Sister, can I be a maid too?

"When...did you put it in the car...?"

After he came back, this guy was always with me... When did he put such a big bear in the trunk?

"Of course, I just put it in after buying it."

Jiang Yubai made it sound perfectly reasonable.

"I gave the driver an extra 20 yuan and told him I bought a gift to surprise my girlfriend, and only then did he agree to wait for me."

Hearing certain provocative words, Lin Jianxia's ears turned slightly red, and she bit her lower lip but didn't reply.

She suddenly seemed to remember something and turned her head to look at her younger sister beside her.

But Lin Tingwan was holding her little bear, looking at them with a hint of curiosity, but without any surprise.

Lin Jianxia blinked, then suddenly realized:

"Wait, does Wanwan know too?!"

Chapter 222: Is it more comfortable to hug this teddy bear, or is it more comfortable to hug Jiang Yubai?

"I know...of course I know."

Jiang Yubai glanced at Lin Tingwan beside him and said with amusement,

"If I hadn't told you, do you think Wanwan would have accepted your teddy bear so readily?"

"No, when did you two say that?" Lin Jianxia was completely puzzled. "I wasn't right next to you the whole time—"

Before she could finish speaking, she paused as if she had thought of something, and her gaze involuntarily fell on Jiang Yubai's hand.

“That’s right,” Jiang Yubai confirmed her guess, “We used it at the New Year’s Eve party before, right? It allows you to write in your palm.”

As he spoke, he stretched out his palm and made a light scribbling motion.

Lin Jianxia hugged the huge teddy bear in her arms, and unusually, she wasn't annoyed that a certain idiot and her younger sister had teamed up to hide it from her.

Instead, a kind of emotion slowly welled up... that was hard to describe.

She pursed her lips and asked somewhat uneasily:

"This...this doll...it must be very expensive, right?"

Even such a small bear costs 198 yuan; she can't even imagine how much this one would cost.

Jiang Yubai's heart softened a little when he saw her pitiful look as she looked at him.

When other girls receive gifts, they always ask if it's a limited edition or a designer brand, as if the more expensive the gift, the more it proves the giver's sincerity.

This silly guy was overjoyed just because he received a doll, and even worriedly asked if it was very expensive.

Jiang Yubai neither said it was expensive nor cheap; he simply picked up the bag from the ground and said lazily:

"I'm glad you like it."

Seeing that the girl seemed about to say something more, Jiang Yubai glanced at the doll in Lin Tingwan's hand:

"Hey, didn't you say before that the gift I gave you was different from the gift you gave me?"

“I gave Wanwan one before, and now I’m giving you one too, isn’t that perfect?”

He paused, then deliberately put on a serious face and said:

Confucius said: When others give you something, you should accept it with gratitude. Refusing or delaying will only make everyone feel unhappy.

Although Lin Jianxia was holding the teddy bear, upon hearing this, she couldn't help but free her hand and give him a playful punch.

"What kind of 'zi' are you talking about! Jiang Zi?"

"And another one! How come you're reacting like you're obviously afraid I'll take the plush toy to the store to return it?!"

"So you don't know how?"

Jiang Yubai gave him a surprised look.

Even though she knew he was just teasing her, Lin Jianxia couldn't help but punch him twice more.

But after the hammering, that tingling, numb feeling welled up in my heart again, making me itch with desire.

The girl quickly hugged the large bear tightly, her ears turning slightly red. She glanced sideways and whispered:

"Th-thank you so much..."

Jiang Yubai casually patted the boy's head, then picked up the plastic bag and went upstairs.

Lin Tingwan glanced at her older sister with some curiosity, then followed her.

Why are you rubbing my head? I'm not a child anymore!

Although she was grumbling to herself, Lin Jianxia simply pursed her lips and followed behind the two of them, clutching her doll.

My heart felt like it had been gently scratched by a kitten's paw, ticklish and soft.

She glanced at the fluffy teddy bear in her arms, then looked up at the lazy-looking guy in front of her carrying a bag, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

It doesn't seem so bad...

