Chapter 12: Audrey's Identity

Arnhem Church Cemetery, which has more than doubled in size compared to when Zhou Nan left, has added at least hundreds of graves. And this is just one of the six cemeteries in Arnhem.

Among them, there are four more members of the Hemsstra family. These included Audrey's grandmother and two uncles, as well as a cousin.

Audrey wept sadly in front of the grave, and on the contrary, the expressions of the others were quite calm. The ordeal of the previous years is still fresh in many people's memories, and the loss of loved ones is only a small microcosm, and their sad moments have passed.

Do they hate the Germans? Of course, the Germans are even more miserable now than they were then, and the misery even makes many of them feel pity.

More often than not, they can only choose to forget.

Although it was Christmas, there was no festive atmosphere at all in the Hermstra family, and the whole of the Netherlands was calm, and they had not yet recovered from the trauma of war.

Audrey's two half-brothers accompanied Zhou Nan to lay flowers in front of the grave, and came to the main road of the cemetery to chat, leaving a few sad women where to cry.

Arles Robert Alexander Kollers Van Juveld is twenty-five years old this year, he is two years older than Zhou Nan, and Ian Edgar Bruce Kollers Van Juveld is two years younger than Zhou Nan.

Their father was also a minor nobleman in the Netherlands, but died very young. Mrs. Hemsstra remarried Audrey's father, and Audrey's father was not bad to both of them, and they also took care of Audrey's sister since childhood, and the relationship between brother and sister was very good.

During the occupation of Arleud, he worked on the railroads, and after the war, he found a wife, who is now married. Although Ian is not married, he also has a girlfriend and will soon be married.

There are now many boys and girls in the whole of Europe, and if they are not too picky, men can easily find a marriage partner. On the contrary, if a woman wants to find a suitable husband, she needs a certain amount of luck.

The age difference between the two of them and Audrey is a bit big, plus they haven't seen their sister since 40, and they are still a little isolated from their sixteen-year-old sister.

But they still like their sister very much, for the sake of their sister's face, they pay attention to getting along with Zhou Nan, and they are very accommodating everywhere, so the three of them get along very well.

They curiously asked Zhou Nan about their life in Switzerland, and promised to wait for the summer, when the family was stable, and went to Switzerland for a vacation.

Holidays in Switzerland have been a trend in all European countries for a hundred years, and there is no one who does not like to go on vacation to Switzerland as long as you are rich.

Coming out of the cemetery, Audrey had not yet recovered, and her eyes were already swollen from crying, which also made her extremely embarrassed and kept her head down.

Arles and Ian were surprised by Zhou Nan's popularity in Arnhem, because almost everyone knew him and kept greeting him, so much so that along the way, several people didn't have time to chat at all.

Back at home, Audrey, who hadn't slept all night, went upstairs to rest, and the rest of the people began to prepare Christmas food.

Despite the devastation in the Netherlands, Rotterdam is still in ruins, and the rest of the city has not yet recovered its original function. But the Netherlands was originally the breadbasket of Europe, and agriculture was the fastest to recover, and there was still a shortage of other commodities, but food was no longer too scarce.

The Hemsstra family had several farms in Arnhem, which had now been returned to them, so the family still had plenty of food.

However, because the city has been bombed so many houses, the villa in the forest is now being requisitioned by the government to house the homeless.

In Zhou's memory, the forest was turned into a wildlife sanctuary, and the house was donated by the Hemstra family and later turned into a memorial.

Mrs. Hemstra settled Audrey and thanked Zhou Nan directly. "Thank you, Jonas. You took good care of Audrey, even far beyond my imagination. ”

"Madam, this is what I should do as her fiancΓ©, no need to thank."

