Girls und War

There was just a bunch of fitness equipment and a boxing stick in the corner.

On the table are several gun models, as well as small toys such as airplanes and battleships.

There were several posters on the wall, which were actually art paintings used for recruiting soldiers.

Is this person really a girl?

Xia Shu walked in with tea, and following behind her was a small kitchen robot.

Qingxian took the tea and said thank you.

The robot placed the refreshments on the table and then left.

"Your room is very unique..." Qingxian's smile was a little strange.

"Ah...it's okay." Xia Shu was completely unaware.

"What's so good about it? You don't look like a girl at all."

"So what should a girl's room look like?"

"Um... dolls, stars, games, these things."

"Eh? I'm not interested in any of that."

"You just like being a soldier, don't you?"

"Correct."

Qingxian was ashamed.

She was about to say something when a pretty girl with twin ponytails peeked in from outside the door.

"Xia Shu? You're back?" The girl was surprised.

"Ah, Mayaya. You didn't go to school?" Natsuki glanced at the girl, a little surprised.

"I'm on leave. Compared to this—"

Maaya leaped forward and sat down in Natsuki's arms, startling Qingxian.

"You miss me so much--" She hugged Xia Shu's neck and rubbed her face hard.

“Haven’t you always been in touch with the community?”

"You ignored me for a month!"

"I already said we're going to the battlefield and can't contact the outside world. Okay, come down, we have guests!"

Upon hearing this, Maaya obediently jumped off Natsuki.

She looked at Qingxian curiously and asked Xia Shu, "Your wife?"

"Why are you all doing this?" Xia Shu smiled bitterly.

Maaya shrugged and said helplessly, "You're the only one without a spouse in this family. Everyone is worried about you."

Xia Shu was speechless for a moment.

Qingxian stood up, shook hands with Zhenling, and said, "Hello, my name is Qingxian, and I am Xia Shu's vice-captain."

"Hello, hello." Maaya glanced around at Qingxian and said, "Same as Natsuki."

"What do you mean?" Qingxian was a little confused.

"It smells like a soldier."

Qingxian smiled helplessly.

After serving in the army for a long time, one's actions will have a unique temperament, which Qingxian's friends from his hometown also said.

But what puzzled her was that Xia Shu had just joined the army. How could he have developed such a habit so quickly?

Just as I was thinking about it, a petite figure rushed in from outside.

"Natsuki—"

A short girl with short hair suddenly threw herself into Xia Shu's arms.

It seems that this is Xia Shu's family again.

Qingxian looked at Xia Shu with a smile.

This girl is indeed very popular wherever she goes.

239. About Natsuki’s daily life

The people of Blue Star also have their own concept of family.

But their concept of family was slightly different from the one Xia Shu was familiar with.

Their families are not bound by blood.

Usually, their families consist of boys or girls of the same age from the same community.

The childcare center in the Philosopher District is very large.

As big as a park.

There are many villa-like houses like the one where Xia Shu lives.

This is her home.

She is not the only girl in the family.

Girls born at the same time as her will be arranged to live in the same house.

The room was filled with girls around her age, about sixteen years old.

The one who has taken care of them since they were young is Tuxi, their "intimate sister" who is a nanny by profession.

As for Tuxi's age.

Humph, all I can say is—

A childcare worker must have at least a secondary bachelor's degree to be qualified to raise children from childhood to adulthood.

To the girls in Xia Shu's house, Tuxi is both their sister and their mother.

This is the family composition of the Blue Star people.

Sisters who are not related by blood, and the "parents" who take care of them as they grow up.

By the way, boys and girls are not raised in the same house.

As for the reason, everyone knows it.

Falling in love and getting pregnant over time is ultimately a troublesome thing.

In the evening, Xia Shu's "sisters" all came back from school.

Everyone sat at a table and had dinner.

Qingxian could see that the girls had a very deep relationship with Xia Shu.

Unlike her sisters in the family, who were always cold to each other and never put on a good face.

