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302 Sons

Time finally slipped to 1918, and it has been 6 years since Situ Nan came to this world unconsciously.

After going through a turning point in his life, he has fully adapted to the world. A world that is both real and exciting.

This year he was 23 years old, from a humble sailor to a big name in the business world, young on the outside, mature on the inside, ambitious, especially Laura's pregnancy made him more energetic.

At the beginning of the year, U.S. President Woodrow? In his address to Congress, Wilson set forth the Fourteen Principles of Peace.

Woodrow? As soon as Wilson's 14-point principle of peace was proposed, it was widely praised by progressives from all walks of life.

Prior to this, the British Prime Minister was in vain? Lloyd's? George proposed a number of similar principles. However, France and Italy were a little unhappy in their hearts, and they were forced by the strength of the United States to oppose it.

The European powers, however, began to sense the ambition of the New Worlders, and their wariness came from this. The mouth that eats people is soft, and the hands that take people are soft. The growing prestige of the Americans in the Entente is also inseparable from the expansion of the United States' national power.

If these 14 points of peace can be realized, not only Germany, but also Britain, France, Italy, and other countries will be served by the Americans.

In particular, one of them mentions: Removing barriers to international trade and asking how post-war Europe, which is riddled with holes, competes with the powerful industrial and commercial forces of the United States.

In any case, this is a step forward. Wilson's Fourteen Points laid the foundation for the later establishment of the League of Nations, and also embodied Wilson's idealism and the naïve side of the United States' desperate struggle for world hegemony.

After Christmas, the war reignited in Europe, with the Germans recommitting millions of troops, and the American Expeditionary Force numbering no less than a million.

It was still trench warfare, the battle was fierce and tedious, and the only bright spot was that the Germans had reached 38 kilometers beyond Paris.

It is a pity that the follow-up is weak, and in the face of more and more British, French and American forces, the Germans can only look at Paris and sigh. The war, which lasted for four years, finally exhausted the giant Germany.

After several successive large-scale campaigns in vain, the Germans lost the strength to attack and gradually fell into a broken path, and could only passively cope with the attack of the Entente.

Although there was no breakthrough defeat of the German Army, almost all military experts were optimistic that after containing the German offensive, the victory had already been lost to the Entente, and they were almost waiting for the fruit to ripen and slowly fall.

Beverly Hills. William Manor. Situ Nan was like an ant on a hot pot, spinning around the living room, muttering words in his mouth and constantly muttering something.

Even Paul, who is usually rarely seen, stayed at home today, not flying around the Hollywood sky with little Hughes as usual.

"Stoney, you're turning to me dizzy. Damn, it's been so long, why haven't you been alive," Paul said impatiently.

"Shut up, you guy hasn't had plastic surgery all day." Andrew raised his cane and tapped it on Paul's head unceremoniously, but his eyes were looking at the room not far away, and he looked concerned - Laura was about to give birth

In order to see his grandson born first, Andrew hurried to Los Angeles less than half a year after returning to Pittsburgh.

"Ahh

From time to time, the heart-rending shouts that came from inside made several men outside nervous, Situ Nan clenched his fists, his whole body was so nervous that he almost trembled, and he couldn't bear the pain on Laura's body by himself.

As early as a month ago, he brought the best doctors in Los Angeles to his home to provide Laura with the best preparation.

When it comes to the end, it is inevitable that I will be nervous. Situ Nan no longer believes in hospitals, and now there is a cold outside, many people are sick, and some people have lost their lives. Now walking out into the street, there are people with masks everywhere.

"Stoney, don't be nervous, it's going to be fine." Andrew walked up to Situ Nan and walked around the man who was about to become a father, but no matter how it looked, Andrew's somewhat old hands were trembling slightly.

"Thank you. Andrew, I—" Situ Nan was about to say something when he suddenly heard a loud baby's cry.

Wow, Situ Nan was moved by the trembling of his soul, he rushed over quickly, and the second reaction was Andrew, looking at his rapid walking, where is the usual old dragon clock?

"Stoney, he's a boy, he's beautiful, isn't he?". Laura leaned on the head of the bed and held a baby in her arms, panting slightly, her eyes so soft and full of love.

Situ Nan carefully held the baby, his heart stirred, and a feeling of blood connection arose.

In fact, newborn babies are dry and not looking good at all. But in Situ Nan's eyes, he is so cute and perfect.

"Yes. He is beautiful, the most beautiful baby in the world. Situ Nan praised.

Andrew, who was next to him, looked at Situ Nan greedily, but the focus was on the baby in Situ Nan's arms, and he stopped talking.

"Andrew, look, this is our baby." After being watched by Andrew's resentful eyes for a long time, Situ Nan finally reluctantly handed over the baby to Andrew, and Andrew was relieved.

After a while, the nurse came in and carried the baby to the nursery that had been prepared. Only Situ Nan and Laura were left in the room.

