After getting on the subway, Su Nuo sent a message to Lin Yingluo, letting her know she would arrive soon.
[Lin Elder Sister: You go ahead. I’m not staying over there. I have to go to the company first, so I’ll only be there in the afternoon.]
Su Nuo tilted her head.
[You’re not staying there?]
[Lin Elder Sister: Why would I stay there if you’re not around?]
Eh?
[Lin Elder Sister: I mean, the stuff over there is too troublesome, and there are things I don’t know how to use, so if you’re not there, I don’t stay there.]
So that’s what she meant.
“She even felt the need to explain herself?”
Su Xiao Nuo questioned.
“I don’t know,” Su Nuo replied casually.
“Maybe she was afraid you’d overthink.”
Su Xiao Nuo snorted.
“What’s the use of me overthinking? She’s afraid you’d overthink.”
“Let’s compromise,” Su Nuo suggested.
“She’s not afraid of you overthinking, nor me overthinking, but herself overthinking. How about that?”
“Works for me!”
For some reason, Su Nuo felt like she was coaxing a little girlfriend—and not for the first time.
She shook her head, pushing away the strange illusion, and closed her eyes to rest on the subway seat.
The subway on a weekend morning was different from usual.
Fewer office workers were rushing to work, the carriage wasn’t crowded, and there were even empty seats.
Su Xiao Nuo spoke up again.
“You should make her get you a car. Taking the subway every time is too much trouble, especially when you’re out early and back late.”
“Good idea. I can drive, actually.”
Su Nuo replied without opening her eyes.
“But do you have a license?”
A light “gu” echoed in her mind, apparently meaning no.
Still, it was true—she should take the License Exam when she had time.
Su Nuo silently added “License Exam” to her schedule.
At a little past nine in the morning, the subway reached the station.
After a twenty-minute walk, she arrived at the big sister’s villa.
Just as Lin Yingluo had said, this house was usually unoccupied.
It wasn’t terribly dusty, but it did feel as if time had been frozen inside a refrigerator.
“I think someone forgot to turn off the air conditioner.”
Su Xiao Nuo remarked.
Standing under the central air vent, Su Nuo felt the airflow and realized it was true.
Looking on the bright side, she wouldn’t need to preheat the place.
She walked along the corridor, turning on appliances and lights as she passed, bringing the house back to life.
She chose a bedroom next to the master bedroom, placed her backpack by the bed, and sat down to rest.
“What should I do today?”
The girl murmured to the air.
If Lin Yingluo were here, she could ask her.
But since she wasn’t, Su Nuo could only think for herself—what was there to do, or what should she do?
Fortunately, Su Nuo didn’t have to talk to herself alone.
She had a Military Adviser in her mind to offer ideas.
“Didn’t you plan to visit the neighbors and give gifts?”
Su Xiao Nuo said.
“You brought them anyway, so you might as well deliver them now.”
Good idea.
She tidied up, checked herself in the mirror, and saw a bright, cute girl in a JK Uniform.
Her face looked a bit young, but her generous chest made up for it.
It was almost ten in the morning, a perfect time.
The weather was nice, too—cumulonimbus clouds blocked the scorching summer sun, but no rain had fallen yet.
The best cool day of summer.
Su Nuo took out three Gift Boxes from her backpack and headed outside.
The first target was the house to the left.
The gap between the two houses was wide enough to lay down two lawns and still leave a double driveway.
Su Nuo walked for a while before arriving at the door and pressed the doorbell lightly.
Ding dong~
She waited.
And waited.
No response.
“No one’s home.”
Su Xiao Nuo said.
Not a great start.
Su Nuo brushed her bangs with her hand and moved on to the next house.
Same door, same doorbell press.
Ding dong~
“Coming.”
Half a minute later, Su Nuo was invited inside to sit.
This family was a young couple in their thirties, friendly and welcoming.
The husband was named He Li, and the wife was Yu Xin.
The sudden appearance of a cute girl didn’t faze them at all.
Before even asking her purpose, they brought out tea and sweets.
“Thank you,”
Su Nuo took the tea with both hands and explained.
“I live next door. My name is Su Nuo. I just moved in, and I brought a little gift.”
She handed over the Gift Box containing an Ornament.
“You’re too polite, Su Nuo-meimei.”
Yu Xin took out the Ornament, examined it, and smiled until her eyes turned to crescents.
“It’s adorable.”
It was unclear whether she was talking about the gift or about Su Nuo.
He Li, sitting nearby, looked a bit puzzled.
“I thought the owner next door had the surname Lin.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Su Nuo hesitated.
“Lin Elder Sister, she…”
As she was thinking how to explain, Yu Xin suddenly looked enlightened.
“I understand. I should change how I address you—Lin taitai, right?”
“……”
The girl’s cheeks turned a little pink, but she didn’t deny it.
Theoretically, that was correct.
Lin Yingluo had also said it was a “title.”
All in all, it was a successful visit.
After polite exchanges, Su Nuo bid farewell and left the young couple’s house, heading to the last house.
“What an adorable girl.”
Yu Xin said, glancing at the doorway.
“That Lin…”
She was about to say “lucky,” but suddenly remembered something.
“Miss Lin?”
That’s right.
The neighbor was a voluptuous beauty.
She had caught a glimpse of her last weekend, and the woman’s looks and figure had left a deep impression.
“Yes,”
Her husband He Li waved his hand.
“Maybe it’s just a trend among young people.”
***
After finishing her visit to the last house, Su Nuo’s mission for the day was complete.
With the experience of a successful first visit, the girl grew more confident.
She found the door of the last house, walked up, tidied her bangs and collar, checked that the button below her butterfly bow hadn’t popped off.
Good, everything was fine.
She pressed the doorbell.
Ding dong~
A few seconds later, there was a flurry of quick, small footsteps from behind the door.
Then the door opened, and a cute girl who looked like a middle schooler appeared.
When she saw it wasn’t a food delivery but a girl holding a gift, she froze on the spot.
Her eyes moved from Su Nuo’s pretty face to the Gift Box, and finally to her plump, round chest.
She froze again.
“Hello, I’m Su Nuo, and I live next door.”
Su Nuo wasn’t sure what was going on, but she introduced herself and handed the box forward.
The dazed, cute girl instinctively reached out to take it.
“As a neighbor, I thought I should say hello.”
Su Nuo said gently.
“This is a welcome gift.”
The cute girl seemed to snap out of it a bit.
She looked down at the gift in her hands, then up at Su Nuo again, and suddenly her face turned red up to her ears.
Then she spun around and ran away!
“Eh, wait, you…”
Su Nuo tried to speak, but it was too late.
The girl had vanished completely, even leaving the door open.
She stood there, uncertain whether to stay or leave.
Luckily, at that moment, a kindly grandmother came out and smiled at her.
“Child, come in and sit for a while.”