“I brought you some black tea today, a specialty from my hometown.”
Lin Yi took two bottles of freshly made Clear Mind Black Tea from her satchel and poured a cup for each of the three siblings.
Paired with the table full of dishes that the three beautiful girls had spent half the day preparing in the kitchen, she felt that life was complete.
The first main course: steamed sea bass.
Su Kui handled the fish very cleanly; the knife flowed smoothly in her hands.
After preparing it, she rubbed it with salt, laid ginger slices on it to remove the fishy smell, then steamed it and drizzled it with soy sauce for steamed fish.
The second main course: mushroom and chicken.
Lin Yi was responsible for handling the chicken pieces, adding marinade and mixing well.
Su Xun was the one skilled at stir-frying, but before cooking, she deliberately changed clothes again, putting on the Zhuming Girls’ High School middle school uniform.
It seemed that in her eyes, the school uniform was no different from work clothes.
Lin Yi wouldn’t even be surprised if the rag on the balcony later turned out to be some girl’s elementary school uniform.
The third dish was a vegetable dish: garlic broccoli.
Blanch the broccoli, stir-fry it, then add some carrots, shredded meat, and the like.
It was done quickly.
Finally, there was winter melon and barley spare rib soup.
This soup took the three of them the longest time.
In addition, they had also chopped half a saucy duck from a chain store downstairs.
All the dishes were on the table, the black tea divided.
Lin Yi always loved lively occasions.
She raised her glass and said,
“Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
Su Xun took a sip, covered her mouth, and showed surprise.
“It’s really good, Sister Lin. Is this tea a specialty from your hometown?”
“Ha ha ha, what do you think? Pretty good, right?”
Su Kui looked at the black tea in her hand and asked,
“Lin Yi, such good tea must have cost a lot, right?”
“Oh, it’s fine. Tea is meant to be drunk. If it gets moldy or wormy sitting there, it loses its meaning.”
Su Ji raised his cup and said,
“Another cup!”
“Fill it up!”
Su Xun said dejectedly,
“It’s over. I shouldn’t have drunk this black tea first. Now looking at Sister’s spare rib soup, I have no appetite.”
“Then don’t drink it.”
Su Kui picked up Lin Yi’s empty bowl to ladle soup.
“Remember to wash the dishes later.”
“Aiya, sister, I admit I was wrong. I take back my improper remarks.”
Su Xun put her hands together in apology.
Lin Yi watched Su Kui pour herself a bowl of spare rib soup and smiled.
“It feels rare to see Su Kui angry.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, at school, Su Kui always has a smile on her face.”
Su Xun bit on her chopsticks and glanced at her sister.
“But at home she’s always fierce.”
“You’ll mop the floor later.”
“Aiya, it’s all Sister Lin’s fault. I won’t say anything anymore.”
Lin Yi propped her cheek with one hand.
“That’s exactly it. At home she feels like the head of the house, and at school she becomes the sweet Psychological Committee member. I think that’s what makes your Sister Kui so appealing.”
“Psychological Committee member? I thought Sister Kui would definitely be the class monitor.”
Lin Yi thought about the current Class Monitor of Class 1-1, Huang JinfÄ“i, and couldn’t help but shudder.
If Su Kui became that kind of girl, well… it would be quite novel.
Su Kui was the type who wouldn’t speak until she swallowed the food in her mouth.
And she ate slowly, chewing thoroughly.
So most of the time, Lin Yi and Su Xun were chatting, while the little guy was in the middle of a growth spurt and kept shoveling food.
Su Kui responded,
“Actually, I didn’t want to be the Psychological Committee member either. It was just recommended by classmates at the time.”
Lin Yi asked,
“Su Kui, were you in the middle school division of Zhuming Girls’ High School?”
“No.”
Su Kui shook her head.
“I was at another school before.”
“Then that means Su Kui, you have great affability. Coming to a new school, you can make everyone see your charm so quickly.”
“It’s not like that, I just…”
Su Kui quickly waved her hands.
