Sister, can I be a maid too?

Peeling shrimp is one thing, but why does it also include feeding service?

These thoughts crossed his mind, but he saw that Lin Tingwan didn't pick up her chopsticks; instead, she started peeling a third shrimp.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey," Jiang Yubai quickly interjected, "That's enough!"

This looks like they're going to keep feeding me, right?!

Upon hearing this, Lin Tingwan paused in her actions, raised her head to look at him, and seemed somewhat confused in her eyes.

"No need to peel them," Jiang Yu chuckled. "I can just pick them out myself..."

As he spoke, he simply placed another piece of braised pork on Lin Tingwan's plate, then took a braised prawn from her plate and gently waved it in front of her:

"Look, like this is fine."

Lin Tingwan looked at the braised pork in her bowl, then at the shrimp he was picking up, and finally nodded gently.

Seeing the girl continue eating in small bites, Jiang Yubai felt a strange sense of regret for some reason.

Speaking of which... if I hadn't spoken up just now, wouldn't I have been able to enjoy the treatment of having beautiful girls peel shrimp for me and feed it to my mouth every time there was shrimp at mealtime?

Oh no, what should I do if I suddenly feel a little regretful?

Of course, Jiang Yubai was just thinking about it.

After all, this is the cafeteria, and even if there aren't many people around... it's still in public.

If this happens a few more times and someone sees them, the rumor that 'Jiang Yubai and Lin Tingwan are dating' in the class will probably be impossible to suppress.

After all, it's understandable that they were studying together in the small pavilion on the back hill, but how can they justify openly engaging in feeding play in the cafeteria?

He couldn't very well say that he and Lin Tingwan were just friends, could he?

These days, nobody believes you when you tell the truth.

That being said...

They would often feed each other, study together in the study every day, and hug each other from time to time...

Can he still be considered "completely innocent"?

I guess so?

During the rest of his lunch break, Jiang Yubai pondered this troubling question.

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In the afternoon classes, the remaining monthly exam papers were also handed out all at once.

Mathematics and physics were as stable as ever, chemistry was slightly higher, and biology was slightly lower—all of these were expected.

What truly surprised Jiang Yubai was that his Chinese and English scores were significantly higher than in the last monthly exam.

Their grades, which were originally hovering around the passing mark, are now all in the triple digits.

Meanwhile, Lin Ting... oh no, I should say Lin Jianxia's test papers were also handed out, and her progress was equally remarkable.

In stark contrast to Jiang Yubai, Lin Jianxia's Chinese and English were exceptionally outstanding, while her previously dismal math and physics scores showed considerable improvement.

So during the last class meeting on Monday, Zhang Shufang, the homeroom teacher, praised the two of them highly.

Just as the school bell rang, Jiang Yubai was packing his things when a familiar figure darted up behind him.

"No, what are you doing?" Jiang Yubai said irritably, "Are you trying to scare me?"

Li Yang, standing to the side, spoke up somewhat sheepishly:

"Sorry, sorry, Brother Jiang, I just got a little excited!"

"...Get to the point."

Li Yang rubbed his hands together, looking somewhat expectant:

"Brother Jiang, how many points did you improve in Chinese and English?"

How many points did you improve?

When this topic came up, Jiang Yubai immediately perked up, counting on his fingers:

"Look, your score in Chinese was 92 in the last monthly exam, and this time it was 103, which is exactly 11 points."

"My English score was 85 last time, and it's exactly 110 this time, an improvement of 25 points."

As Li Yang listened, his expression finally broke down, and he couldn't help but lean closer and say:

"No way, Brother Jiang, are you cheating? We were about the same in Chinese and English before, how did you suddenly slip up?"

He became increasingly aggrieved as he spoke, his tone bitter:

"Brother Jiang, didn't you say before that you never studied English? How come you suddenly improved so much?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yubai was both amused and exasperated.

That's right, my brother is also terrible at humanities subjects. If it weren't for Chinese and English being compulsory subjects, he would never want to touch them.

