roccoschili Chapter 149: Time Extension
Chapter 149: Time Extension
Chapter 149: Time ExtensionWhile giving Anji a tour of the place, Assistant Hu apologised for the unsightly miscellaneous items that piled up, such as books, notes, brushes and ink slabs. Some of the shelves had thick layers of dust collected. However, the other chores, such as sweeping the floor, throwing the trash, washing the bathroom and making the bed, were taken care of by Assistant Hu daily. There was hardly anything else for Anji to do. They had brick flooring for the front and backyard. There was nothing to weed, and unless Anji wanted to help repaint the faded walls, everything else was relatively well-maintained outside.
"Keke threw out many things when she took over this place. It used to be more cluttered, but we organised it and decided not to do more than the bare minimum. With only two people buried neck-deep in re
As Anji busied about, putting used books back to the right section, she browsed at the titles and even flipped through a few books to read the sections that interested her. Unlike the research, there was quite a huge variety of books here that included astrology and geography. Anji found a few books about basic anatomy but skipped those because she was already well acquainted with anatomy from studying medicine.
Without knowing it, time flew quickly, and Anji’s stomach reminded her about her promise to Aunt Wine to show up for lunch. Scrambling to put away the pile of books she picked out for reading, Anji returned the stool and duster to where she found them. Assistant Hu was still busy, so she took the chance to wash the ink slabs.
"There you are," Assistant Hu spotted Anji in the kitchen. The washed ink slabs were drying by the sink, but there was still ink on Anji’s forehead that she must have accidentally rubbed while washing them.
Helping Anji look presentable, he asked if she was ready to go for lunch. It was not a very long walk, but the sun was very strong.
Grabbing two paper umbrellas, Assistant Hu and Anji left the lab. According to the short man, Researcher Ke only ate the same thing whenever she wanted to eat something.
"It’s a special order, so I must cook it myself. However, she would only eat egg rolls with pickled vegetables and spicy marinated pork with rice. It’s the dish that our late teacher used to love eating."
Nodding in understanding, Anji wondered what Aunt Wine had prepared for the children’s menu while twirling the paper umbrella that shielded her from the harshest sun rays.