Warm Water Spirits

Before Pei Yue came back, the father and daughter had built a chubby little snowman with no nose, no eyes and no mouth.

Wenwen was so happy that she didn't have much sense of accomplishment in her studies, but a simple snowman under a street lamp could be completely satisfied.

Wencuo took a photo of her and the snowman, and promised that she would go downstairs to fix the nose, mouth and eyes of the snowman after dinner.

Only then did Wenwen think of Jiang Yunqi who was piling up snow together, she went crazy and looked around, but she couldn't find Jiang Yunqi: "Where's little uncle?"

Wen Cuo put gloves on for his daughter, and touched Wenwen's messy hair, which was soft and pressed against her cheeks, and her little face was flushed with excitement.

Wen Cuo laughed: "The little uncle was taken back by the big uncle. We also went back to eat. Before your mother comes back, let's wash our faces."

Wenwen nodded, the snot coming out of the cold was whirring, and she blew a lot of snot on Wen Cuo's hands. After blowing her head, she said to Wen Cuo in distress: "Young uncle is so pitiful, you don't even have to play."

Wen Cuo couldn't help laughing: "That's right. It's so pitiful."

It was completely dark, and the dark blue sky was vast and vast in the winter night.

The warm light between the buildings is dotted, and the snowman under the street lamps waved his hands to greet the passing residents.

When Wenwen got home, Aunt Song had almost finished the meal.

Wen Yi was sitting on the living room carpet playing animal puzzles, with a serious expression on his face, muttering words, opening his mouth to call "sister" when he heard the movement.

Wenwen raised her hand to wipe away the sweaty hair stuck to her forehead, and ran to squat beside Wen Yi: "What is Wen Yi playing?"

Wen Yi pinched the puzzle piece of the puppy's tail in his hand: "Dog."

Wenwen took it over and helped him fight: "The dog's tail is here."

Wen Yi stared at his sister, then went to look at the half-assembled dog. He seemed to be hesitating, but he didn’t hesitate for a few seconds and immediately took away the part that Wenwen had put together. He didn’t dare to look at Wenwen, and said stubbornly in a low voice, “I… ..."

Wenwen made a grimace: "Then you can do it yourself."

Wencuo unscrewed a hot towel from the bathroom to wipe Wenwen's face, and went to untie Wenwen's crazy braids to help her re-tie her hair.

Wen Yi stopped playing jigsaw puzzles and watched his father tie her sister's hair.

Wenwen winked at Wenyi, then thought of Jiang Yunqi halfway, raised her head and asked Wencuo, "Where's little uncle?"

Wen Cuo pressed his daughter's fidgeting head, and smiled: "Why are you being a little uncle all day long? Your little uncle has something to do in the study."

Wenwen said "oh", then raised her head after a while: "Then can I go and see my little uncle?"

Wen Cuo reminded: "The eldest uncle is also inside."

Wenwen: "Forget it."

Wencuo: "..."

Jiang Yunqi held an impromptu video conference with First in the study to discuss the playing arrangements for the second team.

In fact, his thinking was somewhat different from Liu Zhi's.

Since the final is aimed at winning the championship, and the second team will inevitably drag the points when they play, practically speaking, there is no need to arrange to play.

Compared with any previous competition, the finals can certainly train a team very well, but what is the nature of the finals—the road to growth or the road to championship?

Jiang Yunqi looked at everyone on the other end of the video.

Boyu was much more silent than usual.Xue Minghuai agreed with Liu Zhi.

Xia Min seemed worried. Once he decided to knock down, he would have to bear the burden of First winning the championship on his shoulders, and it was impossible to be without pressure.Lu Xinglan patted him on the shoulder, and later, Chu Ziluo who was at the side came over and whispered to Lu Xinglan.Wei Chengye and Mu Bin looked at them, occasionally exchanging glances.

Noticing Jiang Yunqi's unusual atmosphere, Pei Zhe looked up at him.

Jiang Yunqi is much more serious, the light from the screen reflects on his lowered eyelids and silent lips, his whole person is very quiet.Shui Lan's eyes raised up occasionally, but they didn't land on the exact place, with a thoughtful expression.

Their coach was on the other side of the screen analyzing the advantages of the second team against the other team, and was also weighing the points lost in the final. Jiang Yunqi listened carefully.

But where the team members couldn't see, Pei Che noticed that Jiang Yunqi's middle finger and thumb were slowly rubbing on the table.

