At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

Before she could think about it any further, at that moment, a large group of people came out from behind Bai Qiao to greet her. They were all women, and some of them were unfamiliar faces.

They were dressed in mass-produced black and white servant uniforms, and the leader at the front looked somewhat familiar.

"Bai Qiao, who are they?"

"She's a 'part-time maid' sent by Yu tide, working regular hours to help with chores around the manor."

"........."

After listening, Su Che suddenly remembered that Yu tide had indeed promised to provide manpower, and he didn't expect her to arrive so quickly.

"Hello, young master. I am Jiang Yuezhu, a first-level manager of the Yu family's businesses. I have served you at the teahouse before."

As per Miss's instructions, from now on, my team and I will take over the management of the household affairs for you. We are paid, so during our work hours, young master can make any requests, and we will unconditionally cooperate and obey.

A tall woman named Jiang Yuezhu stepped forward and greeted them.

Su Che looked closely and quickly recognized her as the female manager in a cheongsam at the teahouse, the prettiest and best-figured greeter among the staff.

I remember her because when she came to the rooftop to deliver tea in her high heels, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that she was wearing a jade anklet on her black stockings...

Such a fleeting encounter often leaves a lasting impression.

"Okay, I understand. Then I'll have to trouble you to take care of things from now on. Oh, by the way, you can all help Bai Qiao with the household matters, and she can handle the smaller tasks."

"Yes, young master."

Jiang Yuezhu smiled and took a few steps back, looking quite like a formal maid.

She knew that Su Che said this because he wanted to solidify the head maid's position in the household and not allow any outsiders to intrude.

As a "contracted maid" who came to work and earn money, she naturally wouldn't go against the head of the household's wishes, at least—

Not at the moment.

"Everyone, go about your business. Come on, let's go inside."

Su Che led Ling Yao to the lobby on the first floor, amidst her shocked gaze.

Bai Qiao and Miya followed closely behind, one on the left and one on the right.

At this moment, the maids dispersed and distributed themselves to various areas.

Su Che looked around and could roughly confirm that the maid team working part-time at his home consisted of about eight people. They were responsible for cleaning the courtyard, garden, basement, kitchen, washroom, and swimming pool areas. Their roles were clearly defined, and they were all willing to be under Bai Qiao's control.

This pleased him quite a bit.

"Bai Qiao, did anything happen at home while I was away?"

As the head of the family, Su Che now has his own personal maid to report on matters.

Although Shirochou woke up relatively late, she still displayed remarkable professionalism once she got into work mode, all thanks to the meticulous guidance of the first head maid.

"First, around 9:30, Ms. Jiang came with a group of people to report. She said that Ms. Yu tide was busy with the start of the school year and could not come to meet you in person. She would come to see you after the procedures were completed."

Secondly, there are the Yuan Xiao and Gu Zhi sisters. They moved in shortly after you left home. As far as I know, Gu Zhi skipped the opening ceremony to come with her sister.

"..."

"Then, Lin Xiao has already gone to school, and Miss An Qing is drawing in her room. She also went to the basement to practice singing in the morning, which took about 2 hours in total."

"Good, very hardworking."

Su Che praised the house cat for its efforts.

"Then, I discovered that there's a female tenant in the house who doesn't seem to welcome me very much. Does the young master have any clues about this?"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing the words "female tenant," Su Che could essentially pinpoint his target immediately.

"You mean Lingyin? What happened to her?"

The group chatted as they walked in, heading straight for the second floor.

Bai Qiao's expression remained unchanged as she stated in a declarative tone:

“I greeted her last night. It was the first time she had met me, so she offered me a cup of black tea. I drank it without thinking, but when I woke up again, it was 10 hours later…”

Bai Qiao left it at that, letting Su Che make his own judgment.

"what?"

Su Che was surprised.

I don't know what the point of Asai Suzune's actions was.

However, he didn't know Lingyin very well, so he couldn't make a judgment right away. He could only nod and say, "I understand. I will keep an eye on this matter."

