Chapter 52 Wait A Minute
As they two persisted, Wu Ercheng smiled, "Well, fine. I'll sweep the snow later!"
Su Jiuyue kept chopping the wood, her eyes glancing at the woodshed now and then where it's quiet still.
Reckoning Wu Ercheng would come out soon, Su Jiuyue felt a bit anxious but she got a new idea when seeing Wu Xiyuan who were playing with snow covertly.
"Xiyuan, come here please. I have a word with you." She shouted.
Wu Xiyuan threw the snow to the ground, patted his body, and then bounced into her and said, "Sweetie, just fire away!"
Su Jiuyue, sitting still, waved to Wu Xiyuan and whispered in his ear.
After a while, she asked, "Have you born in mind?"
Wu Xiyuan's two eyes shone brightly, and his little head nodded like a chicken pecking rice, "Yes!"
Wu Ercheng came out and giggled when he saw Wu Xiyuan and Su Jiuyue billing and cooing.
He felt that his younger brother seemed to returned to his childhood when he was lively but cute even at the moment.
Wu Ercheng was about to go up the roof with a shovel in his hand. He intended to sweep the snow on the roof of woodshed where its roof was built with wood not bricks like other roofs. If the snow was heavier, the woodshed roof would collapse.
But Wu Ercheng was stopped by his younger brother Wu Xiyuan. He said, "My brother, would you make a snowman for me?"
Wu Xiyuan's shining eyes full of anticipation brought Wu Ercheng's memory back to their childhood when they made the snowman together on snowy days. Wu Ercheng beamed and agreed.
"It's ok but you have to wait for me sweeping the snow first. Till then, I'll make a large one for you."
However, Wu Xiyuan insisted with her arms opening wide, "No. Please make a snowman for me first then sweep the snow."
In the end, Wu Ercheng yielded to his brother's stubbornness and made a snowman with the shovel.
The body of snowman just came into shape which made Wu Xiyuan and his two nieces exult. At this point, a thundering bang broke out.
Being startled by this loud sound, everyone quickly turned around, only to see the roof of the woodshed collapsed, the snow splashed everywhere.
Hearing the sound as well, Tian Xiuniang hurriedly ran out of the room and exclaimed, "Why did it collapse?"
She felt afraid when imagining that her husband Wu Ercheng swept the snow as planned.
Human bones appeared to be brittle in winter. No one knew what disaster could be once people fell from above.
Wu Ercheng was totally frozen before he regained his consciousness for a long time. He looked towards Wu Xiyuan in his same height, suppressing inner gratitude to rush over for hugging and even kissing him.
Other Wu family came to the yard as well. Looking at the collapsed roof and the safe kids, Liu Cuihua deeply heaved a sigh of relief.
"The important thing is that you're all safe. Luckily, Ercheng didn't sweep the snow on the roof or that would be terrible."
Wu Chuan nodded, sort of echoing her words.
Wu Ercheng said gratefully, "Dad, mom. Thanks to Xiyuan. If it weren't for him, I was afraid I had already gone up the roof."
Hearing this, all looked at Wu Xiyuan who was in a confused state of mind, not knowing the reason why he became a hero for them.
Liu Cuihua came over and hugged him tightly, smiling happily, "Good boy. Mom will fry an egg for you!"
Instead of scrambling for food at this time, Tian Xiuniang volunteered, "Mom, let me fry it."
But Wu Xiyuan interrupted them loudly, "Wait a minute!"