Britian's Wealthiest Woman Being Divorced By Hubby Because She Is Too Rich!

They say you can't have too much of a
good thing, but try telling that to the
husband who's divorcing Britain's
wealthiest female entrepreneur.
Former maths teacher Tony Hawken, 57,
is splitting from Xiu Li, 51, because he
says he is fed up with being wealthy.
The couple were catapulted into the
world of the super-rich after Li's idea of
building shopping centres in disused
Chinese air-raid shelters earned her an
estimated £1.1billion by 2011 and
placed her on The Sunday Times Rich
List.
The pair traded up their semi-detached
home in South Norwood, London, and
bought a £1.5million house in Surrey.
Li, who is now worth $1.2billion
(£700million) according to Forbes,
quickly settled into a life which included
sipping a £900 bottle of wine on a
luxurious yacht.
However, Mr Hawken says he felt more
comfortable getting lunch in his local
Wetherspoon's.
Despite his sudden wealth he continued
to buy books from charity shops, and
shunned designer clothes.
In an interview with The Times, he
said: 'I think it made me uncomfortable
because I'm not in the habit, I don't like
spending lots of money — I've been
brought up that way.
'Until recently I was never a wealthy
person. I've been moderately
comfortable because I have been careful
with my money.'
Now the couple have decided to part, Mr
Hawken will walk away with just
£1million, but says it will be enough for
him.
He added: 'I have got a settlement which
is not great, but it's enough for me
because I don't have an extravagant
lifestyle. I won't have to work if I'm
careful.'
'I'm getting a pittance when you
consider her potential wealth, but I don't
really want to fight it.'
Mr Hawken met Li on a blind date while
he was still a teacher and she was
studying English.
The couple married, but as Li's business
took off the couple spent more and more
time apart. Mr Hawken says the couple
have spent most of the relationship
apart.
Far from driving them apart, Mr Hawken
believes the distance kept them
together, and says they would have
divorced a long time ago if they were
under the same roof.
Mr Hawken says his only regret is not
getting a divorce sooner, but he didn't
push for it over fears it would affect the
couple's teenage son William, now 17.
Mr Hawken no longer teaches full-time,
but instead gives free tuition to under-
privileged children.
Li owns 22 shopping centres and is
president of football team Guizhou
Renhe, who are third in the Chinese
Super League.....

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