America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 357 Arya Laura Smith

"...She looks really ugly. Small and wrinkled."

"You are so good-looking, and her mother is obviously so good-looking too. Why is she like this? Is there a genetic mutation?"

In the warm nursery.

Little Laura looked into the incubator after taking her first sip of breast milk.

The baby, who had begun to sleep peacefully, made these remarks.

Abel was helpless and gave her some popular science:

"Newborn babies are like this. The process of passing through the birth canal is not that easy. It usually takes a month for the baby to grow longer and look better."

Little Laura raised her head and stared at him with her beautiful eyes, "How do you know? Do you have other illegitimate children besides her?"

"This is what the doctor said..."

At this time, Li Xinyu actually spoke for Abel, she whispered:

"That's it. When my brother's child was born, it was ugly at first, but it will grow out later."

Little Laura actually knew that the little girl was just looking for trouble and losing her temper.

She also knew when enough was enough, so she began to smile and say:

"Okay. Then she should be a beautiful little beauty from now on. Whether she is like her father or her mother."

"My dear, what are you going to name your first child?"

Confront little Laura with this question.

Abel thought deeply while looking at the little baby in the incubator.

He only felt a faint connection in his blood, as if connecting him and the baby.

Is this how you feel about your "genetic clone"?

A strange, but not bad feeling.

Abel felt that his decision to have more children was indeed the right one.

It's just this strange feeling of watching your own bloodline genes multiply.

He felt that it was worth having more children.

Moreover, Abel felt that according to his consortium plan, the more descendants he had, the better.

Breeding on the "Smith Spider Web", the smaller spiders from the Lord Spider's bloodline will increase the number of spiders that can enhance the Lord Spider's control over this spider web.

Most of those chaebols need decades or even hundreds of years to have many heirs.

Abel, his own Smith family, hopes to surpass Rockefeller and Morgan in number in twenty years.

"What about Arya? Or Emily."

Looking at his first child, looking at his and Charlize's daughter.

Abel spoke softly.

These two names are the most common names given to white girls in the United States.

Among a hundred white girls in the central and southern regions of the United States. At least there are several Aryas, or Emilys.

But these two names have different statuses in the current Smith family.

That was the child's grandmother and great-grandmother, that's what they were called.

Little Laura also knew what Abel meant, and her most angry period had passed.

If it were her daughters, she would name them Barbara, Laura, and the like.

In the future, she wants to leave some traces of the Bush family for her children.

Now Charlize's children directly take possession of these two.

Then when she names her child in the future, she doesn't have to worry about the two elders being unhappy.

Little Laura immediately agreed decisively:

"How about I call her Arya? Arya Laura Smith!"

Call me Emily next, after Emily.

Little Laura felt that it was time for her to have a baby.

Then she would be free to choose her own name.

Abel was a little surprised that little Laura agreed so readily.

After all, no matter which of these two names they are, they are a bit special to the Smith family.

It’s impossible for little Laura to not understand.

But since she is so happy, as her first child.

Abel decided to name her Arya Laura Smith.

"Go comfort Charlize. She gave birth to your first child anyway."

After the name was decided, little Laura whispered to Abel.

"you sure?"

"Sure."

Abel didn't show any pretense, turned around and left, going to Charlize's room.

Charlize was not sleeping. She was resting on the hospital bed with her eyes open.

Seeing Abel walk in, she looked at him intently.

Abel came to the bedside, sat down, and reached out to grab one of her catkins.

"The child's name has been decided." Abel smiled and whispered to Charlize: "Her name will be Arya Laura Smith."

Charlize was a little surprised when she heard the name.

After staying at Smith Farm for almost ten months, I met Arya quite a few times.

Charlize is well aware of the special significance this name has in the Smith family.

She knew that in these families, this kind of name from the elders was different than anything else.

"Laura." Charlize whispered: "Does she have any objection?"

Before Abel's birthday this year, little Laura went to the rock security alone to find Charlize.

Abel didn't even know what the two of them were talking about at that time.

Judging from Charlize's current attitude.

