It's time to give out the rings, Admiral!

The girl's eyes sparkled as she smiled and said this to Xiaorou.

With this brat's inside help and assistance, she can gather more information about Yu Chen. Once Yu Chen's ship girls have left and she's pretty much won over Yu Chen, she can kick this brat aside and rightfully become the Su family's legal wife! As for this brat, she'll just be a little sister then, which is no surprise!

Just as the young girl was fantasizing about becoming Mrs. Su, the beautiful pupils of the girl opposite her also lit up.

As long as I form an alliance with this vixen, she will lower her guard! Once I defeat my brother's ship girls, I can use my knowledge of my brother and the vixen's dirty secrets to backstab her, and then I can have my brother all to myself!

Hmph, you actually dared to peek at my brother taking a bath while I wasn't looking! I've never even seen it myself! I'll make sure you, you stinky vixen, know that I, Su Yuru, am not someone to be trifled with!

Volume 1, Chapter 379: Guess Who I Am?

After sailing for a night, the passenger ship had long since left Tsugawa and arrived at a much wider expanse of sea. The morning sun was very bright, but even sailing close to the coastline, one had to squint and try hard to distinguish the various buildings on the distant shore.

Buildings of all sizes on the undulating shore are about the size of soybeans, and the fishing boats that can be seen everywhere are as indistinguishable as small pebbles.

The boy sat alone on the crowded deck, gazing at the distant sea. Because it was unusually not very hot today, and the wind and waves were also very calm, the already small deck of the passenger ship was now filled with passengers who had been cooped up in the cramped cabins all night and were finally given a chance to get some fresh air.

The noise was so loud that it was hard to concentrate, especially since someone was already suffering from back pain. Sitting alone on a chair on the upper deck, listening to the cacophony around him, the young man couldn't help but take a deep breath of the sea breeze-scented air. He sighed and rubbed his aching back again.

"Oh dear... I should have been more restrained last night. Uh... what did Jiajia eat just now? My mouth tastes bitter now."

Complaining about how he always seemed so stubborn and unrestrained, he looked away and smacked his lips, which still tasted a bit strange. Just half an hour ago, when he had just gotten up, he didn't know where Jiajia had gotten all those medicinal herbs and health supplements from, and she even said that Lexington had asked her to supervise him taking them.

I understand the reasoning behind it all. The herbal tea and vitamin pills from Yi Xian are one thing, but why are there so many kidney...kidney health supplements among that mountain of medicine? And protein powder, zinc powder, even oyster powder? I know you're doing this out of love, but there's just too much! You have no idea how strange the look on Marani's face became after she saw all this!

He quietly took a sip of the orange juice Lexington had brought from the naval base to moisten his mouth. While waiting for Gaja and Marani to change their clothes in the cabin, the boy once again listlessly turned his gaze to the two men in the crowd who caught his attention.

As soon as he arrived on the deck, he noticed the two men who were standing at the stern talking. Although he didn't recognize them, the boy remembered that the older man was the admiral he had met when he and Jiajia went to Annam Port to buy tickets. The other man, who looked no older than him, was probably an admiral like him.

Because of the distance and the noise on the deck, the boy couldn't hear what they were talking about, but in any case, he had no intention of going over to greet his colleague.

"Guess who I am~? Am I Lexington? Or my sister... the Admiral's favorite sister-in-law Saratoga?"

Suddenly, a somewhat clingy voice came from behind, and then the boy's vision was blocked by darkness. His eyes were covered by two soft little hands, and the owner of the voice deliberately strained his voice so that no one could tell who was making the sound.

But before the girl behind her could say anything more, Su Yuchen, whose eyes were covered, couldn't help but laugh out loud. Putting aside the faint fragrance of the girl behind her that she had already memorized, the bulging fleshy mounds on her back were still somewhat different from those in Lexington.

Moreover, although you suddenly changed your address to Admiral, everyone could still hear that "sister" you used before you changed your address... cough, not to mention that Madam no longer calls herself Admiral except when she's jealous...

"That's it? That's it? You think you can stump your brother-in-law with this? You underestimate me too much, Jiajia?"

