Chapter 50: Unwrapping Red Envelopes
In the end, Xia Yu couldn’t resist Xia Ling’s wheedling and took the black and white tights she offered…
Entering the bathroom, Xia Yu began to take off her clothes, but as she started to remove her tights, she noticed some remnants of a sanitary pad were still there—surely… not as terrifying as before. It must be almost the end of her period, as Xia Ling had said.
She turned on the hot water and began to bathe. She didn’t know why, but even though she’d turned the water as scalding as possible, she still felt bone-chilling cold. It was like an icy wind was swirling inside her.
After showering, drying her hair and body, Xia Yu put on the clothes Xia Ling had lent her—she went out timidly, though she had to admit, Xia Ling’s clothes were warm and pretty.
When Xia Yu left the bathroom, she obediently went back to Xia Ling’s room, because Xia Ling’s room had the hair dryer she needed. Otherwise, dealing with her now-drenched long hair would be quite troublesome.
Meanwhile, Xia Ling was already waiting on her princess bed. Seeing Xia Yu return, she eagerly offered to blow dry her hair and tie it up for her. Helping her little sister get dolled up was indeed one of the joys of being a big sister.
With Xia Ling’s help, Xia Yu’s hair was soon dried. Xia Ling then expertly twirled it into a very adorable and cute twin-tail hairstyle that left Xia Yu speechless when she saw herself in the mirror.
Given she couldn’t fight it any longer, Xia Yu decided to enjoy it. And… she looked so dang cute!
Upon finishing up, seeing how adorable Xia Yu was, Xia Ling couldn’t contain herself anymore. She scooped Xia Yu up from her seat at the vanity table. Due to lack of strength, they both ended up tumbling onto the princess bed together—an amusing sight indeed.
Xia Yu was a bit stunned; this wasn’t her usual Xia Ling. Why did she become so assertive, acting more like a… sister.
Joking around with Xia Ling on the princess bed, Xia Yu suddenly remembered that she still hadn’t counted the red envelopes from today. Now that she had time, she could tally them up.
She shared this thought with Xia Ling, but who knew, after hearing “count red envelopes,” Xia Ling awkwardly chuckled: “Uh… take your time, I’ll go take a shower first.”
With that, Xia Ling grabbed her prepared clothes and quickly snuck out of the room as if there were ferocious beasts lurking within.
Not particularly crafty, when Xia Ling refused to join in the fun of counting money, Xia Yu could only count it by herself. She had no idea how much lucky money she’d actually received today.
Then, she retrieved many red envelopes from her down jacket pocket—rewards from her grandma’s home all day.
Next came the exciting part—unwrapping the red envelopes and counting the money. But alas, these red envelopes didn’t hold much—most had only five bucks in them, with the maximum being twenty.
Before long, Xia Yu reached the thick red envelope given by Xia Ling. This envelope had a striking memory, as Xia Yu’s agreement to dress up and pay New Year’s greetings had been due to this very envelope.
Opening the envelope, Xia Yu poked her finger inside, then pulled out… three sanitary pad inserts.
Xia Yu’s face immediately darkened as she realized what was happening; she knew better. She was just so… dumb.
P.S.: Time flies, it’s already Chapter 50.
