The twilight glow is dazzling.

As soon as dinner was over, Sivena was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen, and at this time, Russell would take Marlena's hand and sit on the balcony on the second floor and watch the sunset.

Today, however, the Corleones do not have time to enjoy such a spectacular view.

At this moment, the husband and wife are sitting in the living room, with the movable crib next to Marlena, and Russell sitting on the single sofa, looking at his wife with a little joy.

He bent over to pick up the cigarette case on the table, but stopped his hand in the air, paused and glanced at Marlena.

Marlena smiled and said softly, "It's okay, I'm not that delicate. ”

Russell shook his head slowly, and put the cigarette case back on the table.

At dinner, Marlena was nauseous as soon as she sat down and smelled the food, and Sylvina asked her about her physiology, and finally confirmed that she was pregnant.

It's something to celebrate, and Russell is certainly happy.

"I'll have the doctor check you up tomorrow."

Russell patted his leg, and Marlena got up and walked over to him, sitting on his lap with her hands around his neck.

She whispered, "Why don't we go to Catania Hospital tomorrow for a check-up?" I haven't been out for a walk in a long time. ”

"No, you just got pregnant, and if you ride in the car at this time, it will cause a miscarriage due to the bumps on the road, which is a blasphemy against the Virgin."

Because Marlena's physique is different from ordinary people, she was checked when she was pregnant last time, and the doctor said that it was difficult for her to have a baby, but Russell never told her, for fear that she would be sad alone when she heard it.

This is why Russell and Malena communicate almost every day, but it took half a year to conceive a child.

Some common sense shows that women are more likely to have a second child after giving birth, and the general interval is about 2-4 months......

Hearing this, Marlena was stunned, and her heart was a little panicked, and she said, "Then, then ask the doctor to come to the house for examination." ”

"Okay, after two or three months, when the fetus is stable, I'll take you out for a walk, do you want to go to the windmill courtyard?"

When Marlena heard about the windmill courtyard, she remembered the two-person world she had with Russell last year, and the feeling of embracing nature was amazing.

His face flushed with a flush and he nodded slightly.

The next day, in the afternoon.

Felisto went to Catania with his own staff, and brought in a professional obstetric professor and her team in the hospital, as well as equipment and medicines in case of emergency.

The obstetrics professor was recommended by the dean and came with his team, obviously showing his goodwill.

She worked at the Hospital of Rome and was also the head of a project at the Institute of Medicine, but after the war broke out in Rome, she took the data and her students to Sicily by ferry overnight, and after several turnovers, she took root in the Catania Hospital.

But there are no laboratories in Catania's hospitals, and the conditions are not as good as in Rome.

From this, it is enough to understand why she recommended herself.

At first, Russell didn't communicate with her, but asked her to give Marlena a a procedure to do the examination.

After a professional examination by an obstetric professor, it was confirmed that Marlena was seven and a half weeks pregnant, that is, about two months or so.

However, her next words made the Corleones very excited, and Marlena lay on the examination table covering her face in disbelief, and almost cried with joy!

Because this time I'm pregnant with twins!

However, it is not possible to confirm the gender at this time, because the fetus is not fully developed at this time, and the sex will not be known until at least twelve weeks later.

In fact, Russell doesn't care about the gender of the twins, they are all his children anyway.

The fetus is very healthy and there are no abnormalities.

Since Marlena is the second child, the professor instructed some precautions.

After the examination, Russell met the obstetrics professor in the living room and heard her appeal.

Her research interests are in the etiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of gynecologic cancers.

This requires a specialized laboratory, but there is hardly one to find in Sicily.

Why? Of course, this is because most of the laboratories are closed, and most of the medical resources are inclined to the battlefield, especially the surgeons and nurses.

What is the quality of the doctors and nurses at Catania Hospital? Medical personnel who have just graduated and have just finished training!

This is also the reason why the dean suggested that she recommend herself to Corleone, who could provide her with a laboratory in all of Sicily, and the only person she happened to have access to was Russell Corleone!

"Apart from you and your team, are there any other medical researchers who have such a problem?"

"Yes, like me, most of them came to Sicily from northern Italy, and a few from France and England."

