Chapter 371
The car with a small flag on the front stopped in front of the villa gate. The guard ran over first and opened the car door.
When Yuri got out of the car, the first thing he subconsciously did was to look at the main entrance of the villa inside the courtyard. There, the door of the villa was obviously not closed, and there was a large gap open.
Yuri raised his arm and looked at the watch on his hand, then said to the driver standing beside him: "Pick me up at 1:30 pm."
"Yes!" the driver responded, trotted over and opened the fence gate of the villa courtyard.
Walking quickly into the yard, Yuri went straight into the villa.
In the living room on the first floor, two middle-aged people in white coats, a man and a woman, were sitting on the sofa. Angela, who was wearing casual home clothes, was talking to them. Seeing how they were chatting and laughing, it was obvious that Angela's illness was not serious, which made Yuri feel relieved.
"Dear," seeing Yuri coming in from outside, Angelica stood up impatiently, then walked up to him quickly, put her arms around his neck, and said happily with a rosy face, "I have good news to tell you. I'm pregnant! We're going to have a baby!"
Yuri almost subconsciously put his arm around his wife's waist. After hearing the news, he was stunned at first, and then an indescribable emotion arose in his heart. There was joy, but not entirely joy. It was hard to describe.
He turned his gaze towards the two doctors in front of the sofa. Seeing his gaze, the male doctor smiled and said, "Comrade Marshal, Secretary Anjielia is indeed pregnant. She has been pregnant for two months."
Yuri didn't say anything. He bent down slightly, hugged his wife tightly in his arms, kissed her gently on the side of her face, and said, "This is really good news. We need to celebrate."
For the reborn Yuri, a child of his own is really important, because this is not only the continuation of his bloodline, but also another proof of his close connection with this world. Well, to put it bluntly, it will make him feel a stronger sense of belonging to the world in front of him.
Human emotions are very complicated, and for a time traveler like Yuri, his emotions are of course even more complicated. After coming to this world for so many years, he has found a sense of belonging to this world. To some extent, he has also become accustomed to the role of "Yuri" he plays, but in some ways, this sense of belonging is still somewhat lacking. Now that he is sure that his child in this world has appeared, that feeling of lack can always be compensated to a certain extent.
Russians have a very strange traditional custom about giving birth. They believe that pregnancy must be kept secret, because the more people know about it, the more difficult it will be for the child to be born in the future, because it will be disturbed by evil spirits. Therefore, according to this superstitious tradition, women cannot publicize their pregnancy and must keep it secret. As soon as the child is born, they start to publicize it and hold a banquet to celebrate. The more people who know about it, the better. They also baptize the child, find a priest to name the child, and find a respected person to be the child's godfather.
However, these customs are a thing of the past. Since the victory of the October Revolution, especially after Comrade Stalin took control of state power, the entire country began to strengthen its control over religion. Although it did not directly ban religion, in fact, religion was defined as the opposite of state power. On the one hand, the Soviet government promoted the concept of freedom of religious belief, and on the other hand, it strengthened the guidance of atheism. At the same time, it strictly restricted the positions and beliefs of Bolshevik party members on religious issues, and downplayed the status and influence of religion at the national level.
For example, in the case of pregnant women, situations like Anjelia's must be reported in advance, and the reporting process is actually a process of propaganda. In addition, the custom of finding godfathers for children is strictly prohibited among government employees, and the power to name children is also transferred to the biological parents of the children. Bolshevik members are prohibited from baptizing children.
However, in this change, some customs were also preserved, such as celebrations and gift giving. In addition, in order to demonstrate the superiority of the system, the Soviet Union also came up with many new things. For example, the "Baby Palaces" opened in various places provided free necessities such as milk powder, bottles, diapers, etc. to the families of newborns, and also provided free photography services for newborns, free regular physical examinations, etc.
Yuri is the youngest senior cadre in the core of power in Moscow and, in the eyes of everyone, the most promising one. With his current identity and status, there will naturally be a large group of people around him who are paying attention to him and are always ready to provide him with all kinds of meticulous and thoughtful services. Of course, they are also keeping an eye on his every move.
