"Thanks for lending me a hand, everyone."
Not long after Xianchan Chenchen left, Le Yu, who had been hiding behind the folding screen, knelt beside the pool and said with a face full of gratitude.
"What does 'lending me a hand' mean?" the girl lying on the air mattress asked curiously as she splashed around in the water.
"It's a local expression from my hometown. It means good big sisters and good big brothers."
Le Yu stood up and said, "I'll repay your immense kindness in my next life, even if I have to work like an ox or horse. I have to go. I can't trouble you any longer..."
Smack!
A hand suddenly shot out of the pool and grabbed Le Yu's ankle. A big sister with long hair like a mermaid emerged from the water and said with a smile, "You're not troubling us, so don't be in such a hurry to leave. Everyone's curious about why the Statistics Department was hunting you down... What's your name?"
Le Yu wore an exasperated expression. At that moment, the long-haired big sister said with a beaming smile, "Oh, right. Before asking someone else's name, I should introduce myself first. I'm Shuangli, and this is my house... Your clothes are already ruined anyway. Why not just take them off and go swimming?"
Le Yu immediately sat up straight and coughed twice, putting on a frail girl's expression. "My name is Le Yu. I'm a refugee who fled from Dongyang."
"Why is the Statistics Department trying to arrest you?" asked the girl with the star hair clip, who was playing in the water at the edge of the pool.
"I don't know either. Maybe it's because of my hair color." Le Yu sighed. "My hair has been bright red since I was