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When the weather gets cold, people are reluctant to get out of bed.

Xie Zhuo held Xu Yan for a long time. Only when he heard Dabao and Xiaobao got up and started chattering did he reluctantly put on his clothes and get off the bed.

Xu Yan slept well the night before and woke up when Xie Zhuo was putting on his shoes and walking out.

"Uncle San, it's snowing!" Dabao shouted when he saw Xie Zhuo coming out.

Then he ran over and stood in the yard, looking up at the sky. The snow, like sand grains, was blown up by the wind and fell on his face.

"It's really snowing," Xie Zhuo stretched out his hand to feel the cold touch of the snow falling on his palm, and then took his hand back the next second and looked at Dabao, "Play for a while and then go inside, don't let the wind get your face hurt."

"Well," Dabao nodded, "I'll just play for a while."

Xie Zhuo didn't say much to him. He wrapped his scarf tightly and went to the warehouse in the backyard. He picked up some chopped firewood and went into the kitchen.

The weather got cold early this year, so Xie Zhuo went to the city and bought an extra stove and put it in the kitchen. He sealed the fire in the stove with coal powder before going to bed the night before. The next morning, he got up early and used fire tongs to poke it a few times to let the burnt coal ash out from the bottom. There was no need to light a new fire, and the coal balls in the stove would reignite.

A few days ago, an aunt came to borrow a stool. When Xu Yan went into the kitchen to get it for her, she followed him. When she saw the stove they had placed in the kitchen, she screamed for a long time.

"It's fine if you guys light the stove before it gets really cold, but why is there a stove in this kitchen?"

Hearing her words, Xu Yan just smiled and said, "It's cold to cook in winter, so I put one in too."

"I'm not being nosy," the aunt glanced at Xu Yan, then took a stool and warmed herself by the fire.

"Last year, your uncle went to help someone build a house. He earned some money and bought a stove. It was great to have a stove. Our kang is big, and at night, the whole family, young and old, sleep on the kang. During the day, we cook directly on the stove to save firewood."

"You two are young, and there is no adult in your family to take care of things. You don't know how to plan the money you have, and you just want to have the present happiness. What are you going to do in the future if you continue like this?"

Xu Yan smiled and said nothing.

"You may think that I am annoying and talkative now," the aunt said, "but I am an experienced person and I am just reminding you..."

"What do you want to remind me of?"

Before the aunt finished her words, Xie Zhuo heard the noise, lifted the newly hung kitchen curtain, and came in.

He first glanced at Xu Yan, then turned his gaze to the aunt.

The aunt suddenly stopped talking. For some reason, some things she said to Xu Yan were fine, but when she said Xie Zhuo, she always felt that he had broad shoulders, long legs and an impressive height. When he didn't smile, his face had an indescribable sense of oppression.

"My aunt taught me how to manage the household." Xu Yan glanced at the aunt, smiled, and then looked at Xie Zhuo, "Why are you back so early?"

"We didn't go to the state-owned restaurant today," Xie Zhuo didn't care much. He took off the backpack from his back and placed it on the table not far from the stove.

"I felt that Dabao and Xiaobao seemed to have grown taller recently. I was worried that they would not get enough nutrition, so I went to buy some meat and cooked it myself."

"We just finished eating the peach cakes at home, so I bought some for them."

As he spoke, he took out the peach cakes carefully wrapped in oil paper from the backpack, opened the bag in a few seconds, and gave a few pieces to the aunt, "Come, aunt, eat the peach cakes."

The aunt who was planning to teach Xu Yan how to cook on the stove to save firewood: "..."

What a waste!

How can you teach this?

That's it!

Otherwise, why do they say two people can’t sleep in the same bed... No, otherwise why do they say people from the same family don’t associate with each other!

The aunt left with the peach cake, and Xie Zhuo put the remaining peach cake back on the table. Then, he took out a small piece of soft, glutinous and sweet cake from the backpack and handed it to Xu Yan, "Try it, I bought it especially for you."

Xu Yan originally wanted to tell Xie Zhuo that they should keep a low profile in front of outsiders, but after smelling the unique aroma of the pastries and looking at Xie Zhuo's curved eyes, he really couldn't say anything to spoil the fun.

Forget it.

Just be high-profile.

Since they met, it seems that they have never been able to keep a low profile.

Isn’t the purpose of hard-earned money to enjoy life?

Xie Zhuo first cleaned the stove, scooped a pot of water and placed it on the stove before lighting the fire to heat up breakfast.

When Xu Yan came in after washing up, he had just steamed the buns and took a plate to scoop out the pickled vegetables from the vegetable jar.

"It's so cold," Xu Yan came over and circled Xie Zhuo's waist in the same position, then let go of his hands and went to the stove to light a fire.

"It feels like winter has arrived early as soon as the snow starts." Xie Zhuo scooped up the pickles and carefully closed the lid of the vegetable jar. "I'll go to the commune primary school later and tell them that the two kids don't have to go to school today."

"Yeah," Xu Yan nodded.

Who knew that when I talked to Dabao and Xiaobao about it during dinner, they both refused to agree.

"We are going to school," Xiaobao spoke without even swallowing the bun in his mouth.

"Yes, we have to go," Dabao put the buns back into the bowl, "and we have to bring Kai Xin with us."

Kai Xin was squatting by the stove, concentrating on eating a small piece of meat in the bowl. When he heard his little master say his name, he immediately wagged his tail and barked.

Xie Zhuo glanced at the puppy, then said, "Why bring Kai Xin with you on such a cold day?"

Dabao stopped talking.

Xiaobao also lowered his head, looking guilty.

Xu Yan glanced at the two boys' faces, then tugged at Xie Zhuo's sleeve, signaling him to eat first.

Xie Zhuo didn't ask any more questions and started eating his buns with his head down.

The family of four was rarely quiet, and they didn't take long to eat breakfast. When Xu Yan stood up to clear the dishes, Dabao couldn't help but speak.

He and Xiaobao had never lied to Xu Yan and Xie Zhuo. The reason they didn't say it just now was because they promised Lin Dong not to tell anyone else. But he thought about it for a while while eating just now and felt that his third uncle and aunt were family members, not other people.

It should be okay to tell them, right?

"We promised Lin Dong that we would lend him Happy today, and we'll return it after he uses Happy to defeat the bad guys," said Dabao.

"What?" Xie Zhuo didn't understand.

But when he took a look at the little white dog that he had picked up almost a year ago and was no bigger than his palm, he really couldn't imagine that it could defeat any bad guy.

Scare the bad guys to death with your baby voice?

Before he could look away, Kaixin called out because he heard his name again.

Wow!

Xie Zhuo: “…”

When Xu Yan heard Dabao's words, he sat back in his chair and went over the name Lin Dong in his mind before he remembered that he was a child from a landlord's family.

I was always bullied at school before, but later I had a good relationship with Dabao and Xiaobao. The two kids were asked to ask their parents to come to school because of a fight in the past six months, and it was also because of this child.

She thought for a moment before asking, "Is the bad guy who bullied Lin Dong a classmate?"

"No," it was Xiaobao who spoke this time, "It's Lin Dong's second uncle."

"Yes, Lin Dong's second uncle is a bad guy. He always bullies Lin Dong and wants to kick him out," Dabao frowned. "Yesterday he went to the school and said that he would not let Lin Dong go to school anymore and asked the teacher to return the money to him."

Xu Yan glanced at Xie Zhuo.

Xie Zhuo's brows knitted together, "I'll go over and take a look today."