Not to mention building a scientific research ship, whether the Purifiers would be able to see anything from it, just those people from Sakura Empire were enough to give her a headache.
Thinking about it carefully, Ron is not a good person either. He is addicted to fighting, happy to tear the enemy apart, and enjoys the fun of [releasing]...
As for this [releasing], whether it means really letting the person go, or extinguishing all hope when the person is about to escape, it is unknown.
"...It's too bad, it's really too bad." Su Xin glanced at Ron's portrait and hurriedly retreated.
Apart from the above-mentioned special problems of Su Xin herself, there are actually many things in the port area that need her help and care.
For example, the lecture hall is about to be completed, and she has to review the class schedule, teacher appointments, class openings, admissions, etc.
The expansion of the port area needs to be coordinated with the commercial street being built outside to avoid adverse effects on the port area due to close distance.
She also had to participate in the design of the dormitory groups assigned by the camps, and even had to come forward as a commander to collect opinions from the major camps.
It seems that she is indeed very busy.
Su Xin pondered for a moment, and finally climbed onto the bed with familiar movements, crawled into the quilt and began to mess around, "...Hmm, I'm sleepy."
Yixian looked at her for a long time, but she finally retreated back into the bed. He found it a little funny and started to tease her: "Is Susu born in the year of the pig? Why is she still taking a nap?"
"...It's monkeys, the ancestors of humans, not pigs."
"Is that so... Then do you know what my zodiac sign is?"
Su Xin had never thought about this question. When Yixian mentioned it casually, she became interested. She simply crawled out of the bed and calculated the time in a few seconds based on the year.
"Hmm... Sheep? (Completed in 1931)"
"How clever! Then let's calculate again, what about Lafite?" Yixian asked again.
"1941... I'm a snake! I look more like a rabbit." Su Xin poked Lafite's face while he was sleeping, thought for a moment and shook her head, "Well... When he falls asleep, he looks like a snake, but warm..."
Yixian was also surprised, "I am actually ten years older than her... Well, I am really not getting younger..."
"What nonsense are you talking about..." Su Xin looked at Yixian's beautiful face and yawned, "Well... I, I want to sleep."
Just as he was about to lie down, the door was knocked again. The little commander was puzzled. He looked at Yixian and opened the door, welcoming the maid with messy hair in.
"Master... Master!" Dido brought a tray of steamed buns with bright eyes, "I brought you breakfast, didn't I? And... Please get up and eat soon?"
Su Xin, who had just stretched her legs into the bed, was stunned. She tilted her head and stared at Yixian for a few breaths before reacting, "You... you are deliberately delaying time!"
"Hehe... get up and eat. Ning Hai made this especially for you. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
"...Really." Commander Su sat on the bed with a puffed face, rolled his eyes, stretched out his legs and gently tapped Lafite's soft waist, "Get up and have breakfast."
Rafi: ...
Chapter 610: The gap visible to the naked eye
After breakfast and some laughter, Su Xin and Lafei lost their sleepiness and simply turned on the projector to watch TV again.
Yixian shook his head helplessly and let them do whatever they wanted. He quietly gave up the idea of reading and instead listened to Dido talk about the misery of the Fish Head Sect being ignored.
It was not until noon that the four of them took a short break and went to the cafeteria to eat together.
They arrived not too late, about ten minutes earlier than usual, but the seats in the cafeteria were already full, and at a glance, they seemed to have arrived in a fairly orderly manner.
New Jersey is getting better and better in the port area. Not only can he call out everyone's name accurately and greet everyone familiarly, he even seems to have a very good relationship with them.
Eugen was calmer, but she changed her seat and squeezed next to Spee, who was not good at socializing, and threatened to teach her how to make friends in a very familiar way.
Harman's face flushed slightly, and he whispered to himself that his two friends were too troublesome, while he stretched out his arms to help them pick up things, looking like he was enjoying it awkwardly.
Yorktown, on the other hand, looked quite tired. Su Xin guessed that he must have stayed up all night last night. His health had not been as good as before after his retirement, and he did not get enough sleep, which led to his lack of energy.
But the problem was actually more serious than Su Xin thought, but Yorktown had no reason to say it, and she and Commander Su were not familiar enough to exchange secrets with each other.
[Helena] came once last night and specifically asked her not to tell anyone. York City was very smart and guessed that the other party was deliberately reducing the interactions with Su Xin to avoid worrying too much.
