I, Azure Commander!

But now that the commander is back, it seems that the tea party has returned to its usual state. Even from a distance, one can see that everyone is laughing and talking happily, as if they have endless topics to talk about...

As for what exactly they were talking about?

Some of the topics were about sisters, and occasionally someone would tell jokes to liven up the atmosphere, but the most common topic was of course about the Commander, and some rumors or interesting things about the port.

Girls are all gossipy, even ship girls are no exception...

"So, is it true that the commander slept with little Beifa last night?"

Because Belfast seemed to be busy with other things, some gossipers seemed to be unscrupulous and asked this question directly without any reservation.

As the saying goes, there is no wall that is impenetrable, especially for the commander, who is a very special existence in the port area. The ship girls may know clearly what time you went to the toilet and whether you used your left hand, right hand, or both hands. Even if you are constipated one day, it won’t be long before a ship girl will come to bring you laxative fruits, and some smart ones will even come to bring you laxatives... In short, it is impossible for Lin Xiao to hide the fact that he asked Xiao Beifa to come to his room last night.

And this naturally became one of the focal topics discussed by the ship girls today...

"So, the commander is a lolita lover, right? Ugh! What a bastard, a scumbag commander who attacks a child!"

As a veteran of the Royal Army and one of the founding members of Hong Kong, her counterattack clearly lacked the maturity and steadiness of a veteran of Hong Kong. However, she was bold enough to speak out. She slammed the table and spoke in a serious tone, her words full of condemnation of the "evil" commander.

"I think so... ahem, I mean, I think... the commander simply likes and loves little Beifa more. Is it because you think too much about the counterattack?"

"Isn't that right Achilles? That's not what you said when we were talking before."

Counterattack looked at her good friends who were originally on the same front with some confusion. They had even planned together what kind of weird things the commander would do to little Beifa. Their imaginations were extremely extreme, and they completely regarded their commander as a big devil who would eat children without spitting out bones.

Logically speaking, shouldn't they be on the same side? Why did she suddenly change her tune now?

"Don't talk nonsense, you said that yourself, I didn't say anything...!"

Although Achilles likes to play tricks, he still knows how to be a good man... A good ship girl will not suffer a loss in front of her, and she waved her hands to emphatically deny the "nonsense" of the counterattack.

"Eh? Why is that... Edinburgh, what do you think? The commander always seems to be a lolita control, right? He even pokes at the destroyers all the time, and often calls Vicious and Little Beifa "wife" and "wife" on his lips. Haha - if the military police couldn't beat us, they would have arrested him long ago!"

"I...I also think that the commander is not that kind of person..."

Edinburgh seemed particularly nervous. He spoke hesitantly, spilled his tea, and began to clean the table clumsily.

"What? It's so boring that one or two of them are like this... The commander is not here, what are you afraid of?"

As Counterattack was saying this, a big hand suddenly landed heavily on her shoulder. Then, a deep voice came from behind her: "Counterattack, what do you think of running ten commissions a day? Or destroying a Siren formation by yourself? For a mature Royal veteran, this shouldn't be a difficult task, right?"

"???"

In an instant, the counterattack was like falling into an ice cellar. Cold sweat instantly seeped out of his forehead. He turned his head stiffly, looked at the big hand on his shoulder, and swallowed hard.

She now understood why those friends who used to complain about the commander suddenly changed their tune.

This time, this time it was bad luck. She had her back to the commander and didn't notice him coming...

"I'm sorry, Commander, I was wrong!"

It's said that it doesn't matter if you make a mistake, just stand at attention and take the beating. The Royal Veteran has no other advantages, but she is definitely thick-skinned. As long as she admits her mistake quickly and apologizes sincerely, what can the commander do to her?

As expected, the commander just tapped her on the head, gave her a harsh look, and didn't take it to heart.

The ship girls actually all know it well. They are just joking and using this as a topic of conversation. As for whether the commander is a (lolita) control freak... is it important?

So what if it is?

The ship girls don't care about the world's perspective, they only care about their commander's opinion...

Chapter 37: Feeding the Little Fat Goose

Since he had nothing to do, Lin Xiao joined the tea party of the ship girls. The ship girls immediately made room for him. Dido poured him a cup of tea and stuffed a few snacks into her mouth. Lin Xiao suddenly felt that as a rough guy, he seemed a little out of place sitting among the elegant royal ladies.

However, when I think about the presence of people like Elizabeth and Counterattack, I feel relieved as I sigh that I am not alone.

Tea parties are very interesting for the girls. There are always endless topics to talk about surrounding the commander and the wedding ship. However, if the commander himself is present, then obviously many topics are not suitable to talk about. Most people are still quite shy in front of the commander. Even the most naughty children, such as Achilles and other girls, still care about their image in the commander's mind.

