Elder brother's garrison

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"Stop, stop, Ying Rui!"

Zhao He snatched the kitchen knife from Ying Rui's hand with a snap and threw it into his ship equipment space. "The admiral invited us to her house for dinner, how could she possibly be forcing Xiao Changchun!"

"Woo..."

"Besides, Xiao Changchun also likes the Admiral very much, right? So this isn't coercion, it's a case of lovers finally getting together!"

"Ah...yes, that makes sense..."

"In short, as ship girls, we must trust the admiral! It's just marrying a destroyer! Trust the admiral. The admiral married Xiao Changchun for pure reasons. She just wanted to prove the bond between herself and Xiao Changchun. It's definitely not because Xiao Changchun looks cute and sexy, with big and soft breasts, that she wouldn't resist no matter how much she's molested!"

Zhao He shook Ying Rui's shoulder and said to Ying Rui in a serious tone.

"Uh... I'm sorry..." Ying Rui lowered her head. "I misunderstood the Admiral..."

"Phew...that scared me to death."

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"Achoo!!"

Xiao Bai, who had just stepped down one floor of the destroyer's dormitory, suddenly felt an itch on the tip of his nose, quickly covered his mouth, and sneezed.

A chill ran down my back, and it was over in an instant.

Xiao Bai gently rubbed her nose.

"Hmm...did I catch a cold while sleeping today...why did I suddenly start sneezing..."

Xiao Bai was puzzled.

However, he quickly shook his head again.

"Forget about that for now, finding Changchun is the most important thing!"

Ying Rui and Zhao He had just told Xiao Bai where Changchun might be, so searching for him using the Admiral's Network was very easy.

Xiaobai activated the Admiral Network, which covered the newbie naval base. After a simple search of these two places, he successfully found the presence of Changchun and Yixian at the dormitory manager's office in the new dormitory building.

Because Yat-sen rarely went on campaigns and didn't like to be idle, he often took on some relatively easy tasks at the garrison headquarters, and Lexington was happy to give Yat-sen that opportunity.

Previously, Yi Xian had served as the warden of Deepsea Yamato and the guard of the equipment warehouse of the newbie naval base. Unfortunately, one of these jobs disappeared automatically when Deepsea Yamato was paroled by Shiro, and the other job was because the guard of the equipment warehouse of the newbie naval base was more leisurely than the old gatekeeper of the zoo, so there was really no motivation to continue.

Yi Xian's recent job has changed to being the dormitory supervisor of the new dormitory building, helping to take care of the daily lives of the newly hired ship girls.

We arrived at the dormitory building.

Before Xiaobai even got close, he saw Yixian and Changchun at the entrance of the new dormitory building.

As usual when he was the warden, Yi Xian set up a table and chairs at the entrance of the dormitory building, sat upright on the stool, and skillfully picked up two round iron sticks with his two hands, knitting something on a piece of white cloth. Chang Chun stood next to Yi Xian, holding a ball of white yarn in her hands, watching Yi Xian's movements intently, and occasionally asking Yi Xian a question.

"Changchun, Yixian!" Xiaobai waved to the two people at the dormitory entrance.

"Ah! Admiral!" Changchun heard Xiaobai's call, and he jumped up, put down the fur ball in his hand, and then raised a bright smile and waved his arm at Xiaobai.

Yi Xian turned her head slightly and glanced at Xiao Bai. After seeing Xiao Bai waving and running over, Yi Xian put down what she was holding and stood up from her chair.

"Good morning, Admiral." Yi Xian greeted Xiao Bai, who ran up to him.

"Good morning, Yixian! Good morning, Changchun!" Xiaobai greeted Changchun with a smile, "What are you all doing here?"

"I'm asking Sister Yixian to teach me how to knit!" Changchun said to Xiaobai with an embarrassed smile.

"Changchun, you actually like knitting clothes?" Xiaobai looked at the objects on the table with considerable surprise.

"Hehe, I feel that it's a very romantic thing for a girl to knit something for someone to wear, stitch by stitch." Changchun put her hands behind her back, her face blushing. "I, I also want to knit one for you, Admiral."

"Thank you, Changchun." Xiaobai smiled at Changchun. "Oh, by the way, Changchun, that's why I came to see you today."

In front of Changchun, Xiaobai took out a shiny ring box from his clothes, opened it, picked up the shimmering silver ring, and presented it to Changchun with both hands.

"Changchun, your ring is finished!"

When Changchun saw the ring handed to him by Xiaobai, he excitedly covered his mouth, leaving only his big eyes sparkling as he stared at the ring.

My eyes were filled with disbelief.

