For the first few years, life was still good for Adrian Hawthorne's father. Even after his assets were confiscated, he received a hefty monthly salary. The exact amount is unclear, but it was certainly substantial.
At least, when Adrian Hawthorne was born, his family still lived in a Western-style house and could afford a nanny. They never lacked for milk, bread, coffee, or steak. His mother, Rosalind Green, had nothing to do all day but host card games at home, losing more often than she won. Yet his father, Ethan Hawthorne, never got angry. In fact, he felt his wife was being too frugal with her spending.
(The lives of capitalists didn't become difficult right from the start. Before that decade, the standard of living for many wealthy people hadn't declined. They could receive monthly salaries of several hundred yuan, with some even getting over a thousand. These wealthy young scions often hosted dance parties at home, living a life even more extravagant than people today.)
