My technological path revitalizes China. – Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Reward System
October 15, 1931, bustling and prosperous Shanghai,
At this time, Shanghai already had quite a few cars, bicycles, and rickshaws that could be pedaled on the streets, shuttling back and forth.
There were also skyscrapers, elevators, luxurious steamboats, small steamships, and foreigners’ warships sailing and anchoring on the Huangpu River and in the open sea.
Of course, there were also many fishing boats and small boats shuttling busily, catching fish and transporting goods.
Other cargo ships were constantly entering and exiting the port.
As for those coolies, they were also at the port carrying goods, surviving by manual labor.
The most dangerous were the porters transporting coal lumps; two of them carried 200 kilograms of coal, walking on a narrow plank, always at risk of falling into the abyss,
and if they worked slowly, they would be whipped by the foreman.
However, these coolies, no matter how lowly and difficult their lives were, could not block the prosperity and bustle of the downtown city center and the foreign concession, with cars and horses flowing like water.
Even people wanting to enter the foreign concession had to undergo body searches by foreign soldiers and those Chinese constables to check for weaponry and dangerous items before being allowed in.
Moreover, at the checkpoint, foreign armored car troops were parked in rows,
and beside these armored cars were batches of Chinese police from the patrol room wearing patrol uniforms, or foreign soldiers wearing military uniforms, fully armed and standing guard,
and even in hot weather, these foreign soldiers and Chinese police officers would sometimes wear short sleeves and sunglasses while standing guard.
As for inside the downtown area, at this time, not only were there many advertising signboards for promotion, but there were also miniature versions of Ferris wheels and roller coasters and other entertainment facilities.
However, these rare entertainment facilities were generally only usable by rich people and foreigners.
So usually, only these wealthy young masters and foreigners with their children could be seen playing on these entertainment facilities.
Moreover, these entertainment facilities were not cheap at all.
Besides these relatively modern entertainment facilities, cinemas had also begun to appear.
Additionally, places for social dancing, as well as racetracks, already existed, very attractively drawing rich people for consumption and social networking.
As for the lower classes, they entered factories for two meals a day, or worked as coolies, or became rickshaw drivers, or vendors selling melons and vegetables, fish and meat, to make a living.
Of course, at this time, Shanghai’s large and small markets already numbered nearly 200.
They were also very lively; although not as high-end, modern, and attractive as markets in later generations, in that era, they were still bustling with people shopping.
Zhou Family,
Zhou Wenhua, who was in his second year of high school and about to enter the third year, was waiting in the living room for his eldest uncle Zhou Jixian,
Zhou Jixian was the father of Zhou Weiguo from Snow Leopard.
The other party was visiting his father Zhou Jiawei.
His father had his legs broken in a night raid by traitorous thugs hired by Japanese merchants due to a business conflict of interest, and now lay in bed,
Although his life was saved, he could no longer move freely as usual and needed a wheelchair.
However, besides the broken legs, his father Zhou Jiawei had other illnesses, so he was temporarily bedridden and needed others to care for him.
As for Zhou Wenhua, he was the fourth son of Zhou Jiawei, and he had three older brothers.
Eldest Brother Zhou Leming went to the National Revolutionary Army Troops’ Guard 2nd Division to serve as a platoon leader.
Second Brother Zhou Junhui went abroad to France to study,
Third Brother Zhou Renqiang, having developed a habit of wine and women in Shanghai, owed a lot of debt and was unable to repay it, and his father also refused to help him pay back the creditors,
so he fled to San Francisco, USA, and his whereabouts are now unknown.
In response, as his father, Zhou Jiawei was furious and wanted to sever ties with him and disown him as a son.
So now, he was the only male left in the family, also the last hope of Zhou Jiawei for his son to become a dragon.
But unfortunately, the current Zhou Wenhua was not the original Zhou Wenhua, but a person who had transmigrated from the future into Snow Leopard《》.
In his previous life, he was an entrepreneur of a high-tech product company,
Of course, before entrepreneurship, he was also a military enthusiast and had served in the army for a few years.
After being discharged, he started entrepreneurship.
Before transmigrating, Zhou Wenhua was about to open Penguin Video on his phone to see if there were any military movies he liked to watch,
Unintentionally, he saw Snow Leopard《》, which he had watched many years ago.
A TV series as popular as Bright Sword《》,
So, somewhat nostalgic for this TV series, he clicked to browse it.
