Time Off

S1 E1 • 5/22/2000

Episode 1

CHAN LI HANG inspects the construction site. He meets the site supervisor, CHOW KA TSUN. They join force to put off the fire at the site and leave a deep impression on each other. TSUN takes care of his daughter, WAI MAN and his son, WAI KIT by himself. TSUN is very bad-temper, thus, he always quarrel with MAN. MAN obtained a reward in a youth beauty contest. TSUN scolds her. MAN leaves home and stay at her aunt, CHOW KA PIK's, home. HANG loves his wife, MAK YUEN YEE, deeply. YEE is pregnant. HANG takes very good care of her. HANG's brother-in-law, SI HO (YEE's younger brother) is in league with the contractor, LEE, to squeeze money by using inferior materials. It leads to a flood at the well. TSUN's subordinate, MING, covets for money and sacrifices his life in the well. TSUN hits LEE with a fire extinguisher in a towering anger. The police charges TSUN. HANG is very depressed. He drives when he is drunk and leads to a car accident.