A dream life - 18 chocolates' fate

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you wouldn't know what you had chosen." Winston Francis Groom, Jr. was written in his book.
Ten years ago, I didn't invite Mrs. Nancy Smith to a banquet; which was held by one of my employers.
This noon, Hong Kong has a little bit of sunshine, we all appreciated it after a week of rainy days.
Now her husband is one my advertising agency's business partners, Mr. Carl Smith and his wife Nancy are having a tea buffet with me at a cafe in Shangri-la Hotel.
I say to them, "Because of the election held on 26 March; I could not attend the Australian Grand Prix, I'd missed the Formula One again."
Nancy says, "I'd told him not to enter the election, but you said that you both wanted to raise the standard of public expectation on governance. After two months, I feel like I am wearing out."
I say, "I did enjoy the process; results are the same, whether lose or win the election, at the end is the same, likewise the history. I had fun. What about you, Carl?"
Carl says, "Xenophobic, you and I were educated outside Hong Kong, might be."
I say, "I am always proud of having a different horizon, that is why I can tackle all sorts of difficulties, but they could not. I am happy that I am not a friend of  politicians, therefore I do not need to waste my time helping them solving political problems."
Carl says, "This is your home, whatever go wrong will affect you."
I say, "I am a problem solver, nothing can bother me. I will not violate the laws of Hong Kong, I am a good resident. My investments are the international trades from a foreign country to another foreign country, nothing related to Hong Kong economy. Besides, the domestic housing policy had been widen the gaps between the rich and poor; and the domestic economic policies were helping the big enterprises to earn greater profits by suppressing the wages, but not suppressing rents. Government never understand domestic consumptions can make the economy better, since Hong Kong has minimal manufacturing industry, it will not affect exports."
Carl says, "So you are predicting most of the Hong Kong people are getting even poor in the near future."
I say, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you wouldn't know what you had chosen. Now it was too late to regret. It is wiser to shift the family to mainland, because the general price index is rather low, though the wages are low, the relative living standard is better than living in Hong Kong. Provided that if the food and water is safe to be used."
Carl asks, "Then why are you staying in Hong Kong?"
I answer, "I have foreign trades businesses, and businesses are using Internet, and some cheap food takeaway shops, and the most important reason is I'd won a lottery; I have a house, that is good reason to stay in Hong Kong."
Carl, "I want to buy one, too."
I, "Houses are not cheap nowadays."
Carl, "I want to buy lottery."
(To Be Continued)