Elder brother's garrison

Xiaobai left the living room only a few minutes ago. When she and Yuzhang returned to the living room, the female stove goddess had already eaten all the two steaks that Xiaobai and Yuzhang had given her. There were even two bare iron plates on the table in front of the female stove goddess.

Xiaobai looked at Changchun and New Jersey, and exchanged glances with them.

understood.

It seems that Changchun and New Jersey also shared their steaks with the goddess of the hearth.

The goddess of the hearth collapsed onto New Jersey's lap, clutching her round belly with a blissful, ecstatic expression.

"Wow... the steak is so delicious... this is the first time I've ever eaten something even better than Aunt Wang's hand-pulled pancakes... hehehe..." The Vess's face was full of carefree smiles, and New Jersey did not resist the Vess lying on her lap. The two of them snuggled together in front of the sofa like kittens, their familiarity and naturalness completely unlike two ship girls who had just met.

"Oh! You're back? Thank you for the steak, it was really delicious!" The goddess of the hearth smiled contentedly at Shiro and Yubari as they walked back into the living room.

"I hope you like it, Miss Stove Goddess." Looking at the Stove Goddess's innocent and cheerful smile, Xiaobai paused for a few seconds, walked to the sofa, and said to the Stove Goddess with a smile, "Miss Stove Goddess, um... if you don't mind later, after you've digested it a bit, how about I take you to visit and familiarize you with the bedroom you've been staying in for the past two days?"

"Bedroom? What's there to see in a bedroom? Isn't it just a floor and a bed?" The Kitchen Goddess looked at Little White curiously.

"Our bedroom is... a little different," Xiao Bai said with a smile to the Kitchen Goddess.

"Different?" The goddess of the hearth held her round belly, looked at Little White's mysterious smile, and tilted her head in confusion.

……

Half an hour later.

The beef in the stomach of the female stove god has been almost digested.

……

"Holy crap!!! What a huge bed! Are you guys going to play soccer on it? This...this tall??? Wow, what are all these pretty silks on the bed for? What are those things on the headboard? Huh? That...that could be the legendary computer?! Bookshelf...wow, a bookshelf, and another bookshelf! So many clothes on the clothes rack! Why...why do you have so many clothes?!"

The exaggerated exclamations of the female kitchen goddess, reminiscent of Grandma Liu's grand visit to the Grand View Garden, came continuously from the bedroom that Changchun Teng had given her.

Chapter 1694 Newlywed Restlessness

"Wow, that's amazing! That's incredible!"

"This bed is so soft, even softer than the sofa in the living room!"

"May I try this thing called a computer?"

"..."

The female kitchen goddess cheered incessantly in the room Changchun Teng had given her. Sometimes she would roll around on the high princess bed, sometimes she would roll down to the floor and circle around the wardrobe, and sometimes she would sneak to the computer desk and keep touching the mouse with her little hands.

He seemed very excited overall.

After settling the Stove Goddess in and introducing her to all the interior decorations and objects, Xiaobai said goodnight to the excited Stove Goddess who had no intention of sleeping, and returned to her room.

Yubari's house only has four bedrooms. Yubari and New Jersey each have one, and the female hearth goddess takes up one. So, Shiro and Nagaharu will have to squeeze into the same room.

Fortunately, the bedroom in the Yubari family home is very large, and the beds that Shiro bought are all double beds.

"Admiral, you're back. Good evening."

When Xiaobai returned to her bedroom, Changchun had already changed into cartoon pajamas and was sitting on the bed combing her long white hair. When she saw Xiaobai, Changchun gave her a serene smile.

Changchun's well-developed, petite figure was wrapped in a thin layer of cartoon fabric. Her curvaceous body was faintly visible as the fabric stretched, like a blooming young flower, spreading an enticing pink fragrance throughout the room.

"Yes, I'm back." Xiaobai walked to the bedside and sat down.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Admiral." Changchun moved closer to Xiaobai and gently massaged Xiaobai's shoulders.

Xiaobai has the physique of a ship girl, so she doesn't experience any physical soreness from a day's travel. Even so, the feeling of Changchun's soft and warm little hands gently massaging her shoulders is still very comfortable.

Feeling the touch coming from her shoulder, Xiaobai narrowed her eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and exhaled.

"Thank you, Changchun... I feel much better now."

"No... Admiral, there's no need to thank me. After all, I didn't help you much today..." Changchun said somewhat dejectedly.

"Oh, not at all! Changchun helped me a lot today, didn't he? Not only did he accompany me to find the Goddess of the Stove, but he also covered for me the whole way. Even the sizzling steak that made the Goddess of the Stove open her heart tonight was made by your hand, Changchun!" Xiaobai tilted her head and smiled at Changchun. "You were a great help today!"

"Oh, I see..." Changchun seemed a little embarrassed by this topic, so she lowered her head shyly and quickly changed the subject, "Then... is Miss Stove Goddess resting well in her room over there?"

"Well, she was just pestering me to teach her how to use the computer. So I taught Miss Stove Goddess how to browse the web," Xiaobai said to Changchun with a smile. "Right now, Miss Stove Goddess is probably engrossed in the fascinating online world."

