Under the stone bridge, the river water is clear and visible, the white lotus flowers ripple in the water waves, and the small fish and shrimp jump flexibly among the stones at the bottom of the river, tirelessly. There are a few magnolia trees growing on the riverbank, girlish flowers and branches, scattered clotted petals falling one by one in the breeze, falling into the cold flowing water, and going to the invisible distance with the flowing water.

Jiqi stood under the magnolia tree, gently sniffing the delicate fragrance, and Saratoga jumped aside, plucking the white flowers from the branches and putting them on the tip of her nose to smell.

"Commander, what kind of flower is this, it's so fragrant!" Saratoga danced like a curious child, asking the Admiral beside him if she saw anything along the way.

"It's a magnolia flower, and it only blooms in the summer." Jiqi patiently replied, "Some people will string these flowers with needles and threads and wear them on their bodies to get rid of the smell of sweat, and this petal can also be used to make porridge, which has the effect of clearing heat and dispeling fire." ”

"Why don't we pick some and go back to make porridge?" Saratoga asked happily.

"It can't be like this." Jiqi shook his head, pointed to the shop behind the tree, and whispered, "This is someone's magnolia tree, and we don't have the right to do this." ”

"Okay," Saratoga was a little deflated, she sat down against the trunk of the tree, turned her head to look at the shop behind her, and looked at the shop behind her, with a bitter face, "Commander, how long did you say it would take for them to come out, we have been waiting for a long time, if my sister hadn't asked me to stay outside to take care of you, I would have liked to go in and have a look, because I have never been in." ”

Hearing this, Jiqi blushed a little. Lexington took Wales and Noah's Ark and went straight to the underwear store where men could not enter, I don't know if it was a bad taste or something, Lexington was still blowing in his ear when he left, and whispered: "Commander, look forward to the night." After saying that, he took the two of them by the hand and walked side by side into the perfume-smelling shop, leaving Saratoga and himself bored under the magnolia tree at the door. You can only look at the beauty of the town and smell the fragrance above your head.

This is the closest Heidelberg town to the Gelst town and is located on the banks of the Neckar. The town's buildings retain the style of the old century, with dark red shops lining the roads, and towering mountains and green trees dotting the hillsides in the distance. On the opposite side of the river is a forest of ancient castles, linking the two sides of the river is a stone bridge made of bluestone, a circular arch bridge, the clear river water passes under the bridge, flowing with the simplicity and elegance of the town.

It's a town with a long history, and people are warm and generous to visitors, like a busty proprietress dressed in a black and white maid outfit behind her, boldly asking if she wants to accompany her girlfriends into the store to shop. To be honest, there was a slight impulse at that moment to find out. But looking at Lexington's cold eyes and a malicious smile, Ji Qi was instigated, after all, there are so many girls in the store who don't know, even if his ship mother won't mind, if he just walks further and is blasted out by these energetic girls, that is the biggest joke. So, Ji Qi laughed a few times, righteously rejected the kindness of the proprietress with righteous words, and took Saratoga like a lost dog, chatting without a word at the door of the store.

"Didn't your sister take you to that kind of place?" Jiqi took over the question, and the kind of place he asked was the private place where girls frequented - the underwear store, like the one behind him.

"Not really," Saratoga replied indignantly, and then her expression softened, and her pupils were filled with sadness, as if she remembered a sad past. "After all, my sister and I have been wandering at sea for so long, and it is my greatest wish to be able to fill my stomach, and I have never had anything like going shopping on the street, going to an amusement park, or anything like that."

"And where did you get your clothes?" Jiqi raised his hand and comforted Saratoga.

"I met some female admirals, and my sister asked them." Saratoga replied, and she snorted coldly, "The most hateful thing is that some male admirals, when they see their sister's eyes, they can't move as if they have been spelled, and their eyes are full of disgusting things. ”

"So what do you usually do?" Ji Qi gestured his fists, like a martial artist teaching the bad guys, "Will you give them a punch in the eye like this and make them turn into panda eyes?" ”

"Poof!" Saratoga couldn't help grinning, and said a little helplessly: "No, we are ship girls, and we generally can't do anything to the admiral, and besides, if others just look at you a few times, you just start beating people, which is unreasonable." ”

"That's because you didn't meet me." Ji Qi snorted and said, standing up, like a hero walking the rivers and lakes to be happy and revenge, "If I were by your side, I would definitely protect your sisters." When he met that kind of lewd thief, he went up with a punch directly, stepped on his chest, and asked arrogantly, do you dare to beat my woman's idea in the future? The other party will be like a dog, kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, saying Daxia, spare me, I won't dare next time! Then I kicked him up and told him to roll back. Ji Qi gestured to the air, with his delicate face and forehead hair flying in the wind, he really had a bit of a heroic demeanor.

"How can you be so domineering, but it's still quite happy to think about it, with such a brother-in-law to protect us, we won't be afraid of anywhere in the future." Saratoga covered her mouth and smiled, but looking at the Admiral in front of her, she felt a warmth in her heart.

