Sister, can I be a maid too?

My own parents?

They did mention that they would come and help him fill out his college application, but he felt it wasn't necessary to make such a big fuss, so he said, "It's just filling out an application, you guys do your thing" and declined.

Could it be that they came here secretly?

Thinking this to himself, he called out, "Coming!", walked to the door, grasped the doorknob, and opened it.

Jiang Yubai blinked in surprise as his gaze fell towards the door.

"Dr. Su?"

Chapter 283 Let's starve Wanwan for three days first, then give her chicken wings.

"Dr. Su?"

Jiang Yubai raised an eyebrow in surprise.

That's right, standing outside the door right now are Su Xianyun and Dr. Su, who have been coming to see Wanwan before.

Hearing this address, Su Xianyun at the door smiled:

Why are you calling me that so formally?

Jiang Yu blinked and readily changed his tune:

"Sister Su."

"Hmm," Su Xianyun nodded in satisfaction, and handed over the fruit she was carrying, "I bought it on the way, you can try it."

Jiang Yubai accepted it, somewhat flattered:

"You're too kind..."

"Jiang Yubai?" Lin Jianxia poked half her head out from the doorway, asking curiously, "Who's here...?"

Halfway through her sentence, she spotted Su Xianyun outside the door, her eyes immediately lit up, and she trotted over in her slippers:

"Dr. Su... Sister Su."

"Jianxia, ​​it's been a long time." Su Xianyun smiled and nodded at her, then explained, "I happened to be running some errands nearby today, and I thought I'd stop by to see how Wanwan is doing lately."

She paused, then asked, "Is Wanwan home?"

“Yes, yes,” Lin Jianxia nodded quickly, “Wanwan is in the study.”

The three of them entered the study together. Lin Tingwan remained quietly sitting on the edge of the bed, her head slightly turned to the side.

"Late night."

Dr. Su greeted him in a low voice.

Lin Tingwan nodded, reached for her notebook, wrote something down, and held it up in front of her:

"Hello, Sister Su."

Su Xianyun blinked in surprise.

She stared at the address on the notebook for a few seconds before smiling and continuing to ask:

How have you been feeling lately, Wanwan?

Lin Tingwan continued writing something in her notebook.

After exchanging a few words and confirming the basic situation, Su Xianyun finally looked up.

She looked at Jiang Yubai and Lin Jianxia who had followed her in:

"Can I spend some time alone with Wanwan?"

This is the routine procedure every time Dr. Su comes for a check-up.

Jiang Yubai and Lin Jianxia left the study as instructed, leaving the room to the two inside.

Jiang Yubai sat down on the sofa in the living room, reached out and turned on the TV, then turned to look at it.

Although Lin Jianxia's eyes were fixed on the TV, her gaze kept drifting to the slightly ajar study door, clearly showing her concern.

Jiang Yubai couldn't resist reaching out and pinching the boy's little face, saying helplessly:

"Why do you always look like this whenever Sister Su comes to our house to check on Wanwan?"

Lin Jianxia's face was being rubbed, and she spoke indistinctly with a pained expression:

"This time is different..."

Isn't it always the same?

Jiang Yubai's movements became increasingly unrestrained, kneading the girl's soft face like dough, pulling and stretching it from side to side.

"While Sister Su was in the study getting information, you were outside worrying about this and that, afraid that she would bring you bad news when she came out, just like a family member outside the operating room."

"But Wanwan's condition has been getting better and better each time. I don't know what you idiot are worried about."

You're the idiot!

Lin Jianxia retorted at first, but then her face fell:

“This time it’s really different… Sister Su said before that Wanwan should be able to speak, and that we should just keep it like this.”

"But this time, so much time has passed, and Wanwan still shows no desire to speak..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yubai suddenly stopped rubbing and kneading.

“Right!” Lin Jianxia immediately perked up. “You think so too, right!”

