The In-Laws (TV series)

The In-Laws (麻婆斗妇)
Starring	Louise Lee Rui En Pierre Png Cynthia Koh Darren Lim Belinda Lee Jin Yin Ji
Opening theme	最简单的温柔 (The Simplest Touch) by 吴惠冰 Wu Hui Bing
Ending theme	路过 (Just Passing) by Cavin Soh
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	Chinese
No. of episodes	35
Production
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Release
Original network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Original release	12 April 2011 – 30 May 2011
Chronology
Preceded by	Be Happy
Followed by	C.L.I.F.
Related shows	Portrait of Home (2005) The Spirit of Love (2006-2008) Happy Family (2010)
External links
Website

The In-Laws (simplified Chinese: 麻婆斗妇) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 12 April 2011 and has ended on 30 May 2011. This drama serial consists of 35 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9.00 pm.

It stars the award-winning veteran Hong Kong actress Louise Lee who also acted in the locally produced Portrait of Home back in 2005.

The series title 麻婆斗妇 (ma po dou fu, literally translates as "old lady fights daughter-in-law") is a play on a spicy tofu and beef dish from Sichuan called "Pockmarked Lady's Beancurd" (麻婆豆腐).

Synopsis

In her youth, Lin Baozhu had set up an "economical rice" stall with her husband who, unfortunately, died young. Under the strict control of her mother-in-law, Xiangqin, she painstakingly shouldered the responsibility of caring for the entire household. Her sister-in-law, Fenfen, helped her in the family business soon after the latter's graduation. Focusing on the home-delivery market, the family successfully established themselves in the F&B business.

When Baozhu's two sons, the elder son Jianye and the younger son Jianhai reached adulthood, Xiangqin, before she went into "seclusion", told Baozhu to relinquish control of the family business. Fenfen was put in charge of finance, Jianye helmed Marketing and Operations, whereas Jianhai oversaw the Delivery and Kitchen Operations departments.

Relieved of her burden and away from her mother-in-law's manipulation, Baozhu swore that she would be a liberal mother who would never interfere in her children's lives. But this was easier said than done. Perhaps because her mother-in-law had previously subjugated her, Baozhu unconsciously meddled in her children's careers. Inevitably, she intruded into Jianye's and his wife's lives.

Cast

Xiaos

Cast	Character	Description
Louise Lee	Lin Baozhu	Head of the family Xiao Jianye and Xiao Jianhai's mother
Rui En	Wang Jiazhen	MAIN PROTAGONIST Xiao Jianhai's wife Wang Du's daughter Nicknamed by Jianhai "Chawanmushi"
Pierre Png	Xiao Jianhai	SECONDARY PROTAGONIST Lin Baozhu's youngest son Wang Jiazhen's husband
Darren Lim	Xiao Jianye	Lin Baozhu's eldest son Yan Qiuhua's husband
Cynthia Koh	Yan Qiuhua Yu Ting	MAIN ANTAGONIST Xiao Jianye's wife Scheming and evil but repented at the end
Belinda Lee	Xiao Fenfen	Lin Baozhu's sister-in-law
Jin Yinji	He Xiangqin	Lin Baozhu's mother-in-law

Wangs

Cast	Character	Description
Richard Low	Wang Du	Father of Wang Jiazhen and Wang Jieqi
Cavin Soh	Wang Jieqi	Wang Du's son Wang Jiazhen's brother Liang Xin's husband
Apple Hong	Liang Xin	Wang Jieqi's wife
Rui En	Wang Jiazhen	See Xiaos.
Pierre Png	Xiao Jianhai	See Xiaos.

Others

Cast	Character	Description
Terence Cao	Bai Zijun	SECONDARY ANTAGONIST Wang Jiazhen's ex-boyfriend Luo Fei Fei's husband
May Phua	Luo Feifei	Bai Zijun's wife
Louis Wu Luoyi	Da Bao	Xiao Fenfen's suitor

Trivia

Rui En and Pierre Png coupled again after A Tale Of 2 Cities and Honour and Passion.
Cynthia Koh and Darren Lim coupled again for the seventh time, after Happy Family. This would be the last time they would pair up and it was Lim's last series as he left MediaCorp in May 2011.

Star Awards 2012 Nominations

Show 1

Chen Sew Khoon and Lau Chin Poon clinched the Best Screenplay award in episode 11, together with Ang Eng Tee in On the Fringe.
Chen Jiagu was nominated for the Best Drama Set Design award nominee, but he clinched the award for Bountiful Blessings's (He also did the Set Design).
Rui En and Pierre Png were nominated for the Favourite On-screen Couple award, but Rui En's fans much liked her pairing up with Elvin Ng more. Hence the awards go to Rui En and Elvin Ng in Code of Honour.

Note: There are no nominations for this drama in Show 2.

Rui En

Albums	Rui ∑n vol. 01 芮恩Rui ∑n同名專輯 (2002) United Nations 共和國 (2008)

Compilations	Morning Express VI 阳光系列6 (2003) Celebrating 25 Years Of Chinese Drama Collecter's Edition 戏剧情牵25 (2007)

Endorsements	Olay White Radiance (2007) IZU Skincare (2009) L'Oréal Paris Youth Code (2013-current)

Hosted Varieties	Gotcha I (2003) Lodge With Me (Japan) 我行我宿 (日本) (2010)

Singles	Listen to Your Heart (2003) Reach Out For The Skies (2005) Listen To Your Heart - Remix (2009) Sky's The Limit (2012) 麻木 (2013)

Sitcoms	A Toast of Love 吃吃面包谈谈情 (2003) Achar II (2004)

8TV (Malaysia)

Trippin The Ultimate Prom Nite 2 So You Think You Can Dance 1 2 I Wanna Be A Model 1 2 3 4 What Women Want The Top Kid Realiti Gol & Gincu The Series Ghost Sky Please Give Me a Job! The 8TV Quickie Malaysian Idol One in a Million 1 2 3 Performances Project Superstar 3 Kan-Cheong Kitchen Project Runway Malaysia 1 2

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