Rich People Problems-Kwan 2017 (WWT)

you?” The general was silent for a moment, but then he burst into laughter. And then he
put down his gun, took the rug with him, and the next day, they released my husband
from prison. Tsai Tay would never forget what Su Yi did for him.
Hiyah, there are so many stories I can tell you about the war years, but Su Yi wouldn’t
want me to. But you know, she saved the lives of so many people, and most of them
didn’t even realize she was the one responsible. She wanted it that way. After the war
was over, we heard that the general was executed for war crimes during the war
tribunals in Manila. One day, your mother called me up and said, “You’ll never guess
what just arrived in a long box. That purple art deco rug that the general took back to
Japan. I suppose his wife never approved of it.”
Felicity snapped out of her reverie and said decisively, “Mr. Bing, this rug isn’t for sale.
But there are some items that we could offer with the house.”
“All right then. Oliver, could you make an assessment of how much everything is
worth? I’ll take whatever chuan jia biao these nice ladies will let me have,” Jack said,
turning to the Young sisters with a little smile.
“Of course,” Oliver said.
“Ladies, I approve of this house, and I think my family will be very happy using it
whenever we visit Singapore. Thank you for showing us around this morning, and please,
this is a standing offer, so take your time to decide. I know this must not be an easy
decision for all of you,” Jack said. He then strolled out the front doors, flicked his cigar
onto the gravel driveway, and got into the back of the first black Audi SUV. Kitty climbed
in after him, the bodyguards got into their SUVs, and the convoy of cars zoomed off.
—
“Well that was excruciating,” Victoria said as they sank into the sofas in the drawing
room.
“Oliver, where on earth did you ever dig up these people?” Felicity asked
contemptuously.
“Believe it or not, they’re far from the worst. Jack has become quite an astute art
collector—they have one of the top private museums in Shanghai—and Kitty’s taste has
actually matured. Plus, she’s willing to learn. Don’t worry, they won’t do anything to the
house without my approval.”
Victoria looked up in surprise to see Nick and Rachel entering the drawing room. “I
didn’t realize you two were home! Why didn’t you come out and meet these people?
Rachel, we could have used another Chinese translator!”
Nick plopped down on one of the art deco club chairs. “Oh I’ve met them before—I met
Jack in Shanghai a couple of years ago and had hoped never to meet him again, and his
wife we all met when she came for Colin’s wedding.”
“Wait a minute…that woman was at Colin Khoo’s wedding?” Felicity looked taken
aback.
“Auntie Felicity, she was at your house. She used to be Alistair’s girlfriend,” Nick said