Opposite Zhou Nan, she sat down slowly. After talking to Audrey all night, she also seems to be a little lacking in energy now. "I listened to Audrey talk about your life in Switzerland and knew that you were still working hard for Audrey's future. But I personally think that all of this is far less important than building a stable relationship with Audrey. Do you have any plans for this? ”

Audrey's sister-in-law brought over four cups of coffee, and Zhou Nan expressed her gratitude and took the coffee and put it on the coffee table next to her. "I wanted to be Audrey's husband sooner than anyone else, but I still think that Audrey should be given a complete education first. At least until college, Mrs. Zhou must not be allowed to become a burden on the road of Audrey's life. ”

"But I don't think Mrs. Zhou will be a burden to Audrey, and the focus of a woman's life should still be on the family and men. What do you think? ”

Zhou You laughed, sat up straight, and said seriously: "Madam, it seems that we have some differences in Audrey's life plan. You want Audrey to be more stable and fulfill her obligations and responsibilities as a wife earlier, but I personally think that this should not be Audrey's life path. Her future should be bigger and brighter than that, because I want to make Audrey the brightest woman in the world, not just a housewife. ”

Ian asked with some excitement, "Is it a movie star?" Does Audrey still act in movies? ”

Zhou Nan nodded, looked at Mrs. Hemstra who was a little surprised, and said: "Audrey's height can no longer allow her to continue to develop in ballet, so I let her learn modern dance now, this kind of dance has become popular in the United States, and it will become a new art form no worse than ballet in the future." But this is just the beginning, I will find a fashion brand for Audrey that suits her, so that she can become a new fashion queen, just like Louis Vuitton and Queen Eugenie. I will also look for Audrey for her film roles to make her the brightest star. Only in this way do I think Audrey's life is perfect. ”

She covered her mouth in some surprise and glared at Zhou Nan. "God, this is incredible. I never fantasized about making Audrey such a woman. You know, the Hemsstra family didn't have such an ability before, let alone now. And you, still an Oriental, do not have such connections and abilities in Europe. ”

"It's man-made, isn't it? I will try to make Audrey the envy of everyone, so that she will never regret choosing me. Madame, Audrey is only sixteen years old now, and I still have plenty of time to plan for her life. ”

She thought for a moment and looked up and said, "I don't know whether to be happy or panicked, this news shocked me so much, I need to calm down." Arles, Ian, you help me take care of Jonas so that he can feel at home here. ”

Arles they agreed, but she went upstairs to rest, a little dazed.

At noon, Audrey had already gotten up, but her mother didn't get up, and it wasn't until the afternoon that she asked Zhou Nan to chat alone in the small living room.

"Seeing what you've done for Audrey, I think I should do something for Audrey too. Next summer, I want to take Audrey to England. ”

"Is there any necessary reason for this?"

"I've never told you about Audrey's father, and now I think I should let you know. He was a banker from England whose family originated from the Hepburn family, the husband of the Queen of Scotland. Because of his social phobia, and because he later supported the Nazis and abandoned us for Germany, Audrey's grandfather, Brown, canceled his inheritance. If Audrey becomes an ordinary wife, the title of this identity will not be of any use to her, but will be a burden. But if, as you said, to make Audrey a world-class star, then the identity of a British aristocrat is still very useful. In addition, your current marriage certificate with Audrey was handled through the Nazi government, and the name on it is also Audrey's Dutch name, in fact, this name has no legal validity. ”

Zhou Nan asked with some surprise: "In other words, our marital status is not recognized by the UK?" ”

She reassured, "But your feelings are real, aren't they? ”

Zhou Nan nodded, in fact, he was not surprised by the news, but deliberately showed it in front of her. There was no way he could tell her that he had memories of the future and that even Audrey didn't know something.

Mrs. Hemstra added: "Actually, Audrey has always been a British citizen, and your marriage to her needs to be recognized by the British government. Now there is a problem, you immigrated to Switzerland through marriage with her, your marriage is recognized by the Nazi government, and her father is a Nazi supporter, if these are exposed, it will have a great impact on Audrey's reputation. ”

For Zhou Nan, who has memories of later generations, there is no more important issue than the reputation of a public figure. Public opinion can make you a dazzling star, and it can also make you the object of everyone's spit.

Therefore, as soon as Zhou Nan thought that Audrey would encounter such a problem in the future, he immediately began to plan countermeasures.

In her previous life, she did not encounter such problems because she did not marry Zhou Nan, did not marry under the witness of the Nazis. Although her father was a Nazi, she raised funds for the partisans during the German occupation and made her own contribution to the fight against the German army, so her father's sin was not counted on her head.

But even so, when Hollywood was filming "The Diary of Anne Frank", Audrey had to quit the film that won eight Oscar nominations and three awards because of her father's identity and her age.

However, Audrey is only sixteen years old now, and she is exactly the same age as the dead Anne, and if she can participate in this movie, there is no more suitable role than this movie!