Chapter Seventy-Nine: Adele in Politics?

Sending away the dvořák, John was finally able to enjoy his family as he wished. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe little things that the whole family got together to eat, went for a walk with his wife, bathed his son, and told his daughter a bedtime story now brought John a great sense of happiness.

Although it was only a short half-day, John's spirits were greatly relaxed. Especially in the evening, after going to Wushan Yunyu with Adele and enjoying the pleasure of the spring breeze, John felt even more comfortable. The next morning, after kissing Adele goodbye, John almost hummed a song and went out to "go to work".

In the days that followed, John was not able to go home every day as he had been in the Battle Planning Division. But whenever he has the opportunity, he will still find time to spend with his family as much as possible. This may seem like a bit of a toss-up, but it gives him more motivation to work and improves his efficiency a lot. Even Li Qiwei joked that seeing his current work momentum, he was tempted to take his family over.

As the saying goes, people are in good spirits when they are happy. Ever since Adele and the others moved in, John has been doing good things. First of all, in early May, the Army General Staff officially promulgated a new version of the unit formation standards. The post of deputy chief of staff was no longer set up at the division level, and John was naturally turned into a regular and became the chief of staff of the 82nd division.

Then, a breakthrough was made in the second phase of the logistics reform project. Major Steve led the team to fight for a month, and a number of logistics supply "packages" were very popular with grassroots logistics officers as soon as they were launched. At this point, John's transformation of the logistics system of the 82nd Division has also been preliminarily completed, and the next step should be to continue to accumulate experience and make adjustments and improvements according to the situation on the future battlefield.

Although this new logistical supply system is not yet perfect, its initial advantages have attracted the attention of the army's top brass. Commander Wald visited the 82nd Division several times and listened to the reports of John and Steve. McNair, who has vigorously promoted the standardization of the army, is also quite concerned about this reform plan. It is said that he has already suggested that Chief of Staff Marshall promote it in the Third and Fourth Armies and include it as one of the subjects to be assessed for the army-level exercises to be held in the Great Plains of the West in May next year.

As the initiator and promoter of this major reform, John once again cemented his position as an expert in army logistics. And he also did what he said, and officially handed over the post of logistics staff officer of the 82nd Division to Steve.

John's side is busy, and Adele is not so comfortable. The aftermath of the "luxury special carriage incident" caught Adele off guard. As if overnight, the entire Alexandria high society was boiling over because of the arrival of this pair of members of the top wealthy family in the United States. Those so-called local celebrities came to the door under various banners and were proud to invite Adele to the event.

Recently, John's family has been the focus of discussion among the locals. John could have taken refuge in the Klaebo barracks, but Adele had to live here with her children, so she couldn't completely isolate herself from the locals. In the end, Adele could only be accompanied by Sister Mary, selectively attended several events and held several salons in her own home as a gesture of goodwill.

Although she declined most of the invitations, Adele quickly conquered Alexander's social circles with her charm. Of course, her French roots also play a big role (Louisiana is a stronghold of French immigrants and is heavily influenced by French culture).

Originally, John and Adele thought that would be the end of the matter, but a week later, the news from the East Coast made them realize that they were very wrong.

One day at noon, John suddenly received a local New York newspaper that Harold had brought him. It was half a page, featuring photos and news of Adele traveling in a family-only car at Union Station in Washington.

If it was just ordinary gossip news, neither John nor Harold would care too much. The point is that the reporter's brain hole is really scary. He published a photo of Adele boarding the car and a photo of his third aunt, Alvar Belmont, riding in a special car, and also took the trouble to introduce Adele's recent "outstanding contributions" in the field of charity, and named her "Alva Second".

She is not only the most prestigious lady in the United States at the end of the last century, the well-deserved "prom queen" of New York high society, but also the pioneer of the American feminist movement, the "protector" of women's and children's rights, the first batch of American women to enter politics and run for Congress, she is also the ex-wife of her third uncle, William Sagem Vanderbilt, and the mother of William, Harold and Cousin Consuelo!

For ordinary Americans who lived through the Golden Age, Alvar Belmont, a name that often appeared in the newspapers along with luxurious villas, rare jewelry, and extravagant balls, was synonymous with the high society life of the era. For those feminists, Alva is a hero who is willing to divorce her billionaire husband in order to show her independent status as a woman (in fact, she does not have a share of the old Fan family's wealth), and is a symbol of female independence in their hearts.

But for the Vanderbilt family, Alva-Belmont represents a difficult past. Her divorce from Sanbo not only made the Vanderbilt family a laughing stock in American high society, but also directly caused the retirement of Sanbo, the last leader of the three generations of the family.

It's no wonder Harold was so nervous about the second-rate tabloid's gossip news. He had seen firsthand how his father had been devastated by gossip. Although he also knew in his heart that Adele was not his heartless mother, she would not do anything to abandon her family for fame and fortune. But he was still a little worried about the chaos, and informed John as soon as possible.

John's first instinct after reading the newspaper was to ask Cornelius Jr. to block the news. But when I look at the date in the newspaper, it's all old news from four days ago, in case no one notices. It is likely that he will backfire on such a big move. With a hint of luck, John chose to wait and see, and didn't even tell Adele.

Soon, John began to regret his decision. Rumors of a second "Alva" by the Vanderbilt family quickly spread on the East Coast. Many upper-class people are gloating and waiting to see the old Fan family stage a "marriage change" farce again (the divorce case between Sanbo and Alva caused a lot of trouble in the United States). Some radical feminists see Adele as a new generation of standard-bearers for their "great cause".

What made John even more laughable and crying was that some so-called feminists began to call out publicly, asking Adele to stand up and represent women in next year's midterm elections to the state legislature. Some media who are not afraid of big things have also begun to hype up the matter. In the end, even William called specifically to ask Adele if she really had the idea of going into politics.

Things have progressed to this point, and Adele must no longer be able to hide it. If you want to settle this matter, you have to come forward. But how do you tell Adele? It was a real headache for John.