Chapter 105: Zhang Shao's Display of Kindness

  "Uh!" Gao Yang was caught off guard by his mom, his face stunned for a moment before he reacted and said with a mixture of laughter and tears "Mom! Who would play cards with you all day if not for the money?"

  "I thought it was just playing with chips! How much money did I lose today?" Old mom said hastily with a painful expression.

  Seated in the passenger seat, Stock turned his head and smiled, saying "Madam, your chips all have numbers on them. 1,000's, 3,000's, and 10,000's. This morning when I exchanged chips for you, the total was HK$1 million! Just now after it ended there were still HK$179,000 in chips."

  "Ah~~~~" Mom was just surprised, now she's shocked. "I lost over 800,000 in one day!!!!!"

  The old man sitting next to him also had a slightly open mouth and an expression of shock on his face.

  "Mom, don't overreact like that. 800 million is nothing. As long as you're having fun, it's all good."

  "Stop talking nonsense! Several hundred thousand?! Your mother has never earned that much money in her entire life! Oh, it's heartbreaking!" The mother said with a sorrowful and regretful tone while continuously patting her own shoulder.

  "Mom! Don't worry, I'm fine. This little money is nothing. Your son can earn tens of billions in a month!"

  The old father sitting next to him also hurriedly spoke words of comfort. In just a moment, the old mother's eyes had already become red at the corners. Before retiring, Mom was just an ordinary worker, and every day she went shopping on the street, haggling over prices in tens of cents. She had never earned so much money in her life. Suddenly learning that she had lost tens of thousands of yuan in one day! The intense shock left Mother at a loss for what to do.

  Gao Yang did not expect it to be like this, when he brought his parents to Bern to live, he had intentionally changed their living standards and often bought them some luxury goods.

  "I didn't expect such a big reaction, I can only keep comforting my mother 'Mom, the cheapest clothes I bought for you guys are over 10,000 yuan, this amount of money is really nothing. Right, Stock?"

  Stoker smiled and said "Yes sir. You are a very wealthy gentleman."

  After comforting her for half a day, it wasn't until they returned to the villa that her mother gradually calmed down. Looking at the beautiful villa illuminated by the night lights, Gao Yang's heart moved and he smiled, saying "Mom, look, this villa cost over 700 million."

  "Ah!" Her mother's voice suddenly stopped and turned her head in surprise to look at Gao Yang. Before that, Gao Yang had never said how much the house cost.

  The old man was also shocked. Stock, who was standing aside, smiled and said, "After tax, the price of Mr. Gao's villa is HK$791.7 million."

  Gao Yang pulled his startled parents' hands towards the villa, saying as they walked "Dad, the rental fee for the boat we went fishing on is 15,000 Hong Kong dollars per hour."

  "Dad's face stiffened and he turned his head to look at the assistant holding the fish bucket, saying in surprise, "You spent over a hundred thousand just for these few fish???"

  "Your son is very rich, understand? You can spend as much as you want, it doesn't matter. Mom, you just started playing today and weren't familiar with anything, losing this little money really isn't a big deal. Let's continue playing tomorrow and win the money back!" Gao Yang said with a light smile.

  "You're still playing around? You almost scared me to death!" Mom said with a complaining face. My mood has improved a lot already.

  Back at the villa, the servants had already prepared dinner. At the dinner table, Gao Yang continued to comfort his parents and also asked Stock to take out his Swiss bank deposit certificate. The long string of numbers left his parents speechless with their mouths agape.

  "I didn't tell you before, it was my mistake. Dad and mom, do you understand now? Even if you spend 10 million every day, your son can still make a comeback!" Gaoyang said with a half-joking and half-serious tone as he saw his parents' emotions had calmed down.

  "You think we're playing with burning money? 10 million a day! Even if you have money, you should spend it thriftily. When you don't have any, it's very difficult, and you know that!" Mom said with a gentle smile.

  "Alright, let's eat! We'll continue tomorrow! Mom, you've lost so much, if you don't win it back tonight, will you be able to sleep?" Gao Yang said jokingly.

  "Hmph! That's because I'm not familiar with it! This Guangdong card game, I've never played it before. You wait and see, once I get the hang of it, I'll definitely win all my money back!" Mom smiled after she calmed down.

  "Dad, I see you also like fishing, let's continue playing later. As for the boat..." Gaoyang turned his head to Stoke and said "Use my name to buy a yacht, if there is no new one in stock, then just get a second-hand one first. The price should be within 200 million."

  Stoker nodded and said "Yes, sir."

  "Dad, who was eating, hastily said 'Yangzi, I don't need...' "

  Gao Yang smiled and interrupted his father's words, saying with a smug face "I just said that this amount of money is nothing. And I'm happy to spend it on you guys! By the way, next year is your 30th wedding anniversary. I've already ordered a ￡45 million yacht as a gift!"

  The couple looked at each other, their mouths agape, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say. Gaoyang smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, from now on, enjoy your life! You've worked hard for a lifetime, it's time to enjoy life now. Don't think about anything else. Your son will take care of everything!"

  Both parents had a relieved expression on their faces. Mom picked up a piece of ribs and put it in Gao Yang's bowl, smiling and saying "Good son, eat more!"

