Chapter 2

Lu Yihang came to the villa where Tita lived. To Lu Yihang’s surprise, it was not Tita who opened the door, but a girl wearing an English maid outfit and a pure white apron.

Such a beautiful person - Lu Yihang held his breath unconsciously.

She was much taller than Tita, about 1.7 meters. Her eyes were like azure blue lake water, and her shoulder-length hair was silver-white. Under the slanting sunlight, she exuded a dazzling light like an angel. Although she pursed her lips, every inch of her face seemed to be smiling, and her eyebrows, eyes, and eyelashes all seemed to contain a faint smile.

She looked like she had walked out of a costume drama. It would be a loss for the crew if she didn’t play in “Downton Abbey”.

The maid saw Lu Yihang’s appearance clearly, bowed slightly, and made a gesture to invite him in: “Excuse me, are you Mr. Lu Yihang? Miss Tita has been waiting for a long time.”

Lu Yihang stepped into the villa sluggishly. He thought he could be alone with Tita, but unexpectedly there was a third party. Why would a beautiful girl of this level wear a maid outfit, and why would she appear in Tita’s house? Is she a cosplay enthusiast from somewhere?

... Wait, according to her, is she a real maid?

Just after changing into slippers at the entrance, I saw Tita running over briskly. She didn’t wear the Gothic Lolita dress today, but a dark red sleeveless cotton and linen dress. Her long light golden hair was tied into a side ponytail with a hairband, which made her look casual and homely.

——If it weren’t for the strange and cold magic that ordinary people couldn’t perceive around Titta, she would look like a little girl next door.

However, Lu Yihang could see that the magic around her was weaker than last night. Could it be that because she was in a good mood, the overflow of magic was reduced?

Titta shouted happily: “Yihang Yihang, you are here!”

“What, what’s going on? Excuse me, is she...?” Lu Yihang secretly pointed to the maid behind him.

Seeing Lv Yihang’s surprised expression, Tita smiled indifferently: “She is my childhood friend, her name is ... you can just call her Liuba.”

“Why is she dressed like this...?”

“It’s nothing, she has been a maid in my house since she was a child, and she has always worn this suit. No matter what housework she does, she is the best.”

Lv Yihang didn’t know where to start complaining: Isn’t maid a profession that only exists in the second dimension? It’s already the 20s of the 21st century, is it necessary to wear such old-fashioned uniforms? It’s simply...

Great.

That is to say, those light and soft cosplay costumes can’t be called maid costumes at all, this kind of thick texture is the real thing.

Lv Yihang secretly glanced at Liuba behind him and gave a thumbs up in his heart. He couldn’t help thinking: When I become a dog owner, I will also hire a maid dressed like this at home. A black long-sleeved dress, paired with a white apron with lace hems, is a maid outfit that is so exquisitely knitted. It makes one feel refreshed just by looking at it.

“It’s still early for dinner, sit down for a while.” Tita invited Lu Yihang to the living room and sat down on the sofa side by side. The modern design style living room is spacious and bright. There is a floor-to-ceiling window near the yard. The midday sun is blocked by gauze curtains, so it is not too glaring. There are more than ten books on the large coffee table in the living room, some of which are light and thin books, and some are large and difficult works.

“You can also take a book to read.”

After saying that, Tita picked up an open “Du Shi Jingquan” from the pile of books, chose a comfortable posture and leaned on the back of the sofa, and began to read it silently. She picked up the pages of the book with her slender fingers, her eyes wandered on the pages, and her concentrated look was like a portrait.

In the huge living room, there were only the two of them. Lu Yihang thought he had a chance to chat with Tita, but Tita completely ignored him as a guest and stared at the book by himself, as if there was no one else around him.

Lu Yihang smiled helplessly.

Inviting someone to your home and using books to entertain them is such a strange way of entertaining guests. But when you think about it, it’s easy to understand. She is such a book lover.

Lu Yihang didn’t want to break the leisurely silence, just staring at Tita’s profile in a daze. In the sunlight that penetrated into the room, Tita looked like a fairy who lived in the forest for a long time. Her fair skin and light golden long hair exuded a soft luster, and her flawless appearance looked particularly holy.

Although Lu Yihang cast his eyes on Tita without covering it, Tita was so engrossed in reading that she didn’t notice it at all after five minutes.

