Daily life with the ship girl

"It's okay, Qiu."

Helena couldn't help but chuckle and closed the glass door of the kitchen.

Half an hour later, Li Ran finally finished making the French bread and a homemade cake base. He finally found out the date he was in this world. Today was March 2017, 3 in the Starfish Calendar, which happened to be Walkerland's birthday.

He didn't know if it was a huge coincidence. He couldn't remember many birthdays of the ship girls in the game. Apart from all the Chinese fishery officers, there were also Vauquelin and Richelieu, Cat House, the Lexington sisters, and Bluefin Shrimp. He couldn't remember the birthdays of other ship girls very clearly. As for why these ships were chosen, after all, when playing the game, Li Ran always had his favorite ones.

Moreover, when Li Ran thought about the fact that he had built his two favorite French ship girls in the game during this major construction project, he didn't know if it was a coincidence. He shook his head and looked at the dark chocolate cake he put in the oven. A hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes. He thought to himself, whether it was a coincidence or not, he hoped that Walkerlan would like this gift for our first meeting.

Li Ran set the time for the oven, cleaned the kitchen, washed his hands, and then left the kitchen. He returned to the sofa and sat next to Walkerlan. After thinking for a while, he said:

"Walkeran, is your birthday March 3th?"

Walkerlin was chewing a piece of hard candy. She tilted her head, thought for a moment, and said:

"seems like it."

"That's good." Li Ran nodded slightly.

Helena looked at Li Ran with some confusion, always feeling that there was something strange about her admiral.

Li Ran saw that Helena's eyes were somewhat inquiring, but he didn't care. Seeing that it was almost nine o'clock, it was time for the patrolling ship girls to return. He thought for a moment and said to the two ship girls:

"I'll notify them to come back, just wait a moment."

Chapter 44: Happy Birthday, Walkerlan~

Li Ran entered the exclusive channel through his personal network and said:

"Everyone, the mission for tonight has come to an end. Return to the garrison immediately. I have something important to inform you of."

Bismarck heard what Li Ran said. Although she was confused, a soldier's duty was to obey orders. She called out to Firefly and Sigsby and retreated to the deep-water port area.

Lexington and Saratoga also heard what Li Ran said. Lexington looked at the four resources in the warehouse and was relieved. She said to her sister:

"Jia Jia, you've worked hard this evening, let's go back too."

Saratoga stretched herself, walked over to her sister, took her hand, rubbed it, and said:

"Sister, I didn't slack off today."

Lexington smiled gently, ruffled her sister's long golden hair, and said:

"You are not a child anymore, why are you still acting like a spoiled brat?"

Saratoga refused to give in. She walked out of the warehouse door with her sister on her arm. She made a face and said:

"Since my sister is so awesome, it's okay for me to be a little lazy. Well, I didn't slack off today, did I?"

Lexington sighed and tapped her forehead:

"Okay..."

……

On the other side, Ping Hai and Quincy Juno were helping the Ruoduo Elf Mining Team to place some tools and equipment, and were responsible for the maintenance of some conventional equipment. At this moment, Ping Hai heard the notification on the exclusive channel. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and said:

"Juno, Quincy, we should go back to the tutelary fort."

"What's wrong?" Juno was a little confused. She helped the fairy Ruoduo change a prospecting drill and asked:

"What happened?"

Ping Hai shrugged. She didn't quite understand why Li Ran suddenly called them. But since the admiral said there was something, it must be something important. She said:

"The Admiral must have something important to do. Let's go back first."

Quincy rubbed his belly and said:

"Let's go back quickly. The admiral might have made something delicious."

Juno looked at her good friend helplessly. Ever since she became the admiral, her good friend had been living a happy life every day and smiling more than when she was in the First Ship Girl Academy. However, if there was one thing that changed, it was that stupid Quincy was still stupid Quincy. His IQ had not increased at all, but his appetite had increased a lot, and he was more active in fighting.

"Idiot, you only know how to eat. You'll get fat to death." Juno couldn't help but complain, then took Pinghai's hand:

"Pinghai, let me tell you, Quincy is terrible, her sister..."

