Sister, can I be a maid too?

"The countryside is so much better," he exclaimed, looking around in amazement.

"The environment is nice?" Lin Jianxia snorted. "Then let you live here."

Jiang Yubai glanced at her: "You're going to live with me?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia's ears turned bright red, and she punched him on the shoulder:

"Jiang Yubai, what are you saying!"

—What do you mean by living together?! I'd never want to live with you!

"I meant for you to cook for me, otherwise what am I supposed to eat in this desolate wilderness?" Jiang Yubai gave him a disdainful look. "What's going on in your impure little head of yours?"

Lin Jianxia's expression froze.

“However…” Jiang Yubai turned to look at Lin Tingwan beside him, “It would be nice if Wanwan lived with me. It wouldn’t be so bad to be able to hug her every day.”

Lin Tingwan blinked and reached out to write something on the spiral notebook.

"it is good."

Jiang Yubai chuckled and then turned his head away with a cheerful expression:

Goodbye, Lin Jianxia, ​​I'm taking your sister with me.

"Hold your head, my foot!"

Lin Jianxia was so angry that she gave him another cat-like punch.

Jiang Yu chuckled and decided to be magnanimous and not bother with the little maid.

He hummed an unknown tune in a good mood, while Lin Tingwan quietly followed beside him.

Lin Jianxia seemed to be thinking about something, her little face puffed up with anger, but she didn't stop walking.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment, with only the soft rustling of the three people's footsteps on the cobblestone path.

Jiang Yubai glanced at the night sky, stopped in his tracks, and said:

"Alright, alright, you two can stop here. I can walk the rest of the way myself."

"Oh..." Lin Jianxia looked into the distance and wrinkled her nose. "Why did you park the car so far away? Couldn't you have driven in to pick you up?"

Jiang Yubai laughed in anger upon hearing this:

"No, what have I done to deserve a bus coming to pick me up?"

"the bus?"

Lin Jianxia was taken aback.

"Wait, where are you going now?"

"A bus stop? Where else could I go?" Jiang Yubai was a little confused.

He looked the guy up and down, and asked curiously:

"Lin Jianxia, ​​are you stupid? If the bus doesn't go to the bus stop, where else can you catch it?"

Lin Jianxia stared at him blankly, her eyes slowly widening:

"You...didn't you call a private car?"

"...Sister, have you forgotten that today is the first day of the Lunar New Year? Ride-hailing drivers also celebrate the New Year."

Jiang Yubai retorted irritably, then added:

"Besides, your place is so remote and far away, even if there were a car, no one would be willing to pick me up. Otherwise, why would I take the bus here? It was so bumpy the whole way."

But this time, the little hedgehog, who usually bickered with him, didn't reply. Instead, it looked at him with a subtle expression.

"....what?"

Jiang Yubai suddenly had a bad feeling.

Lin Jianxia was silent for a few seconds before speaking:

"If I remember correctly, the last bus from here to the city left half an hour ago."

Jiang Yubai's expression froze upon hearing this, then his eyes widened:

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? I checked and the last bus was at 7:30..."

Lin Jianxia snorted, crossed her arms, and complained in a very familiar tone:

"Brother, have you forgotten that today is the first day of the Lunar New Year? Bus drivers also celebrate the New Year."

"That's the usual schedule you're looking at. There's a temporary schedule from the first to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. How could the last bus be at 7:30?"

Jiang Yu stood there blankly for two seconds, then took out her phone, found the official WeChat account, and opened the bus timetable.

He looked closely for a moment and finally spotted a reminder in the corner:

A temporary schedule will be used from the first to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

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

—Damn it! You should at least put something this important in bold, size 1 font in the center of the screen! How the hell is anyone supposed to see it if you put it in a corner?!

He silently raised his head, glanced at Lin Tingwan beside him, and then at Lin Jianxia, ​​who looked at him like he was an idiot.

The winter evening breeze blew and blew, and the atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

In the biting cold wind, Jiang Yubai finally asked the most crucial question:

"No... what do I do now?"

Chapter 171 You still want to sleep in the bed, huh? You wish!

"Hey Dad, can you come pick me up now?"

"What do you mean you two are out there and I have to figure it out myself?"

"I... no, what do you mean my phone's almost out of gas? Hello? Hello?!"

Jiang Yubai put down the phone and looked at the two sisters across from him with a speechless expression.

"What did Uncle say?" Lin Jianxia asked curiously.

“They…are meeting with a rather important friend and can’t get away,” Jiang Yubai said with a somewhat subtle expression. “They told me to figure it out myself.”

"Think of a way? Think of what way?" Lin Jianxia blinked.

How would I know what solutions I could come up with...?

It's so late at night, the last bus has already left, and we can't get a taxi. We can't really make him walk back, can we?

Jiang Yubai was silent for two seconds:

"Um, are there any bridge arches around here that offer some shelter from the wind? I'll make do for the night."

Lin Jianxia laughed angrily: "What? You want to live under a bridge?"

Jiang Yubai took a step back and solemnly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect:

"I have encountered a great calamity today and have ended up here. I hope you will have a kind heart and show me the way to get through this ordeal. I will repay you handsomely in the future."

Lin Jianxia glared at him, but couldn't help but smirk slightly before straightening her face again:

"Hey... come with me, I'll take you to the bridge hole."

Jiang Yubai was taken aback: "Really going to the bridge tunnel?"

"Where else do you want to go?"

Lin Jianxia turned around and looked at him with a hint of curiosity.

Jiang Yubai paused for two seconds after hearing this, then turned to Lin Tingwan, who was standing to the side, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and said sincerely:

"I have encountered great misfortune today and have ended up here. I beg you, young lady, to have mercy and show me the way..."

"Jiang Yubai!!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Jianxia angrily strode up to him, tilted her head back, and glared at him:

"What are you doing! You don't want to go find the bridge hole, do you? If you don't want to, then go ask another girl!"

Jiang Yubai gave him a helpless look.

—Sister, are you really willing to let me sleep under a bridge?

"Let's go!" Lin Jianxia glared at him. "I'll find you a guest room... for you..."

At the end, she paused for a moment for some reason, her eyes somewhat blank, and the last few words were uttered almost instinctively.

Jiang Yubai, however, did not notice her unusual expression and happily agreed:

"Okay~ Thanks for taking me in, Lin Jianxia~"

Lin Jianxia looked at him, hesitant to speak, and finally bit her lower lip for some reason, then turned and walked home.

Lin Tingwan glanced at Jiang Yubai, then at Lin Jianxia beside her, and couldn't help but gently tug at her sleeve.

Turning to look at her younger sister, Lin Jianxia's gaze seemed somewhat unfocused for some reason:

"Wanwan...I...I know...we'll talk about it when we get back..."

It was getting late, and there weren't even any streetlights along the cobblestone road. Only a few houses had a few lights shining through their windows, barely illuminating the outline of the road.

In the end, the three of them had no choice but to each take out their phones, turn on their flashlights, and slowly walk forward.

As he walked, Jiang Yubai couldn't help but chuckle:

"I should have kept two sparklers; I could have used them as lights."

He finished speaking and waited for two seconds, but heard no response.

Turning her head curiously, she found Lin Jianxia with her head down, walking but her thoughts seemingly drifting off somewhere else.

She stared at the shimmering spots of light at her feet, her lips pressed tightly together, looking absent-minded.

"Lin Jianxia?" Jiang Yubai asked tentatively.

He called out twice more, and Lin Jianxia seemed to just come to her senses, giving him a blank look.

"......what?"