List of A Kindred Spirit Characters - Lee Family (Main Family) - Lau Family (upper Class In-laws)

Lau Family (upper Class In-laws)

  • The Upper Class In-Law (Played by Gung Yu)- Ching Hwa's mother. Although her real name is not well known, she is widely remembered in the series as the upper-class person because of her initial discriminatory view towards less wealthy persons, in addition to commoner cultures and customs that she considered as "undesirable" for her and her aristocratic cabals. The attitudes, however, somewhat subsided after the family went broke.
  • Ching Wun- Rich, initially snobbish, and highly educated, Ching Wun's love for Dai Sing was strong enough for her to decide to leave her upper-class life behind to marry Dai Sing, who couldn't provide much for her and their two children. She had to work in Sei Ma's bank as a teller eventually to support her own family, after having spent her whole life living off her rich Upper-Class Mother and brother Ching Hwa. Dai Sing and her would provide lots of comic relief sporadically throughout the series.
  • Dai Sing (Full name Chan Dai Sing. Played by Johnny Ngan) - Elder brother of Wing Kum, who did some time in prison for a crime that he wasn't guilty of before he appears on the show. He has since operated a tea stand in the restaurant. He is best remembered for his marriage (And turbulent married life) to Upper-class In-law's highly educated and feisty daughter, Ching Wun. Dai Sing and Ching Wun have a son and a daughter.
  • Melvin - The Upper Class In-Law's younger brother would return from Canada a few years after his wife, Vicky, runs away with all his money. Melvin is a photographer and later gets a job as a fashion photographer at Helen's clothing company and works with On Jai. At first Melvin and Auntie Ho do not get along, but the two later have a brief romance. Auntie Ho calls Melvin "mao see".
  • Sharon (Played by Joyce Tang) - Sharon, who is Melvin's daughter, was blinded during childhood and is able to regain her sight after Auntie Ho's son, Lap Sang, performs eye surgery on Sharon. She therefore falls in love with Lap Sung and marries her, but the marriage was extremely ill-fated and ended up with the death of Rebecca, Sharon's miscarriage and loss of memory, and Lap Sung becoming a cripple. She gets her happy ending eventually though, after regaining her memories, and ends up with a promising young student back in New York (US) named Samson, who ironically is a medical student.
  • Sophie Upper Class In-law and Melvin's younger cousin. The mother of the obnoxious May May, and the second wife of the rich and nasty Datuk Gui. May May and her were chased out of Datuk Gui's family when Datuk Gui found out that May May wasn't his own biological daughter. Years later, just when Datuk Gui was finally going to forgive her, she gets involved in a horrible car accident that killed her right before she could reunite with Datuk Gui.

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