The rural daughter-in-law of the bank president

When Lele walked into Lin Xianglan’s house for the first time, he was stunned!

It was the Spring Festival after Lin Xianglan visited Lele's home. After Lin Xianglan left, Lele's grandmother looked at Lele's father, who was sitting there smoking and feeling depressed, and said, "Just accept it. Maybe this kid is just lucky!"

Without even looking up, Lele's father took a deep drag on his cigarette and blew out a smoke ring, "Hmm!"

So that Spring Festival, Lele's parents took Lele to Lin Xianglan's home in the county town.

Lele went into the city with her father. This time they took a bus and she got very carsick. She vomited all over the floor on the way and her clothes became smelly and dirty.

Lele's mother took off her headscarf and wiped Lele's mouth, face, and clothes.

When they arrived in the city, the three poor and embarrassed people walked into the Agricultural Bank’s staff quarters. Lin Xianglan still lived there at that time, on the fourth floor.

Lele had never been to a building except for the stairs in the department store.

She blinked her big eyes and looked at these new things with confusion.

Lin Xianglan opened the door and waited at the entrance. When she saw the dirty little Lele, a hint of blame appeared on her smiling face, "Mr. Chang, Mr. Zhang, the child's clothes are dirty, don't you know to change them!"

"Come, Lele, I'll take you to take a bath!" Xianglan didn't care about anything else. She took Lele's frozen red little hands and rubbed them again and again.

I let Lele's parents into the house and into the living room. The coffee table in the living room was filled with melon seeds, preserved fruits, and various other fruits. "You sit down and eat some melon seeds while I wash Lele first."

After saying that, he pulled Lele away.

She took Lele's handmade cotton shoes to the door, found a pair of pink slippers for Lele, got some clean clothes, and took Lele into the bathroom.

Lele was stunned when he saw the bathroom.

She had never seen a toilet.

She saw the unused towels neatly folded as if they were brand new, while the towels in her own home were dirty and had holes in them.

She saw the soft tissue next to the toilet. She used discarded homework papers and newspapers to wipe her butt.

She saw the big white bathtub.

She saw all kinds of bottles and jars neatly stacked on the sink, but she didn't know what they were used for.

Lin Xianglan's house didn't have a stove, but it wasn't cold at all, it was quite warm. Lele was very surprised.

The bathroom wasn't cold either. Lin Xianglan filled the bathtub with water and undressed Lele. Looking at the thin and frail Lele, Xianglan couldn't help but sigh, "Didn't you feed the child?"

"Go ahead, Lele, you can play by yourself in the bathtub for a while. Call me when you're clean." Lin Xianglan said as she closed the door and went out.

Lele was very happy to see the hot water. She carefully put one foot into the bathtub. The water was warm and comfortable.

She soon lost her scruples and immersed herself in the bathtub.

The bathtub was very slippery. She didn't hold on properly and slipped. The water flooded over her neck, which was itchy, and she laughed out loud.

She began to play with water wantonly.

She would only take a bath in the hot summer, when she would dry a large basin of water in the yard. She had never taken a bath in the winter, nor in the spring or autumn.

Perhaps Lele was having too much fun, and his laughter disturbed the people outside. Just as Lele was playing in the water, the bathroom door opened and a boy about Lele's age came in.

When Lele saw someone coming in, he suddenly became reserved and sat in the bathtub, not daring to move.

"Is it fun?" the boy asked expressionlessly. "What's so fun about taking a bath?" the boy said with a look of disgust.

Lele didn't dare to speak and sat quietly in the bathtub. After a while, the boy saw that Lele was not talking or moving, and felt bored. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Lele suddenly said, "Where is the laundry detergent?"

"Washing powder? What is washing powder?" the boy asked Lele with his head tilted.

"I want to wash my hair!" said Lele.

"I don't have any laundry detergent at home, but you can use this to wash your hair!" The boy took two bottles from a pile of bottles and jars on the sink.

"The orange one is for shampooing, and the green one is for hair care after shampooing." The boy introduced them to Lele carefully.

"Oh..." Lele looked at the two strange bottles and wanted to take action but was at a loss as to what to do.

Looking at Lele's clumsy appearance, the boy sighed and pulled Lele's hand helplessly, "Come on, spread it out like this, hand, stretch your hand, spread it out, look, it's coming down." The boy squeezed a lump of shampoo on Lele's palm.

"Hehehe..." When the cool shampoo touched Lele's palm, Lele was amused again because she was very ticklish.

The boy looked at the girl's bright smile and laughed too.

The boy grabbed Lele's hands, pressed the shampoo on them and rubbed them. A magical thing happened and colorful bubbles appeared.

"Wow!" Lele opened his mouth wide as he looked at Bubbles.

The two children were playing in the bathroom. When Xianglan came in, the bathroom was a mess.

"Wuya, why are you here and in such a mess!" Xianglan looked at Wei Wuya, who was soaked all over, and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"I washed her hair, but she didn't know how to use shampoo!" Wei Wuya didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all.

"Haha, you kid. She is Lele's sister, one day younger than you. You met her when you were just born." Xianglan explained to Wei Wuya while washing Lele's hair.

"Oh. Can I play with her in the future? Will she live in our house?" Wei Wuya asked.

"You can play with your younger sister, but she doesn't live with us. If you like her, I'll take you to play with her when I have the chance." Lin Xianglan said with a smile.

"Okay!" Wei Wuya replied to his mother with a smile, and scooped some water with one hand and sprinkled it on Lele, making Lele giggle again.

Lin Xianglan took the clothes she had prepared for Lele and said, "Come on, Lele, put them on yourself. I'll change your brother too. They're all wet, you two naughty kids!"

Wei Wuya stole a glance at Lele and laughed. Lele also stole a glance at Wei Wuya, and the two of them laughed together.

Lin Xianglan was busy working while smiling, and her smile was meaningful.

Xianglan's mother prepared a full set of new clothes for Lele, including a soft new sweater that Lele couldn't put down, and a beautiful goose yellow cloak. Lele had never seen such beautiful clothes.

Her winter clothes were sewn by her grandmother. Every rural child had a cotton-padded jacket. The girl's was a pink with small floral patterns, and the boy's was a blue with small floral patterns.

The one she's wearing is her older sister's. The cuffs are grimy and stiff. It probably won't be washed, since no one wears it anymore. The jacket will be taken apart, the cotton fluffed out, and used to make a quilt.

Lele changed into brand new clothes: a pink sweater, black cotton pants, and a small pair of panties. She had never worn panties before.

When she walked out of the bathroom happily, Lele's parents were also stunned. Their daughter looked like a little fairy.

Wei Wuya took Lele's hand and said, "Come on, I'll take you to play the video game."

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