Sister, can I be a maid too?

Lin Jianxia said "Oh," hesitated for a few seconds, and then asked softly:

"Then...why did you come to Jinxiu New Village?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Tingwan, who was standing to the side, seemed to sense something. She tilted her head and looked at her sister, moving her arm as if she wanted to take out a notebook from her pocket.

Before she could even make a move, Jiang Yubai had already reached out and lightly tapped Lin Jianxia's head in an annoyed manner:

"Because there's no food you cooked here, are you trying to starve me to death?"

Lin Jianxia cried out "Ouch!" and instinctively covered her head, stunned for a moment.

Jiang Yubai ignored the idiot and turned his head to mutter to himself:

"Wanwan, let's go, I'm starving."

Lin Tingwan blinked, then quietly lowered the arm that had just reached into her arms, and followed Jiang Yubai with light steps.

A few seconds later.

Jiang Yubai's impatient voice came back again:

"See—See—Summer—"

"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and come on, I'm waiting to go back to sleep after dinner."

Lin Jianxia then seemed to snap out of her daze and quickly responded:

"We're here, what's the rush!"

She jogged a couple of steps to catch up with the idiot, and without even realizing it, her voice seemed to have taken on a slightly...

A delightful taste.

Chapter 250 What does "...Let's be classmates this time" mean?

Leading the two sisters through the gate, we were greeted by a spacious and bright entryway and a corridor that extended inwards.

Lin Jianxia hesitated for a moment when she entered the room, and asked timidly if she should change her shoes or something, but Jiang Yu put his arm around her shoulder and pushed her in directly.

Passing through the entryway, in the living room, Jiang Pinglan was sitting upright on the sofa, reading a newspaper in her hand. She looked up when she heard footsteps.

His gaze swept between the three of them, and he smiled:

"Oh, you're awake?"

Perhaps feeling guilty, Lin Jianxia sensed a hint of teasing in Uncle Jiang's words, causing her ears to turn slightly red and her to shrink further behind Jiang Yubai.

Jiang Yubai casually responded, his gaze falling on the coffee table, and his eyes immediately lit up:

"Wow, you two really went all out, huh?"

Freshly cut fruit platters, all kinds of chocolates, cookies, nuts, gummies... piled up on the entire coffee table.

Jiang Pinglan ignored her son's words, simply put down the newspaper, and beckoned to the two sisters:

"Come on, are you hungry? Your Aunt Qin is still cooking. Have some snacks to tide you over."

Before the two sisters could even move, Jiang Yubai had already pulled them to sit beside him and started rummaging through the pile of snacks.

"Let me see... Hey, pork jerky chocolate, and Pocky too."

He was completely unceremonious, picking and choosing among the sisters to share, and even unwrapping a chocolate for himself and popping it into his mouth.

To be honest, Jiang Yubai had never seen the coffee table piled up so full since he bought this house.

After all, these two big Buddhas in my family are always out and about, and they spend very little time at home. If we buy too much fruit and snacks, we can't finish them all, and they often expire before we can even finish them.

Over time, Jiang Yu usually suffered hardship and toil, and when he wanted to eat something, he would travel a long distance to buy it.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Pinglan said somewhat irritably:

“You… when you have time, go to the kitchen and help your mom. She bought a whole car full of ingredients, and I don’t even know if I can finish cooking them all.”

"Alright, alright, sigh. Before the college entrance exam, I was a panda, but after the exam, I'm a cockroach," Jiang Yubai sighed dramatically, stood up, and said, "I'll go to the kitchen and see what Mom has been up to this time."

As he stood up, Lin Jianxia, ​​who hadn't even finished chewing the pork jerky she'd just stuffed into her mouth, hurriedly followed suit.

"I...I'll go help too."

Then Lin Tingwan also stood up.

Jiang Pinglan was immediately overwhelmed by this situation and said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:

"Hey, hey, hey, where are you two sisters going? It's your first time visiting our home, how can you ask guests for help?"

After all, his wife had told him to take good care of the guests, but they hadn't even had their snacks yet, so what was the meaning of calling them into the kitchen to help?

Lin Tingwan looked at her older sister, blinking her eyes rapidly.

Lin Jianxia was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to leave or sit, so she could only cast a pleading look at Jiang Yubai.

Jiang Yubai chuckled:

"Dad, you should let them both come along too."

