Chapter 3: What is lost, get it back

It was already late at night, and every household had already gone to bed. Except for the cars that occasionally passed by the road below, there was no other sound.

The fan inside the house is buzzing, and there is no air conditioner at home. It’s not that I can’t afford it, but it’s not too hot here in summer, especially when I go to bed at night, and if the evening breeze blows, it’s still cool.

Despite the cool breeze, Tang En, who was lying on the mat, did not fall asleep. He turned over and the bed was just under the window, and he could clearly see the starry sky outside.

This is his home, or it used to be his home, but at this moment, he was lying on the bed when the guests came. The feeling of today's day is always strange.

"Tony?" Tang, who was lying on another bed, suddenly spoke.

"Um?"

"You really didn't sleep."

"Can't sleep."

A serene voice came from behind, and Tang sat up from the bed.

"If you can't sleep, go out and blow the wind for a while."

Tang En looked back at Tang who was already standing in front of his bed, and then sat up.

The two of them put on their coats and walked out of the house with slight hands.

"Where to go?" Tang En asked.

"Let's go." Tang led the way in front. The two of them climbed over the hill and saw the paddy fields and dams behind the hillside.

This is not a city that is still brightly lit late at night. There are no neon lights or street lights. There are low and dark houses around it. There is a bright moon above your head, and the moonlight is like frost, illuminating the ground. There is no need to worry about falling when walking.

"I almost forgot that natural lighting can be so bright." Tang En looked up at the full moon in the sky. "I still remember when I was very young... I didn't have my own bathroom at that time, so I went out to use public toilets and dry toilets.

It was also at this time of night that I was anxious to pee. I didn’t dare to go to the dark public toilet alone. I was afraid of ghosts inside, so I stood at the door of my house and peed.

At that time, the sky was clear, and there was a moon above my head. I was sleeping in a daze. I saw the white and bright white on the ground, and thought it was snowing.

As a result, I woke up the next day without anything... Before I went to college, I had never seen what snow looked like. The white moonlight looked like a layer of snow on the ground. "

He pointed to the dam not far away: "When I was a child, I thought that the dam was very big and could play football on it. Watch movies. Now it seems... so small."

"The paddy fields over there..." He pointed further, "When we were in elementary school, there was no class every Tuesday afternoon, so the teacher organized us to come here to catch lobsters.

The lobsters were fished and concentrated in a small bucket. Finally, they roasted them on the spot. There was no condiment, but the group of people were very happy..."

"The mountain farther away is the legendary graveyard, where the dead people are buried. We also go out for spring outings. Children are very brave and very big. They play on graves and don't have any awe for the dead.

I still remember a classmate in the class was very fashionable and danced Michael Jackson's dance for us. He was very popular with girls at that time.

Thinking about it now, it was just a space skating... People would please the opposite sex at a young age. At that time, I just sat in the corner and stared blankly. In the memories of other people, I might be the forgotten person."

Tang stood beside him, without making a sound, quietly listening to him telling his past.

"I thought these trivial matters were impossible to remember, but later I forgot them all. I didn't expect to come back this time. Seeing the familiar mountains and rivers, I suddenly remembered them all... Memory is such a wonderful thing."

He stopped talking and stood on the country road, looking at the dams and paddy fields under the moonlight in the distance. The crickets became louder.

"I haven't said 'sorry' to you yet?" Tang, standing next to him, suddenly spoke.

Don Eun looked back at him strangely.

"You are Tang who was born here and raised here. I know you really want to call him Mom or Dad. I snatched these things that belong to you."

Tang En smiled: "It's not like robbing, we just exchanged our bodies. If you robbed my land, then I robbed yours too."

"I have nothing good about those things. It doesn't matter if I grab them. You have also seen them all, in the Eastwood cemetery... If you refer to your current success, it has nothing to do with me." Tang shrugged.

"So I owe you more... I really hope to have a warm home, and I'm sorry to have occupied your home."

Looking at Tang with a sincere face, Tang En was silent for a while, and then said: "In fact... I was not a family lover before, and 'home' has never felt as strong as it is now. Perhaps it was because I got it easily before.

So I don’t know how to cherish it. Now it’s gone. I feel different. If there were no such things, without you. I may still not know how to cherish it. Everything will have a price. I know that if I cherish it, the price is that I have no home.

There is no such perfect thing in this world? A successful career, a safe and secure meal, a good wife and a good child at home, a healthy and happy parents in their old age, and a harmonious family.

I am a successful head coach, a successful son, a successful husband, a successful father... I am envious of the world... How can you get whatever you want? It is impossible for me to take all the good things by myself, right?"

He smiled and said to Tang.

"You're right, there's no perfect thing in this world. Getting something will inevitably lead to losing something... Tony, in fact, your problem is easy to solve."

