Zerg: Cold and aloof Major General, stop pretending to be innocent, I have a headache!

Jiang Xu stepped into the courtyard under the scorching sun, his steps unconsciously becoming lighter.

I haven't been back for more than half a month, but everything is still so familiar.

The neighbor's yard next door was still lush and green, but his yard was much more desolate.

The deck chair under the tree was covered with fallen leaves. He glanced at it and walked into the house.

really--

He fiddled with the home furnishing service platform and quickly found a well-rated store, placing an order. In less than ten minutes, a team of service staff in matching uniforms arrived.

"Good day, sir. We are GreyCut Housekeeping. Are there any precautions we should take when cleaning?"

"Just sweep lightly, the key is to remove dust, just don't touch anything on my desk!" He was very annoyed looking at the dust on the desk that was so thick it could draw little figures.

From the moment he entered the room until now, he hasn't stepped inside once.

HuiKuai Housekeeping truly lives up to its name—Jiang Xu watched as the dust in the house quickly decreased by more than half after they intervened.

The housekeeping service is professional. The housekeeping robot is responsible for cleaning the huge open floor area, while the service bugs are assigned to clean the areas that the robot cannot clean.

Some were wiping windows, others were cleaning furniture, and they didn't even leave any dust in the corners or crevices of the walls untouched.

Jiang Xu glanced at the lounge chair under the tree, then decided to sweep away the leaves himself before lying down. Sunlight streamed through the leaves, making it feel warm and cozy.

The faint sounds of cleaning insects filled Jiang Xu's ears, and he suddenly felt as if the days had returned to before he left the courtyard.

The relaxation I feel right now is genuine relaxation.

The tension I felt during the battle has dissipated considerably.

About an hour later, the service bugs finished their work. The house and the yard were cleaned spotless, and they even pulled out the weeds.

Jiang Xu nodded, affirming the services provided by the housekeeping bug, and promptly paid the remaining balance.

When he went back into the house, he found that all the dust was gone, the tables and chairs were sparkling clean, and even the air was filled with a faint fragrance, completely restoring it to the way it was when he left.

It felt like he had returned to the past. Jiang Xu walked to the sofa, sat down in his familiar spot, and sighed comfortably.

He looked at the newspapers that the housekeeper had brought in from the door and neatly folded on the coffee table, and picked up the top one to read.

As the sun gradually set, the light inside the house began to dim. Familiar footsteps approached from the doorway.

"Master." Fei opened the door and saw this scene. He was momentarily dazed, as if he hadn't seen Jiang Xu sitting there quietly reading the newspaper for a long time.

Jiang Xu looked up at them, and paused for a moment when his gaze fell on the insect's hand.

"You went to the Jiang family's house?"

"Hmm." Fei replied with a gentle expression, reaching out to pat Jiang Yi's head. "Xiao Yi said he misses the snow weasel, and I couldn't persuade him otherwise."

They left the military headquarters early today, so going there wouldn't delay them from coming back to cook dinner.

The room instantly erupted in noise; the fighting and all that seemed like a mere illusion.

Everything has returned to how it was last year, when the insect larvae had just hatched.

That night, the insects slept soundly, a rare occurrence.

The next morning, Jiang Xu was awakened by the urgent notification sound of his communicator. He groggily opened his eyes and saw Chong sitting next to him, instantly waking up.

"Good morning, my lord." When Fei saw Jiang Xu open his eyes, he immediately lowered his head and gently placed a good morning kiss on the other's lips.

"When did you wake up?" Jiang Xu rubbed his forehead. It was still early outside, and there was still a long time before they had to go to the military headquarters.

Just then, there was a loud knock on the bedroom door: "Brother Fei, Brother Fei, are you awake?"

The knocking was so urgent that even though Jiang Xu was still sleepy, he couldn't fall asleep anymore.

He casually threw on a coat, and the insect rushed in through the open bedroom door.

"Brother Fei, good news, have you seen it?" Wenxi's words were full of surprise.

He seemed to have completely forgotten the ethical principles governing male and female relations.

"I just saw it." Fei nodded, breaking free from the other person's embrace: "Speak properly, stand still."

"Oh, oh." After hearing this, Wenxi's excitement seemed to subside.

Jiang Xu had already reached the door, casually placing his hand on Fei's waist, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "What news is it that's making you two insects so excited?"

"The military just sent the latest battle report: the alien beasts in both the southern and northern theaters are experiencing the same problem!" Wenxi said, his voice filled with excitement.

Jiang Xu raised an eyebrow. It seemed that the war that was about to break out in the west was going to be lost.

Sure enough, in the following days, messages kept coming in: the western army supporting the alien beasts was being driven back by the three combined insectoid territories, and the battle lines were shrinking again and again. Soon, the allied forces recaptured the lost territory and pushed the battle lines into the western insectoid territories.

When news of the victory spread throughout the capital, every household celebrated as if it were New Year's Day, joyfully hanging up golden and emerald green festive decorations.

The sun shone brightly, the grass in the yard was vibrant and full of life, and ferrets chased butterflies across the grass. Jiang Xu watched as the female insect was being moved out of the darkroom to display decorative items, and an indescribable tenderness welled up in his heart. When he was a child, he had also fantasized about what his future mate would look like.

When his grandfather added that insect's name to his household registration, he vehemently opposed it. Why could his great-grandfather and his father find suitable female insects, while he had to accept this arranged marriage? Why must he, like most male insects, accept any offer?

Now, he seems to have understood something.

He looked at the female insect, a dark glint in his eyes: "Speaking of which, it seems there's something you haven't told me."

Fei looked over in confusion: "What is it?"

"Da da da—" The two little ones rushed in from the lawn outside.

Jiang Xu thought for a moment, then beckoned to Jiang Yi: "Come here."

The two little ones looked at him, puzzled, and ran towards him together, sitting on either side of him.

Jiang Xu pinched the insect's nose: "Tell me, what did the female father hide?"