C.R.A. part 1

Crazy Rich Asians (part 1)

'Nowhere in the world are there to be found people richer than the Chinese' Iba Butata (14th century)

Hey there! Peter here! I am currently reading 'Crazy Rich Asians'. I have already reviewed the theme of this book in the last chapter so in this blog, I am going to tell you about the first part of the story (the main plot without subplots however the subplots are interesting as well).

Rachel Chu finally agreed with Nicholas to attend a Nick's friend's wedding with him in Singapore. When they arrived at the airport, Rachel boarded Nicholas's private jet. She was stunned by the grand display of wealth in Nick's plane. The front section of the plane contains 12 suites. Rachel was led into a cabin that was consisted of two huge flat-screen TV,  hand-switched arm-chair, leather chairs, hidden wardrobes behind wooden sliding panels. This is only the start of her journey into the world of millionaires.

While Rachel is on her way to Singapore, Nicholas's mom, Eleanor Young was worried about her son's girlfriend. She was worried about her status. To these traditional-rich Chinese, the social status of people are very significant and if other people have a low status (middle class or lower), the traditional-rich Chinese will hold a lot of contempt against them. Eleanor Young thought she was from a low-class Chinese family that migrated to the U.S. She sent out spies to find out about Rachel's family. When she heard that there is someone willing to give her some crucial information on Rachel, she traveled to China to meet that person.

Nick's friends (about to get married) came to the airport to welcome Nick and Rachel. They were very friendly towards Rachel and Rachel loved them. However, they didn't know that they are one of the richest people in the whole world.

The next day, Rachel went to her friend's house. Her friend was very rich as well however, they are the new-rich family. Rachel found out that her friend's house was made like the Versailles Palace in France. Later that day, Nick wanted Rachel to come to his grandmother's house so that he could introduce Rachel to his grandmother. When her friend dropped Rachel at Nick's grandmother's house, her friend was astonished by the size of the mansion. She told Rachel that her family's wealth is nothing compared to this...