But let's not talk about those gossip topics. Since the commander is here, there must be topics to talk about. After being apart for so long, everyone has something to say to the commander. The girls are talking to each other, and Lin Xiao will be tired of dealing with it for a while, but she can't help but respond.

Most of the topics they talked about were irrelevant. After all, if it was something really private or important, they would not choose to talk about it at the tea party. No one dared to sneak into the commander's room in private before, but now everyone wants to try. The almighty commander who was once aloof and majestic and a role model for the port area is gone forever.

Now he is like a nice guy who is easy to get along with. He smiles at everyone he sees. Of course, he is easier to get along with. Unlike the previous commander, who always gives people the feeling of deliberately keeping a distance from them, but relatively speaking, he has lost the image of a dignified and reliable, real decision-maker in the port area. He seems to have become a gigolo. He relies on the ship girls to solve everything. When something happens, he doesn't want to think. He first meets with the ship girls. After everyone is gathered, he sits there like an old man. If you ask him, he will just say "yes, yes, yes". What constructive suggestions do you want to make? No, they don't exist...

But such a commander is actually good. To some extent, it is also a kind of trust in the ship girls... It can be said that almost all the ship girls obviously want to see such a commander. At least it is much more real and approachable than the original image of an "iron-blooded soldier", and more like a normal commander - although even if it is a normal commander, no one has ever seen one as touchable as him.

Of course, there are so many ship girls in the port area with wealthy families. Not to mention the rich woman St. Louis, as long as those two profiteers are brought back, the port area itself will be very rich, and there will be no problem even if it is completely ruined.

However, Lin Xiao did not sit at the tea party for too long. For one thing, the questions from the ship girls came one after another, making it difficult for him to answer them. Even though he had tea to drink, he still felt dry in the mouth after talking for a while.

And in fact, he could also feel that because of his presence, the conversations between the ship girls were somewhat unnatural... This was normal. After all, if you think about it carefully, many of these girls had just reunited after such a long separation, and he was so different before and after, so it was normal to feel a little strange. It would take some time to adapt to the image of the new commander.

At least now, Lin Xiao could probably sense that everyone was still a little reserved.

After that, I went to find the children at home. Although little Beifa is a child, she is a maid, so she is working hard at this time, while the other children are playing heartlessly. They have nothing to do. When they were in the port area, they occasionally had to go out for attacks or run commissions. Now they are really completely free, without any work, and play all day long.

When the naughty kids start to make trouble, it will always give you a headache. When you go back, send them all to school...

Lin Xiao thought so secretly in his heart, but on the surface he smiled as he looked at the children who were running and playing on the grass.

Firefly chased Brave and Hunter, trying to butt them with his head. Bulldog watched quietly on the side with his schoolbag on his back. Foxy, Comet and Crescent Moon sat on a stone bench playing poker. The kids didn't really know how to play, they just played randomly and sometimes couldn't remember the rules, but they still had a lot of fun.

Some children are lively and some are quiet. Although they play in different ways, nothing will happen...except Abercrombie.

This is a well-deserved naughty child. When Lin Xiao saw her, she was holding the ship-mounted gun barrel and smashing it towards the flower bed, saying that she wanted to test which one was harder.

Is there any need to ask this? How many things in this world are stronger than ship equipment? This naughty kid must know that he just wants to give it a try, with a bit of mischievous thoughts. It's only because the palace is not by the sea, otherwise this naughty kid would definitely fire blanks at the sea every day.

Well, I have to take special care of this little girl when I return to the port. I will ask the teachers in the academy to give her more homework, and let Hood supervise her. I believe Hood will be happy to do so...

The "love and hate" between her and Abercrombie was known to everyone in the port area. Abercrombie would be caught by Hood and spanked every few days.

She didn't learn her lesson after being beaten. She was well-behaved that day, but became naughty again the next day, making trouble everywhere. She would look at Hood and call him "Auntie" and then run away. Hood really couldn't catch up with her.

After all, children can run around without restraint, but as a royal lady, she has to pay attention to her image. She can't just chase after them like a shrew. It wasn't possible before, and it's even more impossible after the commander came back.

Therefore, Lin Xiao had reason to believe that if he handed over the task to Miss Hood for supervision, she would definitely complete the task strictly as required.

After all, which girl would like to be called "Auntie" all day long? Even if it's a child, you can't call her "sister". If that doesn't work, you can call her "mother". In short, it can't be auntie. Girls under the age of 50 are extremely averse to the word auntie.

In other words, Hood has a better temper. If it were another ship girl, such as Nelson or George V, they would not dare to be naughty. When they saw Nelson, they would call "Nelson Mom" ​​and be very well-behaved. Where is the big brother? They would run away as soon as they saw him from a distance, because they definitely did not want to meet him.

