The Stew of Life
2009 · 1 season · 30 eps · Drama , Family , Comedy
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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…
Created by Sum-Wai Wong
Network: TVB Jade
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Christine Ng Wing-mei 
Evergreen Mak Cheung-Ching 
Fala Chen 
Timmy Hung Tin-Ming 
Louise Lee Si-Kei 
Chung King-Fai 
Johnson Lee Sze-Chit 
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