Harry being born far sited saw the world in his eyes on April 3, 1968. The year when Martin Luther King Jr. was assasinated. His final speech took place in Mason Temple Church in Memphis Tennessee.
Harry Yi, my American name given to me by my Father when we moved to the States and settled in Washington. "If you are to be a citizen you must live at the capital", my father said. Mostly to be able to have a patch of land you need to work it. So when we moved we went to the farthest, piece of land we could find. We came from a long line of Yi's in Guangdong Province. My father, Guanting Yi, is a son of a farmer, he never liked farming, but he is a genius marketer, and he sold all their crops to the farthest corners of China. My mother is Leilei Kang, She was an artist. She paints the sunset and places she has never been before, only through pictures and she brought them to life in her art.
My mother died of childbirth, and my father worked and worked. I was left to my grandparents care until I was old enough to work, then my father took me in. He was strict. His bamboo stick always by his side, and when he is drunk, he used to say to me, "Eat when your horse is still alive", or "Save the dead horse", "sî mâ dāng huó mâ yī", in Chinese, he taught me to always persevere even in desperation.
I studied business management and Mastered in Civil Engineering, It was the hardest thing I have done to never date in my teenage years, only working and studying at the same time. Many girls seduced me, but the time came when I have to be in China again for work and business, my trip was cut short as my plane was delayed, in LA.
Miss I really need to get on this plane, I have a business meeting in Shanghai in 24 hours, please. Is there any way I can get on it?, I have air mileage points to use if it helps.
Sir, I only have this boarding pass to Seattle the ticketing officer said, and there your flight will be connected to Shanghai it is in gate 25 of terminal 2. There is a reward for your points too. Okay, if I can be there in 24 hours, I will take it. Thank you Sir, here is your boarding pass, thank you for flying Virgin Atlantic.
Mom, please what happened to Daddy? Angel, you are testing my patience, how many times do I have to tell you, a few minutes more and then we will talk.
We arrived at the driveway.