"yeah!"
Four slender palms clapped together, making a crisp sound, and the two girls felt joy.
They don't have much pocket money, so if they save some on food, they can spend more on other things.
"Actually, I can give all of them." Nan Youxi said in a long tone, "But..."
"I understand!" Xiaojiu pushed Liuli's waist, "Liuli is yours!"
Her strength was quite strong and Liuli was caught off guard. She staggered two steps and fell into Nan Youxi's arms.
The girl's face suddenly turned red, and she turned around and chased after Xiaojiu.
Two identical girls were running and jumping in Minami Yuxi's bedroom. Their smiles and the fragrance on their bodies spread throughout the room as they moved.
The two finally fell on the bed. They hugged each other, tickled each other's waists, and their clear laughter surrounded Nan Youxi.
As they rolled and played, their hems of clothes were inadvertently rolled up and their pleated skirts were folded up, revealing their delicate skin, like the moonlight hidden behind the leaves, the wind blowing through the branches, casting a silver glitter.
The two were tired and exhausted from playing, so they lay down shoulder to shoulder, their little faces flushed, their chests rising and falling, even in perfect sync with the rhythm.
Liuli suddenly remembered that this was not their room. She looked up at Nan Youxi and caught a glimpse of her half-exposed thigh. Her face turned even redder. She hurriedly pulled down her pleated skirt and covered Xiaojiu's exposed belly.
Xiaojiu didn't care. She felt hot, so she lifted up her skirt again, revealing her little belly button.
"Xiaojiu!" Liuli stared at her sister in dissatisfaction. She slapped Xiaojiu's soft belly with her slender palm.
Xiaojiu hummed and pulled up her skirt to cover the white spot.
Nan Youxi felt a little regretful.
"So what are your conditions, brother?"
The two girls dealt with their internal disagreements and looked towards Minami Yuki.
Nan Youxi pointed at the bed, the floor, and the bathroom: "The sheets and quilt are very messy; cleaning the floor is not difficult but a bit troublesome; I don't have a washing machine here, and it takes a lot of time to go to the laundromat to wash clothes."
"I agreed on behalf of Xiaojiu!" Liuli betrayed her sister in revenge.
"I agreed on behalf of Liuli as well." Xiaojiu's voice was not as strong as Liuli's. She turned over and rested her head on Liuli's shoulder. Her sister's body fragrance and the soft bed made her sleepy.
Liuli took the pillow and placed it under her sister's head instead of herself.
Xiaojiu opened his eyes, looked, and closed them again.
[The two sisters brought the ingredients and wanted to share with you. They said that this way they could spend less money and taste more dishes. ]
[Is it really just because of this?]
[You agreed, and you took the opportunity to outsource the housework to them, at the cost of bearing all the food expenses. ]
[There is still a lot of money left from what Shiori gave you, you don't care about it. ]
[Your apartment has returned to its former bustle. Every evening, Liuli and Xiaojiu will come to your house.]
[The stove is very small and can only accommodate one person. The two girls set a rule to take turns cooking. Liuli gets more turns and Xiaojiu gets less. Xiaojiu always finds a reason to be lazy.]
[Whenever Liuli cooks, you play games with Xiaojiu in the bedroom. The girl’s gaming skills are not bad, but her attention span is easily distracted.]
[In boss battles, you often find her character disappearing. If you look carefully, you will find her either observing the game ecology like the Thinker statue, or looking up at the game weather at a 45-degree angle.]
[For her, winning or losing the boss battle is not important. ]
[Fortunately, you are very skilled and can complete a solo kill even without your teammates. ]
[Afterwards, if you blame her, the girl will sincerely apologize, try to get away with it, or make jokes. ]
[Her liveliness and cuteness make you feel happy.]
[Unlike Kojima, Liuli is very quiet when she is alone. ]
[When Xiaojiu is cooking, there are only you and Liuli in the bedroom. Liuli won't joke, won't make a fuss, and won't even take the initiative to talk to you. ]
A memory scene appears.
There was a drizzle outside the window, and the sound of falling water drops covered up all other sounds, making the world very quiet.
Xiaojiu was on duty today. She pretended to be asleep but failed, so Liuli pulled her up and pushed her out of the bedroom.
The stove was in the corridor, and Nan Youxi heard the crisp sound of electricity and the sound of fire burning.
