Daily life with the ship girl

"Free?" Li Ran smiled, then looked at the seagulls that occasionally flew over the sea without turning his head, and said:

"Then I will earn money in the future."

"Well, you are the only one who has this treatment, thank me." There were many things hidden in Leipzig's smile, but Li Ran didn't hear it because his back was turned to her.

Li Ran nodded:

"I'm really flattered. The sun is a little bright now. I'm going to go back and rest first."

Li Ran turned her head and looked at Leipzig, who had retracted her gaze. When Li Ran passed by her, she slowly lowered her outstretched hand.

……

"Bismarck?" Nuremberg looked at Bismarck absentmindedly.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Are you OK?"

"It's okay." Bismarck watched Li Ran's back as he walked into the lounge. She withdrew her gaze, her eyes a little confused.

"Tell me, how many sisters' hearts will the Admiral steal?"

"do not know."

"Well, anyway, since you have recognized such an admiral, there is nothing you can do about this. However, I think you should talk to Leipzig if you have the chance."

Nuremberg said this and left Bismarck's room.

"Want to chat?" Bismarck's eyes flashed with loneliness. She looked at the sky outside the window and felt for the first time that her heart was a little sour. Then she shook her head.

Bismarck, cheer up. You will be the admiral's sharpest weapon in the future, so don't let your imagination run wild.

Comforting herself in this way, she took a deep breath, walked out of the room, hesitated for a moment, and walked to Leipzig.

"Bismarck?" Leipzig heard the footsteps and turned around. For some reason, she felt a little guilty.

Bismarck said this, then looked at the sea. Just then, a few whales floated up in the distance. "You feel much better now, right?"

"Yeah." Leipzig knew that she shouldn't have such thoughts, even though she knew Bismarck wouldn't be angry. She was afraid that if she made such a decision, it would destroy the hard-earned stability.

"It's a bit slow."

"what?"

"nothing?"

"Oh~"

"Leipzig, if you go to the port area, Z24 and Z28 will definitely be very happy. After all, you have been out there for so many days, and your experiences are also a kind of story. They love listening to stories the most."

"Are they here too?" Leipzig took off her hat, her golden hair blowing in the wind, and said softly.

"Yes, everyone should be able to have a good gathering this time. By the way, when the admiral returns, he will definitely be very busy again."

"Very busy?"

"Well, he likes cooking very much. If you go this time, he will definitely cook without considering Lexington's feelings. He is really a worrying guy."

"Lexington? Is she from the First Ship Girl Academy?"

"Well, our port's secretary ship is gentle and efficient, and is also trusted by the admiral. I often think that maybe it is because of this that the admiral feels at ease when traveling far away. After all, the port has such an all-round secretary ship, so there is no need to worry about any trouble."

"Bismarck? Are you okay?"

"It's alright?"

"I always feel like you're not the same as when we first met."

"is it?"

"Well, when we first met, I thought you were a difficult person to get along with."

"Is it difficult to get along with him?" Bismarck said bitterly with a smile on his face.

"Maybe. I'll go back and rest first."

Leipzig hesitated to speak, but in the end she couldn't muster up the courage to say that she would not agree with Li Ran's words. She sighed slightly in her heart:

I am sorry.

……

Li Ran took a nap. After all, he had to get up so early in the morning and it would take three or four days to get back to the port area. However, he did not expect to sleep until the afternoon.

"Admiral? Are you awake?" Nuremberg had just completed the handover of the ship with Emden. Seeing Li Ran yawning and walking out, he greeted him.

"Ah, it's already afternoon."

"Well, Admiral, you must be very tired, right?" Nuremberg sorted out the documents in her hands. These were the distribution maps of the islands and reefs in the sea area that she had drawn along the way using radar detection.

"A little bit. I got up too early this morning and thought I wouldn't be tired, but I didn't expect to sleep so soundly as soon as I lay down."

"Admiral, if you want dinner, just hand it over to us. No objection."

"Okay." Li Ran smiled bitterly, then looked at the stack of papers in Nuremberg's hand and said:

"these are?"

"All kinds of intelligence collected along the way, including the sea conditions, hydrology, and distribution of islands and reefs along the route we took, were compiled by Leipzig and Emden. I didn't expect that Leipzig, who always says he only cares about his salary, is actually very good at compiling intelligence."

Nuremberg said, hoping to see some reaction from his admiral, but Li Ran had no expression on his face, yawned and said:

"Really? I'm going to go wash up first. Once the information is sorted, just leave it in my room."

"Oh, I see." Nuremberg sighed slightly in her heart. She had already sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere between them, but her admiral didn't notice it at all.

Admiral, you are such a slow-witted fool.

Nuremberg said this, pushed open the door of Li Ran's rest room, put the documents on the table, and tidied up the messy bed.

During dinner time, Li Ran stopped at a small island reef, then went ashore and lit a bonfire. He did not eat dinner on the boat.

Emden’s cooking skills were pretty good, so she, Leipzig and Nuremberg were responsible for preparing dinner, while Bismarck went out on patrol.

Li Ran was a little bored. He was free all of a sudden. He could only find a rock, sit on it, and watch Xiao Zhai, Bluefin and U96 playing around.

Before dinner, Li Ran informed Bismarck that he could come back.

Dinner was not too sumptuous. After all, if they stayed at a place far away from a large island at night, the bonfire might attract the deep sea, so after dinner, they extinguished the bonfire and prepared to go back to the yacht to rest.

