Fan said: The evolutionary history of hostesses
In March last year, 97-year-old Lee Shau Kee passed away. Henderson, which he founded, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the blink of an eye, and his two sons have taken over the business "without dividing up the family".
But what many people have not noticed is that the busiest person in the Li family today is neither the eldest son Li Jiajie nor the youngest son Li Jiacheng, but Xu Ziqi, who has transformed from "a billionaire daughter-in-law" to "the head mother". The business frequency in the past six months has been higher than in the previous 20 years combined.
For example, the "Flower Market" art project held first, as one of the 50th anniversary celebrations, was personally prepared by Xu Ziqi. She teamed up with Australian hyper-realistic artist Cj Hendry to create an immersive floral art installation on the Central waterfront, with a very spring-like style.
In the past few days, she has not only been on various platforms at the scene, but also invited a group of top ladies.
Gigi Gigi wore a Dior long dress and matched it with Hermès jewelry, while Xu Ziqi wore a CHRISTOPHER ESBER yellow dress, full of spring atmosphere.
Lin Tianer, Xu Jinheng's nephew-in-law Lin Liying, and Liu Gongjian's wife Wang Mingqi also came. Xu Ziqi's posture of holding the moon in front of the stars was extremely eye-catching. Netizens also bluntly said: "In the matter of C position, Lin Tianer only lost to her."
Not only that, she also appeared on TVB's exclusive interview program "Speak From the Heart". Under the zero-filter lens, she was in great condition and could not tell that she was 43 years old at all.
The entire conversation was conducted in fluent English. He no longer just talked about fashion and outfits, but also talked about his charity and artistic undertakings. First of all, he was inspired by his father-in-law Lee Shau Kee, which made people feel that he has grown a lot.
After marrying into a wealthy family for nearly 20 years, in people's eyes, she has always been labeled as the "daughter-in-law with hundreds of millions of dollars". Especially since she disappeared for a time in 2021, the outside world thought that she would be a low-key wealthy lady who lives in seclusion from now on.
Unexpectedly, she has now made a magnificent turn, not only supporting the Li family's appearance, but also completing an all-round "evolution" from the inside out at the age of 43.
Today, the fan will take you to see what qualitative changes have taken place in Xu Ziqi after entering the "post-Lee Shau Kee era"?
01
identity evolution
From "birth KPI" to "the backbone of the Li family"
After marrying into a wealthy family for nearly 20 years, Xu Ziqi's biggest evolution lies in her identity.
When she first married into a wealthy family, she was the daughter-in-law worth hundreds of millions. According to Hong Kong media reports, the couple's wedding of the century cost hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. The ceremony was held at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. The dinner was held at the State Theater. They also chartered a plane to pick up and drop off the guests. It was full of grandeur.
Xu Ziqi also worked hard to complete the necessary task of giving birth to a wealthy family. When he first entered the Li family, he said the classic saying, "It takes two years to give birth to two children, and the Li family will flourish!" Moreover, because the first two children were daughters, she was under great mental pressure and searched for secret recipes for having children. Legend has it that she even released 300 gold turtles out of 10,000.
Fortunately, in the end, Xu Ziqi spent 9 years on the journey of having children, with 2 sons and 2 daughters, to complete the biggest task of a wealthy family, and announced her "belly closure" in 2015. However, she was labeled a "fertility machine" by the Hong Kong media.
Xu Ziqi, who has completed the task of giving birth to a child, can be said to have a stable position in the family. Not only is she a well-behaved person, she is especially popular with her father-in-law. When Lee Shau Kee said Xu Ziqi's Chinese was poor, she expressed her intention to learn Chinese with her daughter.
Moreover, Lee Shau Kee and his wife Liu Huijuan had been divorced for nearly 40 years, and his first wife moved away to Canada to settle down and devote herself to Buddhism. And Li Jiajie, the eldest son of Li, is unmarried, and Xu Ziqi is the sole hostess of the family. She is free from the worries of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and the competition of sisters-in-law.
Therefore, Xu Ziqi has also been a "enjoyable rich lady" for a long time. Either go to a celebrity party or travel around the world.
However, for top wealthy families, the daughter-in-law only needs to be "decent", while the "mistress" needs to be "powerful".
