<p>10 – Learning Maid Etiquette</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Qin Xue said she would go to her house to do housework after class in the afternoon.</p>
<p>What if there aren’t any classes?</p>
<p>Su Yun thought it shouldn’t be necessary to go so early and considered taking a stroll to relax on the playground.</p>
<p>She was still wearing a hat and mask when she arrived at the Art Building where she had previously met Qin Xue.</p>
<p>It was just as quiet as last time; although there were people passing outside, there was no one here.</p>
<p>So, Su Yun took off her mask.</p>
<p>Though it was winter, wearing it for long made her feel stuffy.</p>
<p>Then she lifted her hat, and with a shake of her head, her long white hair cascaded down her back; this was the real her.</p>
<p>After simply tidying her hair, Su Yun opened her umbrella and walked out of another door of the Art Building.</p>
<p>She hadn’t noticed it on her way here, but upon entering the playground, she saw a group of people in blue vests running, and many others in different colored vests sitting on the steps nearby.</p>
<p>At the finish line, there was someone standing there, likely a supervising PE teacher.</p>
<p>Oh, there’s a class fitness test on Tuesday afternoons?</p>
<p>There were so many people; it seemed there was no way to stroll around the playground now.</p>
<p>But since she was already here, Su Yun didn’t want to leave just like that and found a higher step to sit on.</p>
<p>With her hands supporting her head, she watched the people running on the playground.</p>
<p>Although many people were nearby, it wasn’t noisy at all.</p>
<p>1000 meters; most people were resting and recovering.</p>
<p>The fitness test for Su Yun’s class was in two weeks; that was still far away.</p>
<p>But how fast could she run a thousand meters with her current body?</p>
<p>Su Yun thought about how quickly she cleaned that hundreds-of-square-meter hall last night; if someone had been watching, she had no doubt she would have already turned into a shadow.</p>
<p>The people on the playground had changed from wearing blue vests to yellow and then to red; several groups had switched out, but Su Yun remained sitting quietly and watching.</p>
<p>No one recognized her, and that feeling of not being disturbed was really nice.</p>
<p>After some time, she grew a bit bored of watching; now the steps below were filled with another group of people.</p>
<p>She slowly walked down the steps from the side stairway, intending to go around the playground from the back.</p>
<p>“Hmm, are they having a fitness test in there too?”</p>
<p>As Su Yun was about to walk through a less crowded area, she discovered that inside there were tests for bench press, lung capacity, etc., and it was packed with people in line.</p>
<p>It had seemed quite empty when she came in earlier.</p>
<p>Since she couldn’t pass through here, she had to walk back to the playground and slowly made her way to the entrance beside the track.</p>
<p>People were running on the playground; passing by from the side should be fine, but the problem was…</p>
<p>Her walking position was between where people sat on the steps and the track, meaning many who were sitting would see her.</p>
<p>Given the scale, at least 300 people had come from one academy together.</p>
<p>Now they were all resting to run the 1000 meters, and not many people came down; only the supervising PE teacher was beside the track.</p>
<p>Holding her umbrella, Su Yun steeled herself and walked past the steps.</p>
<p>“What strong sunlight; why are you holding an umbrella?” A middle-aged PE teacher looked at the girl approaching with an umbrella, slightly dissatisfied.</p>
<p>As she spoke, the girl lifted her umbrella slightly, revealing her white hair and snowy skin.</p>
<p>The middle-aged PE teacher froze for a moment, then fell silent.</p>
<p>At that instant, many gazes were attracted, and there were more murmurs.</p>
<p>“…” Su Yun felt helpless and quickened her pace.</p>
<p>Without the umbrella, a little sunshine would make her faint; there was no other choice.</p>
<p>The umbrella was held low, and soon Su Yun reached the entrance of the playground, which was also the exit.</p>
<p>“Whew…” She let out a long breath.</p>
<p>There were finally fewer people here.</p>
<p>“You run a lap, and I run a lap.”</p>
<p>“Then you go first.”</p>
<p>“!?” Su Yun suddenly heard a familiar voice and looked up to find her roommate, Mr. Zhang De-yi, walking over with someone else.</p>
<p>With the area empty, Su Yun could only do her best to tilt the umbrella towards the other person, covering her upper body completely.</p>
