svetikya Chapter 49 The Zhang Family Members: Their Temperament!
Chapter 49 The Zhang Family Members: Their Temperament!
According to what Mr. Huo knew, there were about twenty bosses, including himself, secretly delivering goods to the mainland.
It can't be said that everyone was selfless in this matter, nor can it be said that no one made any money, but why are there only so few people doing it?
Because people with a conscience are ultimately a minority, and so are people with ability.
These people are both conscientious and capable, and Boss Huo feels that maintaining contact with them is more reliable than his previous network of contacts.
Look at all those so-called connections I had before, what a load of rubbish they were, they didn't hold back at all when it came to ruining me.
"These bosses are quite something. They have fewer boats and are less of a target, so all their attention was drawn to us. They actually benefited from this, and they still remember this favor. It's not easy for them."
When Boss Huo talks about these peers, his impressions are also different.
"Boss, how's the fighting going up north? The newspapers keep saying the coalition forces are winning big victories."
Zhang Guohao looked at Boss Huo and asked curiously.
Foreigners don't care about what happens over there; they're all one family. They can't just speak ill of themselves. When news gets to Hong Kong, it gets distorted.
"Win my ass! Our people aren't pushovers. Those foreigners said they'd take over the whole peninsula by Thanksgiving, but in the end they still got crushed."
When Boss Huo talked about this, he also started to complain.
Although the mainland is short of supplies, they are really good at fighting!
For the past hundred years, the mainland has been in constant turmoil. The last forty years have been a period of great heroes and valiant individuals trying to save the country through exhaustive efforts. It was a time of widespread warfare and constant battles.
The mainland army can be said to be well-tested, with top-notch combat effectiveness and willpower. Although its equipment is average, its combat power is outstanding.
Even though there were some initial setbacks due to intelligence issues, things quickly turned around, and the fighting became increasingly fierce.
"Boss, please explain in detail."
Zhang Guohao said to Boss Huo, "The boss knows more than I do."
"Let's get on the boat first and talk on board."
Seeing that the loading was almost complete, Boss Huo called his men to board the ship and transport the goods.
Today, Zhang Guohao didn't board his own ship; instead, he boarded a ship with Boss Huo and headed north together.
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On the coast of Siam, at a large pier, a large passenger ship is ready to depart.
The whole family was lining up to board the ship; they were the Zhang family members who had received Zhang Guohao's telegram.
Old Man Zhang's name is Zhang Qingyang, and Zhang Guohao's mother's name is Qiu Yanfang. The two of them are just fifty years old and look quite young. You can even tell that they were both good-looking when they were young.
Behind him were three sons and two daughters, each carrying a large suitcase.
"Dad, are we really going back? All the business I just started and the friends I just made will be wasted."
As soon as Zhang Guoxiong boarded the ship, he couldn't help but say something.
"What? You want to stay? Then stay."
Zhang Qingyang glanced back at his second son and said something indifferently.
"Dad, that's not what I meant. We can't go back to our hometown anyway, so isn't it the same wherever we are?"
Zhang Guoxiong quickly waved his hand and said that he dared not disobey his father's wishes, as his father was a ruthless man.
"Even if we can't go home, we have to stay on our Chinese land. What are we doing in these barbarian lands?"
Zhang Qingyang said that the old man was tall and strong, with calluses all over his hands. Besides being a chef, he was also a boxer.
Zhang Qingyang had also attended a private school and was quite well-educated; otherwise, he wouldn't have spent money to send his children abroad to study.
"Is what the third brother said reliable? He even said Hong Kong Island is full of gold. If he made money off gold, I don't believe it at all!"
Zhang Guoxiong muttered something under his breath, clearly not believing that his simple-minded but physically strong younger brother could make a lot of money.
"If you say another word, get off here."
Zhang Qingyang glared at his second son. This kid was a good litigator, but he was a bit petty. He was just reluctant to part with the connections he had just expanded!
Are those connections reliable? They're all outsiders; if something really happens, they might cause trouble!
Even fellow villagers will stab each other in the back; outsiders are even less trustworthy.
"No, Father, I am..."
Before Zhang Guoxiong could say anything more, Zhang Guoying slapped him on the head.
"Behave yourself, stop talking so much nonsense all day long. What? Now that you're a lawyer, you can't speak in court anymore?"
Zhang Guoying said to Zhang Guoxiong.
"I understand, brother."
Zhang Guoxiong nodded hurriedly; he was genuinely intimidated by this older brother.
Not just Zhang Guoxiong, but all of Zhang's younger siblings are intimidated by their eldest brother.
Zhang Guoying is thirty years old this year. His figure and appearance are very similar to Zhang Qingyang's, almost like a one-to-one replica.
Zhang Guoying simply had a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, which gave him a more scholarly air.
Although Zhang Guoxiong's name contains the character "xiong" (雄), he is much thinner than Zhang Guoying and wears glasses. He always talks about law, legal system, and legal provisions.
When he was a child, Zhang Guoxiong was often beaten.
The same goes for his younger siblings; when their parents are busy, it's always the eldest brother, Zhang Guoying, who takes care of them.
Zhang Guoying was always smiling, but he never held back when he hit someone, beating them more often than his own parents.
"Fuck Han Fujiu, you bastard, you just died too young."
After settling his family in, Zhang Qingyang stood on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze and sunshine, and couldn't help but curse the former military leader of Shandong Province.
The reason the Zhang family cannot return to their hometown is because Zhang Qingyang and his eldest son, Zhang Guoying, did a tough job years ago.
Back then, when the Japanese invaders came, everyone was in a state of panic, and the Zhang family's business collapsed.
There were all sorts of exorbitant taxes and levies, and Han Fujiu imposed various levies on them, claiming that donations were needed to fight the Japanese.
In the end, Han Fujiu ran away, and the Japanese invaded so easily.
Before the Japanese came, Zhang's restaurant was doing well, which attracted the attention of the Japanese and traitors. However, at that time, the Japanese soldiers could not get in; at most, they would send local thugs to cause trouble, so the old man tolerated it.
Now that it's unnecessary, the old man took action.
While arranging for his family to flee south, Zhang Qingyang, along with his eldest son, wiped out the Japanese soldiers and traitors who had been trying to rob his family's restaurant.
The old man was a man of strong character back then; he didn't hide anything and even wrote his name on the front door of the Japanese army's house.
With such a glorious experience, it's not too bad. After returning home, he can be considered an anti-Japanese war hero.
But later, when Zhang Qingyang was heading south, he didn't stay idle; he started fighting with the Wang Jingwei regime again.
Later, seeing those so-called officials taking over the land extorting and plundering, Zhang Qingyang couldn't resist and did it a few more times.
Now that they were completely out of options, the Zhang family had no choice but to leave their hometown and travel all the way to Siam.
With that kind of life experience, why would he even go home? He'd be under intense scrutiny if he did, because he really meant it! And he was ruthless!