Guess it’s ‘So Long Brunei and ‘Hello Shanghai’ for Wu Chun and his family.

The 42-year-old Bruneian heartthrob announced yesterday (Mar 21) that he, his wife Lin Liying, also 42, and their two kids, Nei Nei, 11, and Max, eight, have moved to China.

“23 luggages, 450kg… thanks to the help of NeiNei and Max. A united family is strength personified. Yes, we have moved here to China. New life, new dreams, new experience, we’re looking forward to creating even more beautiful memories!” Wu Chun wrote on Weibo.

The Wus have arrived

Earlier this year, Wu Chun and his family took a month-long holiday in China where they toured the country and appeared on variety shows.

At that time, Wu Chun revealed that he and Liying, both of whom attended university in Melbourne, originally had plans to send their kids to school in Australia.

However, thanks to their stay in China, they had a change of heart and felt that the Mainland would be a better place for Nei Nei and Max to study.

“My kids will surely thank me in the future,” he declared.

No move is complete without a photo of you looking pensively out of an airplane window

According to Wu Chun, Nei Nei and Max’s command of Mandarin improved by leaps and bounds during their month-long sojourn in China.

“It is equivalent to spending five months in Brunei,” he said, completely oblivious to that fact that he basically broke the hearts of all Chinese tutors in his hometown.

Wu Chun’s announcement — about his move, not the standard of Mandarin in Brunei — delighted his Chinese fans, many of whom left messages praising the star for his decision.

Wu Chun, ever the people pleaser, then personally replied to the comments with remarks that will surely make Beijing beam with pride.

Here are some choice excerpts:

“I’m a man of my word when I said I wanted my kids to learn Chinese the right way”
“China is wonderful is so many ways… please believe that your motherland is really great”
“I’m so grateful for all your hospitality… you make me feel so warm!”

As for why he decided to make the big move so soon after their last trip, Wu Chun said: “’Cos time waits for no man!"

This family has a lot of baggage, no pun intended

Photos: Wu Chun/ Weibo