It is natural for top wealthy families to have several wives, but a very small number of them are anonymous.
Huo Yingdong married three wives in his life; Stanley Ho married a fourth wife, but the third and fourth wives were not recognized by the law; Lin Baixin married four wives, all of them were legal, which means that they All have inheritance rights.
Before his death, Huo Yingdong had set a rule that except for the eldest family, the other two families and their children were not allowed to do business. All the empire he conquered was given to Dafang's children.
After Stanley Ho's death, the biggest beneficiary was the second house. In addition to leaving a property and cash to the first house, the other two houses received a lot of assets and equity.
But Lin Baixin left all her property to her second wife, and the assets obtained by the other three families were very few in their opinion.
Why did Stanley Ho and Lam Baixin both choose the second bedroom instead of the large bedroom or the other two bedrooms?
Ho Hongshen’s four wives gave birth to 17 children for him. The eldest wife, Li Wanhua, died early and gave birth to 4 children for him in the early years. Unfortunately, the only man in the house, He Youguang, died in a car accident in 1981 along with his wife.
Once He Youguang left, there was no one in Dafang who could support the family business. Even if He Chaoying had won the "Top 50 Strongest Business Women in the World", she could not catch the eye of Stanley Ho.
The water thrown out by the married daughter and the country that Stanley Ho conquered with one hand will naturally not be handed over to He Chaoying.
The remaining two daughters were not interested in the family business. Stanley Ho could only choose among the remaining children, and he chose the eldest daughter of his second wife, He Chaoqiong.
Furthermore, Lan Qiongying has been taking care of the business of Ho Hong-shen all year round, and the children she has educated are also polite. Ho Chao-qiong's business acumen is even better among the many children.
In addition to having outstanding children, the background of the second wife's maiden family is also the most taboo point for Stanley Ho. The Ho family has a great business, and Ho Chaoqiong's uncle Lan Huanying has been silently protecting them for so many years.
The third wife, Chen Wanzhen, is the second wife, and the fourth wife, Anqi Leung, has a strong personality. Stanley Ho’s marriage to her is just to balance the power between the two families. Even if Stanley Ho wants to raise the children of the fourth wife, he has no intention but no power.
They are too young, so the only children who can take on this important responsibility are the children of the second family. When it came to competing for the family property, the three families had a lot of effort. Even though Liang Anqi held the shares, she still couldn't win over the second family.
Rather than being assigned by Stanley Ho, it is better to say that the second wife took the initiative to fight for it. He has outstanding children and a strong background. After he passed away, the rest depends entirely on his own strength.
Let’s talk about Lin Baixin’s house, why can the second bedroom be dominated by one family, and there is no competition for the wives of several bedrooms?
Lin Baixin married four wives and gave birth to 7 children. One of the sons was adopted by Lin Baixin’s eldest brother.
Lai Yuanfang, the eldest son, gave birth to a son and a daughter: Lin Jianming and Lin Shuying. Lin Jianming had a romantic life. As a father, Lin Baixin had already realized that his eldest son would not become a great person, so he no longer placed hope on him.
The second wife, Yu Baozhu, accompanied Lin Baixin to achieve many successes, and also gave birth to a son and a daughter: Lin Jianyue and Lin Shuru. Lin Jianyue is the heir to the Lin family. Although there have been scandals with Wang Zuxian, he has a good mother and a good ex-wife, which has established a lot of good reputation for him.
In addition to Lin Jianyue, Lin Shuru is also a talented woman. She married Taiwan's richest man Terry Gou and died unfortunately in 2005. Later Gou Taiming married Zeng Xinying.
The third wife Gu Ruiying also gave birth to a son and a daughter: Lin Mingzhu and Lin Weijun.
Cai Yanru, the fourth wife, could not bear to have sex with someone else, so she remarried with her only daughter.
After Cai Yanru left, Gu Ruiying was the most favored person, but she played her good cards to pieces.
Lin Mingzhu is Lin Baixin’s most beloved daughter. Unfortunately, she fell in love with art and disdained the plans her father had arranged for her.
When I started my business in Hong Kong, I owed an unknown amount of foreign debt, which was repaid by Lin Baixin in the end.
Lin Baixin did not expect that her love for them would turn into doting. Lin Mingzhu went too far and took out a loan to build a mansion. She thought that she could not afford to have a father. Lin Baixin wiped her butt again and again. He didn't have a long memory, and ended up having a big fight with the third room.
Lin Mingzhu also turned against her father, severing the relationship between father and daughter, and Lin Baixin’s inheritance had nothing to do with this house.
The remaining two families are serious about it. Lai Yuanfang has no intention of competing for the family property, and Lin Jianming is like a helpless man. Yu Baozhu, the second family member, is reaping the benefits.
Besides, Lin Jianyue and Lin Shuru are both very capable, which is inseparable from Yu Baozhu's good teaching.
Lin Baixin was not very ruthless towards Lai Yuanfang, leaving them 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars, and the rest of the family property belonged to her second wife and her children.
Wealthy families have always chosen smart and capable people, rather than those who ruined the country they built.
Both Stanley Ho and Lam Baixin had their own reasons for choosing a second home, but it was Fok Yingdong’s approach that was more popular.