Reality Check

Senior Variety Shows Producer of Starlight TV - HA YAT-CHEUNG is very serious at work and never jokes around, so he gets the nick name “Killer” from his co-workers. On top of that, his girlfriend left him since he has been such a workaholic. Ever since he was little, he has lived with the CHAN’s family. Although calling Mrs CHAN – LAU TSUI-WAN as Auntie TSUI, he treats her as if she was his biological mother. While having breakfast with TSUI-WAN, YAT-CHEUNG sees a group of secondary school students fooling around with uproarious talk and laughter and bullying the staff of the restaurant. This gives him a vision, persuading one of the students CHEUNG TSUN-KIT to participate in a real life show which is going to be filmed during Summer Holidays. Due to the resignation of the Production Assistant, YAT-CHEUNG recruits HUI MEI-FUNG, who came back to Hong Kong from Canada by herself……

TSUN-KIT and the filming team arrive at the destination, unfolding a 14-day experience of rural life. TSUN-KIT is arranged to stay in Uncle LAU’s home temporarily, but the knick-knacks of Uncle LAU’s younger son CHONG and daughter CHING-CHING have no relish at all for him. Moreover, he would rather eat nothing as he is not used to the rural food there. The next day, Auntie LAU prepares a potion made of leek juice to treat TSUN-KIT after knowing that he has not slept well the whole night due to mosquito bites, but he shows no appreciation at all. Being assigned to work in a pigsty, TSUN-KIT is inadvertently caked in mud when he slips in the middle of cleaning the pigsty, causing his further discontent with everything in the countryside. While having lunch, he feeds dogs with the meat in his bowl, with which a villager Uncle KAN is very dissatisfied, so the two start a quarrel……

TSUN-KIT refuses to cooperate after finding out that YAT-CHEUNG secretly filmed him. Uncle LAU leads TSUN-KIT to gather medicinal herbs on the mountains, during which CHUNG-SHUN sprains his ankle, so CHUNG-SHUN asks WAI-HONG to carry the camera and continue the filming in his stead. However, due to WAI-HONG's repeated mistakes, YAT-CHEUNG has no alternative but to film on his own. As the LAU couple's eldest son KEUNG, who is studying in the town, will soon return home, the couple particularly prepare some pickled mustard greens for their son, showing their care and tenderness towards him. In view of such harmony of the LAU's family, YAT-CHEUNG, CHUNG-SHUN and the other team members are deeply touched. MEI-FUNG takes a break due to heat stroke sustained, during which her conversation with her father over the phone is overheard by CHUNG-SHUN……

As Uncle LAU's blood comes gushing out, TSUN-KIT is panicked into running away. YAT-CHEUNG continues to film TSUN-KIT's embarrassed look by a small camcorder as soon as he locates the latter, whereas MEI-FUNG stops YAT-CHEUNG from doing so as she sees that TSUN-KIT bursts into tears. No one blames TSUN-KIT for that, and Uncle LAU together with his family members care about TSUN-KIT so much that he starts feeling the overwhelming human touch in the rural area. TSUN-KIT not only actively experiences the rural life there, but also comes to realize the paternal benevolence and love. After reviewing the footage, YAT-CHEUNG discovers what MEI-FUNG said is true because they did record a lot of TSUN-KIT's embarrassing moment, as such he senses that he has gone too far. YAT-CHEUNG then admits to MEI-FUNG that he was prejudicing against TSUN-KIT……

As the filming process of the program "Be a Country Boy during Summer Holidays" draws to an end, everyone exchanges souvenirs with one another, when TSUN-KIT even gives out his favorite limited edition sneakers to KEUNG. While promising to meet each other someday later, they bury a time capsule together. After the filming team returns to Hong Kong, TSUN-KIT keeps himself out of mischief and starts anew upon his return, and he actively goes to the restaurant and helps out, which pleasantly surprises his father. Arriving at the CHAN's residence, YAT-CHEUNG sentimentally shares his experience of filming in the LAU's Village with TSUI-WAN. The experience in the LAU's Village also left an influence on CHUNG-SHUN and WAI-HONG, who both come to realize the importance of a family reunion. However, having rushed back home to practice filial piety, both of them come across some unpleasant outcome……

WING-TSAU is sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, but is later pronounced dead by the doctor. TSUI-WAN loses her mind over the funeral arrangements which worries YAT-CHEUNG a lot so he decides to accompany her all night long in the CHAN's residence, on top of which he calls the producer to take a leave. WING-TSAU's son MAN-CHUNG keeps in mind that his deceased father once promised to lend him money for the down payment in purchasing a property, so he raises the issue to TSUI-WAN and suggests using the pension left behind by WING-TSAU. During his vacation, CHUNG-SHUN brings his family members to have some tea and refreshments in the restaurant, where his wife LAI-FAN is working. However, CHEUNG KIU complains that the refreshments there are unpalatable, which greatly embarrasses LAI-FAN. Following the completion of the after-death arrangement for WING-TSAU, his assets are frozen by the bank because he died without a will……

Although TSUI-WAN's children accompany her to play Mahjong on Sundays following WING-TSAU's death, they depart one by one at night, leaving YAT-CHEUNG alone to stay with her. Upon her return to the TV station, MEI-FUNG mentions to YAT-CHEUNG that she knows SIU-HAH, but YAT-CHEUNG claims that he knows nothing about her, resulting in MEI-FUNG being puzzled by the relationship between YAT-CHEUNG and SIU-HAN. The filming team pays a visit to TSUN-KIT's home for some post-production work, during which TSUN-KIT comes to realize how much his father cares for him. CHUNG-SHUN asks his wife to tender her resignation in order to stay at home, taking care of the elderly, which is turned down by LAI-FAN as she just got promoted. Going to WAI-HONG's home to visit his grandpa CHI-CHEUNG, CHUNG-SHUN's parents complain to him about the inadequacy of their daughter-in-law……

