List of The Journey episodes
MediaCorp Channel 8's trilogy series The Journey (simplified Chinese: 信约 ) is a story about Singapore told through the lives of different generations of Singaporeans through the years, over the country's almost one century of history. The story is told in three parts, spread across three years wrapping at the end of 2015 (year of the Nation's 50th birthday).
As of 26 August 2015, all 91 episodes of the trilogy series have been aired on Channel 8. It consist of three parts - Part 1, A Voyage with 31 episodes; Part 2, Tumultuous Times with 30 episodes; and Part 3, Our Homeland with 30 episodes.[1]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 31 | November 25, 2013 | January 7, 2014 | |
| 2 | 30 | November 24, 2014 | January 2, 2015 | |
| 3 | 30 | July 16, 2015 | August 26, 2015 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (A Voyage 唐山到南洋)
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | "Making of The Journey: A Voyage" | November 20, 2013 | |
| Take a look at the making of Channel 8's 2013 year-end blockbuster that recounts the struggles of first-generation Chinese immigrants who set foot on Singapore to seek their fortunes and future. | ||||
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | November 25, 2013 PG Some Disturbing Scenes | |
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The story begins with footage of the National Day Parade, 2013. As the audience continues to enjoy the Parade, the urban Marina Bay landscape starts to fold and ravel, before the screen starts to move along the Singapore River, in the 1920s. Later, it dives in underwater where it shows a Tong Mao ship carrying passengers who migrate from mainland China to early Southeast Asia en route to Nanyang, later known as Singapore. Hong Shi (Desmond Tan) and his bride, Yazi (Jeanette Aw), set off for Nanyang from their homeland, China. Three years ago, he had gone to Nanyang without her. He returned to get her and they made the decision to settle in Nanyang, despite her father’s objections. On the same ship are two brothers, Zhang Tianpeng (Li Nanxing) and Zhang Tianying (Allen Chen). Tianpeng looks for help as Tianying is ill, but to no avail. The sailors want to throw Tianying overboard, as they are afraid his fever may be a symptom of a contagious disease. Tianpeng is grateful when Hong Shi and Yazi fork out all they have to bribe the sailors into letting Tianying remain. In gratitude, Tianpeng swears an oath of brotherhood to Shitou. Shitou suspects that Tianying has contracted typhoid fever. Hence, Shitou brings Tianpeng to look for a rich merchant on board who has the cure. Much to Tianpeng’s astonishment, the rich merchant, Zhang Guangda (Terence Cao), becomes his sworn enemy after he refuses to give the medicine to him. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | November 26, 2013 PG | |
| Back in his hometown, Guangda marries Mingzhu (Chris Tong). Knowing Guangda isn’t a good soul, Tianpeng urges Mingzhu not to marry him. However, Mingzhu’s father has already accepted the betrothal gifts and there is no turning back. Tianpeng leaves and unfortunately, meets Guangda again on board the ship. Guangda humiliates Tianpeng, and the latter takes it all in, in hope to save his brother’s life. Mingzhu stands out to help Tianpeng, by secretly giving the medicine to him. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | November 27, 2013 PG | |
| Guangda and Mingzhu arrive at Nanyang and are received by their nephew and niece, Dong’en (Elvin Ng) and Huiniang (Joanne Peh). Huiniang discovers that Mingzhu has been abused by Guangda and threatens to file a lawsuit against him. Afraid, Guangda promises never to hit Mingzhu again. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | November 28, 2013 PG | |
| Shitou is being framed for a robbery-murder case and remands in prison. Yazi meets a swindler on her way to Shitou and almost lost her chastity. Fortunately, Huiniang comes to her rescue. Out of desperation, Yazi seeks help with Huiniang and Dong’en as they work hand in hand to prove Shitou’s innocence. Eventually, Shitou is released and Yazi is filled with gratitude towards the siblings, who bade farewell to her. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | November 29, 2013 PG | |
| When Tianpeng and Tianying set up their business of selling medicine on the streets, a gang of triad members came looking for trouble. In the process of fighting them, Tianying injures himself and Huiniang brings him to a western medical hall. The novelty of the medicines on display caught Tianying’s attention and he starts to gain interest. Huiniang encourages Tianying to be a disciple of the medical practitioner, Chen Kuang (Li Wenhai), and he agrees. Tianpeng and Tianying part ways. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | December 2, 2013 PG | |
| Guangda's first wife, Xiu Xiang (Priscelia Chan), threatens to commit suicide as he kept the truth from her of going back to his hometown to marry a second wife. Zhenniang (Carole Lin), Xiu Xiang's sister-in-law, dissuades her from doing so. Xiu Xiang laments that they are unable to bear children for the Zhang family because the Zhang family has committed countless of sins. The master of the Zhang family made a fortune by engaging in swine trading; Dong'en and Huiniang are not his biological children. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | December 3, 2013 PG | |
| It is time for Mingzhu to meet her mother-in-law (Zhu Xiufeng). Guangda brings Mingzhu home and Xiu Xiang creates a huge commotion again. She splashes kerosene oil onto Guangda and threatens to burn the whole family alive. To appease the situation, Zhenniang steps forward and gives Xiuxiang a tight slap leaving her jolted, ending the commotion. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | December 4, 2013 PG | |
| Shitou's elderly uncle, Ah Shui, is detained and beaten badly by his evil supervisor, Heilong (Pierre Png), for stealing. As a result, Ah Shui suffered fatal injuries. Heilong, the cruel foreman expects Shitou to pay his uncle's debt of $600 or else his uncle will be thrown into a lake of crocodiles. Shitou offers to pay the debt. | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | December 5, 2013 PG | |
| Cuiying (Wayne Chua)'s husband suffered minor injuries during his mining work but died soon after. It was rumored that he had a conflict with Heilong. Tianpeng finds out that the gambling den had been cheating the gamblers off their money. Shitou advises Tianpeng not to interfere with this matter lest he offends the gambling den owners. Tianpeng promises Shitou that he will not lay foot in the gambling den ever again. | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | December 6, 2013 PG | |
| Dong'en and Huiniang visit the western medical hall and see that Tianying is diligent in learning. He even attends night classes to pick up English for easy communication with Western clients. Huiniang's admiration towards Tianying increases when he takes meticulous care of Chen Kuang, the old scienctist, who fell ill. Tianying gets disheartened when he knows that Huiniang is visiting her fiance's family. He tells himself to stop his wishful thinking about Huiniang. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | December 9, 2013 PG | |
| Guangping (Desmond Sim) finds out about Guangda's plan to start an opium farm and sends someone with him to burn the farm down. Guangda tries to stop Guangping and as both were struggling, Guangping falls down the mountain valley. Heilong goes alone to check on Guangping and strangles him to death. Upon hearing the news of Guangping's death, Zhenniang suffers a big blow and faints. Xiuxiang uses the opportunity to suggest that Mingzhu cursed Guangping to death, in revenge. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "Episode 12" | December 10, 2013 PG | |
| Cuiying is touched by Tianpeng's sincerity to give her aid, and both agree to marry each other. As Tianpeng follows Heilong to Ya Sha (looking for new tin), Heilong looks for a chance to kill him. However, Tianpeng is on guard against Heilong and manages to escape this death ordeal. Tianpeng guesses that Heilong's attempted murder was because of Cuiying, but he denies. Heilong reveals his ambition to dominate the mine and asks Tianpeng to join him... | ||||
| 13 | 13 | "Episode 13" | December 11, 2013 PG | |
| Heilong pushes Tianpeng into the man-eating swamp after being saved by him, as Tianpeng rejects Heilong's offer to conquer the mine. Meanwhile, after the death of Guangping, Guangda seizes the opportunity to take his brother's business into his own hands. Zhenniang sees through his plan and exhorts Guangda to mentor Dong'en to learn the ropes of running a business. She expresses that ultimately, Dong'en would have to take over the business one day and advises Guangda not to encroach on it. | ||||
| 14 | 14 | "Episode 14" | December 12, 2013 PG | |
| Peter sees Dong’en hard at work and discovers Yijia had tipped him off about Charlie Zhang. Dong’en is happy when Huiniang makes it clear she has no feelings for Charlie and hopes to marry a man she cares about. Dong’en and Huiniang get angry when Guangda and Xiuxiang beat Mingzhu up for interfering in Huiniang’s wedding plans. Old Mrs Zhang learns Guangda has been giving many deals to Charlie. Guangda explains they need Charlie to go through the documents and Charlie is about to become family. Huiniang makes it clear no one can make her marry anyone. To resist the arranged marriage, Huiniang decides to run away from home and asks Mingzhu for help. Mingzhu admires Huiniang's courage and decides to assist her. In the night, Huiniang manages to escape from the Zhang family with Mingzhu's help. However, little did Mingzhu expect that Zhenniang would catch her red-handed. However, Zheniang had already anticipated it, so she did not scold Mingzhu. | ||||
| 15 | 15 | "Episode 15" | December 13, 2013 PG Some Sexual References | |
| Tianpeng survives by pulling on a vine. He is faint from hunger when he hears Mingzhu’s voice telling him to live. Heilong does not tell his boss the location of the new mine. Tianpeng accidentally falls into a stream and finds tin nuggets. He is elated and believes that this is the legendary place that is known to be the 'tin ore granary'. Meanwhile, he is thought dead by everyone. Cuiying refuses to attend his funeral, surprisingly, and calls Tianpeng a "fool". | ||||
| - | - | "A Voyage Talkshow" | December 16, 2013 | |
| From drama to a live talkshow, the cast from The Journey: A Voyage gather once again to reveal more behind the scene secrets, untold stories and relationships, and a glimpse of how the plot will develop in the upcoming episodes. Filmed at nex on December 8, 2013, and hosted by Guo Liang and Vivian Lai. | ||||
| 16 | 16 | "Episode 16" | December 16, 2013 PG | |
| Hong Shi suspects Heilong killed Tianpeng. Heilong admits it and warns that he will harm Yazi if Hong Shi seeks revenge. Heilong refuses to pay Hong Shi and even goads him into a fight. Heilong locks Hong Shi up and forces him to drink opium water. Heilong wants to be a mine owner. He asks Guangda to work with him, so that they can take over the mine belonging to Zhenniang’s great-uncle. He gets Guangda to register the piece of land. Guangda asks Heilong to let Cuiying keep him company. Cuiying agrees, and even dresses in red. Dahe worries when he sees her leaving with Heilong. Cuiying fails and Heilong kills her. Tianpeng returns, but it is too late. Heilong marches out to confront Tianpeng, who tells Yazi to give Shitou a letter... | ||||
| 17 | 17 | "Episode 17" | December 17, 2013 PG | |
| Chen Kuang (Li Wenhai) sends Tianying to test out and observe how the newly formulated medicine would take effect on patients. However, Tianying searches high and low for patients but to no avail. Out of desperation, he hurts himself to test out the effectiveness of the medicine! | ||||
| 18 | 18 | "Episode 18" | December 18, 2013 PG | |
