Sister, can I become a maid too?

Chapter 90 I had a brilliant title in mind, but I can't use it now.

Seeing Jiang Yubai looking down the corridor, Lin Jianxia blinked and asked, "Do you know him?"

Jiang Yubai hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm not sure, I'll go check it out first."

He strode out, and Lin Jianxia quickly followed behind.

As soon as Jiang Yubai turned out of the corridor, he saw two women wearing light gray overalls and sun hats standing outside the door.

Both of them were carrying worn-out tool bags, and there were two cardboard boxes of different sizes on the ground beside them.

Jiang Yubai inwardly exclaimed "Whoa!", stepped forward to look them over, and tentatively asked, "Hello, hello, I'm the landlord here. You two are here..."

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"Landlord, right? That's great!" the older woman said with a smile. "We're from the district's old residential area renovation project, specifically responsible for the rural appliance subsidy program and energy-saving initiatives."

"Your household has been selected! They'll be getting a new air conditioner installed for free! We should have informed you about that."

Home appliances to the countryside are energy-saving and benefit the people, right...? That's a pretty legitimate reason.

"Oh, I remember now," Jiang Yubai said, feigning surprise. "You're here so early. I thought I'd have to wait a few days."

"Yes, that's right, the higher-ups are pressing us hard."

Jiang Yubai nodded, turned to look at Lin Jianxia, ​​and explained, "It's true, not a scam. I contacted my mom and the others before, so you can put it on without worry."

Lin Jianxia glanced at Jiang Yubai, then at the aunt across from her, and hesitated before saying, "Um..."

"...Is it just for our family?"

The two women exchanged a glance, seemingly taken aback. The older one then hesitantly spoke up: "Yes, yes, there are. The quotas are allocated uniformly across the entire district. Other households have to wait in line for the next batch."

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Jiang Yubai chimed in, "Go ahead and pretend! Don't you want something free? Besides, the utilities are included in the rent, so just use it without worry."

Lin Jianxia looked at Jiang Yubai suspiciously for a long time before letting out a soft "oh".

"Okay~"

Jiang Yubai turned to the aunties and said with a smile, "Then please wait a moment, aunties, while I bring the person out first."

"It's alright, a few more minutes won't make a difference," the auntie said readily.

Jiang Yubai nodded and led Lin Jianxia into the house.

After a familiar knock, he pushed the door open and went in. Lin Tingwan, dressed in casual clothes, was sitting on the edge of the bed, hugging a panda plushie.

Lin Jianxia walked to her younger sister's side and asked softly, "Wanwan... two aunties are coming over to install the air conditioner later. Do you want to wait in the living room or next door?"

Lin Tingwan blinked, picked up her doll, got off the bed, and silently stood next to Jiang Yubai.

...Does this mean they're going to the neighbor's house?

But... why isn't she standing next to her older sister?!

Lin Jianxia suddenly became a little angry.

"It's okay, it should be quick. Just stay here for a while."

Jiang Yubai casually added a sentence and reopened the door.

"Oh, twins? The little girl is so pretty."

An older woman spoke up, somewhat surprised.

Almost instantly, Jiang Yubai felt the girl behind him get closer and her clothes were gently tugged at.

"Excuse me, I'm a little shy," Jiang Yubai said with a smile as she stepped aside to make way for the doorway. "Auntie, please go in and get your things ready."

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"Okay~"

Only after leading the two of them into his home did Jiang Yubai feel that Lin Tingwan behind him relaxed a little.

Lin Jianxia closed the door behind her, glanced at Lin Tingwan sitting obediently on the sofa, then at Jiang Yubai beside her, and her eyes narrowed immediately: "Jiang Yubai."

"what?"

Jiang Yubai replied casually.

Lin Jianxia pouted: "This air conditioner...did you arrange it?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yubai felt a chill run down his spine, but put on a strange expression: "Didn't that auntie say that they're doing a rural appliance subsidy program to benefit the people? Do you think I have that much power to arrange things for you?"

"I just happened to be selected, right?" Lin Jianxia asked languidly. "I'm the only one in the entire building who meets the requirements, right?"

Jiang Yu shrugged, feigning ignorance: "Then go ask them. How would I know what their selection criteria are?"

"Besides, didn't they say that you're not the only one? They'll definitely install it one by one later."

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...So I guess I'll just consider myself lucky?

"Otherwise what?" Jiang Yu took a sip of water.

Otherwise what?! Only Wanwan would believe your story. Do you really think I'm being fooled by Wanwan?

After staring at him for a while, Lin Jianxia finally snorted, "Hey, are you going back to catch up on your sleep?"

