1928: The rise of giant merchants

August 3, the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929).

Ten days after Huasu officially declared war.

At the end of July, the Soviet First Support Army arrived at the Sino-Soviet border and crossed the border to occupy various transportation arteries. The Northern Army on the front line had not even received combat instructions from their superiors.

The efficiency gap between the two armies is too big. One side has made sufficient preparations and has occupied the main transportation routes, while the other side has not received the news and is slow to move.

This war seems to be a one-sided situation at first glance.

At this time, the employees working on the China Eastern Railway, which was taken back, were still mainly Soviet Russians.

When the war broke out, Soviet workers went on strike, preventing reinforcements from the Northern Army from arriving on time.

On the other side, the principal was still fanning the flames and issued a declaration of war against the Soviet Union in the name of the Jinling National Government, causing the war to escalate from a border conflict to a national war.

After issuing the declaration, he failed to allocate money and people to Zhang Hanqing as promised in Peiping. He always delayed on the excuse of unclear situation.

Fortunately, Ye Luo had anticipated this and sent people to bring back all the Ye's investment staff at the border. Chen Zhen and others, who had just arrived in Shanghai today, were still scared.

If they were a few steps later, their convoy would be trapped in the border battlefield. At that time, bullets and guns would not recognize the sign of Ye's investment.

Other merchant groups wandering around the border were not so lucky. The war broke out, resulting in countless casualties and money, and the losses were so great that it made people jump.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, Chen Zhen, Huo Tingen and others walked out of the department store carrying large and small bags. Talking about the border conflict, Chen Zhen sighed silently: "A few days before the evacuation, I saw a large number of Soviet troops occupying the transportation fortress. In this battle, few It’s hard to win handsomely.”

"Alas, this kind of state affairs is beyond the control of us bastards, so relax. Today is the young master's full moon wine, so don't make people feel unhappy with your grimace."

Huo Ting'en patted his senior brother's shoulder to express relief.

Behind a few men, a group of women led by Mitsuko Yamada followed in small steps, their hands filled with various gift boxes.

With the help of the Ye family and others, Yamada Mitsuko not only found a decent job in Ye's Yongxing, but also successfully married Chen Zhen's lover.

This is also the reason why everyone is willing to follow the second young master through fire and water.

The situation outside is getting worse and worse, and people's lives are getting more and more miserable, but those who follow the second young master are living a happy life, which is very admirable.

Several people had private cars invested by the Ye family. They each got in the car and headed to the Ye Mansion. Before they reached the gate, they saw a long queue of gift-giving people, which was extremely spectacular.

This afternoon, the Ye family hosted a banquet for celebrities at the Licha Hotel to celebrate the young master's full moon. In the morning, everyone was crowded at the Ye Mansion, giving gifts and blessings. There was an endless stream of people, which was more lively than the Chinese New Year.

Chen Zhen and others parked their car at the farthest point, and then walked to Ye Mansion. On the way, there were many police officers from the Songhu Police Department maintaining law and order, and they also bumped into Ma Yongzhen, who had no time to spare today.

After a few words of greeting, they entered the gate of Ye Mansion hand in hand.

The four girls, Hua Mei, Xue Leng, Feng Rou, and Yue Lang, who had been standing at the door early, also worked part-time as reception girls, happily sending the guests into Ye Mansion one by one.

Now the four of them are famous dance club proprietresses in Shanghai. They are all worth a lot of money. The youngest, Feng Rou, is only sixteen this year and has a bank balance of more than 100,000 yuan. She is a very rich little woman.

Carrying large and small bags, Chen Zhen finally met the legendary Ye Zhuohua, the young master of the Ye family, under the leadership of Feng Rou.

The little guy was held in the arms of his biological mother, Xiao Aqiao, surrounded by a large group of orioles, and his little face was swollen from kisses.

"Second Young Master, congratulations." Chen Zhen was not good at words. As soon as he put the things down, he clasped his fists at Ye Luo to congratulate him.

Ye Luo glanced at the two of them, laughed loudly and said: "When can I drink your wedding wine? You can also let me hug my little nephew."

"Second Young Master, please stop teasing us." Chen Zhen and Yamada Mitsuko blushed, hesitating and not knowing how to respond.

"I think it's better not to delay it and get married on a good and auspicious day." Ye Luo winked at Chen Zhen and kept hinting.

He was so enthusiastic about bringing the two together because he was actually afraid that they would be like in his previous life. If the Japanese invaded and the hatred of the family and the country merged, Chen Zhen might never be able to accept Mitsuko Yamada again given his temperament.

Ye Luo didn't want people around him to experience such regret.

Chen Zhen had no choice but to agree, and when he heard that Yamada Mitsuko was secretly happy, he gently hugged his arm, his face full of happiness.

After seeing the two of them off, Ye Luo couldn't help but smile bitterly as he looked at his son who was surrounded by a group of women.

I hope that my eldest son will not be like me, stuck in a woman's nest and unable to get out.

"Husband, the consuls general from various countries are here. You go and receive them. I have to greet their wives. I can't get away." Bai Xiuzhu walked up with her skirt in hand and smiled sweetly at him. She already had the affection of the Ye family's housewife. structure and capabilities.

Ye Luo nodded and headed towards the hall.

Hearing that Ye Zhuohua was going to hold a full-moon banquet, almost all the celebrities in Shanghai flocked to the party.

Most of them didn't really want to congratulate the little guy, but wanted to take this opportunity to send money to the Ye family.

Because in a few days, Ye Luo and Huixin will sail back to the United States. If they want to ride the wave of the U.S. stock market, they must seize the opportunity to invest in Hongxing United Group.

However, Huixin was going to give birth in the next two days and no one would be seen, so they had no choice but to turn to Ye Luo.

Sending money to Ye Luo blatantly, even if Ye Luo wanted to accept it, he would have to take into account the surveillance of Dai Li and others. This method of sending money would most likely not work.

Now the little guy is hosting a full moon party, which is a good excuse for these people to send money.

Just this morning, I don't know how many celebrities Ye Luo didn't know showed up. They congratulated each other, put down their gifts and ran quickly, without giving him a chance to react.

When Xiaoli opened the gift, she found that it was filled with checks, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. The amount was really shocking.

This group of people really spent a lot of money in order to enter the U.S. stock market.

Anyway, Ye Luo doesn't mind.

If you want to jump into the fire pit, I won’t stop you.

Walking to the hall, Ye Luo glanced at the various gift boxes that were piled up, smiled slightly, and walked towards the consuls general.

"Ye" just opened his mouth a few times before he was interrupted by Xiaoli who came running at lightning speed.

"Second, second young master, something serious has happened!"

Every time he hears Xiaoli's running sound and her signature catchphrase, Ye Luo's heart skips a beat.

It is simply more terrifying than the King of Hell urging him to die.

"What's going on?" Ye Luo asked quickly.

Xiaoli was out of breath. After patting her chest several times to calm down, she said loudly: "Mrs. Dewittbucket, she is in the hospital. She has a difficult delivery in the hospital." (End of Chapter)