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{{Infobox television
| native_name  = 女婿当家
| image        =
| caption      = 
| genre        = Modern Drama
| runtime      = approx. 45 minutes
| creator      = 
| director     = 
| producer     = 
| writer       = 
| starring     = [[Jeanette Aw]]<br>[[Pierre Png]]<br>[[Zhu Houren]]<br>[[Priscelia Chan]]<br>Renfred Ng
| opentheme    = Zui mei de ping fan by [[Daren Tan]]
| endtheme     = 
| country      = Singapore
| language     = Chinese
| network      = [[Mediacorp|MediaCorp]]
| first_aired  = {{start date|2007|10|16}}
| last_aired   = {{end date|2007|11|12}}
| num_episodes = 20
| related      = {{Plainlist|
* [[Metamorphosis (TV series)|Metamorphosis]]
* [[Live Again (TV series)|Live Again]]
}}
}}

'''Dear, Dear Son-in-Law''' ({{zh|s=女婿当家}}) is a [[Singapore]]an [[Chinese language|Chinese]] modern family drama which was telecast on [[Singapore]]'s free-to-air channel, [[Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel)|MediaCorp TV Channel 8]]. It made its debut on 16 October 2007 and ended its run on 12 November 2007. It was screened at 9.00pm every weekday night and repeated every Saturday and Sunday from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. The serial consists of 20 episodes.

==Plot==
Jiang Wencai seems to have it all, a stable career and a happy family, until his eldest daughter Jiang Yijuan unexpectedly announces her engagement to an assistant designer, Zhang Shunfa. Distrustful of Shunfa and yet unable to express his objections, Wencai offers to rent a room to him so that he can chaperone the couple as he plots to break them up.

Soon, however, Wencai realizes that his future son-in-law is not his only problem. His eldest son Junji is being led into risky investments by his capricious mother-in-law; his second daughter Yijun whom he was proud of returned from abroad without completing her degree; his neglected teenager son and daughter also get into trouble behind his back. In turn, it was Shunfa who helps him resolve his family problems.

Unable to take the many setbacks, Wencai collapses and falls sick. He then conceives a scheme with Shunfa to teach his children a lesson.

==Cast==

===Main cast===

* [[Zhu Houren]] as Jiang Wencai who is the head of the household.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Avis |date=15 October 2007 |title=Houren shines as grumpy dad |pages=30 |work=[[The New Paper]]}}</ref>
* [[Pierre Png]] as Zhang Shunfa.<ref name=":0" /> He is Wencai's prospective son-in-law. Initially At first, Zhang was going to marry Yijuan, Wencai's eldest daughter. He subsequently breaks up with her and falls in love with Yijun, Wencai's second daughter.
* [[Jeanette Aw]] as Jiang Yijun<ref name=":0" /> Nicknamed Chili Crab, Wencai's second daughter.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="background:RoyalBlue; | Cast 
!style="background:RoyalBlue; | Role 
!style="background:RoyalBlue; | Description 
|-
|  [[Zhang Yaodong]] || Jiang Junji<ref name=":0" />
|| He is the first child of Jiang Wencai, a timid guy dominated by this mother-in-law and wife (Anna).
|-
| [[Priscelia Chan]] || Jiang Yijuan<ref name=":0" />
|| She is the second child of Jiang Wencai, is a kind-hearted but somewhat a ditzy girl. She later breaks up with Shun Fa as she found a new boyfriend in the USA. She come back to Singapore after learning that his dad is 'ill'(fake). When she found out that Yijun and Shunfa are an item, she felt uneasy as she has broken up with her boyfriend in USA before coming back.
|-
| [[Mei Xin]] || Jiang Yilin (Eilien)<ref name=":0" />
|| She is nicknamed ''Guai Bao Bao'', which actually mean a child who is obedient, is the fourth child of Jiang Wencai, studying in a Junior College. She is also nicknamed [[Dinosaur]] because she does not have a boyfriend.
|-
| Renfred Ng || Jiang Junwei<ref name=":0" />
|| He is nicknamed ''opposition party'' due to his rebellious nature. He is the fifth and also the youngest child of Jiang Wencai.
|-
|  [[Li Yinzhu]] || Zhou Meibao<ref name=":0" />
|| She is the wife of Jiang Wencai and the caring mother of the 5 children.
|-
| [[Joey Swee]] || Anna<ref name=":0" />
|| wife of Jiang Junji(Zhang YaoDong), she is a calculative character who together with her mother, cheats her mother-in-law together.
|-
| [[Zhang Xinxiang]] || Darick
|| Effeminate fashion designer who works together with Shunfa. (Pondan)
|-
| Wu Luo Yi || Edward
|| Always keeps following Yi Jun, but Yi Jun doesn't want him. Introduced by Ben as a potential client for Yi Jun's direct selling business(before she became a photographer)
|-
| [[Margaret Lee (Singaporean actress)|Margaret Lee]] || Pei Yun
|| Ben's ex-girlfriend. She broke up with Ben after finding out that he was cheating on her, seeking Jiang Wencai for comfort.
|-
|| [[Ye Shipin]] || Ben
|| Jiang Wencai's subordinate. He is nicknamed ''The Dog'' as he is very good at sucking up to Jiang Wencai. He is also Jiang Wencai's drinking buddy.
|}

== Reception ==
Avis Wong of [[The New Paper]] rated the drama 3.5 stars out of 5 with the drama having a good pace and story, with veterans acting well.<ref name=":0" />

==Viewership==
This drama series was the 5th highest rated drama in 2007.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Week!!Date!!Average Number of audience in 5 weekdays <br> (Round off to nearest thousand)
|-
|Week 1||16 October 2007 to 19 October 2007||656, 000
|-
|Week 2||22 October 2007 to 26 October 2007||677, 000
|-
|Week 3||29 October 2007 to 2 November 2007||671, 000
|-
|Week 4||5 November 2007 to 9 November 2007||690, 000
|-
|Last Episode||12 November 2007||768, 000
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzX8TdCy2HI Theme song]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071020035646/http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/902/1/.html Official Website (English Edition)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071112021932/http://ch8c.mediacorptv.com/shows/drama/view/2102/1/.html Official Website (Chinese Edition)]

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[[Category:Singapore Chinese dramas]]
[[Category:2007 Singaporean television series debuts]]
[[Category:2007 Singaporean television series endings]]
[[Category:Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming]]