Most people dream about having a cushy retirement to make up for their decades of toil.
Liu, who was born in 1932, runs a tau kwa stall at Blk 628 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 and is one of the oldest vendors in the market, according toCurrently, his son helps out with the family business as Liu is too frail to do hard labour. But the passionate man still makes it a point to go down to the stall to help out.
Liu's first encounter with beancurd happened after the Japanese Occupation. Due to the war and his family's poor financial status, he was unable to receive an education, which prompted him to do door-to-door deliveries for the tau kwa factory that his mother worked at. Unfortunately, when Liu was in his twenties, the beancurd factory shuttered for good, causing Liu and his mother to lose their jobs. But, the tenacious mother-and-son duo did not give up and decided to start something of their own.