<p>Zhang De-yi didn’t notice anything and just walked past.</p>
<p>At this moment, Su Yun realized the school wasn’t safe.</p>
<p>She couldn’t run around randomly anymore; she should just go straight to Qin Xue’s house.</p>
<p>Thinking this, Su Yun immediately opened her phone to check the time for the next bus and walked towards the school gate.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Zhang De-yi saw people doing fitness tests on the playground and stood nearby waiting.</p>
<p>He suddenly felt that the black umbrella he had seen earlier looked familiar; he had seen it in the dorm at noon.</p>
<p>So, Zhang De-yi turned his head to look at the entrance of the playground, and from a distance, he saw a white-haired girl holding a black umbrella.</p>
<p>White hair?! Goddess?</p>
<p>Zhang De-yi was momentarily stunned, his mouth slightly agape.</p>
<p>He hadn’t expected to see such a shocking scene just from stepping out for a run; it was a pity he hadn’t noticed earlier, or perhaps…</p>
<p>Forget it; he wouldn’t disturb her.</p>
<p>Watching the white-haired girl alone at the playground confirmed even more in his mind that his goddess was not the same as Chen Tingting.</p>
<p>“They finished running; huh? Zhang De-yi, what are you staring at back there?”</p>
<p>“Oh, I’ll go run a lap first; wait here for me.”</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Following the navigation, Su Yun couldn’t say her trip was smooth; it took an hour to reach her destination.</p>
<p>Along the way, she had asked several passersby for directions.</p>
<p>The tall buildings there seemed to block the sky and looked quite daunting, but Qin Xue’s place wasn’t in the skyscrapers; it was in a quiet area far from the noise.</p>
<p>It was very peaceful here.</p>
<p>Upon arriving, there was a person sitting inside what looked like a security booth at the entrance.</p>
<p>“Um, can I go in?”</p>
<p>“Who?” The man inside immediately became alert upon hearing her voice and stood up; upon seeing the girl outside the booth, he quickly took out his phone to check.</p>
<p>“Oh, oh, is this Miss Xiao Yun? Please come in.” </p>
<p>The man didn’t offer much resistance and spoke respectfully.</p>
<p>Su Yun was able to enter smoothly. </p>
<p>Inside, there were plants everywhere as she followed a small path to Qin Xue’s villa.</p>
<p>Inserting the key, she opened the door.</p>
<p>What came into view were shiny furniture and floors, along with maids dressed in black and white maid outfits.</p>
<p>“?”</p>
<p>Su Yun wrinkled her brow at the situation before her.</p>
<p>What were these people doing?</p>
<p>1, 2, 3, 4.</p>
<p>She stood at the door and counted; there were four maids in the hall.</p>
<p>Upon her arrival, they also turned their attention towards her.</p>
<p>Their gazes converged on this small spot of white that had just entered the door.</p>
<p>Then they put down what they were doing and came in front of Su Yun.</p>
<p>“Click.” One of them closed the door.</p>
<p>“Hey, what are you doing? Don’t pull me!” As soon as Su Yun entered, two maids grabbed her arms and pulled her forward.</p>
<p>They looked pretty delicate, so why was it so easy for them to lift her?</p>
<p>Su Yun’s small feet dangled in the air as she was carried.</p>
<p>They set her down only when they reached the middle of the hall.</p>
<p>Next, the four young maids stood to the side, watching her quietly.</p>
<p>After a moment, the fifth maid walked out, but Su Yun noticed that this one had a different aura.</p>
<p>“The lady asked us to teach you maid etiquette, and you must learn it well.” The one who seemed to be the Head Maid spoke calmly and steadily.</p>
<p>“Uh?”</p>
<p>“You must practice until the lady is satisfied. First, clothes – take them off.”</p>
<p>“What are you doing?” Before Su Yun could react, she felt someone undressing her from behind.</p>
<p>“I can change by myself!”</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>When Su Yun came out of the room, she had already put on the black and white maid outfit like the others.</p>
<p>It felt cool beneath, and there was also this bowtie on her chest…</p>
<p>She felt her fair face turn red.</p>
<p>She hadn’t even gotten used to her body yet and was already dressed as a maid!</p>
<p>“Hmm.” The Head Maid looked at Su Yun’s appearance and nodded, even a bit surprised.</p>
<p>She really was pretty, but being pretty alone wasn’t enough.</p>
<p>She took out an apple.</p>
<p>“You need to balance this on your head and walk to the door without dropping it. If it falls, you’ll have to walk again until you can do it without dropping it. Let’s start the next practice.”</p>
