In fact, the Eiffel Tower doesn't look like a chimney at all, but a bit like the pawns in chess.
After resting for a while in the hotel, the family went to Pier 3 to board the boat, planning to visit all the scenic spots along the Seine River.
It is considered the peak tourist season, but there is no queue. You can find a seat as you like after boarding the boat.
The summer in Paris is very cool. Even in August, the hottest part of the day is around 20 degrees, so the family went directly to the open-air second floor of the cruise ship.
The boat will leave when the time comes, and the seats are equipped with commentators, which have explanations in Chinese, which is quite convenient.
Zhang Zhong did not listen to the explanation, but held Xu Yuhan's hand and relaxed and looked at the scenery on the shore.
Xu Yuhan rested her head on Zhang Zhong's shoulder, looked at the scenery on the left bank dreamily, and murmured, "It would be great if this boat could go on forever."
Zhang Zhong smelled her hair and said, "Beautiful scenery becomes precious because it disappears one day. Have you heard of the unknown girl on the banks of the Seine?"
Xu Yuhan shook her head.
"It is said that a long time ago, a sculptor in Paris wanted to sculpture an angel to be placed next to the God in the chapel. He believed that the clothes and wings of the angel were not important. The most important thing was the face of the angel, and this face should not
Any other expression can only be filled with an extraordinary smile."
"An extraordinary smile?" Xu Yuhan said in surprise.
Zhang Zhong smiled and nodded, "Well, it should be hard to imagine a transcendent smile. The sculptor himself didn't know what a transcendent smile was, so he was very distressed. He never found a suitable model or saw a transcendent smile.
But one day, he saw a girl in the monastery. The girl had a peaceful smile. When he saw this smile, the sculptor had an impulse to create, so he took the girl out of the monastery and returned to the studio.
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"Did that sculptor carve an extraordinary smile?" It was Pengpeng who asked the question. She was attracted by the story her father told her.
Zhang Zhong pulled her into his arms and continued, "Unfortunately, after bringing the girl to the studio, the sculptor failed to carve an extraordinary smile. Therefore, he was very lost and full of disappointment in himself, even in the
The cold winter night left the girl alone in the studio, and he ran out alone. When he came back, he destroyed everything he had carved one by one, and then fell on the bed in a daze."
"Ah, why can't it be carved?" Pengpeng asked.
"There are always some things in the world that cannot be explained clearly."
"Where's that girl?"
"Girl?" Zhang Zhong looked towards the river and said, "The girl felt that she had lost her happiness, walked out of the room, and jumped into the Seine River with a smile."
"Ah." Pengpeng covered her mouth with a look of surprise.
Xu Yuhan also stared blankly at the lake, as if she saw a girl slowly approaching the river.
But the story is not over yet, Zhang Zhong continued, "When the sculptor woke up and found that the girl was missing, he frantically looked for her. One day he passed by a store and saw a death mask. The clerk told him that it was from someone who drowned at the beginning of the year.
A girl from the Seine River had an unchanging face and a smile between her brows and eyes, so some evildoers poured wax into this mask."
The two girls, one young and one young, did not expect that the story suddenly turned scary.
Xu Yuhan said angrily, "Why do you tell such a scary story?"
Pengpeng also shrank his neck, as if he was chilled by the breeze on the Seine River, "Dad, why are you so scary?"
"Sir, is the story you told true?"
The three people turned to look, and a blond girl looked at Zhang Zhong with the same frightened expression as Peng Peng. She must have heard this story just now.
But what surprised Zhang Zhong and the others was that this girl could actually understand and speak Chinese that was not very fluent.
When traveling in Paris, the probability of meeting Chinese people is not very high, let alone meeting foreigners who can speak Chinese.
It's really strange to see one here.
Seeing Zhang Zhong's puzzled expressions, the girl introduced herself generously, "Hello, I'm Anna. This is my original name and my Chinese name."
"Hello." Zhang Dian nodded as a greeting, "What I just said is just a legend."
"Legend?" Anna looked confused. "If it is a legend in Paris, it should be very famous. But I am a Parisian and I have never heard of this legend."
Zhang Zhong pursed his lips. It was really strange that a Parisian who could speak Chinese actually came to take a cruise on the Seine River.
"I just made up this legend." Zhang Zhong said without blushing or heartbeat.
"Just now..." Anna seemed to have a word "surprise" written on the left side of her face, and a word "surprise" written on the right face. The combination was surprise. She was still muttering in her heart: Can the story she just made up also be considered a legend?
Zhang Zhong probably knew what she was thinking, and said with a smile, "Originally it was just a simple story when I made it up, but now that you have listened to it, it has become a legend."
Anna's level of Chinese was not enough for her to understand the meaning of Zhang Zhong's words. She said quietly, "I thought it was true."
Xu Yuhan glanced at Zhang Zhong, smiled and said to Anna, "He's lying. Don't take it seriously. You speak Chinese very well. Have you been to China?"
Anna shook her head: "Thank you for your compliment, but I have never been to China. I learned Chinese in school."
"That's really rare." Xu Yuhan praised.
Pengpeng saw the blond lady in front of her speaking Chinese, her face was surprised, and she asked, "Sister, you are French."
Anna smiled and nodded, "Well, I'm a local. Hello, kid."
Pengpeng waved his hands excitedly and said, "Stupid pig, my name is Pengpeng, stupid pig, stupid pig."
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There were black lines all over Anna's head, and Zhang Zhong and Xu Yuhan next to her also looked confused.
Just now when Pengpeng was about to speak, Zhang Zhong felt something was wrong, but before Zhang Zhong could cover her mouth, he let her use this newly learned French sentence.
Seeing that Anna didn't reply to her, Pengpeng scratched his head and said, "Silly donkey, silly donkey, sister, silly donkey."
Damage doubled!
"Ahem, my child's pronunciation is not very standard. Miss Anna, please forgive me." Xu Yuhan said quickly.
Anna also reacted at this moment and remembered that stupid pig and stupid donkey were her native languages.
Zhang Zhong saw Xu Yuhan looking at him and quickly turned his face to the bank, pretending to look at the scenery on the river bank.
He did have to bear this responsibility, but when he taught Pengpeng French before, he didn't expect to meet a local who could speak Chinese.