After the temple visit, we stopped by a mall store Vicky had invested in to inspect it (just an empty space right now) then returned to Vicky's parent's home for another dinner - this time hosted by her mother. At this dinner I got to meet her uncle (from her father's side). He used to be the CEO of some endeavor and you could tell he was used to being attended to. As he walked into the room, the whole family snapped to attention. After introducing me, Vicky and her Aunt and Uncle had a long conversation, little of which was translated. I noticed her demeanor change a bit and all she would tell me is that "he is very traditional". You could also tell that several others in the family didn't seem to enjoy their interactions with him. He did have a nice camera and we exchanged them so we could each inspect each other's equipment. That seemed to be as far as I could get in the interaction with him.
After dinner, some of the family went to Vicky's parent's apartment to chat for a while. You could tell that her cousin Wen Feng (the uncle's son) and his wife were a bit shaken up and after some pleasantries we were invited to their apartment for "to taste some wine". So we walked across the street to Wen Feng's apartment where we met up with some of his soccer buddies and had a grand time enjoying fine food and drink as well as the incredible view from her cousin's apartment. He was proud of what China was becoming and pulled out all the stops for his family and friends. I sampled my first shot of Louis XIII, tried some incredible chocolate and a couple of very fine wines. By the end of the evening we were all feeling quite good.
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