Speaking of which, it was very embarrassing. When the scrubbing aunt first asked Yan Jin if she wanted a milk bath, Yan Jin’s mind went to the gutter. As a straight as an arrow straight woman, Yan Jin immediately refused.

It wasn’t until she saw another scrubbing aunt applying milk to a customer who ordered a milk bath that Yan Jin realized she was overthinking.

This couldn’t be blamed on her.

Yan Jin silently moved her gaze away. After all, she was an uncultured dog who had never experienced a bathhouse. She deserved to be forgiven.

Suddenly, the sound of a child wailing and crying loudly came from the bathhouse.

“Wah! Mother, it hurts!”

Sigh, that’s why she didn’t like children. Encountering children making a fuss in public was really annoying.

Where was back scrubbing not painful? Since you’re coming for a back scrub, you should be mentally prepared.

Fortunately, she wasn’t this child’s mother and didn’t need to deal with the child. Otherwise, she would be so angry she’d vomit blood.

“Mother, Guobaorou hurts so much!”

Wait… Yan Jin suddenly opened her eyes.

Wasn’t that Guobaorou’s voice?

This was actually the child she brought!

Before Yan Jin could react, a slippery little girl crying breathlessly squeezed into her arms.

Guobaorou pouted, sobbing, “Mother, I don’t want to come to the fragrant water house anymore. It hurts so much.”

Because they had tried many times at home to get Guobaorou to call them “big brother” and “big sister” without success, and if their attitude was a bit stern, Guobaorou would even shed silent tears, looking so pitiful that the two of them couldn’t bear it, in the end they could only turn a blind eye to this form of address.

Anyway, they were only taking her for a day and would send Guobaorou back to the yamen tomorrow.

“…Who was the one who said they wanted to get their back scrubbed just now?”

Guobaorou counted on her fingers, “I thought back scrubbing would feel very good. I didn’t expect it to hurt so much.”

“Dear customer, I’m really sorry.” The scrubbing aunt who scrubbed Guobaorou’s back explained, “Actually, I did use a light touch, but this little girl’s skin is too delicate. Lightly touching would leave red marks.”

Yan Jin examined Guobaorou and found that this lass’s skin was indeed too delicate. Lightly using any force would leave red marks, so she shook her head, “This matter isn’t your fault. I didn’t consider it thoroughly.”

Because Yan Jin had never taken care of children before, she thought as long as she watched Guobaorou and didn’t let her act up, it would be fine. She didn’t consider that children’s skin is delicate and even if the scrubbing aunt used a light touch, Guobaorou would still feel pain.

If this matter was investigated in detail, Yan Jin felt that she was more responsible, so Yan Jin also didn’t seek an explanation from the scrubbing aunt.

The scrubbing aunt was very surprised to see Yan Jin let the matter go so lightly.

She had just seen that this little girl’s skin was as tender as tofu and knew she must be spoiled by a good family. She was apprehensively thinking about how to apologize, but unexpectedly, that customer who looked unapproachable actually didn’t pursue her responsibility.

It was probably also because Guobaorou wasn’t her child. After checking and finding that Guobaorou’s red marks were purely because her skin was too delicate, and not a single hair was lost, Yan Jin very calmly said to her, “You wait for me a bit first. I’ll go out together with you after I’m done here.”

“I also want to bathe.” Guobaorou counted on her fingers.

Yan Jin: “I’ll call that aunt to rinse you off casually.”

“That aunt is too strong.” Guobaorou said in a small voice, “I want Mother to help me bathe.”

Yan Jin: “…Do I look like the type of person who would bathe a child?”

Guobaorou chattered, “Although Mother has never bathed me before, I believe Mother is so smart, she will definitely quickly know how to bathe me.”

“You shouldn’t have such great trust in me.” Yan Jin really couldn’t understand why this little girl trusted her so much, “My hands will definitely be much heavier than that aunt’s.”

Yan Jin was kindly warning her, but Guobaorou turned a deaf ear, lying on Yan Jin’s lap, looking at her with starry eyes, “I didn’t wash thoroughly just now. I don’t want to be a dirty child.”

Who knows how good-looking Guobaorou’s parents must be to give birth to such a chubby yet still exquisitely cute little girl.

When she lay on Yan Jin’s lap, her two little fan-like eyelashes fluttered, making her big eyes look even more limpid.

Yan Jin had always thought her face-con only applied to mature young handsome men, but unexpectedly it also applied to good-looking children.

If Guobaorou used methods of crying, making a scene, or threatening to get her way, Yan Jin definitely wouldn’t pay her any mind. But Guobaorou didn’t make a big fuss, instead acting cute with her in a childish voice.

So Yan Jin was a bit hesitant, “You really plan to let me help you bathe? Are you sure? I’ve never helped a child bathe before.”