Rich People Problems-Kwan 2017 (WWT)

unique twelve-hole golf course designed by our faithful brother Tiger
Woods, and an exquisite clubhouse—the King David—which will boast a
trinity of world-class restaurants operated by Michelin-starred chefs,
along with Jericho, sure to become Singapore’s most decadent spa and
state-of-the-art health club.
Come to Zion—live abundantly and be saved.
Nick looked up from the brochure in disbelief. “Are you seriously telling me that these
people are the front-runners? A luxury Christian community?”
“Isn’t it inspired? It’s Rosalind Fung’s company—your mother goes to her Christian
Fellowship Banquets at the Fullerton. They’ve offered us $3.3 billion, and they will throw
in a villa for each of us!” Victoria said breathlessly.
Nick was barely able to hide his disgust. “Auntie Victoria, in case you’ve forgotten,
Jesus served the poor.”
“Of course he did. What’s your point?”
Felicity chimed in. “Jesus said, ‘To grow rich is glorious.’ ”
“Actually, Deng Xiaoping, the late Communist leader of China, said that!” Nick shot
back. He got up from the table abruptly and said to Rachel, “Let’s get out of here.”
As they got into Nick’s father’s vintage Jaguar XKE convertible and sped down the
driveway, Nick turned to Rachel. “Sorry, I lost my appetite sitting there with my aunts. I
just couldn’t stand listening to them one minute longer.”
“Trust me, I get it. Where are we going?”
“I thought I’d take you to my favorite restaurant for a proper lunch—Sun Yik Noodles.
It’s a little café that’s been around since the 1930s.”
“Fantastic! I was just starting to get hungry.”
Within fifteen minutes they had arrived in the Chinatown neighborhood, and after
parking the car, they strolled down Club Street with its picturesque old shop houses
toward Ann Siang Road as Nick began to fill Rachel in on the place.
“It’s a total hole-in-the-wall, and they haven’t even changed the Formica tables since
the fifties, I bet. But they have the best noodles in Singapore, and so everyone comes
here. The former chief justice of the Supreme Court used to eat lunch here every day,
because the noodles were so addictive. You’re gonna die when you taste these noodles.
They are hand-pulled egg noodles, and they have this incredible, perfectly chewy texture
to them. And they serve it with braised chicken that’s been simmering for hours in this
garlicky gravy. Oh man, the gravy! I wanna see if you think you can possibly replicate it.
We’re here after lunch rush, so we probably won’t have to wait too long for a ta—”
Nick stopped dead in his tracks, staring at a façade across the road that had been
covered by a metal construction fence.
“What’s wrong?”
“This is it! Sun Yik Noodles! But where is it?”