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Chapter 169: It Should Be the Celestial Being Drunkenly Crushing the White Clouds

Lu Xiaoxi’s stomach gurgled; it had made a sound again just as they left the hotel.

The road had some accumulated snow, and stepping on it would leave a footprint.

Lu Xiaoxi held onto Li Mu’s hand, turning back every three steps to look at their feet.

The feet of different sizes walked side by side, looking like they were having a lot of fun.

Sometimes she would kick the snow, sending it flying high, being as mischievous as she could.

If it weren’t for needing to eat and not wanting to dirty her hands, she would have wanted to try the feel of the snow right now, stacking it up to make a snowman.

Li Mu had already checked the navigation earlier; there were quite a few shops by the roadside.

Lu Xiaoxi spotted a chain store selling wontons and pulled Li Mu to eat there together.

Two large meat wontons were steaming; Lu Xiaoxi scooped one up with a spoon, blowing on it until it was cool enough, then handed it to Li Mu without saying a word.

Li Mu smiled and took a bite; the temperature was just right.

After finishing one wonton, Lu Xiaoxi began adding various condiments to her wontons. There were three types of chili she could add, and she added a spoonful of each, making the wontons look red and very enticing.

Although it was a bit inconsiderate, Li Mu was still a bit curious if Lu Xiaoxi felt spicy when she went to the bathroom.

There were only three tables of customers in the shop, and no one noticed their feeding behavior.

After the meal.

“Park… why isn’t the location on my phone updating?” Li Mu thought about taking Lu Xiaoxi to play at the park, spinning around with his phone, but the navigation seemed frozen and unresponsive.

“What’s wrong?” Lu Xiaoxi leaned closer, her warm breath hitting Li Mu’s phone.

“I’ll restart it; let me see, we need to turn this way and walk about five hundred meters to go to the park, okay?”

“What do you think?”

“Let’s go!”

The two of them held hands and followed the direction indicated by the navigation to the park.

The park here was just a flat area with some benches and trees; looking around, it was a sea of white, with the trees only having their trunks left, each trunk wearing a layer of white hat.

There were couples here, adults playing with children, and a few snowmen without eyes or noses.

“Wow—” Lu Xiaoxi let go of Li Mu’s hand and ran into the park, eagerly squatting down to grab a handful of snow and shape it into a ball, turning around with a mischievous smile to look at Li Mu, who was walking slowly.

As Li Mu got closer, the snowball flew out of her hand, seemingly tracking him directly to his groin.

The snowball was like a snow cone; by the time it flew halfway, it had mostly scattered, hitting Li Mu without causing any pain.

“If you play like this, be careful your hands get frostbite.”

“Oh, it seems so.” Lu Xiaoxi looked at her hands; they had been fine while kept warm, but now, after making just one snowball, they were starting to turn red and itch.

“There’s a small supermarket nearby; let’s buy two pairs of gloves.” Li Mu helped her tighten her hat, his fingertips brushing against her little face, feeling her cool temperature.

“Okay~” Lu Xiaoxi made another snowball, tossing it playfully as they walked, but soon she couldn’t take it anymore and stuffed her hands into her pockets.

After buying two pairs of black gloves to wear, knowing she couldn’t win a snowball fight against Li Mu, Lu Xiaoxi found a less crowded spot to squat and pile up snow, occasionally glancing at Li Mu.

Taking advantage of the moment when Li Mu was also piling snow, she quietly made a snowball and threw it at him, then pretended nothing had happened and continued piling snow.

One after another, Li Mu’s mouth twitched as he lifted a freshly made snowball the size of an inch above Lu Xiaoxi’s head, preparing to drop it.

Lu Xiaoxi let out a muffled sound, patting the snow off her hat, and with both hands, she grabbed a handful of snow, playfully splashing it at Li Mu like a dinosaur.

In that moment, it felt like they both returned to their childhood.

If there had been snow back in their hometown, he and Lu Xiaoxi would probably have played like this too.

In a moment of distraction, Li Mu was caught off guard as Lu Xiaoxi seized the opportunity to shove a handful of snow at him, leaving him feeling cold all over.

“You are done for; I’m going to make the ultimate snowball.” Li Mu declared fiercely, turning his back to Lu Xiaoxi and starting to pile snow like crazy.

During this time, Lu Xiaoxi didn’t hold back from throwing snowballs at him, but only when they hit his neck did he flinch; the rest of the snowballs had zero effect.

Which is more effective, scattered attacks or a single powerful strike?

Li Mu believed in the latter.

This snowball was as big as his head!

Lu Xiaoxi only realized she should run now; just as she stood up, a heavy snowball exploded on her, the impact causing her to sit right down in the snow.

Wearing long johns, she didn’t feel cold even sitting in the snow; she pouted playfully and reached out to Li Mu for a hug.

Li Mu smiled and picked her up, adjusting her clothes and brushing the snow off her, “Was it fun?”

“Very fun!”

“The kindergarten promise; I’m taking you to fulfill it now.”

“…Li Mu…” Lu Xiaoxi’s eyes sparkled as she buried herself in Li Mu’s embrace, holding him tightly.

The kindergarten promise had turned into sixteen years in the blink of an eye.

“Li Mu…”

“Mm?”

“Li Mu…” Lu Xiaoxi rubbed against him, wiping away the tears that were almost spilling over, and looked up at him with a smile.

“What’s wrong? Are you so happy that you’re crying? I noticed you get emotional whenever childhood memories come up; are you more nostalgic than I am?”

Last time, when they mentioned the promise to see the snow, Lu Xiaoxi had cried, and now she was crying again; what was going on?

“Hehe, I didn’t mean to cry; I was just touched and nostalgic, not crying out of grievance.”

“I know, it’s just joy that brings tears.”

Li Mu gently brushed her hair aside and pecked her forehead.

“There are a lot of people!”

“It’s fine; look at those adults playing with kids; don’t they kiss their foreheads? Kissing the forehead is very normal.”

“Then I want to kiss you too.” Lu Xiaoxi stood on her tiptoes and lightly pecked Li Mu’s forehead.

“Lu Xiaoxi, it’s snowing!”

Snowflakes fell, and the lights in the park seemed to breathe.

Lu Xiaoxi looked up, watching the white dots gently falling, a smile unconsciously spreading across her face.

Snow, how beautiful.

The childhood friends who had never seen snow momentarily forgot to speak.

Under the lights, there was a bench; Li Mu brushed the snow off it and sat down, watching the children nearby building a snowman with Lu Xiaoxi, enjoying the snow scene they had never seen before.

“It looks a bit like dandruff.” Li Mu sighed, watching the white mist he exhaled float away.

“Can you be a bit more cultured?”

“What does it mean to be cultured?” Li Mu retorted.

“It should be the celestial being drunkenly crushing the white clouds.” The girl pondered for a moment and then recited an emotionally rich ancient poem.

“Li Bai was free-spirited and open-minded; you have nothing, and when you recite it, you have no charm at all.”

“Then you tell me, how can I have charm?”

“I still think it looks like dandruff.”

“…”

Not far away, two children successfully built a snowman, and their joyful voices reached them.

Li Mu’s playful spirit ignited, and he squatted down by the bench to start piling snow, quickly creating a three-layered snowman, full of artistic flair.

Yes, there are times when boys’ minds are filled with such things.

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