He looked at Liuli. The girl was sitting on the sofa, her hands on her knees, her neck bent in a beautiful curve, her eyes fixed on her hands on her knees.
He mistook Liuli for Xiaojiu. The similar appearance of the two confused his identification system, causing the conversion program to fail to respond, and he was unable to switch his attitude.
What was ordinary closeness to Xiaojiu became a shock to Liuli.
Liuli leaned back, not only her cheeks but also her earlobes were stained pink. She stammered, "I was thinking about school."
"What's up?"
"About Kobato."
Her dodging and the toothpaste-like conversation made Nan Youxi lose interest in chatting.
If he didn't know Liuli's habit clearly, he would have thought that the girl hated being close to him.
The bedroom fell silent. Nan Youxi sat on the edge of the bed, watching the rain outside the window. Liuli carefully raised her head and looked at him in the rain.
The air, which was a little dull due to the unsuccessful conversation, gradually became tranquil with the sound of rain, and a sense of warmth brewed over time.
"It's time to eat!" Xiaojiu walked in from the bedroom door holding a large bowl, breaking the silence.
Nan Youxi and Liuli looked at her in surprise. It had been drizzling when they arrived, and no puddles had formed on the ground yet. How come dinner was ready so quickly
When Xiaojiu put down the bowl in his hand, the two understood.
The girl brought three bowls of udon noodles.
"Udon noodles are not on the menu until tomorrow night!" Nan Youxi reminded Xiaojiu.
"Is that so?" Xiaojiu shook his head and pretended to be shocked.
She knocked her head and said, "Sorry, sorry, I remembered it wrong. Let's switch it up. Liuli, don't make udon noodles tomorrow. Just make a normal dinner."
"Xiaojiu!"
Liuli, who was very reserved when facing Minami Youxi alone, was very strong in front of her sister. She pinched Xiaojiu's face, and the girl's cheeks changed shape under her palms.
The workload of making udon noodles and ordinary Japanese dinner is not on the same level. Originally, Xiaojiu was supposed to make the complicated dinner, and Liuli was supposed to make simple udon noodles tomorrow. Unexpectedly, Xiaojiu came up with a trick to change the plan.
"I know I was wrong!" Xiaojiu's voice was distorted under Liuli's palm, becoming vague, childish and cute.
"Spank her!" Nan Youxi cheered.
"Wow, so vicious!"
Xiao Jiu pushed Liuli's hand away, glared at Nan Youxi angrily, then hugged Liuli's arm again, and said coquettishly: "Liuli, he is trying to sow discord between our pure relationship!"
She was trying to change the subject, but Liuli didn't fall for it and said seriously, "You'll still be the one cooking tomorrow!"
"Eh—?" Xiaojiu leaned on Liuli's shoulder, and the light in his eyes disappeared.
Liuli's resentment was dispelled by her sister's pitiful expression. She touched Xiaojiu's head and said, "Hurry up and eat."
"What about tomorrow's dinner?" Xiaojiu raised her head with a timid look in her eyes.
Liuli did not indulge her sister. She said firmly: "You should do it!"
“So strict!”
Xiao Jiu lifted herself up from Liuli's arms and threw herself to Nan Youxi's legs again: "Brother, look at her!"
Nan Youxi placed her hand on her hair, rubbed it gently, and felt the touch of the hair in her palm.
He did not make any comments, although he was biased towards Xiaojiu.
"I want to eat my brother's cooking." When Xiaojiu's plan failed, she came up with another one. She grasped Nan Youxi's wrist with her soft hand, and the warmth from her palm was transferred to the boy's hand.
Her eyes were pure and her voice was tender: "Other brothers would cook for their sisters. This is my lifelong wish!"
"You want me to cook for you tomorrow? No way!" Nan Youxi refused cleanly, "I'm just helping, and I'm helping the hard-working Liuli, not a lazy bum like you."
Liuli sat aside, she looked at the two of them with envy, envy of their intimacy, envy of the naturalness when they were together. She compared herself with Xiaojiu, and this comparison made her feel lost, frustrated, and also made her feel a little resentful and anxious.
When she heard Nan Youxi refuse to help Xiaojiu and the boy say that he would rather help herself, her heart, which was as gloomy as the weather outside the window, suddenly brightened up.
She didn't realize that what Nan Youxi told was a little lie mixed with deep affection, just like a mother scaring her child by saying she doesn't want her anymore, or a father scaring his child by saying a monster will eat him.
(End of this chapter)