As Judy’s 40th birthday approaches, she invites her parents to meet her boyfriend on her terms. Meanwhile, Washington is rocked by shocking news from his father, and Dr. Nate drops a bomb that will change the Ho family forever.

Judy hosts a lively party at her house to celebrate Lunar New Year, but thanks to her parents, her boyfriend is nowhere to be found.

A boys-only hunting trip offers a rare appearance by Binh’s youngest child Reagan, who isn’t afraid to speak his mind. Meanwhile, Lesley begs the Ho women for help in corralling her out-of-control husband, revealing a shameful and shocking family secret in the process.

Judy challenges her father to see her as an adult and accept her relationship with Dr. Nate. Washington turns to his mother for help when his attempt to win Lesley over with lavish gifts backfires.

As Judy reluctantly accepts the keys to the house her father built for her, she feels the weight of her mother’s judgments about her divorce and, later, confesses a secret that stuns her parents.

A private plane and some serious retail therapy prove no match for Judy’s mounting frustrations with the strict gender roles prescribed to her and Washington.

At the Hos’ weekly post-church brunch, Judy announces that she’s filed for divorce, much to the disapproval of Binh and Hue, her traditional Vietnamese parents.