode 370

October 1, 2004

SHAN brings more problems than help to the company, which annoys everyone. He volunteers to do housework for the KIMs. The next morning, GUCCI and SARAH are in shock at the state of their flat. The KIMs complain about SHAN, so they discuss how to make fun of him. LAU KAM orders SHAN to work for the A & ABC’s project. He later finds out that A & ABC is already closed down, and realizes that LAU KAM is playing a trick on him. He tears up all the documents in front of everyone, including a check. KITTY rushes to stop him, but it is too late. Unfortunately, the check is the remaining sum that A & ABC owes Ka Yan.

1x371 - Episode 371

October 4, 2004

SHAN tears up the check from A & ABC, which should have paid everyone’s salary for the month. LAM SIN tells LAU KAM that he feels unwell. LAU KAM advises him to get some strengthening medicine from TAI LIK at Temple Street. LAM SIN buys some “Sex A-pills”, but these are later swapped by LAU KAM for some fake ones. KELLY and the other girls get hold of some coupons for “Slim-up” pills. ATHENA confiscates them using her position, and sends SHAN to get the pills. He asks LAU KAM to hand the pills to her, but LAU KAM passes her the “Sex A-pills” by accident. They both take the wrong pills and start to feel some biological changes in their bodies.

1x372 - Episode 372

October 5, 2004

ATHENA has grown a beard, so she interrogates SHAN and demands that he is fired. NAM learns of it and accuses her of abuse of power. ATHENA orders SHAN to write a letter of apology, but he refuses. She makes everyone else work hard to make them resent SHAN. NAM finds out that the Kowloon Emperor is involved in the “Slim-up” pills, so she and SHAN investigate him. One day, the Kowloon Emperor comes up to the office to look for LAU KAM. SHAN overhears their conversation. He wants to report to ATHENA, but is stopped by LAU KAM. SHAN agrees to write a letter of apology, which disappoints NAM. He takes LAU KAM to a grave and tells him why he wrote the letter.

1x373 - Episode 373

October 6, 2004

NAM disdains SHAN for writing the letter of apology and accuses him of wearing a mask. NAM finds that the underwear she bought with the other girls is gone and suspects SHAN. She plots to catch the thief. SHAN falls into her trap by accident, and she is more convinced that he is the thief. She then finds out that she was wrong and is sorry for causing an injury to SHAN’s hands. She brings him lunch. He takes the chance to play a trick on her. When she finds out that his hands were never hurt, she slaps him on the face.

1x374 - Episode 374

October 7, 2004

At the Honey Cave, GEORGE tells everyone that he used to have a shirt which made him look tall and handsome, but he lost it a long time ago. ROGER wants to play ping-pong, so KELLY introduces him to SARAH. They get on really well. GEORGE sees SARAH pack away his beloved shirt and thinks that she is still in love with him, so he avoids her. She meets ROGER for another ping-pong game to kill some time. He is aching all over the next day. She feels sorry for causing him to suffer and cooks some rice noodles for him as compensation.

1x375 - Episode 375

October 8, 2004

ROGER meets SARAH many times with the excuse of playing ping-pong. He dates her to see the stars and presents her with a bunch of roses. Unexpectedly, she uses the flowers for praying, which amuses ROGER and makes him feel that she is rather unusual. SARAH bumps into GEORGE in a bookstore. He avoids her again, hurting her feelings. ROGER asks OI to cancel his date with a top model. OI thinks that he is pursuing a girl because he has a bet with someone. KELLY and KITTY tell the KIMs about it. When ROGER is about to reveal his love to SARAH, the KIMs hit him on the head and he blacks out.

1x376 - Episode 376

October 11, 2004

The KIMs are excited to learn that ROGER is in love with SARAH, but she avoids him. GEORGE shows up at the Honey Cave looking like a young man. Everyone guesses that he is in love, which makes SARAH feel bitter. ROGER is very short-tempered after being turned down by SARAH. He scolds MARCO and the others for skiving. LAU KAM argues that bringing ROGER and SARAH together is the only way to find peace. SARAH wanders on the street sadly. She quickly turns away when she sees ROGER. Then a robber kidnaps them both and takes them to a corrugated iron shack.

1x377 - Episode 377

October 12, 2004

FRANCIS informs the others that GEORGE will bring his girlfriend to the Honey Cave. When GEORGE shows up with CHING YAN everyone is happy for him because she appears to be a nice girl. YAN forces GEORGE to become an insurance agent, which upsets him because he is still in love with the show business. After discussing with SARAH, he decides to carry on with his present job. FRANCIS has a car crash, and urgently needs a kidney transplant. GEORGE agrees to be the donor immediately, but YAN objects, making GEORGE reject her even more.

1x378 - Episode 378

October 13, 2004

FRANCIS and the others suspect that GEORGE is suicidal after his relationship with YAN ends. SARAH causes a long wait for other customers in the bank just to make 20 cents more. GEORGE learns from a bank debit note that SARAH is the super fan who lent him ,000 to pay off his debts. He loses consciousness at home. Luckily, SARAH is there to take good care of him. He challenges ROGER to an arm wrestle, but loses. He then decides to reveal his feelings to SARAH. While she is cleaning the toilet, GEORGE stands outside to ask her to cook him a Satay Macaroni if she accepts him. If she doesn’t, she should cook him a ham Macaroni. Unfortunately, SARAH has her earphones on and doesn’t hear a word.

