Chapter 130: The Maid Café Punishment Plan

Happiness or not didn’t matter much to Xiaoye.
As long as she could complete her mission without any accidents, that was enough.

She came to Tantan City not for vacation, but to protect it.

Currently, as an S-rank Exterminator, she represented the highest combat power stationed in the city.
She already knew about the death of the previous A-rank shield-bearer.
She understood deeply the weight of responsibility on her shoulders.

After Su Yuyao briefly explained the situation at home—including the presence of a Bloodkin—Xiaoye paused for a moment in surprise.

But she quickly accepted it.

As an S-rank who had fought countless Bloodkin, she had encountered kind or neutral ones before.
It was just extremely rare for one to turn against their own kind to help humans—and only possible with overwhelming strength.

Still, out of her Exterminator principles, Xiaoye kept a trace of wariness.
She pulled her blue baseball cap lower, shouldered the heavy cello case, and hurried toward the residential building.

Meanwhile, at home, Su Xiao Zi’s “cultivation plan” for Xiaoxiao was far from over.

After getting her used to physical contact with unfamiliar girls, the next step was pushing her into the bathroom—to overcome her shyness.

As a girl, she couldn’t keep blushing at the sight of her own body forever.
She needed to get accustomed to it.
This was a necessary step in becoming a cute girl: before getting close to others, she had to first get to know herself and overcome certain mental barriers.

Of course, Su Xiaoxiao refused vehemently and protested loudly:

“Why do I have to strip naked and stand in front of the mirror to look at my own body?!
Isn’t that perverted? Let me go! I already wore the maid outfit and played along!”

Su Xiao Zi, hands on hips, spoke with absolute authority:

“If I’m right, even just glancing down at your own thighs makes you blush, doesn’t it?
Your eyes are always on other people.
Do you think that’s normal?”

“I-I just haven’t gotten used to it yet!”

“That’s exactly why we need to get you used to it quickly.
School starts tomorrow, right?
Before that, you have to become a flawless girl.
Even sitting posture needs to change—I’ll teach you properly later.”

“Ahhh, I give up. I’m tired.
What kind of noble lady etiquette training is this?”

“Just think about Big Sis.
Every time she attends a company meeting, she dresses so elegantly and exudes that refined, aristocratic aura from the inside out.”

Su Xiaoxiao spread her hands helplessly.
“Is it really this hard to just be a normal girl?
Even an ordinary look would be fine.”

“But your angelic face won’t allow you to settle for being ordinary!
This is a light novel protagonist-level beauty!”

That line struck straight at her soul.
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly felt enlightened, unable to find any flaw in the logic.

“If this were a raising game and you had an adorably cute daughter character, you’d naturally want her to become perfect too, right?”

“Damn it! Why am I *this* pretty?!”

“Hey! Don’t say that with a ‘why am I so unfortunate’ expression!
Have some sympathy for the rest of us girls!”

At that moment, Evran suddenly looked like she’d just been complimented.
She shyly covered her cheeks and cooed:

“It’s all my fault.
I’m too pretty, so Xiaoxiao inherited my genes and became this cute too~”

“Huh? Am I supposed to be your daughter or something?”

Su Xiao Zi watched the two of them bantering back and forth, several black lines forming on her face.
She grabbed the back of Su Xiaoxiao’s collar and gently pushed her forward.

“So just accept your fate already.”

“No no no—don’t push!
I really can’t!
Looking at my own naked body in the mirror—I’ll faint on the spot!”

“Then it’s even worse!
We need to get you used to it ASAP!”

“Waaahhh—I don’t want to—!”

Evran waved cheerfully at Su Xiaoxiao, who was gradually being dragged away by Su Xiao Zi.

“Xiao Zi~ Xiao Zi~ Xiao Zi~ light novel~”

“Pfft, Onii-chan, you’re so gross.”

“Let me gooo~”

Su Xiaoxiao clasped her hands in front in a pleading gesture, knelt on the floor, closed her eyes, and behind her appeared a pair of pure white wings.
She looked like a holy angel radiating light, begging Su Xiao Zi for mercy.

Bathed in that glow, even Su Xiao Zi softened.
She let out a long sigh.

“If you really don’t want to do it… fine.
But you have to accept a punishment.”

“Yay! Little sister is the best! You really know how to spoil your big brother.
Tomorrow I’ll take you out for parfait!”

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly perked up, giving a thumbs-up with smug pride.

Su Xiao Zi planted her hands on her slim waist and stood in front of her.

“Who’s taking who?
You’re the little sister now.
If you won’t do it, the punishment is—
You know how Xiao Qian’s family owns a milk tea chain, right?”

“Hm? Yeah, I think I’ve heard.
The one downstairs called ‘Stinky Drift’—isn’t that one of their franchises?
Why bring it up all of a sudden?”

“Yes. But that particular branch has always been in the red.
Business has never been good.”

Su Xiaoxiao scratched her cheek, eyes drifting sideways.
Well, obviously—who names a milk tea shop “Stinky Drift”?
Whoever came up with that name is a genius of chaos.
Maybe they were banking on reverse psychology?

“So! The punishment is:
I want you to go help make that shop popular.”

Su Xiao Zi pointed at Su Xiaoxiao’s nose like she was issuing a royal decree.

Su Xiaoxiao blinked.
A flood of questions instantly appeared in her mind.

She had never worked at a milk tea shop before.
How was she supposed to help?
Shouldn’t they first check the books, expenses, equipment, hygiene?

And first things first—change that godawful name!

“If it’s you, it’ll definitely work.
Just wear this maid outfit, put on the cat ears, and stand at the shop entrance.
I’ve already thought of everything:
Hang a wooden sign around your neck that says 【One Button = Meow】.
Every time a customer buys a drink, they can press the button on your head, and you meow cutely.
One drink = one meow.
Two drinks = two meows.
And so on.
It’ll definitely attract tons of people!”

“Then rename it to ‘Little Maid Meow Meow Shop’!”

“Hey! That doesn’t even have ‘milk tea’ in the name anymore!
And it sounds kinda sus.”