Junwei’s first contract is expanding the business plan of his elder sister, Liu Cailing. Cailing runs a thriving food stall at a cooked food centre. Junwei transforms the little stall into a small eatery.  The eatery does a roaring business until a labour crunch forces it to close down. Cailing is back to square one and returns to operate a stall at the cooked food centre.

　　Zhu Siyi, Junwei’s girlfriend who works as a personal investment consultant in a bank, adopts a meticulous approach towards life. She sees herself and her boyfriend retiring by the age of 45. Fearing that Junwei’s unrealistic attitude will ruin her plan, she breaks up with him. Devastated by this, Junwei vows to make Siyi regret leaving him.

　　Junwei’s first customer is Zhang Baida, an old master shoemaker of Nyonya Kasut Manek (beaded shoes). Baida makes authentic kasut manek. As he is getting on in age, he wishes to popularise this disappearing trade. Hong Qingshan, Baida’s good friend, approaches Junwei to revitalise the Kasut Manek shop. Baida banks his hopes on Junwei without hesitation. Tragically, acting on Junwei’s advice, Baida moves some old items and is fatally crushed by them! Baida’s daughter, Zhang Xueqin, is a sheltered girl. Following Baidai’s death, Xueqin takes it upon herself to continue Baida’s Kasut Manek business to fulfill his dream. As such, Xueqin pesters Junwei who had accepted the deposit earlier. Junwei seizes the opportunity to move his business into the Kasut Manek shop and orders Xueqin around as though she is his assistant.

　　Junwei has a sweet tooth, and this makes a visit to the dentist inevitable. By chance, he gets acquainted with Li Yi, a dentist. Li Yi is a hot-blood promising young man. He became a dentist at his parents’ wish. Jun Wei and Li Yi become good friends because of their common interests. His determination to set up an “Elderly Services Centre” prompts him to seek Jun Wei’s assistance.

　　In a chance encounter, Siyi gets to know Li Yi. In Siyi’s eyes, Li Yi is the perfect husband who has a stable income and holds a prestigious job. Siyi makes the first move, and Li Yi is snared in no time. To enable Li Yi to carry on the relationship without feeling any pressure, Junwei attempts to go steady with Xueqin who has been secretly in love with him. However, the relationship is brief due to personality differences.

　　While carrying out voluntary work, Li Yi meets Zhu Haitao, a traditional marionette puppeteer living in a rented flat. Li Yi is unaware that he is Siyi’s paternal grandfather. He convinces Junwei to inject new life into traditional puppetry. After seeing some marionettes currently in vogue, Junwei hits upon the idea of injecting a modern twist to marionettes before introducing them into the market. Subsequently, his marionettes catch the attention of a foreign company…

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