"It seems Miss Stove Goddess really likes this place," Changchun said with a smile. "I'm really looking forward to going out with Miss Stove Goddess tomorrow."

"Yeah...she must really like it here." Xiaobai muttered, echoing Changchun's words. She suddenly fell silent for a moment, then looked up slightly and called out to Changchun, "Changchun."

"Admiral?"

"I have something to tell you."

"What's going on?" Changchun asked Xiaobai curiously.

"It's about Miss Stove Goddess..." Xiaobai grabbed Changchun's hands that were on her shoulders, took off her shoes, turned around on the bed, sat up straight, and looked Changchun in the eye. "Yubari just told me about this. She told me..."

Shiro told Nagaharu what Yubari had secretly told her during dinner.

After listening to Xiaobai's words, Changchun blinked her bright eyes in a daze, trying to process the information Xiaobai had conveyed.

"Something's not right... Ah..." After listening, Changchun lowered his head and belatedly muttered, "So, there are some suspicious points about Sister Stove Goddess's experiences that we haven't noticed... So, Admiral, what should we do next?"

"Next... well, what I told Yubari was that I wanted to go to the Ship Equipment Research Center after Ms. Vestal started work to take a look and see what kind of environment she was in... Sigh, speaking of which, we should have noticed this suspicious point much earlier... I didn't expect to only realize it tonight after Yubari reminded me..." Shiro sighed with some annoyance, "Otherwise, if I had asked for directions at the security office this morning, I might have asked for other information and found out something instead of waiting a couple of days to ask."

"It's alright, Admiral! With Sister Yubari's connections at the Ship Equipment Research Center, confirming Miss Vestal's salary shouldn't be a problem. We won't be short of a day or two!" Changchun quickly clenched his little fist to encourage Xiaobai.

"Thank you, Changchun..." Xiaobai smiled gratefully at Changchun, but after a slight hesitation, she spoke again to Changchun, "Well... but... Changchun, I have another question, I wonder if you can answer it for me."

"Sure? What question does the Admiral want to ask?" Changchun obediently placed his hands on his thighs.

"Changchun, do you think... Miss Stove Goddess is the kind of person who can be trusted?" Xiaobai remained silent for a long time before looking up at Changchun and asking.

"—" Changchun was stunned and looked at Xiaobai with some surprise.

“Well… after all, there are some puzzling aspects to the story of the Vestal Goddess, aren’t there… Yubari also said that these puzzling aspects either mean that the Vestal Goddess is being deceived by someone, or that she is hiding this from us for some reason that she can’t tell us.” Shiro scratched his cheek and said somewhat awkwardly, “Well… to be honest, if it’s the first possibility, then there’s no problem… but if it’s the second possibility… what if the Vestal Goddess is hiding something very bad… then…”

Xiao Bai mumbled something at this point and didn't continue.

Changchun stared blankly as Xiaobai muttered to himself until he finally understood what Xiaobai was trying to say, and nodded in deep agreement.

"Hmm... the admiral makes a good point."

"Changchun, do you think we should trust Miss Stove Goddess?" Xiaobai asked Changchun.

"Regarding this question... what are your thoughts, Admiral? What kind of ship girl does the Admiral think Vestal is?" Changchun didn't answer Xiaobai's question, but instead looked up at Xiaobai and asked.

"Me? Uh..." Xiaobai hesitated for a moment, her mind filled with images of the civilian ship girls queuing up in front of Vestal's house a few afternoons ago. "As for me... I still think Miss Vestal is a good person..."

"So, Admiral, you mean that even though there's no evidence right now, you still want to trust Lady Vestal?"

"..." Xiaobai scratched his forehead and nodded, "...Mm."

"I see..." Changchun laughed. "Well, I think... Miss Vestal should be a ship girl worth having as a newcomer."

"Really?" Xiaobai looked up in surprise upon hearing this.

"Admiral...you wanted to believe in Lady Vestal from the very beginning, didn't you?" Changchun looked at Xiaobai's surprised expression and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"Ah..." Xiaobai lowered her head awkwardly.

Xiao Bai did indeed want to trust the goddess of the hearth.

Although a question arose in the story told to Xiaobai by the female Stove Goddess that Xiaobai could not ignore, making the identity and origin of the female Stove Goddess even more mysterious, in the end, simply because of personal affection, Xiaobai still wanted to trust the female Stove Goddess—this trust had no reason, it was simply based on Xiaobai's intuition and affection.

For a garrison commander, it would be irresponsible to trust a stranger with a strange identity based solely on intuition and personal feelings. That's why Xiaobai mentioned this to Changchun, hoping to get the same answer from him so that he could feel more at ease.

However, this plan seems to have been exposed.

"I...I'm sorry..." Xiaobai scratched his head and said to Changchun with an apologetic look.

