Chapter 4272 4274【End of life】
John studied at the California Institute of Technology until he got a Ph.D., and then stayed at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory near the school to engage in spacecraft development and research.
During this period, Xiang Nan’s investment also received substantial returns.
During the Great Depression, he made large purchases of stocks and land.
After the outbreak of World War II, the United States remained neutral at first, selling weapons, oil, food, and military supplies to both warring parties. As a result, it earned a large amount of gold and foreign exchange, which greatly stimulated the domestic economy.
It wasn’t until Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 that the United States declared war on the Axis Powers. After the declaration of war, the U.S. military industry received large orders and created a large number of jobs.
Domestic unemployment dropped from 20% to almost zero. At that time, even women were recruited in large numbers into factories. For example, the famous "Rosie the Riveter" has become an American symbol.
Sexual actress Marilyn Monroe was also a female worker in the ammunition factory at the time. She became a model after being spotted by a photographer who went to the factory to take pictures.
The outbreak of World War II caused the U.S. economy to recover rapidly.
After World War II, the United States obtained 59% of the world's gold reserves and 60% of the oil market. Its overseas trade volume increased from US$2.1 billion in 1929 to 1949. of US$30.7 billion, an increase of fifteen times.
As a result, the United States entered a very prosperous era after the war, known in history as the "Golden Age."
In the 1980s, the first Hollywood classic movie "Back to the Future" became so popular because the protagonist returned from the 1980s to his father's 1950s, which made many Americans who grew up in that era severely Feeling nostalgic.
Also because of the take-off of the U.S. economy, Xiang Nan's wealth expanded dozens or even hundreds of times. By the 1950s, he already owned billions of dollars in wealth, and his annual dividends alone amounted to tens of millions of dollars.
The money was donated by Xiang Nan for charity on the one hand, and used to acquire valuable collections on the other. For example, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt, Picasso, Millet, Cézanne, Repin, Monet, Van Gogh, etc.
To him, these works of art are precious. Each painting is the crystallization of human art, something that neither robots nor other animals can do.
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In 1960, John married Emily Norma, a colleague at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The next year, Emily gave birth to a son for John. Two years later, he gave birth to another daughter.
The names of sons and daughters were obtained by the couple. The son's name is Chris and the daughter's name is Eve.
In 1970, Xiang Nan and Rose began their journey around the world again in silence.
They started from Los Angeles and walked south first, passing through Palm City and Phoenix to Mexico, and then south from Mexico through the Caribbean Sea to South America.
From South America to Antarctica, then west to New Zealand, then to Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, through India to Central Asia, then to Arabia, then to Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Southern Europe, and finally to Africa.
From North Africa to East Africa, to South Africa and then to West Africa, from West Africa to the west across the Atlantic Ocean, you reach Miami in the United States, and then from Miami to the north through Atlanta, Washington, New York, Boston, and to Ottawa in Canada. Then across Canada to Alaska, and finally back south to Los Angeles.
They spent fifteen years on this trip. When they came back, Chris and Eve had grown up. When they met again, it was like they were a lifetime apart.
In the 1990s, the assets of the Dawson family had swelled to hundreds of billions of dollars. Even Bill Gates of Microsoft was not as rich as Xiang Nan.
However, although Xiang Nan is rich, his wealth is not exposed. Outsiders only know that he is rich, but they do not know how much money he actually has. In fact, money is just a string of numbers to Xiang Nan. With his ability, he can live very well without a penny.
By the 1990s, Rose was approaching 100 years old. However, thanks to her constant practice of the "Shenping Sutra", not only did she not have any symptoms, but she was still light and healthy, with flexible legs and feet.
In 1995, he also held his own art exhibition, displaying his paintings, photography, sculptures, etc. Many of them were inspired by her experience of nature during her two trips around the world.
After these paintings, photographs and sculptures were exhibited, the response was very good, and many collectors were willing to collect them. However, neither Xiang Nan nor Rose planned to sell.
On the one hand, they are not short of money at all. On the other hand, every painting, every photo, and every sculpture is the brainchild of their hard work and they are reluctant to sell it to others.
So in the end, I only donated part of it to the art museum, and the rest was planned to be left to my descendants.
In the 1990s, Chris and Eve also got married and had children one after another. Soon Xiang Nan and Rose became great-grandfather and great-grandmother.
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Time flashes to the year 2010. Rose is already one hundred and fifteen years old, and her body is showing signs of aging and degeneration.
Because the internal strength cultivated in the "Shen Zu Sutra" can only delay aging, but cannot achieve immortality.
Xiang Nan did not use the magic stone on Rose because she was not afraid of death and did not expect to live longer.
On the contrary, she is very satisfied with her life. She thinks that she can live to be one hundred and fifteen years old, witness the birth of her great-great-grandson, and see her descendants multiply and thrive. She is very satisfied.
In this case, Xiang Nan did not force her to stay. And, to be honest, living longer would not do her any good. If you live to be 115 years old, you are already considered a longevity star.
Moreover, their son John was eighty-five years old. If she lives longer, she may have to bury her son. That was not something to be happy about for her.
So Xiang Nan chose to let Rose go.
One year later, Rose finally died.
Before she died, the entire Dawson family gathered at her bedside.
"Jack, you not only saved me on the Titanic..., but also saved me... in the future life, it was you who led... my life journey and led me to experience... the beauty of the world. Now I want to... leave early. One step, I will wait for you in heaven." Rose said.
"Okay, you go and help me get a seat first." Xiang Nan smiled and nodded.
Rose nodded, and then slowly closed her eyes.
John, Emily, Chris, Eve, etc., all the family members burst into tears when they saw this.
Rose was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother to the entire Dawson family.
She is dignified, elegant, gentle, and enthusiastic. She treats everyone sincerely and fairly, and respects everyone's preferences, freedom, and rights.
As a result, she also won the respect of the whole family. Now that she has passed away, everyone is naturally very sad.