Running Man's Entertainment Life

Chapter 97 The Once Home
The cold season has already attached a layer of spring vitality, and the withered yellow and frosty branches have also begun to be mixed with a little bit of greenery.

The breeze blew through the exposed windows, causing it to sway in the wind and make a creaking sound.

It is still the old, tidy house, with the sun shining in and densely covered with light spots.

On the chair next to the window in the room, the young man's eyes were closed tightly, and his hands were folded in front of him, exuding an air of nostalgia.

Magic City, Hengdian.

In the land of China, it is known as the holy place of film and television. A large part of many well-known and well-received movies and TV series in the country are filmed here. There are various large or small production crews here all year round.

The fierce competition in this holy place that countless people flock to is unimaginable.

Some even transformed into Jackie Chan, but more people disappeared and became the most common people in Hengdian.

Time is like water, always inadvertently, quietly slipping through the gaps between fingers.

The change of five years made Chen Mu's delicate and delicate face become mature and resolute. Thinking of the change that was still fresh in his memory and changed his rough fate, the thin lips that were tightly pressed together showed a bit of a smile. stubborn.

"You will definitely look up to me again?"

While thinking about it, a thought suddenly popped up in Chen Mu's mind. The thought came for no reason, but it appeared in his heart majestically as if it had come naturally.

Chen Mu had two homes in the past years. The first one was the orphanage where he was raised. It was the warmest harbor he ever had. All his troubles disappeared the moment he returned home. Maybe he was mischievous. , maybe he would occasionally have a small temper, maybe he would cry, maybe..., but everything was shattered on that day, that moment.
In the memory imprinted in my heart, that home is a bit remote, located on the edge of a third-tier city, leaning against a mountain where strange animal sounds can be heard at night, and I haven't seen a single tourist from outside for years.

The home is surrounded by a field of crops, endless, high or low, in the autumn harvest season, he often playfully lights up the lamp at night, calling a few friends to steal some corn they are greedy, in the dry pit He thought it was the happiest moment in his life at that time.

As for the appearance of the home, maybe it has changed now, but the previous appearance will always emerge in my heart.

From a distance, it looks like an abandoned house. The roof is made of dilapidated red tiles. Although it can keep out the wind and rain, you have to hold pots and pans and put them in the place where the water leaks. Fix it so it doesn't get ripped off.

The walls are plastered with discarded cement from a construction site far away. The color is black and gray, and you can feel the sharp particles like sand when you put your palm on it.

The ground has not been modified in any way, ordinary mud is spread on the ground, even light rain will make it muddy.

In the courtyard, a Buddha statue with a broken arm stood on the gray ground. It was smiling, and its pair of unmoving eyes stared at the land, as if it was happily watching the development of the world.

The most precious thing in the whole family is a radio with a broken antenna pole. It is in the hands of the dean. They children only have the chance to see the radio hidden by the dean once a week and listen to the sound of the outside world. The most anticipated time, because what came from inside was the place they had been yearning for for a long time.

In other words, the smell of home is that special musty smell, not pungent, milder, not unpleasant, just special, but at that time he knew that the place with this smell was his home.

From the beginning of his memory to the winter when he was 12 years old, he has been living in that dilapidated but warm home. He is a younger brother, playing games happily with his older brothers and sisters, younger brothers and younger sisters, unhappy together, laughing all over the floor Rolling, together., together all the time.

On that day, in the winter after Chinese New Year, it was in the Northeast, and it was terribly cold. These children were wrapped in worn-out cotton jackets, cotton trousers and patched cotton shoes picked up from garbage dumps at the edge of the city dozens of miles away, Covering his little face flushed from the cold, trembling his frosty eyelashes, breathing in a misty white breath, he knocked on the dean's door, looking forward to this week's broadcast.

The dean is a kind-faced, slightly hunchbacked old lady. She rubbed the cold heads of the group of children, took out the radio, adjusted the direction for a long time, and then a clear male voice came from the radio.