1x379 - Episode 379

October 14, 2004

KELLY, MARCO and TODAY try every trick to acquire their favorite things. LAU KAM is delighted to learn that he has what they want. KITTY uses an excuse to refuse intimacy with LAU KAM, which arouses his suspicion. He sees a man in KITTY’s flat and beats him up. He later finds out that the victim is a mainland tourist who is renting one of KITTY’s rooms. When LAU KAM returns home, he, based on a fortune-telling book, calculates that he is going to live to 82, but KITTY’s life span is only 42. He tries every way to extend KITTY’s life expectancy and shortening his own, but fails. He is shocked to learn from a fortune-telling professor the difference between “misfortune” and “life shortening”.

1x380 - Episode 380

October 15, 2004

LAU KAM sees an old lady, KUK, leave something behind, so he chases after her. KUK thanks him for his kindness and suggests becoming his sworn mother. Everyone knows that KUK is a millionaire, although she doesn’t appear to be one. LAU KAM might have a chance to inherit her wealth if he becomes her sworn son. The whole thing excites him. MARCO and LAU KAM are disgusted by the intimate relationship between a handsome young boy and his wealthy sworn mother, WAI. KUK goes to tea with LAU KAM. She is extremely amorous towards him and gives him a hotel room key. Her acts scare LAU KAM off. He and KITTY are approaching a building when they see KUK…

1x381 - Episode 381

October 18, 2004

LAU KAM originally thinks that having children is a good investment. However, he changes his mind when he sees how modern people abandon their aged parents. He thinks that his life will be sorted if KITTY has a life insurance policy with him as the beneficiary. Although KITTY has already bought a life insurance, he is not the beneficiary. KITTY accidentally breaks GUCCI’s expensive jade pendant. In order to compensate for it, she sells all her expensive items and tries to borrow money from ATHENA. ATHENA demands a high interest rate on the loan. In addition, she demands that KITTY dress up like a pregnant woman and pretend to beg her to leave her husband in order to show how attractive she is to men in their old classmate gathering. KITTY takes a big sum of money to return to GUCCI, who later tells her that the pendant is only worth ,000 and the insurance company will pay for her loss……

1x382 - Episode 382

October 19, 2004

LAU KAM knows that the winner of the quadrennial “South China Textile Design Talents Contest” will win ,000. Unfortunately, ROGER announces that NAM and KITTY have been nominated to join the contest. LAU KAM tricks KITTY into quitting the contest. NAM also has to quit because of her skin allergy. ROGER and a client CHAN have a business meeting. CHAN derides the fact that NAM and KITTY are under standard. CHAN’s assistants and secretary use laptop computers and PDAs, but NAM and KITTY only use paper and pen to jot minutes. They even forget to bring the contract and are unfamiliar with the shipping schedule, which embarrasses ROGER. Meanwhile, LAU KAM appears and pulls ROGER from the awkward situation. ROGER decides to let him join the “Superboy” competition, which delights him.

1x383 - Episode 383

October 20, 2004

LAU KAM is excited to join the “Superboy” competition. However, his family doesn’t share his enthusiasm. ROGER regrets nominating him. His mind wanders when he plays Ping-Pong with SARAH. LAU KAM reveals the hiding place of a contestant who is skiving. He frames an old contestant for abusing the ambulance services. He also arranges for another contestant’s girlfriends to meet together. KELLY warns KITTY that men usually abandon their old love when they become rich. Every lady in the office receives a phone message saying that LAU KAM is the snitcher. They happen to be in the same lift as LAU KAM. He takes the chance to introduce himself. The girls look at him aggressively.

1x384 - Episode 384

October 21, 2004

LILY and two other office ladies buy themselves a diamond ring, some roses and some chocolate. ATHENA makes fun of them, saying it will only be special if the presents are from their boyfriends. ROGER picks up SARAH in a convertible. Her hair gets messed up in the wind. ROGER decides to change car. He bumps into ATHENA and gives her a lift. She is shocked to see the roses in the car and thinks that he wants to pursue her. In a banquet, ATHENA hears her girlfriends praise ROGER, which makes her fall for him. Meanwhile, ROGER invites her to dance, which gives her a chance to show off in front of her girlfriends.

1x385 - Episode 385

October 22, 2004

LILY and two other office ladies gossip about how ROGER glows with satisfaction lately. ATHENA overhears their conversation and is happy for herself. ROGER drives her to the peak and asks when she will sign the paper. She replies in a shy manner, saying that she has to discuss with her parents. He is confused by her answer and realizes what she means when she takes over his car key. The cleaning lady, SISTER OI, accidentally breaks ROGER’s beloved antique vase, but he doesn’t ask her to pay for it. ATHENA’s feeling for him grows even more. She is excited when he asks her if she has time after work. However, ROGER only suggests that she should see a doctor about her dandruff, which annoys her very much.

1x386 - Episode 386

October 25, 2004

ATHENA meets the KIMs at a night market. She ends up completely covered in soup. ROGER buys a medicinal tonic for his girlfriend. KITTY praises his girlfriend, which makes ATHENA feel sour. ATHENA is shocked to find out on the street that SARAH is ROGER’s girlfriend. LILY points out that being able to cook, careful with money and caring are the three main characteristics which will please a man. ATHENA decides to change herself. She joins voluntary work with SARAH to tidy up an old lady’s flat. However, the lady shouts at her and beats her up. She also orders her to clean up two buckets of stinking manure.

