"...Why are you like a little kid, clinging to adults all day long." Little Santiago muttered and turned back, "Hmph, mature Santiago has to go take care of his sister, bye~"
Little Helena didn't say anything. After all, she was indeed clingy, but that was because there were too few people like her sister. It was rare for her to have someone to act coquettishly with, so how could she not cherish him?
Little Helena, who always plays the role of "sister", is also a child. She also wants to be pampered, and finally she meets someone who is willing to do so.
"It's only natural that I stick to my sister, right?"
There was no light at the gate of the yard, it was pitch black, and visibility on the roads on both sides was very low. Little Helena couldn't see anything, she could only hear the sounds.
There were many small creatures active at night, and with the weeds growing nearby, unknown insects kept chirping in the dark. It wasn't very loud, but it made little Helena, who was waiting, feel irritated.
"Why haven't you come back yet..."
"Why haven't you come back yet..."
After repeating it silently in her mind countless times, little Helena finally heard the footsteps approaching rapidly in the distance. They were a bit heavy, but she only felt that they were pleasant to the ears.
"elder sister?!"
Little Helena called out to the darkness, and then a familiar voice floated over with the wind, "Hmm? Helena? Ah... Are you waiting for us? Thank you for your hard work."
As soon as he finished speaking, Anchorage, carrying Su Xin on his back, rushed to the gate of the courtyard, and under the joyful gaze of little Helena, he safely sent her home.
As soon as Su Xin landed, she reached in and unbuttoned her bra, and casually put it on her forearm to help Anchorage feel more relaxed.
"Thank you for your hard work, Anbao. Um...thank you Helena too. We are back. Shall we go in together?"
Little Helena responded in a daze, and followed the two to the small kitchen. She didn't hear anything Su Xin said during the conversation, and her mind was full of that name.
"An...bao...?"
Su Xin felt much better after seeing the other children. She went into the kitchen and found Wen Yue and little Santiago boiling water. Both of them were covered in dust, but their eyes were bright.
"Hmm? Are you cooking?"
Wen Yue ran over and threw herself into Su Xin's arms, "Well... help me boil water for a bath..."
"Hehe... We had to use buckets to fill the pot several times! It's been so long, it must have boiled by now!" Little Santiago stood there with his hands on his hips, begging for praise
Su Xin was not stingy either. She touched the two of them on the head and encouraged them. Then she lifted the lid of the pot and saw that the full pot of water was just beginning to emit some steam. She reached out and touched it and it was warm.
"Eh - it's not 'gurgling' yet? We added a lot of wood..." Little Santiago, who was standing on a stool and looking into the pot, didn't quite understand.
"It's very hot today, and this temperature is just right. You are all great. Anchorage and my sister are very tired, especially Anchorage, so it's all thanks to you."
"Hey hey hey..."
Su Xin patted Wen Yue's back gently. "Your face looks dirty, doesn't it? Let me take a look."
Wen Yue stepped back quickly, fearing that she would dirty her sister's clothes. After repeatedly confirming that she was not stained with dust, she raised her head obediently and let Su Xin wipe it. By the way, she waved to call little Santiago, who was also a "calico cat".
After Su Xin helped the two little ones wipe their faces, she poured the warm water into two large wooden barrels in batches, and then took Anchorage by the hand to take a bath.
Little Helena grabbed the hem of her clothes before she entered and asked timidly, "Sister... can I make a request?"
"Hmm? Tell me about it?"
"You...you call her Anbao, then...then can you change one for me too?"
Su Xin smiled and asked, "Then what do you want me to call you?"
"Nana...Nana, is it okay?"
"...Na...Na?"
Chapter 655 Daily Insults (1/1)
The nickname given by little Helena was so familiar that Su Xin was so shocked that she even forgot what she originally wanted to do.
It was not until Anchorage, with messy hair, poked his head out of the single bathroom and called her that she came back to her senses. She hastily touched little Helena's head, then closed the door and took a shower.
"Sister...what's wrong...?"
Su Xin shook her head, helped Anchorage take off her clothes, and supported her forearm so that she could step into the bucket. "Don't squat, just sit down. I'll help you wash your hair first."
"...Um."
Knee-length hair floated on the water, covering the head with a thick layer. Su Xin used a small basin to scoop water to wet the top of Anchorage's head, and then squeezed shampoo on it.
The ship girl's hair was of very good quality, smooth and shiny, and generally not as easily tangled as humans'. Su Xin combed her hair twice with her fingers and it was smooth.
"Lower your head and close your eyes."
"...Um."
Su Xin helped Anchorage rinse his hair, "Okay, just take a shower by yourself? Wait for me when you're done, I'll help you rinse off the bubbles with clean water."
"...good."
After settling the child, Su Xin turned around and walked to her own bucket, quickly took off her clothes, and buried herself in the water.
The physical fitness of this body has indeed improved under the influence of the ship suit, but the strength has not. Although her speed today is not as fast as before, it is already very fast.
But when she was retracting her ship suit, she found that her whole body was in pain, like a side effect of excessive exercise. It was not until she soaked in the water that she felt relieved.
And what confused her most at the moment was not this weak body, but the nickname that little Helena requested to be changed.
"Nana... I remember Helena also asked me to call her that, right?
"And this is Helena's past, which means...she is Helena as a child?!"
"Although there are many ship girls named Helena, according to the teleportation characteristics of the [Virtual Port]... it is likely that she will be the one..."
"At the beginning...what did she say?"
"Oh yeah, the rings were given out."
"......!
"Ah? Rings were given out?!"
Su Xin paused while blowing bubbles in the tub, and the warm water poured back into her. She choked on her own bath water and kept coughing.
