Ch7 - Can’t Go Back

“Aunt Lin, thank you very much for taking care of me during this time. I will definitely come back to see you, Uncle Yang, Haohao and Yingying when I have time,” said Mu Yan with tears streaming from his eyes.

Although the time he spent together was not long, only ten days, he felt the warmth of home for the first time in the past 16 years of his life. Even though the warmth was given by strangers, it still made him unbearably greedy and longing for more. 

However, he knew that he had to go, not just to go home, but also to confirm his guess. He had a feeling that he might never be able to go back, but he must verify it with his own eyes.

Mu Yan asked Yang Wenyao to take him to the place where he was found unconscious, because it was the only place where there might be clues of his way home.

Yang Wenyao also quite liked Mu Yan and promised to bring him there. He asked for leave from the factory that day, and brought Mu Yan to the forest.

Mu Yan fell down from a cliff, but Yang Wenyao found him unconscious in a flat place surrounded by trees and grass. There were no mountains, let alone cliffs. 

“Uncle Yang, is there a mountain here?” Mu Yan asked with the last glimmer of hope.

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“Yes, but the nearest mountain is three kilometers away.” Yang Wenyao replied.

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Although it was hard for him to believe, it was the best explanation for his situation now. After all, it was impossible for him, who was injured and unconscious at that time, to walk from the bottom of a cliff to a very unfamiliar forest near Taohua Village.

Mu Yan stood at the foot of the mountain in silence for a long time, and Yang Wenyao also thoughtfully did not disturb him.

He and his wife were very sorry for him, a boy who was actually sixteen but in their eyes still looked like a ten years old boy, what kind of hard life he lived until he had this malnourished body. 

“Uncle Yang, I, I don’t seem to be able to go back.” Mu Yan lowered his head and said in a low voice with a hint of crying, which made him feel very distressed.

“Hey, our family welcomes you back at any time. If you are really leaving, Haohao and Yingying will cry. Let’s go back, they will be very happy.” Yang Wenyao stroked Mu Yan’s hair, very distressed for this well-behaved young man.

“Can I really stay here? But I can’t live for free, Uncle Yang. I will do a lot of work, I can help you clean up the rooms, take care of Haohao and Yingying, and I can, I can…” As he spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller.

He originally wanted to say that he could still cook, farm, and do any kind of rough work. However, there was no land, no food ingredients and no need to cook, so what he knew was totally useless in this world. 

More importantly, he was a ger. How could a ger live with a grown man, especially a married man with family? As a conservative ger, even if he was considered as a man here, he couldn’t do that!

Mu Yan suddenly felt that his previous thoughts were too simple and could cause a lot of trouble to his benefactor and his family. Fortunately, fortunately his living place hadn’t been decided yet, if he lived with Uncle Yang’s family he would feel really guilty.

“Of course, we are usually busy with work and don’t have time to take care of Haohao and Yingying in the daytime. If you are willing to come and help us accompany them, Aunt Lin and I will be very grateful.” Yang Wenyao said gently.

“Thank you Uncle Yang, I-I will definitely take good care of them.” Mu Yan said gratefully, “But I can’t live in your house, Uncle Yang, can you help me find an unoccupied house, I-I want to live there first.” 

“You don’t want to live in Uncle’s house?” Yang Wenyao felt distressed for this sensible teenager. Although it would be inconvenient to have one more person at home, it would be very unsafe to allow such a minor to live alone outside, and he believed Xiao Yu would be worried too.

“No, that’s fine, but… but I can’t always bother you. I can’t repay your kindness to me.” Mu Yan said in a low voice.

Seeing this, Yang Wenyao did not continue the topic, and said with a smile, “Okay, then leave this matter to Uncle, I will  find you a comfortable house.”

“Thank you, Uncle Yang.” Mu Yan said with a heartfelt smile. 

Although coming to an unfamiliar world made him uneasy, it was a quite good place for Mu Yan.

He would no longer be beaten by Dad and scold by Father even for small matters, and no longer be bullied by his younger brothers every day.

Fate let him meet the gentle Uncle Yang and Aunt Lin, and their two lovely children Haohao and Yingying, let him experience a warm and loving family that he longed for life, all of which made him feel like a dream, very unreal.