Chapter 73: Difficulty Performing (23)
Lan Jin emerged from the space with two buckets and immediately sent a message to Huang Jinghe with a picture: "I have a few 6L buckets at home. You don't need to buy one. This one keeps mosquitoes out and is convenient for us to use. It's a little hard to carry, but I'll tow it with a small trailer later. At least it's on flat ground, so we can do it much more easily."
Huang Jinghe was naturally grateful. After all, this bucket was indeed much more practical and cleaner than a wide-mouthed bucket. [Thank you, Sister Lan. I was just worried about this. The buckets at home are all filled with water. The supermarket buckets don't look very good, and the mouths are so wide. I'm worried that I'll spill all the water when I get home, and if mosquitoes get in, I won't be able to drink it.]
Lan Jin: [You're welcome. It's just extra stuff. If you don't need it, just leave it there. Feel free to use it. We can make an appointment to go out together after I notify you.]
Soon the staff began to notify each community about getting water. By the time it was their community's turn, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
Lan Jin felt that this time period was very suitable, because while queuing for drainage, he could also take his dinner home. Why not do it?
The two agreed to go out at four o'clock. After meeting at the safety passage, they smiled at each other, and Huang Jinghe took the trailer over.
When the two of them arrived at the cafeteria, there were only about twenty people queuing up, but there were some people who came out later than them. They stood in the last row and waited for a while, and then there were more than ten people queuing behind them.
While fetching water, Lan Jin discovered that there were actually some people using the same bucket as her. Mixed in with them, Lan Jin's bucket was not so eye-catching.
She was actually quite worried that she was too unique, but now she felt relieved.
After waiting in line for more than 20 minutes, it was their turn. Huang Jinghe swiped his card to get some water. As soon as he finished swiping his card, Lan Jin took the card to the lunch box next door to swipe and buy lunch boxes.
There were few people here for the lunch boxes, so she got her lunch box without having to queue. When she got there, Huang Jinghe had finished filling both buckets of water and loaded them into the small trailer. Lan Jin didn't need to say anything. After closing the trailer's lid, he naturally towed the trailer back to the community.
When they reached Building 12 again, Huang Jinghe dragged the cart upstairs without saying anything, which made Lan Jin feel a little embarrassed. She said politely, "It's not easy for you to do this. It's too heavy. Let me get the water myself."
Huang Jinghe said, "No, this cart has three wheels, so it can go up the stairs. Just go slowly. And dragging it up the stairs like this is much easier than carrying it up the stairs."
Lan Jin replied, "Okay, then I'll just carry the food."
"Um."
The two of them walked slowly to the 32nd floor. Because they came out late, when they went upstairs, they didn't meet any neighbors except for the few noises they could hear upstairs.
But when Lan Jin returned to the 32nd floor, he happened to meet the woman from 3204 in the corridor. She was banging on her door, panting, with a bucket of water at her feet.
You can tell at a glance that this bucket was bought in a supermarket. It can be bought for one contribution point, but the quality is very average and it has a smell. When Lan Jin was queuing up to get water just now, she went to the supermarket to take a look. The smell of plastic almost made her dizzy.
In addition, the mouth of the bucket is very large, and if you are not strong enough, you will probably spill a lot of water if you move back and forth.
Lan Jin had a grudge against her, so naturally she had no intention of greeting this person. But when the woman in 3204 turned around and saw that it was her who was coming, and that she could even find a young man to help her carry water, she felt a little unhappy.
She snorted at the two of them, rolled her eyes, and continued to bang on her door.
Huang Jinghe was bewildered. He blinked at Lan Jin, as if asking, "What's going on?"
Lan Jin smiled without saying anything, opened the cover of the trailer, and wanted him to take the bucket and go back quickly.
However, the people in room 3204 seemed not to hear the knock on the door and did not come to open the door for her for a long time, which made her already unhappy mood even more unhappy.
Looking at the harmonious atmosphere in 3202, and then seeing that she had to fetch water herself, she wondered whether there was a man or not. For a moment, she couldn't help but say, "Hey, I don't know what tricks they used. They can even coax the young men to help fetch water at a time like this, but honest people like us can't do that. We can only do it ourselves."
Lan Jin originally wanted to say something, but felt that it was impossible to talk to this woman, so after she choked for a second, he didn't say anything, took out the key and prepared to open the door and go into the house.
Huang Jinghe had already taken out his pot of water at this moment, but after hearing the woman's words, he felt uneasy and left at this moment. Then he recalled the woman's voice, yes, isn't this the woman who knocked on Lan Jin's door last time?
So it’s because he was scolded by Lan Jin last time, and now he’s carrying water by himself without anyone to help him, so he’s feeling unhappy and wants to get back at her?
But if that was the case, Huang Jinghe felt that he couldn't leave. If a fight broke out, he would have to go and help.
But Lan Jin didn't think so. If a fight really broke out, she would definitely not suffer any loss. On the contrary, it would be difficult for her to perform well with Huang Jinghe here. After she opened the two doors of her house, she said to Huang Jinghe who had not yet left, "It's nothing. You can go back first."
Huang Jinghe was a little worried, "But."
Lan Jin shook her head, indicating that it was really nothing. She took a step towards her house, as if she was going to go in. Seeing that Lan Jin really didn't intend to pay attention, he nodded and went home.
The two of them have been together for such a long time. Although he doesn't say that he understands Lan Jin, he knows that Lan Jin is not the kind of person who will suffer any loss, not even during the poisonous fog, let alone now. Anyway, if something really happens, he will be upstairs listening and he will come down in less than a minute.
Lan Jin and Huang Jinghe had left, and no one had come to the door of Room 3204 yet. But as soon as Lan Jin's door closed, the man from Room 3204 opened it. The woman at the door said impatiently, "What's wrong with you? Why are you taking so long to open the door?"
The man replied nonchalantly, "I just fell asleep."
The woman didn't believe it. What the hell? The man hadn't slept before she went out to fetch water. How could he have fallen asleep in the time it took to fetch water? It was obvious that he just didn't want to help. What excuse was he making?
"Okay, bring the water in quickly."
The man didn't even look at the bucket, turned around and went into the house as if he didn't hear anything. The woman was already holding a grudge, and after returning home she had another quarrel with the man.
(End of this chapter)
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