Sunny, clingy bottom x fatherly older top
After a serious illness, Li Changsheng was abandoned by his adoptive parents in the dark on a refugee road far from home, left to fend for himself.
Luckily, he was resourceful enough to find himself a "nest" while clinging to life. When Song Qingshan was too hungry to walk, he didn't consider Changsheng a burden.
To fill their bellies and stay alive, the two traveled together, trudging through mud and grass, eating tree bark and chewing white clay.
Later, they settled in Qingshui Village, cleared fields and planted rice, raised fish in their paddies, and grew mulberry trees to feed silkworms. Their life together flourished.
When Changsheng came of age, matchmakers seeking a match for Song Qingshan were practically wearing a path to his door. Even Heng, a young man from their village, kept coming by.
Changsheng swallowed the sweet rice cake Song Qingshan had bought him. A trace of white sugar still clung to the corner of his mouth. He wiped it away and said,
"Song Qingshan is mine. Don't even think about him."
*
The first time Song Qingshan saw Changsheng, the boy's little face was sallow. He looked eleven or twelve, thin as a bean sprout and liable to topple over in the wind. Unable to bear the sight, Song Qingshan gave him a dry flatbread.
From then on, Changsheng stuck to him.
The tiny boy timidly clutched his sleeve, his round, almond-shaped eyes gazing up at him, glistening with tears.
"Big brother, I don't eat much. I can work, too. Please don't leave me behind."
His heart softened, and before he knew it, he had given himself over to Changsheng.
Reader's guide:
1. Written to indulge the author's own tastes. An age-gap romance with a six-year difference, no blood relation between the top and bottom, and the romance begins after the bottom comes of age.
2. They flee famine at first, then settle down to farm.
3. Entirely fictional setting. Be kind to the bald author, and don't be a keyboard warrior.
Theme: Even in adversity, keep striving to live.
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