Portrait of Home () is a Chinese language drama serial which was filmed for and broadcast on Singapore's Mediacorp TV Channel 8 in 2005. It stars Louise Lee, Xiang Yun, Adrian Pang, Pierre Png and Felicia Chin as the casts of the series. It is shown on weekdays at 7pm.
The show has 100 episodes telecast in two segments, the first part with 60 episodes and the second part with 40 episodes.
Tong Xin Yuan is a successful fishball factory with thriving sales both locally in Singapore and in neighbouring countries. However, beneath its success lies a dark mystery.
Many years ago, Li Tian (Louise Lee), a beautiful factory worker, married Zhou Dong (Chen Shucheng), the founder of Tong Xin Yuan. The couple had three sons: Zhou Dadi (Adrian Pang), Zhou Dashan (Yao Wenlong) and Zhou Daqiu (Cavin Soh). However, tragedy struck when Zhou Dong disappeared after a failed kidnap attempt, leaving behind no trace of his body.
In his absence, a loyal factory worker, Lin Shitou (Richard Low), stepped up to run the business. Three years later, he married Li Tian, and they had another three sons: Lin Dahai (Terence Cao), Lin Dayang (Pierre Png) and Lin Dajiang (Zhang Yaodong). Rumours soon spread that Shitou had killed Zhou Dong to seize both the factory and Li Tian.
Despite the speculation, Tong Xin Yuan flourished under the coupleâÂÂs management, and Li Tian ensured that all six sons were treated equally. To keep the family close, she built a seven-unit apartment block, reserving six units for her sons. They could only move in after marriage; otherwise, they would forfeit their unit. She also set a strict rule that the family must gather for a meal once a week, no matter how busy they were.
The six half-brothers, each with distinct personalities, often clashed. Though they all worked at the fishball factory, Dahai pursued scriptwriting, and Dajiang remained in university.
Among them, Dadi was the most eccentric and remained single. Secretly, he loved Zhang Xiu Hua (Xiang Yun), a factory worker who later became the supervisor, manager, and CEO of Tong Xin Yuan. Xiu Hua is also their housekeeper. Unaware of his feelings, Li Tian and Xiu Hua arranged a Vietnamese bride, Ruan Mianmian (Jesseca Liu), for him, leaving him in an awkward situation.
Dashan, haunted by a tragic past, fell into despair after witnessing his girlfriendâÂÂs death and turned to drugs. After leaving rehabilitation, he encountered Su Haitang (Le Yao), a cunning woman from Shanghai who bore a striking resemblance to his late girlfriend. Nearly ensnared by her schemes, he was saved by the kind-hearted Yang Qin (Ta Na), also from Shanghai, who later became his new girlfriend in Season 2. However, his emotional nature often hindered his ability to achieve greater things.
Daqiu, the schemer, married the equally shrewd Fu Baozhu (Cynthia Koh). Constantly plotting to take over Tong Xin Yuan, he failed at every attempt. In contrast, his honest brother, Dayang, married BaozhuâÂÂs sincere younger sister, Fu Baobei (Felicia Chin). Despite Daqiu and BaozhuâÂÂs continuous efforts to undermine them, the couple persevered and found success through hard work.
Dahai, the scriptwriter, defied his motherâÂÂs wishes by marrying a wealthy woman, Gao Jimei (Apple Hong), and moving into her home. Through her, he met Fyn Tan (Yvonne Lim), who had her own agenda of revenge, bringing unnecessary danger into their lives.
Dajiang, the youngest, remained in university and changed girlfriends frequently, always seeking novelty. He had no great ambitions but enjoyed experiencing new things.
Daqiu, ambitious and power-hungry, sought to take over both Tong Xin Yuan and the Zhou family estate. He aimed to forcefully remove Shitou, Xiu Hua, and his five brothers, seize his mother Li TianâÂÂs assets, and steal his brothersâ shares in the company.
However, the family was thrown into turmoil when Zhou DongâÂÂpresumed deadâÂÂreappeared. Shockingly, the man claiming to be Zhou Dong was actually Zhang Guangyang, another devious schemer. The truth finally emerged: the real Zhou Dong had been dead all along.
As family tensions reached a climax, long-held secrets unravelled, and loyalty, greed, and ambition clashed in a battle over the fate of Tong Xin Yuan.