The package has assigned me way too many objects.

The law of law dictates that criminals should be punished according to the rules. The fact that the Leffe family has so much room to maneuver is going too far.

Heinrich's attention returned to the fish on the screen; it had taken the bait and she was starting to play it. She spared some of her energy and said:

"Actually, it's not that I've got my eye on Akemi Fukami. It's that your homeroom teacher complained to Bachman, and then Bachman stood up for her best friend and told me about it. Besides, Akemi Fukami and Veronica don't really deserve to go to jail. It's an economic crime. If they can pay it back, they're fine. If they can't pay it back, they can come and work."

Oh... Chu Yinan could accept this explanation: "That's alright, it gives them a chance to reform."

"No, that won't work. The money they owe can't be offset by doing maid work. If money were so easy to earn, I reckon Darlena and Delia would have already bought land on Glory Island and be saying to me, 'Miss Heinrich, can we take our brother to live with us?' So, don't you feel it's unfair to your maid sisters if you don't go and give that manager a hard time?"

"Indeed, I'm starting to get angry!"

Chu Yinan frowned, feeling that Heinrich's words made a lot of sense; he had indeed thought more than others.

Heinrich said, "After the Winter Mango Festival, Bachmann and your teacher also said they wanted to come and stay for a few days."

School doctor Bachmann and teacher Iori are coming?!

Meeting acquaintances during the holidays is a happy thing, but the occasion might be a bit problematic. Aunt Liu and the female monster are at Lefie Manor around the clock! If he sees two mature women he doesn't know being so close to him, will they start fighting again...?

"What?"

“Bachman is still officially my fiancée’s name on Glory Island, so isn’t it normal for him to come and see his godson? And your homeroom teacher came to visit with Bachman.”

Have you ever considered that I, your godson, am part of your and Aunt Liu's faction? Heinrich, if there's any palace intrigue involved, like Aunt Liu and School Doctor Bachmann getting into a fight, I'll be on your side!

Well, Chu Yinan knew he didn't have the confidence to say those words. After all, during the previous training camp, he had also benefited from the skills of Bachmann's school doctor, who helped him improve blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and detoxify.

"Can I go to Bachman's house for a few days and not come back?" Chu Yinan's eyes shone with hope.

Unfortunately, Heinrich was ruthless and refused without any consideration for her feelings.

"No, it would be a lot less fun if they didn't come. I want to see Minagawa and Bachman argue."

"..."

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I suspect you deliberately invited them over to play; it wasn't Bachmann, the school doctor, who volunteered to come!

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The day arrived at four o'clock in the morning on the day of the Winter Grain Festival.

Chu Yinan hadn't expected the preparations to start so early. It was four in the morning, and the winter sky was dark, not much different from midnight.

Yu Tang, who is used to sleeping in, actually got up early.

Today, she also plans to go with the maids to work as a kind of life experience, like gathering materials.

When helping out at the monastery, the necessary "work clothes" were indispensable, and Chun and Darlena had already changed into their black nun's habit.

"Marisa, do you think this outfit is correct? Are there any other details you should pay attention to?" Bei Yutang carefully asked the nun.

After spending the night with Bei Yutang, Marissa became much more attached to her and lost her previous shyness. At this moment, she was tying Bei Yutang's belt and helping to check where she wasn't dressed properly.

"You're all dressed! Sister Yutang looks so beautiful in it!"

Chu Yinan nodded seriously: "To be honest, it's true. It's rare to see Yutang wearing white stockings."

And then there's Darlena, the only designated head maid; it was the first time Chu Yinan had ever seen her wearing white stockings.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Marissa ran over and pinched his mouth, saying very seriously, "Don't look at me like that. Today we're here to do something serious, not to play around!"

The girl misunderstood him, thinking he was lamenting something else.

Chu Yinan resolutely defended himself:

"Marissa, what are you talking about? I was just giving a normal comment. Yu Tang really rarely wears white stockings. There are still white stockings in the second drawer of the closet at home, which were put there on the second weekend of April last year and are still unopened."

Bei Yutang squinted at him: "You remember so clearly. I remember you brought that bag of stockings home for me, right? Looks like you've been eyeing it for a long time."

Chapter 59 How could I be that kind of person?

Chu Yinan quickly figured out what the Winter Grain Festival was all about. It was actually equivalent to the "New Year" in various regional cultural zones, and in comparison, it was the Spring Festival, Christmas, and the like.

