The Season of Fate

The anti-smuggling team finds that apart from gold, there are also a lot of national treasures hidden inside the ship. YEUNG then points out that CHING is the plotter. GAU and CHUN go home after being released. They mention that CHING has pleaded guilty to all charges… While worshipping to God, YEUNG and LAM are brought to an abandoned house. HUNG wants YEUNG to think of a way to get back all the national treasures. When YUENG realizes that LAM is only acting dumb, he kidnaps LAM back home. After hearing the conversation between YEUNG and LAM, TIN finds that everything is contrived by YEUNG and breaks down… CHUN does not want CHING to die of injustice and decides to save him together with MUI. Under the persuasion of LAM and TIN, YEUNG intends to surrender himself. Yet in the meantime, TEI snatches the gun from YEUNG and fires at LAM… GAU seizes HUNG all by himself and unexpectedly CHING and CHUN offer to help.… ...

CHING is depressed after KWAI has escaped. CHUN purposely leaves all her work behind and goes drinking with him as a comfort. GAU decides to go back to Ng Tuk Village alone. When he says goodbye to YEUNG, YEUNG encourages him to fight for his love. After getting the news that KWAI has died, CHING takes a look at the coffin home and MUI finds a cuff in KWAI’s hand… While CHING is feeling down and stays at the LIN family, TIN brings along the police to arrest him. CHUN cannot tolerate and reveals to TIN about his real identity. LAM inquires YEUNG about the testament and he claims that everything is done just to avoid CHING wasting his time on his father’s death. CHING publicly points out that YEUNG is the killer and ends up fighting with him in the street. When BING knows that CHING has fallen out with YEUNG, she wants CHING to leave. While CHING is leaving, CHUN catches him and pushes him to bear his soul.… ...

When CHUN and GAU are about to say goodbye to LAM before going back to Ng Tuk Village, the customers are creating a commotion. GAU has to stay back and act as the Chef de Cuisine temporarily. The patrons are satisfied with the cuisine. MR LEE, who is a bosom friend of the Southern King, invites HEI SHEUNG FUNG to be the representative of Kau Kau Town and participate in the “Cooking Competition for Guangdong, HK and Macau”. CHUN asks GAU if he minds to expose his status of being a eunuch in case they stay in town. CHING specially invites a calligraphy connoisseur in town to examine the testament of SHAN and finds out that it is a fake one. CHING makes use of the scandal that YAN has once sexually harassed the wife of UNCLE HEI and threatens the KWAN brothers to carry CHUN back to town in a sedan. It amuses everybody in town. CHING follows TEI to a temple and finally knows about her relationship with YEUNG.… ...

TIN reveals to his father that CHING and FUNG are swindlers and wonders why YEUNG does not dismiss CHING. YEUNG has to make good use of CHING indeed. FUNG resigns as teacher and TIN claims that the charity school needs FUNG and asks her to stay. When TIN softens his heart and forgives FUNG, CHING brings out the proofs that FUNG is a courtesan in Hong Kong. LAM wants to take some medicine to recuperate from fatigue and does not expect to fall sick in bed. YAN and YI go to the KWAN family to make acquisitions of HEI SHEUNG FUNG, but they meet with failure. YUN-YUET and BING find that CHI-FO goes to visit his relatives in Ng Tuk Village around Mid-Autumn Festival. He even offers to give the LIN family a ride so that they can spend the festival together with CHUN. CHING is touched by the sincerity of TIN and FUNG and promises to help them to elope.… ...

GAU brings CHUN to live in Ng Tuk Village temporarily. When CHUN goes out to the market, she realizes that the villagers are not kind and friendly at all. CHUN insists to leave the village and while they are setting off, they see the villagers appear with angry… After the matter is settled, ONE-EYE LUNG and SCAR-FACE KEUNG explain to them about the origin of Ng Tuk Village. YEUNG and TEI visit LAM and assign HEI SHEUNG FUNG to be in charge of the welcome banquet for the Commissioner CHAN. When LAM takes over to run the family business, she then realizes CHUN has been taking all the responsibilities alone as to save more money. The night before the banquet is held, the chef whom is recommended by YAN has left a letter and gone. TIN spares no pain to carry the father of a student down the hill for seeing a doctor. FUNG rewards him with a kiss and YEUNG happens to see it. As to make TIN leave FUNG, YEUNG asks him to study abroad.… ...

While escaping with CHUN, CHING makes a slip and falls down the cliff. As to save him, CHUN is also in danger. When realizing CHUN treasures him so much, CHING takes the chance and reveals his love to CHUN… While YEUNG is about to praise GAU for being able to unify the taste of all dishes, GAU reveals his sickness honestly. Together with the folks, the mayor and the bureau chief come to the KWAN family and propose to build a Lady of Chastity stand for CHUN. CHUN finds it hard to object while MADAM KWAN and all the others are in favor of the idea… CHING informs CHUN that he decides to take her away from Kau Kau Town. But when CHING calms down to think about CHUN has to become a wife of a swindler if she roves all over the places with him, he eventually asks GAU to bring CHUN away from Kau Kau Town. In order to know the place where CHUN is meeting her adulterer, LAM forces MUI to tell everything.… ...

