Charles' Chinese Chicks

My last night in Chengdu required the standard farewell dinner.  Frank and I were invited by the Quality Manager and several of her team.  Of course they are ladies!

While waiting in the restaurant for everybody to arrive, the team decided they wanted to see my family.  The easiset picture to show was my desktop photo on my laptop (its from Easter this past spring).  Oh, how they oooooed and ahhhhed over  how pretty (wife) Elise is; how young (wife) Elise looks; how tall (daughter) Elise is; how Sam is so handsome, etc.

But who really set them off was ... Charles!!

They just couldnt stop talking about how cute he is and how handsome and they loved the bow tie (though they admit they haven't seen one before and didn't know young men liked to wear them), and wanting to know if he had girlfriends and how many and when he was coming over here, and on, and on, and on.... and on some more!

Then I told them he was 16.

"SIXTEEN?????", they cried.  "NOT FAIR!!"

Charles.  The only boy I know with a chinese harem and he hasn't even been here, yet.


Edit - added 3 Hours later ... 19 Sep 2011

Ok, so it happened again!!
We go to dinner tonight in Yantai with the local team.
Our Waitress is this cute young girl (later to be determined 20 years old).
Our local team having already seen my family while I was projecting the training session on the overhead projector, says "Show her your family picture."
OK, so I do.
This young lady looks at my picture then, while patting her chest (like you would do if pretending a heart attack) points to Charles on the screen and says "Oh, my.  So Cute."
I told her he's only 16, and she frowns and says "Too bad.  Too young."

I always knew that the women have a thing for Charles; but this is incredible!! 
Its like one of those Axe commericals.
Charles - I have a new repsect for you, young man!!!!
Incredible.