  After dinner, Gao Yang took a hot bath and started the time-space shuttle, arriving in 1925.

  As soon as he changed into his uniform and walked out of the rest room, the guard came forward to report that General Zhang had been waiting for him since lunch. Gao Yang rubbed his chin thoughtfully before speaking, "Please ask General Zhang to go to the reception room."

  "Haha, Han Ying, it's so late and you still haven't rested? What brings you to find me?" Gao Yang said with a smile as he stood up upon seeing Zhang Shao Shuai walk in.

  Looking at Gao Yang's smiling face, Zhang Shuai adjusted his mood and put on a smile to quickly welcome him, saying "Zi Hou brother!" He grasped Gao Yang's hands and shook them vigorously, then said "A day without seeing you is like being separated for three autumns!"

  "Alright, sit down." Gaoyang subtly withdrew his hand. He was not fond of intimate gestures with the same sex, but he didn't show it. A fake smile hung on his face as he invited Zhang Shao to take a seat and talk.

  "Are you used to staying in the troops yet?" Gaoyang sat back on his chair, propped up his legs and asked with a smile.

  Zhang Shaohuai pulled out a cigarette and lighter from his pocket, handed one to Gao Yang, lit it for him, and then smiled and said, "Brother Zi Hou, I've been learning and observing in your department for the past few days. I've gained a lot."

  "Oh? Let's hear it." Gaoyang said, exhaling a ring of cigarette smoke.

  "Haha, your department is acting swiftly and bravely, with excellent equipment and rigorous training. It's truly a rare and elite force in the world." Zhang Shao's flattering words poured out continuously.

  Gao Yang rubbed his brow and looked at Zhang Shao with a faint smile, but didn't say anything.

  Looking at Gao Yang's smiling gaze, Zhang Shaoxiao's face flashed a hint of embarrassment. He was also a proud person, and just saying those flattering words had already made his face flush red, being looked at by Gao Yang with an eerie gaze that made him feel uncomfortable all over.

  "Ahem!" Zhang Shaoxun coughed to cover up his own embarrassment, and changed the subject, saying "Zi Hou brother, my father intends to send some young military officers to study at the Nanjing Army Military Academy, I wonder..."

  Gao Yang's fingers, which were holding a cigarette, paused for a moment before he smiled and said, "Is this what Commander Zhang meant?"

  "Yes." Zhang Shao replied.

  Gao Yang tapped his fingers lightly on the table, silent. Zhang Shao also slightly lowered his head and smoked silently.

  After a while, Gao Yang withdrew his fingers and looked at Zhang Shaoxun with a smile, saying "No problem, the Military Academy can accept 50 Feng Jun students every year."

  Zhang Shao-shuai raised his head with a joyful expression and said, "Thank you, Zi Hou brother!"

  "Hehe, no need to be polite. It's nothing big." Gao Yang said calmly.

  The Fengtian Army has its own arsenal and also conducts arms transactions with various countries, so it is not lacking in terms of weapons and equipment. What the Fengtian Army lacks is a large number of excellent new-style officers.

  Zhang Dashuai is from a green forest background. His subordinates are also mostly good men from the White Mountain and Black Water, who charge forward in unison when things go smoothly, but also have many people who dare to retreat on their own without orders when things don't go well.

  Although Zhang Shaoxuan established an officer training department and trained a batch of new-style officers, they all used Japanese methods. Zhang Daxian, who had always been wary of the Japanese, wanted to eliminate their influence in the army, and besides, the Japanese military training was not comparable to that of the Germans.

  After receiving the sixth division's combat intelligence sent by General Zhang, the experienced General Zhang immediately saw that the strongest aspect of the Sixth Division was not their well-equipped and well-trained troops, but rather they had a large number of excellent grassroots officers who could control the troops!

  Zhang Dashuai immediately sent a telegram to Zhang Shaoshuai, asking him to ask Gao Yang if he could accept a batch of Fengtian Army students. This is the first step. Next is to strengthen relations with Gao Yang and strive to open a branch school in Shenyang, while also getting in touch with the Germans.

  Zhang Dashuai saw it very clearly, Gao Yang's momentum was unstoppable. Now his pursuit is to be able to confront Gao Yang head-on from north and south. If not, he would withdraw from Shanhai Pass and rely on the support of the Japanese and the North Pole bears to defend his hometown.

  What needs to be done now is to deepen the relationship between Jiayang and Gaoyang, and try to delay Gaoyang's trip north as much as possible. If you can't win on the battlefield, play the emotional card. In the telegram, he specifically instructed General Zhang to make sure to get along well with Gaoyang and pull on the emotional strings. If they could become sworn brothers, that would be even better.

  Gao Yang soon understood Zhang Shao's meaning, this was just a show of goodwill. What use are 50 students? It's just an excuse.

  Gao Yang agreed without hesitation, because he knew that Guo was about to rebel against the Feng Army, and after a internal conflict, the backbone of the Feng Army would be broken by their own people!

  Gao Yang had no intention of going north at all, and after Guo's defeat, the Feng Army had lost its fighting power. The elite troops were consumed in this internal conflict. The remaining troops were just a mob, and looking at their performance in front of the Japanese later on would make it clear.