Happiness

After his mother's death, Chan Kai-yuk leaves Guangzhou for Hong Kong in hopes of reuniting with his father. He soon learns his father abandoned the family and started a new marriage. The move sets him on a precarious path toward finding shelter and a foothold in the city.

Chan loses his job at a restaurant and cannot afford the rent, forcing him to sleep on the streets. The hardship pushes him into a vulnerable, precarious existence in the city. This housing instability becomes the immediate obstacle he must overcome.

While living rough, Chan is helped by Kam, a chef at Beloved Community Centre dedicated to aiding the needy. Kam offers him a job at the centre, but Chan cannot accept without proof of address. This encounter marks the first significant support channel opening for him.

Chan seeks help from Tse Yuen-fan, whom he had randomly encountered and helped at a wet market. Tse, a middle-aged ex-singer living alone, is initially suspicious of him. Chan asks for assistance in obtaining an address and a place to stay.

Tse, cautious and childless, is initially wary of Chan. He wins her trust by giving her a dozen eggs, and she agrees to let him become her tenant. This begins a quiet, routine life within Tse's flat.

With a residential address secured, Chan starts working at Beloved, where he meets Xiaoyue, a social work intern from Guangzhou, and Fong, a social worker. They introduce him to the food-sharing scheme. This network begins to pull him into the community.

Chan cooperates with Xiaoyue on the food-sharing project and develops a crush on her. He soon learns that she already has a relationship. The tension between his feelings and professional boundaries begins to complicate his days at Beloved.

Fong administers a mini-mental state examination to Tse, and she scores below standard, leading to a diagnosis of mild cognitive disorder. Chan is initially indifferent but the diagnosis becomes urgent as Tse begins to lose direction. He flees the flat, then returns after seeing her search for him and remembering his late mother.

With Fat's help, Chan locates his father and his new family. He secretly takes his younger stepbrother to an indoor playground and treats him to ice cream, unaware of the boy's peanut allergy. At the hospital, the boy suffers an acute reaction and Chan's father, influenced by his new wife, cuts ties with him; Chan agrees not to disturb his father again, while Tse and Xiaoyue comfort him.

As Tse's condition worsens, she drafts a will naming Chan as the inheritor of all her properties, including the flat from her former boss. The condition is that Chan will take care of her in the capacity of a son. This legal arrangement cements a family bond beyond blood.

Chan and Tse live like a family, with Tse indulging in her drawing hobby. Chan also starts a new job at a restaurant, signaling growing stability and responsibility. Their bond deepens as they navigate daily life together.

During a Beloved visit, Chan learns Xiaoyue has returned to Guangzhou. Her leaving note reveals she admired Chan's care for his terminally ill mother and that she did not recognise him before. She cherishes the Hong Kong connections and the bond between Chan and Tse.