The Hereditary Maidservant.

“Bye-bye!”

Standing on tiptoe, she waved hard.

After saying goodbye to her mom,

Tang Qinqin cheerfully slung her backpack over her shoulders, passed through security, and began this solo journey.

Along the way,

Tang Qinqin was surrounded by all sorts of new and fascinating things.

Looking here, touching there, she quickly forgot the mission of this trip.

Not until the plane landed

and Tang Qinqin retrieved her suitcase from the rotating baggage carousel

did she remember that she would soon be meeting her older sister and that blond-haired guy, who were waiting outside to pick her up. Only then did she begin, unhurriedly, to consider

how she was supposed to help her sister deal with that blond-haired guy.

Tang Qinqin knew that the two of them had been through so many hardships and trials in their relationship. It hadn’t been easy for them to finally make it work.

But as her sister’s one and only little sister,

she felt it was absolutely necessary to fight for some rights and interests for her sister in this relationship!

For instance, she ought to come up with a way to make that blond-haired guy understand

that her sister was an incredibly, incredibly wonderful—and highly sought-after—girl.

That way, he would know to cherish her more.

He’d better stop picking on her all the time.

And he definitely couldn’t keep making her angry!

She had to make him understand:

A girl this amazing was in such high demand that if he dared let her down, she’d be gone in the blink of an eye!

With the fundamental principle of raising her sister’s value firmly in mind, Tang Qinqin secretly plotted away.

As for how exactly she would make Lin Yu, that pig, understand this...

...

This humble strategist, Tang Qinqin, naturally had a brilliant plan!

Dragging her suitcase around the corner, she entered the arrivals hall.

Beyond the security barrier,

the crowd was packed together, everyone craning their necks to look inside, hoping to spot a familiar face among the passengers streaming out.

Tang Qinqin was also scanning the crowd outside the barrier.

But after sweeping her gaze over one face after another, she still didn’t see either of the two highly recognizable people she was looking for.

“Are they not here yet?”

A tiny bit of doubt rose in Tang Qinqin’s heart.

Pulling her suitcase, she continued forward with the flow of people.

She planned to find somewhere to sit first, then contact the two of them and see where they had gone.

After walking a short distance,

Tang Qinqin’s view was no longer blocked by the crowd waiting to receive passengers.

She saw rows of empty seats.

And she saw two people who nearly made her eyes pop out of her head.

“Sis!”

“Y-you-you!”

“What are you doing?!”

Dragging her suitcase, Tang Qinqin strode over to them. Looking at her hard-working sister and the thoroughly pampered Lin Yu, she was so furious that she could barely get the words out.

“Oh!”

“Isn’t it little sis?”

“You’re here?”

“Perfect.”

“Come massage this leg for me.”

Lin Yu lounged back in the airport seat and brazenly lifted his other leg, acting as though, since she was here anyway, she might as well join in.

Tang Qinqin looked at her sister sitting beside Lin Yu, her face red with embarrassment as she lowered her head and massaged his leg. Then she looked at the hairy leg Lin Yu had raised in the air.

For a moment, she seriously wanted to bite it.

What was this supposed to mean? What was this supposed to mean?

Did this bastard think he could have both sisters?

And another thing!

Sis, stop being so lovesick!

This bad guy is now suspected of harassing your little sister!

This is our chance!

I’m still underage!

Hurry up and call the police to arrest him!

Tang Qinqin was so furious she was practically baring her two rows of pearly white teeth.

With her nose scrunched up, she looked like an adorable little wolf puffing up in anger.

Seeing Tang Qinqin bare her teeth, Lin Yu finally, satisfied, lowered his legs.

Naturally, Lin Yu had no intention of actually making his future sister-in-law massage his legs.

He was only teasing her.

What came next, however, was no joke.

Lin Yu got to his feet.

With a solemn expression, he slung Tang Manman’s handbag over Tang Qinqin’s neck.

Then he took the half-pack of gum and portable charger from his pocket and stuffed them into her hands as well.

Finally, Lin Yu took off the matching sun hat he and Tang Manman had bought on the way over and plopped it onto Tang Qinqin’s little head.

Tang Qinqin had already brought quite a lot of stuff with her on this trip.

A large suitcase, plus a backpack stuffed to the brim.

And now, with all the miscellaneous things Lin Yu had hung on her—

She looked like she was about to set off on a long-distance backpacking trip.

In short, she looked utterly miserable.

“There.”

Lin Yu gave Tang Qinqin’s slender shoulder a satisfied pat.

“Hold on to everything properly.”

“We’re heading to the hotel!”

“Why do I have to carry all of this by myself?!”

“Slavery was abolished in this country at the end of the nineteenth century!”

Tang Qinqin stomped her feet in anger.

“And another thing!”

“You’re a grown man—why aren’t you carrying anything at all?!”

“Because I’m the one paying,” Lin Yu said matter-of-factly.

“Your mom gave your sister three thousand yuan to cover your living expenses while you’re here.”

“Your sister and I are planning to stay at a hotel that costs four hundred yuan a night.”

“And on weekends, the room rate goes up another two hundred yuan per day.”

“The money your mom gave you isn’t even enough for you to stay at that hotel for a week.”

“Of course.”

“If you’d rather stay in some shabby little inn, I don’t have a problem with that.”

“But during this time, your food, drinks, entertainment, and other expenses…”

The fingers Lin Yu had been opening and closing as he calculated the costs were suddenly clasped tightly by a small hand.

Looking up, Lin Yu saw a youthful little face wearing a bright, radiant smile.

“Hehe.”

“Brother-in-law.”

“No need to calculate anymore, no need.”

“I’m more than happy to carry your things.”

“We’re family, after all.”

“Why be so formal about it?”

The ingratiating expression piled onto Tang Qinqin’s immature face, squeezing her smile into something almost distorted.

“Fine.”

“Since you don’t have any objections,”

“let’s go.”

Holding back a smile, Lin Yu turned around and took the hand of Tang Manman, who had been standing nearby with her lips pressed together to keep from laughing. The two of them walked ahead, lighthearted and affectionate.

Tang Qinqin followed close behind like a long-suffering maid who had served the young lady’s family for generations,

burdened with bags and bundles, looking utterly put upon.