Sister, can I be a maid too?

"A maid... well, a maid."

Lin Jianxia finally raised her head, her ears slightly red, but her eyes looked at him with a stubbornness.

"It's not some shameful term... It's just that some people keep getting the wrong idea..."

Could this 'some people' be you?

"Are you really alright?" Jiang Yubai teased her on purpose.

"I told you it was nothing!"

Lin Jianxia glared at him, but her voice gradually faded.

"...Of course it's alright."

Meeting those beautiful eyes, Jiang Yubai's heart suddenly stirred slightly.

He knew that Lin Jianxia probably didn't care that much anymore, and he guessed that this guy probably wouldn't really be angry.

But he never expected that the little hedgehog would turn over on its own, obediently put away its quills, and expose its soft belly to him.

After such a long time, Jiang Yubai finally chuckled softly:

"Okay, then..."

"Welcome back, my little maid."

Chapter 116 Look, Brother Jiang, who's that?

"So... if Tingwan isn't coming today, you'll still have to go to school, right?"

On the way to school, Jiang Yubai turned his head and asked this question.

"Yeah~"

Lin Jianxia's tone sounded light and cheerful.

"But Wanwan is just a little tired. She said she'll rest for a few days first."

These words surprised Jiang Yubai somewhat:

"A few days off? So...she'll come back to school after that?"

Lin Jianxia nodded vigorously, her voice brimming with excitement:

"Yeah, yeah! Actually, I didn't expect it either... I originally thought that Wanwan was only willing to go out with you because of the special circumstances during the typhoon."

Jiang Yubai thought for a moment after hearing this:

"So, Tingwan is getting better little by little, right?"

From initially staying indoors all the time, to eventually being willing to go out for late-night snacks with them, and now even occasionally going to school...

The withdrawn state that he used to enter almost whenever he saw a stranger is now rarely seen.

Lin Jianxia nodded emphatically, her steps becoming lighter as a result.

“That’s good,” Jiang Yubai nodded. “Take your time, there’s still plenty of time.”

He paused, then suddenly turned his head to look at the girl beside him.

Lin Jianxia was humming a tuneless melody when she suddenly turned her head, looking at him with a suspicious expression:

Why are you staring at me? Is there something dirty on me?

She looked down and brushed her clothes.

"No, not at all..." Jiang Yubai turned her gaze back, unable to suppress a laugh, "But aren't you afraid of being seen by passing classmates while you're jumping around like that?"

Lin Jianxia froze, quickly halting her excited steps, and subconsciously retorted stubbornly:

"Who, who was jumping around like that?"

Jiang Yubai didn't respond, but found it quite interesting.

Who would have thought that this cheerful little hedgehog next to us was just last month a serious, stern-faced fellow who wouldn't utter a sound once he left the neighborhood?

It can be considered a liberation of one's true nature.

"By the way," Jiang Yubai said, "what will you do if Lin Tingwan can go to school normally?"

"What? What should I do?"

Lin Jianxia looked blank, clearly not having realized what was happening.

"Aren't you two using the same identity?"

Jiang Yubai gently tapped her forehead.

"Your sister has gone to school, what are you going to do? You can't just stay cooped up at home all day, can you?"

Lin Jianxia covered her forehead and muttered softly:

"Why not... I'll just stay home if I have to go to school every night..."

Hey, you're here too?

"Their situation is special. What about you? You're perfectly healthy. Staying at home for too long will make you sick even if you're not."

Jiang Yubai made a comment, paused, and then said:

"By the way, aren't you enrolled at No. 5 Middle School? How about... you transfer over later?"

"Turn around?"

Lin Jianxia clearly had never thought of it that way, blinking her eyes rapidly.

Given Lin Tingwan's previous condition, she was already grateful that her illness didn't worsen; she never dared to imagine that her younger sister would one day gradually recover and even be able to continue attending school.

"I....."

Lin Jianxia was clearly somewhat tempted and replied softly.

We'll see when the time comes.

"Row."

Jiang Yubai didn't say much, after all, Lin Tingwan had only gone to the school once.

We'll have to see how things go at the time to know for sure.

.......

By the time students reach their senior year of high school, the new lessons have long been completed, and what remains is basically just the three routines of exams, problem-solving sessions, and self-study.

After several main classes on Tuesday, the last period in the morning is self-study.

Jiang Yubai used to love studying the most.

We could sneak a peek at magazines under our books, like Reader, Yilin, and Youth Digest, which were passed around in class.

Being able to sneak peeks at snacks and play a game of Connect Four with my deskmate Li Yang on the draft paper was so carefree.

After all, he basically doesn't need to review physics and math, and as for Chinese and English... well, he'll just let them go.

But now... that's definitely not going to work.

With Lin Jianxia sitting next to him, not to mention he can't play Gomoku, he also has to pick up Chinese and English, subjects he'd neglected for so long.

After finally memorizing all sixty words for the day, Jiang Yubai let out a long sigh of relief, though his head was still a little dizzy.

He glanced at the wall clock; there were still about twenty minutes until lunchtime.

Looking around, the students were either dozing off or reviewing their lessons. Even Lin Jianxia next to her was frowning and deep in thought, staring at her notebook of wrong answers. She didn't seem like the type to chat.

Jiang Yubai thought for a moment and then took out two strawberry gummies from under the table.

He pushed one of the packets to Lin Jianxia's side, opened the other packet, and popped one into his mouth.

Lin Jianxia, ​​who was deep in thought about the wrong question, paused for a moment, then quickly squeezed the candy into her palm, rustled as she unwrapped the wrapper, and took a bite.

After feeding the hedgehog, Jiang Yubai had nothing else to do, so he simply took out his phone from his bag and quietly placed it between his open textbooks.

I opened QQ, found the contact whose nickname was "Wanwan", and sent them a message.

【Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai】: Hello, hello, is Wanwan up yet?

Jiang Yubai had just posted this out of boredom and didn't expect Lin Tingwan to reply.

Just as I was about to exit QQ, a message popped up at the bottom of the screen.

[Wanwan]: [Image]

picture?

Jiang Yubai paused for a moment, then reached out and tapped the button.

The picture shows a familiar spiral notebook, with a line of neat, small handwriting on it.

"Get up."

Jiang Yubai: "......"

Wait, how come there's still this ancient way of replying to messages?

First write it on the spiral notebook, then take a picture of the spiral notebook with your phone...

Didn't Lin Jianxia say that her younger sister could type?

Could it be...?

Is the intelligence false?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yubai couldn't help but cast a suspicious glance at Lin Jianxia beside him.

The girl, who had been racking her brains over the wrong answer just moments before, was now secretly covering her face with her right hand while quietly putting something into her mouth with her left.

Jiang Yubai watched as she quietly slipped the strawberry gummy into her pink lips, her cheeks puffing out slightly as she chewed, looking just like a little hamster stealing a snack, a satisfied and happy little face.

……and many more.

If he remembers correctly, what he just handed over was a whole strip of gummy candy, right?

How come there are only two or three kittens left now?!

Forget it, I guess I can't count on this foodie.