1x387 - Episode 387

October 26, 2004

ATHENA approaches SARAH deliberately hoping to steal ROGER from her. Her colleagues have a meeting and conclude that ATHENA is suddenly getting on with SARAH for a reason. MARCO pours red paint over ATHENA, but she puts up with him. The next day, she brings some congee to the KIMs, who think that she has put poison in it. They decide to turn the situation around and force her to have the congee first. She loses consciousness immediately. She then tries to persuade SARAH to attend a ball held by a knight whose name is LAW with ROGER, hoping that she will make a fool of herself.

1x388 - Episode 388

October 27, 2004

ATHENA fails to humiliate SARAH at the ball and her behavior ends up helping SARAH. LAU KAM waits for a chance to strike ATHENA if ROGER becomes his support. ATHENA is very annoyed and decides to change her strategy to pushing SARAH to leave ROGER. Her plan succeeds. SARAH thinks that ROGER is having an affair and wants to split up with him. She refuses to see him. MARCO and the others try to mediate between them, but SARAH points out that they only want to keep ROGER as their backup. ROGER is depressed. ATHENA sends him home. She tries to get him drunk and have a relationship with him but…

1x389 - Episode 389

October 28, 2004

ATHENA and ROGER fall into the swimming pool while they are struggling with each other. SARAH calls up ATHENA after breaking up with ROGER. ATHENA sends KITTY to meet with SARAH, who is moved to see her. ATHENA breaks ROGER’s beloved ping-pong bat, and ROGER threatens to dismiss her. She agrees to help him get back with SARAH. She demands that MARCO, FRANCIS and LAU KAM work with her to pull ROGER and SARAH back together. Luckily, they succeed. MARCO, FRANCIS and LAU KAM receive a warning letter from the company while they are having breakfast, so they rush back to the office.

1x390 - Episode 390

October 29, 2004

People in the office find out that ATHENA has been sending chocolate flowers to herself, and suspect that she is lying about dating someone. She claims that a handsome chief inspector NG MAN TAK is her boyfriend, but no one believes her. The KIMs bump into her when she is praying at the “Lover’s wishing stone”. She insists that she has come with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, SHAN exposes her lie by accident. It is SHAN’s last day of probation. ATHENA thinks that ROGER should dismiss him immediately. However, NAM thinks that he should be given a contract because he has just closed a big contract for the company. ROGER decides to keep him.

1x392 - Episode 392

November 2, 2004

Rumours circulate that HO had a stroke while he was having sex. SHAN defends NAM. ROGER is chased out of HO’s room by his daughter and he takes his anger out on NAM. SHAN manages to distract the guards and HO’s daughter’s attention and lets NAM into the room. She finds out by surprise that she knows HO’s daughter, GRACE. GRACE chases NAM out of the room angrily. SHAN and NAM look for GRACE to discuss the business proposal, which HO has verbally agreed. GRACE invites them to attend a charity party for the children’s fund. NAM is delighted. However, it is GRACE’s plot to take revenge on NAM for damaging HO’s integrity.

1x393 - Episode 393

November 3, 2004

NAM and GRACE’s business meeting falls through. ROGER points out that it is not NAM who is at fault, but her subordinates. ATHENA derides NAM for sacrificing her subordinates. The KIMs see SHAN getting into GRACE’s sports car. They demand that SHAN reveal his relationship with GRACE. SHAN is holding an umbrella and waiting for TODAY at a building when he meets GRACE. GRACE thinks that he wants to get back with her, but he declares to her that they are finished. ROGER is worried that he will lose HO’s business, so ATHENA tries to advise him. GRACE takes HO to Ka Yan and scolds ATHENA for nearly killing HO. HO decides to increase his order on condition that NAM is in charge.

1x394 - Episode 394

November 4, 2004

KELLY finds out that she is carrying twins. The KIMs take good care of her. A TV commercial company invites her to act in a milk powder advert, which makes her even more daring. Every KIM is suffering. KELLY sees ATHENA being unreasonable in an electrical appliance shop, so she asks MARCO to read SUN’s Battle Tactics to their unborn babies, much to his annoyance. KELLY’s TV commercial comes out, but it only shows the bits of KELLY being an agitated mother. She is very annoyed and demands that MARCO give her a reason. She even swears that she will not let it go.

1x395 - Episode 395

November 5, 2004

KELLY and MARCO go up to the advertising company to find out why they played a trick on her. She lies about having a tummy ache and threatens that if anything happens to her babies because she is so angry, then it may get onto the news, which would definitely affect the sales of the milk powder. The company agrees to pay her off. LAU KAM finds his portraits posted on the street. Meanwhile, TODAY’s producer complains about her not speaking clearly. KELLY is behind it all. She claims that LAU KAM and TODAY’s bad habits are having bad influences on her babies. KELLY’s brother KONG goes to the KIM family and demands that LAU KAM apologise to KELLY. Meanwhile, an accident happens.

