Elder brother's garrison

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"No, strictly speaking, we should be thanking you." The man in the suit shook his head, looking earnestly at Xiaobai. "Thank you so much."

Xiao Bai smiled and waved his hand.

After exchanging a few words with everyone, the man in the suit left the dressing room to contact the advertisers, leaving Xiaobai and his group, along with Lu Ming, in the dressing room.

Akagi and Kaga from the Deep Sea, along with Akagi and Saratoga, tidied up the messy dressing room—just as Saratoga looked dashing when she punched the man in the suit, she looked equally disheveled now as she tidied up the messy room. In a sense, this was the price of showing off.

"Miss Luming, your manager is quite easy to talk to, isn't he?" While the ship girls were tidying up the room, Xiaobai looked at the closed door, turned her head and smiled at Luming.

"..." Lu Ming blinked and nodded slightly.

"Should we congratulate Miss Luming on returning to work tomorrow?" Xiaobai smiled and extended her hand to Luming.

Lu Ming gently held Xiao Bai's hand and shook it up and down.

"Thank you," Lu Ming said with a gentle expression.

"You're welcome," Xiaobai smiled.

Just then, a hand gently appeared beside Xiaobai and poked Xiaobai's shoulder.

Little White turned his head and found Saratoga pouting and looking at him.

"Saratoga? What happened?"

"Ugh... I was here first." Saratoga muttered to Xiaobai as if she was sulking, "I was the one who came up with the idea, and I was the one who persuaded that muscleman, but you stole all the credit and used it to pick up girls."

"Uh, I'm sorry..." Xiaobai awkwardly let go of Luming's hand, then said earnestly to Saratoga, "Yes, yes, Saratoga helped us a lot this time. My gratitude to Saratoga is like a rushing river that can't be stopped!"

"This sounds like there's absolutely no sincerity involved!"

"Then, how about this?" Little White leaned closer to Saratoga and gently hugged her upper body. "Saratoga, we really owe you a lot this time..."

Saratoga's unyielding expression from a moment ago instantly crumbled after being hugged by Xiaobai, as if softened by a softening agent.

Saratoga instantly lost her composure and snuggled into White's arms, refusing to leave.

"Saratoga, you've been holding me so tightly, I can't talk to Miss Shikamaru..."

"Five minutes, just five minutes. This is a reward for the wise."

"What kind of reward is this...?"

"It's a reward!" Saratoga mimicked Fubuki, rubbing against Whitey's chest with all her might, making Whitey smile bitterly.

Watching Xiaobai and Saratoga's intimate interaction, Lu Ming sat quietly to the side, observing their close relationship as if she were watching a beautiful opera, completely focused and attentive.

"Don't let Saratoga's icy beauty fool you, she actually loves to be pampered."

Akagi's voice came from behind Rokumei.

Lu Ming turned around and saw Chi Cheng standing behind him holding two bottles of mineral water. When Chi Cheng saw him turn around, he smiled kindly at him and handed him one of the bottles of mineral water.

"Miss Luming, the room is all tidied up. Is there anything else that needs tidying up?" Akagi shook the bottle of mineral water in her hand at Luming and smiled. "These two bottles of water are from your refrigerator, Miss Luming. One bottle each should be fine, right?"

"Thank you."

Lu Ming nodded to Chi Cheng, who politely accepted the bottled water with both hands.

Chicheng sat down next to Luming, holding another bottle of mineral water.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be a few of us protecting Miss Luming tomorrow." Akagi smiled at Luming. "Please take good care of us then."

"……Um."

As Lu Ming answered, he lowered his head and drank his mineral water.

Lu Ming didn't seem thirsty; she accepted Chi Cheng's bottled water simply out of politeness.

Akagi gazed at Luming's profile, resting her chin on her hand and studying him for a long while.

"Miss Lu Ming."

"I'm here."

“I’ve been thinking about this for a while now. Miss Shikamei is truly a remarkable person,” Akagi said with a smile.

"Hmm?" Lu Ming looked down at the mineral water bottle in his hand.

