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rebellious boy. He quarrels Haining is not convinced, LEE’S
MIND with her and runs away from and wants to buy Jinshu FAMILY
MATTERS home. Zhixing’s teacher, Lu lunch to thank him. He REUNION
declines to meet her.
Liangsheng, tries to mediate.
Once a leading psychiatrist, Liangsheng observes that Riqing is planning to ask Problems arise for the
Qi Yuwu disappears from a stranger has begun living in for her pay in advance, but Xiaos when everyone
his profession after a Xiuxiu’s house. Afraid Jinshu with Liting lamenting their vies for control of the
traumatic incident, only to and Xiuxiu might develop declining business, she family’s century-old biscuit
resurface after five years feelings for each other, stops herself. business.
in the heartland as the
neighbourhood’s go-to Liangsheng takes Jinshu out Liting arranges for Chen STARS Eric Huang (Xiao
helper. for a drink and lists Xiuxiu’s Weiyi to meet Riqing. Weiyi Tiancheng), Zhang Fengshu
shortcomings. Jinshu comes falls in love with Riqing (Xia Yongzhen), June Liu Yue (Li
STARS Qi Yuwu (Zhuo Jinshu/ to realise Liangsheng likes at first sight. However, Huixin/Li Wenfang), Angus Xie
Dr Toh), Jesseca Liu (Qin Xiuxiu), Xiuxiu. he stutters, and to avoid (Xiao Hansheng), Joanne Lian
Teresa Tseng (Lu Haining), Ivan (Li Zhengnan/Chen Yijing), Ding
Lo (Fang Zhixing), Florence Tan Lu Haining is a embarrassment, he keeps Guolin (Qiu Jinlan), Chen Guanlin
(Zhou Riqing), Chen Tianwen (Lu psychiatrist who is always quiet. Riqing gets the (Fang Xiaozu/Chen Jiabao), Chen
Liangsheng), Denise Camillia willing to lend a helping hand. mistaken idea that he is at Peiqi (Lin Ailin), Vicky Zeng (Lin
Tan (Zhang Siya), Shane Pow (Hu She receives a call from their date because he was Aiting), Miao Keli (Chen Liyun),
Ruiming), Ben Yeo (Chen Weiyi) and Mandy about Uncle David’s forced to attend. Huang Yurong (Li Wenxing),
Sora Ma (Song Jiefang). Sunny Li (Fang Xiaowen), Chen
obsessive compulsive Weiyi finds out Riqing
disorder. is being harassed by Ting (Li Zaixing), Jiang Guobin
THUR FEB 8 They arrive at Uncle loansharks. He settles (Lin Hongshan), Jian Chang
(Lin Shuibo), Wang Hao (Xiao
9pm Episode 1/20 David’s house and find the the debt for her. She is Hongshuai), Lin Youxing (Lin
An unshaven, disheveled place shrouded in thick appreciative. Jianhua), Duan Xinghui (Ye Yimei),
man is singing and playing a smoke. Sensing the urgency, Haining reminisces Yi Zheng (David Xu Jian’an),
ukulele on the streets. He is Haining rushes into the about the sweet past with Xia Jingting (Fang Heilong), Ji
giving out leaflets advertising house to help Uncle David Jinshu. Her mother becomes Liangzhu (Jiang Xiaocao), Angela
Yeh (Minmin), Ding Liqi (Lin Feihu),
plumbing services. He is retrieve a treasured box. She concerned when she starts Ma Youxing (Jiang Letian) and
40-year-old Zhuo Jinshu. is about to pass out from baking a cake; it’s Haining’s Penny Lin (Peipei).
Mandy, a social worker, smoke inhalation when she way of venting her emotions
leads Jinshu to a hoarder’s catches sight of Jinshu and when depressed. SAT FEB 3
flat, where the toilet bowl calls out, “Dr Toh!”. Jinshu finds Uncle David 7pm Episodes 655 & 656
needs to be repaired. The back home, blowing a sad While quarrelling with
owner is a single, elderly FRI FEB 9 tune with his straw. The Xiaowen, Minmin (Jinlan)
person who goes by the 9pm Episode 2/20 straw accidentally falls into nearly lets slip her real
name, Uncle David. He Jinshu rescues Haining from a flower pot below. identity.
is infuriated when Mandy the fire. When she comes Jinshu climbs onto a Liyun notices that
throws away his things. round, she keeps asking stool to get to the flower Minmin’s mannerisms
Jinshu hints to her that Uncle about Dr Toh. However, pot. A wave of dizziness resemble Jinlan’s. She
David could be suffering Mandy tells her it was a suddenly strikes, and his senses something amiss.
from obsessive compulsive plumber who had saved her. legs give way beneath him. To stop Xiaowen from
disorder. getting close to Hansheng,
Jinshu goes to another Minmin (Jinlan) challenges
flat to repair the toilet bowl her to a tennis-ball-blowing
there. He has a hearty chat game. Xiaowen agrees to
with the owner and manages give Hansheng up if she
to rent a room. There is loses.
another long-term tenant, Letian takes Minmin to
Qin Xiuxiu. She has a deep- the hotspring. Urging her
seated obsession about to hang on at the Lins, he
cleanliness and is difficult to explains that if their illicit
get along with. affair is discovered, he will
Renting a small space lose custody of Haohao and
at a clothing shop, Xiuxiu be left with nothing.
makes a living by altering While out getting
clothes. A loanshark comes beverages, Letian spots
to the shop to harass a Shuibo and the others.
worker named Zhou Riqing. Minmin dives into the hot
Xiuxiu chases the loanshark spring to hide. She has
away. to resurface for breath,
Xiuxiu has a 14-year-old Ravaged by trauma: Qi Yuwu plays Jinshu, a celebrity however, and confesses that
psychiatrist-turned-plumber, in the new serial, Mind Matters.
son, Fang Zhixing, who’s a she and Letian are having an
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