After learning a foreign language, Yan Hou began to collect information, after all, it was not his own country, and he still had to know some customs and customs. Fortunately, Yan Hou met the friendly Elena, who was Yan Hou's English teacher, and Elena hated war, and she most often discussed with Yan Hou about China's magnificent mountains and rivers and some local customs with national characteristics. Elena herself was a British nobleman, but probably because of women, Elena was extremely disgusted with war. She likes art, and the ladies of the nobility are educated in vocal music, piano, art, etc., which is the foundation of the foundation, followed by history and gardens, and then the management of the manor and so on. The only difference between foreign countries and China is that women can have their own industries and often go out on horseback riding picnics and patrol their territories. Elena's family is very powerful in the UK, so when Elena proposed to travel to China, although the elders of the family did not agree to it because of the war, they finally sent a large number of guards to accompany Elena to China.

It was very dark at that time, and Yan Hou wanted to intercept and kill a corrupt official on a country road, but he accidentally met Elena, who thought she was a refugee and enthusiastically rescued Yan Hou. Yan Hou's plans were disrupted, and after observation, it was discovered that this foreign noble lady was simply trying to save herself, and she regarded herself as a refugee. Yan Hou had no choice but to give up the plan and wait for time to rearrange. However, in a flash of inspiration, he was not preparing to go abroad, maybe he could get some useful information from this young lady, so Yan Hou stayed by Elena's side with peace of mind.

At first, Elena only taught Yan Hou English on a whim, and then she was surprised to find that Yan Hou's memory was very amazing, and in less than a week, Yan Hou was able to talk to her freely! Oh my God! Elena finally found the first stranger she could talk to after coming to China, so she often chatted with Yan Hou, and the two quickly became familiar with each other. Yan Hou seems to be very thirsty for knowledge, often asking Elena a lot of information about Britain, and if she accidentally says something wrong, she pretends to be a redneck and confuses the past. Yan Hou gradually gained Elena's trust, and Elena gradually fell in love with this shy Chinese boy. Elena was 18 years old and Yan Hou was 17 years old.

It may be that Yan Hou has the charm of the Great Dao, so the people around him feel very comfortable, Yan Hou's popularity is good, Elena's accompanying servants and maids like Yan Hou very much, Elena also gave Yan Hou an English name Howard, this word in English means a prestigious head, which is in line with Yan Hou's identity, Yan Hou smiled and didn't say anything, and accepted the name.

Although the British were also one of the colonists at that time, Yan Hou was not hostile to Elena because of this, she was a good girl. Well-educated, and with a sense of justice, she is not influenced by mainstream thought, and has any contempt for China or the Chinese, but is extremely humanitarian, she can't do anything about the big forces, but if she meets someone in need, she will do her best. With this alone, Yan Hou could not hate Elena.

"Howard, do you like me, would you like to go back to England with me?" One day after dinner, Elena and Yan Hou went for a walk, and Elena finally plucked up the courage to confess to Yan Hou.

"Like, Elena, you are a kind girl, no one will dislike you!" Yan Hou was very embarrassed, his future was already doomed, and he didn't want to give up his pursuit of the Great Dao for the sake of his children's personal affairs. "I don't know how to explain it to you, but our pursuits are different. ”

"I know Britain and China are at war, but what can we do? Do you want to join the army too? I don't want you, I don't want you to get hurt!"

"I ......" Yan Hou had just withdrawn from the army, and Elena didn't know this yet. "Elena, I actually have my reasons, I may never marry a wife and have children in my life. ”

"Are you a monk? But why do you have hair?"

"Hehe, Elena, no, I'm not a monk. But I still have a lot to do, and that's important to me! When I feel the right time, I'm going to go to a place where it's magical! Elena, I don't mean to reject you, but I don't want to lie to you! I may have to go to England in a while, if there is a fate, we will meet again, then I hope we are still good friends, and I also want to see an optimistic and strong Elena!"

"You're a bad person, you say I'm good, and you reject me......! You're a bully!" After all, she was still a teenage girl, Elena lost her temper, hammered Yan Hou's chest and ran back to the room.

