Chapter 95: Doing Laundry

"Your bowls are meant for eating, not washing clothes. That’s too dirty,"

Bai Xiqin continued to advise.

Visibly, the three big blackened iron pots had traces of today’s dinner. No matter how much water was used, they remained greasy...

The aromatic scent of chicken stewed with mushrooms was lingering.

And also the greasy braised pork from yesterday.

"No worries! Master, I don’t mind!" Taowu declared with a face full of righteousness.

It was willing to offer its bowl for the master to wash clothes!

Bai Xiqin: ...

"Master, aren’t you happy we washed the clothes for you?"

Water Python glanced at Bai Xiqin’s lowered mouth corners and felt a bit disappointed.

"Happy, very happy." Bai Xiqin tugged at the corners of her mouth, trying to put on a rather warm smile, "It’s just that washing clothes is too troublesome. How about I find a new task for you?"

At the rate Taowu was washing, no amount of stored clothes would be enough.

"As long as master isn’t unhappy, I thought you might dislike how we washed them!"

Water Python let out a slight sigh of relief.

Bai Xiqin’s mouth twitched, remaining silent.

Can’t discourage them, must influence them with love.

"Alright then! Master, find us another task!"

Taowu’s eyes lit up and blinked animatedly.

Taowu had a strange human face and a body like a tiger.

Its attempt at acting cute was both ugly and adorable.

"Ahem, look, the land over there is vacant. I’ll give you some seeds in a bit. How about you learn to farm?" Bai Xiqin suggested.

"Farm? I don’t know how!" Taowu felt a bit crestfallen.

Can’t help the master anymore?

Can’t become the master’s most favored one anymore?

"It’s simple, dig a pit, throw in the seed, then cover it and water it," Bai Xiqin gently instructed.

There were lots of seeds in the space, and with each harvest of fruits and vegetables, the Bai Family would save seeds as per the books’ instructions.

The vegetable seeds alone filled an entire warehouse.

The spatial storage would preserve their quality and prevent spoilage, so there was no fear of hoarding too much.

The Bai Family also didn’t waste the land in the space, reasonably setting up orchards, vegetable fields, farms, wheat fields, rice paddies, and more.

"Alright then, we’ll help master with farming!"

Taowu’s face showed confidence.

It could dig holes quickly, surely it would be the most attractive one!

Water Python and Qin Yuan both agreed.

Whatever the master asked them to do, they would do it!

Aiming to become the most favored one!

Seeing them all agree, Bai Xiqin started walking towards the warehouse to quickly find them some seeds.

Any seeds, when planted in the space’s land, would thrive; Bai Xiqin wasn’t afraid of wasting them.

"So where do we hang the clothes to dry?"

Water Python worriedly looked at the still-dripping scarf.

"Of course, on the clothesline!"

Taowu rolled its eyes, took the clothes in its mouth, and headed for the clothesline.

At the clothesline.

The line was already fully occupied.

All thanks to Bai Anhai.

"It’s full."

Qin Yuan sneaked a glimpse at Bai Yifan’s clothes, silently contemplating whether it would get in trouble if it tossed his clothes down!

In the Bai Family, the only one they dared to offend was Bai Yifan.

Everyone else was off-limits.

Bai Yifan was the easiest to bully.

With a good (unfortunately so) temper.

"Someone, tie me to the tree and use me as a clothesline!"

Water Python proudly climbed up the tree, trying to stretch its tail toward another tree.

Qin Yuan took another look at Bai Yifan’s clothes, then glanced at Water Python, and decisively flicked Bai Yifan’s clothes aside, dropping them to the ground.

It looked down on Water Python; couldn’t let the master’s clothes carry Water Python’s scent!

No way, couldn’t let Water Python become the most favored!

Taowu slyly stepped on Bai Yifan’s clothes and hung Bai Xiqin’s freshly cleaned clothes up instead.

Qin Yuan glared at Taowu and coldly snorted.

Act like that, and Taowu would surely get beaten to death!

Indeed, Bai Yifan had the lowest standing, but the clothes were washed by Mr. Bai.

Messing up his freshly washed clothes would result in a thrashing!

Qin Yuan was smart!

It wouldn’t soil the clothes!

Qin Yuan decisively grabbed socks and hung them onto Leng Yebai’s clothes.

The wet socks dampened Leng Yebai’s almost dry clothes, along with a greasy smell.

Perfect!

Leng Yebai wouldn’t dare beat it for the master’s socks being on his clothes!

Water Python couldn’t hold out for a minute before climbing down from the tree.

Oh well, being a clothesline wasn’t easy.

So, Water Python copied Qin Yuan’s method, decisively draping the scarf over Leng Yebai’s clothes.

Perfect!

――――

Morning, a brand new day.

Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai didn’t take on any missions and planned to stroll around the safety base.

The surveillance cameras in the guest lounge of the mission hall made Bai Xiqin a bit curious.

There’s someone from the Evil Research Institute within the Fire Phoenix Safety Base, like Zhao Mimi.

Surely there were others too.

The people in the guest lounge were probably there for a review of their missions, indicating that the cameras recorded superpowerful superpower users.

This made Bai Xiqin slightly uneasy.

Had the research institute infiltrated the safety base right after the start of the apocalypse?

Leng Yebai sensed Bai Xiqin’s unease and gently hooked her finger with his.

His broad palm gave Bai Xiqin confidence; this lifetime was different, with the family present, the research institute would eventually be destroyed!

Hand in hand, the two of them got off the bus and took a leisurely stroll around the safety base, trying to find some clues.

Uncle Wang, who was sad for a few hours yesterday, found Bai Zhengxuan with a cheerful demeanor early in the morning.

The senior group gathered together once more, the green garbage truck went out again to "find resources."

Bai Anhai and the others didn’t take on any missions either; they stayed in the bus holding crystal cores, enhancing their abilities.

After reaching the safety base, the Bai Family’s sense of crisis escalated, especially with no progress regarding the Evil Research Institute, everyone wanted to quickly become stronger.

Bai Yifan was still a young man.

A lively high schooler.

Staying in the bus all day wasn’t quite bearable for him.

Thus, Bai Yifan decided to take a walk outside the safety base by himself.

Since the apocalypse began, he had been with the family.

As a Gold Ability user, he could only protect himself and enhance weapons, always hiding behind the family.

So, this time, he planned to go out and gain some courage.

He couldn’t always rely on the family; he needed to strive and become excellent himself!

"Mom, Dad, I’m going out of the safety base for a stroll!" Bai Yifan informed his parents, who were absorbing crystal cores.

"Be careful and remember to come back for dinner." Bai Anhai gave Bai Yifan a gentle smile, then tossed him a sharp dagger.

A boy couldn’t grow up solely under the family’s protection.

With the damned apocalypse not ending anytime soon, the child had to learn to fly on his own.

The Bai Family was clear on this point.

Bai Yifan reached out, caught the dagger, and nodded.

Then, while Leng Yebai wasn’t around.

Bai Yifan secretly pushed Leng Yebai’s bicycle out of the safety base.