Usually at home, he is either coquettish or noisy, and he wants to be hugged and kissed and fed. Pei Zhe almost forgot that Jiang Yunqi still has such a serious face, so he temporarily put down the report he was about to read and focused on Jiang Yunqi.

No one else had ever sat on that pair of desks and chairs. Jiang Yunqi did his homework on them in high school, and later went out to play games, and there was a lot of free time. In addition, Pei Zhe was not at home often, and no one sat there.Even at home, Pei Zhe would not go up there to handle official business. After all, Jiang Yunqi was much shorter than him, and his height did not match the size of the table and chairs tailored for Jiang Yunqi.

Noticing Pei Zhe's gaze, Jiang Yunqi also looked at Pei Zhe, feeling a little dazed.

Pei Zhe smiled, shook his head slightly, and then looked away—if he continued to read, he might come back to grind again.

It is more urgent for the second team to play.

Return to Yunfu Sky Ladder tomorrow, next week for high-intensity training, and then fly to Seoul to participate in the official one-week training camp, NO.30 is the official final.

If the second team cannot be scheduled to play before next week, it will definitely affect the subsequent training.

After Liu Zhi finished speaking, Bo Yu hesitated and said, "My opinion is that the second team has too many unknowns. The final...does the final require stability?"

Xue Minghuai was very blunt. He always spoke bluntly: "How can there be an even field? This opportunity is nothing to us, but it means something different to the second team." After speaking, he noticed Jiang Yunqi's silent expression on the other side of the screen, and suddenly After a pause, he added three words: "I think."

Jiang Yunqi couldn't help bending his lips: "I need some time to think about it." Turning his eyes to Liu Zhi, he said sincerely: "Actually, the coach's idea and my own idea are equally divided. I just lack a more sufficient reason."

Of course Liu Zhi understood what Jiang Yunqi was thinking, nodded and said, "Wait until you come back tomorrow."

Jiang Yunqi: "Okay."

During dinner, Jiang Yunqi was still thinking about the second team's play, so he ate absent-mindedly.

Pei Yue asked what happened to the snowman below.

Although it is impossible that there are no other children in the whole building to pile up, Pei Yue feels that with such a strong mobility, she must have no distractions when looking at the results. After all, there are only her children.

Considering that Wenwen didn't write a single word of the homework when she came back, and it was not so reasonable to rely on the past, Wen Cuo said that Jiang Yunqi took Wenwen to pile it up.

Except for homework, Wenwen reacts very quickly to everything else, and immediately opened her mouth: "Hmm! My little uncle and I piled it together! Isn't it a great mother?"

Jiang Yunqi didn't listen to what Wenwen said at all, when Wenwen elbowed him, he nodded directly.

Pei Yue glanced at Pei Zhe. Pei Zhe helped Jiang Yunqi, who had a few grains of rice, serve soup. The siblings looked at each other and exchanged information silently for a few seconds.

Soon, Pei Yue knew the truth and snorted coldly: "Go back to do my homework after eating."

Wenwen drooped instantly. She missed the snowman's eyes, nose and mouth more than her homework.

Wen Yi felt her sister's sudden decline in mood, and turned her head to look at the source, looking at the small appearance, and wanted to say a few words to Pei Yue.

Wen Cuo said "Hey" and blocked Wen Yi: "How old are you? You are about to have the right to speak? Give me food."

Aunt Song couldn't help laughing, she frowned tightly and hugged Wen Yi to feed her.

After eating, Jiang Yunqi went into the study again, not knowing what to think about.

Aunt Song was puzzled and asked Pei Zhe, "What's the matter? Don't you still smile this afternoon? Mr. Pei is talking about him again?"

Pei Zhe didn't know what to say, and it was rare for him to explain himself: "I didn't mention him."

Aunt Song didn't seem to have heard, she turned around and cleaned up the dishes: "Mr. Pei, don't talk about Yun Qi. He is so old. When I came back the day before yesterday, I couldn't even get up in the morning, and told me that you called him in the middle of the night to train him—— He is still young, how can he grow up without sleep? Besides, what rules should be set at night..."

Pei Zhe:?

After all, Wenwen failed to put eyes, nose and mouth on the snowman, and she was driven to the living room to do homework after dinner.Pei Yue cut a plate of fruit and watched her write.After Wen Yi had a good meal, Aunt Song took Wen Yi back to Pei Yue's house, the child was already going to bed.

Wen Cuo and Pei Zhe chatted about the year-end project review of the Provincial People's Hospital, and Pei Yue checked Wenwen's homework while talking to them.

