Chapter 22 Recent Developments

Hurriedly returning to his bedroom, Zhou Nan sat in front of Audrey's dresser, tears already flowing. However, his mood is sincerely happy, because he has changed his fate.

There is no better news than to get Yannick safer, no matter how much tribulation, as long as they are alive, it can make Zhou Nan happier than anything else.

There were five letters, one for each of them, and even Leon wrote one himself. Zhou Nan was a little curious about what he wrote in the letter, so he first opened his letter.

In the letter, I first saw a photo, and Leon, who was already thirteen years old, looked like a mature young man. He sat on the wooden railing of the stable, with a pack of dogs at his feet. Although he seems to be happy smiling in the photo, Zhou Nan, who is familiar with him, can still see a trace of shadow between his eyebrows and eyes. It seems that he is naïve, and he has also begun to know some of the complexities and helplessness of the adult world.

In his heart, he told Zhou Nan that he had attended secondary school in Leverkusen and lived in Felix's house. Because of Felix's high prestige, he has never been bullied, he will get stronger and stronger, and he will be able to protect his family in the future.

Then Zhou Nan opened Yannick's letter, because Zhou Nan knew that in his letter, he would definitely tell him everything.

Yannick's letter was long, he recalled all the ups and downs of the past three years, and also briefly told everyone in the family about the current situation. To Zhou Nan's surprise, before the defeat of Germany, in order to protect the two daughters, Vera was already married, and Claudio also got married when Germany admitted defeat.

Vera was married to a member of the Geigie family, who had been imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp in Munich after the war for providing chemical raw materials for Germany during the war. However, since the problem is not serious, it is hoped that it will be released soon in the future.

He didn't elaborate on why he introduced such a marriage partner to Vera, but there was still Vera's letter, and Zhou Nan was not in a hurry to solve the mystery.

Claudio was married to Marshal Rommel's son Manfred, who was only 17 years old when they got married.

Moreover, they all have children now, only one has been born, and the other is still in the mother's womb. Zhou Nan will soon be the uncle of the two children, and Caroline's mother, who is only in her early forties, has become a grandmother.

Although the past year has been a bit difficult, the family has stored a lot of food, and the family has not gone hungry. They also helped many people with the food, and because of their relationship with Rommel, there were no Allied soldiers who came to their homes to loot and commit violence.

This was the best news Zhou Nan had ever heard, and he had always feared that the Hoffman family would become the target of violence by Allied soldiers.

On the commercial side, Bayer has been completely divided, the chemical sector has been almost wiped out, and even the machinery and equipment have been dismantled by the French and shipped back to France.

Several of Bayer's major shareholders were wiped out, the Bayer family, the Westcott family, and the Leuvre family, all of whom were major shareholders of Bayer, who lost most of their wealth because of the robbery.

Only the pharmaceutical factories survived, not because of the benevolence of the French, but because the pharmaceutical factories survived mainly on technology, and even if all the machines were emptied, it would be easy to make a comeback. And now medicine is a necessity, so it has not been discontinued.

Felix Hoffmann was imprisoned by the French and later secretly transferred to France, where the French wanted him to work for them.

But Felix Hoffman was no ordinary person, because the riots he caused affected the entire city, and in the end, it was the Americans who stepped in and asked Felix back.

Relying on some jewelry and jewelry in exchange for grain, Yannick also bought some new industries almost at the price of cabbage, and provided part of the production funds for the pharmaceutical factory, and the current stake in the pharmaceutical factory has reached 22 percent.

But now it is still very difficult to operate, because most of the profits are taken by the French.

In the letter, Yannick did not write down the news that Zhou Nan wanted to know most, that is, how he and Rommel got together, and what he did in the link of Rommel's life.

Of course, he can understand it if he doesn't write, after all, this matter can't be exposed, this is Zhou Nan and Yannick's biggest secret.

At the end of the letter, Yannick mentioned the existing funds in Zhou Nan's hands and told him not to spend money indiscriminately and wait for the day when the German economy will be integrated with foreign countries.

Now the Deutsche Mark has plummeted almost as much as it did in the early thirties, and almost all foreign currencies are strong, and perhaps a small amount of money will buy a huge estate.

When Zhou Nan first came to Switzerland, he had 450,000 yuan in his hand, and even if he removed 150,000 yuan to buy a house, he gave Kelly and Audrey 20,000 yuan each, and it cost a little more than 20,000 yuan to buy a car and a piano.

plus other expenses, Zhou Nan still has more than 220,000 in his hands. The subsidy for his two years in the army is counted, and there is barely 230,000 yuan.

Kelly's money was not spent, and Audrey's money was not touched, but she lent her two brothers 5,000 each, and they each inherited a small farm, but they did not have the money to run it.

