I, Azure Commander!

And what kind of dire situation would make a commander want to flee the port?

Actually, he was very envious of the commanders, but now it’s a bit hard to say... It seems that the commanders are also very hard-working.

"Yeah?"

However, Anchorage obviously did not quite understand what Sheffield said. He bit his fingers in confusion, but at least he understood that his teacher would not disappear, but would be back in a few days. Now that he had matured a little, Anchorage no longer cried with a worried look on his face.

"Well, let's go shopping... help Noshiro-nee... help the teacher!"

What a good boy!

Sheffield thought so in his mind, but he had to look up at the other person. It had to be said that it felt a bit weird.

But with Anchorage's help, shopping efficiency is indeed much higher. After all, it is a heavy cruiser, with great strength and big hands. Children may have enough strength, but their hands are small. Sometimes they can't carry so many things. Sometimes when carrying a bag, the bag will drag on the ground, and they can only hold it on their heads, which looks so stupid...

Anchorage obviously doesn't have such worries. The only problem is that her center of gravity may be unstable when she bends down. Well... When she said this in front of Xiao Gaga, God knows how wonderful Xiao Gaga's expression was.

If it were someone else, Xiao Jiajia would still roar a few times, because she had reason to suspect that the other party did it on purpose. However, facing the innocent and pure An Bao, she couldn't say anything. She could only swallow her anger and felt like her chest was deflated.

Well, every time at this time everyone would laugh happily, after all, Xiao Jia Jia is just little. Everyone knew it in the past and would avoid this issue, but the commander always liked to persecute Xiao Jia Jia. The ship girls all followed the commander, and they were like the commander. Over time, they also began to persecute Xiao Jia Jia.

Especially in the recent period of time, under Lin Xiao's words and deeds, they learned it quite well. They knew all the ways and excuses that could be used to persecute Xiao Jiajia, so much so that for a while Xiao Jiajia became the most popular person in Hong Kong, well, the kind that was persecuted.

There is no way, there is not even a destroyer at home that is better than her! Not to mention at home, even if the commander brings back all the ship girls one day, Xiao Jiajia is still the absolute TOP1 in this regard, and no one can take her place.

In such an environment, the ones who persecuted Xiao Jiajia the most were Anchorage and Yudachi.

Because if others persecute him, the signs will be too obvious. Little Jiajia has learned his lesson now, and will immediately act like a mature adult, saying things like "I won't bother with you", thus avoiding a lot of harm. Sometimes he can even find opportunities to counterattack and hurt each other.

But Anchorage and Yudachi are different. One of them is pure and innocent, while the other is a heartless foodie and a straight-talking girl. These two people don't have any scheming intentions. Once they open their mouths, they speak the truth. Once they open their mouths, they inflict real harm that is shocking.

So later on, Xiao Jiajia always stayed away from them, but they were all companions in the harbor, so where could they hide? They were still persecuted every day, and it almost became a daily task in the harbor...

Even Gaga's sister Lexington would not care about this. Not only that, but sometimes she would even personally join the persecution. This can be said to be a true example of "sisterly love".

The reason is... Xiao Jiajia has a ring, but she doesn’t.

Everyone likes to persecute Xiao Jiajia, but in fact, there are also many people who envy Xiao Jiajia. What's wrong with having small breasts? What's wrong with being persecuted? At least she has a ring!

And what about them? No matter how good their figures are, what’s the use without a ring?

Those two useless lumps of fat are really just a hindrance. They hinder fighting, hinder housework, and make it more difficult to put on clothes than for others.

But if there is a ring, the situation is completely different. I puffed my chest out with pride - see, I have a great figure, the Commander loves it!

Then the ship girls without rings will pretend to be envious, but in fact... in fact, they are even more envious than they pretend, and they are so jealous. Then they suddenly make up their minds to improve the commander's favorability and get the ring. As a result, the next day, they think about the many sisters in the port area and it is not their turn at all, so they hide in the quilt and don't want to get up early...

I took the children to the supermarket to buy items on the list. As the Spring Festival was approaching, there were more and more people in the supermarket in the past few days. Many times I would get separated from the children, and then I had to make a broadcast helplessly. Later, the children all knew where the item claiming area was, and when they found that they were lost, they would go there with their things and wait, and soon Sister Xie Fei would come to pick them up.

