Qiao Mei smiled and nodded. Not long after she sat down, Xia Zhe finished cleaning up. Qiao Mei wanted to go in and have a look at the space to see how the furniture could be arranged, but Xia Zhe stopped her again.
"The furniture is all angular. Sit down and let me do it so that you won't accidentally knock into them." Xia Zhe busied himself with work after saying that.
After that, Xia Zhe kept giving all sorts of reasons to stop Qiao Mei from doing anything.
"These things break easily. What if they break and you cut your hand? Go and sit at the side. Don't worry about these things."
"Don't get up. Just sit there. It's still very dusty even though it's already been cleaned once. Wait for me to clean it again. Don't come in yet."
"The soil in this backyard is dirty. Tell me what you want and I'll do it for you."
"Don't move this thing. Tell me what you want to do. This thing is so heavy. What if you can't carry it and hurt yourself?"
"…"
