Now that they’ve found the person, they should leave, right? But I don’t know if they’ll take out with them. He dared to ask before, but with this guy with a stern face around, he’s too afraid to say a word now. He feels this man is as terrifying as those people in prison, though this uncle seems to have a better temper and is kind to him.
He also doesn’t understand why this uncle wants to save such a person. The little boy’s belly is full of questions, but he doesn’t dare to ask. He hasn’t even dared to hope that they’ll really take him out with them.
"Then let’s find a place to stay tonight! We’ll look for Bai Long and your father when it gets light tomorrow," Xiao Yifei said.
A strange expression appeared on Liu Rui’s face, then he paused and said, "Bai Long is my father. Liu Bailong."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. He didn’t know what Liu Rui was thinking. Maybe about finally seeing his father, Liu Rui should be happy, right? Xiao Yifei looked at Liu Rui’s face and found it showed no joy or sorrow, as usual.
So Xiao Yifei said, "So Bai Long is his real na, huh? I always thought it was a nickna others gave him. But the na really is impressive; it sounds like a na for a big boss kind of person." Xiao Yifei said this to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"That was the na he changed to later. I saw his household registration once and ca across his previous na. It was pretty ordinary, so he probably wanted to pick a simple and easy-to-rember na for himself," Liu Rui said.
Perhaps because he was about to see his father, Liu Rui was a bit emotional. For the first ti, he actively talked about his family story. Xiao Yifei felt a bit unaccustod to this side of Liu Rui, but it was good to open up. There are so things you need to communicate more about with others to feel a bit better at heart.
"Then what about your na? Who gave it to you?" Xiao Yifei asked.
"It should be my grandpa, but I never asked," Liu Rui replied.
"I like your na, it’s beautiful," Xiao Yifei said earnestly. He truly thought Liu Rui’s na sounded good, and the surna was unique. Unlike his na, Xiao Yifei, where the composition of three trees beca his na. Clearly, the person who nad him took the easy route.
"What is your na?" Xiao Yifei suddenly turned and asked the little boy. They’d known each other since yesterday, yet he didn’t know the boy’s na!
"When my mom was alive, she’d always call Little Stone. After she died, no one called by my na anymore. They just called ’that kid’," the little boy said.
Xiao Yifei thought, what an insensitive question I asked. Little Stone, it seems this child’s mother must have loved him very much, hoping at least for him to survive healthily.
There’s a saying among folk that the more humble a child’s na is, the easier they are to raise. Stone really is sothing humble. I just hope this little boy can be as resilient as a stone.
"It seems your mother really loved you," Xiao Yifei said.
"How do you know? You’ve never t her," the little boy asked.
"I’ve never t her, but I know she must have loved you very much," Xiao Yifei said.
The little boy lowered his head and stopped talking.
The three of them found a sheltered place and made do for the night. It was still quite cold at night. If he’d known he’d experience this kind of life, Xiao Yifei would’ve worn more clothes and eaten more before coming here. Who knows when they can get out of here this ti.
Ever since he found Liu Rui and learned Liu Rui’s father is Bai Long, he hasn’t worried about staying in this place forever. Eventually, they will leave. It’s just a question of when.
Liu Rui quickly fell asleep, but no matter how, Xiao Yifei couldn’t fall asleep. He realized over the years he had developed a habit: he only sleeps well in his own bed. Otherwise, even in a five-star hotel, he’d wake up several tis and fall asleep late.
Watching Liu Rui already snoring, Xiao Yifei thought, the most annoying people in the world are those who can fall asleep imdiately when their head hits the pillow. Those people must be particularly happy. But Liu Rui isn’t happy, Xiao Yifei thought.
"Uncle, will we leave here tomorrow?" Little Stone ca over and whispered.
Xiao Yifei thought Little Stone was already asleep, not expecting the child to be awake too.
"Tomorrow we’ll go find Bai Long. Once we find him and your illness is treated, we’ll leave. Why aren’t you asleep yet?" Xiao Yifei said.
"I’m afraid if I fall asleep, you’ll leave behind," Little Stone said. At this mont, he truly seed like a twelve-year-old child.
"Uncle promises to take you out, I won’t leave you behind. Sleep early so we’ll have the energy to travel tomorrow!" Xiao Yifei patted his head and said.
Only then did Little Stone return to where he slept and drift off peacefully. But Xiao Yifei still couldn’t sleep, tossing and turning. The ground was already uncomfortable, and in such a place, Xiao Yifei was really worried that if a few people suddenly appeared and took care of them in the middle of the night, they would really have no idea how they died.
Lying on the ground looking at the sky, Xiao Yifei noticed that there were many stars. The night sky was truly beautiful. He didn’t know when was the last ti he saw such beautiful stars. When he was little, he and his playmates would run outside after dinner. When they got tired, they’d lie on the ground, and the sky back then was beautiful.
Later, as pollution beca more severe, even though his city was a small place, pollution was also quite severe. Since then, Xiao Yifei hadn’t seen such beautiful stars again, or maybe he never had the ti to look.
As he got busier, he didn’t have the ti to look up and appreciate the beauty until now, in this prison, he once again saw such a beautiful night sky.
This place should be in the mountains, right? A few more kiloters forward, and they’d reach the countryside.
Xiao Yifei thought, when I’m old, I’ll go to a countryside with cultural heritage, buy a little courtyard, keep several dogs, so chickens, plant flowers and grass in the front yard, and plant so fruit trees and vegetables in the back yard. Then every day when the sun rises, I’ll wake up, and in the courtyard, listen to the radio while basking in the sun. At sunset, I’ll go to sleep.
Living a life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset every day. Just thinking about it feels pleasant! Xiao Yifei had decided he would retire at sixty and not work a year more.
No one should call his thoughts selfish. Everyone has their own path to choose, like Xiao Yifei’s grandfather, who dedicated his entire life to dicine. That’s certainly a noble choice, devoting his life for the benefit of humanity.
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