After talking about business, John chatted with Cousin Consuelo for a while. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info In his previous life, he also watched the famous British TV series "Downton Abbey", and he was still very interested in the experience of the "million-dollar ladies" in history.

However, Cousin Consuelo was obviously reluctant to talk more about her experience in England, and the conversation soon turned to little Ella.

"Ella is four years old?" Consuelo asked.

"Soon, four and a half years old, this kid is very naughty." As soon as he said his baby daughter, the corners of John's mouth couldn't help but turn upward.

"This is a smart child, you have to nurture her well." Consuelo reminded John that raising a socialite is not an easy task, and that "there are some things that should be taught to her now." ”

"Adele is already looking for a teacher. This kid is too active, it's good to have half of your sister in the future. ”

"What's so good about me like this." Consuelo shook his head, "I can't even see my own children. ”

Seeing that his cousin's eyes were red, John hurriedly comforted her and said, "I am going to England this time, do I need to help you inquire?" ”

"No, thank you, John." Consuelo sighed, "He's an adult, and if he really wanted to see me, he would have come to me a long time ago." ”

"What child doesn't want to see his mother." John tried to persuade his cousin again, "Maybe it's just a missing opportunity." ”

"He must still hate me. It's me who I'm sorry for him, and I should wait until he's older before divorcing. Consuelo fell into a deep sense of self-reproach.

"Your child will understand you as an adult." John reassured her and said, "Hasn't Aunt Jenny always had a good relationship with her two children?" ”

Aunt Jenny mentioned by John was Jenny Jerome, the future wartime prime minister of Britain and the biological mother of Winston Churchill. The Jerome family is close friends with the Vanderbilt family. Aunt Jenny's father, Leonard Jerome, was a wealthy Wall Street businessman and a major shareholder in The New York Times, and he had business with the Vanderbilt family during the elder Corneilliers era.

Aunt Jenny was married to Lord Randolph Churchill, a British Conservative MP and later Chancellor of the Exchequer. The lord was the second son of Duke VII of Marburner and the uncle of Consuelo's ex-husband.

Like Consuelo, Jenny is a very attractive woman. Even the then "Prince of Wales", later King Edward VIII of England, was a subordinate of her. For this reason, Jenny has been separated from her husband for a long time, but her relationship with her two sons has always been very close. Even when she married a "little fresh meat" who was much younger than Winston Churchill after her husband's death, it did not affect the relationship between their mother and son in the slightest.

"No, Jenny didn't divorce her husband after all. And Winston doesn't have a title to inherit, so he doesn't have to worry about so much. Consuelo was actually still very envious of her.

Although Aunt Jeanne was one of the culprits of Consuelo's first failed marriage (the third aunt had been linked to the Marlborough family through her), Consuelo did not hate her.

In fact, when they were in the UK, because of their same family background and life experience, the relationship between the two of them has always been very good. Even with it, Consuelo and Winston Churchill had a good relationship. When Churchill was a war correspondent in South Africa, Consuelo often sponsored him.

"I'll tell Clementina about your situation. If anything happens to you in the UK, you can contact her. "Clementina of Cornsuelo is Winston Churchill's wife, the granddaughter of the Earl of Airlie in Scotland.

"You're still in touch?" John also thought that after Consuelo married in France, her ties with the Marlborough family would have been severed.

"I knew Clementina when I was building a mother-child home for unwed mothers in Scotland. It has been inconvenient for me to go to the UK these years, and she has helped take care of the charity there. Consuelo explained, "Don't worry, she and Winston are very kind people, and I have something to give her." ”

It was a real surprise for John to be able to meet the most famous prime minister in British history before the war broke out. Cousin Consuelo is amazing.

"No problem, I'll bring it." John hurriedly agreed, and as a reciprocat, he also put forward his own ideas: "Adele and I are going to go to Lyon for a visit after watching the World Cup final, and then go to various places to inspect the foundation's industry. With the current situation, it is inconvenient for me to run around with them. When we get back from Lyon, do you want Adele to take Ella to stay with you for a while? ”

"That's great!" Consuelo was a little overjoyed, "Jacques and I are feeling a little lonely, but having a child is much more lively, you can stay as long as you want." ”

"If you're really lonely, move back to the United States. There's a big family over there, and there are more than a dozen of little Ella's nephews and nieces alone. "War is about to break out in Europe, and John is not worried about his sister and brother-in-law staying in France, and wants to take the opportunity to get them back.