The boy removed the girl's fair hand, turned around and looked at Jiajia and Marani behind him. They had changed out of their previous dresses and into trousers and shirts to prevent themselves from being exposed on the deck where the waves were high.

The girl behind him pouted, clearly unhappy. Before she could even speak, her brother-in-law saw through her act. Although she was happy that he recognized her so quickly, she still planned to make him guess wrong so she could blackmail him into spending more time with her! Besides, was she really that different from her sister? How could he make fun of her like that? She had used this trick to fool Marani before!

"Why did my brother-in-law recognize me so quickly? Was my acting really that convincing? I've fooled him before!"

The girl pouted cutely, standing next to the slightly shy Marani. Their stunning beauty immediately attracted the attention of a large crowd around them.

His sister-in-law hugged his neck, her tall and sweet body pressed tightly against his back. The boy smiled at the girl. If he could mistake the two of them, then he would be the one with a real ulterior motive! Mistaking you for my wife before was only in a game, and I can't change the lines in a game!

"Of course! Who would praise themselves while making others guess who they are? Jiajia, you've already said you're your brother-in-law's favorite sister-in-law, do you really need me to guess?"

Hearing her brother-in-law's words, the blonde girl tilted her head, thought for a moment, and realized that it seemed to be true. She then hugged the boy's neck tightly and laughed foolishly.

"Hehe, so that's how it is. I knew my brother-in-law couldn't have recognized me so quickly! Well then! Cough cough... Sister... Admiral, the sea breeze is so... refreshing... Hey, what are you laughing at? I'm Lexington! Brother-in-law, why are you laughing even more?! Do I look that different?! Brother-in-law is bullying me!"

Watching the girl behind him trying so hard to act like her older sister, the boy couldn't help but laugh even louder. Putting aside whether it was really difficult for Jiajia to pretend to be her older sister's gentle, virtuous, and composed demeanor, watching Jiajia pinch her throat and try her best to say the classic line from the madam's mouth, it really was, well, too cute.

Regardless of how Jiajia pounded her chest with her little fist again, the boy looked at Marani beside him, who was smiling and holding a small plate...

Volume 1, Chapter 380: Surprises are also very important!

"Admiral, would you like to try some? These are dumplings I made in the ship's kitchen this morning."

Seeing the boy looking at her, Marani, who had taken off her usual black stockings and hot pants and put on light blue jeans, smiled and picked up the small plate with several pretty dumplings in her hand. Her light purple hair released a faint fragrance in the sunlight, and her lovely and gentle appearance made the boy's heart flutter a little.

The boy lowered his head, stroked his sister-in-law's golden retriever that was clinging to him, and then opened his eyes. So this girl had been nowhere to be seen all morning; she'd gone to make dumplings. But making dumplings so early in the morning—wasn't that a little odd?

"Dumplings, Marani, did you go to the kitchen to make dumplings this morning?"

"Yes! I had a great idea when I was preparing breakfast for my sister Lexington this morning, so I couldn't wait to put it into practice!"

The girl blinked, then nodded happily, watching the boy reach out and pick up a dumpling from the plate in her hand, then put it in his mouth, seemingly waiting for the boy to share his thoughts. The girl immediately showed an expectant expression.

"Uh... what kind of filling is this, Marani?"

"It's snail rice noodles, Admiral! I saw Sister Yixian make it a few days ago, and it tasted really good, so I wanted to try putting it in dumplings."

After hearing the explanation from the girl who seemed a little excited about my fist, the boy's expression suddenly became very strange. I knew something was wrong when I tasted it. Although it tasted pretty good, it was snail rice noodle dumplings. Well, I can only say that Marani's skills in making strange dishes have improved again!

Seeing the boy remain silent, just chewing away, Marani, with her beautiful eyes wide open, couldn't help but tilt her head. What's wrong? Does the admiral not like it? She had already tasted it when it was first served. Although it didn't smell very good, it tasted quite nice!

"What's wrong, Admiral? Is the taste bad?"

"No, it tastes pretty good." The boy shook his head, but then paused, pinching his chin. "However, using snail rice noodles to make dumplings is really strange, Marani."

