Sister, can I become a maid too?

Chapter 106 I didn't say I was going to buy it for you (Seeking monthly votes~)

Before Jiang Yubai could say anything more, he suddenly felt a tightness on his wrist.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Jianxia, ​​fuming, dragged him out of the store.

Standing outside the store, Jiang Yubai rubbed his slightly reddened wrist, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Wait, why did you suddenly drag me out here?"

"Jiang Yubai!" Lin Jianxia glared at him. "Why are you suddenly buying me clothes?!"

"I didn't say I was going to buy it for you?" Jiang Yubai looked completely bewildered.

This confident retort stunned Lin Jianxia, ​​and her initial momentum deflated like a punctured balloon.

"...Huh? Wasn't this bought for me?"

She paused, then said weakly:

"Then... what did you mean by asking the shop assistant to pick out a few outfits for me?"

"Oh, that's because I wanted to thank Lin Tingwan for taking care of me this morning, so I wanted to buy her some clothes."

Jiang Yubai spoke with a smile.

"But isn't she asleep right now? You two are twins, so your body types should be similar. It'll be perfect to test it on you."

?

Lin Jianxia stood there, stunned, not realizing for a moment what she had just heard.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, she finally spoke in disbelief:

"Are you going to buy clothes for Wanwan?"

"Mmm." Jiang Yubai nodded.

"To thank her for taking care of you this morning?"

"Mmm-hmm-hmm."

"So you used me as a fitting model?!"

"Hmm... Hey, hey, what are you doing?!"

Jiang Yubai quickly leaned back, dodging the girl's cat-like punch.

Lin Jianxia bit her lower lip and glared at him, her voice trembling slightly:

"Jiang Yubai, you...you..."

She suddenly felt very angry, but she didn't know why she was angry.

Jiang Yubai looked at her with a puzzled expression for a long time, then suddenly seemed to understand something and cautiously spoke:

"Um, how about... I buy you one too?"

"don't want!"

Lin Jianxia glared at him.

What kind of attitude is that!

What do you mean by "How about I buy you an outfit too"? It's like Wanwan has to be dragged here specifically to buy it, while she's just someone who's dispensable!

Jiang Yubai seemed to finally realize something and quickly said:

"Oh, I'm sorry, I was wrong. Mingming, Jianjian... ugh, Lin Jianxia, ​​you've taken care of me so much too, I shouldn't have only thought about Lin Tingwan."

"I apologize. As compensation, you can choose any clothes you like from inside, how about that?"

Strangely enough, for some reason, Lin Jianxia suddenly felt much better.

Just like she didn't understand where that inexplicable anger of hers had come from.

She gave a soft "oh" and was about to step inside when she suddenly froze.

She slowly came to her senses and turned to look at Jiang Yubai.

Jiang Yubai looked puzzled:

"What's wrong? Aren't you going in?"

Lin Jianxia was silent for a few seconds, then her voice was low and soft:

"Jiang Yubai......."

"what?"

"You planned this all along, didn't you?!"

Jiang Yubai, who had been holding back for so long, finally couldn't contain himself any longer and exclaimed with delight:

"Hey Lin Jianxia, ​​you actually believed that? You really believed I only asked you to try on clothes so I could buy them for Lin Tingwan?"

"Jiang Yubai!!"

Lin Jianxia flew into a rage and rained down her cat-like punches on him.

Jiang Yubai thought it was just a tickle, but after a few tickles, he couldn't help but remind him:

"Hey, hey, hey, let me tell you, the shop assistant is standing at the door watching us make a scene. Don't blame me if you feel awkward when you go inside."

Lin Jianxia's waving little fist froze in mid-air, and she subconsciously turned her head to look.

Sure enough, behind the transparent glass door, the young lady who had greeted customers earlier was huddled together with another employee, peeking and looking in their direction.

Seeing Lin Jianxia suddenly look over, the two of them quickly shrank back.

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

"I'm not going in," she bit her lower lip, her ears burning red. "I'd rather die than go in!"

Jiang Yubai suppressed a laugh and advised:

"Don't be like that, they're just watching the fun. Besides, their clothes are pretty good, we'll go home after we buy them."

"I won't go in, I..."

Lin Jianxia was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized:

"You almost tricked me again! When did I ever agree to go shopping for clothes?!"

Hey, why is this guy suddenly so bright?

"Hey, didn't you just agree to buy one set for Lin Tingwan and one set for you?"

"That's...that's...anyway, it won't work!"

Lin Jianxia bit her lower lip, and her voice suddenly became softer:

"Anyway, I'm not going in. I don't have the money to pay you back..."

Seeing her like this, Jiang Yubai suddenly felt a headache coming on.