<p>From the moment she entered, she had seen how Su Yun walked without any grace, swaying around like a boy.</p>
<p>She had to practice properly.</p>
<p>“Uh… okay.” Su Yun grimaced and placed the red apple on her head.</p>
<p>“Thud.” She had only taken two steps when it fell.</p>
<p>“Try again.” The Head Maid said coldly.</p>
<p>“Thud.” Just as Su Yun picked it up, it fell again.</p>
<p>“Try again.”</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Clearly, she had come to do housework, yet Su Yun was balancing an apple for two hours of walking; whenever she wanted to rest, the five maids would grab her.</p>
<p>So strict.</p>
<p>So tired…</p>
<p>As a ‘male student’, it was mentally hard to accept this.</p>
<p>“Hmm, not bad.” The Head Maid nodded when Su Yun successfully balanced the apple with its many dents to the door.</p>
<p>“Phew, can I rest now?” Su Yun held the apple with both hands, tired and bent over.</p>
<p>“You can’t look down; try again.”</p>
<p>“Huh?”</p>
<p>Su Yun suddenly lifted her head, the red light hidden in her dark eyes seemed to be about to burst forth.</p>
<p>Of course, she wouldn’t bite anyone randomly; she just felt exhausted.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>“Smile, you have to smile when greeting.”</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>“Welcome back, lady; you should say, ‘Master, welcome home.’”</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>An entire afternoon passed, and Su Yun successfully graduated from the crash course in maid training.</p>
<p>She was now a 59-point maid (one point short of passing).</p>
<p>“Thud thud.” It had already gotten dark outside, and there was a knock at the door.</p>
<p>Hearing the sound, Su Yun felt liberated.</p>
<p>She was just about to lazily shuffle over when she sensed a cold light behind her.</p>
<p>“…” Su Yun immediately straightened her posture.</p>
<p>“Click.”</p>
<p>“Master, welcome home.” She slightly lifted her skirt and revealed a sweet smile to the person outside the door.</p>
<p>“Hmm?”</p>
<p>“Wow, sister!” Qin Yuan Yuan had just opened the door and was startled by the unusual scene, retreating to hug Qin Xue.</p>
<p>“Don’t be afraid; I arranged this.” </p>
<p>Qin Xue soothingly patted her sister and then looked delightfully at the well-trained Su Yun.</p>
<p>Very nice. </p>
<p>Su Yun: Thank you.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Qin Xue said she would go to her house to do housework after class in the afternoon.</p>
<p>What if there aren’t any classes?</p>
<p>Su Yun thought it shouldn’t be necessary to go so early and considered taking a stroll to relax on the playground.</p>
<p>She was still wearing a hat and mask when she arrived at the Art Building where she had previously met Qin Xue.</p>
<p>It was just as quiet as last time; although there were people passing outside, there was no one here.</p>
<p>So, Su Yun took off her mask.</p>
<p>Though it was winter, wearing it for long made her feel stuffy.</p>
<p>Then she lifted her hat, and with a shake of her head, her long white hair cascaded down her back; this was the real her.</p>
<p>After simply tidying her hair, Su Yun opened her umbrella and walked out of another door of the Art Building.</p>
<p>She hadn’t noticed it on her way here, but upon entering the playground, she saw a group of people in blue vests running, and many others in different colored vests sitting on the steps nearby.</p>
<p>At the finish line, there was someone standing there, likely a supervising PE teacher.</p>
<p>Oh, there’s a class fitness test on Tuesday afternoons?</p>
<p>There were so many people; it seemed there was no way to stroll around the playground now.</p>
<p>But since she was already here, Su Yun didn’t want to leave just like that and found a higher step to sit on.</p>
<p>With her hands supporting her head, she watched the people running on the playground.</p>
<p>Although many people were nearby, it wasn’t noisy at all.</p>
<p>1000 meters; most people were resting and recovering.</p>
<p>The fitness test for Su Yun’s class was in two weeks; that was still far away.</p>
<p>But how fast could she run a thousand meters with her current body?</p>
<p>Su Yun thought about how quickly she cleaned that hundreds-of-square-meter hall last night; if someone had been watching, she had no doubt she would have already turned into a shadow.</p>
<p>The people on the playground had changed from wearing blue vests to yellow and then to red; several groups had switched out, but Su Yun remained sitting quietly and watching.</p>
<p>No one recognized her, and that feeling of not being disturbed was really nice.</p>