1x396 - Episode 396

November 8, 2004

KEI SUM blames KONG for bringing KELLY home and making the whole family suffer. LAU KAM takes MARCO to a sauna parlour when KELLY is not around. KEI SUM deceives MARCO into thinking that KELLY cries everyday since leaving the KIMs. MARCO is glad to learn from her that KELLY had agreed to go back home if he apologises to her. When KELLY is waiting for him on a street, LAU KAM suddenly calls him. Meanwhile, KELLY is knocked down by a hawker and is sent to hospital. She sees MARCO and LAU KAM walking out from a sauna parlour when KONG and KEI SUM take her home. KELLY demands a divorce, much to MARCO’s dismay. LAU KAM and TODAY, however, congratulate him. GUCCI scolds them immediately.

1x397 - Episode 397

November 9, 2004

GUCCI blames the others for causing KELLY’s departure, so she forces everybody to apologise to KELLY. KEI SUM bumps into CHOI TING TING, a fortune-teller, and learns that her life should have ended, but KELLY’s twins have extended it. The KIMs bring presents to apologise to KELLY. However, KEI SUM stops them from taking KELLY home because her babies will bring her good luck. MARCO doesn’t show up to beg KELLY to go back home, so she lies to him saying that something went wrong at KEI SUM’s home and she will move to an apartment. He tells her to check into a youth hostel instead.

1x398 - Episode 398

November 10, 2004

PETER dresses up like Spiderman to propose to NAM, which scares her big client off. ROGER is very annoyed and awards the biggest bonus to ATHENA. PETER presents NAM with a diamond ring, so LAU KAM pretends to be a property developer and her boyfriend. Unfortunately, PETER sees through his lie. SHAN is short of money. NAM lends him money, but he has to pretend to be her boyfriend in front of PETER. PETER is scared by SHAN’s hobbies like flying a private jet, so he invites him for a game of golf, which he still loses. Another pursuer appears, NAM is shocked and asks SHAN for help again.

1x399 - Episode 399

November 11, 2004

NAM pays SHAN to become her secret contract boyfriend. Their colleagues notice that SHAN has suddenly become wealthy, and interrogate him. Luckily, NAM helps him out. She demands that SHAN has an oyster eating competition with one of her pursuers, which makes him feel sick from being too full. She even pushes him into the sea in order to scare another pursuer, who declares his love for her by jumping into the sea. SHAN wants to break up the contract, but is tied up by NAM’s offer. Their colleagues see SHAN and a gay man YEUNG SHAN are very intimate and suspect that SHAN is being “taken care of”. They follow SHAN and are shocked to see he and NAM hugging.

1x400 - Episode 400

November 12, 2004

SHAN and NAM deliberately pretend to be intimate in front of other people. GUCCI worries that NG SAU will break them up, so she invites him to an expensive meal and presents him with expensive gifts to bribe him. However, he scolds her instead. NAM scolds MARCO and the others for doing a bad job. They think that she is taking her anger out on them after having an argument with SHAN, so they try hard to pull her and SHAN back together. They give NAM and SHAN presents and flowers to celebrate, and demand that they kiss. After the kiss, they rush to the back ally to clean their mouths and start shouting at each other. Meanwhile, the others appear and find out that they are only contract lovers.

1x401 - Episode 401

November 15, 2004

ATHENA makes fun of NAM and SHAN’s fake relationship, much to NAM’s annoyance. SHAN is beaten up by NAM’s pursuers. The KIMs also give GUCCI a hard time for being obsequious toward NG SAU for SHAN. SHAN has no choice but to put up with the incorrect accusation. He sends the wrong samples to a big client, resulting in cancellation of the order and NAM shouts at him. He wants to take some fashion design courses, but the school fee is too expensive. NAM hears about it and decides to help him. SHAN is delighted to find an enrolment notification attached with a scholarship confirmation letter when he gets home. He wants to take one more course, so he calls up the school for enquiry and finds out there is no scholarship. He then finds a school fee receipt in NAM’s room and suspects that NAM did everything for him.

1x402 - Episode 402

November 16, 2004

LAU KAM accidentally deletes a contract from SHAN’s computer. SHAN plans to rewrite it in the office after school, but NAM is already writing it for him. NAM has a cold. SHAN is grateful for her help and is sorry that she has fallen ill because of helping him. She is resting at home. He secretly gets into her flat to take care of her and gets hurt as a result. NAM sees his fingers covered in plasters and asks if he has cooked some congee for her. He admits to it and reveals that he loves her. She warns him that she is a cursed woman.

1x403 - Episode 403

November 17, 2004

NAM lists out many examples to prove that she is cursed, but SHAN insists that he will not give her up. MARCO and the others practise how to lose a friendly football match to Fong’s Co., which makes everyone suffer. NAM tells ALEX, one of her pursuers, that SHAN is her boyfriend. Everyone in Ka Yan lines up to welcome the Fong’s Co. representative. NAM is shocked to see that ALEX is the representative. LAU KAM advises ROGER to put NAM and ALEX together. ROGER has to urgently call off LAU KAM’s plan when he finds out that ALEX hates to be cheated.

1x404 - Episode 404

November 18, 2004

ALEX suspects NAM and SHAN’s love relationship, so he hires private investigators to check it out. The KIMs force NG SAU to move in to let SHAN and NAM pretend to be living together. LAU KAM, MARCO, KELLY and FRANCIS decorate NAM’s home. SHAN and NAM come home and find no food in the flat, and have to starve overnight. Meanwhile, NG SAU is very unsettled in the KIMs’, and wants to go home to check out NAM and SHAN. However, he is scared by the way that GUCCI eats and loses consciousness.

