Volume II, Chapter 12: Washing and Meals
Gradually, the bathtub was already filled with a third of the hot water.
Nan Nan also reached out to close the faucet, she carefully reached into the bathtub to test the temperature, Nan Nan's fingers just touched the water, it was a little shaking, a layer of ripples, with her fingertips to form a circle around, spread and swing.
Nan Nan's fingers entered the water, feeling that the water temperature was just right, and she was relieved to boldly touch down, until she didn't pass half of her palm, Nan Nan stopped, and then, the palm of her hand moved forward slightly, and then picked it up, "whoosh" surfaced, and brought some flowing water, and then fell into the water, splashing a few drops of water.
After that, Nan Nan first tied up her loose hair with a hair ring on her left hand, coiled it into a ball, and placed it on the back of her head. Then, he took off all his damp clothes, and after the cold skin had just touched the warm air, Nan Nan couldn't help but shiver, and some dense goosebumps appeared on her arms.
Nan Nan couldn't help but wrap her arms around and rub them indiscriminately, which made her feel better.
So, she reached for a towel from the shelf above the bathtub and threw it into the water, and the towel quickly turned from dry to wet and sank. Nan Nan bent down slightly, and when one foot stepped into the water, she gently touched the top surface of the bathtub wall edge with her opposite hand, and then stepped into the other foot that was still exposed to the air, so that it also fell into the water, and when Nan Nan's two feet were standing, she supported the two walls of the bathtub with both hands, and slowly squatted down, allowing herself to be completely immersed in the hot water.
Nan Nan put away her hands so that they could also soak in the water, her back against the back wall of the bathtub, Nan Nan closed her eyes, so that her body sank into the water again, until it reached her neck, and the shaking water wave touched Nan Nan's chin one after another, and sometimes even almost got into her mouth.
But Nan Nan didn't seem to care, she still closed her eyes tightly, feeling the warm water from all directions wrapping her tightly, and it was impenetrable and surrounded.
Nan Nan felt that such a silent but close surround would make her feel very comfortable and relaxed. The moist and warm water vapor continued to gush out of the water, gradually spreading to every corner of the bathroom, mixing with the thin air.
Nan Nan felt that in this small space filled with water vapor, her brain was a little chaotic, but it was very relaxed, she felt that her mind was a blank, she couldn't think of anything, and she didn't have to think nonsense, in the same way, Nan Nan felt that her body was very light, it was fluttering, as if she could float on the water.
"Nannan, Nannan, it's been more than half an hour, have you washed it? Don't you fall asleep again? The mother's worried and anxious voice suddenly sounded from outside the door, followed by a few hard knocks.
This made Nannan, who was dazed and a little unconscious, sit up suddenly, and because her movements were too fast, she made a big splash of water, which instantly sprinkled her face.
"I'll wash it right away." Nan Nan replied as she wiped her face, she put her hands on her face, and then rubbed her eyes vigorously, which was the opening of her eyes.
Just after Nan Nan raised her eyes, she felt a pain in her eyes, and just while she was rubbing her eyes, the water droplets on her hands were accidentally slipped in.
Nan Nan had to half-squint her eyes again, searching for the towel she had just dropped in the water with both hands, and when she finally touched it, Nan Nan quickly scooped it up, and wrung out a corner of it, and then used the dry corner to rub her eyes again.
When Nan Nan opened her eyes again, she felt a lot better.
"Why am I falling asleep again?" Nan Nan asked herself in a low voice, but her voice was quickly drowned out by the sound she made of the towel slamming into the water, shaking in the water, and then wiping her body.
Nan Nan wiped her body a few times so casually, then wrung out the towel again, and then, she stood up with a bone, and immediately wiped the upper part of her body, and then, she raised her left leg on the edge of the bathtub, and wiped it with a towel, and finally stepped out of the bathtub and stepped into the slippers on the ground, and finally, Nan Nan replaced her right leg again, dried it in the same posture, and then put on the slippers.
