
The Stew of Life ·有營煮婦
Upon returning from a trip with her husband NG MAN TAK (Chung King Fai), cookery teacher LO SIU LAI (Lee Sze Kei, Louise) is shocked to find that her little daughter NG CHOI NI (Chen Fala) has started cohabiting with a homosexually inclined colleague LAU TAT YAN (Hung Tin Ming) while her divorced sister LO SIU MEI (Ng Wing Mei) is seemingly caught up in a love triangle between tenant YAU KAI (Mak Cheung Ching) and her ex-husband. By and by TAK is forced to retire early and stays at home all day with nothing to do. LAI, on the other hand, is lucky enough to have the opportunity to host a culinary show on TV. Everything seems to have happened too fast but this does not leave LAI frustrated and accursed. Instead she tries to get round every problem with even more patience and dedication, which however is not appreciated by TAK. The bickering continues until LAI eventually thinks of a good way to tackle TAK…
- Created By
Sum-Wai Wong
- First Aired on
Sep 07, 2009
- Popularity: 3.5445
- 0 votes
- Networks
- (HK)
- Production
TVB (HK)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Oct 16, 2009
Last episode: Episode 30
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 30 episodes

Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Episode 145 min
As a supplement feature reporter, NG CHOI NI, CHARLIE is heading for an interview. On her way, the interviewee informs her that the interview has to be rescheduled. CHARLIE creates another gimmick as a replacement and gets help from her mother LO SUI LAI since LAI is a splendid cookery teacher. Being an Agricultural Officer, NG MAN TAK attends the Farmfest as a representative and LAI is there to support her husband. LAI receives a phone call from her sister LO SUI MEI and learns that she feels dizzy. LAI rushes there promptly but finds LAI grabbing the sale goods. CHARLIE fails to carry out the celebrity interview and is denounced severely by her boss LAW CHI WAI. CHARLIE is upset to find that WAI seems to be a lot more lenient towards her colleague LAU TAT YAN, RYAN. MEI owns a florist and has a regular customer FLORA who works as a TV producer……
Episode 2Episode 245 min
WAI suddenly informs CHARLIE that apart from her daily supplement work, she has to take up the work from the entertainment edition as well. LI SHING KEI, BILL sees that his girlfriend CHARLIE is really upset. He tries hard to cheer her up during lunch. Holding a concurrent post in the paparazzi team, CHARLIE gets hurt while tracking for news. Not to worry her mother, CHARLIE asks MEI to accompany her to see a doctor. MEI wants to take this chance and make LAI stay back for the culinary show. Yet it does not work that way, TAK and LAI are going for their cruise holiday. MEI moves over to the NG family and takes care of CHARLIE. MEI assumes a false identity as CHARLIE and communicates with BILL. She makes BILL bring along flowers and breakfast to visit CHARLIE. When MEI and CHARLIE dine out, MEI bumps into her old-time suitor GILBERT…
Episode 3Episode 345 min
When CHARLIE is back to the office in the morning, all her colleagues have been working overnight while RYAN is sleeping on the chairs. WAI asks RYAN to go home and take a rest; it makes CHARLIE feel that the boss is partial to RYAN. WAI always goes against CHARLIE at work and even makes use of her to queue up at the clinic for his mother. WAI wants CHARLIE to interview a celebrity whom will join the annual banquet of the company. MEI is familiar with that kind of lifestyle and agrees to accompany CHARLIE to attend the banquet. When seeing MEI, WAI is deeply attracted by her beauty and wants to get to know her. While out for tracking, CHARLIE has an accident and fails to take any photographs. With a deviation from the norm, WAI does not blame CHARLIE at all. A colleague complains to BILL that a third party is trying to woo his girlfriend. It makes BILL worry that CHARLIE may have some other admirers too…
Episode 4Episode 445 min
TAK and LAI get back home after the holiday. Their smart dog Jack makes them aware that MEI and CHARLIE have not been treating him well. When WAI meets MEI again, he grabs the chance and wants to know her better. WAI wants to send MEI flowers and mistaken the NG family’s address as where MEI lives. As preparing to go after MEI, WAI changes his image for the sake of looking young. MEI’s tenant Miss Leung complains about the paint falls off from the ceiling. TAK promised to repaint the ceiling for her and it worries LAI. It is threatening when BILL overheard from all the staff that WAI suddenly starts pleasing CHARLIE. MEI bumps into WAI in the street and tries to get away from him. However, she left her belongings behind. It becomes a good excuse for WAI to send them back to MEI. WAI gets to the NG family and when MEI rushes there, LAI and WAI are talking to each other…
Episode 5Episode 545 min
TAK and LAI get back home after the holiday. Their smart dog Jack makes them aware that MEI and CHARLIE have not been treating him well. When WAI meets MEI again, he grabs the chance and wants to know her better. WAI wants to send MEI flowers and mistaken the NG family’s address as where MEI lives. As preparing to go after MEI, WAI changes his image for the sake of looking young. MEI’s tenant Miss Leung complains about the paint falls off from the ceiling. TAK promised to repaint the ceiling for her and it worries LAI. It is threatening when BILL overheard from all the staff that WAI suddenly starts pleasing CHARLIE. MEI bumps into WAI in the street and tries to get away from him. However, she left her belongings behind. It becomes a good excuse for WAI to send them back to MEI. WAI gets to the NG family and when MEI rushes there, LAI and WAI are talking to each other…