Although she wanted to help, she was unable to do so due to her physical problems, and the person involved requested confidentiality. Given these two factors, York City could only frown and sigh, pretending not to know.
Ming Miao's equipment store was temporarily closed, and they announced that it would reopen on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. After the notice was released, the wandering ship girls accepted it well and went out to relax and have fun.
Shiranui's shop was still open, after all, her own ship girl would buy things from her from time to time, but not very often. She only needed to sit there and collect money, so she might as well open it and do nothing.
Ming Miao, who had nothing to do, couldn't stand the loneliness, so he found Su Xin after dinner, pricked up his ears and opened a big pocket towards her.
"......do what?"
Ming Miao said confidently, "Expansion, expansion, I have an appointment with the person in charge of the commercial street to discuss the reconstruction of the port area, meow~"
Su Xin felt strange and asked her, "You're still meeting someone on New Year's Day? And since it's a discussion... then what are you going to do with this sack?"
"Hehehe... Commander, you know, we are the ones who want to expand the port area, and we have to keep a certain distance from the commercial street. Aren't we just taking advantage of them, meow?"
"So I thought about having a talk with them and discussing compensation measures. As for why I'm in such a hurry...of course, we want to get it done sooner so we can start work sooner, meow~"
Seeing the profiteer's face full of pride with an expression of "I care so much, praise me now", Su Xin couldn't help but raised her hand to poke his nose, but was inexplicably glared at by Shiranui.
The little commander was careless and felt a little strange but didn't take it too seriously. He lowered his head and thought about what Ming Miao said.
In fact, she had discussed this with Yixian before. If the port area was too close to a busy place, the noise on the street would be louder, which might affect the rest of the ship girls.
It's just that expanding your own property requires occupying land. If it's unplanned vacant land, it's OK. You can submit an application to the Navy Division and then spend money to buy it. But the commercial street is already under construction, and you can't demolish other people's houses, right?
What Yixian meant was that he could buy a shop near the port area like other merchants and open his own shop or just leave it empty. This way he would not affect other people's money-making and would not disturb his own ship girls.
Su Xin felt that this method was feasible, but if it was left empty after purchase, it would affect the atmosphere of the commercial street. It would be more appropriate to use it as a bookstore.
As for Ming Miao's thoughts... I guess they are similar to them. She just wants to make more money from the funds, so she is so attentive.
Su Xin happened to be free today, so she simply took the bag and handed it to the maid, "Let's go, I'll go take a look too."
"...Eh? Ah...No, no, meow." The profiteer looked at the big bag that Dido mentioned, "I can do this kind of thing meow..."
"Hehe... You just want to take a little more from me so that you can make a profit from the difference, right?" Commander Su scolded her angrily, "You money-grubber!"
Ming Miao was listless. His usually energetic cat ears were drooping, and he looked depressed as if he had lost hundreds of millions.
Su Xin couldn't bear to watch, so she pinched her furry ears to compensate, "Okay, okay, go and tell them later, and I'll give you a bonus if you succeed."
Ming Miao came back to life and immediately asked, "How much? Will you pay for the compensation? Will you give me a red tip as a reward? Can you give me 1000 units?!"
"Yes, are you happy?"
"Let's go, let's go! I can't wait any longer, meow!"
Su Xin found it funny. She greeted Yixian and asked about Lafei. Seeing that neither of them was interested, she followed with her maid.
The commercial street was meant to earn money from the ship girls in the port area, so it wasn't far away and there was no need to take a car. The three of them arrived there in a short walk.
Standing at the entrance of the street was a middle-aged man, dressed neatly. He came over to greet the three of them when he saw them. "Hello, Commander Su. Hello, uh...Hello, fellow shipgirls. My last name is Lu, and I'm the project manager for the commercial street."
Su Xin shook hands with the other party very politely, and said that the discussion would be fully under the responsibility of the ship girl, and she wanted to go in and take a look at the situation in the commercial street first.
Manager Lu did not feel slighted, but instead breathed a sigh of relief and agreed in a gentle voice.
In fact, he had heard that the girl was very capable, but because of her age, he was not sure. Now that it was the famous Boss Ming, although there was more pressure, he felt at ease.
After Su Xin handed over the matter, she took the maid to stroll around the streets and didn't plan to worry about it anymore.
After all, the bonus was a fixed amount, and she didn't think that Ming Miao's stingy personality would allow the other party to take advantage while the reward remained unchanged.
