Tony Hawken is a descendant of a fallen British aristocracy.
In 2014, in an interview with the British " Times ", Tony Hawken revealed to the media:
He was tired of his too-rich life and had filed for divorce from his wife, a Chinese rich woman worth $1.2 billion.
After this report spread to China, it triggered a lot of heated discussions among netizens. Everyone said: I have only heard of people who love money, but I have never heard of people who are not interested in money.
Why would Tony Hawken give up his wealthy life and divorce his wife? What happened?
Tony Hawken is a teacher at a British school. He lives a very casual life and often likes to relax in street bars.
In 1991, Tony, who was already 34 years old, was very eager to have a sincere and beautiful love. At this time, a Chinese girl broke into his life.
The girl's name is Dai Xiuli. She is 28 years old and graduated from Heilongjiang University. After graduation, she worked as a reporter for Harbin Daily and "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region News" for 5 years. After resigning from the newspaper, he came to England.
Dai Xiuli has the classical beauty of oriental women. She is a beautiful woman who is both smart and knowledgeable. The two fell in love with each other at first sight.
They talked about aesthetics and literature together, and there were endless topics to talk about every day; they also went to see the Tower of London together. The two of them lived a plain and romantic life.
In 1993, after falling in love for 2 years, the two got married. At the same time, Dai Xiuli also became a British citizen and changed her name to her husband's surname - Xiuli Hawken.
After getting married, Xiuli moved into Tony's three-bedroom house. In this way, the two of them lived in three houses for four seasons and lived a very happy life.
Tony is still working as a teacher in school, while Xiuli is gaining knowledge and experience in different industries in the UK.
Every day when Tony comes home from school, he can eat delicious dishes prepared by Xiuli.
Just when Tony thought that the rest of his life would go on like this, Xiuli told him that she wanted to return to China to start a business, and hoped that Tony would go to China with her.
For Tony, his current living situation is very comfortable and free, and he doesn't really want to change.
But seeing his wife's expectant look, Tony still said softly that he was willing to accompany Xiuli to China.
In this way, in 1994, the two came to China together.
This was Tony’s first time in China. As soon as he arrived in Harbin, he went to meet Xiuli’s parents, relatives and friends. Then Xiuli took him around for a tour. From being unfamiliar at first to becoming familiar now, Tony began to adapt. life here.
A few months later, Tony was teaching English and computer science to students in a Harbin school introduced by his wife. At the same time, Xiuli was waiting for her own business plan and founded Renhe in 1996.
It was also from this period that Tony gradually discovered that his wife was getting busier and busier, and the two of them spent less and less time alone together.
Tony didn't like this lifestyle very much, so he planned to talk to Xiuli, hoping that she could shift her focus more to her family, but Xiuli always pushed her away because she was too busy at work.
Tony felt that he had been neglected by his wife and thought that his wife did not respect him enough, so he returned to England alone. It was only one year and one month from the time Tony came to China to the time he returned to England.
His wife Xiuli also realized that she had neglected her husband and wanted to fly back to the UK to find him. However, her career had just started and it was when she was needed. What should her husband do if she stayed in China?
Xiuli thought hard for a long time, and finally decided to fly back to England to find Tony.
Tony was very happy to see Xiuli return home, and all the previous complaints disappeared. He said to Xiuli: "I like the way you were before, and I also like the way you lived before. Can you stay in the UK? We are like Life is the same as before."
Xiuli said: "I have handed over the company to my brother. I am going to live a good life with you when I come back."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Tony thought that his wife's return would continue his happy life, but he found that his wife always secretly called his brother to handle company affairs behind his back. Tony was frustrated and said to Xiuli: "You want to fly You can go back if you want to start a company, but I won’t go with you. I want to stay in the UK to teach. Let’s all calm down for a while.”
Xiuli understood her husband’s temperament, so she packed her bags and flew back to China without saying anything else. Handling company matters, she soon discovers she is pregnant.
Xiuli was so happy that she temporarily handed over the company to her younger brother, flew back to the UK by plane, and told Tony the good news.
Tony was very happy, not only because of the child, but also because Tony thought that his wife would return to the family after having the child. In fact, during the period when his wife was pregnant, she seemed very leisurely on the surface. But after giving birth to her child and finishing her confinement period, Xiuli began to care about the company's affairs again.
Tony had the idea of separating from Xiuli, and their married life began to turn red.
But this is not just because Xiuli is always busy with work. The most important point is that Tony and Xiuli have very different consumption views.
Since Xiuli devoted herself to her career, Renhe and the company have developed rapidly. In 2011, Xiuli even appeared on the British Rich List.
In the underground garage of Xiuli's company in Hong Kong, there are countless luxury cars such as Bentley, Rolls-Royce, etc. Xiuli also owns a large luxury cruise ship worth hundreds of millions. It is said that in the whole of Hong Kong, there is only Li Ka-shing Private cruises are comparable.
Once, Tony went to China to see Xiuli. Xiuli took him on this luxury cruise ship. , are all very expensive. It is said that the box of red wine brought by Xiuli is worth 900 pounds per bottle.
In Tony's opinion, a 10-pound bottle of wine is enough, and there is no need to have such expensive wine to enjoy it.
Tony has a strong opinion on beauty's consumption concept, so much so that when accepting the British " Sunday Times " Tony told the media that "his wife spends too much money".
After her career became successful, Xiuli's consumption level also increased. She bought a mansion worth 1.5 million pounds in Surrey, England, hoping that Tony and her children would move there.
But Tony was unwilling to move out of the three-bedroom apartment that had been with him for more than fifty years. In the end, Tony had no choice but to move into the mansion Xiuli bought because Tony's collection of books couldn't be accommodated.
Tony also brought the old TV from the old house to the mansion. After Xiuli saw it, she put the old TV directly into the utility room and immediately bought a new 55-inch TV. Put it in your home.
Tony could not understand his wife's behavior. In his opinion, as long as things can be used, there is no need to buy new ones.
The huge difference in consumption concepts brought their marriage to an end. In 2014, Xiuli ranked 18th on the "Hurun Rich Women List" with a personal net worth of 9.5 billion yuan. It was also in this year that Tony filed for divorce from Xiuli.
After the divorce, Tony only asked his wife, who has a net worth of 12.3 billion yuan, for one million pounds in alimony. He said: "One million pounds is not much, but it is enough for him to spend the rest of his life."
Currently , Tony has quit his job as a teacher and started teaching children from poor families for free.
Reference:
(Times Weekly) - The husband of a rich woman filed for divorce: tired of the life of the rich