Many times, family relationships have more to do with people than with the environment.

Xia Shu has four sisters, two older sisters and two younger sisters. She happens to be the middle one.

The age difference between them was no more than three months. They were born in the same hospital during the same period.

It can be said that the girls have been together since they were born.

The girl with twin tails, Maaya, and the short girl with short hair, Shiraha, are her sisters.

There were also two younger ones: a very pretty girl with shiny black hair named Xiao Yueguang, and a very quiet girl with long hair named Qu You who had a low presence and didn't talk much.

Although there is a slight age difference, they never discriminate against each other based on seniority.

A lot can be said about this from the fact that everyone calls each other by their first names.

Xia Shu is back, and everyone's face is filled with happy smiles.

Tuxi specially asked the kitchen to prepare a large table of dishes.

"Your favorite salmon." Tuxi smiled and placed a plate of bright orange fish fillets in front of Xia Shu.

Xia Shu hummed and picked up a piece of food with chopsticks.

"I heard that you won a military medal?" Maaya asked Natsuki while drinking soup.

"Yes, the Silver-edged Military Medal." Xia Shu answered casually while swallowing the food.

"Silver Edge, what level is it?" Maya didn't quite understand this.

"It's a rare grade, accounting for 7% of the total military merit." Bai Ya explained, "Gold-edged ones account for 2%, and black-edged ones account for less than 1%. The remaining 90% are iron-edged ones."

"Isn't that amazing?" Maaya was a little surprised.

"Of course!" Bai Ya said seriously.

"How do you know so clearly?" Xiao Yueguang asked, supporting her chin.

"I've studied it!" she said proudly.

"Oh—" Xiao Yueguang made a perfunctory sound without comment, then turned to look at Xia Shu and asked, "What is that 'Xia Shu Support Group'? Are you a star?"

"No." Xia Shu was a little helpless. "It was a girl from the recruit company who messed it up. How did you know?"

"You send me push notifications every day and invite me to join. It seems it's because I'm connected to you." Xiao Yueguang's beautiful eyebrows raised slightly.

"It's all a joke."

"You call a few thousand fans a joke?"

"Don't you have so many?"

"...Natsuki, do you know what it means to be ungrateful after getting an advantage?"

"Okay, okay, let's eat." Tuxi frowned.

Several girls kept quiet.

Qingxian watched the girls interacting with each other with a smile. She hadn't experienced such a warm family atmosphere for a long time.

It can be seen that among the girls, Maya has the best relationship with Natsuki.

Bai Ya had been silently watching Xia Shu from an unknown place.

Xiao Yueguang seems to be arguing with Xia Shu, but there is still a kind of habit and tacit understanding between family members.

As for Qu You, she is too quiet to tell her personality. However, from their attitudes and some small actions, we can still see their closeness with Xia Shu.

After dinner, they sat together and chatted for a while. Later, Bai Ya said she was sleepy, so Tu Xi asked the girls to go to bed.

Xia Shu took Qingxian to the room and prepared to chat again.

After a while, Tuxi came over with a pillow and toiletries.

Xia Shu asked her, "Tuxi, is the guest room clean?"

"Guest room?" Tuxi asked curiously, "Why do you need a guest room?"

"Where will Qingxian sleep at night?" Xia Shu was embarrassed.

"Of course you sleep together." Tuxi said with a wicked smile, "Remember to keep your voice down."

"..."

After Tuxi walked out, Xia Shu turned around and said to Qingxian, "Don't listen to her. I'll go to the guest room to clean up later."

"No need to bother." Qingxian said with a smile, "I can just squeeze in with you, it's okay."

Xia Shu thought about it and felt that it was nothing, so he let it go.

The two sat on the bed and talked about family matters.

After a while, the sound came from the bathroom again.

"Xia Shu." Xiao Yueguang called to her, "The bathtub is ready. Do you want to take a bath together?"

The bathhouses here weren't as large as those in the army, with enough space to install a water circulation system. They all took turns bathing in different pools.