Wenchou

Our chauffeur Chu had waited an extra day for us. Things were getting tough, he said, this would probably be his last trip to Chekiang. There was heavy fighting around Mingpo, and Wenchou was about to be blockaded.

At the time of his death, my father was on a trip to Wenchou, a town close to Shanghai. Being a businessman, he was often out at night entertaining clients.