……

After Li Ran notified everyone, he thought about it and realized that he did not expect the timing of this major construction to coincide with Walkerlan’s birthday. He hoped that Walkerlan would not think that this birthday celebration was too hasty and simple.

"Admiral?" Helena made a cup of tea for Li Ran. Seeing him in a daze, she felt a little strange and asked:

"Are you worried about something?"

When Li Ran heard what Helena said, he scratched his head and said:

"No, I just thought of something. Oh, I didn't expect you could make tea."

"Well, the tea ceremony is a Chinese tradition, but the U country also drinks tea, but we drink black tea, and green tea is less common. The taste of British black tea is actually very good."

"You remind me of Hood. I heard she likes black tea the best."

"Hood?" Helena murmured, and she chuckled:

"Yes, after all, Hood is the glory of the British Royal Navy."

"I didn't expect you knew that, too. By the way, Helena, I was actually thinking about when to launch a counterattack against the deep sea. After all, there is a deep sea fleet around the port area, which is a threat to the external communication of the garrison."

"The Admiral's worries are not without reason. Whenever the Admiral wants to attack the three deep-sea islands, Helena will definitely do her best to assist him."

"Ha, look at me, I'm talking about work again in just a few words. Let's not talk about this anymore." Li Ran smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Then, he heard a "ding" sound from the kitchen oven. He put down his teacup, stood up and said:

"The buns should be ready. I'll go check it out."

As he said that, Li Ran walked into the kitchen and brought out the rolls with heat-insulating gloves. As for the chocolate cake, it would take some time. He looked at the bright yellow and fragrant French rolls and smiled with satisfaction. This was a pastry he hadn't made for a long time. His mother's favorite was this kind of roll. He sighed.

But he immediately cheered up, thinking that he should have understood the principle of making the best of one's situation. He laughed at himself and thought that perhaps he would have to spend his whole life in this strange world. But fortunately, with them by his side, perhaps it was not so bad.

Driving the messy thoughts out of his mind, Li Ran walked out of the kitchen with the bread, and just in time met the ship girls who were returning one after another.

"What a nice smell." Firefly's voice came, and she pulled Sigsby and skipped to Li Ran, raised her head and asked:

"Admiral, I want to eat."

Li Ran looked at Bismarck and others gathered around the tea table. He whispered to Firefly and Sigsby, "Okay, but Firefly, today is Walkerland's birthday."

"Huh? Walkerland?" Firefly tilted her head and asked, "Are you a new friend?"

"Well, you see, she's there. You'll have a new playmate in the future, but you have to promise me not to reveal this little secret."

"I see. It's a surprise." Firefly blinked, then pulled Sigsby and ran towards Walkerland.

Li Ran looked at the two energetic little ones, and a hint of tenderness flashed across his face. He walked to the tea table with bread in his hand and said:

"This is freshly baked French bread. I prepared it especially for Walkerlan and Helena. I hope you like it."

"Thank you, Admiral." Helena felt a little embarrassed as she saw the girls' eyes unconsciously focused on her, especially on her chest.

Walkera's face flushed, and she said in a delicate voice:

"Admiral, you are so kind."

Li Ran saw Walkerlan's happy look, and he felt very satisfied. He smiled softly, put the bread on the table, and said:

"Of course, these are also midnight snacks made by everyone. Everyone has worked hard for the construction of the port area in the past half month. This is my little token of my appreciation."

Lexington glanced at Li Ran, a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes. Saratoga looked at her sister like this, let go of her hand and turned her head away, but the bread was so fragrant that she couldn't resist the desire to turn her head away.

Bismarck remained serious, but with the new companions joining her, her expression softened a little and she said:

"The admiral asked us to come back. I don't know what's going on."

Pinghai was also a little curious, but she, Quincy and Juno were actually more concerned about the bread, which smelled delicious. However, seeing that no one touched it, she didn't want to take it. After all, Pinghai was a Chinese girl who knew etiquette.

Li Ran saw that everyone was looking at him expectantly. He heard the oven "ding" and smiled mysteriously.

"Quincy, turn off the lights for me. Pinghai, go get some birthday candles. Wait for me, I'll get a cake."

"Cake?" Lexington glanced at Bismarck, who indicated that he didn't know either.

