The Great Devotion

Poor teacher Chan Chihong his wife Lee Yukmei and their five children survive on his meagre pay When he is laid off by two schools in a row the family runs into difficulties The children resort to begging on the streets to pay the mothers medical bills Turning to writing Chans novel fails to find a publisher and worse still he comes down with tuberculosis Dealt a further blow by the death of the youngest daughter and the pressures from the loan sharks Chan contemplates killing himself and his family but changes his mind when he witnesses the sacrifices made by other parents for their children He vows to be a dutiful father and tries his best to overcome their adversities His novel is finally published and sells well Through thick and thin the family at last sees the light at the end of the tunnel