After giving Ju Paopao a severe lecture, he seemed to think that his prestige as a commander was still enough to intimidate her. After that, she immediately became obedient, shrank her neck and apologized obediently.

She is not afraid of Aunt Hood because she has a good temper, but she is afraid of Nelson and George V because they look fierce. Although the commander is not fierce and is very kind, she is still afraid of him because all fierce aunts listen to him. Children look innocent, but they actually know everything.

Abercrombie went to play with the fireflies, hoping that they would not cause any more trouble. In the end, it was the well-behaved and sensible little swan...

She stayed next to Comet and Crescent Moon, spread a blanket on the grass, knelt on the blanket, and watched Comet and the others play cards with great interest.

Of course, since it was a little swan after all, there was naturally a large poster on the blanket, which seemed to be an advertisement for fish and chips. On the poster were several paper boxes, large and small, all of which were filled with snacks, including common snacks such as French fries, potato chips, and biscuits, as well as some special snacks from Zone E. Of course, the largest box contained her favorite fish and chips, which seemed to have just been made and delivered, and were still emitting hot white steam.

"Why don't you go play cards with them?"

Lin Xiao sat next to her and turned his head to look at the little girl.

"Ah! It's the Commander!"

The little swan seemed to be startled, and hurriedly moved to the side to make room for Lin Xiao. Then he seemed to think seriously for a while and replied, "Because if we play cards, we won't be able to eat, right?"

She opened her slender palm, and a little oil stain could be vaguely seen on the fingertips.

Yes, if you eat fish and chips, your hands will definitely be stained with oil. You can't touch the cards with greasy hands, otherwise all the cards will be greasy in a short time.

"That's it..."

Lin Xiao nodded in understanding. Although he understood, the reason still made him feel a little amused.

"Commander, do you want to eat? It's delicious!"

The little swan picked up a piece of fried fish fillet like a salesperson.

This is her favorite, and she wants to share her favorite delicious food with her favorite commander.

Little children always have simple minds. Although the little swan knows more than other children because she is more mature, this does not affect her innocence at all. She is unwilling to think about those complicated, adult things and is happy as long as she can have fish and chips every day.

Lin Xiao looked at the fish fillet in front of him. Although he was not hungry, if a cute child shared it with him, what reason did he have to refuse?

So he nodded and stretched out his hand to take it, but the little swan directly brought the fish fillet to his mouth and said, "Let's feed it to the commander. If the commander takes it with his hands, it will become greasy."

Lin Xiao felt warm in his heart and couldn't help but touch the little swan's head. What a good child... If all the children in the world were so cute, there would be no parents and neighbors who would have headaches.

He then opened his mouth and took a light bite of the fish fillet handed to him by the little girl. It tasted really good, but it was just a fried fish fillet after all, and was no different from what he had eaten before.

However, his lips accidentally touched the little swan's fingers, causing the child's face to turn slightly red. Then he came to his senses, realized what he had just done, and immediately became shy.

Lin Xiao naturally would not bully such a cute and sensible child. He smiled and rubbed the little girl's hair again, then stood up and said, "Okay, you eat slowly. I'll leave first. But don't eat too much... Look at your belly, it's a little obvious."

In fact, it is just because the little swan is still small, so the abdomen is naturally not as tight and slender as that of an adult. Although the child is not thin overall, he can't be said to be fat either.

But Lin Xiao still wanted to make a joke like this. After all, "Little Fat Goose" is a nickname that most commanders in Guayou know.

After hearing this, the little swan's face turned even redder, and she subconsciously touched her belly, which resulted in oil stains on her white skirt. She let out an "ah" and showed a troubled expression.

It's so cute...

Cute children are all angels, little Beifa is, little Tiancheng is, and little Swan is too.

But naughty children are fallen angels and demons, such as Ju Paopao. Such naughty children should be given endless homework.

"It's okay. Ask the maids to wash them for you later. They will definitely be happy to help you. Or if you don't have enough clothes, just tell the commander... Well, let's put it this way. The commander will take you to buy some clothes tomorrow. Only the good kids will go with you. The naughty kids can play at home by themselves."

"Eh?"

The little swan seemed unable to digest so much information at once. He was stunned for a moment, nodded subconsciously, and then saw the commander's receding back when he came to his senses.

Looking down at the bitten piece of fried fish in her hand, the little girl's face became red again for some reason. She gently opened her mouth and carefully took a small bite along the bite mark. Her face was red as if she had a fever.

After walking around the palace, he felt much more relaxed. All the previous stress and worries seemed to have disappeared in an instant. Lin Xiao stretched his waist and planned to go back to his room to rest for a while while waiting for dinner.

