I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 774 My Family Has a Daughter, Camille

Huaguo, Zhongzhou.

February 4th marks the beginning of spring, one of the twenty-four solar terms in China.

The tenth day of the first lunar month.

Liu Dasheng sat in the living room, back straight, watching the news day after day, without fail, for decades.

The house was quite lively. My mom and older sister were setting dinner on the table, while Qianqian and Chen Qi were whispering to each other in the study, I don't know what they were talking about.

After returning to China last July, the two rekindled their romance.

After being separated for more than half a year, it seems that their relationship has not been affected; on the contrary, it has become even warmer.

Just then, the phone rang...

"Qianqian, answer the phone."

"Oh!"

Qianqian immediately ran out and grabbed the landline phone in the living room.

"Hey, Uncle? Why are you calling?"

Liu Dasheng's ears immediately perked up.

He harbored resentment towards Liu Jin!
It's been three years, three years since he last came back, and he's very dissatisfied.

The old lady could still visit Liu Jin every few days, but he, although retired and entitled to two trips abroad to visit relatives each year, still found it somewhat inconvenient because he had previously accepted a re-employment position—not a particularly sensitive one, just a teacher…

He retired completely on November 11th last year.

I'm 70 years old, it's really not good for me to continue working.

He was indeed tired.

"what?"

"Uncle, don't scare me."

"Really? You sent a video to my email? Oh, I'll receive it right away... Uncle, this news, this news... it's so sudden. I reckon Grandma and Grandpa might not be able to accept it! It's even harder to accept than when you caused someone's death in Italy."

"Qianqian, what did your uncle do this time?"

Liu Dasheng got a little anxious and, disregarding the news, stood up and asked.

The mother, who was setting the table, stopped and looked at Qianqian with a puzzled expression.

During the New Year's Eve celebrations, Liu Jin orchestrated a gunfight in Salerno, which caused a sensation across the country.

Since there is no video, what is circulating outside is mainly the original audio of the phone broadcast during the late-night show.

At first, many people didn't believe it.

After all, in the mouths of their husbands, Europe and America are paradise on earth, a land of happiness.

At this time, husbands still wielded considerable authority.

And then you turn around and give me a gunfight movie about a ruthless bandit attack? Are you kidding me? Do you think this is a movie?

It's possible. After all, Leslie Cheung was an actor, and an Oscar-winning actor at that.

Then, CCTV reported on it!

However, the CCTV report did not focus on Liu Jin, but rather on the refugee issue in Italy.

The few words mentioned vaguely have already indirectly proven this matter.

When Liu Dasheng heard this, he was completely dumbfounded.

What was supposed to be a literary masterpiece turned into a gunfight blockbuster? He even called Liu Jin to confirm the information.

Now, is something even harder to accept than gunfights?

Qianqian put down the phone, her expression extremely complicated, with a mischievous glint in her eyes that seemed to be both a smile and a hint of amusement.

"Grandma, Grandpa..."

"What trouble has that kid gotten into this time? Has he killed someone again? Has someone died?"

At this moment, Chen Qi also came out of the study and looked at Qianqian with a puzzled expression.

Based on his understanding of Qianqian, it shouldn't be a bad thing, otherwise things wouldn't be like this now.

"My uncle said..."

"What did he say?"

Qianqian took a deep breath and said, "My uncle said that you and Grandma are now grandpa and grandma!"

"what?"

"My uncle became a father, but it was four years ago."

It's his granddaughter, she's over four years old... He sent me a video, I'm downloading it now.

The old lady felt dizzy.

Liu Dasheng stood there, dumbfounded.

"Qianqian, who did you have the baby with? Xiao Ai? Xiao Wa? Or Xiao Tu? It can't be that Xiao Si, can it? Xiao Mo and Xiao Su are both too old, I doubt it... Who else could it be? Hmm, Xiao Ma? I've never seen her before! Who did you have the baby with?"

The old lady has started talking nonsense.