<p>After some time, she grew a bit bored of watching; now the steps below were filled with another group of people.</p>
<p>She slowly walked down the steps from the side stairway, intending to go around the playground from the back.</p>
<p>“Hmm, are they having a fitness test in there too?”</p>
<p>As Su Yun was about to walk through a less crowded area, she discovered that inside there were tests for bench press, lung capacity, etc., and it was packed with people in line.</p>
<p>It had seemed quite empty when she came in earlier.</p>
<p>Since she couldn’t pass through here, she had to walk back to the playground and slowly made her way to the entrance beside the track.</p>
<p>People were running on the playground; passing by from the side should be fine, but the problem was…</p>
<p>Her walking position was between where people sat on the steps and the track, meaning many who were sitting would see her.</p>
<p>Given the scale, at least 300 people had come from one academy together.</p>
<p>Now they were all resting to run the 1000 meters, and not many people came down; only the supervising PE teacher was beside the track.</p>
<p>Holding her umbrella, Su Yun steeled herself and walked past the steps.</p>
<p>“What strong sunlight; why are you holding an umbrella?” A middle-aged PE teacher looked at the girl approaching with an umbrella, slightly dissatisfied.</p>
<p>As she spoke, the girl lifted her umbrella slightly, revealing her white hair and snowy skin.</p>
<p>The middle-aged PE teacher froze for a moment, then fell silent.</p>
<p>At that instant, many gazes were attracted, and there were more murmurs.</p>
<p>“…” Su Yun felt helpless and quickened her pace.</p>
<p>Without the umbrella, a little sunshine would make her faint; there was no other choice.</p>
<p>The umbrella was held low, and soon Su Yun reached the entrance of the playground, which was also the exit.</p>
<p>“Whew…” She let out a long breath.</p>
<p>There were finally fewer people here.</p>
<p>“You run a lap, and I run a lap.”</p>
<p>“Then you go first.”</p>
<p>“!?” Su Yun suddenly heard a familiar voice and looked up to find her roommate, Mr. Zhang De-yi, walking over with someone else.</p>
<p>With the area empty, Su Yun could only do her best to tilt the umbrella towards the other person, covering her upper body completely.</p>
<p>Zhang De-yi didn’t notice anything and just walked past.</p>
<p>At this moment, Su Yun realized the school wasn’t safe.</p>
<p>She couldn’t run around randomly anymore; she should just go straight to Qin Xue’s house.</p>
<p>Thinking this, Su Yun immediately opened her phone to check the time for the next bus and walked towards the school gate.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Zhang De-yi saw people doing fitness tests on the playground and stood nearby waiting.</p>
<p>He suddenly felt that the black umbrella he had seen earlier looked familiar; he had seen it in the dorm at noon.</p>
<p>So, Zhang De-yi turned his head to look at the entrance of the playground, and from a distance, he saw a white-haired girl holding a black umbrella.</p>
<p>White hair?! Goddess?</p>
<p>Zhang De-yi was momentarily stunned, his mouth slightly agape.</p>
<p>He hadn’t expected to see such a shocking scene just from stepping out for a run; it was a pity he hadn’t noticed earlier, or perhaps…</p>
<p>Forget it; he wouldn’t disturb her.</p>
<p>Watching the white-haired girl alone at the playground confirmed even more in his mind that his goddess was not the same as Chen Tingting.</p>
<p>“They finished running; huh? Zhang De-yi, what are you staring at back there?”</p>
<p>“Oh, I’ll go run a lap first; wait here for me.”</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Following the navigation, Su Yun couldn’t say her trip was smooth; it took an hour to reach her destination.</p>
<p>Along the way, she had asked several passersby for directions.</p>
<p>The tall buildings there seemed to block the sky and looked quite daunting, but Qin Xue’s place wasn’t in the skyscrapers; it was in a quiet area far from the noise.</p>
<p>It was very peaceful here.</p>
<p>Upon arriving, there was a person sitting inside what looked like a security booth at the entrance.</p>
<p>“Um, can I go in?”</p>
<p>“Who?” The man inside immediately became alert upon hearing her voice and stood up; upon seeing the girl outside the booth, he quickly took out his phone to check.</p>
<p>“Oh, oh, is this Miss Xiao Yun? Please come in.” </p>
<p>The man didn’t offer much resistance and spoke respectfully.</p>
<p>Su Yun was able to enter smoothly. </p>
<p>Inside, there were plants everywhere as she followed a small path to Qin Xue’s villa.</p>