Anyone familiar with Henderson knows that the fourth uncle has already arranged the division of labor for his two sons: Li Jiajie is low-key and pragmatic, focusing on the mainland; Li Jiacheng is cheerful and sociable, and is responsible for Hong Kong. After officially retiring in 2019, the two served as co-chairmen at the same time. Hong Kong media called it "division without division."
But "co-governance" solves business matters, and there is another thing that cannot be seen in financial reports, which is social capital. When the fourth uncle was alive, he himself was Henderson's biggest social business card. He and Zheng Yutong had "worked together" for decades, and he was brother-in-law with Li Ka-shing at the poker table. This kind of top-level connections cannot be automatically inherited with the title of CEO.
Li Ka-shing is now in charge of the Hong Kong business, but it is not enough for the real estate tycoon to sign contracts in social situations. He also needs "hostess diplomacy". Someone needs to support the Vogue ceremony, someone needs to organize the charity dinner, and someone needs to maintain the circle of celebrities. Only Xu Ziqi can do these things.
Therefore, Xu Ziqi's "sudden high-frequency business" is essentially Henderson adding soft power to the puzzle in the "post-fourth uncle era". Once you understand this relationship and look at her actions in recent years, you will understand that she is not only "leveraging her career", but also taking over the external appearance of the entire Li family.
For example, The Henderson, an important asset of the Frequent Platform family, is a landmark designed by Zaha Hadid and has an occupancy rate of 90%.
The Vogue x GQ ceremony was held there two days ago. Xu Ziqi appeared as the hostess, wearing a leather suspender skirt which was very cool~
Whether he is giving a speech or sharing the same frame with celebrities, his gestures and gestures all show generosity.
In September last year, Xu Ziqi appeared on the Hong Kong edition of Vogue, a rare double cover. Xu Ziqi may be credited with bringing the Vogue Gala to The Henderson this time.
It is said that there are nearly 10 outfits in the entire blockbuster, all of which are covered by DIOR. They are still the same 2025 autumn and winter season looks, and the fashion resources are also very good.
In addition to fashion, Xu Ziqi is also working hard to develop her identity as a "philanthropist", becoming more and more like the "soul" of the Li family.
I draw storybooks by myself and cooperate with McDonald’s to promote charity.
During the Tokyo Olympics, I took photos with athletes in table tennis and other sports, and posted several posts in support of Paralympic athletes. The whole person is much more pragmatic.
She also hosted a charity dinner as a sponsor of Save the Children Hong Kong, and invited a number of top socialites to attend. They all had a lot of backgrounds, but she firmly held the C position~
Behind the status of Kuotai, Xu Ziqi also has a high degree of education. I returned to my alma mater, University College London, and accepted the honorary academician title from the school together with my husband. We were able to obtain this title by virtue of funding for neuroscience research.
Later, he also appeared at an alumni gathering, wearing a warm gray suit with a T-shirt underneath, chatting in front of everyone, and taking the workplace route.
02
State evolution
Say goodbye to the "gaunt mother feeling" and return to the top
In addition to the change in identity, Xu Ziqi's change in appearance has also triggered heated discussions. Xu Ziqi's early appearance was "walking auspiciousness" stamped by the master, who said that she had "full heaven, round earth pavilion, and profound blessings in her earlobes. She was born with a prosperous husband." Her horoscopes should not be too compatible with the Li family, so she was favored by Lee Shau Kee.
Therefore, Xu Ziqi is often called the "rich face template" by Hong Kong media and is "destined to marry into a wealthy family." She is also often compared with rich ladies such as Guo Jingjing. The two "rich face templates" have even competed at the same venue↓
However, after 9 years and 4 babies, her appearance began to become a bit erratic. With large colored contact lenses and heavy makeup, she became very internet-famous and lost some of her previous grandeur.
In 2021, he entered a low point in his status and completely began a period of recluse. Ins stopped updating and no longer showed up. She once made a low-key appearance and was photographed gaining weight. This caused the outside world to speculate whether she was pregnant with another fifth child, and she was forced to go into business.
When he showed up again after returning in 23 years, his whole person had changed again. Not only has she lost a lot of weight, but her facial contour has also changed a lot, making it almost unrecognizable.
Her soft yellow hair was also questioned as an outdated aesthetic. Hong Kong media revealed that she dyed her outdated yellow hair because she wanted to accommodate her husband, making her look very haggard.
But her recent appearance can be described as "turning back time". The most intuitive change is the collagen on the face. The cheeks become plump again, giving a moisturized "bang bang face".
