Sister, can I be a maid too?

Even though he wasn't usually socially anxious, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine at that moment.

Jiang Yubai snapped out of his daze and his first reaction was to turn his head to look at Lin Tingwan beside him.

If he's already like this, then what about Wanwan...?

As expected, the girl beside him became noticeably nervous, not only standing even closer to him, but also breathing more rapidly.

Jiang Yubai's heart sank, but he couldn't make any obvious moves while standing on the stage.

In a flash, he secretly reached out his finger and, under the cover of the host in front of him, gently scratched her palm.

Lin Tingwan trembled slightly and subconsciously looked up at him.

After Jiang Yubai blinked at her, her tense shoulders suddenly relaxed, and her breathing gradually calmed down.

—It's alright, as long as it's useful.

Seeing that Lin Tingwan had finally relaxed, Jiang Yubai breathed a sigh of relief and then had time to take a look at the two pairs of 'colleagues' standing to the side.

I don't know Wang Mingxuan and Li Siyu, who won the third prize, so I'll skip them.

Although I had never met Zhao Feng and Zhou Xiaowen, who won the second prize, they were quite well-known to me.

After all, they had been sulking for the entire semester after failing their final exams, only to both fail the most important exam, which was really hard to bear.

Jiang Yubai tilted his head curiously to look, then suddenly raised an eyebrow—

Why are these two people next to me standing so close together?

Not only are you two standing close together, but why are you exchanging glances?

...Could it be that they've started talking about it?

Damn, no wonder I didn't do well on the exam...

Before he could even utter another word of reflection, the principal had already walked over with the scholarship money envelope, followed by two teachers who were pulling an oversized plastic board.

"Senior Three Progress Scholarship: 4000.00 yuan".

At first glance, the two zeros at the end of the number could easily be mistaken for 400,000 if you didn't look closely.

.....

Lin Jianxia sat below the stage, watching with delight as the two people on stage accepted the red envelopes. Her gaze lingered for a while, especially on the plastic board with the amount printed on it.

Four thousand! Four thousand! That's only two thousand in my hands!

Eighty pounds of pork ribs~~~~~

She felt increasingly pleased with herself, and when she came to her senses, Jiang Yubai on stage had already begun giving his acceptance speech.

The boy stood in front of the microphone, his voice steady and his enunciation clear:

"I was quite surprised to receive this award. To be honest, at the beginning of last semester, I never thought I would be standing here."

"We are able to get to this point thanks to the atmosphere of mutual encouragement and progress in the class, and even more so to the teacher's patient explanations and encouragement."

"But what I want to say most is... thank you to my deskmate."

“Sometimes I feel like I’m pretty stupid, and I can’t understand a problem no matter how many times I try. She explains it to me patiently over and over again. Sometimes I feel like I’m about to break down, and she’s there to say, ‘Just try again.’”

Lin Jianxia blinked and suddenly felt her ears getting hot.

What the heck...

When this guy gets serious... he actually looks quite respectable.

Although she was thinking to herself, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved into a smile.

"Without her, I might have given up long ago, so..."

"Thank you, Lin Tingwan."

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

She gritted her teeth and suddenly felt a subtle unease.

That's right, his deskmate has always been his own younger sister.

Okay, no problem.

As long as you know that this idiot is talking about himself, that's enough!

.....

I'm still a little annoyed!

She was quietly puffing out her cheeks when she heard the host's amused voice again:

"Jiang Yubai is absolutely right. Progress means progress for both of us, which is also the original intention of our Lincheng No. 3 Middle School in establishing the Progress Scholarship."

"We'd also like to take this opportunity to create a memento for the two first-prize winners—"

"This group photo will not only be given to the two students, but will also be posted in the lobby of the senior high school building to inspire more students to strive for excellence."

"Come on, you two, please stand closer."

A wave of applause erupted from the audience.

Lin Jianxia stood there stunned, as if she had finally understood what the host meant, and slowly widened her eyes.

no......

Nobody told her... that there's a photo opportunity for the two of you when you receive an award!

Chapter 200: Is Xia not happy about meeting me? Let's try adding another course of treatment.

"Lin Jianxia?"

"Xia, whom I'll meet?"

Lin Jianxia was called several times before she finally came to her senses.

Somewhat bewildered, she turned her head to look, only to see Lin Tingwan already standing beside her, handing her the thick paper bag.

Looking at her younger sister's slightly puzzled expression, she realized she had probably been stunned for quite a while.

She snapped out of her daze and subconsciously took the paper bag, feeling its heavy weight even through the paper.

"Two thousand yuan, two thousand yuan," Jiang Yubai said curiously as she leaned closer. "Aren't you happy? Why do you look so down?"

Lin Jianxia turned her face away:

"I'm so happy..."

The bonus that I had been longing for day and night, when it finally arrived, brought a surge of excitement, but it was quickly suppressed by some inexplicable emotion.

Seemingly aware that her emotions were not quite right, Lin Jianxia smiled:

"It's two thousand yuan! How about we skip cooking dinner and go out for something nice? It's on me!"

Jiang Yubai nodded and casually waved the paper bag in his hand:

“Okay, but I also received two thousand, let’s split it in half.”

Lin Jianxia was about to retort when she suddenly seemed to remember something. She glanced at the paper bag in Jiang Yubai's hand, then at her own, and turned her head away.

"Then, let's each pay half..."

—Wait, this little hedgehog isn't being stubborn anymore?

Jiang Yubai looked her over suspiciously, but finding nothing amiss, he continued to ask:

"So... what should we eat?"

"Hot pot, I want to eat hot pot."

"I'm telling you two sisters, one of you eats chicken wings every day, and the other eats hot pot every day. Don't you get tired of it?"

"Leave me alone!"

"Okay, okay, let's go... I'll add extra cilantro to the dipping sauce this time."

"Why are you telling me this? If you want to eat it, just make it yourself."

"No, you should make it taste better."

The two walked forward while talking.

Lin Tingwan didn't take a step, but instead clutched her chest, looked at her older sister, and suddenly frowned.

"Late night?"

Lin Jianxia turned around and asked curiously,

"What's wrong?"

Lin Tingwan lowered her arm, gently shook her head, and followed beside the two.

......

......

Inside a private room at a hot pot restaurant.

Lin Tingwan nibbled on the chicken wings, while Jiang Yubai put the ingredients that had been served into the pot one by one.

After putting down the last plate of beef rolls, Jiang Yubai set down his chopsticks and casually called out:

"Lin Jianxia".

"........"

Receiving no response, Jiang Yubai turned his head away, somewhat puzzled.

But Lin Jianxia was seen resting her chin on her hand, staring at the bubbling hot pot of butter in front of her, seemingly lost in thought.

"Lin Jianxia?"

He called out again, and Lin Jianxia seemed to snap out of her daze, looking at him blankly.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Yubai subconsciously reached out and touched the guy's forehead. "Do you have a fever?"

He felt that Lin Jianxia had been spacing out a lot today.

The next second, Lin Jianxia slapped his hand away and said irritably: