Chapter 46: Another Comic Convention
She originally had something to say to Lin Muqing, but the moment she saw her outfit just now, she completely forgot.
But after a short while, Sister Yu’s eyes suddenly lit up. She remembered what she wanted to say.
Without even thinking, she turned around, looked at the dressing room door in front of her, and opened it.
“Ah!”
As soon as the door opened, a surprised voice came from inside, and there was Lin Muqing, in the middle of changing.
The dressing room was small, with almost half of the space taken up by lockers and a little table.
On the table was a maid outfit that she hadn’t put on yet, and a long T-shirt she had just taken off.
As for Lin Muqing, she was wearing a sports crop top. Actually, it was a sports bra, but she always thought of it as just a tank top.
On the bottom, she still had on her short shorts. She hadn’t taken them off yet.
When the door opened, Lin Muqing instinctively used her hands to cover her chest and let out a surprised shout.
“Sister Yu, what is it?”
Once she looked closely and realized it was just Sister Yu, Lin Muqing patted her chest and calmed down a bit. Then she asked in confusion.
“Why are you covering up? Yours aren’t even as big as mine.”
With a teasing smile and slightly squinted eyes, Sister Yu straightened her back and proudly showed off her "assets."
“Uhh…”
Lin Muqing looked at Sister Yu, then looked at herself. It felt like comparing a pineapple to an apple.
She didn’t know how to respond to this kind of talk. Blushing, she grabbed the clothes on the table and pressed them to her chest.
Then she quietly looked at Sister Yu without saying a word.
“Ahem.”
Sister Yu lightly coughed into her hand and pulled back her teasing smile a bit. Then she put on a more normal expression.
“I forgot to tell you something. There’s going to be a comic convention this weekend in the south part of the city. Our cafe will have a special maid cafe booth there. Because of your… special situation, it’s up to you whether you want to join or not. So I came to ask your opinion.”
After she finished, Sister Yu nodded and looked at Lin Muqing, waiting for her answer.
“Wait… all of you are going?”
Lin Muqing looked shocked. Her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open. Her eyelid even twitched a bit. This was just too much of a coincidence.
Once she got over her surprise, she suddenly remembered she had made plans with an online friend. So she asked hesitantly,
“Yeah, since we can get free tickets and the work is really light, everyone’s going.”
Sister Yu nodded with a smile and patiently explained.
Their booth at the comic con wasn’t that big and could only handle a small number of customers, so it would be an easy job.
If they scheduled shifts, everyone would have lots of free time. It was basically like going there just to have fun.
“Uh… I think…”
She was definitely going to say no, since she already had plans.
But just as she opened her mouth to speak, Sister Yu suddenly seemed to remember something, and jumped in first.
“Oh right! If you go, you can earn a lot of money~”
As she spoke, she held up one hand and made a number with her fingers.
Then her eyes narrowed and she gave a sneaky smile. She knew very well just how much a certain little money-lover liked cash.
“Uhh…”
Lin Muqing froze, her mouth still open mid-sentence. She was completely stunned.
The number Sister Yu showed was just too big, and in all these years, she had never earned that much money in one go.
“Don’t worry. We have a professional makeup team. There’s no way your classmates will recognize you. You’ll be free to play as much as you want. And the manager will also be going, so you can still work and get paid."
Sister Yu, knowing Lin Muqing well, had made very thoughtful arrangements. She had basically covered all the bases.
Personally, she didn’t mind either way, but the other maids all really hoped Lin Muqing would join the event.
The reason? Such a cute Lin Muqing not going to the anime convention would be a total waste!
And honestly, Sister Yu kind of agreed.
“I… I’ll think about it.”
On the outside, she looked like she was spacing out, but in her mind, she was thinking it over. Still, she couldn’t come to a decision right away.
She raised her right hand, scratched her cheek with her index finger, and answered hesitantly.
“Okay, no rush. Just give me an answer by tomorrow night.”
Sister Yu nodded. Since she had delivered the message, she figured she’d take one last look at Lin Muqing and then head out.
She could tell, if she stayed any longer, Lin Muqing would just keep covering her chest with her clothes, too embarrassed to change.
But just as Sister Yu was about to turn and leave, something caught her eye. She frowned a little.
“Lin Muqing.”
She took a few steps forward and called her name softly.
“Huh?”
Snapping out of her thoughts, Lin Muqing tilted her head in confusion when she saw Sister Yu suddenly standing in front of her.
“That… I think I bought that for you two months ago, right?”
Sister Yu pointed at Lin Muqing’s tank top and asked slowly.
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Lin Muqing nodded in confirmation.
“You haven’t gone out to buy new ones since then?”
There was growing surprise in Sister Yu’s voice, and her expression became a bit hard to read.
“No… I haven’t.”
Lin Muqing shook her head, looking a little embarrassed. She already felt shy about wearing girls’ clothes. There was no way she’d go to a lingerie store to buy these kinds of things.
“You’ve grown up, you know that?”
Sister Yu’s voice now had a bit of annoyance mixed with surprise.
“Huh?”
Lin Muqing tilted her head again, not quite understanding what she meant.
“Sigh… come here. Let me re-measure you.”
Sister Yu grabbed Lin Muqing’s hand, started to undo her tank top, and somehow pulled out a measuring tape from who-knows-where.
“Wha—? Wait!”
“Wait for what? Come here!”
………………………
Things got a little noisy in the changing room. In the end, Lin Muqing couldn’t fight her off and was forced to have her measurements taken again.
With the new measurements, Sister Yu ordered a few new tank tops for Lin Muqing, but in a slightly larger size.
Of course, she wasn’t paying for them herself. Once the order arrived, she planned to hand the receipt to the manager for reimbursement.
After all, that was his secretary (and girlfriend), so he should be the one footing the bill.
Once all that was done, she even sent the manager a few numbers over WeChat, along with some letters, too.
“Umm, Sister Yu, I’m heading to work now.”
Lin Muqing stepped out of the changing room with a red face, glanced at Sister Yu who was playing with her phone, and spoke cautiously.
What just happened in there was way too embarrassing. She didn’t even feel like facing people right now.
Being pinned down and measured like that, just thinking about it made her blush.
“Wait a sec. You’re going out like that?”
Sister Yu looked up from her phone when she heard Lin Muqing’s voice and frowned again, clearly not happy.