In late May 1926, Adriana gave birth to a son named Orlando for Contini. After the graduation ceremony in June, Contini took Ida to Switzerland, where she had also graduated and was scheduled to study nursing at the École de l'École de la Medico in the next academic year.

Why do you want to study this profession, in addition to the family doctor that Contini talked to Mussolini about at the beginning, another factor is that Contini hopes that Ida will go to the orphanage and the nursery in the future to help him contact this group of guards - this is a good opportunity to cultivate feelings, and at the same time, he also hopes that once the war starts, Ida can go to the hospital to take care of the wounded soldiers and do a show - everyone knows that this is a show, but even the show refuses to do it, that is too shameless.

It was an awkward act to take Ida to Switzerland, and I didn't know how to explain and explain the current relationship. But Rachel insisted that Ada go with him, and made a very serious conversation with Ada: "Unlike your father, Calais's two children were not born of cheating after knowing you, to be exact, Calais met the two of them first and then met you." So far, although both parents want you to be together, this is only a hope, it does not represent reality, and it does not mean that you are Calais's fiancée, so you must be open-minded, tolerant and generous. ”

Ida nodded solemnly.

"You're 16 years old, it seems reasonable to have a boyfriend, it's too early to get engaged, and I hope you two can get to know each other better. Although you and I have said more than once that you like Calais and will not take these things to heart, I will first remind you that the feelings you said you liked and showed before were not love, and Calais did not regard this feeling as love, and now that you have established a boyfriend and girlfriend relationship, it seems that you can try to talk about it, but it is difficult to guarantee the outcome. Rachel continued, "You are my daughter, I know you very well, in addition to the identity of the prime minister's daughter, you are not as good as the two famous anchors who graduated from the University of Rome in terms of image, appearance, cultivation, knowledge and even family background, if Calais marries you in the future, it is probably because the prime minister's daughter has given you extra points - so you have to be careful not to be pampered." ”

"Mother, do you mean that Brother Calais likes me because my father is the leader?"

Rachel shook his head slowly: "I can't say that, Calais is not so shallow, he is not a person who tends to be inflammatory, his feelings for you are very complicated, I can see - there are both political and emotional factors, if the two of you are well combined, then it is best, feelings and politics can be harmonious; If the bond is not good, then there is a big problem, and you will fall into a kind of tearing, which will make you miserable...... You must be aware of the fact that Calais does not have to marry you, nor do you have to marry him, and whatever your father and His Excellency the Minister of Transport may think, as long as you two do not like each other and do not love each other, I will not agree to such a relationship! ”

"I see." The little girl grimaced, "At least he likes me, doesn't he?" ”

Rachel nodded: "At present, it seems that this is the case, at least he shows that this is the case, he is really good to you, he really spoils you, and your father can't even reach a tenth of what he does to you!" Of course, I will continue to observe, but you have to make one thing clear, whether Calais loves you or not, it has nothing to do with his status, with his ability, means, knowledge and background, he does not need to marry you to be a leader and prime minister in the future, and your father did not cultivate him because he liked you - he can find a dozen such people anytime and anywhere! He really thinks that Calais is a good young man, a promising future, and he has really helped your father a lot, and not everyone has the ability to toss the United Group with his bare hands. Your father wanted a young man who was close to him, and preferably by marriage, to carry on his business in the future, so that his hard work would not go down the drain. ”

"That's why he's amazing......"

"There are always many women around powerful men, and if they are powerful and young and have a good image, it will be even more amazing. In my opinion, Calais is extremely clean, don't look at his 2 illegitimate children, he is more reliable than 99% of the sons and daughters in Italy, so I have to tell you about this matter in front, and the past is over - everyone has a past, you don't keep mentioning this matter in front of Calais. ”

Ida pouted: "I didn't mention it, I treat them all as sisters, and they treat me well......"

"So you're still young, if you're really a mature girl, you wouldn't think so."

"So what should I do?"

"Forget the past! In the future, ......," Rachel said solemnly, "after you are engaged to him or even married, you can't allow him to go to another woman, you have to watch him." ”

"What about the two sisters?"

"Of course they don't include it...... But you can join them together to put pressure on Calais not to have any new women in the house. ”

"I don't understand."

"You don't understand, because you're still young, but you have to understand - countless pairs of eyes are staring outside, how did the rumor come from last time?"