Russell nodded and said, "I am willing to build a medical research institute in Catania, you can invite your friends to come over, and I can provide them with free research grants." ”

"Thank you! Lord Corleone, I am so grateful that you have given us researchers a habitat. ”

Russell waved his hand: "You're welcome, I just don't want to see Sicilians suffering from illness, I hope you can come up with a medicine or treatment that works for people." ”

"Yes, that's always been what we've been working towards."

After she left, Russell sat on the couch in the living room and lit a cigarette.

Originally, he had the intention of running a hospital, and the obstetrics professor was drowsy and handed over the pillow, for which Russell didn't mind giving her some benefits and conveniences.

Because the early stage of entrepreneurship is the most difficult time, he must give some funding to make a win-win momentum.

Before evening, Nevino received a call from the godfather, and he hurried to the end of his work.

There are two plots of land in Catania, which were previously German anti-aircraft artillery positions, right in the center of the city.

Russell wanted to develop the two plots into hospitals and research institutes, as well as nursing training centers.

The Nursing Training Center is another name for the Vocational and Technical College, which is privately owned and therefore requires a regional approval document.

Russell asked Nivino to go to Hagen, and Hagen to handle the paperwork, and then Niveno went to the union to contact and call the construction workers.

The union is full of talent, not only architectural designers, but also salt mines and geological engineers......

Nevino responded, and then said: "Godfather, the document submitted by Chris recently for the construction of the Sicilian Railway has been rejected twice by the Italian government. ”

"Don't worry, this is just to test their attitude, since it is rejected, then continue to submit."

"Okay."

It doesn't matter what the attitude of the Italian government is, what matters is what Vitini thinks, and now there are only conservatives left in Italy led by Vitini and others, and the internal struggle is also fierce.

If Vitini loses in this game, then Russell can completely change to another person to cooperate, anyway, his territory is in Sicily, as long as Sicily is guaranteed to be in his hands, Italy has no way to take him.

These days, Oriyatu has taken most of the workers from the union, calling them to build schools.

Primary and secondary schools were planned in all major towns and cities in Sicily, and Russell asked Chris to approve a document for the Sicilian authorities to approve an education fund of 30 million lire to finance school construction projects.

When these schools are built, all Sicilian children will be able to go to school, so that the resources of teachers and students will be pooled, and the educational resources will be integrated.

On May 9, the Soviets recaptured the Crimean peninsula, and 150,000 German troops fled to the Black Sea in small boats.

On June 3, the Free French were inaugurated as a provisional governor, exactly two months after Dai Lego became commander-in-chief.

The following day, the Allies crushed the last German resistance with astonishing speed, marched into Rome that evening, and were warmly welcomed by the Italian people.

On June 5, the Allies conducted a landing campaign against the Germans in the Normandy region of northwestern France, known as the Battle of Overlord.

First, at night, three Allied airborne divisions were airborne at a depth of 10-15 kilometers from the coast.

In the early morning of the 6th, the Allies began a surprise landing on five sectors......

The Battle of Normandy was very tragic, and after six days of fierce fighting, the various landing battlefields were connected, and the frontal battlefield was about 80 kilometers wide and 12-18 kilometers deep.

U.S. Army Colonel Taylor shouted on the beachhead: "There are only two kinds of people on this beach, those who are already dead and those who are waiting to die, so follow me to create this hell!" ”

These words are not inspiring, but they are the voices of many Allied troops who landed in Normandy.

They have no choice but to move forward......

On the 7th, the concrete man-made port cast in split parts in England was transported to Normandy Beach, which consisted of two parts, a concrete caisson and a floating dock, and was again called the Marbury man-made port.

This man-made port played a large role in the Battle of Normandy.

By 5 July, the number of landed personnel had reached 1 million, and about 57 tons of supplies and 170,000 vehicles had been transported ashore.

The battle ended on the 24th, when the Allies invested 2.88 million men and the Germans invested 510,000, and the Allies destroyed 114,000 Germans, destroyed 2,117 tanks and 245 aircraft, and suffered 122,000 Allied casualties.

The Allied victory put the Germans in a difficult situation, and at the same time changed the situation in the European theater.

At the end of last month, the Allies completely purged the remnants of the German army in Cherbourg, France, which also created favorable conditions for the Allies to provide material support.

Among them, Mr. Corleone, the godfather of Sicily, provided about 14,000 tons of supplies for the Allied troops landing in Normandy, making a small profit, and also gaining the enthusiasm of the French people and the goodwill of the allies.

