Buying a Washing Machine

When Li Yang finished his second bowl of noodles, he turned his head and saw that Xiao Dan, his silly wife, was actually lying there asleep.

Li Yang smiled and gently lowered her feet. So as not to disturb Xiao Dan's sleep, Li Yang cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks himself and went to the sink in the corridor outside to wash all the pots, bowls, and pans from lunch.

When Xiao Dan woke up, she was already being held in bed by Li Yang, who was lying on the sofa reading a novel. He was afraid that if he lay with Xiao Dan, he wouldn't be able to resist being intimate with her again. Although Li Yang had just vented on Zhang Yujie in the morning, this guy was young and energetic, so another time wouldn't hurt.

"Hubby, why aren't you sleeping with me today?" Xiao Dan, still groggy, put on her slippers and walked over, then snuggled into Li Yang's arms and started acting spoiled, casually kicking off her slippers.

"Hehe, I'm afraid you can't handle it. We already made love twice last night," Li Yang said with a mischievous smile, looking at Xiao Dan.

"Hmph, can't you just hold me and sleep?" Xiao Dan pouted.

"Okay, okay, I'll hold you tonight and promise to be good. It's time to go, right, wife?" Li Yang looked at his watch. It was almost one in the afternoon.

"Okay, let's go then. When we get back tonight, let's clean the ceiling fan. It's getting hot, so we should start using it," Xiao Dan pointed above her head. The landlord's room had a ceiling fan, which was quite useful in the summer and even more comfortable than air conditioning.

"Okay, wife. Leave the small things to me, don't worry," Li Yang promised confidently.

"Mmm, hubby is so good. Kissy kissy," Xiao Dan puckered her little mouth, making Li Yang unable to resist kissing her.

After a while, Xiao Dan seemed to be getting aroused by the kiss, and her little hands started moving restlessly.

"Wife, wait until tonight," Li Yang was afraid that in a little while, he wouldn't be able to control himself again.

Xiao Dan, whose eyes were hazy, heard this and regained a bit of clarity. "Okay, hubby, I'll listen to you." Xiao Dan, slightly out of breath, rested in Li Yang's arms for a moment, and then the two of them held hands and went to work together.

"Hubby, come home early after work, bye-bye!" Xiao Dan reluctantly kissed Li Yang and turned around, smiling as she ran off.

In the afternoon, at the store, everything was as usual. Li Yang wandered back and forth in the Midea area. Who knew where Zhang Mimi and Liu Yueyue had run off to? They were probably in the restroom again.

"Li Yang, put a price tag on that Midea 8kg pulsator washing machine. It's a factory promotion for old employees," Li Pin called out to Li Yang.

"Okay," Li Yang agreed and walked to the computer. "What's the exact price?"

Li Pin smiled and said, "Tag it at seven hundred. This is a display model, and it's hard to sell after a long time, so let's make it cheaper. Leave some room for negotiation; the lowest price is five hundred. Remember?"

Everyone was on the same side, so there was no need to hide the prices. Besides, Li Pin liked Li Yang very much, and they got along well. However, Li Pin had just gotten married last year, otherwise, she might have had some thoughts about Li Yang.

For each brand's price, the factory promotion could use the final decision to determine the selling price. The mall only took a percentage of the profit. Who cared how much you sold it for, as long as they didn't get a penny less?

Li Yang felt a little tempted after hearing this. He thought that Xiao Dan's room didn't have a washing machine, so he decided to buy it.

"Hey, sister," Li Yang quickly pulled Li Pin to a deserted corner.

"What's wrong? Do you have something in mind for me?" Li Pin looked at Li Yang's mysterious appearance and couldn't help but cover her mouth and tease him. They were the same age, so they often joked around.

"What are you thinking? I want to buy a washing machine, so I'm asking you, can I really buy it for five hundred yuan?" Li Yang asked in disbelief.

"You don't believe me? I can't say for others, but if you want it, I can definitely make the decision. Go and get the invoice now. Make it five hundred and fifty, and I'll let you use a fifty yuan coupon. This way, it can go through the mall's system. Otherwise, the Jiamei Sales System will block the price. Go quickly, what if someone else snatches it if you're late?"

Li Pin also genuinely wanted Li Yang to get a good deal. Who was she selling it to anyway? It wasn't her own store, so there were no consequences for losing money.

Afterward, Li Yang followed Li Pin's instructions and processed the sales order. As expected, it wasn't blocked, thanks to that fifty yuan voucher. Otherwise, the five hundred yuan price definitely wouldn't have gone through.

"Can it be delivered tonight, sister?" Li Yang asked Li Pin with a happy smile.

"Oh, others definitely can't, but you can just ask Lao Zhao to give you a back door, can't you?" Li Pin casually reminded Li Yang.

