Shipgirls and Salted Fish Commander, Port Survival Guide

Just now, when Chen Xiang was about to play the good cop/bad cop game with his mother-in-law Fang Yue to extort money from her, Chen Xiang, after seeing Jing Su's face clearly, suddenly shouted "Boss!"

This left not only the onlookers present bewildered, but even Jing Su was completely confused. How did she suddenly become a shopping mall owner?

Not long after, Jing Su seemed to sense something, took out her phone and saw that the navigator TB had just sent her a message: Signal station detected. According to the application form, the transfer agreement is in effect, and the commander has officially become the legal representative of the two sisters' shopping mall.

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Upon seeing this message, Jing Su quickly typed to ask what was going on.

Navigator TB replied: Literally, someone applied to transfer the Two Sisters Shopping Mall to Jing Su. However, since the person signing for the package must go in person, the agreement was not effective until now. Now that the signal is within the Two Sisters Shopping Mall's coverage area, the signal connection is successful. While the staff was throwing a tantrum, TB was going through the process, and now that it's finished, TB sent the information to Jing Su.

"So, this shopping mall is actually a property of our port area?" Jing Su raised an eyebrow and typed a question.

Navigator TB operates within and outside the port area and is not circulated to the outside world. The so-called application form can only be processed on the platform developed in the port area, which is the platform that Sue encountered when she was on the Yixian ship. The process of transferring ownership through the signal station further illustrates that this shopping mall belongs to a certain ship girl in the port area.

“Yes.” Navigator TB’s answer was always brief.

"who?"

Before entering, Jing Su had observed the scale of the mall. It was large, luxuriously decorated, and conveniently located. To acquire such a place, money alone was not enough. Since entering, the mall had not displayed any notices related to ship girls, and Jing Su had not even considered that the mall might be part of her own business.

"The ship girls of the White Eagle faction, the members are..." Navigator TB hadn't finished speaking when the communication was cut off. To be precise, someone ran up to Jing Su and shouted. Jing Su had specifically instructed that when outside, one should try not to reveal one's presence to avoid getting into trouble. Navigator TB always kept Jing Su's instructions in mind, so when she saw someone approaching, she proactively cut off the communication.

"Boss Jing, why did you suddenly come? You didn't even give me a heads-up so I could be prepared!" Chen Xiang was extremely flustered at this moment. He had originally thought he could extort a large sum of money from a handsome and richly dressed stranger, so he rushed over excitedly. However, due to the dense crowd, he couldn't see Jing Su's face clearly at all. At most, he felt that he looked somewhat familiar. Now, he didn't even have a chance to explain.

More than ten days ago, the manager of the Two Sisters Shopping Mall suddenly summoned all the floor managers together for a meeting. The meeting was very simple: the owner of the Two Sisters Shopping Mall was about to be replaced. This scared many people, and everyone was in a panic. They asked for information about the new owner, but all they got was a photo and no other information.

After overcoming his initial fears, Chen Xiang discovered that the mall's operating model remained unchanged. The so-called new boss had been nowhere to be found since the meeting, so he gradually put the matter out of his mind and went back to his old ways. He had even been swindled out of money by the boss a few days ago, and today he was doing the same thing again.

Based on Chen Xiang's many years of experience in judging people, someone like Jing Su, dressed in expensive clothes and with a young and handsome face, would either be traveling to the coastal city for tourism or to see the ship girls. Regardless of his goal, no one would care if he did this. Firstly, he is rich and concerned about his image. Secondly, tourists generally don't have much time or energy to waste on him, and those whose goal is the ship girls are very concerned about their reputation and are even less likely to get entangled with him. Therefore, they would usually choose to settle things privately in the end.

Now, unexpectedly, what I encountered turned out to be a stumbling block, and one with nails on it, as I've managed to extort money from my own boss.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiang fainted several times, and if it weren't for the people around him supporting him, he would have almost fallen to the ground.

