Chapter 32: Reunion
On the way back, Zhou Nan was still thinking about the relationship between movies and publicity. If he wants to get involved in the film industry, where should he start?
At this time, he had no confidence, but he didn't know how much of a sensation he would cause in the world in the future because of today's sudden thought, and the influence he created exceeded that of any filmmaker.
Early the next morning, Zhou Nan accompanied Mrs. Kamprad and them to the Spanish Embassy. Spain, the empire on which the sun never sets, fell to the dust after being robbed of the world's first throne by Britain.
Although they were not involved in the Second World War, Spain was a testing ground for the struggle between the two different ideologies of the East and the West.
Although Spain did not participate in the war, its domestic civil war was not much weaker than that of foreign wars. The aristocracy and the plebeians, the conservatives and the reformers, the warlords and the democrats, were in a mess with each other.
However, unlike world wars, their wars are confined to a certain range, unlike world wars, which almost destroy everything.
Therefore, although Spain did not represent security compared to the civilian population, the ability to live freely from German control still had a fatal attraction to the people of the German-occupied areas.
This has led to many Dutch people who have obtained a pass and want to apply for asylum in Spain.
However, the aristocratic fame of the Hemsstra family, combined with the fact that the applicants were women and children, made Mrs. Kamprad the lucky ones to be approved.
When I came to Amsterdam, everyone was worried, but when I left here, everyone smiled with relief.
When he stepped on the land of Arnhem again, the heavy pressure in Zhou Nan's heart dissipated. In this era, as an Oriental, in Europe is simply a rice in a wheat field, which attracts special attention.
In Amsterdam, he was the target of everyone's attention, facing several times more inspections than others. Only by returning to the familiar city of Arnhem and not having to face so many strange and discriminatory eyes can he relax.
A week later, Zhou Nan first received a call from the Swiss embassy that his application had been approved. After another week's wait, a letter from the Spanish Embassy in Amsterdam made Mrs. Kamprad and her sisters laugh happily.
During this period of time, in addition to going back to the attic above the kitchen of the Arnhem Administrative Hall every night to sleep, Zhou Nan almost stayed in the old house of the Hemstra family in Arnhem City during the day.
Of course, he wasn't here just to talk to Audrey, but to help Mrs. Hemstra and the two women, chopping wood.
It's July, and the Netherlands has entered a short summer. However, most of the time, the temperature here is between 20 and 25 degrees, and it is rare to exceed 30 degrees, and it is not hot at all.
The latitude here is equivalent to the Heihe River in China, at 51 degrees north latitude, the summer is very short, and the winter is very long.
However, unlike in Asia, the winters here are not cold due to the influence of the warm Atlantic current, and the temperature rarely exceeds -5 degrees. It is precisely this pleasant climate that nourishes the entire European continent. Since ancient times, there have been few famines caused by natural disasters except for wars.
In his book "Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Society", biologist Jared Diamond analyzes in detail the evolutionary history of climate in Eurasia.
This stable climatic feature has a very positive effect on the development of human beings and the evolution of species, and has given birth to the stable development of human civilization.
Although the winters here are not cold, they are very long, from October to March of the following year, and the temperature is very low for almost half the year. This leads to the need for a large amount of wood in order to heat the house.
Zhou Nan spent a few days chopping wood enough for the two of them to last two years for Mrs. Hemstra and her mother, and used his status to help them get some food that could be stored for a long time.
This also made the old lady's impression of him change greatly, and her attitude was much kinder. At this time, he really regarded him as a grandson-in-law.
In his spare time, Zhou Nan did not waste his time, and kept writing for three hours every night, and he began to copy the "General History of the World", an encyclopedia of human society that caused a huge sensation all over the world.
Of course, this book is not a good time to come out, and in Zhou Nan's opinion, it will be a good time for this book to come out at least two years later.
Moreover, he did not intend to copy the original book completely, because there were many fallacies and errors in the original. This is caused by the limitations of one's thinking, and although it does not affect the greatness of this book, it cannot hide that these are flaws.
On July 6th, Zhou Nan did not go to the city to find Audrey, but stayed in this villa in the forest.
Audrey and her mother arrived, and Mrs. Hemstra and Kelly were chatting and laughing, but Audrey was nervous.
"Jonas, will Aunt Caroline like me?"
"Will Jonas, Claudio and Leon hate me?"
"Jonas, do you think my clothes still fit?"
