Apr 25 2007
Lucy Wu 吕孝信
吕孝信 Lucy Wu (1910 - 2005; Shenyang - Seattle)
Grandaunt Lucy said in her memoir she’s born in Fengtian 奉天, the old name for Shengyang. She’s the third kid sister of 爷爷 Yeye, my maternal grandfather, hence I called her San Gupo 三姑婆.
San Gupo was a socialite in Beijing and she carried herself very much that way, all the way. When I first met her here in New York, as a tourist, she’d bugging me every day, to put on a skirt, a dress, fix my hair, make up, earrings, shoes, handbag …. the whole nine yard, which I cared very little. She used to say that all her colleagues thought her as the movie star. We teased her, the American one or Chinese one? “Of course from the Hollywood. How could they know any Chinese movie stars!” Once after lunch in the city, Golfer had to rush somewhere and left me with few hours on hand. So, I called her to see if I could spend it with her. “Are you guys just had a fight?” I was dumbfounded, “no, he had to go somewhere” I repeated. “Oh, in that case, you can’t. I haven’t done my hair yet.”