The journey starts from the Titanic

But now Situ Nan still doesn't think he is the butterfly. He just follows the path of history to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. As for the general trend of history, he can't interfere.

Can he stop the war?Can he change the outcome of the war?

Can't!both are not!Not yet!Similarly, he can't get rid of the tragic memories of his home country, he can only make himself live better, and the people close to him.

Let's name the beast in Chapter 18!

In September 1914, the war in Europe had begun for a month. In the United States, this unique place, people still lead a comfortable and peaceful life.

Situ Nan took a long lap and finally returned to Los Angeles, where he had a mansion.In the past two years of hard work, Situ Nan has rarely been able to settle down in one place.

It has been more than two years since he came to this world inexplicably, Situ Nan is like a rootless duckweed drifting with the crowd, home, this warm term, seems to be far away from him.In his previous life in New York, Situ Nan once ran into a rich man who was drunk and wandering on the street.

It happened that Situ Nan knew this person, so he stepped forward and said, "Sir, I will take you home!"

Who knows that the rich man smiled bitterly and said: "Home, I have no home."

"Isn't that your home?" Situ Nan said, pointing to the mansion not far away.

"That's not my home, it's just my house!" said the rich man.

His words made Situ Nan sigh. Every time he missed him in his previous life, Situ Nan always thought of the rich man who wandered on the street.

Home, only family members are together, and a house without family members will not make people feel warm, even if it is beautiful and luxurious!

Wandering busy for so long, Situ Nan felt that he had always been alone, but now the situation has changed a little.Because he lived in his home in Los Angeles with two relatives, Mary and Little Tom.Now when I return home every day, listening to Tom's laughter, Situ Nan feels the long-lost warmth in his heart.

"Hey, Tom, are you behaved today? See what I brought you?" As soon as he entered Situ Nan, he waved the toy in his hand and smiled at Tom.

"Oh, this is an airplane!" Tom likes the airplane model prepared by Situ Nan. It is a wooden airplane model with double wings. It looks primitive, but it is a toy that children love.

"Uuuu..." Little Tom excitedly took the airplane model and played in the living room, simulating the sound of flying.

"Tang, why don't you say thank you uncle!" Mary said seriously.

"Thank you Uncle!" Tom didn't dare not listen to Mary's words.

"Little Tom is so good!" Situ Nan hugged Little Tom, put him down again, and said, "Go and play in the garden outside!"

Hearing what Situ Nan said, little Tom went out to play with excitement as if he had received a pardon.

"You always spoil him so much and buy him so many toys. Now his room is almost full." Mary said with some complaints, but she was very kind in her heart.

"As long as he is happy! We have only one child here, no playmates, and very lonely. This is not good for his growth, should you send him to school? Forget it, not long after you came here, after a while. Time to talk about it." Situ Nan said worriedly.

"By the way, Mary, are you still used to living?" Situ Nan asked.

"Very good, but a little empty!" Mary said, she was very grateful, but fortunately, Situ Nan, a wealthy relative, took him in. He also liked his son very much, Mary was relieved.

"So?" Situ Nan frowned. Mary was right. This house is really too big. It has two floors, with more than a dozen rooms on each floor. In addition to the master room, servant room and guest room, there are The basement is used as a tool room and garage.In addition to housing, there are other supporting buildings next to it, and various facilities are considered very thoughtful.

The owner of this house was taken down by Situ Nan after his business failed, but he rarely lives here.After Situ Nan bought the house and came down, he went to Texas within a few days of staying, and went back and forth for almost two years before returning.There are no other people living except the workers who take care of the house.

There is a huge garden outside. Situ Nan is planning to build a basketball court and a swimming pool!In addition to the garden, there is a stable at the back, which was built by the previous owner, but now there are no horses and it has been empty for a long time.

It seems that I still have to clean up. These years, Situ Nan has taken He Wenxiu and the two people to go north and south. The two men have become accustomed to the simple conditions, but this time they came back with two new members, so they can't be as deserted as before. , At least a bit of popularity is like a home.

Thinking of this, Situ Nan said: "There is indeed some vacancy here. You need to hire some helpers. If you have something to do, you can add some. In short, it will be more lively. I am a little busy. These things are left to you. Wait. I will give you the money. I think you don’t have much luggage, buy more clothes or something. Anyway, you can take care of it!"

"Oh. I see!" Mary said, "By the way, haven't you eaten yet? I'm going to cook!"

Seeing her graceful and graceful back, Situ Nan was a little lost, but fortunately, he immediately woke up and said to He Wenxiu beside him: "Old Ho! Are you familiar with the Tang people in this area? Can you find someone to come back and have a look? Home? Lest the guys who don't know good and bad break in! By the way, if you can, find a Chinese cook. I haven't eaten Chinese food in a long time!"

"Okay! But it's not okay if it's all Chinese, I'll find some people to come back, black, white and yellow!" He Wenxiu thought about it.

"Oh? Don't you always hate Bai?" Situ Nan asked interestingly.

"I hate the white trash! But if there is something here, it is easier for the white security to come forward." He Wenxiu said angrily.

"Look at it!" Situ Nan said, this matter is right to Lao He, I believe he can choose many good players.

The spacious dining room, exquisite furniture, delicious food, and the bright lights made Situ Nan feel happy.

