Chin Han and Lin Ching Hsia are college sweethearts who want to get married before graduation. Chin Han as Lo Wen is an orphan brought up by a rich and bachelor uncle. He doesn't understand why his uncle isn't married to his girlfriend of many years despite their comfortable financial status. Lin Ching Hsia as Shiao Yu is an only child of rich parents who are always abroad. Both Lo Wen and Shiao Yu are lonely people. Since they are in love, therefore they want to be married. They dream of having a house of their own and want to be married before graduation. Meanwhile they spend a lot of time communicating over the phone. Of course, the parents of Xiao Yu and the uncle of Lo Wen are opposed to the marriage because of their young age.
There are 2 subplots. The 1st subplot deals with the uncle and his girlfriend. Both adults are mature and financially well-off but are unable to get married because of their family obligations. The 2nd subplot is another young couple Ta Jen and Lee Yu Feng who have been working and saving for 2 years and are still unable to get married because of the cost of setting up a home.
Since Lo Wen and Shiao Yu are strong-headed people, they decided to setup their "House of Love". They will be financially independent and not accept any cash from their families. Besides studying, they do part-time jobs and wear themselves out. Meanwhile, they found a house with cheap rental and renovated the house by themselves. Of course, the parents and uncle found out about their marriage plans and everybody was upset. Click for the conclusion.
If you listen to the background, you can hear the music "I did it my way" popularized by Frank Sinatra.
This movie is basically about marriage. Everybody is talking about marriage in this show. No melodramatics in this show. Although the mother did get upset about the pending marriage, it was because it was too fast and too soon..
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Cast : Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia, Chin Han
Spoken : Mandarin
Subtitles : English
Film : Taiwanese