"I was sixteen years old that year. I had just come back from the battlefield and was returning to the capital. On the way, I encountered no less than ten assassination attempts. Once, when I passed through Fuzhou, I was unable to resist and was seriously injured. When I was escaping, I jumped into the sea."
"After I woke up, I was at Aunt Mu's house. That's when I found out that I had been rescued by Uncle Mu and the others. There was no one around me at the time, so I could only stay here and recuperate under an assumed name."
"At that time, Aunt Mu and Uncle Mu were very kind to me, and I felt the long-lost family affection. The people here are also very simple and honest. I gradually fell in love with this place. There was no scheming or fighting, no battlefield killings, just peace and beauty."
As Li Xiaochen spoke, he looked at the sea in front of him, his tone gentle.
"I understand! Ah Chen, you still have me from now on! I'll give you a home!"
Lin Yuxin reached out and held Li Xiaochen's hand with a touch of heartache, and said softly.
Li Xiaochen regarded Haiya Village as a pure land in his heart, a place that brought him warmth.
Li Xiaochen felt a warmth in his heart; he knew that his Xin Xin understood him!
Suddenly, Lin Yuxin looked ahead and shouted in surprise:
"Look, isn't that a sunset?"
Li Xiaochen and Xiao Hao both turned their heads to look, their eyes fixed on the afterglow!
"So beautiful! Xiao Hao, isn't she beautiful!"
Lin Yuxin, holding one in each hand, exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, it's beautiful!"
Xiao Hao nodded, looking at the beautiful scenery he had never seen before, and suddenly understood his sister's worries. He didn't know if he would have the chance to see such beautiful scenery again!
However, if it were up to him to protect this beauty and peace, he would be willing to do so, because it was his sister who made him realize that there are other beautiful things in this world that he wants to protect.
As Xiao Hao gazed at the magnificent sunset, his initial unease and trepidation gradually gave way to unwavering determination.
The three of them watched for a while and then went back. However, since the sun had already set, it was still dark and people could only be seen faintly.
The three of them eventually found Aunt Mu's house.
"Aunt Mu, we're back."
Lin Yuxin and Li Xiaochen pushed open the door and walked in, calling out obediently.
"Oh dear, I was wondering where you guys went to play. It's been so long, and you're still not back. It's already dark. Have you eaten yet?"
Aunt Mu had been waiting for them in the courtyard. When she saw them return, she went up to them and asked with concern.
Not yet?
Lin Yuxin touched her stomach sadly; she was indeed hungry after playing all afternoon!
"Xiao Chen is the same. His wife is hungry, but he didn't even bring her home to eat. The child is still so young and needs to grow. How can he not eat?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Mu looked at Lin Yuxin and Xiao Hao with heartache, glared at Li Xiaochen, and scolded them.
"Yes, yes, it's my fault, it won't happen again tomorrow."
Li Xiaochen surrendered repeatedly; he couldn't afford to offend him, so he could only avoid him.
Because Li Xiaochen had kept his identity hidden in Haiya Village, he didn't reveal it when he left.
Li Xiaochen only said that his parents died and he was raised by his uncle, so Aunt Mu and the others did not know Li Xiaochen's true identity and always treated him as their own child.
Li Xiaochen also enjoyed the feeling of being loved, so he was very grateful to Aunt Mu's family and also more tolerant of them.
"Come in and sit down. The food is ready and we're just waiting for you. Your Uncle Mu has gone to the village chief's house to deliver fish. He'll be back in a bit."
Aunt Mu pulled Lin Yuxin into the house, talking as they went.
Lin Yuxin and Aunt Mu were talking about where they went and what they did that day.
Just as the group sat down, they heard a slightly gruff male voice coming from outside:
"Amei, I'm back. Have Xiaochen and the others come back yet? If not, I'll go look for them! It's so late, it's not safe for them to be out here!"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Mu quickly got up and went out to greet her, saying:
"You're back! I just got back a little while ago. We've been waiting for you to come home for dinner! Put the basket down, wash your hands, and come in to eat!"
"Okay!"
Uncle Mu chuckled憨厚ly, then turned around to scoop up a ladle of water, washed his hands clean, and went inside.
Upon seeing Li Xiaochen, he burst into laughter:
"Hehe, Xiao Chen! It's good to be back, it's good to be back. Sit down and eat, don't be shy!"
"Uncle Mu! Long time no see!"
Li Xiaochen also greeted him with a smile!
"Let's not talk about these things as family. This must be your wife! She's really beautiful. Xiao Chen is so lucky!"
Uncle Mu chatted with Li Xiaochen in a kind and gentle manner, and his eyes were full of affection when he saw Lin Yuxin!
Lin Yuxin blushed slightly as Uncle Mu praised her, and she suddenly became shy!
"Hehe, yes, it's my good fortune!"
Li Xiaochen watched Lin Yuxin smiling brightly, looking like he thought, "My wife is the best."
It looks worthless, it's unbearable to look at!
Aunt Mu is a typical peasant woman, dressed in simple and plain clothes, with simple hair ornaments, and she does things cleanly and efficiently.
Her features were also delicate, belonging to the gentle type, while Uncle Mu was not tall, only a little taller than Aunt Mu, but he was a typical rough man, with a simple and honest smile on his face, giving people the impression of a kind old man.
The couple seemed like kind-hearted people.
After the family finished eating, Aunt Mu, carrying a new quilt, took Lin Yuxin to the wooden house next door, made the bed, and then, holding Lin Yuxin's hand, said to her:
“Yuxin! You and Xiaochen will sleep in this wooden cabin tonight. This cabin used to be used for storing miscellaneous items. Xiaochen was injured before, so your uncle and I cleared it out for Xiaochen to sleep in.”
"We haven't removed that bed in the past few years, just to keep it as a memento, so that if Xiao Chen comes back someday, he'll have somewhere to stay!"
As Aunt Mu spoke, her spirits dampened, and her eyes were filled with loneliness and sorrow. She looked at Lin Yuxin and continued:
“Your uncle and I both know that Xiao Chen’s identity is not simple. He didn’t tell us, and we didn’t ask. We just treat him like an ordinary child. As long as he is still willing to associate with us, we will treat him as our own child.”
"After he left, we thought he wouldn't come back. We didn't expect that he would not only come back, but also bring his wife back. That puts our minds at ease. You two must take good care of each other from now on, okay?"
Aunt Mu sighed softly.
Lin Yuxin looked at Aunt Mu pulling her along and said with a smile:
“Aunt Mu, we will be fine, don’t worry! Xiao Chen had a tough time before, he risked his life to get everything he has, so he has always been quite lonely. When I met him, he wasn’t like this now, all smiles and laughter, and he would even help out.”
"Back then, he was so aloof and indifferent to everyone. But when he came here, he relaxed completely and started chatting and laughing with the villagers. I never expected that."
“Aunt Mu, he treated this place as his home and Haiya Village as a safe haven. It was you and Uncle Mu who warmed his heart, so Aunt Mu, you don’t need to be sad. Your son is gone, but Xiao Chen will be your son from now on, and I am your daughter-in-law. We will make time to come back and visit you every year!”
Lin Yuxin couldn't bear to see others sad, so she quickly offered some gentle words of comfort.
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