Sister, can I be a maid too?

But then she remembered what Jiang Yubai had just said, and she was caught in a dilemma, her little face scrunched up like a bitter gourd.

Seeing her conflicted expression, Qin Huiyi couldn't help but laugh out loud and waved her hand, saying:

"Alright, alright, it's not much. We're leaving now. Next time you come to my house, I'll cook you one of my specialties."

Lin Jianxia had no choice but to nod obediently and bid them farewell softly:

Goodbye, uncles and aunties, take care on your journey.

Jiang Yubai accompanied his parents as they walked out, lazily muttering to himself:

"Mom, if you've never eaten someone else's cooking, then you can say that."

"You've already eaten there twice, and you're still boasting that your cooking is delicious—aren't you being a little presumptuous?"

Qin Huiyi turned around and gave him a reproachful look, then reached out and lightly patted his arm:

"You talk too much!"

As Jiang Yubai was dropped off at his doorstep, he waved to his parents.

"Take care, I won't see you off. Come again next time~ Dad, next time I'll have Lin Jianxia make you tea eggs again~"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Pinglan almost stumbled. She turned around and pointed at him vaguely, but in the end, she just shook her head, snorted, and turned to go down the stairs.

After getting into the car and fastening her seatbelt, Qin Huiyi glanced up suddenly and said with certainty:

"Old Jiang, I told you it was definitely the older sister, don't you believe me?"

Jiang Pinglan chuckled twice:

"Not necessarily. I saw you talking to Xia all the time."

“Our son spent most of his time during the meal focusing on the girl next to him named Lin Tingwan. He kept glancing at her every now and then. I think he was very worried.”

"younger sister?"

"Alright, you're such a worrywart. You've been nagging me every day even before I'm back," Jiang Pinglan said with a smile. "Didn't you hear? They're doing just fine. We'll talk about the rest after the college entrance exam."

Qin Huiyi snapped out of her daze and glared at him:

"Isn't that worrying? Oh, what are you babbling about? Do you want to go eat tea eggs again?"

Jiang Pinglan's expression froze, and he silently started the car.

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upstairs.

Watching the SUV slowly drive out of the residential area, Jiang Yubai returned to his room.

Under the porch light, the two sisters were still standing in the same spot, each holding a red envelope in their hand, but their expressions were completely different.

Lin Tingwan stared blankly at the red envelope, lost in thought.

Lin Jianxia looked distressed, and when she saw him come in, she quickly came up to him:

"Jiang Yubai, how... how come there are so many?"

She originally thought the red envelope would be at most a hundred or two hundred yuan, but when she touched its thickness, the sky fell down.

Jiang Yubai originally intended to casually advise her to accept it, but when he saw her nervous expression and furrowed brows, he couldn't suppress his mischievous impulse.

He suddenly let out a long sigh.

This reaction surprised Lin Jianxia:

"Why are you sighing?"

“It’s like this,” Jiang Yubai straightened his expression, his tone becoming exceptionally serious, “There’s something I’ve never dared to tell you.”

Lin Jianxia blinked, looking even more confused:

"W-What is it?"

"As you can probably tell, my parents don't care much about my grades; they only worry about one thing—my love life."

He paused, then lowered his voice:

"You should understand that for wealthy families like ours, the most important thing is the continuation of the family line."

"Ever since I turned 18, they've been urging me to find a partner, both openly and secretly. I was so pressured that I had no choice but to make up a lie."

Seeing Lin Jianxia's increasingly dazed expression, Jiang Yubai suppressed a laugh and spoke in a serious tone:

"So in my mom's mind, this red envelope wasn't actually for ordinary classmates."

He paused deliberately, then slowly uttered the last few words.

"It's for—my fiancée."

Chapter 122 Jiang Yubai and his sister fight on the sofa

"It's for—my fiancée."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia visibly froze on the spot.

The girl's beautiful eyes widened as if she had been stunned by the sudden news. Her pink lips were slightly parted, but she remained silent for a long time.

That bewildered and helpless look was absolutely adorable, making Jiang Yubai's mischievous sense of amusement bubble up.

He maintained a serious expression, as if to say, "That's just how things are, and I'm in a difficult position too," and silently waited for her reaction.

Unbeknownst to Jiang Yubai, Lin Tingwan, who was standing quietly to the side, raised her clear eyes to look at Jiang Yubai, and then at her still bewildered sister.

Finally, her gaze gently fell on the red envelope in her hand.

The girl unconsciously pinched the thick edge with her fingertips, her lips slightly pursed, lost in thought.

The silence lasted for several seconds before Lin Jianxia seemed to finally react and stammered:

"The red envelope is for your fiancée?"

No way, you've thought about it for so long, and you just believe it like that?

Are you a pig, Lin Jianxia?

Jiang Yubai almost burst out laughing inside, but he tried hard to control his expression and nodded.

Lin Jianxia's lips trembled slightly, then she suddenly turned to look at the red envelope in Lin Tingwan's hand and asked softly:

"Then, were you talking to Auntie about me or Wanwan?"

Jiang Yubai was stunned.

He had expected the little hedgehog to instantly bristle, either getting so angry that it demanded an immediate explanation, or becoming furious and complaining about how it could make such a joke.

But this.......

He asked cautiously, "Aren't you angry?"

"Of course I'm angry!"

Lin Jianxia's voice suddenly rose, and her ears turned slightly red.

"How could you say such nonsense! You didn't even discuss it with us first!"

"But... but you've already said it, and your aunt and uncle have already come, what else can we do... it's fake anyway..."

At this point, her voice lowered again, her eyes filled with conflict:

"So are you talking about me... or Wanwan? If it's Wanwan, was it inappropriate of me to talk to her like that just now..."

As she spoke, her whole little face scrunched up in a pained expression.

Jiang Yubai: "......."

He was just making a joke, but to his surprise, the girl not only believed it, but before she could even get angry, she started thinking about how to smooth things over for him.

—I deserve to die.

Just as he was feeling a little regretful, he saw Lin Jianxia purse her lips and suddenly hand the red envelope in her hand back to him.

"...Why did you hand it back?" Jiang Yubai was taken aback.

“Didn’t you say this was for Aunt Qin’s fiancée?” Lin Jianxia pouted, her voice muffled. “How could Wanwan and I accept this kind of money?”

"You can explain it to your aunt later and return the money..."

Jiang Yubai: "......."

Ruined.

This time it's not at the level of "I deserve to die," this time it's at the level of "I should slap myself twice every time I think about it."

He didn't accept the red envelope, but sincerely said:

"I was wrong."

"Pah, what's the use of apologizing now?" Lin Jianxia wrinkled her little nose. "In the future, for things like this... at least discuss it with us first, okay!"

Jiang Yubai hesitated for a moment, then said:

"No, I mean... I shouldn't have joked."

The air fell silent for a moment.

Lin Jianxia stared at him blankly, as if she hadn't understood.

Jiang Yubai forced a smile and continued to explain, "What I meant was... what I said about 'fiancée' was just a joke."

Lin Jianxia looked at it for a while, then suddenly narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice:

"What about the red envelope?"

"The red envelopes were given to you two by your mom as a simple thank you gift; there was no other meaning behind them."

Jiang Yubai spoke honestly.

"Then what you mean by rich kids..."

"Sister, that's a powerful family. What does it have to do with an ordinary person like me?"

"...So you're saying your aunt and uncle are urging you to find a partner?"

"Uh... how could that be? They're only in high school. Even if they're in a hurry, there's no need to be this anxious."