CCTV News: If you go to Hong Kong and want to try a cup of authentic Hong Kong-style milk tea , open the recommended website, you will see that the number one tea restaurant is Yinlong Coffee Tea House, and all scores are 5.0. It is located in Lei Yue Mun, a city famous for its seafood, and its dishes are standard in tea restaurants: smooth milk tea, mango pudding, western toast, etc. So why does this small store rank first? Open the reviews, there are thousands of them. In addition to people praising the taste, there are more voices like this: "A tea restaurant with 1.4 billion people!" Some people said: "I want to come here in 2019, I must support this shop!" The proprietress of the small shop is Li Kaihu. In 2019, Li Kaihu publicly spoke out to "support the police." However, this was not an easy task in Hong Kong at that time. What followed was intimidation and abuse from thugs, as well as the son's incomprehension. But what is gratifying is that support has brought more support. The Hong Kong police came, more Hong Kong citizens came, and tourists from all over the motherland also came. Let’s listen to Li Kaihu’s story about “home”, the proprietress of the “1.4 Billion Tea Restaurant”.
Main Station reporter Zhuang Shengchun: (you) still remember the time when it was first said to be a "tea restaurant for 1.4 billion people"? Where did you first see this statement?
Li Kaihu, proprietress of Silver Dragon Coffee Shop in Hong Kong: is here, (comes) a boy from Shenzhen, he is in his 20s, he cried. He gave me this fan, unfolded it, and said, you are not alone, you are a "tea restaurant" for 1.4 billion people, and all of us 1.4 billion people support you. When I saw it (I felt) it was exaggerated, but I said in my heart that we (above our heads) have the same sky, so it turns out that we are really together. (The distance) is very far, Beijing, Hunan, and Hebei are really (from) far, far away (places), but they will really come over and tell me that we support you. (I) feel very happy in my heart and thank them very much.
main station reporter Zhuang Shengchun: (you) was actually quite lonely before that.
Li Kaihu, the proprietress of Silver Dragon Coffee Shop in Hong Kong: Yes, I stood up to support the Hong Kong police at that time. The customer who supported me gently told me, I'm sorry, I support you in my heart, but I am really scared, so I Can't come over.
was retaliated for "supporting the police", and business in the store was deserted for a time, turning it into a "one-person tea restaurant." Later, what made Li Kaihu feel even more lonely was his son's incomprehension.
Li Kaihu, proprietress of Silver Dragon Coffee Shop in Hong Kong: My son suddenly told me, Mom, I don’t love you anymore. I raised him by myself, and it has been 25 years, and we have always been very good, but (because of "supporting the police") this incident specifically told me, Mom, I no longer love you. But I said it doesn't matter, because I still love you, and he must take time (to understand).
At the same time, Li Kaihu also began to reflect on his own education methods and decided to let his son share the burden of supporting the family and pay living expenses regularly.
Main station reporter Zhuang Shengchun: But because of this (black violence) during that time, he couldn't make any money working (in a mobile phone repair shop).
Li Kaihu, the proprietress of Hong Kong Silver Dragon Coffee Shop: Yes, one day he did not go to work and was at home with a dark face. I said, why didn't you go to work? He said, Needless to say, (those people) all came out to march, which was really troublesome. He has a burden and has changed.
Someone once advised Li Kaihu not to stand so forward on the issue of "supporting the police" in fighting violence, but she said, I did not stand in front or behind, I just stood in my conscience. On June 30, 2020, Hong Kong’s National Security Law officially came into effect, and everyone’s life gradually returned to calm. Last year, Li Kaihu's son got married. At the wedding, he said to Li Kaihu: "Mom, I will always love you." Li Kaihu knew that his home was back.
Li Kaihu, proprietress of Hong Kong Silver Dragon Coffee Shop: On the wedding day, he stood on the stage and said, I may not share it with my mother when I am happy, but when I encounter difficulties, my mother will always stand in front of me. So, I tell you, Mom, I will always love you.I cried after hearing it, I was so happy.
Headquarters reporter Zhuang Shengchun: Did you say anything on your son’s wedding day?
Li Kaihu, the proprietress of Hong Kong Silver Dragon Coffee Shop: melted, cried, and couldn’t say anything. But I was thinking, I waited, I finally waited. Many people say, why has your son figured it out now? It’s not that he has figured it out, but after the Hong Kong National Security Law, I believe young people (can) see it clearly.
With the implementation of Hong Kong’s national security law, more and more Hong Kong customers are returning to small stores. Before July 1st this year, Li Kaihu hung a large national flag in the restaurant as usual. In addition, she also has a wish - to go to Beijing.
Li Kaihu, proprietress of Hong Kong Silver Dragon Coffee Shop: They said, Tiananmen Square is very big. I want to watch the flag raising. I will not go quietly. I want to say thank you to everyone.
source: cctv.com
