Lazy Stepmother of the 70s Island

Chapter 51 Winter Homework

Shen Lie felt that Dawa's picky eating habit needed to change, so he served him a bowl full of bitter gourd. "You have to finish this bowl of bitter gourd, and in two days, I'll make meat for you."

As soon as meat was mentioned, the group of kids couldn't help but drool with anticipation.

Dawa swallowed his saliva and said, "Alright, if I finish the bitter gourd, Dad, you'll make meat for us in two days."

He picked up the bitter gourd and ate it slowly, as if it were a punishment, without noticing the sly glint in Shen Lie's eyes.

After finishing their meal, Ning Tang continued to clean the house with the three kids.

Shen Lie replaced all the bedsheets and duvet covers in the house with new ones, and the used ones were placed in a wooden basin to be washed in the yard.

Even in February, the weather was chilly, even in the warm afternoon on HailRang Island.

Shen Lie repeatedly washed the bedsheets and duvet covers in cold water, and when he finished washing all of them and hung them on the clothesline to dry, his fingertips had turned slightly red from the cold.

Unable to resist, Ning Tang said, "Let's buy a washing machine in the future."

On their way back, passing by the overseas Chinese store in Jiangshi, Shen Lie and Ning Tang took the three kids inside to have a look. They happened to come across a hot sale of washing machines, with options like the Bai Lan single-drum washing machine and the Toshiba dual-drum washing machine, which made Ning Tang's eyes sparkle with envy.

If it weren't for the fact that they needed money and also had to have overseas Chinese coupons, she would have wanted to buy one right then and there.

Shen Lie had been washing his clothes by himself since he was young, and later he took care of the clothes for the three kids as well. He felt that washing clothes was just a simple task, so he had no interest in machines that could help with laundry.

He wanted to say that he could help Ning Tang with the laundry, but he knew that he would be going out to sea, and he couldn't be there all the time.

Ning Tang was alone on the island, not only did she have to wash her own clothes, but she also had to wash the clothes for the three kids. Occasionally, she had to wash the curtains and the bedsheets and duvet covers, so the workload was quite astonishing.

Let's just buy one, there's not much of a price difference anyway.

Moreover, we already have a fan, so let's get a washing machine too.

It wouldn't be nice to have only one appliance at home. Another one would make it look better.

As he was about to say it, he changed his words again, "Okay, let's buy one later. It will free up our hands and make things easier."

After a day of cleaning, they finally finished cleaning the entire two-story building.

After a day of housework, Shen Lie, Ning Tang, and the three kids were exhausted and slept soundly at night.

The next day, as soon as Dahu heard that Dawa had returned to the island, he immediately came to play with him.

He took off his shoes and entered the house. Seeing Shen Lie and Ning Tang there, he didn't seem as nervous as the first time. He smiled at them and greeted, "Hello, Uncle Shen, Aunt Ning."

Shen Lie nodded and said, "You're here to play with Dawa, right? He's upstairs, I'll call him down."

"No need, no need," Dahu waved his hand repeatedly. "I'll go up and find him."