While YEUNG and KWAN are visiting the charity school, they are shocked to see TIN and FUNG cuddling there. CHING dates GAU and specially offers him a chance to express his love to CHUN, yet his plan is failed. YEUNG decides to send CHING to Borneo for establishing a branch. CHING, CHUN and GAU have a drink in the moonlight to talk about the past in former days… CHING brings CHUN and KAU to the temple and has secretly arranged a fortuneteller to claim that CHUN and KAU match very well. Yet the fortuneteller turns around to reveal that CHING and CHUN have the husband-wife looks. LAM suddenly proposes to elope with CHING and forces to give him a train ticket. Before CHING sets off, he goes with TIN to the provincial capital for sightseeing. Yet TIN is raided and when YEUNG and his wife arrive, they realize that CHING has saved their son. The overseas assignment for CHING is temporarily set aside.… ...

CHING assumes that CHUN brings along the police to arrest him while he is having a high fever, and therefore attacks her without verification. GAU impersonates CHING and dashes off so that CHUN can bring CHING to escape. CHUN visits GAU and points out that he has no need to carry the poisoning charges on his back. Yet GAU is willing to be the scapegoat since CHING has saved him twenty years ago. When CHING finds the box that GAU has hidden, he realizes CHUN and GAU are his old mates. CHING decides to convince TIN to help out. The poisoning case is over, YEUNG announces HEI SHEUNG FUNG as the winner in the cooking contest. Since GAU wins the competition, YEUNG has to fulfill his promise and take GAU as his apprentice. After going through all the course of events, CHING, CHUN and GAU decide to leave everything behind and become good friends again.… ...

After eating the five-color fried rice made by YEUNG, LAM remembers lots of things. CHUN tells GAU all the cooking techniques that she has observed from YEUNG. GAU tries to cook in the same way and everybody gives praise to the great taste. LAM recklessly tries out many ways to cure her own sickness and the situation becomes risky. CHUN has to visit the YAM family and asks YEUNG to cook; yet her request is being rejected. Under the persuasion of MRS YAM, YEUNG finally agrees to go to the KWAN family and cook for LAM. TIN proposes to his father to hold a charity ball in order to raise fund for the school. The mayor lets HEI SHEUNG FUNG and GUT HING LAU to have a cooking contest as to select which one to be in charge of the catering. YEUNG promises to take GAU as his apprentice if he wins the contest. In order to get some valuable ingredients, CHUN goes to the city and tries to borrow money from her friend.… ...

CHUN finds the gimmick CHING has used is very improper but has no way to stop him. TIN complains to CHING that inspecting those roads and bridges under repair is a boring job. CHING advises TIN that he should revenge FUNG by gaining her love and then deserts her afterwards. The bodyguard of TIN looks for FUNG at the department store. On behalf of TIN, CHI-FO asks FUNG to dine out the following day… CHUN goes with GAU to visit YEUNG in the hope of YEUNG can accept GAU as his apprentice but YEUNG rejects them. YEUNG wants to establish a trading company and asks his son to go to work but TIN takes a chance and gets away. YEUNG meets LAM and knows that she wants to catch some fish at the brook. He leaves all his business behind and accompanies LAM. The bureau chief suddenly comes with his followers to the restaurant. Claiming that the restaurant runs in an unethical practice, and it has been put under sequestration.… ...

CHING brings TIN and the mayor to the restaurant and TIN proves that CHING does work for the YAM family. TIN wants the mayor to catch those people that have beaten him up. The news worries the entire LIN family and GAU volunteers to be the scapegoat for YUN-YUET as a reward to the LIN family. As to save GAU, CHUN turns to CHING for help and signs on an IOU that contains no figures to him. CHING finds TIN very depressed after the matter is settled. TIN is worried that his father will discover his scandals since YEUNG will be in town soon. On the day when YEUNG arrives, apart from receiving a grand welcome, he finds that all villagers are full of praise for TIN… YEUNG talks to CHING privately and asks him to leave quickly. YAN and YI show CHUN the IOU that CHING has sold them and want CHUNG to pass the restaurant to them. YEUNG meets LAM and realizes that she is his junior apprentice.

CHUN brings LAM home and keeps questioning her, yet LAM defends CHING by saying that everything comes of her own accord. CHUN offers to help YUN-YUET while knowing that he is very fond of KAM-FUNG. CHUN wants to set up a trap as to crash the conspiracy of CHING but he sees through her tricks. The mayor brings along the other people to the big house and tries to fawn on CHING. CHING indicates that the welcome banquet for MASTER YAM must have some foreign wine. He visits CHUN at the restaurant and sells her some pills that can turn the Chinese wine into brandy. Yet he does not expect CHUN to turn him down. For the sake of making CHUN to fall into his trap, CHING reveals to YAN and YI about CHUN owning a large number of foreign wine. As to beg CHING for selling his magic pills, CHUN acts as a servant and gets fool around by CHING. When CHING and MUI try to leave the town, they meet their enemy LIK.… ...

Ruffian TING TAI-LIK is gambling with a Manchu Gege on the train. MA WING-CHING as a side watcher keeps reminding LIK that Gege has some rare and valuable objects from Qing Dynasty that can be used for mortgage. Finally when LIK is defeated, he realizes that it is a fraud. Gege and CHING dash off during the messy situation. In fact, Gege named LEI SHI-MUI and together with CHING, they are both con artists. LIN SHEUNG-CHUN gets her best friend LEUNG GAU-MUI, who is a chief cook, goes with her to offer first incense at the temple. Hoping the business of HEI SHEUNG FUNG that belongs to her deceased husband can turn better. When CHUN gets home and has breakfast with her mother-in-law MADAM KWAN, WONG YEUK-LAM appears. Actually LAM has got some mental problems and she turns up in splendid attire just to give her “Mother” CHUN a shock.… ...