Elder brother's garrison

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"Sure, what do you want to hear?" Mama Bai, with her left arm around Xiaobai and her right arm around the destroyer, addressed the expectant ship girls in front of her, "Do you want to hear Xiaobai's stories from elementary school, or her stories from middle school?"

"We all need to listen, we all need to listen!"

The ship girls exclaimed excitedly.

"I really can't do anything with you guys. Fine, let's start from when Xiaobai got first place in the class in his first exam in elementary school..."

White Mother smiled and spoke to the group of ship girls.

As Xiaobai listened to her mother's story, she glanced at the clock in the living room with a wry smile; it was six in the morning.

I feel like if I stay up a little longer, I can even save the trouble of sleeping on the floor.

……

In Xiaobai's area, the New Year's customs are such that, apart from the first day, New Year's Eve, when everyone spends the holiday at home, the following week is a time for relatives to visit each other.

Xiaobai has very few relatives, so the need for visiting is low. During this period, most of the people who come to visit are neighbors who get along well with her. Therefore, Xiaobai spent the entire week of the Lunar New Year holiday at home with her ship girls and her parents.

White Mother's gentle and cheerful personality is very popular with the ship girls. During this time, the house was often filled with the laughter of White Mother and the ship girls.

During the week-long adjustment period, Bai's father's fear of women did not improve. Most of the time when he did not need to show his face, Bai's father would obediently stay in the corner of the living room, watching Bai's mother chat happily with the ship girls. Occasionally, when the ship girls invited Bai's father to have a heart-to-heart talk, Bai's father would always blush, put his hands behind his back, mutter that he was sleepy, and then go to his bedroom to sleep by himself.

Such behavior naturally made the ship girls unable to help but complain that Shiro had such an adorable father.

Over time, the ship girls gradually got used to Old Man White's fear of women and stopped bothering him too much.

The Lunar New Year programs on TV were broadcast round after round every day.

A week flies by.

The New Year holiday has come to its last day.

It's time for Xiaobai and the ship girls to return to Cloud City.

On the morning of their departure, amidst the surging crowds, Xiaobai's parents saw Xiaobai and her group off at the train station.

"Xiaobai, we had a particularly fun Spring Festival this year. If you have the chance next year, remember to bring them back to play too." At the train station entrance, Bai's mother rubbed Xiaobai's hand and said to Xiaobai with a smile.

"Yes, I will!" Xiaobai nodded quickly.

"Aunt Bai! Thank you for your hospitality! We'll be back next year!" The ship girls and the abyssal deans raised their hands and greeted Aunt Bai happily. In just one week, they had clearly forged a deep friendship with Aunt Bai, and their relationship was inseparable.

White Mother waved to the ship girls with a smile, then looked at Missouri next to Little White and nodded slightly.

Missouri bowed silently to Mother White.

Mrs. White turned her satisfied gaze to Lexington on the other side.

“Lexington, Xiaobai still has many immature aspects, so I’ll have to trouble you with him in the future,” Bai’s mother said to Lexington.

"Understood." Lexington nodded with a smile.

"Chicheng, your cooking is delicious. Next time you come to our house for the New Year, the chef's job will be yours." Mrs. Bai smiled at Chicheng.

"Okay!" Akagi smiled shyly.

"besides……"

White Mother greeted each of the ship girls one by one, bidding farewell to each one without missing a single one.

When it was finally Lu Ming's turn, Mama Bai had a very happy smile on her face.

"Ms. Lu Ming, thank you for your autograph! After you leave, I'll take a photo with your autograph to show off to all the ladies in the neighborhood! Good luck with your movie projects! Our whole family will support you!"

"Thank you." Lu Ming bowed gratefully to Madam Bai.

Looking at Lu Ming's figure with regret, Mama Bai said to Xiao Bai with a sigh, "Oh, if only Miss Lu Ming were your ship girl, we could see her every year."

"Mom, stop joking!" Xiaobai burst out laughing.

“That’s true.” Mrs. Bai playfully stuck out her tongue.

