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Hearing Mussolini speak so solemnly, Contini was also surprised and asked quickly: "What are your orders?"

"That's right. My wife Rachel is still at home with Ada and the other children. I want to take them over."

Contini thought Mussolini was looking for an excuse to worry about wanting a house, but he was shocked when he heard what he said.

"Ada is 13 years old. I'm considering letting her continue her middle school education in Milan next semester, so I'd like to ask you to make school arrangements. Now is the summer vacation. Can you take time to accompany her around Rome? Let's have some fun." Mussolini's face was full of sincerity, filled with a father's smile. "The child is older and my father can't play with me. Besides, I'm so busy that I can't spare any time. I think she still needs to spend time with her. When we play together, we only have common topics at your age. I don’t know many other young people in Rome, and a few of them feel that they are too exaggerated and far behind you. I know you are also very busy. , but for my sake, can you take some time to play with her for a few days?"

Contini felt that his head suddenly grew bigger. Only then did he understand the reason why Mussolini smiled so brightly just now. As for what the other person was thinking behind his back, he could just think about it with his toes, but he knew So what? There was no way he could say no to the whole thing!

So he quickly agreed: "Good leader, I will definitely let the lady have a happy vacation in Rome!"

"Don't spoil her too much, just treat her as your own...sister, discipline her when she needs to." Mussolini smiled and patted Contini on the shoulder, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble..."

The other two people were stunned for a moment, and then their eyes began to brighten, showing expressions of realization - the leader was enlarging his move!

"It's what I should do to share the leader's worries, so that you can concentrate on big things. Besides, it's also an honor for me to accompany the lady." Now that he has agreed, Contini has to behave like a bachelor. Of course, he still pretends to be stupid. He had to put on a show, and he wouldn't show such an expression of joy.

Of course, Mussolini was also observing Contini's demeanor and saw that he accepted the "mission" very seriously. He was obviously very satisfied. He said to me: "Calais, no matter what difficulties you have, you can always come to me!"

After closing the door again, he asked Rossi and Marriner: "What do you think of Calais?"

The two of them can become his confidants, and they understand his words very clearly. The "how" is not about Contini's political performance just now, but about "how" he treats Ada and the future. "What about" the decision to recruit him as son-in-law?

Rossi said: "The leader's far-reaching vision is beyond our reach. Calais is first-class in terms of character, knowledge, ability, and image. I don't think anyone in the younger generation of Italy can surpass him, let alone him." What’s rare is that he is loyal to his leader!”

Marriner added: "Calais is not only outstanding in politics, but also very talented in business. I will definitely not wrong my lady in the future."

Mussolini nodded: "Don't spread this matter indiscriminately. I want to take another look. In the final analysis, feelings are a matter between two young people. As a father, I cannot interfere. Conditions can be created to achieve success." The key lies with the parties involved.”

The two people immediately flattered each other. The leader's words should be listened to in reverse. He said not to spread rumors. In fact, it was a hint that there were occasions and situations where he could talk about it. Of course, he couldn't say that the leader wanted to recruit a son-in-law, but that Calais would accompany him. Watching Ada play - those who understand will naturally understand, and those who don't understand will have no use talking about it.

"I heard that Calais is very close to the two female anchors on the radio station?"

As the director of the Information Office, Rossi is also responsible for the management of a radio station, but he is very smart and never takes the initiative to intervene unless Contini comes to discuss it with him. Now it was difficult for him to answer this sentence, whether it was too light or too serious. After thinking for a long time, he said: "The two girls are classmates of Calais at the University of Rome. They have known each other for a long time. They are quite beautiful and have a good family background. The background is not bad, I heard that they are actively pursuing Calais, but there are no scandals at the moment... Calais is a gentleman in this regard, not a playboy at all. "

Mussolini nodded with satisfaction: "That's good. Calais is a leader among young people, and it's a time of youth. Some things are completely understandable. Who among us has never been young? As long as there is no big scandal. Well, he is now an assistant to ministers in four ministries, and will be a youth leader of the party in the future. Although he is not married yet, he must keep himself clean and pay attention to his image! "

Marriner thought to himself: It seems that the rumors from the outside world are true. The leader is indeed very fond of Calais. He even said "understandable". Doesn't it imply that the young man can "have fun"?

Mussolini had different ideas from them: he believed that Ada was too young, and even if she wanted to marry Contini, she would have to wait at least 5-6 years. If during this period, Contini was strictly restricted from finding other women, he would not marry her. The other party can't hold it back. Even if the young master holds it back because of these concerns, there is no guarantee that he will not resent Ada because of this matter after marriage, and his daughter will not be happy. He valued Contini not only because of his abilities in all aspects, but also because of his daughter's lifelong interests, so he had to relax his policy a little. It would be fine to just turn his eyes and close his eyes on some things, so why bother to tell the truth? Besides, Rachel is not the only woman he has - don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you!

On the way back, Contini was in a complicated mood: the cold arrow of the Youth League merger seemed to be temporarily resolved, but the Aida incident came up again, which meant that Mussolini had sent out signals and hints. Contini certainly had to think more about dealing with politicians. He believed that this was a prelude to Mussolini's support for his political "progress", but if Mussolini wanted to reuse someone, he must have a way to control the other person. The most convenient thing for Contini was to recruit him as a son-in-law - isn't it natural for a father-in-law to support his son-in-law?

After Contini traveled through time, he had completely changed the trajectory of the development of affairs. In history, Ciano Jr. did not work in the Prime Minister's Office until he graduated from university, and then became the head of the press department, and then he was promoted all the way - the logic behind this was the invisible hand of Ada. Now he started to rise three years earlier than in history, and his momentum is much stronger, so for Mussolini, the Aida line must be activated in advance, and even because Aida is too young, he can only use the excuse of accompanying her on vacation. If Aida is 16 years old, I am afraid Mussolini will directly introduce her, right?

He returned to old Ciano's house with a lot of thoughts in his mind, ready to talk about this matter in the evening, who knew that the other party was faster than him: "Galai, I heard the news today. The merger of the Youth League is the leader's own opinion, but the reason is indeed proposed by Dai Weiqi. He said that you spent so much money to support those guards, it is better to donate a sum to run the leader's guards first... In addition, whether the leader did this for political reasons, he had other considerations."

Contini nodded and smiled bitterly: "I already know, the leader also arranged a task for me to help..."