| Dong’en and Huiniang sets up a trap for Charlie Zhang (Louis Wu) to trick him into signing the deal Mr Thomas/Zhang Tianying offered to remove his family tombstones. On the other hand, Zhenniang decides to make a personal trip down to Singapore to call off the wedding. Before she leaves, she instructs Old Madam Zhang (Zhu Xiufeng) and Xiuxiang to take good care of the pregnant Mingzhu. Xiuxiang spikes Mingzhu’s food that may cause her a miscarriage, but is stopped just in time. | ||||
| 19 | 19 | "Episode 19" | December 19, 2013 PG Some Violence | |
| Xiuxiang’s misdeeds are exposed. In a fit of anger, Guangda physically abuses her and decides to divorce her. When Mingzhu tries to help, Xiuxiang stabs at her. Xiuxiang pretends to be regretful and Zhenniang helps her to plead with Guangda. As she kneels before the family to express regret and apologies for her action, thoughts of revenge starts to form in her mind. Meanwhile, Charlie is infuriated when Dong’en lashes out at him for bullying smaller merchants and using ruthless methods to seal business deals. Zhenniang orders Dong'en to find new tin like his father, in hope he would succeed his father's tin mining exploits. | ||||
| 20 | 20 | "Episode 20" | December 20, 2013 PG Some Drug References | |
| Heilong promises Yazi that he will release Hong Shi, but claims Tianpeng has been handed to the police. He instructs Ah She, his henchman, to release him, who became addicted to opium. Ah She deliberately tells Shitou that Yazi sacrificed herself for him as she allowed Heilong to bathe for her. Shitou turns into a fury upon hearing Ah She’s words. When he reaches home, he sees Yazi drenched and thinks she sold herself. Yazi is heartbroken that he does not trust her and denies it. Shitou initially disbelieves, but later realises she is telling the truth, and decides to expose Heilong's evil deeds. Meanwhile, Heilong and his henchmen had buried Tianpeng in soil, to force him to reveal whom he had handed the incriminating letter to. Huiniang is sad she has to be apart from Dong’en for six months. Zhenniang refuses to let her tag along. Dong'en and his master, Zhu Fangpi, saves Tianpeng. Huiniang tags along, too. | ||||
| 21 | 21 | "Episode 21" | December 23, 2013 PG | |
| Heilong stops Yazi from working and delivers gifts to her house, after telling her Hong Shi is guarding the storehouse for him. She rejects the gifts. Dong’en is sad the miners waste all their money at the gambling den. He meets Hong Shi, who warns that he is being monitored. Dong’en hopes to save Hong Shi. He has no idea Guangda wants Heilong to get rid of him. Meanwhile, Mingzhu visits the temple with Old Madam Zhang and Zhenniang, and sees Tianpeng, who was stabbed by a snatch thief and left at the entrance of the temple, in a dire state. Mingzhu asks Zhenniang to help Tianpeng and so he is sent to the hospital. Mingzhu also instructs Ah Yin to send some money secretly over to the hospital for Tianpeng. Xiuxiang finds out about what Mingzhu has been doing for Tianpeng, and decides to tell Guangda. | ||||
| 22 | 22 | "Episode 22" | December 24, 2013 PG | |
| Huiniang saves Dong’en from being crushed by a rock, but Ah Shui falls into the water and dies. Fangpi stops Dong’en from flaring up at Ah She, who declares Ah Shui deserves to die. He leaves alone, as Dong’en refuses to go home. Along the way, he is almost killed by Heilong. Dong’en and Huiniang promise Yazi they will find out where Hong Shi is, and both stage a coup. They fail, and Huiniang is nearly shot. The duo, with Fangpi, flees into the forest. Concurrently, Heilong instructs a miner, Ah Song to stage a robbery with his friends at the tin warehouse (where Shitou was imprisoned) and let Shitou take the blame as the ringleader of the thieves. After which, Heilong catches up with their truck and kills Ah Song and the rest. He confesses to Shitou that he likes Yazi, and suggests that if only Shitou dies, the helpless Yazi can rely on Heilong for her living. Shitou tries to escape in the truck, but unfortunately Heilong shoots one of the tyres, and his truck rams into the lake, sinks to the bottom... | ||||
| 23 | 23 | "Episode 23" | December 25, 2013 PG | |
| Huiniang worries about Dong’en’s injuries. She had turned up at the mining area because of a dream about him being harmed. Yazi refuses to believe Hong Shi masterminded the robbery. She turns down Heilong’s offer of help. He even gives pork liver to one of her friends to cook and deliver to her, but Yazi is not fooled. Meanwhile, Dong’en turns back to confront Heilong. He leaves a note, telling Huiniang and Fangpi to get help from Zhenniang. At the quarters, Dong’en announces to the workers at the mine that he is the relative of the tin mine owner and needs their support to help expose Heilong's many misdeeds. He also declares that Shitou is innocent and that all of them need to bring Heilong to justice. The workers agreed, and went on strike. Heilong, seeing he is outnumbered, retreats, however, he decides to burn the worker's quarters down that night. | ||||
| 24 | 24 | "Episode 24" | December 26, 2013 PG | |
| Yet again, Tianpeng fails to see the mine owner, Huang Zong. Just then, Zhenniang turns up to tell Huang Zong how Heilong had killed Guangping. Tianpeng provides further details of what happened. Zhenniang sets off for the mining area with Huang Zong, Fangpi, Tianpeng and Huiniang. Guangda, who found out from Xiuxiang that Mingzhu has been secretly giving aid to Tianpeng, confronts Mingzhu. Mingzhu explains that she is merely helping the needy Tianpeng and that there is nothing going on between them. However, Guangda does not believe her and agitates Mingzhu which leads to a miscarriage. Mingzhu is disappointed in Guangda and she gives up hope in him. Yazi eats some poisonous mushrooms by mistake. Heilong forces her to throw it up. He even brings her to eat at the marketplace. Hong Shi, who had survived his ordeal, sees them together. | ||||
| 25 | 25 | "Episode 25" | December 27, 2013 PG | |
| Dong’en and Tianpeng become friends. Tianpeng even agrees to look for new mines with Dong’en, Fangpi, Chun’an and Wanglai. Huiniang is sad she has to part with Dong’en again. As Heilong burns the workers' dormitory, he sends people to block the exits so that no one can escape. In the midst of all the chaos, Tianpeng and Huang Zong arrive at the scene and Heilong's plot stands exposed. Heilong hurriedly coerces Dong'en to flee with him, and Tianpeng follows. Heilong wants to kill Dong'en, but finds himself trapped in the lake of crocodiles, and is maimed by a crocodile. Ah She is arrested as well. Yazi sees the seriously injured Heilong near the river bank the next day. She cannot bring herself to kill him and even asks Dahe to help save him. Tianpeng and his entourage encounter a tiger during their trip. | ||||
| 26 | 26 | "Episode 26" | December 30, 2013 PG Some Disturbing Scenes | |
| Tianpeng and Dong’en chase the tiger away. To protect Mingzhu, Zhenniang warns the servants and Xiuxiang not to spread rumours about Mingzhu’s relationship with Tianpeng. Guangda is incensed that Zhenniang had ordered the poppy fields and opium factory to be razed. In turn, she rants at him for going against Guangping’s wishes to help coolies to kick opium and reveals she knows Guangping was strangled by Heilong over the opium issue. Tianying delivers the medicine Chen Kuang made to Zheniang. Zheniang tells him to keep it. Unfortunately, Guangda grabs the medicine by force and smashes it. Luckily, Tianying hid the secret formula. Meanwhile, Yazi helps Heilong, but is cornered by the others. To prove she is innocent, Yazi has to kill Heilong. | ||||
| 27 | 27 | "Episode 27" | January 1, 2014 PG | |
| Chun’an sends someone back to the mining area to get help. Heilong takes her hostage and injures her before running away. Dong’en is overjoyed when Tianpeng shows him the new mining area he has found. Dong’en decides to set up a mining company and make the members of the search team shareholders. Zhenniang gives the Zhangs’ mine to Huang Zong. Flying into a rage, Guangda complains to Old Mrs Zhang, but she gives Zhenniang her support. | ||||
| 28 | 28 | "Episode 28" | January 2, 2014 PG | |
| Zhenniang uncovers Guangda’s ploy and reprimands him. However, she forgives him for the sake of the Zhang family. Tianpeng is reunited with Tianying. He opens the bag of snacks Zhenniang had given him and finds a large sum of money and a letter within. Her hope is that he will settle in Singapore and wait for the mining company to be set up. Tianying tells Tianpeng he likes Huiniang, but must work hard to prove his worth before marrying her. | ||||
| 29 | 29 | "Episode 29" | January 3, 2014 PG | |
| Old Mrs Zhang and Zhenniang prepare to head home, as Dong’en’s marriage has been taken care of. At the farewell banquet, Dongsheng carries out Guangda’s plan—to poison Zheniang. Zhenniang falls ill while on board the ship and her condition deteriorates rapidly. When Guangda and Xiuxiang appear on the ship, Huiniang deduces that they had poisoned Zhenniang. Before breathing her last, Zhenniang tells Dong’en to take care of Huiniang and not to inform Old Mrs Zhang of her death. Xiuxiang deliberately breaks the news to Old Mrs Zhang, who suffers a stroke. As a result, the reins of the Zhang Family falls into Guangda and Xiuxiang. Guangda then tricks Dong'en by telling him he would share the profits among the workers if he showed the map of the tin ore granary to him, and then goes against his word. Meanwhile, Xiuxiang fires two of the amahs. Enraged, Huiniang protests and is about to be beaten by Xiuxiang, but Mingzhu blocks her, and gets injured. She warns Xiuxiang not to hurt her niece. | ||||
| 30 | 30 | "Episode 30" | January 6, 2014 PG | |
| In Singapore, Huiniang learns Guangda has sold the company. Tianying is jobless, and decides to set up a business with Huiniang and Tianpeng. Huiniang urges Tianpeng to help Dong’en and to take Mingzhu away. Guangda promises to help Heilong, but makes plans to get rid of him secretly. Guangda beats Dong’en and Mingzhu up. When Tianpeng arrives, Dong’en urges him to take Mingzhu to the hospital. Guangda locks Dong’en up when he learns the documents he received were fake, and asks the police to lock Tianpeng in prison. He even poisons Dong'en with mercury. Then, he goes to Heilong, along with Charlie Zhang, but are killed when they refuse to let him return to China. Guangda is then stabbed four times, and Charlie is shot. Dong'En is saved just in time. Unfortunately, he's mortally ill. | ||||
| 31 | 31 | "Episode 31 (Season Finale)" | January 7, 2014 PG | |
| The new medicated oil sells well and Tianying starts working on a new medicine. While selling his goods, Tianpeng tries to find Hong Shi as well. Yazi gives birth to a boy by the river and Tianpeng names him Dangyong. Yazi believes Hong Shi is alive and will return to her one day. Chun’an sympathises with her for being ostracised because of Heilong and speaks up for her. | ||||
Season 2 (Tumultuous Times 动荡的年代)
Episodes 1-4
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | "Making of The Journey: Tumultuous Times" | November 23, 2014 | |
| Take a look at the behind-the-scenes and cast's thoughts on Channel 8's blockbuster drama for 2014 The Journey: Tumultuous Times. | ||||
| 32 | 1 | "Episode 1" | November 24, 2014 PG | |
| It is the 1940s. Tianying (Allen Chen) and Huiniang (Joanne Peh) have two children, Zhang Jia (Damien Teo) and Zhang Min (Lieu Yanxi). An adopted child, Zhang Min often intercedes when Zhang Jia is naughty and begs for mercy on his behalf. Tianying enjoys a comfortable life. Business in the pharmaceuticals factory is good, and Huiniang is a good wife. Word that the Japanese are nearing Malaysia leaves him worried that war will soon break out. Indeed, on 12 Dec 1941, the people are awakened by an air raid. | ||||
| 33 | 2 | "Episode 2" | November 25, 2014 PG Some Disturbing Scenes | |