After Audrey asked Zhou Nan, of course Zhou Nan had no opinion, and this was not to be squandered. The five thousand Swiss francs were given to them, and they did not want to come back.

If they had scraped together the money they had, they would have been able to scrape together 260,000 Swiss francs.

Today, the Swiss franc is the strongest currency in the world, and in times of war, one dollar is worth more than four Swiss francs, and one mark is worth two Swiss francs. But now there are only three Swiss francs per dollar, and as for the Deutsche mark, it is no longer in circulation.

While thinking about these things, Zhou Nan read several other letters.

Caroline's mother is still concerned about Zhou Nan's life, so he doesn't have to worry about his family and lives well in Switzerland.

The letter sent by Vera briefly described her life in the past three years, and she also praised her husband O'Elie. There are also two photos in the letter, one of her with O'Elie, and the other of her with her children.

What made Zhou Nan a little sad was that their family of three had not taken a group photo yet.

O'Elli was a handsome, thin man, with a face as deep and handsome as a Greek sculpture, but he had a figure-eight mustache at a young age, which made people feel a little funny.

Claudio and her husband Manfred also seemed to be a good match, they did not suffer any hardships, their youthful faces were still bright, and they knew that they were happy at first sight.

Manfred is now an intern at a newspaper where he is highly regarded because of his father's connections, where he has many privileges and access to scoop news. Claudio is pregnant and is also raising a baby at her mother's house on the shores of Lake Dynne.

Knowing that all his relatives were safe and sound, Zhou Nan's heart that had been worried was also relaxed. He went to the living room outside, only to find Audrey with two guests upstairs to take pictures. They looked at the stacked books in the living room, and they were stunned one by one.

"Mr. Zhou, this is so surprising, I never imagined that I could see so many books in one person's home."

Zhou Nan smiled and said, "We can talk about this later, I have to write a reply first." ”

"Of course, you can do it yourself, and we'll take a look at it at will."

Taking a stack of manuscript paper and ink, as well as a pen, Zhou Nan returned to the bedroom.

He didn't have time to write five letters, so he was only going to reply one letter to Yannick.

In the letter, he recounts his life in Switzerland for more than two years. There was nothing to write about in the barracks for the first two years, focusing on what has happened in recent times.

From worrying about their situation, to seeing men like Yannick in the newspapers. From being expelled by Meghan to Weggis accepting them.

Especially in the recent period of harmonious relations with the Liberal Democratic Party, they value themselves very much, and then vigorously support them. At present, the whole book is almost finished, but I still need to go abroad to collect information.

As for the funding, he reassured Yannick that the first and second volumes of the General History of the World were now almost complete and ready for publication, and that after publication, he would receive a large amount of money.

Zhou Nan couldn't mention those secret things in the letter, and after writing about his recent situation, he could only say hello to everyone in turn.

He told Caroline's mother not to worry about herself, he got along well with Kelly and Audrey, and now he lives in a fairyland, and life is free of any difficulties and misfortunes.

Belated congratulations were sent to Vera and wished her to face life strongly. Claudio is a little squeamish and egoistic, and Zhou Nan hopes in her heart that she and Manfred will be considerate of each other and learn to think about each other.

As for Leon, Zhou Nan also gave him a few special advices, telling him to keep a low profile in the past few years, not to cause trouble outside, let alone provoke the allied soldiers. And touted it like an adult, and asked him to take care of Caroline's mother.

Then, Zhou Nan took out an ordinary cowhide bag and began to prepare gifts for them.

For a while, there was no suitable gift at home. Zhou Nan packed a few Chinese knots, and then chose three gifts for Audrey to give to the three women, and promised that Audrey would buy them for her again.

Audrey didn't care, and even put one of her favorite teddy bears in it and gave it to Vera's daughter.

The teddy bear was originally produced in Germany, but it has now been discontinued. I'm afraid this toy can only be bought abroad.

Kelly prepares a very hearty supper, and the two guests weep with tears in their eyes as they eat. Not to mention such a sumptuous dinner in Germany today, even filling your stomach is a luxury.

If that's all there is to it, it's bearable. However, the occupation forces in Germany did almost all kinds of evil, in the past, when Germany occupied France, they treated civilians with courtesy, but now the French soldiers have returned their hatred a thousand times over, and the whole of Germany is like hell.

Zhou Nan, even if he knew the future, could not do anything about such a thing, so he could only comfort them uselessly, and after being half-drunk with them, he sent them all the way to Lucerne to board the train.

In the bright moonlight, a speedboat skimmed quickly across the water, creating white waves in the shape of a herringbone on the calm water.

Audrey couldn't help but exclaim: "Jonas, Lake Lucerne is so beautiful at night!" ”

Zhou Nan looked at the bright moon in the sky and said with a smile: "My mood is more beautiful......

"Is it because everybody is safe?"

Zhou Nan nodded. "Your life is complete."