Unfortunately, his other subjects weren't particularly outstanding either. In order to ensure he could get into a top-tier university, his family practically had to whip him to keep pushing him to study.

Li Yang himself was not convinced and kept shouting to Jiang Yubai every day, "This time I must finish memorizing all the English words," but he was always only enthusiastic for a short time and would give up after a few days.

Then comes the endless cycle:

Results come out – learn from the mistakes and shout slogans – work hard for a few days – get started

Next time the results come out, we'll do it again.jpg

"What do you mean by 'rushing up without a word'?" Jiang Yubai said with amusement. "Didn't you see me memorizing vocabulary words earlier?"

"Who knew you could keep memorizing it? I thought you were like me, only having a three-minute burst of enthusiasm."

Li Yang made a comment, then leaned closer expectantly:

"By the way, Brother Jiang, can you share some secrets? How do you improve your scores so quickly?"

How did you improve your score so quickly?

If you had an incredibly beautiful girl by your side, sitting next to you every day giving you questions and explaining your mistakes, and her voice was so pleasant to hear.

Not only that, you get a reward after memorizing a week's worth of words, and they'll even blush and ask you what you want as a reward after thirty days...

With this kind of setup, even a person in a vegetative state could probably pass the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4).

However, this was indeed something that couldn't be said openly, so Jiang Yubai coughed lightly:

"How else can we improve? Just memorize vocabulary and do practice questions."

Li Yang was still persistent and moved even closer:

"Really, Brother Jiang? Don't keep your secrets to yourself! Everyone in the class is saying you must have some amazing method to boost your grades."

Jiang Yubai was amused by these words:

"You think this is some kind of cultivation practice? Did you find some rare treasure and break through three major realms in one go?"

Wait, everyone's spreading this...

He stroked his chin, then suddenly asked with some curiosity:

"By the way, Yoko, doesn't anyone think I cheated or something?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yang thought for a moment and then said tactfully:

"Brother Jiang... at least as far as I know, no."

Jiang Yubai nodded, realizing that his question seemed a bit silly.

After all, it was just a monthly exam, and his score wasn't so outrageous as to jump from 80 to 140.

Even if some classmates were secretly wondering about it, they probably wouldn't say it out loud.

After all, those low-EQ villains who jump out and criticize others just because they did well on a test probably only exist in novels...

Besides, given Jiang Yubai's glorious record of "sending off a classmate with just one table," even if someone really thought that, they probably wouldn't have the guts to say it.

Most people would probably just think...

Having a beautiful girl as your deskmate is really useful.jpg

"alright,"

Jiang Yubai stuffed the last two test papers into his schoolbag and finally spoke.

"Didn't Master Zhang already tell you the secret? Your new deskmate is pretty good at English, isn't she?"

Li Yang thought for a few seconds with a complicated expression, then suddenly clapped his hands, as if he had made up his mind:

"Okay! Tomorrow I'll have him supervise me as I memorize vocabulary! Anyone who doesn't is a dog!"

After making the oath, Li Yang visibly relaxed and waved at him:

"Well then, Brother Jiang, I won't bother you any longer. I'll be going now!"

"Okay, bye-bye."

Jiang Yubai nodded, stuffed the last test paper into his schoolbag, and then stood up.

He had just turned around when he found that Lin Tingwan had already packed her things and was standing next to his seat with her backpack on, silently staring at him.

stare--

Wait a minute... when did this girl start maintaining this posture?

Jiang Yubai then belatedly realized what Li Yang meant by his last words, "I won't bother you anymore."

No wonder...

He chuckled and shook his head, then said:

"Let's go home."

Hearing this, Lin Tingwan obediently followed behind him.

On the way home.

Jiang Yubai took the schoolbag from Lin Tingwan's shoulder, put it on, and asked:

"By the way, how are you feeling today? Are you adjusting well?"

Lin Tingwan tilted her head up and nodded gently.