Qiu Zijun stroked her Sniper Rifle and said with some pride, "My dad gave me this when I convinced my parents to let me take a leave from school and return to active duty at the front lines."
Xia Chujian said, "Your parents were willing to respect your wishes and helped you make such thorough preparations. That's truly remarkable."
Qiu Zijun smiled brightly, brushing her hair back with one hand as she said proudly, "I think so too... I have the best parents in the world."
Xia Chujian had no parents, but she wasn't sad or upset about it at all. Nor did she think Qiu Zijun was deliberately taking a jab at her, much less feel any negative emotions like jealousy or resentment.
Instead, she was quite happy.
Because since she had no parents herself, she hoped that others would have both parents. That was a kind of virtue too.
Like how some people, having been caught in the rain themselves, chose to hold an umbrella over someone else.
But others, having been caught in the rain themselves, felt uncomfortable seeing someone else with an umbrella and insisted on breaking it.
There were all kinds of people in this world.
Xia Chujian was already used to it and didn't find it strange.
Besides, knowing that there were parents who cherished their children was still better than hearing about the awful things done by parents who didn't deserve to be called human.
Xia Chujian nodded and said with a smile, "Student Qiu, you're very fortunate! Come on, let's try this gun!"
As she spoke, she took the Sniper Rifle from Qiu Zijun and began testing it.
No matter how the targets one hundred meters ahead were changed, Xia Chujian always hit them with a casual single shot.
Qiu Zijun clicked