Rumors about Liu Jin are flying everywhere.

During her six months of recuperation in Switzerland, she heard a great deal from Mr. Zhao, Maggie, Leslie, and others.

At this moment, Qianqian had already turned on her computer, accessed her email, and started downloading.

Liu Dasheng then realized what was happening.

"Four years old? That big? Why have I never heard him say that before?"

"Hey, Qianqian, didn't you ask your uncle? You might have been scammed. I heard those foreign women lead very chaotic lives."

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could you possibly get this wrong?"

"That's hard to say..."

The old lady immediately became angry and started arguing with Liu Dasheng.

About ten minutes later, Qianqian downloaded the video to her hard drive, then came out and plugged the external hard drive into the TV.

The news is over!
What Oriental Horizon, what Focus Interview...

These programs, which were usually Liu Dasheng's favorites, did not attract his attention at all.

"Qianqian, does your uncle have so many girlfriends?"

Chen Qi helped Qianqian fiddle with the TV and asked in a low voice.

Qianqian glanced at her grandparents who were arguing and whispered, "It's more chaotic than you think!"
I was there for six months, and there were over a dozen women rumored to be dating him… Didn’t you see the Paris Olympic torch relay? A whole platoon of European and American actresses were rumored to be his girlfriends. I was completely stunned when I saw it.

By the way, let me tell you, don't follow your uncle's example, stay away from him.

At this point, the TV format has been adjusted!

Qianqian then pressed the play button.

"Dad, Mom, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Spring Festival. I'd like to wish you both a Happy New Year."

The video begins with Liu Jin appearing in a hotel room.

"I am currently in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil!"

In the video, Liu Jin takes a deep breath and says, "I have to tell you guys something... well, you might be going to be grandparents!"

Once Liu said those words, both the old lady and Liu Dasheng fell silent.

The two elderly people quickly went to the television and became engrossed in watching it.

Qianqian, Chen Qi, and her older sister retreated to the dining table. Qianqian poured her older sister a glass of wine, and her older sister clinked glasses with Chen Qi. Then they ate and watched TV. Apart from Chen Qi, her older sister and Qianqian were just watching the show.

Actually, Chen Qi is pretty much the same.

On television, Liu Jin had long hair and looked travel-worn.

He seemed a little embarrassed, as if he didn't know how to start the conversation.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Well, actually I only found out about this a couple of days ago. Camille is already four years old, and her mother is Alessandra Ambrosio. You may not know who she is, but Qianqian should have heard of her."

Several pairs of eyes immediately fell on Qianqian.

Qianqian quickly swallowed the jelly in her mouth and said, "One of the three beauties of Brazil, along with Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend Gisele and Lima, are the three supermodels. Um, Lima, Adriana Lima, I think she was also rumored to have had an affair with my uncle."

Chen Qi gasped. "Shut up!"

Qianqian was ready to expose all of Liu Jin's secrets.

"Four years ago, well, actually five years ago, on New Year's Eve 04, I met AA in New York, and then some stories happened."

Camille was born on September 12th.

I knew nothing about this, and AA never told me. She had left her child in her hometown of Erexien, Brazil… We didn't contact each other for almost five years after that… We would occasionally exchange emails, but she never mentioned Camille. Until last September, when I ran into her again at Milan Fashion Week…

Yeah, I felt something was off back then, so I hired a private investigator...

This is AA!

Haha, actually, today isn't Chinese New Year, it's the 29th. I came here for the Spring Festival and have been dealing with this matter.

Ambrosio appeared on television.

She was wearing black trousers and a white lace blouse, with her long, brownish-red hair cascading over her shoulders.

"Ouch!"

Qianqian let out a sigh.

"Shut up!"

The elderly couple turned their heads and shouted angrily.

Startled, Qianqian immediately shut her mouth.

"My brother is eating really well!"

My older sister couldn't help but curse.

Chen Qi lowered his eyes and ate his food silently.

I have a feeling that I've heard something incredible.