Ada's little face froze, she heard the rumors last time, she was sad for a long time, and almost came back to ask what was going on, but Rachel sent her away without a word.

"This time you accompanied Calais to Switzerland, firstly, to take good care of your two sisters and their children, and secondly, to tell them that you are now officially Calais's girlfriend, so that they can accept you." Rachel sighed, "Ada, if there is any other choice, I don't want you to get involved in such a complex political and emotional field, but unfortunately, I can't!" ”

So Ida became Contini's girlfriend and went to Switzerland, and these news even spread through the grapevine and the media, but fortunately, Italian girls generally mature early, and it doesn't seem to be a deviant thing to find a boyfriend at the age of 16, so the matter is finalized.

Adriana and Vivian, of course, understood much better, and what Rachel had thought of, they had already thought about what they were reminded of—hoping that Contini would marry Ada, who had a close relationship with them and was not scheming; Second, Ida is the daughter of the prime minister after all, if Contini does not marry and let someone else marry him, the position of this successor will change, and they don't want Contini to miss a little.

So after arriving in Switzerland, the three parties were happy, Ida was playing with the two children, and Contini was communicating with the two women. After a year of training, Vivian's body shape has basically returned to normal, and she said that she wants to return to Italy to continue her work, she thinks very clearly, if she takes care of the children in Switzerland, she will become a housewife who eats and waits for death in a few years, and only by staying by Contini's side and continuing to appear in his sight can this relationship be maintained.

Adriana basically agrees, and of course she will not be back until another year later.

After almost a month of recuperation, Contini returned to Italy with Ida and Vivian, who was going to work at the IBC, while Contini and Ida were going to North Africa to inspect.

This time, because Contini was going to North Africa, even the Roma, which had been on a training mission, was alarmed, and went with Contini as Contini's car, so that Contini could observe the drills of carrier-based aircraft aviation at close range.

Contini expressed satisfaction with the results of their training, and told them that soon a new aircraft would be put to trial: this time a twin-engine torpedo machine. After all, fighters cannot carry out ship-to-ship attack missions, torpedo aircraft and attack aircraft can do, but now the development level of dive bombers is not mature, so Contini is promoting the research of torpedo aircraft. Göring and others were overjoyed, and they also thought that something new should be tried.

The first stop in North Africa was Tripoli, where the July sun was already scorching the earth like a furnace, but Contini stared at the scorching sun to inspect the laying of oil pipelines, the construction of power plants, municipal and other constructions. Although Ida was afraid of the dark and the sun, because she always remembered her mother's explanation, she still followed Contini in sweat and rain, visiting the scene that she had no interest in and did not understand at all.

Suddenly, she cried out as if she had discovered a new world, and pointed to the workers working in the distance, and shouted, "Brother Calais, is that a Bedouin?" Are all black hair and yellow skin? ”

"No, that's Chinese! Bedouin people are not so honest and willing to work! "It's good that the Bedouins don't come to rob honestly." ”

"Chinese?" Ida was stunned, "There are Chinese in Libya?" ”

"Nope! I brought it from the Far East. ”

"You trade slaves?" Ida gasped.

"What are you kidding, what age are they now...... "Contini laughed, "these are all Chinese laborers I have hired, you see they are doing a good job, right?" ”

"Yes, I think I'm much more diligent than the Italians."

"Of course, the diligent Chinese are counted in the world, and they are particularly deferential and easy to manage, so why don't I go all the way from the Far East to import them?"

The guards quickly surrounded Contini and others and walked towards the construction site, and before they could get to the front, a man who looked like a foreman shouted a slogan, so hundreds of people bent down in unison: "Say hello to Master Kong!" ”

Ida was stunned: "What kind of etiquette is this?" ”

"The way the Chinese show respect." Contini waved his hand, "Let's get on with our work, add dinner tonight......"

Soon someone conveyed the words, and then there was cheering on the construction site.

Why is it called Master Kong instead of Master Qi, Contini naturally has a bad taste, he explained: Isn't China a descendant of Confucius? Then your surname is Kong!

The Chinese translator in charge of the intermediary also accepted this point of view, and the name of Master Kong spread far and wide - although everyone wondered why Contini, who was only in his 20s, was called Master Kong, and shouldn't it be Master Kong?

This is not clear, the truth is only clear to Contini......

[North Africa trip 2 is more sensitive, put]