Chapter 405 Arrived home
Chapter 405 Arrived home
"Be careful." Ling Chuan noticed the suspicious look from the child after he said that. He glanced at him coldly and said, "No."
Xiao Anyu said "Oh" woodenly, his eyes turned slightly and glanced at Xia Mo.
Xia Mo, who had a low sense of laughter, laughed enough before getting up from Ling Chuan. He cleared his throat with two "coughs" and explained to Xiao Anyu who had been staring at him, "Your Uncle Ling is just like your big dad, a real man. The relationship between your Uncle Ling and me is just like the relationship between your big dad and your little dad, do you understand?"
Of course he understood the relationship between the elder and younger fathers, so… "Uncle Liu is Uncle Ling's husband?"
"You got it right, little An Yu is awesome." Xia Mo praised casually, "When you go back, little An Yu, remember to keep it a secret for your uncle, don't tell anyone else that your uncle hid it."
"Well, I won't tell anyone!" Xiao Anyu raised his eyebrows and clenched his fist to promise.
Xia Mo smiled with satisfaction, "Very good, then do you still remember the requests that the uncles told Xiao Anyu on the way?"
Xiao Anyu nodded and said, "Remember, if someone bullies me, tell uncle; if you hear bad words, don't take it to heart; if someone hits me, don't swallow your anger, fight back, and run away if you can't beat them. Do what you can."
"That's right." It seems that the vaccinations I took a few days ago did have some effect. I've remembered them all and hope that they will come true when the time comes.
Ling Chuan did not join the younger brother in teaching the child. He lifted the side curtain and glanced outside. They were about to enter the city.
"Liu San, go directly to the government office."
"Okay, boss." Liu San, who was sitting outside driving the carriage, replied, then pulled the reins, and the carriage, which had been gradually slowing down, picked up its speed again.
Going to the government office to register Xiao Anyu was something they had discussed before they came back. After the household registration was settled, they still had to buy quilts, mats, rice, flour, oil and other necessities of life.
As soon as the carriage entered Qinghe County, it went straight to the government office. It was not difficult to register Xiao Anyu as a resident, as long as he had money. Although the errand boy had some complaints about Xiao Anyu's heterochromia, he would not go against money.
Xiao Anyu still maintained a cautious and fearful attitude towards strangers.
Seeing this, the two of them did not force him to get off the carriage unless it was necessary to buy other things, and asked Liu San to help watch over him.
It was already afternoon when I bought everything and my stomach was growling, so I just had a bowl of noodles at a street noodle stall.
"Hey, have you heard? Didn't the young master of the Zhang family fall in love with a fairy-like man some time ago? I heard that the man has been found."
"Cough!" Xia Mo, who was slurping noodles, almost choked when he suddenly heard the words behind him.
I didn't expect that when I just returned to Qinghe County, the first thing I heard would be the gossip about these two people. It was full of celebrities and famous events, which was really unusual.
Xia Mo silently wiped the corner of his mouth and looked up at Ling Chuan. Ling Chuan's expression was also quite subtle, not to mention Liu San, whose eyes were full of excitement. Among the four, only Xiao Anyu quietly lowered his head to eat noodles, not paying any attention to what was happening after his death.
The diners behind were still talking.
"I know what you mean. Madam Zhang couldn't bear to see her grandson suffer from lovesickness, so she personally sent Young Master Zhang to see that man. As a result, she accidentally discovered that the man lived in this county! Now, Young Master Zhang doesn't need anyone to take him to visit other people's shops every day. He can't be driven away. If the shops don't open the doors, he will just sit outside. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, how handsome do you think that pretty boy is? That's why Young Master Zhang is so obsessed with him?"
"Don't tell me, I want to know too. I'm so curious..."
The two of them were talking back and forth, and Xia Mo, who heard everything, couldn't help but sigh in his heart, what a fate.
Isn’t it fate?
Brother Chuan said that these two people had a conflict in their previous life, and Yingying even gave birth to a baby for Zhang Siyuan named Zhang Heyun.
Although it was impossible to determine in the end whether their relationship was love, Zhang Siyuan had been waiting for him after Yingying left.
Some of them change because of their obsession, while others remain unchanged because of their obsession.
Like Zhang Siyuan, he is the latter.
He remembered that when Zhao Xier framed him and he was abandoned in Liujia Village by a servant, he saw two or three people with the same name in front of him but he looked down on them all. However, he met Yingying, a girl with a homonymous name, on the road, and rushed up to her, calling her his wife without even looking at her face, and even said that she was the most beautiful.
"Puchichi." The big guy Liu San was trying to hold back his laughter, but he obviously couldn't hold it back anymore. He clenched his chopsticks tightly and said in a low voice, "Yingying is still living a fulfilling and colorful life."
