area51novel Chapter 23: The Old Story of the Zhang Family.
Chapter 23: The Old Story of the Zhang Family.
Seeing that everyone in the fleet was not very energetic, Boss Huo decided to give everyone a day off. They would not sail tonight and would resume operations tomorrow.
It's also a way to avoid the warships that might still appear. What if we're unlucky and one of those warships comes out again tonight?
It's better to rest today and talk about it tomorrow.
Zhang Guohao left the dock, rushing home while still thinking about recruiting people.
Where should I go to find someone?
Hong Kong Island has a large population, but it's really hard to find people who are both capable of fighting and killing, and also have good character.
After much thought, Zhang Guohao concluded that to find suitable manpower, he would have to look inside the walled city.
The population inside the walled city is increasing day by day. Most people are unwilling to have contact with outsiders and do not have any proper identities. They earn the least amount of hard-earned money in the walled city.
Among them are quite a few experts.
If I have some free time tomorrow, I'll go to the Walled City and see if there are any manpower available.
Finding three or five people can solve a lot of problems.
Back home, Gangsheng had already prepared breakfast, which was much more lavish than the previous few days, with steamed buns, mantou, and a greater variety of side dishes.
There are many more decorations in the house now, making it very cozy and increasingly feel like home.
This is a feeling that Zhang Guohao could never create living alone; it can only be achieved when there is a woman in the house.
This family really can't function without a woman.
"Hong Kong student, is there anyone else in your family?"
Cheung Kwok-ho asked the Hong Kong student, showing concern for his family for the first time.
Hong Sheng's expression darkened, and he shook his head without saying a word.
"I have my parents, two older brothers, a younger brother, and two younger sisters at home. It's a big family. Once we bring them all over, our family will be even more lively."
Zhang Guohao said that this was the first time he had talked about his family situation with outsiders.
Now, apart from Zhang Guohao, the rest of the Zhang family are in Siam. Zhang Guohao plans to bring his family over after he has established himself.
Zhang Guohao found this whole family quite amazing.
The Zhang family used to be from Shandong Province. They owned a restaurant and lived a good life.
Later, when the Japanese came, they fled south to save their lives. Except for Zhang Guohao, the rest of them all ran to Siam.
Even if Zhang Guohao hadn't been replaced by the time traveler, he would still be an outlier in the Zhang family. He practiced martial arts from a young age, went against his father, dared to go where others dared not go, and dared to do what others dared not do!
Otherwise, the whole family hadn't returned yet, only Zhang Guohao came back first.
The only problem was that Cheung Kwok-ho was a bit slow-witted. When he arrived in Hong Kong, he had a full twenty dollars in cash with him.
Upon arriving in Hong Kong Island, within five minutes, he was swindled out of his entire fortune, including his luggage.
That's how Zhang Guohao embarked on the path of sailing.
The four Zhang brothers all have the character "Guo" in their names, and when the last character is put together, it forms the phrase "heroic figures".
My two younger sisters aren't in this ranking.
From the time the Japanese invaded the Central Plains until now, the Zhang family has traveled all over most of China and still managed to survive without losing a single member. The old man of the Zhang family must have some skill.
Zhang Guohao's brothers were no pushovers either. The eldest, Zhang Guoying, studied dentistry in the United States.
The second son, Zhang Guoxiong, studied law and won eight or nine out of ten lawsuits.
The fourth son, Zhang Guojie, has been interested in the family's recipes since he was a child, and now he runs a restaurant with his father in Siam.
My two younger sisters are still young; I don't know what will happen to them in the future.
Even though this big family has established themselves in Siam now, if there's a way home, they'd be willing to come back, even if it's not to their hometown.
Hearing that Cheung Kwok-ho was willing to talk about his family, Hong-sheng was even happier. He kept asking about the Cheung family members' personalities and preferences, clearly doing his homework in advance so that he could make a good impression if he ever met them.
Hong Kong student is increasingly seeing himself as Zhang Guohao.
Because it was a holiday, Zhang Guohao slept through the night, which was rare for him. The next day, he went out full of energy to find manpower in the walled city.
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Ge Dalong also invited Shou Dong, the leader of He Anle.
Wo On Lok, one of the Wo-character triads, also known as "Water House" or "Soda House," separated from Wo Shing Wo, the largest Wo-character triad, more than a decade ago. Initially, it was an employee group of the On Lok Soda Factory in To Kwa Wan, with most members being food and beverage workers.
Hong Kong Island triads all claim to be descendants of the Hung Society, but in their early days, these triads were mostly local hometown mutual aid organizations.
Later, when they found a way to make money, they turned into a criminal gang.
Because of the lack of organization and discipline, Hei Gu Ren, a bigwig from the Hongmen from the mainland, called all the gangs together and advocated that peace is the most important thing, that fighting should be avoided if possible, and that negotiations should be pursued if possible.
Finally, the "Harmony" prefix appeared in the names of the various societies. Everyone believed that harmony was the most important thing, so they added the word "Harmony" to the names of the existing societies.
The Wo triad is also the largest triad society on Hong Kong Island.
The leader of He'anle, Shou Dong, was as thin as his name suggested, like a bamboo pole, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.
It is truly rare for someone like this to be able to hold the position of leader of a gang.
However, not a single person in the entire Wo On Lok Society dared to express any dissatisfaction with Shou Dong.
Because of this guy, Shou Dong, he's not good at fighting, but he's really stupid! If anyone messes with him, he'll be thinking of ways to get back at you all day long!
When He Anle first started, there were many people in the catering industry. Now, He Anle specializes in collecting protection money from those in the catering industry.
They keep expanding, wanting to get involved in every profitable business.
Ge Dalongtou and Shou Dong arrived at the agreed location, a teahouse, at about the same time. They exchanged a few pleasantries at the entrance.
"What's so special about Boss Ge that you're sending such a formal invitation?"
Upon seeing Ge Dalongtou, Shou Dong greeted him with a smile.
"Haha, of course I'll take care of you. It's just a small matter, but the report is quite significant."
Ge Dalong laughed heartily.
"Come on, let's go inside and talk."
Shou Dong reached out his hand, inviting Ge Dalongtou to go first.
Without any hesitation, Ge Dalong led the way into the teahouse. The two of them went into a private room and began to discuss business.
"You should have heard that we've been ordered to target the Huo family's fleet, right?"
Ge Dalongtou looked at Shou Dong and said.
"I know, but this has nothing to do with me. We're both in the food and beverage industry, we never meet, it's none of our business!"
Shou Dong waved his hand repeatedly, completely ignoring what Ge Dalongtou was saying.
Just kidding. Everyone in the underworld knows that your Number Gang lost men to Boss Huo. Who would risk their life for that? It's only a small amount of money; it's not worth risking your life.
Taking money without doing anything, or doing things for his own benefit, is what matters. Shou Dong refuses to take on anything that requires effort.
Seeing Ge Da Longtou's attitude, it seemed as if he wanted to take over Huo Laoban's big trouble, so Shou Dong quickly refused!