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

The girl was deep in thought about a solution, but the short-haired girl sitting in front of her wiped her lips without regard for her image. Hearing that carefree voice, she reluctantly made a decision that made her feel a little uncomfortable. The girl quietly raised her head and looked at her best friend, whose face looked somewhat anxious.

"Okay, I'll go right away... Oh, by the way, Wang Jing, I haven't finished eating all the snacks and desserts that Zhuo Yuelin gave me before. If you want to try some, do you want me to bring some to your house? But in return, you'll have to do me a small favor when my brother comes back."

With a glint of shrewdness in her gentle eyes, the beautiful young woman gazed at her best friend and nodded with a smile to the short-haired girl in front of her.

Well, it's just a small favor. I can't bring myself to do it in front of my brother, and I don't want to see him looking troubled. But if it's you, it's a different story. I'm counting on you to fight for me, Wang Jing...

Volume 1, Chapter 249: Brother's Package

As the sun sets, the evening glow on the horizon and the fishing lights on the sea illuminate the entire tranquil town. The evening breeze, carrying a hint of the sea, blows along the embankment, caressing everything in the town like a mother's hand, making people feel safe and comfortable.

The fiery red light illuminated everything, including the pretty cheeks of the girl who was returning from the tailor shop. Her twilight-like eyes reflected the boundless sea in the distance and the few low bungalows nearby. With a slightly uneasy sigh, the girl raised her hand and brushed her beautiful black hair, which was being tousled by the gentle sea breeze, from her forehead.

The afternoon heat had subsided, and the sky, dotted with a few stars, had become cool and comfortable. However, as she stroked her soft, flat belly, the beautiful young woman was still worried about the question that Wang Jing had raised that afternoon.

The older women in town all said she was very pretty, and her brother had said more than once that he was very beautiful and a little beauty in the making. But what she was facing was a ship girl, a legendary life form!

They are so beautiful and so powerful; their presence is a great help to my brother. But what about me? I depend on my brother for everything. Without him, I feel lost and anxious, like a headless fly. Can someone like me truly gain any advantage over them?

"Sigh... I shouldn't have agreed to buy so much ice cream for Wang Jing this afternoon. My brother said girls shouldn't eat too much cold food, and... coming to think of it, my period is almost here again..."

Walking on the hard stone pavement, the girl, whose mind was already in turmoil, gently pinched her sleeve and lightly stroked her abdomen beneath her clean clothes. Feeling the slight chill still lingering in her stomach, she frowned and muttered to herself, somewhat unhappy.

Her long, slender, snow-white legs crossed gently. Listening to her own footsteps, she looked up and realized that she had unknowingly walked to the gate of Aunt Zhang's courtyard.

"Xiao Rou? Oh, Xiao Rou, you're back! Come in and see, your brother mailed you a package."

The girl hesitated for a moment, glancing at the smoke rising from Aunt Zhang's chimney. She wondered whether to go back and take a bath first, or go to Aunt Zhang's to help cook dinner. She paused for a moment, then saw a middle-aged woman who seemed to have noticed her and came out of the house. She heard Aunt Zhang's happy and excited voice.

"The package my brother sent?"

The girl was a little surprised. Didn't her brother just send back a lot of local specialties a couple of days ago? Why is he sending things back again? And sending things by mail from such a long distance, how much will it cost this time!

Despite her surprise, after hearing Aunt Zhang's words, the girl still ran after Aunt Zhang and walked into the main gate.

The old house was filled with the scent of sandalwood. Watching Uncle Zhang unpack a very sturdy box in the main room, the girl, along with Aunt Zhang, excitedly and curiously approached, wondering what her brother had brought her this time.

"Uncle Zhang, what did my brother send back this time? Why so suddenly?"

"Oh, Xiaorou, you're back. Yuchen sent back quite a heavy package this time. It looks like there's a lot of stuff inside."

Using a kitchen knife, he was struggling to cut the packaging of the parcel. He glanced back at the girl's expectant face, shook the knife vigorously, and his short hair was already streaked with gray. The middle-aged man, whom the girl called Uncle Zhang, had already opened the parcel.

Gently opening the corrugated cardboard box and removing the protective film covering it, the girl saw stacks of brand-new books and two gift boxes wrapped with delicate ribbons in the corner.

"Oh my, aren't these books? Yu Chen really bought so many books! So many new books, I wonder how much they cost!"

Aunt Zhang, who was standing next to him, clapped her hands in surprise. She had obviously not expected that her brother would actually buy so many books and mail them back.