Li Ran was also about to get up, but saw Bismarck walking towards him.

"Admiral? Can you walk with me?"

"Sure." Li Ran looked at Xiao Zhai and others who had been brought on board by Nuremberg and the others, and then he realized that he and Bismarck were the slowest two.

Li Ran and Bismarck were walking side by side. At this time, a not-so-strong sea breeze blew. Li Ran stretched himself and realized that the atmosphere between him and Bismarck was a little awkward. Moreover, Nuremberg and the others deliberately did not call him, probably to create an opportunity for him and Bismarck to be alone. He slowed down his pace and said:

"Hey, Bismarck, if you have any problem, you can tell me. I'm your admiral, so it's okay for me to be a tree hole."

"Admiral." Bismarck stopped.

Li Ran was a little surprised, then turned around and looked at Bismarck.

"Why did you stop?"

"Admiral, I've thought about what happened last time." Bismarck said this, seemingly mustering up a lot of courage.

Li Ran was a little confused. What happened last time? He asked stupidly:

"whats the matter?"

"Well, nothing? I feel much better now. Admiral, shall we go back?" Bismarck felt somewhat relieved and a little disappointed. She returned to her usual vigorous and resolute demeanor and said:

"Our journey back to Hong Kong was not peaceful, so I will not go back to rest at night."

Li Ran felt like he had missed something.

He could feel that he seemed to have asked a very stupid question.

However, he is just that kind of person, sometimes he is really slow.

After Li Ran and Bismarck returned to the yacht, Bismarck left again to carry out a night cruise in the nearby waters.

Nuremberg put down the binoculars in his hand, looked at Bismarck's receding back, walked to Li Ran and said:

"Admiral, you are such an idiot."

Li Ran was stunned for a while, and then Nuremberg left angrily.

From this time until the few days after returning to Xiguang Island, both Nuremberg's attitude and Bismarck's attitude were no longer as close as before, but returned to a relationship of superiors and subordinates.

This made Li Ran feel very upset.

Four days later, the yacht finally docked at the dock of Xiguang Island. When getting off the boat, Li Ran watched Bismarck and Nuremberg directing the goblins to unload the equipment. He wanted to ask what happened, but Lexington came over in a hurry and dragged him to the warehouse without saying anything.

"Hello? Lexington? What's up?"

"Admiral? The supplies sent by the Pacific Governor have arrived and are waiting for your signature. I didn't expect you to be a few days late for your plan. Go over now and make the handover. Someone wants to see you."

"Huh?" Li Ran looked confused, but since it was official business, it would be better to deal with it as soon as possible. He subconsciously felt someone's eyes on him, and when he turned around, he saw Bismarck looking at him with a very sad look.

Illusion?

Li Ran didn't know what he had done wrong during this return trip.

I just always feel like something is missing.

Chapter 218: Busy Port Area

When Li Ran arrived at the warehouse, he saw the last batch of supplies being put into the warehouse.

"Arod, the admiral is back." Lexington greeted from a distance a man who was checking the supply list with Saratoga.

"You are finally back, kid. I thought you were staying in Qiyun City." Yarod came over and whispered in Li Ran's ear:

"Damn Oti, he salvaged a few more boats this time."

"Ahem, Lexington is here, at least give me some face, you are a senior after all."

"What? Our tribe doesn't have members like you. Ahem, okay, let's get down to business. I stayed here for a few days because the representative of the Governor of the Pacific had to go back first, so I took over."

"Is it an emergency?"

……

Lexington watched Li Ran and Yarod talking about work, and she quietly walked to her sister to help.

"Hey, sister, the admiral has come back with new people this time, right?"

"Well, that should be it."

"You're such a playboy, aren't you angry, sister?"

"Why are you angry?"

"Admiral, Admiral, he's going to be my brother-in-law. There are so many sisters in the port area, and he's still going out to mess around with other girls. Ugh, it hurts, sister, why did you hit me?"

Saratoga complained, and then her sister tapped her forehead rudely, and she rubbed it quickly.

Lexington sighed:

"The admiral is going there to discuss business, not to mess around. Besides, the more sisters there are in the harbor, the more secure the admiral's safety will be. Also, the admiral is so gentle and likable, so it's understandable."

"What? Sister, you've been working so hard, but the admiral doesn't even know about it. Is that really okay?"

"Don't tell the Admiral, or you won't have any vacation time in the future."

"Alright, alright, I really don't understand. The Admiral is just a playboy. LOL."

Saratoga was still a little angry. After Li Ran left, things in the port area became more complicated. It seemed that everyone was secretly competing with each other. The atmosphere became a little weird because of the admiral's absence. She knew that her sister had to deal with these things and stayed up late for many nights, but, hum~

"Don't be angry, Jia Jia, everyone is working hard to make the port stronger, the admiral is also working hard, everyone is working hard, but I have never done well enough."

"Sister, you are like this again. Don't take everything on yourself."

"No, it's just that the Admiral needs to share more of the burden. After all, this is the Admiral's home, his only home."

"What? I don't understand at all." Saratoga looked at her sister's sad expression. She didn't dare to say anything bad about Li Ran anymore. She dealt with the documents in her hands silently.

Lexington sighed softly in his heart.

Yes, a playboy, but he is also an admiral.

The breeze gently blew her flaxen hair. Li Ran happened to see this scene. He felt that Lexington seemed a little haggard.