Sister, can I be a maid too?

"Old Jiang, what do you think of our son...?"

"Either the older sister or the younger sister."

Jiang Pingtao answered decisively.

Qin Huiyi gave him a look that was both funny and exasperating:

"I said you've never even been there, how can you be so sure?"

"Just wait and see, they might still be stubborn even after they bring her home."

Jiang Pingtao shrugged.

"Oh, right," he said, as if remembering something, and asked curiously, "Honey, that girl... is her cooking really that good?"

"You don't want to eat, huh? Then you don't need to eat dinner!"

Qin Huiyi glared at him, then turned and went back to her room.

......

By the time Jiang Yubai stood at the entrance of Jinxiu New Village again, it was nearly 5 p.m.

The night market street was gradually coming to life, with vendors setting up their stalls one after another, and the smoke rising from the ovens carrying the aroma of cumin and grease wafting through the air.

Jiang Yubai felt his stomach growling and quickly went upstairs carrying his bags.

He climbed all the way to the fifth floor, panting heavily, his lips twitching.

I should have asked my mom to install an elevator in this crappy apartment building too...

He dismissed the thought and moved to his front door, looked around, but ultimately couldn't be bothered to take out his keys. He gently kicked the security door with his toe.

Footsteps approached from inside the door, stopping behind it, but the door remained closed for a long time.

He was probably looking through the peephole...

Jiang Yubai understood immediately. He shook his head in the direction of the cat's eye while holding the bag, and then raised the bag in his hand.

With a 'click', the door was pulled open.

Lin Jianxia, ​​dressed in casual home clothes, stood inside the door, her pretty face full of astonishment:

"You...why are you back so early?"

"Is it still early?" Jiang Yubai asked, puzzled. "Didn't you say you'd be back this afternoon?"

He sniffed, and his eyes suddenly brightened:

"I'm starving—the food should be ready by now, right?"

For some reason, Lin Jianxia's expression suddenly became somewhat awkward:

"Doing it, doing it well means doing it well..."

Jiang Yubai paid no attention to these details, his mind only focused on the rice.

He walked excitedly to the dining table, then suddenly froze.

The meal was indeed prepared, but only a simple plate of stir-fried vegetables and a small bowl of tomato and egg soup were placed on the table.

Lin Tingwan was halfway through her meal, biting her chopsticks, and tilting her head to look at him.

Lin Jianxia's ears turned red as she slowly moved closer to him, her voice tinged with embarrassment:

"I... I thought you'd eat at home before coming over... so I didn't cook much... and not much rice either..."

Jiang Yubai stared at the two simple, even 'poor' dishes for a while, then suddenly put on a resentful expression:

"I was telling you two... I raved about you to my parents, and they loved it so much."

As he spoke, he placed the plastic bag on the table and began taking things out one by one:

"Here, this is the tea my dad specially gave you two, this is the nuts and snacks my mom put in, and these local specialties... They repeatedly told me to give them to you."

He let out a long sigh:

"So I didn't even have time to eat, and rushed back without stopping, just to bring you these."

"But what about you? Not only did you not wait for me to come back to eat together, but you also only made such a small amount of food... How can you face my sincere heart?"

Lin Jianxia's face grew increasingly bitter as she listened, her head hanging low, feeling more and more that what she had done was indeed unkind.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Jiang Yubai was about to speak when he saw Lin Tingwan at the table suddenly make a move.

The girl picked up a piece of green vegetable with her chopsticks, tilted her body slightly back, and earnestly offered it to his mouth.

Jiang Yubai stared at the chopsticks that had just been in her bowl, and froze on the spot.

“…”

“…”

"Wanwan, what are you doing?!"

Chapter 84 "Is Jiang Yubai not good enough?"

Lin Jianxia hurriedly pressed down her younger sister's chopsticks, feeling her ears turn bright red.

She didn't even dare to look at Jiang Yubai beside her, biting her lower lip as she spoke to Lin Tingwan:

"No way! You can't use chopsticks you've already used to feed others!"

