Bai Li
brought nothing and was immediately accused of being the only person who
had come empty-handed.
"What should I bring?" Bai Li asked.
Lili answered, "Your tools."
"Why?"
"Because you always have them."
Yan Cijin nodded. "That's true."
Bai Li looked at the toolbox. "I think the toolbox has become more
famous than me."
Yan Cijin smiled. "The toolbox doesn't cause trouble."
Bai Li looked offended. "I don't cause trouble."
Mother Yan quietly said, "You climbed a mall yesterday."
"That was for fruit."
"You fought a tree."
"That was also for fruit."
"You rode a motorcycle through a city full of zombies."
"That was transportation."
Yan Cijin laughed.
Bai Li looked at her. "You were there."
"I know."
"And you still came back."
Yan Cijin's smile softened. "Yes."
There was a brief quiet moment.
Then Lili put the boat between them. "Make it race."
Bai Li laughed. "Not tonight."
"Why?"
"Because I just fixed the sink."
"So?"
"I need rest."