"Xiao Chen, what's going on? How did that guy become the boss? You've got a mistake, haven't you?" Fang Hui hurriedly pulled her son-in-law aside as she walked out of the room, asking anxiously.

"Oh my God, my goodness! I told you to tone it down, to tone it down! Instead of working properly, you're always thinking about these things. Now look what's happened!" Upon hearing his mother-in-law's voice, Chen Xiang, now having found a target to vent his anger, immediately unleashed it.

"Hey, how dare you talk like that? Oh, you're bringing me up now. If it weren't for our family's help all these years, would you be where you are today? I only have one precious daughter, and she suffered marrying a poor boy like you. I didn't say anything, and now you're talking back to me? You've gained status and become successful all these years, so you're all high and mighty, huh?" Seeing her son-in-law, who used to always be subservient to her, suddenly dare to talk back, Xiang Hui got angry. Not only did she fail to extort a big target, but her punching bag dared to talk back to her?

"Hehe, haven't you seen the truth yet? I'm finished, you're finished, everything's finished." Knowing that there was no hope left, Chen Xiang also exploded. He had already been ruined by his mother-in-law's petty actions, losing several promotion opportunities. Now he was about to lose his job. He had worked so hard for this position, and now it was gone. What else could he not lose?

"Is it that serious? Even if that kid really is some big boss, he's so young, at most just a second-generation rich kid. Why are you afraid of him? He's only been here a short time, how could he fire you? There's so much going on at the supermarket, can it even function without you? Go ahead and make a scene with him. If he dares to fire you, just cause a scene at the supermarket entrance every day. Eventually, he'll have to ask you to come back." Fang Hui looked at her son-in-law with an expression that said, "Are you an idiot?" No wonder she scolded him all the time. With this level of intelligence, what could she possibly do by scolding him a couple of times?

"Will this work?"

"You think you can still walk? If you ask me, that's all you've got..." Fang Hui was about to say something about stopping when she suddenly realized she and Chen Xiang were surrounded by several burly men. "Hey, you guys, what are you doing? Let me go! Do you know who I'm talking about?"

"Chen Wen, Fang Hui, yes, that's right, these two, take them away!" The leader of the men in black took out his phone, opened the photo album, compared it with the two people who were struggling, and gestured to his subordinates.

"Waaah~" Having received the definite order, the subordinates immediately covered the two people and left the scene.

After a while, the leader found a secluded spot and made a phone call.

The call is connected.

"Councilor Chen, the matter has been resolved. The two troublemakers have been taken away. What's next?"

"Has the background check been completed?"

"It's underway, but so far, the information we've gathered suggests that these two are talking about a gang on the coast." The leader knew what Councilor Chen was talking about—finding a scapegoat. There was definitely not enough time to conduct a background check, but it didn't matter. As long as they found the councilor's opponent, they could throw mud at him.

"Okay, let's find a place and take care of it. You know what to do."

"Yes!"

. . . . . .

"Boss, are you looking for me?"

Not long after, the office door was pushed open, and an elderly man with white hair walked in.

Although the old man was old, he was full of energy, walked steadily, and stood tall.

"Are you the manager here?" After chatting with a few staff members, Jing Su learned that before she came to the Two Sisters Shopping Mall, she had never seen the so-called boss. There was only a manager handling the daily affairs, which made many employees think that the manager was the boss. Now she realized that the boss was someone else.

"Yes, I've been managing the shopping mall for the past few years."

"Do you know Chen Wen and Fang Hui from the supermarket?" Jing Su didn't keep them in suspense and went straight to the point.

"I know." The old man nodded, somewhat surprised. He had originally thought that the new boss had called him over to discuss the business of the mall, but now it seemed like he was there to interrogate him.

