Chapter 1463: Bad Boy

"Marshall, my old friend, thank you for coming in person."

When they learned that Marshall had arrived upstairs, Li Zitao and Mary stood in front of the elevator door, giving him the respect he deserved.

During World War II, there were countless famous generals who rose up, but there was only one person who could make both the East and the West admire and respect in the Allied Forces.

That's right, it was the five-star General Marshall, the Secretary of State who shook hands with him and had a gentle yet funny smile.

"This will be the last party I attend as Secretary of State, how can I miss it." Marshall's words revealed an important news.

"Are you going to retire again?" Li Zitao didn't believe that Washington and the military would let him go.

In 1945, shortly after the end of the war, Marshall tendered his resignation.

Truman, who had the president airborne on his head, considered it again and again, but agreed, and held a grand farewell ceremony for him.

After the ceremony, Truman himself took him aside, shook his hand, blessed him with retirement, and wished him a peaceful retirement.

Who would have thought that just 10 days later, Truman's phone call came to his vacation cabin, followed by Marshall's visit to the Pearl of the Far East.

After returning, Marshall couldn't be idle, and continued to serve as the Secretary of State that Truman promised at the time "just to attend the Far East".

This time, he was about to resign again. Li Zitao guessed that he would not be idle for a long time, and Lao Du would definitely find a way to get him out of the mountain again.

Now he is a living sign, whether in Europe, the Far East or the African continent, he has strong political and military influence.

With Marshall around, many difficult problems for them can be solved easily.

It can be said that he contributed a lot to the successful passage of the Marshall Plan, which allowed Western Europe and even the former global hegemons to fully accept its additional conditions.

Even the old stubborn Churchill in the UK who was irritable, rude, and would point at his opponent's nose and curse at every turn, maintained respect and admiration for him.

"I should have left a long time ago. I am old and want to spend some time with my family." Marshall said with a smile.

Seeing the dead wood-like wrinkles on his face, Li Zitao suddenly sympathized with the old man and admired his greatness.

"You can go over there for a drink and meet old friends." Li Zitao took him to the "political circle," where the members of parliament and generals gathered to chat.

"Admiral." All soldiers who saw Marshall formally saluted with their legs together.

They don't care what the other party's position is now. In their hearts, this old man will always be the general who commands and leads them, and one of the spiritual leaders.

Of course, there is still a certain gap compared with Roosevelt. During the war, this physically disabled president gave the people and soldiers the encouragement that no one can match.

"Relax, soldier, this is an age of peace." Marshall replied with a smile.

The surrounding congressmen also sent greetings to him and offered to shake hands.

At this time, Marshall is like a superstar holding a meet and greet, and the other people present are his fans, looking forward to getting in touch with their idols.

There are also people who dismiss this, but they will not appear here, Li Zitao is not interested in finding 'strangers' to make things difficult for him.

"Uncle Charlie, do you have a gift today?" The two little angels ran to Li Zitao, clamoring for gifts.

They were Lawrence's eldest daughters, Prima Elizabeth M. Rockefeller and Bernice G. Rockefeller.

"Of course, go find your brother Aiden, he is today's Santa Claus." Seeing the two little girls running away, Li Zitao turned his eyes to the corner again.

Ten-year-old Ida Rockefeller was standing there timidly, looking out of place for the ball. She was the youngest daughter of Avril Lavigne and Lawrence.

The two older sisters in front of her were both extroverted and cheerful, but they reversed when it came to her.

Aiden is introverted and timid, and very sensitive.

Both Lawrence and Avril Lavigne were worried about her mental state, and tried their best to protect her sensitive heart from harm.

Reduce the number of times she attends public events.

It was the banquet held by Li Zitao and Mary, and it was at home, so they would bring Ada, otherwise she should happily stay in her room and study quietly now.

"Ada, come here." Li Zitao waved to her.

Little Ada looked around at a loss, as if she wanted to find support. After finding that her parents were surrounded by people, and she didn't have the courage to approach, she walked to his side in small steps.

"Have you seen my little angel, Pearl?" Li Zitao squatted down, looked at her and asked.

His attitude may have played a role. Ada nodded hesitantly, then shook her head quickly, and murmured like a mosquito: "I've heard of her, but I haven't seen her."

"I'll take you to her to play, trust me, she will take you around every interesting corner here." Li Zitao stretched out his hand, beckoning her to give it to him.

Looking up at the lively dance party again, Ada decided to agree to his invitation, at least allowing her to escape from this noisy 'world. '

I found Pearl in the small hall next door. She was playing with a group of children, big and small, and the floor was piled up with various toys and gifts.

"Pearl, this is Aiden Rockefeller, Uncle Lawrence's youngest daughter, can you help me take care of her?" Li Zitao said to his daughter who was building the castle.

"Come here, I just need a helper." Pearl waved his hand very familiarly, beckoning her to come and help quickly.

Ada also obediently stepped forward to find the building blocks she needed, and the two cooperated without any communication.

Seeing this scene, Li Zitao left with peace of mind, and the atmosphere in the small hall became lively.

"It's finally set up." When the last cone was placed on the castle and the watchtower was completed, Pearl and Ada's expressions were full of pride.

Just then, the polished leather shoes appeared above the castle.

Wow...

The whole castle collapsed easily as if it had been ravaged by a giant. After doing this, the young hip-hop ran to his companions and laughed at them gloatingly.

Ada stared blankly at the collapsed castle in front of her, her expression was dull at first, then her mouth was slightly pursed, the hot mist moistened her eye sockets, and then she burst into tears.

"You idiots, why did you destroy my castle?" Pearl was not so easy to talk to. At this time, she came to Ada's side and stared fiercely at those bad boys.

"Your castle is too fragile, I just touched it lightly, and it shattered, maybe you should build a real castle, haha..."

Seeing the other party's unrepentant laugh, Pearl was also a little angry, looked down at his side, grabbed a building block and threw it at the other party.