“I just think I should get along well with new classmates.”
Su Xun picked up a piece of chicken and commented,
“In short, it’s that socializing mode, right?”
Su Ji looked up and said,
“A mask?”
“It’s very tiring, you know, that way.”
Su Kui smiled and picked up a piece of fish for Su Ji.
“You just pick the times when Sister Lin is here to badmouth me. A real sister isn’t as good as an outside pretty sister, huh?”
This was the first time Lin Yi had heard Su Kui, who was so gentle and refined at school, speak such sour words.
‘That’s interesting.’
Su Ji looked up again and said,
“Why can’t I have both sisters?”
‘What a kid.’
Lin Yi’s expression turned serious.
“You must strictly supervise Su Ji. This kid’s looks after growing up are definitely not a worry, but you need to work on his thinking.”
Su Xun sneered.
“Don’t worry, Sister Lin. If this brat dares to fool around when he grows up, I’ll break his legs!”
Su Ji blinked his innocent eyes.
“Why? I was just telling the truth.”
Kid, sometimes when facing three stunningly beautiful big sisters, you need to learn the art of speaking.
Just as the three were chatting happily, Su Kui’s phone rang.
Su Kui wiped her hands, opened it, and made a shushing gesture.
“It’s Mom’s call.”
She tilted her head and answered,
“Hello, Mom?”
“Yeah… classmate has arrived. Yeah, we’re having lunch.”
“Huh? Now?”
“That’s not really appropriate. Let’s talk after we finish eating.”
“Oh, oh, but I still don’t think it’s okay. How about we cancel it?”
“Whining won’t help either.”
Lin Yi raised an eyebrow and looked at Su Xun.
Su Xun just shrugged, meaning “This is our family’s custom, it’s fine.”
Finally, it seemed Su Kui couldn’t resist the request on the other end.
She covered the phone and looked at Lin Yi.
“Um, Mom says she wants to meet you.”
“Auntie wants to see me?”
Lin Yi pointed at her own nose.
“Now? Where is she?”
“On a video call.”
“Oh, okay.”
Then Su Kui, looking unwilling, opened the phone and quickly flashed the front camera.
Then she turned the camera back to herself.
“Done seeing? We’re eating.”
A surprised voice came from the phone:
“Wait! Kuibao, are you just brushing off your mom like this?”
Kuibao…
Lin Yi was holding back her laughter.
Su Kui saw Lin Yi’s expression and blushed in embarrassment.
“Hanging up! Goodbye!”
“Let Mom have one more look. Mom just seemed to see a super beautiful girl. It can recharge my energy for the whole day!”
Lin Yi really couldn’t hold it in anymore.
Like a god in the last 35 seconds, she grinned crookedly and reached out, signaling to take the phone.
Su Kui couldn’t resist her mother, so she handed the phone to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi didn’t know where she got the courage, but she started with a greeting and then made a (∠・ω<) expression.
“What a pretty little sister! Are you the big sister that Kuibao and Xunbao often talk about?”
Su Xun couldn’t smile either, betrayed by her own mother.
“Hello, Auntie~”
Lin Yi looked at the beauty on the screen who clearly hadn’t aged a bit, and a little bit of the Chancellor’s Ambition ignited in her heart.
The family genes were really well inherited.
Now she knew why Su Kui, Su Xun, and Su Ji were all so good-looking.
It was all scientifically based.
She chatted with Auntie Su, laughing and joking, looking like old friends who had known each other for years.
At the end of the conversation, Su Kui really couldn’t stand it anymore, because her mother was trying to turn Lin Yi into her own daughter.
She acted decisively, took the phone from Lin Yi’s hand, and replied,
“Go eat early. Hanging up now.”
The phone closed.
Su Kui breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Yi just laughed.
And the “rice-shoveling king” Su Ji ended the topic.
“Sister Kui, why doesn’t Mom call me Jibao?”
“Don’t talk while eating!”
“Oh.”