Walking downstairs, Su Nuo happened to run into Lin Yingluo coming back from outside, carrying two shopping bags in her hands.
“Lin Elder Sister, did you just go out?”
Su Nuo was a bit surprised, not expecting that even after getting up so early, she still couldn’t match Big Sister’s diligence.
“Yes, I went to the Vegetable Market to buy some things.”
Lin Yingluo placed the bags on the table, and only then did Su Nuo see clearly—inside were fresh vegetables and a fish.
“I guess you can cook these too?”
Lin Yingluo said.
Su Nuo thought for a moment, then nodded.
“Simple Family Skill, I can.”
Simple Family Skill referred to steaming, boiling, stir-frying, stewing, roasting, pan-frying, and deep-frying.
“That’s good, homemade dishes have the feeling of Home.”
Lin Yingluo getting up early to buy groceries wasn’t because she couldn’t sleep—her own little sister would be coming home around noon, just in time for lunch.
Human Relations are complicated if you break them down, enough to talk about for three days and three nights from ancient times to now.
But to put it simply, there are just eight words—
People who take food from others feel soft-mouthed, and people who take things from others feel short-handed.
If you want your little sister to help you with something, first treat her to a good meal.
Su Nuo quickly understood Big Sister’s meaning and agreed cheerfully.
“Alright, then I’ll show off my skills.”
Ordinary Family Skill might not be considered a delicacy, but everything depends on comparison.
If a Lin Family girl just spent half a year eating at the School Cafeteria, the first bite back Home would definitely be enhanced.
The sakura-white-haired girl was full of confidence.
***
The scenery outside the window was the same as when she first woke up in the morning.
Thick clouds covered half the sky.
Under the shadow, one could still see a patch of clear sky in the distance.
Lin Chu Xi sat on the bus, absentmindedly looking at her phone.
The weather forecast—clear to cloudy, cloudy to clear—flashed back and forth in the upper right corner.
She didn’t care whether it would be sunny or cloudy today.
Either way, it meant today was a yin-yang sky. It felt as if the sky itself was a double-faced person.
As for going Home, she wasn’t looking forward to it either.
There was no attraction, and she couldn’t even say if it was better than the School.
If it was during the school term, School was definitely better—after all, there was that big-breasted female roommate in the Dormitory.
She wondered if, during summer vacation, inviting Su Nuo out to play too often would arouse the suspicion of her sharp-eyed elder sister.
So she didn’t dare invite Su Nuo Home.
If she got found out, with her elder sister’s strict attitude, she definitely wouldn’t allow it, and might even demand she cut off contact with her roommate, as if quitting some bad habit.
Bzz, bzz, bzz.
The phone’s vibration interrupted the girl’s thoughts.
Lin Chu Xi looked down to see it was a call from her elder sister.
She hesitated for a few seconds, then answered.
“Hello?”
“Chu Xi, are you almost back?”
Her elder sister’s voice came from the other end.
Her elder sister’s voice had two sides.
When dealing with work or unfamiliar people, it was cold and intimidating.
But when chatting with friends or familiar people, like now, it softened and even sounded a little charming.
But Lin Chu Xi knew, no matter which side, her elder sister’s word was law.
So for her, there was no difference between the two.
“Almost, I’m on the bus.”
A casual and perfunctory answer, not even mentioning how many stops were left.
“That’s good.”
On the other end, her elder sister went silent after saying this.
Lin Chu Xi almost thought she’d forgotten to hang up.
Just as she was about to put down the phone, the voice came again.
“Chu Xi, actually there’s something I want to tell you now.”
Lin Chu Xi frowned slightly.
What’s this?
Her elder sister, who always pursued efficiency and decisiveness, was actually being so hesitant?
“What is it? Go ahead.”
She replied.
“You have a Sister-in-law now.”
Lin Chu Xi’s first thought was—what’s so special about this that you have to call?
After all these years of work, you’re only now getting your first relationship.
Look at me, I haven’t even graduated university and already fell in love for the first time… Wait, what?
“Sister-in-law?”
“Yes, that’s right. A girl.”
On the phone, her elder sister’s voice was a little uneasy.
“It’s like this—I only just realized, but anyway, that’s how it is…”
Lin Chu Xi didn’t really hear what her elder sister said next—or maybe nothing was said at all.
Only a few words kept echoing in her mind.
Sister-in-law. Girl. Elder sister found a girlfriend.
Elder sister… is a lesbian?
Then, by the simplest logic, someone who has been caught in the Rain might not always shelter others from it, but they definitely know what it feels like.
Since she herself was gay, there was no reason to oppose her little sister falling for another girl.
No matter how you think about it, she should support it.
Maybe she could even learn a thing or two from her elder sister’s successful experience.
“Okay, I understand.”
Lin Chu Xi responded.
“I have no objections.”
Because I am, too.
On the other end, her elder sister’s voice became even gentler.
“That’s wonderful. We’re all waiting for you to come Home. By the way, your room is still in the same spot as the old house, first on the second floor. Whatever you need, your Sister-in-law has already prepared it for you.”
“Mm, thank you both.”
Hanging up, Lin Chu Xi let out a long breath, the corners of her mouth unconsciously lifting.
Who would have thought—just a few minutes ago, she’d been worrying her elder sister would split up a pair of lovebirds.
Now, after one call, she never had to worry about it again.
She looked out the window once more.
As the bus drove forward, it gradually passed out from under the Rain Cloud.
The sky was about to clear.
But… it didn’t.
Motion is absolute.
Stillness is relative.
But sometimes, motion is also relative.
Lin Chu Xi was a liberal arts student in high school, and often thought of the tongue-twisters in the Politics Book.
Now, looking up at the Rain Cloud above, she suddenly recalled this phrase.
Because that patch of cloud was following her.
The bus was moving, but so was the cloud.
But it didn’t matter—after all, she was Home now.
Thinking this, Lin Chu Xi stood at the doorway and knocked softly.
Knock, knock, knock.
“I’m coming.”
The door opened. Standing behind it was a beautiful Big Sister.
Even simple home clothes couldn’t hide her allure and charm.
Just like before.
Lin Chu Xi thought.
Her elder sister didn’t seem to have changed at all.
Who would have guessed she’d suddenly turned into a lesbian?
“Chu Xi, come in,”
Lin Yingluo said.
“Your Sister-in-law is preparing lunch.”
Lin Chu Xi changed her shoes at the entrance, walked down the hallway, and just as she entered the living room, heard Lin Yingluo call inside:
“Nuo Nuo, we’re back.”
Hm? Nuo Nuo?
Before she could process it, a girl in a cute apron came out.
The apron’s collar was raised high, and above it was a delicate, adorable, slightly stunned face—the face she’d seen countless times in her dreams these past few days.
“Hello, I’m… eh, Lin Chu Xi?!”
Su Nuo exclaimed in shock.
It felt like a hammer had struck her on the head.
A buzzing filled Lin Chu Xi’s ears.