"Bad maid, your sister really cares about you! She even gave up a lifetime free supply of ice cream for you!"
She typed quickly, "If it was me, I’d definitely sell you for some ice cream~"
Although not quite sure what happened, Tong Yao still replied, "That’s why you’re such a bad woman!"
Little Ling Meng, not fully aware of the situation, sent a message.
"Why do all your nicknames include ’bad’? Bad woman, bad maid, is this a sisterly thing? Am I a bad disciple then?"
Little Ling Meng also wanted to join the bad women group!
Su Wan generously bestowed the title upon her, "Indeed, you are a bad disciple!"
A disciple that betrays her master!
Lin Shuang was still trying to bribe his sister-in-law, Tong Ge, "Wouldn’t a lifetime supply of ice cream suffice?"
Tong Ge shook her head, "There are still some things I care about, want to ask sister."
Her sister then spoke in the group, "So you guys are playing with my sister."
Su Wan started handing out the bad woman title en masse, topping her sister-in-law with one.
"Little sister-in-law is also a bad little sister-in-law! I’m giving you, the bad maid, a heads up; she seems to have caught on to our little trio."
Su Wan continued to touch Lin Shuang’s thigh as they typed faster and faster, her other hand rubbing his thigh increasingly briskly.
Lin Shuang felt his thigh was about to start a fire from the friction!
He held Su Wan’s hand to stop her from continuing the ’fire’.
"Alright... Shall we play cards?"
Lin Shuang wasn’t too worried about his sister-in-law snitching to the little maid.
There wasn’t anything he was hiding from the little maid.
The sister-in-law started to clear the table, "Let’s not play today, brother-in-law; sister and grandma should be coming back soon."
Is judgment day approaching?
Lin Shuang looked at Su Wan, still happily typing away, then got up to help the sister-in-law clear the table.
At that moment, Tong Yao spoke in the group, "Were you found out? Did the bad woman expose us..."
After typing, Tong Yao put away her phone and rested her chin, watching grandma still actively dancing in the square.
Grandma’s vitality was impressive... She felt tired, but grandma looked like she could dance till dawn.
Seeing grandma , Tong Yao was very happy.
The health of her family, and being with Lin Shuang, were her greatest wishes now.
Tong Yao lightly swung her legs, pulled out her phone again, and sent Lin Shuang a grinning foolish emoji.
Feeling it wasn’t cute enough, she sent another with a blushing smile.
Yes, this one looked cuter.
Lin Shuang also replied with a grinning foolish emoji.
Tong Yao then started giggling at the emoji.
Under the orange-yellow lights by the square dance, her smile appeared very gentle and warm.
Has the sister found out...
Well, found out or not, she is happy.
She danced a little more with grandma in the square dance until the end; grandma was somewhat reluctant as they walked home together.
Tong Ge approached them, mentioning that she wanted to sleep with her sister and chat.
Though the elderly lady was a bit troubled that she wouldn’t be able to embrace a chubby baby the next day—having passed the Secret Manual to her granddaughter—
seeing the sisters getting along so well, she was still very reassured.
"Talking more between you sisters is good."
Grandma stretched out her hands and embraced her two granddaughters, "Having you two sweet granddaughters makes square dancing much more energetic for me~"
She added, "But I still hope to hold a big chubby baby soon! Tomorrow I’ll start sorting clothes for my great-grandchild!"
Tong Ge spoke, "Sister, you can do it."
Tong Yao pursed her lips, "Little sister, you also have to work hard!"
Grandma laughed, "Everyone work hard! Everyone work hard! Have ten!"
The old lady is still thinking about having ten babies!
That evening, Lin Shuang stayed alone in the room that was cleaned up in the afternoon—the Secret Manual still lying beside the bed.
Tong Yao and Tong Ge, the sisters, slept together, while Su Wan slept in the room Grandma had prepared in advance.
After a night of square dancing, Tong Yao decided to take a bath first. She took out her clothes from the suitcase, and Tong Ge sat on the bed, staring non-blinkingly at her sister.
As the elder sister, Tong Yao decided to speak first.
With a gentle smile, she said, "Little Dove, what are you thinking about?"
While sorting out the clothes, she remembered that her clothes and Lin Shuang’s clothes were folded together~
I’ll bring them to him later, um, just to add a bit more to today’s quota of hugs~
Thinking of this, Tong Yao’s smile grew even more tender.
Tong Ge saw the smile on her sister’s face and spoke softly.
"Sister, are you happy now?"
Tong Yao turned her head back, placing her hand on her little sister’s cheek.
Tong Ge murmured to herself as if talking to herself, "Very happy."
She tilted her head, resting it against her sister’s palm, and continued to speak.
"Brother-in-law and Sister Su, they aren’t really siblings, are they?"
Tong Yao still wore a tender smile, "Little Dove, you’ve noticed?"
" The way Sister Su looks at Brother-in-law, and the way you look at Brother-in-law."
Tong Ge seemed to be recalling the details she observed today, "Your expressions, they are the same."
Tong Yao nodded, "Probably both are expressions of happiness."
She gently stroked her little sister’s cheek, then withdrew her hand to start sorting Lin Shuang’s clothes.
"I know... our relationship might be hard for many people to understand."
Tong Yao’s movements as she sorted Lin Shuang’s clothes were very gentle, as if she was tenderly caressing Lin Shuang himself.
"But there’s no helping it, sister can’t live without Lin Shuang now."
Tong Ge watched her sister’s expression thoughtfully.
Sister Tong Yao continued, "If without Lin Shuang..."
She almost struggled to repeat, "Without Lin Shuang..."
Just thinking about that possibility feels so unbearable.
As if every part of her body ached.
She gently shook her head, "I can’t even imagine a life without him."
Tong Ge gently patted her sister’s back, "Should I not have said this, sister?"
Tong Yao held her hand, "It’s okay... we are family, Little Dove, you were bound to find out someday."
She spoke gently, "Little Dove, you might not understand... but as long as your sister is happy, that’s good, right?"
Tong Ge opened her mouth but didn’t speak.
"Just treat it as a request from an older sister to a younger sister... let’s not let Grandma know about this for now."
Tong Yao clasped Tong Ge’s hands in hers, "Promise your sister, okay, Little Dove?"