The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

In mid-November, Yuncheng welcomed its first snowfall of the year.

Saying it's from this year isn't quite accurate; it should be from many years ago.

As a city in the Jiangnan region without central heating, snowfall is extremely rare.

On lucky days, it might snow a few times a year, but there are also years when you won't see a single snowfall.

For the people of Yuncheng, snowflakes are like the pipa player on the Xunyang River—half-hidden behind her pipa, her voice heard but her face unseen.

This winter has been relatively cold, which has given this southern city an excellent opportunity for snowflakes to fall.

The sidewalks were covered in snow, and the treetops along the roadside, which had lost all their leaves, were covered in a blanket of white.

White snowflakes continued to fall slowly from the sky, clinging to cars, streetlights, and pedestrians.

For most native Yuncheng residents, this snowfall was perhaps the heaviest they had ever seen in their lives.

Finally, we can see the kind of northern scenery, with thousands of miles of ice and snow, that we've seen on TV, north of the Great Wall.

People came out of their homes to enjoy the magical feeling of soft snowflakes falling into their palms.

Of course, there are also those who stomp their shoes into the thick snow, enjoying the soft, sandy resistance of the snowdrifts, and finding great pleasure in it.

For example, Xu Xi.

"Brother! Walking in the snow is so much fun!"

Wrapped in a thick scarf and wearing an adorable cat-ear hat, Xu Xi was trudging through the snow on the roadside, one hand reaching into her brother's sleeve to grab his arm for balance.

"Take a couple of steps and come out, or the snow will get into your shoes."

Xu Nian stood on the solid ground beside her, her eyes fixed on the little guy, ready to catch him immediately if he slipped.

"Hehe~ No way, my cotton shoes are really thick."

As she spoke, Xu Xi shook the new cotton shoes her brother had just bought for her a couple of days ago.

Xu Nian smiled, recalling how she used to enjoy herself as a child, just like Xu Xi, frolicking in the cotton-like snowdrifts.

His hometown is north of the Great Wall. In winter, snow is a common occurrence, and the temperature never rises above zero. The snow on the roads will not melt until the following spring.

Now, when I see snow, I feel nothing but a chill.

"Wow!"

Xu Xi stepped on a stone in the snowdrift, stumbled, and almost fell.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Xu Nian caught her with quick reflexes.

"Are you alright?"

Xu Nian patted the snow off her knees.

"Waaah...it's okay."

Xu Xi said, looking aggrieved.

"Brother...snow got into my shoes."

Xu Nian shook his head helplessly, let the little one support his body, bent down and took off her cotton shoes.

Xu Xi's little feet shivered in the cold wind, and the cotton socks she wore were soaked.

"I told you not to step in the snow."

He emptied the snow from his cotton shoes and wiped them with a tissue.

"Hehe, this is the first time I've ever seen such big snowflakes!"

After putting her cotton shoes back on, Xu Xi bent down and plunged her palms into the snowdrift.

The biting cold seeped into her fingertips, and Xu Xi gasped, but she still felt a strange sense of excitement.

Looking at Xu Xi, who was squatting down with her back to him, curled up like a little potato, Xu Nian blinked, and a wicked idea was born in his mind.

He stood on tiptoe, grabbed a handful of snow from the treetops, and rolled it into a small snowball.

Xu Xi was still happily playing in the snow, completely unaware of what was about to happen.

......

Ten seconds later.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!!"

Xu Xi shuddered, stood up, lifted the back of her sweater, and hopped around to shake the cold little snowball out of her sweater.

She glared at the culprit standing behind her—her brother, who was pretending to look away and whistling casually.

"Oh! Xiaoxi, what's wrong?"

After a while, Xu Nian pretended to be concerned and ran to the little girl to pat her clothes.

"I think I just saw a clump of snow fall from the tree. Did it get into your collar?"

Seeing her brother trying hard to suppress his laughter, looking as if he were gloating, Xu Xi clenched her fists, gritted her teeth, and looked furious.

Then, her beautiful eyes flickered, and she feigned surprise as she looked behind Xu Nian.

"Oh, Brother Qi Yu, what brings you here?"

"Hmm? Qi Yu?"

Xu Nian turned her head, searching for Qi Yu's figure.

At this time, he should still be delivering food. Could he have just happened to be passing by here?

He looked around but couldn't find Qi Yu or his electric scooter.

Just then, Xu Nian felt a chill on his back as a cold snowball was stuffed into his collar.

"Holy crap! This is absolutely awful!!!"

He quickly shook the snowball out of his clothes, turned around and saw the little guy covering his mouth, laughing so hard he was doubled over.

Those crescent-shaped eyes gazed at him with a smile.

"So, you dare to take revenge on your brother."

Xu Nian smiled, quickly distanced herself from the little guy, squatted down and made a snowball.

"Whoosh!"

The snowball traced a beautiful parabola across the cold sky, hitting the little guy right on the forehead.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

Xu Xi shook her head, brushed the fine snow off her face, and quickly found nearby cover to hide in, while grabbing handfuls of snow from the ground.

"Brother! Take this!"

She covered her face with one hand, and with the other hand, aiming in Xu Nian's direction, she threw the snowball.

Xu Nian simply twisted her neck slightly to dodge the attack.

Seeing that her attack had missed, Xu Xi immediately squatted down and started making snowballs, throwing them all at her brother.

Even with Xu Nian's agility, she couldn't withstand the overwhelming snowballs and was quickly hit by many of them.

However, the military coat the little guy bought for him was so thick that these attacks were just tickling him.

Xu Nian wasn't idle either. While dodging, he collected snow from the treetops, bushes, and fences, running and giggling as he threw it at the little guy.

Although Xu Xi occupied a place with plenty of snow, he could still take more snowballs standing still than Xu Nian, who was running around, and he quickly fell into a disadvantage.

After a while, Xu Nian got tired and stopped attacking. She covered her head with her hands and let the little guy retaliate for a while before quickly raising her hands to surrender.

"Hahaha, brother, do you admit defeat?"

Xu Xi, with one hand hidden behind her back, walked towards her brother with a smile.

"I'm impressed, I'm impressed!"

Xu Nian pretended to be outmatched, and when the little one got close, she suddenly picked up a snowball from the ground and threw it at her forehead.

At almost the same moment, Xu Xi threw the snowball she had hidden behind her back at her brother's head.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

With two loud popping sounds, both of their faces were covered in fine, white snow.

"Haha, Little Creek, do you know what you look like? Like Santa Claus!"

Xu Nian pointed at the little guy's pretty face and burst into laughter.

Xu Xi also pointed to the fine snow on her brother's beard and eyebrows, laughing so hard she could hardly breathe.

"You're making fun of me, brother! You look like an old man!"