"Huh? Is that so? Doesn't the Admiral like these dumplings?" The cute girl tilted her head slightly, her beautiful long legs crossed. Is it strange to make dumplings with snail rice noodles? She had even thought about making mooncakes with snail rice noodles before! It's a pity that it's still early for the Mid-Autumn Festival, otherwise, she could let the Admiral try the Marani's special snail rice noodle mooncakes!

"It's not that I don't like it, I really trust Marani's cooking skills, but, well... um... it would be great if there were fewer of these weird dishes!"

The boy squinted and gestured with his fingers. He had great faith in Marani's cooking skills. Not to mention anything else, he still remembered the taste of her braised pork with preserved vegetables! However, this little girl always liked to experiment with some strange dishes. They weren't bad, but they always felt a bit odd, which made it hard to do anything about her!

"What if I didn't research some weird dishes? I'd be so sorry! Hehe, but I think surprises are very important too!"

Setting the plate aside, the girl rubbed her hands together and gave the boy a cute smile. Researching strange dishes wasn't her intention; she just wanted to, well, make more and better food to satisfy the admiral and everyone else's appetites. It's just a pity that her research process seemed to be hitting roadblocks repeatedly.

The boy was taken aback. Indeed, eating Marani food was always a pleasant surprise! It was like winning a lottery. When you were lucky, you would win food that was so delicious that you couldn't stop praising it. But when you were unlucky... well, let's not talk about how it tasted. Just the way it looked was scary.

"Dumplings made with snail rice noodles? Let me try them!"

The blonde girl, nestled in the boy's arms, peeked out after her beloved brother-in-law patted her belly, looking at the small plate on the chair beside her. She then pinched a dumpling and stuffed it into her mouth. But as soon as she put it in her mouth, before she had even chewed it twice, Jiajia's beautiful eyebrows furrowed into a tight knot.

"Wow! It's so spicy! Why is it so spicy?!"

The girl opened her mouth wide and desperately swallowed the dumpling, almost spitting out a ball of fire! The intense spiciness of the dumpling choked her, bringing tears to her eyes. Jiajia stuck out her little tongue and cried out loudly in a high-pitched voice, "My brother-in-law didn't find it spicy at all when he ate it! Why is this one so spicy?!"

"Are you... are you alright, Sister Jiajia?"

Seeing Jiajia's pained expression, Marani panicked and gave her an apologetic look. He had just seen Jiajia trying to take his specially made super spicy dumpling, and he had wanted to stop her, but before she could even speak, Jiajia had already stuffed the dumpling into her mouth.

"Those dumplings were my specially made extra spicy dumplings, Jiajia. I just wanted to try out the recipe I had come up with to increase the spiciness, but I didn't expect you to actually eat them!"

The girl, her eyes brimming with tears, gasped for breath. She had no idea those dumplings would be so spicy! Knowing full well she couldn't handle any spice, Marani still made such spicy dumplings and put them in such a conspicuous place—she was definitely trying to bully her! Waaah!

"Are you alright, Jiajia?"

The boy lowered his head, watching his sister-in-law's adorable panting and sticking out her little tongue. A mix of worry and amusement washed over him. He quickly pulled a bottle of milk he'd grabbed from the cabin, inserted a straw, and handed it to Jiajia. He patted the girl's back and said reassuringly, "Here, have some milk. The fat in the milk will neutralize the capsaicin; you'll feel better after a while."

The girl took the milk her brother-in-law handed her and gulped it down several times. She felt that her mouth did feel a little better, no longer burning as if it were on fire. She then threw herself into the boy's arms and began to whine and act coquettishly towards her brother-in-law, looking very aggrieved.

"Waaah! Brother-in-law, it's so spicy it's killing me! It almost killed Jiajia! Brother-in-law, you almost never saw your cutest sister-in-law again!"

The girl buried her face in the boy's arms, tears streaming down her face. The boy chuckled and patted her back to comfort her.

Thinking it couldn't be that serious, at most he'd just get a red-lipped jab. He noticed that Marani seemed to be curiously looking at the sea not far away, but then he realized that the passenger ship's speed seemed to be gradually slowing down.