On the day when it was confirmed that Angela was pregnant, Yuri reported the matter to the Moscow Civil Department , the Secretariat of the Central Committee, and the Cadre Bureau. By the afternoon of that day, the matter had spread within a specific circle, and everyone who should know knew about it on the same day.
That afternoon, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League accepted Anjelia's request for a long vacation. At the same time, Yuri received a series of phone calls congratulating him. Under the personal arrangement of Comrade Stalin, a more professional and comprehensive nursing team began to provide private health services for Anjelia.
But even so, Yuri did not miss the two meetings that afternoon. In this respect, he can be considered a conscientious person.
There was nothing much to say about the meeting of the Supreme Soviet Nationalities Council. As a pragmatic official, Yuri did not pay much attention to the meetings of this department. Moreover, this meeting mainly discussed two issues: one was the reorganization of the Central Supervisory Committee, and the other was the selection of leaders of government departments in seven states. These two issues had been discussed at the previous meeting of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, and the relevant candidates had been determined. The reason for discussing them again at the meeting of the Nationalities Council was to ensure that the candidates .
Although Yuri didn't pay much attention to the meeting of the Nationalities Council, it didn't mean that the work of this department was so simple, especially when it came to personnel elections. He knew the organization's intentions and who should be elected, but other representatives didn't know. According to the work process, he would not announce the list at the beginning of the meeting. What he really had to do was to introduce each candidate to the representatives and announce the results of the investigation of these candidates by the Cadre Bureau of the Secretariat of the Central Committee.
These relatively "objective" inspections will present to the representatives a series of information about each candidate, including their political achievements, ideological situation, personal qualifications, etc., and the representatives will then make their choices based on these information.
Under normal circumstances, the representatives can make choices that are in line with the organization's intentions based on the information provided by the Cadre Bureau, and in this way, the vote is considered passed. However, since there are general situations, there will naturally be special situations. Sometimes, the representatives may also form a group privately and make choices that are not in line with the organization's intentions. At this time, Yuri, the chairman of the National Assembly, will play a role. He needs to negotiate and discuss with the representatives within the scope of his jurisdiction and conduct a second vote.
If the result of the second vote still cannot be consistent with the list provided by the Secretariat, that is, it still cannot meet the organization's intentions, then Yuri will be in trouble. This shows that there is a problem with his leadership ability and he, as chairman, will face the situation of being dismissed.
But in the final analysis, the probability of such a special situation occurring is very low. Throughout the decades-long history of the Soviet Union, it only occurred once, in 1991. It was that time that sent Yeltsin to the throne of the Russian president and also ruined the Soviet Union's national destiny.
For Yuri, the meeting he really cared about was the small-scale meeting held by the Council of Ministers in the afternoon, because this meeting would not only determine his position in the Council of Ministers, but also determine his main work tasks in the next few years.
If Yuri's own idea was followed, the first thing he had to do after taking over the three ministries under the Council of Ministers was to make institutional adjustments, split and reorganize the large number of construction engineering companies originally under the three departments, and establish a layout with large consortiums as the core and supporting local small and medium-sized construction companies.
However, in his final speech at the meeting, he temporarily gave up this idea because he knew that Comrade Stalin would not like this plan. Therefore, the speech he finally provided only focused on specific and detailed work, such as the construction of the Seven Sisters of Moscow.
In general, this informal temporary meeting of the Central Committee of the Soviet Bolsheviks was very important for Yuri's personal development. It was this meeting that helped him complete the transition from military to politics, and at the same time, helped him make progress in stepping into party work.
According to the arrangements made by the Council of Ministers at this departmental plenary meeting, Yuri will not only be responsible for the construction of some large-scale key projects in the Soviet Union in the next two years, but also need to undertake large-scale engineering construction projects for post-war reconstruction in Eastern European countries including Poland, Romania, and East Germany.
These tasks were heavy and tedious, but on the other hand, they also helped him avoid a series of brutal struggles that broke out within the core of power in Moscow in the next two years. At the same time, they also strengthened his ties with a series of national leaders in Eastern Europe and local Soviet leadership.