For 3 days in a row, they didn't see each other or speak, and Aunt Lika, who was cooking, shook her head every time she looked at Yan Hou. In fact, Elena's liking is already obvious, almost everyone can see it, although the family may oppose it, but as long as the two young people work hard, it will definitely be okay, and everyone admires Yan Hou's cheerfulness and erudition, he knows a lot of Chinese culture and customs, so that everyone has a more intuitive understanding of China. Just when everyone thought that the two young people would be together naturally, the two suddenly stopped talking and did not meet. Aunt Lika has watched Elena be born and grown up since she was a child, and she loves Elena as if she were her own daughter, she really can't understand how Yan Hou can bear to refuse such a cute Elena. Aunt Lika was a little angry, but she was even more puzzled.

"Howard, tell me the truth, are you already married? I know that in China they all get married quite early, and when they are 15 or 6 years old, they are given to Zhang Luo's wife. Aunt Lika couldn't help it, so she planned to ask Yan Hou for an explanation.

"Aunt Lika, no, I'm not married. ”

"Then our Elena is such a good girl, what are you not satisfied with? We don't dislike you, you are not a nobleman, and you have no money, but you are a good person. What the hell do you think?"

"Aunt Lika, I'm sorry, I can't say anything about this. At least not yet, but if we meet again in a few decades, you may understand, but I really can't explain it now. ”

"Decades from now? Hmph, I don't know if I'll ever live to that point. ”

"Hehe, Aunt Lika, you will live a hundred years!"

"Don't coax me!" Aunt Lika also knows that this love is the most important thing about the joy of the two loves, and the right time and place, otherwise it will be a headache to meet the right person at the wrong time.

Elena was depressed for a few days, and then she regained her strength, they are still young, maybe Howard feels that he has no money and no status and is not worthy of him, and he thinks that the woman's family will oppose it, and he can't give him happiness so he refuses? Then wait for him for a few years, maybe when Howard has status and power, he will come to propose! Elena feels that she is the most virtuous woman, and should give Howard enough trust and respect, men, you have to hold your head up in front of women to have dignity. Elena also hopes that Howard can be a secure man to rely on in the future. As a result, everyone found that their Miss Elena was lively and cheerful again, and even happier!

"Howard, I know that you are a man and need dignity, although I don't care if you have money or not, whether you have a title of nobility, but I know that a man needs these things if he wants to be not criticized and can make his women happy, I understand. ”

"I ......" Yan Hou felt that Elena had obviously misunderstood. He was about to explain, but a tender finger gagged his lips.

"I understand, I really understand, so I'll wait for you!" A quick kiss on Yan Hou's cheek, Elena smiled and ran away.

Maybe in a few years, Elena will meet another man she likes, and maybe she will let go of herself. Yan Hou thought that in a few years, when it slowly faded, maybe Elena could let go of this relationship. So he decided to leave for England, with Elena with him. Yan Hou wanted to break up with Elena at the docks, but Elena insisted on taking him to meet her family. Yan Hou insisted that he not use Elena's money, so he returned home with Elena in a simple Chinese gown.

"Come and see, who's back!haha!"

"Grandma!" said Elena, who was not only not angry, but also ran over very happily when she heard the teasing. An old woman hugged Elena and kissed and greeted, and pulled Elena to look left and right, while saying dissatisfiedly that Elena had lost weight.

"Grandma, let me introduce you, this is Howard, a friend I met in China. Howard, this is my grandmother, she is very nice and very kind. ”

"Hello, grandma, I'm Howard, it's nice to meet you, this is my first time in the UK, if anything is wrong, I hope you will bear with me. A mouthful of authentic British aristocratic English surprised Elena's grandmother.

"You say you're coming to England for the first time, but why do you have such an authentic accent and an aristocratic accent?"

"Aristocratic?" Yan Hou turned his head and glanced at Elena suspiciously. "Well, I'm taught English by Elena, probably because of that, hehe. ”

"Yes, you learned English from us Elena? Let's go, let's go in and talk, it's rude to have guests standing at the door. I've also prepared some British specialities that I hope you enjoy. The three of them walked through the archway and hallway to the living room of the house, "Alina, go wash up, dinner will be served." Your dad and brothers are not easy to deal with, you have to dress up nicely to make them happy, and if you are disgraced, they will definitely not let you go anywhere in the future. After all, Elena, their favorite one, would not be happy if they were wronged. ”

"Okay, Grandma, hehe!" said Elena, who rushed back to her room to wash up. At this time, the old man turned his head to look at Yan Hou, although there was a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth, but there was seriousness in his eyes.