Once upstairs, Jiang Yubai went inside to restock the refrigerator, while the two sisters, carrying two dolls of different sizes, went into their bedroom one after the other.

Lin Jianxia couldn't wait to put the doll in her arms on the bed and reach out to remove the plastic wrap.

A whole teddy bear, almost as tall as a person, was displayed in front of me, fluffy and soft, taking up almost half of the bed.

Lin Jianxia touched the bear's ears and squeezed its paws. The soft, fluffy texture was so pleasant that she didn't want to let go.

She was about to continue cuddling and nuzzling when she caught a glimpse of Lin Tingwan standing to the side.

My younger sister was hugging her teddy bear, looking over here with a face full of curiosity.

Seeing Lin Jianxia looking over, Lin Tingwan also reached out and touched the big bear's belly, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

Lin Jianxia blinked, hesitating as if she wanted to say something, but finally, somewhat nervously, she whispered:

"Wanwan... I can't give you this... but a cuddle, a hug, and a nap are fine..."

Hearing this, Lin Tingwan tilted her head and looked at her older sister.

"Wait a minute~ Wait a minute~ You already have one~"

Lin Jianxia simply hugged her younger sister and started to whine in a drawn-out voice.

"This one's for my older sister~"

As she spoke, she gently shook Lin Tingwan until her sister's eyes were filled with dazzling light, then she stopped, satisfied.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Lin Jianxia coughed lightly and adopted the authoritative demeanor of an elder sister:

"Um... Wanwan, why don't you go next door and talk to Jiang Yubai for a bit? I'll be there in a bit."

Lin Tingwan placed her teddy bear on the bedside table and went out in a daze.

Lin Jianxia followed quietly behind, and when she saw her younger sister enter the neighbor's house, she ran back in a flash, kicked off her slippers, and immediately jumped onto the bed.

She hugged the giant teddy bear that was almost as tall as her, rolled around on the bed, and couldn't help but make "mmm" sounds.

The girl buried her face in the soft, fluffy fur, rubbing against it, her eyes crinkling into crescents with delight.

So cute!

After rolling around several times, Lin Jianxia finally took a deep breath and stopped moving while hugging the doll.

She looked at the big bear in her arms and pursed her lips.

After the initial excitement and joy, my first reaction was surprisingly a strong sense of reluctance and annoyance.

That idiot, idiot, idiot.....

Why spend so much money!

This must be a four-figure sum, and it might even include the two thousand yuan from the progress scholarship.

They could have spent so much money on delicious food, but they just...

Just for...

To buy myself a doll.

In an instant, the girl's anger vanished.

Instead, a strange, tingling sensation emerged.

This feeling has occurred to me many, many times today.

While the taxi driver was laughing and joking, while Jiang Yubai was accompanying her through the food street, while Jiang Yubai was feeding her mango mille-feuille, and... just now when he handed her this doll.

Lin Jianxia didn't know what was wrong with her. She only felt her legs were a little weak, but she was so happy that she felt like she could fly.

Her heart pounded, and she unconsciously hugged the big teddy bear tighter.

It's soft and comfortable.

As she held him, a thought suddenly popped into Lin Jianxia's head.

So, which is more comfortable to hug, this teddy bear or Jiang Yubai's hug?

Perhaps because her head was a little dizzy, she bit her lower lip and actually began to seriously consider this somewhat absurd question.

No matter how you look at it... it should be a teddy bear!

Teddy bears are so nice, soft and fluffy.

You can hug her however you want, rub against her for as long as you want, and she won't say anything annoying or suddenly rub her head.

But what about Jiang Yubai...?

That guy's hug was hard and uncomfortable, and his arms weren't soft at all.

He always carries a strange, indescribable scent that, if smelled for too long, can make you feel weak, and you might even get teased for hugging him too much...

Thinking about it that way, the teddy bear really wins!

"........."

But if both were presented to her, and she was told she could only choose one...

Lin Jianxia's face grew redder and redder, and she felt her ears burning. She quickly buried her head in the doll and started making strange little pig noises again.