But he quickly found an excuse and said, "Mom, it's too hot in the house. I'm going out to see what Xiang Lei and the others are playing!"
Ye Juaner smiled and said, "That's right, your aunt's house is warmer than ours."
Old Mrs. Ye also said hurriedly: "I am old and afraid of the cold, so the people at home are desperately trying to collect firewood and build a fire to heat the kang.
"You young people are strong, but you feel the heat!"
Ye Juaner nodded and said, "Then go out and play with Xiang Lei and the others. We'll talk for a while and then go back."
Ye Xiangxin's previous excuse was just to let him go play with a bunch of little brats. He might as well just sit in the house!
But there was no other way now, Ye Xiangxin had to walk out.
Ye Xiangxin glanced around and found that there was nothing in the Ye family's yard, which looked very large and clean. There were only two snowmen piled under the tree in the middle.
Ye Xianglei and Qingtian squatted at the door of the east wing to comb the dog's hair. No one knew where the other five children had gone.
Ye Xiangxin listened to the laughter coming from the door of the east wing, and his heart became more and more depressed.
He especially disliked Ye Xianglei's fawning look.
Isn't it just helping him find an apprentice in the capital? Is there any need to be so eager to please him?
As Ye Xiangxin was thinking, he slowly walked to the tree in the middle of the yard and kicked one of the snowmen.
"Wow—" Qingtian's cry suddenly came from the door of the east wing, "My snowman!"
Xiao Ye turned over and got up, yelling at Ye Xiangxin.
Ye Xianglei was startled, turned around and asked immediately: "Brother, what are you doing!"
Hearing that Ye Xianglei had begun to speak with an accent from outside the Great Wall, Ye Xiangxin felt even more uncomfortable.
"It's just a snowman, what's the big deal?"
Qingtian’s crying soon attracted her five brothers.
They had helped build the snowman before, and when they saw Ye Xiangxin kick the larger snowman to pieces, they all looked angry.
But they only knew that Ye Xiangxin was their aunt's eldest son, but they were not familiar with him. There was also a generation gap between them, so they didn't know what to do for a while.
When Mr. and Mrs. Ye heard Qingtian crying, they quickly ran out of the house.
Boss Ye took the initiative to hug his daughter in his arms, wiped the tears from her face and asked, "Qingtian, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Qingtian raised his finger and pointed at the snowman, sobbing so hard that he couldn't speak.
So everyone in the yard focused their attention on Ye Xiangxin.
Ye Xiangxin took two steps back feeling inexplicably guilty, then stopped again. He thought to himself, it's just a snowman, what's so special about it? What if I kick it and break it?
Qingtian hugged Boss Ye’s neck aggrievedly.
"Dad, the snowman I built for you is broken, woo woo—"
Boss Ye and Mrs. Ye looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
The snowman was indeed made by the children specifically for Boss Ye. It was indeed very meaningful to their family of three, but to others, it was just an ordinary snowman.
Besides, they are guests who came to pay New Year’s greetings. You can’t blame them for breaking a snowman.
Mrs. Ye could only coax Qingtian and said, "Qingtian, be good. You must not have done that to Uncle Xin on purpose. Mom will help you fix the snowman later, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xianglei quickly said, "Yes, Qingtian, my brother definitely didn't do it on purpose. I'll help you repair the snowman now."
As he spoke, he winked at Ye Xiangxin, asking him to say a few words to comfort Qingtian.
Ye Xiangxin, however, had the wrong idea in his mind. He called him Uncle Xiangxin and called Ye Xianglei just Uncle. The relationship between them was quite clear.
But he didn't think about it. He had been an apprentice in the county town and was not familiar with the children of the Ye family at all.
Ye Xiangxin was now filled with thoughts of his parents' partiality and unfairness, so he ignored his brother's attempts to rescue him and walked away without saying a word.
Looking at his brother's back as he left, Ye Xianglei was confused. What was he angry about?
But he didn't have time to find out the reason at this moment. Ye Xianglei quickly ran over to repair the snowman that was kicked by Ye Xiangxin.
Fortunately, only half of the body was kicked, and the overall body is still quite stable.
However, the Ye family’s yard was cleaned so clean that there was not even a trace of snow except for the two snowmen.
Ye Xianglei ran out of the door and brought back a few handfuls of snow. He quickly repaired the damaged area and put the crooked branches back in place.
"Qingtian, take a quick look, is it the same as before?" Ye Xianglei asked Qingtian.
Boss Ye and Sister Ye also kept coaxing Qingtian.
Looking at the repaired snowman, Qingtian finally stopped sobbing. She nodded to Ye Xianglei a little embarrassedly and said, "Thank you, uncle."
"Oh, it's just a small thing, why are you thanking me? I should apologize to you on behalf of my brother!
"I don't know what was wrong with him just now. I'll ask my mother to scold him when I get home."
Mrs. Ye quickly said, “Oh, Xiang Xin definitely didn’t do it on purpose, it’s just a snowman.
“He was probably frightened by Qingtian’s sudden burst of tears and didn’t know what to do, so he ran away.
"It's all fixed now, don't mention it to Mom."
Ye Xianglei walked back to Qingtian and gently rubbed the corners of her red eyes.
"Look at him, his eyes are red from crying." He took Qingtian from Boss Ye's arms and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, your uncle will take care of him for you later."
Qingtian quickly shook his head and said, "He is your brother, older than you!"
"What are you afraid of? He can't beat me!" Ye Xianglei immediately smiled when he saw Qingtian caring about him.
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