"Um?"

"I can't give you a successful career, or a good wife and a good child, but I think I can give you a 'home' you want to cherish."

"ah?"

"Are you willing to be my godfather? Be my godson."

Tang En was stupid.

"They were your parents, but after they recognized this relationship, you don't have to call your mother an aunt.

And... we have such a tacit understanding, don't you think this is like a pair of brothers? We shared each other's memories. You must be in my life, and I must be in your life. There is no secret between each other, just like brothers who grew up together.

”

After Tang finished speaking, he looked at Tang En.

Tang En also looked at Tang. After watching for a long time, he slowly spoke: "When I suddenly came from China to a British man, I cursed God and fate, thinking that it was a big joke with me, and thinking that I was the most unlucky person in the world.

Then... Now I think maybe we should have been linked together, this is not a random draw by drawing lots, it is a matter that has been decided long ago... Do you believe that there are hands behind fate? I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it: Why is it that I exchanged with you, not with anyone else?

For example, the richest man in the world, the head of state, the superstar of movies... Why are you, why are me?"

"It seems accidental, but it is inevitable. Everything has a cause and a result, and there are causes and causes... Do you feel dizzy?"

Tang shook his head.

"Anyway, that's what it means, we are destined to be together by God.

Otherwise, why would I meet you in the crowd if I go back to Chengdu? There are tens of millions of people in Chengdu, why did I meet you? So...hey, does it take any ceremony to recognize godmothers?"

Tang smiled and shook his head: "Nothing is needed."

Hearing Tang say this, he nodded vigorously: "I won't show off anymore. I won't show off anymore. I admit it."

After saying that, he yawned: "Go back to sleep, I'm sleepy."

"Is the jet lag reversed?"

"It has been turned upside down long ago, but it has fallen in Beijing!"

Tang En got up almost noon. When he got up, Tang had already come back to help his parents with work.

"Are you getting up? Are you sleeping well? Are you still used to living there?" asked Mother when she saw Tang En.

Tang En nodded vigorously: "Okay, I slept well, and I'm used to living!"

Of course I got used to it, this is the place where he lived for twenty years...

Tang winked at him and signaled that his preparations were done.

During lunch, Tang En mentioned his life experience and expressed his desire to recognize the two elders as godparents. The two old men were not surprised. It seems that Tang really told them about this in advance.

The two elders were very happy to have a foreigner's son and happily agreed.

In this way, it’s very simple. Tang En became his parents’ son again, but this time he had to add the word “dry” before it. Tang En didn’t care about the details on these names.

He was very happy that he could finally call his mother "Mom" and his father "Dad".

Originally, he followed Tang back to China, but he just hoped that he would have a more reasonable reason to get close to his parents, so that he would be very satisfied. Unexpectedly, the gains now were greater than he expected. He had his own parents again and found them again after losing them.

He no longer had any extravagance for such a perfect vacation.

In the next few days, Tang En could finally get rid of all the burdens in his heart. He lived at his home with a relaxed and happy mood. He went out to climb the mountain and searched for his childhood again. Wherever he went.

There were still many people looking at him with curious eyes, but he didn't care.

After staying at home for half a month, when it was time to say goodbye, Tang decided to show off to his parents and tell him what he really did in the UK.

"Coach?" Dad is not a native of all. Of course he knows what professional football coaches do. He was surprised when he asked this. He didn't expect his son to be a coach in the highest-level league abroad.

Don nodded: "Tony asked me to help him, and I went..."

Mom just sat aside and didn't say anything.

"My son..." Dad turned his head and looked at Tang En, "Can he really be a coach?"

Tang En nodded vigorously to prove that he was not lying: "He is very talented. In two years, he has changed from an ordinary coach of the youth team in our club to an assistant coach of the youth team. I plan to transfer him to the first team in the second half of the year and be my assistant."

After hearing Tang En's words, Dad turned to look at Tang again: "I only know that you like football when you were a child... I didn't think you could take it as a job now. Then the one you are in Chengdu..."

"I resigned before leaving... I'm sorry I haven't told you."

Tang En sat next to him without saying anything. This was a matter between Tang and his father.

Even if Tang En knew his father, he didn't know what answer he would give, agree or disagree? If he didn't agree? Should he convince him? After all, Tang is an excellent candidate for an assistant coach. After all, Tang En is definitely unwilling to accept it after losing a right-hand assistant... Can you make a lot of money to convince his father in a year as a coach?

Dad was silent for a while before he said slowly: "Anyway, there is a job wherever he works, there is no difference between being a coach or a salesman. If you like this job, of course it's better."

"Thank you dad!"

"Anyway, remember, no matter what job you do, you have to do it well."
To be continued...