The dinner was eaten by four people. The steaks made by Mary tasted good. Tom was a little afraid of He Wenxiu, who was always stubborn, so Tom would be very quiet when He Wenxiu was there.

Mary feels that He Wenxiu, the bearded man with a straight face, is not very easy to get along with, but he is a nice person. She knows that He Wenxiu and Situ Nan have a very unusual relationship, so she always treats He Wenxiu with courtesy.

After dinner, Tom consciously went back to the room to play. He Wenxiu went outside to see if there was any abnormal situation. He was always so conscientious in this regard. Situ Nan said that he didn't work a few times.As there is no servant for the time being, Mary can only clean up the table by herself. She is in a good mood tonight, washing the dishes while humming a tune that Situ Nan doesn't understand.

A cigarette after a meal is better than a fairy!

Situ Nan returned to the living room, sat on the sofa, took out a cigar from his arms, and with a "ding", he turned on a beautiful zippo lighter, lit the cigar, and vomited bit by bit.

Business has been very good recently and everything is going well.Thanks to the European war, the U.S. stock market has recently been bullish, and the arms stocks held by the Hanbury Fund have risen a lot.Today's meat factory received an order from France with a value of 1 million US dollars, mainly for the production of canned meat for the frontline army.If this batch of cans can be completed within a month, the next order will be 5 million US dollars!

Just think about it and be happy. A can that costs less than 10 cents will cost 50 cents once it leaves the factory, which is exactly 5 times the profit.A $5 million business can make at least $4 million, and apart from other costs, it can also have a net profit of at least $3 million!

Situ Nan was happy to think about it. In order to cope with the needs of the war, Situ Nan had the foresight to hoard a large number of livestock and food. Part of the funds obtained from speculation in the stock market was used by Situ Nan to hoard these meats. Grain, you have to know that 1 dollar of wheat can be sold for 2 dollars of flour after being ground.The world war not only stimulated the production of heavy industries such as arms, steel, and petroleum, but also stimulated the production of light industries such as spinning and flour processing.Didn’t World War I create the spring of Chinese national capitalism!

How can there be smoke without wine?Situ took a sip of wine in South America and felt very comfortable.However, what makes Situ Nan most dissatisfied is that there is too little entertainment in this era. Except for electric lights, no other electrical appliances can be found in the whole house. There is no internet, no mobile phone, no TV, no radio, no phone...well, radio , The phone is still available, but can it be used to pass some boring time?

The radio audience is still very small, and the broadcast content is also very lacking. It sounds uncomfortable for the ears to carry the electric current.Not to mention the phone, most people can't afford it, but can this be used for entertainment?Even if Situ Nan is boring to death, I can't find 10086!

Nowadays, people don't have much pastime except going to dance at night or watching stage plays. Unfortunately, these Situ Nan don't like it very much.

From here we can see the greatness of Edison. Without the incandescent lamp he invented, wouldn't everyone wash and sleep when the sun came down?Fell asleep?To sleep!Wouldn't the population have increased a lot? Although there are too many people in Europe, the population has decreased a lot.

The author used to read the book and said that the ancient emperors and ministers ran up in the middle of the night and always sympathized with them. Want to get up so early?Thinking about it now, it's actually not the case. If an adult goes to bed at nine o'clock in the evening, he will have enough sleep at three or four o'clock the next day. It doesn't seem to be too uncomfortable to get up and go up and dance with chickens!(Ordinary officials are not eligible to go to court! Just like the Municipal People's Congress cannot attend the National People's Congress.)

Edison changed mankind, and the time of mankind's activities has also been extended, and finally there is no need to follow the sun completely.

Most of the time when he was at home, Situ Nan did not read a book or played the piano, so after thinking about business matters, Situ Nan got into the piano room, closed the door, and played alone.He hasn't touched the keyboard for a long time, hitting the keys like a friend who has been reunited after a long time and has endless words.

When Situ Nan was immersed in her own world, Mary came out of the shower and found that Situ Nan was no longer in the living room, only a bottle of wine and an empty glass were on the table.

Mary walked around the house and came to her son's room. Little Tom was already asleep, her immature face still with a sweet smile.Mary bent down, kissed her dear, carefully covered the quilt, and then gently went out.

When she walked to the piano room, Mary heard the sound of piano from time to time and opened the door gently. Mary saw Situ Nan playing intently with her head down. This is a piece Mary has never heard before. The melody is very nice.

Situ Nan didn't notice Mary's arrival, and continued to play.Looking at the clear outline and graceful posture, Mary always thought that this cousin was a shrewd businessman, but she did not expect to be an elegant pianist!At this moment, her frozen heart suddenly throbbed!

After leaving the piano room in a panic, Mary stroked her chest and thought: What happened to herself just now?Why is my heart beating so fast?Closing his eyes, Situ Nan's focused figure appeared when he played the piano.

After returning to the living room, Mary saw the red wine on the table, so she drank a glass. Not long after, her head became dizzy and her face flushed.

Lying on the sofa dazedly, Situ Nan's shadow appeared in Mary's mind again, and Mary felt her heart sucked into a whirlpool.

Gradually, Mary felt a burst of heat in her body for no apparent reason. She stretched out the lace of her dressing gown, grabbed her twin peaks and rubbed it.