"When Jacques retires, I'm going to go back and have a look. But I'm afraid I can't stay for a long time, I'm used to life here. Despite some intent, Consuelo rejected John's offer.

"It's better to be early, Europe may not be at peace soon." John reminded again.

"I see, before 1940." Consuelo smiled a little slyly, apparently having guessed John's judgment of the situation in Europe when John had arranged for the sale of the Foundation property. "It's okay, Jacques and I will go to Bern if we do fight, we have a lake house there where we can wait until the war is over."

Switzerland is indeed a good place to be. At least the Second World War had little effect on it. Whether it is to "take refuge" or to retire, it is quite appropriate. So John nodded and said nothing.

After dinner, John's family of three got up and took their leave. Little Ella reluctantly put her arms around Consuelo's neck and swore that she would bring a gift to her aunt when she returned from Lyon, which made everyone laugh.

In the next few days, the Johann family of three went to Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the Opera House and Les Invalides, and also made a special trip to visit the Palace of Versailles. Little Ella has recently become obsessed with taking pictures, and John's expensive Leica camera has become her exclusive toy.

At first, Adele was not worried about giving such a valuable object to the child, but John was very supportive of Ella's "artistic creation". Isn't it good to like photography, and if the little guy is really talented, it is also very good to be a photographer in the future. John has always been generous about his investment in his daughter.

On the 19th, John's family and Mr. Degano went to the VIP box at the Columbus Stadium in Paris to watch the World Cup final, against Italy and Hungary. If the World Cup in Italy 4 years ago was only shrouded in the shadow of fascism, this World Cup, both inside and outside the stadium, can already smell the strong smell of war gunpowder.

"Dad, why doesn't we have the U.S. team in the World Cup?" Ella asked John as she watched the game through her binoculars.

John didn't know how to answer for a while, did he tell her that the U.S. team was supposed to come to the game, but the British foreign players in the team were unwilling to work overtime on weekends (refusing to play on Sundays), so they had to withdraw from the World Cup?

Of course, it's not just the U.S. team that will be absent from this World Cup. Originally, Argentina also wanted to bid for the 1938 World Cup, but FIFA President Remet was a Frenchman, and as a result, France was close to the water and took away the hosting rights. This made the Argentines very unhappy, and they decided that Europe should not host the World Cup for two consecutive years, and refused to participate in a fit of rage.

Uruguay, on the other hand, was not discouraged by the absence of European countries in the first World Cup, so they did not come to the tournament. England, the self-proclaimed "hometown of football", is not yet looking down on the newly established World Cup. In addition, the civil war was raging in Spain and Austria was annexed by Germany, and they did not send troops to the war.

In the end, the 16 teams in the finals of this World Cup could not be assembled, and FIFA had to temporarily pull in Cuba and the Dutch East Indies to replace them. This Dutch East Indies is today's Indonesia, and the Indonesian team has become the first "Asian team" to appear in the World Cup. Of course, the players are all white.

Although there are all kinds of unsatisfactory aspects of this World Cup, the final on the 19th is still very exciting. The Italians beat Hungary 4-2 to become the first consecutive World Cup champion in history. "Short Giant" Meazza was very impressive in the game, and his superb skills and handsome appearance fascinated a large number of fans.

In his previous life, John knew about Meaza through Inter Milan (Inter's home stadium was named after him). After watching him live, John wondered how his neatly combed hair would keep it from being messed up during the game.

However, what impressed John the most in this game was not Meazza's hair, but the eye-catching black jersey of the Italian team. This is the color of the Italian fascists hand-picked by Mussolini. It is said that before the final, the coach of the Italian team, Pozzo, also received a telegram from the fascist leader, which only wrote one sentence: "Win or die!" ”

So, even after losing the game, the Hungarian team was not too sad. They thought they had done a good deed, saving the lives of at least a dozen of their peers.

At a time when the whole stadium and even the whole of Paris are celebrating the successful conclusion of this World Cup, who would have thought that it is not only the players and coaches of the Italian team who will receive the fascist "death threat", but also each and every one of them.