"Whose birthday is it?" Juno was a little confused, looking at the strange silence of everyone.

The Firefly and Sigsby smiled at each other, and then she said:

"Admiral, can I eat the bread?"

"Eat, why are you all so modest? It's originally prepared for everyone." Li Ran looked at the ship girls with some amusement and saw that they didn't touch the bread on the table. He joked:

"Or do you think what I cook won't taste good?"

"That's not the case." Sigsby said quickly. Everyone was brought back to their senses by Sigsby's words and started to move.

Li Ran went into the kitchen, put the baked chocolate single-layer cake on a plate, and then cut some fruit. It must be said that in addition to wood and minerals, Xiguang Island also has many wild fruits, such as pineapples and coconuts, as well as some sugarcane.

Li Ran cut the pineapple, then took some apples, kiwis, and grapes from the supply, piled them up on the edge of the cake, and then wrote "Happy Birthday to You" and "Happy birthday too you!" with cream.

Looking at his masterpiece, Li Ran pushed open the kitchen door with satisfaction and found that the lights outside had been turned off. Fortunately, it was a clear night and the moonlight illuminated the hall, so he was not blinded.

Li Ran placed the cake on the dining table, which was a long, large table that could seat more than a dozen people. He said:

"Everyone come here, I have important news to tell you, Pinghai, where are the birthday candles?"

"Here, for you, Admiral." Pinghai hurriedly trotted over, chewing a piece of bread in his mouth.

"Please help me light all the candles."

"Admiral, whose birthday is it?" Quincy couldn't help but be curious, so she lit a candle and asked.

"Everyone will know in a moment." Li Ran watched the candles light up, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Does anyone know what day it is today?"

Pinghai tilted his head and thought for a while, then said:

"It's March 2017, 3 in the Starfish Calendar. What's going on?"

"Pinghai is right. Today is March 3th, which is also Walkerlan's birthday."

"Ah?" Walkerland was a little confused when she heard Li Ran's words.

Li Ran looked at Walkerland and said seriously:

"Happy birthday, Walkerland. I hope you don't feel it's too hasty."

"I...um...thank you, Admiral..." Walkerlan's face turned red with embarrassment. She didn't expect Li Ran to remember her birthday.

"Happy birthday!" Firefly took Walkerlan's hand and said to her:

"I heard you have to make a wish on your birthday."

Lexington and Bismarck looked at each other. It turned out that the admiral said there was an important notice about celebrating Walkerlan’s birthday?

Saratoga sighed, looking at the destroyers surrounding Li Ran, she secretly complained: Hey, is the admiral really a lolita complex?

However, all the ship girls were actually very touched by Li Ran's unexpected action. After all, as ship girls, their demands are actually very simple. As long as their admiral is not too much of a jerk, their basic request is that the admiral can take them to heart a little bit, not based on love or something like that, but simply take them to heart. They recognized the admiral, and naturally hoped to be recognized by him.

The life of a ship girl is so simple.

Everyone spent the night in laughter, and Li Ran felt relieved to see that everyone was getting along so harmoniously. After cleaning up the mess, everyone took a shower or chatted.

As the admiral, Li Ran quietly walked into the admiral's office on the second floor and continued to deal with the unfinished documents. He took a deep breath and said to himself:

"They are all working hard, so I must do my best too! For a better tomorrow for the Admiral's Mansion!"

Li Ran had just sat down and was looking at the nautical chart when he heard a knock on the door.

Chapter 45: Jiajia's Little Emotions

"Please come in." Li Ran put down the nautical chart in his hand. Without even raising his head, he held a pen and marked on the nautical chart.

"Admiral, here's your coffee." Walkerlan looked at Li Ran working hard, walked to the table, and placed the coffee carefully.

"Thank you." Li Ran raised his head, thinking it was Lexington or Bismarck, but unexpectedly it was Walkerland. He smiled and said:

"Vauquelin, why are you here to deliver the coffee?"

"Well, I saw General Ti went upstairs, so I secretly followed him. I knew the Admiral had to work, so I made a cup of coffee."

"You are so sensible. It's getting late. You should go to bed early."

Walkerland nodded sensibly, and said in a low voice: