Chapter 462 Charles’ Girlfriend Is a Belgian

Lucia and her family had a lot of trouble getting to Antwerp.

They first went to the train station, but the ticket seller politely told them: "Sorry, sir. The train to Antwerp will be tomorrow morning at the latest."

"Why?" Mr. Girard was puzzled: "I remember there were many trains before."

This is just to Antwerp, only 59 kilometers.

"Now there are only two trains, sir." The ticket seller replied: "You just missed the last train today."

"Only two trains?" Mr. Girard was stunned.

The ticket seller explained: "Antwerp is the front line, sir. Charles is organizing a line of defense there. We must first ensure that military supplies are delivered to the soldiers. Therefore, all other trains have been converted to transport supplies."

Mr. Girard was speechless. He looked back at the others, who were also helpless.

This is as it should be. Military supplies must be given priority during wartime.

After a moment of silence, Mr. Girard gritted his teeth: "Let's call a taxi."

"But taxis are not cheap now, Dad." Lucia backed out.

"You should go then." Girard walked out of the train station without looking back.

There were several taxis parked outside the train station. Girard asked about the price and his face changed instantly: "This is impossible. It only cost about 100 francs before, but now it costs 500 francs?"

(The picture above is the Belgian franc, issued in 1851 and replaced by the euro in 2002)

Mrs. Girard followed and asked the driver puzzledly after understanding the situation: "The Germans have surrendered, why is it more expensive than before?"

"And it's five times more expensive!" Stein glared at the driver angrily: "It must be the capitalists who took this opportunity to make a fortune!"

"Hehe." The taxi driver looked at Stein dissatisfiedly:

"We are not capitalists, kid, we just make a little profit to support our family."

"The reason why it is so expensive is that during the war, all the fuel in the country was collected and given to Charles' troops."

"Until now, the fuel we can get is still pitifully small and incredibly expensive, because we still have to ensure that Charles' tanks and armored vehicles can fight, as well as military vehicles and so on."

"Do you have any opinions about this?"

Everyone looked at each other, which was also reasonable.

Lucia sighed in her heart, why is everything related to Charles? He is like a nightmare that can't be shaken off in her mind, and like a shadow. Although he is not in front of her, she can feel his presence all the time.

"I don't have that much money." Mr. Girard looked at Lucia with an embarrassed look: "I only have 270 francs, which is all our savings."

"Then wait until tomorrow to take the train, Dad." Lucia comforted.

Girard nodded, as if it was the only way.

At this time, someone shouted from the back: "Hey, Lucia, you are Lucia!"

It was a fashionable blonde girl, she was carrying a small suitcase in one hand and a windbreaker in the other hand.

"Rost!" Lucia also recognized her. She was surprised and happy to greet Rost and went forward to hug her.

She was Lucia's junior high school classmate, and she hadn't seen him for many years.

"Where are you going?" Rost glanced at the taxi next to him.

"We are going to Antwerp, but..."

Rost understood instantly: "We are going to see Charles? Right?"

Lucia smiled bitterly. More people knew about this than expected, even Rost knew about it.

But this doesn't seem strange. As long as one of the classmates knows about it, it will soon spread to all the classmates or acquaintances who can be contacted.

The reason is that Charles is too famous, especially in Belgium. This guy is simply a savior.

Rost looked around and seemed to have guessed what was going on. She went forward and greeted Mr. Girard and Girardoff politely, then took out the money and handed it to the driver: "Antwerp, no need to change."

When the driver took the money, Rost tilted her head and said with a smile: "You are lucky, sir, the one standing there is Charles' girlfriend."

The driver's eyes widened instantly, and his hand that took the money stopped in mid-air. He looked at Lucia and then back at Rost: "No, this is impossible..."

Rost nodded slightly with an expressionless face: "Does anyone dare to joke about this? That's Charles! And why don't you ask their destination?"

Stein took a small step forward, puffed out his chest and said proudly: "We are going to Antwerp to fly Airport, sir, General Charles should be there. "

The driver was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly pushed back Rost's money and jumped out of the car. He walked to Lucia respectfully, took the luggage from Lucia and put it in the car:

"Sorry, ma'am, I'm glad to serve you."

"I promise to take you to Antwerp safely..."

"No, no, I will wait for you to come back together. It's not so easy to find a car in Antwerp. That's the front line. Even if there is a car, there is no gasoline."

"No, no, no money... It's my honor!"

After that, he murmured: "God, Charles' girlfriend, she is in my car! Unbelievable!"

...

Antwerp Airport, the taxi slowed down and finally stopped at the airport gate.

Stein jumped out without waiting for the car to stop, and almost fell down in the exclamation and rebuke of Mrs. Gilead.

But he didn't care. He raised his head and tried to look at the fighter plane that had just taken off from the airport with a shield against the sun, and exclaimed "Wow, ho ho" from his mouth.

"That's the Camel, that's the Camel fighter!" Stein gestured to the sky and shouted to everyone: "That's the fighter invented by Charles. It has no rivals in the air. The German planes are vulnerable in front of it!"

Mr. Girard said "hmm", straightened his suit after getting off the car, frowned and glared at Stein. A guy who has never seen the world, don't you worry about losing face in front of Charles?

The moment Lucia got off the car, the guard standing at the door recognized her and immediately asked: "Lucia, are you here to see the general?"

Lucia nodded.

"Wait a minute." The guard said: "I'll report to the general!"

"Okay." Lucia said: "Thank you!"

With just a few simple words, the relatives and friends around him and the driver all looked at Lucia with admiration.

Mr. Girard nodded slightly with satisfaction, and his eyes couldn't hide the full pride.

Mrs. Girard was so excited that she almost screamed with her mouth covered, her chest heaving violently, as if she couldn't breathe.

Stein swallowed hard, staring at his sister blankly, as if thinking about how to please her.

Although they believed Lucia's words before, they still couldn't believe it was true. It was too unreal!

However, the guard's reaction confirmed it.

The driver was also worried that he had been fooled. Now it seems that all this is true. This lady named Lucia is indeed Charles' girlfriend!

"God, Charles' girlfriend is a Belgian!" The driver shook his head in disbelief: "Tomorrow, everyone will be crazy about this. I'm going to be a star!"