Sister, can I be a maid too?

"Don't worry... I have enough for next month's rent and enough for daily expenses. I won't secretly go to work, so you don't need to worry about me."

Jiang Yubai glanced at her a few times, then suddenly changed the subject:

"By the way, when you went back wearing that outfit...did Lin Tingwan see you?"

Lin Jianxia's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this:

How did you know?!

Wow, how did I know?

Jiang Yu chuckled twice:

"Not only do I know you were seen, but you didn't even bother to explain yourself properly, did you?"

"Did someone ask you what you were wearing, and you said a maid outfit and ran off in a hurry?"

Lin Jianxia stared blankly at Jiang Yubai, unable to react for a moment.

"You...you wouldn't have been eavesdropping at the door, would you?" She suddenly sat up straight, alert.

?

"Why would I eavesdrop on you? For nothing?" Jiang Yu rolled her eyes. "Your sister asked me directly. Do you know how speechless I was?"

Lin Jianxia's ears turned red, clearly indicating that she herself felt that what she had done was a bit outrageous.

I didn't explain things clearly to my sister, and instead, people asked Jiang Yubai about it...

She asked softly, "So... what did you tell her?"

"What did you tell her?" Jiang Yubai shrugged. "Tell her the truth."

"Truly?!" Lin Jianxia's eyes widened, and she immediately panicked. "What did you and Wanwan say to each other?"

Jiang Yubai watched with great interest as the guy's flustered little expression appeared, before leisurely saying:

"I'll just tell you the truth. The origin and evolution of maid outfits... well, it's not the Japanese style, it's just the most traditional European maid outfit."

Is there a problem?

Lin Jianxia: "......."

Her expression froze, as she was about to say something, and she couldn't help but show an embarrassed little face:

"Tell the truth about this..."

"Otherwise what? There's nothing special about European maid outfits; they just cover you up completely."

Jiang Yubai shrugged:

"It's not like the Japanese style with frills. Do you think everyone is like you... getting all dirty thoughts the moment they see the word 'maid'?"

Lin Jianxia's expression turned angry:

"Where would I find that!?"

Jiang Yubai coughed lightly, stood up and said, "Finished eating? Let's go."

"Go buy Lin Tingwan two more skewers of chicken wings, a bucket of watermelon juice... Oh, and does she like stinky tofu?"

"Tell them to eat less tonight!"

........

The next morning.

The sunlight streaming through the curtains slanted across Jiang Yu's pale face, making him furrow his brow.

Slowly opening her eyes, she glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table; the hour hand was clearly pointing to nine o'clock.

After letting out a long yawn, Jiang Yubai simply rolled over, buried his face in the pillow, and closed his eyes again.

He had already told Lin Jianxia last night that he would skip breakfast today and sleep in until he naturally woke up.

The warm bed was so cozy in the early morning that Jiang Yubai closed his eyes, his breathing gradually becoming deep again.

Just moments before consciousness was about to completely fade...

Thump, thump, thump,

A familiar knock on the door pulled him back to reality.

Jiang Yubai groggily opened her eyes, her first reaction being to look at the alarm clock again.

What happened? Has two hours already passed, and it's lunchtime?

After all, the bed in the morning is the ultimate time machine; it's not unheard of for two hours to pass in the blink of an eye.

But this time...

It's only 9:15! What's going on?

Jiang Yubai buried her head back into the pillow, lazily drawing out her words:

"What are you doing—"

Lin Jianxia's voice came from outside the door:

"Get up! Someone's here!"

anyone?

Didn't Dr. Su say he'd be here tomorrow?

Jiang Yubai frowned, shook his head to shake off the sleepiness, and sat up briskly.

After a quick wash, Jiang Yubai opened the door and saw Lin Jianxia standing outside, looking somewhat uneasy.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Yubai couldn't help but yawn again. "Who is it?"

Lin Jianxia couldn't help but glance towards the door before lowering her voice:

“A woman I don’t recognize just came by and said something about… wanting to install an air conditioner for us.”

“But I’ve never contacted her. I was afraid she was a scammer, so I didn’t dare let her in and came directly to you.”

The girl looked somewhat uneasy, her brows furrowed slightly as she asked:

"Um... Jiang Yubai, do you know what happened?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yubai's last vestiges of sleepiness vanished.

He blinked and subconsciously looked towards the door.

No, my mom is really that proactive?

Chapter 89 I had a brilliant title in mind, but I can't use it now.

Seeing Jiang Yubai looking down the corridor, Lin Jianxia blinked:

Do you know him?

Jiang Yubai hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm not sure, I'll go and check first."

He strode out, and Lin Jianxia quickly followed behind.

As soon as Jiang Yubai turned out of the corridor, he saw two women wearing light gray overalls and sun hats standing outside the door.

Both of them were carrying worn-out tool bags, and there were two cardboard boxes of different sizes on the ground beside them.

Jiang Yubai thought to himself, "Whoa!" He stepped forward, looked the person over, and tentatively asked:

"Hello, hello, I'm the landlord here. What brings you two here...?"

"Landlord, right? That's great!" the older auntie said with a smile. "We're from the district's old residential area renovation project, specifically responsible for the home appliance subsidy program and energy conservation initiatives."

"Your household has been selected! A new air conditioner will be installed for free! We should have informed you about this."

Home appliances to the countryside are energy-saving and benefit the people, right...? That's a pretty legitimate reason.

“Oh, I remember now,” Jiang Yubai said, feigning surprise. “You’ve come so early. I thought I’d have to wait a few days.”

"Yes, that's right, the higher-ups are urging us to hurry."

Jiang Yubai nodded, turned to look at Lin Jianxia, ​​and explained:

"It's real, not a scam. I contacted my mom and family before, so you can install it without worry."

Lin Jianxia glanced at Jiang Yubai, then at the aunt across from her, and hesitated before saying:

"Um... is it just for our family?"

The two women exchanged a glance, seemingly taken aback, before the older one hesitantly spoke:

"Yes, yes, there are. The quotas are allocated uniformly across the district. Other households have to wait in line for the next batch."

Jiang Yubai also egged him on from the side:

"Sure, why don't you want it for free? Besides, the water and electricity are included in the rent, so you can use it without worry."

Lin Jianxia looked at Jiang Yubai suspiciously for a long time before softly saying "Oh".

Okay~

Jiang Yubai turned to look at his aunt and said with a smile:

"Then please wait a moment, ladies, while I bring the person out first."

"It's alright, a few more minutes won't make a difference," the auntie said readily.

Jiang Yubai nodded and led Lin Jianxia into the house.

After a familiar knock, he pushed the door open and went in. Lin Tingwan, dressed in casual clothes, was sitting on the edge of the bed, hugging a panda plushie.

Lin Jianxia walked to her younger sister's side and asked in a soft voice:

"Wanwan... Two aunties are coming over to install the air conditioner later. Do you want to wait in the living room or come next door?"

Lin Tingwan blinked, picked up her doll, got off the bed, and silently stood next to Jiang Yubai.

...Does this mean we're going to the neighbor's house?

But... why isn't she standing next to her older sister?!

Lin Jianxia suddenly became a little angry.