Colourful Life

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   E1. Episode 1

   Jan 15, 2001 · 46m

   The late Mr. Chang’s mistress, FUNG (TSUI SUK YEE), has run the family dyeing business for over 20 years since he died. She presents the most precious piece of fabric from the shop for a princess’s wedding. However, nobody else appreciates its quality. FUNG and another mistress, HING (LO YUEN YEN), carry the fabric into the palace. Unfortunately, HING upsets the king’s mistress, WAI. She then insults the Chang’s production and persuades the king to marry HIN (LAM MAN LUNG, FRANKIE) with the Tibetan king’s daughter, JEW (MAN CHUNG HAN). The Tibetan king agrees with her suggestion. Accidentally, HIN and JEW meet in a restaurant and have some misunderstanding. On the wedding day, HIN discovers that JEW is the girl that he dislikes, and wants to cancel the wedding. Eventually, they get married for many family reasons. Later, JEW makes a mistake and FUNG gets her to do something to atone for it.

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   E2. Episode 2

   Jan 16, 2001 · 46m

   JEW is very grateful to FUNG for not punishing her. FUNG and HING go to a temple to get some holy water for POK (YUEN SIU CHEUNG, LOUIS) and HIN, hoping they will be elected in the public exam. However, selfish POK drinks it all up and gets an upset stomach. YUNG (CHEUNG CHUNG KEI, RONALD) annoys FUNG because he only enjoys his life and does not work. JEW makes fun of SHING for being stupid and upsets MONA (SO YUK WAH, LOUISA). Later when JEW finds out that there is something wrong with SHING, she feels guilty and apologizes to him. She accidentally hurts HIN’s hand. He gives up revising for his exam because he knows he cannot write for a while. SHANG (CHOY TSE KIN) is like a brother to HIN, so he tries every way to help him. He is fooled by some cheats with some cheap medicine. JEW helps him to catch the cheats and gets his money back. She realizes how important the exam is to HIN, so she uses an old treatment to treat HIN’s hand.

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   E3. Episode 3

   Jan 17, 2001 · 46m

   HIN’s body turns stiff. JEW knows she has made a big mistake and tries to save him. HIN was originally going to thank JEW for helping him, but when he sees her breaking his beloved ink box, he turns away. POK and HIN set off for their exams. On the departure day, HIN still tricks JEW. HING laughs at YIM (MUI SIU WAI) for being unable to produce a baby after being married for a long time. YIM learns that one of the servants’ family has some financial difficulties, so she sets a plan secretly. JEW is the big winner in a mahjong game and nobody dares to gamble with her again. YIM thinks that FUNG is going to hand SHING one of their branch shops and sets up a trap to blacken him. The exam results are announced and people gradually bring in good news around the village.

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   E4. Episode 4

   Jan 18, 2001 · 46m

   HING tries to bribe LUNG to save POK, but fails. FUNG decides to ask for the king’s mercy in person. The king is convinced by her touching words and only punishes POK gently. HIN stands out in the exam and is welcomed by everyone. LUNG prepares a big banquet for him. However, JEW embarrasses him over the dinner table. They split up on the way home after the argument. HIN gets lost on a trail and falls down the hillside with a girl that he likes. He then finds out that JEW is still not yet home. A female body which has a similar dress on is found near the river bank and the whole family mistakenly assumes that JEW is dead. POK and YUNG work very hard in front of FUNG. HIN meets his dream girl again.

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   E5. Episode 5

   Jan 19, 2001 · 45m

   HIN’s dream girl is actually MONA’s sister, MONSIE (KWONG MAN SHUN, MAY), who has come to stay with MONA for a few days. She realizes how hard her sister’s living is in the Chang’s family after staying only a few days. YIM knows how lazy YUNG is and worries that he will lose the battle over the branch shop, so she thinks of a secret plan. HIN, JEW and MONSIE pick flowers in the countryside for FUNG’s birthday. Both MONSIE and JEW are bitten by snakes. However, HIN only carries MONSIE home. HING learns what MONA is buying for FUNG’s birthday, and decides to get it before hand. SHING buys a jade Buddha for FUNG and bothers MONA. HING and CECI (KWOK SIU WAN, FLORENCE) want to win money to buy FUNG a present and end up losing. On FUNG’s birthday banquet, YUNG is found out pretending to have a limp and upsets FUNG. Everyone also finds out about JEW’s background.

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   E6. Episode 6

   Jan 22, 2001 · 45m

   The whole family is avoiding JEW and EMMA (WANE, IRENE) and confuses them. A man robs EMMA who is somehow falsely accused of stealing by NAM (TANG SIU CHUEN, JOHNNY). She feels this is unfair and takes NAM’s wallet instead. HING forces CECI to drink down some holy water in order to get her a grandson. MONSIE loses a hairpin and turns JEW into a suspect. FUNG decides to recover the hairpin for one more day. EMMA finds it eventually, but everyone thinks that she is the thief. JEW wants to walk away but is scare of being accused of being a fugitive, so she stays unwillingly. YIM wrongly thinks that she is pregnant and pleases FUNG. She also forces everyone to treat her like a queen.

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