Xia Mo grinned and joked, "Does Brother Liu want it too?"
Liu San shuddered violently and said, "No, no, let him enjoy this blessing alone. Look at me, no one would want me even if I gave it to him for free."
Seeing that he was belittling himself, Xia Mo, who was in a bad mood, pretended to comfort him: "Brother Liu, don't belittle yourself. Maybe there is someone who likes your type."
Liu San thought about what he said, and suddenly his hair stood on end. He put down his chopsticks and rubbed his arms, smiling bitterly, "Don't tease me."
"Hi, life." Xia Mo smiled and didn't say anything else. He turned his head and saw Xiao Anyu looking at him. He glanced at the bowl in front of him. There was only soup left.
"Are you full, Xiao Anyu? If not, uncle will give you another bowl."
Xiao Anyu shook his head and said, "I'm full." Then he put down his chopsticks and sat there quietly and obediently.
The children were full, so there was no reason for the adults to linger there and they finished their meals quickly too.
Liu San didn't need to go back to Liujia Village with them, so he separated from them directly. Ling Chuan sat in the front of the carriage driving, while Xia Mo and Xiao Anyu squeezed in inside.
It was already evening when they arrived at Liujia Village, and smoke was rising from the small village.
When Xiao Anyu heard that they were almost home, he was secretly excited, expectant and nervous, but he didn't dare to look outside.
When Xia Mo saw him, he just touched his head and said nothing.
Before reaching the big banyan tree at the east end of the village, people who heard the sound of horse hooves looked around curiously. Who would enter the village at this time?
However, when the carriage got closer and they saw that the driver was Ling Chuan, they were all slightly surprised, "So it's Ling Chuan and his wife who are back."
"Is this carriage rented?"
"should be……"
However, when the carriage passed through there, these voices disappeared. They were all people he didn't know very well, and some were even afraid of Ling Chuan, so Ling Chuan didn't bother to say hello and just hurried home...
"Whoa." When they reached the door of his house, Ling Chuan pulled the reins and the carriage stopped. He turned around and said to the two people in the carriage, "Mo'er, An Yu, we're home."
"Ah, we're finally home." Xia Mo smiled at Xiao Anyu, lifted the curtain in front and said, "Go out, let Uncle Ling carry you out of the car."
Ling Chuan had already gotten out of the ground outside. Upon hearing this, he looked straight at Xiao Anyu, who was a little at a loss, and called him out.
After hearing this, Xiao Anyu went out immediately, and was carried to the ground by Ling Chuan with one arm. Then he stared at the only house in front of him in a daze.
Is this the uncles’ home?
Then Xia Mo also got off the carriage. He held a small object in his left hand, so he used his right hand to pull the child's wrist.
"Welcome little An Yu to our home. We are a family from now on. Let's go in."
Welcome, family...
Xiao Anyu muttered to himself, an indescribable emotion spreading inside him, bloated, blocked, a little sour and a little sweet.
He couldn't help but look up at Uncle Liu's face, but was dazzled by his dazzling smile.
It was already getting dark, but he felt that both Uncle Liu and Uncle Ling looked as if they were coated with light and were very eye-catching.
Xiao Anyu couldn't help but reply "OK". Xia Mo turned his head and smiled, then led him towards the front door.
Xiao Anyu looked and walked.
He took one step at a time, two steps at a time, until he finally stepped into his uncle's house. He felt like he was stepping on clouds.
As soon as he entered, he immediately noticed the swing hanging under the tree. He wondered for a moment why there was something for children to play with in his uncle's house, and then his attention was attracted by a wall on the side.
There were some unknown flowers planted there, with butterflies flying over them, which was very pretty. There was a small tiled house further away...
“It’s blooming.”
Xia Mo stepped on the leaves, looked down and saw the child was also staring at one place, so he introduced: "That's the bathroom, where you take a bath, opposite it is the kitchen, and the one in the middle is the living area..."
Xiao Anyu listened carefully and nodded from time to time. He thought that his uncle's house was really nice. It was not only big but also had everything. The only thing he didn't know was where he lived.
But he was not worried about this because his uncle told him that they would live together for a while and his uncle would arrange other accommodation for him later.
"Xiao Anyu, just play for a while. Uncle will go and help get something." Xia Mo let go of his hand and said.
Xiao Anyu immediately shook his head when he heard it, raised his head and said, "Uncle, I can help get it too."
Xia Mo smiled and refused, "No, the things are heavy. Can you help the uncles after we clean up?"
Xiao Anyu agreed after thinking for two seconds, but he did not go out to play. Instead, he followed them like a little helper ready to be dispatched at any time.
