Volume 1 Bath in Fire Chapter 55 Pie in the Sky, Still ......
Chapter 55 Pie in the Sky, Still ......
An Feng tilted his head and thought about it, Han Zhiyan couldn't help but feel soft when she saw such a young child with an adult-like face.
Ah, the child in front of him is only a little childish when he thinks about things, but when he finishes thinking about things, he is immediately mature and steady, like a dull little old man. But, he is a child after all, and she forgets this when she usually interacts.
In an instant, Han Zhiyan was a little motherly, she reached out and wanted to touch An Feng's head, but as soon as her hand was raised, An Feng took a step back just right, the two sides distanced, Han Zhiyan was a little out of reach, her hand was hanging in the air, and what thoughts flashed quickly in her mind, but she saw An Feng take another step forward and put her head under Han Zhiyan's palm.
Han Zhiyan's hand fell, and she felt the hawthorn on the top of An Feng's head in her palm, and heard An Feng's answer in her ears: "Sister Han, my boarding father happens to be in Cannes, and Scarlett has already asked me to travel to Cannes with me, don't worry, I have a place to go." It's Sister Han......"
"Don't worry about your sister", Han Zhiyan replied indifferently: "There are not many flight attendants on international flights to the extent of rotten streets, one person and one post, nails are riveted and riveted, and they can't do anything to me." Besides, I heard that the recent domestic opening will be increased, civil aviation lines will be further opened, and there will be a scarcity of flight attendants who know English.
Hehe, Feng Feng rest assured, my sister can't suffer. Anyway, my sister is now at the bottom with $500,000, so I am not so nervous about this profession, I can find it slowly, only choose the right one, not the ...... I do not choose the cheap one. ”
As she spoke, Han Zhiyan forgot that An Feng was still a child, she waved goodbye to the latter, and it was completely over: as a temporary guardian, she needed to send An Feng to the other party's host parents...... Of course, she was used to An Feng's ability and the other party's ability to travel alone.
Three hours later, An Feng led Argyle to a seaside villa in Cannes...... Well, Papa Bartlet's got a shotgun and lives in a big villa in the suburbs, with its own swimming pool in the courtyard and a Jaguar convertible parked in front of the door. The villa is in a good location, just a few houses away from the sea, just enough to see the sea and not hear the constant sound of the waves on the shore.
There is a road in front of the villa, and after three or four houses there is a coastal scenic road. An Feng took a taxi to the side of the villa, he looked up at the three-story French apartment in the courtyard, smiled at Argyle, and reached out to ring the doorbell.
The doorbell opened, and a French maid spoke in a Parisian accent and asked on the video doorbell: "Who are you looking for......"
Suddenly, Scarlett's scream rang out over the doorbell: "Brother Kane, I see you." You're finally here, why are you here now? …… Mom, Brother Kane has arrived? ”
A burst of running sounded, and after a while, Scarlett appeared at the door running and jumping, and when she saw An Feng, she threw herself into her brother's arms, and after expressing her joy with a scream, Scarlett chattered: "Brother Kane, you don't know how much I miss you, my mother is pregnant, my father is busy every day, this holiday is too boring." Now that you're here, you can finish with me...... Argyll, how did you become pretty? ”
Argyle smiled innocently and followed An Feng's footsteps through the villa to the pool behind the villa.
The water in the pool was very clear, and Vera's mother was lazily lying on the lounger by the pool, enjoying the work of the masseur, a middle-aged woman in her forties, and Vera's mother was wearing almost nothing, and her body was covered with olive oil, which looked shiny. Seeing that there was also Argyle, the eldest child in the group, the masseur pulled a sheet and put it on Vera's mother. The latter raised his head and smiled at An Feng: "Kane, please forgive me for not being able to get up, did you have a good time on your trip?" ”
"Thank you mom for the greetings, I was pleasant...... Mom, Scarlett just told me that she's going to have a brother or sister again, huh...... I don't know how to congratulate, according to British custom, what should I say? An Feng replied with a smile.
"A word of congratulations is enough", Vera's mother immediately responded, but immediately she asked curiously: "How does your country celebrate this?" ”
"I don't know, I'm still young, in our place, adults generally hide such things from children......"
