Elder brother's garrison

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"……"noob.

Xiao Bai's breathing almost stopped.

Xiaobai recalled what Nanxing had told her before, and she suddenly realized that when Nanxing said she wanted to go out with her, she hadn't explicitly said it was for fun...

Although most people might misunderstand it as just going out to have fun...

But for Sister Nanxing, this misunderstanding doesn't seem too outrageous.

Oh……

Speaking of which...

Thinking about it carefully, this Nanxing sister is actually a person with severe social anxiety who hasn't fully recovered... How could she have suggested going to a bustling city to have fun...?

It seems I had indeed misunderstood.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai slowly let out a long sigh.

"I see... Sister Nanxing, when you said you were going out, you meant going to your parents' house for dinner?" Xiaobai asked Nanxing.

“Hmm…” Nanxing nodded slightly. As she said this, she suddenly looked at Xiaobai with some concern, “…If you don’t want to go…we can do something else.”

"No, no, no... It's... It's fine... It's fine." Xiaobai quickly shook her head, rubbing her forehead, and smiled apologetically at Nanxing. "Oh dear... I was overthinking things and misunderstood your thoughts, Sister Nanxing. Meeting Uncle and Aunt is great for me, isn't it? It's much more interesting than wandering around the city..."

Upon hearing Xiaobai say this, regardless of whether Xiaobai was sincere or not, Nanxing finally felt somewhat relieved.

The two continued walking along the quiet street.

"Speaking of which, Sister Nanxing, your garrison was directly assigned to your hometown? That's amazing!" Xiaobai said in surprise.

“We were very lucky…” Nanxing explained as he listened to Xiaobai’s words.

"Sigh... I'm just really unlucky." Xiaobai said with some regret on her face. "I live far away from my parents, and it's very inconvenient for me to go home now."

"Couldn't you please use your teleportation ability to go back?"

“No, that won’t work… My parents are just ordinary people and know very little about the situation here,” Xiaobai said, looking down. “They don’t even know that I got the ship equipment… How am I supposed to explain this to them if I go back every few days… So I can only go back during reasonable vacation time in a normal way.”

"..." Nanxing silently looked at Xiaobai, her gaze lowered, and slowly reached out to touch the top of Xiaobai's head.

"Speaking of which, did Sister Nanxing tell her family about her ship equipment before she came back?" Xiaobai suddenly looked up and asked.

“I don’t have any either…” Nanxing shook her head slightly and put her hand down as she spoke.

For an admiral to possess ship equipment is a highly rebellious act.

In particular, Xiaobai and Nanxing are among the top ten admirals who hold high positions.

Telling your family about this won't offer much practical help; they might even make you worry so much that you can't eat or sleep properly.

As expected, children don't want their parents to worry too much.

The atmosphere between Xiaobai and Nanxing became a bit awkward.

Nanxing lowered his head, clenched his palms, thought for a while, took a deep breath, and spoke to Xiaobai.

“I’ve told my parents about you.”

"Huh? My business?" Xiaobai looked at Nanxing in surprise.

“Hmm…you saved me and helped me,” Nanxing said to Xiaobai. “And about coming back with me this time…Mom and Dad said they really want to see you and have a meal with you.”

"Oh... so it was your uncle and aunt who called me." Xiaobai nodded with a smile, "I'd love to meet your uncle and aunt too."

After the topic changed, the atmosphere between Xiaobai and Nanxing warmed up considerably.

Although the Nanxing Garrison is located at the dock, and the surrounding area is relatively quiet and peaceful due to the establishment of the garrison, it is actually not very far from the main city of Shencheng.

The two walked along the road for about half an hour, and soon the roadside became lively.

It was around six or seven in the afternoon, and the sky was covered with a layer of black dust. Xiaobai and Nanxing walked along the streets of the city for a while, bypassing several bustling streets and rows of gleaming buildings, crossing towering overpasses, climbing steps, and finally arriving at the entrance of an upscale residential area.

Nanxing seemed to have left a file in the upscale residential area. When she walked to the electronic door, the tightly closed door clicked open.

Nanxing led Xiaobai into the community and arrived at one of the residential buildings. Pointing to the glass door in front, she patiently began to speak.

"This is the place, room 502 in building 6. My parents get off work at 5 p.m., and they're usually here whenever I come here."

"..."

Xiao Bai couldn't help but smile as he listened to Nan Xing's words.

Sister Nanxing is really patient with me; she even tells me when my parents will be home.

"What's wrong?" Nanxing asked curiously when she saw Xiaobai smiling at her.

"It's nothing." Xiaobai shook her head and asked Nanxing, "Sister Nanxing, what do your uncle and aunt do for a living?"

“My dad works at a hospital in the city.”

"What about auntie?"

"The hospital's secretary-general."

"Huh? That's amazing?" Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmm..." Nanxing pressed her lips to her lips, thought for a while with a drawn-out sound, and said to Xiaobai, "When Mom was a ship girl, she was also the secretary ship of their naval base. She said that the job duties were actually quite similar."

"Oh...no wonder, no wonder."

Xiao Bai nodded, his gaze towards Nan Xing now filled with respect.

No wonder Sister Nanxing is so beautiful, has such a great figure, and is both gentle and has strong work ability.

It seems that this talent was inherited from his uncle and aunt.

Wonderful ideas about gene optimization began to echo in Xiaobai's mind.

Nanxing didn't have her house keys with her, so she walked to the resident's phone next to the transparent glass door and pressed the button for number 502.

The hands-free call was connected after two beeps.

"Hey—is that you, baby?"

On the other end of the phone came a gentle voice, full of mature charm, yet still retaining a touch of youthful liveliness in its tone and manner.

Nanxing nodded into the phone and spoke.

"Mother."