Abel only felt that Charlize was a little afraid of little Laura, but also a little respectful of her.

This may be brought about by the identity of the little Laura Bush family, or it may be some other reasons.

"She agreed." Abel smiled and said: "From now on, our child will be called Arya. But it can only be called little Arya. Her great-grandmother is also Arya."

Charlize laughed. The exertion and pain during childbirth made her face a little pale now, but this smile was her sincere smile, and it had a different kind of charm that matched her beauty.

After several months of being on tenterhooks and struggling to get pregnant. Charlize Theron finally felt that her risks and efforts at that time had finally paid off.

The Birth of Arya Laura Smith.

It means that she finally has a place in this family!

Thinking of this, she laughed and cried, crying and laughing at the same time.

Abel just hugged her gently and said nothing.

In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

Smith Farm.

Little Laura and Li Xinyu only stayed here for one day.

I left the next night and went back to school.

Normally, they would be on vacation soon.

However, good students, or students with conditions, can continue to study in school until the end of January.

In order to catch up with her classes, little Laura has been very serious in school.

Abel didn't leave.

There’s no way Charlize Theron wouldn’t even stop and leave shortly after giving birth to his child.

Then even if Charlize doesn't say anything, the child probably won't kiss him in the future.

Abel will not work hard to take care of his children because there are too many more professional and better nannies.

But he is still willing to put some thought into cultivating parent-child relationships.

What he wants is to have a generation of offspring, propagate his own genes, and let the children grow up to help him, instead of having a generation of unjust offspring to cheat his father.

In addition, a few days after the child was born, Charlize's mother and the child's grandmother, Gerz Theron, also came over.

Gaz Theron is a very strong woman who would even kill her emotionless husband in order to protect her children.

A ruthless person.

But no matter how ruthless a person is, he can often only be ruthless in his own class.

Encountering crushing from higher dimensions and pressure from capital and power.

Gaz Theron is just an ordinary middle-aged and elderly woman.

In addition, she knows very well how difficult it is for her daughter to be an outsider in Hollywood.

Therefore, when Charlize met Abel, Charlize, who did not want to give in so quickly, asked her mother for advice.

In her heart, her mother, who is very dependent on each other, is the pillar of Charlize's trust.

The advice given by Gaz Theron at that time was to accept it if you can't resist.

Charlize followed her advice. Even when she gave birth to a child, she still had the moral support of Getz Theron.

Previously, due to concerns about the Bush family.

Plus I'm worried about the lady's mental state.

After all, she has a record of killing her own husband.

After Charlize gave birth to her child, and Gaz Theron passed the examinations of many senior psychiatrists.

She could finally meet her granddaughter Arya and her daughter as a grandmother.

Maybe it’s because I’ve traveled to many countries since I left South Africa and suffered too much.

Gaz Theron no longer has the edge he once had. When she came here, she was no different from most normal grandmothers.

In the past few days, she has been taking care of the children.

Of course, professional nurses and nannies will also help.

There is also the issue of Charlize’s confinement.

Chinese people all think that Americans do not need confinement after childbirth. This concept can be said to be wrong, but it can also be said that it is not.

The vast majority of ordinary Americans do not confine themselves to confinement. Yes, this is right.

But this doesn’t mean that Americans really don’t have confinement period or take postpartum leave.

Most Americans don’t do confinement or take postpartum leave. The real reason is that they don’t dare to take leave.

You must know that there is no such thing as maternity leave in the United States.

There are over 100,000 laws of various sizes throughout the United States.

The only thing related to maternity leave is the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

The bill provides for 12 weeks of unpaid leave and is only applicable to companies with more than 50 employees, and employees must have worked for the company for more than 12 months and work more than 1,250 hours per year.

The combination of these conditions means that most American women are unable to enjoy maternity leave.

The key is that after taking a vacation, it is easy to lose your job or affect your promotion.

Secondly, wealthy Americans also take postpartum leave.

It's just that most of the Chinese methods of confinement are old rules and traditions passed down from our ancestors.