Although Lu Yihang knew that peeking at girls was not a polite behavior, only this way could make him really feel that it was time to be alone with Tita.

... In other words, Tita’s pretty face was much more attractive than books. While he was by her side, of course he had to take a few more glances.

Just as he was looking at Tita’s long eyelashes, Tita suddenly smiled without looking up and said, “Old Du’s poetry is really interesting. He never seems to worry about going off topic.”

“Why do you say that?” Lv Yihang seemed to wake up from a dream and answered reflexively.

“The poem “Northern Expedition” should be considered a famous piece of Du’s poetry. In the beginning, he was still lamenting the times and sighing, “I shed tears and miss my journey, and the road is still hazy. The world is full of wounds, and when will the worries end?” A few sentences later, he wrote about how funny his daughter was when she played makeup games and ruined her face, “After a while, she applied rouge and lead, and her eyebrows were messy and wide.” It was just a rambling, and it went on and on.”

Lv Yihang laughed while listening, “You are right. All great poets have the ability to write about “vulgarity.”

“What kind of ability is this?”

“Think about it. In Shakespeare’s works, Romeo has a funny Mercutio by his side, and Juliet has a wet nurse who is full of dirty jokes. Great poets have good brains, and they can do two things at once, so even in the same work, they can write two different characteristics. They can write both vulgar and elegant, how amazing.”

“You are right. Auden said that the poems of great poets “must show a wide range of themes and treatments”, which is probably what he meant.” Tita looked at Lu Yihang and giggled, her eyes full of joy.

——That is the joy of seeking knowledge.

Lu Yihang is very familiar with it, because he has seen it countless times in his sister.

They are really alike, both are thirsty for knowledge, and both regard knowledge as their life...

But soon Tita interrupted Lu Yihang’s thoughts. She picked up other ancient books from the coffee table and asked questions like a child who has not tasted enough snacks.

The Book of Songs says “trembling with fear, as if walking on thin ice”, and the mentality of accompanying a beautiful girl is probably similar. In order to leave a more positive impression on Tita, Lv Yihang tried his best to keep up with her pace of conversation. He is not a literary expert, but fortunately he often reads some miscellaneous books, otherwise he would not be able to pretend to be at ease when answering Tita’s various strange questions.

After an unknown period of time, the clock in the living room made a low “clang clang” sound, and it turned out to be twelve o’clock.

“Liuba said that dinner will be served at twelve o’clock, let’s go.” Tita reluctantly put the book aside, stood up from the sofa, and stretched.

Lv Yihang also stood up and felt dizzy. Chatting with Tita is a very laborious thing, because keeping up with her free-spirited thoughts is a big test of brain power, so it is inevitable that the brain will feel oxygen deprived. The last time I felt this nervous was when the teacher called me to the office to re-read the textbook before the college entrance examination.

Lu Yihang secretly thought: To make her happy, I must read more books in the future. Otherwise, if I sway half a bottle of water, it will be exposed sooner or later...

Lu Yihang said from behind Tita: “Tita, I have always wanted to ask you a question.”

“Hmm?” Tita stopped and looked at Lu Yihang with curiosity.

“Why do you love Chinese classics so much? For a foreigner, your classical Chinese is so good that it is incredible.”

Du Fu’s poems are not easy to read. Many of his poems have messy word order, are ancient and obscure, and often contain allusions. Even Chinese people have a hard time reading them. But Tita can read them relatively smoothly. Even if she swallows them in a hurry, she knows the general meaning of the poems. It seems that with her Chinese proficiency, it is more than enough for her to study for a bachelor’s degree in Chinese.

“Ha, this question.” Tita stroked the scattered hair on her forehead and said indifferently, “When I was a child, the man who taught me Chinese always led me to read ancient poems and essays. Over time, it became an interest.”

“Oh, that is to say, you take him as a role model.”

Unexpectedly, when Tita heard this, her mouth corners turned down, and her face was covered with a layer of clouds. After a long time, she angrily spit out a terrible word:

“No, he is my enemy.”

With the help of the Yin-Yang Eyes, Lu Yihang was able to distinguish the fluctuations of the magician’s emotions from the subtle changes in his magic power. At this time, the majestic magic power around Tita was responding to her unhappiness, surging and surging, like a wave that overturned the world.