The festival is celebrated by building snowmen and giving gifts. The tools and venue are provided by the monastery, and a large square is set up for islanders who want to build snowmen to play in. After they finish building their snowmen, they can go to the nuns to receive a random gift.

Chu Yinan thought that her group had arrived very early, but she did not expect that some residents had already arrived and started building snowmen in advance. Some rare guests with babies at home had wrapped their babies up like dumplings and brought them over to play together.

Among these people were many adults, and even some elderly people, which surprised Chu Yinan.

Rongguang Island is a typical place with a large land area and a small population. At this time of day, before five o'clock in the morning, Chu Yinan felt an atmosphere that was even more lively than on previous island days.

"Dalena, why are there so many people here? Aren't you sleepy?"

It was rare for Chu Yinan to have the chance to be close to his aloof, black-haired head maid. Usually, when they met at the manor, she would always be waiting by his aunt's side. Chu Yinan had tried asking his aunt, Dalena, to play with him during the day, and Aunt Morgan naturally agreed, but Dalena still scolded him a couple of times afterward.

I can't remember the exact words, but the gist was that we shouldn't use connections to get her out of her job, as that would put her in a difficult position. If she started slacking off, it would be hard to manage the other maids later.

Darlene held Chu Yinan's hand as they strolled around the neighborhood, carrying steamed buns she had bought from a Chinese restaurant on the street, waiting for him to decide when he wanted to have breakfast.

"We only play this once a year, it might only last a few hours, what's wrong with getting up early? Everyone wants to take advantage of the morning when it's quiet, find a good spot to build a snowman, and then take photos to commemorate the occasion. There's a big photo wall over there where you can display the finished snowmen, which is a kind of fun way of showing off."

Chu Yinan glanced at the people who had started building the snowman. As expected of the team that arrived early, they were very professional. Although it was not yet fully formed, it was already clear that it was imitating the statue of David, and the level of completion was very high. The general muscular structure was visible, except that the "duct" area was covered with a snowball to censor it. It could be said to be very complete.

Weren't we here to build a snowman? Why are some people curled up like ice sculptures...?

Of course, there are also speedrunners who are willing to risk their lives. Right next to the David ice sculpture, a guy stripped down to his swim trunks, posed, and had his companions pile snow on him. Once it was piled up enough, they took a picture and uploaded it to the photo wall.

Although the curls were all sorts of strange shapes, their joyful spirit could still be felt even in the cold wind.

"I think it looks like you have to take a picture to get a gift over there. What if someone doesn't build a snowman, just takes a picture of someone else's snowman, and leaves with the gift?"

Darlena didn't care: "Building a snowman isn't mandatory. As long as the islanders are happy, that's all that matters. And the festival itself shouldn't be a burden. There's no need to force others to do anything. Besides, the gifts aren't expensive; it's more about the sentiment behind the festival."

Chu Yinan pondered for a moment and said:

"I suddenly realized that it must be a difference in mindset. People here treat the Winter Mang Festival as their own festival, while things like Christmas are more like 'foreign' ones. Foreign cultures have an influence, but it's only superficial. I don't have such a deep feeling about the Winter Mang Festival. I just think it's kind of fun. Even a few elderly people with white hair came to build snowmen."

No, that's biased. These guys could also be programmers who have achieved great success in cultivating immortality!

Darlene agreed with him: "You're right. Those holidays that aren't so 'intimate' will only be used as excuses for dates between men and women, while our own holidays will be cherished."

Chu Yinan hadn't expected that his casual remark would prompt Darlena to think carefully before answering him.

But he wasn't just making things up; Christmas is a very important holiday. However, to be honest, his biggest impression of the holiday is that the reindeer costumes are very cute and adorable. Hotel suite prices will increase for Valentine's Day.

"Should I go and call Delia and Marisa over to build a snowman together? Valis seems to have gone to Yenisetta to play, so she's probably not around Glory Island. Junlan probably hasn't gotten up yet."

Junlan, it's been a while since we've been in touch. Chu Yinan isn't quite sure about the mechanism of her talent; does it mean she'll always retain someone else's talent?

If she gets a boyfriend in the future, Chu Yinan should give Junlan a good reminder to control her strength at all times, otherwise, in a moment of excitement, she might squeeze her boyfriend so hard that his flesh is mangled, which would be terrible.

This isn't about disgusting her or anything; it's genuine concern...

"Wait a minute, I'll eat the buns first. But building a snowman isn't urgent, we can do it later. It's too cold now."

