The next day, Sunday.
Huamei Community, Yu Family.
Dong Xuebin slept in and did not open his eyes until after ten in the morning. As soon as he crawled out of bed, he felt sore all over, with every part of him aching. He could not help but smile bitterly to himself. Fighting a tiger was no easy job. Look, he had been perfectly fine yesterday, but the aftereffects had already shown up today. He had probably strained some muscles. Dong Xuebin grimaced as he moved his shoulders a few times, then exhaled, slipped into his slippers, got out of bed, and walked out of the Small Bedroom. Yu Meixia was sitting on the sofa, watching a replay of yesterday's tiger-fighting news. On the television, Dong Xuebin was delivering his impassioned speech.
—"Because I am a Party member. If I do not go, who will?"
Dong Xuebin nodded faintly. Even he thought he had said that very well.
"Sister Yu, morning. Where's Qian Qian?"
"Oh, you're awake? Qian Qian went to play with her classmates."
"She just left? What time is it already? She's not coming back for lunch?"
"She said she'd eat at her classmate's house and come back in the afternoon." Yu Meixia went into the room to fold his blanket. "...What do you want to eat? I'll go buy groceries later."
"Hey, anything simple is fine." Dong Xuebin went into the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash up. "No need to go to any trouble."
"What about breakfast..."
"It's after ten. I'm not eating."
After drying his face, Dong Xuebin hung the towel on the rack, walked out of the bathroom, and casually dropped onto the sofa. He stared at his own heroic figure on television, nodding to himself. He casually pulled out a cigarette and