Seeing that she had finally given up asking, Jiang Yubai breathed a sigh of relief: "Catch up on sleep? We're already up, what's the point of catching up on sleep now?"

Lin Jianxia said "Oh" again: "Do you want to eat breakfast? I'll go make you something."

"breakfast?"

Jiang Yubai hesitated for a moment and glanced at the time.

9:30.

At this time... eating breakfast too late and eating lunch too early seems a bit awkward.

"Never mind, let's just have lunch later."

Hearing this, Lin Jianxia narrowed her eyes: "You're not going to catch up on sleep, and you're not going to eat either, so what are you going to do?"

"You're asking me?" Jiang Yu rolled her eyes. "I was still fast asleep, you know."

He paused, then suggested as if he had just thought of something, "If all else fails... since the air conditioner won't be installed anytime soon anyway, how about we move it into the study?"

Lin Jianxia looked him up and down, her face full of suspicion: "You actually volunteered to study... Where's Jiang Yubai? Are you possessed by some kind of evil spirit?"

Jiang Yubai: "?"

No, why does this sound so familiar?

Aren't these all his lyrics?

"Are you going to study or not?" Jiang Yubai said irritably. "In the last monthly exam, neither of us improved enough to even get into the top five."

"If you don't want to study, your sister can study with me, and she can take the exam for you."

"I'd be overjoyed if you were willing to learn."

Lin Jianxia grumbled and mumbled, then belatedly realized, "Wait... Wanwan?"

"Yeah, you were going to go back and teach her anyway, right?" Jiang Yubai said casually. "Today's perfect, we can learn together."

"I'm fine..."

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Lin Jianxia subconsciously looked to the side and saw Lin Tingwan sitting on the sofa, holding a doll and listening to their conversation with great interest.

"Do you want to go?" Jiang Yubai turned his head and asked.

Lin Tingwan nodded and got up to follow him.

For some reason, Lin Jianxia always had a subtle feeling in her heart.

It's like you've painstakingly raised a cabbage for a long time, only to have it suddenly pulled up by a pig outside, fresh and plump, and offered to someone else's mouth.

"Then you take Wanwan inside first," Lin Jianxia sighed. "I'll go get the test papers and stuff."

Jiang Yubai naturally had no idea what this guy was sighing about, and without thinking too much about it, he nodded and led the man into the study with practiced ease.

He looked around, then pulled a chair over and placed it in front of the desk: "Here, sit here."

Lin Tingwan placed the doll neatly on the bed before sitting down beside him.

Just as Jiang Yubai took out the exercise papers and other materials, Lin Jianxia had already entered the room with her schoolbag.

She glanced at Lin Tingwan on her left, Jiang Yubai in the middle, and then at the chair reserved for her on her right. Her expression suddenly became somewhat subtle.

Something feels off...

"Lin Jianxia, ​​please sit down."

Jiang Yubai gave her a strange look: "What are you standing there for?"

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....oh."

Lin Jianxia sat down in the chair and spread out her and her sister's test papers and exercises one by one.

Jiang Yubai tilted his head to watch her movements and casually asked, "By the way... what kind of cash or stuff is in your room...?"

"I've already packed them away," Lin Jianxia patted her small bag. "They're all in this hidden compartment."

Wow, you're quite proactive in taking precautions.

Jiang Yubai blinked: "So you're just telling me this? Aren't you afraid I'll secretly steal it from you someday?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia paused in arranging the test papers, looked up, and without saying a word, gave him a look as if he were an idiot.

"—Ahem, let's do some practice problems."

Lin Jianxia pouted, and as soon as she put her arm on the table, her little nose wrinkled involuntarily: "Move over a bit, I don't have a table to use."

Jiang Yubai moved to the side as instructed.

But as soon as he adjusted his posture, he felt something was wrong.

This desk is spacious enough for one person to sit on, and it's also fine for two people, but what if three people sit side by side in front of it?

Even though Lin Tingwan and Lin Jianxia are both slender, it was still a bit cramped.

Lin Tingwan didn't seem to feel anything; she simply sat quietly to the side, looking at the exam paper.

Jiang Yubai and Lin Jianxia stared at each other, and finally he spoke first: "That's it?"

Lin Jianxia was silent for a moment, then turned her face away with her ears slightly red: "So what? It's just a little crowded."

Since she had said that, Jiang Yubai didn't say anything more, shrugged, and lowered his head to start doing his homework.

At first, there was bound to be some awkwardness, with arms touching arms and wrists rubbing against each other, but everyone quickly got into the swing of things and didn't care about these minor details.

After finishing half of the math test, Jiang Yubai began explaining the problems to them one by one.

