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Paternal Affairs

  • 1988 – 1989
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  • 1 season

Latest: Season 1 · 1988

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Dec 26, 1988 · 46m

    YAU HOI has divorced with his wife TSANG CHUEN HEUNG for several years. On the one hand, he becomes a popular bachelor welcomed by his countless woman friends while she wants to rekindle the love between them and feels jealousy of the girls around HOI. Yet HOI feels no affection towards HEUNG. The factor contributing to their separation is that they often fall out over the constant demand for money from HOI's brother, HU. HOI feels indebted to HU who took up the role as the main supporter of the family when they were young. Though their family is not well off, with HU's support, HOI gets the chance to further his studies abroad and eventually becomes a dentist. With HOI's help, HU gets settled down and married. However, his wife walks out of the house leaving behind two sons with no one to look after them.… ...

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Dec 27, 1988 · 46m

    In running the restaurant, HU gets involved with some gangsters from the underworld. HOI sends his son SING KUNG to help HU but he gets into conflicts with the gangsters endangering his life. Being cheated by the gangsters, HU runs into heavy debts. Again he seeks help from HOI who cannot offer much help. Urged by SING KUNG and driven by his love for his brother, HOI asks HEUNG for help. HEUNG gets hold of this opportunity to ridicule HOI but she eventually promises to help HU. Despite her help, HOI determines to work hard for more money.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Dec 28, 1988 · 46m

    While SING- KUNG is working part-time in a fast food shop, he meets DING SHUET MING and is deeply attracted by her beauty. MING is brought up by her mother CHOI HOI TONG who is a widow and a career woman. She devotes much of her time to her business leaving little time to look after her daughter. Therefore, there is a gap between MING and TONG. Owing to financial difficulty, the fast food shop is on the verge of terminating the business. Fearing that he nay not see MING again, SING KUNG feels depressed. Being aware of that, his mother HEUNG purchases the shop and this delights SING KUNG very much. MING's cousin HUNG TIN OR is living with them and her character greatly differs from that of MING. However, she always wants MING's company. Once she forces MING to join a beauty contest with her and the two meets TOM YUEN who promises to be their image consultant, and recommends them to go for dental check at HOI's clinic.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Dec 29, 1988 · 46m

    On meeting MONG, HOI is also attracted by her unique air of youth and innocence and takes great care serving her. This arouses misunderstanding on the part of OR when in the end HOI is beaten by OR. MING feels sorry for the wrong done to HOI and apologizes to him by sending him a little present. Hence, the friendship between the two starts. To prove that he himself is still charming as ever, HOI woos MING and is determined to settle with her. HOI all along wants SING KUNG to succeed him and become a dentist. However, SING KUNG's real interest is in hair design and he is determined to pursue his goal. Conflicts arise between the two. Hostility towards his father grows as SING KUNG realizes that HOI is courting his much-admired friend, MING.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Dec 30, 1988 · 46m

    Knowing his father too well, SING KUNG thinks that HOI is not serious in his relationship with MING. So he allies with HFUNG to break up the pair. TOM admires TONG's elegance and plucks up courage to reveal his love for her. However, he is coldly refused by TONG and he feels so ashamed of himself. Filled with anger and shame, he insults TONG and discloses MING's participation in the beauty contest. TONG feels infuriated as she is all along kept in the dark. She and MING have a fierce quarrel and MING walks out of the house. Out of the love for her daughter, TONG goes everywhere to find MING who is later impressed by her deep love. The two make up and MING decides to withdraw from the beauty contest. In fact, MING's character is quite strong and she longs for independence. Added to this is her Electra Complex which makes her fall in love with HOI, hoping that she can one day break away from the control of her mother.

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Jan 2, 1989 · 46m

    SING KUNG tries to introduce other girls to HOI hoping}that HOI will be attracted by others and break up with MING. Yet his plan does not succeed and the love between HOI and MING gradually grows deeper. Despite there is some misunderstanding between them. Owing to the big age difference between she and HOI, MING does not dare to tell TONG about their relationship. Instead she lies to TONG saying that. SING KUNG is her boyfriend. However, TONG learns the truth and urges OR to ally with her so as to break up the pair. On the other hand, TOM tries to cheat OR into working for a pornographic magazine but luckily TONG stops her in time.

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