"My darling! My darling is back!" The voice on the other end of the phone was immediately filled with joy. "Darling, did you bring that little Lu Lin with you this time?"

"Ah."

"Okay, okay~ Come on up quickly!" The voice on the other end of the phone was filled with joy. "Your dad spent two hours tidying himself up in the bathroom after get off work today in order to see you, little friend. If you had come any later, he probably would have shaved his face off with a razor."

Before Nanxing could even reply to the voice on the phone, she heard a man's anxious and ashamed shouts coming from the background.

The gentle female voice on the phone let out a series of melodious laughs, like a nightingale.

For a time, the sweet calls of "husband" and "wife" were so loud that Xiaobai's ears were practically ringing.

Chapter 3358 You're the First

"Honey, come on up, we're waiting for you at home."

Amidst the chaos, a sweet female voice on the other end of the phone abruptly ended the call.

With a snap, the lock on the transparent glass door opened.

Nanxing lowered his hand, released the speakerphone button, and turned back to look at Xiaobai with a normal expression.

"Alright," Nanxing said.

"Uh... um." Xiaobai swallowed.

Xiao Bai followed Nan Xing into the building.

"Sister Nanxing...the relationship between Uncle and Aunt...um...they seem quite loving." As they went upstairs, Xiaobai said to Nanxing.

"Hmm?" Nanxing looked at Xiaobai curiously. "Aren't all couples like this?"

"Ah, well..." Xiaobai smiled, scratching her cheek, unsure how to explain.

Xiaobai and Nanxing quickly arrived at the door of No. 502.

Before Xiaobai and the other person could stand still and knock on the door, they heard a crisp unlocking sound from behind the door, and the door was pushed open with a whoosh.

A graceful woman with her hair styled in an updo and exquisite features held the doorknob, looking at Xiao Bai and his companion outside with a smile.

"Welcome home, my darling~"

The beautiful woman released the doorknob and waved her arm at Nanxing, gesturing for him to come into her arms.

Nanxing stepped forward, gently embraced the beautiful woman, and stayed in her arms for a while with his head bowed.

“I’m back,” Nanxing said.

"It's good to be back, baby." The beautiful woman closed her eyes, a smile on her face, and gently patted Nanxing's back. "Hmm, you look good. It seems you didn't go hungry while you were away on business."

Nanxing left the beautiful woman's embrace and looked back at Xiaobai behind her.

The beautiful woman's gaze also gently fell on Xiaobai.

"Hello, Auntie." Xiao Bai quickly bowed to the beautiful woman. "My name is Lu Lin, and I am..."

"What a lovely little girl." The beautiful woman looked at Xiaobai with a mysterious and profound gaze. She slowly reached out and took Xiaobai's hand, smiling as she spoke, "You must be Lu Lin, the little girl my darling always talks about, right? Come, come, it's chilly outside, come in quickly."

Xiao Bai was practically pulled into the room by the pretty aunt in front of him.

Inside the room, two pairs of slippers were already prepared in the entryway.

The beautiful woman held Xiaobai's hand, her beautiful eyes constantly circling Xiaobai's face and body. Her gaze seemed not to be looking at a friend of her daughter, but rather had an ulterior motive.

Xiao Bai blushed a little under the beautiful woman's gaze.

"Auntie... um... is there something on my face?"

"No, it's clean and white, and extremely beautiful."

"Oh, I see..." Xiaobai blinked, then looked up at the beautiful woman in front of her. "Auntie is beautiful too."

"You have such a sweet tongue." Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman's smile seemed to brighten even more. She pulled Xiaobai towards the living room, saying, "Little Lu Lin, come on, come on, you've come at just the right time."

Judging from Nanxing's introduction, her family background is actually quite good in human society.

However, Nanxing's house was not luxuriously furnished; it was just a fairly standard three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.

The living room was spacious and bright, with a white sofa surrounding a square dining table laden with various exquisite dishes. Opposite the table was a large LCD TV screen, which was playing a recently popular family drama.

In the very center of the sofa, a middle-aged man wearing glasses sat upright.

Xiao Bai recognized the man's appearance from the photos Duan Shuiliu had given her before; he looked exactly like Nanxing's father. However, compared to his appearance in the photos, Nanxing's father now appeared more composed and steady.

Ok?

steady?

Is this the guy who was just on the phone and someone said he spent two hours shaving in the bathroom, and then sweetly called her "wife" after being caught?

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai's gaze unconsciously swept across the man's chin.

Indeed, this uncle's chin was exceptionally clean, without a single stubble.

"Ahem." When the man saw Xiaobai, he coughed, puffed out his chest, and then said in a deep voice, "Hello."

"Ah! Hello, Uncle!" Xiaobai quickly bowed.

"Okay, sure." The man nodded, gesturing to the seat opposite him at the table. "Please sit down."

Xiao Bai stared blankly at the man.

At this moment, Nanxing's mother smiled and tugged at Xiaobai's arm.

"Don't be afraid, little one. That's just how your uncle is. He gets a bit shy around people he doesn't know. He always has a serious face when we go out with him." Nanxing's mother pulled Xiaobai toward the dining table. "Don't worry, your uncle isn't a bad person. He really welcomes you. He even kept asking me if my outfit was inappropriate or if it made you seem too serious..."

"Ahem, no need for further words." The man raised his hand and coughed twice.

Nanxing's mother smiled and pulled Xiaobai to sit down.

Nanxing closed the door behind her, walked to the dining table in her slippers, looked at the seats on the table, and then quietly sat down on the other side of Xiaobai.

So, at the Nanxing family's dining table, Nanxing's father occupied half of the table, while Xiaobai sat in the middle of the other half, being embraced by Nanxing and her mother on either side.

Such hospitality...

Xiaobai was at a loss for how to react.