 
            
        Chang Chien-chiang and Li Hsueh-liang, childhood friends and neighbors in government housing estates, are on good terms with each other. But sharing the same toilet, the two families - Chiang's mother and Hsueh-liang's father Li Sheng - often quarrel over minor affairs. Li Sheng, a widower and a fisherman, has brought up his son and daughter. He cherishes the traditional concept that a son may bring credit to the family, and is biased against his daughter. When Hsueh-liang becomes matriculated, he is overcome with pride and spreads the news of it. Chien-chiang discontinues his studies to become a mechanic in a garage. His mother feels that a manual worker is a dead-end job and pins her hope on her younger son who's studying in a university. On the other hand, his father Chang Piao takes a more pragmatic approach.… ...
 
                                    Felix Wong Yat-Wah
 
                                    Kit-wah Leung
 
                                    Eugina Lau Mei-Guen
 
                                    Anthony Tang Ho-Kwong
 
                                    Richard Ng
 
                                    Felix Lok Ying-Kwan
 
                                    Debbie Chui
 
                                    Helena Law Lan
 
                                    Tony Leung Hung-Wah
 
                                    Tam Bing-Man
 
                                    Pak Yan
 
                                    Jeng Gwan-Chi
 
                                    Au Ngok
 
                                    Keith Ng Shui-Ting
 
                                    Tang Yu-Chiu
 
                                    Tsang Choh-Lam
 
                                    Wong Yat-Fei
 
                                    Tam Yat-Ching
 
                                    Hung Chiu
 
                                    Suen Kwai-Hing
 
                                    Leung Siu-Dik
 
                                    Wong Wai-Tak
 
                                    Chan Lap-Ban
 
                                    Cho Chai
 
                                    Derek Kwok Jing-Hung
 
                                    Bai Lan
 
                                    Yu Miu-Lin
 
                                    Lee Shing-Cheong
 
                                    Mak Chi-Wan
 
                                    Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung
 
                                    Pak Man-Biu
 
                                    Ho Bik-Kin
 
                                    Chan Dik-Hak
 
                                    Mak Hiu-Wai
 
                                    Law Kwok-Wai
 
                                    Wong San
 
                                    Yue Ming