Ugh, wasn't the Awakening System supposed to make me the main character?

Before I could respond, Guiyue spoke first from behind me.

"Ahem, sister, I only prepared enough food for the two of us. Now that your students have joined us, it's not enough. If we add your friends, we probably won't all have enough to eat."

"But isn't there some for tomorrow? Why don't we use them all up and then go out to buy more tomorrow?"

The ingredients were prepared by Guiyue. Although it might sound a bit like I'm being generous with other people's money, I don't think Guiyue would mind.

After a brief pause, Guiyue's sweet voice came from behind.

"Sister~ There really won't be enough~"

Following Guiyue's voice, Xiaoyueran tugged at my sleeve and whispered in her childish voice.

"Teacher, Xiaoyueran is a little shy..."

Neither Xiaoyueran nor Guiyue seemed to want Baichuanyao to come with us, but I had already invited others, which put me in a bit of a dilemma.

Shirakawa Haruka looked at me. Although she was just happy to be invited by me, she quickly understood my situation as my good friend of many years.

“Guiye, how about this, I’ll just cook dinner by myself. Your sister said there aren’t enough ingredients, and your students are shy around strangers.”

"Let's have a proper meal together sometime when we're both free?"

Shirakawa Haruka stood with her hands on her hips and smiled as she spoke.

Hearing this, I was deeply moved. He really is my good brother; he understands me so well!

I nodded, and was about to give Shirakawa Haruka a brotherly hug when Guiyue and Shirakawa Haruka simultaneously blocked my way.

"Ahem, sister, we need to go back quickly."

"Teacher, Yue Ran is so hungry..."

Not knowing they were determined to get between me and Shirakawa Haruka, I could only give Shirakawa Haruka an awkward smile.

"Alright then, in that case, goodbye~"

After saying that, I waved to Shirakawa Haruka and then opened the door to the rented room.

"Okay, let's talk again when we have time."

After saying that, Shirakawa Haruka returned to her room.

Upon entering the rented room, I noticed something: the strange feeling between Guiyue and Xiaoyueran that existed when Baichuan Yao was there seemed to have disappeared.

Just as I was still wondering what was going on, Xiao Yueran and Guiyue's voices came from beside me again.

"Teacher, that girl seems to be on very good terms with you too..."

"Sister, I haven't seen you for only a week, and you seem to be getting along much better with her..."

I don't know why, but just a second ago they seemed perfectly normal to me, but now they both exude a faint resentment, and that resentment is gradually growing stronger...

Faced with Xiao Yueran and Guiyue like this, I actually felt an invisible sense of pressure, so I hurriedly wiped the sweat from my forehead and quickly explained and clarified.

"No, no, I haven't seen her much lately."

I don't know why, but even though I wasn't lying, my tone of voice still sounded a little flustered.

"Really? Your tone sounds a little flustered."

"Um, that's how it is! I don't know why I panicked, but I didn't lie!"

I hurriedly waved my little hands to explain, but only afterwards did I realize that I had just given myself away.

However, it was too late to realize it, because Xiao Yueran had already spoken up and pointed it out.

"Teacher, we didn't say you lied."

QAQ……

"Well, it's just that we were already close before."

Although I don't know why I need to explain things to them, I still feel it's absolutely necessary to make things clear to them here.

"Oh~ you two were together before..."

"That's true. If the teacher and she were already close before, it's perfectly understandable that they haven't been in contact recently."

Their reactions became even stranger!

We absolutely must change the subject!

"Anyway, we're just good friends. Let's get ready for dinner instead."

"Guiyue, you'll be the head chef, and I'll assist you!"

After I finished speaking, I went to the bay window and took out all the ingredients from underneath.

We don't have a dedicated cooking counter at home, so we have to cook on the bay window.

Before Guiyue could respond, Xiaoyueran, upon hearing that I was there to assist her, immediately came to my side.

"Why don't we let Yue Ran be the head chef? She can cook too!"

Seeing how proactive Xiaoyueran was, I suggested, "Why don't the three of us do it together? That would be much faster."

But Guiyue quickly rejected the suggestion, saying, "No, this stage is too small. It's barely enough for two people, but it would be too crowded for three."

I glanced at it and realized that it was true. Although Xiaoyueran and I are both small, my house is not big to begin with, and there isn't much space in this bay window. It would definitely be too much trouble for three people.

"Then you should rest. Yueran and the teacher are cooking together. You've prepared all the ingredients. Now we just need to wait for dinner."

Hearing Xiao Yueran say that, how could Guiyue possibly agree?

"No, you should be the one resting. No matter what, my sister and I are the owners here, and you are the guest. We can't let you do anything here."

Huh? This sounds like a female protagonist in an anime declaring her ownership of someone.

"No, Xiaoyueran will cook with the teacher!"

"The guests should just rest quietly, my sister and I will cook."

"Me and my teacher!"

"Me and my sister!"

The two of them started arguing about who should cook, and I quickly went to mediate.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. It's just cooking, isn't it?"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them reached a strange understanding and looked at me, asking in unison.

"The teacher (older sister) said, 'Who should I cook with?'"

"Eh?!"

I looked troubled, still not understanding why Xiaoyueran and Guiyue were arguing.

But I know that if I let Xiaoyueran accompany me in this situation, Guiyue will definitely be unhappy.

Conversely, if Guiyue were to become the head chef, Xiaoyueran would feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, it's not ideal to send either Guiyue or Xiaoyueran here.

So what should we do next?

After a brief moment of thought, I came up with a solution that I believed would not offend either side.

That approach is:

1. Call over Shirakawa Haruka from next door to cook with you, and let Guiyue and Xiaoyueran rest.

2. I cooked for myself so that Guiyue and Xiaoyueran could rest.

161. Since if we keep arguing, the teacher (older sister) will probably just be snatched away by someone else, so why don't we...

After a brief moment of thought, I came up with a solution that I believed would not offend either side.

That approach is:

1. Call over Shirakawa Haruka from next door to cook with you, and let Guiyue and Xiaoyueran rest.

Thinking back to when Shirakawa Haruka was around, the strange atmosphere between Guiyue and Xiaoyueran suddenly disappeared. I think this is a good idea.

Most importantly, compared to cooking by myself, having Shirakawa Haruka help me saves me a lot of effort, which allows me to continue chatting with her about what we were just discussing.

A win-win-win situation!

Without further ado, I sent a message to Shirakawa Haruka. After receiving her affirmative reply, I got off the small stool and walked towards the door, intending to open it for her first.

Before I had taken more than a few steps, Guiyue, who had just been playing around with Xiaoyueran, immediately noticed me.

"Sister? What are you going to do?"

"Teacher, even if you walk quietly, we can still notice you."

"Hey~"

I scratched my head awkwardly and explained.

"I... I'd like Shirakawa Haruka to cook for me, so I won't have to trouble you..."

"Is it that girl again? The teacher seems to be on very good terms with her?"

"Sister, did nothing really happen while I was away?"