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The Stew of Life
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The Stew of Life

2009-09-07 · 45 min / episode · Not rated

Drama · Family · Comedy

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…

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Creators
Wong Sum-Wai
Production companies
TVB
Countries
Hong Kong
Status
Ended

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Christine Ng Wing-meiChristine Ng Wing-mei
Evergreen Mak Cheung-chingEvergreen Mak Cheung-ching
Fala ChenFala ChenNg Choi Nei (Charlie)
Timmy Hung Tin-mingTimmy Hung Tin-ming
Louise Lee Sze-KeiLouise Lee Sze-Kei
Chung King-FaiChung King-Fai
Johnson Lee Sze-ChitJohnson Lee Sze-Chit
Ken WongKen Wong

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