Jing Zejun looked at Jing Yi's drooping shoulders and found it a bit amusing. "Yi, you can switch with me."
"No way!"
Jing Yi immediately refused. She had to accept the consequences of the bet - it was just a pink suite after all, and she only had to sleep there for a week.
Li Shaocheng, standing nearby, watched this scene and secretly clenched her fists. She smiled and said, "Yi, if you don't like it, you can switch with my sister and me. It's perfect since you're alone, and it's quite cramped for my sister and me over there."
Li Shaocheng wore the smile of a caring sister, and when mentioning the small room, she even looked pitifully towards Jing Zeyou and Jing Zeqian.
But she failed to notice the complex looks from the other guests around her when she said this.
[Why does she have to be everywhere?!]
[Does she really think this makes her look cute?]
[This is too annoying, I think four families were just fine...]
[How can Orange and her sister fit in that room? Jing Yi is alone anyway, what's wrong with letting her have it?]
[Yeah, didn't Wen Qingyan and the others give up their room for Cheng Cheng?]
[? You're standing on such high moral ground, the wind must be strong up there. Hold tight to your moral superiority!]
Jing Yi's expression became even more complex. "Are you saying I should go live in the small single room while you stay in the luxury suite with my family?"
[What exactly makes her think I'm an idiot?]
Li Shaocheng was stunned. She had imagined many reactions, but never expected Jing Yi to state her intentions so directly.
Jing Zeqian's eyes showed some impatience, and he was about to say something when Jing Zeyou stepped forward first, the corner of his mouth slightly raised. "Miss Li, I think it's better to respect the rules of the game, don't you agree?"
Li Shaocheng's sister laughed awkwardly, "Orange was just joking." Li Shaocheng's face darkened for a moment, but she quickly recovered, forcing a smile, "How could I really come to disturb everyone? It was just a joke."
She hadn't expected Jing Zeyou to be so unaccommodating, thinking he would at least consider the cameras a bit.
Jing Zeyou glanced at Li Shaocheng without saying anything more.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, the other families picked up their suitcases and returned to their rooms. Li Shaocheng's sister quickly grabbed her suitcase and pulled Li Shaocheng away.
Jing Zeqian stood with his arms crossed, watching Li Shaocheng's retreating figure. His lips were pressed together, his eyes cold, but he didn't speak due to the cameras.
Jing Yi's expression was hard to read. She solemnly patted Jing Zeqian's shoulder, "Second brother, I've secured your room for you. Go ahead."
Jing Zeqian was momentarily stunned, feeling touched for a second before realizing what was happening. He glared at Jing Yi, "Who's securing what for whom! Go, go, go back to your own room!"
Jing Yi looked slightly disappointed.
[I thought he would fall for it. What a pity.]
Jing Zeqian was fuming, pointing at Jing Yi's back as she walked away. "Big brother, does Jing Yi really think I'm an idiot?!" Jing Zeyou smiled helplessly and returned to his room.
Downstairs, Li Shaocheng's sister was preparing lunch when Jing Yi and Jing Zejun entered, startling her. "I saw it was almost noon, so I took the liberty of preparing something..."
She looked very nervous. Jing Yi felt a bit sorry for startling her.
"I'm sorry, did I scare you? I should have knocked to let you know we were coming." Her eyes showed apology.
Li Shaocheng's sister shook her head quickly, "No, I just didn't notice anyone coming." She had just been sent out by Li Shaocheng, so she thought she'd spend some time in the kitchen where there were fewer cameras.
Jing Yi and Jing Zejun seemed very easy to get along with, and Li Shaocheng's sister's expression relaxed a bit. They started to chat casually.
"By the way, we haven't introduced ourselves. I'm Jing Yi." Jing Zejun smiled and said, "I'm Jing Zejun."
Li Shaocheng's sister said softly, "My name is Li Yujia." She had known about them all along, as Li Shaocheng often talked about these two. It would have been hard not to remember them.
The stove was covered with ingredients, and Jing Yi felt overwhelmed just looking at it.
"This is lunch for thirteen people, how can we let you prepare it alone? I'll go call my second brother and the others down!"
With that, Jing Yi turned and left the kitchen before Li Yujia could even call out to her.
Seeing her look worried, Jing Zejun reassured her, "It's alright. We're all going to eat, so it's only right that we help."
Li Yujia's earlier reaction had also caught her attention. "Yi can be a bit impulsive. I hope she didn't startle you earlier." Li Yujia shook her head slightly, her eyes showing a hint of panic, "Not at all."
The kitchen fell silent again.
Li Yujia was peeling shrimp, her lips slightly pursed. "Miss Jing Yi seems to understand you very well..." Li Yujia remembered the seamless question and answer between the two earlier.
Li Yujia couldn't understand why they, who were just sisters without blood relation, could so easily overcome Li Shaocheng's careful planning.
Jing Zejun smiled, her eyes filled with warmth. "Actually, Yi and I only met not long ago."
As she spoke, she organized the ingredients on the table. "She's a very simple person. She may seem carefree, but she's actually more attentive than anyone. I often say she's my sister, but in reality, I'm the one being taken care of."
Li Yujia lowered her head, her mind filled with images of her parents and Li Shaocheng. "But, shouldn't the youngest in the family be the most cared for?"
Li Yujia's words seemed disconnected, which Jing Zejun found a bit strange, but she still answered, "It's actually not like that for us. Since there are four children in the family, our parents don't really get involved in our conflicts."
Many viewers noticed Li Yujia's low spirits.
[I feel like Li Shaocheng's sister is about to break...]
[I just learned today that her name is Li Yujia, I only knew her as Orange's sister before.]
[The way the Jing family parents handle things is really great. They're all children, there's no need for anyone to always give in to others. Isn't it everyone's first time being a child?]
[Is Li Shaocheng's sister asking this because Li Shaocheng is very pampered at home?]
Meanwhile, Jing Yi had already dragged Jing Zeqian and Jing Zeyou over. Li Yujia looked even more nervous, her expression evasive. She still remembered Jing Zeyou's warning look to Li Shaocheng earlier.
Jing Zeyou didn't seem to mind, taking the vegetables Jing Yi had assigned him and washing them nearby. Compared to last time, his movements were much more practiced.
Jing Zeqian leaned lazily against the door. "Don't tell me we have to prepare meals for everyone else too?" Jing Yi glanced at him, handing him the food that needed peeling. "Peel these."
Jing Zeqian's expression was reluctant, but he still obediently squatted in the corner to peel. The viewers watching this scene were quite amused.
"Sister Yujia, what are you planning to make? We can help you with the prep work."
Li Yujia looked a bit dazed. The kitchen was getting more and more crowded, with people her sister disliked and feared, but at this moment, Li Yujia didn't seem as nervous as before.
"...The ingredients in the fridge are quite varied. I can only make a few dishes I know. Oh, there are also quite a lot of seafood down there. Do any of you know how to cook seafood?"
Jing Yi's eyes lit up. She opened the lower compartment of the fridge and indeed saw it full of seafood ingredients.
"I'll go call Little Yin!"
