Life Made Simple

TING SHEUNG WONG lives in Cheung Wong Estate. He is always bullied by the Cheung Wong Three Bastards, who live in the same estate as him. He and his mother, TING SAU LIN, are interdependent on each other. LIN works in the Shui Kee Sweet Soup Shop responsible for cooking sweet soup. WONG leads an ordinary life. He always thinks of his childhood sweetie, WONG KEI FUNG. FUNG’s boss has once again turned down her promotion for the reason that she lacks academic qualification. In order to save enough money to study abroad, FUNG works as a vendor at night and at the same time gives lessons to WONG. LIN retrieves from the bank 43 gold coins and put them at home. The coins are set aside for WONG’s wedding in future. FUNG is thrilled that a famous university in the States has enrolled her. FUNG resigns……

Looking at the gold coins, FUNG makes up her mind to go abroad. WONG comes on a bike to wave goodbye to FUNG and gives her some mangoes, her favorite. She is touched. FUNG arrives in New York. She has rent a room, the condition of which is far beyond acceptable. FUNG comes across some rascals on the way home. It is lucky that her cousin, ANGEL, comes to her rescue just in time. It turns out that the two cousins go to the same university. FUNG encourages WONG to learn some skill. WONG remembers that FUNG loves sweet dumplings, so he would like to learn from LIN. When WONG is delivering some sweet soup to Flat No. 606 of Cheung Wo House, the Three Bastards show up and tell him that there is a female ghost in the flat. WONG is scared away by a pair of ghostly eyes. WONG is overjoyed when LIN promises to teach him how to make sweet dumplings. WONG sees the Three Bastards humiliating a woman and he goes to her rescue……

FUNG has received some sweet dumplings, which have all molded, that WONG sent her. FUNG finds this funny though she is touched by what WONG did. ANGEL advises FUNG getting acquainted with those well-off schoolmates so that she could leave the lower reaches of society. FUNG does not agree with her at all. WONG keeps saying good things about FUNG. HO, who is jealous, points out that he and FUNG belong to two entire worlds. Unfortunately, he does not understand what it means. WONG, by invitation, goes to HO’s place for a meal; LIN goes with him. LIN praises HO for her being frugal and her cookery. She even introduces HO to work in Shui Kee. FUNG has won a scholarship. She is now even more convinced that knowledge can really change her fate. Four years have passed; WONG has eventually learnt how to make sweet dumplings. When he is cooking sweet dumplings, WONG nearly causes a fire. LIN, who is shocked, is hospitalized……