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

What's wrong? Why are they suddenly whispering to each other? Didn't Yixian and his wife just mention Xiaorou? Are they hiding something from me? No, how could that be? They haven't even met Xiaorou yet!

Looking at Yi Xian, who had been pulled aside by Lexington with some surprise, and then at his gentle wife, who had just whispered something to Yi Xian and looked somewhat helpless, the young man scratched his head in confusion.

Just as he was thinking this, before he could even ask what they were talking about, the melodious whistle of the ship before departure finally came from behind him.

Volume 1, Chapter 351: I'll Drain You Dry Tonight

"Admiral, it seems you are about to depart."

"Yes."

Looking at Yi Xian, who always seemed to have that gentle, motherly smile, the young man nodded slightly. The ship's horn sounded, and the passenger ship was about to depart. Although it was only a little over a month, thinking about the time he had spent with everyone over the past week, he still felt a little reluctant to leave so suddenly.

"Admiral, you must take care of your health and listen to Sister Lexington."

Changchun, standing beside Chongqing, staggered back a step, her beautiful wine-red eyes gradually becoming misty. She slowly said, "Yes, we clearly agreed not to show such a pathetic expression in front of the Admiral, but the Admiral is the Admiral. What ship girl would be willing to let the Admiral leave us? Even if it's only for a little over a month, it's hard not to feel lonely and melancholy." As she spoke, she gave herself an excuse for her sadness, and a sob escaped Changchun's voice.

"Changchun, don't be sad. The admiral is just going to Tianshui to pick up Xiaorou. It's not like he's not coming back. Why are you so upset? Look, the admiral is scared by your expression."

"But, Chongqing sister, I can't help it. We just found the admiral not long ago, and the thought of having to be separated for so long makes my nose sting."

Chongqing stroked Changchun's pale white hair, large tears welling up in the girl's eyes. She moved her lips, looked up at the boy's brows which showed genuine reluctance, wiped her eyes, and held her breath, forcefully suppressing the painful feeling.

"Admiral, you must bring Little Rou back in a little over a month, okay? Let's pinky swear, a liar is a dog."

"Okay, pinky promise. If I ever lie to Changchun, I'll be punished by turning into a little dog."

"Hehe...No way! I only want the Admiral, not the Admiral turned into a puppy."

The girl wiped away her tears, then smiled through them. The boy and the girl made a pinky promise and looked at Changchun, which seemed particularly beautiful today. The boy also grinned.

Lexington stood behind her husband without speaking, only smiling. Her flaxen hair was ruffled by the sea breeze. Looking at the travelers behind her who were already beginning to board the ship, she smiled and then said to her husband, "Darling, there's still a little while before we leave. Why don't you give everyone one more hug? It seems like everyone is quite reluctant to see you go."

"Hmm? Okay then."

The young man stood up. If his daughters were reluctant to see him leave, he certainly didn't want to part with them either. After hearing Lexington's words and with his wife's approval, the young man immediately nodded affirmatively.

"Changchun, would you like the Admiral to give you a hug?"

"Ok!"

The first one was Changchun, who was standing in front of the boy. Her head was being patted by her own admiral. After hearing the admiral's words, the girl blushed a little but nodded without any room for doubt. She gently opened her arms and hugged the boy's waist. A look of relief appeared on the girl's delicate face.

"Admiral, Admiral, it's my turn next! I want a hug from the Admiral too!"

"Okay, got it."

In just a few minutes, the boy had hugged all the girls from his family who couldn't come to Tianshui with him. First, he hugged the little girls like Changchun and Zhaohe, and then the older girls like Yixian and Missouri. But he had to admit that among all the beautiful ship girls he had hugged, the one who gave him the best feeling was the respectful and humble head maid, Belfast.

Those soft breasts, and the silver hair that, like those of Glorious, Changchun, and Chongqing, were designed to counter the Chinese people's attacks, coupled with the ship girls' completely unguarded intimacy towards their admiral, truly gave the young man a wonderful feeling of being on cloud nine.

"Master, please be careful on your journey. After you return, Belfast will be a skilled maid and provide you with the best service. Please look forward to it."

Releasing Belfast's slender waist, the still somewhat reluctant young man smiled and retreated to Lexington's side, picking up his large pile of luggage. The second whistle had just sounded, and it was time to board.

"Missouri, Wisconsin, we're off. We'll leave the naval base in your care for now."

"Don't worry, Admiral. Just enjoy your journey."

"Oh, right, Wisconsin, don't forget about that thing we agreed on before."

"I understand, I won't forget. Before you come back, Admiral, I'll have a designer design several more house layouts so you can choose one when you return. But Admiral, don't forget what you promised me. If you go back on your word, I won't allow it."

