Sister, can I be a maid too?

He squinted and said, "Dad, if I say yes, is your next sentence going to be about taking Mom out for a free meal?"

"Hey, clever."

Jiang Yubai's lips twitched involuntarily:

"Hey Mom and Dad, you two, this is such a long build-up... Isn't it like the 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' scroll?"

Although the reason sounds reasonable, Jiang Yubai is not stupid.

This is the suburbs, not some remote mountain forest where we're so hungry we can only eat wild fruits.

Why would their own parents be so hungry that they have to ask him to come over for a free meal?

This is clearly a ward round!

Just as Jiang Yubai and his father Jiang Pinglan were staring at each other, Qin Huiyi, who had been listening quietly, finally spoke up.

“Son…look, your parents have traveled a long and tiring journey, and we’ve seen how well Xia’s cooking is.”

Her tone softened, carrying just the right amount of weariness.

"We don't necessarily want to bother you, we were just thinking... could we try her cooking?"

He paused, glanced at Jiang Yu's pale face, and added:

"Besides, you've been sharing an apartment with that girl for so long, as parents... we should at least formally meet her and say thank you, right? Otherwise, it's so impolite."

This statement is reasonable and the tone is gentle.

But Jiang Yubai raised an eyebrow and said irritably:

"Mom, so you're the mastermind behind this? Don't try to use those 'Tai Chi' tricks you use in the mall on me."

"First of all, we're not roommates, we're just neighbors. They come over to help me cook, and I'm paying them, okay?"

"Besides, do you think I don't know what you two are up to? You're probably going to get a barrage of questions as soon as you get in."

He took a sip of water and said lazily:

"Anyway, it won't work. All they promised was to cook for me. Their salary is clearly only this much. What kind of nonsense is it for you two to go and freeload off them?"

"If you two are really hungry, I'll make you two bowls of noodles right now, maybe with two sausages at most, but nothing else."

Seeing his resolute attitude, Qin Huiyi couldn't help but glance at Jiang Pinglan, signaling him to think of a solution.

Jiang Pinglan shrugged, indicating that he was also helpless.

Jiang Yubai watched the two of them exchanging glances and sneered inwardly.

Just kidding, do you think he doesn't know what these two are up to?

Even if Jiang Yubai were to die today, even if he died outside, even if he jumped from the first floor, he would never let his parents go with him.

"Well... how about I give the young lady a red envelope as payment for her meal?"

Qin Huiyi thought for a moment and then spoke.

Jiang Yubai was silent for two seconds:

How much is the package?

".....one thousand?"

"Both the older sister and the younger sister want them!"

"make a deal."

Qin Huiyi readily agreed.

"Oh dear~~ Why didn't you say so sooner? If you had, I would have asked Lin Jianxia to buy you some groceries~"

Jiang Yubai immediately beamed with joy.

"What dishes would you two like to eat? I'll have her prepare them now, and we can all go over together. I'll make sure everything is taken care of."

It smells so good!

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Pushing open the door to the room, Jiang Yubai looked around a few times.

My room is still the same as before.

The desk was by the window, the chair was casually leaning to one side, and the sheets on the bed were a bit messy, as they had been hastily pulled back when I left last time.

On the bookshelf in the corner, several stacks of extracurricular books that hadn't been taken away still stood quietly.

Actually, it wasn't that she didn't have time to take them with her, but after a round of selection, some books just weren't suitable for Lin Tingwan to read...

Jiang Yubai glanced around but didn't pay much attention. He checked the sheets to make sure they weren't dusty, then plopped down on them and casually pulled his phone out of his pocket.

I opened QQ and immediately found the friend whose nickname was "Little Hedgehog".

Without a second thought, he launched into a classic opening line.

【江碧鸟逾白】: Are you there?

There was no reply from the other end immediately.

Just as Jiang Yubai was getting impatient and wanted to make a call, a message finally popped up at the bottom of the screen.

[Little Hedgehog]: Yeah, what's up?

This reply was so classic that Jiang Yubai subconsciously typed out the next sentence.

【江碧鸟逾白】: What are you doing?

However, Lin Jianxia on the other side didn't seem to notice anything unusual and simply replied honestly.

[Little Hedgehog]: Watching TV with you on your sofa every night.

[Little Hedgehog]: You're not going to forbid me from watching, are you?

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: What's wrong with looking at this... By the way, I have something to tell you.

[Little Hedgehog]: What?

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: My parents said they want to come over for a meal this afternoon. Do you think we should prepare in advance?

After sending the message, the little hedgehog on the other end suddenly went silent.

【江碧鸟逾白】: Hello?

[Little Hedgehog]: [Voice]

Jiang Yubai blinked, instinctively reaching out to tap the screen, but her finger froze the instant it touched it.

He thought for a moment, then turned the phone volume down a few notches before opening the voice message.

As expected, Lin Jianxia's exasperated voice came through the receiver:

"Jiang! Yu! Bai! You should have said this sooner!!!!!"

hiss.....

Jiang Yu rubbed his ears and continued typing a reply.

【Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai】: It's not too late now, it's only a little before four o'clock.

[Little Hedgehog]: You think you're in time?!

[Little Hedgehog]: Did Uncle and Auntie say what we want to eat?!

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: Uh... they told you to just burn whatever you want, don't make it too complicated.

Lin Jianxia on the other end clearly ignored these words and continued to press:

[Little Hedgehog]: Do Uncle and Auntie have any dishes they like to eat?

What's your favorite food?

Jiang Yu thought for a moment and then replied without reservation.

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: You've met my mom before. She's from Sichuan and Chongqing. See if you can cook some Sichuan dishes.

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: My dad is from Lincheng. He doesn't have any particular favorite dishes. If I had to pick one, scallion tofu might be one.

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: Actually, you can just do it the way you usually do. These two just came back from taking Ying back, and everything tastes delicious to them.

[Little Hedgehog]: Pshaw, of course we need to prepare properly! Do you think you're the one who can eat anything and expect it to taste good?

Jiang Yubai found it amusing but didn't argue with her. He simply asked again:

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: By the way, since my parents are coming, will your Wanwan be having dinner with us?

There was a silence of about half a minute before a reply was sent.

[Little Hedgehog]: I asked Wanwan, and she said it's okay.

[Little Hedgehog]: I'm not going to argue with you anymore, I'm going to buy groceries.

Jiang Yubai was about to put down his phone when he suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly called back.

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: Oh right, I suddenly remembered that my dad does have a favorite dish.

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: You made him a tea egg like the one you made for me before, I guarantee he'll like it.

[Little Hedgehog]: Tea eggs? Isn't that breakfast?

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: It's okay, you can do it. He'll definitely like it. Remember to use the same tea leaves as before.

[Little Hedgehog]: ....Oh.

Jiang Yubai couldn't help but laugh out loud after turning off his phone.

Old Jiang, you can't just let me eat this fancy stuff; you have to try it too!

Chapter 120 These tea eggs... they're really tea-flavored!

Without any hesitation, Jiang Yubai sat down in the back seat, leaned back comfortably, and casually sent a message to Lin Jianxia.

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: We've boarded the bus, and we'll arrive in about half an hour.

There was no reply from the other side; they're probably still busy in the kitchen.

Qin Huiyi, in the passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt and turned around.