Domesticity And Business

This follows on from In Which Orientation Finishes Without Anyone Dying. It runs to 3,139 words.

I woke next morning to the sound of another discussion in the He household in the building next door.  Madam He was again dissatisfied that He Ban wasn’t out of bed already.  I knew neither of them and both could have been completely justified but I would have preferred that Madam He hadn’t made her points in such a penetrating voice.  I visited the bathroom, dressed and went downstairs.  Mercifully Madam He’s voice wasn’t penetrating enough to be heard from the kitchen.  Master Que wasn’t in evidence, so I dished up the offering for the family shrine and made tea for everyone.

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This is now followed by In Which We Do Not Observe Quiet Domesticity.