"Haha, how could that be? I always keep my word. Well then, let's go board the ship. See you all in a month."

"Oh! Let's go! I'm going to Tianshui with my brother-in-law to pick up my little sister Xiaorou! Brother-in-law, brother-in-law! Can I share a room with you tonight? Didn't that captain give you four rooms?"

"Well... you'll have to talk to your sister first, Jiajia..."

………………

With his back to the expectant yet reluctant gazes of the ship girls, the young man, carrying his large suitcase, led his wife and Illustrious to board the ship in an orderly manner. The bright afternoon sun shone on the ship and the low dock, and a few distant ship horns sounded. He took one last look at the ship girls who were still watching him, and the beautiful wife looked at her husband's face and then held his hand tightly.

A gentle sea breeze occasionally blew through the clear air, and she recalled the weather and scenery of her first visit to Husband Harbor, which were similar to this day. Lexington winked softly at the boy.

"Honey, what were you talking about with Wisconsin just now? What did you discuss with her?"

The young man was stunned for a moment. Looking at his wife's bright smile, he suddenly turned his head away, feeling a little embarrassed.

“Oh, Madam, do you remember what we talked about a few days ago in the back hill? We talked about building a small villa next to the flower field. I asked Wisconsin to find a designer to design several plans while we’re in Tianshui, so we can choose one together when we get back.”

"..."

Lexington's deep blue eyes widened suddenly. Completely surprised that her husband still remembered this, she paused, smiled slightly at the boy, raised her arm, and took his arm. Then…

"Darling~~ I'm going to drain you dry tonight."

Volume 1, Chapter 352: After Boarding the Ship

Anyone who has ever interacted with ship girls knows that they don't actually have high demands for their lovers. Admirals, as ship girls' partners and the people they trust most, are mostly just living off their money.

Although clerical and logistical work is not exactly easy, aside from the occasional burst of energy and struggle for resources and port development, a port that is truly in operation is able to have its ship girls capable of resupplying themselves, entering the dock, and arranging their own daily tasks.

At this point, the admiral doesn't have much to worry about anymore. It's the ship girls who are fighting at sea. The admiral, who stays in the port, becomes more of a symbol of indifference than anything else, except for getting bored and stale. This state is especially evident in ports with a large number of ship girls.

The boy was the same way, no, it should be said that no admiral in the world was saltier than him. Ship girls have always been generous and tolerant towards their admirals. Beneath their sincere and profound feelings, which are as deep as the sea, they actually pursue a Platonic love. However, they are not against sex, and in fact, they quite like physical intimacy with their admirals. It's just that they can do without it. Otherwise, a portion of the female admirals in the world would be out of a job.

It is natural for men to like women, and vice versa. However, ship girls do not have a strict sexual orientation. Whether they are free ship girls or port ship girls, they only have one orientation, which is to control the admiral. Their orientation follows the admiral.

If the admiral is male, they will marry him and stay by his side for life. If the admiral is female, they can also marry him and become his wives. Although they cannot have children, they are not opposed to yuri (lesbian) relationships. If some female admirals cannot accept this, they can become family members. In short, in most cases, the ship girls are quite easygoing. As long as you are willing to reciprocate their feelings, in most cases...

The ship had been leaving port for several minutes. As soon as I boarded, the first thing I had to do was find my cabin. According to the fairest arrangement that my wife and I had agreed on beforehand, I would have a cabin by myself, while my wife and Guanghui would each take one of the remaining three cabins.

Jiajia's request to stay in her brother-in-law's room ultimately failed due to her sister's refusal. After taking a brief look at the scenery from the deck at the stern and waving to her girls who were still watching her leave from afar in the harbor, Su Yuchen, carrying large and small bags, led the girls who were traveling with her to the first floor of the cabin.

Just as the captain had said, the four first-class cabins on the ship were nicely decorated. The rooms were assigned as agreed beforehand: Mrs. and Jiajia would share a room, Glorious and Unicorn would share a room, Phil and Marani would share a room, and the boy carried his relatively small suitcase into his own room.

He casually tossed his large suitcase aside, patted his hair with one hand, took off the suit he had worn on the Lexington ship at noon, and then lazily lay down on the double bed next to him.

As a seasoned lesbian, he was still thinking about what his wife had said to him when he first boarded the ship.

Who would have thought that in just half a month since arriving in Jinchuan, he would have lost his virginity and had so many beautiful wives. Although he had gone a bit too far with Fei'er that morning and his body, which had been under pressure for so long, was already feeling nauseous, just thinking about his wife's gentle yet alluring expression and affectionate gaze made him smack his lips and feel his throat go dry again.

"Let's tidy up first, and then go see how Madam and Guanghui are doing."

