French Vacation

Traveling abroad is a delightful experience; new environments can refresh one's mood and provide an opportunity to relax both body and mind. For Albert, a vacation in France was undoubtedly a completely new experience.

The Britain love to travel, and Herb and Daisy had planned this trip together long ago, as the couple was quite experienced in this area. When they decided to travel with their children, they tacitly chose France as their destination.

Albert speaks French.

That's right, that's why Herb and Daisy chose to travel to France.

When traveling abroad, language barriers can be a real hassle.

Now, they don't need to worry about this issue at all, nor do they need to deal with Travel Agency. They can go wherever they want, and Albert can handle the translation work perfectly well.

This can also be considered a way to improve Albert's French skills.

After all, the best way to master a language is to speak and use it more.

The plane had just landed at the airport when the young translator truly astonished the staff.

Herb and Daisy enjoyed seeing the bewildered and shocked expressions on the France's faces, as it greatly satisfied their petty vanity.

Look, our baby is the best!

In the days leading up to their arrival in France, the Anderson family visited several famous France landmarks, such as the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Seine River, and took many photos to commemorate the occasion.

Of course, this may be related to Albert saying he would select a few good photos and turn them into animated magic photos.

The remaining time was spent on a pre-booked vacation on the Basque Beach.

Enjoying the sea breeze, sunbathing, and watching beautiful women in swimsuits is truly a delightful experience.

Albert's favorite activities are surfing and swimming. In his past life, he was a terrible swimmer and rarely even went to the pool. Now that he has finally learned to swim using the control panel, how could Albert easily give up the joy of swimming at the beach? In the sweltering summer, one should play in the water at the beach and admire beautiful women in swimsuits.

During his vacation on the Basque Beach, Albert met some France people and often went surfing together. As his French skills and experience increased, he became more and more fluent in French and had no problem with basic reading, writing and communication.

Of course, the surfboard was borrowed from someone else.

Albert is quite popular here. To the romantic France, this Britain boy who speaks French and is good at surfing is full of mystery.

"Albert, Albert, help me apply sunscreen." Nia dropped the half-built sandcastle and ran towards Albert, who had just come ashore, holding a towel in her hand.

"Why didn't you ask your mom to help you apply sunscreen?" Albert asked casually as he took the towel and wiped the seawater off his body.

"They're talking to someone." Nia gestured in a certain direction, indicating to Albert to look for himself.

Under the parasol, Herb and Daisy were chatting with a young couple who were also traveling in France. They were talking about something, and they were both very engrossed in their conversation.

"Ugh, this is so unreliable," Albert muttered.

"Yeah, yeah, that's unreliable!" Nia nodded in agreement.

"Come here, lie down on the beach chair, I'll help you apply sunscreen." Albert took a sip of juice, took the sunscreen Nia handed him, and helped his sister lie down on the beach chair while he began to apply the sunscreen.

In the hot summer, if you sunbathe without applying sunscreen, your skin will get sunburned.

"Albert, does France have magic academies too?" Nia asked curiously, squinting her eyes comfortably.

"Yes, there are three magic schools in Europe: Hogwarts School of Magic in Britain, Beauxbatons Academy of Magic in France, and Durmstrang Institute in Scandinavia, Northern Europe." Albert said softly as he helped Nia apply sunscreen.

"How did you know?" Nia asked again.

"There are records in Hogwarts ' library that the three schools have always had a good relationship," Albert revealed. "It's said that they even get together to hold a competition every few years."

"Then tell me, why haven't we encountered anything related to magic since we came to France?" Nia asked, frustrated.

"Because ordinary people don't interact with wizards, they naturally don't have contact with them. Okay, you're done applying it." Albert suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go get you some juice."

"A magic academy?" The young couple looked over at Albert with somewhat strange expressions.

"Albert likes to read," Daisy explained casually.

"I'm planning to write a book," Albert said with a smile to the young couple. "A novel about magic."

The young couple looked at Albert with surprise, not expecting that this child, not even twelve years old, was already planning to write a book. "We have always been very supportive of him in this regard," Herb cleared his throat. "Just like we supported him in learning French, Albert has never let us down. He has always been the best."

When talking about his son, Herb was generous with his praise and even planned to have Albert say a few words in French for everyone to hear.

Albert resisted the urge to cover his face and made an excuse to leave.

"Why don't you keep sunbathing?" Albert asked, handing Nia the juice as she stood up.

"This time, let me help you apply the sunscreen," Nia suddenly said.

"No need, I can do it myself." Albert shook his head and refused. Just as he was about to apply sunscreen, a slightly familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Handsome young man, would you like us to help you apply sunscreen?"

Several young women in swimsuits walked by with surfboards, smiling and greeting Albert.

"No need, thank you," Albert politely declined. "Let's go surfing together again sometime."

"Oh dear, I'm so shy." The swimsuit-clad women laughed and left.

"Albert's French is getting better and better!" Herb said to her young husband. "When he first came to France, his tone was a little stiff."

The young couple, who had been somewhat skeptical, now truly believed it and were very envious of Herb for having a genius son.

Nia watched the departing figures of the swimsuit-clad women and asked warily, "Who are they?"

"Friends I met while surfing."

"So, that's the type you like?"

"Alright, stop fidgeting and lie down quietly to sunbathe."

"I'm going to help you apply sunscreen," Nia insisted.

"Okay, okay," Albert reluctantly agreed.

In fact, Nia had no experience applying sunscreen, and in the end, she helped Albert apply it again with Daisy's guidance.

Dinner is always something to look forward to, and the Anderson family unanimously agrees that France food is indeed better than Britain food.

Where is Dad?

Albert looked away from the French Fish Soup that the waiter brought; it was rare for Herb to miss dinner.

"She went to book tickets for the opera," Daisy explained. "She should be back soon. Eat if you're hungry."

"Opera house? Which opera house?" Albert felt he couldn't appreciate such highbrow things.

"The Opéra Bastille"

"The tickets there aren't cheap," Albert said, frowning.

As the second largest opera house in France, tickets are naturally not cheap.

"Herb said that since we're in France, we shouldn't miss the opera," Daisy reassured her. "Besides, we have plenty of budget, and this vacation is cheaper than we thought."

"When did this happen?" Albert asked again.

"I just finished watching the opera before flying home," Daisy said with a smile. "Does Nia like opera?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen one," Nia shook her head. "Is opera good?"

"I really can't appreciate this kind of art. How about we go to the cinema instead?" Albert suggested.

"I'm afraid that won't work," Herb replied.

"You've already bought the tickets?" Albert asked incredulously.

"I've booked the tickets. How can you come all the way to France and miss the opera?" Herb said with a smile. "I think you'll enjoy it."

"Whatever makes you happy." Albert turned his head away, somewhat speechless, not intending to dwell on the matter any further.