| Tianpeng (Li Nanxing) has no choice but to leave when Tianying and his family fail to turn up at the pier. In February 1942, the Japanese enter Singapore and start a massacre. On New Year’s Eve, Tianying and his family eat a simple meal. He wants Huiniang to go to the village to hide, while he stays to protect the company. She refuses to leave, and suggests they send the children to Hong Shi and Yazi when the situation stabilises. | ||||
| 34 | 3 | "Episode 3" | November 26, 2014 PG Some Disturbing Scenes | |
| After Huiniang’s death, Zhang Min disguises herself as a boy and sets off with Zhang Jia to Hong Shi’s place. Along the way, they meet Weiren, who wants to present Zhang Min to the Japanese. Zhang Jia falls into the water with Weiren in his efforts to protect his sister. In Ipoh, Hong Shi (Desmond Tan) and Yazi (Jeanette Aw) are anxious about Tianying and Tianpeng. They remind their children, Dangyong and Minghui, how the two brothers had helped them. Zhang Min turns up at their door and tells them Huiniang has died, while Tianying and Zhang Jia are missing. | ||||
| 35 | 4 | "Episode 4" | November 27, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Weiren tells Hu Jia that like him, his son was smart and very filial. It has been six years since he died shielding his father from a stab wound. Weiren believes his son’s soul has possessed Hu Jia and wants him to be his son. Hence, he lies that Tianying has been sent to build the railroad in Siam and only he can help save him. He promises that once Tianying returns, their own ties will be severed. | ||||
Episodes 5-24
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 5 | "Episode 5" | November 28, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Hu Jia (Shaun Chen) tells Sweet Soup Lass (Carrie Wong) he is repaying her for saving him in the past. Black Dog died during their tussle years ago. Since then, White Dog (Brandon Wong) has been trying to avenge him. Hu Jia falls into White Dog’s trap. Sweet Soup Lass tips Hu Jia’s lackeys off, and Bullethead leads a band of men to save their chief. Hu Jia returns to his hideout. Weiren has become slow-witted after a bout of fever and often imagines people are in pursuit of traitors like him. Ten years ago, Hu Jia had saved Weiren, who was ill. | ||||
| 37 | 6 | "Episode 6" | December 1, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Zhang Yan (Romeo Tan) asks the Caucasian police inspector to help him. Hu Jia saves Bullethead, but his efforts leave Zhang Yan and the inspector injured. Zhang Min (Felicia Chin) and Dangyong (Andie Chen) rush to aid Zhang Yan. Meanwhile, Hu Jia and Bullethead challenge Zhang Yan to a fight. Hu Jia’s quick reflexes leave a deep impression on Dangyong. Hu Jia’s boss, Sihai (Zheng Geping), wants Hu Jia to get Bullethead to surrender to the police. Hu Jia cannot bear to do so, as Bullethead has a family. | ||||
| 38 | 7 | "Episode 7" | December 2, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| White Dog will release Xiaoping if Bullethead will join his gang. He also wants Bullethead to show his loyalty by killing Hu Jia. Hu Jia, who had merely pretended to be drunk, attacks White Dog. Zhang Yan is investigating Yujie’s father’s accident when he learns about Xiaoping’s predicament. He notices Minghui (Jeanette Aw) and Sweet Soup Lass trying to locate her and becomes concerned. Police officer Xiaoliu warns Zhang Yan of trouble if he probes into the accident. Zhang Yan asserts his status as a lawyer and soon-to-be public prosecutor, and insists he is merely seeking compensation for Dahai. Xiaoliu agrees to help look for Xiaoping. | ||||
| 39 | 8 | "Episode 8" | December 3, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Zhang Yan finds out the driver who had knocked Dahai down was drunk. He makes the driver pay out compensation, and the case is settled. Not knowing Luo Xin is eyeing him, Dangyong gets the workers to hold a demonstration on Dahai’s behalf. Dangyong quarrels with Zhang Yan when he learns the latter had settled the case out of court. Minghui and Zhang Min mediate. Zhang Yan worries when he finds out Zhang Min and her students will be holding a demonstration and handing in a petition against the National Service Ordinance. | ||||
| 40 | 9 | "Episode 9" | December 4, 2014 PG | |
| Hu Jia decides to save Bullethead on his own when Sihai refuses to help. Luo Xin gets acquainted with Dangyong and talks about his goals. Dangyong realises they have similar aspirations. Luo Xin notes that if the student protests are noticed, public dissatisfaction with the colonial government will intensify. Hu Jia kidnaps White Dog’s son and demands White Dog fork out money to save Bullethead. Zhang Yan fills Zhang Min in when the business association steps in to mediate and the students disperse. | ||||
| 41 | 10 | "Episode 10" | December 5, 2014 PG | |
| Hu Jia likes Minghui. He saves her from being attacked by a gangster who is at the hospital for treatment. Zhang Yan insists on charging Bullethead with murder, even though the Caucasian prosecutor wants him to lift the charges. Ordering Hu Jia not to offend the Caucasians again, Sihai warns that there will not be a second chance. The government wants to force the students to succumb by bringing forward the mid-year break. It exerts pressure on the business associations. Disgruntled, the students organise a hunger strike. Dangyong tells Zhang Min he is in contact with the underground forces and may be arrested or exiled someday. | ||||
| 42 | 11 | "Episode 11" | December 8, 2014 PG | |
| Minghui and Sweet Soup Lass try to persuade Hu Jia to change. Making her way home, Minghui is stalked by a crazy man. Hu Jia saves her and sees her home. Along the way, they meet Zhang Yan, who is unhappy with Minghui for being with Sweet Soup Lass and Hu Jia for such a long time. Hu Jia is disheartened by his assumption that Zhang Yan and Minghui are lovers. Zhang Yan tries in vain to stop Minghui from seeing Hu Jia again. | ||||
| 43 | 12 | "Episode 12" | December 9, 2014 PG Some Sexual References | |
| Zhang Yan is infuriated when he opens the box from Hu Jia to find salted fish and not money. Hu Jia returns the money to Sihai. He intends to raid the convict van and help Bullethead escape. Sihai knocks him out, so that he will not risk his life. Minghui worries when Sweet Soup Lass reveals she has not seen Hu Jia for two days. She denies tipping him off, but asserts that she knows Zhang Yan had forced Hu Jia to put up an act in Minghui’s presence. When questioned, Zhang Yan claims he merely wants Minghui to see Hu Jia’s true colours. Sweet Soup Lass confronts Sihai and is locked up with Hu Jia. | ||||
| 44 | 13 | "Episode 13" | December 10, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Zhang Yan complains to Hong Shi, who lashes out at Dangyong for being an ingrate. Dangyong insists he is doing nothing wrong. To get more support, Dangyong badmouths Tianpeng and calls him a capitalist who exploits workers. He even labels Zhang Yan a lackey of the colonial government. Zhang Min is upset, but there is nothing she can do. Dangyong gets ruffians to ruin Zhang Yan’s election campaign. Dangyong wins the election, but Zhang Yan’s party wins the majority of seats in the legislative assembly. | ||||
| 45 | 14 | "Episode 14" | December 11, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Dangyong tells Zhang Yan that to accomplish his aims, he is willing to sacrifice his life, let alone love. He asserts that he has told Zhang Min she can give him up if the need ever arises. Enraged, Zhang Yan vows to deal with him if anything should happen to her. Dangyong and his men organise another strike, which grinds the entire city area to a halt. Minghui is anxious when she is unable to catch the bus to work. She helps out when Chicken King’s wife goes into labour and asks Hu Jia to take the latter to the hospital. Along the way, he meets White Dog and stays to deal with him. Minghui rushes off with the pregnant woman. | ||||
| 46 | 15 | "Episode 15" | December 12, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Hu Jia’s lackey is about to attack Zhang Min when Hu Jia appears. She is in a panic because her students refuse to return home. Minghui is busy tending to the injured police officers and commoners. She is angry that even foreign correspondents were beaten up. Dangyong discusses with his comrades how they can defeat the colonial government via continued rioting. He objects when Zhang Min suggests letting the students return home; he realises the police will never dare to kill the students. | ||||
| 47 | 16 | "Episode 16" | December 15, 2014 PG Some Sexual References | |
| Sweet Soup Lass chases Hu Jia away and tells him she is getting married the next day. Hu Jia is sad that Sweet Soup Lass is getting married and Minghui is getting engaged. Realising he is not qualified to have a wife, he drinks to forget his misery. He blames Weiren for turning him into a gangster. When Weiren mentions that Tianying was killed by the Japanese, Hu Jia realises he has been lying all along. Hu Jia wakes up the next day and finds out Sweet Soup Lass has left home for the wedding. He is worried when someone says the groom, Lin Yougui, has venereal disease. He drags Yougui to Minghui’s clinic for a checkup. With her help, Sweet Soup Lass is spared the sentence of becoming Yougui’s concubine. | ||||
| 48 | 17 | "Episode 17" | December 16, 2014 PG | |
| Hong Shi publishes a notice in the newspaper, declaring officially that his ties with Dangyong have been severed. Dangyong sets off on his escape route. Zhang Yan is unhappy Zhang Min refuses to leave Dangyong, even though Hong Shi has advised her to consider her own happiness. Zhang Min refrains from telling Zhang Yan she had met Dangyong. Zhang Yan promises to talk to the authorities, and asks her to convince Dangyong to give himself up. Zhang Min is certain Dangyong will never betray his comrades and work with the authorities. In 1956, talks with the British government regarding autonomy in Singapore fall through. The chief minister resigns. The labour representative takes over as chief minister, and Zhang Yan is promoted. | ||||
| 49 | 18 | "Episode 18" | December 17, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Sweet Soup Lass is infuriated when Hu Jia asserts that his father is dead and he does not care what happens to Weiren. Weiren is captured by Chicken King and Iron Teeth. Back home, Hu Jia reads the letter his father had left for him and cannot decide if he should save Weiren. He suddenly remembers that Weiren has also left a letter for him. Minghui asks Sweet Soup Lass about Hu Jia and voice her suspicion that Hu Jia is Zhang Jia. White Dog cuts off Weiren’s ear and sends it to Hu Jia. Locating the letter Weiren had left him, Hu Jia finally learns how his parents died. | ||||
| 50 | 19 | "Episode 19" | December 18, 2014 PG | |
| Zhang Yan orders the arrest of many underground activists. A few women’s organisations are dispersed. Hu Jia saves Dangyong from being arrested. Zhang Yan captures Hu Jia and tries in vain to make him talk. Zhang Yan denies he is involved in the arrests and asserts that Zhang Min and Minghui will understand his intentions someday. He claims he is trying to save Dangyong by making him give up his underground activities. Zhang Min asserts that Dangyong would rather die than succumb to the colonial government. Minghui is shocked when Zhang Yan warns her that if she continues to help Tao-jie, their relationship will be threatened. Zhang Yan stops Zhang Min from moving to the school hostel. He vows revenge if Dangyong causes her to be sacrificed. On her part, she realises Zhang Yan is consumed by his ambition and will do anything to climb up the ranks. | ||||
| 51 | 20 | "Episode 20" | December 19, 2014 PG | |
| Hu Jia urges Minghui not to marry Zhang Yan. She is stunned when he declares that he likes her. Zhang Yan overhears the conversation and is enraged. Minghui hands the cake she has bought to Hu Jia and tells him she hopes he will be reunited with Zhang Min. Zhang Yan has threatened to take action against their gang, and Sihai orders Hu Jia to capture Dangyong. Hu Jia agrees reluctantly, but helps Dangyong escape yet again. Hu Jia tells Dangyong he is in a fix, as he does not want to betray his buddy, but he cannot defy his chief’s orders as well. Dangyong pretends to want to give himself up to the authorities, knowing Hu Jia will never let him do so. | ||||