Suppressing his restless urges, the boy sensed that his journey had been anything but ordinary, so he sat up from the soft blankets. But just as he was about to stand up, he saw Jiajia burst into his room in a flurry of activity, carrying a chessboard and a deck of cards.

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law! Let's play cards! Let's invite my sister and play Dou Dizhu together, there's nothing else to do on the ship anyway!"

The girl in the white dress pounced on the boy, her white-stockinged legs dangling in the air. She hugged the boy's waist and gestured to her brother-in-law with the chess set her sister had prepared beforehand. But before the boy could react, Lexington, carrying a huge suitcase, walked in behind her.

"Jiajia, stop causing trouble. We've only just boarded the ship, and you're already thinking about playing. I still need to tidy up your brother-in-law's room."

The gentle Lexington shook her head helplessly, glanced at her husband's face, then at the room, opened the porthole, and said with a smile, "The room the captain gave us has pretty good lighting. Darling, are you tired? You didn't have time to take a nap at noon, so take a rest. I'll tidy up the room for you."

"It's alright, it's just that I missed a nap, it's nothing. Madam, let me help you tidy up."

Lexington smiled, opened the closet in the room, took out a tissue and carefully wiped it, then used a clothes hanger to neatly hang the folded clothes in her suitcase. She then opened her own suitcase and put some of her clothes inside.

"No need. If you're not sleepy, play with Jiajia for a while. What do you want to eat tonight? After I'm ready, I'll go to the restaurant and borrow the kitchen from the staff, then I'll prepare dinner for you."

Watching his wife carefully fold and stuff the numerous stockings of various types and colors—so many deniers that men could never tell—into the bedside table, the young man shook his head.

"Anything is fine, I like anything my wife makes!"

Lexington put her hands on her hips, bent down and gently stroked the boy's nose, letting her warm breath brush against his ear, then winked at him. "Honestly, being casual is the hardest thing to do. Oh well~ anyway, my dear is always indecisive about these things, so I'll just make you a few of your favorite dishes, and you can't complain later." With that, she stuffed an unopened box with some familiar letters printed on it under the boy's pillow.

"cough……"

Hearing his wife's gentle voice and facing Lexington's seemingly suggestive gaze, he could no longer pretend not to see it. He coughed and then looked at Jiajia, who had already taken out a deck of cards and was fiddling with them.

"Okay, I definitely won't complain. By the way, Jiajia, didn't you want to play cards? Well, your brother-in-law will play with you! What do you want to play?"

Volume 1, Chapter 353: Help My Sister Out

After thinking for a long time and still not knowing what to play, Jiajia had no choice but to play Gomoku with the boy. After the initial excitement of boarding the ship, the girl started to get a little bored after playing a few rounds.

"Brother-in-law is so bad! He lost to Jiajia again!"

On the clean chessboard, once again, Jiajia's black pieces connected in a line. Unperturbed by his loss, the boy smiled, picked up the pieces, and prepared to play another game with the girl. "I already said I'm not very good at Gomoku, so losing to you is perfectly normal. So, want to continue playing?"

"Wow! Why is everyone tidying up their rooms? If I had called Xiaofei earlier, we could have played Dou Dizhu together. My brother-in-law keeps losing, and I was even thinking of continuing to play."

Lexington was still tidying up the room. Lying on her brother-in-law's bed, the beautiful girl pouted and kicked her somewhat impatient white-stockinged legs. She then threw the few chess pieces she was still holding in her hand onto the sheets.

"In that case, Jiajia, would you like to try Go with me?"

"Go? But Jiajia doesn't know how to play Go, brother-in-law."

The boy paused for a moment. Although he wasn't good at Gomoku, he did know a little bit about Go. In the past, when his mother wanted to play Go but couldn't find an opponent, she would often take it out on him. So, after being beaten for a long time, the boy learned how to play. Moreover, he believed that his Go skills were much better than those of a beginner.

The girl blinked, then curved her pink and glossy lips into a smile. To be honest, she didn't want to play cards or Go with her brother-in-law. She actually wanted to do something unspeakable with him, since it had been almost two whole days since she had been intimate with him.

When her brother-in-law lacked energy, Jia would become silly and listless. As soon as she entered the cabin, she picked up the chess and cards her sister had prepared and came to find her brother-in-law. Actually, she just wanted to spend time alone with him. Unfortunately, her sister also came to help her brother-in-law tidy up the room, which ruined her plan once again.

"Then I'll teach you, Jiajia."

The girl's smooth legs had somehow crossed the chessboard and landed on the boy's knees. Her pretty and cute toes gently brushed against the boy's chest, causing him to shudder and grab her ankle. He flicked his sister-in-law's slightly unruly toes beneath her stockings, then picked up the chessboard and began teaching her the basic rules of Go.

