"What? You're going to Europe? Are you crazy? That's a battlefield! A battlefield!" During dinner, as soon as Josie mentioned this matter, Margot objected fiercely.
"Margot, I'm just doing some small business through the sympathy group, and I'm not going to fight on the front line. There's nothing dangerous!" Seeing Margot's fierce reaction, Josie said helplessly.
"The current situation in Europe is in ruins. How can we make money? Or is our family short of that little money?" Margot said she could not understand Josie's thoughts.
Not everyone has a keen eye and can see the countless business opportunities buried under the ruins of the European battlefields.
From Margot's point of view, according to past newspaper reports about the devastation of life in Europe, the people there had no clothes to wear and no food to eat. How could they have any money? Even if they had money, it was all in the hands of the aristocrats, rich men and the royal family.
Here, even their government's money is probably almost exhausted by the federal government.
"Margo, to a certain extent, we are indeed short of that little money! Because it's not really just a "little" money, but a lot of money." Josie was not in a hurry, but explained very patiently.
: "As the source of modern civilization, Europe has plundered almost the entire world's huge wealth in the past hundreds of years. Its foundation cannot be offset by two large-scale wars. As long as everything goes well
, my trip to Europe will be enough to increase our assets more than ten times!"
Assets increased more than ten times?
Margot couldn't help being startled when she heard this.
How much assets does she and Qiao Xi have on paper now? Not to mention anything else, just Qiao Xi's sugar factory, while constantly receiving orders from the military, its assets have already increased in the past year.
It reached nearly ten million.
In addition to the bonds purchased by Josie, himself, and the assets the two of them had just purchased in Florida, Chicago, and Los Angeles, there were tens of millions of dollars.
So even if she didn't count the private business affairs of Qiao Xi, whom she knew but never asked about, the two of them had more than 20 million in assets.
Ten times? Isn’t that more than 200 million?
What is that concept?
Before World War II, billionaires in the United States were still very rare. They were basically gathered in the eight major financial groups such as Morgan and Rockefeller, and their number was very small.
That is to say, thanks to the dividends from World War II, various billionaires have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
So two hundred million US dollars is indeed a very shocking figure in this era.
Even Margot, who has lived a good life since she was a child and has no worries about food and clothing, can't help but be moved by it.
As for whether Josie has the ability to make money, Margot is not too worried. After all, at this time last year, their assets were only six to seven million. Now, in just one year, they have tripled, which is enough to prove
This little man is so powerful.
So she hesitated, wondering whether she should continue to stop Josie.
"Margot, I will go this time for up to half a year. For our future, it is worth it, isn't it?" Josie hugged Margot from behind and said softly.
"Okay, but you must promise me not to go to places that are too dangerous, and to take more people with you. If the money is gone, you can make more money, but the people must come back safely." Margot turned and hugged Josie.
, whispered.
"Of course, I will bring Vito and Brooke with me. They are very familiar with Europe and there will be no danger. I am not going to fight and will not go to those dangerous places." Josie also hugged
The woman in his arms whispered comfort.
But then, Margot's words shocked him.
"Josie, I'm pregnant!" Margot suddenly said faintly after hugging her for a long time.
"What? When did it happen?" Josie held Margot's shoulders and looked at her in surprise and asked.
"Before we came to Los Angeles, I felt uncomfortable one day, so I made an appointment with the doctor. The doctor said I might be pregnant, and then I did an A-Z test. I received a call from the doctor at home this morning to confirm... What? You're not happy
?" Margot blushed slightly and looked at Josie and asked.
The real modern pregnancy test only appeared after the 1960s.
The pregnancy test method used in the 1930s was a biometric method called AZ-test. Although this test method is reliable, it is time-consuming, complicated to operate, and quite expensive.
So it was quite normal for me to get the notice almost a week after arriving in Los Angeles.
"No, no, no, how could I be unhappy? It's just... so unexpected, so pleasantly surprised!" Josie was a little at a loss.
It’s true that I’m at a loss. Although I had a good life in my previous life, it’s true that I still haven’t gotten married in my thirties.
So becoming a father for the first time in my life is naturally a very complicated emotion. Of course, the main thing is surprise.
However, Josie was not unprepared for Margot's pregnancy.
Although modern safety helmets have been around since the 1920s and became popular in the 1930s, Josie and Margot have never used them.
There is no family planning program in the United States, and others use it because they are afraid that they will not be able to support themselves after giving birth. Josie and Margot's family does not have such worries.
Moreover, the two have been together for a year, and Margot is only pregnant now, which is actually too late.
Seeing Josie's helpless expression like a child, Margot couldn't help but laugh, and then her face became even redder.
Because she suddenly remembered that it seemed that Josie was not yet 17 years old.
This guy was born in August 1928, and it's now April 1944.
So to a certain extent, this guy is still a child.
As a result, I am now going to be a father.
Of course, this kind of thing is really not a big deal in this era.
Even in the 21st century, the age of adulthood in many European countries is still 16.
And in the United Kingdom and the United States, 16 years old is equivalent to adulthood as long as you have independent income.
"Look at how you look. The doctor said that it will only take two months at most. When you come back from Europe, you can just see the baby being born." Margot said, stroking Josie's cheek.
"Why are we going to Europe? I can't stay at home with you and the child!" Josie said immediately. He couldn't care about any business at this time. Now all he could think about was that he wanted to be a father.
"Okay, there is no need for that. Didn't you say that going to Europe is for our future? I also hope that when our child is born, there will be a billionaire father. As for the family, there will be Francesca
They're here, there won't be any problem!" Hearing Josie's heated words, Margot smiled slightly and persuaded her in turn.
"You are right, I have to earn a big fortune for our child, and prepare a big gift for him when he is born." Qiao Xi frowned after hearing this, and nodded after a while.
He nodded and rolled his eyes at the same time and said: "What do you think, I will buy Neuschwanstein Castle as a first-year gift for our child?"
Although it's not the same world, there won't be much difference when the war ends.
At any other time, it would have been almost impossible to obtain the dream castle of Neuschwanstein.
But if it was just after the end of World War II, and Josie was of Austrian descent, it would be very feasible to get this castle... This castle is on the border between the two countries, only a few kilometers away from Austria.
Although the area was under French occupation just after World War II, the Americans actually had the final say.
As long as Qiao Xi has a lot of PY with the military in the next time, as a war victim, he can seize land from Bavaria. What's the big deal?
It's just that it was definitely late at that time, and it couldn't catch up with the birth of the child and the full moon, but it was completely acceptable as a first-year gift.
When the time comes, when a boy is born, he will be a little prince, and when a daughter is born, she will be a little princess, the kind that has a castle.
Just thinking about it makes me feel happy.
Not to mention the children, even Margot was completely attracted by the picture Josie painted.
Disney was established in the 1920s. Although there were some bumps during the period, it was still a big company. Therefore, the name of Neuschwanstein Castle has begun to spread in the United States with the rise of Disney.
Naturally, Margot also knew about this castle.
Then……
"No, I want the Neuschwanstein Castle. You can find another way to give the child a first-year gift!" Margot said the next sentence and ran back to the room, leaving a dumbfounded Josie.