Chapter 64, I
"If you want to talk about this, you have to start with my grandfather." Son Shaoye kissed Son Ye-jin's forehead.
"A long, long time ago...... Looking at the ceiling above his head, Sun Shaoye remembered the story he told himself when he hid in his grandfather's arms when he was a child.
"My original name was not Sun Shaoye, but Patrick De Bourbon, which my grandfather gave me.
And Shaoye was taken by his grandmother, and Sun was the surname of his grandmother. The family members of my family are simple, grandparents, parents, and older brothers and sisters. By the way, there is also a little nephew. I'll start with my grandparents.
My grandfather was born in France in 1926, with the rout of the Maginot Line, the fall of Paris, and the end of the French Third Republic.
Under the French puppet government under the occupation of Nazi Germany, the French people lived in misery.
In 1942, my grandfather, who had been well educated since childhood, secretly escaped from France under the Vichy government at the age of 16 because of his dissatisfaction with the Vichy government.
He fled all the way to England, intending to join General de Gaulle's 'Free French Army'. But I never thought that I would join the British Royal Air Force by mistake.
With the continuous war, Grandpa participated in more and more battles, and faced many dangers of life and death.
In June 1944, my grandfather, who was only 18 years old, led his team to participate in the 'Operation Overlord', and the Allies also successfully landed in Normandy.
At that time, because the Allied troops landed in Normandy, they encountered strong resistance from the enemy, and the plane piloted by my grandfather was shot down by the enemy. Fortunately, grandpa parachuted in time to save his life, but when he was found by his comrades, grandpa almost died. ”
Hearing that Grandpa Sun Shaoye was almost dying, Son Ye-jin nervously grabbed Sun Shaoye's arm.
"Haha, it's okay, fortunately, grandpa survived, otherwise there would be no me in the future." pinched Son Ye-jin's upturned nose.
"While recuperating in the Allied hospital, news of the Allied occupation of Paris and the liberation of France came from the front.
After recovering from his injuries, Grandpa did not return to his hometown, but remained in the Allied army. Because France has been liberated, but China, which was invaded by France, has not been liberated.
At that time, my grandfather was often ashamed of France's aggression against China, so he stayed in the Allied forces, always ready to enter the Chinese battlefield.
So, when Grandpa learned that the British army was going to send agents to China, he was the first to sign up. He wanted to atone for the mistakes that France had committed with his actions.
In December 1944, my grandfather arrived in Shanghai, China, by boat. As one of the Allied contingents, Grandpa had to secretly travel from Shanghai to Yan'an to deliver the battle plan to the Red Army in Yan'an. ”
"Wow, your grandpa is really good, a good guy." Son Ye-jin feels that Son Shaoye's grandfather is an upright person.
"There are always traitors in the world, and my grandfather, who had just arrived in Shanghai for three days, was found by Japanese spies because he was betrayed by a traitor, and after a fierce firefight, my grandfather was injured and fainted at the back door of a normal school.
When he woke up, he found himself in a strange place, and found that what he was carrying was still there, so he tried to get up, only to fall to the ground.
Hearing a noise, a girl pushed the door in and helped my grandfather to the bed. Because the late arrival of the intelligence would affect the battle plan against Japan, the grandfather insisted on leaving, but was stopped by the grandmother.
Grandpa told me that when he heard the girl reprimand him in fluent English, his expression was so stunned that he thought English was very popular in China until later. Actually, the girl's English was also learned from the missionaries in the church.
After the girl's family nursed her wounds for two days, the grandfather took advantage of the girl's absence to sneak away alone, and fainted in the woods outside the city.
In the end, the girl woke up after him, and then the two supported each other and stumbled all the way to Yan'an. In the end, the task was finally completed.
After completing the mission, Grandpa did not immediately return to England, but stayed in Yan'an and followed the Red Army to fight the Japanese. It wasn't until Japan surrendered that Grandpa left China and returned to England.
It's just that when I went back, there was an extra girl by my side. The girl became my grandmother, a gentle Chinese woman.
Then they settled in England, and then my father was born in 1953. ”
"Well, the story of my grandparents is legendary." Holding Son Ye-jin's hair behind her ear, Son Shaoye continued.
"Under the tutelage of my grandfather, my father fell in love with history, and during his PhD studies in England, he returned to France. I returned to the place where my grandfather lived as a child, where I studied the history of France for a year.
Later, because he was going to write a thesis on the Korean War, he came to South Korea, where he met my mother.
Although my grandfather didn't like my father at first, after a series of efforts from my father, my grandfather agreed to marry my mother to my father.
After returning to England with my father, I had my eldest brother and eldest sister. Originally, they thought that there would only be these two children in their lives, but who knew that they would have children in middle age.
Because the age difference between me and my big brother and sister is relatively large, my big brother and sister are quite fond of me, so I was very naughty when I was a child.
At that time, my father had to go out on field trips, my mother often went back to work all over the world, and my big brothers and sisters had their own studies, so I spent more time with my grandparents.
Later, because my grandparents were older, I started to live with my parents when I was a little older.
When I met Sister Tae-hee, I was only fourteen or fifteen years old. By the time I went to school in the United States from England, I was twenty years old.
At the age of twenty-two, he graduated from Harvard. After graduating, he stayed in the United States. Because my eldest brother and sister worked in California, I lived in Los Angeles for a long time after graduation.
Finally, I came to Korea not long ago, because by accident, I became Zhong Shuo's assistant, and you should know what happened later. ”
Sun Shaoye talked about this story for nearly three hours, and after finishing it, his throat felt painful.
Son Ye-jin, who had been listening to the story next to her, became teary-eyed at this time, "Oppa, your grandfather is really powerful, and your grandmother is also a very courageous woman." ”
Scratching her straight nose, Sun Shaoye smiled and said to her: "What your grandfather, your grandmother, that's also your grandparents." Find a time and come with me to see them. ”
"Ah, oppa......" Shyly, she picked up her hand and patted Sun Shaoye gently.
"Gurgling ......" A sound came out of Sun Shaoye's stomach, and Son Ye-jin, who was still very sad, had to laugh.
Sun Shaoye, who looked embarrassed, hugged her and gave her a French kiss, until he reacted again, and he let her go.
After Son Shaoye let go of his hand, Son Ye-jin immediately ran into the kitchen with a smile. He looked at his brother helplessly, so he had to go to the bathroom to take a shower to cool down.
It took nearly thirty minutes to suppress this desire, and when I was dressing, I accidentally dropped my shirt into the water.
I had no choice but to wring it out, hung it in the bathroom, and walked out of the bathroom naked.
Seeing Son Ye-jin living in soup around her apron, Son Shaoye walked behind her and hugged her.
"Oppa, you're done, how about you taste it." Son Ye-jin took a small spoon and scooped a spoonful of soup in the pot and tasted Son Shaoye's mouth. Seeing him close his eyes and carefully taste his craft, Son Ye-jin asked expectantly, "Oppa, how does it taste?" ”
Sun Shaoye hugged her and said to her with a smile: "I finally know why grandpa always stands next to her every time grandma cooks." ”
It turns out that there is such an important link in the compulsory course of love!