All That is Bitter is Sweet

Episode 3

45 min

After waking up in the morning, KAI-CHO feels very uncomfortable, and a red rash appears on his face, above which he even has a fever. Upon their arrival at Sheung Chun Tong, SAU-MUI and KAI-CHO notice that there has been a large amount of patients with a red rash appearing on their faces, so they worry that there is an outbreak of a pandemic. As all of them intend to hold SHEK and his family accountable for this, KAI-KEI expresses that it's a cold rash, which is not contagious, but none of them believes her. It will take KAI-CHO five days to fully recover from his sickness if he takes the medicine. In light of this, KAI-CHO suggests postponing the wedding ceremony, yet SAU-MUI claims that they'd rather not do so. Not only for the wedding ceremony but also for his reputation, TO SUM writes a prescription which contains Eighteen Antagonisms, and names it the 9-9 Wellness Pill.… ...

Episode 4

45 min

The imperial physician of the fallen Qing Dynasty, SHEUNG SIK-KANG notices the 9-9 Wellness Pill, indicating that not only does no one ever know the prescription, but none dares to use it. He thereby praises TO SUM for being bold enough to use such medicine. Telling HUNG BING and the others to pour all the 9-9 Wellness Pills into a bathtub and dissolve them with hot water, SIK-KANG then grabs YAT-YUEN and forces him to soak himself in the tubful of the hot liquid medicine to treat his illness. TO YUNG and his mother express their strong dissatisfaction with regard to the fact that Sheung Chun Tong has spent three thousand silver dollars to do the charity. Having heard of this, TO SUM cannot help but to reprimand the two.… ...

Episode 5

45 min

Going to the municipal government to check the accounts, SHUNG-MING finds out the total income is less than before, so KAI-CHO explains that they have offered tax breaks to relieve the people's tax burden because the war was just over. SHUNG-MING then complains that the Chinese wine they used to treat him is not as good as the foreign ones, demanding KAI-CHO to get him the French wine namely Louis XII. NGAI CHUN urges YAT-YUEN to find him three bottles of Louis XII, and quick-witted YAT-YUEN successfully accomplishes this impossible task. Having received a telegram, TUN-YU learns that KAI-CHUNG is unable to attend his brother's wedding in time. KAI-CHO has a high fever after taking the 9-9 Wellness Pill, meanwhile, a large amount of people pour into Sheung Chun Tong after nightfall. So TUN-YU suspects that there must be something wrong with the 9-9 Wellness Pill.… ...

Episode 6

45 min

TUN-YU and his wife accuse TO SUM of murdering KAI-CHO, so SHUNG-MING orders to take TO SUM into police custody and close down Sheung Chun Tong. Blaming himself for having killed KAI-CHO, TO SUM still has no idea how come the Wellness Pill is poisonous. Having heard that TO SUM is imprisoned, YUK-KAM is very worried, however, FUNG-YEE and TO YUNG give a cold response to this. On the other hand, NGAI CHUN lets YAT-YUEN handle KAI-CHO's funeral. KAI-KEI goes to the mourning hall, hoping to pay tribute to the late KAI-CHO, but is scolded and driven away by TUN-YU and SAU-MUI. So she sneaks into the mass, who are sending the wreaths, in an attempt to enter the mourning hall again. Having noticed this, YAT-YUEN decides to give her a hand. Upon his return to Foshan, KAI-CHUNG thinks that KAI-CHO will blame him for not attending his wedding without knowing that his brother KAI-CHO is already dead.… ...

Episode 7

45 min

KAI-CHUNG points out that the way his parents treated KAI-KEI is outrageous, and he does not believe that TO SUM and his daughter killed KAI-CHO; whereas TUN-YU thinks KAI-CHUNG to be disobedient, intending to hit him. When YUK-KAM sends some food to KAI-KEI, who has no appetite, she tells KAI-KEI to look after herself because TO YUNG is so unreliable that she can only rely on KAI-KEI to rescue TO SUM. Making excuses that only money can save TO SUM, FUNG-YEE and TO YUNG try to coax some money out of YUK-KAM. Later on, TO YUNG informs his mother that he discovered TO SUM's bank book, which shows that TO SUM has $300,000 in total savings, and they can withdraw the money if they are able to get the name chop. Sensing that TO YUNG is up to something, NGAI CHUN uncovers the bank book that belongs to TO SUM, and hands it in to SHUNG-MING. SHUNG-MING endeavors to keep the money all to himself, so NGAI CHUN comes up with an idea.… ...

