Offer To The CEO

"Well you know we love the children . "

"I know . You spoiled them when we lived here, and you still try to . "

"We love to do that . Now, are they going to have to do their usual school break requirement in working here for a couple of weeks?"

"They boys will be . Alecia has a pa.s.s this year . "

"What is she doing?" came a worried response .

"Mama Papa, do not worry . You would know if you had come to the two things I had invited you on Friday and Sat.u.r.day . "

"We have a business, you know what that is like . "

"I know you do not have to work here . You have a great staff, and there is no need for you to work the hours you do . Alecia got married on Friday …"

"What you let our little girl marry . She is only seventeen . "

"You know she is exactly like me . She did a wonderful job in manipulating me into agreeing to her getting married . And before you ask she is not pregnant . "

"Well how come we have not met him, and when will we?"

Yao Tan, looked to Anna knowing that he was going to need some help in answering that question . "Alecia married Anna"s younger brother James . They are in Australia for a few months while he finishes his university degree, and she will study there as well . They then are coming back here to live . "

Anna continued "James" course requires him to complete his practical placement requirements which should be done in late October or early November . Depending on when I finishes his formal graduation ceremony can be early December of sometime in February . "

"What is he studying? Can he provide for our little girl? He better be good enough for her Tan, or we will…"

"Do not worry . Alecia inherited my business sense . You should remember the day I cam in complaining about the few million my parents gave the triplets . She has in less than twelve months tripled that, with my wife and I suspect Hou Yi helping her . That is much better than my investment results in the same time . I guess she will be in charge of their finances . "

"Answer our question . What is he studying? Is he good enough for her?" came an agitated question .

"Alecia gave me two choices, agree to her marriage and have a relations.h.i.+p with her and any future children, or prevent it until she turns eighteen and she would have nothing to do with anyone . She decided James was good enough for her and as I want a relations.h.i.+p with her so I agreed to their marriage . James loves her and in the end that is what is important . He is studying . . . "

Anna finished off by saying "Nursing . "

"That is not good enough for our little girl . She should have married a doctor, businessman, someone worthy of her not a nothing nurse . "

This angered Anna, having a sister, a sister-in-law and a brother who are all nurses . She had some idea what they put up with day on day in their chosen career path . Angrily she spoke "In Australia Nurses like my brother are highly qualified professionals who have at least a three-year University degree, work long hours, put up with a lot of abuse hara.s.sment and other stuff no one else will to provide medical care to people . "

"My sister, a highly qualified Emergency Department Nurse and sister-in-law a midwife both have masters degrees . My sister-in-law also has additional post-graduate qualifications and has been invited to complete a doctoral degree in nursing and has previously been the nurse in charge of a hospital . Before heading to university my brother worked for two years to financially support himself through his degree . You want to dismiss their skills, yet will likely praise me for being a lawyer . . . "

Interrupting Yao Tan said, "Mama, Papa, Anna is right . Nurses put up with a lot . But it says he is a caring person doing something that inspires him . "

"Well, we still do not think he is good enough for our little girl" responded Mama .

"Mama, all we will do is argue . In the end, what you and I think does not matter, it is what Alecia thinks . She believes James is good enough for her, and in the end that is the only opinion that matters . "

"Hmmp . Well I want to meet him as soon as possible, then I will make my judgement . "

"Mama, we will organise that when they return . Now, I am sorry to have to cut this short, but I need get back to work . "

Yao Tan turned to Anna, and quietly indicated that they have card facilities . Anna pulled out a card from her purse and paid for the meal .