These rules and traditions can be said to be very appropriate under the sanitary conditions of ancient times.

In modern times with better sanitary conditions, many of them are actually unnecessary.

It's just that ordinary people don't have the conditions to choose, so they simply follow the methods taught by their ancestors and the older generation.

No need to worry, no need to be nagged by elders.

Rich and well-off Americans are very particular about postpartum leave.

And they are all based on physiology and nutrition, with dedicated private doctors or hospital guidance. There is no comparison in terms of hardware conditions.

Of course, the same goes for wealthy people in China.

Charlize, who is currently on postpartum leave, initially stayed in bed.

Now I can walk on the ground to promote the discharge of lochia.

Like today, after eating a specially prepared nutritious meal and feeding nai to the child.

Charlize felt that she was still very bloated and had too much water.

She just thought about finding an Abel vacuum cleaner to drain out the excess fluid.

The main reason is that she has a good physique. She doesn't look big, but she has plenty of it, and her vitality is excellent.

Leaving her mother, Getz Theron, to look after the child, Charlize slowly went to the living room to find Abel under the support of the nurse.

When she came to the living room, she saw Ariel sitting on the sofa in the living room.

Opposite him were Alan Baker and David Jones, and next to him were the Four King Kongs whom she also knew.

Abel was on the phone. When he saw her coming out, he nodded to her and motioned for her to come over and sit next to him.

Charlize, who originally saw him busy with business and planned to leave, had no choice but to walk over slowly with the help of a nurse.

As she walked over, Allen and the Four King Kongs, including David, all nodded and smiled at her.

These Smith's most important cronies knew that the woman in front of them had given birth to Abel Smith's first child.

Even though this child is just an illegitimate daughter, her name, Arya Laura Smith, has been recognized by both the Smith family and the Bush family (little Laura).

With this kind of recognition, she will be nobler than most people.

Naturally, it is also the future Miss Smith who is their cronies.

As her mother, Charlize Theron deserves more respect than other women in Abel.

Charlize also noticed this, she smiled and nodded to these most important men around Abel.

After arriving at Abel's side, Charlize listened to his phone call.

"...Thank you very much, Jason. Sotheby's is indeed the number one auction house. I am very satisfied with your service."

"I can sign the contract at any time. Please don't worry, Mr. Wagner."

"Yes, I am indeed very interested in farms. But what I want is a large farm that can carry out agricultural production and has enough water resources. The area must be at least tens of thousands of acres."

"It's boring if it's too small. Unless you can buy several smaller farms and merge them into one."

"Well, it's not just the United States. It can also be done abroad, as long as normal rights and interests can be guaranteed."

"Don't worry. As long as it satisfies me, commission is not a problem. Sotheby's commission is 1.5%, right? I'll give you 1.75%."

"Then it's settled!"

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Charlize looked at him and hung up with a smile, leaving the phone on the table.

"Jason Jones took care of the Wagner family. Now the largest continuous farm in the United States, he's mine."

Abel looked at David and Alan, "The question now is, who should I put in charge of my agricultural company? Or can I only rely on a headhunter?"

Just now, Abel received a call from Jason Jones, general manager of the US branch of Sotheby's auction house, who had contacted him not long ago.

Jason Jones brings good news to Abel.

That is the Wagner Farm with an area of ​​207,000 hectares, which is 515,000 acres when converted to U.S. units.

Its owners, the Wagner family, are willing to sell it to Abel for $500 million.

207,000 hectares, this area is nearly three times the area of ​​Singapore and three times the area within the Fifth Ring Road of the Chinese Imperial Capital.

It is also nearly twice the land area of ​​Hong Kong Island.

No matter how you look at it, this is an exaggeratedly large farm.

In the past month or so, Abel's advisory group and several internationally renowned auction houses have joined.

They are all helping him find land and farms around the world that can be used for large-scale agricultural production.

Whether renting or buying. Abel had planned to set up an agricultural company and incorporate it into the Pacific Supermarkets Group.

His eyes are not only on the United States, but also abroad.

