RPAGF Chapter 16 Jiang Yubai, you bastard!
Chapter 16 Jiang Yubai, you bastard!
The alarm clock kept ringing.
Jiang Yubai fumbled around on the bedside table for a while before finally finding the noisy little thing and turning it off.
He closed his eyes and lingered for a while before slowly reaching for his phone on the bedside table, squinting at the screen.
11:00 AM.
Jiang Yubai let out a long yawn before reluctantly sitting up from the covers.
Unlike most high school seniors who get up at five or six in the morning without fail, he always sleeps until late morning on weekends.
After all, it's a rare opportunity to relax so completely, and sleeping until noon means I can skip breakfast.
In this remote suburb, every meal I cook is torture; I just try to get by.
Jiang Yu, who was slowly brushing his teeth and washing his face, walked to the refrigerator with his stomach growling. After hesitating for a while, he gave up the idea of cooking for himself.
Firstly, he was going out later and was too lazy to wash the dishes.
Secondly, and most importantly, he really didn't want to eat the food scraps he made anymore.
With a sigh, Jiang Yubai had no choice but to turn around and go back to his room. He rummaged through the snack box and finally pulled out a bucket of braised beef noodles, along with two sausages.
Although he has an abundance of convenience foods, he really wouldn't touch them unless he had no other choice.
Instant noodles are a delicacy for one meal, but become tasteless after two. Eating them frequently... is practically torture.
After hastily finishing lunch, Jiang Yubai was about to leave when he stopped in his tracks as he passed the full-length mirror.
Her hair was messy from sleeping poorly, and she was wearing a plain black T-shirt and plain black sweatpants, making her look like a crow that had just crawled out of its nest.
He thought for a moment, then slipped on his slippers and went back to the room.
Although Jiang Yubai didn't know what Lin Jianxia was up to, he took it as an invitation to visit, so he figured he should at least tidy up a bit.
Twenty minutes later, Jiang Yubai came downstairs again after taking a shower and changing her clothes.
Plain white T-shirt, light gray sweatpants.
It looks like it has turned from a black crow into... a grayish-white pigeon.
However, he was quite satisfied. He nodded at himself in the mirror before stepping out the door.
By the time I stood in front of Jinxiu New Village again, it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon.
He turned to look at the row of closed shops along the roadside, his gaze lingering on the signs of several snack shops for a while before reluctantly turning away and stepping into the residential area.
...How awful!
Why isn't this food street located downstairs from his house?
While muttering to himself, Jiang Yu dragged his feet up the stairs.
Just as I climbed to the second floor, a chubby figure appeared at the bottom of the stairs.
"Oh, Mr. Jiang, here to collect rent?" Because he had been notified in advance, Landlord Li was not surprised by Jiang Yubai's appearance and greeted him with a smile.
Jiang Yubai nodded casually and was about to go upstairs when the other person called out to him.
Under Jiang Yubai's questioning gaze, Aunt Li lowered her voice:
"I ran into that young lady surnamed Lin last night. She seemed to be in a bad mood, and her eyes were a little red."
Feeling down?
Jiang Yubai was taken aback.
Wait a minute, everything was fine at school yesterday.
Could it be that the landlord met Lin Tingwan?
Before he could even process what was happening, Landlord Li leaned closer and said mysteriously:
"Girls are most vulnerable at times like this, young man, this is a rare opportunity, you have to seize it."
"I..." Jiang Yubai subconsciously wanted to refute, but swallowed the words back. In the end, he just twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "...I understand."
No wonder they had that expression.
After all, I clearly said last week that I could just transfer the rent, but this time I suddenly called and said I had to come and collect it in person...
Oh well, let him think about it as much as he wants. At least it will make the landlord treat them better.
After saying goodbye to landlord Li, Jiang Yubai climbed a few more floors and finally stopped in front of the twins' house.
He raised his hand and knocked on the door.
The room was quiet.
Jiang Yubai raised an eyebrow and knocked twice more forcefully. This time, only then did the sound of rustling footsteps come from inside the house.
"check......"
Jiang Yubai was about to jokingly say "check the water meter," but he swallowed it back the moment he saw the girl in front of him.
Lin Jianxia, standing inside the door, was completely different from the girl Jiang Yubai had met at school.
Her eyes were slightly dark and her face was pale. Even her usually neatly tied ponytail had a few loose strands hanging softly down her neck.
He looked like he hadn't slept well all night.
It seemed to be Jiang Yubai's imagination that Lin Jianxia's face turned even paler the moment she saw him.
"No," he couldn't help but ask, "what are you doing?"
Lin Jianxia didn't answer. After hesitating for a moment, she stepped aside to make way for him: "...Come in and talk."
His voice was a little hoarse.
Jiang Yubai walked into the house with a belly full of doubts, but as soon as he entered, he was attracted by the aroma of food.
He blinked, followed the aroma, and saw two simple dishes laid out on the table:
A plate of stir-fried bok choy, and a plate of scrambled eggs with scallions.
These were just two very ordinary dishes, but the green vegetables were bright green, the eggs were golden and fluffy, and the aroma of scallions wafted over, making Jiang Yu's throat involuntarily move.
"You guys... are you only eating now?"
As he asked this, his gaze involuntarily drifted towards the food.
Lin Jianxia absentmindedly replied, "Um, do you want to eat something together?"
This was supposed to be just a polite remark, but Jiang Yubai's eyes lit up immediately:
"May I?!"
Lin Jianxia snapped out of her daze and stared at him blankly.
But then, as if she had thought of something, she pursed her lips and didn't reply. Instead, she turned and went into the kitchen, bringing him a bowl of steaming rice.
Now it was Jiang Yubai's turn to be stunned.
He stared at the bowl of rice being handed to him, momentarily speechless.
...Wait a minute, in this situation, shouldn't she normally reply with "You wish!"?
What does it mean to serve the food directly like this?
What does it mean if you only serve me a bowl and don't eat any yourself?
It's already been served, wouldn't it be impolite not to eat it...?
Jiang Yubai hesitated before taking the bowl and chopsticks, his stomach growling again, much to his dismay.
He picked up a piece of scrambled egg with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, his eyes widening instantly.
The fluffy, soft eggs, with just the right amount of saltiness and the refreshing aroma of scallions, instantly awakened his taste buds, which had been numbed by fast food for so long.
Almost involuntarily, he reached out with his chopsticks and picked up another piece of green vegetable.
Crisp and refreshing, cooked to perfection.
And then... it just wouldn't stop.
When he came to his senses, he realized that he had almost swept up most of the dishes in a whirlwind, and the rice was completely gone, as clean as if a dog had licked it.
Jiang Yubai blinked, suddenly realizing a very serious problem.
Did I... eat all the food that the two sisters were supposed to eat?
He turned his head hesitantly and saw Lin Jianxia sitting to the side staring at the almost empty plate of food, still looking a little dazed.
After swallowing the last bite of food, Jiang Yu thought for a moment and decided that praising someone first would be the best way to ease the tension:
"Um... the food was especially delicious."
But these words, when heard by Lin Jianxia, became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
She stared at the guy, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.
"Jiang Yubai, you bastard!"