These books were not for himself, but for the children in the town. His brother had previously run a school in the town and taught the children for free. However, they could only find one book left by the former private school teacher in the entire Tianshui town. Worried about the education of the children in the town, his brother had already planned to buy more books to bring back before going to Jinchuan.

Although I don't know how expensive books are in Tsugawa, the fact that there was only one usable book in the entire town of this dilapidated village shows how expensive complete books are. No wonder Aunt Zhang was so surprised when she saw it.

"Sigh... Yu Chen is such a generous child. I really don't know how much money he spent. All the parents of the children in town should thank him properly. Sigh, this book, this book seems to be a fairy tale book that he bought for Ya Ya."

Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zhang carefully lifted stacks of books out of the paper and gently flipped through them. Although they had never been to school and probably only knew a few words, they were still as excited as children when they saw how precious the books were.

The girl didn't pay much attention to the books. Compared to Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zhang's careful handling, as if afraid of curling the pages, the girl gently hugged the two exquisitely wrapped boxes with ribbons. After looking at the words written on the sign next to them, she realized that this was the gift her brother had specially given her, while the other one was a gift for that stinky Zhuo Yuelin.

Although she was a little jealous of why her brother had also given a gift to Zhuo Yuelin, she was both excited and curious about what her brother would give her, so the girl couldn't wait to open the pink box.

What came into the girl's view was an exquisite picture book. Perhaps because her brother had known for a long time that she liked sewing, the picture book contained many fashionable and beautiful pictures of clothes. When she carefully took the picture book out, she discovered that there were several brand-new dresses carefully wrapped in plastic film at the bottom of the cardboard box.

Volume 1, Chapter 250: Furious

The brand-new dress was the girl's favorite style and color. Gently taking out the packaging bag from under the picture book, she looked at the gift from her beloved older brother, and a heartfelt joy and delight appeared on her lovely and gentle face.

The soft fabric was so smooth; it was clear at a glance that it was made of very high-quality materials. Gently unpacking them and taking them out, the girl held them up against herself, and the happy young woman began to imagine herself wearing these dresses to welcome her brother back from Tsugawa.

Behind her, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang were still fiddling with those books and workbooks that smelled of ink. Just as she was imagining her brother unable to resist hugging her, Uncle Zhang suddenly raised his head and, as if remembering something, gently spoke to the girl whose clear eyes were filled with spring water.

"Oh, right, Xiaorou. Yuchen wrote to say that she has built other ship girls. The people at the post station said they are all very rare ship girls. Sigh, I'm illiterate and haven't been to school, so I had to ask the people at the post station to read it for me. Here's the letter, please read it carefully and see if your brother says anything else."

"But Yu Chen is really promising. She has two ship girls in such a short time. The only naval base in our town still only has one destroyer ship girl."

"Hey, old man, you're still talking about this now? Yu Chen has a proper education, he knows so much, and he's so sensible. It's not surprising that this ship girl took a liking to him. In my opinion, it would be strange if Yu Chen didn't become an admiral. Now we just have to wait for Yu Chen to come back and take Xiao Rou with him. Then Xiao Rou can live a good life with Yu Chen. It's just a pity that Tsugawa is so far away. I'm afraid she won't have many chances to come back to visit after she goes there."

"Sigh... It's good that she went there. It's so big over there, Xiaorou can broaden her horizons. It's such a pity to leave such a good girl in such a small town."

As they talked, Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zhang suddenly became a little sad. To be honest, as the place where she grew up, the girl was really reluctant to leave this place where she had lived with her parents for so many years, and where she met her brother. But... only where her brother was, that was her home now.

A hint of loneliness shone in her twilight-like eyes. Looking at the couple before her, who were like her second parents, the girl had no choice but to promise them that she would come back to visit often with her brother.

………………

The setting sun had already painted the entire sea red. The girl had intended to help Aunt Zhang prepare dinner, but Aunt Zhang, citing the need to celebrate her brother acquiring his second ship girl, kicked her out of the kitchen. Slowly walking out of Aunt Zhang's yard, the girl aimlessly wandered into the yard next door, where she and her brother lived.

The little girl still clutched the gift her brother had brought back to her small chest, but looking at the familiar courtyard wall, the girl who had just been happy because of her brother's gift could no longer feel happy at all.