"Kane, find yourself a chair and sit down...... Your dad and I found out about this a few days ago, and we have a plan, I plan to quit my job in a nursing home and have a baby at home in the future. After all, our economic situation has improved...... What do you think? ”
An Feng immediately showed a happy smile: "Vera's mother said so, which means: We won the bid for the government procurement project in Cannes?" ”
Vera's mother was pleased with An Feng saying the word "we": "Yes, Kane. Speaking of which, we would also like to thank you for your idea, Bartlet's speech was applauded by everyone, and with this start, Bartlet's business has gone smoothly, and it is expected that he will be more and more busy in the future, so I must go home and take care of my family...... Scarlett has agreed, what do you think? ”
"I think it's a good idea," An Feng nodded like a chicken.
"Yes, I'll have more time to take care of you in the future...... However, although I resign, your social activities will not be affected, and you and Scarlett can go to the nursing home as usual...... Kane, we actually have another idea. Vera's mother stopped talking.
Who is An Feng, he knows the other party's plan as soon as he rolls his eyes. But he still pretended to be curious enough, dazed enough, and asked, "Mom, do you want to change to a big house?" ”
An Feng said, his eyes rolled to look at the villa. Vera's mother hurriedly explained: "This house is rented, as for changing houses, we have no plans for the time being." The idea of what I'm talking about, um, actually we want to ...... Kane, what do you think of our time together? ”
"I think it's good, my parents really treat me like family. I did enjoy the warmth of family. ”
"However, we only have one year to get along, and after a year, you need to return to China, so we may never see each other again. Perhaps, you have to change your family to continue your studies. But we, Bartlet, and I, and Scarlett, don't want to leave you, are you willing to stay with us for a long time? ”
"Mother Vera, I don't understand this, can you explain it more clearly?" - This is a child's appropriate reaction, and An Feng did it very well.
"Kane, we consulted with a lawyer and the lawyer said we could go through the adoption process so we were really a family? Would you like to? ”
An Feng's eyes turned to Scarlett, Scarlett looked at her mother with wide eyes, shook her head in confusion at first, but immediately replied excitedly: "Mom, you didn't say what you adopted, you just asked me if I would like Kane to be my brother, but...... My answer is the same as before: I do, I'm very happy to have Kane as my brother, the real brother. ”
An Feng thought for a moment and replied, "Mother Vera, you may not know where our situation is......"
An Feng spoke slowly, and Vera's mother could easily interject: "I don't know, but Bartlet does." He told me that in the 60s, the [British] Ministry of Commerce issued a guidebook that required businessmen who went to your country to do business to get off the plane with a 'red book' in their hands in order to ensure their own safety. The Ministry of Commerce also reminded that if you want to make a lot of money, it is best to learn a few words from the 'Red Book'...... Is that the case? ”
An Feng was a little embarrassed: "Mom, that's all in the past." What I want to say is: we are all exam-oriented education there, and the homework is very intense. And since I came out, it is equivalent to getting out of the track of exam-oriented education, and if I go back again, I will definitely not be able to keep up with the curriculum. ”
"What do you mean?" Vera's mother was a little confused: "We just talked about adoption, you ...... Are you talking about this? ”
“…… So I have to continue with the way I am educated and keep going down this path...... Mom, don't say it yet, listen to me. When I say this, I don't mean that I have to stay in the UK to go to school, but I mean that even if I go back, I have to come out the next year and continue to study at my own expense. So what you just said: we may never see each other again, that doesn't exist. ”
Vera's mother was obviously prepared, and she immediately replied: "Kane, it's not what you imagined, after we adopted you, I didn't expect you to deny your parents." Your parents are always your parents, and you can always go back and visit them and retain your kinship with them as usual. We don't have the right to interfere with your family relationship, we just want to fix the current relationship with you.
You see, Kane, we want you to stay in this home and grow up with Scarlett. After the adoption process, you don't have to return year after year, reapply for an entry visa every time, change schools frequently, and change friends frequently. You can stay in our home all the time, finish primary and secondary school, and always be surrounded by childhood playmates......