| 52 | 21 | "Episode 21" | December 22, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Zhang Yan throws the gold bars back at Sihai, but agrees to a week to settle matters when Sihai mentions his close relations with Mr John Kerry. He insists Hu Jia is Dangyong’s accomplice and refuses to listen to Sihai’s explanation. Hu Jia is sad Minghui is marrying Zhang Yan. After numerous raids on his outlets, Sihai realises his gang will suffer if he does not hand Dangyong over. Hu Jia admits he did help Dangyong, but denies he is an activist. Sihai orders him and Old Cai to capture Dangyong. Hu Jia has no choice but to take Old Cai to Dangyong’s hideout. Though there is only a drunkard in the warehouse, Old Cai gets hold of information on Dangyong’s whereabouts. | ||||
| 53 | 22 | "Episode 22" | December 23, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| White Dog strong-arms his way into Sihai’s turf. Iron Teeth and his pals join him. Sweet Soup Lass urges Hu Jia to go into hiding, but he is determined to gather his men and retrieve Sihai’s turf. On Minghui’s wedding day, Hu Jia finds out Zhang Yan has sent men to tail Zhang Min, who is on her way to meet Dangyong. He asks Sweet Soup Lass to alert Dangyong. Minghui is stunned when she overhears Zhang Yan ordering his men to arrest Dangyong and kill him if he resists. Acting on Sweet Soup Lass’s tip-off, Dangyong flees. As the police officers are hot on his heels, Hu Jia uses a tear gas bomb to help Dangyong escape. | ||||
| 54 | 23 | "Episode 23" | December 24, 2014 PG | |
| Zhang Yan warns Zhang Min not to have contact with Dangyong. She does not believe he did not give orders to have Dangyong killed. Zhang Yan uses Hong Shi and Yazi to force Zhang Min to resign from the school. The British decide to make Singapore an autonomous state. Zhang Yan is jubilant and wants to celebrate with Minghui, but she snubs him. Upset, he seeks the company of prostitutes. Since leaving school, Zhang Min has been working with the medicated oil company. It has been six months since Dangyong was last seen. Even Minghui has advised her to forget him. | ||||
| 55 | 24 | "Episode 24" | December 25, 2014 PG Some Sexual References | |
| Minghui is disappointed when she discovers Zhang Yan has been accepting bribes and even justifies his actions. She breaks down and cries on Hu Jia’s shoulder. Zhang Yan is infuriated at the sight. He tries to think up an excuse to lock Hu Jia up, but is afraid of affecting his elections. Tianpeng and Mingzhu urge Zhang Yan to have a child soon. He tries to consummate his marriage, but Minghui rejects him. Hu Jia tells Sweet Soup Lass’s father that he will check out the groom before she can get married, because he is like a big brother to her. Minghui continues to reject Zhang Yan’s advances, and he accuses her of having an affair with Hu Jia. He seeks the company of other women and gets into an accident. He is bitter when Hu Jia speaks up for the hawker he has knocked down and demands compensation. | ||||
Episodes 25-30
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 56 | 25 | "Episode 25" | December 26, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Many people are arrested in the campaign against leftists. Zhang Yan tricks Zhang Min into going to a chalet, to prevent her from seeing Dangyong. She tries to leave when she discovers Tianpeng, Mingzhu and Minghui are not there, but he convinces her to stay the night. The next day, he admits his aim is to stop Dangyong from seeing her. Zhang Yan tells Zhang Min her biological mother is a prostitute who had left her at Tianying’s doorstep. He feels this revelation should help her empathise with him and his political ideals. He also tells her that he has lost Minghui, and does not want to lose her as well. When she tries to leave, he locks her up. | ||||
| 57 | 26 | "Episode 26" | December 29, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Hu Jia is looking for Iron Teeth when police officers turn up to arrest him. Iron Teeth manages to flee. Well aware that Zhang Yan is abusing his authority in interrogating and torturing Hu Jia, Minghui quarrels with him. She is so anxious about Hu Jia’s safety that she finally tells Zhang Yan he is Zhang Jia. Zhang Yan releases Hu Jia after informing him that Minghui has told him everything. Zhang Yan visits Zhang Min at the villa and lies that Dangyong has been arrested and may be sent to prison. He promises to help her save him. | ||||
| 58 | 27 | "Episode 27" | December 30, 2014 PG Some Violence | |
| Zhang Yan fires a shot at Dangyong, who falls into the river. After Zhang Yan has left, an injured Dangyong surfaces. His comrade Ding Hao meets him. Ding Hao’s evil intent is to take over Dangyong’s place in the syndicate. He tries to kill Dangyong, but Hu Jia saves the latter just in time. Zhang Min attempts suicide after being tainted by Zhang Yan. He tells her to fulfill her end of the bargain, as he has already helped Dangyong escape. Dangyong survives but loses the use of his right hand. He is bitter and disillusioned, as even his own people are trying to kill him. | ||||
| 59 | 28 | "Episode 28" | December 31, 2014 PG Some Disturbing Scenes | |
| Hu Jia is surprised to learn that Zhang Min wants to go overseas. Zhang Min’s female attendant tells Zhang Yan that Zhang Min may be pregnant. Minghui overhears their conversation. Hu Jia takes Zhang Yan and his entourage to the boxing schools and temples to canvass for votes. Minghui is of the view that the political party that cares for the people will win the elections. White Dog places bets on Zhang Yan’s party, while Hu Jia bets on the other party. | ||||
| 60 | 29 | "Episode 29" | January 1, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| After his electoral loss, Zhang Yan resumes working in the medicated oil company. He uses company funds to hire White Dog to kill Hu Jia. Tianpeng tells him off for throwing his weight about instead of learning the ropes from Hong Shi and the others. Tianpeng discovers Zhang Yan has bribed White Dog to kill Hu Jia. Zhang Yan defends himself by lying that he wants Hu Jia dead because of the latter’s affair with Minghui. Knowing the truth, Tianpeng is so enraged that he tries to beat Zhang Yan up. He is injured, and falls into a coma. Hu Jia is attacked while out shopping. Dangyong and Minghui rush him to the hospital. | ||||
| 61 | 30 | "Episode 30 (Season Finale)" | January 2, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
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While trying to flee from the police, Dangyong meets Ding Hao and saves him. Ding Hao apologises for what he did years ago. Dangyong refuses to return to the syndicate; he regrets sacrificing so many young students in his youthful quests. Dangyong returns home and is happy to learn Zhang Min has given birth to a son. White Dog tells Zhang Yan that Dangyong is hiding in Bukit Ho Swee. Zhang Yan suspects Dangyong’s three-year-old son is his child, and his fury builds as he observes Dangyong’s happy family life. Zhang Yan makes plans to burn Dangyong and his family to death. While trying to entice Hong Kuan to leave with him, he slips, and his lighter sets the kerosene aflame. In detail:
Dangyong (Andie Chen) hides in the bushes as the police search for someone, but manages to avoid detection as the police break away at the sound of a dog barking. He comes across his “comrade” Ding Hao lying on the ground, who has been injured after being ambushed, presumably by the police. Dangyong bandages him. Ding Hao apologizes for his past actions, and offers to admit to the "party". He urges Dangyong to return to the "party". Dangyong refuses, saying he has had enough of antagonism, fighting, killings and death. He claims he once sacrificed a student to achieve his political aim, saying he had been callous, got the shivers, and cannot forgive himself. Ding Hao tries to urge him by saying he will not be let off. Dangyong says he is prepared to be arrested. Dangyong returns home to find Zhang Min (Felicia Chin) has given birth to their son, Hong Rui. At the restaurant, White Dog tells Zhang Yan (Romeo Tan) that Zhang Min and Dangyong are married and living at the Bukit Ho Swee squatter settlement with two children. Zhang Yan disguises himself and goes there to investigate. He converses with his illegitimate son by Zhang Min, Hong Kuan, and seems to realize Hong Kuan is his son.
Zhang Jia (Shaun Chen) admits he is avoiding Minghui (Jeanette Aw) when confronted not because he loathes her, as she suggests, but because he does not. Zhang Yan sees Zhang Jia, Minghui, as well as Dangyong, Zhang Min and their newborn together in the squatter house, and overcomes with rage. He splashes the house with kerosene but is confronted by his son Hong Kuan. He says he doesn't want his son to live in a squatter settlement, and wants to take him away. In a struggle with Hong Kuan, his thigh is impaled and he drops the lighter onto the kerosene, setting the house aflame. The fire spreads throughout the settlement, and Dangyong, Minghui and Zhang Jia evacuates the residents of the settlement. Zhang Yan is trapped during his escape, and is discovered by Dangyong, who was helping another resident of the settlement, Wan Shan (Bryan Chan), to evacuate.
Zhang Yan pleads for Dangyong to save him, saying he was filled with resentment at the sight of them together and him being alone and acted on the spur of the moment. Dangyong criticizes his lack of concern for the soon-to-be homeless and his relatives, says he shall pay for his mistakes, appearing to leave him. Zhang Yan brings up his father Zhang Tianpeng and strikes a chord with Dangyong. He promises to turn himself in for arson, and Dangyong rescues him out of the settlement. As they walk out of the settlement, the sight of Zhang Yan makes Zhang Min go crazy again, while Minghui blames him for the fire. Zhang Yan turns the police on Dangyong, which causes a scene as Zhang Jia and Minghui try to stop the police from taking Dangyong away. Eventually, Dangyong turns himself in, claiming he wants to live a normal life with Zhang Min and his children. Actual footage of the Bukit Ho Swee Fire on 25 May 1961, the event this episode is attempting to portray, is shown. In prison, Dangyong studies criminal law. Zhang Min visits him and tells him his children are doing well, promising to wait for him until his release. It is also revealed that Zhang Tianpeng's condition has improved.
Zhang Jia has opened his own restaurant, and announced plans to start up an automobile firm. Tianpeng (Li Nanxing) apologises to Hong Shi (Desmond Tan) for his informally disowned son Zhang Yan, claiming that Hong Shi’s son Dangyong would not have become a fugitive if not for Zhang Yan. Hong Shi tells him to forget the past, and admits that if not for the tribulations faced by Dangyong, he would not have turned over a new leaf. Tianpeng softens, says he plans to recognise Zhang Yan as son again, and hopes he and Dangyong will open a law firm when Dangyong becomes a lawyer. The next day, Tianpeng visits the company he founded, along with Mingzhu (Chris Tong), Hong Shi and Zhang Min. He learns the family business has been sold by Zhang Yan from a newcomer, goes into a state of disbelief, and suffers a heart attack. He dies on scene, cursing his son for not being filial. Meanwhile, Zhang Yan grieves his father’s death at his house with a bottle of alcohol, blaming himself for the death. He accuses Lulu of spending his money on affairs with Caucasians and not listening to his problems. Lulu admits, saying she prefers the more able Caucasians, then insults his abilities. In a fit of rage, he strangles her, killing her. Zhang Yan startles upon realizing he killed her.