"Brother-in-law, when did you become a brother-in-law?" Jiqi turned his head and asked, although his relationship with Lexington was unclear and unclear, he also had an inexplicable liking for her, the same kind as Wales. However, I am not mentally prepared to be a brother-in-law, especially with such a silly but cute sister-in-law.

"Isn't it?" Saratoga tilted her head and asked, "Didn't you make a private agreement with my sister for life?" Didn't you eat and wipe clean so quickly and don't want us sisters? She looked like a negative man, covered the corners of her eyes with her sleeves, and wanted to cry.

Jiqi helplessly supported his forehead, sure enough, the sisters are the same and can act, the sister is a witch, and the sister is not bad. It's a pity that the Best Actor trophy wasn't awarded to them.

"Okay, okay, I'll admit it, I have a bad idea of your sister." Jiqi sat down next to Saratoga and said helplessly, "But I'm not ready to be your brother-in-law. ”

"Do you want sisters to eat it all?" Saratoga has a "you're a pervert" expression.

"I don't have that kind of thought!" Jiqi loudly denied that it was easy to fall in love with someone, but when you want to accept her family, an invisible but clearly felt burden will appear on you, that is, the so-called sense of responsibility. After becoming Saratoga's brother-in-law, it means that he has to take care of this sister-in-law who is often coquettish and angry, after all, he accepts her sister and must accept her. "I just think I'm not mature enough, after all, a commander who has just graduated and taken office has to take on such a heavy responsibility, I have to care about the safety of each of you, and I have to care about the joy and anger of each of you. So, I'm not ready for that, after all, in my eyes, I'm still a child who hasn't grown up yet. ”

"Oh, too," Saratoga wrenched his fingers and named them one by one, "I, my sister, Wales and Noah's Ark, there are four people in total, and there are still so many shipwives who have not yet appeared in the future, and the commander will definitely have a hard time managing them in the future." Like you said, you have to take care of everyone's feelings, and there will always be times when you can't take care of them. ”

"But since I chose such a path at the beginning and became an admiral, I have an obligation to take care of each and every one of them for the shipwrecks who signed a contract with me." Jiqi stood up and said with a smile, "This is the duty of the Admiral, no one can share it, and I will not allow others to share it." ”

"Uh-huh, the commander is the most powerful." Saratoga jumped to her feet like a sensible sister who adored her brother, cheering for Jiqi.

"Of course, otherwise how could he be the number one admiral!" Jiqi replied confidently, with a smile that could not hide the pride.

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"Admiral, I've kept you waiting." Wales, who looked apologetic, hurriedly apologized, and in order to prevent Jiqi from waiting outside for a long time, she planned to end the purchase as soon as possible. The shopping that was supposed to end in half an hour was dragged out by Lexington for an hour, in which she kept picking out some very seductive underwear, what black lace version, white tulle version, how bold and how to come, and what to say that this was to prepare for the future newlywed life.

With her encouragement, Wales also frequently went in and out of the fitting room, the Hell Witch version, the Holy Angel costume, each with a different style. The whole process of Noah's Ark was like chasing ducks to the shelves, and there was no girl's shopping instinct at all, sitting on the sidelines and yawning constantly. And Lexington is the opposite of her, like a chicken blood, pulling himself around the whole store, and constantly saying to himself, choose this is good, that is good, girls are not tempted to be bold, and the admiral will not be bait, and other explicit words that make people blush and heartbeat.

So, under the spell of this flaxen-colored long-haired witch, Wales bought several sets of so-called decisive underwear, intending to use them to firmly capture the Admiral's heart. In fact, Wales knows that even if he doesn't buy these things, Jiqi will definitely have his own place in his heart, spending money on underwear, just for that little bit of peace of mind.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's not long." Jiqi waved his hand and smiled to show that he didn't care. He knows that it takes a lot of patience to accompany girls shopping, and so does the ship's mother. They have the same choice difficulties as normal girls, they will stop when they see a beautiful dress, and after trying on another one, they think it is good, and so on, and time passes in countless choices. This is the nature of most girls, all they can do is be tolerant, who let themselves be captured by them?

"Admiral, where are we going to eat, it's almost noon, and I'm hungry." Noah's Ark expressed her thoughts succinctly and clearly, and she looked at the sun in full bloom overhead, looking helpless. She used to live a pampered life, and she just needed a phone call for anything, and she didn't need to buy it herself. So she didn't like the life of going out shopping in the scorching sun, she felt that it was a waste of time, and it was better to stay at home and blow the fan and watch the TV, even though there was no TV in the town guard's mansion.

"Commander, Commander, I'm hungry too!" Saratoga raised her hand and clutched her stomach as if "I'm going to starve to death if I don't eat."

"Then let's go have a steak." Ji Qi looked around, pointed to the luxuriously decorated Western restaurant not far ahead, and made a decision.