Elder brother's garrison

Page 2016

"Huh? Really? I thought you had already put on your bare-faced makeup." Ning Lu approached Xiao Bai thoughtfully, staring at Xiao Bai's fair and flawless face, and said enviously, "Sigh... you really didn't put on makeup. It's so good to be young, your skin is even better than when I'm wearing makeup."

"...I...I take a long time to wash up, you guys eat first, don't wait for me." Xiaobai waved her hand with a blush on her face, took two steps back, and said to Ning Lu.

"Alright then, thank you Admiral Lu Lin!"

Xiao Bai watched Ning Lu and Nia head towards the cafeteria, then breathed a sigh of relief and turned to walk towards the direction of the repaired bathhouse.

When Xiao Bai returned to the bathhouse, Chang Chun, An Shan, and Luo Lian were chatting inside. When they saw Xiao Bai, they quickly waved to him.

"noob."

"Admiral, you've arrived!"

"Comrade, has the admiral left yet, the older sister who did the interview?"

"Not yet... I asked Nia to drag her to the cafeteria for breakfast... Hopefully they can hold out there for a while." Xiaobai approached the three of them, first shaking her head with a wry smile, then asked, "While I was gone, did anything else happen in the repair bath?"

"No, it's just as the admiral said. Although I don't know what happened, the research and construction machine has become very well-behaved!" Changchun nodded hurriedly.

How well-behaved are you?

"Look, Admiral!" Changchun turned around and pointed in the direction of the repair pool.

Looking around, Xiao Bai saw a dozen destroyers splashing water and playing around in the lively repair pool.

In the very center of the pool, a tall, dark figure emerged from the water. The research and construction machine stood upright like a water slide, with several mechanical tentacles forming winding tracks on its body. The destroyers slid up and down on it, splashing and plunging into the water.

Hmm... It's quite unexpected that she's been this well-behaved.

Xiao Bai looked at the research and construction machine in the pool and felt relieved.

As soon as Xiaobai walked to the edge of the pool, the destroyers happily approached him.

"Admiral Lu Lin!"

"Wow, Admiral Lu Lin is back!"

"Admiral Lu Lin, the construction machine is very obedient!"

"We will keep our promise to Admiral Lu Lin!"

"..."

The destroyers chattered amongst themselves as they spoke to Little White.

"Yes, I see it." Xiaobai nodded to the destroyers, then reached into the pool and rubbed their heads.

The destroyers all gave Little White a bright smile.

Seeing the smiles on the destroyers' faces, Xiaobai couldn't help but smile back.

So therapeutic...

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

The destroyers in the repair pool finally finished repairing their ship equipment and stepped out of the pool. Xiaobai led the destroyers to the changing room to get dressed, and finally took them back to the reception room.

When Xiaobai led the destroyers, who were still smelling of their bath perfume, back to the reception room, the forty-odd destroyers were sitting around the table and chairs, enjoying the breakfast delivered from the mess hall. The table was piled high with steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and tofu pudding, surrounded by a ring of cream cakes. The entire reception room was filled with the sweet aroma of hot noodles.

Upon seeing Admiral Lu Lin return, the destroyers who were munching on steamed buns stood up and bowed to Xiao Bai.

"Admiral Lu Lin!"

"Hello, I'm back with your friends." Xiaobai smiled and waved, then gestured to the destroyers around her who were staring wide-eyed, "You guys come and have breakfast with us."

"Wow—thank you, Admiral Lu Lin!"

The destroyers smiled at Little White, then skipped and hopped into their companions.

Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at the destroyers who were enjoying their breakfast, her gaze sweeping over their happy and content faces.

Now, all the destroyers returned without exception.

Next…

Thinking of this, Xiao Bai's expression turned slightly regretful.

Just then, a soft call came from beneath Xiaobai.

"Admiral Lu Lin!"

Xiao Bai looked down and saw a destroyer holding up a steaming hot bun, handing it to him.

"Admiral Lu Lin! Let's have breakfast together!" the destroyer said to Xiao Bai with a smile.