Episode 8

45 min

Threatening TO SUM, NGAI CHUN not only accuses him of killing the Deputy Mayor of Foshan, but also forces him to sign a confession statement. With SHUNG-MING urging TUN-YU to sign off the guilty verdict in TO SUM's case, KAI-CHUNG questions his father as to how come they find TO SUM guilty without a trial. KAI-KEI tries to stop NGAI CHUN from closing down Sheung Chun Tong. As NGAI CHUN is about to aim his baton on KAI-KEI, KAI-CHUNG shows up in the nick of time, stopping him from doing so. Upon their arrival at TO's residence, YAT-YUEN and KAM FOOK see KAI-CHUNG being beaten up by the police. Though NGAI CHUN claims that KAI-KEI and the others can take their personal belongings at first, YAT-YUEN hints to KAI-KEI that they'd better not take anything that they would want to keep because they should not trust NGAI CHUN. KAI-KEI begs YAT-YUEN not to burn down their medicine, nevertheless, YAT-YUEN tells her to accept the reality.… ...

Episode 9

45 min

HUNG BING makes it clear that YAT-YUEN can hardly survive if he has to hand in a thousand silver dollars to NGAI CHUN within a few days, because YAT-YUEN does not want to burn down the medicine nor sell the machines. Having learned of the first aid that KAI-KEI gave to YAT-YUEN, SIK-KANG is impressed that KAI-KEI has such courage and wisdom at such a young age. Without warning, HUNG BING's mother HUNG YUET-HO returns home from Shanghai. When YAT-YUEN asks her whether anything happened to PIN-PIN, she replies that PIN-PIN will soon come back to Foshan as well. Claiming to be a mere puppet in the hands of SHUNG-MING, TUN-YU whines that he would not get himself tangled in such an insoluble dilemma if only his wife hadn't told him to get acquainted with SHUNG-MING years ago.… ...

Episode 10

45 min

Seeing that KAI-CHUNG doesn't let go of SHUNG-MING in defiance of his own safety, KWAN-YUET tries to persuade KAI-CHUNG not to do so. All of a sudden, TUN-YU receives an urgent telegram from Nanjing, instructing him to hand in all the money that was seized from Sheung Chun Tong. Suspecting that it's KAI-CHUNG who divulged this information, SHUNG-MING orders NGAI CHUN to probe into the matter. Going to KAI-CHUNG's home in person, SHUNG-MING intends to take revenge on KAI-CHUNG for what he has done, but SAU-MUI reveals that her son has already returned to Japan, above which she even gets down on her knees to beg SHUNG-MING, hoping that he will do her a favor. NGAI CHUN hunts down and aims his gun at KAI-CHUNG, who gets shot and falls into the water. Paying a visit to her father, KAI-KEI inquires about the method to cure YAT-YUEN, unfortunately, TO SUM has lost his confidence and dares not to make a diagnosis anymore.… ...

Episode 11

45 min

NGAI CHUN coerces HUNG BING to disclose the whereabouts of KAI-CHUNG, subsequently, KAI-CHUNG falls into NGAI CHUN's hands. After NGAI CHUN instructs MAN KEUNG and the others to hide KAI-CHUNG in a secret place, YAT-YUEN urges KAI-KEI to seek help from TUN-YU, whereas he himself tails after MAN KEUNG. Going to the municipal government, CHING-WING intends to meet KAI-CHUNG, but TUN-YU dares not to reveal the truth under threat from NGAI CHUN. KAI-KEI is shut out of the house when seeking aid from TUN-YU, and she then runs into CHING-WING when feeling so helpless. Without warning, CHING-WING arrives at the Police Department, offering to treat NGAI CHUN and his fellow police officers to a dinner for their meritorious conduct. In the meantime, YAT-YUEN goes to rescue KAI-CHUNG.… ...

Episode 12

45 min

KAI-KEI thinks that YAT-YUEN is really weird, and she cannot tell whether he is good or evil; whereas YAT-YUEN states that he tries his best at anything as if it's his last chance because he thinks that he cannot live longer than 35 years. For fear of provoking SHUNG-MING, SAU-MUI goes in person to apologize to him, who instead asks SAU-MUI to look after KWAN-YEUK as he worries that he might be shot to death once he returns to Nanjing. YUK-KAM goes to the prison to visit TO SUM, but TO SUM tells her to leave TO's family as he does not want to be a drag on her and waste her youth. With KAI-CHUNG proposing a reform of the government due to the reason that the system is outdated, TUN-YU is concerned that KAI-CHUNG should not act in haste. KAI-KEI goes to the Golden Lane to attend to YAT-YUEN's illness, during which YAT-YUEN introduces her to SIK-KANG, who even seizes the opportunity to test her medical skills.… ...