Chen Mu still remembers what the male voice said:

"The Huaxia Kingdom is now on the road to a world power. Everything in the motherland has been renovated and rebuilt. The whole society reveals the strength of prosperity. The country's leaders said that the future of the motherland lies in the new life, in the next generation, so Numerous laws on children's knowledge education and safety protection have been promulgated. The most touching thing is that the state will pay for the cultivation of orphanages, so that orphans on this land can live a safe and worry-free life. All areas can apply, but the important point is that orphanages that can provide a good living environment for orphans are already able to support themselves. Orphanages with a certain labor capacity are not eligible, and of course the state will also provide certain subsidies.”

From that moment on, the dean's wandering and flickering eyes on these children became a deep memory in his heart.

After that day, the dean changed. Their four children who are over 10 years old have to endure labor far beyond their age range every day, and those younger brothers and sisters who look worried and want to come to help will be scolded by the dean.

At that time, he thought that this period of time was his responsibility as an older brother to take care of his younger siblings. Although he was tired, he had the motivation to support him.

Until that day came, several noble or simple couples from afar came to this orphanage with the intention of adopting a few children here. It just so happened that there were four couples facing them The four children who were over 10 years old, the dean brought them out without hesitation, his face was full of joy, and his old palms full of wrinkles and calluses were busy serving tea and water for them.

At that time, his lively and eccentric cute image instantly attracted the love of four couples, but when he saw that the result could not be changed, he cried and hugged the nearest couple.

The couple were from the countryside. They were different from other people who drove cars. They walked slowly in an ox cart pulled by an old scalper.

On the same day, he and three other little friends were taken away by these four couples. Parting is always sad. They waved their tears and held each other's hand tightly. They didn't want to separate, but in the end they were separated and taken away. .

That day, he sat on the cold ox cart and looked at the three cars driving in different directions. He felt at that moment that his fate had changed.

After sitting for an indeterminate amount of time, it was getting dark, and he got out of the car numb from the cold buttocks, and came to the couple's home, feeling sad and looking forward to the new life.

The ideal is very fulfilling, but the reality gave Chen Mu a blow. As soon as he arrived at this home, the adoptive parents were no longer the kind-faced image in the orphanage. They didn't eat dinner, so they just asked him to sweep the floor, light the fire, and move things. They don't eat together, they just give him a bowl to eat in the kitchen, this is not home, they treat him like a slave, beat him and scold him whenever he wants.

During the period of being abused, Chen Mu wanted to escape many times, but with the body of a 12-year-old child, how could he beat an adult, and in the end he was even imprisoned in the house.

The village seems to be a forgotten place, with no hooligans looking for trouble, no police patrols, not even police officers to remind residents of fire safety.

In this dark room, there is no sunlight, and the only window is completely covered by the lower room built later.

Here, Chen Mu likes to curl up in the corner of the wall, because there is darkness in front of him, and only the real touch can bring him a sense of security. There is a burning pain in his two wrists. That position is The friction caused by being chained for a long time, and the severe pain made the corners of Chen Mu's eyes moist. He wanted to cry out to express his grievance and fear. He didn't know when this dark life would come to an end. Want to run, but see no hope.

Clenching his teeth tightly, Chen Mu rolled his eyes upwards vigorously, not to let himself cry, because that would only result in the couple's cynicism, even beating and scolding.

The next door is a room with sunlight. The couple lived in the room. The walls were thick but not soundproof. Their conversations, cursing, and quarrels always rang in Chen Mu's ears.

Time passed by in the dark, and nearly two years of abuse and imprisonment have passed. Chen Mu tried to escape countless times during these two years, but they all failed, and they were also violently beaten.

14-year-old Chen Mu, due to innate reasons, even if his nutrition cannot keep up, although Chen Mu's body is thin and thin, his height is relatively average for adults.