"This...this is the ring the admiral gave me?"

"Hmm, isn't it beautiful? This is a style that Lexington and I picked out together. Changchun, give me your hand first, and I'll put it on for you." Xiaobai reached out, took Changchun's trembling hand, and gently pushed the ring onto Changchun's ring finger.

Akashi's skills are truly remarkable.

The ring fit perfectly, complementing Changchun's fair fingers, as if it were meant to be on her fingers from the start, not something she had put on later.

"Hehe, in that case, Changchun, you are now my rightful marriage ship." Xiaobai held Changchun's hand and smiled at him. "Changchun, please take good care of me in the days to come."

"Yes...yes! I...I will try my best! I will try my best to become a wife that makes the Admiral proud...a proud wife...wife...waaaaah!!" Changchun trembled all over, closed her eyes, and ultimately didn't have the courage to finish her sentence. She pulled her hand back, covered her bright red face, and with a voice that was hard to tell if it was a sob or joy, she dashed away in another direction. "Admiral, let me, let me calm down!!"

It truly lives up to its reputation as a missile destroyer with a speed of 39 knots.

In the blink of an eye, Changchun disappeared from Xiaobai and Yixian's sight.

Xiao Bai blinked, gazing in the direction where Changchun had disappeared.

"Changchun seems very happy." Behind her, Yixian smiled and looked at Xiaobai, speaking gently to her.

"Eh... so this reaction means happiness..." Xiaobai said, then turned to look at Yixian, "Oh, by the way, Yixian, are you free tonight?"

"Yes, what is it?"

"Well, Changchun just became my marriage ship... Well, I can't just give Changchun the ring and then leave it at that, right? I have to let the other marriage ships know, so tonight I'm going to have Changchun and Missouri meet as marriage ships. Um... Now that you're Changchun's elder, Yixian, I also invited Yingrui and Zhaohe when I came. If you're free tonight, how about coming to our house for dinner?"

Yi Xian understood.

Yi Xian gently raised her hand, pressed her index finger to her lips, thought quietly for a while, and then spoke.

"As for elders... actually, it's not just Yixian, but also Changchun when she was the destroyer Guogan. The Soviet Union was also Changchun's elder."

"Yes, the Soviets will also invite them," Xiaobai said to Yixian with a smile. "But even if the Soviets go, I won't let you off the hook, Yixian. So, what do you say? Do you want to go?"

Yi Xian silently watched Xiao Bai's smiling face.

Yixian and Xiaobai stared at each other for a while.

He then nodded slightly and gave a faint smile.

"...Since it is the Admiral's invitation, then Yixian naturally has no reason to refuse."

"Great!" Little White made a victory sign.

"...But before we go, please wait a few minutes, Admiral." Yi Xian said suddenly, looking at Xiao Bai's happy expression.

"Hmm? Sure." Xiaobai nodded. "Does Yixian have something to do?"

“It’s not a very important thing…” Yi Xian said, turning around and picking up the item on the table. She skillfully knitted a few strokes. “After all, it’s just a few stitches left.”

As Yixian finished speaking, she had just finished knitting the last two strokes. She took out the iron skewer, bit off the yarn attached to the pom-pom with her teeth, skillfully tied a knot in the yarn, and then unfolded the finished object in front of Xiaobai.

A snow-white woolen scarf, nearly half a person's height, hung down from Yixian's hand.

Yixian squatted down and wrapped the snow-white scarf around Xiaobai's neck.

"As I mentioned before, before winter arrives, Yi Xian will knit you a towel or a coat." Yi Xian gently wrapped the scarf around Xiao Bai's neck and smiled at him. "Admiral, winter is coming soon, please keep warm."

Steamed egg custard.

Chapter 1414 A Lively Home

With the current climate, autumn is more than halfway over, and time is barely hanging on the edge of winter.

Temperatures are dropping.

The air inside the naval base was slightly chilly.

Despite the changing weather, the ship girls are actually fearless of the cold. Even though the temperature is gradually getting colder, with the protection of their ship equipment, the ship girls who should wear short sleeves still go shirtless, and the ship girls who should wear short skirts still show off their beautiful long legs, without any fear.

In the numerous ship girl naval bases, the concept of seasons is actually quite diluted.

The white scarf knitted by Yixian was very large, and the white wool wrapped around Xiaobai's neck, covering the entire lower half of Xiaobai's face.

Xiao Bai lowered his head slightly.

The fine, dense fibers of the scarf tickled Xiaobai's face, making her feel a little itchy and tingly.

Xiao Bai felt the scarf on her face and unconsciously froze for a few seconds.

Talk about it.

More than half a year ago.