"Yes, young master."

After Bai Qiao finished her report, she changed the subject—

"By the way, does this young lady also want to stay here?"

She noticed the pretty new face.

Ling Yao was about to speak when Su Che turned around and looked at her, asking, "What do you think of this place?"

"!"

The girl, who had thought it was hopeless, widened her beautiful eyes and paused for a moment upon hearing this.

Immediately, a restless feeling began to stir within me—

[Could it be... that I have a chance to move in?]

Is it because his previous experience made him realize... I'm actually not bad, is that right?

"I...I think it's great!"

The girl stopped acting and laid her cards on the table.

"right?"

Su Che observed the girl's expression, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

Then, in a very offensive and tempting tone, a suggestion was made:

"I think it's a good idea too, but my family is too big, and the rooms are almost full. There's really no room for one more person. However, if you could help me obtain some crucial information, like your master's weaknesses or something—"

"Maybe I can find a place for you so you can stay at my place anytime. What do you think?"

"Whh...what!"

Now, Ling Yao was completely energized.

She never imagined that her senior would extend an olive branch in such a way.

She re-analyzed his words and confirmed that he needed her help to obtain "Master's weakness" and pass it on to him as intelligence in exchange for the right to reside there.

But upon calming down and thinking about it, is it really that easy to find "Master's weakness"?

During my two months of study at Studio 61, have I discovered any weaknesses related to Master?

She couldn't help but turn her gaze to Miya, looking at her senior sister with pleading eyes.

Miya listened to Su Che's words the whole time and had a vague idea of ​​what he wanted.

In particular, among everyone present, he was the only one who had studied the piano with his teacher for many years. Looking around Tianhai, it seemed that no one knew his teacher better than him.

"Weaknesses? No, I don't know. I don't understand."

The kitten blinked, completely feigning ignorance.

joke.

Even if he knew, given the current situation, he couldn't possibly reveal it to his junior sister.

My junior sister has already gotten a great deal. If I share more important information, won't she just move in right away?

How could he possibly get through life then? Wouldn't he have been essentially "defeated" by his junior sister?

This is something the kitten will never allow to happen.

The teacher is not without weaknesses—I have seen several of them.

For example, he had to disappear every night, or he would face serious consequences. Once I asked him why he left so early every day, and he said, "I'll die if I don't."

For example, his health was very poor, and he always bought large quantities of herbs... oh no, traditional Chinese medicine.

He drinks traditional Chinese medicine like it's cola, downing a whole bowl in one gulp... causing the studio to reek of Chinese medicine...

[And then there's the matter of "Inspiration." It's said that if you don't make offerings to it regularly, it will bring bad luck... I didn't dare to delve too deeply into what kind of bad luck it would bring before, but my master seems to have suffered a setback from it, and he's extremely afraid of "not taking good care of 'Inspiration'..."]

hiss.

The kitten knows many secrets like these.

But she won't tell.

At least, she wouldn't utter a single word before her junior sister left.

She only selectively reveals information when she's sure cat owners are willing to continue "educating" her...

"All right……"

Looking at her innocent and naive expression, Ling Yao knew that her senior sister definitely possessed crucial information.

[You're not going to tell, are you?]

"Alright then, don't blame me for disregarding our camaraderie. Once the battle really starts, I... I'll do everything in my power to gain the upper hand! I won't let you off easy just because you're cute!"

The women present each had their own thoughts, and none of them would sacrifice their own interests.

Since it's not possible today, then we'll rely on our own abilities to solve it tomorrow.

With this in mind, Ling Yao's gaze hardened; she was determined to obtain the "right to stay"! From now on, she would focus all her energy on studying her master, rather than practicing the zither properly.

Such temptations led her to gradually stray from the right path and unknowingly go astray.

-

……

Things at home are basically running smoothly again.

Su Che went upstairs to visit the Gu sisters in room number 2.