Zhang Jia is planning to propose to Minghui at his new restaurant, when three people barged into the restaurant, claiming that the Chinese and Malays are beating each other up outside. Minghui stops three Chinese gangsters from beating two Malays, accusing “unscrupulous politicians” of inciting racial tension when saved by Zhang Jia. Zhang Jia recognizes the gangsters as previous members of the Seventh Gate of Loyalty. As Zhang Jia and Minghui go back to the restaurant, White Dog appears and attacks Zhang Jia, ensuing a fight between the two ex-gang chiefs. Zhang Jia manages to kill him while sustaining injuries, and proposes to Minghui. Images of the race riots on 21 July 1964 are then seen.
On 9 August 1965, Singapore proclaims independence. An excerpt of a speech by former PM Lee Kuan Yew on the Proclamation of Singapore is played with historical images showing images of nation building. Dangyong, now a lawyer, prepares to go for Singapore's first National Day Parade, and waits for Zhang Min and his grown-up children, Hong Kuan and Hong Rui, who will serve the National Service when they grow up. Zhang Jia and Minghui arrive in their car, Minghui pregnant with Zhang Jia’s child. After chatting for a short while, the six leave the house by the car for the parade. At the end of the episode, family portraits of Zhang Jia and Minghui, Dangyong's family, Mingzhu and Hong Shi are taken. | ||||
Season 3 (Our Homeland 我们的家园)
Episodes 1-12
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | "Making of The Journey: Our Homeland" | July 12, 2015 | |
| Bringing viewers behind the scenes of this trilogy's finale to give insight to the inspirations for the story and the work that went towards producing it, with interesting nuggets of information by the cast. Narrator: Lin De Cheng. | ||||
| 62 | 1 | "Episode 1" | July 16, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| It is the end of 1966. Hu Jia (Shaun Chen) goes to the temple to seek the deities' permission to change his surname back to Zhang. Unwittingly, he is caught in a confrontation between the villagers of Wanxing Village and Wanshou Village, ensuing a fight; nonetheless, the owner of New Phoenix Troupe tells his artistes that their opera must go on. Zhang Jia subdues Jingui (Zhang Wen Xiang) and hands the statue of the deity to Dai Xiaoxiong (Darren Lim). Yang Meixue (Rui En), who is a nurse, rushes to inform the opera troupe owner that her mother, Lihua, cannot perform. The troupe owner tells her to stand in for her mother. In the midst of the fight between Jingui and Xiaoxiong, Spareribs (Li Yuejie) is seriously injured. The fight extends to the stage, and the pregnant Liu Qing (Joey Feng) collapses. Meixue rushes her to the hospital. Zhang Jia is on his way home to give Minghui (Jeanette Aw) her surprise birthday gift when Meixue asks him for help. He is incensed when the gift is crushed under the trishaw. At KK Hospital, the pregnant Minghui is very busy. Liu Qing gives birth to a daughter, but takes away the Wus’ baby boy. Minghui sees the birthmark on the baby girl and deduces that it was Liu Qing who stole the boy, as her husband, Xiao, had threatened to divorce her if she gave birth to another girl. Wan Shan (Bryan Chan) teaches Zicong (Ezekiel Chee) and Fangfang (Isabel Yamada) how to cheat others. Minghui and Meixue are conned of their money when they try to go after Liu Qing. Zhang Min (Felicia Chin) takes her sons, Hong Kuan (Ian Teng) and Hong Rui (Alston Yeo), out to get a birthday cake for Minghui. She angers Xiao when she foils his attempt to sell his daughter, Daidi. Creditors have taken away his baby son, and Xiao is desperate for money to redeem him. Hong Kuan witnesses Qitai stabbing Bing, but Zhang Min mistakenly assumes Xiaoxiong is the culprit. A commotion is stirred up. Zhang Min, Hong Kuan and Hong Rui are almost crushed by a falling shelf. | ||||
| 63 | 2 | "Episode 2" | July 17, 2015 PG | |
| Hong Kuan pushes Hong Rui out first. Xiaoxiong kicks the shelf and Hong Kuan manoeuvres his way out unscathed. Xiaoxiong takes him hostage and runs off. He hands the money to Spareribs and makes plans to hide in a durian plantation in Johor for a few months. When he finds out Hong Kuan is lost, he takes him home. Zhang Jia is appalled that Minghui made such efforts to find the stolen baby boy in spite of her pregnancy. She is cheering him up when Dangyong (Andie Chen) and his family turn up. To his surprise, Zhang Jia learns Zhang Min continues to ban Hong Kuan from eating with everybody else. Minghui shows concern for Hong Kuan and urges him to tell Dangyong if he feels Zhang Min has done wrong. Zhang Min is happy Hu Jia has changed his surname back to Zhang, but loses her temper when Hong Rui jokes that he and Hong Kuan want to take the surname "Zhang" as well. Minghui tells Zhang Jia she will name her baby Zhang Junteng if it is a boy and Zhang Jingchu if it is a girl. Wan Shan and his family of six live in a one-room flat and owe many months of rent. Zicong does not want to go to school, so Zihua (Andres Neo) suggests he help out at Qiufeng’s (Lin Meijiao) noodle stall. Zihua delivers noodles to Lihua (Aileen Tan). Qiufeng urges Meixue to take Lihua to the doctor, as Lihua may have tuberculosis (TB). Meixue is waiting for a letter from Yisheng (Zhang Zhenhuan) and ignores Lihua’s advice to forget him. Yisheng, who is Qiufeng’s son, left for China six years ago and has not returned. Meixue, Minghui and Zhang Jia call on Man-ge to get their baby boy back. Liu Qing uses her jewellery to redeem the baby. This is the first Xiao has heard that the baby was stolen; he threatens divorce. In the chaos, he pushes Minghui to the ground. | ||||
| 64 | 3 | "Episode 3" | July 20, 2015 PG | |
| Zhang Jia saves Minghui from a bad fall. Xiao hits Liu Qing and scolds her for using her jewellery to redeem somebody else’s son. Zhang Jia teaches Xiao a lesson, while Minghui returns the baby to his mother. Zicong and Fangfang eat the buns Jin Nu (Chen Huihui) had left for Wan Shan. Zihua shields his siblings and is beaten up instead for the deed. Zicong opens car doors to earn tips and salivates when he sees Hong Rui eating cake. Dangyong gives Zicong a piece of cake as well. Zhang Min refuses to take Hong Kuan along to visit Mingzhu. Dangyong sees Spareribs and his wife begging Zhang Min to spare Xiaoxiong. Hong Kuan relates what happened. Dangyong offers to defend Xiaoxiong. He is surprised that Bing’s wife, Xiuzhen, intends to buy a sports car, just days after her husband’s death. Zhang Min sees Qitai hiring a prostitute and bribes the prostitute to help her check whether Qitai has a scar. The prostitute betrays Zhang Min. Zhang Jia saves Zhang Min from being attacked by Qitai. As Hong Kuan had helped to save Zhang Min, she reluctantly agrees to let him go on the trip. Zicong returns Dangyong’s wallet. Wan Shan remembers Dangyong had saved him during the Bukit Ho Swee fire. Dangyong’s reputation as a lawyer soars after he proves Xiuzhen had used Bing’s money to buy insurance policies, then collaborated with her lover, Qitai, to kill him. | ||||
| 65 | 4 | "Episode 4" | July 21, 2015 PG Some Disturbing Scenes | |
| Wan Shan lies that he is unable to work because of his hand injury, so his two daughters cannot go to school. Zhang Min empathizes with the girls and invites them to her story-telling sessions. Zhang Jia calls on Minghui at the hospital and realized Meixue is the opera artiste who had ruined his gift. Zhang Jia hands out fliers on TB prevention on Minghui’s behalf, but is unable to answer medical questions. Qiufeng asks Songtao (Li Wenhai) to send some new clothes to Yisheng for her. Just then, someone turns up to warn Songtao not to sell Zhang Min’s book any longer. Unfazed, Songtao declares someone should speak out against the corrupt practices in society. Songtao removes the ship ticket Qiufeng had hidden amongst the clothes for Yisheng. Wan Shan and his family move into Qiufeng’s house and demand a cut in rent when they hear someone coughing next door. Meixue recognises him as the conman who had cheated her of the taxi fare. Zhang Jia attracts more people to sign up for the TB X-ray with free towels. He eats with Minghui and Meixue at Qiufeng’s stall, and learns Meixue is Qiufeng’s prospective daughter-in-law. Wan Shan stops Zihua and Zicong from going to school. Qiufeng is unhappy when Songtao helps Wan Shan repay some interest because of the children. Minghui over-exerts, and bleeds uncontrollably after giving birth. As she lays dying, she asks Meixue to keep an eye on Zhang Jia. | ||||
| 66 | 5 | "Episode 5" | July 22, 2015 PG Some Sexual References | |
| Minghui dies. Zhang Jia is devastated. Zhang Min offers to take care of Junteng for the time being. Dangyong and Zhang Min are concerned that Zhang Jia might blame Minghui’s death on Junteng. What Dangyong says reminds Zhang Min of Hong Kuan. Wan Shan hopes Dangyong and Zhang Min will adopt his children. They refuse to, but agree to let Jin Nu work for them. Meixue is inspired by Minghui’s example; she enrols for a course to train as a maternity nurse. She helps Zhang Min carry Junteng and is thrilled when the baby stops crying right away. Dangyong worries that Junteng will grow up in an environment of bitterness, as Hong Kuan did. Zhang Jia pulls himself together and takes Junteng home. Wan Shan tails him and steals the baby when Zhang Jia is distracted. He plans to use the baby as repayment for debts he owes Jingui. Meixue saves Junteng from being sold, and Zhang Jia vows to take good care of his son. Meixue gets Liu Qing to breastfeed Junteng. The people cannot accept the new rule that boys who reach 18 have to serve National Service. Zhang Min convinces Liao, the village chief, to give her some space to hold classes, and also stops Xiaoxiong from seeking revenge on the neighbouring village over a wild boar incident. Meixue takes care of Junteng and even prepares breakfast for him. Zhang Jia is grateful for her help. | ||||
| 67 | 6 | "Episode 6" | July 23, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| Dangyong receives a bullet while handling an opium den case, while Zhang Min receives prank calls. Wan Shan takes away the gold chain Zhang Min had left at home. Not knowing he is being followed, Hong Rui runs after the candy hawker when school ends. Zhang Min and Dangyong manage to find him and Hong Kuan. Hong Kuan is scolded by Zhang Min for not taking care of his brother. Dangyong advises her to be wary of suspicious characters. Zhang Jia goes to the village with Zhang Min and donates 30 tables and chairs to the students. He leaves first and meets Meixue along the way. When he learns she is looking for a pregnant woman named Lin Jinniang, he and the village children who followed her help her out. Zhang Min admonishes Jingui’s son, Xiaoniu, for bullying other children. Jingui knocks her out and locks her up to teach her a lesson. He is about to molest her when Zhang Yan (Romeo Tan) appears. Zhang Yan refuses to tell the blind-folded Zhang Min who he is. Dangyong is worried he is the reason Zhang Min is in trouble. He receives two calls: one from Jingui, who asks to see him; and the other from Wan Shan, who pretends to be the kidnapper. Zhang Jia visits Jingui on Dangyong’s behalf and manages to injure Zhang Yan. Xiaoxiong rescues Zhang Min. She has a hunch that the mysterious man is Zhang Yan, who is now a fugitive. Zhang Yan is injured. As he tends to his wound, he vows to kill Dangyong and Zhang Jia. | ||||
| 68 | 7 | "Episode 7" | July 24, 2015 PG | |