"They usually extort money from people, did you know that?" Originally, Jing Susu wanted to deal with these two disgusting flies in her own way, but now she suddenly had a better way. Now that she was the big boss, she had a legitimate reason to deal with the two employees. Although she didn't know exactly what kind of power she, the so-called boss, had, as the big boss, had to give an explanation for being disgusted by her subordinates.

Of course, if the manager were to protect those two flies, Jing Su wouldn't mind taking matters into her own hands. After all, this shopping mall fell from the sky; it was given to her by her own daughter, and it disgusted her, the commander. Jing Su suddenly wondered what would happen if this information were leaked.

"Is that so?" The old man frowned. He wasn't lying. He managed the entire huge shopping mall by himself. He was so busy with work that he didn't have time to manage the details of each floor.

"Are those two people your relatives?"

“That Chen Wen has some connections with a local gang. Hiring him in will save us a lot of trouble.”

"Hehe, go check it out yourself. You're trying to extort money from me. Your management has serious problems," Jing Su said with a smile.

"I will investigate." Upon hearing Jing Su's news, the old man frowned and said seriously.

“That’s how it should be.” Jing Su nodded, then added, “I won’t interfere too much with the daily affairs of this mall. I’ve seen that the mall is doing well, so I know that you are someone I can entrust with this business. The mall is entirely entrusted to you. As before, it will continue. If there’s anything you can’t handle, call this number and I’ll take care of it. That’s all.”

"Yes." The old man nodded and left the room with a solemn expression.

As Jing Su said, he wouldn't manage or deal with this shopping mall. Wouldn't it be better to spend that time with his ship girls? Handing the mall over to someone else and waiting to collect the money is much better than going through all sorts of troublesome negotiations.

"Ding ding ding~"

While Jing Su was thinking, her phone rang. The caller ID showed it was Guanghui.

"Guanghui, were you getting impatient? Haha, sorry, sorry, I ran into a little thing here, I'll take care of it right away and head back."

Jing Su then remembered why she had come out. She hurriedly ran out of the office, picked out some ingredients from the fruit and vegetable section, and ran towards the villa. Before leaving, she remembered that she also needed to buy some ingredients for medicinal cuisine, so she went back and bought some herbs from a Chinese medicine shop in the corner before leaving the mall in a hurry.

"Something happened?"

In the villa, Glorious, who had just hung up the phone, frowned slightly and muttered to herself. Suddenly, she waved her hand, and a light screen appeared in the air. "Go and investigate what happened to the Commander after he went out. Report to me immediately if you have any news."

"..."

Chapter 123 You're Playing with Fire

"Commander, why is it taking so long?"

Jing Su rushed to the door and saw Guanghui waiting for her.

Guanghui held up a parasol, her hat billowing in the wind, her face veiled, making her appear hazy and beautiful.

"Sorry, I ran into a little trouble, but it's been taken care of now. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

“How could that be?” Glorious shook her head. “As long as the Commander doesn’t just suddenly disappear, as long as the Commander is still in this city, no matter how long it takes, I, Glorious, am willing to wait.”

"Oh, I know I was wrong. This won't happen again." Jing Su scratched her head.

Jing Su could roughly guess that Guanghui was worried that he had suddenly disappeared again. He didn't know what to say, but he knew what to do. Jing Su threw the ingredients on the ground, ran to Guanghui's side, hugged her tightly, and whispered.

“Commander~” Glorious trembled, her face flushed slightly, full of shyness.

"Haha, you've made my lovely little wife, Guanghui, sad. That's a terrible sin!" Jing Su pressed her advantage.

"So, my annoying husband, how are you going to make it up to me?" Guanghui, who had come to his senses, was in a good mood and played this embarrassing game with Jingsu.

"Of course I'll prepare a sumptuous lunch for my wife."

"Ah!" To Guanghui's surprise, Jingsu scooped him up in her arms. Startled, Guanghui instinctively wrapped his arms around Jingsu's neck. When he came to his senses, his cheeks were flushed, like a ripe apple, sweet and lovely, making one want to take a bite.

