You'll wash it for us?
...
The bathroom was steamy. Duckling squinted its little eyes and paddled back and forth in the warm water with its two claws, making a slurping sound. It occasionally took a sip of bathwater and waited contentedly for Cheng Anlang to make it bubble.
The lizard grew to half a meter in size, floating on the water like a crocodile, with bubbles that Cheng Anlang had made on its back, and it gurgled and blew out ripples that slowly disappeared into the bathtub wall.
The bathtub was only so big, and putting Luo Sifen in it would make it a bit cramped. But it didn't insist. Instead, it watched Cheng Dahua's treasured TV series, "Provocative Little Wife: President, Please Let Me Go!" with Cheng Dahua, and its heart was filled with pink bubbles.
The duck's feathers remained completely dry. Cheng Anlang pressed down on the duck's back and slowly pushed it into the water. The warm water instantly enveloped the duck's body, leaving only its head exposed.
"Gah—"
The duck tilted its head back and let out a low sound
The duck squealed, startling Cheng Anlang so much that he loosened his grip. The duck immediately turned its head and pressed its beak against Cheng Anlang's hand.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling better or what?"
"Gah—"
Ya Ya squinted and slowly sank down as Cheng Anlang's hand touched her.
So refreshing!
They all have special fully automatic bathing robots that wash them quickly and cleanly. Before you know it, the bath is over. I've never had the experience of slowly soaking in a bathtub like this.
I'll never need a shower robot again!
I want Shen Rui to wash me!
I want to take a bath!
The lizard floated over and stared intently at Cheng Anlang.
Cheng Anlang laughed and said, "They'll all go into the water as soon as you press it."
"Croak..."
Disappointed, the lizard paddled away, its claws dangling.
Cheng Anlang soaked the duck in hot water, stroking its fiery red feathers with one hand, and couldn't help but think: If I plucked one of its feathers now, would it know...?
Cheng Anlang washed and combed the duck's feathers, brushed its beak and webbed feet, and let it play by itself.
Cheng Anlang changed the water, and the lizard, covered in bubbles, slowly floated over again.
Cheng Anlang grabbed the lizard's protruding tongue and examined it. Although he couldn't see anything, he looked at the lizard's expectant little eyes and said, "Let me brush you off. Is there still... a tongue on your body?"
The lizard nodded happily.
Cheng Anlang took out his newly bought toothbrush and squeezed on some toothpaste. The lizard felt something rubbing against its back, which relaxed all its nerves and made it want to discharge electricity.
"hiss--"
Cheng Anlang gasped, and suddenly felt something prick his hand. He couldn't help but let go, and the toothbrush fell to the ground with a thud.
"Huh?"
Cheng Dahua quickly turned her head to look over.
"It's nothing." Cheng Anlang rubbed his slightly numb palms a couple of times, picked up the toothbrush on the ground and threw it away, then opened a new one and squeezed on some toothpaste.
He dragged the listless lizard back: "It's okay, I know you didn't mean it, just don't do it again next time."
"Croak..."
Cheng Anlang carefully brushed the scales off the lizard's back, pried out the small stones stuck in the scales, then lifted it out of the water and placed it upside down on his lap, massaging its abdomen with his thumb.
"!!!"
The lizard convulsed instantly, then became as if it were dead, unable to utter a sound. It suppressed its urge to discharge electricity, opened its mouth, and lay completely sprawled on Cheng Anlang's lap with its four legs in the air.
Cheng Anlang: I'm so tired. Usually, washing one Cheng Dahua is enough, but this time I had to wash three...
Cheng Anlang finally brushed the lizard's claws clean, then took out a soft, large towel, wrapped it completely, and placed it in front of the TV.
“Alright…” Cheng Anlang took a breath and took off the ribbon from the radish pink dress: “It’s time for the radish pink dress.”
With a heavy heart, Luo Sifen turned its gaze away from the TV series and crawled into the bathtub. Its body was immersed in the still steaming water, with only its head sticking out. The light shone through the hot water onto its body, making its fiery red scales sparkle like diamonds.
"hiss--"
So comfortable...
Cheng Anlang stared at the long, thin stream of pink radish in front of him, completely oblivious to its beauty: How long am I going to keep scrolling through this...?
He resignedly squeezed more toothpaste onto the snake and started brushing from the tip of the snake. For a moment, the only sounds in the bathroom were Cheng Anlang's huffing and puffing as he brushed the snake and the mutated beast's exclamations of admiration as it watched the fairy-tale romance.
finally--
"Alright..." Cheng Anlang flicked his hand, and threw the toothbrush with its bristles sticking out into the trash can.
He dried the radish powder with a towel, then slumped against the bathtub wall. He waved wearily, "You guys go play, just don't make a mess of the floor. I'll rest here for a bit, then I'll go out later..."
"Aww!"
"hiss--"