1x405 - Episode 405

November 19, 2004

The KIMs force SHAN and NAM to put on matching outfits, which annoys them. They try to cook together after work, but neither of them knows how, so they have to eat canned food instead. At night, while they are having a long chat, ALEX suddenly rushes in and finds some flaws in their relationship. Meanwhile, there is an unexpected thunderclap. SHAN wraps a blanket around NAM and comforts her. ALEX leaves suddenly after seeing that.

1x406 - Episode 406

November 22, 2004

ROGER says that SHAN and NAM look very suitable for each other, but she indicates that she will not consider SHAN at all. SHAN leaves NAM’s home, and both feel loath to part from each other. SARAH accidentally breaks SHAN’s expensive watch, but SHAN doesn’t care. He does, however, lose his temper when he sees LAU KAM using the tie that NAM gave him to scratch his back. NAM’s mind wanders at breakfast time and she wonders if she has fallen in love with SHAN. She is bothered by her pursuers again. Luckily, SHAN appears to save her. However, she tells him not to pretend to be her boyfriend again. In order to stop him from approaching her, she tries to find him a girlfriend.

1x407 - Episode 407

November 23, 2004

FRANCIS brings everyone, but TODAY, a present from his business trip, because she asked him not to bring back anything for her. She is very annoyed and wishes to split up with him. NAM wants to bring SHAN and TODAY together, but feels sour when he puts a jacket on TODAY. She is even more jealous when she overhears SHAN inviting TODAY to go to Cheung Chau. He sees NAM waiting at the pier and asks her to face her true feelings. She doesn’t know how to react, so she denies that she loves him, which leaves him no choice.

1x408 - Episode 408

November 24, 2004

SHAN finds out by chance that NAM lied to him about being cursed. Unfortunately, she still rejects him. TODAY arranges for SHAN to meet with NAM, which makes NAM lose her temper. NAM and ATHENA both refuse to be the manager of the Mainland factory. NAM recommends SHAN to ROGER. SHAN understands her intention and accepts the job. She loses control when she is told that SHAN has been seriously hurt in a fire in the factory. She feels relieved after verifying that SHAN was not badly injured. TODAY knows that she loves him and asks her why she can’t give him a chance, so she tells her what happened to her family before, which influences her decision.

1x409 - Episode 409

November 25, 2004

MARCO and LAU KAM visit SHAN in Dongguan and find him drinking heavily. SHAN develops a skin rash soon after returning to Hong Kong. GUCCI advises him to stick to a straight diet, but he deliberately eats a lot of deep fried food. ROGER allows him to stay in Hong Kong, thinking that he has a skin allergy from the Mainland. NAM scolds him for lacking ambition. TODAY knows that she is harsh on him for a reason, so she tries to comfort him. He decides to save up after her scolding. He meets his biggest rival SZE MO in a bank and they start arguing. SHAN is devastated to find his beloved car damaged by MO’s mistress, and it is towed away. LAU KAM tries to calm him down.

1x410 - Episode 410

November 26, 2004

SHAN swears that he will work hard to get back what he lost, which comforts NAM. ROGER finds a potential client and tells his subordinates that everyone will have a big bonus if they can close the deal. Otherwise, someone will be laid off. Unfortunately, SZE MO is the client. MO flirts with NAM when they are discussing the contract, so she pours some wine on his face and leaves. She tells ROGER that the deal with MO is off, which disappoints everyone. Meanwhile, MO shows up with a bunch of flowers and a signed contract. ROGER is most delighted. Everyone is happy for NAM’s good luck.

1x411 - Episode 411

November 29, 2004

LILY, SUGAR and GIGI agree to help SHAN to fight against MO, but when MO sends them presents, they turn around to praise him. MARCO and LAU KAM have an argument with some other customers in a restaurant. MO settles it for them and impresses them. GUCCI, SARAH and SHAN are chased by a vicious dog for no reason. Luckily, MO appears suddenly and saves them, but he is hurt by the dog. GUCCI and SARAH bring some soup to him in the hospital. He is deliberately harsh on NAM when they discuss the contract in order to extend the meeting. She has a headache. SHAN wants to buy her some painkillers, but MO sends his subordinates to buy up the painkillers near the office.

1x412 - Episode 412

November 30, 2004

NAM receives a bottle of paper stars. Everyone thinks that it is from MO, but NAM tells SHAN that she knows it is from him, and scolds him for wasting time. He works part-time in a convenience store. She brings MO to the store to upset him. MO signs a contract with Ka Yan. SHAN feels sick seeing MO showing off. He overhears MO’s order to his subordinates and worries that he will harm NAM, so he dresses up like a deliveryman to get into MO’s house. He suddenly loses control and beats MO up.

1x413 - Episode 413

December 1, 2004

SHAN and MO have a fight. SHAN finds out later that he has misunderstood him. GUCCI advises SHAN not to judge MO. SHAN asks NAM to avoid MO, but she refuses and derides him. He gives her up completely and resigns. NAM tells TODAY that she is mean to SHAN for his sake and hopes that he will succeed one day. SHAN asks Mr. CHONG to hire him to work in his South America branch, which he agrees. He goes back to Ka Yan to pack up and throws away all the paper stars. NAM picks them back up. Everyone sees SHAN off. He swears to NAM that he will only return to Hong Kong if he succeeds.