"That's right, wait for me, I'll go find Lao Zhao," Li Yang said and went to the driver's lounge.

Lao Zhao was forty-two years old this year. Li Yang had helped him before, and the two of them gradually became friends despite the age difference. Lao Zhao had even invited Li Yang to his house for drinks.

Lao Zhao had two daughters at home. Li Yang had met the elder daughter, who was only nineteen years old and was incredibly attractive, completely unlike Lao Zhao's big and rough appearance. Li Yang even wondered if she was Lao Zhao's biological daughter. The younger daughter was a freshman in college in another city.

This was something Lao Zhao was proud of. Having a college student in the family made Lao Zhao's mood different every day.

"Lao Zhao," Li Yang called out leisurely as he walked into the lounge. "Holy crap," Li Yang, who had just entered, immediately covered his nose, choked by the smell of stinky feet and smoke inside.

"What's wrong, Xiao Yang?" Lao Zhao was happy and unfazed, as if he was used to it.

"I bought a washing machine. Can you help me deliver it to Tang Village with me after work?" Li Yang said straightforwardly. There was no need for politeness between them.

"If you ask, of course I can. It's a small matter. Just get a small tricycle," Lao Li said with a smug expression while scratching his big feet.

"Okay then, I'll come find you after work. I'm leaving now, Lao Zhao."

"Oh, Xiao Yang, my elder daughter's birthday is next week. Come and have a couple of drinks," Lao Zhao invited Li Yang.

"Okay, just let me know then," Li Yang readily agreed. After saying that, he ran off. He really couldn't stand the power of this toxic gas.

Finally, after enduring until work ended, Li Yang had already paid with his bank card. Although Li Yang had worked in various places over the years, including Guangdong, he hadn't saved much money. He only had less than twenty thousand yuan in his card so far. If he wasn't in a hurry to get married, his daily living expenses would definitely be enough.

But when he thought about the conditions for marrying Xiao Dan, the main house at home needed to be built into a two-story building, otherwise, there would be nowhere to live after getting married. Plus the renovation, the bride price, and various other expenses, Li Yang couldn't imagine how much money that would require. He knew his family's situation all too well.

His father's illness over the past few years had already emptied the family's savings. Let alone savings, it was good enough that they weren't in debt.

Li Yang still didn't know how much bride price Xiao Dan's family would ask for. Thinking of this, Li Yang's head hurt so much that he wanted to sleep. If he fell asleep, he wouldn't have any worries.

After work, he and Lao Zhao moved the washing machine downstairs onto the tricycle. Li Yang sat in the back holding it, and Lao Zhao started off, humming a song leisurely.

After passing through the Pedestrian Street and going west not far, they arrived at Tang Village. It was thanks to the small tricycle that they could even drive to the landlord's doorstep. The streets were incredibly narrow. Li Yang didn't know how cars got in when people in this village had weddings or funerals.

After moving it into the rental room with Lao Zhao, Xiao Dan was indeed a girl and had arranged the room very well, much better than Li Yang's doghouse.

The bed and cloth wardrobe were placed inside, along with a small wooden table on which Xiao Dan's simple cosmetics were placed. A cloth curtain separated it, which was equivalent to a small bedroom. Outside, there was a small sofa, a coffee table for eating, a simple cutting board set up near the door, and the liquefied gas stove for cooking was right at the entrance.

"You've got a girlfriend, haven't you?" Lao Zhao said with a sly smile, casually guessing as he looked at the room.

"Of course. We big men don't bother with such details," Li Yang told Lao Zhao the truth in a casual manner.

"You're just popular with girls. You've only been to my place a few times, and my eldest daughter looks at you differently," Lao Zhao smiled helplessly. A daughter grown up is like water poured out. If Li Yang hadn't been in a relationship, Lao Zhao would have really wanted to play matchmaker for him. He never expected his daughter to marry into a wealthy family. Lao Zhao could tell that Li Yang was a good, home-loving man, at least not like the hooligans outside who were idle and loafing around all day.

Lao Zhao was really afraid that one day his daughter would be tricked away by some punk with yellow hair. That would be truly heartbreaking.

Seeing that Li Yang already had a girlfriend, Lao Zhao swallowed his words. Anyway, his eldest daughter was still young. Waiting another two years to find a husband wouldn't be bad either.

The two of them chatted and bragged for a while with their arms around each other's shoulders, then Lao Zhao took his leave. It wouldn't be good if Li Yang's little girlfriend came back and saw him. His rough appearance might scare the young girl.

"If you get married, let me know early so I can have a drink at your wedding!" Lao Zhao stood at the main entrance and said to Li Yang with a smile.

"Definitely! You can't escape it. I still need your wedding gift money!" Li Yang laughed heartily without any politeness, then turned and walked into the small shop next door, buying two packs of Red Flag Canal cigarettes for Lao Zhao.