Having one ship girl was already troublesome enough, but how long has it been? Her brother has already gotten another ship girl. Although it means her brother is capable and she is happy for him, the beautiful girl feels bitter when she thinks about how she plans to muster up the courage to confess her feelings to him after he comes back.

Even though I've been burning incense and oil money for the gods every day, why do I always feel like God is deliberately working against me, constantly showering my brother with all sorts of different but equally beautiful and outstanding girls? Could it be that the god enshrined in the town's ancestral hall is actually a god of misfortune?

The original plan was thus disrupted. The girl, looking distressed and weary, covered her cheeks. The already formidable enemy had now been replaced by another. She was starting to doubt whether, even with Zhuo Yuelin added to the mix, she could truly compete with those beautiful and powerful ship girls. A… a sister-in-law? Absolutely not! She was hoping to become her brother's wife and bear him lots and lots of babies!

I might as well just turn evil and wait for my brother to come back so I can just force myself on him. Anyway, my brother can't possibly refuse to take responsibility.

The girl, who had a headache, thought angrily and bit her lip lightly. Just as she was about to go inside to take a bath, she suddenly heard a girl's voice calling her name from outside the yard.

"Little Rou, are you there?"

Having clearly heard that it was Zhuo Yuelin's voice, the somewhat melancholy girl pursed her lips as if she had made up her mind, picked up the gift box that her brother had given to Zhuo Yuelin, and walked out of the courtyard.

"Oh, you're here, little Rou. I've bought the fabric and thread you asked me to buy for you before. They're right here, all sorted out."

Wearing a pure white dress, the pampered Zhuo Yuelin was still as beautiful as ever. Especially in the loose dress, her already full breasts seemed to have grown even larger after just a few days.

She glanced furtively at the two pitiful little steamed buns on her chest, then walked out of the yard. There she saw Zhuo Yuelin standing in front of her family's luxury car, smiling and offering her a white paper bag.

The butler, whom she called Uncle Qiu, was waiting quietly by the side of the car. She gently said thank you and took the things she had asked Zhuo Yuelin to buy from her. Looking at the serene and gentle smile on her face, the girl noticed that Zhuo Yuelin's brows were slightly furrowed, and she seemed to be feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Thank you... Um, what's wrong? Zhuo Yuelin? You look like you're in a lot of pain?"

The girl looked at the girl with some concern. She couldn't be as cold to her as before, considering that the girl in front of her had been so dutiful and had even paid out of her own pocket to complete her request, and that the girl might actually become an ally in the future. She tilted her head slightly and asked the girl in front of her in a soft voice.

"Ah...it's nothing, little Rou, don't worry. I'm just on my period, so I'm feeling a bit unwell. Actually, I was planning to bring it to you tomorrow when I felt better, but I might not have time then, so I asked Uncle Qiu to bring it to you now. I'm really sorry to see you like this, little Rou."

The beautiful long-haired girl was clearly surprised that the girl who was usually so indifferent to her would suddenly show concern for her. She was slightly taken aback, but thanks to her good upbringing, she quickly answered the girl's question.

"Oh, is that so... When I used to have my period, I would have my brother touch my belly and it would make me feel much better because his hands are very warm. You can do that when we get back..."

The girl nodded, recalling how, over the past year, from her first period to every time, she would coax her brother to gently stroke her lower abdomen.

After listening to her brother talk about many things to pay attention to when her period comes, she wanted to tell Zhuo Yuelin to get a hot water bottle to warm her stomach when she got back. However, seeing the increasingly bright eyes of the long-haired girl in front of her, the girl immediately shut her mouth, let out a long sigh, and let go of her arm, handing the gift box in her hand to the girl with waist-length hair.

"Here, this is a gift my brother sent back for you. I was planning to send it to you in a couple of days, but since you're here, I don't need to make the trip again... Oh, right, my brother said he's built some other ship girls, so be prepared. Also, don't wear colored contact lenses next time you come. My brother doesn't really like you wearing them, saying they hurt your eyes. Be careful next time."

Volume 1, Chapter 251: The Young Lady's Emotional Diary

My name is Zhuo Yuelin, and I am a second-year high school student at Tianshui College in Tianshui City.

At school, I was a beautiful school beauty admired by countless people. No matter what kind of boy I was, he would always turn his head to look at me because of my appearance. Whether in the classroom or on campus, wherever I went, countless eyes would secretly watch me.

Perhaps, in their eyes, compared to ordinary classmates, they, as the only son of the third generation of the An family, are more like a beautiful and unattainable princess, a noble and beautiful white swan, and every girl envies that version of themselves.

