Shen Yunfang spent a full two months on her confinement after giving birth, and as June of '77 arrived, she was finally "released from prison," heading straight to the bathhouse for a thorough scrub that left her skin raw and red before she stopped.
When she came out of the bathhouse, she saw Li Hongjun waiting for her outside.
As soon as Li Hongjun saw his wife emerge, he stood up and promptly draped a scarf over her head, then wrapped it around her snugly.
"What are you doing? I'm out of confinement already, and besides, it's so hot in the summer, wearing this is too warm, you know." Shen Yunfang struggled in vain under his large hands.
"Behave yourself, don't you know you've just finished your confinement?" Li Hongjun was unmoved, his wife's health was more important than anything else. Besides, his wife had just taken a bath; she was like a fresh lotus flower emerging from the water, her whole body tenderly pink. How could he be at peace without covering her up?
