The two adults started by giving Qi Manman a bath.
The little girl was completely naked, sitting in the wooden basin, giggling non-stop.
"This girl, she gets especially happy the moment she's bathing."
Mrs. Qi gently wiped Qi Manman's arms with a cloth, her face full of doting smiles.
Yi Meng was undoing the little girl's hair bun, first smoothing it out with her fingers, then using a wooden comb to slowly work through, and finally switching to a fine-toothed comb to finish.
Once the hair was fully detangled, Mrs. Qi hurriedly used a gourd dipper to mix hot and cold water, adjusted the temperature, and began to gently pour it over the little girl's hair.
By this time, Qi Manman was already lying in the wooden basin, her head resting on its edge.
Yi Meng remarked, "As long as a child hasn't been submerged in water, they generally love it."
"Isn't that the truth."
