Sister, can I become a maid too?

Chapter 97 Lin Jianxia, ​​who thought the progress had greatly accelerated, discovered something was wrong.

As soon as Jiang Yubai sat down in the corner of the cafeteria, he saw Lin Jianxia across from him glaring at him with her cheeks puffed out.

"What are you doing, Lin Jianxia?" He raised an eyebrow. "Did I poison you, or did I pick something you don't like?"

Lin Jianxia lowered her voice, her tone tinged with annoyance:

"Are you feeding a pig? Giving me so much!"

"Oh—" Jiang Yubai drawled out, speaking slowly, "Did you ruin your 'small appetite' image in Auntie's eyes?"

He picked up a potato with his chopsticks and complained:

"Others may not know, but how could I not? If you start eating seriously, your appetite is almost catching up with mine."

That's the truth.

He originally thought that Lin Jianxia and Lin Tingwan were both small eaters and would only need to eat a couple of green vegetables.

Unexpectedly, the two sisters were both die-hard carnivores, with an almost identical obsession with food. Every day, none of the snacks I bought for them were left.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yubai glanced at Lin Jianxia with a hint of sadness.

Sigh... It must have been tough on Lin Jianxia.

She's clearly a foodie, eating plain porridge and steamed buns every day for almost two whole years.

Although Lin Jianxia didn't understand the meaning behind that glance, she was still so angry that she almost kicked him.

Is it really a compliment to say a girl can eat a lot? She doesn't gain weight no matter how much she eats!

But seeing the guy's matter-of-fact look, Lin Jianxia gritted her teeth but couldn't lash out, so she just took a vicious bite of a potato.

—I'll bite you to death!

As Jiang Yubai ate, he suddenly asked suspiciously:

"That's not right..."

Lin Jianxia gave him a strange look:

"Something's not right? It tastes pretty good, doesn't it?"

"It doesn't taste right," Jiang Yubai slowly frowned. "The portion is wrong."

Hearing this, Lin Jianxia looked down at her plate:

"Isn't this the standard portion size?"

"Impossible," Jiang Yubai immediately denied. "Auntie definitely gave you extra food."

As a poor kid who had been working hard in the cafeteria for a long time, Jiang Yubai knew the serving styles of each auntie inside and out.

Window number three has the most open controls, window number four has fewer controls, and window number two will be subtly adjusted according to the student's body size.

As for window number one, which Lin Jianxia frequents, Jiang Yubai has eaten there before, even though it's located further inside.

He was certain he had never received such generous treatment before.

Jiang Yubai took a bite of the fatty intestines and said with relish:

"Looks like I'll have to come to the cafeteria with you again. Thanks to you, the aunties there get more food."

Lin Jianxia suppressed her inexplicable excitement and deliberately glared at him fiercely:

"Next time I'll tell the auntie I don't know you, and ask her to give you less money."

"Hey, I paid for the meal," Jiang Yubai raised an eyebrow. "Have you thought about how you're going to repay me?"

Lin Jianxia narrowed her eyes, her tone carrying a hint of danger:

"How will you repay me? How about I dress up as a maid for you?"

Jiang Yubai was taken aback upon hearing this, then cleared his throat, feigning composure:

"Didn't I already tell you? I have absolutely no interest in maid outfits. This... it doesn't appeal to me at all."

Lin Jianxia ignored him and continued eating with her head down.

After about ten seconds, Jiang Yubai coughed softly again:

"Um... are you really wearing it?"

Lin Jianxia almost laughed out of anger:

"Didn't you just say you weren't interested?!"

"A gentleman helps others achieve their goals," Jiang Yu said without batting an eye. "Since you want to wear it, then I—"

"I don't want to wear it."

Lin Jianxia remained expressionless.

"...This is boring." Jiang Yubai said, feeling utterly bored.

If he doesn't want to wear it, he doesn't want to wear it. Actually, he didn't really want to see it that much.

Seeing his dejected expression, a triumphant smile flashed in Lin Jianxia's eyes, and she changed the subject:

"Hey, how did your Chinese test go this morning?"

"I'm not called 'Hey,' I'm called Chu Yuxun," Jiang Yubai replied with an annoyed look.

Lin Jianxia readily changed his tune:

"Oh, Chu Yuxun, how did you do on your Chinese exam?"

"...Lin Jianxia, ​​are you feeling quite smug?" Jiang Yubai's lips twitched.

"Really? I didn't know."

The girl's tone was light and cheerful, with the last syllable even rising slightly.

Perhaps because he always teases her, this time she finally gained the upper hand, making her feel a little smug.