<p>Inserting the key, she opened the door.</p>
<p>What came into view were shiny furniture and floors, along with maids dressed in black and white maid outfits.</p>
<p>“?”</p>
<p>Su Yun wrinkled her brow at the situation before her.</p>
<p>What were these people doing?</p>
<p>1, 2, 3, 4.</p>
<p>She stood at the door and counted; there were four maids in the hall.</p>
<p>Upon her arrival, they also turned their attention towards her.</p>
<p>Their gazes converged on this small spot of white that had just entered the door.</p>
<p>Then they put down what they were doing and came in front of Su Yun.</p>
<p>“Click.” One of them closed the door.</p>
<p>“Hey, what are you doing? Don’t pull me!” As soon as Su Yun entered, two maids grabbed her arms and pulled her forward.</p>
<p>They looked pretty delicate, so why was it so easy for them to lift her?</p>
<p>Su Yun’s small feet dangled in the air as she was carried.</p>
<p>They set her down only when they reached the middle of the hall.</p>
<p>Next, the four young maids stood to the side, watching her quietly.</p>
<p>After a moment, the fifth maid walked out, but Su Yun noticed that this one had a different aura.</p>
<p>“The lady asked us to teach you maid etiquette, and you must learn it well.” The one who seemed to be the Head Maid spoke calmly and steadily.</p>
<p>“Uh?”</p>
<p>“You must practice until the lady is satisfied. First, clothes – take them off.”</p>
<p>“What are you doing?” Before Su Yun could react, she felt someone undressing her from behind.</p>
<p>“I can change by myself!”</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>When Su Yun came out of the room, she had already put on the black and white maid outfit like the others.</p>
<p>It felt cool beneath, and there was also this bowtie on her chest…</p>
<p>She felt her fair face turn red.</p>
<p>She hadn’t even gotten used to her body yet and was already dressed as a maid!</p>
<p>“Hmm.” The Head Maid looked at Su Yun’s appearance and nodded, even a bit surprised.</p>
<p>She really was pretty, but being pretty alone wasn’t enough.</p>
<p>She took out an apple.</p>
<p>“You need to balance this on your head and walk to the door without dropping it. If it falls, you’ll have to walk again until you can do it without dropping it. Let’s start the next practice.”</p>
<p>From the moment she entered, she had seen how Su Yun walked without any grace, swaying around like a boy.</p>
<p>She had to practice properly.</p>
<p>“Uh… okay.” Su Yun grimaced and placed the red apple on her head.</p>
<p>“Thud.” She had only taken two steps when it fell.</p>
<p>“Try again.” The Head Maid said coldly.</p>
<p>“Thud.” Just as Su Yun picked it up, it fell again.</p>
<p>“Try again.”</p>
<p>“…”</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>Clearly, she had come to do housework, yet Su Yun was balancing an apple for two hours of walking; whenever she wanted to rest, the five maids would grab her.</p>
<p>So strict.</p>
<p>So tired…</p>
<p>As a ‘male student’, it was mentally hard to accept this.</p>
<p>“Hmm, not bad.” The Head Maid nodded when Su Yun successfully balanced the apple with its many dents to the door.</p>
<p>“Phew, can I rest now?” Su Yun held the apple with both hands, tired and bent over.</p>
<p>“You can’t look down; try again.”</p>
<p>“Huh?”</p>
<p>Su Yun suddenly lifted her head, the red light hidden in her dark eyes seemed to be about to burst forth.</p>
<p>Of course, she wouldn’t bite anyone randomly; she just felt exhausted.</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>“Smile, you have to smile when greeting.”</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>“Welcome back, lady; you should say, ‘Master, welcome home.’”</p>
<p>……</p>
<p>An entire afternoon passed, and Su Yun successfully graduated from the crash course in maid training.</p>
<p>She was now a 59-point maid (one point short of passing).</p>
<p>“Thud thud.” It had already gotten dark outside, and there was a knock at the door.</p>
<p>Hearing the sound, Su Yun felt liberated.</p>
<p>She was just about to lazily shuffle over when she sensed a cold light behind her.</p>
<p>“…” Su Yun immediately straightened her posture.</p>
<p>“Click.”</p>
<p>“Master, welcome home.” She slightly lifted her skirt and revealed a sweet smile to the person outside the door.</p>
<p>“Hmm?”</p>
<p>“Wow, sister!” Qin Yuan Yuan had just opened the door and was startled by the unusual scene, retreating to hug Qin Xue.</p>
<p>“Don’t be afraid; I arranged this.” </p>
<p>Qin Xue soothingly patted her sister and then looked delightfully at the well-trained Su Yun.</p>
<p>Very nice. </p>
<p>Su Yun: Thank you.</p>
