As the cries of the newborn came from the delivery room, the people waiting outside finally heaved a long sigh of relief.
"Thank God." Countess Dante stroked her chest. She had two children and knew the pain of childbirth very well. As Marchioness Grace's best friend, Countess Dante had a lot of sympathy for the child's future. Once one entered the family of a marquise, one's life was as deep as the sea. Moreover, the child's father was a big shot that even marquises of other countries had to look up to.
The nurse walked out, wiped the sweat on her forehead, and said in a somewhat tired voice, "A boy has been born. Both mother and child are safe. May I ask if you want to transfer them to the care room? "
"Of course! Of course! We want the best care room! "Countess Dante replied immediately. China had opened many hospitals in Europe, and because the hospitals did not discriminate against the poor, they had a very good reputation. Even the poor could enjoy what was considered to be the best medical service in Italy at a reasonable price, which made it very difficult to get a nursing room.
"Mom, can we go out and take a look at the China church?" a pair of teenagers beside Countess Dante asked anxiously.
Dante was quite helpless against his playful children, but he brought them out this time to let them receive some social practice, so he did not directly criticize them. Instead, he gave an order. "Finish your Aunt Grace's matter first, and then go to the China church after greeting her."
"Okay." The pair of teenagers felt that their goal could be achieved, so they immediately expressed their obedience to their mother.
They ran up and down to do the procedures and waited. After a while, Dante saw Grace in the nurse's room. She was lying on a thick bed and breastfeeding a little thing. The room had terrazzo floors, snow-white walls, wall-mounted heaters, and bedding that exuded a faint smell of detergent.
Dante stood at the door, unable to take a step forward. At this moment, he felt that Grace had changed. Be it crafty or charming, arrogant or professional, this woman who could be said to be scheming and courageous always responded to others in order to realize her long-term wishes. When Grace picked up her newborn son, Dante saw a mother whose heart was filled with joy. All thoughts of living for others had disappeared from Grace's body. Now that she had her own son, Grace no longer needed to view the world from someone else's perspective.
Grace looked away from her son, raised her head, and said to her best friend, "Dante, come in. Look, this kid is so cute. "
Grace's exhausted voice betrayed her exhaustion. Dante quickly walked to the bed and carefully looked at the child's appearance. He smiled. "He'll definitely be a very beautiful child when he grows up."
Hearing her best friend's praise, a happy smile appeared on Grace's face. But she said something else. "Dante, don't go, okay? I don't want my parents to take care of me. "
"Okay, I've already told my husband that I won't be going home these few days," Dante answered readily. For a Catholic family, having a child out of wedlock is hard to accept. Not to mention that the child's father isn't Italian.
After saying that, Dante turned his head and waved at the little guys. Seeing his mother give the signal, the little guys standing at the door immediately ran into the ward with flowers from Sicily. No matter how much these two little guys wanted to visit the Taoist temple near the hospital, they had now completed the task their mother had arranged for them and said what they needed to say to their elders. "Aunt Grace, I wish you and the baby good health."
If it were in the past, Grace would probably have responded with appropriate words as if she had completed her task. Now, Grace was only amused by the two teenagers' actions. "Haha, the flowers are beautiful. Thank you. Go out and play now. "
When the two little guys heard this, they immediately looked at their mother. Dante knew that he couldn't stop them, so he ordered the servants to keep an eye on the two teenagers and not let anything happen to them. Then, she watched as her son and the woman bid farewell to Grace before running away.
For Grace, getting rid of these two little guys who were clearly more likely to cause trouble made her feel much quieter and more at ease. Grace closed her eyes slightly and said to her best friend, "I'm sweating a lot, and my hair feels terrible. Go ask the nurse if I can wash my hair."
Dante got up and left to look for the nurse. In the corridor, she saw an old lady with a hunched back. Seeing a well-dressed person, she went forward and asked, "Is your family short of children? If you're willing, can you take our newborn child away? "
Seeing this, Dante's expression immediately changed. A moment ago, she was wondering if she was being too spoiled to her children, but now, she felt that it was a good choice to let the two little guys visit the Taoist temple. The ideas promoted by the Taoists in China were very different from those of Catholicism, but there was one thing that both sides were very similar. Catholicism liked rich believers, and so did Taoism. Those who went to the Taoist temple were basically rich or noble, and Dante's children wouldn't encounter such poor people who couldn't afford to have children.
With such a trace of comfort in her heart, Dante couldn't help but fly into a rage. The hospitals run by the Chinese were very good, and there were doctors on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, the hospitals in China provided services to everyone, which made people like Countess Dante face the possibility of being in close contact with the poor. The upper echelons of Florence had been dissatisfied with this for a long time, and someone had already taken the initiative to negotiate with the hospitals in China, hoping that the hospital could open up a special place for the rich. According to European rules, if people other than the hospital's sponsors wanted the hospital to do things according to their ideas, they had to fork out real money.
