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The meat was sliced ​​thinly and cooked through in no time after being put into the pot.

The little princess picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks, carefully blew on it before eating it.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Xiao Ran asked, looking at the little princess.

The little princess nodded quickly, "Okay!"

Without asking for help, he picked up a few mushrooms and put them into the pot to cook.

Seeing that the little princess could eat by herself, Xiao Ran didn't interfere and started eating by himself.

The others also enjoyed the meal, and Li Yuan and his companions even poured some wine.

The broth tasted good, but Xiao Ran still felt a bit awkward eating it. After all, hot pot usually contains various meatballs, but Xiao Ran only ate meat and vegetables, and he always felt that something was missing.

Noticing that Xiao Ran hadn't eaten much, Li Lizhi asked softly, "Young master, what's wrong? Is it not to your liking?"

Xiao Ran shook his head, picked up a piece of meat, and ate it.

"It's nothing, Fifth Sister, please eat quickly. If you see that the soup in the pot is getting low, just have someone add more soup."

Li Lizhi nodded and started to cook the meat herself.

The snow outside was falling heavier and heavier, but the house was bustling with activity.

Li Yuan and his companions drank and chatted, talking about the past, the future, and their children. They laughed heartily at the happy parts, and by the time they finished eating, they were all a little drunk.

Xiao Ran looked at Li Tai and said, "I'll have someone send over some hangover soup later. Remember to make sure they drink it."

Li Tai nodded, then left with Li Yuan and the others.

Then, Xiao Ran looked outside again. The ground was already covered with a layer of snow, and it was getting late. He said, "Brother, why don't you stay here tonight? The snow is getting heavier and heavier outside, and it's not convenient to travel at this time."

Li Chengqian looked at the sky outside. The heavy snow was mixed with the north wind, and if he went out, it would definitely pelt his face.

"Alright, then I'll send someone to tell Grandpa."

Li Shimin had no idea that he wouldn't be going home tonight; he would definitely have to let Li Shimin know.

One person riding back at full speed is much faster than the whole team carrying the broken glass back.

Xiao Ran nodded, "Okay, then why don't you sleep with Li Tai tonight?"

"This"

Logically, as a guest, he should follow the host's arrangements, but Li Tai...
The two brothers didn't exchange a single word during the meal.

Xiao Ran smiled and pushed Li Chengqian out the door.

“Go ahead, the rest of my place doesn’t have a heated kang bed, it’s too cold to live in. Only Li Tai’s place has room.”

Xiao Ran did it on purpose. After all, they are brothers. Could they really ignore each other for the rest of their lives?

Li Chengqian sighed.

"I understand what you mean, young master. I'll go."

With that, Li Chengqian walked toward Li Tai's room.

Watching his retreating figure, Xiao Ran smiled and then returned to his room.

The north wind blows at night, causing a thousand flowers to bloom on the trees; the cold sunlight shines on the pear blossom path.

When Xiao Ran woke up the next day, he saw the ground covered in white snow.

He pushed open the door and looked at the snow outside.

Only the usual pedestrian walkway in the courtyard had been cleared to create a path; the rest of the area remained a vast expanse of white.

It snowed all night; if it wasn't swept away, one step could bury at least one's entire foot.

Sun Simiao was practicing Tai Chi in an open space, with Di Renjie following behind him.

Now that it's snowing, Di Renjie has changed his daily routine from running to practicing Tai Chi with Sun Simiao.

Without saying a word, Xiao Ran joined in.

After a while, Li Lizhi and the others arrived.

It was cold when I first came out, but Tai Chi looks slow and leisurely. Once I did each movement correctly, I didn't feel cold anymore.

However, Li Lizhi and the others were more afraid of the cold, so they went back after exercising for a while.

Xiao Ran followed Sun Simiao in training until breakfast time before returning home.

This morning I made beef congee, sesame cakes, and steamed buns for breakfast. The steamed buns were also filled with beef.

Xiao Ran had just sat down at the table when the little princesses and the others got up as well.

"Little Bag~"

The little princess ran excitedly toward Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran looked down and saw the little princess with disheveled hair, looking like a little madwoman.

"Why did you come out without combing your hair, Sizi?" Xiao Ran asked.

The little princess shook her head. "I'm hungry!"

After saying that, the little princess stretched out her arms, indicating that Xiao Ran should hug her.

Xiao Ran carried the little princess to a chair, served her a bowl of porridge, and also gave her some steamed buns.

"Eat it, you little ox."

The little princess nodded, picked up a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew on it to cool it down before eating.

