r18novel Chapter 18 The Two Snail Men Who Secretly Do Work
Chapter 18 The Two Snail Men Who Secretly Do Work
Lin Weiwei breathed a sigh of relief only after the footsteps faded away, but her brows were still furrowed.
Su Wanwan pulled her along, and the two of them came out from behind the corner of the wall.
"Did you hear that? It doesn't seem... that bad?" Su Wanwan said in a low voice, her tone somewhat uncertain.
Lin Weiwei snorted: "Your words are a bit more palatable than before, but what you're implying is that in the end, we still get to do the work, right? 'Be patient and wait,' you mean wait for us to learn how to serve you?"
"But they also said 'let's lend a hand,' and 'whoever has time can do more.'" Su Wanwan thought for a moment, "At least their attitude is better than we expected. It's better than them just assuming it's our 'duty.'"
Lin Weiwei pouted: "That's true. If they really thought the same way as those old soldiers, I wouldn't care. Let them do whatever they want. But saying it like that... makes us seem petty."
"It's not that I'm stingy," Su Wanwan said, taking her arm as they walked towards the family compound. "It's about seeing what they actually do. Just saying nice things isn't enough."
A cool night breeze blew, and Lin Weiwei's anger subsided a bit: "You're right. Anyway, the work is for us to do. If we make the house comfortable, it will be more spacious for us to live in. If they can lend a hand, that would be a pleasant surprise; if not, we won't count on them."
Su Wanwan nodded, feeling a little lighter in her heart: "Yes, that's the right way to think. Let's live our own lives, without holding grudges or relying entirely on others."
Back in Bai Rongbei's dormitory, the two lit a kerosene lamp and sat on the bed to dry their hair.
"Wanwan," Lin Weiwei said suddenly, drying her hair, "I've been thinking about it carefully. Were we too sensitive before? We got all worked up over 'housework' and 'women.' Actually, in the current environment, for them to say things like 'mutual understanding' and 'give time,' it doesn't seem... too bad, does it?"
Su Wanwan gently combed the ends of her hair: "Times are different, so ideas are bound to be different. They have their limitations, and we have ours. Being able to communicate and gradually influence is a good start. The worst thing is stubbornness; that's truly despairing."
"That's true." Lin Weiwei lay down, staring at the dark ceiling. "Then let's take our time. Tomorrow we'll work hard and make our little nest cozy and comfortable!"
"Um!"
The two smiled at each other and blew out the kerosene lamp.
After a long day, my body quickly relaxed and I drifted off to sleep to the sound of the wind in the Gobi Desert.
Unbeknownst to them, a faint light was shining from those two dilapidated houses in the family compound at that moment. ...
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Bai Si'an carried two sets of toiletries towards the family compound.
Just now, Bai Rongbei was halfway there when he suddenly said that he had something to do at the regimental headquarters, so he handed all his things to him and left.
Seeing his hurried manner, Bai Si'an assumed it was some kind of emergency and didn't ask any further questions.
Back in his dorm room, Bai Si'an put down his toiletries and sat on his bed in a daze for a while.
Images of Lin Weiwei looking disheveled and tired flashed through my mind, along with her sitting on the ground complaining of exhaustion.
Then I remembered what I had said outside the bathhouse earlier.
I'm willing to wait until they learn how to do the work.
That sounds perfectly reasonable, but for some reason, thinking about it now makes me feel a little uneasy.
Why didn't you do this yourself from the beginning?
Thinking of this, Bai Si'an pushed up his glasses and stood up.
He walked to the corner, picked up a broom, found a rag, and then picked up a bucket.
Let's go take a look.
The house is in such a dilapidated state that it would take those two young ladies a long time to clean it up.
He carried his things out the door and headed towards the family compound.
The nights in the Gobi Desert are quiet, with only the sound of the wind and the occasional commands coming from the distant camp.
As they approached the two houses, Bai Si'an suddenly noticed a faint light coming from one of the rooms.
He paused for a moment, then walked over quietly.
Looking through the crack in the window, Bai Si'an was stunned.
Inside the house, Bai Rongbei was bent over, sweeping the floor with a broom.
He swept very carefully and nimbly; with each sweep, all the dust on the ground was gathered together without being stirred up.
Every nook and cranny was spared, from the corners of the walls to under the tables.
Bai Si'an stood outside the window for a while before pushing the door open and going inside.
"elder brother?"
Bai Rongbei looked up, saw him, and was also taken aback: "What brings you here?"
Bai Si'an waved the broom and rag in his hand: "Same as you."
The two looked at each other and fell silent.
After a while, Bai Si'an spoke, his tone teasing: "Weren't you saying outside the bathhouse that housework is a woman's job? How come you're doing it yourself?"
A hint of unease flashed across Bai Rongbei's face, but he quickly regained his composure: "Who knows how long they'll take to finish this job? If this house isn't cleaned up soon, we won't be able to sleep at night."
He paused, then added, "And they are indeed tired today."
Bai Si'an laughed: "Brother, you really know how to care for people."
Bai Rongbei ignored this and turned back to sweeping the floor: "Stop talking nonsense and get to work."
Bai Si'an said no more, put down the bucket, and began wiping the table.
Neither of the brothers were talkative, and soon the only sounds in the room were the rustling of sweeping and the rubbing of wiping the table.
Bai Rongbei swept the floor, while Bai Si'an wiped the furniture; the two had a clear division of labor and worked quickly.
Having served in the military for many years, he is indeed efficient in his work.
In no time, the room that Su Wanwan and Lin Weiwei had spent most of the day cleaning up was transformed into a sparkling clean room.
The dust on the floor was swept clean, the tables and chairs were polished to a shine, and even the windowpanes were wiped clear by Bai Si'an with old newspapers.
"The other one is even more dilapidated," Bai Rongbei said.
"Let's go take a look." Bai Si'an picked up the bucket.