Sister, can I be a maid too?

By now, even if Lin Jianxia was incredibly dense, she had come to understand one thing—

He had been outmaneuvered by Jiang Yubai again.

Why do I say "again"?

This is truly a sad story...

"River--!"

Before she could even open her mouth, Jiang Yubai seemed to anticipate what she was about to say and reminded her:

"Hey, we've been out for quite a while now, it's time to go back. What if Lin Tingwan wakes up and can't find us, and thinks we eloped?"

"Private...private my foot!!"

Lin Jianxia's ears turned bright red instantly, and she kicked him in anger.

I don't know if it was out of embarrassment or anger.

However, Jiang Yubai remained unmoved and continued:

"Besides, that phone store is now a million miles away from us. I won't go back with you if you want to get a refund."

Lin Jianxia stared straight at him, pursed her lips, and her voice carried a hint of defiance:

"Then... I'll cancel it myself when I have time!"

Jiang Yubai hissed.

Hey, why are you so stubborn...?

He casually stuffed the two bags of clothes he was carrying into her hands, then turned to the side and gently placed his arm on the girl's shoulder.

Lin Jianxia was clearly not expected him to suddenly approach, and her whole body tensed up instinctively:

"W-What are you going to do...?"

Jiang Yubai didn't respond to that, but pushed her forward with both hands, saying irritably:

"Lin Jianxia, ​​why are you so stubborn? You've already bought it, why do you insist on returning it? It's a token of their appreciation, okay?"

"Your phone has been used for almost a few years now, right? Putting aside the scratches and black lines, the system must be incredibly slow by now, right?"

He paused, then softened his voice, persuading him gently:

"I can make do with everything else, but I can't make do with the SIM card."

"Think about it, what if one day your crush is in a bad mood and wants to chat with you? He finally sends a 'Are you there?' message, but you don't see it in time because your phone is too slow, and he goes to find someone else instead?"

"Look, we've just missed out on a chance to be together."

He spoke with utmost seriousness, but Lin Jianxia found it increasingly absurd, and in her anger, she couldn't help but raise her hand to hit him with her clothes bag:

"Jiang Yubai! What kind of male god am I talking about! What nonsense are you spouting!"

"It's a metaphor, a metaphor,"

Jiang Yubai dodged Lin Jianxia's attack with a tilt of his head, then reached out and pinched the girl's shoulder.

"You can use it for now, and return it to me after graduation if it doesn't work out."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia paused for a few seconds, then hesitantly tilted her head:

"Why...graduation?"

“Because we might not even be able to see each other after graduation,” Jiang Yubai said lazily, “What if you get into a university in Hainan and I go to Heilongjiang? It won’t be convenient for us to keep in touch.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a slight weight on the shoulder he was leaning on—Lin Jianxia's steps seemed to have slowed down.

"What, you're reluctant to part with me?"

Jiang Yubai sighed and said with emotion:

"That's true. Landlords like me who are handsome, academically excellent, and also very caring are indeed rare."

This was originally meant to provoke Lin Jianxia into a verbal exchange, hoping that this would help him accept it more.

After a few seconds, the girl in front of him just kept her head down and walked silently, then suddenly fell silent.

"what happened?"

Jiang Yubai released her hand, turned back to her side, and asked with some surprise,

"Hey, it's just a phone, is it that hard to accept?"

After a few seconds of silence, Lin Jianxia raised her head, pursed her lips, and whispered:

"Linda University... isn't it right here? Why go so far...?"

Linda?

Jiang Yu thought for a moment:

"My parents keep nagging me about wanting me to get into Linyi University..."

"But our scores are about fifty or sixty points apart right now, right?"

To be honest, his current grades are probably only at the level of an average first-tier university student. After all, the better he is in math and physics, the worse he is in Chinese and English.

Lin Jianxia was actually similar to him, except that the subjects were reversed.

As soon as he finished speaking, the girl beside him suddenly stopped.

Jiang Yubai immediately became alert:

"Hey, hey, hey, if you want to go back for a refund, I'm not going with you. We've already walked so far..."

"I'm not going to get a refund," Lin Jianxia pursed her lips. "I'm going home."

Jiang Yubai sensed that something was off about this guy's behavior, and cautiously asked:

"Uh... why go back?"

Under the warm yellow sunlight of a clear autumn sky, Lin Jianxia raised her eyes to look at him.

Those clear eyes reflected an unusually earnest emotion that he couldn't decipher.

She pursed her lips and said:

"review."

After saying that, she deftly stuffed the half-full bag of clothes back into Jiang Yubai's hand, took his wrist, and turned to walk towards home.

Chapter 108: Older sister on the left, younger sister on the right

Jinxiu New Village.

Jiang Yubai, who had just returned from the street and taken out his keys, suddenly paused and asked in surprise:

"Why is this door ajar?"

He turned to look at Lin Jianxia behind him, and asked in confusion:

Did we not lock it properly when we left?

Lin Jianxia, ​​carrying large and small bags, stood behind him and shook her head upon hearing this:

"No, I remember it was locked."

"A thief broke in? Who would steal from this run-down neighborhood?" Jiang Yubai frowned. "Wait, besides the two of us, who else has a key?"

Lin Jianxia said blankly:

"That's it, I think it was given to Wan later..."

He stopped talking abruptly at that point.

Jiang Yubai and Lin Jianxia exchanged a glance, then turned around abruptly, opened the door, and went inside.

Looking up, I saw Lin Tingwan sitting on the sofa, hugging her knees, wearing a light blue plush pajama set.

Hearing the noise, she slowly raised her head and looked over, somewhat bewildered.

"Late night?"

Lin Jianxia sat down next to her younger sister.

"Weren't you catching up on sleep? Why did you come over?"

Lin Tingwan took out her notebook, wrote something down, and handed it to her to see:

"Where did my sister go?"

"Uh...I went to buy some things..."

Lin Jianxia made a face and said honestly.

Jiang Yubai, watching from the side, almost laughed.

After all, Lin Jianxia is usually in a fierce fighting mode, and this docile appearance is only seen in front of her younger sister, Lin Tingwan.

But the next second, Lin Tingwan turned her head and her eyes silently fell on him.

"......"

For some reason, Jiang Yubai suddenly felt a little uneasy and subconsciously began to explain:

"Well...we weren't actually out for very long..."

He could almost picture that scene—

Lin Tingwan woke up from her dream and instinctively wanted to go next door to find him and Lin Jianxia, ​​but after searching everywhere, she couldn't find them. She could only sit silently on the sofa and wait for them to come back.

Normally it would be fine, but this is something that just happened once...

Jiang Yubai coughed lightly and sat down next to Lin Tingwan:

"Oh, by the way, your sister bought you something. See if you like it."

As he spoke, he kept giving Lin Jianxia meaningful glances.

Lin Jianxia immediately understood and quickly took the items out of the shopping bag:

"Here you are, Wanwan, I bought you clothes and a new phone."

Thanks to the allure of the new clothes and phone, Lin Tingwan finally looked away, her eyes now filled with curiosity.