Set in Eastern China in the mid-19th century Qing Dynasty, the mercantile Chiang family and the ambition and jealousy surrounding the issue of who will inherit the family business when Chiang Kiu dies. Hong Po-kei marries into the Chiang family as Chiang Kiu's fourth wife. She gains ownership of Hing Fung Nin, the family rice shop, and guides the ambitious coolie Chai Kau to rise in the social status ladder.
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Air Date: 2009-04-27
Accompanied by his female chef HONG PO-KEI, the Prince is delivering a batch of royal rice to the city of Wuxi. On t...
Air Date: 2009-04-28
YEE and PANG KIU ask MAN to call the police without causing any disturbance to the Prince and the feast. KEI gets ca...
Air Date: 2009-04-29
The Yellow-breasted Buntings have posed a threat to the grain harvest. For this reason, MAN has launched a “Kill the...
Air Date: 2009-04-30
Members of the TSEUNGs are debating whether or not to pay the ransom. As everyone is at a loss of what to do, HANG t...
Air Date: 2009-05-01
KIU returns to Wuxi and decides to pay the ransom. KEI tries to stop him but in vain. KEI bribes HANG’s mistress HO...
Air Date: 2009-05-04
MAN makes a formal apology to KIU but KIU is still very angry and refuses to forgive him. During the breakfast, MAN ...
Air Date: 2009-05-05
Not wanting to be oppressed by HANG, KIU takes KAU’s advice and decides to go for land transport as an alternative me...
Air Date: 2009-05-06
KAU has finally convinced TIN to send the rice back to Wuxi. KAU who has done a real good job comes back to Hing Fun...
Air Date: 2009-05-07
YEE reveals to PANG KIU that KIU did not marry her for love, but PANG KIU does not believe her at all. YEE and PANG ...
Air Date: 2009-05-08
KEI is grateful to YUE for her timely support. YUE says she understands that taking care of the whole family is too ...
Air Date: 2009-05-11
While KAU is besieged by HANG’s followers, KEI gets into the hut where KAU has been hiding himself. She makes it cle...
Air Date: 2009-05-12
CHING gives in to FONG’s request and agrees to accompany her back to her hometown. To protect YAU MAN and her mother...
Air Date: 2009-05-13
While MAN and KAU are quarrelling, millions of locusts have arrived, thus throwing the city of Wuxi into complete con...
Air Date: 2009-05-14
MAN has got all the credit for leading the city out of the locust crisis. Thinking that it is too unfair to KEI and ...
Air Date: 2009-05-15
To prevent MAN from being expelled from the family, YEE offers to give him a lecture by beating him repeatedly with a...
Air Date: 2009-05-18
MAN hates KAU so much that he is resolved to seek revenge. TONG goes to see KAU again revealing how she is kicked ou...
Air Date: 2009-05-19
KIU learns from Magistrate LAM that the Taiping troops have been attacking Hangzhou. He gets so worried when he know...
Air Date: 2009-05-20
MAN blames HING for spreading the rumor that he has murdered KAU, thus causing a great hubbub in the TSEUNG’s Mansion...
Air Date: 2009-05-21
KEI does a check on the family’s assets. She locks everything inside the audit room and passes the key to MAN. The ...
Air Date: 2009-05-22
KEI reveals to MAN that KAU is still alive and that she has a feeling that the family is being watched. Knowing that...
Air Date: 2009-05-25
KAU is going to take revenge on MAN. KEI and CHING have noticed that and do their best to stop him at once. YEE who...
Air Date: 2009-05-26
CHING has finally decided to take over the family business. The TSEUNGs are very happy about this and hold a celebra...
Air Date: 2009-05-27
KAU reveals the truth to everyone. Having realized how well-liked and respected KEI is, General CHIU finally decides...
Air Date: 2009-05-28
KAU runs into HANG who has just crawled out from the wreckage. He asks HANG about KEI’s whereabouts and HANG means t...
Air Date: 2009-05-29
The Prince is amazed at how united Wuxi citizens are in supporting KEI. He is deeply touched by their sincerity and ...