Over dinner, Uncle Jean explained that my parents were in Hong Kong and we were going to join them there as soon as possible. A few days later, the Schilling family and I boarded a ship for Hong Kong. Back in Shanghai, my aunt enjoyed a time of peace and happiness. The Communist soldiers were polite and helpful. They kept law and order. Shops and businesses reopened. Public services were better managed than before. Aunt Baba looked after my three brothers, who were still at school in Shanghai. The days were calm and well-organized. Aunt Baba watched the boys leave for school in the morning
before going to vork herself. The boys were now given a fair amount of pocket money. There were two servants and Miss Chien: Miss Chien was an unmarried woman in her thirties. When Franklin and Susan went to Hong Kong, she feared she would be sent away. So she prepared tasty meals for Aunt Baba and made clothes for them al. Gregory and Edgar finished school in Shanghai and went to England for further studies. James stayed at school for another year and Aunt Baba looked after him lovingly. He was good company for my aunt. They often read Ye Ye's letters together. In Shanghai James was free to do as he liked, and when sent Father for him to go to Hong Kong he did not want to go. When he finally left, travelling was ult. James and Uncle Frederick our own dead mother's younger brother) travelled to Canton. They did not have the papers that were needed to cross into Hong Kong. They went secretly across in an old boat at night. They were lucky, and made the journey safely. Back in Shanghai, Aunt Baba was now left alone with two servants and Miss Chien