"Thank you, Laura" Situ Nan stroked Laura's somewhat pale face, his heart ached, and he said with a look on his face, "You know? I am so grateful that God met you when I was most depressed, you gave me so much joy and changed me as well. I love you."

Laura was soft in her heart, and she felt that it was worth it to be comforted by such a look. She stared at Situ Nan and said, "I love you too, Stoney, I am willing to pay for you."

Situ Nan lay down and hugged Laura, and after the two whispered for a while, Laura fell asleep sweetly.

The production consumed a lot of energy from this woman, she was so tired that she needed to rest. After Situ Nan helped her cover the quilt, he quietly walked out.

Situ Nan was in a good mood, and he had a spring breeze on his face everywhere he went. The servants in the house were also ingenious, and kept saying goodbye, so that Situ Nan beckoned the housekeeper to him.

"Housekeeper, everyone is very good, I am very satisfied. The notice was given, and the domestic servants were rewarded with $1,000 each, and the guards were rewarded with $2,000 each. And 5,000 for doctors and $2,000 for nurses."

Situ Nan said generously.

"Young master, this is too much, right? It's $100,000," the butler reminded in surprise. He did the math, and there were twenty servants and 30 security guards employed in the estate, adding up to $80,000. Add two doctors, five nurses, and a total of $100,000.

That's a lot of money, and an American worker's annual salary is only five or six hundred dollars.

"No more, no more, I almost forgot about you, you can also get a $5,000 bonus, I remember your salary is $5,000 a day, double it from today."

Situ Nan said proudly that he was very satisfied with this housekeeper from England, conscientious, and kept the house in good order, with some British aristocratic flavor. If it weren't for the bankruptcy of the original owner in the war, Situ Nan would not have easily obtained this British butler.

"By the way, now many people outside have a cold, I don't want this to happen at home, I usually have to do a good job of disinfection and pay attention to cleaning and hygiene."

Situ Nan said a few words uneasily.

"Yes, young master," replied the butler respectfully. He has just received a handsome reward, and he is full of energy.

The next day, when Mary heard that Laura had given birth, she took Tom to the door for a "visit". Well, it's a bit awkward to visit, but it seems like that's what it is. Since moving into Beverly Hills with Laura, Stuart has had less and less time to go back to his old house in downtown Los Angeles. Only Mary's mother and son and He Wenxiu's sister He Xiangu lived there, but not long ago, after the opening of William University, He Xiangu moved to live in the school.

"Stoney, I heard that Aunt Laura has given birth to a younger brother, take me to see it." As soon as he entered, Tom shouted at Situ Nan.

"It's a boy. It's beautiful," Situ Nan said to Mary. He hadn't seen Mary in over two months.

"Congratulations. I guess he must be a charming guy. Mary laughed. Previously, she gave Laura a lot of construction.

Szeto Nam took Mary's mother and son to the nursery, only to find that someone had appeared there early.

"Good morning, Andrew," Situ Nan greeted.

"Shhh

"This old man is getting more and more domineering." Situ Nan touched his nose.

When she came out of the nursery, Mary went to Laura to whisper, and only Tom was left unattended, playing around.

After seeing the baby, Andrew was in a good mood and began to communicate with Situ Nan about the current economic situation.

"This battle is almost over, right? I heard that you kid cashed out a lot of shares in arms companies? Andrew glanced at Situ Nan meaningfully.

"Yes. I don't think the Germans will last long. I took advantage of the good price now, sold some stocks, and made a lot of money anyway. Situ Nan did not deny it.

"It's a little timid," Andrew laughed.

"It doesn't matter. There's nothing wrong with putting the money you earn in your pocket early. I'm just one step ahead of everyone else, so I don't have to be in a hurry. Situ Nan explained.

"Hmm. Kind of makes sense. Andrew was thoughtful.

In the past six months, Situ Nan has slowly sold off the shares of the military industrial enterprises he holds, and raised a large amount of funds, either to buy the third tranche of US Treasury bonds, or to buy gold, which was deposited in Robles Securities Company and Wells Fargo.

It was June 1918, and Situ Nan knew that the war was over in a few months. He had just blown the wind at the consortium meeting last week, so that his major enterprises would no longer blindly expand and consciously begin to reduce orders, especially the shipbuilding business of the Bethlehem United Steel Company, which would in principle no longer accept orders after 1919 in addition to ongoing production orders.

Of course, the words will not be so direct, Situ Nan just reminded the heads of major companies to pay attention to the fact that the war is coming to an end, and the military industry stimulated by the war will usher in a depression, and the William Consortium must do a good job of transformation in advance.

Today, the broadband in the community is cut off again, and I can't get on the Internet all day. I finally couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran to the Internet café to upload it, and it was just a chapter. I'm sorry.

302 Sons

302 Sons,

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