69novels Chapter 21 This isn't just doing work, it's becoming a commander!
Chapter 21 This isn't just doing work, it's becoming a commander!
This time she learned her lesson and followed what Sister Zhang had taught her yesterday, using her wrists to exert force and bending her waist slightly.
Although I'm still not very skilled, at least the dust won't be flying everywhere anymore.
When Su Wanwan returned with water, Bai Rongbei asked her to mix lime slurry: "Add less water, make it thicker."
"Okay." Su Wanwan nodded and began to carefully mix the ingredients.
The four people busied themselves inside the house.
Bai Rongbei painted the walls, Bai Si'an repaired the walls, Lin Weiwei swept the floor, and Su Wanwan mixed the paste.
For a moment, the only sounds in the room were the rustling of paint, the scraping of scrapers, the sweeping of the floor, and the occasional conversation.
"Add a little more here."
"The paste is too thick, add some water."
"Careful, don't step on it."
The atmosphere was actually kind of...harmonious?
Lin Weiwei glanced at Bai Si'an while sweeping the floor.
He was intently patching up a hole in the wall, his profile sharply defined, a little dust on his glasses, but he didn't seem to care.
Beneath the rolled-up sleeves, the muscles in his arms rippled with his movements.
He's quite handsome.
As Lin Weiwei thought about it, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.
Su Wanwan was also secretly watching Bai Rongbei.
He was very serious when he painted the wall, his eyes were focused, and his arms were steady and powerful.
The military green vest was slightly damp with sweat, clinging to his back and showing off his strong back muscles.
Her face flushed slightly, and she quickly lowered her head to mix the paste.
Just then, a burst of laughter and chatter came from outside.
"Let's go see what tricks those two young ladies have up their sleeves this day!"
"What else could it be? They're probably just messing around again!"
"Go take a look, and teach them while you're at it!"
It was the voice of Sister Zhang and the others.
Several women walked over, chatting and laughing. When they reached the door and saw the scene inside, they were all stunned.
Inside the room, Bai Rongbei was standing on a stool painting the walls, while Bai Si'an was below patching holes in the wall.
What about Lin Weiwei and Su Wanwan?
The two of them were sitting on the table that had just been wiped clean, one fanning herself with a fan and the other drinking water from a bowl.
The two also occasionally directed Bai Rongbei and Bai Si'an.
"Bai Rongbei, you didn't see it in the upper right corner, raise your hand higher."
"Yes, yes, that's right."
"Bai Si'an, the paint on your wall isn't clean enough. Didn't I tell you? The paint needs to be cleaned properly so the putty won't peel off later..."
Upon seeing the people at the door, Lin Weiwei and Su Wanwan, having finished their performance, waved and greeted them, "Sister Zhang, you've arrived?"
Aunt Zhang opened her mouth, but it took her a long time to utter a sound: "Bai... Commander Bai? Technician Bai? You... you're working?"
Bai Rongbei got off the stool, his expression calm: "Hmm."
Bai Si'an also stopped and adjusted his glasses.
The women looked at each other, their expressions quite fascinating.
They were just saying they wanted to see what kind of joke these two young ladies would make this time, and also "teach" them how to do their jobs.
When I arrived, I saw two grown men working while two young ladies were sitting and resting.
These two young ladies even became commanders.
"What... what's going on?" a tall, thin woman couldn't help but ask.
Su Wanwan got down from the table and said softly, "Commander Bai and Technician Bai saw that we didn't know how to paint the walls, so they came to teach us."
"Teach?" Aunt Zhang looked at Bai Rongbei. "Commander Bai, you...you're personally teaching me?"
Bai Rongbei remained expressionless: "They don't know how, and they won't know even if we teach them, so let's just demonstrate."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Lin Weiwei jumped off the table and ran to Bai Si'an's side. "Technician Bai did the same. He said patching holes in the wall is particularly difficult, and we definitely couldn't learn it, so he did it himself!"
Bai Si'an: "..."
He glanced at Lin Weiwei, and Lin Weiwei winked at him.
The women's expressions became even stranger.
They looked at Bai Rongbei, then at Bai Si'an, and then at the two girls who, despite being covered in lime spots, clearly hadn't done any work. They understood what was going on.
This isn't teaching, it's clearly him taking care of his wife and doing it himself!
But before, didn't these two brothers speak so righteously and solemnly, saying that "housework is a woman's job"?
So it's all just talk?
Aunt Zhang coughed and said, "Um... Commander Bai, Technician Bai, you... you're busy, we won't bother you any longer."
As she spoke, she quickly pulled the other women outside.
Even outside, you can still hear them talking:
"My God, Commander Bai is painting the walls himself!"
"The technician in white is working too!"
"Isn't housework supposed to be a woman's job?"
"Men, they're all just all talk..."
The sound gradually faded into the distance.
Inside the room, the four people looked at each other in bewilderment.
Lin Weiwei burst out laughing: "Their expressions were hilarious!"
Su Wanwan smiled too.
Bai Rongbei glanced at them, said nothing, and continued painting the wall.
Bai Si'an pushed up his glasses and continued patching the hole in the wall.
But if you look closely, you can see that his ears are a little red.
Lin Weiwei leaned closer and whispered, "Hey, thanks for earlier."
Bai Si'an kept working with his hands: "What are you thanking me for?"
"Thank you for getting us out of that predicament, and for even playing along with our act," Lin Weiwei said. "And... thank you for your work."
Bai Si'an didn't reply, but the corners of his mouth curved slightly.
On the other side, Su Wanwan walked over to Bai Rongbei and handed him a bowl of water: "Have some water."
Bai Rongbei took it and drank it down.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and sweat trickled down his neck.
Looking at him, Su Wanwan suddenly realized that this person... was actually quite nice.
Although he doesn't talk much and always has a stern face, he will give her eggs, help her with chores, and defend her in front of others.
She said softly, "Thank you."
Bai Rongbei put down his bowl, glanced at her, and asked, "What are you thanking me for?"
"Thank you for coming to help," Su Wanwan said.
Bai Rongbei was silent for a moment, then said, "I want to live in this house too."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and continued painting the wall.
But Su Wanwan noticed that his ears had also turned red.
She couldn't help but laugh.
Maybe... these days aren't so bad after all?
At least for now, the four of us are working together. Although it's tiring, it feels like... a bit like home.
Lin Weiwei is arguing with Bai Si'an again:
"What kind of patching did you do? It's all crooked and messy!"
"Then you do it?"
"I'll do it!"
"for you."
"Oh, it's too heavy, you do it..."
Su Wanwan listened and laughed even more happily.
She picked up another brush and walked over to Bai Rongbei: "Teach me, I'll learn seriously this time."
Bai Rongbei glanced at her and handed her the brush: "Use your wrist, like this..."
He took her hand in his large hand and swiped it with his.
Su Wanwan blushed, but did not dodge.
Once, twice.
The wall gradually turned white.