1x414 - Episode 414

December 2, 2004

NAM tells the KIMs that she and MO are only business partners, which everyone doubts. GEORGE has very little work. He feels very sour seeing that SARAH and ROGER are still close. He meets an old classmate LI LIN YING in the company. YING thanks him in front of everyone for giving him the chance of an audition, which brought him success. GEORGE keeps his regret to himself. He feels like a loser both at work and in love. While he is wandering on the street, a Hollywood movie scout spots him and invites him for an audition.

1x415 - Episode 415

December 3, 2004

SARAH learns that GEORGE is preparing for an audition, so she volunteers to gather newspaper cuttings for him. She also rehearses some scenes with him. They are so involved they nearly kiss each other. The director asks GEORGE act like a person who has lost all hope in life, which he feels that he didn’t do well. He wants to give up acting and start his own business. SARAH learns about it and tries to comfort him. She doesn’t give enough time to ROGER because of GEORGE. She even goes back to her old looks, which scares the KIMs. ROGER thinks that he is not treating SARAH well enough, so he pays even more attention to her. After dinner, she sees a beggar on the road and thinks that he is a ghost, so she shouts out GEORGE’s name by accident.

1x416 - Episode 416

December 6, 2004

SARAH understands that she has to avoid seeing GEORGE for now she is ROGER’s girlfriend. She sees ROGER meeting a very pretty client, but she is not annoyed. An herbal tea shop is giving out some badges to attract customers and SARAH is one of them. However, she can’t bear the biter taste of the tea and returns empty-handed. GEORGE gets hold of some badges for her and mixes them in with some cloth pegs, which surprises her. GEORGE has a chance to develop in Hollywood. LAU KAM points out that he is not meant to be in a western country. Only AUNT LUNG’s luck charm will protect him. SARAH learns about it and humbly begs AUNT LUNG for the charm. She puts it into GEORGE’s jacket pocket. Coincidently, GEORGE puts more badges into her cloth peg holder. Love suddenly sparkles between them.

1x417 - Episode 417

December 7, 2004

SARAH is bothered by the love triangle between GEORGE, ROGER and her. GEORGE decides to give up Hollywood and stays for her. He tries to ask ROGER to meet him on the roof and tells him everything, but fails. He and SARAH go out for a date and are nearly seen by ROGER. ROGER finds SARAH acting suspiciously lately, so he asks MARCO and the others to investigate her. They find her meeting GEORGE in a grave yard and think that she is possessed. MARCO and GUCCI follow her to the grave yard. They show up when SARAH and GEORGE are discussing how to improve ROGER’s heart function.

1x418 - Episode 418

December 8, 2004

GUCCI and the others decide not to tell ROGER about SARAH and GEORGE’s relationship. ROGER suddenly returns from Shanghai and is angry to find SARAH and GEORGE holding hands together. The others lie to him saying that someone has played a trick and put some glue on their hands. ROGER believes them. He takes out a ring, which shocks SARAH. She pretends to be sick and runs straight home. The others try to comfort ROGER and explain to him how much stress SARAH is having from dating him. They are worried that SARAH is putting herself into a drama series and reminds ROGER to watch it finale. Surprisingly, the soap finishes with a happy ending. Meanwhile, ROGER shows up with some flowers and a ring. SARAH is shocked and runs away with GEORGE in no time.

1x419 - Episode 419

December 9, 2004

KELLY shouts at MARCO in a restaurant. Everyone suspects that she is suffering from pre-natal depression. She has offended LAU KAM, and so he scolds her. When she is trying to get back the mark six ticket, which is hidden inside LAU KAM’s sock, the others notice that the combination was contributed by everyone, but KELLY denies it. MARCO laughs at his old friend who is over protective towards his pregnant wife. The KIMs has a barbeque. Meanwhile, KELLY has a belly ache. Everyone thinks that she is about to give birth. Fortunately, she is just having a tummy ache. She is attended 24 hours by the KIMs. She tells the doctor about the KIMs’ strange behavior and the doctor diagnoses that all the KIMs are suffering from pre-natal depression.

1x420 - Episode 420

December 10, 2004

KELLY has won the first prize in a lucky draw. Unfortunately, pregnant women are not qualified for the draw, much to KELLY’s annoyance. She hears that if a woman gives birth in an aeroplane, the baby can have free rides forever. KELLY is determined to get her babies some free benefits. TODAY tells her that a television broadcasting company is giving away free milk powders, nappies and a scholarship to babies born at the strike of the New Year. KELLY’s babies are due on the 8th, so she plans to induce them.

1x421 - Episode 421

December 13, 2004

KELLY has given birth to twins. Everyone argues over how to name the babies. Finally, they are named KIM FOON and KIM HEI, following the rules in the family name book. KELLY wants to take a shower and wash her hair, but the KIMs cut off her water supply to prevent her from doing so. MARCO forces his colleagues to look at some photos and video of the twins when they are eating some prickled gingers and pig feet in the office. Everyone is annoyed. MARCO and KELLY are woken up by their sons. Neither of them wants to take care of the babies, so they push the cot to another room. The babies’ crying wakes everyone up and they find that the babies are unattended.

1x422 - Episode 422

December 14, 2004

LAU KAM has lost FOON by accident. He and KITTY want to find him by offering to change nappies for babies on the street, but fail. He wants to push the blame on GUCCI, but she sees through his plot. While they are wondering what to do, they receive a phone call saying that the caller has FOON. LAU KAM overhears TAI TSUN and his wife’s conversation in the toilet and suspects that they have kidnapped FOON. So he decides to investigate them.