Volume 1, Chapter 381: The Pearl Necklace

Marani stood on the deck, gazing at the distant sea. Her soft, light purple hair cascaded over her shoulders, swaying gently in the sea breeze. Her beautiful pupils shone with a hint of light, reflecting the deep blue of the boundless sea before her, a sight that stirred a feeling of longing in anyone who looked at her.

The younger sister-in-law in her arms was still acting coquettishly towards her, but seeing the girl in front of her with an expression that seemed to be curiously observing something, Su Yuchen rubbed Jiajia's soft face and also looked at the sea not far from the passenger ship.

"Admiral, what are those people doing?"

The girl's hands gripped the railing of the boat, her fair skin glowing with health. Beneath the thin surface, the blue veins were clearly visible. Her skin was soft and boneless, exuding a beauty that made one want to hold it in their hands.

The boy looked at the sea that the girl was gazing at. Not far away, on the shimmering water, many fishing boats were moored together.

There were many fishermen around the boat, wearing simple diving gear. They would dive down for a short while and then hurriedly surface again, seemingly searching for something underwater.

Su Yuchen stood up. When he first came to this world, he had gone fishing with Uncle Su. Although he couldn't really help much, he had learned a little about the subject. He released Jiajia, let her sit beside him, smoothed the golden hair at her temples, and smiled as he explained to the girl.

"Ah, you mean them? They're looking for pearls underwater. This area of ​​water near Yong'an is rich in pearls, so fishermen often come together to search for them at this time of year."

The boy nodded. If he remembered correctly, the passenger ship would arrive in Yong'an soon. He didn't know much about Yong'an, this coastal city, but it was famous as the pearl town in tourist introductions from various places.

I've heard that the seawater here is teeming with pearl oysters, producing pearls that are not only large but also of exceptional color. Most of the pearls used to make jewelry on the market are from Yong'an, making pearls the city's most famous synonym.

"Oh, I see. I thought someone was drowning and I was thinking of going over to help them."

Marani tilted her head. She remembered that there was a pearl necklace in her sister Lexington's jewelry box that she loved the most, which the admiral had given her. Since arriving at the port, she had only seen her wear it on the day everyone found the admiral; the rest of the time, it was kept locked away in a closet, treasured by her.

Seeing how much Lexington cherished the pearl, she was always curious about how it was retrieved from the sea. Little did she know that it was just a group of people wearing diving goggles who went into the water again and again and brought the pearl oysters up with them.

"Are they fishing for pearls? But brother-in-law, this is such a hassle. They have to surface every few minutes after diving. Why don't they just buy two oxygen tanks? That way they can stay in the water a little longer."

Jiajia was a little curious. Of course, she knew that her sister had an extremely precious pearl necklace, so precious that her sister would beat her if she even tried to touch it.

However, the girl could understand, after all, it was a gift from her brother-in-law. If her brother-in-law had given her a pearl necklace like that before he disappeared, she would definitely have cherished it just as carefully as her sister. It's just a pity that her brother-in-law did nothing but buy a large number of Oath Rings before he disappeared.

“They would like to buy them, but they need the money first. Given their living conditions, they simply cannot afford to go to a dive shop to buy specialized diving equipment.”

The boy looked up at Jiajia, who was clinging to his back again, feeling the soft chest of the girl against his back, leaving two clear, soft touches. He sighed and thought that this little girl must not be wearing a bra today, and then shrugged.

Having lived with a fisherman for a period of time, I knew that if Uncle Su really had the money to buy diving equipment, he wouldn't have been so reluctant to even buy a life jacket, which led to the search and rescue team saying that they had no chance of surviving when the storm hit the sea.

"Oh? If only archerfish and mackerel were here too. If they were here now, I could ask them to go into the water and help Jiajia find some pearls, and then make a pearl necklace just like my sister's!" Jiajia pouted, hugged the boy's neck, and casually threw the milk bottle she had just drunk into the sea.

The people on the deck also gathered together, displaying their natural tendency to watch, and marveled at the group of fishermen scooping up pearls underwater. But Jiajia scratched her head and saw the boy's strange expression, then remembered that her brother-in-law seemed to be suffering from amnesia.

"Ah, Archerfish and Big Bluefin are two submarines from our port area, brother-in-law, do you remember them? Hehe, they should be following that guy Constellation somewhere, searching for you on the sea or in some city."

