Sister, can I be a maid too?

Lin Tingwan also grabbed Jiang Yubai's wrist and shook it to show her dissatisfaction.

"Okay, okay..."

Jiang Yubai smiled and waved his hand, then thought for a moment and said:

"To ease our nervousness about meeting Miss Xia, how about I tell you a joke about the college entrance exam?"

Lin Jianxia blinked, her focus first falling on the strange form of address, a slight smile playing on her lips, before she finally spoke, albeit a beat late:

"Oh, oh, then tell me."

That's right.

Jiang Yubai cleared his throat, striking a pose like a storyteller:

“A long time ago, our Lincheng No. 3 Middle School had a special-grade teacher whose ability to set high-level questions was known to everyone in the surrounding provinces.”

"A few months before the college entrance examination, this outstanding teacher suddenly disappeared. Neither his family nor his colleagues could find any information about him."

"But strangely enough, no one at home reported her missing, and no one at school seemed surprised. Instead, they were on high alert and began preparing for the worst."

Jiang Yubai spoke with great enthusiasm, and not only did Lin Jianxia listen attentively, but even Lin Tingwan, who was standing to the side, cast a curious glance at him.

He recounted the story in detail:

"The senior high school teachers studied this teacher's question-setting style day and night, even digging out what punctuation marks he liked to use and where he often hid traps."

"Finally, the teaching and research group managed to finish a test paper just before the college entrance examination and distributed it to the senior students. They repeatedly urged them to take it seriously."

"Originally, everyone was very confident, thinking they could definitely improve their score by eleven or twelve points this time, until a certain piece of news came..."

At this point, Jiang Yubai deliberately paused, keeping everyone in suspense.

Lin Tingwan blinked, while Lin Jianxia, ​​who was already itching to hear more, couldn't help but tug at his sleeve and urge him on:

"And then what? And then what? Tell me quickly."

Jiang Yubai very cooperatively finished the last sentence:

"The news is that this outstanding teacher was arrested several months ago for playing mahjong, which was considered gambling, and he has only just been released."

Lin Jianxia was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, tugging at Jiang Yubai's clothes until she couldn't straighten up:

"W-what?! What kind of joke is this about the college entrance exam?!"

"Jokes, jokes, just tell me if they're funny or not," Jiang Yubai said calmly. "Are you still nervous?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia quickly composed herself and snorted.

"It's just so-so."

This time, it was Jiang Yubai who found it amusing, until Lin Jianxia felt uncomfortable under his gaze, her ears turning slightly red as she glared back.

"What are you looking at?!"

"fine."

Jiang Yubai withdrew his gaze with satisfaction.

To be honest, he did feel quite accomplished in raising and educating that little hedgehog who was either cold and aloof or always hissing at people into the way he is now.

Jiang Yubai then looked at another beautiful girl beside him, and Lin Tingwan, as if she knew he would look over, had already tilted her head up to wait for him.

Their eyes met, and Jiang Yubai couldn't help but soften his voice a little:

"Wanwan, did you understand that joke just now?"

Lin Tingwan seemed to subconsciously want to take the notebook, but after glancing at her hand that was holding his wrist, she looked up and shook her head.

"Didn't understand?" Jiang Yubai thought for a moment. "Never mind if you didn't understand... By the way, will Wanwan be nervous?"

Lin Tingwan nodded her head gently.

"Wanwan gets nervous too..." Jiang Yubai teased, "So, Wanwan, do you think... we could get into the same university?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Tingwan suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Jiang Yubai subconsciously stopped, and Lin Jianxia on the other side also peeked her little head over:

"What's wrong, Wanwan?"

Lin Tingwan released Jiang Yubai's hand, took out the spiral notebook from her pocket, turned to a new page, and wrote a few words stroke by stroke.

Then, with a serious expression, she held the notebook up in front of her so that both of them could see it clearly—

"We'll be together."

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Ps:

A fellow reader sent this to me early yesterday morning. Every time I see a story like this that exists in reality, it inspires the author more than anything else.

Novels are meant to make up for regrets, or to pave a possible path for the landscapes we believe in but have never reached.

If these stories have ever brought even a little comfort or courage to anyone, then that is the greatest honor for the author.

Therefore, this chapter is dedicated to Jiang Yubai and his twin sisters, and also to this reader.

(P.S.: This paragraph is free; the rest will be explained in the author's notes.)

Chapter 247 Hmph, you're smart to know what's good for you. (The college entrance exam is over!)

June 7th.

early morning.

Before the alarm clock rang, Jiang Yubai slowly opened his eyes.

After a brief moment of confusion, he let out a long sigh of relief, quickly dressed and washed up, and only after everything was ready did he open the bedroom door.

The familiar aroma wafted to my nose; the two sisters had clearly prepared breakfast.

Jiang Yubai walked out of the bedroom, turning his head with a cheerful expression:

"Let's eat today—"

He stopped abruptly, staring at the dining table, somewhat dazed.

"Uh, Mom and Dad? What are you two doing here?"

At the dining table, the two sisters sat quietly as usual.

Unlike usual, his father, Jiang Pinglan, and mother, Qin Huiyi, were also sitting at the table, each with a steaming breakfast in front of them, but they hadn't touched their chopsticks yet.

"We're taking the three of you to the college entrance exam," Jiang Pinglan said with a smile. "On such an important day, we, as your parents, can't just not come, can we?"

Qin Huiyi chuckled.

"You're treated like an emperor, aren't you? You wake up and someone has already prepared breakfast for you, and you have to wait until you sit down at the table before you can eat."

Jiang Yubai felt a little embarrassed after being told that by his mother.

"Uh...it's only a few minutes late..."

"A few minutes?"

Qin Huiyi said with a smile:

"I called Xia a long time ago, thinking of bringing some breakfast, but Xia hesitated for a long time and said, 'If you like this, just make it yourself,' oh dear..."

"Auntie, I like to eat it too!"

Lin Jianxia spoke, her ears turning slightly red.

Jiang Yu blinked, but didn't respond. She simply sat down obediently in her seat.

Lin Jianxia, ​​who usually bickers with him, looks unusually well-behaved at this moment, biting her lower lip and glancing at him.

Lin Tingwan, however, was holding up her little notebook as always:

Good morning, Jiang Yubai.

Good morning, Wanwan! Good morning, Jianxia!

Jiang Yubai greeted him.

Lin Jianxia glanced quickly at Qin Huiyi beside her, her ears turning slightly red, and replied:

"Good morning..."

Lin Tingwan put away the notebook with satisfaction and began to eat her breakfast.

This breakfast was once again Jiang Yubai's favorite: spicy cheese chicken pancakes.

However, because it was the college entrance examination, just in case, I used much less seasoning.

Even so, thanks to someone's superb culinary skills, it was still incredibly delicious.

You can tell by how fast Qin Huiyi and Jiang Pinglan eat.

"Mom and Dad, eat slowly," Jiang Yubai couldn't help but say, "No one's going to take it from you."

Qin Huiyi ignored him completely, simply wiping her mouth with a tissue, and suddenly sighed:

"Sigh... I wonder if Xia will find my cooking too bad when she comes to our house."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia quickly spoke up:

"No, no, Auntie, I'm sure... I'm sure I'll finish it!"

"Okay, it's a deal~" Qin Huiyi smiled and then turned to Lin Tingwan, "Wanwan has to eat too~"

Lin Tingwan blinked, then took out her notebook and wrote earnestly:

"I will finish it."

Qin Huiyi smiled even more happily.

Jiang Yubai ate breakfast while inwardly complaining:

You two silly roe deer, you're already being asked to go visit them after just a couple of sentences, and you're still laughing about it...