He knew Ambrosio, he knew Lima, he knew Gisele.

Wow—if my uncle hadn't been on good terms with Leonardo DiCaprio, he might have snagged all three of Brazil's beauties in one fell swoop.

My appetite is really good!

Then, the scene changed, and Liu Jin and his group drove to Erexin.

Liu Jin got out of the car outside Ambrosio's farm.

He and AA went into the farm, and then...

What a melodramatic soap opera!
Father and daughter reunited.

Next, there are scenes of Liu Jin playing with Camille on the farm.

"This girl is really pretty, but she's a bit dark-skinned. Is she Black?"

Liu Dasheng suddenly turned his head and looked at Qianqian, asking her a question.

Qianqian quickly shook her head and said, "I don't know."

"It seems to be of Italian, Polish, and Brazilian descent."

Chen Qi chimed in, "I've seen it online."

"You see very clearly."

"No, I just..."

"You're nothing, hehe, that's my uncle's girl."

Chen Qi felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart for no apparent reason.

"AA and I are not planning to get married, and I don't plan to marry anyone."

Hmm, that sounds a bit scummy, but…

The video has reached its end, and it's a personal recording of Liu Jin.

"AA is busy with her career, and Eva and Alizee are also busy with their work."

Okay, actually, I've already discussed it with them. We'll stay together like this, except for not having a marriage certificate. We'll have a wedding and all the usual things. We'll have children and live together. Unless one of us gets tired of each other and wants to leave, we'll never separate... That's the situation, and I felt it was necessary to tell you all.

Also, Camille will be coming here in a while.

Next year she will be six years old, and I will send her back to China to attend primary and secondary school. When she turns eighteen, I will let her choose her own nationality.

If I have other children in the future, I will make the same choice.

That's roughly the situation... Well, you guys should adjust your mindset. Especially Dad, from now on, leave the matter of the Liu family having many descendants to me.”

The video is over.

The TV screen went black!

"That's all? Why does Uncle have so many shots of him, but Camille has so few?"

"Qianqian, is there anything else?"

"It seems there's another compressed attachment that I haven't opened yet."

"Open it, open it and see what's inside."

Qianqian was kicked off the dinner table by Liu Dasheng and slunk into the house to check the compressed parts.

Liu Dasheng and his mother looked at each other speechlessly.

Suddenly he cursed, "I, Liu Dasheng, have lived an upright life, how come I have such a worthless son?"

"what do you mean?"

"Not getting married, yet having to live with three women?"

My mother is much more open-minded than Liu Dasheng.

After all, I had traveled abroad many times over the past eight years, and had spent more than a year in France in total.

"Three?"

She sneered, "I think there are more than three! From what I've heard, there are more than three."

"Asshole, bastard, bastard!"

Liu Dasheng, with a smile on his face, angrily cursed.

Why don't you stop laughing?
Look at your back...

My older sister couldn't help but mutter to herself.

At this moment, Qianqian took the hard drive out and plugged it back into the TV.

"They're all photos, probably of my uncle and Ka..."

"Camille!"

Liu Dasheng suddenly asked, "What does Camille mean?"

"It seems to be an Italian name, but I'll have to look it up to see what it means."

Qianqian went into the house looking disheveled, and Chen Qi followed her in, carrying two bowls of rice.

On the television screen, a series of photos of Camille appeared.

From infancy to now, there are more than a hundred photos in total.

My older sister watched as Liu Dasheng and my mother sat in front of the TV, their faces full of kind smiles, flipping through the photos.

"This girl takes after her mother; she's really beautiful."

"Yeah, it's just that the name isn't good... What exactly does Camille mean!"

When she returns to China, we need to give her a Chinese name. What's the point of giving Old Liu's daughter a foreign name?

"What name do you think we should give him?"

My mother also expressed her agreement, quite agreeing with the statement.

"Your son is supposed to be a writer, but he can't even come up with a name. What kind of writer is he?"

"Yeah, I think so too!"

……

(End of this chapter)