Pollution throughout the territory

They walked to the small building and when they were about to enter, Xia Ren suddenly realized that the picture in front of him was distorted.

"Woo--wow--the big windmill spins fast, cluck, cluck, cluck."

Laughter like silver bells rang from the building, and a little girl in a light yellow dress ran out of the door happily with a windmill in her hand.

Xia Ren looked at the little girl unconsciously. Her attention was entirely on the windmill in her hand. As soon as she ran into the yard, her foot twisted and she tripped.

"Hey, my sister-in-law!"

Another woman in her forties wearing an apron came out of the door. Seeing the girl fall, she quickly ran to help her.

Xia Ren blinked, and Qin Yun and the others beside him disappeared. He suddenly realized that the courtyard that was originally full of weeds suddenly became neat and clean. The cracked cement floor turned into a smooth terrazzo floor at some point. , obviously someone cleans it frequently.

There is a small flower bed in the center of the courtyard, in which flowers that cannot be named are blooming brightly.

In the corner of the wall not far from the flower bed, there is a small fish pond with lotus leaves floating in it. Golden carp swims downstream of the lotus leaves. There is also an exquisitely constructed rockery piled up against the wall. Water is constantly flowing along the rockery. And down, forming a miniature waterfall.

Xia Ren turned his head and saw that the small building that was in ruins just now was now brand new. Just looking from the outside, it gave people the feeling that it was expensive to build.

The door of the small building is open. Looking from the outside, the magnificent decoration inside is also unique and has a unique design beauty.

"Aunt Lan, I'm fine."

The girl's voice came from the courtyard behind her.

Xia Ren looked at her again and found that the scene in the courtyard had changed again. The lotus leaves in the pond were gone, and a few carp were swimming aimlessly in it. The flowers in the flower bed had withered, leaving only a few lonely ones. The green leaves are still hanging on the branches.

In the blink of an eye, the little girl grew up into a teenage girl. She had long hair, pretty appearance, and a quiet temperament, but the smile disappeared from her face, and there was a bit of indistinguishable sadness in her eyes.

Aunt Lan stood next to her and patted her shoulder gently.

"I'm sorry. It's all my fault for informing you late. The boss and his wife are still thinking about you in the end..."

Compared with before, Aunt Lan was obviously much older, with many wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

"You just got off the plane and haven't eaten yet. I'm going to make some food."

"I'm fine."

The girl just repeated this sentence mechanically, with tears in her eyes.

Suddenly, Xia Ren's heart throbbed, as if he was experiencing the girl's sadness firsthand.

He looked at the other person's childish face and felt a bit familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

"When exactly..."

While Xia Ren was thinking, the girl had walked into the small building alone and closed the door.

Then, Xia Ren heard the suppressed sobs inside. Slowly, the cries became louder and louder, echoing in the small courtyard, heartbreaking.

Xia Ren's mood was also affected, as if a stone had fallen into his heart, so heavy that he couldn't breathe.

After a long time, the door of the living room opened again. The girl just now had grown up and became a girl. She became more and more beautiful, but her eyes became darker and darker, with deep melancholy hidden in them.

Aunt Lan didn't show up this time. The girl walked to the door of the courtyard alone, carrying her suitcase.

The fish pond in the corner of the courtyard has turned into a pool of stagnant water. The flower bed in the middle is also covered with dead grass. The terrazzo floor is covered with a layer of dust and has not been cleaned for a long time.

Before walking out of the door, the girl took one last look back at the place where she had lived and grown up, bit her lip stubbornly, and then left without looking back.

"etc!"

Seeing the girl's back disappear, Xia Ren suddenly realized something and stretched out his hand to stop her, but only caught the air.

He chased out in a panic, but as soon as he opened the door, he bumped into someone else.

"Feel sorry."

Xia Ren apologized and wanted to continue chasing, but was held back by the man.

"My friend looks familiar. Have we met somewhere?"

"go away……"

Being blocked by someone, Xia Ren felt inexplicably anxious and was about to push the other person away. He looked up and saw the other person's face and was stunned.

"How can you still curse?"

The man was about to say something more when he was stopped by the woman next to him: "He may be in a hurry to do something, and so are you. He walks without looking at people."

"He bumped into it himself."

The man sounded a little aggrieved.

"You still said that." The woman glared, and the man immediately became silent.

After complaining to her husband, the woman showed an apologetic smile and then said to Xia Ren: "I'm sorry, we were reckless. Are you okay?"

Xia Ren looked at them, and his tears suddenly flowed down like he didn't need money.

Seeing him like this, the two looked at each other.

The man scratched his head and asked tentatively: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. Where does it hurt you? I'll take you to a doctor. My wife is familiar with her nearby. Let's go to the best hospital."

Xia Ren sniffed and kept wiping his tears with both hands, but he couldn't wipe them away.

"No, I just, I just..."

Xia Ren seemed to have something stuck in his throat and was choked with sobs, unable to speak a complete sentence.

He took a deep breath, tried to calm down, and opened his eyes.

My vision was still a little blurry, but when I saw their faces, I couldn't help but want to cry.

"Dad, Mom, I miss you so much..."

Couple: "..."

The man standing at the door is Xia Ren's father, Xia Ji, and the woman next to him is Xia Ren's mother, Su Qing.

Xia Ren reached out to hug them, but Xia Ji pushed his wife away without leaving any trace, preventing him from hugging her.

The result was that he was hugged by Xia Ren.

Xia Ji originally wanted to push Xia Ren away, but when he heard the other party's cry, his heart softened and he couldn't bear it.

"sorry Sorry sorry……"

Xia Ren himself didn't know why, so he kept apologizing.

He hugged his father tightly and pressed his face against his broad chest, just like he did when he was a child.

Seeing this guy rubbing his tears and nose on his clothes, Xia Ji was speechless for a while, but still stroked his back and comforted him:

"Be good, be good, it's okay."

Just as he was thinking about whether to continue to comfort the other party, Xia Ji looked up and saw his wife staring at him with suspicious eyes.

"Do you need accommodation?"

another asked.

The person who spoke was the hotel owner and chef. He had just returned with a few bags of vegetables when he saw two men embracing each other affectionately in front of the hotel door. He was confused about the situation for a while.

Xia Ji took the opportunity to push Xia Ren away and said, "Stop, this is why we are here."

The boss looked at the three of them with subtle eyes and said, "Then come in with me. I'll register you first."

"OK."

Xia Ji and his wife followed the boss into the courtyard, took two steps, and looked back at Xia Ren again.

Su Qing gently squeezed her husband's waist. The latter felt pain and lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong with me?"

"Why did you move so skillfully just now?"

Su Qing had a straight face, not very happy.

"Isn't this how you coaxed Dong'er and Xiaoren when they were young?"

After Xia Jigang finished speaking, he looked at his wife's face and immediately realized something was wrong. He quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong. Looking at his age, there is no way he has anything to do with me. I guess it's because I look like him." dad……"

The two of them walked into the small building while chatting quietly.

Xia Ren finally regained his composure and planned to follow in.

But before entering, he glanced at the wooden sign on the side of the door.

Connaught Villa.

Title pun.