The School Beauty Became My Live-in Maid to Pay Off Her Debts-Chapter 355 - 354: Infiltrating the Interior

"I..."

When suddenly asked, Xia Yixin was like a student daydreaming in class who got called upon to answer a question. She was a bit flustered and diverted her gaze, but unfortunately, there was no desk-mate beside her to help answer. All she had was the beef that had been taken out to defrost earlier.

"...This beef is of pretty good quality."

Indeed, an excellent Maid Chief from the Xia Family! She’s keenly pinpointed the heart of the issue!

Tong Yao, with a smile in her eyes, said, "The all-capable Teacher Xia, you’re not quite as skilled at changing the subject, huh~"

Xia Yixin probably wanted to find something to do other than to stand there awkwardly, so she simply picked up a knife and began to deal with the beef.

With one slice down, the steak was cleanly cut, and she then murmured in a soft voice, "...I’m the same as everyone else."

If Lin Shuang saw this scene, he’d be trembling and saying, "Let’s talk this out! Put the knife down, please!"

But currently, he was busy in the living room massaging Wanwan and Xiao Han’s feet, a professional foot masseur indeed!

Tong Yao smiled and grabbed another apron, putting it on for Xia Yixin.

"The first thing to do when entering the kitchen is to ensure cleanliness by putting on an apron—this is what Teacher Xia strictly instructed me before."

Once she had put on the apron, Xia Yixin seemed to have entered her comfort zone and recovered some of the feeling of being the Maid Chief. Her voice was finally a bit louder.

"It wasn’t that strict... Oh, this apron is quite cute."

The checkered apron was printed with bunny patterns and fringed with lace edges.

Incidentally, the bunny’s big eyes seemed rather prominent on Xia Yixin, creating a three-dimensional effect.

But the ones on Ayao’s apron are still a bit bigger!

Putting it on Wanwan and Xiao Han wouldn’t yield the same three-dimensional effect.

"It was bought by the master, you know. The master really likes cute things."

Like twin ponytails, cat ears, cat tails, whatnot...

Cute things, huh... And here I thought Boss Lin only liked stockings... Xia Yixin silently made a note of it and continued the previous conversation, "Back then, I was bullied by the boss every day, so I thought about getting back at his little maid—though it was just a thought, I suppose there was no personal vendetta?"

"Ah~ Sometimes the master really can be mean and bully people."

Ayao crinkled her nose playfully, "Whether there was personal vendetta or not~ Teacher Xia, you were quite strict with me at that time, right?"

She also stood beside Teacher Xia, jointly dealing with the steak, "But then again, strict teachers produce outstanding students."

Xia Yixin hesitated for a bit before finally caressing Ayao’s cheek, "At that time, I really wanted to get back at you like that..."

"Um, so that’s how the master bullied you too, Teacher Xia."

Detective Ayao to the rescue!

Xia Yixin looked as if she was caught by the other kids after secretly enjoying a sweet and delicious candy, hastily pursing her lips and withdrawing her hand, then burying her head down and focusing on the beef again.

Ayao’s smile carried a hint of slyness, "Speaking of which, now that you’ve come here too, Teacher Xia... I am now the Maid Chief of the master’s household, right?"

Maid Chief Ayao now has a second reliable aide to dispatch in addition to her sister Tong Ge!

Gotta exploit Teacher Xia thoroughly!

Xia Yixin pulled back a lock of hair on her cheek and smiled gently, "...Tong Yao, you really do resemble the boss."

Both are smiling mischievously, planning on how to exploit her!

Ayao shook her body proudly, and the apron’s little bunny also hopped in a lively three-dimensional manner.

It must be what they mean by "swift as a startled rabbit," right?

"After all, we have an outstanding maid and an outstanding master~"

Ayao laughed, "There’s a saying that if two people live together for a long time, they begin to resemble one another."

Xia Yixin took a longer look at her, "Tong Yao, you have such a good relationship with the boss."

"Teacher Xia, you’re still calling me ’Tong Yao’~"

Yixin Xia blinked, "Then... Maid Chief Tong?"

"I didn’t mean that!"

Ayao laughed lightly and patted her arm, "However, the new maid Yixin, when did you start falling for the master, huh?"

"No..."

"How come you’re defying the Maid Chief’s orders right off the bat~"

Yixin Xia and Ayao looked at each other and smiled, then leaned in to gently bump heads.

Ayao brandished a small spatula, "Anyway, it’s all the master’s fault."

Yixin bumped her spatula against Ayao’s as if toasting, "It’s all Boss Lin’s fault!"

When did I start falling for Boss Lin...

In fact, Secretary Xia herself wasn’t clear when it exactly started.

Definitely it’s all because of Boss Lin, who loves to tease her!

The two competent Maid Chiefs laughed and frolicked, preparing steaks together in the kitchen.

Lin Shuang popped in to check once, and got shooed out by Ayao.

"It’s Ayao and Teacher Xia’s heart-to-heart time! Master, no eavesdropping!"

Yixin also hid behind Ayao and sneakily waved her little fist at Lin Shuang.

With a backer now! Secretary Xia, who gets bullied by the boss every day, is finally standing up!

Leaning on the doorframe, Lin Shuang’s head was popped up on by Wanwan and Xiao Han’s - just like Jerry popping up on Tom’s head in "Tom and Jerry"~

Wanwan nodded approvingly, "It seems the Empress has handled it quite well."

Xiao Han also gave a thumbs up, "Mommy Yao’s Empress aura is getting stronger!"

Ayao stomped her little foot in embarrassment, "Master, quickly grab these two bad women and get them out of here!"

Lin Shuang pointed at himself: Me? I certainly can’t control these two bad women!

True to form, Wanwan and Xiao Han each grabbed an arm and forcibly escorted Lin Shuang out.

"Alright~ Mommy Yao, carry on~"

"Empress, keep it up!"

The kitchen door closed, and Yixin thoughtfully nodded, "It seems Tong Yao... Ayao, your prestige is quite high."

She thought briefly of her own young mistress: Could the young mistress win against Ayao?

The next second, she shifted her thoughts: No, no, I should be thinking about myself now!

Young mistress, I’m not betraying you, I’m infiltrating the enemy to gather intelligence!

Ayao smiled gently, "If Teacher Xia gets bullied by the master in the future, you can come and tell me, okay?"

Yixin, still comparing the fighting power of the young mistress and Ayao, blankly nodded, "Okay~"

As for how Ayao would handle these complaints...

Hehe, of course, let the master tease her instead!

...

Since the beef quality was pretty good, the steaks tonight were made medium-well.

Fully cooked would make it slightly tough, which felt like wasting such good beef.

But any rarer, and not everyone would be accustomed to it.

I heard there’s even rare and blue rare - I wonder if you could chase the rear end of a running cow and just nibble on it!

At the dinner table, Wanwan was the first to raise her glass filled with a deep red liquid - actually cola.

"So, let’s celebrate Boss Lin Dasha bringing home another sister today!"

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