TRANSMIGRATING TO THE ANCIENT TIMES WITH BUSINESS MIND The old and Ruined house

The night was cold, the air thick with the smell of damp earth and old smoke.

Yuan Yun shifted the bundle of clothes and a cracked bowl into the crook of his arm.

With his other arm, he lifted Yuan Zi up and settled him against his hip.

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

You okay? *whispered*

Yuan Zi nodded, clutching the blanket tight around his shoulders.

The house was silent now. The candles had burned out hours ago. The only light came from the thin moon over the yard.

Yuan Yun moved slowly, careful not to let the boards creak. His bare feet were numb by the time they reached the front gate.

He turned to look back, just once.

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

Never again. We will not return to this house.

Then he pulled the gate open and stepped into the night.

Grass brushed his ankles as he picked up speed, crossing the yard and the narrow path beyond. He could feel his heart beating fast, but not with fear—just relief. They reached the edge of the fields, where the mountain’s dark slope rose against the sky.

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

Hold tight...

Yuan Zi wrapped his arms around his neck.

The climb up the mountain took longer than Yuan Yun expected. His arms ached from carrying Yuan Zi, but he didn’t stop. When they finally reached the old path, he saw the house—or what was left of it.

The roof sagged in the middle. Part of one wall had crumbled, and the door hung crooked on a single hinge. Moonlight slanted through the gaps, glinting off patches of green mold spreading over the dirt floor.

Yuan Yun set Yuan Zi down carefully. He walked inside, heart sinking.

The air smelled damp and stale. The hearth was filled with old leaves. Half the ceiling looked ready to cave in.

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

This…This is worse than I remembered.

Yuan Zi came to stand by his side, holding the blanket like a shield.

Yuan Zi [Unknown Gender|Son of Yuan Yun]

Father?

Yuan Zi [Unknown Gender|Son of Yuan Yun]

Will we stay here?

Yuan Yun looked at him—his thin arms, the bruise fading under one eye, the way he tried to look braver than he was. Something twisted in his chest.

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

💭How could anyone expect a child to sleep in a place like this?

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

I’m sorry...

Yuan Zi [Unknown Gender|Son of Yuan Yun]

*Shook his head* It’s better than Aunt’s house.

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

*Knelt and pulled him close*

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

No, It isn’t. But I promise you, I won’t let us stay like this for long.

He looked up at the gaping hole in the roof, the cracked walls.

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

Tomorrow, we’ll clean it. I’ll fix what I can.

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

But tonight?

Yuan Yun drew him in under the blanket.

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

Tonight, we’ll stay together. That’s enough.

Yuan Zi pressed his face into his shoulder and nodded.

Yuan Zi [Unknown Gender|Son of Yuan Yun]

I will help.

Yuan Yun [Omega] MC

*chuckle* of course...

To be continued

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