"...Thank you." Xiaobai took the bun from the destroyer, took a bite, then squatted down in front of her and smiled, "You were...one of the first destroyers I brought back, right?"

"Admiral Lu Lin, do you remember me?" The destroyer exclaimed, her small mouth agape as if it could fit an egg.

"I remember you, you're so cute." Little White ruffled the destroyer's hair. "Do you still remember our secret?"

"Hehe—" The destroyer shook its head, enjoying Xiaobai's touch. "Admiral Lu Lin is a good admiral who keeps his promises! I will keep my promises too!"

"Ah."

"I like Admiral Lu Lin! Let's hang out together sometime!" The destroyer opened its arms to Xiaobai.

"Okay."

Xiaobai looked at the half-eaten bun in her hand, gave the destroyer a complicated smile, then leaned forward and gently hugged the little dumpling destroyer in front of her, pressing her head against her chin. ...

The destroyer hugged Little White with obvious enjoyment, revealing a happy expression.

next second.

The destroyer fainted in Xiaobai's arms.

Xiao Bai helped the destroyer up, looked at her peaceful sleeping face, wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth, and sighed softly.

"...definitely next time."

Xiao Bai gently placed the destroyer back on the seat, tidied her hair, then ate the bun in her hand in a few bites before walking towards the second destroyer.

It's a real shame to do that.

However, Xiaobai still asked the Deep Sea Will to use the Admiral Network to erase the memories of the more than twenty destroyers who had seen the research and construction machine and Xiaobai himself pulling out the Deep Sea Killer.

The reason why the destroyers' memories weren't erased on the spot was mainly because Xiaobai still needed to send them back to Ninglu's side. If their memories were erased directly, it would be difficult to explain to Ninglu.

Now that the destroyers have returned to their positions, Xiaobai can finally safely erase their memories.

Inside the reception room, the destroyers were eating breakfast when they realized that more than twenty of their comrades had unknowingly fallen asleep at the table.

"Huh? Why are they asleep?" the destroyers asked, their eyes wide with surprise.

"They're probably tired," Xiaobai said with a smile to the remaining destroyers.

Chapter 2830 I'm Looking into Your Eyes

Xiao Bai was in the reception room with more than fifty destroyers.

When the clock struck 10:30, Ning Lu, having eaten and drunk her fill, finally returned to the hall.

"Wow—I'm so full! As expected of the most luxurious residence in the entire eighth chapter, even the cafeteria is top-notch." Ning Lu patted her slightly bulging belly contentedly, biting a toothpick as she appeared at the entrance of the reception room, waving to the destroyers inside. "Little ones! Admiral is back! Did you have a good breakfast?"

"Admiral! Welcome back!"

"The Admiral is here!"

"Admiral, have a good breakfast!"

Upon seeing Ning Lu, the destroyers immediately responded with boundless energy, their clear laughter, like that of nightingales, echoing throughout the reception room.

"Huh? Admiral Lu Lin, what are you doing here?" After greeting everyone, Ning Lu, who had just returned, immediately spotted Xiao Bai, who was getting along well with the destroyers. Curious, she walked over and, after carefully looking Xiao Bai up and down, smiled at her. "Admiral Lu Lin, didn't we agree that you'd come to the mess hall to find me and Admiral Nia after you finished washing up?"

"Sorry... these destroyers are so cute." Xiaobai smiled at Ning Lu.

"Hmph... No one can resist the charm of a destroyer." Ning Lu smiled at Xiaobai, then glanced around at the destroyers, her gaze landing on the one sleeping on the table. She raised an eyebrow slightly, "...Oh... It seems the remaining dozen or so little dumplings have returned as well."

"Yes."

"Why are these little ones sleeping after they finished eating?"

"Well...maybe...I'm just tired." Xiaobai scratched his cheek awkwardly and smiled at Ning Lu.

"Admiral Lu Lin, if I had known you would treat my little ones like this, I would have charged you a hefty fee." Ning Lu said with a serious expression, but then she couldn't keep up the seriousness and burst out laughing at Xiao Bai, "Haha, but since you treated me to dinner this time, I'll let it go!"

