The Best Things In Life

The Best Things In Life (五福到) is a Singaporean drama which aired on Channel 8. It debuted on 17 March 2010 and consists of 20 episodes.

Cast

• Chen Han Wei as Chen Wufu (五福)
• Cynthia Koh as Chen Jiaxin (家欣)
• Tracy Lee as Chen Jiayi (家宜)
• Terence Cao as Song Daming (宋达明)
• Zhang Yao Dong as Bai Chuanyi (白传一)
• Ya Hui as Chen Jiahui (家慧)
• Phyllis Quek as Dream
• Ong Ai Leng as Ah Zhu (阿珠)
• Darren Lim as Luo Jianguo (罗建国)
• Desmond Tan as Beethoven

Synopsis

From Mediacorp: Wu Fu (Chen Han Wei) is an orphan. He was adopted by a kind fisherman and his wife who have three daughters. Their daughters left for Singapore to work and subsequently married and settled in the city, leaving Wu Fu to care for his parents. Wu Fu is a kind-hearted man with simple needs, but his parents urged him to leave for the city to eke out his own living. His naive and trusting ways leads to many hilarious situations when he arrives in the city.

Wu Fu’s eldest sister, Jia Xin (Cynthia Koh), holds three jobs to maximize her earning potential. When she loses her money in the stock market, she blames second sister Jia Yi (Tracy Lee) who encourages her to invest. Wu Fu’s attempts to mediate only make matters worse, Jia Xin falls out with her husband, Jia Yi’s wedding is nearly ruined, and youngest sister Jia Hui’s (Koh Yah Hwee) career and love life also takes a hit from his meddling.

The three sisters are furious and try to get rid of him, but eventually, Wu Fu’s sincerity and steadfastness touches them. This comedy drama shows the importance of family ties and tugs the heart-string with its touching story.^[1]

External links

• The Best Things In Life on MediaCorp

References