Finding a chance that the man was not at home, Chen Mu took the opportunity to pull away from the woman, and hurriedly escaped from the hell in his heart. Following the general direction in his memory 2 years ago, he walked in hiding for nearly a day, At last he had come to the place where he had once been home and now had doubts.

The name of the orphanage is still the same, but there are many strange children in the yard, the once abandoned house has been rebuilt, the special musty smell has dissipated and become fresh, and the ground covered with mud in the yard has also been paved. On the slate, the only thing that remains unchanged is the Buddha statue with a broken arm, and there are a few pet dogs tied in the yard.

Lifting the thick and messy long hair in front of his eyes, facing the sunlight that he is not used to now, squinting his eyes and saw in front of a dormitory.The dean, wearing reading glasses, sat on a chair kindly and looked at the group of children in front of him.

Just at this moment, the sound of the cow's lowing and hooves on the ground sounded. Chen Mu looked back, his face changed drastically, and immediately took advantage of no one's attention, and hid in the garbage dump not far from the door.

The ox cart was casually tied to a stake, and the couple angrily came to the orphanage that Chen Mu was no longer familiar with. They rang the doorbell, and after the dean with reading glasses opened the door, they questioned Chen Mu place.

However, what chills Chen Mu is that from the obedient words, it can be heard that the old dean seems to know Chen Mu's current situation, and directly promises that he will find Chen Mu and send him back to the couple's home with that child, and immediately invites the couple. The couple entered the house and waited to find Chen Mu. At the same time, they asked the men and women working in the orphanage to find Chen Mu.

At that moment, Chen Mu's heart turned cold. Is this his home?
With a pale complexion and lowered head, he left here in hiding, walking his trembling calves towards a distant place where he could not see the future.

Slowly opened his eyes, with a trace of sadness in his eyes, he said to himself: "Perhaps, you are right."

One of the obsessions from his predecessor, Chen Mu, is that he doesn't understand why the dean abandoned him, why he didn't let him go back to his home
"Hey"

With a sad mood, Chen Mu sighed, and immediately let go of the obsession with burning flames in his heart, got up and walked to the window, raised his palms to block his eyes, and looked at the flames hanging above the sky through the gaps between his fingers.

The first home was an orphanage, broken.

The second home is Hengdian, the place where Chen Mu stayed the longest since he was 14 years old, but the final ending seemed to be cursed, and it was broken again.

Chen Mu was kicked out of Hengdian.

Now that the person who drove him away has left, will he go back?
The original scene emerged in Chen Mu's mind, the figure who kept laughing and laughing, and under the indifferent and mocking gazes around him, he carried the salute on his shoulders and left with great effort while maintaining a proud posture.

Chen Mu's palm fell vertically on his waist, his star-like eyes narrowed, and he said with a touch of coldness: "Since I have been kicked out, this place is no longer home."

The friendly figures of Zhao Liying, Deng Chao, Sun Li and others appeared in his mind. With a warm smile on Chen Mu's face, he said to himself, "What you have now is your family. A place with family is home. What do you think?" ? Sissy."

As he spoke, Chen Mu turned his head and looked at Sissy who was still asleep on the bed. Since she was attracted by the light of the computer case, Sissy had fallen asleep in a daze, and she still hasn't woken up yet.

Turning around and walking to the bed, Chen Mu lowered his body, lightly squeezed Qianqian's cute and chubby face, bowed his head, and kissed her lightly with a doting smile.

Sissy seemed to feel something in her sleep, tapped her ruddy cherry mouth, turned her head, and continued to sleep.

Chen Mu, who was so cute by Sissi's cute actions, couldn't help laughing out loud. Immediately after covering Sissy with a quilt, she walked to the window facing the bright sunshine.

With a slight smile on his face, Chen Mu raised his head and looked at the building covered with golden lights in the distance. He was silent for a while, and then said slowly and calmly: "Once again, never again, if someone wants to destroy My home, I will give everything, no matter what."

A long-hidden sharpness appeared in Chen Mu's eyes.

(End of this chapter)