Sister, can I be a maid too?

Five out of ten times, my sister would get annoyed by him and rush inside, but the next day she would follow him back as if nothing had happened.

Pah! Why don't you just dump this scumbag?

We've made you two members of our restaurant by eating here!

However, the young woman only muttered a few words to herself before quickly putting on a professional smile and stepping aside to lead the way:

"Please come in, a private room has been arranged for you."

The familiar private room, with the air conditioning already set to the most comfortable temperature.

Jiang Yubai sat down next to Lin Jianxia very naturally, watching her order food on her iPad and pointing at it as she did so.

"No, just some meat. Why order so many vegetables? You two aren't going to eat any, so I'll have to finish them off in the end."

"Yes, yes, another serving of hanging tenderloin, and you can add a little more potatoes."

"No drinks, I'll go buy milk tea later."

Lin Jianxia finally lost her temper and turned to glare at him:

"Jiang Yubai! Who gave you the right to sit next to me?!"

"Why are you being so fierce?" Jiang Yubai rolled her eyes at her, annoyed. "I'm not buying you milk tea."

After saying that, he turned to look at Lin Tingwan, who was sitting quietly on the other side:

"Wanwan~ What do you want to drink? I'll only buy it for you, not for your sister, okay?"

Lin Tingwan blinked, thought for a moment, then wrote something down and handed it over:

"Bo Ya broke his string."

"No, try another one."

Jiang Yubai immediately rejected it.

"Magnolia of Ten Thousand Miles"

"No, let's try another one."

"White mist and red dust."

Jiang Yubai stared at the line of text in silence for a few seconds, then narrowed his eyes and muttered:

"Wanwan...do you not know why I won't let you drink it? It's so late at night and you don't want to sleep, right? You can only drink fruit tea."

Since Lin Jianxia bought them milk tea last time, causing them to be unable to sleep at night, Jiang Yubai has finally learned his lesson.

...Speaking of Lin Tingwan, could it be that Lin Tingwan deliberately chose a subject that causes insomnia, and then sneaked into her room while her older sister was fast asleep?

It's not like I haven't done it before...

Jiang Yubai looked over with some suspicion, only to see Lin Tingwan holding up a small notebook about "Mango Pomelo Sago" and looking at him innocently.

...How could that be? I must be overthinking it.

He immediately felt relieved.

"Okay, wait here for me for a moment, I'm going to buy milk tea."

After giving a casual remark, Jiang Yubai got up and left the private room.

Although Lin Jianxia's eyes were still fixed on the iPad screen, her mind had already drifted to the side, waiting for Jiang Yubai to come over and ask her as usual, "What would Miss Lin like to drink?"

But this idiot... why did he just leave after asking his sister?!

I told you not to say it, but you went and gave Wanwan a personal demonstration!

What's wrong with me saying something?

I'm not buying milk tea... Fine, I'm not buying it, what's the big deal?

Lin Jianxia felt a surge of grievance rising in her heart. She pursed her lips, tapped the screen repeatedly with her fingertips, and finally silently ordered herself a glass of watermelon juice.

Okay, I'll order it myself then... alright?

As if sensing her older sister's emotions, Lin Tingwan glanced at Lin Jianxia, ​​wrote a sentence in her notebook, and gently pushed it over.

"What's wrong with my sister?"

Lin Jianxia, ​​who had been harboring grievances, finally couldn't hold back anymore after her sister's question, and said with a bitter expression:

"Wanwan... Jiang Yubai bullied me..."

Lin Tingwan thought for a moment, then reached out and wrote something else.

"Then I'll take half from my sister."

Lin Jianxia looked at the neat little characters and felt a pang of tenderness in her heart, as if something had gently poked it.

She pursed her lips and turned her face away in a huff.

"Fine, if I don't want to buy it, I won't. I'll just drink watermelon juice."

"Hey... Wanwan, what else do you want to eat? I'll go make the sauce after you order."

In just over ten minutes, Jiang Yubai returned to the private room with milk tea and roasted chicken wings.

After handing Lin Tingwan the mango pomelo sago and the chicken wings in the paper bag, he sat down humming a tune. He immediately noticed the prepared dipping sauce in front of him and raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Wow, you even prepared the seasoning for me? How thoughtful of you today."

He turned his head and looked at Lin Jianxia beside him.

The girl just lay on the table, staring longingly at the bubbling red soup in the pot, showing no reaction to his words.

"What's wrong? Are you angry?"

Jiang Yubai nudged her arm, but Lin Jianxia turned her face away, clearly not wanting to talk to him.

"Lin Jianxia?"

"Xia, whom I'll meet?"

"Miss Lin?"

It's still the traditional three-piece set, and it's still completely useless.

Lin Jianxia turned her head to look at the wall of the private room, counting the cats in her mind, deciding to forgive him after counting to twenty.

But as they were counting, the noise around them suddenly stopped.

Ten cats, eleven cats...

Lin Jianxia suddenly couldn't continue counting.

Wasn't that going too far? Is he... getting annoyed...?

Or...should we forgive him now?

Just as I was lost in thought, I suddenly felt a cool touch on my earlobe.

She shuddered, turned her head sharply, and froze.

"Hey, here's your watermelon bubble tea." Jiang Yubai pointed to the milk tea on the table, his tone casual, "Medium, less ice, less sugar."

Lin Jianxia blinked, not quite understanding at first.

"You... just went and bought this for me again?"

She asked cautiously, as if she couldn't quite believe it.

"...Do you think I'm the Flash?" Jiang Yubai looked at her speechlessly. "If we're going to buy them, we should buy them together. Otherwise, we'd have to go in two separate trips—"

Before he could finish speaking, there was a light knock on the door of the private room, followed by the door being pushed open.

"Hello, here is your watermelon juice. Your food will be here shortly. Please wait a moment."

The waitress placed a glass of bright red watermelon juice in front of Lin Jianxia, ​​picked up the tray, and then left.

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

Lin Jianxia: "......."

Lin Tingwan, who was standing to the side, lowered her head and took a sip of mango pomelo sago, then raised her eyes and blinked quietly at the two of them.

Jiang Yubai glanced at the watermelon he had bought, then at the glass of watermelon juice in front of Lin Jianxia, ​​and his lips twitched:

"What do you mean...?"

"You're not going to tell me that they gave these away for free as a thank you gift to new and old customers, are you?"

Lin Jianxia even started to stutter a little:

"I...I...I thought you weren't going to buy it for me..."

"So you ordered one for yourself, right?"

Jiang Yubai remained silent.

"Sister, I was just joking, did you really believe me?"

This time, Lin Jianxia unusually refrained from arguing. She simply pursed her lips, took the watermelon drink, and softly said "Oh."

Jiang Yubai coughed lightly and put on a serious face:

"Fine, we've already ordered... Don't waste any food, you have to finish this drink too."

"......oh."

"Oh, what do you mean 'oh'? It was just a joke... It's perfect for me to drink." Jiang Yubai said, both amused and exasperated. "Speaking of which, Lin Jianxia, ​​why do I feel like you're acting so strange?"

Lin Jianxia ignored him, biting her straw, and started staring blankly at the bubbling pot again.

Jiang Yubai scrutinized the situation for a long time but couldn't figure it out, leaving him somewhat puzzled.

—Wait a minute, why isn't this little hedgehog's fur standing on end?

He thought for a moment, then turned his head to look at Lin Tingwan beside him and asked in a low voice:

What did your sister do?

Lin Tingwan blinked and handed over the small notebook:

"My sister said you bullied her."

What do you mean? How can this be called bullying? Isn't this just friendly interaction every day?