tong xin yuan

The story from the last serial continues… Daqiu (Cavin Soh) accidentally wounds Shitou (Richard Liu Qianyi) and the latter slips into unconsciousness. Li Tian’s (Li Siqi) dementia becomes more serious and Daqiu makes use of the opportunity to take over Tong Xin Yuan. Following the departure of both Ruan Mian (Jesseca Liu) and Xiuhua (Xiang Yun), Dadi (Adrian Pang) shows little interest in life. During this period, Tong Xin Yuan and the Zhou family have undergone tremendous changes.
Shitou’s injury proves fatal, and he dies. Dahai (Terence Cao), Dashan (San Yow), Xiuhua and company all rush back to attend his funeral. When they learn how Daqiu has taken advantage of Li Tian’s unclear state of mind to cheat her into signing over the family’s wealth and property, they decide to bring him to court.
Li Tian’s health shows little progress. As he is afraid that Li Tian’s ill health will affect the outcome of the hearing, Daqiu forbids Xiuhua and company to contact Li Tian. Dadi accidentally stumbles upon Li Tian’s diary which provides a detailed account of her illness. As this is an important source of evidence, it soon has all the stakeholders scrambling to lay a hand on it. A long drawn-out legal battle ensues with the unscrupulous Daqiu getting the upper hand, and he succeeds in acquiring control of both Tong Xin Yuan and the Zhou family estate.
After Jimei (Apple Hong) left without a word, Fyn (Yvonne Lim) tries ways and means to get closes to Dahai, even to the extent of pretending that she has pre-natal blues. Dahai feels entrapped and miserable, especially when he fails to locate Jimei. As Xiuhua needs to take care of Li Tian, she comes into frequent contact with Dadi. Their feelings for each other deepen. Just when Dadi decides to start afresh with Xiuhua, Ruan Mian suddenly turns up. Ruan Mian has become a beautician, and is being courted by a suave and wealthy businessman, Parry (Wang Yuqing). Dadi’s feelings for Ruan Mian are re-kindled after meeting her again.
In order to train Dayang (Pierre Png) to be more independent, Baobei (Felicia Chin) looks up a job for him. Under Baobei’s painstaking tutelage, Dayang excels in his work performance. This earns him the wrath of Shaodong (Alan Tern) who tries to malign Dayang. However, Dayang not only emerges unscathed, eventually he even manages to set up a small eatery with Baobei. The feelings between Dayang and Baobei deepen.
After taking over the reins of Tong Xin Yuan, the ambitious Daqiu plans to expand his business overseas. With the help of Li Fa’s (Zhang Wenxiang) daughter, Xinmin (Priscelia Chan), Daqiu pours in huge capital to set up a food and beverage business with a rich Chinese businessman, Shi Nuo Bi. Not knowing that this is a business scam concocted by Xinmin and her cohorts to cheat him, Daqiu who has fallen for Xinmin, ignore the well-meaning advice of his family members and liquidates his assets, including mortgaging Tong Xin Yuan and the family estate to raise funds. As for Baozhu (Cynthia Koh), she takes up a lover Bai Yingjun. Although outwardly they are still a couple, Daqiu and Baozhu begin leading separate lives.
Zhou Dong (Chen Shucheng) who has disappeared for the past 20 years, suddenly turns up. However, he is reserved towards his ex-wife, Li Tian and his own sons. His present wife, Jiang Ling (Li Yinzhu) also makes an appearance, and even moves into the Zhou residence. Conflict soon ensues between Jiang Ling and Li Tian. Zhou Dong gives little regard to family ties and is set to emigrate to Australia. As such, he asks Daqiu for money. Daqiu is put off by Zhou Dong’s attitude, especially when the latter uses Li Tian’s diary to threaten Daqiu. Father and son reach a standoff.
As a result of Daqiu’s inept management, Tong Xin Yuan falls into the hands of Xinmin. Will the Zhou brothers be able to wrest control from Xinmin? What about Dadi, Xiuhua and Ruan Mian, how do they resolve their entangled relationship? Will Dayang and Baobei tie the knot? How will Dahai, Fyn, and Jimei end up? What is the fate of Li Tian who is implicated in the death of Jiang Ling? Tune in to Portrait of Home II for the answers!