Xiao Ran ate the porridge in big gulps. In addition to beef, the porridge also contained some green vegetables, which tasted very fresh.

The beef buns are also delicious, fragrant but not greasy.

After finishing breakfast, Xiao Ran looked at Li Chengqian.

"The snow is deep outside, why don't we stay another day?"

Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head, "No, I'm afraid my father will be getting impatient. I'll be going now."

Xiao Ran noticed that Li Chengqian seemed to be in good spirits and was no longer avoiding Li Tai like he had yesterday. In fact, when Li Chengqian said he was leaving, Li Tai even came to see him off.

Seeing them like this, Xiao Ran knew that the knot in their hearts had probably been untied.

He looked at Li Chengqian, and the two exchanged a knowing glance.

Then, Xiao Ran said, "Let's go, I'll take you to get the glass."

Li Chengqian nodded, and the two walked towards the glass workshop.

Glass is easy to handle; the only problem is to take proper shockproof measures.

Put the glass inside the box and fill all the gaps; that will help a lot.

Soon, Li Chengqian bid farewell to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran walked towards home.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw the little princess, who was dressed in thick clothes, and the other little ones, including Princess Yan Yao from Chengyang, building a snowman in the yard.

"Si Zi."

Xiao Ran called out to the little princess, and she immediately ran over.

"Little Bag~"

Xiao Ran patted the little princess's head. "Is Sizi building a snowman?"

The little princess nodded and pulled Xiao Ran toward the snow.

"Little Nangjun, please help me!"

Xiao Ran followed the little princess's lead and walked in that direction.

"Okay, let me help you."

When they got to the snowy area, the little princess squatted down, grabbed a handful of snow, made it into a snowball, and started rolling it.

Xiao Ran stood by and helped her.

Soon, a large snowball started rolling.

Xiao Ran looked at the little princess and said, "We'll finish by rolling one more small snowball."

The little princess nodded seriously and then continued rolling the snowball.

The snowball was small, and the little princess made it herself without Xiao Ran's help, but she couldn't put it on.

"Little Nang-kun~ I can't get up here~"

The little princess reached out her tiny hand and tried to reach the big snowball.

Xiao Ran smiled, picked up the small snowball from the ground, and easily placed it on top of the large snowball.

The little princess clapped her hands enthusiastically.

"Little Nangjun is so amazing~" Xiao Ran looked at the two bare snowballs and said, "How about we give it eyes and a nose?"

The little princess nodded, and then began to think about what to use for her eyes.

Xiao Ran didn't disturb it, but instead enjoyed the surrounding scenery.

The sycamore tree in the corner of the yard had long since lost all its leaves, but its branches were covered with snow, making it look like it was in bloom from a distance.

Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang are also building a snowman.

Yan Yao and San Niang were circling around the snowman that Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang had built, chattering about what to use as eyes for the snowman.

Di Renjie was very efficient and went straight to find two pieces of coal.

"Will this work?" Di Renjie asked.

The four girls nodded repeatedly, all very satisfied.

Princess Gaoyang looked at the little princess and called out, "Sizi, is your snowman finished? If it's finished, let's start making the next one!"

They were originally going to build a snowman together, but when the little princess saw Xiao Ran arrive, she wanted to build another one with him.

The little princess looked up and saw that their snowman's eyes were made of coal, and quickly grabbed Xiao Ran.

"Little Nang-kun~ We use that duck too~"

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Okay."

As he was speaking, he turned around to remove the coal, but as soon as he turned around, he noticed something moving in the snow.

Xiao Ran was somewhat puzzled. Could it be that he had misread it?

Then, the mass moved faster and faster, and by the time Xiao Ran reacted, it was too late.

A large ball of fluff suddenly pounced on the snowman, burying it in the snow.

The little princess stared in disbelief as her snowman suddenly disappeared.

Looking at that stupid dog, Xiao Ran was filled with rage.

"Little black!"

Xiao Hei had no idea what he had done. He thought Xiao Ran was calling him to play, so he ran over excitedly.

Just as Xiao Hei was about to pounce on him, Xiao Ran stretched out his hand.

"Stop right there!"

Xiao Hei slammed on the brakes and stopped right in front of Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran tugged at Xiao Hei's ear.

"You stupid dog!"

Little Black tilted its head and woofed.

Xiao Ran was furious, but the little princess was more important now. He wondered if the little princess had been hit by snow when Xiao Hei knocked down the snowman.

"Sizi." Xiao Ran ran towards the little princess.