However, Jing Su didn't forget her main task; she still had to cook. It was already a restaurant, and after spending so much time at the mall, according to Guang Hui, they could have almost started preparing afternoon tea.

Jing Su carried Guanghui into the room, while the ingredients that had been left on the floor were carried into the kitchen by the little yellow chicken.

"It's getting late, Guanghui. Would you like a bowl of soup with your afternoon tea?"

I glanced at the time; it was almost one o'clock. No matter what dishes I made, it would be past two o'clock by the time I finished. My stomach was probably going to be in a terrible state.

“I like anything the Commander makes. Afternoon tea is supposed to be a time for enjoyment. If the Commander likes it, then I’ll have soup prepared for afternoon tea every day from now on.” Glorious took the ingredients handed over by the little yellow chicken, placed them on the table, and said with a smile.

"It's fine as long as you don't mind." Jing Su smiled. In his place, drinking tea and soup together was common practice. It was hard to say whether members of the Royal Family, such as Guanghui, had this habit, so Jing Su asked beforehand, "By the way, Guanghui, do we have any candy or snacks in this house?"

Feeling discomfort in her stomach, Jing Su hesitated for a few moments before speaking.

"Yes, yes." Radiant nodded and immediately called the little yellow chick to get candy. All kinds of lollipops and chocolates were available, and soon the entire floor was piled up.

"Commander, is this enough?" Illustrious asked.

According to the information obtained from Yi Xian, the Commander seems to have a sensitive stomach and is prone to hypoglycemia. He is currently using medicinal cuisine to regulate his condition. When symptoms appear, he can use sugary foods like candy to cope. Guang Hui doesn't know what medicinal cuisine is, but she has plenty of candy.

Since she wasn't sure which type was better, she got all the candies she could find on the market, preparing over ten kilograms of each kind. They weren't expensive anyway. To ensure they tasted good, Glorious even had several destroyers taste them, and only those that gave positive feedback would be kept.

"Oh my, you even have Big Bunny Milk Candy here? I used to love eating this. Hmm, it still tastes the same." Jing Su was startled by the pile of candy suddenly dumped into the room, but his sharp eyes quickly spotted a familiar package, or rather, he couldn't help but notice it, since the brand's packaging was indeed quite distinctive. "And gold ingots? Guanghui, where did you find these? I searched the mall for ages and couldn't find them. You're awesome."

"Do these types of commanders like to eat them?" Glorious was very happy to see the candies Jing Su had grabbed.

"Of course I love eating them! When I was little, I would pass by shops and stare at them through the glass, my mouth watering. It's just a pity I didn't have the money back then. When I grew up and could earn money, I couldn't find them anymore. Maybe it's not that I couldn't find them, but that I didn't have the desire anymore. Haha, Guanghui, I love you so much! These are all my childhood memories." Jing Su laughed excitedly, took out a candy, and handed it to Guanghui, saying, "Here, try it. I personally really like this style. Hmm, but there's still a little regret."

"Regret?" Glorious had been happily accepting the candy from Jing Su, feeling quite pleased. After all, this meant that Jing Su had specifically shared her past with her. For ship girls, past memories were mostly of various battles and the commander poking and pointing at them in the office; shared memories were indeed few.

Jing Su's sudden regret startled Guang Hui.

"It's not a big problem, it's just that these candies look like they were just taken out of the freezer, frozen solid. That's not the best way to eat them. I personally prefer candies that are a little softer, so they don't hurt my teeth. If they're too soft, I feel a bit disgusted. Haha, never mind, it's just nostalgia. I'm already happy to be able to eat them now." Jing Su explained for a few moments, laughed twice, tore open a coin-shaped chocolate, popped it into her mouth, and started crunching away.

"Oh, I see." Guanghui nodded, tore open the candy wrapper, and ate it.

