五十年代,新加坡翡翠山的张家战后家业兴盛。掌舵人张企业早逝,三子承继家业。长媳淑玉害死公公,被婆婆秀娘疏远,家务由二媳妇淑琴接手。秀娘丧夫足不出户三年,淑琴悉心照料,终劝动她在48岁生日当天出房门。秀娘坚持不让淑玉参加上香,淑琴巧设局让淑玉做秀娘爱吃的咖喱木薯叶。不料木薯叶被抢购,淑玉错失时机。
A spin off to the acclaimed drama, The Little Nyonya is set in feudal times where power is centered around men and hierarchical order is rigid, some women demonstrate remarkable resilience by adapting and breaking out of the confines of their forced domesticity.
In a wealthy matriarchal Peranakan family, the destinies of three Nyonya women will intertwine in the midst of family and romantic relationships, creating a complex narrative of twists and turns. Each with their own temperament and desires, will they break free from their fate and turn their lives around or continue on the road set out for them since birth?