Sister, can I be a maid too?

—Damn, I really had to be so talkative... If there's no mark, there's no mark, why did I have to remind her...?

He was complaining when he saw Lin Tingwan blink and pull out a tissue to wipe his face.

".......Thanks."

I should say thank you.

Before I could say anything more, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded at the door.

Within two seconds, a familiar figure appeared at the door, his small face filled with vigilance.

Lin Jianxia quickly scanned the room, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that her younger sister was safe and sound.

"Hey, you didn't bully Wanwan, did you?"

She whimpered to herself for a while, hugging her pillow, and when she looked up and saw that her younger sister was gone, she was so frightened that she ran over immediately.

"Why would I bully her?" Jiang Yubai coughed somewhat guiltily and stretched out his arm. "Look, your sister avenged you."

Lin Jianxia looked down and immediately laughed – there were two neat circles of teeth marks on both arms, which were quite symmetrical.

"Wanwan is so great~" She hugged her younger sister with a grin and rubbed her face against her cheek. "Good bite!"

Jiang Yubai was annoyed by her smug look:

"Lin Jianxia, ​​didn't you run away? Why are you back?"

"What, you're not welcoming me?"

Lin Jianxia snorted.

"I was thinking of making a spicy cheese chicken patty to comfort someone who got bitten. But since they don't like me that much, never mind."

She grabbed her sister's arm and tried to leave:

"Wanwan, let's go back and not give him any."

?

Spicy cheese chicken pancake?

“I was wrong,” Jiang Yubai said sincerely. “Lord Lin Jianxia, ​​you are very generous. Please give me a bite.”

Lin Jianxia's eyes lit up: "Say it again?"

"Lin Jian Master Xia."

"Say it again~"

"Lin Jian Master Xia."

"Say it again!"

"..." Jiang Yubai narrowed his eyes, "Lin Jianxia, ​​know when to quit while you're ahead."

"Tch, boring."

Lin Jianxia wrinkled her little nose.

"Actually, I made one for you a long time ago, but I just didn't take it out."

"It's keeping warm in the kitchen. Go get it yourself, you idiot."

Chapter 142: We just fed them, why are they hungry again?

Monday morning.

"Remember to watch the house last night. If there are any problems, just send a message on your phone."

After giving Lin Tingwan a few more instructions as she saw them off, Jiang Yubai led Lin Jianxia downstairs.

The weather was gloomy today, with a light drizzle.

As December approached, raindrops mixed with a cold wind blew over, and the chill seeped straight into my collar.

Jiang Yubai zipped up his school uniform a little and just opened his umbrella when Lin Jianxia naturally hid under it and grabbed his wrist.

Jiang Yubai glanced at her and couldn't help but complain:

"Hey Lin Jianxia, ​​you're old enough to learn how to hold an umbrella on your own. Why are you still hiding under an adult's umbrella?"

Lin Jianxia immediately glared back:

"I'm too lazy to force myself! Is that not allowed?!"

"Okay, okay..."

Jiang Yubai chuckled and stepped into the rain with the little hedgehog.

It had clearly been raining for a while, and shallow puddles had formed on the sidewalk.

“Hey, Jiang Yubai,” Lin Jianxia suddenly turned her head and said indignantly, “By the way, why are you also called ‘Wanwan’?”

"You've asked this question so many times," Jiang Yubai said, carefully walking around a puddle. "You can call out, but I can't?"

The bricks on the sidewalk are old and in disrepair; in several places, water splashes out when you step on them, just like anti-personnel mines.

He didn't want his freshly washed school trousers to get covered in mud again.

Lin Jianxia opened her mouth, as if to say something, but then swallowed it back. In the end, she just pursed her lips and softly said "Oh".

Mainly.....

The main problem is that she's been calling her "Wanwan" for so many years, and suddenly someone else is using the same name to call her "sister."

Something feels... off.

Jiang Yubai couldn't guess her ulterior motives, but he found it strange that the little hedgehog was unusually quiet and didn't talk back.

He didn't think much of it, and simply said:

"By the way, Dr. Su came for a follow-up appointment yesterday. You should know about Wanwan's condition now, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia's eyes immediately lit up, and she nodded happily:

"Yes, Dr. Su said Wanwan is recovering exceptionally well, much faster than she expected~"

"Dr. Su is such a kind person... Even though we told her we could bring Wanwan to see him, she insisted on coming over and only charged for the transportation fee."

At this point, she hummed a little shyly:

"It's just... I always feel like there's nothing I can do to thank them for..."

As Jiang Yubai listened, he couldn't help but tease her:

"Lin Jianxia, ​​Wanwan has recovered so well, and I definitely deserve a large part of the credit, right? Why haven't I seen you thank me?"

Lin Jianxia was silent for two seconds, then narrowed her eyes:

How do you want me to thank you?

"Of course—"

Jiang Yubai was eager to speak.

But when faced with Shang Linjianxia's 'dare to say that and I'll kill you' look, he immediately lost interest.

"....never mind."

Lin Jianxia snorted.

Color embryo.

Don't think she doesn't know—this person is definitely eyeing the maid outfit under her bed again.

Wearing maid outfits and bowing respectfully to call him master...

Absolutely not! It's impossible!

Jiang Yubai thought for a moment and then continued the previous topic:

"Also, what do you mean by not thanking Dr. Su? Didn't I give her a can of tea?"

"You only gave me such a small jar of tea; it'll be gone after a few brews," Lin Jianxia wrinkled her nose. "If I'd known you were going to give me some, I would have given all my tea leaves to Dr. Su too..."

Jiang Yubai finally laughed upon hearing this:

"Lin Jianxia, ​​you really don't know the cost of living until you're in charge of the household... Guess how much that tea costs per pound?"

".....How much?"

Lin Jianxia had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

Jiang Yubai leaned close and whispered a number in her ear.

"........"

Lin Jianxia stopped in her tracks, stunned, her expression blank.

Jiang Yubai found it amusing:

"So what do you think? Dr. Su is a kind person who doesn't want any reward, but we can't just let her come for nothing, can we? It's a token of our appreciation."

"Or did you really think I was giving away tea that costs tens of dollars a kilogram, and only in such a small can?"

Hearing this, Lin Jianxia finally came to her senses.

But her thoughts jumped to something else:

"Wait... what about that big bag of tea Uncle Jiang gave me before...?"

She quickly calculated the price Jiang Yubai had mentioned in her mind, but before she could exclaim in surprise, her thoughts suddenly shifted:

"Then, what about the tea eggs I made with those tea leaves before..."

Jiang Yubai shrugged, his tone tinged with schadenfreude:

"If we calculate it by the price of tea eggs sold by street vendors... the few tea eggs you cooked for my dad should be considered exorbitantly priced."

"Jiang Yubai! Why didn't you remind me?!"

Lin Jianxia was so angry that she wanted to punch him, but suddenly her brows furrowed.

If she remembered correctly, the person who said the tea eggs were delicious and very solicitously urged her to make some for Uncle Jiang...

This is the nasty guy right in front of me!