| Zhang Min has nightmares about Zhang Yan returning for revenge. She goes to the village again and mistakes Xiaoxiong for a stalker, when he is merely trying to protect her. Zhang Min settles a dispute between the two villages over reared pigs. Jingui shreds Wan Shan’s clothes when he is unable to repay his debts. Qiufeng goes after Wan Shan for his rent. Wan Shan wants to run away; and decides he should leave two of his children with Dangyong. When Zihua, who wants to stay, declares he can make money selling curry puffs, Wan Shan picks Zicong and Feifei (Venus Lim). Jin Nu reminds them to be obedient. Zicong instructs Fangfang to lure Feifei away, so that she can replace Feifei. Dangyong and Zhang Min are surprised when Zicong asserts that they are his and Fangfang’s parents from now on. As Wan Shan is nowhere to be found, Dangyong takes them in for the time being. Qiufeng asks Yimin (James Seah) to feign chickenpox to avoid being conscripted. Meixue worries about Yisheng when she learns many young men have been sent to the rural areas to do hard labour. Songtao decides to go to China to look for Yisheng. Qiufeng cries when Yimin finally enters the army. Hong Kuan goes out to buy food and drinks for Hong Rui and meets Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan is unhappy that Zhang Min seems to detest Hong Kuan. | ||||
| 69 | 8 | "Episode 8" | July 27, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| Hong Kuan, Hong Rui, Zicong and Fangfang go to school together. Zhang Yan visits Hong Kuan and returns the handkerchief. Hong Kuan shows his concern and even steals medicine from home for him. Zhang Yan learns Minghui has died. He pays respects at Minghui’s grave and vows to make Zhang Jia pay for not taking good care of her. He prepares to attack Zhang Jia when the latter turns up at Minghui’s grave, but Meixue’s appearance thwarts his plan. Zhang Jia asks Meixue to be his partner at Mr Robertson’s ball and buys a gown for her. At the ball, Zicong and Fangfang are envious that Dangyong and Zhang Min are accompanied by Hong Kuan and Hong Rui. Zhang Yan sneaks in to harm Dangyong and Zhang Jia. Meixue is shot when she shields Zhang Jia. Hong Kuan finds the injured Zhang Yan in the toilet and helps him escape. Meixue asserts that she had risked her life to save Zhang Jia because of her promise to Minghui. He is touched. Hong Kuan hears Zhang Min talking about Zhang Yan. When confronted, Zhang Yan asserts that he is Hong Kuan’s biological father and is in this state because of Zhang Jia, Dangyong and Zhang Min. Zhang Min finds Zhang Yan with Zicong’s help. Zhang Yan escapes through the window after a confrontation with the police. Hong Kuan deduces that Zhang Min detests him because his father is Zhang Yan. Liu Qing sees Zhang Jia taking care of Meixue and encourages her to date him. At word that Meixue has tripped and fallen, Zhang Jia rushes to her aid. She is pleased. | ||||
| 70 | 9 | "Episode 9" | July 28, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| Dangyong takes Zhang Min and the children out for a picnic. She refuses to let Hong Kuan eat with the rest of the family. Dangyong tells Hong Kuan how Zhang Yan had hurt Zhang Min in the past, and why his friendship with Zhang Yan soured. However, he asserts that Hong Kuan will always be his son and hopes he and Hong Rui will be good brothers. Zicong overhears Zhang Min suggesting to Dangyong that they find foster homes for him and Fangfang. Infuriated, he plots to set Hong Rui up. Lihua returns after a trip and insists Meixue should move back home. Meixue learns Zhang Jia’s business is in trouble. Lihua and Meixue send gifts to Qiufeng, who tells Meixue off for allowing gossip about her and Zhang Jia to circulate. It is a known fact that she and Yisheng are a pair. Meixue worries when Songtao returns with no news of Yisheng. Zicong and Fangfang are taken to meet the Wus. They go on their knees to beg Dangyong and Zhang Min to keep them. Dangyong agrees, but wants them to retain their surname “Wan”. In 1968, the British troops pull out of Singapore. Zhang Jia’s business is affected. Meixue gets acquainted with Henry and tries to help Zhang Jia out. Zhang Yan locks Zicong and Fangfang up in the toilet before taking Hong Kuan and Hong Rui away. A confrontation ensues, and Hong Kuan helps Dangyong and the others escape. Dangyong turns back to save Hong Kuan. | ||||
| 71 | 10 | "Episode 10" | July 29, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| Zhang Min rushes back after hearing gunshots. With his dying breaths, Dangyong urges her to take good care of the children. Meixue agrees to go on a date with Henry for Zhang Jia’s sake. The deal is called off when Zhang Jia hits Henry for trying to get fresh with her. Zhang Jia and Zhang Min are devastated by Dangyong’s death. Fangfang wants to return to her parents’ place, but Zicong stops her. Zhang Jia tells Xiaoxiong and Spareribs that Zhang Yan killed Dangyong and took Hong Kuan away. Xiaoxiong vows to avenge Dangyong. Zhang Yan intends to go to England with Hong Kuan. Hong Kuan plays along and runs away when Zhang Yan falls asleep. Back home, Hong Kuan is sad to see Dangyong’s wake. Zhang Min passes out after questioning him. Zhang Jia and Xiaoxiong knock out the boatman ferrying Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan manages to escape and make his way ashore. Zhang Min tries to run him down. When Zhang Yan is accidentally electrocuted, she leaves him to die. Zhang Jia agrees to sponsor gifts for the Clean Singapore campaign, so as to gain support from the people to make the campaign a success. Zhang Min flares up and throws Hong Kuan out when she learns he had paid his last respects to Zhang Yan. | ||||
| 72 | 11 | "Episode 11" | July 30, 2015 PG | |
| Zhang Jia follows the doctor’s recommendation to let Zhang Min recuperate in a quiet place, and picks Wanxing Village. He sells his laundry and wine shops, and makes plans to sell jeans instead. He is worried about Hong Rui, who cries all day because he misses Zhang Min, and Hong Kuan, who is still missing after being thrown out of the house. Hong Kuan becomes a shoe polisher. Jingui likes him and even helps him out when he is bullied. Hong Kuan decides to become Jingui’s lackey. Zhang Jia and Meixue discuss sewing their own jeans, which would be cheaper. As they map out their business plan, Lihua looks on with disdain. Xiaoxiong sees Zhang Min at Dangyong’s grave every day and tries to use a medium to urge her to treasure her own life. She sees through his ploy. Zhang Min dashes out of the house when she dreams of Dangyong visiting her. She feels bad when Xiaoxiong is injured while trying to help her retrieve her lost necklace. Xiaoxiong is relieved when Zhang Min finally pulls herself together. She promises to conduct classes for the children again. Zhang Jia and Meixue are selling jeans in the streets when they spot Hong Kuan with Jingui. Zhang Jia convinces him to return home. Zhang Jia organises an "a-go-go princess" contest to promote his jeans. Zhang Jia visits Zhang Min with the children. Noticing how tired he is, she decides to return home. Zhang Jia shows Meixue the factory he intends to run. Back home, she learns that Yisheng has died. | ||||
| 73 | 12 | "Episode 12" | July 31, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| Meixue reads Yisheng’s diary and learns how afraid he was when he was caught in the Cultural Revolution. She sees a regretful Songtao burning the ship ticket Qiufeng had prepared for Yisheng and consoles him. Qiufeng does not believe Yisheng is dead and even tells Meixue that she has to wait for him to return. Hong Kuan is on the way home from school with his siblings when he spots Zhang Min. She sees him hiding from her. Jingui’s men drag him away. Zhang Jia rushes to Hong Kuan’s rescue. Jingui is surprised to learn Hong Kuan is Zhang Jia’s nephew. However, he insists Hong Kuan has officially joined his gang. Zhang Jia lets Jingui and his men beat him up, in exchange for Hong Kuan’s freedom. Zhang Min delivers Hong Kuan’s clothes to Zhang Jia’s place. She is hopeful he will take care of Hong Kuan. She has applied to be a teacher and hopes return to work soon. Meixue avoids Zhang Jia, as she does not want others to gossip about her. However, when she learns he is having problems at the factory, she helps him out. Zhang Min’s job application is rejected. She decides to peddle kueh in the streets. Xiaoxiong sees her being bullied and intervenes. Zhang Jia takes Junteng and Hong Kuan to Zhang Min’s place for a meal, but Hong Kuan sneaks off before he enters the house. After being caught a few times for illegal hawking, Zhang Min finally gets a license to sell kueh. She and Zhang Jia rush to find Hong Kuan when they learn a riot has broken out in the area where he is making a delivery. | ||||
Episodes 13-30
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 13 | "Episode 13" | August 3, 2015 PG | |
| Four years passed. Zhang Min is running a kueh shop called "Little Nyonya". Hong Rui (Jeffrey Xu) rushes to the shop to help, as Fangfang is busy with rehearsals. Zhang Min orders him to do his homework instead. Zicong (Ian Fang) is happy when Xiaoxiong tells him to concentrate on his studies instead of helping out at the shop. Zihua (Shane Pow) works at a roast meat joint and is often bullied by his boss, Uncle Hai. Zicong gets into a fight with Jiahui (Julie Tan) at the shop. When he sees Zihua, he runs off. Meixue has become Zhang Jia’s assistant and is jealous when Richard (Ye Shipin) offers to matchmake him with Lin Meimei. She turns up at the restaurant where they are meeting and claims there is a problem with their delivery. Meixue takes Junteng out to shop for new clothes and to have noodles at Qiufeng’s stall. Qiufeng is unhappy to see them together, but Songtao reminds her that they cannot expect Meixue to wait forever for Yisheng. Zhang Jia hopes to make Hong Kuan (Romeo Tan) return home for the reunion dinner, as it is also Zhang Min’s birthday. Hong Kuan does return to Zhang Min’s house for dinner, but leaves halfway when he cannot agree with his mother on which subject to study. She finds the earrings he had bought for her in her drawer. Feifei (Rebecca Lim) is upset Zihua cannot have reunion dinner with her. Xiaoxiong tries to cheer Zhang Min up by taking her to see the villagers of Wanxing Village. | ||||
| 75 | 14 | "Episode 14" | August 4, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| Uncle Hai refuses to teach Zihua how to prepare the char siew sauce. Zihua sneaks in to listen to the English class at night. While there, he meets Meiyun. Jiahui mistakes Zihua for a lecher and feels bad when Meihua clarifies the misunderstanding. She accidentally tears Zihua’s shirt, and finds that the char siew smell on it is familiar. Zihua returns home to find Feifei fighting with Wan Shan, who is back to get his wife’s money. Wan Shan explains that he was locked up in Kuala Lumpur after being arrested during the racial riots. Feifei runs off and goes to stay with her buddy, Ying. Both are co-workers at the clothes factory. Feifei offends fellow worker Lan because of Ying. She is set up by Lan, and is grateful when Hong Kuan helps her out. Xiaoxiong and Zhang Min make plans to buy a kueh factory, as the rental on the shop keeps going up. They meet Jingui, who is a relative of the factory owner, Mr Zhu. Wan Shan threatens Zhang Min by reminding her of how Zhang Yan died. Xiaoxiong is injured when he deals with Jingui on Zhang Min’s behalf. Meixue is happy when Zhang Jia recommends Meimei to Shun instead. Meixue dolls herself up to go on a date with Zhang Jia and is shocked when Yisheng turns up at her door. | ||||
| 76 | 15 | "Episode 15" | August 5, 2015 PG | |