It was the same today. Sheffield was too lazy to look after the children at home. After taking his share of things from the shelves, he went straight to the item claim area. They might as well gather there. Anyway, most of the children who came out knew their limits and basically wouldn't cause any trouble. The naughty ones like Yudachi were still being forced to memorize the multiplication table at home...

In fact, I didn't want her to memorize it or anything. I just didn't want her to make a fuss and wanted to find something for her to do.

Speaking of which, Changdao secretly played the game console again yesterday. I don’t know if the owner will bully her again when he comes back...

Poor Nagashima, he’s not a kid anymore, but he can’t even play games.

Is this the senior of the port? Or the real original ship, the commander's first ship girl? She doesn't even have a ring until now... What? I don't have one either, so it's okay...

Sheffield's thoughts were in a mess. Although he never mentioned it, he sometimes couldn't help but think of the ring that someone had promised to give him.

The ring... Even she really wants it...

Chapter 57: Sheffield's Thoughts

Sometimes, as the days go by, Sheffield actually feels a little dazed.

It seems like I should be a maid?

The essence of the job is to serve your master? Although that master has a bad taste and a bad memory, always looking at the ship girl at home with a pest-like look, and his memory is also not good...

But she is her master after all. As a maid, even if Sheffield is a sharp-tongued one, she is not a lazy maid, nor is she a COSPLAY enthusiast. Being a maid is her job, and she will do it well no matter what.

But now she is taking the kids shopping. She is not a maid at all, right? She looks more like a nanny.

Was it like this when you were in the harbor?

No, I don't seem to have the impression that. The port area at that time was still quite organized, at least it really looked like that, like an important military base. All things were managed in an orderly manner by the commander alone, and everyone had their own things to do - many people who didn't have a job stayed at home, but they were never idle. They either taught classes to the new ship girls, or went to exercise with ship girls from other ports. Even if there was really nothing to do, they would stay in the dormitory like a long island, watching their companions around them working hard, but they would not become a lazy person, and would always find ways to make their own contribution to the port area.

In such an environment, apart from Nagashima, a guy who showed off his seniority, few people would ask the maid to do this or that. Doing your own things is the most basic principle.

Although she was a maid at that time, she rarely saw her master. When she did see him, she would just say hello and leave in a hurry. She had no chance to serve him at all... But at least she could do some work that a maid should do, such as cleaning the port area.

Now, the commander has finally returned after being missing for three years, but he has become a do-nothing, and the entire port area has become a do-nothing as well. There are basically no attacks, no commissions to do, and no exercises. Except for those who teach and take classes, the other ship girls stay at home all day doing nothing. When they have nothing to do, they just lie on the sofa watching TV, becoming more and more lazy.

This has also led to an increase in her workload recently. Every time she passes by the sofa, someone will ask her to bring a bottle of drink or ice cream or something.

But I always feel that these jobs should not be done by maids... Well, in fact, it is very similar to the work of a maid. Helping to get things or tidying up the room sounds like what a maid should do, but these things should generally only be done to help the master, right?

Again, she is a maid, not a nanny.

Of course, we are all companions in Minato, so we won't really care so much. Although we think this is a bit bad, for a maid, it is better to have something to do than to do nothing. It's just...

I don’t know why, but I always feel like I’m not doing my job properly.

Thinking about these messy things in his mind, Sheffield carefully put the big bag in his hand on the ground, took a few steps forward, and picked up a little girl who was looking around helplessly in the crowd.

"Ah, Sister Sheffield!"

The red-haired and bunny-eared little girl Bailey smiled brightly. She had obviously walked nearby, but perhaps because there were too many people and the child was short, she did not see Sheffield who was less than ten meters away.

By the way, Sheffield’s own short stature seems to be a reason?

Sheffield looked at the little loli who was almost as tall as his neck, and there was no emotion in his bright yellow eyes.

This doesn't matter, anyway, her owner is a pest who likes loli...

While Sheffield was shopping in the supermarket with a group of little girls, Lin Xiao also successfully reached the shore with the girls.

When they went there, they only brought four people with them, but when they came back, they had become a large group. That's because no one saw them. If any student studying at the Naval Academy was lucky enough to witness all this with his own eyes, he would probably doubt his life on the spot, right?

