Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 592 - 2: The daily life of the young girl Daylily

Chapter 592: Chapter 2: The daily life of the young girl Daylily

Standing in the steaming bathroom, letting the hot water wash over him, Tang Zheng sometimes felt like a jerk. A woman had even let him move into her home, the meaning was clear, couldn’t he be a little proactive? After all, she had bravely confessed her feelings with bashfulness.

"Daylily, come out and scrub my back." Not knowing how to face An Xiuru, Tang Zheng simply decided to go the ostrich route.

A ripple pulsed through the air, and Daylily strolled out. Seeing Tang Zheng naked, she deliberately let out a loud shout, covering her eyes with her hand, pretending to be shy.

"Gross, Dad, what are you doing? So perverted." Daylily pretended to be coquettish, her fingers wide open, not blocking her eyes at all.

"Stop shouting." Tang Zheng quickly wrapped a bath towel around himself. This girl was getting quicker and quicker.

"Tang Zheng, what’s wrong? Do you need help?" Cooking in the kitchen, An Xiuru frowned. Did she just hear a woman’s voice? She promptly shook her head, "That’s can’t be."

"Nothing, I slipped." Tang Zheng quickly explained.

"Did you hurt yourself?" An Xiuru asked, somewhat concerned.

"I’m fine." Tang Zheng reassured An Xiuru, wiping his forehead, only to feel Daylily clinging onto him from behind.

"Is dad going to do something naughty with me?" Daylily teased.

"How many times have I told you? Call me Tang Zheng, if you keep messing around, I will never summon you again." Tang Zheng twisted around, frowning, "Also, stay away from me."

"Alright, daddy." Looking crestfallen, Daylily let go of Tang Zheng, but her words were designed to infuriate him.

"Why is it so hard to get a back scrub from a maid that’s always by my side and doesn’t cost a penny?" Tang Zheng felt frustrated. Daylily really did need some discipline, didn’t she?

"Daylily will work hard, I won’t let dad down." The girl solemnly promised, stripping off her white robe, folded it neatly onto the side, then picked up the soap.

"Hey, why are you undressing?" Tang Zheng was startled.

"To scrub you down, of course. If I don’t undress, won’t my clothes get wet? Or do you want to see me all wet?" The girl looked at Tang Zheng in surprise, then adopted a bashful expression, "Daddy’s so bad."

"You don’t even need to get wet, I can see everything. Tomorrow I’ll take you shopping for underwear." Tang Zheng’s forehead creased with stress marks, his face turned iron blue. He vowed to take Daylily shopping for some underwear tomorrow, to instill in her a sense of decency.

"I’m so happy, I can finally go shopping with daddy. By the way, anything you give me can be taken back to my room." Daylily was jubilant.

"What are you trying to do?" Tang Zheng waved his hand, ready to dispel her.

"Of course, I’m preparing for a scrub down. Never mind, I’ll keep it simple." Daylily picked up the soap, applying it to her chest, getting ready to hug Tang Zheng.

"Stop." Tang Zheng quickly put his hand on her forehead to cancel the summoning. If she stayed any longer, he wouldn’t be able to handle it.

"Who are you talking to? Dinner’s ready!" Having finished cooking, An Xiuru called out from the living room towards the bathroom, then remembered that she didn’t bring Tang Zheng’s change of clothes, surely, he would feel uncomfortable without them, so she hurriedly went to get the clothes she had bought for him during their shopping trips.

"Talking to myself." Tang Zheng replied, catching his breath. Not wanting to procrastinate any longer, he quickly finished his shower, pulled open the frosted glass door, walked out to the living area, drying his hair. Seeing his dirty clothes and his wristwatch in the basket, he remembered that he couldn’t take clean clothes out of it, otherwise, how would he explain it?

"Should I just wash them?" Tang Zheng glanced at the washing machine. His eyes twitched at the sight of a single pair of underwear stuck under the lid. It must have been left behind during laundry.

Tang Zheng opened the lid, taking it out, then froze. There were several shirts, skirts, and seven or eight pairs of pantyhose in the drum. These were obviously the second batch of laundry that hadn’t been washed yet.

"Tang Zheng, I’ve placed your clean clothes outside." An Xiuru walked into the bathroom, turning to see Tang Zheng, wrapped in a bath towel, holding one of her underwear, staring dumbstruck at the clothes in the washing machine.

An Xiuru’s cheeks flushed in embarrassment.

"I haven’t had the opportunity to do laundry because of the bad weather recently." She stammered.

"Hmm," Tang Zheng replied randomly, his embarrassment deepening immeasurably, "I hope Xiu Ru wouldn’t misinterpret me doing something with her underwear."