Who knew that while watching, he fell into a drowsy sleep.
Then, when he woke up, he found he had transmigrated into Snow Leopard.
And he had become a relative of the protagonist Zhou Weiguo’s father in Snow Leopard,
His current father Zhou Jiawei was the fourth younger brother of Zhou Weiguo’s father Zhou Jixian.
So Zhou Wenhua also needed to call Zhou Weiguo’s father his eldest uncle.
As for calling Zhou Weiguo, he was his cousin.
“Take good care of your father; now at home, he’s left with only you this son!”
“Do your brothers have any contact information to notify them to come back and see your father?”
“Wenhua!”
After Zhou Weiguo’s father Zhou Jixian finished visiting Zhou Jiawei,
he came out and said amiably to Zhou Wenhua, who was quietly waiting in the living room.
“I’ve already had the butler notify them, but haven’t received their replies yet; no one knows when they will come back home to see father! Even Eldest Brother at the Guard 2nd Division hasn’t replied yet!”
“I heard their Guard 2nd Division is to be fully re-equipped in December this year and reorganized into the German-equipped 88th Division troops, and he might be promoted to company commander, so he’s very busy lately; probably needs approval from his superiors to come home!”
“So I will definitely take good care of father; please rest assured, Eldest Uncle!”
In response to Zhou Jixian’s inquiry, Zhou Wenhua replied truthfully.
“Mm! Good! I’ll leave things here to you for now!”
“I’ll find time to meet your eldest brother and chat with him; if there’s anything else, come find me!”
“I will definitely help you; after all, Jiawei is my younger brother!”
“Also, I’ll have my eldest son Liu Yuan pay more attention to the security around your family’s area!”
“He’s a police officer now, after all!”
Seeing Zhou Wenhua responding so properly, Zhou Jixian was very satisfied and nodded while instructing.
“Yes! Thank you, Eldest Uncle!”
Zhou Wenhua nodded obediently in response again.
At this moment, what he showed was the temperament of a mature, steady, obedient, and compliant adult.
Simply put, he acted like an honest person.
So Zhou Jixian increasingly liked this Zhou Wenhua who was in his second year of high school and about to enter the third year.
“You really are a good child; if your brothers were as obedient as you, your father wouldn’t be left alone at home, busy front and back without an heir!”
“Alright, I won’t say more; take good care of your father!”
“His body is still very weak and needs family care badly!”
“I have things to handle, so I’ll go first; remember, if there’s anything, just call me; the family has a telephone anyway!”
Seeing Zhou Wenhua so obedient and compliant, Zhou Jixian was even more satisfied, praised him again, and then took his leave.
“Yes! Eldest Uncle! I’ll see you off!”
Zhou Wenhua once again showed the appearance of a good child and nodded in response.
Then he went to see Zhou Jixian off out the door.
After watching Zhou Jixian board the black Mercedes-Benz car driven by his butler Uncle Zhang and drive away.
Zhou Wenhua also sighed lightly, looked up and gazed at the prosperous and bustling lights in the distant city center, and the faint sounds of bustling crowds.
Thus, a scene of Shanghai’s night view unfolded.
「Ding! Congratulations to the host for activating the reward system!」
「Ding! Congratulations to the host for activating the first side quest: Take over all of father Zhou Jiawei’s business operations and save the family from bankruptcy in three months!」
「Upon completion, you will receive system rewards: 1500 Mauser 98K rifles, 30 tons of ammunition, 12 75mm field guns, 30 tons of cannonballs, plus a German-equipped infantry company of clone soldiers!」
「Please work hard to complete the task, host!」
「Ding! Congratulations to the host for simultaneously activating the auxiliary system function!」
「Learning Makes You Stronger ability: As long as the host reads books, attends classes, watches lectures, observes others performing technology firsthand—including literature, physics, medical surgery, engineering, biochemistry, manufacturing technology—you can comprehend the essence, improve various knowledge and technical experience, gain hands-on practice to proficient skills…」
「Knowledge and technical ability comprehension levels: Rookie, Beginner, Intermediate, Professional, Proficient, Top-tier, Super God…」
「After acquiring certain precise skills, you can also unlock the path to learning various sciences and technologies from the previous life!」
At this moment, in Zhou Wenhua’s mind suddenly rang the system prompt sound common in all later web novels.
Hearing this, Zhou Wenhua was instantly dumbfounded.