The Spring Festival holiday is over, and the train station entrance is packed with people.

In order to retrieve the train tickets for the ship girls and themselves, Shiro, along with several core ship girls including Lexington, Akagi, and Missouri, went to the ticket collection station.

White Mom and White Dad, along with the remaining ship girls and the abyssal deans, watched the crowded ticket collection station, waiting for their return.

Due to the large number of people, the ticket collection time was a bit long this time. The ship girls gathered around White Mother, holding her hand and pitifully expressing their reluctance to part.

"Aunt Bai, will you miss us after we leave?"

"Of course!" Mother White said to the ship girls. "You girls are so cute, I can't wait to dream about you."

"Aunt Bai—we'll miss you!"

"I'll miss you all very much too," said Mama White, hugging one of the ship girls. "But there's nothing we can do. After all, you still have to go and protect peace, right?"

"Aunt Bai! Before we leave, could you tell us a story about an admiral?"

"Xiao Bai's story?" Bai's mother tapped her chin and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Ah... I really want to tell you, but it seems like I've already told you everything that happened to Xiao Bai from elementary school to high school."

"Then, then say it again..."

The ship girls pitifully grabbed White Mother's hand and began to plead their case.

Even White Mother couldn't resist the ship girls' enthusiasm, so she picked out a few stories and started telling them to them.

The ship girls listened with great interest.

About half an hour later, Xiaobai finally returned with everyone's train tickets.

The group reluctantly bid farewell to Xiaobai's parents and entered the train station.

Standing in the crowd, Mother White and Mother White waved to Little White and her group until the crowd engulfed them like a vast ocean, until they could no longer be seen.

"What a lovely bunch of kids."

Mother White's smile faded, her eyes glistening with tears. She sniffed her reddened nose and watched the direction the ship girls had left in.

Mr. Bai quietly handed over a tissue from the side.

"……Thanks for your hard work."

"What's so hard about it?" Mrs. Bai took the tissue from Mr. Bai and wiped away her tears.

“Xiao Bai has been back for over a week, and you haven’t cried even once.” Bai’s father looked at Bai’s mother with heartache.

"of course!"

Mrs. Bai turned to the side and gave a soft hum, but her gaze softened again very quickly.

Mrs. Bai lowered her head, looking at the tissue in her hand, her eyes red and swollen, and smiled faintly.

"Old Bai."

"Ok?"

"Our daughter has grown up."

"Ah."

"...If only Lu Yun could see this scene too."

"……Um."

Chapter 2507 Sugar Man

After a hellishly crowded train journey, Xiaobai and his group finally returned to Yuncheng.

When Xiaobai and his group returned to Yuncheng, the city was still enjoying the afterglow of the Spring Festival holiday. The faces of pedestrians on the streets were filled with a sense of ease and satisfaction. There were many remnants of fireworks and firecrackers on the streets, and the air was filled with a faint smell of burnt gunpowder. Occasionally, a few children dressed in red cotton-padded jackets could be seen running happily past each other with sugar figurines in their hands.

Xiao Bai stopped and turned around to watch the children's cheerful steps with great interest.

"Admiral, would you like some sugar figurines too?" Missouri, who was standing nearby, noticed Xiaobai's gaze and smiled at her.

"The Admiral wants a candy figurine?" Upon hearing Missouri's words, all the ship girls around her turned their gazes towards her.

"No, no..." Xiaobai quickly waved her hand and smiled at the ship girls, "I'm just a little strange."

"What is the Admiral wondering about?"

“Look, in Cloud City normally, people are always rushing around on the streets, but as soon as Yamato and Shikamaru appear on the street, they are always spotted by passersby immediately,” Xiaobai said to the ship girls. “But in Cloud City right now, everyone walks slowly and with smiles on their faces. They don’t seem to be in a hurry at all. As a result, we have been walking on the streets for so long, but no one has noticed us.”

The ship girls all stopped and looked around.