So far, preliminary negotiations have been successful and the land of interest has been signed.

The total area has exceeded 1.35 million hectares. In other words, 13,500 square kilometers of land in the world already belongs to Smith.

Nearly 40% of this is in the United States, 20% is in Australia, and 30% is in South America—mainly in Brazil and Argentina.

The last 10% of the land is in Birdland.

Having said that, when Abel purchased the land in Birdland, the intermediary was not the auction house, but Richard Gephardt.

Richard Gephardt is a Donkey Party leader and minority leader in the House of Representatives.

He attended Smith's year-end investment reception not long ago.

Such a big boss on Capitol Hill was able to introduce and purchase the Tooklan land to Abel.

It is conceivable that the Donkey Party's arrangements in Niao Kelan are already very mature in this era.

Abel remembered the time when he was about to be reborn.

It is said that Niao Kelan has 17 million hectares of agricultural land, which was bought by the three giants in the United States.

It accounts for nearly 28% of the country's land area.

Whether this was true or not, Abel didn't know.

But now, at the end of 2001, the Donkey Party is able to influence the inside of the Niaolan.

It can even introduce Americans to buy land, Abel is sure.

Abel has purchased more than 130,000 hectares of fertile black land in Birdland.

Of course, it is held through many names. Because legally, Toocland does prohibit foreigners from purchasing domestic land.

But Western laws generally have only two purposes.

One is to restrict ordinary people, and the other is to take advantage of the powerful and wealthy.

What gives Abel a headache now is who should be in charge of this agricultural company.

He takes his troika very seriously. Agricultural companies are an important part of the industry in the Troika.

In this position, you can only place people you trust, which is very important.

Like Buffett, he also has an agricultural company and keeps a low profile.

The controller of his agricultural company is his eldest son Howard Buffett.

There is still no son Abel, and even if there is one, he is too small.

If you really can't find it, let's look at it for now. You can only find a headhunting company and hire professional talents for a period of time.

What Charlize heard Abel discussing was about this part of the agricultural company.

At this time, she heard Abel’s head of consultants, Alan Baker, suggest in a low voice:

"Perhaps Ms. Emily can be put in charge?"

"Huh?" Abel and Charlize both looked at him.

Alan Baker was a little nervous, and he didn't know if his suggestion was useful.

But in line with the idea of ​​being responsible for his boss, he still stated the reason for his suggestion.

"As far as I know, Ms. Emily has been in charge of Smith Farm since the end of last year."

Alan Baker spoke eloquently: "I have read some reports and information of Smith Farm. From last year to now, Smith Farm's livestock slaughter, crop yield, etc., as well as the total revenue. They are all better than in 1999 - In 2000, it increased by six to 11 percentage points."

"I watched a lot of Ms. Emily's decisions on Smith Farm and those orders. Although I am not familiar with the farm, I asked the farm management expert to take a look at it."

“They all think this is the level of management that only a senior farm expert can achieve.”

"So." Allen looked at the boss, "That's why I have this suggestion. Of course, it depends on the opinions of you, BOSS, and Ms. Emily."

Is my mother so powerful?

Or is my dad too bad at managing the farm?

Abel was scratching his head when it came to his parents. He looked at Edward: "What is my mother doing now?"

"Mrs. Smith took the farm dogs and a few workers to Fort Worth to compete," Edward answered.

Oh, Abel remembered.

Today happens to be Tarrant County’s annual dog show.

Not dog fighting.

Instead, farmers and veterinary experts will judge the dog's score through observation and testing of various aspects of the dog.

This will determine this year's new Dog King and Supreme Kennel in Tarrant County.

In the past, Smith Farm has often been crowned Dog King and Supreme Kennel.

That's why Smith Farm raises so many dogs. Because of its reputation, many farmers are willing to come here to buy puppies at high prices and raise them.

Abel used to think that his father, the master dog trainer, was the most powerful.

Now think about it, could it be that my mother, the farm lady, is so powerful?

He wasn't sure either.

As for putting his mother in charge of the agricultural company, he was also not sure whether Emily could do it or not.