After taking all the things, Ling Chuan separated the horse from the carriage, then pulled the horse to the straw shed where Mo Ying was raised and tied the rope.
They had not been home for half a month, and many things in the house were covered with dust, especially the furniture and utensils that needed to be used, which inevitably needed to be cleaned, but the most important thing at the moment was to clean up the room where the child would sleep tonight.
The two adults were busy in and out, and Xiao Anyu was not idle either. He was helping to wipe the tables and chairs. He was very diligent. Even when Xia Mo asked him to go to the side to rest, he was unwilling to do so.
The two could also guess why the child worked so hard, simply because he wanted them to see his value.
Forget it. The more they try to stop him, the more uneasy he becomes. Let him be for now. There is still a long time to go, and they can correct him slowly in the future.
At night, worried that the child might not be used to the strange place, Xia Mo and Ling Chuan would go to his room to check on him when they got up.
The child slept very well. He didn't kick the quilt or cry secretly because he was not used to it. Seeing this, the two of them went back to their room with peace of mind.
The next day, they got up early and called Xiao Anyu after breakfast was ready. They asked him to wash up quickly and said they would go out together later.
Xiao Anyu was bleary-eyed when he was woken up, but he was distressed when he found that he had slept until the sun rose high.
It was so wrong to sleep in on the first day of moving in... No, he had to get up early from tomorrow! Xiao Anyu clenched his fists.
"Xiao Anyu, we are going to the village chief's house to discuss some things later, and we may meet many people on the way." Xia Mo suddenly said.
Ling Chuan also said: "You have to go too."
Xiao Anyu was very resistant, but still said, "I can do it."
"Little An Yu is really brave. Just like that, don't be afraid. The uncles are here, and the village chief and the others are also very good and kind people. You will like them too." Xia Mo said again.
As for why they didn't let him wear a hat when going out or give him time to adapt, the two had discussed it while making breakfast, and both felt that this approach was tantamount to covering one's ears and stealing the bell.
Because the fact that Xiao Anyu had heterochromia could not be concealed at all, instead of avoiding it, it was better to face the storm head-on and then become tough and indestructible.
It’s hard to say about others, but those who have a decent relationship with them are all very kind-hearted. I believe they will not say bad things to Xiao Anyu. This is also an important part of resolving Xiao Anyu’s fear of others and doubt about himself. Don’t he still have them if worst comes to worst?
So Ling Chuan got up and took a box of prepared gifts, while Xia Mo asked Xiao Anyu to hold his hand and go out together.
Walking on the country road, Xiao Anyu was very nervous. When there was no one around, he would look around. Once he heard a voice, he would immediately lower his head. When he met people greeting Xia Mo and Ling Chuan, his reaction was even stronger, and he wanted to bury his head in his chest.
But he was just a living child. Even if he hid his head so that people couldn't see his face, people would still notice him, especially since Xia Mo and Ling Chuan didn't have any children to begin with, and when they came back from a trip they had a child. It would be strange if they didn't ask about it.
Since others asked, Xia Mo and Ling Chuan just said directly that the child was adopted by them and his name was Xiao Anyu.
This really shocked those who were asking questions, and they continued to ask about the child. The two men just said a few simple words and left as they had something else to do.
Of course, there were also people who accidentally saw Xiao Anyu's eyes and were so shocked that they were speechless.
This kind of thing was still okay, as the little ostrich Xiao Anyu couldn't hear it, but that kind of screaming was very infuriating, and was finally stopped by Ling Chuan's fierce look.
But Xiao Anyu's heart was still hurt, and he looked as if he was wrapped in dejection and was very depressed.
Xia Mo asked him: "Are you okay? Do you still remember the requests your uncles made to you?"
"Remember." The child whispered.
Xia Mo then asked: "Then which one does this belong to?"
The child replied sullenly: "I don't like it. It's unpleasant to hear."
"And then?" Xia Mo continued to guide him patiently.
Xiao Anyu: "Don't worry about it."
Xia Mo: "That's right, if you don't like it, just treat it as his fart!"
"……understood."
"You need to change your habit of walking with your head down," Ling Chuan also interjected.
"..." Feeling embarrassed, Xiao Anyu didn't dare to say anything. He couldn't do it.
Xia Mo smiled and said, "You can change it slowly. Nothing can be achieved overnight. But it is not good to walk with your head down. Not only will you easily have a hunchback, which will make you look ugly when you grow up, but you may also not be able to see the road clearly or bump into others. It is not good for others or yourself."
"I, I will change." Xiao Anyu finally raised his head and looked at the two of them.
"Well, uncle believes in you. Don't be in a hurry. Just take your time. It was great just like what you did just now." Xia Mo loves to praise people.
Children who lack love and have low self-esteem need to be praised more so that they can regain their self-confidence.
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