“When ordinary humans find out that we are ship girls, even if they are not interested in ship girls, they will at least take a few more glances at us because of some novelty. But Miss Shikamaru, you have never treated us specially. It’s as if we are just ordinary friends living next to you.”

Lu Ming paused, swallowed the mineral water in her mouth, and turned her head to look at Chi Cheng.

"...Isn't this better?"

“No, no, no, this is good, very good.” Akagi shook her head and said to Shikamei, “Even for ship girls, it’s not a pleasant feeling to be treated as an outsider by humans all the time. Being treated equally is a very comforting thing for us. I’m very happy that you, Ms. Shikamei, as a human who has never had any contact with ship girls, can still treat us as ordinary friends.”

Wu Yiqi baba Lin Qiyi "..." Lu Ming didn't speak, his gaze gradually avoiding Chi Cheng's smiling face and moving slightly downwards.

A pair of beautiful hands entered Lu Ming's field of vision.

Lu Ming looked up and saw Chi Cheng smiling as he extended his palm towards him.

“I have a strange feeling that our connection might last a very long time,” Akagi said with a smile to Shikamina. “Miss Shikamina, let’s get along even better from now on.”

Akagi's expression was kind and gentle.

Lu Ming stared blankly at Akagi's smiling face, and as if possessed, reached out and shook hands with Akagi.

Chapter 2425 The Temptation of Vacation

Night is approaching.

As the clock struck 9:30 p.m., a van drove up from the distance on the lawn and stopped in front of the villa.

The van door opened with a hissing sound as the air was released, and one by one, the Deans of the Deep Sea Academy stretched and jumped out of the van with light steps, heading towards the villa without stopping, like a group of elementary school students who had just finished camping.

"Today's work is finally over."

"The steak I had for lunch was really delicious, but it's a pity it wasn't as good as the one made in Missouri."

"Is the TV series about to start airing?"

"Dealing with fans is such a hassle."

Why do humans like us?

"Sis! I'm hungry!"

"..."

The directors of the Deep Sea Institute drove away, talking as they went, occasionally turning back to wave at the driver's seat of the van with smiles on their faces.

"Miss Miao! Thank you so much for today!"

"Miss Miao, we will remember you!"

"..."

The voices of the Deans of the Deep Sea Academy drifted through the darkness.

In the driver's seat of the van, Miao Yang slumped over the steering wheel, her whole body pressed against the seat like a piece of chewing gum that had collapsed from exhaustion, letting out a long sigh.

Today's work nearly killed Miao Yang again.

Besides leading that group of ship girls full of mischievous ideas around, Miao Yang also had to work tirelessly to negotiate business with partners in various places. While doing her job well, she also had to prevent these ship girls from causing any trouble. For example, today one of the white-haired, blue-eyed ship girls almost threw a staff member who wanted to secretly film her taking a nap off a six-story building. Another white-haired, red-eyed ship girl took advantage of her inattention to run to the logistics department and eat all the staff lunch boxes in the entire base. And another white-haired, pink-eyed ship girl couldn't stand the fans crowding around her and wanted to beat someone up in front of the live broadcast camera...

Such bizarre incidents are happening at a rate of at least three per hour today...

Ship girls are really scary...

Waaaaah, the books say ship girls are spirits of the sea, but that's all a lie! These are clearly a bunch of sea demons...

Aside from being good-looking, what about them does that make them resemble elves...?

well----

too tired.

Really tired.

Working with these energetic ship girls is practically like shortening your lifespan...

Miao Yang pressed her forehead against the steering wheel, her left foot weakly pressing the clutch. Exhausted, she slowly climbed out of the driver's seat, a faint smile of relief appearing on her face.

Fortunately... the days of hardship have finally come to an end.

After finishing today's work, I can finally enjoy my day off. My plane ticket is for tomorrow, and I can forget about work, forget about these ship girls, and comfortably spend a wonderful day at the resort.

Miao Yang was lost in thought when her gaze swept across the glass window beside her.

then.

Miao Yang saw a face through the glass window that made her heart stop.

"Good evening, Miss Miao." Xiao Bai stood on the railing, which was more than a meter high, and waved with a smile to Miao Yang in the driver's seat through the glass window.