When Jiang Yunqi came out of the study, he saw Wenwen laying on the table with her arm resting on her arms, her little face was pinkish from the heating, her whole body was weak, and her eyes were aimlessly on the homework, that was a life without love.

Pei Yue noticed: "If you sit like this again, go back and write."

Wenwen stood upright, her momentum undiminished: "No. I will write at my little uncle's place."

Pei Yue was speechless: "Little uncle has the answer here?"

Wenwen stubborn: "Yes!"

Jiang Yunqi went back to the room to pack his luggage while laughing, and suddenly felt much more relaxed.

After finishing the work, Pei Zhe knocked on the door and came in. Jiang Yunqi looked up, "Where's Wenwen?"

Pei Zhe was funny, the two little ones missed each other so much, Pei Zhe closed the door and came in and said, "Wenwen asked you before leaving."

Jiang Yunqi nodded: "Then has she finished her homework?"

Pei Zhe: "What do you think?"

Jiang Yunqi just laughed: "Anyway, tomorrow is the weekend, I still have time, don't worry."

Pei Zhe didn't say anything.

It was only when he was taking a shower that Pei Zhe noticed the bruises on Jiang Yunqi's knees that hadn't disappeared, which looked serious under sufficient light.Pei Zhe's complexion was not very good, and he got up to go out to find some ointment for rubbing.Jiang Yunqi refused to let people go, saying that it didn't hurt too much, and pestered her to beg for marriage.Pei Zhe kissed Jiang Yunqi's knee.

There's always going to be trouble on the last night.But Jiang Yunqi had something on his mind, so he lost his mind halfway through the fuss. Pei Zhe was amused, and met Jiang Yunqi's sticky vest with his wet blue eyes: "What's the matter?" Some heavy.Jiang Yunqi closed his eyes, rubbed up against Pei Zhe's neck, took a deep breath, and said in a muffled voice, "It's so hard to be a human being."

Pei Zhe smiled, turned sideways and hugged him into his arms, and changed to a more gentle posture.

This was actually a bit deep, Jiang Yunqi frowned and pressed Pei Zhe's shoulder, and when he got used to it, he said to Pei Zhe's neck, "I want to win the championship."

After two sentences without beginning and end, Jiang Yunqi stopped talking and panted a little.

Pei Zhe still patiently stroked Jiang Yunqi's thin shoulders and back.

After a while, Jiang Yunqi raised his head and kissed Pei Zhe: "The coach wants the second team to play. Xue Minghuai said that this opportunity has a different meaning to the second team than to us...but I think the final is to win the championship. If the team is sure to win points, then why arrange..."

Pei Zhe looked down at Jiang Yunqi, but said nothing.

Jiang Yunqi raised his eyes, hesitated for a few seconds and said to Pei Zhe, "It is indeed a very good opportunity for the second team to go to the final..."

Liu Zhi may not regard the second team as a fire extinguisher, but in a sense, Jiang Yunqi positioned the second team in this way during the finals.

The final is not a regular season, let alone a warm-up match. To put it bluntly, there is no turning back for every point lost in the final.

Pei Zhe knew that Jiang Yunqi was not a person who wanted to win.

If Jiang Yunqi wanted to win, then the team member named Song Shao was not as simple as being dragged out by Jiang Yunqi.Although Jiang Yunqi was full of hostility at that time, he was vicious and biased.But Pei Zhe knew that what Jiang Yunqi was dissatisfied with was that Song Shao was a hindrance and acted like a villain.

For a moment, Pei Zhe leaned close to Jiang Yunqi's ear, and spoke slowly: "You and the coach are both thinking about the team, but you value this championship more, and the coach thinks about the future development of the team. It's all right."

"The champion in front of us is important, and so is the growth of the team."

Jiang Yunqi turned his head and looked into the black eyes that locked him firmly.

Pei Zhe looked at him: "You are the captain, you make the decision."

After a while, Jiang Yunqi seemed to listen to Pei Zhe's words and carefully consider his decision.

But in the end, Jiang Yunqi groaned and buried himself in Pei Zhe's arms, with a somewhat willful tone: "I just want to win the championship!"

This is not what Team Jiang would say, only Jiang Yunqi.

Pei Zhe suddenly asked, "The second team won't be able to win the championship?"

Jiang Yunqi paused, and looked up at Pei Zhe for a long time: "Well...it doesn't seem to be the case. I'm still very good."

Pei Zhe smiled.