| Qiufeng whips up a feast and invites Meixue and Lihua to a meal. Yisheng’s stint in China has left him crippled in one leg after his stint. Zhang Jia is stunned to see a man embracing Meixue. After she has made the introductions, he excuses himself and leaves. He has mixed feelings when he looks at the ring he had prepared for her. Songtao apologises to Yisheng for encouraging him to go to China all those years ago. Yisheng learns how Songtao had kept the ship ticket and thwarted his attempt to return early. Lihua urges Meixue to reconsider her situation. She notices that Yisheng has changed in the 10-plus years and finds his strange. Zihua knocks into Jiahui outside the night school. She sees his notes and laughs at him. On her account, he is chased away by the night class teacher. Feeling bad, she tapes the lesson for him, but he has no money to buy a cassette player. Wan Shan meets Hong Kuan and is startled, as he looks exactly like Zhang Yan. Richard asks Zhang Jia to venture into the Hong Kong market. Zhang Jia is happy when Hong Kuan offers to go with him. Zhang Jia calls on Meixue. Yisheng sees them together and learns they are a couple. Zhang Min is incensed that Hong Rui is attending home economics class. Wan Shan threatens to tell Hong Kuan how Zhang Yan died unless Zhang Min gives him $3000. | ||||
| 77 | 16 | "Episode 16" | August 6, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| Zihua makes some delicious char siew and gives it to Jiahui, who is devastated by the death of her idol, Bruce Lee. Zhang Jia cannot make it to the meeting with the school’s department head. Instead, Zhang Min turns up, wearing the earrings bought by Hong Kuan. Hong Kuan has done well in school and is encouraged to go overseas for studies. Zhang Min offers to cover the expenses. Wan Shan gambles away the $3000 and returns for another $10,000. Zhang Min makes him vow never to let Hong Kuan know the truth. Zhang Jia tells Hong Kuan he would like to take him to Hong Kong, but will let him decide whether he prefers to stay by Zhang Min’s side instead. Yisheng is badly affected when his books are rejected by the bookshops. Meixue encourages him to write about new topics. She is tongue-tied when he proposes to her. Yisheng prepares the wedding invitations and cakes without Meixue’s consent. When she objects, he confronts Zhang Jia and tells him to back off. Zhang Jia closes down his business and hands the pay cheques to the employees. Meixue has no idea there is an air ticket in the envelope. Xiaoxiong kills Wan Shan while trying to save Zhang Min from the latter. Hong Kuan discovers the truth about Zhang Yan’s death. Meixue is about to leave with Zhang Jia when Yisheng attempts suicide. She decides to give Zhang Jia up. | ||||
| 78 | 17 | "Episode 17" | August 7, 2015 PG | |
| It is the year 1978. Hong Kuan fails to turn up for the photo-taking session at Zicong’s university graduation. Zicong comes up with a solution to help "Little Nyonya" when Daidi (Jae Liew) leads the other workers in a strike. Zhang Min is happy that Hong Rui stands in for her when a group of tourists turn up for a visit. Jiahui, who is the tour guide, praises Hong Rui for being a good speaker. Zicong falls out with Jiahui over some pandan cake and finds her very familiar. Zicong brings the cakes to the law firm to butter up his boss, Lawyer Huang. Lawyer Huang drags him to meet Yao Renyi, the boss of Yao Movies. Renyi’s generosity impresses Zicong. Zicong offers the cake meant for Lawyer Huang to Renyi when he learns that the latter’s daughter did not buy any of his favourite cake. He has no idea Jiahui is Renyi’s daughter. Hong Kuan returns home for a meal, but his relationship with Zhang Min is still strained. Zhang Min visits Xiaoxiong in prison and becomes concerned about his worsening eyesight. Yisheng tails Meixue and is unhappy to see her pay respects to Minghui. Back at the bookshop, he flares up. Qiufeng learns what happened and warns Meixue to watch her behaviour. Meixue helps a regular customer at the bookshop. Yisheng flies into a rage as the customer is a man and insults Meixue. Injured after a tussle with Yisheng, Meixue learns she is pregnant. | ||||
| 79 | 18 | "Episode 18" | August 10, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| The government maps out a 10-year plan to clean up the Singapore River. Jiahui, who has hopes of studying photography in Europe, takes pictures of the river. Liwan (Tracer Wong) encourages Jiahui to help Renyi out in the business after her return. Jiahui is not interested in Justin, the blind date Liwan has set her up with. She tries in vain to find Zihua at Wei Ji. Jinnu develops dementia after Wanshan’s death. One day, she loses her way. She meets Jiahui, who offers to take her home. Jiahui is reunited with Zihua at Jinnu’s place. He had joined Wei Ji after completing his National Service and has since been promoted to head chef. Zihua tells Feifei he may be out of a job soon. Uncle Wei’s wife has been dead for a year and Uncle Wei intends to sell the business. Feifei’s plan is to find a night-shift job, so she can take care of Jinnu in the day. Yisheng feels uneasy when he sees Meixue chatting with Peishuang (Darryl Yong), who had accompanied him on the China trip. When Peishuang goes to the bookshop, Yisheng pretends not to recognise him. Peishuang tells Meixue that the trip to China had caused him to lose his sight in one eye, while Yisheng became crippled. Their other buddy, Zhiqiang, was beaten to death. Peishuang is leaving for America; her hope is that Meixue will be able to help Yisheng overcome his trauma. Lawyer Huang asks Zicong to be his scapegoat when a deal between Director Chen Ze and Renyi nearly falls through. Zicong gets Fangfang (Cheryl Wee) to help expose Lawyer Huang’s true colours. To thank her, he takes her to the department store to buy a handbag. Feifei sees them together and sneers at them. Zicong is pleased to be hired by Renyi as his company’s legal adviser. He mistakes Jiahui for a thief and realises too late that she is Renyi’s daughter. | ||||
| 80 | 19 | "Episode 19" | August 11, 2015 PG | |
| Hong Kuan is ordering cakes for his colleague. To his surprise, he finds out Hong Rui gave up his business administration studies to sell cakes. Hong Rui begs him to keep this development a secret, as he hopes to convince Zhang Min of his preference for a culinary career after he attains success. Zhang Min praises Zicong for helping her solve a rental problem. Zicong hints that he hopes to open his own law firm; she refuses to sponsor him. Zicong advises Fangfang to take over "Little Nyonya", as she may lose everything after Hong Rui graduates. He knows Zhang Min favours her biological son. Hong Kuan does not want Hong Rui to sell cake without a licence. He suggest Hong Rui wins an international baking competition to gain Zhang Min’s approval. Hong Rui receives a big order. Hong Kuan gets him a kitchen to prepare the order with help from Daidi. Jinnu has a heart attack. Jiahui admires Zihua when he asks Feifei to take care of Jinnu full-time, while he takes on another job to be able to support them. As Zicong refuses to help with the medical expenses, Feifei decides to become a dance hostess. Yisheng suffers a relapse but refuses to seek psychiatric help. Meixue returns home for a breather and learns her biological father is a Japanese businessman named Tianzhong. Hong Rui manages to get to the finals of a baking competition. Zicong tips Zhang Min off about it. | ||||
| 81 | 20 | "Episode 20" | August 12, 2015 PG Some Disturbing Scenes | |
| Zhang Min is incensed when she finds out what Hong Rui has been doing with help from Hong Kuan and Daidi. However, she is moved when Hong Rui explains why he had changed his competition dish from Nyonya rice dumpling to Rempah Udang. On the way home, Zicong and Fangfang seize the opportunity to stir up discontent. However, Hong Kuan urges Zhang Min to let Hong Rui pick the road he wants to take. Hong Rui hopes to learn more from Bernard in Malacca. Zhang Min is well aware that Zicong is trying to ruin her relationship with Hong Rui. She forgives Hong Rui and allows him to work in "Little Nyonya". Zihua makes char siew for Jiahui, to thank her for showing concern for his mother. Feifei encourages him to win Jiahui’s heart. Knowing Jiahui will inherit Renyi’s assets, Zicong decides to court her. Jiahui accepts him as a friend, but tells him she and Renyi both detest bootlickers. Spyros, a Greek tanker, explodes at the local shipyard, causing 76 deaths. Zhang Min and Hong Rui mistakenly assume Hong Kuan is among the victims. Witnessing her devastation, Hong Kuan finally feels his mother’s love for him. Songtao convinces Yisheng to make peace with Meixue and take her to Japan to see her father. Zhang Jia returns to visit Hong Kuan and is happy to see that Yisheng is treating Meixue well. Hong Kuan still blames himself for Spareribs’ death, as the latter had taken his place that day. He breaks down when Zhang Min encourages him to get over his guilt. | ||||
| 82 | 21 | "Episode 21" | August 13, 2015 PG | |
| Xiaoxiong is released from prison. He has been diagnosed as having a brain tumour, and Zhang Min wants to take him to America for treatment. Meixue is in such pain that Zhang Jia takes her to the clinic. The doctor advises her not to overwork, as the foetus’ condition is not stable. Yisheng is unhappy to see her with Zhang Jia. Meixue decides not to travel to Japan with her mother. Yisheng is upset when Meixue lies that she has not seen Zhang Jia. Zhang Jia learns from Hong Kuan that Meixue had made the decision to stay with Yisheng after Yisheng attempted suicide. Zhang Min and Hong Rui are thrilled when Hong Kuan agrees to help out at "Little Nyonya" while Zhang Min is away. Zicong promises to help Fangfang, but he will not join "Little Nyonya", as he has set his sights elsewhere. Hoping to make a good impression on Jiahui, Zicong pretends to be a filial son. He is unhappy about how close Zihua and Jiahui seem to be. He discovers that Jiahui even made Renyi buy over Wei Ji for Zihua’s sake. Zicong arranges for Zihua to prepare char siew in front of everyone during a party to celebrate Renyi’s wedding anniversary. He sabotages the food to embarrass Zihua. Zihua feels inferior, but Jiahui assures him of her love for him. When Meixue tries to persuade Yisheng to see a psychiatrist, he leaves in a huff and spends the night outside. Meixue meets Zhang Jia on the way back from the airport. He gives her a hand when she feels dizzy. Yisheng kicks up a fuss, which causes Meixue to pass out. | ||||
| 83 | 22 | "Episode 22" | August 14, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| Meixue suffers a miscarriage. Qiufeng and Yisheng are incensed with her for losing the baby. Yisheng even accuses her of infidelity and blames Zhang Jia for causing him to lose his baby. Zhang Jia is sad when Meixue tells him not to call on her again. Feifei helps Xiaohong deal with a difficult customer. Impressed, Jingui tries to get fresh with her. He is unhappy when Mimi takes her away in the nick of time. Zicong goes to the nightclub to celebrate a killing he has made on the stock market. He discovers Feifei has become a dance hostess to earn money for Jinnu’s medical expenses. However, he continues to be tight-fisted about money for his mother. Hong Kuan meets Feifei and Jinnu at Haw Par Villa, and realises she is Zicong and Fangfang’s sister. Meixue is discharged. She decides to recuperate at her mother’s place, and urges Yisheng and Zhang Jia to stay away from her. Zhang Jia regrets leaving Meixue behind all those years ago. He tells Yisheng off for being a lousy husband. Meixue decides to go to Japan to look for Lihua. Yisheng loses control of his senses and tries to strangle her. Meixue is moved by Lihua’s willingness to forgive her father. Zhang Jia turns up in Japan to see Meixue. | ||||