"Hmm, it's a bit cold and hard, but it melts and becomes soft and milky, with a milky flavor. It's really quite good." Looking at Jing Su's happy face, Guanghui felt that this was the best candy he had ever eaten.

'I'll order a machine from Akashi later and have her design a box that can maintain a constant temperature for storing the candy.'

Guanghui thought to himself secretly.

'No, that won't do. With Akashi's intelligence, she'll easily guess why I'm doing this. That would expose this magic weapon that makes the Commander happy. It's better to keep such a good thing to myself. At most, I'll let the Royal Sisters know some inside information.'

Does the Commander like this brand of candy? We should find a chance to buy the manufacturer; they specialize in candy, so they should know how to handle temperature issues.

"Guanghui, what are you thinking about? You're staring blankly." Just as Guanghui was planning the acquisition, he was suddenly startled by Jing Su's voice.

"ah!?"

Startled, Glorious shuddered and trembled violently. After regaining her senses, she hurriedly patted her chest, her little face flushed. The bridge swayed back and forth, and she even looked at Jing Su who was concerned.

"Commander, I'm fine, I was just thinking about something." Seeing Jing Su's dazed expression, Glorious quickly realized why he was so confused. He then smiled, puffing out his chest to make his physique even more prominent. "Commander, is there something you need?"

"Oh, oh, uh, I meant to ask you what you'd like to eat. I'm about to cook." Jing Su blushed as Guanghui's words brought her back to reality, and she quickly changed the subject.

“I love everything the Commander makes.” Glorious’s answer was impeccable.

"Oh dear, what a cunning answer! I won't accept that answer, hmph." Jing Su reached out and flicked Guanghui's delicate nose. Still feeling unsatisfied, she wrapped her arms around Guanghui's slender waist and spun her around amidst a cry of surprise or shyness from the latter.

"Then, Commander, um, Commander, could you cook one of your signature dishes for me? I'm really looking forward to it." Radiant, blushing, rolled her eyes at Jing Su after landing again. Jing Su's actions had been too sudden, and Radiant hadn't reacted in time, involuntarily making strange noises. Now that she had come to her senses, Radiant was incredibly shy. She quickly turned her face away under the pretext of fixing her hair, but she didn't really want to leave the room.

The time I spent with Jing Su was precious.

There are over 600 sisters in the entire Hong Kong area, and who knows, new sisters will join in the future. If I spend my time with one of them a day, it will take almost two years to finish. Now I can take advantage of the first move and grab several days.

"My specialty dishes?" Jing Su muttered under her breath. "They're all home-style dishes, no problem, right?"

“I like everything the Commander makes,” Glorious replied with a smile.

At this moment, Radiant was trying to tighten the ribbon that was about to come loose. She was wearing a blue satin dress today, a one-piece dress with a relatively large opening at the top, which was held in place by a large back ribbon. If the ribbon came loose, the dress might slip down.

Glorious wanted to re-tie the straps and did so, but unfortunately, her magnificent bridge had become a problem at this moment. It seemed that she couldn't quite reach the straps on her back.

It wasn't that his arms weren't long enough, but to reach the strap, he had to lean forward, which put even more pressure on the strap. After only a few attempts, Glorious could clearly feel the strap screaming, as if it might break at any moment.

Just then, Jing Su's question rang out, startling Guang Hui. He forced himself to calm down, answered, and shrank back.

As a result of Guanghui's movements, the sleeves that were already stretched open slid down his shoulders.

"ah!"

The sudden situation startled Guanghui, who cried out. Although she tried her best to restrain herself, Jing Su still heard the faint sound.

"Hmm? Glorious, what's wrong?"

Jing Su turned her head to check on Guanghui's condition, but then suddenly shouted.

With that turn, Jing Su's eyes widened in disbelief!

Just then, the strap, which had held on for several minutes, finally gave way and snapped with a 'whoosh,' and the gorgeous dress slid down in a splendid fashion.

"Hey, don't look!"