At home, I am the beloved daughter of a prestigious family in Tianshui City. I am the apple of my parents' and maternal grandfather's eye. No matter where I am or what I want to do, the servants around me will always do everything they can to get my requests, given that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Therefore, in the eyes of others, I am still a high-class young lady, an unapproachable aristocratic heiress.

I possess many halos that others can only dream of. The girls around me envy my looks and my family's wealth. They yearn to be carefree young ladies like me. And every boy around me admires me, admires my beauty, and longs to one day become my future partner. But who can truly understand... what I really think in my heart?

No one saw the reserved and beautiful self on the surface. They all thought they were noble and elegant young ladies, but they didn't realize that beneath their beautiful appearance and privileged life, they had the same desires as ordinary girls.

And so, to satisfy their opinions, and out of her own helplessness, she buried her true self deep inside. Perhaps none of you ever imagined that a beautiful young lady could be such a fake girl, yes, a fake girl.

To make my parents happy, I pretended to be a studious, gentle, and reserved girl. Playing the violin and piano were essential lessons for me every day. I also learned quite a few foreign languages. Although I didn't know what the purpose of learning them was, I still listened to my parents and studied them diligently. For someone as intelligent as me, learning them was not a difficult thing.

In order to be liked by my teachers and classmates, I became a person who was gentle to everyone and learned how to understand other people's feelings. As a result, I won the love and support of my teachers and classmates.

But all of that is in the past. It all came to a complete end when a boy came to my home and became my tutor. That day, for the first time, I felt the emotions a girl should have, and the uncontrollable flutter in my heart. I... finally fell in love! I fell in love like an ordinary girl!

That false version of myself was shattered completely that day. The sweetness of love kept sprouting and growing in my heart until I could no longer bear it and ran to my parents to confide my feelings.

I fell in love with a boy, a boy who was only a year older than me. But I didn't even know why. We had only spent some time together, just like a student would with their tutor. I had developed feelings for him in a daze, and I was deeply infatuated with him. You could even say I was hopelessly sick!

Everything about him seemed to radiate a unique and dazzling light in my eyes... His dry lips, his rapid heartbeat, his burning face, and his pounding heart—it seemed that at that moment, I finally understood what the most important thing in my life truly was.

During that time, I would become restless and even lose my appetite if I didn't see him for just an hour. Do you think there's any hope for me?

Yes, I remember my parents' expressions very clearly. They were really surprised that someone as proud as me would actually abandon all my reserve and fall in love with a boy, especially one who was just an ordinary boy in their eyes.

They were curious and surprised, but fortunately, their parents were not the kind of parents who would sacrifice their feelings for the sake of social status. After observing him carefully, they agreed and even grew to like their future son-in-law just as much as they did.

I changed. After realizing my feelings for him that day, I became sentimental. The me who used to be indifferent to emotions disappeared completely, like a mirage. I was no longer cold and unapproachable to everyone, and sometimes I would even laugh to myself.

Whenever I have free time, I like to sit alone in a chair, staring blankly at the empty ceiling, lost in thought. Then, without realizing it, my mind drifts to that rascal who makes me so sweet and worried. What is he doing now? Is he hungry? Is he cold? Is something bothering him? Ah~ brother… do you know that somewhere you don't know, there's a girl silently worrying about you? Hmph! You definitely don't know, with your blockheaded brain, how could you possibly know these things?

At home, in my bedroom, everything seems to have changed along with me. The originally stark light blue wallpaper has somehow transformed into a soft and lovely pink. The once sleek and simple cabinets are now covered with all sorts of adorable plush toys—honestly, I don't like these things at all! How did it become like this?

But what surprised me the most was that I actually took my favorite sketches from the bedside table and threw them into the drawer where I kept my books, just to make room for that photo that had almost captured my entire mind!

Ugh, really. So what if you have someone you like? Does it really have to turn into this? Look at yourself, look in the mirror! Is that really you? Those eyes brimming with spring fever, that blissful yet infatuated expression—when did you become such a lovesick young girl? The way you look now, as if you want to devour him whole, leaving not even bones behind, will definitely scare him when he comes back!

But... you can't blame them! Who told that bad guy to steal their heart completely?

Brother, do you know? In a place you don't know, there's a silly girl secretly longing for you. For you, she gave up her favorite sketching to learn cooking from Mom, all to satisfy your appetite. For you, she drinks papaya milk every day and massages her chest regularly, because she's heard boys like big breasts! All for you too. But when will you finally understand her feelings for you? When will your blockhead finally see the light?

