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"Hahaha... um."
Xiao Bai ultimately underestimated the concept of the so-called Mu family's wedding procession.
Xiao Bai thought that the so-called wedding procession was just a gathering of relatives for a meal, followed by a car ride to send the bride to the groom's family's car.
But judging from this situation, the Mu family probably wants to parade Chairman Er Gou through the streets like he was being beheaded in ancient times.
What a great hatred.
On the way from the villa to our destination, the once quiet streets of Linsheng City became lively.
The road was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and the sound of gongs and drums filled the air.
A beautiful ship girl, dressed in a red cheongsam and smiling broadly, stood by the roadside with her long, slender, snow-white legs, randomly handing out red envelopes to passersby.
When Xiaobai was passing by, she accidentally received a red envelope from a ship girl. Out of curiosity, Xiaobai opened the red envelope and found that it was filled with bright red banknotes.
Amidst the hustle and bustle, Xiaobai and the ship girl Luo Lian arrived at the train station in Linsheng City.
This is where Xiaobai and Guild Master Ergou arrived in Linsheng City.
Choosing the train station as the final destination was President Er Gou's idea. Her plan was that when the elders of the Mu family brought her over, she could simply grab a train ticket and slip away after the wedding procession was over.
Surprisingly, the traditional old man, Mr. Mu, did not object to Chairman Er Gou's idea.
Anyway, Xiaobai also thinks it would be good to go back to the naval base sooner.
"Xiao Bai, are you going back to the garrison later?" Luo Lian asked Xiao Bai while waiting.
"They should be going back," Xiaobai nodded. "What about Lianlian?"
"I don't know. Maybe I have to go to the second chapter." Luo Lian thought for a while and answered quite seriously.
After all, President Er Gou had handed over the position of president of the second chapter to Luo Lian. Now, although the crisis has passed, President Er Gou shows no intention of taking the position back from Luo Lian, who is already preparing to take up the post.
"Lianlian really is going to be the president after all."
"correct."
"Go Lianlian!"
"Hmm!" Luo Lian looked somewhat motivated. "Oh right, Xiao Bai."
"what is the matter?"
"Next time you go to see that family that we talked about before, the one who can create devices with strange languages, could you take me with you?"
"Sure. Lianlian, you want to learn too?"
"I'm somewhat interested," Luo Lian said, clenching her fist with great determination.
—After all, Xiao Bai had promised that as long as Luo Lian learned it, he would lick the back of her knees for her.
"..."
Seeing Luo Lian's expression that seemed to want to lick the back of his knees, Xiao Bai wanted to explain, but considering Luo Lian's expression as if he had found the meaning of life, Xiao Bai pondered for a long time and decided not to pour cold water on him.
--well.
If Luo Lian were to feign pitifulness and genuinely make a request, even without learning that language, Xiao Bai might actually agree to such a strange, obsessive request.
The group waited at the train station for several hours before they heard what sounded like a lively commotion coming from the end of the street.
It's like a temple fair.
After a while, the Mu family's group arrived.
In Xiaobai's view, at the street corner, a torrent of bright red and golden water surged forth.
The wedding procession was incredibly large. Young men and beautiful women dressed in red circled the procession, tossing up a trail of bright red flower petals with one hand.
The procession resembled a city tour.
Bridal sedan chair, firecrackers.
Trumpets and drums.
Lion dance, red robes.
The joyful river slowly approached the train station near Xiaobai's side, finally stopping in front of everyone.
The music stopped, and the bridal sedan chair landed on the ground.
The red curtain is rolled up.
The bride sat deep inside the bridal sedan chair, her black hair cascading down her shoulders, her lips adorned with rouge.
She wore a cheongsam and applied light makeup.
The usually quiet and unassuming president of the photo-shopped party, Er Gou, has finally returned to her peak beauty from her wedding days under Xiao Bai's watchful gaze, and is beginning to exude a hint of serene goddess-like charm.
—The silent president, Er Gou.
—It really is quite beautiful.
Muna Hana stepped out from the side of the bridal sedan chair. She slowly walked to the side of the sedan chair, reached out and took the hand of Chairman Er Gou, and walked step by step towards the crowd.