1x423 - Episode 423

December 15, 2004

The KIMs receive a call from a woman saying that she can send the baby home if they pay her. They bring money to meet her in a restaurant and find out the baby is not FOON. It turns out that LAM SIN and KEI SUM have taken FOON out. They return him to the Honey Cave. BOON YAT SIN points out that GUCCI brings bad luck to her grandchildren. She finds bruises and cuts on them when she gets home. She is so worried that she has to leave home. The KIMs worry a lot about GUCCI. She meets BOON YAT SIN again and finds out what he said about her grandchildren was all rubbish. When she goes home with the others, she realizes that her infrared belt was the reason why the babies cried, which relieves her.

1x424 - Episode 424

December 16, 2004

MARCO and KELLY have to meet a client, so they ask KITTY to take care of the babies. LAU KAM tells them how careless KITTY is normally. They are so scared and run straight home. Surprisingly, they find that KITTY is taking very good care of the babies. KITTY and LAU KAM take some wedding photos. She takes the chance to force him to marry her earlier, but fails. He has a car accident, which worries her a lot. He tries to trick her to give up the idea of having a baby. She goes to pray for him. BOON YAT SIN tells her that LAU KAM can only get married but not have a child. Otherwise, he might die.

1x425 - Episode 425

December 17, 2004

KITTY tells LAU KAM that she is too old to have a baby, much to his delight. He has lots of grey hair and is laughed at being old. The others say that he will live alone, but he replies that he has KITTY. He has a fever. The KIMs are too busy to take him to the doctor’s, so he goes alone and has an accidental fall. He is admitted to the hospital. An old man stays next to him tells him how glad he is to have a son to take care of him in his old age. LAU KAM is convinced by him to start up a family. He proposes to KITTY. She agrees to marry him but is not prepared to have a child with him.

1x426 - Episode 426

December 20, 2004

LAU KAM has BOON YAT SIN’s consent to try to trick KITTY to agree on having a child with him, but their plot fails. She threatens to leave him. KITTY dresses up elegantly to go to work. KELLY says that she might have met someone else. LAU KAM believes that KITTY is only doing that to annoy him. The KIMs are having a meal in a high class restaurant. They bump into KITTY and PAUL, who is a lawyer. LAU KAM speaks sarcastically, but ends up being humiliated. The others ask KITTY to forgive LAU KAM, but KITTY tells them that she and PAUL are in love and that they plan to get married soon. The news hits LAU KAM really hard.

1x427 - Episode 427

December 21, 2004

LAU KAM tries to visit KITTY, but is sent home. He dresses up to go to work and pretends that he has a date. He also arranges a beautiful extra to be his girlfriend, but his plan fails. He asks a good friend to investigate PAUL and finds that PAUL is better than him in any way. He decides to frame him by putting some pornographic materials in his suit jacket. Unfortunately, he cocks it up and embarrasses himself instead.

1x428 - Episode 428

December 22, 2004

GUCCI and the others decide to help LAU KAM to get KITTY back. He plays the piano for her, but is found out playing a tape. She is very annoyed by his lack of sincere. She agrees to get back to him if he wins a competition in there days’ time. However, he joins many competitions and loses each one of them. KITTY decides to meet with PAUL’s parents in the States. LAU KAM knows that she will meet PAUL in the airport, so he asks LAM SIN to take him there. Coincidentally, a marathon is held on the highway and the road is blocked. He gets off the car and runs. He wins the race eventually.

1x429 - Episode 429

December 23, 2004

SARAH finds her egg tarts are stolen. Everyone thinks that TAI TSUN and HELENA did it. The next day, the thief shows up again. MARCO fails to catch him, but GUCCI does. A neighbor, UNCLE CHOI, says that MARCO and TODAY don’t inherit any of GUCCI’s smartness. LAU KAM points out that it might have skipped a generation. KELLY decides that her sons should become lawyers or doctors. The others ask FOON and HEI to decide their future. The babies pick up a cross and a Buddhist necklace among other things, an implication that they want to become a monk or a priest when they grow up.

1x430 - Episode 430

December 24, 2004

GUCCI wants to have a family gathering, but the KIMs have already had their own plans. LAU KAM swears that he will find GUCCI a partner. He finds out that she likes someone like kungfu master WONG, who likes to help people. A customer smokes in the Honey Cave. GUCCI fails to tell him off. While they are arguing, a man suddenly comes up and kicks the smoker out of the restaurant. The next day, GUCCI falls down when she is delivering some takeaway. The same man appears to help her again. He leaves her with his jacket and a good impression.

1x431 - Episode 431

December 27, 2004

The man is called UNCLE SUEN. He notices that GUCCI has a backache, so he teaches her tai chi and she teaches him dancing in return. He also helps her to take care of her grandsons. She falls for his manhood. HELENA has joined the “Greatest Mother” competition. The KIMs nominate GUCCI to join. She dreams of being awarded the honor of a chaste widowed woman. However, SUEN suddenly appears and makes her lose the honor. GUCCI avoids him the next day. He visits her at her flat. Meanwhile, the KIMs come back. She is pushing him into her room when his cell phone rings. The others therefore mistakes that there is a thief. The next day, the KIMs tell her in the Honey Cave that they don’t mind her getting married again.