| 84 | 23 | "Episode 23" | August 17, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| Fangfang cancels the contract with Uncle Huang. To her displeasure, Hong Kuan takes Daidi’s side and decides to look into the matter. She complains to Zicong, who advises her to find other means of taking over the company. Fangfang meets Director Chen Ze. Her hopes of becoming a star rekindled, she decides to go for an audition. She does not realise Chen Ze has abandoned the movie project, as the sponsors want to make major changes. Sam uses the audition as an excuse to take Fangfang to the dance hall to meet Jingui. Feifei helps out when Fangfang gets into trouble, but Fangfang assumes she is aiming to snatch away her lead role. Jingui learns the two girls are sisters and realises Feifei wants to save Fangfang. He agrees to let Fangfang leave, and targets Feifei. Luckily, Hong Kuan turns up just in time. He saves Feifei by staging a fake fire. Feifei apologises to Hong Kuan for not telling him earlier that she is a dance hostess. Jiahui is back in town. She calls on Zihua, who senses the gap between them. He feels inferior. Renyi praises Zicong for suggesting he should run a private hospital. He wants Zicong and Jiahui to work on the proposal together. Zicong is happy Liwan is keen to pair him and Jiahui up. To help Uncle Huang, Feifei swallows a piece of kueh that has turned sour. When Fangfang sneers at her for being a dance hostess, Hong Kuan scolds her for not helping to take care of their mother. Jingui finds out he was conned, and kidnaps Feifei and Hong Kuan. | ||||
| 85 | 24 | "Episode 24" | August 18, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| Jingui tells Feifei that he will release Hong Kuan if she waits on him. Refusing, she jumps out of the car, which leaves her unconscious. Jingui is scared. He releases Hong Kuan and runs off. Zihua wants Feifei to quit her job, but she knows he cannot afford to pay Jinnu’s medical bills by himself. She promises to be extra careful. Hong Rui is concerned Jingui may be after Hong Kuan’s life. Fangfang blames Feifei and is reprimanded by Hong Kuan. Zihua meets Mimi at the nightclub and learns it was Feifei who wanted to buy over Wei Ji for him. Burdened by the debts, Zihua decides to distance himself from Jiahui. Realising Jiahui is upset about being snubbed by Zihua, Zicong spends all night singing with her and cheering her up. Hong Kuan has to rest after the ordeal. Zicong instigates Fangfang to get rid of Daidi while Hong Kuan is on medical leave. Fangfang is jubilant when she manages to make Daidi resign. The workers are unhappy with Fangfang and stage a strike. Hong Rui is at a loss. Hong Kuan turns up to resolve the problem and reemploys Daidi as a manager. Zicong makes Fangfang apologise to Daidi. Zicong finds himself falling in love with Jiahui. He deliberately tells her about Zihua’s financial problems. Zihua’s pride is hurt when Liwan sneers at him. However, Jiahui assures him of her love and asks him to attend the count-down party with her. Zihua turns up late for the party, as the time has shifted forward by 30 minutes. When he sees Zicong on stage with Jiahui, his sense of inferiority overcomes him. | ||||
| 86 | 25 | "Episode 25" | August 19, 2015 PG Some Drug References | |
| Zihua ignores Jiahui when she turns up at the stall to ask him why he did not turn up at the party as promised. Zicong makes extra efforts to console her. Zicong gets to know Jingui through Albert. Knowing Jingui is not one to be trifled with, he is reluctant to help the latter invest in shares. However, when Fangfang offends Jingui, Zicong has no choice but to pacify him. Fangfang is bothered by Hong Kuan’s loyalty to Daidi. Albert suggests she set up her own business. Zicong hatches another plan. Jiahui visits Jinnu and tells the latter about her problems with Zihua. Feifei overhears, and tells her Zihua cares for her and that she should not let him down. Jiahui gets upset when Zihua tries to end their relationship. Hong Kuan is impressed when Feifei helps him convince Uncle Huang to move to a new location. He gets her a job at Little Nyonya. Hong Kuan insists on hiring Feifei. Fangfang is frustrated, and decides to go to the disco for a break. The police conduct a raid, and she almost gets into trouble when drug traffickers put the dope into her bag. Fangfang flushes all the dope down the toilet bowl, but is made to compensate Jingui for the losses. Zicong agrees to invest in stocks for Jingui if he will spare Fangfang. Zicong decides to set up New Little Nyonya with Mr Zhou. Feifei clinches an overseas deal for Little Nyonya. Zicong and Fangfang scheme to snatch that business away. | ||||
| 87 | 26 | "Episode 26" | August 20, 2015 PG | |
| Jiahui is so despondent at home that Zihua is affected, but he stops himself from going forward to console her. When he sees her with a blind date at the restaurant where he is working, he tells her that he hopes she will find a capable man who will love her. She leaves in tears after thanking him for his well wishes. Liwan is unhappy Jiahui abandoned the blind date. When she mentions Zihua, Jiahui flares up and tells her not to mention his name again. Zicong is happy to learn that Jiahui has broken up with Zihua. He invites her to a concert. Zicong worries when Jingui refuses to let him off, even after he has helped him earn a pile in the stock market. Fangfang makes up excuses to get the recipes of Hong Rui’s new creations. Hong Kuan delivers kueh to the nursing home. He is impressed by Feifei’s filial piety. In turn, Jinnu is happy to see him holding Feifei’s hand. Hong Rui and Daidi find out Fangfang has opened New Little Nyonya and used Hong Rui’s new recipes. They have even lost the overseas deal to New Little Nyonya. Zicong and Fangfang move out of the Hongs’ house after quarrelling with Hong Kuan and Hong Rui. Feifei manages to get Zicong and Fangfang to see Jinnu at her deathbed. Refusing to accept Jinnu’s jade bangle, Fangfang unintentionally breaks it. | ||||
| 88 | 27 | "Episode 27" | August 21, 2015 PG Some Violence | |
| The Wans split up after Jinnu’s funeral. Zihua decides to help Wei in Hong Kong. He leaves Feifei in Hong Kuan’s care. Junteng (Renfred Ng) returns from overseas and learns Fangfang set up a rival business to Little Nyonya. Hong Kuan and Hong Rui urge him not to tell Zhang Min. Junteng puzzles over the web of relationships, as Zhang Min’s instructions to him were not to tell the Hong siblings that Xiaoxiong’s condition has deteriorated. Junteng is back for his National Service. He reveals Zhang Jia and Meixue are still as loving. He learns Yisheng’s condition has improved and he is now a writer with a new girlfriend. Renyi dines with Zicong, Jiahui and Liwan to celebrate the smooth construction of his hospital. Jingui meets Zicong and serves him shark’s fin to get into his good books. Renyi is displeased Zicong is mixing with gangsters. Jiahui is moved by Zicong’s love for her and accepts him. Hoping to be rid of him, Zicong tips the police off on Jingui’s drug deal. Feifei witnesses Jingui killing Xiaohong for betraying him and becomes anxious for Zicong. She calls Hong Kuan for help before rushing to Zicong’s house. Feifei and Zicong run away from Jingui. Zicong is shot in the leg. Hong Kuan confronts Jingui. During the tussle, Feifei is shot when she shields Hong Kuan. The police kill Jingui. Hong Kuan learns Feifei will be paralysed, as removing the bullet will endanger her life. | ||||
| 89 | 28 | "Episode 28" | August 24, 2015 PG | |
| Zicong hires a private nurse to tend to Feifei. Hong Kuan remains close by, and tells Zicong that Feifei does not want Zihua to know, as Zihua may lose his job. Hong Rui and Junteng welcome Feifei home upon her discharge and urge her to return to work at the factory soon. Zicong discusses the hospital’s opening ceremony with Jiahui. Meanwhile, he also tries to get medical help for Feifei. Jiahui’s love for Zicong deepens when she realises how much he cares for his sister. Feifei is in a temper because she has to depend on painkillers. She is moved when Hong Kuan proposes to her, but does not want to be a burden to him. Feifei turns up at the hospital’s opening ceremony. Jiahui tells her the specialists may be able to help her. Fangfang returns from overseas and reports on the progress of the expansion plan. She learns about Feifei and concludes the latter acted as she did for Hong Kuan’s sake, so that Zicong need not feel guilty. Zicong asserts that when Feifei was shot, he finally realised they were truly family. Feifei is well aware Hong Kuan gave up a chance to expand Little Nyonya into the Philippines because of her. She buys an air ticket and makes him go while she undergoes surgery at the hospital. Two years pass. Hong Kuan still has not received news of Feifei. Zicong and Jiahui are about to get married. Zicong loses money on his investments and resorts to high risk investments to recoup his losses. Zihua returns and meets Jiahui at the hospital. | ||||
| 90 | 29 | "Episode 29" | August 25, 2015 PG Some Disturbing Scenes | |
| Jiahui is in a dilemma, as she knows Feifei does not want anyone to know where she has gone. Zicong is unhappy to see Zihua with Jiahui. Feifei survived the surgery, but is yet to be fully rehabilitated. She will only return to Hong Kuan when she can walk again. She now works in a bank and has been repaying her medical bills in instalments. Fangfang’s New Little Nyonya is not doing well, as there are no new products. To save the business, she attempts to copy Little Nyonya’s signature kaya. Hong Kuan starts legal proceedings against her for copyright infringement. When Fangfang receives Hong Kuan’s lawyer’s letter, she asks Zicong for help. Having just made a big profit on his investments, he promises to help her out financially. Jiahui takes Zihua to see Feifei. Zicong fumes when Jiahui gives them a ride home. Zicong confronts Zihua and tells him to leave. When taunted by Feifei, he decides to invest in futures, so as to be able to earn an even bigger profit. Zhang Min returns after Xiaoxiong passes away in America. She stops Hong Kuan from suing Fangfang and is upset when Fangfang tries to sue her instead, for using Jinnu’s kaya recipe. Zicong tells Hong Kuan that Jiahui knows where Feifei is. Fangfang meets Feifei when she goes to the bank to withdraw money. The building collapses, leaving the two sisters trapped. | ||||
| 91 | 30 | "Episode 30 (Series Finale)" | August 26, 2015 PG Some Disturbing Scenes | |
| Zihua, Jiahui and Zicong rush to the scene. Hong Kuan, who is in a civil defence volunteer, asks to join the rescue team. Feifei shields Fangfang. She promises that when the rescuers reach them, she will let Fangfang go out first. Junteng manages to locate Fangfang and Feifei. Hong Kuan and Junteng go in to save the two sisters. After Fangfang has been rescued, more debris falls, and Feifei is trapped. Fangfang apologises to Zhang Min. She finally recognises that she has been wrong and should treasure their kinship ties. Hong Kuan reads the letter Feifei had written before her surgery and is impressed by her courage. Refusing to give up, he finally manages to rescue her. Zicong loses money in the futures market. He embezzles funds from the company and loses everything. Left with no choice, he tells Jiahui why he is under pressure to do well. When she urges him to give himself up to the police, he assumes her heart is still with Zihua. He tries to suffocate her, but gives up at the crucial moment. Disillusioned, Zicong attempts suicide. Zihua, Fangfang and Feifei manage to stop him. Jiahui promises to wait for him to be released from prison. Time flies; it is the year 2015. Zicong has married Jiahui, while Hong Kuan, Feifei, Hong Rui and Daidi have all settled down and have their own families. | ||||
References
- "The Journey official website". Xinmsn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
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