“That’s true… Before the Lunar New Year, if Yamato and the others had walked like that on the street, they would have been surrounded by fans long ago.” The ship girls nodded.

"Is Yamato outdated?" another ship girl said with a laugh.

"Huh—what are you saying?!" Deep Sea Yamato couldn't stand these words, and she immediately stammered an explanation, "I haven't shown my face for only one Spring Festival, how could my popularity have dropped so quickly! Besides, even if I'm really washed up, can Miss Luming be washed up too!"

“…That’s true…” Everyone’s gaze shifted to Lu Ming again. “Miss Lu Ming is an evergreen…”

Faced with the admiring gazes of the crowd, Lu Ming quickly raised his hand shyly and waved to them.

"I heard from people in the company that it's indeed less likely to be detected during holidays," Lu Ming explained to everyone.

"Oh? Is that so?" everyone asked curiously.

"Hmm... I guess it's because everyone has things they want to do during holidays," Lu Ming said with a smile, pursing his lips.

"Oh..." The crowd nodded, seemingly understanding.

"Miss Luming, would you like some sugar figurines?" Just then, someone suddenly spoke up.

"Uh-huh……"

"Hehe, how about we buy some materials and make sugar figurines at home? Sister Akagi made them for us before, and making sugar figurines is so much fun!"

"Ah...then..."

Before Lu Ming could finish speaking, the ship girls swarmed around him, took his arms, and then, without saying a word, lifted him up and walked towards the front of the street.

"Miss Lu Ming, let me tell you, making sugar figurines is like cooking, it's all about timing and control..."

"Akagi-neechan is so good at making sugar figurines, we can ask her to teach us sometime..."

"..."

Seeing the ship girls so close to Shika, Shiro couldn't help but smile.

Back at the Cloud City villa, the ship girls immediately led Luming into the kitchen.

As Akagi put on her gloves amidst the applause of the ship girls, the kitchen was filled with the sizzling sound of the stove and the cheers of the ship girls.

While the ship girls were enthusiastically studying the sugar figurine making process, Xiaobai stretched and returned to her room alone. Back in her room, Xiaobai climbed onto her soft bed, took out her phone, and first briefly informed Director Chen that she and the ship girls had returned to Cloud City. Then she relaxed on the bed and browsed the internet on her phone for a while.

Surfing the internet is a new hobby that Xiaobai has recently developed.

During the Spring Festival, even the trending searches on the internet carried a festive atmosphere.

"Number one trending topic: Gala."

"Second most popular item: fireworks and firecrackers."

Third most popular question: Did you receive any lucky money this year?

"..."

Xiao Bai casually clicked on the top search term on the trending list, and in an instant, hundreds of discussion posts about the gala appeared on his phone screen.

"This year's gala was especially boring..."

"Who's watching the Spring Festival Gala at home this year? Raise your hand."

"The gala may be boring, but my family can't miss it. For example, we use it as background music when we make dumplings. Hey, it's so authentic!"

"It's a pity that Ms. Lu Ming won't be at this year's gala."

"Miss Lu Ming is so popular this year, but she wasn't even given a chance to appear on the gala. This year's directors don't understand the people's hearts!"

"Speaking of which, Lu Ming hasn't shown up much for over a month. Is he preparing a big move?"

"Hehe... I think Lu Ming must have threatened someone else's interests and was suppressed... Otherwise, there's no way to explain why she's not on the Spring Festival Gala."

"Are there several Soul Hall elders upstairs? Enough with the conspiracy theories..."

"Speaking of which, it's one thing that Lu Ming wasn't on this year's Spring Festival Gala, but why wasn't there a performance by the Kantai Collection girl group? Being able to perform on the Spring Festival Gala is such an honor for a star, and I think they wouldn't let this opportunity pass them by."

"Don't talk nonsense upstairs. Didn't the Kantai Collection have a short New Year's greeting video that was only a dozen seconds long? (covers mouth and laughs)"

"This generation of directors is no good."

"The director is no good, huh? +1..."

"The director is no good, huh? +2..."