Chen Xiuhuan Says She Doesn’t Know When She Would Be Able To See Her Daughter Shalynn Again Now That She Has Left For School In Australia
Xiuhuan and her family dressed up in matching sweaters to send the 21-year-old off at the airport.
Way back in March 2020, Chen Xiuhuan, 56, shared that her two elder daughters, Shanisse Tsai, 23, and Shalynn Tsai, 21, were both going overseas for school.
Shanisse was flying to Boston, where she had a four-month internship at Harvard medical school, while Shalynn was headed to Australia to study dentistry.
At that time, it was reported that Shalynn would be staying in Australia for the next five years.
Unfortunately, just a few weeks after sending them off, both daughters returned at the behest of their family, who were wary of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, almost two years later, Shanisse has since graduated from the National University of Singapore's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
Shalynn, on the other hand, will be jetting off once more to Australia. On Nov 1, the Australian government announced their equivalent of a VTL with Singapore citizens, allowing entry into their country.
Then on Dec 7, Xiuhuan revealed on Instagram that Shalynn has left Singapore for Australia
Xiuhuan and Shalynn saying goodbye at the airport
"As you fly off once again for school, I don’t know when I can see you again after this time,” Xiuhuan wrote in her caption.
She went on to share that although her heart “hurts so much”, she knows that she has to part with Shalynn.
"Learn to be strong and independent. Take good care of yourself and don't let mum worry about you. We will definitely miss you very much,” she wrote.
Spreading Christmas joy
Xiuhuan also shared pictures of her family with Shalynn at the airport, and all of them were dressed in matching Christmas sweaters.
According to the actress, their family had planned to wear the sweaters together to celebrate Christmas this year, but ultimately couldn’t do so as Shalynn had to "return to school in a hurry”.
"So here we are as a family at the airport in our Christmas fineries,” she wrote.
Xiuhuan is married to Taiwanese businessman Fred Tsai. The couple has three daughters together — Shanisse, Shalynn, and Shavinne, 17.
Bittersweet parting
A number of celebs left comments on Xiuhuan’s post, reassuring her that Shalynn will be fine overseas.
Fellow celeb mum Huang Biren wrote: "Stay strong she will be fine. Happy that she is able to go back to her studies. All the best!”
Actor Joshua Tan, who’s currently based in Australia as well, added: "She will be ok, God will take care of her”.
Photos: Chen Xiuhuan/Instagram, Shalynn Tsai/Instagram
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