Firefly, the Sleepyhead Edition

"I'm home."

That evening, Lin Yu dragged his weary body home. The moment he stepped through the door, he heard a familiar voice.

"Welcome home. Dinner's ready, so we can eat."

As she spoke, Firefly came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of mapo tofu.

By the time she set down the last dish, Lin Yu had come over to her side.

Lin Yu: "Mm, thanks for all your hard work."

Firefly: "It wasn't hard! I only cooked a meal. It's not exactly heavy labor."

Firefly's slightly bashful explanation swept away all of Lin Yu's exhaustion from the day.

Sure enough, cute things always put people in a better mood!

Lin Yu: "All right, let's eat first."

The two sat facing each other and began enjoying the delicious food before them.

Lin Yu: "Mmm~ Delicious!"

He had to admit that, with her continued learning, Firefly's cooking had improved considerably compared to when she first started.

He believed that as long as she kept practicing, her cooking would definitely surpass his in time.

Perhaps they could even open a restaurant then and do a roaring trade!

But Lin Yu soon dismissed the thought. Aside from whether he had the means to open a restaurant, if they could return to Firefly's former world, he wasn't even sure whether she would go back.

But whether she stayed or left, he would respect her choice.

Still, if Firefly really did leave, he would find it a little hard to part with her.

From the time Firefly appeared in his home without warning until now, he had grown used to being around her.

His home had become much livelier, and his mood had been getting better and better.

When he lived alone before, it had been even quieter than now, and life hadn't felt particularly real.

"Sigh..."

Firefly: "Hm? What's wrong, Lin Yu? Is my cooking not to your taste?"

Firefly heard Lin Yu's sigh and looked at him uneasily.

She was afraid Lin Yu was unhappy about something.

After all, she was living in his home. She couldn't just freeload off him.

Even if Lin Yu didn't mind, she would still feel embarrassed.

Seeing Firefly's uneasy gaze, Lin Yu realized she seemed to have misunderstood.

Lin Yu hurriedly waved his hands and explained, "No, no, no! Your cooking is delicious. I was just thinking about something!"

Seeing that Lin Yu hadn't sighed because of her cooking, she let out a breath of relief.

Firefly: "That's good. I thought my cooking didn't taste good."

Just as she relaxed, something seemed to occur to Firefly.

If it wasn't because of the food, why had Lin Yu suddenly sighed?

Could Lin Yu have run into some trouble outside?

Firefly: "Lin Yu, have you run into some sort of trouble?"

Firefly's sudden concern left Lin Yu a little bewildered, but he soon understood and smiled.

It seemed Firefly had misunderstood again. He hadn't expected her to be quite so sensitive.

Seeing Lin Yu smile, Firefly was puzzled. Had she gotten it wrong?

Lin Yu told Firefly about how he had been caught slacking off at work that day.

Firefly: "Oh! So you were caught slacking off at work, and now you're upset because you're going to be punished."

Lin Yu nodded awkwardly, indicating that Firefly was right.

After all, getting caught slacking off at work wasn't anything to brag about.

Firefly: "Lin Yu, do you want me to beat up that boss or whatever and make him cancel your punishment?"

Firefly gripped her arm, looking utterly confident in her strength.

But Lin Yu still rejected Firefly's suggestion. It wasn't that he lacked confidence in her strength, but if they really did that, the two of them would probably end up behind bars.

Firefly might look no different from an ordinary girl, but she was a former member of the Glamoth Iron Cavalry, after all. Her strength was not to be underestimated.

Besides, he had already experienced just how strong Firefly was. In any case, he didn't want to experience it again.

Thanks to Firefly's joke just now, the atmosphere between them became much more cheerful.

Of course, Lin Yu didn't think Firefly's suggestion had actually been a joke.

If he agreed, Firefly would definitely go beat up the manager!

Lin Yu could only silently apologize to the manager for Firefly's offensive words.

Sorry, Manager. Firefly doesn't know any better. She was only joking, so please don't be angry.

Firefly: "Oh, right, Lin Yu. How did you get the ingredients delivered to our doorstep this afternoon?"

Firefly was referring to the message Lin Yu had sent her that afternoon, telling her to collect the groceries at the door.

At the time, she had wondered whether Lin Yu had come home so early that day.

But when she opened the door, she found only a bag of ingredients lying quietly on the ground, with no sign of Lin Yu.

Although she wanted to ask him directly, she thought it over and decided to wait until he came home. After all, if he was busy, she would be disturbing him.

In the meantime, she had also speculated that this world might have teleportation devices too.

But it seemed unlikely that such devices existed.

She had looked up this world's level of technology online. Compared with her world, one could only say they were worlds apart.

But Lin Yu soon gave her the answer.

"It was delivery."

"I ordered delivery."

Firefly: "Delivery? What's that?"

Having encountered another new term, her curiosity flared up again.

Lin Yu: "Delivery basically means getting what you need without leaving home."

"You order what you need through a delivery app on your phone, and a delivery worker brings your purchases to wherever you are."

Firefly: "Mmph... Sho that's how it worksh."

Firefly answered while chewing the food in her mouth.

Lin Yu: "Finish eating before you speak. Don't choke."

Firefly: "Mmph! Oh~ Okay!"

Just as she swallowed the food in her mouth, Lin Yu gave her a chop on the head.

Lin Yu: "Honestly, didn't I just tell you this before?"

Firefly rubbed the spot on her head where Lin Yu had chopped her and said, sounding a little aggrieved,

"I couldn't help it~ We kept talking, and I forgot."

Looking at Firefly now, Lin Yu remembered what he had been thinking about earlier.

But he soon let it go. Why was he getting hung up on all that?

He would let his future self worry about the future. All he needed to do was live well in the present.

Lin Yu: "Oh, right, Firefly. I'll take you out for a walk tomorrow morning."

Hearing that she could go out, Firefly happily agreed.

Firefly: "Yes, yes! Where are we going?"

Lin Yu: "I'll take you to the market to buy groceries and teach you how to shop and understand the value of money here."

"After that, I might need you to handle the grocery shopping, Firefly. Would that be all right?"

Firefly: "Of course! Leave it to me!"

Lin Yu hadn't brought up putting Firefly in charge of buying ingredients because he was lazy, but for other reasons.

First, he needed to teach Firefly a proper understanding of money and how to interact with other people as soon as possible.

Second, he was about to get busy. Work, matters related to Firefly's future livestreams, the start of school, and various other things were keeping him so busy that his head was spinning.

"Then it's settled. Remember to get up a little earlier tomorrow. No sleeping in."

"Don't worry. I absolutely won't sleep in!"

Firefly patted her chest, full of confidence in herself.

But Lin Yu didn't believe her. Every time he went out in the morning, Firefly was still asleep. She was practically a real-life little sleepyhead!

But he didn't plan to expose her. After all, he had to let her keep a little dignity.

Wouldn't calling her out directly make her lose too much face?