ARISTOCRACY | crazy rich asians

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HONG KONG

CLAIRE

Claire is currently surrounded by her close family at her grandmother's place at Repulse Bay with a majestic view of the ocean. It is currently Chinese New Year. She listened to her mother complaining about Kitty Pong or Kitty Tai, as she's married to Bernard, stealing the scrolls that she wanted to buy at the auction.

Her face was almost in every tabloid along with her dogs by her side picturing with the scrolls. Many were furious, to say the least. This is why her mother banned Kitty to dine in their luxurious restaurants and hotels across the Fragrant Harbour.

And she heard that Kitty is having difficulty finding a rich place to eat.

Her boyfriend, Nathaniel, is currently with his family back in Vietnam, celebrating the occasion. A lot has happened for the past consecutive years. All of them have already graduated and are already professionals!

Well, all of them have been working since before they graduated, of course, in different types of industry. Claire was so happy that she accumulated 5M followers on her vlog and she can't wait to create more content.

Especially the food here.

Her family has tastes, which is why they are famous for their restaurants and hotels all over Hong Kong. Her mother is the CEO of a wide range of hotels and condominiums while her father is the owner and one of the head chefs to a chain of Micheline-star restaurants all over the world.

They are all seated at a big round table with a variety of food displayed. She enjoyed every second of it. Especially surrounded by her family.

"You look so beautiful with your new highlights!" Her aunt complimented a cousin of hers. 

"You gained weight, maybe try drinking this special tea." Her mother coaxed her cousin, Clint, but the latter politely declined.

(Again, I'm sorry that I have to use google translate to translate because I don't know Chinese and Cantonese isn't available in it. So I had to settle for Chinese (Simplified). However, you could message me to help with the accurate translation. So I can correct it!)

"Jiǔdiàn shēngyì zěnme yàng, wǒ de sūnzi?" Her grandfather asked her brother, Isaac, who is working at their hotel business. (How is the hotel business going, my grandson?)

"Yīqiè dōu hěn shùnlì, yéyé. Wǒmen wèi zhè yījì tígōng gèng duō jīngxǐ." Her brother responded to him. (Everything is going well, grandpa. We are offering more surprises for this season.)

Fun fact about her brother, he had a crush on Belle since they were kids. But he got over it and is dating a half British and half Hong Kong model and beauty guru. And she knows that he might propose to her at the end of the year.

"Does that mean that we can go swimming and play there?" Her younger cousin, Alexa, asked Isaac.

"Alexa, please speak in Cantonese, you're at a table with your yeye and nai nai. And we are celebrating Chinese New Year" Her uncle's third wife, Janice, told her daughter.

Claire feels like that hurts for the part of her grandparents. Yes, they may be traditional and mostly speak Cantonese, but they also speak English.