After bringing back so many ship girls at once, they have to report to Peter Strasser, the Maritime Director. But after all, he knows the situation of their port area. I guess although he is surprised, he is somewhat accustomed to it and will just complain a few times and forget about it.

But, are we going back just like this?

Lin Xiao walked at the front of the team and looked at the sky. It was almost nine o'clock in the morning and there was still some time before lunch, so logically speaking, he still had some free time.

and so……

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"Commander, are you sure you want to buy a gift? We're obviously going back to our own home..."

Following behind Lin Xiao, Lei complained speechlessly.

"Yes, instead of a greeting gift, a pat on the head is better. Everyone likes to be patted on the head." Dian seemed to be particularly obsessed with patting the head and often mentioned it when talking.

Lin Xiao turned around, put his hand on Dian's head, rubbed the girl's beautiful blue hair, and said: "It's not a meeting gift. Didn't I explain it before? I just brought some gifts for the children at home. After all, you haven't been back for so long..."

"Really?" When his head was touched, he squinted his eyes comfortably, not caring whether it was true or not. He just rubbed his little head against the big hand on top of his head.

Amagi and Akagi Kaga followed behind, looking at everything around them curiously.

Come to think of it, although the commander is from Area C, they don't seem to have been to a city in Area C before... When they were in Area J, they also lived in the countryside. Maybe they are more accustomed to that feeling?

Living in a big city is a relatively new experience for them.

"Commander, Commander..." Going to the back, it was a cute cat-eared loli who raised her hand and said, "Sister Yukikaze also wants a gift!"

"Does Yukikaze have a gift too? I want one too!"

"I want it too, I want it too..."

As soon as this was said, the children in the house went crazy and started to make a lot of noise. They swarmed over and pulled at Lin Xiao's clothes. There was a cute little girl, and it was a real pleasure to have her on both sides. But with a large group of them, especially when they started to make noise, it was a bit of a headache.

One woman is equal to five hundred ducks, and one noisy child is equal to at least one thousand ducks!

Thousands of ducks were surrounding him and making a lot of noise. Lin Xiao suddenly felt overwhelmed and felt a little short of breath...

"Okay, stop making trouble!"

At this moment, Tiancheng suddenly came forward and with just one sentence, the noisy little lolis immediately quieted down. The immediate effect left Lin Xiao stunned.

As expected, Tiancheng's prestige among children is really not to be underestimated...

Chapter 58: The Cheating Master Xuefeng

After Tiancheng said this, the chattering children finally quieted down. After giving Tiancheng a grateful look, Lin Xiao also comforted the little lolis.

Children are easy to coax. Once you promise to buy them gifts, they will become happy immediately and keep saying "Commander is the best" and "I love Commander the most".

Moreover, to call them gifts, you don't have to put too much thought into them. Just buy some candies and snacks and they will be very happy. In fact, the so-called "gifts" that Lin Xiao originally wanted to bring to the children at home were nothing more than these things.

He picked up a little loli at random and held her in his arms. Upon closer inspection, it was Xiang. The large loli in his arms was obviously much heavier than Xuefeng and the like. She seemed a little surprised to be suddenly held by the commander, and then she put her arms around his neck and kissed him on the face.

Xiang has always been like this, a straight shooter who is fearless. Even after the kiss, she smiled and said, "Commander, why do you suddenly want to hug Xiang? Do you want to give Xiang a ring? You can do it anytime~"

The lovely girl's energetic voice immediately attracted the attention of many people around. Especially now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, many people with less leisurely jobs have already had their holidays, and the flow of people in the supermarket has reached its peak. Even if people don't come to watch, just the strange looks are enough to make people feel overwhelmed.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao's face was so thick that it would not be affected at all. He just rubbed his head and said, "If you want the ring, find a way to get the consent of the sisters at home first."

After all, she is a child, and there is no pressure to joke with her. I am not afraid of getting married. At most, I can hold her in my arms when I sleep at night, and I don’t have to worry about losing anything. The military police will not come to the door. If they come, I will close the door and release the Royal Ark, so that those little lolis working in the military police will know what "social port area beating" means.

However, Xiang became more depressed after hearing his words. He curled his lips and muttered, "Commander, you are a stingy guy and your wife is in charge..."

"What did you just say?"

Lin Xiao immediately pinched her face, widened his eyes, and pretended to be majestic.