Jiang Yubai rolled his eyes inwardly, but didn't continue arguing with this guy. He simply said:

"The multiple-choice questions were all pretty easy, but I'm not so sure about the last one."

"The questions were basically the same type you covered during the National Day holiday, so I did them fairly well."

When it came to serious matters, Lin Jianxia's expression also became serious, and she said in a low voice:

"Finally, we need to choose C. A and B are actually distractors; only C..."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Jiang Yubai's previous question resurfaced, and he couldn't help but ask:

"By the way, you said before... Lin Tingwan's Chinese and English are a little better than yours?"

Lin Jianxia hadn't expected him to suddenly bring up her sister, and subconsciously nodded:

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

She suddenly realized something and her eyes widened:

"You don't actually want Wanwan to tutor you, do you?"

"What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Yubai glanced at her speechlessly.

Lin Tingwan is already quite capable of understanding it herself, let alone teaching others...

Are you suggesting I make her hold up the spiral notebook and point it out to me page by page?

"No, then why are you asking about Wanwan?"

For some reason, Lin Jianxia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm just curious," Jiang Yubai said, stuffing a piece of potato into her mouth, her voice slightly muffled, "can she write an essay of 800 words? How does she write it?"

—Oh, so that's what you wanted to ask....

"Of course, she memorized them," Lin Jianxia said helplessly. "Wanwan actually memorized a lot of essays, just like classical poems."

"Actually, you don't need to be very creative in your essays. Just write a standard, formulaic essay, and you'll definitely get a passing grade."

"...It can be done like this?"

Jiang Yubai really didn't expect to hear such a simple and blunt answer.

"Are you finished eating?" Lin Jianxia pouted. "You eat so slowly."

Are you eating so slowly?

Jiang Yubai snapped out of her daze, first glancing at the empty plate in front of her, then looking up at her small face, her expression suddenly becoming somewhat subtle.

"Were you thinking about something very rude just now?"

Lin Jianxia narrowed her eyes, her tone carrying a warning.

No, you're mistaken.

Jiang Yu Bai promptly denied it, then quickly shoveled the last few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.

"Let's go."

— He absolutely did not think of any nicknames like "Little Pig Lin" or "Little Pig Xia".

......

After lunch break, the second exam began immediately.

The math exam was much easier for Jiang Yubai; things like the eccentricity of conic sections and the coordinates of the foci of an ellipse...

I was basically able to solve each problem as it came, except for the last sub-question of the last big question, which took a little more effort.

Jiang Yubai capped his pen, glanced at the time, and realized there was still a full hour left before the exam ended.

His gaze slowly shifted and landed outside the window.

The sky was overcast, and the rain drizzled on and on, showing no sign of stopping.

The weather forecast says a typhoon is approaching, and judging from the current situation, it looks like the next week will be filled with this kind of overcast and rainy weather.

Jiang Yubai sighed softly in his heart, then shifted his gaze to the proctor's shiny forehead.

Their physics teacher, surnamed Li, had a receding hairline and often paced around the classroom with a thermos in his hand.

At this moment, Teacher Li was sitting on the podium, her small eyes scanning around, and a somewhat bored expression on her face.

No, this is no fun either.

Jiang Yubai's gaze darted around, finally settling on his deskmate's handsome profile.

Lin Jianxia was frowning slightly, her eyes fixed on the questions on the test paper.

A few stray hairs fell from her high ponytail, and the pen tip hovered over the draft paper.

It seems he's stumped.

Jiang Yubai peeked over and glanced at it, then couldn't help but mentally complain.

You idiot, you got stuck on conic sections again, didn't you?

Didn't I tell you yesterday that we should first determine the location of the focal point, and then use the eccentricity to write the equation?

If all else fails, just draw auxiliary lines.

Stupid...

"Jiang Yubai!"

Old Li, standing on the podium, suddenly spoke, his tone serious.

"Check your work after you're done, and don't disturb others who are doing their problems!"

As soon as he finished speaking, half the class instinctively looked over.

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

Lin Jianxia, ​​who was beside her, seemed to be pulled out of her thoughts by the voice. She turned her head, her eyes still filled with a lingering sense of bewilderment.

Jiang Yubai's lips twitched slightly, and he silently withdrew his gaze.

After a pause of about two seconds, Lin Jianxia seemed to suddenly understand something, and abruptly turned her face back, her ears gradually turning a thin blush.

On the podium, Old Li leisurely took a sip of tea from his thermos and continued to survey the examination room.

He had noticed this guy long ago, whose eyes would wander around as soon as he finished the test.

Originally, I didn't intend to get involved, but who knew that Jiang Yubai would look around and eventually focus on Lin Tingwan.