Yi-xian did indeed say that she would find an opportunity to knit herself a scarf or a sweater or something.

Xiao Bai felt it was something far removed from her own life, never imagining that the time had come for Yi Xian to fulfill his promise.

Xiao Bai touched the fabric of the scarf and couldn't help but smile.

To be honest.

Actually, these hand-knitted scarves are somewhat excessively rough compared to the soft and skin-friendly high-end fabrics bought in upscale stores.

This has nothing to do with the maker's skill; it's simply a matter of the materials used in the craft.

But Xiaobai doesn't dislike this roughness.

When Xiaobai was very young, her mother would knit clothes for her every year. Most of these handmade clothes were not as exquisite as those bought in the mall, nor did they have fancy and fashionable color combinations. The only thing that was acceptable was their absolute warmth.

Xiao Bai scratched the scarf on her face, closed her eyes, and took a gentle breath.

The air that entered my nose through the scarf seemed a bit warmer.

It has a mother's flavor.

—So winter is almost here.

Xiao Bai hugged the scarf and felt it carefully, then opened her eyes and smiled at Yi Xian in front of her.

"Thank you, Yixian, I really like this!"

"I am flattered that the Admiral likes it." Yi Xian said with a smile, as she took off the scarf from Xiao Bai's neck, folded it in front of Xiao Bai, and gently placed it in Xiao Bai's hands. "Although the weather is a bit cool right now, it is far from the time when we need to use this scarf. For now, Admiral, you can just keep it as a regular decoration."

"Okay, thank you, Yixian. I'll keep it safe." Xiaobai nodded, put Yixian's scarf into her ship equipment space, and then smiled at Yixian, "So, Yixian, what about tonight..."

"The new girls in this dormitory are all very easy to take care of. They've even saved up Yixian's contact information, so it won't be a problem if Yixian leaves a little earlier," Yixian said to Xiaobai. "Is this Bismarck's residence?"

"Yes!"

"Then Yixian will set off now—wouldn't it be alright to go earlier?"

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"

"Yi Xian understands." Yi Xian tidied up the items on the table and chairs, gave Xiao Bai a slight bow, and then walked towards the dormitory building where Bismarck's family lived.

Although Yi Xian appears calm and collected, surprisingly, he doesn't wait for anyone when it comes to getting things done.

Xiao Bai watched Yi Xian's figure disappear into the garden.

Light, quick footsteps sounded behind Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai turned around and saw Chang Chun, her face flushed, finally running back from the corner of the dormitory building.

"Admiral, Sister Yixian, I, I, I've calmed down and am back!" Changchun rushed back to Xiaobai, stopped, and looked at the empty table and chairs. Her big eyes widened in surprise. "Huh? Where's Sister Yixian?"

"As for Yixian, I've invited her to my home." Xiaobai took Changchun's hand, looked at the glittering silver ring on Changchun's ring finger, and smiled at Changchun. "By the way, before I came, I also invited Ying Ruizhao and the others over."

"Huh?? Sister Yingrui and Sister Zhaohe?"

"Aren't you my newlywed ship? Today I'll take you to meet Missouri and the others."

“Missouri, my sister… Admiral, but I… I already know them.”

“That’s different. Before, you met her as a ship girl, but now you’re meeting her as a married ship.” Xiaobai took Changchun’s hand. “Let’s go, Changchun.”

Changchun let Xiaobai take his hand and followed behind her in a daze.

"Admiral? Where are we going now?"

"Go find the Soviet Union. She's your senior too, right? So I'll invite them to my house tonight. I'll also invite Fubuki and the others... Oh right, the seafood Shinichi and Ayanami provided yesterday was delicious. Let's invite them today too. And, don't forget Veneto and the others..."

"Wow... so many people..."

When Xiaobai gives rings to other married ships, it's usually because of special circumstances where there's no time to celebrate, so she can't properly arrange a celebration on the day. This time, Xiaobai finally gave a ring to her own ship girl like a normal admiral, and she can't waste this rare opportunity.

While holding Changchun's hand, Xiaobai first made a phone call to Veneto and the others, and then took Changchun to Fubuki's house.

When the Fubuki family learned that Nagaharu had received her ring, they were a little too enthusiastic, even going so far as to hug the still-unresponsive Nagaharu and throw her several times in the living room. But in the end, it was still a happy occasion. The four Fubuki sisters, under Shiro's guidance, went to find Ayanami and Shinichi, who were resting at home, and ran all the way to Bismarck's house.

After seeing Fubuki and the others off, Xiaobai and Changchun went to the battleship dormitory again, arriving at the doorstep of the Soviet Union.