There is only a fortnight before the Lunar New Year, Kong's wife prepares a feast to entertain the workers in her handbag factory.
Wing Cheong becomes the leader of the workers and they hold a demonstration in front of the Governor's House. They fight against the employer who has cheated the labor. Tai Kong thinks that Wing Cheong shows no gratitude towards him. Chi Wai works as a middle-man to mediate between them but his attempt is futile. Tai Kong decides to terminate the master and apprentice relationship with Wing Cheong and he drives him out from Cheung’s family.
Wing Cheong knows that Tai Kong will move all the machines to China so that he can pay the indemnity to his former employees after he has earned enough money. So, he does not want to press him any more. However, the workers misjudge that he is doing a favour to Tai Kong. They force him to abdicate his right as the workers‧ representative.
Old Chow sends a television to Cadre Tsui Yat Tung in order to bribe him to improve the quality of workers. Yat Tung is reluctant to accept the bribe, however, his daughter Tsui Lo does not allow him to move the television as she is born with vanity. Yat Tung has no alternative but to accept the television set.
Mei Wah is madly in love with Yat On, therefore, she always takes the initiative to develop their relation. However, it makes Yat On a bit afraid of her. Later on, Wing Cheong wants to take revenge on Mei Wah for she has dealt a blow to his love relationship with Ah Ling. He makes a plot to separate them. Mei Wah becomes a love-lorn girl again.
After all the sufferings and hardship, Yiu Jo and Tai Kong return to Hong Kong finally. However, they are afraid that they cannot pacify their creditors. So, they hide themselves and ask Kong's wife to deal with the creditors.
Once Mei Wah has found her lover by lies, she pretends to be pregnant to force Wing Cheong to marry her. Wing Cheong feels that he is indebted to her, therefore, he has no alternative but to promise her marriage proposal.
Yiu Jo still has confidence in investment. As there is an opportunity to set a factory in Shenzhen, he discusses it with Tai Kong. Tai Kong is finally convinced to give support.
While Tsui Lo is window-shopping with Jo and Tung in a busy street, she is separated from them. She is scare and she is nearly knocked down by Chi Wai’s truck. Later on, Chi Wai uses some money to bribe her not to report the accident.
Tsui Lo dresses herself up so as to return home in glory. However, her father thinks that she is influenced by the erosive philosophy of capitalism and there is no hope for recovery. They have conflicts.
Lee Tung comes from a poor family and she fears that her parents will not let her marry a Hong Kong citizen. She is in distress.
Lee Tung misjudges that Yiu Jo is not a faithful lover for he has met some other girls in Hong Kong. She feels very uneasy and suggests to postpone the marriage.
With the recommendation of his supervisor, Wing Cheong takes a study trip abroad. Mei Wah suspects that he has a mistress and it brings out lots of funs.
Chi Wai starts to keep away from Tsui Lo, however, she still follows him. Moreover, she flees to Hong Kong as an illegal immigrant to visit him. Chi Wai is troubled.
Tsui Lo is imprisoned for half a year after she has been sent back to China. With the help of Lee Tung, she is managed to be free again. Tsui Lo knows that Chi Wai shows no concern to her while she is in the prison and she is disappointed and heart?broken.
Tsui Lo goes back to her village to ask Kwan Loy for accommodation. Kwan Loy still loves Tsui Lo deeply and he stands all the jeers of the others. He wants to take care of Tsui Lo.
Tsui Lo bears all the humiliations to give birth to her son. She immediately takes the child to visit Chi Wai as she hopes that they can have family reunion. However, she can hardly find him and it makes her very upset. When Lee Tung knows that, she also feels the pain.
Yiu Jo feels that he cannot control his love to Chiu Yin and he is in a plight of self-contradiction. He wants to confess his lo-e to her. However, Chiu Yin does not‧ want to break his harmonious family. So, she makes clear that she will terminate their subtle relation. Yiu Jo is very upset.
Mei Wah is in a fit of anger. She makes a plot in a moment of weakness and depression. She adds poison to the food and tries to kill herself together with Wing Cheong and their son. Fortunately, she is finally awakened that the tragedy is avoided.
Mei Wah is in a fit of anger. She makes a plot in a moment of weakness and depression. She adds poison to the food and tries to kill herself together with Wing Cheong and their son. Fortunately, she is finally awakened that the tragedy is avoided.