Of course, the boy knew that he hadn't really lost his memory. The Bluefin Tuna and the Shooting Fish, the six-star submarine ship girls after their renovation, the children of Monkey Mom's family, the extra equipment of Taihou and Shinano, and his second marriage ship, were one of the irrefutable pieces of evidence of his lolicon!

Let's not even talk about the mackerel. Just the archerfish's figure is enough to make a certain silver-haired battleship lady green with envy. It's enough to make a bunch of perverts never forget it!

"Hmm, I vaguely remember, but even if you want a pearl necklace, you don't necessarily have to make them go into the water to retrieve it, right? The passenger ship will be arriving in Yong'an soon. Looking at the route map the captain gave me last night, if I'm not mistaken, we should stop at Yong'an port for about two hours. Jiajia, if you want pearls, I can buy them for you later, right? There should be people coming aboard to sell pearl jewelry later."

"Do you want Marani too? Yong'an pearls are very precious, although I've never seen them before."

"Huh? Is the Admiral also seeing me off?"

The boy tilted his head to look at Marani beside him, but when he heard his admiral's words, he was slightly stunned. It was unclear what she was thinking, but the girl's face suddenly turned red.

Before the boy could answer, someone suddenly shouted from the other side of the deck not far away, "We've arrived at Yong'an Port, the passenger ship will be docking soon."

Volume 1, Chapter 382: Ship Girl Admiral Zemu

When people are young, they admire their parents; when they are lustful, they admire young women; when they have wives, they admire their wives; when they hold official positions, they admire their rulers; and when they are ship girls, they admire their admirals.

Hearing the increasingly noisy sounds from the ship, Marani stood beside the boy, staring blankly at her admiral's still somewhat immature face. His small, virtuous face was slightly flushed, and his full thighs were pressed together and rubbing against each other. No one knew what was going on in that little head of his.

In fact, ever since dinner last night, she had been thinking about why she felt a strange sensation whenever she got close to the admiral. Of course, it wasn't a feeling that was unpleasant; on the contrary, it made her heart race and her face flush.

At first, she thought she just felt something was wrong, so she told herself it was just her imagination. But later, when the Admiral sat next to her and played cards with Sister Jiajia and Sister Xiaofei, whenever she saw the Admiral's face and smelled his comforting scent, she would involuntarily drift into a daze, forgetting that it was her turn to play a card.

The gentle Lexington always says that the Admiral is everyone's "light," the warmest and most reassuring home and harbor for us "small boats." Although we haven't spent much time together, I truly agree with what Lexington says.

Putting aside the admiral's ever-comfortable smile, although he always complains that he likes to experiment with strange dishes, every time he finishes making something, no matter how good or bad it tastes or looks, he will try his best to eat it all. Even if the taste is not good, he will not blame himself, but will instead pat his head and tell himself to try harder next time.

The feeling of being treated like a child and having your head patted by the Admiral is a little embarrassing, but... but I really like that feeling of being cared for by the Admiral! When I'm discouraged because I made a bad dish, or when I make a mistake in training, as long as the Admiral pats my head, I can quickly cheer up and continue to work hard so that Sister Fei can help me train, or continue to think about how to make the next dish.

Last night, I tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, thinking all night about why I had those feelings and what kind of emotions I had for the Admiral. But by dawn, I still hadn't found the answer, and my anxious thoughts only became more chaotic because I couldn't find the answer.

The girl quietly raised her head and glanced at the admiral sitting with Jiajia, watching the approaching coastline. She nervously fiddled with her slender fingers. Just now, after hearing the admiral's words, she felt she could roughly determine what was filling her heart with feelings.

She did indeed have feelings for the Admiral, not just because she was his ship girl, but because every time she looked at him, at his always smiling face, she couldn't help but feel an urge to take care of him and stay by his side. She hadn't realized it before, but why did she always bring the Admiral the first thing she made to taste? It was simply because she wanted his praise and a pat on the head.

The girl understood. She finally understood why Sister Yixian had reminded her to be mindful of her own feelings and told her that spending too much time with the Admiral would make her easily attracted to him.