Zhou Nan couldn't help laughing. "My Audrey is the prettiest girl, whoever it is, will like you."
As the two cars drove into the confines of the villa, John screamed excitedly and wagked his tail to meet them.
There was also a dog barking from the truck behind him, echoing John's barking. Before people are reunited, the dog has already made out first.
In the car in front, Yannick and Caroline got out on either side, and in the back seat, there was also Claudio, who was already fifteen years old. Ten-year-old Leon sat in the truck with his two dogs, and before the car could stop, Sam and Ivan couldn't wait to jump off and make out with John.
Kelly greeted her, hugged Caroline and kissed her cheek, then hugged Claudio.
Compared with Kelly, Caroline is half smaller, but this does not mean that Caroline is thin, on the contrary, she is also a healthy German woman, with a height of about 1.75 meters, which is not short among Germans.
It can only be said that compared to Kelly, any woman looks petite.
Caroline, who is not yet forty years old this year, has experienced many ups and downs in her life, but because her life has always been relatively rich, she does not look old at all.
With blonde hair, she also has a typical German woman's face, and some square cheeks make her lose some of her gentleness and look a little domineering, but in fact, she is a woman with a good personality.
Zhou Nan was influenced by his biological father Zhou Dazhuang when he was a child, he was more naughty, and was beaten by Yannick many times, and every time he was beaten, it was Caroline who interceded for him and protected him.
Zhou Nan has not had a mother since he was a child, and he has always treated Caroline as his mother.
Facing her open arms, Zhou Nan let go of Audrey's hand and hugged her and kissed her face. "Mother Caroline, I miss you so much."
Caroline stroked the wound on Zhou Nan's neck, and then asked him to turn around and look at the wound on the back of his head. When Zhou Nan turned around, she found that her eye frames were already full of tears. "My Jonas, I can't imagine losing you, and my heart is broken to hear the news of your injuries."
"It's all gone, Mother Caroline, and I'm still as strong as I used to be."
She pinched Zhou Nan's arm and couldn't help but smile: "Jonas, you've never been strong......"
A soft body hugged Zhou Nan, and Claudio, who still had a trace of childishness, asked in a coquettish voice, "Jonas, do you miss me?" ”
"Of course, I also have a birthday present for you, and I'll give it to you later."
Leon, who had also dragged three dogs over, said loudly, "I want a gift too...... Jonas, my birthday is also approaching. ”
Zhou Nan let go of Claudio, turned to little Leon and said, "Of course, I won't forget our little lion." ”
Zhou Nan squatted down, touched Sam and Ivan's heads, and greeted them, only then introduced them to Audrey and her mother.
Leon looked at Audrey, who was pulled by Caroline, and then looked at Zhou Nan, and couldn't help but laugh in Chinese in a low voice: "Jonas, are you just going to marry such a little girl?" She's not as good as Vera at all, she doesn't even have a ...... breasts."
He gestured to his chest, but Claudio screwed his ear. "Leon, you're so rude. Who did you learn from when you were so nasty? ”
Leon grinned, "Of course, she is much better than Claudio, but fortunately you are not prepared to marry this tigress." ”
Watching their two sisters and brothers fighting, Zhou Nan couldn't help laughing, this kind of happy time is really intoxicating.
Audrey walked over, leaned on Zhou Nan's arm, watched Claudio and Leon fighting, smiled and asked softly, "Are they Claudio and Leon?" ”
Zhou Nan nodded and said, "They like you very much and say you're cute......"
Zhou Nan didn't lie about this, Audrey has a pure to crystal clear temperament, which is easy to gain the favor of others.
Not only Claudio sister and brother, but even Caroline is very satisfied with Audrey, compared to the gentle and romantic Zhou Nan, Audrey, who is full of innocence, seems to be a very good match.
Although Caroline is bent on marrying her daughter to Zhou Nan, her two daughters only regard Zhou Nan as her brother, and she is also a little helpless.
At this time, in the face of the lovely Audrey, she also felt that it seemed that only such a girl was really suitable for Zhou Nan. In contrast, Vera appears to be a bit aggressive and stubborn, while Claudio is too childish.
Only when she saw Audrey did she realize that only such a girl was really suitable for Zhou Nan. Therefore, she didn't have too many regrets, and turned to be happy for Zhou Nan.
Although she is not her own son, she was also brought up by herself since she was a child, and she has long regarded Zhou Nan as her own child.