YAT-CHEUNG seems depressed because of what MAN-CHUNG had said, so MEI-FUNG intends to console him, however, she is warned by CHUNG-SHUN that she should keep an appropriate professional distance from her colleagues. MEI-FUNG knows that PUI-KEI is looking for an apartment to rent, and PUI-KEI even suggests sharing MEI-FUNG's apartment. While talking about his family issues with his apprentice WAI-HONG, CHUNG-SHUN considers that a family trip does help reduce family conflicts, suggesting that WAI-HONG should follow suit and go travelling with CHI-CHEUNG. With MAN-CHUNG’s early move-out, TSUI-WAN suddenly feels so lonely and helpless, so she pays a visit to SIU-HAN in the Florist to express her grievances. WAI-HONG finds out that CHI-CHEUNG talks big to his relatives by claiming that WAI-HONG is a Senior Cameraman, so he frankly corrects him by telling them that he is merely an Assistant, causing CHI-CHEUNG to lose face……

For her first time going to Macau with PING, TSUI-WAN does not return to Hong Kong until next morning. TSUN-KIT has not shown himself after the filming team arrives at his home. In light of his son's uncertain whereabouts for several days running, Uncle WONG is afraid that his son has been led astray and joined a criminal organization. Seeing that Auntie SZ goes to look for food in rubbish dumps again, SIU-HAN and MEI-FUNG go to the supermarket and request the manager there to give their expired food away, helping people in need. YAT-CHEUNG runs into MAN-CHUNG and his girlfriend, when he learns that TSUI-WAN has been lying. CHUNG-SHUN's parents - Uncle TUNG and Auntie KIU do not know that LAI-FAN's parents are going with them for travelling until the time they are about to set off……

While gambling in Macau, TSUI-WAN and PING keep losing money, so they subconsciously borrow money for winning back, ending up two million dollars in debt. Being forcibly escorted back to Hong Kong by their creditor to withdraw money, TSUI-WAN uses the money inherited from WING-TSAU to pay off the debt, but half a million dollars are still owing. After learning that TSUI-WAN has become a compulsive gambler, YAT-CHEUNG volunteers to undertake her debts. MEI-FUNG accompanies SIU-HAN to have her first operation done, then they go to the supermarket, where they see the staff pouring bleach into the garbage truck. Worrying that something wrong might happen to the elderly should they eat any food in the garbage, they step forward to stop the staff, during which the bleach is spilled in SIU-HAN's eyes. After quite a while, TSUI-WAN goes to visit SIU-HAN again, knowing that the latter has been seriously ill……

With regard to the ongoing family conflicts, CHUNG-SHUN has made some excuses to stay at office for a few days to avoid returning home, for fear that he might add fuel to the fire. YAT-CHEUNG is preparing to film a program associated with mental disorders in the metropolitan, so MEI-FUNG takes the opportunity by applying to transfer to another team as she cannot bear to see YAT-CHEUNG giving SIU-HAN the cold shoulder. In order to help mediate TSUI-WAN’s loneliness, YAT-CHEUNG not only enrolls her in a variety of amateur courses, but also goes to learn social dance with her. While CHUNG-SHUN is conducting location shooting, LAI-FAN pays a visit, at which point, CHUNG-SHUN comes to realize that he promised to attend the opening day of his daughter’s school, which sparks more conflicts between the pair. On the other hand, WAI-HONG blames CHI-CHEUNG for instigating others to split the family……

The TUNG couple no longer wants to stay at home, so they move to stay in CHI-CHEUNG’s residence temporarily. YAT-CHEUNG, worrying about TSUI-WAN, moves back to stay with her to care for her better, as such his pre-paid rental apartment is left vacant, imposing greater burdens on him. YAT-CHEUNG exhorts MAN-CHUNG to pay more attention on his mother, but MAN-CHUNG announces that he shall not see her again until she quits gambling. Ever since the man-power relocation of the filming team, YI-LIK and PUI-KEI notice that both YAT-CHEUNG and MEI-FUNG cannot get along with the new team members. CHUNG-SHUN goes to CHI-CHEUNG’s home to pick up his parents, but their neighbors make things difficult for them, rendering them being unable to back down with good grace. In order to settle his own rental fee as well as TSUI-WAN's monthly installment payment, YAT-CHEUNG decides to take up a part-time job of filming wedding banquets……

The video of YAT-CHEUNG fighting off four opponents to protect TSUI-WAN wildly spreads throughout the internet, and is largely covered and reported by the newspapers. While WAI-HONG and CHUNG-SHUN are at work, WAI-HONG receives a phone call from his grandpa, relaying that CHUNG-SHUN's parents are nowhere to be found. It turns out that the couple has found lodging at a homeless shelter. The following day, Uncle TUNG notices that his wife has a severe fever, so he rushes her to the hospital. In the hospital, everyone is honest with each other, finally burying the hatchet. TSUI-WAN is continuously addicted to gambling and goes to play Mahjong whenever she receives expenses money from her family, ending up being unable to afford a special priced bread, so she cannot help feeling sadness well up in her heart……