“Cough cough cough…cough cough cough cough…ooh…cough cough…”
“Sister…sister…?!”
Anchorage became extremely worried upon seeing this, he stood up from the barrel and was about to come over, but he kicked the barrel wall and cried out "Ouch" and tried to cover his toes.
Su Xin was also panicked when she heard the sound, and hurriedly stood up from the bucket. As a result, she saw that when Anchorage squatted down, his weight was pressed to one side, and he and the bucket fell to the ground with a "bang", rolling into the corner.
…”
Su Xin wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. She climbed out of the bucket amid the shouting of the children outside, "Ahem... why are you so careless? Can you get up? Let me help you--"
"Crack."
Anchorage, who had just stuck his head out of the barrel, witnessed the whole process of the mature and steady big sister falling heavily on her buttocks on the bubbly ground.
She glanced at her sister who was half-kneeling on the ground covering her buttocks, then looked at herself who was lying in the bucket covering her toes. She blinked her eyes and chuckled.
Su Xin was also amused by her own stupidity. She climbed up and endured the pain to rescue Anchorage. "Forget it, just use the ship equipment to refresh this time. If you wait for the next pot of water to boil, you will probably catch a cold."
"...Um, what about sister...?"
"The water in my bucket is quite dry..." Su Xin said halfway when she suddenly remembered that she drank the bath water. She paused, "...I can still wash with it anyway."
Anchorage tilted his head. "Food... is expensive. Washing it together... is cheaper..."
It's nothing for a kid to ask, but Anchorage is in great shape, and Su Xin is two sizes bigger now. They are both tall and long, so I guess they won't fit in the bucket.
"Well... I can't get in, forget it."
"...Can."
Anchorage pulled Su Xin to send the person in, and then squeezed himself in despite the other person's tangled expression of "I can't get in, no matter how hard I try".
"…Look, it's okay…"
"...Yeah, but how are we going to take a shower if it's so crowded?"
.....ah."
Su Xin was helpless, "You should use the ship suit, or I'll go out and make you a pot, and you can just wash it again."
Anchorage was quite disappointed, but she was always well-behaved and naturally would not go against Su Xin's wishes. She tried to stand up with her legs, but failed.
"...What's wrong? Can't get up? It's still quite crowded..."
"I can't...get up..." Anchorage panicked and tried a little harder, but Su Xin stopped him, "Wait...wait, don't rub it around, wasn't it going smoothly just now?"
Anchorage moved his mouth, thinking that he might as well use his hands and feet to open it. He just used a little force, and the barrel made a sound of being unable to bear the weight.
Su Xin tried to stop him again, "Such a large wooden barrel is hard to buy and make. We only have three at home. If one breaks, we will have to take a bath in three batches in the future..."
"...I'm sorry..." Anchorage hung his head in annoyance
Su Xin was also helpless. If she had a smaller body, she would have slid out long ago using the tablet. It was so convenient and she didn't have to worry about getting stuck.
So if you ask her which one she likes, it must be the current one.
She had never experienced a life of this size in her two lifetimes. Now that she had made a breakthrough, how could she be willing to go back to the state of wearing sports bras?
"It's okay. Anbao is just trying to save food. He did nothing wrong." Su Xin thought for a moment and said, "Should I ask them to come in and help?"
"...Um."
"Santiago,
"What's going on? Is my sister calling me?" Little Santiago pushed the door open and looked out. Seeing the two of them huddled together, he was a little confused. "What are you doing?"
"Um... I'm stuck, can you help pull me out?"
"Of course, we'll leave this kind of thing to the clever and resourceful Santiago!"
"...Wait a minute!" Su Xin suddenly regretted her decision, "Call Hai... um, call Wen Yue."
"——Why? Santiago is also very capable, just leave it to me~" the little guy promised solemnly and then quickly closed the door.
Under the eager gaze of Su Xin and Anchorage, little Santiago circled the barrel several times before nodding in a similar manner.
"I understand! It's just too big so it got stuck. Just make it smaller!"
"...How to...make it smaller (#°°)?"
"Press it back hard, of course."
Su Xin:???
"Wait a minute." She sighed helplessly, "Santiago, just bring me the shower gel."
Little Santiago thought his idea was actually quite good, but his sister didn't accept it. So he had to do as he was told and get the shower gel. Then he watched his sister put a large amount of it in the middle and twisted it a few times.
"Well... try pulling Anchorage out now."
Little Santiago very cleverly brought over another wooden barrel, turned it upside down on the ground, then jumped onto the bottom of the barrel, grabbed Anchorage's arm and lifted him up in a flash.
Su Xin finally regained her freedom. She took two deep breaths, got up and wrapped herself in dirty clothes. "Well, Santiago, I'll have to trouble you to boil another pot of water."
"No problem! Leave it to me!" The little guy went out excitedly.
Anchorage refreshed his status with his ship suit, changed into his clothes, and slowly walked to stand beside Su Xin, "Sister..."
"Um?"
"Just now... it was weird..."
You are still young, and it is very good that you have a desire to learn about this. Don’t have such a desire next time.”
"...Oh."
Chapter 656 Little Cook X4
Regardless of whether Little Helena was the one she thought of, since the other party had already mentioned the nickname, Su Xin naturally would not insist on it.
"Nana, Wenyue, go and rest for a while. I'm done washing. I'll take care of the fire."
Wen Yue gave up her seat obediently, and when Su Xin sat down, she rubbed back into her arms, took out the oil that she had not finished last time and sipped it silently.
Little Helena wanted to do something, but her younger sister took the role of a spoiled child, and she didn't have to worry about boiling water, so she could only stand there doing nothing.
Su Xin noticed it and asked her for help, "Nana, are you free now?"
"Eh? Yes, sister, do you want me to do something?"
