Plain Love

China is an agricultural country. The relationship between Land and Men is so close that passion germinates in men's hearts in the presence of land.Moreover land draws people together and "Plain Love" aims at showing this particular idea. In 1990s, real estate becomes a new business in Tung Kuen. However there happens a touchinq story of a woman protecting the land. LAU AH CHOI is an old woman and she protects the land for love, hoping that her husband will return one day. FONG SHU KAN returns but he is unable to recognize CHOI. Does it imply that CHOI's efforts are in vain? CHOI is confused and memories recall in her mind. CHOI helps her father in the field and learns to be fearless. However her life changes. As her father wants to save a villager, he is swallowed in a flood...

With CHOI's help, her father is not drowned. However the flood has destroyed their home. They are forced to leave and at last her father is killed. CHOI family has lost the main support and they have to wander from place to place. CHOI's mother is tricked and her brother is taken away by tricksters. Her mother feels guilty and kills herself. CHOI becomes a lonely gir1. She se11s herse1f so as to bury her mother. She is bought by a landlord KWAN HOK YU and is adopted as KWAN TIN CHUEN's wife. However CHOI is told by fortune-tellers that her fate is not good and thus she is looked down upon by the others...

Time passes quickly and CHOI has grown up. She meets the second son of YU-YAM. Their huckleberry friendship continues. Being instructed by YU, VAM handles YU's land with his brother FOK. YAM meets KAN who does not like landlords and they have misunderstanding. YAM is tricked by KAN but he can overcome as CHOI assists him secretly. After the harvest, YU holds a banquet to celebrate with farmers. All enjoy the festive atmosphere. CHUEN loses his way and CHOI goes to find him. She is entangled by FOK who wants to rape her...

MAU arrives and spoils FOK's plan. ON the other hand, CHUEN falls into the river and is nearly drowned when he is playing. CHOI is blamed but she cannot tell what has happened. YAM suspects it and questions her. YAM finds that FOK wants to rape CHOI. He goes to tell YU. YU is angry and decides to make FOK get married so as to supervise him. FOK blames MAU and forces him to pay debt. As MAU has no way to escape, he and his family eat poisonous sugar soup so as to accuse FOK on FOK's wedding day.

MAU's unpleasant experience shocks the whole village. KAN leads other villagers to accuse FOK. YU is angry with FOK and he feels guilty. He asks YAM to handle the case. YAM does not know what to do. On the other hand, as CHUEN has not recovered, FOK's wife LAN advises to arrange the marriage between CHOI and CHUEN to bring good fortune. In fact she is discontented to know that FOK lusts for CHOI. YAM is shocked and he rushes to tell CHOI his love. CHOI does not know what to do. She is trapped in a dilemma - eloping with YAM or marrying CHUEN to cure him?

For CHUEN's sake, CHOI married him. However CHUEN dies during the ceremony. CHUEN's mother believes that CHOI has cursed CHUEN. She tortures CHOI and CHOI tolerates. FOK comes across KAN and KAN cannot tolerate his humiliation and fights FOK. Hatred grows in FOK's heart. YAM's eagerness touches CHOI and she promises to run away with him. FOK discovers their plan and tries to catch them.