This was the first time Lu Yihang saw Tita angry. Just standing in front of her, he felt great pressure.

“Your ... enemy?”

As soon as he said it, Lu Yihang regretted it a little. Since Tita said that it was a master-disciple feud, it must not be a glorious thing, and it would not be wise to ask further.

“Yes, he is not only proficient in Western classical magic, but also familiar with various traditional Chinese skills.” Tita frowned and continued coldly, “If I want to defeat him completely, I must hone my Chinese and become a person who is proficient in both Chinese and Western studies ... That is why I chose to study in China.”

“Who is that person?”

Tita did not answer. She smiled in a gentle and kind tone as before: “Dinner is about to start, don’t keep Liuba waiting.”

But Lu Yihang could see that it was obviously a forced smile.

Don’t touch this topic again in the future. He said to himself in his heart.

Tita led Lu Yihang into the restaurant. The restaurant was extremely luxurious, with a glittering chandelier hanging from the vaulted ceiling and a long wooden table in the middle that could accommodate six people. The restaurant was as spacious as a palace banquet hall, but the dining table in the middle seemed a little too small.

The maid Liuba stood at the dining table with her eyebrows lowered and waited until Tita and Lu Yihang were seated, and she also sat down on the chair next to Tita.

Although it seemed a little strange to Lu Yihang that the maid and the master were eating at the same table, Tita said that they were close childhood friends, and she would definitely not regard this as an act of transgression - judging from their natural behavior, they must have been accustomed to enjoying meals at the same table.

Liuba sat next to Tita. She looked at Lv Yihang in front of her and said humbly, “I was worried that Western food would not suit your taste, so I made Chinese food. They are all home-cooked dishes. I wonder if you are satisfied.”

“No need to use ‘you’, ‘you’ will do. We are the same age, right?” Lv Yihang smiled and shook his head. When he looked at the food on the table, he was stunned.

Although he had guessed what dishes Liuba would cook, what he saw was beyond his expectations.

——Tita said it was a return gift, but the specifications were too different.

The three white porcelain plates on the table were filled with squirrel mandarin fish, Longjing shrimp, crystal pork trotters, and a porcelain pot of Wensi tofu.

They were all very authentic Huaiyang dishes, and the dishes were meticulously arranged with bright colors, as if they were packed from some old brand. It was not like the skills of a young girl at all.

“ ... Whose family usually eats these?” Lv Yihang murmured.

Liuba looked puzzled: “You ... you mean, aren’t you a local? I heard that these are Jiangsu specialties, Jiangsu people should eat them often.”

“I am a native of Jiangsu, absolutely ... but these dishes are not home-cooked dishes.”

Tita spread his hands calmly: “You treated me to meatballs last night, this is a reward for you.”

Even so, the level is too different, it is completely the gap between a convenience store and a high-end restaurant. This is “give me a peach, give me a jade”.

Lv Yihang thinks he is also a cooking enthusiast. When he cooks for his sister, he always likes to explore new tricks. However, it is limited to innovation in dishes or ingredients. For some basic skills that are simple and easy, he can never be so proficient. For example -

“Let’s talk about Wensi tofu. How can ordinary people cut it so finely?” Lv Yihang scooped up a spoonful of Wensi tofu with a soup spoon. In the thick soup were green and white shreds, including tofu shreds, bamboo shoots, mushroom shreds, and green vegetable shreds. Although they were cut very finely, each strand was clearly visible in an orderly manner.

Wensi tofu is a famous dish in Huaiyang cuisine. It is the ultimate test of knife skills. Even professional chefs will have a headache. The process of handling tofu is particularly difficult. A whole piece of rennet tofu must be cut into thin slices evenly, and then the tofu slices must be cut into shreds. Tofu is soft and slippery, and it will be cut into pieces if you are not careful. Lv Yihang asked himself, even if there was a picky Lu Zhishen in front of him forcing him to cut, he would never be able to cut such perfect tofu shreds.

Liu Ba responded like a hermit: “If you cut more, you will become proficient. Whether it is Chinese or Western food, the principle of cooking is the same.”

