Sharing a Pavilion With You
Chapter 70: You Should be a Wet Nurse

Chapter 70: You Should be a Wet Nurse

Meili walked over to Sofya, who pealed with laughter to see Meili holding the little towel over her flower.

"Meili! That’s a washcloth. It’s not a modesty towel."

Meili kept it plastered right where it was.

"Be that as it may, I need it for courage."

"People will stare at you because you’re holding the towel there. They’ll think there’s something wrong with your sugar puff."

"How do I know there isn’t?" Meili muttered to herself as they entered the shower room.

After the girls had showered and scrubbed, they walked into a steam-filled room with a huge communal bath, and a vast number of naked women and girls.

Meili had had to give up on her ’modesty towel’ because she’d used it as a washcloth in the shower.

She had to admit she did feel a bit more relaxed when she saw the great variety of ages and body types of the women and children crowded into the bath.

She and Sofya stood for a minute while Sofya looked for a space on the bath ledge where they would have some room to themselves.

"Wook at that wady mamma," lisped a little girl, pointing at Meili, "she got very big boobies".

Meili blushed bright red as the woman pushed her daughter’s hand down saying, "it’s rude to point Ying".

Looking over at where her daughter pointed, her eyes widened. "They are big though aren’t they? Look at that Yan," she nudged her friend. "How old are you girl?" she called to Meili.

More and more people were looking their way and Meili was wishing that a huge crevasse would open up in the floor of the bathhouse right about now. She would certainly dive into it headfirst.

"S... sixteen," she stuttered with embarrassment.

"Oh! Only sixteen. They’ll grow even more then," said the woman confidently. "Good for babies girl. You should be a wet nurse. You could even work at the palace with those."

Meili nodded miserably. "Sofya," she whispered, "you said there were all shapes and sizes, and no one would notice me".

"You’re new that’s all. Once they’re used to you, you won’t be commented on at all. Look at that old lady over there. Hers reach down to her belly button."

Meili looked at the woman in horror. Is that what she would look like at that age? She must use her chest binding again if that was the case. Maybe it could prevent drooping?

The girls squeezed into a spot between a group of grannies and a group of teens, Meili shrinking back, trying to press herself in against the wall so she wouldn’t be noticed.

"What beautiful young ladies," said one of the grannies.

"Oh yes! So lovely! Like two fresh blossoms."

"Thank you, po po," said Sofya gaily. "That’s very kind of you to say!"

"Not kind, true," said another, "so beautiful. And not married yet? How can that be?"

"My friend must go through the concubine selections at the palace first and mine will be a political marriage."

The old ladies all clucked at that. "You’ll be picked for sure," they said to Meili. "What a pity, a flower like that locked up in the harem," they all shook their heads sorrowfully.

"You be careful in there little lady," one said to Meili, "it’s a very dangerous place for a beautiful girl".

Meili smiled broadly, taking in their rheumy eyes. It was clear they couldn’t discern her face very well at all.

"Thank you lao po po," she said politely. "I’ll certainly take care if I’m selected, but I don’t think that’s likely," she giggled conspiratorially with Sofya.

"She’ll be selected alright," one whispered into her friend’s ear. "First cab off the rank, mark my words."

Sofya overheard the comment, and she drew Meili over closer to the teenage girls on their right, not wanting to distress her further.

The company on their right wasn’t good for Meili’s self-esteem, as she was now surrounded by a flock of young girls who were all built like Sofya, their chests perfectly in proportion to their slim, elegant bodies, just like the profiles of women in all of the elegant artworks she admired. She sank glumly deeper into the hot water.

"Hello xiao jiejie," said one of the young girls beside them.

"Xiao meimei," Sofya nodded at her, smiling warmly.

"How did you get such large jade rabbits, jiejie?" said the girl to Meili, looking enviously at her.

Sofya rolled her eyes. This was really not working out as she had hoped...

"You must tell us your secret. I want mine to grow a bit bigger. Do you do exercises? What do you eat for your chest enhancement?"

Meili nodded with resignation, her suspicions about her figure more than confirmed now.

"I don’t do anything meimei, they just grew this way unfortunately. I tried to stop them with binding, but it didn’t work. Don’t try and get bigger, you’re perfect just as you are."

The girl looked down with dissatisfaction at her very petite chest. "Not perfect! A bit bigger would be ideal."

"See Meili," said Sofya, "everyone is dissatisfied with their size. Those who are small want to be larger, those who are large want to be smaller. It’s the way of life; we always want what we can’t have."

"Are you dissatisfied, Sofya?" asked Meili curiously, looking at the girl’s pretty perfect handfuls.

Sofya looked up at the roof, humming.

"We must talk about your birthday!" she said brightly, the sudden change in subject not at all lost on Meili. "It’s nearly upon us. I’m going to arrange a birthday celebration for you."

"Really?" Meili clapped with excitement. "This will be my very first birthday with friends, not just my brothers, to help me celebrate."

Sofya clasped Meili’s hands and shook them enthusiastically.

"I think we should prepare a surprise for the guests. Let me teach you a grasslands dance?"

Sofya had a slight ulterior motive, planning to dance before First Brother, but she knew Meili would love the idea, so it seemed a harmless side benefit.

Meili clapped with delight, splashing in the hot water.

"Yes please!" She stopped when she remembered something, touching her hair uncertainly. "You might have to clear it with my mother first. If you ask her, and you say it’s a cultural exchange, or a sign of respect for your people," she might agree.

"Don’t worry about it, I’m an expert at convincing parents, leave it with me," Sofya said with confidence.

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