Then, he stretched out his long legs and walked towards the center of the snow field that had been "ravaged" by them.
"Let's go." He said to Bai Zhiye.
Bai Zhiye immediately followed happily, like a joyful little bird.
So, on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, an extremely "harmonious" scene appeared on the snowy ground of the Ye family manor, which looked like a fairy tale world: Ning Xiwan and Hua Jinyue were responsible for noisy commands and providing "creativity" (mostly unreliable).
Duan Shuce had a cold face but an honest body as he acted as the main laborer, grunting and rolling a huge snowball to make the base; Ye Qingliu was responsible for the most core and skill-intensive part of shaping the snowman's head, his movements were precise and meticulous, as if he was completing a precision instrument.
Bai Zhiye quietly stood by his side, sometimes handing him a branch to make an arm, sometimes handing him two obsidians found in the greenhouse to make eyes.
Occasionally, she would use a small shovel to help shape the curve of the snowman's body. Her movements were delicate and gentle, and she always had a gentle smile on her face, as if the girl who had just killed accurately in the snowball fight and was well versed in sneak attacks had never existed.
The sunlight shone on the five people, casting long shadows on the white snow.
The snowman's gigantic body gradually took shape, its appearance adorable. Laughter, occasional arguments (mainly between Ning Xiwan and Duan Shuce), and Hua Jinyue's excited screams intertwined.
It seemed to dispel the last chill of the winter morning and dilute the remaining smoke of last night, leaving only the noisy and warm vitality of the New Year.
The snowman was finally built. It was more than one meter tall, with a round body and an equally round head. It had obsidian eyes, a carrot nose, and branch arms. It also wore a pink woolen hat contributed by Hua Jinyue. It looked simple and funny.
"It's done!" Ning Xiwan put her hands on her hips and looked at their masterpiece with pride. "Let's give it a name!"
Hua Jinyue immediately raised her hand: "Call him 'Duan Xueren'! Because Brother Duan made the base!"
Duan Shuce brushed off the snow on his gloves expressionlessly: "Rejected."
Bai Zhiye looked at the adorable snowman, pursed her lips and chuckled softly, suggesting in a low voice, "It looks round and warm, how about calling it 'Yuanbao'? May you have a prosperous New Year."
"That's great!" Ning Xiwan agreed immediately. "Let's call it Yuanbao! Auspicious!"
Ye Qingliu didn't participate in the naming. He was looking down at Bai Zhiye. She hadn't worn gloves when she was building the snowman, and her fingertips were red from the cold.
He naturally reached out and held her slightly cold hand again, warming it in his warm palm.
Bai Zhiye felt his movements, raised her face and smiled sweetly at him, and subconsciously leaned towards him.
Duan Shuce looked at the pair of guys who were oblivious to the people around them, then looked at the silly snowman with a pink hat named "Yuanbao", and then looked at his trouser legs and shoes that were covered in snow mud from rolling snowballs, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Never mind. Resigned to his fate, he pulled out his phone and snapped a photo of the snowman and the four people "enjoying themselves" nearby (mainly Ning Xiwan and Hua Jinyue posing in a funny way, while Ye Qingliu and Bai Zhiye just stood quietly to the side).
The picture freezes: the huge "ingot" snowman looks adorable, Ning Xiwan and Hua Jinyue are laughing heartily, Ye Qingliu turns his head to look at Bai Zhiye who is smiling gently beside him, while Bai Zhiye's eyes fall gently on his hands that are warming her.
Duan Shuce himself left only a cool silhouette holding a mobile phone.
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