Yao Xiuyuan thought that he didn't intend to tell him, but he didn't expect that he just didn't know how to do it. "Whatever you want, anything is fine. You can go wherever you want."
Is that so? Ying Nian thought, he was silent for a while, and slowly began to speak, "I am not from here, my hometown is in a village in the county of the next city, it is very poor, it takes less than two hours to walk from the beginning to the end of the village, and it is also very poor. When I was young, there was not even running water. It was already very good to be able to dig a well in the yard of my home."
Yao Xiuyuan knew that he was not a local, but he didn't know that his hometown was so poor. "It's not easy for you." He felt a little emotional. At the same time, he took a plane to go abroad to see the sea, but for Ying Nian, it was considered very good to just dig a well in the yard.
Ying Nian felt uncomfortable when he heard that. It wasn’t because of Yao Xiuyuan’s words that made him uncomfortable, but when he thought back to his own life, those days seemed to reappear before his eyes.
"When I was admitted to junior high school, my parents were gone. I was not yet an adult, and my aunt didn't want me, so my uncle took me to his house and became my guardian. My uncle was actually pretty good to me. He allowed me to continue my studies, and his family provided me with food and accommodation. His children and I also got along well. Although my aunt was not close to me, she didn't beat or scold me, so, overall, his family treated me well."
Yao Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Yingnian to drop such a bombshell right at the beginning. He knew Yingnian was not a local, so he thought Yingnian's parents were in his hometown. Unexpectedly, they were gone so early.
He was startled, but quickly concealed his surprise and hummed in response.
"When I was a child, my parents taught me to study hard. In a place like ours, studying is the only way out. I have also worked very hard and was always in the top three in my grade for three years in junior high school. Our junior high school is the best in the county. The No. 6 Middle School here will go there for independent enrollment before the high school entrance examination and only select the top three. If you are lucky enough to meet the standards, there will be sponsors to help you pay for the three years of high school tuition. In our class, I was the only one who met the standards, and I was very lucky. The teacher told me that someone was willing to sponsor me to go to high school. That person was Tang Yu's father."
"No wonder you were in the ward yesterday. If it were your turn, you would rather not have his father's financial support than to know him."
When Ying Nian thought about the scene in the ward yesterday, what happened yesterday, and how they first knew each other and fell in love, he felt his chest swell up, as if someone was twisting his hands, causing unbearable pain.
"I was very happy at that time, really very happy. I felt that although I had a hard life before and my parents were gone, I could still live a good life in the future. I felt that my parents were right. People really need to study. Look, I am going to the city by studying, right?"
"I returned to my uncle's house happily and told him about this. I packed my luggage and my aunt helped me pack it, then she sent me out. When we were almost in front of Tang Yu's father's car, my aunt said to me, 'Nian, since you are going to study in the city, then don't come back. You can see that the situation at home is like this. It is already difficult to raise two children, let alone you. Your parents passed away suddenly and didn't leave much money for us. In the past three years, your aunt has done her best. Now that you are gone, don't come back.'"
Yao Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment. This was a sequel he had not expected. He looked at Yingnian quietly. Yingnian looked at the wall in front of him, but he seemed to be looking at nothing. His eyes were shining under the light. Yao Xiuyuan felt that he seemed to be about to cry.
But he didn't cry after all.
Even after so many years, Ying Nian still remembers these words clearly. He also remembers the confusion and panic he felt when he first heard these words. His aunt looked at him calmly and peacefully, without any emotion of parting in her eyes, as if she was not saying "Don't come back" but "I'm in a good mood today."
Ying Nian tried very hard to express his emotions. He wanted to come back. He had no home now. This was his home. But his aunt refused. She said, "You are not our child. You will leave eventually."
Yingnian left his uncle's house that day, leaving his hometown where he grew up. His uncle called him twice after he arrived in this city, but never asked him to go home. Yingnian knew that he was abandoned, and it was not just his aunt who didn't want him to go back, his uncle did the same.
He hid in the quilt and cried all night, quietly and silently, not daring to let anyone know. Then when the second alarm rang, he got out of bed and washed his face. Yingnian comforted himself that it was okay, as long as he studied hard, he would have a good future. He had persevered even without his parents, so he could do well now.
He carried his schoolbag and went to school, but after school, he was picked up by Tang Yu's father and taken back to the Tang family.
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