“Admiral Lu…Admiral Lu Lin?!” Miao Yang gasped.

"That's right, it's me." Xiao Bai gently knocked on the driver's side door and smiled at Miao Yang, "You've really worked hard today."

Miao Yang looked at Xiao Bai outside the door with a wary expression. She swallowed hard and carefully opened the driver's side door.

The car door opens.

The cold night wind blowing into the car cabin made Miao Yang feel much more refreshed.

“Admiral Lu Lin…you…you’re back?” Miao Yang looked at Xiao Bai with complicated emotions.

"Yes, I'm back." Xiaobai smiled. "I think I got back about half an hour ago."

"Oh...so, what do you need to do today..."

"I guess it's all done," Xiaobai said after thinking for a moment, nodding.

“…Phew, it’s all done. That’s great.” Miao Yang breathed a sigh of relief, her face full of a relaxed smile. “I thought you were calling me, Admiral Lu Lin, and that I was going to have to work for you for another day.”

"Hahahaha!" Xiaobai laughed at Miao Yang.

"Hahaha, that's unlikely, right? I must be overthinking it, hahaha!" Miao Yang laughed as she watched Xiao Bai laugh, and then she laughed too.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Ha ha……"

"Ha ha……"

In the darkness, the laughter gradually subsided amidst an awkward atmosphere, leaving only the sound of the wind.

A long silence fell between Xiaobai and Miaoyang.

A few seconds passed.

Miao Yang took a deep breath: "...Admiral Lu Lin, no way?"

"Um... let me explain." Xiaobai looked up apologetically, "Actually, when I was running errands today, I encountered..."

"I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear it!!!" Miao Yang immediately covered her ears and shook her head frantically. "Admiral Lu Lin, you're a liar! You're a liar! You're a liar! I don't care! I don't care! I don't care! I'm going to rest tomorrow no matter what! I've already bought my plane ticket! I'm packing my things and leaving tonight! Nobody can stop me! I don't want to hear it! Aa ...

Miao Yang's voice was filled with a reluctance to work.

Xiaobai looked at Miao Yang's defiant expression with a guilty conscience and sighed deeply.

“Miss Miao, I know it’s wrong of me to treat you like this… but our ship girls have an exceptionally high opinion of you…” Xiaobai said regretfully, “and I really have something very important to do tomorrow…”

"Admiral Lu Lin, just kill me!" Miao Yang slumped onto the steering wheel with a thud.

"After tomorrow's event, I'll ask Director Chen if I can give you a promotion, okay?" Xiao Bai reached out and patted Miao Yang's head, asking earnestly, "Or give you a raise... a raise, is that okay? Or... um... I can owe you a favor, you can call me for help if you need anything in the future."

"But my vacation, my plane ticket... my plane ticket..."

"Can the plane ticket be refunded?" Xiao Bai approached Miao Yang with a gentle smile. "After this job is over, I'll book you a plane ticket to the world's number one underwater resort and reserve a spot for you there, how about that?"

"The world's number one underwater resort? Could it be that top-tier resort where a single visit is said to grant a second life, where money can't buy you a spot, and where it's only available to the wealthy and powerful, and celebrities, requiring rigorous identity verification to book a reservation??" Miao Yang's eyes widened instantly. "The one where even a massage reportedly costs hundreds of thousands, offers unparalleled beauty and wellness packages, lets you enjoy cuisine prepared by top chefs from various countries, and is rated the most beautiful resort in the world by the tourism association???"

"Yes, that's right." Xiaobai smiled.

"But, but I'm just an ordinary person, in places like that..."

"I'm a very famous admiral, you know. Buying you a resort admission ticket is a piece of cake." Xiao Bai made a peace sign at Miao Yang. "Miss Miao, if you just cover my shift for another day tomorrow, I'll buy you the ticket and plane ticket, and all expenses for going to the resort will be reimbursed by our naval base. How about it?"

Xiaobai patiently guided him.

Miao Yang looked at Xiao Bai with trembling eyes, her eyes gradually turning into vortexes.

"Just, just one day, and we can go on vacation to that kind of upscale area... Just, just one day... then..."