Chapter 67: Early Snow (1/2)

Xia Ye returned from the winter vacation in the first year of university, and brought more things to the house than when he left.

When he reported back to school, he brought only a few pieces of personal clothing and identification. When he came back, he packed two suitcases full of specialty products. The backpack was filled with dried fruits and candy. He didn't buy roast duck or something, he only brought snacks that the little guy would like.

It was in the afternoon when Xia Ye arrived home. After taking a short break at the airport, he took his backpack and went to the front yard, only to find that there was no one at home. He thought that this was a bit strange. He called his dad and asked, ”Dad, where is Xiaoyu?”

Teacher Xia was still at work in the unit. He didn't expect that he could come back so early. He smiled and said, ”You forgot, the elementary school still isn’t in winter break yet. You have to wait a few more days. You can rest at home and see him tonight.

Xia Ye just remembered that his winter and summer vacation always came later in high school. Every time his brother would wait for him at home waiting for him to come back from school, but now that he has an early winter vacation in college, it was now his turn to wait for the little guy.

Xia Ye didn't stay at home either. Seeing that the time was almost up, he went to pick up the little guy at the entrance of the elementary school.

Outside the elementary school was always the busiest. There are more than a dozen small shops on the two adjacent streets. They had everything from snacks to toys, and the names were also varied. A little further down the road was a snack stand. They would also sell popcorn and roasted sweet potatoes. Especially in winter, the uncle roasting sweet potatoes was always next to a candied haws seller. On a small cart, there was the boss with 20 or 30 candied haws stick on the ground, red and eye-catching.

Xia Ye looked down at his watch, calculating that it was almost time.

Sure enough, he heard the bell ringing from elementary school, and the campus was full of excitement. The first wave of people who ran out were all young boys, and they rushed to buy snacks together.

”Run! Today the'little hero' has just issued a new card. I must get the lucky number seven little lion!”

”I want the one to play with the 5th, which one of you can get it and exchange it with me!”

The pencil case in the schoolbag carried by the little boy in the lead clanged, and the few behind them ran fast, brushing them and ran away from Xia Ye.

Xia Ye glanced at them, paused for a moment on their running figure, and quickly recovered.

His younger brother has never run like this before. In his memory, the little guy would walk very carefully, not only for himself, as if he knew from an early age that he would worry his family if he fell and got hurt, he was so well-behaved.

Xia Ye waited at the school gate for a while. Tang Jinyu walked out with a few friends. At first he tilted his head and talked to the classmates next to him, but he didn't know what was going on, when the little guy suddenly looked around.

Xia Ye waved at him and the little guy's eyes lit up, he abandoned his little friends and ran over. Xia Ye stretched out to hold him. After half a year, he was still so proficient in his movements. He threw himself into his arms and hugged him hard, calling him brother.

Xia Ye laughed, stretched out his hand to pinch his little ear, and asked, ”Is it cold?”

Tang Jinyu shook his head, with excitement on his small face, he couldn't help but look up at him as if it wasn't enough.

Xia Ye hit him with his forehead, and teased him: ”Isn't it enough? First say yes, you can see, you can touch, but you are not allowed to drop the golden beans.” He raised his hand and rubbed the little guy's head, his voice softened, ”If you cry too much and get sick, you can't step on the snow.”

Tang Jinyu originally had a sore nose, and he was happy when he heard the last sentence, and nodded and said, ”I'm going to step on the snow, brother, it's snowing late this year, and it hasn't fallen yet.”

”Well, it has snowed for the past two days.”

”Wow–”

Xia Ye said according to the weather forecast, and his brother immediately joined in, as if he had summoned the snow, Xia Ye was amused by him.

The small classmates who had been with Tang Jinyu before ran over. Han Yixing was the leader. She was very happy when she saw Xia Ye and shouted, ”Hello, Brother Xia Ye!” The next few children shouted elder brother together with their heads looking up. Looking at the two brothers, especially Tang Jinyu, who was hugged so high, and the children that didn’t have an elder brothers were very envious.

Xia Ye nodded.

Han Yixing looked forward to it again: ”Is my brother back too?”

Xia Ye shook his head, ”Your brother has something else to do. He won't be back two days later.”

The little girl was particularly disappointed.

Xia Ye paused, and then said to her: ”Your brother asked me to buy you some delicious food.” He made up these words on the spot. Han Yichen had something to do in the capital and was going to be late when he came back. He said this because he was afraid that the little girl would be sad, but he couldn’t take it back, so he looked around and said, ”Take a pick, he said that he doesn't know what you like to eat. Let you take it yourself. choose what you, I will buy it for you.”

The little girl was excited: ”Can you buy me anything?”

”Correct.”

Xia Ye looked around and followed the envious little classmate again, and said generously: ”Are you Xiaoyu's classmates? Go pick it too, take whatever you want.”

A group of children cheered and yelled ”Thank you brother” together, and followed Han Yixing to the nearest small shop to pick something. It was a holy place in the hearts of elementary school students. All the delicious things in the world are in it!

Xia Ye took Tang Jinyu's hand and walked over, and asked him, ”How many are you going to pick?”

Tang Jinyu didn't let go, but looked up at him: ”I won't eat.”

Xia Ye said strangely: ”Then what do you want?”

The little guy shook his hand, his eyes curled up with a smile, and looked at him without speaking.

Xia Ye's heart suddenly softened, raised his hand and squeezed his small face, and smiled.

Han Yixing bought a lot of small snacks and a whole set of Digimon stickers. The rest of the children didn’t dare to take so many. They were all polite and only took snacks that were worth 50 cents, the kind of dried figs in the gray bag. One bag of these can be chewed for a long time.

Xia Ye handed a large bill to the boss to retrieve more than half, but he didn't ask for the change, and stuffed it into Tang Jinyu's small schoolbag, giving his brother pocket money.