After that, Nan Nan still threw the towel into the water with a "bang", she bent down again, washed the towel in the water a few times, and wrung it out again, before she raised her waist, Nan Nan showed that she took the bathtub plug away, only to hear a sound, and then, she stood upright and put the towel back on the shelf.
After all this was done, Nan Nan finally walked over to the small hanger, she let go of the hanger, and picked up her one-piece pajamas, just as she was about to put them on.
Nan Nan turned her head and caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror, only to see that the person in the mirror was a skinny appearance, her arms were extremely thin, like a thin dead branch, the distance between her back and her chest was very small, it was as thin as a cicada's wings, and every rib of her was clearly visible, just a thin skin and bones.
Nan Nan looked at herself like this, there were only bones all over her body, only a layer of skin was still symbolically on her body, and there was no flesh between her bones and skin, there was no fat, like a thin and shriveled old man who was sick and dying.
Nan Nan looked at the person in the mirror, and her heart was extremely bitter, even in her mouth, she seemed to have tasted some bitterness.
How much she longed for herself to be thin as a "fat girl" in the past, and how much she hopes now that she can be even a little fatter, Nan Nan will be very happy, that is, she will not be as miserable as she is now, and she is helpless.
Nan Nan sighed and turned her head away from looking at herself in the mirror, interrupting the musings she was sinking into.
She quickly put on her pajamas, unlocked the door, walked out of the bathroom, and turned off the lights.
When Nan Nan walked into the living room, she saw that her mother had just brought a plate of food to the table.
"Hello, washed? Come and eat, I just heated these dishes up a bit. Mother said this, but walked to the kitchen again, but her tone was full of pretending to be relaxed.
After listening to her mother's words, Nan Nan couldn't help but glance at the clock hanging on the wall of the living room, it was already in her early seven, and she had been in the bathroom for a full hour.
And my mother still waited for her, never moved her chopsticks, and even went to heat these dishes tirelessly, but my mother knew that she couldn't eat much, but she still did it.
Mother has always been like this, she refuses to say anything, just makes these meals for herself, even if she knows that she will vomit most of it, but her mother will still try her best to make some of the dishes she usually likes to eat, hoping to arouse some of her appetite and appetite.
Thinking of this, Nan Nan's heart was sour and astringent, and she was still blaming herself and being very sad, which made her eyes turn red all of a sudden.
"Nan, why are you standing stupidly? Sit down and eat. As she spoke, the mother put down the two pairs of chopsticks and a plate in her hand, and she carefully placed them on the table and rearranged them.
The plate is placed in the center, and some other plates and dishes on the dining table are placed together, and two dishes and chopsticks, one on the left and one on the right, are placed oppositely.
"Okay." Nan Nan responded to her mother, and blinked her eyes several times, forcing back the tears that flowed in her eyes.
Nan Nan walked to the table and sat down in a chair.
I saw that near my heel was a bowl with half a bowl of rice, and in the center of the dining table, there was a large basin, which was full of pork ribs and winter melon soup, the color looked very light, but there was a faint layer of grease floating on the surface, and at this time, some misty heat was floating from the soup.
To the left of the soup was a plate of sweet and sour fish, which was bright red and the juice seemed to be sticky on and around the fish.
On the right side of the pork rib soup is a plate of potato beef stew, the potatoes are cut to about the same size, the surface is still yellow and clear, just a little dark red juice, but it looks very soft and glutinous, and the extremely tender beef that has been cut into slices is scattered between these potatoes.
Just opposite this pot of vegetables is a plate of scrambled zucchini eggs, the eggs are bright yellow, and the shredded zucchini is emerald green, the two colors are blended together, but they do not seem to conflict, but still have some sense of complementing each other.
Next to this dish is a plate of boiled greens, which are also cut into pieces, and the white roots and green leaves are mixed together, which looks much lighter.
And these four dishes and one soup are all Nannan's favorite dishes in the past.