"No, no." Changchun quickly raised his hand, smiling and waving it, then turned to Xiaobai with a determined expression. "On this point, the Admiral really doesn't need to apologize... Sister Vestal is someone who would willingly endure a life of poverty and selflessly dedicate herself for twenty years to healing civilian ship girls with a clear conscience. Anyone would feel good about someone like Miss Vestal, including me. I'm willing to believe in Miss Vestal. Even if she might have initially hidden some things from us for reasons that were inconvenient to talk about, Miss Vestal's kindness and enthusiasm cannot be concealed. I'm very sure of that!"

“Changchun…” Xiaobai stared blankly at Changchun.

“Hehe…” Changchun’s expression softened again. She continued to say to Xiaobai, “Besides… I trust the Admiral’s judgment. The Admiral is always very good at judging people. Even Sister New Jersey said that Miss Vestal Goddess is very kind. So if the Admiral thinks that Miss Vestal Goddess is a good person, then Miss Vestal Goddess must be a good person! She deserves our trust.”

"Thank you, Changchun..." Xiaobai looked at Changchun with emotion.

"You're welcome, you're welcome... In fact, I should be thanking you, Admiral." Changchun shook his head and said with a smile, "You trust me, which is why you asked me these questions—it's a great honor for me to be trusted by you so much. I'm very grateful for your trust, I'm very happy."

Changchun smiled at Xiaobai, her pretty face seemingly radiating a holy light.

Changchun is wonderful.

Changchun is amazing.

Xiaobai loves Changchun to death.

"Changchun, you're so kind!" Xiaobai cried, jumping up and down to hug Changchun tightly. "Thank you!"

Xiaobai and Changchun collapsed onto the bed with a thud, their hands clasped together, fingers interlaced, sinking deeply into the center of the bed.

The soft touch of Changchun's body began to rub off on Xiaobai's body.

"Ah...Admiral..." Changchun's voice began to blush shyly. Her soft body, pressed tightly against Xiaobai's, began to heat up slightly and tremble gently from Xiaobai's passionate embrace. In particular, her two soft, prominent breasts pressed tightly against Xiaobai's chest, gently pressing and shaking against him as she trembled. "If you suddenly do this...I...I will..."

"Ah...sorry...what's wrong?"

"I...I will remember what happened last night..." Changchun's voice was low, shy and agitated, hesitant yet welcoming.

"..."

Xiao Bai raised her head and cautiously looked at Changchun.

Changchun's eyes were moist, and her pink lips were glistening with juice, trembling slightly as she spoke, like small and lovely cherries shaking after the rain.

It was quiet all around.

For a moment, the world seemed to consist only of Xiaobai and Changchun's breathing. Changchun's face was flushed as he stared intently at Xiaobai, his hot breath occasionally punctuated by a faint, alluring tone.

"..."

"..."

A romantic atmosphere began to emerge between Xiaobai and Changchun.

"..."

"..."

"Changchun...I..."

"Hush...Admiral."

Changchun pressed his fingertip against Xiaobai's lips, then withdrew his finger and slightly raised his chin towards Xiaobai.

Silently closed his eyes.

Chapter 1695 Healing New Jersey

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past two days, Xiaobai and Changchun initially planned to take advantage of Vestal's rest to go out and have a great time in the bustling city. However, Vestal didn't seem to be a ship girl who enjoyed going out for fun. Ever since she asked Xiaobai how to operate the desktop computer on her first night at Yubari's house, Vestal unsurprisingly became captivated by the colorful online world. For the past two days, Vestal had been staying at Yubari's house, spending all her time in front of the computer in Changchun's bedroom, intently staring at the screen. Except when Xiaobai called her for dinner, she wouldn't leave no matter who called her.

That's why they say homebodies are easy to take care of...

The goddess of the hearth's performance made Xiaobai, who had been worried about how to entertain her, feel much more at ease.

Two days later, the two-day weekend ended, and it was Monday morning of the following week, time for the Goddess of the Kitchen to go to work.

This was also the day Xiaobai checked the runes for New Jersey.

Early in the morning.

When Xiaobai got up early, got dressed, and came to the living room, New Jersey was already sitting on the sofa waiting for her for a long time.

New Jersey is the kind of ship girl who doesn't have the habit of waking up early. In the morning, she sits on the sofa, giving the impression of being drowsy and still a little dizzy. Her hands are stacked on top of each other and placed flat between her thighs. Her head is also drooping low, and she leans to the left and then to the right as her whole body sways.

Hearing Xiaobai's footsteps enter the living room, the dazed New Jersey opened his eyes and looked up slightly at the living room.

"Good morning, New Jersey." Little White waved to New Jersey.

"Good morning...Admiral." New Jersey rubbed his eyes and straightened his swaying body.

"Why are you up so early today, New Jersey?"

"Because I made an appointment with you, Admiral, last night to check the runes."

"Oh, I see..." Xiaobai glanced at the clock hanging above the TV in the living room. "New Jersey, what time do you get up?"

"...About two hours ago?"

"That's too early..." Xiaobai smiled wryly at New Jersey, "It's okay if you don't get up this early... I can go to your room to wake you up after I get up."

"..." New Jersey didn't say anything, but just touched her stomach through her clothes.