I tried digging up on any information I can find for 百岁大吉, and chanced upon the super long synopsis on Xinmsn's Call for Music Proposal. It's super long and tiring to read the whole text without knowing who plays what character, cause I can't visualize the unfamiliar character names. For the next few minutes, I shall do match-the-character-names-to-the-story-line.
This 2014 Chinese New Year family drama takes place in the household of a four-generation family and is set to span decades too, albeit briefly, which will see Hui Fang transition from a 39-year-old Lin-He Xiangniang in the 1950s into a 99-year-old grand dame in modern day Singapore. Same-age peers – Chen Li Ping, Li Wen Hai, Wen Zhang and Chen Shu Cheng (who is coincidentally playing her onscreen partner in the currently airing Spice Up) play her daughter and sons in the drama.
Lin Shijie is the orphaned child of Xiangniang’s eldest son. His parents were killed in an accident when he was still a baby. Shijie was brought up by Xiangniang. He is her favorite grandchild among her brood of grandchildren. Shijie’s unbridled ways, non-competitive nature and carefree spirit captivates Suxian at first sight. Shijie and Suxian get married. Shijie’s character remains unchanged after marriage and they have a son, Jiayuan. Suxian feels that Shijie lacks a sense of responsibility and is wasting his life away. She reaches breaking point and part ways with Shijie. To avoid hampering Suxian from remarrying, Shijie makes up his mind to migrate overseas with Jiayuan.
After regaining her singlehood, Suxian puts her heart and soul into her career. Suxian is attentive to details and is thoughtful to others. She has no qualms about putting up a front as long as this does not burden anyone. Although she has divorced Shijie, Suxian remains close with Xiangniang. She is the one who understands Xiangniang’s feelings most. Xiangniang lives in hope that Suxian will reconcile with Shijie.
Jiayuan, who grows up abroad receiving a liberal education, is sly and capricious. He enjoys observing people and is good at reading their moods. After years of being away, Jiayuan returns to the family home. He sees in his great grandmother, Xiangniang, a centenarian surrounded by a bunch of money grubbers lusting after her remaining fortune. As Jiayuan laments at this observation, he is suddenly seized by a sense of righteousness. When Xiangniang regains consciousness from an accident, Jiayuan joins hands with Xiangniang to save the family.
Lin Xiaozhen has always felt that Xiangniang treats her like an outsider. In her younger days, she was unfortunate to have married a gambling addict, and picked up the vice herself. Her husband’s gambling debts led him to abandon his family and daughter. The headstrong Xiaozhen refused Xiangniang’s offer of assistance, and went ahead to deliver a baby girl, Fang Enqi (Paige Chua). Xiaozhen is unable to overcome her gambling addiction and the business at her restaurant worsens.
Liping's real life husband Rayson Tan is rumored to star as her reel life husband when he posted the following caption on his Instagram: "So scary! Why? Why me! Never expect to be cast as her husband in the next drama....Moreover, wanna me to portray a bad hubby image...hmm.....(crying) Help! Hahaha..."
When the two break up, Shijun realizes that he is truly in love with Enqi. For the sake of love, Shijun makes up his mind to shed his pampered lifestyle and make an honest living. His relationship with Enqi has a fairy tale ending.
IMO, everyone who breaks up in this drama will reconcile. The end~~