Chapter 86 Xu Songning, Don't Make Trouble While Taking a Shower
"Hello, Auntie." Xiang Yun greeted Ms. Xu, who was changing her shoes at the door, first.
Ms. Xu responded with a smile, "Hello, Xiao Xiang."
She hefted the three flowers in her arms. "Three flowers, let's go to sleep."
With a trash bag dangling from his hand, Xiang Yun couldn't chat for long. He glanced at the time; it was already 10:30. He wasn't sure what Ms. Xu and Xu Songning's sleep schedule was. "Is it convenient? Should we give Sanhua a bath later?"
"It's convenient." Xu Songning made way for him and went in first to change his shoes.
There are trash cans in the stairwell, and cleaners come to collect the trash every day.
Xiang Yun returned quickly after throwing away the trash.
"Mom, go wash up in the master bathroom. Yun and I are going to give Sanhua a bath," Xu Songning called out.
Ms. Xu used a hair roller to remove cat hair from her clothes without even lifting her eyelids. "You guys go ahead with your work. I've finished washing up and I'm going to bed soon."
After changing his shoes, Xiang Yun greeted Ms. Xu, who smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Xiang."
"You're welcome, Auntie. It must be hard for you to take care of it," Xiang Yun said.
As they were talking, Sanhua had already tiptoed over and rubbed against Xiang Yun's legs with practiced ease.
"Alright, I've got you guys covered. I'm going to rest now." Ms. Xu put down the lint roller with satisfaction and went back to her room, leaving Xu Songning and Xiang Yun in the living room.
“Get to work.” Xu Songning pointed at Sanhua, “Brother Yun, you hold it, I’ll go shake some shampoo.”
She stepped into the bathroom first, squeezed the shampoo into the empty bottle, added some water and shook it vigorously, and soon the bottle was full of fluffy clouds of foam.
She put the shampoo aside and took off the shower head to adjust the water temperature.
Sanhua twitched her nose, smelled the familiar dangerous scent, meowed and tried to run away, but Xiang Yun caught her by the belly in mid-air.
"Meow!"
Sanhua cried out mournfully.
"Don't meow, be good." Xiang Yun tucked the cat into his arms. The calico cat nuzzled against his arm and calmed down when it smelled the familiar scent. Its meows also quieted down.
Xu Songning rolled up his sleeves, poked his head out of the bathroom, and called out, "Brother Yun, did you catch him?"
"Gotcha." Xiang Yun carried Sanhua toward the bathroom. Sanhua obediently clung to his arm, completely unaware that she was about to fall into a bath trap.
There were two watermelon-shaped low stools in the bathroom. They were square and made of plastic, so they wouldn't get wet, making them perfect for bathing Sanhua.
A pink little bathtub sat next to a low stool, filled with two-thirds warm water.
Xiang Yun sat on the stool holding the cat, and reached out to check the temperature. The water was just right, neither too hot nor too cold.
"Brother Yun, be careful when you put it down. It'll try to jump out as soon as it touches water, just like it's on fire," Xu Songning reminded him.
"good."
Xiang Yun scooped up some water with his hand and first rubbed Sanhua's feet.
Sanhua peeked out to see what the two humans were doing to her, her round head bobbing back and forth, looking incredibly cute.
Xu Songning squeezed the bottle, and the shampoo foam landed on Sanhua's feet. Xiang Yun took the opportunity to rub and lather them up, washing the originally dark paws clean. The pink paws pawed on his legs and stomped around, quickly staining his black pants with clumps of water.
"Sanhua, stop stepping on your brother, or he'll lose his pants!" Xu Songning rubbed the back of Sanhua's neck, mimicking Xiang Yun's method, and rubbed its belly with wet hands.
"Meow—meow meow!" The three flowers were too weak to struggle, so they could only lie in Xiang Yun's hands and be steadily dragged into the water little by little.
The calico cat, which was initially afraid of getting into the water, stretched out its claws comfortably after getting used to the water temperature, splashing water and resting contentedly in his hand.
"Looks like my pants are safe." Xiang Yun teased. The thighs of his pants were completely soaked, but thankfully the water didn't spread. If it had gotten to his private parts, he would have been accused of being a pervert.
"It's alright, hahahahaha." Xu Songning laughed loudly.
Xiang Yun rubbed Sanhua's fur, wetting it completely. The wet fur clung to Sanhua's body, revealing its true size under its round head.
"Sanhua is solid; she's gained quite a bit of weight."
Xu Songning nodded in agreement, stroking the calico's fur. "I thought it had long fur, but it's really fat. Brother Yun, this is all your and Mom's fault. It's so good to feed it."
"Who told me to be its brother? I have to pamper it." Xiang Yun picked up the calico cat and looked at it again, giving it a reason, "Actually, it's not too fat. This size is normal for a cat. As long as it doesn't get any fatter, it's fine if it's a little chubby as long as it doesn't affect its health."
“Well, now Mom can’t scold it, and its brother even explained it up for it,” Xu Songning said with a smile.
Xiang Yun changed the subject, "Ahem, squeeze out some shampoo."
"good."
As the foam was squeezed out, Xiang Yun rubbed the calico's fur. Xu Songning, sitting next to him holding the bottle, felt it wasn't appropriate, so he squeezed some foam into his own hand and joined the scrubbing team.
However, the three flowers only have such a small area, and Xiang Yun's hands are large, so when the three hands move on it, they inevitably touch each other.
Xiang Yun's hands were large, with distinct knuckles, long and strong, and warmer than his body temperature.
In contrast, Xu Songning's hands appeared white and slender.
When Xu Songning's fingers brushed against the back of his hand for the third time, Xiang Yun looked up and refused her offer of help, saying, "Xu Songning, don't cause trouble."
"Huh? I didn't cause any trouble?" Xu Songning smiled and withdrew her hand. Her hand was covered in foam, and a lot of it had gotten onto Xiang Yun's hand.
Xiang Yun had no choice but to assign her a task that was neither too big nor too small: "Go get a towel."
"The towel is here."
Xu Songning took a clean towel from the basket next to him and waved it in front of Xiang Yun.
"Let's rinse it off." Xiang Yun grabbed the cat's front paws and lifted it out of the bathtub. The cat's two hind paws were on the ground, and it had a cute little ball of foam on its head. It meowed at Xu Songning.
"receive."
Xu Songning turned on the shower head, tested the water temperature, turned the water valve on a little lower, rinsed Xiang Yun's hands first, and then moved the shower head to Sanhua's body.
The three flowers cried out helplessly and weakly, as if blaming these two humans for not knowing how to cherish a beautiful woman. Smelling the familiar scent, it was too lazy to resist and let Xiang Yun squeeze and flatten it, comfortably closing its eyes.
"Brother Yun, do you often bathe Hotpot and Meatballs? Judging from your technique, Sanhua is almost asleep," Xu Songning asked.
A faint smile appeared on Xiang Yun's lips. "Sometimes, their little sister takes care of them, so I don't have to help them bathe."
"So it's your sister who's taking care of them. Does that mean you can pet the cats when you get home?"
“My sister took them to school, so she can’t pet them. Actually…” Xiang Yun hesitated for a few seconds before slowly saying, “I thought about letting my sister get a calico cat, but she’s about to start working, and I’m afraid she won’t have much energy to spare for another cat. She said before that she would go crazy if she had to take care of another one.”
"It's alright, don't make things difficult for your sister. The adoptive parents are in Shanghai, and we can visit Sanhua together later." Xu Songning gently rubbed Sanhua's head.
Xiang Yun asked softly, "When will you send Sanhua away?"
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