Jiang Yu used force in his hand, pulling the girl's face outwards first, then letting go and flicking it away, saying irritably:

"Can't we hope Wanwan will get better? Maybe Wanwan will be able to speak again when Sister Su comes out this time?"

Lin Jianxia let out a soft "Ouch!", covered her face and whimpered twice, then fell silent.

Jiang Yubai pursed his lips, losing the will to say anything, and subconsciously looked towards the study door.

Although he said that, he had to admit that what Lin Jianxia said... seemed to make sense.

Wanwan's condition is indeed getting better and better.

Her facial expressions became more and more lively; she would proactively communicate using her notebook and express her emotions through her expressions and gestures.

And each time Dr. Su conducted an examination, it seemed to bring good news.

But... it seems that the most crucial bottleneck still hasn't been overcome.

Even now, Jiang Yubai still hasn't heard his Wanwan speak her first words.

He seemed to have grown accustomed to that small figure who was always silent, head down, writing, to waiting for her to pick up her notebook, and to reading the sentences she wrote stroke by stroke.

He was so used to it that he sometimes even forgot that Lin Tingwan... wasn't incapable of speaking.

When Dr. Su left last time, she had already said that her condition had improved significantly and that she was just one step away from speaking.

Months have passed, but the door remains quietly closed, showing no sign of opening.

Just as he was lost in thought, the study door suddenly creaked open, and Dr. Su came out.

This time, Jiang Yubai reacted even faster than Lin Jianxia, ​​practically leaping up:

"Dr. Su, Wanwan, she...?"

Lin Jianxia also looked over nervously.

Su Xianyun was already used to Lin Jianxia's reactions, but this was the first time she had seen Jiang Yubai so nervous.

She blinked, glanced at the study door and then at the two of them, and hesitated before saying:

"Is there... anything unusual about Wanwan lately? Like suddenly locking herself in her room and not saying anything?"

Jiang Yubai paused for two seconds, then waved his hands repeatedly:

"No, no, Wanwan has been doing well lately."

“I knew it,” Su Xianyun said, pushing up her glasses with a wry smile. “From what I’ve observed, Wanwan’s condition is indeed quite good.”

In the brief moment when the two breathed a sigh of relief, she turned her gaze to Lin Jianxia, ​​her tone softening slightly:

"Jianxia, ​​would you like to go in and keep Wanwan company? Or... you can stay here and listen to what's going on."

Lin Jianxia seemed to sense something from her words. She hesitated for two seconds before finally nodding obediently and whispering:

"Well... Sister Su, you and Jiang Yu can chat for now. I'll go check on Wanwan in her room."

After saying that, she glanced at Jiang Yubai, pursed her lips, and then turned and went into the study.

Jiang Yubai glanced at the girl's back, but before he could say anything, Su Xianyun had already sat down on the sofa and gestured for him to sit down as well.

That's right.

When the topic turned to her illness, Su Xianyun's tone shifted to her usual professional and serious one.

"Based on the assessment we just conducted, Wanwan's emotional stability, cognitive abilities, and ability to receive and respond to external information have all shown significant improvement since our last meeting, and are now basically on par with normal people."

"From a pathological perspective, her recovery is very good. The core symptoms that previously troubled her have been basically controlled, and her overall condition has become stable."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yubai didn't show much surprise; instead, he seemed hesitant to speak.

Seeing his expression, Su Xianyun smiled:

"You want to ask... since you've recovered so well, why is Wanwan still not talking, right?"

Jiang Yubai then nodded:

"Sister Su, we can also see that Wanwan's condition is much, much better than before."

"But... but Wanwan hasn't said anything, and we don't know what to do."

When this was mentioned, Su Xianyun showed a helpless expression:

To put it simply... I don't know either.

Jiang Yubai was stunned.

Before he could say anything, Dr. Su on the other end continued:

"From a professional perspective, my inability to speak every night before was due to a mental illness, but this obstacle has now been basically eliminated."

"In other words, Wanwan is not unable to speak now, but rather she is 'unwilling to speak' or 'accustomed to not speaking'."