"I was thinking of wearing the white silk maid cat ear outfit, but after thinking about it, I decided against it." Konohana held the chairman's hand and smiled at Shiro, "Shiro-chan."
"Ah... I'm here."
"This wedding procession is merely to make up for the marriage that happened ten years ago, giving Naige a legitimate status. It has nothing to do with anything else. Don't feel pressured. Our Mu family won't force you to do anything, nor will we force you to acknowledge this relationship. Once you pass through the gate, everything will remain the same. From now on, Naige will still just be your president's older sister. Just treat her as you normally would." Munaoka handed the new president's hand to Xiaobai and smiled at him.
Xiao Bai took Er Gou's hand and nodded.
With Xiaobai taking over, the wedding procession finally came to an end.
The usually serene and composed Guild Master Er Gou sighed deeply, reluctantly opened his eyes, and glanced at the woman beside him.
"Is it all done?"
"It's done."
"Then I'll leave."
"Here are the tickets. Remember to come home and visit often." Muna Hana took out a few tickets and handed them to Chairman Er Gou.
"Oh." President Er Gou pouted and nodded.
Xiao Bai looked at Munaihua, then at President Er Gou: "Excuse me, where is Grandpa Mu?"
“Father is home. He took a look and was already satisfied,” Muna Hana said to Shiro with a smile.
"Hmph." President Er Gou snorted.
"Don't worry, Sister Bai. Father is just a little shy. Actually, he was very happy after seeing Naige leave the house."
"If you're happy, give me my share of Daughter's Red wine," President Er Gou said, pouting.
"The Daughter's Red wine is all gone."
"Holy crap?! How did it all finish???" President Er Gou exclaimed in surprise.
Seeing the surprised expression on President Er Gou's face, Muna suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.
"--Fool."
In some regions, there was a custom of brewing and burying wine when a daughter was born, to be unearthed and used as a wedding feast. This wine was called "Daughter's Red." The Mu family wasn't from that region, but they seemed to have an excessive fondness for their daughter; Old Master Mu did brew several jars of "Daughter's Red" for Chairman Er Gou back in the day.
Muna had a deep smile on her face as she looked at the bewildered Chairman Er Gou.
"What did you drink when you were drinking with your father the night before last?"
Chapter 912
A hissing sound came from inside the train station.
After the Mu family's wedding procession ended, Xiao Bai and her group, who had planned to leave immediately, did not linger in Linsheng City.
Muna did not enter the train station. Accompanied by the voices of the neighbors, the group walked back to the waiting room along the way they came and boarded the dark green carriage.
The train station in Linsheng City was as quiet as ever. Everyone walked one after another. Although they were embarking on the road home and towards freedom, the president of the Er Gou Association, who was as beautiful as fire, did not seem to be as excited as she had said at the beginning.
There were no other passengers in the carriage, and the train attendant didn't check Xiaobai and the others' tickets. After everyone boarded the train, President Ergou didn't look for his seat using his ticket; instead, he randomly picked a nearby seat, plopped down, and crossed his legs.
Her long, snow-white legs lifted the slit of her cheongsam, revealing her smooth, soft skin through the fabric, like two shimmering waterfalls of flesh, dazzling the eyes.
Xiao Bai sat down next to President Er Gou and reached out to tug at the fabric on President Er Gou's leg.
President Er Gou seemed to be thinking about something, but after feeling Xiao Bai holding up his fabric to prevent him from exposing himself, President Er Gou couldn't help but chuckle.
"This outfit doesn't show as much skin as when I wore a swimsuit last time," President Er Gou said to Xiao Bai with a smile.
“…Ah, that’s true.” Xiaobai blushed for a moment, “But I still feel…”
"Alright then." President Er Gou grunted twice, reached out and made a gesture in the air, pulling out a bag of casual clothes from his ship equipment space. "Then I'll change into some casual clothes."
"Huh? Do I need to change my clothes?"
"Well, what happened?"
"...This outfit looks so good..." Xiaobai looked at President Ergou with regret.
"What girl would wear a cheongsam on the street for no reason?" President Er Gou shook his head. "Besides, to be honest, this dress is really tight."
"Sigh... I guess I'll never get married in my life."
President Er Gou muttered to himself, letting out a complex sigh, before reaching out and pulling a hairpin from behind his hair.