Lin Jianxia continued to ask questions whenever he didn't understand, while Lin Tingwan would gently tug at his sleeve and hand him a notebook with questions written on it if she didn't understand something.

After finishing the last question, Jiang Yubai looked around and finally couldn't help but ask, "Lin Jianxia, ​​I feel like... your sister is much smarter than you?"

Although the questions were all the same, Lin Jianxia didn't understand at least eight out of the ten questions, while Lin Tingwan only tugged at his sleeve five or six times at most.

Even with the same topic, my younger sister would usually nod to indicate that she understood after the explanation was given once or twice.

The older sister, standing to the side, would usually rack her brains for a long time, and in the end, she would have to ask him to say it again with a pained expression.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia narrowed her eyes: "Jiang Yubai, can't you speak a little more politely?"

Be polite?

Jiang Yubai thought for a moment and then politely said, "Lin Jianxia, ​​I have a feeling... your sister is much smarter than you?"

Lin Jianxia:

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"Aside from adding 'classmate' after your name and changing your name to 'you' (formal), you haven't changed anything at all, sir!!!!"

The girl flew into a rage.

"I'm telling the truth, okay?" Jiang Yu shrugged. "I can't exactly lie, can I?"

Lin Jianxia kicked his shin lightly in annoyance, but seeing that he still had that thick-skinned look, she could only sigh wearily, "Yeah, yeah, Wanwan's grades are definitely a little better than mine..."

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"I never see her memorizing texts or doing practice questions, but every time she takes a test, she gets a higher score than me..."

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Jiang Yubai glanced at Lin Tingwan, who was tilting her head with an innocent expression on her left, and then at Lin Jianxia, ​​who was looking dejected on her right, and couldn't help but chuckle.

He frowned and said helplessly, "You were always busy outside, doing odd jobs, cooking, and all the housework. How much time did you have to focus on your studies?"

"Isn't it quite normal that Lin Tingwan's grades are better than yours?"

Lin Jianjiang's bitter face relaxed slightly after a moment's thought...

That seems true!

"You...you're not trying to comfort me, are you?"

"Why should I comfort you?" Jiang Yu rolled her eyes at her, stood up, and said, "Go and cook, I'm starving."

Although it was only half a test paper, after finishing it and adding the explanation, it was already 11 o'clock.

"...Who told you not to eat breakfast?"

Lin Jianjiang grumbled, but still stood up.

After sitting down on the sofa with Lin Tingwan, Jiang Yubai went to check on the next room first.

The installation work on the side was clearly nearing its end, with the two women installing the air conditioner squatting on the ground packing up their tools.

Hearing the noise, the older woman looked up and smiled, "It's all installed! I've tested the power on/off and temperature settings, and I was just about to come find you."

"Look, the air conditioner unit is here, and the outdoor unit is also fixed in place. It'll be just right to use it when the weather gets cooler."

Jiang Yubai looked up and saw the brand-new air conditioner hanging quietly in the corner of the wall, its silver-white body incongruous with the somewhat worn-out furnishings in the room.

"Thank you both for your hard work. It's getting late, how about we have lunch here?"

"No need, we're waiting at home," another woman waved her hand, took a card out of her pocket, and said, "Just call this number if you have any problems."

After giving a few more instructions on how to use the tools, the aunt picked up her toolbox and rushed out the door.

Jiang Yubai picked up the remote control and tried it again.

After confirming that everything was normal, he nodded in satisfaction and turned to go back to his room.

Lin Tingwan was sitting on the sofa, quietly watching the TV in the living room, while the kitchen was filled with the soft sounds of washing and preparing fresh vegetables.

With nothing else to do, Jiang Yubai sat down next to her.

The TV was showing an old show called "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit: The Seven Heroes Eat," which Lin Tingwan watched with great interest, her eyes glued to the screen.

Jiang Yubai sank into the soft sofa, the faint scent of lavender rice bowl lingering in the air.

Perhaps it was the exhaustion from doing the problems, or perhaps he hadn't slept enough that morning, but he didn't stay awake for long before slowly closing his eyes.

..white!"

"Jiang Yubai!"

Jiang Yubai was awakened by a familiar voice while he was still half asleep.

But—why does that tone sound a bit angry?

He slowly opened his eyes and saw Lin Jianjiang standing in front of him, wearing an apron and with his hands on his hips, looking rather gritted-teeth.

Why is it tilted?

Jiang Yubai thought sluggishly, his mind still not fully awake.

Wait—why does the whole world seem tilted?

My senses gradually returned to the enticing aroma of the food, the sounds of eating from the TV, and the soft, gentle touch on my neck.

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Wait, a warm, soft touch?

Jiang Yubai blinked.

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