Sigh... I really want to see you, brother. I want to touch your face, smell your comforting scent, and kiss your cheek like we did last time before doing some shameless things!

But just hang in there a little longer, Mom and Dad have agreed to let me go to Jinchuan with you. When you come back, even in front of Xiaorou, I'll make sure you know how I feel about you. Then, we'll go to Jinchuan together and never be apart again. Just wait patiently! Hehe~

Who is it, Chapter 252 of Volume 1?

"Understood, Lexington. The remaining procurement proposals will be prepared as such. By the way, Admiral, aren't you about to go back to pick up Xiaorou? Would you like me to help you purchase some local specialties so you can take them back with you?"

Foxy eyes narrowed slightly as she thought about the dark history of the admirals she had preserved, and the boy's easily embarrassed personality. In an instant, she came up with many ways to make her silly admiral give in. Wisconsin crossed her arms and gently touched the corner of her moist lips with her fingertips.

She certainly didn't want to use any methods that would embarrass the Admiral or involve violence. However, compared to waiting for her older sister to return and continue showing off her ring in front of her, while she pretended not to care but could only watch with immense envy, she believed the Admiral would understand her feelings.

"Local specialties?" Gently touching his sister-in-law's smooth little hand that she had secretly placed in his palm, the boy frowned thoughtfully.

I recently sent a lot of local specialties back home, and also bought a lot of books and gifts that Guanghui picked out for Xiaorou and Yuelin. However, thinking about all the people in town who have always taken good care of me, I'll ask Wisconsin to buy a little more so I can bring it all back with me when I go back in a few days.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Wisconsin."

The boy nodded. Lexington had also bought a lot of gifts for Xiaorou and Yuelin, and prepared a lot of nutritional supplements and other things that Aunt Zhang and the others might like. Thinking about the big suitcase that Lexington had shown him before, he wondered how much luggage he would have to bring back.

"I understand, don't worry, Admiral. I'll make all the necessary preparations for you before we depart."

Her lips, painted with lip gloss and looking quite alluring, were slightly pursed. Looking at Wisconsin's radiant smile, perhaps tempted, the boy somewhat shyly looked away from his gaze, which was meeting Wisconsin's eyes.

The sunlight outside the window was still exceptionally bright. He smelled the fragrant sunflowers wafting from the windowsill, as well as the pleasant scent of his wife and sister-in-law clinging to his side. He saw Washington showing Belfast around the naval base not far away. Suddenly, he frowned and remembered the maid he had encountered yesterday when he took Jiajia out to play.

Since she could call him by name, it meant that the maid must know him. And if she knew him, then maybe Lexington would know her too? After thinking about it silently, the young man decided to ask his wife.

"By the way, Lexington, I ran into a maid yesterday when I was out with Gaja. She seemed to know me. Do you know who she was?"

The boy spoke slowly, but instead of recording something, Wen Wan looked at her husband Lexington with doting eyes, as if she had completely forgotten what Lexington had just said. Jiajia, who was almost getting closer to her brother-in-law, suddenly got excited.

Maid? What maid? I didn't see any maids when I went out with my brother-in-law yesterday. I still don't know where Reputation and Counterattack are! And, hehe, although Reputation is the head maid my brother-in-law likes, compared to how much he likes you, you still can't compare to me and my sister!

"What maid, brother-in-law? I don't know anything about her."

Leaning against his side, Jiajia's soft and lively breath tickled his ear, making the boy turn his head slightly. Yesterday, the maid had been silently following behind him. If he hadn't been careful, he probably wouldn't have noticed her at all, just like Jiajia. Later, when she came to him, Jiajia had gone to buy things for Lexington, so it's no wonder she didn't know.

"Yes, she's a very pretty maid with gorgeous silver hair and amber eyes. She's very tall, probably almost as tall as me in heels. You went to buy things for Lexington yesterday, so you didn't see her."

"How pretty? As pretty as me and my sister?"

Hearing her brother-in-law say that a girl she had never seen before was pretty, Jiajia pouted her cute lips in protest. However, after hearing her husband's somewhat vague description, she held the folder in her arms, letting it rest tightly against her chest, making the deep cleavage even more eye-catching. Lexington gazed at the boy's cheek and gently touched her chin.

"Admiral, is the maid you're talking about wearing a pair of silver cross earrings?"

"You know Lexington?"