Chapter 29: Sudden Mission

“What’s wrong, Little Tang?”

“N… Nothing!”

Jiang Cheng’s familiar voice jolted the girl out of her stupor. She hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to meet her eyes.

‘My heart is beating so fast. Why…’

The girl pressed her hand to her chest, feeling the palpitations.

Thump—thump—

This was the feeling of a racing heart.

‘Sister… suddenly became so beautiful…’

‘No, no… I don’t mean Sister wasn’t beautiful before, but she’s never been like this…’

‘Ugh… that’s just too unfair…’

“Little Tang, your face looks really pale?”

A pair of shoes appeared in the girl’s field of vision, followed by slender, clean hands cradling her cheeks.

Jiang Xiaotang had no choice but to look up at her sister.

Jiang Cheng was backlit, so the girl couldn’t see her expression clearly. She could only make out the slight curve at the corners of her mouth—seemingly gentle, yet carrying a hint of playful ambiguity.

An overwhelmingly aggressive feeling, one she couldn’t quite label as a crush or admiration, instantly made Jiang Xiaotang’s still-unsettled heart race even faster.

“Sister… ugh…”

The little girl mumbled, unable to form a complete sentence.

“Hehe, Little Tang, you’re blushing~”

“No, I’m not!”

‘Bad sister! A very bad sister! A super bad sister who loves to tease her little sister!’

Little Tang awkwardly looked away.

“Alright,” seeing her sister’s shy demeanor, Jiang Cheng decided not to keep teasing her. “Let’s eat first.”

With that, the girl released her sister and sat down at the table.

Once seated, Jiang Xiaotang still couldn’t calm down. Her mind was full of thoughts about her sister, who had suddenly become so much more beautiful—or rather, so much more approachable.

Lost in thought, she didn’t even realize she was holding her chopsticks wrong.

As for Jiang Cheng’s side, she wasn’t thinking that much.

After the test just now, she was very satisfied with the effect of this passive skill.

Even her own sister couldn’t resist her current charm.

After all, Little Tang’s face was that red. It was clearly a sign of being smitten. Mm, it must be the effect of [Universal Charm] .

At this rate, even a sister who was closer than a blood sibling couldn’t resist [Universal Charm] . Those inexperienced girls would be as easy as picking flowers from the ground.

Jiang Cheng was already fantasizing about a scene where she was being chased by beautiful girls.

Wait, was there also a possibility?

What if I happened to run into a five-foot-eleven, domineering, well-endowed black-stocking rich lady downtown, who fell in love with me at first sight, insisted on marrying me, begged to pay off my loans, and then kept me?

…Hold on?

Jiang Cheng realized something was off.

Five-foot-eleven… Domineering… Well-endowed…

Isn’t that Lin Shuangxue?

***

Never mind, never mind.

Shaking those bizarre thoughts out of her head, Jiang Cheng refocused on the food in front of her.

Although Jiang Xiaotang’s cooking was simple, it was strangely delicious.

A middle school girl, yet she handled house chores as skillfully as a housewife.

‘I don’t remember Little Tang being this capable before…’

Maybe it was talent.

Jiang Cheng didn’t dwell on it. Whether she was kept by a rich lady or raised by her sister, what difference did it make?

She accepted her own incompetence with peace of mind. ‘I’m just a useless moe blob. All I need to do is provide emotional value.’

“I’m full~ Thanks for the breakfast, Little Tang~”

Gently placing her chopsticks down, Jiang Cheng clasped her hands together and stood up.

“As for the dishes…”

“Leave them to me!”

The girl volunteered eagerly.

“Just rest over there, Sister. Mm… going back to your room is fine too~”

“Hehe, Little Tang’s such a good girl.”

Without any guilt, the girl turned and went back to her room.

Watching her sister close the door, Jiang Xiaotang slapped her cheeks fiercely, tied on her apron, looked at the dining table, and her eyes grew resolute.

‘Since it’s Sister’s task, I have to give it 100%!’

‘Come on, dirty dishes! It’s either you or me today!’

In the bedroom, Jiang Cheng turned on her computer.

She wasn’t slacking off. After all, if her little sister was working so hard, the big sister couldn’t just play all day, right?

She also had to earn money to support her cute little sister~

Lost in thought, she opened the Cat Station and searched for popular instrument tutorials.

Although Jiang Cheng didn’t plan to learn an instrument, her [Music Theory] could level up through study.

And improving [Music Theory] didn’t just boost singing skills—it enhanced all musical abilities.

For instance, if Jiang Cheng simply sang every day, she would naturally learn how to play the piano, violin, and even the suona.

This wasn’t just “reap what you sow”; it was like falling asleep in a field and waking up to find the newly planted wheat not only mature, but each ear bearing apples and durians instead of grains.

Oh my god, does anyone understand what I mean by “thin branches bearing heavy fruit”?

Anyway, Jiang Cheng was addicted to this feeling of guaranteed returns for her efforts. It was almost intoxicating.

If everyone could discover their own progress through hard work, then no one would slack off, right.

Time quickly reached noon as the girl studied seriously.

After a regular lunch made by Jiang Xiaotang and giving her a heartfelt compliment, Jiang Cheng returned to her room to continue studying.

In the afternoon, Jiang Xiaotang knocked on the door, saying she heard her sister singing and wanted to come in and listen.

Jiang Cheng naturally didn’t refuse.

So, besides the girl learning how to change her voice, the bedroom now also had a little girl sitting on the edge of the bed.

Jiang Xiaotang sat perfectly straight, not even swinging her legs. She stared at Jiang Cheng’s profile, watching her sister’s focused expression, a glittering light in her eyes.

They say a focused man is the most handsome, but that same saying applies to girls too.

As the sky darkened, Jiang Cheng stretched and stood up.

“Let’s go, Little Tang. We’ll eat out tonight.”

“Okay~”

Jiang Xiaotang accepted gladly.

Wherever her sister went, she would follow.

After going downstairs, Jiang Cheng noticed a change in the passersby.

They seemed… friendlier?

Even the restaurant owner was all smiles, offering the two a discount.

‘If you don’t take advantage of a bargain, you’re a fool.’

Living by that principle, Jiang Cheng naturally didn’t refuse.

Soon, the two finished dinner and returned home.

After studying all day, Jiang Cheng decided to relax in the evening.

She called Jiang Xiaotang over, and the two sat in front of the computer in the bedroom, playing a two-player mini-game together.

For the girl, it was a novel experience. She controlled the little character on the screen, hopping and bouncing, occasionally letting out exclamations like “Amazing!”

At nine o’clock, Jiang Cheng shooed the girl back to her room to sleep. Although Jiang Xiaotang was reluctant, she had no choice but to obey under her sister’s authority.

“Seriously, is the game that fun? She just wouldn’t leave no matter what I said…”

After watching Little Tang strip off her clothes and crawl into bed, Jiang Cheng muttered as she returned to her bedroom and plopped down on the mattress.

There were less than three hours left until midnight.

Bored out of her mind, Jiang Cheng could only lie in bed scrolling on her phone.

[Ding—]

Just as she was about to fall asleep from exhaustion, the system’s notification sounded.

[Detected Su Mengyao’s extreme world-weariness. Please proceed to the heroine’s side as soon as possible.]

[Mission: Comfort Su Mengyao]

[Reward: 100,000 yuan]