Money wasn't everything, and it also depended on the value of the opponent. Since the hospitals in China were so big, the money needed was definitely not small. Therefore, the upper echelons were more cautious about forking out money. At this moment, Countess Dante was unhappy. She suddenly felt that it wasn't a waste of money for the upper echelons to spend a small sum of money to enjoy the treatment of the poor.
"Go, hurry up and get the guards. Get the guards to chase this old woman away, "Countess Dante whispered to the servant. When she came this time, she brought three servants. One of them took two children away, and the other two stayed with her.
Seeing the servant leave, Countess Dante also wanted to leave. However, when she saw the old woman walking towards her best friend's room, she suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to do so. The sense of responsibility brought about by friendship made Countess Dante stand in the corridor with a cold face. Behind her was her best friend who had just given birth and her best friend's son, and the child's father was still thousands of miles away in Africa. The sense of responsibility made Countess Dante not want to retreat even a bit. She decided in her heart that if the old woman really dared to try to pass through here, she must stop her. As a member of the upper echelons, Countess Dante knew very well that any life needed someone to guard it. Before the servant arrived with the guards, she was willing to stand guard for her friend.
A few days later in Africa, Wang Mingshan didn't know that his son was born. He didn't even know that Marchioness Grace was pregnant. Wang Mingshan was leading the personnel of the East African administrative region in Nanzhan City to start building the future capital of the East African administrative region. According to the custom of the Restoration Party, as the highest leader, Wang Mingshan naturally had to bear the highest responsibility. In other words, in addition to making a decision at the party committee meeting, he also had to carry out the construction work according to the resolution of the party committee.
Without Wei Kun stirring up trouble at the party committee meeting, the meeting quickly returned to the previous style, which meant that there were no lower officials rebelling. All the meetings were carried out with the highest leader as the core. Wang Mingshan originally wasn't used to the changes brought about by Wei Kun, but now faced with this lifeless situation, he couldn't help but miss Wei Kun's torment. In addition to the young man's background, he also had extraordinary energy and aggressiveness.
However, in recent years, the country had been engaged in infrastructure construction, so he had a lot of experience and a lot of vision.
"This place is very suitable for planting sugar cane, and on a large scale. Africa lacks water, so the land here should be used as agricultural and industrial land. Urban construction can be further inland. "
"Africa lacks water, so we need to use water nearby. Nanzhan City's natural conditions are very suitable for building a large city. There are many rivers passing through here, so water supply is definitely not a problem. Africa does lack arable land, but it's not to the extent that Nanzhan City can't exist. With the excellent port here and the excellent natural endowments, we can build a large city with six to seven million people here, and even build a small city group that can accommodate more than ten million people. "
The discussants were tit for tat, and most of the judges were frowning slightly. As bureaucrats, they disliked this kind of almost completely opposite choice the most. The evaluation of Nanzhan City was actually the same from both sides. The only difference between them was how to use the excellent natural endowments here. These people were not experts in architecture, nor were they experts in construction. They were just a group of bureaucrats who had been sent thousands of miles away, and the bureaucrats all knew the result of standing on the wrong side. So no matter who they supported in their hearts, the eyes of this group of people all fell on Wang Mingshan. If they couldn't effectively stand together with the leader, it was easy to get into trouble. The best way to stand together with the leader was to let him speak first.
Wang Mingshan knew what this group of people was thinking. When he worked in the central bank, Wang Mingshan had seen too many waiting gazes and expressions. This was a gaze that wanted Wang Mingshan to shoulder the responsibility, and it was also a gaze that Wang Mingshan thought was very irresponsible. So Wang Mingshan had already decided to let this group of people speak first.
At this moment, Wang Mingshan's secretary pushed open the door of the temporary residence with an exasperated expression, and waved a telegram at Wang Mingshan. Seeing the secretary's expression, Wang Mingshan knew that this was a big deal. He temporarily stopped the meeting and walked to the door.
Far away from the conference table, Wang Mingshan could only see that the secretary's expression was very ugly. After approaching, Wang Mingshan found that the secretary's expression was not only ugly, but also a little exasperated. Taking the telegram from the secretary, Wang Mingshan heard the secretary say angrily, "Secretary Wang, I don't know who is trying to frame you. Who is playing tricks behind your back! "
Wang Mingshan took the telegram and saw that it was signed by Vézé. He knew that something big must have happened. Vézé's telegram only contained a very short sentence. "Someone reported that you have an illegitimate child with someone else. Please explain to me. "
The first news was a huge shock to Wang Mingshan. Wang Mingshan calmed down and found that he was actually half happy and half worried. The second sentence made Wang Mingshan frown. This kind of disciplinary issue had to be explained to the Disciplinary Committee. Wang Mingshan did not expect that Military Governor Vaize would give a different explanation this time.
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