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After everyone around had left, Russell knocked on the door of Marlena's house.

Just after knocking, Malena opened the door.

She could clearly see the scene just now through the cracks in the curtains.

She is grateful for Russell's help, and knows that Russell has taken care of her a lot for the sake of his comrade-in-arms.

"Mr. Corleone, please come in."

Russell nodded: "Excuse me."

"It's okay, I... I look forward to your arrival."

After Marina finished speaking, she quickly lowered her head and closed the door smoothly.

Chapter 12 He Should Call Me Sister-in-Law, Real Huge Profits!

These days, Malena is hiding at home and dare not go out.

There are many reasons, one is that her father does not recognize her as a daughter, and the other is that she has spent all the money Russell gave her.

Every time she enjoyed the food Russell sent, his handsome face appeared unconsciously in her mind.

Marlena felt that she was a bad woman. She was obviously married, but because of the letter left by her husband and Russell's kindness to her, she had a terrible and unrealistic idea .

She felt that she was very greedy. Malena was 27 years old this year, and Russell was two years younger than her. If you didn't count according to the military system, Russell was her husband's brother and her brother-in-law.

"He should call me sister-in-law."

A few days ago, after falling asleep at night, I had a very bold dream.

In the dream, she was wearing a silk nightdress and a pair of suspenders, dancing in front of Russell's eyes.

This made her wake up and change the sheets immediately.

When she saw Russell appearing at the door of her house today, rectifying those men who had plans for her, Malena's heart was full. She felt caring, and a kind of emotion that couldn't be extricated burst out from her heart.

There is sadness, there is joy, there is also excitement and anticipation.

So, she hid at the door, waiting for Russell to knock.

She was looking forward to seeing him, but when she thought about not being able to complete the work that Russell had given her, she felt very blush.

This is the first job she got.

But it didn't meet the deadline, which would definitely disappoint Russell.

When Russell entered, Malena blurted out that sentence. When she came back to her senses, she realized that she had said something wrong, so she lowered her head and stared at her toes, and slowly moved towards the coffee machine.

Russell turned his head to look at Marlena, and he also realized that this sentence was wrong, but he didn't say anything.

No matter what she said, she would feel ashamed, and wished she could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.

Russell didn't choose to sit on a chair, but sat casually on a comfortable sofa like a friend.

Even though the clothes and stockings that Malena took off were piled up on the sofa, he still didn't move.

Russell leaned on the sofa, leisurely looking at Marlena's back.

She is wearing a black dress today, with black stockings wrapped around her legs, and her shiny black hair coiled up, making her facial features very clear.

Suddenly, Russell asked.

"How are you doing recently? I heard from Sylvana that you haven't gone out these days, have you encountered any trouble?"

Marina made the coffee and brought it to Russell.

Then she looked up and saw Russell sitting next to the stockings she had taken off, and felt a little ashamed.

However, she stepped forward naturally and threw the stockings and clothes into the laundry basket.

"No trouble, Mr Corleone."

Marlena and Russell kept a little distance, and sat on the sofa on one side, with their legs together, sitting in an elegant posture.

"I want to apologize to you, I'm sorry...I spent all the money you paid. Since no one would sell me fabric, I had to use the money to buy some food on the black market..."

Food on the black market was quite expensive, thirty lire for a loaf of rough bread.

"I should have thought of it a long time ago. It's too bad for the residents of the small town to do such a thing. As for the cloth, I'll ask Sylvana to send it later, and you continue to design clothes for me."

Marina nodded slowly.

She is not willing to show her weak side in front of Russell, but the current environment she faces makes her have to bow her head and beg...

Who is owed a favor that is not owed?

At least Russell wouldn't plot anything against her, anyway, she was a widow now, and Russell was a bachelor.

If Lang has a concubine interested, what are you waiting for?

It's just that Marlena isn't sure, she's afraid that she'll be outdone, and she's also afraid that Russell will dislike her as a widow.

After being hurt, women in this period will more or less have this kind of inferiority complex.

"Those people outside have been here these days?"

Marina bit her lip, nodded and said, "Yes, they come during the day and won't leave until curfew."

"I'll take care of it, Marina, don't worry."

"Thank you Mr Corleone."

Russell drank the coffee in his cup and got up to leave.

Marlena sent him to the door. When he left, Marlena wanted to say something, but stopped because of her inferiority complex.

Go back to the ocean view room.

When Russell saw Sylvana, he asked her to buy cloth and send it to Marlena.

Sylvana knew why he cared so much for Marlena, and it wasn't because of her husband who died in battle.

In the evening, Olijatu came back.

Reported to Russell Hui: "Two ships with [-] tons of ships have been prepared, and all the food in the nearby town has been looted, but the price with the black market dealers has not been negotiated. Brothers who are going to negotiate the price Argued with a black market dealer."

Russell put down the black tea, raised his eyes and asked, "How many black markets are there in the nearby towns?"

"Thirteen."

"Give them the normal price, and if you don't want to, I'll go and talk to him in person."

