Chapter 13 Preparations

At the same time, Zhou Nan, who had returned to Arnhem, also made his own decision after a few hours of consideration.

Aside from the Hoffmans, he has the deepest feelings for Kelly. Although Caroline likes him, she has three other children and her own relatives, and Zhou Nan is in front of her, and she may not even be ranked in the top five.

But Kelly is different, this woman has now lost all her relatives and treats Zhou Nan as her own child. In the emotional world, Zhou Nan is the person she values the most, and Zhou Nan also respects her. So, if he wants to go to Switzerland, Zhou Nan hopes to take Kelly with him.

Of course, this is not to say that Caroline's mother's feelings for Zhou Nan are not as good as Kelly, after all, Zhou Nan was raised by her. It's just that she has more people to take care of, and without Zhou Nan, she also has other people to take care of.

But Kelly, only Zhou Nan is alone.

In addition to Kelly, Zhou Nan also wants to leave the Netherlands with Audrey. He didn't want to leave her in this place where she was about to face the most brutal war, so that she could only feed on tulip bulbs, and she would not be able to return to a normal body for the rest of her life.

At her developing age, facing such hunger and terror was something that Zhou Nan couldn't bear.

In the dream, he didn't take care of her, but now, he doesn't want to abandon her anymore.

It's just that if you want to take her out of the Netherlands, I'm afraid it's not an easy thing. Firstly, her family would not necessarily agree, and secondly, it was not known what practical difficulties would be faced in taking her out of the Netherlands.

But no matter what, Zhou Nan must first ask her family for permission.

In May, the sun doesn't set until after 9 o'clock in the evening, or 10 o'clock in the morning.

Kelly still treats Zhou Nan as a child and a wounded person to be taken care of, and counts Zhou Nan a little verbosely, thinking that he shouldn't go to Brussels to find Hoffmann alone, and if something happens on the way, no one will take care of him.

But I felt sorry for Zhou Nan for running so far today, so I roasted another hare caught by the soldiers for him and gave him a meal.

However, her craftsmanship is average, and the heavy barbecue is not something that Zhou Nan can adapt to now, so most of this hare entered John's stomach.

After the meal, Zhou Nan took John for a walk, and Kelly followed him into the forest.

Since it was not a weekend, the children were all in school, and the older children could not enter the forest, so there were not many people in the forest except for the residents and soldiers here.

John's leg is not good yet, and Zhou Nan has been restricting it not to run, for fear that its leg bones will not grow well in the future and become a lame dog.

"Aunt Kelly, if we go to Switzerland, what should we do for a living?"

Some obese Kelly has never liked sports, and she always thinks that work is the best exercise. Eating and drinking, and then a cup of fragrant coffee, is the most beautiful enjoyment for her.

Her attention had been on Zhou Nan's body, and when she heard Zhou Nan's question, she immediately said with some surprise: "Isn't this a very simple thing?" We can run a small farm and raise some cows or goats, and none of that is difficult for me. As long as you don't return to China, I am willing to accompany you wherever you go, and I am willing to do anything. ”

Zhou Nan thinks that he is just a small person, even if he knows the future development, he has no ability to change the situation. He didn't think about returning home to change everything in the future, and he couldn't change it.

The only thing that could comfort him was that his homeland would rise again in the future, and when he left that world, it would become the second most powerful country in the world again.

With or without him, the results are all good, so he doesn't have that lofty ambition to save the world.

Of course, the main reason for this is that he is afraid. He knows very well that people like him who have lived abroad will encounter many ups and downs and tribulations in the coming decades, which are far beyond the imagination of those who have not experienced it.

"No, I'm not going back home." Zhou Nan looked into her eyes and said sincerely: "Yannick will also support my idea, so tomorrow I will go to Brussels to discuss immigration with him." ”

Kelly said with some wistfulness: "It's exciting to think about buying a small farm at the bottom of the Alps and living there in peace. ”

Zhou Nan wanted to nod, but he pulled the wound again, and paused before saying, "Yes, I just don't know if the conservative Swiss there will welcome us." ”

Although Switzerland and Germany are two countries, more than 70% of the Swiss people are originally Prussians, and the language is also Swiss German, which is similar to the German language and can communicate with each other.

Because of this relationship, the relationship between the two countries has always been very close to each other, and for a German, Switzerland, especially the German-Swiss settlement, is not even a foreign country.

Before the outbreak of the war, countless Germans crossed the border every year to travel to Switzerland, and the economies of the two countries were not separated by the existence of the national border.

