Her Tender Love

Set in Southeast Asia, wayward son Chin Hua causes the death of his rich father. A gambler, drinker and womanizer, Chin Hua casts out his step-brother Chai Hua whom he perceives to be a rival for the family fortune. His sister Ping Ting loves her step-brother and the two leave the household. Chin Hua tricks her sister into signing a legal document accepting responsibility for his debts, owned by Valentino Chen, a rich gambling pal of Chin Hua who lusts for Ping Ting. When she discovers the truth, she and Chai Hua flee to Hong Kong to start a new life.
Once in Hong Kong, the pair struggle to get by. Chai Hua takes on three jobs and Ping-Ting finds work as a factory girl. In an umbrella scene in the rain Ping Ting discovers the true nature of Chai Hua’s work. Seeing no bright prospects along this path, Ping Ting decides to work days and nights to support Chai Hua so that he can return to university and dream of hopes for a better future. Their tough but idyllic life is interrupted by the reappearance of her brother at the factory one day and brings the story to it’s climactic conclusion.
(HKMDB by dleedlee)