I Want to Make You Stay (149)

Shi Bao'er was attending lessons and playing together with the other children in the mountains.

No. 5 had grown to fancy the tranquil and serene place after staying there for some time.

He informed the teachers that he would be taking Shi Bao'er away for good, after which he packed their belongings and headed to Shi Bao'er's classroom.

After her lesson ended, No. 5 entered the classroom and said, "Bao'er, we're going home now."

"Okay, Uncle No. 5."

"I mean we're going to A City."

Shi Bao'er stared at the textbooks on the table, which she had been sharing with her table mate because the latter did not have any of her own. She had already gotten used to staying on the mountain, despite finding the living conditions rather arduous at the start. Hence, she was, in fact, extremely reluctant to leave.

"Can we stay here instead of going home?"