Lin Tingwan looked at the chopsticks in her hand, then suddenly turned her head to look at another set of chopsticks and bowls on the table.

"My chopsticks aren't good either!!!" Lin Jianxia was about to faint from anger.

She took a deep breath and said seriously, "Wanwan, you can't use chopsticks you've used to serve food to others, it's unhygienic!"

Lin Tingwan glanced at her chopsticks, then picked up her spiral notebook and quickly scribbled something down:

"My sister fed me."

"That's different!" Lin Jianxia's ears turned even redder, and her voice rose a few decibels. "We're sisters, it's okay!"

Lin Tingwan blinked, glanced at her older sister, then at Jiang Yubai standing to the side, and continued writing:

"Isn't Jiang Yubai acceptable?"

"no!"

Lin Jianxia answered decisively, almost through gritted teeth.

What?! Does this bastard have the same status as his older sister in his younger sister's heart?!

impossible!

It's definitely just that Wanwan doesn't understand...

She took a deep breath, then couldn't help but lower her voice and whisper her advice:

"Wanwan, this kind of behavior is very intimate, especially feeding someone. You can't just do that to anyone."

“We sisters have no problem with each other, but when it comes to other people—especially men—you must be careful about your boundaries, you know?”

Although it's said to be a member of the opposite sex, in reality, there's only one person left.

Lin Tingwan nodded silently, though it was unclear whether she had taken it to heart.

Jiang Yubai, standing to the side, almost burst out laughing at the two sisters. It took him a while to clear his throat and try to steer the conversation back on track.

"Have you finished talking? ...If I may ask, what should I eat?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia's previously arrogant demeanor immediately subsided, and she weakly replied:

"Um... how about I cook you a couple of dishes now...?"

"Where's the food?"

"I'll cook a little more rice now," Lin Jianxia's voice was even weaker, "It should be ready in about twenty minutes..."

Jiang Yubai glanced at her sideways.

Lin Jianxia shrank back.

"Never mind, I'll just eat some vegetables," he shrugged. "I'll get a late-night snack if I get hungry later."

Lin Jianxia gave a guilty "oh," then suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly ran to the kitchen to get him a bowl and chopsticks.

It was placed neatly and squarely in front of him.

Jiang Yubai was secretly amused, but his face still maintained a "I'm very dissatisfied" expression:

"Also, even if I don't come back, what's the point of you cooking just two dishes?"

He glanced at the table, at a stir-fried vegetable dish and a tomato and egg soup, his expression one of disappointment and frustration:

"No, are you two feeding rabbits? I'm not talking about fancy food, but at least there should be some meat, right?"

"Even if I don't come back for dinner, the refrigerator is packed full, so Lin Tingwan has to eat it even if you don't want to."

Lin Jianxia didn't dare to utter a word in rebuttal, and could only sit to the side with her head down, looking pitiful.

He continued muttering to himself for a while before softening his tone and saying:

"Besides, what if I suddenly come back for dinner and see only these two dishes? People who don't know better might think I've gone back to those hard times."

"knew......"

Lin Jianxia's face looked miserable.

"That's good~" Jiang Yubai nodded in satisfaction, "Let's eat."

After a simple dinner, the three of them went their separate ways as usual.

Lin Tingwan, having just finished eating, returned to the next room. Jiang Yubai, who had only eaten a few green vegetables, went to the study to study. Lin Jianxia, ​​who dared not say a word, cleaned up the dishes and went straight to the kitchen.

After Jiang Yubai had been pondering over the English test paper for about half an hour, a soft "click" sounded from the study door.

The door was pushed open a crack, and Lin Jianxia hesitantly poked half her head in.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Yubai chuckled at her expression. "Come in."

Lin Jianxia gave a soft "oh" and quietly sat down next to him, carrying her schoolbag.

She took out the textbooks and test papers she needed for the evening, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask: