Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians

by

Kevin Kwan

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Alexandra Cheng Character Analysis

Alexandra “Alix” Cheng is Malcom’s wife and one of Nick’s aunts. She has three children, Eddie, Cecelia, and Alistair, whom she worries about incessantly. Though the Chengs are extremely wealthy, Alexandra doesn’t dress or act like a wealthy woman: she wears a frumpy dress to the Khoo wedding, and she insists on staying in the small flat where she raised her children despite being able to afford something bigger and newer.

Alexandra Cheng Quotes in Crazy Rich Asians

The Crazy Rich Asians quotes below are all either spoken by Alexandra Cheng or refer to Alexandra Cheng. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Wealth and Absurdity Theme Icon
).
Part 1, Chapter 10 Quotes

Eddie was always trying to guesstimate his parents’ net worth, much of which was gleaned from information his real estate friends leaked to him. It became an obsession of his, and he kept a spreadsheet on his home computer, diligently updating it every week based on property valuations and then calculating his potential future share. No matter how he ran the numbers, he realized he would most likely never make Fortune Asia’s list of “Hong Kong’s Top Ten Richest” with the way his parents were handling things.

Related Characters: Alexandra Cheng, Dr. Malcolm Cheng, Eddie Cheng, Leo Ming
Page Number: 81-82
Explanation and Analysis:
Part 3, Chapter 6 Quotes

“Aiyah, she’s just a pretty girl that Nicky’s having fun with.” Su Yi laughed, as if the idea of him marrying Rachel was too ridiculous to even consider.

“That’s not the way it looks to me,” Alexandra warned.

“Nonsense. Nicky has no intentions with this girl—he told me so himself. And besides, he would never do anything without my permission. Alistair simply needs to obey your wishes,” Su Yi said with finality.

Related Characters: Ah Ma/Su Yi (speaker), Alexandra Cheng (speaker), Rachel Chu, Nicholas Young, Kitty Pong, Alistair Cheng
Page Number: 387-88
Explanation and Analysis:
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Alexandra Cheng Quotes in Crazy Rich Asians

The Crazy Rich Asians quotes below are all either spoken by Alexandra Cheng or refer to Alexandra Cheng. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Wealth and Absurdity Theme Icon
).
Part 1, Chapter 10 Quotes

Eddie was always trying to guesstimate his parents’ net worth, much of which was gleaned from information his real estate friends leaked to him. It became an obsession of his, and he kept a spreadsheet on his home computer, diligently updating it every week based on property valuations and then calculating his potential future share. No matter how he ran the numbers, he realized he would most likely never make Fortune Asia’s list of “Hong Kong’s Top Ten Richest” with the way his parents were handling things.

Related Characters: Alexandra Cheng, Dr. Malcolm Cheng, Eddie Cheng, Leo Ming
Page Number: 81-82
Explanation and Analysis:
Part 3, Chapter 6 Quotes

“Aiyah, she’s just a pretty girl that Nicky’s having fun with.” Su Yi laughed, as if the idea of him marrying Rachel was too ridiculous to even consider.

“That’s not the way it looks to me,” Alexandra warned.

“Nonsense. Nicky has no intentions with this girl—he told me so himself. And besides, he would never do anything without my permission. Alistair simply needs to obey your wishes,” Su Yi said with finality.

Related Characters: Ah Ma/Su Yi (speaker), Alexandra Cheng (speaker), Rachel Chu, Nicholas Young, Kitty Pong, Alistair Cheng
Page Number: 387-88
Explanation and Analysis: