Elder brother's garrison

Page 917

Although Duan Shuiliu said that the ship girls in her garrison had gone to Xiaobai's courtyard.

Xiao Bai's primary task now should be to return to the courtyard to acknowledge the arrival of the visiting ship girls. However, since he has inadvertently caused trouble for this strange ship girl he encountered, Xiao Bai feels that in order to clear her name, he can take some responsibility and spend a few minutes walking with her on the street.

--only.

I can definitely accompany you.

However, the doubts should still be raised.

Why is this strange ship girl suddenly staring at me and wanting me to go shopping with her?

on the street.

Xiaobai stood by the snack stall, watching the strange ship girl in front of her with great interest as she squatted down in front of the stall, watching the stall owner skillfully coat the festive red candied hawthorns with layers of crystal clear syrup.

"Humans are really amazing."

The ship girl stared at the strings of candied hawthorns on the stall, glistening in the sunlight after being coated in syrup, and sighed softly.

"This is just a very common thing, isn't it?" Xiaobai said to the ship girl.

"It's common, but little sister, don't you think that cleverly coating these sour and red fruits with such a pretty sugar coating is an idea only a genius could come up with?" The ship girl turned around and smiled at Xiaobai, "The first person to think of doing this must have made a lot of money, right?"

The ship girl's quirky statement amused the shopkeeper who was coating candied hawthorns with sugar.

"Miss, it's my good fortune that such a distinguished person as you would honor my little stall like this. Here, since you've given me some free advertising, these two are on me, if you don't mind." The owner picked up a candied hawthorn skewer that he had been making for a while and handed it to the ship girl.

"Thank you very much, but I can't accept it." The ship girl smiled at the shopkeeper.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Miss?" The shopkeeper's hand, holding two candied hawthorns, hovered in mid-air, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

"Because I don't have any money on me," the ship girl said with unusual frankness and cheerfulness.

"Oh? These two candied hawthorns are a gift from me, they're free."

"Yes, I know, but I can't accept it because I don't have any money on me," the ship girl replied with a smile.

"???" The ship girl's words left the boss completely bewildered.

For a moment, the two candied hawthorns hanging in mid-air were awkwardly held in mid-air by the shopkeeper, making them extremely conspicuous.

"Then, I'll pay..."

Xiao Bai quickly stepped forward, took out some change from his wallet, handed it to the shopkeeper, and exchanged it for the candied hawthorn.

After leaving the candied hawthorn stall with the ship girl.

Xiaobai handed a candied hawthorn skewer from one of her hands to the ship girl.

"Thank you." The ship girl accepted the candied hawthorn from Xiaobai with a smile, her red lips slightly parted, and she gently licked the candied hawthorn. "Mmm, it tastes like sugar syrup."

"..." Xiaobai looked at the ship girl strangely, "So it turns out that the candied hawthorns I gave you are fine?"

"Because you're different from everyone else, little sister." The ship girl licked the candied hawthorn a couple of times, then stared at it with a look of satisfaction and wonder.

"...Okay, after all, I'm trying to make up for my mistake earlier, sister..." Xiaobai sighed helplessly, "Speaking of which, why don't you have any money, sister?"

"Huh? Because my admiral hasn't given me the money yet." The ship girl looked at Xiaobai as if it were perfectly natural.

"Wow... what a stingy admiral..." Xiaobai looked at the ship girl in front of her, her face full of shock. "I'm really sorry to trouble you, big sister..."

The ship girl smiled at Xiaobai but didn't say anything.

"Oh, by the way, what did you mean by saying earlier that you couldn't accept the boss's gift because you didn't have any money on you?"

“The literal meaning.” The ship girl held up the candied hawthorn in her hand, looking at the sugar coating on it. “If I accept it, wouldn’t that just be using clever words to gain the shopkeeper’s trust in order to get the candied hawthorn? My opinion on candied hawthorn was from the bottom of my heart. I don’t want my words to be shrouded in a utilitarian shadow.”

"..." Xiaobai looked helpless. "Sister, you really are a complicated person."

"Oh dear, actually my situation is a bit more complicated than you think, little sister."

"Hmm? Like where?"

"For example, I don't actually like eating candied hawthorn at all, because it's easy to get your fingers and clothes dirty."

"...So that's why you wouldn't accept the boss's gift." Xiaobai's mouth dropped open. "Uh...then, it seems I've gone to all this trouble again..."

"Hahaha..." The ship girl couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh when she saw Xiaobai's embarrassed expression.

The streets were crowded with people.

Because of its proximity to the Admiral's Guild, the streets were mostly filled with ship girls. Just as Xiaobai was chatting with a ship girl she had just met, several destroyer ship girls, talking and laughing as they ran, suddenly pushed through the crowd and bumped into the ship girl next to Xiaobai.

The ship girl instinctively reached out and hugged the destroyer who ran into her arms. The candied hawthorn in her other hand, which she was holding high, slipped and fell onto her chest with a thud, staining her rather expensive-looking clothes.

The destroyers that crashed into the ship girl's arms were bounced back several steps by her elastic body.

The destroyers opened their eyes, looked at the ship girl in front of them, and noticed the string of candied hawthorns standing on the ship girl's chest.

"Ah!" The destroyers' faces turned deathly pale. One by one, they bowed and apologized to the ship girl in a panic, "Sister! I'm so sorry! Your, your clothes..."

The ship girl next to Xiaobai lowered her head and glanced at the candied hawthorn stuck between her twin peaks like a sword in the stone.

The ship girl remained silent for a moment, then slowly extended her hand towards the destroyers.

The destroyers were so frightened that they quickly shrank back and closed their eyes.

Then, the destroyers felt a lump in their throats as a warm finger gently poked each of their noses.

Several destroyers, their noses red from being poked, covered their noses and opened their eyes.

"When walking on the street, you can run occasionally, but you must never forget to always pay attention to what's ahead—whether on land or at sea, understand?"

The ship girl lectured the destroyers.

"Oh... um..." The destroyers nodded like chickens pecking at rice. "Um, sister, your clothes..."

"It's just a piece of clothing."

"Then, what about losing money..."

"Even I wouldn't stoop so low as to ask a cute destroyer for money."

"..." The destroyers looked at the ship girl's face, and their faces lit up with grateful smiles. "Thank you, sister..."

"But," the ship girl snapped, clasping her hands together to interrupt the destroyers' laughter, "only obedient and well-behaved destroyers are cute. If you continue like this, the next time I see you..."

Speaking of which, let's look at it from a novice's perspective.

Behind this peculiar ship girl, a seemingly oppressive aura was faintly emerging.

"—They might mistake you for deep-sea amphibious ships."

"..." The destroyers turned pale with fright and huddled together, trembling.

"Pfft, hurry home." The ship girl smiled at the destroyers and reached out to pat each of them on the head.

The destroyers then let out a cry of "Wow!" and told the ship girl they would never do it again, before dashing back the way they came.

The ship girl straightened up and turned to look at the little white figure beside her.

"Look, it's really dirty now." The ship girl smiled and spread her hands, the candied hawthorn sticking between her breasts swaying with her movements.

Make sense.

Since it has become like this...

Even if it weren't candied hawthorn, any other snack would have ended up in a much worse state...

Xiao Bai was internally complaining.

"Ah—what bad luck! Is my luck really that low? This is going to be difficult..." The ship girl gently picked up the candied hawthorn, looking at the sugar stains on her chest with considerable difficulty.

The candy stain on the ship girl's chest was neither too big nor too small, the kind of stain that could be covered up. However, this particular candy stain was stuck to her chest, and against the backdrop of the ship girl's already impressive figure, it was like a flaw on the bright moon, extremely eye-catching.

Xiaobai covered her forehead.

A little worried.

Why do I feel like I'm finding it increasingly impossible to shake off this ship girl and leave...?

"--elder sister."

"Ok?"

"In any case, let's go to a clothing store and change our clothes first."

"Oh, that's a good idea... but I don't have any money on me right now."

"Then I'll lend it to you..." Xiaobai took out her wallet, a subtle expression on her face.

Xiaobai truly realized this at this moment.

The importance of money.

Ten minutes later.

Inside a clothing store on a street corner.

"My lovely customer, this is our hottest item of the season. You'll look absolutely stunning in it!"

"This hat is our prized possession, hand-woven and made to order. It has a logo worth 3,000 yuan on it, and the most amazing thing is that it can even turn green!"

“This customer…”

I sat at the reception desk.

Xiaobai watched as the smiling ship girl was ushered into the fitting room by seven or eight smiling young ladies carrying various clothes. Afterwards, a series of voices praised the ship girl for her good figure, good temperament, and natural clothes hangers, and said that there were many more styles to choose from.

—This situation is quite understandable for a novice.

After all, even though this ship girl is penniless, she exudes the air of high society. If the waitresses don't know how much money she has, they might easily treat her like a rich woman.

Xiao Bai sat on the counter, casually turned her head, and glanced at the price tags on the clothes hanging beside her.

Actually, Xiaobai was also somewhat influenced by the ship girl's aura, and unconsciously led her to this luxury-level clothing store.

The prices on these clothes are really... quite shocking.

The most expensive items combined are almost equivalent to half a piece of Deep Sea Dean Metal from this event.

Fortunately.

Xiaobai only needs to buy this ship girl one outfit.

And deep-sea metals and stuff, Xiaobai has a mountain of that stuff at home.

About half an hour later.

The ship girl, who had been pushed into the fitting room by the waitresses, finally came out.

Under the resentful gazes of the waitresses, the ship girl walked up to Xiaobai with a new outfit that suited her figure and temperament.

The price of the new clothes wasn't the most expensive one in the store.

However, the price is definitely not the most expensive.

It's a delicate balance, striking a perfect line between giving Xiaobai face and not compromising one's own dignity.

Although this ship girl gave Xiaobai the impression of being a woman who seemed both remarkable and troublesome, fortunately, Xiaobai didn't have a bad impression of her yet.

When rich people are happy, they sometimes like to spend lavishly.

Look at the satisfied smile on the face of this ship girl who is completely unceremonious.

Xiaobai didn't say much, and simply led the ship girl to the front desk to pay the bill.

"This customer has already spent enough to qualify for VIP membership. Would you like to apply for a Platinum membership card?"

When it was time to pay the bill, the cashier at the front desk respectfully asked Xiaobai.

"Huh? Me? I don't think I need it... Uh, can I get a ship girl card?" Xiaobai pointed to herself, then turned to the ship girl who had changed into a new outfit. "Sister, do you need a membership card or something?"

"Okay!" The ship girl nodded happily. "Let's do it!"

"Then please fill in some basic information here, such as your name, date of birth, ID number or ship girl number. Our store will do its best to protect all your privacy." The waiter respectfully took out a booklet.

Next, you need to fill out the forms.

Xiaobai has no habit of peeping into other people's privacy. After handing the booklet to the ship girl behind her, she said, "I'll wait for you outside," and left the clothing store first.

The ship girl and staff, holding the booklet, watched as Xiaobai pushed open the shop door and walked out.

"...Wow, what a dashing and adorable admiral..."

"They buy such expensive clothes without even blinking an eye."

"It's been so long since I've seen an admiral bring his ship girls shopping. They're so sweet!"