Reborn a day later, I emptied my enemy's possessions beforehand.

Zhou Haiqing stood at the door and saw the white washing machine humming and spinning. Inside the round glass door, clothes were tumbling and churning in the drum, while water gushed and washed over them.

She crouched down to take a closer look. The roller was spinning very fast, and clothes were being thrown high up and then falling back down, tumbling repeatedly. Water droplets formed a thin layer of white mist on the glass door.

Inside, there was a pink nightgown and her older brother's gray cloth jacket, tangled together, sometimes peeking out and sometimes being rolled back in.

"It's really spinning!" she shouted, turning towards the kitchen. "Big brother! The washing machine is really washing clothes! It spins by itself!"

"Otherwise what?" Zhou Haibing's voice came from the kitchen. "You think I was just kidding?"

Zhou Haiqing lay in front of the washing machine for a long time, until the clothes in the drum tumbled a couple more times before she stood up.

She went to the toilet and heard a splash when she flushed. The water swirled and cleaned the inside of the toilet bowl. She looked down and thought it was both convenient and clean, with no smell at all.

She came out of the bathroom and went to the other bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face.

The bathroom outside was the one she usually used; on the counter were her toothbrush, enamel mug, and a bar of soap.

As she brushed her teeth, she looked at her face, still bearing the marks of her pillow, in the mirror, her mind filled with thoughts of the spinning washing machine.

She rinsed her mouth, washed her face, dried it with a towel, and casually combed her hair before heading to the kitchen.

When Zhou Hai finished washing up and returned to the kitchen, breakfast was already laid out on the dining table.

Three plates, each containing two golden pancakes and a soft-boiled egg.

Each person next to them had a cup of hot milk, steaming gently.

The pancakes are stacked on a plate, with a poached egg on top, the yolk glistening slightly under the light.

Li Su'e sat on one side of the table, the redness on her face had mostly faded, but there was still a faint pink tinge on the tips of her ears.

Zhou Haibing sat on the other side, already holding chopsticks and waiting for them.

Zhou Haiqing pulled out a chair and sat down, taking a deep breath. The aroma of the pancakes and the oily scent of the poached eggs mingled together and filled his nostrils.

She picked up her chopsticks, took a bite of the fried egg, and started with it.

The runny egg yolk oozed out and stuck to the pancake, so she quickly took another bite.

The pancake was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, fragrant and chewy in the mouth. Paired with the smooth egg yolk and crispy crust, she made a "mmm" sound and chewed until her cheeks were bulging.

"Eat slowly." Li Su'e picked up her milk and took a sip, a smile still lingering on her lips.

Zhou Haiqing swallowed a big mouthful, then picked up the remaining half of the pancake and stuffed it into his mouth, saying indistinctly, "Big brother and sister-in-law, the breakfast you made is so delicious."

"It was mainly your older brother who made it; I just heated up some milk," Li Su'e said.

Zhou Haiqing turned to look at Zhou Haibing, then suddenly remembered something, excitedly put down his chopsticks, and raised his voice:

"Brother, I saw the washing machine doing laundry when I was using the toilet! The drum was spinning really fast, and the clothes were turning over and over inside, it looked like magic."

It really does wash its own clothes; it's washing them while I'm in the bathroom, and it's still washing them while I'm washing my face—it keeps spinning.

"It will make a sound when it's done washing, then you can just take the clothes out." Zhou Haibing took a bite of his pancake.

"So, will we put all our clothes in it to wash from now on?" Zhou Haiqing's eyes lit up.

"No more squatting by the basin scrubbing with your hands?"

"Yes, we'll leave it to it from now on." Zhou Haibing nodded.

Zhou Haiqing was so excited that his legs swung back and forth under the table. He grabbed the milk and gulped down two mouthfuls, leaving a ring of milk foam around his lips when he put the cup down.

"Brother, this washing machine is amazing! I think it's even more amazing than the refrigerator."

"Refrigerators are great, but in the past, we could leave things outside to freeze in winter. However, washing clothes used to be a struggle, summer or winter, requiring us to hand-wash them. Now, it's much better; my hands don't have to suffer anymore."

As the three ate and talked, the pancakes and fried eggs on the table were quickly devoured, and the milk was also finished.

Zhou Haiqing stuffed the last bite of the pancake into his mouth, patted the crumbs off his hands, and stood up to clear the dishes.

Li Su'e also stood up to help, and the two of them carried the plates and bowls to the sink and turned on the tap to start washing.

Zhou Haibing sat in the chair without moving, watching the two of them busy at the sink, the water gushing and the bowls and chopsticks clattering.

After washing the dishes, Zhou Haibing got up and went to the bathroom to check the washing machine.

The washing machine drum has stopped spinning, and the indicator light on the panel is flashing intermittently, emitting a soft beeping sound.

He opened the hatch, and a humid air carrying a faint scent of laundry detergent rushed out.

He bent down and took out the clothes one by one, putting them into a plastic laundry basket next to him.

Li Su'e and Zhou Haiqing followed and stood at the door looking at the clothes in his hand.

Zhou Haiqing reached out and touched the pink pajamas she had worn yesterday, and said in surprise:

"It's so clean, much cleaner than when I hand-washed it, and it smells so good, it has a floral scent."

Li Su'e also picked up one of her own clothes to look at. The collar and cuffs were clean and tidy, without the white wrinkles that she usually left when she hand-washed them.

She brought the clothes to her nose and smelled them, then nodded.

"It really smells good. Before, when I used soap, my clothes just smelled like soap. But this one has a floral scent after washing. It smells so nice."

"Alright, take it out and hang it up to dry." Zhou Haibing picked up the laundry basket and walked towards the door.

Li Su'e and Zhou Haiqing followed behind. The three of them left the restroom and walked along the corridor to the stairwell.

The stairwell is at the end of the corridor, behind a small door.

Zhou Haibing pushed open the door. It was a bit dark inside. He reached out and pulled the light cord, and the small light bulb above his head lit up, casting a yellowish light down.

The stairwell was small, with a wooden box and a few miscellaneous items on the floor.

The vertical iron ladder was fixed to the wall, leading from the ground to the opening above.

The crossbars of the iron ladder had some rust, but it was very stable to step on.

Zhou Haibing turned on the light in the stairwell and looked up at the vertical iron ladder.

He said to Li Su'e and Zhou Haiqing:

"I'll go up first. Once I'm up there, I'll lower a rope down. You hang the laundry baskets on the hooks on the rope, and I'll pull them up."

"Okay." Li Su'e nodded.

Zhou Haibing put the clothes basket on the ground, grabbed the handrail of the iron ladder with both hands, stepped onto the first horizontal bar, and climbed up steadily step by step.

He climbed from the basement to the master bedroom on the ground floor, pushed open the roof, and climbed out.