Chapter 146: The Seashore
After the annual vacation, Zhang Cheng, as a college student, naturally still has to attend classes, and the days when there are classes every day pass faster.
When the weather was getting hot in Nevada, the professor in philosophy class that day was talking about Sun Tzu's Art of War, which Zhang Cheng was vaguely familiar withβa rumor that the Americans had begun to translate various Chinese military texts after they had fallen behind in Korea and Vietnam, and this rumor turned out to be true.
As far as the Art of War is concerned, it is generally regarded as a book of war, and now even military academies in Europe and the United States also teach the Art of War, and even an American general said that if Sun Tzu changed a few terms in the Art of War, this book would have been written in yesterday's military theory rather than 2,500 years ago.
Successful businessmen such as Konosuke Matsushita regarded this book as a business treasure book, and various changes in the thirty-six strategies also frequently appeared in business warfare, but the professor in front of him treated and taught Sun Tzu's Art of War as a dialectical philosophy. He really couldn't imagine that if it weren't for the dialectical philosophy, the 2,500-year-old book of war would still be applicable to this day - indeed, in fact, Sun Tzu's art of war does not teach people how to kill, but how to achieve victory.
This is also the essence of Sun Tzu's Art of War that the professor wants to talk about - go to the army to fight and strategize, and surrender without a fight. This view is the same as nuclear deterrence 2,500 years from now. The professor even said that if Sun Tzu's Art of War had been taught earlier at the United States Military Academy at West Point, perhaps the quagmire of the Vietnam War would have been avoided.
After the professor finished speaking, Zhang Cheng's side of Kerry asked, "Have you studied this book in a Chinese school?" β
Zhang Cheng, who was packing up his books, said: "There is no difference between education in China and the West now. But I've bought books to read before. The book is widely circulated, and it is sold in almost every bookstore in China. β
After class, Zhang Cheng sent Kerry home first, and then went to Bai Nenmei's house to pick up Sonya's sixth sister Rebecca home. After a period of 'dating', Rebecca and Zhang Cheng grabbed the third sister's friend and announced that the two of them had entered a formal cohabitation relationship - going to Zhang Cheng's house every night for the night and going to school normally during the day.
On the contrary, Sonya, who was the first to 'date' Zhang Cheng, was worried that spending the night alone with Zhang Cheng would be life-threatening - that man was too strong, and an occasional shot was already ecstasy, and wouldn't it cost her life to sing every night.
Sonia didn't know that there was a group of women in Zhang Cheng's house, and she knew that six women had milk to drink, and Rebecca, who was seven women snatching milk to drink, didn't say anything.
As a result, every day, people at the door of Pansi Cave bid farewell to the petite Rebecca and Zhang Cheng's car with the eyes of farewell martyrs.
Catherine, the busiest family lately, has begun to outfit her baby Sweetheart. Every day, I discuss the renovation of the cruise ship with my shipyard account manager on the phone and online. During this time, I also flew to the shipyard in Florida twice, so I made sure that the yacht was decorated to perfection.
Now the family is full of enthusiasm, waiting for the weather to get hot and then all of them go on vacation to Catherine's beach house in California. Then take a look at the luxury yacht with a displacement of 5,000 tons.
After Yezi's second SAT score of 1840 came out in June, the family decided to go on vacation to California to celebrate. For reference, this achievement has passed. Anyway, Leaf's goal is not to be on a full scholarship or an Ivy League at Stanford β in fact, the percentage of people of color at those elite schools in the United States is not high. Not many people in the United States are stupid enough to say the phrase white supremacy. But it's everywhere.
Catherine and Stephanie took turns driving the Ferrari and Ye, who had just got his driver's license but liked sports cars, drove a Bugatti and his aunt in front of him, and he had long since disappeared. Because of performance problems, Zhang Cheng, who was driving an RV with Angelina and Rebecca, was slowly chasing after him - anyway, Reno was only 200 kilometers away from Catherine's beach house, and he would always finish it.
After arriving at the location of Catherine's Beach House. Zhang Cheng also had to admit that this place was too good. Not far from the villa is the famous Highway 1 built along the Pacific coast in the United States, although the location is in the suburbs, but it is less than 10 minutes north to the city of San Francisco.
Surrounding the beach house are neat rows of coconut trees, and Zhang Cheng even saw coconut crabs lying on their stomachs in the body of the coconut trees. Catherine's villa occupies about a mile of shoreline, with a private wooden pier stretching more than 100 meters into the water, and a public pier and about a mile of public beachfront beach bathing in the nearby sea.
Catherine's house is constructed of marble β the materials and finishes are what you pay for. The structure of the house is the same as most American houses, and the characteristic is that the area is large enough.
After parking the car, Zhang Cheng stood outside and looked at the house: "It's really good." β
Seeing Catherine, who had come dozens of minutes early, dressed coolly and came out with a glass of red wine, Zhang Cheng asked, "With such a big house, didn't you hire a housekeeper?" β
Catherine: "Butlers are so easy to find." Now there are only two maids in charge of the house - the very young ones. β
In Europe, especially in the United Kingdom, there are well-known butler training schools under the name of the Professional Butler Association. A housekeeper has to do more than just a job, many housekeepers only serve one family for life, and loyalty is more important than the quality of work in the housekeeper's dictionary. The highest-paid housekeepers in the United States earn millions of dollars a year β and this kind of housekeeper does more than just do housework and etiquette.
Zhang Cheng compared it with his hand: "With such a big house, I'm afraid two people can't even finish cleaning." β
Catherine looked at the empty private dock and said with some regret: "Cleaning is the business of the housekeeping company and the hourly worker, and the maid takes care of the house and garden. It's a pity that my baby yacht will have to wait half a month to sail from Florida. β
Zhang Cheng smiled and said loudly: "With sunshine, seawater, and beach beauties, I can play for a summer." β
Catherine drank the wine from her glass, threw it into the distant water, and shouted in the sea breeze, "Comfortable." β
Zhang Cheng turned to look in the direction of the beach with the wine glass, and on Catherine's private beach, there were three American gentlemen wearing only shorts, one white and two black, Zhang Cheng asked, "You invited it?" β
Catherine also saw it: "I don't know, I'll go and coax them away." β
The United States also shoots and kills intruders on private property, but it generally does not shoot directly - there was an unlucky Japanese who went over the fence to the neighbor's house without saying hello and was directly killed. But the normal situation is to warn and coax people first, and if it has no effect, it will resort to force or call the police.
Zhang Cheng: "Together, what about Stephanie?" β
Catherine: "On the bed. When you have a meeting, you are tired, and when you drive, you are cool. β
Zhang Cheng: "I'm tired." (To be continued......)