Three thousand strands of black hair scattered and fell.
A few minutes later, President Er Gou, who had changed into a plain and conservative casual outfit, sat by the window, propped his chin up, and gazed out the window at the train.
The train sped along the tracks, and President Er Gou remained unusually quiet throughout the journey.
As Linsheng City receded into the distance, more and more people boarded the train. With the surrounding noise returning to normal, Xiaobai couldn't help but feel a strange sense of returning from a paradise to human society.
After an afternoon, the train stopped in a city near the sea area of the second chapter.
Luo Lian didn't linger with Xiao Bai for long. After a quick hug, she grabbed her luggage, waved, and got off the bus with President Er Gou.
Actually, President Er Gou didn't really want to be a hands-off manager.
Luo Lian took over her position, and in a sense, she was her apprentice. So, Guild Master Er Gou, as her master, wanted to stay in the second chapter to teach Luo Lian for a while and help her train the naval base and ship girls. Maybe in the future, she could take over his business and become the world's second admiral.
Xiaobai had assumed that Guild Master Ergou would return to the naval base with her, so when she announced that she was leaving, Xiaobai was unexpectedly flustered, realizing that she might actually rely on Guild Master Ergou.
Before getting off the bus, President Er Gou shrugged helplessly at Xiao Bai.
"Why does your naval base have so many secrets? President Er Gou thinks that if she went in and saw anything, she might never get out again. So she'll just stay in the second chapter."
Before leaving, President Er Gou comforted Xiao Bai with a few words.
Anyway, the contract of servitude signed before is still in effect. Mu Yu is not around, so he can't use the power of the Pacific Governor, and the contract can't be destroyed. Xiao Bai is still the creditor of Er Gou. If she has rested enough one day and suddenly wants to see Er Gou or ask him to take her to find Ella's family, she can send a lawyer's letter from the newbie naval base. It would be difficult for Er Gou to avoid seeing Xiao Bai.
Anyway, apart from Helena, President Er Gou basically transferred all the ship girls to the newbie naval base. According to President Er Gou's wishes before leaving, she doesn't usually interact much with the ship girls other than Helena, so her relationship with the other ship girls is just so-so, just a very ordinary superior-subordinate relationship. Helena is still in the second chapter because she is filling in for someone else, so I have to go and keep her company.
—And most of the ship girls sent to the newbie naval base were built and leveled up by your brother Bai when he was leveling me up back then. So now, if you talk about the relationship between Chairman Er Gou and the ship girls, who knows who they're closer to.
With a whistle, President Er Gou and Luo Lian got off the train. Xiao Bai sat by the window, watching the two of them, watching their figures grow smaller and smaller as the train started moving, until they became black dots and disappeared into the crowd.
Clinging to the window, after losing sight of Luo Lian and President Er Gou, a subtle sense of emptiness suddenly overwhelmed Xiao Bai's heart.
In her despair, a warm body sat down next to Xiaobai.
Missouri was sitting next to Little White with a smile on her face. She held an orange out in one hand and a crescent-shaped, glistening piece of flesh in the other, and offered it to Little White's mouth.
It was as if time had rewound to when we were just approaching Linsheng City.
"Admiral."
"what----"
Missouri spoke, opening her mouth with a smile.
The fruit pulp is cool and refreshing to the taste, and very sweet.
A few days later, Xiaobai, who had taken a train home, finally arrived at his destination after a bumpy ride and returned safely to the city where his naval base was located.
Stepping out of the train station, they raised their hands to summon the drifting old man from Mount Akina. After Kaga's strong resistance, they pushed her and Enterprise into the back seat of the car, and then Shiro and Missouri embarked on their journey home in one go.
When Xiaobai returned to the naval base this time, he didn't call Lexington beforehand. However, when the old man used a ditch-diving drift technique to drift around the corner and reach the main street in front of the naval base, Xiaobai spotted Lexington's figure in the distance from the naval base gate.
The old man's car came to a smooth stop in front of the naval base after a beautiful drift.
"Alright! We're here." The old man turned around and let out a hearty laugh. "I've been coming here a lot lately, I feel like I can run around here with my eyes closed."
It must be fate, since Xiaobai always gets to ride in the old man's car whenever he comes back.
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