The snow fell heavily all night. When I opened the door, everything was covered in white.
Huang Xinrui walked into the yard, where the thick snow crunched and crunched. She bent down and scooped up a handful of snow, finding it as white and soft as cotton.
She rolled a snowball, planning to build a snowman in the yard.
Hearing the commotion in the yard, Wang Jiaxing got up and dressed. When he opened the door, he saw the girl playing in the snow in the yard. She wasn't wearing a hat or scarf, and she wasn't even wearing gloves.
He went back inside and brought out his hat, scarf, and gloves. He walked over, half nervous and half reproachful, "It's so cold, and you're playing in the snow wearing so little. What if you catch a cold?"
"I'm not cold," Huang Xinrui said with a smile, shaking her head.
Wang Jiaxing put a hat and scarf on her, then looked at her hands, which were already red from the cold. He quickly held them, breathing on them to warm them up. "Your hands are all red from the cold, aren't you cold? How old are you? Don't you know how to take care of yourself?"
Huang Xinrui felt her hands warm up, and a warm feeling spread through her heart. She smiled at him and said, "Isn't it you I have here?"
“I will take care of you when I am by your side, but what if I am not by your side? You are going back to the city soon, and you will be all alone. You must not be like this again.”
"We haven't returned to the city yet," Huang Xinrui said playfully, sticking out her tongue.
Helpless, Wang Jiaxing noticed her face was still somewhat red and swollen, and asked with concern, "Does it still hurt?"
Huang Xinrui shook her head, "It doesn't hurt anymore."
“You must never act so impulsively again, especially after you return to the city. No one will be there to protect you. If you act impulsively again, you'll suffer a great loss.” Wang Jiaxing became increasingly worried as he spoke, and sighed, “How can I feel at ease letting you go back like this?”
Huang Xinrui laughed and said, "Of course I'll be with my family when I go back. With them protecting me, what are you worried about?"
“...That’s true.” Wang Jiaxing was instantly deflated; her family would definitely treat her better than he did.
Huang Xinrui felt her hands warm up and withdrew them. "Thank you for standing up for me yesterday despite your own safety, but aren't you really afraid?"
Wang Jiaxing laughed and said, "I'm scared. I'm still so young, I haven't gotten married or had any children, I don't want to die."
Although life in the countryside was tough, he never gave up on himself. The years when he was ostracized and bullied by the villagers were the hardest for him, but no matter how difficult it was, he tried his best to live each day well so that he could be worthy of the parents who gave him life and raised him.
He was incompetent and poor. He couldn't change his environment or how others viewed him. All he could do was cherish everything he had and live each day to the fullest.
If his life is destined to be ordinary, he accepts it calmly.
He had no lofty ideals or ambitions; he only hoped to live a peaceful and uneventful life.
"Are you afraid to confront the revolutionaries head-on?"
Wang Jiaxing said, "He hit you, and I was so angry. I only had one thought at the time: if I can't even protect the girl I love, I'll be a complete failure."
"Look at me, I'm from a poor family, I have no skills, I'm just an ordinary person, I'm usually timid and afraid of trouble, I never dare to stand up for anything, I'm pretty pathetic. To be honest, I know very well that I'm not good enough for you."
"But I said I like you, so I have to take responsibility and I can't let you be bullied for nothing."
“But I didn’t agree to that, so why should you take any responsibility for me?” Huang Xinrui asked.
Wang Jiaxing laughed and said, "Since I've expressed my feelings to you, I can't just talk the talk. What I say carries responsibility. I'm not just saying it randomly or jokingly. If I just stand by and watch you get bullied, wouldn't I just be a shameless scoundrel who talks big but doesn't care?"
Huang Xinrui was overwhelmed with emotion, and her eyes uncontrollably filled with tears.
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