The Jiang family

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Jiang family

At the core of the family is retired magazine chief editor Jiang Zhen Min (Ho Kwai Lam) who single-handedly brought up his children after his wife's demise some 20 years ago.

To fulfil his wife's dying wish, Zhen Min tries his best to provide his children with much love. However, they soon begin to pursue their own paths in life and a gap gradually grows between the father and his adult children.

• Jiang Bo Wen - His eldest son Bo Wen (Steve Yap) is secretly planning to migrate with his wife Vivien (Apple Hong) and their 10-year-old son. He sells his condominium and moves in with his father on the pretext of letting his son keep his grandfather company. Bo Wen and his wife work in the same bank. Trouble brews when he is suspected of having an affair with his superior and he nearly goes bankrupt playing the stock market.
• Jiang Bo Cong - The younger son, Bo Cong (Leslie Chai), finally becomes a father after years of marriage but the couple's happiness is short-lived when he loses his job. Wan Qin (Chris Tong), who works in an electronics distribution company, becomes the family's breadwinner while the indecisive Bo Cong becomes a househusband. Their financial woes soon drives a wedge into their relationship as he is also suspected of having an affair.
• Jiang Jia Ning - Zhen Min's older daughter Jia Ning (Tiffany Leong) is a talented executive producer in a TV station who seems inclined to singlehood after a failed relationship. In the show, her days brighten up when she eventually meets Ken (Adam Chen), a photographer at her company who had returned from the US. After a whirlwind romance they settle down. The newly-weds are not eager to have a baby yet, but their meddling aunt (Chu Mi Mi) from Penang gives them an earful about the joys of parenthood.
• Jiang Jia Tong - Youngest daughter Jia Tong (Mayjune Tan) is the apple of her father's eye. A happy-go-lucky college student, Jia Tong loves to eat cake and her dream is to open a pastry shop. Due to poor health during her childhood years, homebody Jia Tong is her father's constant companion and she also cooks the family's meals. Unfortunately, she falls for the wrong guy and suffers a major emotional setback. Through the course of the series, viewers will enjoy the tender moments when the family members offer love, support and encouragement to each other when they face the trials of life.