"Oh, no need to be so formal with an old brother," Lao Zhao said casually as he looked at the cigarettes Li Yang handed him.

"Take them. You can't come all this way for nothing. How will you explain it to your wife when you go back?" Li Yang knew that Lao Zhao was henpecked and usually had pockets cleaner than his face, so he teased him.

"You're right, I can't argue with you on that. Your wife is always the boss at home. I'm ranked fourth at home," Lao Zhao's face was filled with irrepressible happiness whenever he mentioned his capable and beautiful wife, Wang Jingjuan.

"Both daughters are like their mother, growing up tall and graceful, proper beauties. I don't know which scoundrel will be lucky enough to get them in the future." Whenever he thought about his daughters getting married in the future, Lao Zhao felt uneasy.

After hearing Li Yang say that, Lao Zhao didn't stand on ceremony. He knew Li Yang didn't smoke, so he simply took the cigarettes, got on his bike, and said goodbye to Li Yang before heading home. His wife was waiting for him to come back for dinner.

Afterward, Li Yang returned to the room, simply assembled the washing machine, and waited for Xiao Dan to come back and praise him.

As expected, when she saw the automatic washing machine, Xiao Dan's heart blossomed with joy. Women loved household appliances that saved them effort the most.

Who wouldn't want to lie there and rest? Although Xiao Dan was diligent, she also wanted to be lazy occasionally.

Then, Xiao Dan took off her dress with a look of pleasant surprise and put all the clothes in the room that could be washed into the machine. Seeing that there were a bit few, she felt it was a waste to wash just a little. So, she looked at Li Yang, walked straight up to him, and started taking off his clothes.

"Hey, wife, it's not bedtime yet. What's the rush? I'll make you comfortable tonight," Li Yang explained nervously.

"What are you thinking, hubby? I just think it's a shame to wash so few clothes at once," Xiao Dan said, her hands busy. In no time, she had stripped Li Yang naked, even taking off his last pair of underwear, and threw them all into the washing machine.

"Oh, right, hubby, let me remind you, my underwear and stockings can't be washed in the washing machine. You have to wash them by hand, remember?"

Xiao Dan sat on the sofa, taking off her stockings. She was wearing the lace underwear with bows that Li Yang had bought for her. Seeing Xiao Dan deliberately posing in a way to tempt him, Li Yang couldn't help but swallow.

He thought to himself, I'll give this silly wife of mine a good 'shot' tonight. So, he slowly couldn't hold back.

Since the weather was getting hot, Xiao Dan also liked to be clean. She changed her underwear and bra after wearing them for a day. She soaked her underwear and stockings separately in a basin, then walked naked to the bed, picked up clean underwear, and put it on.

"Hubby, come here and look," Li Yang heard Xiao Dan calling him from behind the curtain outside.

So, he walked over naked. "What is it, wife?"

Xiao Dan didn't react much when she saw Li Yang's thing. She had been in close contact with it quite a bit recently, so she was quite used to it.

"Look, has it gotten bigger here?" Xiao Dan excitedly lifted her head and chest to show Li Yang. Which girl didn't want her figure to be the best?

Li Yang, however, lay calmly on the bed and said casually, "Wife, isn't that my credit? I massage you every day. Your figure will get better and better."

"Get out of here, you just tease me," Xiao Dan kicked Li Yang's buttock, but she didn't really dislike it.

"Hubby, let's take a bath together first. After we're done, we'll go out to eat. You did well today, so I, your wife, will treat you to dinner. I won't cook at home," Xiao Dan said excitedly, hugging Li Yang's neck while completely naked.

"Alright then, but put some clothes on first, okay? Are we just going to run out like this?" Li Yang patted Xiao Dan's perky butt and replied casually.

"Got it. Just get me a nightgown. I'll put on underwear when we get back." After a while, the two of them simply put on some covering clothes, picked up their bath basket and towels, and went to the bathroom on the third floor. Fortunately, Xiao Dan was the only tenant on the third floor now, so it was relatively quiet. The rooftop was a large platform, and they could even sleep up there in the summer.

During the bath, Li Yang used his old trick again.

The two of them were intimately entangled and bathing in the bathroom for almost an hour before finishing. Fortunately, there weren't many people outside to disturb them. Finally, Xiao Dan shamelessly made Li Yang carry her back to the bed in the room.

Li Yang then thoughtfully helped Xiao Dan put on her clothes before slowly getting himself ready.

"Hubby, let's hang the clothes to dry," Xiao Dan said, looking at the washed clothes still in the washing machine.

"Fully automatic is so convenient. The clothes are almost dry with the drying function." At Xiao Dan's reminder, Li Yang hung their clothes on the corridor outside. Then, he put the washing machine and power cord back into the room, locked the door, and the two of them held hands and happily went out for dinner.