Sister, can I be a maid too?

Lin Jianxia's ears felt hot for some reason, and she hummed softly:

"He's just a regular classmate... He's the landlord, so he's been taking care of us a little..."

The old man didn't say anything, but patted his granddaughter's hand, his voice softening.

"Whether it's the landlord or a classmate, with him looking out for each other, Grandma feels much more at ease."

She looked out the window:

"Alright, alright, you guys go ahead. The car is still waiting outside, right?"

Lin Jianxia nodded:

"Yes, it's a private car. It'll be more comfortable for Wanwan... Grandma, shall we go now?"

The old man smiled, patted his two granddaughters' heads, and waved his hand:

"Let's go, let's go, be careful on the road."

After giving a few more instructions, Lin Jianxia and her sister bid farewell to their grandmother.

The two of them carried their luggage out the door, where the familiar black minivan was already waiting quietly.

The driver helped them put their luggage away, then turned around in the driver's seat with a smile on her face.

"Hey, I knew it was you two. You're going to Jinxiu New Village, right?"

"Yes, thank you for your help, Auntie."

Lin Jianxia nodded somewhat shyly.

Although it was already the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, it was really hard to call a private car in such a remote place. It took me a long time to finally get one.

It now seems that the auntie probably saw the address and made a special detour to pick them up.

"Hey, it's okay, just sit tight."

As the car slowly started moving, Lin Jianxia looked out the window at her old family home, which was gradually shrinking, and a wave of tender reluctance suddenly washed over her.

No, I must bring my grandma over after I graduate.

As I was pondering this, someone suddenly tugged at the hem of my clothes.

She snapped out of her daze and turned to see her younger sister had already handed her the spiral notebook.

"Are you leaving on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year?"

Looking at this line of text, Lin Jianxia blinked, coughed lightly, and her gaze suddenly became somewhat unfocused:

"Yeah, yeah... it's only one day in advance anyway..."

—It's definitely not because I saw some idiot complaining every day about not having food that I wanted to go over and surprise him.

Well, absolutely not.

Chapter 176 Why does Jianjian's Xia seem... kind of cute?

Jinxiu New Village.

Inside the house, Jiang Yubai carefully swept the floor and then mopped it back and forth.

When he finally picked up the rag, he felt a lot of back pain.

Holy crap... Is doing housework really that tiring?

He glanced at the half-cleaned room, then looked down at the rag in his hand, and a thought involuntarily popped into his mind:

Uh... how about we stay here?

What do I care about cabinets, sofas, and TVs? As long as they work, it doesn't really matter whether I clean them or not...

Just as I was trying to convince myself, a crisp doorbell rang in my ear.

'Ding-a-ling~ Ding-a-ling~'

Jiang Yubai snapped out of his daze, looked towards the door, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

—No, who would come to our door on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year?

—Landlord Li?

Just then, the doorbell rang twice more, sounding quite persistent.

He frowned, didn't say anything, but took off his mask and walked towards the door.

Upon arriving at the door, Jiang Yubai did not rush to open it, but instead peeked through the peephole.

After all, boys need to be extra careful to protect themselves when they're at home.

What if the person outside the door is a stubborn but soft-hearted childhood friend, a cold and beautiful school beauty with an aura of dominance, a rich heiress who suddenly shows up, a gentle and sweet girl next door, an obedient and cute maid, or a little devil who keeps calling out "Zaku~ Zaku~"?

But when he squinted and looked out through the peephole, the scene before him made him pause in surprise.

There were no strange or unusual developments.

There wasn't even a single person in sight.

What does it mean?

Were they handing out flyers? Were they salespeople? Did they just leave when no one was around?

Jiang Yubai didn't pay too much attention and turned around to continue cleaning.

But after taking only two steps, the doorbell rang again behind him.

?

Jiang Yubai turned her head suspiciously and leaned closer to the cat's eyes.

—It was still empty, not a soul in sight.

A chill ran down his spine, and a thought instantly popped into his mind:

Holy crap, is it haunted in broad daylight?

The next second, Jiang Yubai threw away this nonsensical idea.

He clicked his tongue lightly, then simply grabbed the doorknob and yanked the door open.

—The area outside the door was completely empty, just as the peephole indicated.

Jiang Yubai slowly lowered his head and saw two snowballs wrapped in thick down jackets squatting at his door.

Her long hair was loosely draped over her shoulders, and a scarf was wrapped around her nose. Two identical fair-skinned faces looked up at her, with delicate features, as if they had stepped out of a painting. They were extremely beautiful.

Jiang Yubai blinked, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind:

Family members, be sure to open the door if someone knocks! It turns out you can really find a pair of adorable young girls right at your doorstep!

"Wait, what are you two doing here?" he asked in surprise. "Isn't today... only the fourth day of the lunar month?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two little snowballs at the door remained motionless, still staring at him in the same pose.

"...No, you have to do this as soon as we meet?" Jiang Yubai squinted at him. "You two are dressed exactly the same, it's not just for this, is it?"

Both pairs of eyes blinked at the same time, looking at him with bright eyes.

"Hey, Lin Jianxia, ​​how old are you? Playing spot the difference is a bit childish."

no response.

"Let's go last night, not with your childish older sister."

Still no response.

"Oh, right, Teacher Zhang just called again. He said there's something going on with the scholarship. Lin Jianxia, ​​do you want to listen?"

"Wanwan, do you want some grilled chicken wings downstairs? The auntie has started her stall, how about I take you to buy a couple?"

After patiently coaxing them for a while, seeing that the two still had no reaction, Jiang Yubai finally understood completely—

These two sisters probably planned this all along in the car, just waiting to pull this stunt on him.

He looked her over carefully again. The same small face, the same down jacket, even the length of her loose hair was almost the same.

The only difference... is the scarf around my neck.

One embroidered a puppy crookedly, while the other embroidered a little hedgehog.

Since Lin Jianxia didn't knit one for her, the one she was wearing should be the one she bought for her.

It's embroidered with little hedgehogs.

But it's impossible that these two people couldn't have thought of such an obvious oversight. They probably swapped the earrings, or it was just a deliberate, misleading hint.

In short, it has basically no reference value.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yubai simply squatted down as well, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two small faces.

Having grown accustomed to high ponytails, the long, loose hair made her eyes appear even clearer and brighter.

With that slightly tilted-up face looking over, it was absolutely adorable.

As I said before, there's no need to say anything about Wanwan, and as for Jianjian, Xia didn't speak or breathe, just squatted there quietly, and she was indeed a pure and well-behaved beautiful girl.

Breathing?

Jiang Yu blinked, then suddenly his eyes lit up; he had an idea.

He looked at the girl on his left, slowly reached out, and gently patted her head.

Then, doing the same thing again, he raised his hand and ruffled the hair of the person on his right.

Seeing that neither of them had changed their expressions, Jiang Yubai was not in a hurry. He slid his hand that was rubbing his hair down a few inches, stretched out his index finger, and poked the fair face on the left.

Then he poked the little face on the right.

This time, the one on the left finally moved, unable to resist turning his head to glance in this direction.

Jiang Yubai raised an eyebrow, a thought flashing through his mind. He reached out his claws to the left, cupping the small face on the left with both hands and gently rubbing her cheek with his fingertips.

It has a smooth and soft texture, and also carries a touch of winter coolness.

He was halfway through massaging when the other person finally lost their temper, slapped his hand away with bright red ears, and glared at him fiercely:

"Jiang! Yu! Bai!—!!!"