The show starred Chew Chor Meng, Ann Kok, and Evelyn Tan as the main characters.
Nanhua, the resident chef of Fu Man Lou, sets very high standards for his staff.
Yaoqing's pepper crab proves to be more popular with the restaurant patrons than Nanhua's stewed duck.
The mentally slow Wu Jin gets cheated by dishonest customers when he sells lottery tickets.
In the meantime, Ri-an buys Toto, which has a $3 million lottery prize, in the hope of winning back Fu Man Lou with a lawsuit.
At the same time, the 4th pupil of Dadi, Ah Xi comes back from Malacca, having briefly met Daixiang on the train.
Xiao Ping arrives in Singapore to seek her father, and strains Dadi's familial relations.
She initially rejects Ah Xi due to his slow speech and apparent lack of knowledge but they become more intimate over the years.
However, as Zhenzhen is afraid of blood, Saiman becomes Haolian's assistant due to the lucrative business.
Eventually, due to Saiman's inexperience, she caused Ka-sou's son, Wu Jing to be mentally handicapped.
This adds to Saiman's family problems as they are poor due to her father's gambling habits.
In the meantime, Saiman is encouraged by Nanhua of her abilities and decides to study to be a nurse, along with Zhenzhen and Xiao Ping.
In this 3 years, Ri-an and his fellow disciples learn cooking under Dadi who has decided to teach them properly.
Ka-sou, who was the one who found both of unconscious, agrees to Haolian's ploy as she was in desperate need for money for Wu Jing's surgery.
Xiaodong regrets all his actions when he realizes Fu Man Lou was sold off; however, he keeps mum about his initial involvement.
Xiaodong and Haolian eventually accuse Nanhua that the contract was a ploy of his to take over control of Fu Man Lou.
In the meantime, Zhenzhen (who has recovered her memory) and Daixiang become a popular singer duo with the help of Wang Xia and Yen Feng.
Zhenzhen finds Yongfu in Malacca and rejects his advances and end up locking him up with Daixiang.
Back in Singapore, Daixiang returns pregnant and threatens to commit suicide unless ‘Yongfu’ (Ri-an) marries her.
In attempting to prevent the fire, Ri-an stays in Fu Man Lou on his wedding day to watch the stove.
Nanhua thinks that You Yongfu (Ri-an) and Ang Mo Kio (Zhenzhen) died inside the fire and feels guilty over it.
Yaoqing refuses to acknowledge the fact that Nanhua is his father despite being told the truth by Xiaodong over the phone.
Eventually, Dadi's three disciples, Xiaodong, Nanhua and Ah Xi reunite at Fu Man Lou.