Ashley Grant took the small mirror, held it up and looked herself over from top to bottom, left to right, then lifted her chin toward Henry Clark and said, “Hmph, now you see how beautiful I am, right? Even without makeup, I’m still a peerless beauty!”

“You’re so skinny you look like a stick, and you don’t even have a chest…”

Ashley Grant no longer felt wary of Henry Clark. After all, even though they’d only just met less than half a day ago, in this apocalyptic environment, it was enough for her to establish a basic trust in Henry Clark. Still, there were some things that shouldn’t be said.

But Henry Clark had just said something he shouldn’t have, so he immediately regretted it after speaking.

“Is that something a brother should say?”

Ashley Grant looked a little annoyed, but she was emotionally intelligent, and with just a simple sentence, she managed to ease the current awkwardness a bit.

When a man and a woman are alone together, especially when you don’t know how long you’ll have to stay together in the future, there are some things you should avoid doing, and some things you should avoid saying.

Henry Clark turned his head to the side and said, “Hurry up and brush your teeth, then let’s get going. Be careful not to catch a cold.”

Ashley Grant brushed her teeth three times, using up half of a small tube of toothpaste.

Then, Ashley Grant once again looked at Henry Clark with a pitiful expression.

“Brother, please, can you give me some shampoo so I can wash my hair? I’m not afraid of cold water, I’m really uncomfortable right now, please, brother.”

For some reason, after washing her face clean and having fresh breath, Ashley Grant’s attempts at acting cute started to work better.

“No, it’s too cold.”

“Brother, please, just let me wash my hair, please.”

“Call me Yuan-ge!”

“Yuan-ge, please, okay?”

Finally, Henry Clark sighed, then said grumpily, “Fine, take the lunchbox and the kettle, go boil all the water, and use hot water to wash your hair. I really can’t do anything with you!”

Next, they boiled two kettles of water with the lunchbox, poured them into the kettle, then filled the lunchbox with water again, boiled it, and brought it to the water pit.

Ashley Grant squatted below the water pit, and Henry Clark was in charge of pouring the hot water from the kettle into the lunchbox, then mixing it with cold water and pouring it over Ashley Grant’s head.

Ashley Grant had never washed her hair in such rough conditions in her life, but being able to wash her hair even in such rough conditions, Ashley Grant only felt happy.

Just like that, for the first time in three months, Ashley Grant washed her hair, using up a whole small bottle of shampoo.

Of course, she wouldn’t take off her clothes to wash her hair, so inevitably, the collar of Ashley Grant’s clothes got wet. Looking at Ashley Grant with her hair dripping wet, wearing thin clothes that were now half-soaked, shivering in the cold wind, Henry Clark couldn’t help but say, “I really shouldn’t have let you wash your hair. Now even my spare clothes are gone. Come on, here, take these clothes.”

The clothes were all outdoor gear: a black softshell jacket, a pair of softshell pants, and a fleece top.

After taking his own clothes out of his bag and putting them in Ashley Grant’s hands, Henry Clark thought for a moment, then took out a brand new pair of socks from the bag.

“These clothes are all brand new, I’ve never worn them. And the socks are merino wool. What’s your shoe size?”

“37.”

“I’m a 43, so they’ll definitely be too big, but just make do. Okay, you change here, change all your clothes, and wash the ones you were wearing. I’ll wait for you outside.”

When Henry Clark went out, he closed the door made of branches. There was a doorstop by the door, but Ashley Grant didn’t use it, which made Henry Clark feel a bit relieved.

Still, out of self-awareness, Henry Clark walked quite a distance away.

After more than ten minutes, Ashley Grant came out.

Henry Clark was 1.82 meters tall, and Ashley Grant was less than 1.7 meters, so wearing Henry Clark’s clothes would definitely be too big.

Ashley Grant rolled up the cuffs and pant legs, but the clothes still looked baggy on her. Still, compared to the dirty school uniform she’d been wearing before, these were not only much warmer, but also looked much better.

“Thank you, brother.”

“Go wash your old clothes yourself. Once they’re dry, wear them underneath. I have soap.”

That line was truly impressive.

Little stars appeared in Ashley Grant’s eyes again.

“Okay, Doraemon.”

“Hm?”

“I feel like you can produce anything now. You’re so amazing and awesome.”

“Then you must be Nobita, can’t do anything.”

Finally, there was someone to talk to. Both of them were very happy.

Joking and laughing, they walked to the creek, still at that same water pit. Watching Ashley Grant wash her clothes for just a bit, Henry Clark frowned and said, “You don’t know how to wash clothes?”

Ashley Grant’s now-clean face actually blushed—not from the cold.

Henry Clark sighed and said, “Makes sense, you never had to wash your own clothes. Forget it, I’ll teach you.”

Ashley Grant wasn’t stupid, she just hadn’t washed clothes herself before. After Henry Clark demonstrated once, she understood.

Actually, Henry Clark didn’t mind helping Ashley Grant wash her clothes, but there were some personal items a girl had to wash herself, so it still had to be Ashley Grant’s job.