Chu Yinan took off his gloves to take the bun from Darlena's hand, but Darlena was afraid his hands would get cold, so she put the gloves back on for him and chose to feed him instead.

Taking off his winter mask, Chu Yinan breathed out a puff of white mist, feeling that the air he was breathing was much fresher.

It's unsafe not to wear one, but uncomfortable to wear one. In some places, you can't enter without one, and you can only enter if you wear one. Masks are such strange things.

He followed Darlena into the convent's chapel to eat, sitting on Darlena's rarely seen white-stockinged legs, making even the slightly chilled buns taste exceptionally delicious.

"By the way, Darlene, when are you and Delia going to have a vacation? I mean, a vacation where you don't have to spend all your days with Aunt Morgan. It's almost the end of the year, you should get some rest, right?"

The woman watched her younger brother eat steamed buns until his cheeks bulged out, and she felt both amused and satisfied.

"Why are you asking about this? I'm on holiday today too. I don't even have to stay with Mrs. Morgan this morning. I'm only going to her place to go fishing with her at 2 pm."

Actually, he was just accompanying Heinrich fishing alone.

"This morning doesn't count as a holiday. You're just here to supervise, so it's not like you have any free time. I mean, the kind of time you spend all day on..."

"Don't we need to wear maid outfits?" Darlene chimed in, picking up where her brother left off.

Chu Yinan was about to reply with "yes," since maid outfits were essentially their work uniforms, and when they weren't wearing them, it was naturally time to rest. However, she still followed her heart for a moment:

"Maid outfits are still acceptable. I think they look great on you, Darlene, but you can wear other things too."

Darlena smiled faintly. This little guy really didn't hide his thoughts: "So when you said 'wearing other clothes is fine,' you mean you wanted me and Delia to wear nun's robes and play with you?"

Chu Yinan was furious at her teasing tone; what kind of person did she take him for?

"How could I be that kind of person? But if you really want to wear it, I won't stop you. I respect your decision!"

Chapter 60 You should just do the tasks yourself.

Chu Yinan could no longer feel the significance of the Winter Grain Festival, but that did not stop him from looking at the nuns.

The young and beautiful nuns were the most interesting sights for him in the Winter Mang Festival Square. Perfect!

Having avoided the coldest part of the morning, the sun has come out lazily today. The sunlight is not very warm, and it didn't melt much on the snowman. It was more like it was giving the snowman ice sculpture a layer of light.

At this time, it was Chu Yinan's army group's turn to build a snowman. Chu Yinan ran around and found Marissa and Yutang.

"Let's build a snowman too! What kind should we build?" Chu Yinan said ambitiously.

He was somewhat infected by the competitive atmosphere of the Winter Mang Festival square, which aroused his damn male competitive spirit. Even if it wasn't as good as others, this snowman couldn't be too much worse.

"How about an ice sculpture? Let's make a Kamen Rider one. I'll call a drone to bring my belt over now!"

Marissa and Chun looked at him with troubled expressions, unable to bring themselves to speak. This was no longer a matter of being ambitious but incompetent; it was more like he had gotten up too early and was still sleepy.

None of them have a background in sculpture, so they wouldn't know how to sculpt ice. They're already quite skilled at just being able to carve a lump of ice into a round shape.

Bei Yutang took on the role of the villain: "Can you please wake up? What can your art skills be besides looking at a few erotic pictures? You can't even draw a straight line properly, and you want to sculpt something?"

Chu Yinan was silent for a moment, then casually changed the subject: "Let's choose a snowman then. What kind should it look like?"

Delia joined the discussion, her cold, jade-like hands covering Chu Yinan's face, making him shiver: "Building a snowman is just about seeing what decorations you brought, right? What else could it be special about?"

Marissa, who had previously played with the other maids in the manor and built snowmen several times, said with experience:

"Well, building a snowman is like making ice cream snowballs. You make two snowballs, put them together, and that's a snowman, right?"

"That's so unoriginal!"

Chu Yinan's pickiness finally paid off. After some discussion, the nun-dressed girls decided on the snowman style and decided to imitate the human snowman group.

First, a large snowball was pushed out, hollowed out in the middle, and Chu Yinan was put inside. Then, another snowball was placed on his upper body. Although Chu Yinan's hands were covered with a layer of plastic beforehand, and his coat hood was pulled up, Chu Yinan, who was stuffed into the snowman, still felt a bit cold.

More than anything, it's disheartening.