Because they had not been together for a long time, the little girl still had some impressions of him from the past, so Lin Xiao seemed to be quite dignified. His words really stunned her. The next second, she immediately changed her face and hugged the commander's neck, smiling and getting away with it: "I mean, I like the commander the most~"

"You..."

Lin Xiao was amused. He flicked her forehead and rubbed her head lovingly.

"Okay, okay, you're the only one who can talk. Let's go to the supermarket before we go home and I'll help you pick out gifts."

As he spoke, he put the ring down. The cute little girl showed a reluctant expression and looked at Lin Xiao pitifully, but then he turned around and held her little hand again.

This time the children got angry again and started to fight for ownership of the commander's other hand. However, Tiancheng was there, so they didn't dare to make a fuss, nor could they compete to see who was better at acting like a spoiled child. They could only use the most primitive method and start playing rock-paper-scissors.

In the end, it was no surprise that Xuefeng won and held Lin Xiao's other hand. Then soon some children started to "complain" and said that Xuefeng was cheating and that there was no way she could lose in rock-paper-scissors!

When Lin Xiao heard this, he was shocked. How could you cheat in rock-paper-scissors?

However, after thinking about it carefully and savoring it for a while, hey, it seems to be true. Xuefeng really can't lose in rock-paper-scissors. Her luck is really too good, especially when she is with her companions. She can even absorb her companions' luck. Thinking about it this way, it seems that it is really bad luck.

But what can we do about it… Can’t we just let others have good luck?

Lin Xiao, who was a seal in the eyes of others, had a natural tolerance for the European Emperor, so it was no surprise that the result of his "complaint" was that he was frightened by Tiancheng's "gentle" smile and kept shrinking his neck, and never dared to speak nonsense again.

Lin Xiao, who was holding a little girl's hand, was the talk of the town for a moment. He walked into the supermarket like a victorious general, and then looked at the huge crowd in amazement.

It wasn’t like this when he came before... Is it really because the New Year is approaching?

In desperation, he could only tell a few older girls to look after the children. Also, because pets were not allowed in, Nagato's fox and Mutsu's little black cat were left outside to guard the house. If a child got lost, at least they wouldn't have to run away in a daze, because the fox and the little black cat were smart and would hold their trouser legs in their mouths to keep them there.

The crowds were so dense that it soon became difficult to move. Even though the supermarket staff were constantly replenishing the goods, the shelves were often empty. Although there was still some time left, the festive atmosphere could already be felt.

For Lin Xiao, this kind of scene seemed a bit long-lost.

I remember that when I was a child in my previous life, it was as lively as it is now. However, as time went by, the festive feeling disappeared. No one gathered together to eat anymore, and the crowded crowds in the supermarket became less and less. Firstly, there were fewer gatherings and we didn't need so many things. Secondly, many people chose to shop online.

As the saying goes, the New Year atmosphere has faded.

There is a saying that people always look at things from the past with a filter, and in fact the past was not as beautiful as they imagined, but Lin Xiao feels that at least in terms of the festive atmosphere, it is indeed much worse than before... Sometimes I stay at home, play games for a few days and don’t want to go out. Before I know it, the New Year has passed. It is really sad...

Perhaps what fades away is not just the festive atmosphere, but more importantly, the family atmosphere and the sense of connection between family members.

This is the inevitable result of the progress of the times. It is hard to say whether it is good or bad, but no matter what, I will occasionally think of the feeling I once had.

Of course, now he no longer needs to miss that feeling, because he will have even better memories...

Celebrating the holidays with the ship girls is something Lin Xiao is looking forward to.

By now, the ship girls have long become important family members in his eyes. The older girls are his wives and sisters, some are his younger sisters, and the younger ones are the cutest daughters. There is no grudge between them and no conflicts arise. Such a warm big family is hard to achieve even in dreams.

Therefore, he should cherish everything he has now...

Lin Xiao picked up the two little girls, one in each hand, and held them in his arms to prevent them from getting lost. This also gave them a wider field of vision so they no longer had to look at the shoes and cotton pants everywhere...

"If you want to eat anything, just tell the commander. Today is the commander's treat. You can take as much as you want!"

Chapter 59: Are you kidding? Would I, Lin, be fooled by a child?

"really?"

As expected, for children, snacks and toys are the most attractive things. Well, of course, for the children of ship girls, they may also need a kiss, hug and lift from the commander.