"First of all... people are just here to have some fun, why make such a clear distinction between host and guest?"

"Secondly, if Mom is busy all by herself, when will we ever get to eat? If three people help, it will be faster."

"As for the third one..."

He paused, then said tactfully:

"Dad, I finally finished my exams, and I'd like to eat something nice..."

Jiang Pinglan was rendered speechless by these words.

As if he had thought of something, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he agreed:

"Alright, then you guys go and help out... Don't say I sent you, or your mom will come after me later."

"Okay, okay, I promise I'll put in a good word for you~"

Jiang Yubai cheerfully assured them and led the two sisters straight towards the kitchen.

Before even reaching the door, you could already hear the sizzling sounds of stir-frying and smell the faint aroma inside.

Jiang Yubai blinked and reached out to push open the kitchen door.

I saw my mom wearing an apron, tossing the food in the wok, and without turning her head, she said upon hearing the sound:

"You're here? Come and help me chop the green peppers."

"Okay," Jiang Yubai replied casually.

Upon entering the kitchen, Lin Jianxia visibly relaxed. She looked around curiously, then whispered to Jiang Yubai:

"Um... do you have any extra aprons?"

“Yes,” Jiang Yubai reached out and took an apron from the side for the two sisters. “Here, one is a little bear and the other is a little cat. Aren’t they cute?”

Qin Huiyi had just finished ladling the food onto a plate when she heard this and turned around, startled for a moment:

"Jian Xia? Wan Wan? What are you two doing here?"

She frowned:

"Didn't I tell Lao Jiang to treat you well? Why are you having to help in the kitchen?!"

“Auntie, we wanted to come and help ourselves,” Lin Jianxia quickly said.

“Exactly,” Jiang Yubai replied seriously, “I already told them to treat each other like their own home. What’s the point of just sitting around waiting to be fed?”

Upon hearing the phrase "treat it like your own home," Qin Huiyi's expression subtly shifted for a moment.

She glanced at Lin Jianxia, ​​then at Lin Tingwan who was standing quietly to the side, and her expression gradually softened.

"I'm naturally happy that you've put your heart into this," Qin Huiyi said with a gentle smile. "Come on, lend me a hand."

Ten minutes later.

Jiang Pinglan was watching TV with her legs crossed when she saw Jiang Yubai enter the living room with a forlorn expression.

"Why did you come out?" He looked behind Jiang Yubai and asked curiously, "Where are the two sisters?"

Jiang Yubai plopped down on the sofa and let out a long sigh:

"The two of them were still helping out inside, but my mom complained that I was clumsy, took up kitchen space, and only knew how to steal food, so she kicked me out."

...Damn it, am I really that useless?

You only ate two pieces of meat, and you were peeling the potatoes a little too roughly!

Jiang Yubai gave a casual explanation, but still felt unsatisfied, so he started rummaging through the coffee table again, trying to find something good to eat.

I had just popped a hard-boiled egg into my mouth when I suddenly heard my dad say:

"Yu Bai, how did the exam go?"

“Not bad,” Jiang Yubai mumbled. “I thought you wouldn’t ask, Dad.”

Jiang Pinglan scoffed:

"I didn't ask before because the girl is still around, and I was afraid of putting pressure on her if I asked."

"They... I think they're both alright, right?" Jiang Yubai recalled for a moment, "We've reviewed the questions on this exam, so we're quite familiar with the question types."

Jiang Pinglan became somewhat interested:

"Not bad? What about you? Do you feel you have a good chance at Lin Da?"

"There shouldn't be any problem; it's just a matter of how good or bad one's professional skills are."

"Wow," Jiang Pinglan was genuinely surprised this time, "You've really changed a lot in just three days! You're not even having any problems with Lin Da anymore?"

Jiang Yu rolled her eyes dramatically.

“Dad, you have no idea how long my two sisters and I studied every day—the stack of test papers was taller than me. I’ve never worked this hard in my life.”

Seemingly having overheard some crucial information, Jiang Pinglan raised an eyebrow, remained silent, and simply watched his son with great interest.

“…Dad, just say what you want to say,” Jiang Yubai complained. “Mom can’t hear you in the kitchen, so there’s no need to be so secretive.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Pinglan actually glanced towards the kitchen before slowly speaking:

"Tell me the truth, you're studying so hard... is it really for those two sisters?"