"Go is actually not difficult. You see, the empty points directly adjacent to a stone on the board are its liberties. In Go, if you capture all of your opponent's stones' liberties, you capture them, also known as 'capturing.' That's roughly the basic rule. The rest is just calculating the winner after the game. How about that? Simple enough, right?"

"Hmm... It sounds simple to me, but is it really that easy? Well then, brother-in-law, since you're going to play Go with Jiajia, how about we make a bet? If I lose, I'll kiss Jiajia; if I lose, I'll kiss you!"

The boy thought about it and figured he wouldn't lose out no matter what, so he nodded.

"Okay, Jiajia, you can go first."

The girl and the boy started a new round of chess. The girl was a beginner, and the boy was deliberately letting her win, so it took a long time for the round to finish. After a while, the chessboard was full of chess pieces. But when it came to winning or losing, the two bad chess players were evenly matched.

After cleaning the room, Lexington began to arrange the household items he had brought from the naval base in their proper places. Watching his gentle and beautiful wife wearing an apron and wiping the coffee table in front of the sofa with a rag, she raised her arm and placed another stone. He hesitated for a moment and said to his wife, "Madam, this isn't our naval base's room, so there's no need to clean it so thoroughly. Why don't you come and rest with me for a while?"

Lexington gave a soft "hmm," turned her head to look at her husband, smiled gently, and smoothed a strand of hair that fell down her forehead, exuding a wifely charm.

"That won't do, darling. We'll be on the ship for more than ten days. Since we've decided to stay, we should make the most of it. There's not much space on the ship to begin with, and if we can't even enjoy our own cabin, how can we be in a good mood? So, you just play chess with Jiajia, and leave the rest to me."

As she spoke, the lady placed the rag in the bucket of water beside her and rubbed it. Her virtuous and gentle appearance made the young man looking at her extremely moved. He picked up the bucket and went into the washroom next door. She was going to check if there was any place in the bathroom that had not been cleaned or was missing.

"Hehe, brother-in-law, Jiajia has captured so many of your pieces again! Brother-in-law, you should surrender!"

"But that won't do. I was careless just now. I haven't lost yet! Watch me turn the tide."

The boy sniffed, then sneezed untimely. Seeing the situation on the chessboard in front of him begin to tilt in the girl's favor, he dared not be distracted again, having just been talking to his wife. He focused intently on playing chess with the laughing girl. But after a while, Lexington's voice came from the bathroom next door.

"Jiajia, stop playing chess with your brother-in-law for now. Go to the shop on the ship and buy me something. The bath products on the ship aren't very good; some of them can irritate the skin. Go and buy me the brand of bath products your brother-in-law usually uses."

Before she could finish speaking, Lexington emerged from the bathroom carrying two bottles of shower gel. Looking at Jiajia lying on the bed, she beckoned to her younger sister and said, "But I'm having a great time playing chess with my brother-in-law." The girl, unwilling to leave her post to help her sister buy things, pouted and said, "No! Sister, I'm playing chess with my brother-in-law, I don't want to go shopping! Can't you go buy it yourself?"

Knowing her sister would say that, Lexington smiled, put her hands on her hips, and sat down next to the boy, resting her chin on her husband's shoulder. She said to the girl, whose lips were practically pouting, "Oh... really? It's a shame you're not going. There's a projector in your brother-in-law's room, but no film. The captain told me the ship's shop rents film, and I was thinking you could buy some to watch with him. Besides, I was just about to have you buy some snacks for you and your brother-in-law to eat when you're not going. Since you're not going, I'll just buy your brother-in-law's share."

"No! Sister! Let Jiajia handle this tiring shopping! You've worked hard all afternoon, so rest with your brother-in-law for a while!"

Before Lexington could finish speaking, the girl jumped up from the bed.

Volume 1, Chapter 354: Beware of Fire, Theft, and Sisters

The girl, carrying the money given to her by her older sister, left behind a lingering fragrance and dashed out of the cabin to the ship's shop to buy what she wanted. Her energetic and excited appearance made her completely oblivious to the smug, mischievous smile on Lexington's face, a stark contrast to her earlier lazy demeanor, as if she didn't want to get out of her brother-in-law's bed.

A standing fan in the corner provided a steady stream of comfortable air in the small cabin, and a fruit platter, recently prepared by Lexington, sat on the nearby table. A glass cabinet against the wall held numerous wine glasses, but aside from signs of wiping, they clearly hadn't been used in a long time.

As a double cabin, the first-class cabin on the ship is not small, but it is not large either. However, compared to the economy class cabins on the next floor, the environment is more than enough to make people feel comfortable for the ten-day journey.