Don't be in a hurry to refuse, Kane, because of your suggestion, our family's financial situation has changed, Bartlet thinks we can afford your tuition, you think about it, once you accept adoption, international students are treated completely differently than local students. You don't have to pay tuition fees anymore and you can also enjoy the (UK) education subsidy. For your parents, it can be lightened......
Of course, your parents are still yours, and they can use their parenthood to visit their relatives, and you can also go back to see them as a child, which is allowed by [UK] law. The only thing that has changed is that you don't have to go home every year, you can stay here for the holidays, for Christmas...... What do you think? ”
"This", An Feng thought about it for a while and asked, "Can I think about it for a few days?" ”
"Of course you can, such a big thing, of course you have to think about it. Kane, don't be a burden, even if you refuse, we can understand that we will still treat you like family...... If you're tired, go back and freshen up first, you don't need to respond to this matter now, give us an answer before returning home at the end of the year, it's the same. Vera's mother comforted.
After a pause, Vera's mother added: "By the way, after winning the bid, Bartlet bought you a gift and gave you a 3% bonus as usual. We'll be back to Leeds in three days, will you stay with Scarlett these days? She has been with me for the past few days, and she has been suffocated. ”
An Feng tilted his head and asked, "Can we go out on a bicycle?" ”
Vera's mother glanced at Argyll, who had been silent, and said, "I can rest assured about safety, but this is France, you don't know French, can you do it?" ”
Scarlett couldn't hold it back anymore, and interjected: "Mom, we don't need to understand much, just a few daily questions, I can understand the map, I can point to the map and ask...... There are a lot of French people who understand English. ”
Vera's mother buried her face back in the chaise longue and shook her hand at the three children. Scarlett hurriedly grabbed An Feng's hand and couldn't wait to ask, "Brother Kane, are you tired now?" ”
As soon as An Feng showed a hesitant look, Scarlett immediately muttered in a low voice: "If you don't go far, just swim on the beach for a while." Brother Kane, you don't know, Dad is busy all day, so he accompanied us to the Bay of Angels on the weekend. I'm on vacation this time, I'm staying at home all day, and I don't know what Cannes is like. Why don't we go swimming at the beach today and ride through Cannes tomorrow. ”
An Feng turned his face to look at Argyle, who immediately nodded...... What else is there to say about this.
Little children are always energetic and tireless. An Feng and Argyle said that they had just returned from a long trip, and they immediately accompanied Scarlett to play on the beach for another day, and when they returned to the villa, the accommodation had been arranged. Bartlet's father has also come home from work, and he has been busy delivering and inspecting the goods for the past few days, and this work will continue until the end of next month, so after the holidays, Vera's mother can only take the baby home by herself.
That night, Bartlet's father had a serious conversation with An Feng, and he still didn't ask An Feng to express his position immediately. Before going to bed, he handed An Feng the reward he deserved, a check for about 40,000 pounds, to An Feng, but now An Feng doesn't care about this little money.
But in theory, this money is enough to pay for An Feng's tuition next year.
In the remaining three days, there was no news from Han Zhiyan, and An Feng, Scarlett, and Argyle rode bicycles around the streets and alleys of Cannes, leaving a lot of photos and group photos. During this period, Bartlet's father accidentally asked An Feng about his "trip to Iran", and An Feng handed him a stack of photos.
The photos are photoshopped and copied from a local photo studio and developed by tourists. And they're all photos from last year.
An Feng did this because he didn't want to leave any flaws, he could entrust someone to take a photo in Iran, and then transfer the film to him, but in this way, the case solver could deduce the shooting date, development date, etc. based on the photos, and finally find the filming crew he hired. And when he searched for photos of tourists in the local area, the matter was revealed, and at most people thought that his photos were fake. Other than that, no useful clues will be found from it.
Of course, these photos were prepared by Steele, long before the Easter holidays.
After the holiday, An Feng was a little entangled, he now has a new identity, he can hold a Solomon Islands passport anytime and anywhere, disappear into the vast sea of people, and then take care of his relatives in secret, so as not to drag them down in the future. Or will he go back as usual and grow up as planned by the Bartlet's family?
The Easter holidays end on the weekend, when you are scheduled to connect with your family. Before contacting his family, An Feng wanted to have a little reference, so he asked Argyle behind his back: "Argyll, what are your plans in the future?" ”