School days are always both grueling and fulfilling, and every Sunday is both joyful and fleeting.

Countless Sundays have passed, and winter has arrived. The temperature is getting colder and the days are getting shorter.

Back then, the climate hadn't yet experienced the global warming that followed. Not long after the onset of winter, there had been several rain and snow showers, and the first heavy snowfall occurred the day before the winter solstice, with the snow so thick that it reached ankle-deep when we woke up early in the morning.

It just so happened that it was a Friday, and since it was after the university semester, many schools in Yangcheng had an extra day off.

After having dumplings for breakfast, Lu Chengyang and two children helped shovel snow in the yard.

A few months later, perhaps because she ate more, Lu Chuqing did grow a little taller.

Having grown taller than her original size, the little girl's face does look quite thinner.

But it's cold today, and even though I'm bundled up in a cotton coat like a dumpling, it's hard to tell whether I've lost weight or not.

Later, it was rare to see such heavy snow. Lu Chuqing took a small shovel and started playing with it.

She was intently kneading a ball of snow into a shape with her two little hands when she was suddenly hit on the back of the head.

"Silly boy, what are you playing? Be careful your fingers get frozen into carrot heads!"

Lu Chengyang was making another snowball in his hand when Lu Chuqing turned her head and was hit in the face.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

"..."

The boy's unrestrained laughter really provoked Lu Chuqing, and the little dumpling threw the half-crushed snowball in his hand hard at Lu Chengyang.

Then, the snowball landed about half a meter in front of her, rolled twice, and then stopped moving.

"..."

"Hahahaha..." Lu Chengyang laughed even more unrestrainedly.

"Little Qingqing, hahaha, don't blame me for laughing at you, hahaha, you, you're so funny, hahaha..."

Lu Chuqing was absolutely furious!

Unfortunately, she's still a tiny little thing, and she can't even throw a snowball very far!

I'm so angry!

"You stinky Lu Chengyang! Shut your big mouth and stop laughing!"

The little dumpling was really angry. He stopped calling his older brother and glared at the boy who was laughing so hard he couldn't stand up straight, yelling at him by name.

But now, even if she yells, it has no deterrent effect. It only makes Lu Chengyang laugh even harder, clutching his stomach and half-squatting on the ground.

"Hahahaha, you, hahahaha, you're just like that, hahahaha, hahahaha..."

The boy was laughing so hard he could barely speak. Seeing his face twitching from laughing so hard, Lu Chuqing was both amused and annoyed.

She scooped up a handful of snow and ran towards the little boy with her short legs.

"You naughty brother! Stop laughing!"

A snowball hit Lu Chengyang's face, finally calming the boy's face which was contorted with laughter.

"Well, you little brat, you're getting more and more disrespectful! Calling me by my full name and daring to say I stink!"

Lu Chengyang grabbed a handful of snow, squeezed it into a ball, and threw it at the little boy's feet.

When Lu Chuqing saw the snowball being thrown at her, she hopped away on her little feet, then made a face at the boy, "You naughty brother, you can't hit me! Hehehe!"

Lu Chengyang took off chasing after her, yelling, "I'll catch you and shove you into a snowdrift!"

"Aaaaah, you stinky brother, how dare you throw me!"

The two children, one big and one small, ran off into the yard. Lu Yongkang watched his grandchildren play with a smile, his eyes full of affection. "Chengyang, slow down, don't let your sister fall!"

The boy shouted, "Grandpa! Don't you even see who's bullying whom?!"

Lu Chengyang didn't really intend to throw Lu Chuqing away. He had slipped and fallen on a snowdrift, and the little dumpling took the opportunity to frantically throw snow at him.

Lu Linqi, standing to the side, looked at them with an expression that seemed to say, "How old are you to still be playing in the snow? How childish!"

However, the next moment, a snowball suddenly came flying at him, the icy snow making him shiver.

"What are you doing, you idiot? Can't you help your brother!"

Lu Chengyang threw another snowball at him, and the boy reacted and jumped away.

"Second brother! Don't help him! He's so big, let's both take him down!" Lu Chuqing called out to him in a clear voice.

Just a moment ago, someone thought it was childish, but because of a call of "Second Brother," he immediately bent down, scooped up a large clump of snow, made it into a ball, and threw it at the little boy who was about to stand up without the slightest hesitation.

"Fine! You two are bullying me! Let's see how I deal with you!"

"Second brother, throw him away quickly!"

"Okay, be careful."

"Enough talk! Take this!"

"…………"

On a day when snow was falling heavily, the courtyard was filled with the cheerful laughter of the younger generation.

Cai Min and Lu Yongkang watched the three playing in the courtyard, their wrinkles crinkling with laughter.

Chai Shuhua stood on the fire pit to warm herself, while Lu Jun dug around in the buried sweet potatoes. Seeing that they were fully cooked, he wasn't afraid of getting burned and took one and cut it in half.

She gave half of it to her mother, but Cai Min didn't dare eat any of it, so she gave it to Lu Yongkang instead.

The man took the other half and peeled off some of the outer skin. Because it was still a little hot, he fed it directly to Chai Shuhua's mouth, saying, "It's a little hot."

The woman gave him a playful glare and muttered softly, "Mom and Dad are both here..."

The man, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, leaned closer, blew on the sweet potato, and fed it to the woman's mouth again, saying, "Eat."

Chai Shuhua lost her temper, glared at him again, and took a bite of the soft, sweet potato.

Warm and sweet, it melts the heart in this winter.

While feeding her sweet potatoes, the man naturally took one of the woman's hands and held it in his palm. As if he felt it wasn't warm enough, he pulled open her coat and held it directly under her armpit.

The two exchanged a glance; the woman smiled, and the man's eyes held tenderness.

Lu Ying was writing a novel upstairs and came out for some fresh air.

Seeing the lively little ones downstairs, she smiled with kind affection.

My gaze fell upon the elder brother and sister-in-law standing on the ground floor by the main entrance, and I felt happy for them.

Her elder brother and sister-in-law's story is comparable to a novel plot. Watching the two become more and more loving as they get older, she can't help but fantasize about a love that lasts a lifetime.

It was just a fleeting thought.

After getting some fresh air, she returned to her room to continue creating.

The noise downstairs didn't gradually subside until near noon.

In the afternoon, Lu Chengyang took two children to play in the village.

Since starting school, Sundays have been spent either doing homework or going to the market to improve our meals, so we friends haven't had much time to get together.

We were given an extra day off because of the heavy snow, and several of my friends and I played in the snow outside.

When they arrived at the old spot by the pit, a series of loud thumping and cracking sounds began. Seeing them arrive, Tiewa and Huzi rushed over.

"Brother Chengyang! Brother Chengyang! Tiger's dad bought us some firecrackers, let's set them off together!"

Back then, there were no restrictions on fireworks and firecrackers, and in winter, especially as the Lunar New Year approached, the village was filled with the sound of firecrackers.

Upon hearing about the cannons, Lu Chengyang immediately became interested, "Come on, let me have two to play with!"

Tiger reached into his pocket and pulled out a whole box of firecrackers.