After months of precipitation, the import and export trading company in charge of Ancos became a big hit, he picked up dozens of fishing boats and freighters in the European battlefield, and the owners of these ships did not want to pay the courier fee, so Ancos had to spend some money to buy the boats.

Each boat symbolically gave two thousand lira, and sent a thousand catties of supplies.

The owners of the ships were very pleased, and thanked Mr. Corleone for his generosity.

After Oncos reported this matter to Russell, Russell laughed and scolded him for doing this thing too inauthenticly, how could he take advantage of the fire to rob it?

"All the people in Europe who are suffering are looking forward to a peaceful and stable life. And although we are Sicilian, we are hospitable and helpful. So you should ask our friends if they need post-war assistance after the war is over. ”

Onkos was dumbfounded when he heard this, the godfather's operation was simply too ruthless.

Not only to rob the landlords, but also to take advantage of the countries......

Because now there are many idle talents in neighboring countries, such as all kinds of engineers and technicians, as well as land, minerals, and so on......

"Okay."

"Take the union engineers with you when you go, and they'll give you advice."

Most of the unionists are currently idle, as the school project for which Oriyatu is in charge has ended, and the hospital, research institute, and nursing training center that Nivino is in charge of are nearing completion.

Russell had to find something to do for them, and once they were idle, they would be wasted, and they would drink and smoke and cause trouble, and the sheriffs everywhere would be annoyed.

But because he was a member of the trade union, he had no way to detain and supervise, so he had to educate and release him.

For this, Russell personally called Northin.

In the phone call, he seriously criticized him for his slackness in the union and his dissatisfaction with his work.

Frightened, Northin hurriedly apologized and promised that he would find a solution in a short time.

In about ten days, Nostin and his staff came up with a solution.

That is to add a few sub-items to the rules and regulations of the trade union.

For example, it is forbidden to drink alcohol or play cards during work, and if you are caught by the patrol police in your spare time, you will be punished by a fine or expelled from the union.

Nostin also used the method of bitter meat to set an example for the workers.

It was arranged for two high-level craftsmen to be arrested for drinking and brawling on the street in the middle of the night, and they were directly expelled from the union the next day!

Now the workers stopped, and they did not dare to continue to show off their might.

Seeing the initial results, Northin decided to catch a few examples every month in the future, so that they could always remember what Mr. Corleone did!

When schools across Sicily opened, children in the neighborhood went to school.

And Northin made a riotous operation, making it clear that if the parents have entered the security center and left the bottom, it will affect the child's education!

After Russell learned the news, he expressed his appreciation to Northin, since he became the mayor of Oil Town, he has indeed grown a lot, knows how to do things, and has mastered some means.

The Catania hospital collapsed because Corleone's hospital opened, priing away all the health workers and administrators.

This thing was done by Nivino, and it was very inauthentic!

The public hospitals in the region have become refugee camps, isn't this a slap in the face?

Russell asked Nivino to divide the managers into three groups and take turns to go to public hospitals to see poor households for free. In this way, the publicly-owned hospital has become a humanitarian relief hospital, and the government not only has face, but Russell can also make money, killing two birds with one stone.

On 25 August, the Allies liberated Paris.

At the beginning of the year, De Lego called on the people to unite against the invaders, and the resistance groups were united to build an army, and the armed forces grew to 500,000 people.

During the Battle of Normandy, the French fought a guerrilla war and harassed the Germans in the rear.

On the 10th, railway workers went on strike, paralyzing traffic in Paris and other places.

Within a few days, an armed uprising took place in Paris, when more than 20,000 German troops and more than 80 tanks in the city of Paris almost completely annihilated the German troops stationed in Paris on the 24th.

In the afternoon, the French General Le Clere, accepted the surrender of the remnants of the German army in Paris.

Seeing that the war was coming to an end, Russell also became anxious.

Because it has been almost nine months since he returned to Sicily, Marlena is pregnant with both children.

But the heavens have not moved for a long time, is it possible that the world connected to it is after the end of World War II?

On September 15, the U.S. forces broke through the defensive line and entered Germany.

The next day, Roosevelt and Churchill convened a meeting at the castle along the St. Lawrence River, and the participants agreed to shift the focus of the war from Europe to the Pacific theater.

Because the Germans were no longer the main opponents of the Allies.