"Can we ask Uncle Zhang to wash them?" Tuantuan proposed what she considered a very reasonable solution.
"We could before, but Uncle Zhang isn't here right now." Deng Yuyuan helped her put on her coat, then folded her wet clothes and stuffed them into the basket. After a moment's thought, she took a small notebook out of the basket and slipped it into her pocket.
She thought, "Hehe, this coat has big pockets, how nice."
"Alright, Mommy needs to go downstairs and have a few words with them so Little Guo'er realizes her mistake. Will Tuantuan wait for Mommy right here?" Deng Yuyuan led Tuantuan to the door and taught her how to lock it from the inside.
"Once Mommy leaves, you lock the door. Only open it when Mommy tells you to, okay?"
Tuantuan gave a heavy nod, her little face entirely serious, as if she had just accepted an incredibly critical mission. She didn't dare move or look around, her eyes fixed intently on the lock, just waiting for her mother to leave.