"Okay. There is one more thing to report to you. There are many people who want to follow us when they see that we are getting better..."

Russell said: "Let them start from the bottom, and don't let them touch the core things. When there are too many people, it will be difficult to manage. In troubled times, heavy codes must be used. If someone disobeys orders or violates the seven commandments, let them Jump into the sea by yourself, don't hurt your wife and children."

The seven commandments are to keep your mouth shut, the association is higher than the individual, you must not disobey the orders of your superiors, you must not betray yourself, keep your family secrets, you must not engage in kidnapping without authorization, and brothers are prohibited from fighting.

Olijatu responded, "Understood!"

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The procedures of the cigarette factory have all been completed, and Niveno is busy dealing with the sanitation and refurbishment of the machines in the factory.

Two days later, the cigarette factory was officially put into production, and two hundred workers were working in full swing.

They are very grateful that Russell can give them a job, which allows them to survive the troubled times and feed their families.

When they saw Russell, they couldn't wait to rush up and kiss Russell's leather shoes.

Not long after, some half-grown children appeared on the streets of the town, selling Sicilian locally produced cigarettes to people.

Russell is also an old smoker, so he asked Niveno to mix food flavors into the tobacco curing machine, and soak the cigarette holder in mint liquid.

Developed a high-end mint-flavored cigarette, which sells for 5 lire a pack!

Now Sicily brand cigarettes have completely become famous on the island, and they were sold to other small towns in only five or six days. Even Catania and Palermo have the shadow of this cigarette.

In the past, people were very repulsed by locally produced cigarettes, because the smell was very unpleasant, with a sour smell, just like the smell from the feet of a 50-year-old beggar...

Now, there is finally a local cigarette that tastes good, and the price is very affordable, so I must support it.

"Boss, in a week, we sold 10 packs! The sales reached 8 lire, and the net profit was [-]!"

Niveno was very excited.

He did not expect this cigarette to be so popular and quickly sold to surrounding towns.

The capital is only 2 lire, but the net profit of 8 lire is earned, which is simply a huge profit!

Russell is not used to this, he has long known how lucrative this business is.

That's why I thought about setting up a cigarette factory.

He understands better than anyone else the truth of not getting ahead without profit.

"Very good, remember to let the workers get their bonuses, they work overtime these days, and we can't be stingy."

Niveno nodded and asked, "Boss, how much should we reward?"

"Ordinary workers are rewarded four times their daily wages, mechanical workers are rewarded five times, and supervisors are rewarded six times."

The six times bonus is only 120 lire.

At the current rate of inflation and depreciation of the lira, this amount of money is only enough to cover the expenses of a family for three days.

"Okay, boss."

As soon as she returned to the sea view room, Sylvana told Russell that Malena had sent a message saying that the suit had been made.

Yes, Marina didn't send the suit to Russell's house.

Instead, let a child pass a note.

The meaning of this is self-evident.

Chapter 13 Candlelight Dinner and Dancing with Marlena

Russell is busy these days too.

In order for the cigarette factory to open smoothly, he contacted the commander of the Italian army, Rand, and stated that he would hand over [-]% of the profits to the government, so as to ensure the regularity and legitimacy of the cigarette factory.

To put it bluntly, paying taxes is legal!

Regardless of how Italy performed in World War II, even if there were a lot of jokes, it is still the era of Mussolini's rule.

The import and export trade that Olijatu is in charge of is progressing well, and the two ships are almost full, just waiting for Russell's order to go to sea.

The day before going to sea, Russell came to Marlena's house with pastries.

Knock on the door and enter.

Today, Malena is wearing very fashionable, a white patterned dress with skin-colored shrimp stockings, and double lace-up high heels under her beautiful legs, exuding endless charm.

These days, no one came to watch outside her house, because they all knew that the security officer had a close relationship with Marlena, and the security officer was very tough.

Not many people in the town know that Russell is the boss behind the cigarette factory. Except for a few people in Olijato, only the mayor and the Italian commander Rand know.

Everyone else is still in the dark.

The people recruited by the factory were all impoverished households outside the town or on the wharf. They kept their mouths shut about the outsiders and did not mention Russell.

Because Nivino made it clear that the identity of Mr. Corleone is not allowed to be revealed, otherwise he will not only lose his job, but also face disaster.

It's so unreasonable!Are you kidding, you reason with the Mafia?

As soon as he entered the door, Russell noticed Marlena's exquisite dress and attire.

He praised without hesitation.

"Marlena, it's a good thing you didn't walk out of the room, otherwise the women in the town would jump into the well, and they would feel ashamed when they saw you. How could there be such a charming woman?"

Marlena lowered her head when she heard the words, but flowers bloomed on her face.

"Thank you, Mr Corleone, that is the best compliment I have ever heard."

"You should smile more, you look better when you smile."

Malena nodded: "Okay, I will."

She didn't know Russell would be here today, but she's looking forward to it these days...

She had been dressed so meticulously for several days in a row. Russell didn't come a few days ago, which made Malena feel depressed for a while.