After a boisterous meal, Yuan Si was sentenced to dishwashing duty by the old lady. Of course, it ended up with the couple in the kitchen—one doing all the talking and the other doing all the work. The old lady peeked in from the doorway, then went back to her room with a knowing smile, leaving the young couple to their own devices.
After everyone in the family had woken up from their afternoon nap, Xiao Furen let the old lady know he was taking his wife out on the bicycle to the train station.
Their own 28-inch bicycle was still locked up there. It had been "homeless" for a week; it was high time they brought it back.