1x432 - Episode 432

December 28, 2004

Some triads show up at where TODAY and GEORGE are filming. SUEN appears to settle the event. The news reports that the police are fighting against some triad organizations. One of the master minds has been caught. One is dead and one has escaped. GUCCI passes by a funeral parlor the next day and SUEN is there for the deceased, who is none other than the master mind. She dreams of having a wedding in a church with SUEN when Police Inspector WONG suddenly appears. WONG finds some criminal evidence on him. She is woken up by her dream. The nest day, she tells SUEN that she doesn’t want to be connected to him. He tries to explain, but she will not listen.

1x433 - Episode 433

December 29, 2004

GUCCI destroys the presents that SUEN has given her before. She insists not to be his girlfriend. SUEN chases after her. She demands that he leaves the organization. She overhears his phone conversation and knows that he has not left it. When she confronts him about it, she finds out that everything is just a misunderstanding. He looks for her to have a chat. The KIMs think that he is going to reveal his feelings to her. However, it turns out that everything is only GUCCI’s fantasy.

1x434 - Episode 434

December 30, 2004

NAM suddenly remembers that she is nearly 28, so she asks TODAY out and hands her all her stock shares. TODAY laughs at her, saying that it looks like she is preparing for her death. SZE MO tries to talk to NAM in a pub, but she ignores him. He has a bet of ,000 with his friends that he will get NAM. NG SAU is cheated millions by his colleagues. NAM worries for his future, so she buys lots of mark six tickets. None of them wins. NAM sees SUGAR looking for a new owner for her dog, so she decides to look for a woman for SAU, too.

1x435 - Episode 435

December 31, 2004

NG SAU tries to locate his colleague “Prop CHAN”, wishing that he will pay him back. NAM tries to take him home, but fails. GUCCI passes by and manages to convince him to go home. BOON YAT SIN says that GUCCI and SAU have a relationship for seven lives. NAM wants to pull them together after hearing that. MO proposes to NAM with a diamond ring, which is worth millions. She agrees to marry him for SAU’s future. She and MO play golf. She finds out that MO is pursuing her for a bet with his friends.

1x436 - Episode 436

January 3, 2005

GUCCI mentions about SHAN. NAM doesn’t reply. ROGER has a big contract, but the client insists that NAM to meet him. It turns out that SHAN is the client. He sought for opportunities in the South America and has become the director of a company. He deliberately gives NAM a hard time and demands to have the proposal by the next day. MO comes to Ka Yan to pick up NAM. He tells SHAN that he will marry NAM, which shocks him. SHAN turns down GUCCI’s proposal on opening a restaurant in South America. He goes on and humiliates the Honey Cave, which outrages GUCCI so much that she swears not to see him again.

1x437 - Episode 437

January 4, 2005

MO tries to sell his company. SHAN is interested, but MO turns him down. SHAN is not satisfied with NAM’s proposal, so she holds her anger and modifies it again. SHAN offers NAM millions to break her engagement with MO, which she accepts. SHAN scolds her for being materialistic. He also thanks her for abandoning him before, which has stimulated him to work hard. NAM swears that they are not friends anymore.

1x438 - Episode 438

January 5, 2005

SHAN and NAM turn their back to each other. GUCCI tries to test NAM’s feeling for SHAN by setting up a road side funeral for him, but fails. TODAY and NG SAU have returned from the mainland after a filming trip. KELLY suggests having a dinner out. TODAY advises NAM to tell SHAN the truth, but she insists her to keep it a secret. The KIMs talk about SHAN’s new girlfriend. NAM thinks that they are playing a trick on her. Meanwhile, SHAN and his girlfriend VIVIAN appear. He introduces her to everyone as his fiancee, which shocks NAM.

1x439 - Episode 439

January 6, 2005

The KIMs visit SZE MAN’s grave. TODAY takes the chance to scold SHAN for being ungrateful. NAM prepares some information on wedding for SHAN. TODAY praises her greatness. VIVIAN and her brother TO dine with the KIMs. GUCCI praises TO’s personality. TO replies her that he is very easy going, but he will not allow anyone to bully his younger sister. SHAN distributes his wedding invitation cards in Ka Yan and ends up having an argument with NAM. He finds out that NAM has ordered a coffin, which he thinks that she is playing a joke on him on his wedding day. Later, he is shocked to find her name on the tablet.

1x440 - Episode 440

January 7, 2005

SHAN finds out that NAM has a terminal disease, so he looks everywhere for her. Meanwhile, the KIMs try every way to destroy SHAN and VIVIAN’s wedding. SHAN dresses up as a monk to wait in a temple for NAM to show up to visit her late parents. When she does, he asks to be with her until the end of her life. They walk along the beach and talk about the past. NAM’s scarf is blown away. SHAN worries that it is the sign indicates that NAM is dying.

1x441 - Episode 441

January 10, 2005

NAM and SHAN are delighted to find that her father is someone else, so she has not inherited the family disease. GUCCI forces SHAN to tell VIVIAN that he loves NAM. When he is about to do it, VIVIAN tells him that her father’s car has been bombed and her brother has been retained in the airport. She is not sure if they are dead or alive. SHAN doesn’t want to hurt either NAM or VIVIAN. He gets the KIMs to help him so that he can go out with both girls.