They say a timely snowfall promises a good harvest, and early this morning, heavy snow began to fall. While others might still need to visit relatives, Weihua had no relatives left to visit.
After a quick wash, Wei Hua and Yang Tao snuggled into bed. Almost everyone in the courtyard was in the same state.
It's not that the people in the courtyard houses are lazy. It's just that there's nothing they can do in this cold weather. Fortunately, the snow only lasted for two days.
By the third day of the Lunar New Year, the snow had stopped, and the residents of the courtyard began shoveling snow. But Yang Tao, a girl from the south, seeing such heavy snow, immediately ran out. Then she asked Wei Hua to help her build a snowman.
Wei Hua was also from the South in his previous life. Seeing that his wife had this interest, Wei Hua was willing to accompany her and have some fun. Since coming to this world, he had indeed had far fewer entertainment options.
So the two of them started rolling snowballs outside in the yard. After two snowballs, one big and one small, rolled out, Wei Hua placed the small snowball on top of the big one. Then he took out some tools and did some embellishment.
Not only did they create the outline of the snowman, but they even used some straw as decoration. Finally, Wei Hua and Yang Tao stuck two sticks on the snowman.
Originally, they thought that was the end of it, but Yang Tao wasn't done playing yet. Seeing that the beauty in front of him still wanted to play, Wei Hua followed Yang Tao and built another snowman. After the snowman was finished, Yang Tao personally put hands on another snowman.
When inserting the hands, Yang Tao deliberately placed the two snowmen's hands together and wrote her and Wei Hua's names on the back of the snowmen.
Seeing Yang Tao and Wei Hua so sweet together, the others couldn't stay calm. As the daughter of a capitalist, Lou Xiao'e had also embraced progressive ideas.
Since marrying Xu Damao, Lou Xiao'e has lived a life of constant hardship, leaving her with no hope whatsoever. If it weren't for her father's constant reminders to keep a low profile, Lou Xiao'e would probably have already gone to Lao Mo.
Seeing that Lou Xiao'e was interested, Xu Damao had no right to refuse, and he followed Lou Xiao'e and built two snowmen as well.
Every woman has her own fantasies. Seeing everyone else building snowmen, Yu Li's eyes also revealed a longing look.
Seeing Yu Li's expression, Sha Zhu immediately handed the child to He Yushui. Then he led Yu Li outside the courtyard.
In this era, most people meet through blind dates. So-called feelings develop gradually after marriage.
Seeing everyone else having so much fun, Liu Guangtian had his own thoughts. He was now a steel mill worker, so he should be good enough for He Yushui.
Seeing the child in He Yushui's arms, Liu Guangtian had no choice but to abandon his own thoughts, turn around, and walk over to He Yushui, starting to strike up a conversation. Everyone lived in the courtyard house and knew each other well. He Yushui was actually quite pleased that Liu Guangtian had deliberately come to talk to her.
The two stood at the entrance of the courtyard house, chatting idly. After a while, He Yushui left with her nephew in her arms. Only He Yushui herself knew the specific reason. It could be because she was shy, it could be because it was too cold outside, or it could be because she didn't like Liu Guangtian.
But this was enough to make Liu Guangtian happy for a long time. Seeing that everyone else was rolling snowballs, Liu Guangtian also walked out of the courtyard and joined the snowball rolling team.
Seeing everyone having so much fun, Qin Huairu, who had come out to use the restroom, looked on with envy. Back home, she dragged Jia Dongxu out and pointed to the silly couple, Sha Zhu and his wife, who were building a snowman.
That meant everyone could understand. But Jia Dongxu ignored Qin Huairu completely, turned around and left the courtyard gate, leaving only a casual remark behind.
"Given the current situation of our Jia family, who has the mind to build this lousy snowman? We'd be better off making more matchboxes at home, so tomorrow's meals will be a bit better."
Upon hearing Jia Dongxu's words, Qin Huairu's eyes welled up with tears, and she turned around and followed Jia Dongxu home.
It wasn't that Jia Dongxu didn't want to be romantic; it was just that his family's situation didn't allow him to be. If he put his hands down, he would disappoint Qin Huairu, but if he satisfied Qin Huairu's demands, his whole family would go hungry.