The Switzerland of this era is not the Switzerland of the 21st century, and there is no strict naturalization system. However, as an Asian, Zhou Nan may not be easy to become a naturalized citizen.

"Jonas, as long as we live in Switzerland, everyone will get to know you and like you. You are so kind, like an angel, no matter who it is, it will approve of you. ”

Zhou Nan hugged her and said with a smile: "Aunt Kelly, I'm not as good as you say." He thought of Audrey again, and she was a real angel.

Kelly is an ordinary German woman, her husband, her children have given their lives for Germany. With such an identity, it is not very difficult for her to immigrate to Switzerland.

However, as a descendant of England and the Netherlands, it will not be easy for Audrey to leave the Netherlands with Zhou Nan and go to Switzerland. Zhou Nan only hopes now that he can convince Hoffman tomorrow and let him help him take Audrey away with him.

But before that, Zhou Nan should also ask for the opinion of Audrey's family.

Kelly couldn't help but look forward to it because she was able to immigrate to Switzerland. Buying a small farm in Switzerland and living in peace has always been her dream life.

"Aunt Kelly, don't talk about this matter for the time being, and then tell the others when the matter is decided."

Zhou Nan looked at the sky, it was not completely dark yet. At this time, it shouldn't be rude to go to Audrey's house! He couldn't control the excitement in his heart and wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible.

Although I have lived to the age of ninety-five in my dream, it is the first time I have fallen in love and started a family with my beloved.

"Aunt Kelly, I'd like to go into the city and ask Ada's opinion. Because I want to bring Ada with me to Switzerland. ”

Kelly laughed and asked a little playfully, "You're finally sure of your feelings, aren't you?" ”

Zhou Nan was a little embarrassed and said: "This injury has changed me a lot, and I should cherish everything I have now." It's just that Ida is still a little too small......"

Kelly gently touched his face and smiled, "She's fourteen years old, and she's not too young." If you get engaged now, you can get married next year. If you have children in the future, I will take care of them as if they were my own grandchildren. ”

In this era, fourteen years old is not a more sensitive age like later generations. In Europe, there are countless child marriages, and as long as a girl has a menstrual period, marriage is a matter of course.

Zhou Nan was also a little embarrassed, even getting married was a thing that seemed very distant to him, and as for giving birth to his own child, Zhou Nan was a little unthinkable.

After finishing the walk, Zhou Nan couldn't wait to borrow a bicycle and go to the city.

This is the only leisure time of the day, and the citizens who have eaten enjoy the rare comfort before going to bed. The temperature is neither high nor low, and it is very comfortable, and people can be seen walking and enjoying the shade on both sides of the street.

If it weren't for the ubiquitous patrolling soldiers, the peace and quiet would not have reminded you of World War II Europe.

With a warm smile on his face, Zhou Nan greeted his acquaintances from time to time. Bicycles weave through the crowd, causing a lot of buzz.

Even though he had lived in this small town for three years, he was always a foreigner to everyone, a rare Asian.

In the evening, the main house of Hemsstra, due to the control of the power supply, and the inability to afford expensive candles, was immersed in darkness, with only a window on the second floor revealing a glimmer of candlelight.

One of Audrey's cousins and cousins was playing with a group of teenagers of the same age under a street lamp in the middle of the street. Seeing Zhou Nan riding a bicycle, their group of children all showed a kind smile.

In the past, Zhou Nan used his gentleness to win the closeness of many children.

Zhou Nan leaned his bicycle against the door of the main house, and the children surrounded him. Ivan hummed the bicycle bell, and the bell made a crisp sound. "Jonas, can we ride your bike?"

"Of course you can, but be careful not to wrestle."

The children immediately became excited, several older boys, holding the bicycle together, Ivan was just ten years old, not too strong to ride a bicycle. But each of them will put their legs diagonally into the bicycle tripod and pedal the pedals.

Seeing them riding around the street park, more than a dozen children followed, and the bicycle couldn't fall over, Zhou Nan also relieved, and then said hello to Audrey's grandmother and aunt who were sitting at the door.

"Good evening, Mrs. Hemsstra, Mrs. Kamprad."

The old lady still nodded calmly, not showing joy or anger. But Audrey's aunt, Lady Kamprad, was a little alarmed, and smiled reluctantly: "Good evening, Jonas, are you here to find Audrey?" ”

The old lady said a little stiffly: "There is only Ida here, no Audrey." ”

Zhou Nan bowed slightly and asked, "Is she at home?" ”

"No, she went to the show, and her mother went with her."