"Look at your stupid self." An Xiuru pretended not to notice, threw the change of clothes onto Tang Zheng, grabbed the underwear he was holding, then shoved him out. "I’ll handle it. Your food will get cold soon, hurry up and eat."

Upon hearing the bathroom door slam shut, Tang Zheng gave a bitter smile. He was just about to leave when he stopped: There are underwear in his dirty laundry too, does that mean Sister Xiu Ru will also wash them? He was planning to knock on the door, but then he held himself back.

"Never mind, let’s pretend nothing happened, it would only be more embarrassing to address it." Tang Zheng shook his head and headed for the living room.

Tang Zheng was halfway through his rice porridge when An Xiuru came out. Maybe she was feeling embarrassed too, that she sat down next to the sofa without saying a word, picked up the RC unit and turned on the TV. The room quickly fell into silence, broken only by the flickering lights when the TV channels changed rapidly.

"Not working today?" Tang Zheng initiated the conversation to break the silence; it would be inappropriate to let the woman start talking first.

"Hmm, I closed a deal the day before yesterday, so I can rest for a few days now. How long are you planning to stay this time? Still half a month?" An Xiuru felt she was becoming conditioned to Tang Zheng’s erratic presence.

"Hmm." Tang Zheng finished his porridge and was about to clean up, but An Xiuru beat him to it.

"I’ll do it, you go to sleep. By the way, if you don’t have anything planned, let’s go swimming together. I have a couple of swimming hall tickets a friend gave me yesterday. It would be a shame to waste them." Her words came out nonchalant, but she was clearly looking forward to it - this offered a perfect opportunity to flaunt her attractive body and charm.

"When are we going? I need to go out and run some personal errands tomorrow." Tang Zheng didn’t refuse. He was starting to relish the sensation of being looked after.

"Let’s go the day after tomorrow then." An Xiuru was delighted. She decided to cancel her work for tomorrow and go shopping for a new swimsuit.

"Sounds good." Tang Zheng watched silently as Xiu Ru moved about like a dutiful wife - washing the dishes in the kitchen, squeezing toothpaste for him in the bathroom, even making his bed. A sense of guilt welled up in him. If not for being constrained by his stay at the Trojan Room, he was sure he would have married Xiu Ru already.

The next morning, as soon as he switched on his phone, he found six missed call notifications. Not 10 minutes later, Lu Fan called.

"Uncle Lazy-bum, it’s already eight in the morning and you’re still in bed?" Lu Fan complained sweetly, and then happily said, "I’m going to see Mum today, what should I wear? Should I dress up like a sweet innocent girl or a mischievous tomboy? Hmm, I want mum to spank me."

"Whatever you wear, your mum will love you." Tang Zheng felt sweetness in his teeth; he was totally helpless with such things.

"Fine then, you big dummy, I’ll ask Sister Qin Yan."

With a beep, Lu Fan hung up the phone, sounding excited about meeting her mother.

After having a phone conversation with Qin Yan and giving a quick goodbye to An Xiuru, Tang Zheng left Jingshan Villa, hailed a taxi and headed for the urban area. In a large shopping mall lavatory, after ensuring there were no surveillance cameras of any sort, he summoned Daylily.

"Dad!" Daylily squealed in delight, leaping into Tang Zheng’s arms.

A man had just walked in to use the toilet, and seeing Tang Zheng and Daylily, he froze on spot, his hand unbuckling his belt went stiff.

With a dark expression, Tang Zheng pulled Daylily away and left. Only with that face did the man dare not interfere.

"Wow, such pretty merchandise. Can we buy all these?" Seeing such a vast variety of goods and a crowd of customers, Daylily’s eyes sparkled with little stars. She tugged on Tang Zheng’s arm, eager to go shopping.

The sixteen-year-old Daylily, in her white gown, her pure and sweet face, stood out quite conspicuously in the crowd. With her inability to blend in, Tang Zheng had no choice but to take her shopping for clothes first.

"Hmm, this one looks good and so does that one. What should I do? I want all of them. Dad, can we buy everything?" Daylily held a piece of clothing and looked at Tang Zheng with puppy eyes.

A female sales assistant nearby nearly choked on her spit in surprise. Dad? This young guy can’t be older than twenty-one or twenty-two, right?

"Why are you staring at my dad? What, you want to roll in the sheets with him?" Daylily looked at her guardedly, and muttered under her breath, "Hmph, she’s just a flat-chested girl. What’s she showing off for?"

The twenty-five-year-old sales assistant stood frozen, her mouth twitching. But, looking at the pile of clothes Daylily was holding, and wanting to meet her sales target, she did not retort. She instinctively glanced at her own chest, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Apologies, she’s not right in the head. We won’t try these clothes, just pack them all." Tang Zheng couldn’t afford to lose his face. He wished he could spank Daylily; he asked the sales assistant to pack the clothes and made a quick exit.