After getting up early in the morning, I felt like the day seemed to have gotten much longer. I had already done so many things, but it was only noon. It was really incredible...

I even feel like my life has become different. I have to say this feeling is actually very good. However, compared with going to bed early, I would still choose to stay in bed more often. Besides, sometimes I really go to bed late, and there is nothing I can do about it.

Adults always have their own worries...

After lunch, Commander Lin Xiao dragged the children to play games together in the afternoon. The shameless adult held one handle tightly and let the children fight for the other handle. Everyone wanted to play games with the commander, and they chattered and acted coquettishly around the commander. That feeling... was so good.

Of course, such behavior unsurprisingly earned him the cold shoulder from Sheffield, who was on duty to take care of his master in the afternoon. However, for Commander Lin Xiao, who had become so shameless that he could not even begin to speak, this obviously had no effect.

We played until dinner time. After dinner, we sat together and watched TV for a while. I stood firmly on the side of the children, snatched the remote control from the adults, turned the TV to the animation program, and watched the cartoons with the children. Then it was time to wash up and rest...

Chapter 38: The Little Swan Who Can't Wear Clothes

Having enjoyed two nights of ease, Commander Lin Xiao was doomed to be killed tonight. But the fact was that things had come to this point, and he no longer thought of escaping. After two days of recuperation, he would once again pick up his dignity as a man and risk everything to fight.

The target of the battle is the evil little cookie.

However, Brother Hao is your Brother Hao after all. Although he looks like a soft girl, a level 5 ship girl like Qiao is not as easy to deal with as she looks. The final result is naturally self-evident.

But because I lost so quickly, I didn’t sleep very late. I don’t know if this is a good thing. After all, I promised Little Swan that I would take the children out shopping for clothes today.

When Abercrombie heard that the commander did not take the naughty children to buy clothes yesterday, she was unusually disappointed for a while, and then she did not play any pranks for the rest of the day, and even looked a little listless, causing the ship girls who were usually pranked by her to worry about her instead.

Of course, Lin Xiao was just joking. It was impossible for him to exclude her just because she was a little naughty.

As a commander, of course I have to treat everyone equally. Whether I can be impartial is not the point. I will definitely take more care of the children I like, but at least I can't ignore any child. Even if it's Ju Paopao, if he is obedient, the commander will like him all the same.

"So... why is Aunt Hood here too? And Aunt Hood is wearing something so tacky today. She doesn't look good at all. She can't seduce the Commander."

(╬◣д◢)

The elegant Miss Hood's expression darkened instantly, and she looked at Abercrombie with a bad look, "Commander, how about we take this opportunity to sell her? Or just put her in a sack and throw her into the sea..."

"Alas--!"

Ju Paopao immediately shrank his neck and became much more obedient in an instant, but he still muttered a few words in his heart: "Aunt Hood is angry, Aunt Hood's defense is broken because her pain point is poked, Aunt Hood is really scary, no one wants a scary old aunt..."

If Hood could hear what she was thinking, she would probably have to buy a sack and sink it to the bottom of the sea today.

Because they were out buying clothes with their children, there weren't many adults there. Apart from Hood, there was only Sirius's personal guard and maid.

As expected, everyone felt that it was more reassuring to leave the guarding work to Sirius. As a combat maid, this was what she was best at.

Although they were not short of money, they did not have to find the best store. Lin Xiao casually asked the ship girl at home and decided to take the children to a nearby large shopping mall, where there were many stores selling clothes, enough for the children to choose from.

In addition to buying clothes, you can also buy some food or books, game cartridges and the like. It is a large and comprehensive shopping mall, so all these things can be bought.

"Remember not to run around when you enter the mall, okay? There are a lot of people in the mall, it's easy to get lost. Also, be careful not to break things. If you get separated, don't panic, and don't unfold your ship suit. Wait for the commander to find you, or tell the staff nearby, and they will take you to the lost and found office..."

Because I was shopping with my child in a mall, and such a large mall has a lot of people, I had to remind him of some things, but I don't know how much he would listen to.

The good kids will definitely be fine, and the more naughty ones... at least they are ship girls after all. The worst case scenario is that they break some things, pay some money, and go back to be taught a lesson, but they won't be kidnapped by human traffickers.

If a human trafficker really dares to target a ship girl, he will definitely know what it feels like to have his mouth blocked by a gun barrel...

After instructing the children, they entered the mall. Sirius, Hood and Lin Xiao were all watching the children. In order to prevent Abercrombie from running around, Hood picked up the child and held him in his hand. Abercrombie's limbs immediately drooped weakly and she looked dejected. As expected, if Hood hadn't held her like this, she would definitely cause trouble in a while.