Peninsula: I run a bed and breakfast on Jeju Island

Choi Jin-ri squeezed the shower gel into her palm and started rubbing it from Brin's neck.

She carefully unfolded each fold, trying to rub out all the grease inside.

She moved very gently, and Brin gradually stopped barking, only occasionally turning her head.

Li Ran followed her technique, rubbing behind Xiao Hei's ears and neck.

As a result, some grayish-yellow dirt came out when rubbed.

He frowned. "Good heavens, it's only been five days since I last washed, and it's already hiding a lot of stuff."

"That's why you need to wash regularly." Choi Jin-ri didn't look up.

"Yes, that's true." He nodded.

The two finished scrubbing their respective sides, rinsed them clean, and wrapped them in bath towels.

Brin was wrapped in a bath towel, with only her wet little head showing. Her skin was pink and looked much cleaner than before she washed.

It finally stopped barking, nestled in Choi Jin-ri's arms, and rubbed its wet nose against her wrist.

Little Black was wrapped in another bath towel and lay on Li Ran's lap. Its big eyes still looked aggrieved, but its tail had already started wagging quietly.

"Look, she's happy again." Choi Jin-ri glanced at him.

"It's probably the joy of surviving a disaster." Li Ran lowered her head and dried the back of its ear with a bath towel.

Choi Jin-ri bent down and carefully wiped Brin's earlobe as well.

The bathroom mirror slowly became transparent.

Both animals fell silent, one curled up and the other lying down, snuggled warmly in their respective bath towels, their eyes slowly closing.

After a while, Brin became reluctant to stay in the towel.

It broke free from Choi Jin-ri's arms, jumped onto the bathroom floor, shook itself, and released a few water droplets.

Choi Jin-ri got splashed in the face and blinked.

"Go get the hairdryer," she said.

Li Ran temporarily placed Xiao Hei by the bathtub and then picked up the hair dryer.

Xiao Hei lay on the edge of the bathtub, glanced out, and then shrank back, probably feeling that he, being wet, had no right to run away.

Li Ran plugged in the hair dryer and handed it to her.

She blew on Brin first.

Turn the hair dryer to the lowest setting, point the nozzle at Brin's back, and slowly move it forward from a distance.

Brin initially tried to leave, but she stopped him with one hand.

After a while, it realized the wind was warm, so it slowly stopped and squinted its eyes.

The warm wind blew away the water droplets on its earlobes, and the lines on its skin smoothed out in the warm air, making the wrinkles less deep.

Li Ran squatted down beside him, using a bath towel to press out the remaining water from Xiao Hei's body, wiping it gently along the direction of its fur.

When the rubbed against his abdomen, Xiao Hei dodged to the side, and he fixed it back in place.

"Are you ticklish?"

"Woof!"

Little Black twisted its head and barked.

After the blow dryer was almost finished, Choi Jin-ri handed it to Lee Ran.

He took it, aimed it at Xiao Hei, and switched the switch to the middle position.

The little black cat immediately bristled, its ears flattened, and its four legs spread wide, ready to run.

"Hey." Choi Jin-ri grabbed its head and pressed it down. "Why are you running away?"

Little Black struggled slightly.

Cui Zhenli didn't loosen her grip, and the dog was held down, gradually calming down, its ears slowly perking up a little.

The hot wind made its black fur stand up slightly, then pressed it down little by little.

After the fur was dried, it was noticeably shinier than when it was wet, with a touch of sheen.

Choi Jin-ri looked down at it, her fingers unconsciously stroking its earlobe.

Little Black nudged its head into her palm.

Li Ran held the hair dryer and looked up from Xiao Hei, her gaze landing on Xiao Hei's profile as she lowered her head.

The bathroom light was too bright, casting a light on her face. Her eyelashes were long, and when she lowered her eyes, they cast a dappled shadow under them.

A few strands of her hair fell down, clinging to the side of her neck, but she didn't bother to gather them up.

He lowered his head again and moved the hairdryer closer to the little black tail.

After blowing it out, the bathroom was steaming hot, and the mirror was covered with another layer of grease.

The two animals stood on the floor. Brin took two steps and rubbed his head against Choi Jin-ri's calf.

Little Black shook its body to smooth its fur, then wagged its tail and walked outside.

It stopped at the bathroom door, and even looked back, with an expression that said, "It's finally over."

"Alright, let's go." Li Ran turned off the hair dryer and wound up the cord.

Choi Jin-ri picked up Brin and followed her out. They stood in the corridor for a moment, then turned to look at the bathroom.

"There's water on the floor, let's wipe it up later."

"Okay, I'll do it."

She put Brin down, washed her hands, and then grabbed the towel draped over her shoulder and wrung it out.

"I can handle this." Li Ran came over and took the towel from her. "Go change your clothes; your sleeves are all wet."

She looked down and saw that her cuffs and chest were indeed soaked, the wet patches clinging coolly to her wrists.

"Yes." She nodded and turned to go back to her room.

Li Ran wiped the bathroom floor dry, unfolded two bath towels and hung them on the bathroom rack, then rinsed the showerhead.

When I came out, I passed by Choi Jin-ri's room; the door was ajar.

He didn't knock, but went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out the half block of tofu left over from yesterday, and a small piece of lotus root, and put them on the counter.

Add water to the pot and turn on the heat.

He used a little force and sliced ​​the lotus root a bit thinner.

Brin strolled into the kitchen, circled halfway around his feet, sat down, and looked up at him.

It's noticeably cleaner; the oiliness in the earlobes is gone, and the skin should feel much better to the touch.

He bent down and gently touched its head with the back of his finger. Brin narrowed its eyes and began to wheeze.

Choi Jin-ri changed into a clean, wide-sleeved sweatshirt. The sleeves were long enough to cover the back of her hands, and the cuffs swayed gently as she walked.

She paused in the kitchen doorway. "What are you making?"

"Lotus root and tofu soup, something light."

She nodded, didn't go into the kitchen, and went to sit down in the living room.

Little Black had reclaimed its sleeping mat, lying sprawled out on its back. Its fur was even fluffier now that it was dry, with its belly up and pink skin peeking through its black fur.

It looks much better after it's been washed clean.

She pulled her legs up onto the sofa, sat against it, and didn't turn on the TV; she just sat there.

In the stillness, she listened to the sounds of knives hitting the cutting board and the bubbling of water in the pot.

Brin came back from the kitchen, jumped onto the sofa, stomped on her legs a couple of times, and then found a good spot to sit down.

She looked down at it.

Blin's clean skin had a uniform light pink hue, and her earlobes were thin and translucent.

Looking through the window at the light, you can see the fine lines inside.

She gently touched the edge of its ear with her fingertips; the skin was soft, with a delicate texture that only comes after a bath.

Brin turned her head to the side so she could touch it.

The sound of a ladle hitting the edge of a pot came from the kitchen, softly, for a moment, then stopped.

It was already noon outside the window, and the bright sunlight was falling without any obstruction.

The courtyard was brightly lit, with warm white light sweeping in at an angle, casting a clean and bright patch of light on the floor next to the sofa.