Doomsday B&B

Qi Yun and Jiang Xinrui chatted as they walked, and it took them about half an hour to arrive at the detached house that Qi Yun had rented.

"Sister Yunyun, this is it. Let me open it for you. The house here is cleaned every day. You only need to prepare some personal belongings and you can move in right away." With that, Jiang Xinrui opened the door and walked in with Qiyun.

"Sister Qiyun, you go in first, I'll go home to get the recipes." With that, she ran off. Watching Jiang Xinrui run away, Qiyun looked around the house she was renting.

This is a small, two-story detached house with a sizable yard that's also landscaped and looks very clean, clearly indicating that someone comes regularly to clean and maintain it. The houses in this area are generally quite far apart, about 200 meters apart, which effectively protects the privacy of each household.

Upon opening the door, just as Jiang Xinrui had said, the house was very clean. Qi Yun could move in after taking out her personal belongings. So, Qi Yun took out her bedding, toiletries, and a few pieces of clothing from her spatial storage and put them in a room on the first floor. Since she was only staying there for a few days, there was no need for a large room; a room that was big enough would suffice.

I had just put my things down when I heard Jiang Xinrui calling from the doorway:

"Sister Yunyun, where are you? I'm back."

"Here it is."

"Sister Yunyun, look, this is a recipe book. These are all dishes I've made before. You can choose one, and I'll go prepare it." Jiang Xinrui ran to Qiyun's side, handing her a book as she spoke.

"Okay, I'll take a look. Come sit here." Qi Yun invited Jiang Xinrui to sit on her bed, and she sat down herself.

Qi Yun flipped through the recipe Jiang Xinrui had given her, taking about half an hour to look through it. She looked up, about to speak, when she noticed Jiang Xinrui glancing at her again and waving her hand in front of her face.

"Rui Rui".

"Huh?" Jiang Xinrui answered groggily, still not quite understanding.

Qi Yun called out again:

"Rui Rui".

"Ah. Sister Yunyun." Jiang Xinrui finally realized what was happening and blushed instantly.

Looking at the blushing girl in front of him, Qi Yun realized that Jiang Xinrui was the cute type. Her round little face was flushed, and her big eyes seemed to be sparkling as she looked at him. She had her hair in a cute bun with a fluffy little clip on it. Her cherry lips were red without any makeup. She was wearing a light yellow short-sleeved shirt and white overalls, which added to her cuteness.

“Rui Rui, I’m not very good at choosing food. Can you help me choose? I’ll follow your instructions. After you decide on the menu, I’ll prepare the ingredients. But you’ll need to take the ingredients home to cook, since this house is only for living in, and the only cooking utensils we have are a pot.”

"Ah, I didn't think it through. I'll choose then. After I've chosen, Sister Yunyun will prepare the materials, and I'll take them home to cook. Once they're done, I'll bring them back to Sister Yunyun."

"Okay, you choose then."

"Uh-huh."

After thinking for a while, Jiang Xinrui said to Qi Yun:

"Sister, I'm going to make you a braised shrimp, a sauerkraut fish, a hot and sour soup, a stir-fried bok choy, and a strawberry mousse for dessert. How does that sound?"

"Okay, show me what materials I need, and I'll prepare them now."

"Oh, look, sister." Jiang Xinrui flipped through the recipe and pointed out the names of the dishes she had mentioned to Qi Yun. Qi Yun then had Tuan Tuan scan the recipes with the system and prepare double the ingredients. Not only were more ingredients for the strawberry mousse prepared, but suitable packaging boxes were also provided.

After Tuantuan put all the materials into a box, Qiyun led Jiang Xinrui to the living room and took the items out of her spatial storage. Jiang Xinrui was astonished to see Qiyun produce a box out of thin air.

"Sister, sister, who are you...?"

"Why is this little girl stuttering? I'm a space-age ability user."

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh!" Jiang Xinrui screamed like a groundhog.

"Alright, take your things and ingredients and go home. Remember to leave a portion for your family when you're done. Make me extra strawberry mousse and pack it up; I really like these little desserts." Qi Yun reached out and ruffled Jiang Xinrui's hair before saying this.

"Okay, Sister Yunyun, you rest first, I'll go home and cook for you." Saying that, she went to move the box of ingredients.

"and many more."

"Sister Yunyun, what's wrong?"

"You're just going to move it back like this?"

"If we don't move it this way, how do we move it?"

“It’s heavy, I’ll give you a small cart, you can push it back.”

"Oh, it's nothing, Sister Yunyun. I didn't tell you, I'm a strength-type ability user, moving some things is a piece of cake."

"You didn't say that."

Seeing that Qi Yun looked unwell, Jiang Xinrui quickly said:

"Sister Yunyun, don't be angry. See, you know now, don't you?" Looking at the fawning face in front of her, Qiyun reached out and tapped her forehead.

"You..." Her tone was full of helplessness. She still took out a supermarket shopping cart.

"Sister Yunyun, didn't you say we didn't need it?"

“The boxes are so big, how can you see where you’re going while carrying them? Take the things out of the boxes, put them in the shopping cart, and push it back. It’s much more convenient.” As she spoke, Qi Yun opened the shopping cart and took out the groceries to put into it.

"Oh, Sister Yunyun is so good to me. Muah."

"Alright, let's get back to work, I need to rest."

"Then, Sister Yunyun, go and rest. Go quickly, go quickly, I'll be right there. I'll close the door for Mi when I leave. Go on now." Saying this, she pulled Qiyun up and pushed her towards the bedroom.

"Okay, okay, I'm going to rest. Take your time, don't tire yourself out."

"Yes, yes, I know, I definitely won't tire myself out."

As they spoke, the two had already entered the bedroom. Jiang Xinrui saw that Qi Yun had already gotten into bed, so she left the bedroom and thoughtfully closed the door behind her.

After leaving the bedroom, Jiang Xinrui continued to prepare the ingredients. She finished in a short while and then pushed the shopping cart out of the yard, making sure to close the door behind her.

As Jiang Xinrui walked, she muttered to herself:

"Sister Yunyun is so kind! I must put in 200% effort to cook for her. If she's happy, I can cook for her even more meals. As the saying goes, the way to a person's heart is through their stomach. Yes, that's right. Besides that, I need to do something else to make a lasting impression on her." As she spoke, she kept nodding her little head, looking incredibly cute.

Although the houses were far apart, they weren't that far. It only took Jiang Xinrui two or three minutes to get back to her home.