Rich People Problems is the third book of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy.
Plot[]
When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside—but he's not alone. It seems the entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe, ostensibly to care for their matriarch but truly to stake claim on the massive fortune that Su Yi controls.
With each family member secretly fantasizing about getting the keys to Tyersall Park—a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore—the place becomes a hotbed of intrigue and Nicholas finds himself blocked from entering the premises.
As relatives claw over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by his ex-wife—a woman hell bent on destroying Astrid's reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to billionaire Jack Bing, finds a formidable opponent in his fashionista daughter, Colette.[1]
Characters[]
- Rachel Young (née Chu): A New York University professor and the wife of Nick Young. She is a Chinese-American economist raised by her single mother Kerry Chu. It is revealed in China Rich Girlfriend that her father is prominent Chinese politician Bao Gaoliang and she has a half-brother, Carlton Bao.
- Nick Young: Rachel's husband and a member of the Singapore elite.
- Astrid Leong: Nick's fashionable and beautiful cousin. Having divorced from her husband Michael, she now carries on a "life of sin" with her lover Charlie Wu.
- Eddie Cheng: Nick's pompous and self-absorbed private banker cousin who spends most of the novel trying to ensure that he will inherit his grandmother Su Yi's prized estate, Tyersall Park.
- Charlie Wu: Astrid's billionaire lover who was also former fiancé. He proposes to her in the book and they end up living together in Palawan.
- Kitty Bing (née Pong): Former soap-star turned social climber and now the jet-setting wife of billionaire Jack Bing
- Eleanor Young (née Sung): Nick's scheming and domineering mother.
- Carlton Bao: The English-educated son of Bao Shaoyen and Bao Gaoliang and Rachel's paternal half-brother.
- Goh Peik Lin: Rachel's rich Singaporean best friend whose family owns a property development and construction company, Near West Organization.
- Colette Bing: Daughter of billionaire businessman Jack Bing and Carlton's vengeful ex-girlfriend, Colette is now the new Countess of Palliser.
- Jack Bing: Colette's multi-billionaire father and the new husband of Kitty Pong.
- Michael Teo: Astrid's billionaire ex-husband who tries to extort and blackmail her in their divorce settlement.
- Kerry Chu: Rachel's mother and a real estate agent who raised Rachel alone after immigrating to America from mainland China.