After going around in circles, we've finally arrived at this point, haven't we...?

Why didn't you just stupidly let yourself be tricked into the store?

"I'm talking about Lin Jianxia."

Jiang Yubai switched to a persuasive and earnest mode.

"Think about it, I had a fever of 40 degrees last night. If it weren't for you and Lin Tingwan, I would have fainted there and no one would have known."

"On a small scale, it's taking care of a patient; on a larger scale, it saved my life. What are a few sets of clothes compared to that?"

"Besides, you didn't ask me to pay back the money for the medicine and thermometer you bought, so why are we being so calculating with each other?"

Lin Jianxia listened, biting her lower lip, and couldn't help but look up when she heard this sentence:

"...What's the relationship?"

"Classmates, neighbors, bosses, and employees," Jiang Yubai said, shrugging. "You could call them friends, right?"

Lin Jianxia stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly looked away, lowered her head, and softly said "Oh".

So, you see—

Jiang Yubai wanted to persuade him further, but suddenly heard a voice in front of him:

"Let's go then."

He paused, wondering if he had misheard.

"Come on, weren't you going to buy me clothes?" Lin Jianxia pouted at his expression. "What are you waiting for if you're not coming?"

"...You agreed?"

"Um."

"I'll pay?" Jiang Yubai asked uncertainly again.

Lin Jianxia's tone was low and melancholy:

"Otherwise what? I didn't even bring my wallet with me when I came out. I can't pay even if you ask me to."

Jiang Yubai's eyes lit up, and he immediately stepped aside, gesturing for her to proceed.

"Come, come, please go first—"

Although I don't know why she suddenly agreed, I didn't even have to use the second short story I had prepared...

But it's good that you agreed!

Upon returning to the store, the same female employee immediately came to greet me again:

"Hello, welcome to Caiyun Apparel~ What would you two like to pick out?"

His standard business smile completely concealed any trace of his earlier voyeuristic behavior.

"Hello, hello, we meet again," Jiang Yubai nodded, "Could you please help her pick out a few outfits?"

The young woman blinked and subconsciously looked at Lin Jianxia beside her.

Lin Jianxia looked left and right, but refused to look in this direction.

"Okay, okay."

The shop assistant immediately understood and said with a smile,

"What type of clothes would you like to see? Dresses, skirts, shirts, or casual suits?"

Your "Eh~~" is really quite a roundabout way of saying it...

Jiang Yubai suppressed the urge to complain, thought for a moment, and then hesitated before saying:

"As for the type... just ask her directly."

He has no idea what women's clothing categories are.

Let alone women's clothing, his own clothes are always the same: T-shirts and sweatpants.

It was either black or white, either gray or black, making him look like a drab crow. Lin Jianxia had helped him pick out a few outfits last time she came.

"Okay, I understand." The shop assistant seemed to be used to this, nodding and smiling. "Please sit in the rest area for a moment."

After saying that, she led Lin Jianxia toward the women's clothing section.

Jiang Yubai's gaze followed the two people's backs.

At first, the shop assistant seemed to be recommending dresses to Lin Jianxia, ​​but Lin Jianxia shook her head, and the two turned to another area.

Later, their figures were completely blocked by a row of tall clothes racks, and only some faint conversations could be heard.

To be honest, it would be a lie to say I wasn't curious.

But Jiang Yubai simply didn't have the courage to go over and watch.

After all, while he wasn't exactly thin-skinned, he wasn't thick-skinned to that extent.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Jiang Yubai became restless and got up to walk towards the men's clothing section, intending to see if there were any clothes that caught his eye.

After browsing for ages without finding anything I wanted, I was aimlessly flipping through the clothes rack when a faint voice suddenly came from behind me:

"Hey, why aren't you sitting in your chair? What are you doing here?"

"Isn't this boring? Why did it take you so long...?"

Jiang Yubai turned his head as he spoke, but swallowed the rest of his sentence.

He looked at Lin Jianxia in front of him and paused for a moment.

The girl in front of me had changed into an oatmeal-colored knitted cardigan, with a light apricot-colored cotton undershirt underneath, and paired it with off-white straight-leg casual pants.

The soft material accentuated her slender figure, and the warm color scheme made her skin appear even fairer.

Her ponytail had come undone, and her long hair was loosely gathered at her shoulders, with a few stray strands falling around her neck, making her look warm and clean.

Unlike her usual loose T-shirts, this outfit with a slightly lazy style unexpectedly suits her temperament.

The shop assistant next to me smiled and said:

"Your friend has fair skin, a clean and neat appearance, and a great figure. Wearing light colors like this really enhances her complexion."