When the camera takes a picture of my face, there are no obvious fine lines or signs of aging, which gives people the illusion of a 20-year-old who just debuted.
The whole person's mental outlook has also become younger. I was once ridiculed as "tired" and "mom-conscious", but now I have directly transformed back into a girl full of energy, with eyes full of light.
At the Henderson 50th anniversary event two days ago, there was a particularly "alive feeling". Check in happily in front of the dining car like an ordinary girl, holding a drink and drinking it naturally.
When I am with children, I am more like an intimate big sister. I didn’t know she was 43 years old, so I thought she was a college student coming to do volunteer work~
03
Emotional evolution
Clear up the scandal of ten years and become the "Mother of Hundreds of Billions" with peace of mind
The relationship between Xu Ziqi and Li Jiacheng has also experienced a roller coaster-like change. Before marriage, Li Jiacheng had a love affair that was widely reported by Hong Kong media. It is said that Lee Zhao-kei intervened because he valued his family status, and the two eventually broke up.
Not long after, Li Jiacheng disclosed his relationship with Xu Ziqi. Due to the tight timeline, she once suffered from infamy. Later, she responded calmly: "To accept a person, you must accept his past."
After getting married, Xu Ziqi also showed off her love and affection on Instagram, showed off her baby and showed her warmth, focusing on being in love.
When asked about the secret to maintaining a marriage, she also said: "My husband is 12 years older than me. There are many differences, but the basic values and important aspects are the same." She also praised that Li Jiacheng knew more than her and would help her solve many problems so that she didn't have to worry.
But the Hong Kong media obviously had no intention of letting her go, and there were more and more scandals about Li Jiacheng. Not only is there speculation that he was shopping hand in hand with his ex-girlfriend Chen Shuyi Deon, a stewardess.
In 2016, the two celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary. Rumors began to circulate in Hong Kong and on some gossip forums that a certain "married rich second generation with a net worth of hundreds of billions" had a close relationship with the then popular "young model ancestor" Chrissie Chau.
Not only was Li Ka-shing lying on the ground, but there were even rumors that Xu Ziqi had a "big fight" because of this. But in fact, Li Ka-shing and Chrissie Chau have never even been photographed in the same frame.
In the past ten years, the Li family has always chosen to deal with the situation in silence, believing that those who are clean will self-clean. During that period, Xu Ziqi also frequently appeared with her husband in high-profile scenes, trying to break the rumors of marriage. But it was photographed that his face changed drastically and his eyes showed fatigue. It has been frequently rumored that she plans to have five children to consolidate her position.
It wasn't until June 2025 that Chrissie Chau accepted an interview with a YouTube channel while promoting her new movie, and once again discussed the rumors, triggering a new round of discussion.
One is to bring out the scandal ten years ago and stir it up, and the other is to coincide with the death of Lee Shau Kee, which directly lit the fuse.
In February this year, Li Ka-shing officially filed a lawsuit with the Hong Kong High Court against Chrissie Chau, Google LLC and five YouTube channels for defamation and harassment.
Li Jiacheng declared: "I never know Ms. Chrissie Chau, and I have no intention or intention to know her." It is also alleged that Chrissie Chau has directly or indirectly planned, caused or encouraged these false rumors for ten years.
The timing of the prosecution is also delicate: Henderson's 50th anniversary, Lee Shau-kee's death has just passed a year ago, and Xu Ziqi is intensively appearing as a "hostess". Choosing to take action at this juncture is not so much to clarify ten years of old news, but to clear the way for a new chapter in the Li family.
After the incident, although Xu Ziqi did not speak out, the couple got together at the Shanghai Henderson Central Yards event, holding hands and secretly showing affection, which also proved that they have "a harmonious family and a good relationship."
Xu Ziqi wore an Oscar de la Renta dress that day. The green and rose red floral patterns just echoed the same colors as Li Jiacheng's shirt and tie. It was quite thoughtful.
She has regained her vitality, continues to explore her career, and even the emotional obstacles that have troubled her for many years have been completely eliminated.
Hong Kong media once said that she was "destined to be rich and noble", but now it seems that what really turned her from a "daughter-in-law with hundreds of millions" to a "mother-in-law" was not fate but the current situation. A family worth hundreds of billions needed a new face to face the world, and she was just ready.
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