The little princess then came to her senses, looked at the snowman that had become one with the snow, and pouted.

"Waaaaah~ Little Nang-kun~"

The little princess was heartbroken and looked at Xiao Ran with red eyes.

"My snowman~ No way~"

The little princess, looking very sad, threw herself into Xiao Ran's arms.

Xiao Ran quickly hugged the little princess and patted her back.

"It's all because Little Black was disobedient. I'll discipline it in a bit, okay? Don't cry, Sizi. Let's build another one, this time a bigger and better one, okay?"

The little princess buried her head in Xiao Ran's arms, wiped away her tears with her little hands, and was in low spirits.

Princess Chengyang and her friends saw what was happening and quickly ran over.

"What's wrong with Sizi?" Princess Chengyang asked worriedly.

The little princess looked up, pointed to the snow on the ground, and said, "My snowman and Little Nang's snowman~ there isn't one~"

As she spoke, the little princess pouted, looking like she was about to cry again.

Princess Chengyang took the little princess's hand and coaxed her gently, "It's okay, if we don't have one, we'll just make another one."

Third Sister also said, "This time we'll build a lot! We'll build Sizi, and also Brother, Fanyin, and Seventeen, and build all of us."

Hearing what Third Sister said, the little princess's attention was diverted somewhat.

"I want to build a little pouch for you~" The little princess's voice was still trembling with tears, but thankfully she stopped crying.

"Okay, I'll build it with you, okay?" Xiao Ran looked at the little princess in his arms.

The little princess nodded, "Okay~"

Then, the little princess saw the little black dog still smiling and turned her head away angrily with a huff.

"Bad dog~"

Xiao Ran nodded, "Yes, Xiao Hei is a bad dog, so it's being punished by not eating lunch today."

Upon hearing this, the little princess tugged at the hem of her dress with some hesitation.

"I'll get hungry if I don't eat breakfast!"

The little princess was angry with Xiao Hei, but she was also worried that Xiao Hei would get hungry if he didn't eat.

Looking at the little princess, Xiao Ran's heart softened, and he said, "Then let's not give it meat, okay?"

This time, the little princess nodded vigorously, "Okay~"

Seeing that the little princess was in a better mood, Princess Chengyang and the others pulled her along and helped her build another snowman.

Xiao Ran patted Xiao Hei's head and warned, "If you cause any more trouble, I'll lock you in the house!"

Xiao Hei took two steps back, gave a fawning smile, and then walked towards the little princess.

The little princess saw Xiao Hei coming over, but she didn't want to pay attention to him; she was still angry.

Fortunately, Xiao Hei realized he had done something wrong, so he quickly rubbed his head against the little princess and lay on the ground exposing his belly, acting cute towards her.

Before long, the little princess couldn't take it anymore and reached out to rub Xiao Hei's belly.

"Hmph~ Bad little black guy~" the little princess muttered.

Little Black nuzzled against the little princess again, and only then did the little princess forgive Little Black, and happily built a snowman with the Chengyang little princess and the others.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran felt relieved.

Xiao Hei is actually very smart, but it just likes to play dumb. Even though it can understand human speech, it pretends not to understand and then causes trouble.

Thinking this, Xiao Ran shook his head helplessly, walked towards the warehouse, and filled a small bag with coal.

Not knowing how many snowmen the little princess and her friends planned to build, I took a little more than I intended.

When Xiao Ran returned, the little princesses had already rolled two snowballs. Di Renjie and the little princess of Chengyang, who were taller, were placing the smaller snowball on top of them.

Fortunately, their pile was relatively small, so they were able to get it.

If it were as big as the pile that Xiao Ran and the little princess made at the beginning, the two little ones definitely wouldn't be able to fit it on.

"Little Bag~"

The little princess, no longer sad, ran towards Xiao Ran.

"Little Nangjun, come quick! This is my place!"

The little princess pointed at the snowman and said.

Xiao Ran took out three coal pieces from the bag; two were eyes, and one was a nose.

"Alright, we've finished building the snowman. Shall we write Sizi's name on the snowman's belly?"

The little princess nodded quickly, and Xiao Ran took a piece of coal and wrote the two characters "兕子" on it.

While Xiao Ran was writing, the little ones were already building another snowman, and the little princess excitedly joined in.

One by one, the little snowmen stood up, and the little princess found Xiao Ran.

"Little Nang-kun~ I want a big one~"

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Okay, let's build a big snowman for Si Zi."

The little ones and Xiao Ran built a big snowman together.

"This is a little pouch-like guy~" (End of this chapter)