Lv Yihang absolutely trusts every word of experience that Liu Ba said. Looking around at all the dishes on the table, one can tell from the appearance that she has superb cooking skills. The squirrel mandarin fish has a crispy shell, and the shape is not loose at all, and it is fried into a bright golden color. The shrimp threads are all picked out, and the heat is just right, and it looks very elastic. No matter which dish it is, it is no different from those made in Huaiyang restaurants. Who would have thought that these are the skills of a foreign girl.

Lv Yihang picked up his chopsticks to taste, and the seasoning of each dish was unambiguous, strong and light, salty and sweet, like a piece of music with a clear rhythm, and it was natural. He praised her endlessly: “Can I learn from you and cook for my sister in the future?”

“No need for that.” Tita raised her head proudly as if she was praised, and interrupted, “If you want to eat anything, just come to my house and tell Liuba. Tita can do anything.”

The ace maid Liuba put her chopsticks aside and nodded in response: “Well, I will do my best.”

Lv Yihang was flattered and scared: That’s absolutely impossible. First, it’s shameless to come to your house to eat; second, what if you eat too much and get addicted? If you can’t eat it later, you will definitely be itchy and feel like your days are long.

Lv Yihang didn’t dare to agree to Tita immediately, but talked about other topics and perfunctorily passed it over.

If he refused outright, it would not be good to spoil Tita’s mood.

He secretly made up his mind: I can come, but I will come when Tita invites me next time.

The evening class is the application of innate superpowers. As the name suggests, only people with innate superpowers can choose this course. This is one of the most prestigious courses at Yingzhou University. Even if you look all over the world, there is no other place that teaches people to develop innate superpowers.

The class starts at 6:30, and Lu Yihang arrived at the classroom ten minutes in advance. The small classroom with a capacity of 40 people is barely one-third full. In theory, every innate superpower must choose this course in the freshman year. From this point of view, there are very few innate superpowers in the entire grade.

Lu Yihang sat in the seat at the edge. He was used to sitting out of the sight of others, so that he could get less attention from the teacher.

As soon as he put down his schoolbag, a figure with a backpack quickly took the seat next to him.

Turning around, he saw a familiar guy.

No, to be more precise, I just saw him at noon ... It was the maid Liuba of the Tita family.

The classroom was clearly empty, but she chose this seat. Is there any other possibility except that she was deliberately playing a prank?

She had just taken a shower, her silver-white hair was half wet, and exuded a fresh scent of lemon shampoo. She was dressed like a trendy girl in street photos. The pure black T-shirt was propped up by her round big breasts, and the denim hot pants revealed her white thighs like sheep fat.

Lv Yihang unconsciously focused his eyes on her most eye-catching part. I didn’t expect her breasts to be so big. It seems that the maid outfit restricts her performance...

“Hello, classmate Lv Yihang.” Liu Ba’s high-spirited greeting interrupted Lv Yihang’s wild thoughts, “We meet again.”

“Liu Ba...” Lv Yihang replied timidly, “So you are also a student.”

She replied calmly: “Yes, what do you think?”

“ ... Nothing.”

Lv Yihang had never thought of this possibility. Her cooking skills are so superb that she can get a good ranking even if she participates in “MasterChef”. If being a maid is just her part-time job, how did she develop such superb housework skills?

Liu Ba added slowly: “And we are in the same class.”

Compared to the strictness at noon, Liu Ba’s way of speaking at this time seems to be a little more lively and frivolous, no different from an ordinary female college student who likes fashion. It is probably the difference between maid mode ON and maid mode OFF.

Lv Yihang asked, “You also have innate abilities?”

“Yes, otherwise you wouldn’t be taking this course.”

“What abilities do you have?”

Liu Ba didn’t expect Lv Yihang to ask this question right away. She held her forehead and showed an expression that was almost the same as the “sweating” emoji: “You can ask such a private question, shouldn’t I admire your courage?”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you...” Lv Yihang apologized ashamedly.

He then realized that the question he asked was actually quite rude. For most people with abilities, knowing his abilities is equivalent to grasping his life gate. Therefore, it is normal not to reveal it to outsiders.

Liuba shook her head: “However, Titar has already told me about your ability, so I can’t say anything ... My innate ability is the demon eye. How should I put it? It’s similar to your eyes, but not quite the same.”