List of Characters on The Golden Path

This article contains character information for the Singaporean drama series The Golden Path.

Main Characters

Huang Family

Xiao Gu

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name = Xiao Gu
笑姑


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portrayer = Chen Liping
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gender = Female
other_names = Su Liling (苏丽玲, Real Name)
first = Episode 1
last = Episode 30
cause = Series Finale
episode = 30
family = Huang Kaijie (second biological son)
Huang Kaida (elder biological son)
Huang Kaiqi (elder biological daughter)
Jinlong (adoptive son)
Jinfeng (adoptive daughter)
spouse = Huang Ah Shun (黄阿顺, deceased)
Ah Jin (阿金, deceased)
occupation = Restaurant Operator
title =
relatives =

Xiao Gu, whose real name is Su Liling, is the matriarch of the family. A native of Kedah in Malaysia, she came to Singapore before the series started, and married Ah Shun. Together, they operated a roadside food stall called Happy Restaurant (幸福飯店), and made their living from that small stall. Later, Ah Shun died of a grave, unspecified illness, which left Xiao Gu juggling with the demands of running the cookery and taking care of their three small children.

Xiao Gu eventually met her second husband, Ah Jin, after he saved her life in a dangerous situation, where Xiao Gu was about to be murdered by a triad boss. Xiao Gu and Ah Jin eventually grew close, and decides to get married. However, it was later revealed that Ah Jin, who claims to be a sailor, was a thief who, along with two other people, perpetrated the largest Jewelry Store robbery in modern Singaporean history. Ah Jin's whereabouts was eventually tipped off by Xiao Gu's son, Kaijie, and Ah Jin was surrounded by police on his wedding day with Xiao Gu. Ah Jin chose to commit suicide rather than be arrested.

Xiao Gu eventually expanded her business, and by 1995, Happy Restaurant became a moderately famous restaurant in Singapore. Xiao Gu also bought a food bazzar and a coffee shop to further expand her business empire. However, the money that was used to expand her empire was ill-gotten. They were the proceeds from Ah Jin's stolen jewelry. Moments before Ah Jin killed himself, he secretly told Xiao Gu where the jewelry was stashed, and Xiao Gu later stole the jewelry.

Towards the end of the series, Xiao Gu realized that these ill-gotten wealth caused her sons and daughters untold misery, so she decided to sell off all her businesses, and restart her business elsewhere.

Ah Shun

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name = Xiao Gu
阿顺


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portrayer = Yang Xinquan
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gender = Male
other_names =
first = Episode 1
last = Episode 1
cause = flashback appearance
episode = 1
family = Huang Kaijie (second biological son)
Huang Kaida (elder biological son)
Huang Kaiqi (elder biological daughter)
spouse = Xiao Gu (笑姑)
occupation = Restaurant Operator
title =
relatives =

Ah Shun is only seen in flashbacks. He married Xiao Gu at a unspecified time, and together, they operated the Happy Restaurant roadside stall. Ah Shun suffered from a grave, but unspecified illness before the start of the series, and consequently died. He has connections to the local triads, as his friend, Ah Cheng, helped him out with medical costs.

Kaida

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name = Huang Kaida [The character's name is shown within the series to be transliterated in a dialect other than Mandarin. The real English name is shown to be Ng Kay Tuck]
黄凯达


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portrayer = Chew Chor Meng
creator =
gender = Male
other_names =
first = Episode 1
last = Episode 30
cause = series finale
episode = 30
family = Huang Kaijie (brother)
(brother)
Huang Kaiqi (sister)
Jinlong (adoptive brother)
Jinfeng (adoptive sister)
Xiao Gu (mother)
Ah Shun (father)
spouse = Single
occupation = Student (Episodes 1-6)
Doctor (Episodes 7-??)
Mental Patient
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relatives =