"Waltham was small, with only one coeducational elementary school. Every day, my mother took me on his bicycle to Lidin Girls' School in the village of Peham, two kilometres away, and when it rained, my father would drive me to ......."

"Grandpa's farm is on the east side of the hill and the scenery is beautiful, but it's far from the city. My brother went to boarding school, and I had to play alone every day......"

"My brothers liked me very much, but they always didn't want to take me when they went out to play, I remember one time they went to the woods to pick pine cones, and went to catch fish with other children, and I was left alone in the woods, and I was scared and cried. When they came back, their mother beat them up. ”

Outside the window was the beautiful scenery of the English Garden Country, and listening to Audrey tell the story of her childhood, neither Zhou Nan nor Mrs. Hemstra wanted to disturb her nostalgia.

Audrey lived here from the age of six to nine, and although her grandfather didn't like her, it also left her with fond memories.

"Grandpa liked Ian the most, and he once thought about adding Ian's name to Hepburn's name, but all this has changed since Dad didn't listen to dissuasion and went to Germany."

Zhou Nan held her hand and comforted her: "Life is always going through different changes, we are growing up, we will lose something, and we will gain something." ”

She hummed and leaned on Zhou Nan's right shoulder, her eyes still looking at the scenery outside. Her eyes were timid, full of memories, and a hint of worry......

In Zhou Nan's heart, she is a girl who lacks love, her father's abandonment, and her grandfather's dislike have left a heavy shadow on her.

However, perhaps it is because of this that he can enter her heart and eventually become her husband.

Because, her own care fills the emotional gap in her life.

The car arrived in the southern suburbs of Canterbury, and the guard car drove behind Zhou Nan's car. Only Mrs. Hermstra remembered the road to Waltham, and even Audrey, her memory was a little blurry.

The car turned to the country road, and on both sides were two or three meters high bushes or groves, dividing the fields into square-like pastures or farms, and from time to time you could see patches of woods.

Because Europe was the first to enter the industrial age, and the population density was far less than that of the motherland, the peasants owned much more land than their own country.

Each of the fields here is large, and there is enough space to separate them, creating a beautiful view. In order to make the best use of every cent of the land, no one is willing to plant trees or bushes around their own land.

Although Audrey's face was calm, she was getting closer to her destination, and her hand was gripping her harder and harder.

She longs to see her loved ones, but she is always afraid that her relatives will not like her.

Passing through a small village, Mrs. Hemstra turned back and asked, "Baby, do you remember this place?" ”

Audrey snorted, turned back to Zhou Nan and said, "Jonas, this is the village of Peham, I went to school here for three years, but I didn't know too many friends. ”

Zhou Nan asked, "Do you want to go to the school you used to attend?" ”

Audrey shook her head, "I have vague memories of the teachers and classmates here. ”

The car further on, passing between the country roads, flanked on either side by green groves several meters high, and it was impossible to discern the direction at all.

It wasn't until he saw a small hill with dense woods on top of it that Zhou Nan knew that their destination was about to arrive.

"This is the intersection, but when did the gate ...... installed?"

The car stopped, and Mrs. Hemstra got out first, looking at a wooden sign standing on the ground beside the gate and muttering.

Audrey didn't care about Zhou Nan at this time, pushed the door directly and got out of the car, and then stood there like her mother.

After Zhou Nan got out of the car, he bypassed the back of the car and came to their side. Although he was not familiar with English, he could roughly recognize that the name had changed to Rose Farm.

Audrey leaned on her mother's body a little weakly and asked softly, "Where's Grandpa?" Why did you change the name here? ”

Mrs. Hemstra pulled herself together and smiled, "Baby, life is always full of accidents and sorrows...... But maybe your grandpa is fine......"

Audrey's tears flowed, but she squeezed out a smile and said, "Mom, I've grown up, no matter what the result is, I can accept it." ”

Zhou Nan wiped his tears with a handkerchief, walked to the gate, opened a rainproof box next to the gate, and rang the electric bell.

However, because he didn't understand English, he returned to Audrey's side and asked Etinny to communicate with them.

After a while, a middle-aged man who was not tall but unusually fat came to the gate on a small bicycle that did not match his size at all.

He looked at Zhou Nan and them curiously, and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

just understood this sentence, but Zhou Nan couldn't understand the words behind him. Zhou Nan watched them communicate from behind the crowd, and the original Audrey kept crying, but in the end she was happy.