"It wasn't really my treat... the food was made by Nia's ship girls." Xiaobai said, scratching her cheek, her gaze drifting to Ning Lu's empty space behind her. "Huh? Speaking of which, didn't Nia come back with you?"

“Oh, you mean Admiral Nia?” Ning Lu blinked. “After dinner, she went to take care of other things. She said that since you’re here, you can see me off.”

"Uh……"

"Admiral Nia, you're so cold." Ning Lu hugged her shoulders and sighed with some regret.

"..." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly.

Xiao Bai could easily guess that the reason Nia didn't come back with Ning Lu was probably because... Ning Lu didn't miss any opportunity to ask Nia gossip, even during meals.

Nia isn't the type of girl who's very good at lying or acting, so dealing with Ning Lu based on that premise will probably be quite difficult for her...

Thinking about it this way, Xiaobai can understand why Nia wanted to "run away".

But that’s fine.

Nia's escape could actually convey that she didn't want to continue spending time with Xiaobai, which was a kind of accidental but effective performance.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai's smile relaxed considerably.

The interview has ended.

We've finished eating.

Ning Lu can finally leave.

After resting for a while in the reception room, Ning Lu led the fifty-odd destroyers to take away the last few steps of the dismantled film studio, and with Xiao Bai seeing them off, they returned to the gate of the temporary naval base.

"Admiral Lu Lin, in the end, it's just the two of us again." Standing on the steps in front of the gate, Ning Lu led the destroyers and smiled at Xiao Bai.

"Aren't there still these destroyers?"

"These little ones don't understand adult topics at all," Ning Lu said with a smile, waving her hand at Xiaobai.

"Ha ha……"

"Anyway, thank you for today's interview," Ning Lu said earnestly, putting her hand down.

"Okay." Xiaobai nodded. "Thank you too."

"Oh, by the way, Admiral Nia looks very tired today. After I leave, please remember to tell her to get some rest today." Ning Lu raised her finger and continued speaking to Xiaobai.

“…Okay, I’ll try.” Xiaobai thought for a moment, looked at Ning Lu’s smiling face, and nodded.

The destroyers behind Ning Lu rushed to pull the latches.

The exiles pushed up the heavy gate, and as it was dragged, a heavy creaking sound filled the air.

Ning Lu faced the door, quietly looking at Xiao Bai's face. Suddenly, she gave Xiao Bai a half-smile.

"Admiral Lu Lin, um... since we're just killing time anyway, why don't we chat for a bit more?"

"Is it some kind of gossip again...?"

"Haha, no, no, this was really just a casual chat." Ning Lu waved her hand, showing her bare palm to Xiao Bai. "Look, my microphone and notebook are all put away, which means I'm not working right now."

"Really?" Xiaobai asked skeptically.

"Really?" Ning Lu shook her head.

"So what do you want to talk about?" Xiaobai asked Ninglu.

"Hmm...actually, there's quite a lot I want to talk to you about, Admiral Lu Lin." Ning Lu rested her chin on her hand and thought for a while, then nodded to Xiao Bai and said with a smile, "But time is tight, so let's talk about something important."

"whats the matter?"

“If you and Admiral Nia want to continue pretending to argue in public, you’d better let Admiral Nia learn more from that little girl named Luo Lian,” Ning Lu said.

"Huh?!" Xiaobai's eyes widened.

From Xiaobai's perspective, Ning Lu looked at her with a smile, like a cat watching a mouse hiding on the other side of the wall.

Geek!

Xiao Bai's heart skipped two beats.

Xiao Bai involuntarily took a step back.

"Ah, Admiral Lu Lin, don't misunderstand. I'm not trying to trick you; I'm just giving you a sincere suggestion." Ning Lu quickly waved her hand at Xiao Bai. "Don't worry. Although I'm not entirely sure why you two are pretending to argue, I won't tell anyone else about it."