"It might not be obvious when she wears casual clothes, but when she changes into a well-fitting style, her figure and proportions immediately come out—it really suits her."

Although these words carried a hint of professional praise, they were truly from the heart.

Having worked as a shop assistant for so many years, she can still find the best aspects to praise even the most difficult customers to match their outfits without batting an eye.

But someone like the one in front of me, who exudes a clean and bright girlish charm the moment she puts on the clothes, is truly rare.

This is a real clothes hanger; he'd look good even if you put a burlap sack over him.

Lin Jianxia felt her ears burning from his gaze and couldn't help but look away, humming softly:

"How's this outfit...?"

Although she was extremely embarrassed and annoyed, she could only repeatedly tell herself, "He paid for it, so I have to let him see the results," which barely suppressed the urge to turn around and run away.

After all, she had never had such an experience before.

She specially picked out some nice clothes to change into, and then stood in front of the guy like this, asking, "How is it?"

I feel so embarrassed!!!

However, Jiang Yubai didn't think that much about it. He just couldn't help but look her up and down a few more times before immediately confirming:

"It looks good, this is the one."

Lin Jianxia visibly breathed a sigh of relief, and her first instinct was to run away:

"This one will do, I'll go change..."

"Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute," Jiang Yubai quickly called out to her.

He said to the female shop assistant next to him:

"Excuse me, could you please let her wear this outfit first, and then get a new set of the same style and pack it up? We can pay for both sets together later."

The shop assistant nodded crisply:

"Okay, please wait a moment."

As the shop assistant turned to prepare the goods, Jiang Yubai took a step forward, only to see Lin Jianxia, ​​arms crossed in front of her, cautiously take a half-step back.

"W-What are you going to do?"

Jiang Yubai: "......."

"No, what's with your reaction?" he couldn't help but complain. "I just wanted to ask something else. You didn't just pick one set, did you?"

Lin Jianxia's expression froze:

"...What? Didn't we already choose this one?"

Yes... definitely... after all, I was worried he wouldn't like it, so I picked out three or four different styles...

Jiang Yubai gave her a strange look:

"What's the rush? We didn't say we were only buying one set. Since you're here, why not buy more?"

"Besides pajamas and your school uniform, you only have two or three other clothes in your closet that you can actually wear out. If you change them frequently, won't you really only be able to wear maid outfits when you go out?"

He sensed something was wrong as soon as he finished speaking.

As expected, Lin Jianxia was taken aback for a moment, then her beautiful eyes widened suddenly:

"Jiang Yubai! You went through my closet?!"

Jiang Yubai hissed inwardly and quickly explained:

"Wasn't the weather a bit chilly before? Lin Tingwan was wearing too little clothing. I glanced at it when I was looking for pajamas for your sister! I really didn't mean to look for it!"

He tried to make his expression look innocent.

Lin Jianxia bit her lower lip and glared at him, then gritted her teeth after a long while:

"Just wait!"

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"Hello, that's 620 yuan in total. Let me round it down to 600 yuan."

With the shop assistant smiling and watching him leave, Jiang Yubai carried four paper bags out of the store.

He turned to look at Lin Jianxia, ​​who was still studying the receipt with her head down, and couldn't help but speak:

"Still looking? Come over and help me carry two!"

Lin Jianxia then came to her senses, carefully put away the receipt, and obediently took the bag from his hand.

Jiang Yubai walked beside her, glancing at her once, then again… and then once more.

"What are you looking at!"

Lin Jianxia's ears turned slightly red, and she glared at him irritably.

"Can't I even look at my new clothes?" Jiang Yubai said matter-of-factly.

After that, Lin Jianxia tried on three more outfits in different styles.

Every time Jiang Yubai saw her come out in new clothes, his eyes would light up slightly.

He originally planned to buy them all, but due to Lin Jianxia's strong opposition, he had no choice but to select only two sets.

The outfit she's wearing right now is an oatmeal-colored knitted cardigan paired with off-white trousers.

The other outfit was a tracksuit tucked away in a bag: a smoky gray jacket paired with dark gray sweatpants, exuding a vibrant youthful energy.

To be honest, Jiang Yubai was 100% certain that if Xia Jianjian had worn either of these two outfits into school, she would have received 10,000 times more love letters.

...Although I receive a few emails now and then, I don't even look at them and just throw them in the trash.

Lin Jianxia, ​​standing to the side, was clearly lost in thought, her ears slightly red.

The two walked in silence for a while before she belatedly looked up and gazed around blankly:

"Wait... this isn't the way home, where are you going?"

Jiang Yubai glanced at her, his expression unchanged, and said:

"Oh, well... I still need to buy some things."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia blinked, suddenly becoming alert:

"What else... do you want to buy?"