Faced with the choice between romance and hunger, Jia Dongxu resolutely chose to have a full meal. In Jia Dongxu's view, they were just bored and had nothing better to do than eat.
As soon as he got home, Jia Dongxu started pasting matchboxes again. But a little while later, Banggeng clutched his stomach and cried out.
Seeing his son in pain again, Jia Dongxu had no choice but to carry him to the toilet. Eating cakes made from tree leaves and seaweed every day, it was hard for him not to be constipated.
It wasn't just his son who was constipated; almost everyone in the Jia family suffered from it. After dealing with his son, Jia Dongxu spent half an hour in the toilet.
When he returned and saw the pile of snowmen, Jia Dongxu felt increasingly annoyed. He wasn't unaware of Qin Huairu's attitude towards him. However, with the house in such a state, Jia Dongxu had no time to worry about anything else.
If it weren't for the crowd outside, Jia Dongxu would have loved to kick over all the snowmen. Once home, Jia Dongxu never came out again, nor did he have time to cause any more destruction.
Even if you knock down the snowman, it won't bring you any real benefit. Nobody wants to brave the cold wind.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and everyone went back to work or school and made their own preparations.
But something interesting happened in the courtyard: Liu Guangtian kept hanging around He Yushui. He Yushui's attitude seemed quite ambiguous.
She neither directly rejected Liu Guangtian nor accepted him. Although Wei Hua was married, He Yushui hadn't completely let go. Besides, it's common for a family with a daughter to have many suitors.
Besides Liu Guangtian pursuing He Yushui, there is another person who is also pursuing He Yushui, and this person is He Yushui's junior high school classmate.
The reason why she hasn't expressed her opinion yet is that He Yushui still needs to study, and no one gets married while studying.
Whether it was out of this concern or mainly out of shyness, He Yushui would stand and say a few words to Liu Guangtian whenever he came over.
But this gave Liu Guangtian boundless hope. Liu Guangtian seemed to have become a member of the He family; no matter what happened at Sha Zhu's house, Liu Guangtian would go and help. When he had nothing to do, he would also voluntarily help Sha Zhu move coal briquettes or something similar. No matter how Sha Zhu refused, Liu Guangtian was like a fly that couldn't be driven away.
Sha Zhu and Yu Li were also having a headache over this matter. They knew about the Liu family's situation and Liu Guangtian's situation as well.
It's not that Liu Guangtian is a bad person, but rather that Liu Haizhong is too volatile. When Liu Haizhong is in a good mood, it's fine, but when he's in a bad mood, he beats his son like a punching bag. Even though Liu Haizhong has changed a little recently, he still beats his son every now and then, just not as fiercely as before.
Sha Zhu was worried about his younger sister marrying into the Liu family. He was sure she would be bullied to death if she became Liu Haizhong's daughter-in-law.
Because of this, when work started, Sha Zhu went straight to Liu Guangtian. Since they were all employees of the steel rolling mill, it wouldn't be difficult to ambush Liu Guangtian on the road.
Seeing Sha Zhu waiting for him on the road, Liu Guangtian knew that Sha Zhu had something to discuss with him. So he immediately followed Sha Zhu to the side.
“Guangtian, we practically grew up together. I know about your family situation, and you know about mine. It’s not that I want to break you and Yushui up, it’s just that the two of you are not a good match.”
“我妹妹还有一年半才毕业，现在说婆家实在是太早了，一年多的时间充满了不确定因素，还有一个就是我不想她嫁入你们刘家，你爸是什么人？你自己清楚，我可不想看着我妹妹天天在院子里挨揍。”
“We’re all from the same compound, so don’t make things difficult for me. If you continue to harass my sister, then I’ll have no choice but to go to the police station. Once it gets to the police station, it will affect you for the rest of your life.”
“We’re neighbors, and I don’t want to make things too ugly. With your qualifications, you can easily find someone else elsewhere.”
Sha Zhu turned and left immediately after speaking. But Liu Guangtian was somewhat unsettled. He hadn't expected his marriage to encounter such a twist.
The main reason? Surprisingly, it stemmed from his own father. It's impossible to say there hadn't been resentment over the years. But Liu Haizhong was, after all, Liu Guangtian's father. Even if there were conflicts between father and son, they hadn't reached an irreconcilable point.
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