It would have been fine if he had just glanced at it, but this guy went even further and peeked inside, clearly showing no respect for the proctor.

However, if it were anyone else, such an action would have been treated as cheating.

But... Jiang Yubai went to look at Lin Tingwan's math exam paper...

Old Li shook his head inwardly.

......

After the math exam, school was dismissed immediately.

Lin Jianxia stopped pretending at this moment. After tidying up her things, she sat down and turned her head to stare at Jiang Yubai.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, what's the rush?"

Jiang Yu rolled her eyes at her, slowly packed her things, and then stood up.

It was still pouring rain outside.

As soon as Jiang Yubai opened the umbrella, Lin Jianxia slipped inside without a second thought.

Only after the two of them left the school gate and the crowd thinned out did she finally begin to hum and whine:

"Jiang Yubai, why were you looking at me during the exam?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yubai did not answer, but silently lowered his head, his gaze falling on the small hand that was holding his wrist.

"I'm afraid of falling."

Lin Jianxia, ​​on the other hand, was quite self-righteous.

"To see you?"

Jiang Yubai didn't care, he just rolled his eyes.

"I just think you're too stupid!"

"Didn't I tell you yesterday? The most important thing about conic sections is determining the location of the focus."

"If you really can't find it, draw more auxiliary lines and then solve the equations simultaneously."

"You can get stuck on a single conic section problem for half an hour? I'm truly impressed. Don't you know to do the later problems first?"

This harsh reprimand froze Lin Jianxia's smug expression, and her eyes slowly filled with confusion.

Wait a minute, shouldn't they have been drawn to my focused profile and that's why they looked over here?

How could this happen?!

"I see now, you said it yesterday and forgot it today."

Jiang Yubai is still outputting:

"I'll find you a couple more problems when we get back, and you can practice them some more."

".......oh."

Lin Jianxia replied weakly.

She's lost all her arrogance now.

Jiang Yubai glanced at her sideways and reminded her:

"This is the second monthly exam, and the final exam isn't far away. What if we don't even make it into the top five by then?"

The progress award will be settled at the end of this semester. The scores of each monthly exam will be included in the overall evaluation according to a certain proportion, with the final exam having the greatest weight.

They barely managed to rank sixth in the first monthly exam. If they don't work harder, it will be wishful thinking for them to get first place.

"...Isn't that what you're here for?"

Lin Jianxia muttered to herself.

"I see your Chinese and English are improving quite quickly, you'll definitely get in..."

A question mark slowly appeared on Jiang Yubai's head.

"Sister, if I remember correctly, wasn't it you who confidently declared that you could do it and told me not to hold you back?"

What happened to your ambitions back then?

He said speechlessly:

"Don't tell me that it was Lin Tingwan who said those words."

After being hit by a double basic attack followed by a critical strike, Lin Jianxia finally couldn't take it anymore and raised her little head to glare at him:

"Jiang Yubai! If you're so capable, let's have a competition and see who makes the bigger improvement in this monthly exam!"

"Sure," Jiang Yubai said nonchalantly, "What if we lose?"

"The loser...the loser has to grant the winner one request!"

Require?

Jiang Yubai looked her up and down a few times.

"...What are you going to do?"

Lin Jianxia looked at him with some wariness.

"No, it can't be too much!"

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Yubai pouted. "The thirty-day deadline for the English vocabulary challenge is almost up. Have you prepared your reward yet?"

Lin Jianxia blinked, suddenly feeling a little guilty:

"What kind of reward do you want...?"

It seems so, the date really is almost here.

I can't possibly treat him to barbecue again—

"Grilled fish, please," Jiang Yubai thought for a moment. "I heard they've launched a new flavor there, I want to try it."

Lin Jianxia paused for a few seconds, then couldn't help but repeat:

"Grilled fish?"

"Yeah, we can't just give you two skewers of chicken wings and not even offer you grilled fish, can we?" Jiang Yubai shrugged.

"No, I mean... just grilled fish?"

"Another bottle of Coke, please," Jiang Yubai replied immediately.

Lin Jianxia hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, before finally speaking cautiously:

"Um...would you like a massage again?"

"A massage? I don't think I need it."

Lin Jianxia suddenly felt a little flustered.

She opened her mouth, but hesitated before saying:

"Then, what about the maid outfit? Actually, for thirty days, this is also..."

"No need, to be honest, it doesn't feel right to use something like this as a reward."

Jiang Yubai gave her a strange look:

"How did you come up with this idea?"

Lin Jianxia didn't answer; she just stared blankly at Jiang Yubai, her eyes filled with confusion.