He gave her a mischievous wink. "Men aren't meant to be beaten, they're meant to be cherished."
Su Xueli blushed and said, "You're not my man, so I can't feel sorry for you."
Wei Mingshen sighed, "This woman is so heartless. She didn't even acknowledge me after I just stepped out of her arms."
You scoundrel!
Upon hearing that the two had gone to take a bath, Cao Maizi discussed with Su Xueli, "Your sister is on a blind date today, why don't you two go take a bath later? You're her sister-in-law, shouldn't you help her choose the right person?"
Wei Mingshen said bluntly, "Mother, it's just a meeting, not an engagement. If my brother and sister-in-law don't want to meet, then they don't have to. Besides, it would be best if Xue Li wasn't home. The contrast between her and my sister is too obvious."
His meaning couldn't be clearer: Wei Mingyue is uglier than Su Xueli.
Su Xueli laughed, not in a very kind way.
Cao Maizi thought about it and agreed, saying, "Alright, you two go ahead. Anyway, it's our first meeting, so who knows who might not like whom?"
On the last day before the New Year, every household had prepared their New Year's goods and was just waiting to ring in the new year. As a result, young people flocked to the town in waves, and the streets were full of people.
Su Xueli sat on the back of Wei Mingshen's bicycle, weaving through the crowd. The cold wind blew, and the children on the roadside set off firecrackers and made noise. The pedestrians were so cold that their faces turned purple, but their purple faces were full of smiles.
In that simpler era, despite the scarcity of resources, the streets and alleys, and even every corner, were filled with the festive spirit of the New Year. Unlike later generations, who have become increasingly indifferent to this festival that has been passed down for thousands of years, people still hold their mobile phones and live in their own worlds on New Year's Eve.
Similarly, the bathhouse was packed with people, but Su Xueli noticed that there weren't many people actually bathing, but many were watching...
Many people have never seen a public bathhouse before and are curious, so they come to take a look...
The bathhouse was very simple, consisting of just a few single-story buildings with separate showers for men and women, and only two private rooms.
Wei Mingshen led Su Xueli past the ticket office and directly into the room through the door.
A tall, imposing young man with a buzz cut, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a square face was selling tickets. When he saw Wei Mingshen come in, he grinned and said, "My good brother, you've finally arrived! I was just saying that if you hadn't brought your wife today, I would have picked you up tonight."
Wei Mingshen punched him lightly. "I knew I shouldn't have come. I would have waited for you to pick me up. Come on, this is your sister-in-law. Let's get acquainted."
He pushed Su Xueli in front of him to show his comrades.
Shao Jiang quickly got up from the stool by the window and extended his hand warmly and respectfully, "Hello, sister-in-law, my name is Shao Jiang. I've been so busy that I haven't had a chance to visit you. I'm so glad to see you today. You are indeed a beautiful woman, a perfect match for my handsome comrade-in-arms..."
Su Xueli interrupted his flattery with a smile, "Brother Shao Jiang, let's talk again when we have time. You're busy right now, so don't delay ticket sales."
Wei Mingshen waved his hand and said, "Shut up, hurry up and get busy, we're going in to take a shower."
"Hey, hey!" Shao Jiang grabbed him.
She leaned close to his ear and said, "I guessed you'd come today, so I saved you a private room. Go and shower there."
Wei Mingshen glanced at Su Xueli and said to him, "No, let's not. Just go to the big pool to take a shower."
Shao Jiang's face hardened. "You think I'd let you wash in the big pool here? Are you insulting me? Hurry up and go, here's the key, stop dawdling."
Su Xueli overheard their whisper and immediately said to Shao Jiang, "Thank you, Brother Shao Jiang. Please leave the private room for someone else. We'll take a bath in the large pool."
After saying that, he grabbed his things and ran quickly into the bungalow by the large pond.
Shao Jiang looked at his comrade in confusion, "What's wrong with your sister-in-law?"
Wei Mingshen chuckled dryly, "She's afraid you'll spend too much money."
Shao Jiang waved his hand at him: "Alright then, you go wash first, I'll come over and scrub your back in a bit."
Wei Mingshen said bluntly, "Then I'll wait for you."
The bathhouse was extremely rudimentary, an unfinished building. The wardrobes for storing clothes were secondhand items from who-knows-where, tattered and worn, but at least they were cleaned very thoroughly.
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