The man left for a short time before Zhou Nan found an opportunity to ask, "What happened?" ”

Audrey said with some excitement: "Grandpa didn't die, he just sold the farm and moved to London." He left Mr. Ross the address of London, and Mr. Ross went to find us the address he had left. ”

Zhou Nan's heart is also much lighter, always her grandfather doesn't like her, but that is also one of her few relatives. As long as he was alive, it would be a comfort to Audrey.

However, for Zhou Nan, driving a hundred kilometers to get here, only to get the news that he has moved to London, people are not happy.

The news of his and Audrey's arrival in England has spread, and Audrey's identity has already spread. If he really cared about this only granddaughter, he should have come to the door on the same day.

But seeing Audrey change from sadness to happiness, he didn't want to mention it. Anyway, it's just an old man, who is willing to recognize Audrey, so they will take care of it more, and if they don't want to admit it, it's a big deal to have less contact.

The Mr. Ross quickly took out a piece of paper, spoke to Audrey and the others for a while, and took his leave.

Mrs. Hemstra got into the car, looked at the address again, and handed the note to Audrey. "I knew that your grandfather couldn't live without church and football, and this move to London is still inseparable from these two hobbies."

She handed the note to Audrey, who carefully put it away and put it in her purse. Zhou Nan asked, "Where did he move to London?" ”

"Quadrant Road next to the Anglican Church in Highbury Park...... He is a member of the Anglican Church and a fan of Arsenal. ”

"Let's drive, let's go back to ...... the same way" Zhou Nan explained to Pierre, and then turned back and said: "Tell me about your grandfather, learn more, maybe I can find some topics to talk to him." ”

"He only knows English, but you can't ......"

Zhou Nan was speechless, and only after a while did he say, "Starting tomorrow, you teach me English." ”

Audrey smiled playfully and asked, "Why not start now?" ”

Although Zhou Nan doesn't understand English, it's not that he doesn't have any foundation. Yannick himself knows English, but he didn't have the opportunity to use it in the past, so he didn't teach it by heart, and Zhou Nan didn't learn it by heart.

Although Zhou Nan's mother tongue is Chinese, he has no less opportunities to use German than Chinese since he was a child, and after arriving in Europe, he has used German as his main language.

Later, he learned German variants, Low German in the Netherlands and High German in Switzerland. After two years in the army, he learned spoken French from Jaeger, but French is still a small language, and it is still not as widely spoken as English.

Therefore, the study of English has to be put on the agenda.

The same way back to London, the time was already noon, back to the villa for lunch first, Zhou Nan and they set off again.

This time, however, the destination was much closer, from Kensington, where they were staying, to Holloway, where Highbury was located, and it was only ten kilometers in total.

A clerk from the Swiss embassy knew the address and took the initiative to take them to Quadrant Road.

The residence in London, with the Soviet embassy at the door, is guarded by guards at both ends of the street, and those reporters have nowhere to follow them, and they will be censored when they enter Kensington Garden Street, which also makes Zhou Nan completely relaxed.

Today is a private matter, and I didn't notify a few royal media when I traveled in the morning, and of course I don't need it now.

Due to the proximity of the distance, Etinny also got into a car with them, holding a stack of itinerary sheets in his hand, and discussed with Zhou Nan the arrangements for the next few days.

Zhou Nan is a newcomer and has little experience in communication, so no matter what kind of occasion he attends, he needs to be prepared.

When you go to a nobleman's house, you should familiarize yourself with the etiquette of drumming, go to the gathering of scholars, know what the topic is, and be ready to chat.

Etinny was actually much busier than Zhou Nan, and Stolko didn't come to England, making Nord another irresponsible, and everything was almost on him.

However, he still worked very energetically, not only did he not complain at all, but he also felt a sense of accomplishment.

The car stopped next to a secluded park, and in the woods of the park stood a small church.

On the left is a row of terraced houses facing the street, all of which are three storeys high, but most of the houses are single or two, and there are no three, which means that this is not a high-end residential area.

The car stopped at the entrance of No. 33, a small one-room building with three flights of stairs facing the street, with only a narrow gate facing the street.

Audrey and her mother went to knock on the door, and the embassy clerk was still introducing Zhou Nan. "This should be a long-term low-rent house built by the church, the rent is not expensive, and the church also arranges people to serve, so many single elderly people with a little money are willing to come to live here."

"In other words, the old people are taken care of?"

He smiled and made a gesture to count the money. "As long as there is this ......"

(Recently, I've been disturbed by some comments.,There are too many distractions when coding words.,The plot feels a little jerky.,Starting today.,Adjust your mentality.,Strive not to be too much disturbed by book reviews.。 Today's weekend, three more, this is the second one)