The commercial street was built very quickly and now appears to be nearly completed. The exterior decoration style is unified, but the interior is mostly still unfinished, indicating that merchants have not yet moved in and have not started decorating.
The shops on both sides are basically two-story buildings, which can only be used to open snack shops, clothing shops, entertainment shops, etc. that do not take up much space. This was also agreed upon in the original contract.
There was really nothing to see in the undecorated house. Su Xin was about to turn back halfway through her walk, but she inadvertently heard someone talking in a house not far away. The voice sounded very familiar.
"What do you think of this...?"
Another unfamiliar voice replied: "I think... not bad?"
The young conductor thought for a moment, and suddenly recalled the voice. He hurried to the door, knocked gently, and looked inside.
A little girl with light pink hair turned her head hurriedly and looked at her, and next to her stood a big sister with long chestnut hair and exaggerated figure.
"Excuse me... May I ask what you may have... Ah, Commander Su?"
Su Xin looked at the pink-haired girl carefully, "Um... do you know me?"
"Yes, I have participated in winter activities in H City before, so I have seen you several times..."
Not only the voice, but also the time and place matched. Su Xin was more and more certain, and asked before the other party introduced himself: "Queen, do you remember the person who borrowed shower gel from you in the bathroom?"
"Eh? How did you know...ah." The Queen covered her lips in surprise, "Was it... Commander Su at that time?"
Su Xin was very happy and nodded in acknowledgement, "Thank you for that time. Well, the song is also very nice. I was thinking about when I could meet you again."
"Thank...thank you for the compliment. It's just a small favor..." The queen blushed and hesitated for a moment, then thought of her good friend beside her and hurriedly introduced the little conductor.
"Commander Su, this... this is my good friend, Ye. She... had special circumstances and was unable to attend the event. She has been feeling very disappointed..."
The transport ship named Ye greeted nervously, but the other party didn't respond at all. She panicked and thought she had done something to dislike him.
Little did she know that Su Xin, who was just in a trance when they first met, had no intention of responding at all. All she could think about was:
"......How did I have the nerve to pretend to be Ye?!"
ps: I will update at 9pm from now on~
Chapter 611: The Name of a Profligate Merchant
"Why are you here?"
The queen was quite embarrassed. "Thanks to you, I saved some money during the event. Add to that the money I got before, it's enough for me to support myself..."
"Well... Actually you don't have to be so polite. I didn't do anything. It's a bit awkward to keep calling you this and that..." Su Xin handed over two pieces of candy.
The diva took it, and her nervousness subsided a lot. She spoke more intimately, "Thank you, where was I talking about...? Ah, I have saved enough money."
"Because I'm not very good at fighting and I'm always clumsy, so my performance in activities is not very good..."
"Then I met Ye. She was also... well, not very good at fighting. We decided to save money together and open a small shop in the future..."
The Queen patted Ye's hand gently and said in a soothing tone, "Originally, we still had a lot left, but Boss Ming was willing to sell us the equipment at a low price, so I... bought a lot."
"Then...then I moved to another place and sold it at the market price..." She pursed her lips and confessed, "I'm really sorry for taking advantage of your kindness...I...I just wanted to settle down..."
Su Xin didn't think there was anything wrong with this approach. There were many ship girls who came to the port to buy equipment. Most of them did buy it for their own use, but there were also some who sold it.
Most of them meet their own requirements first, and then sell the equipment they don't use much. Even if the price is higher than the technology box, it will not be more expensive than the official price.
Given the nature of the ship girls, they would not do such a thing as reselling at a high price. Besides, if the price is inflated, the military police will investigate the matter after receiving the news, which further prevents the occurrence of adverse incidents.
So Su Xin didn't care much and shook her head to persuade her: "It's nothing, they are originally that price, but... why did you want to come here? Business will be better in big cities, right?"
"Because... because the rent in those places is too expensive..." The Queen was very embarrassed, "I... I don't have much confidence in myself..."
"And we all think that Commander Su, you are more... friendly to the ship girls, and the rent is not very high, so we thought of coming here to give it a try..."
Su Xin felt shy after hearing this, "Does this count as... being praised?"
The Queen nodded, and Ye, who was standing next to her, saw this and followed suit. However, due to his physical condition, the amplitude of his movements was abnormally large, causing the little conductor to unconsciously look over with a subtle look.
Since his sight was not concealed, Ye naturally noticed it, but she did not sense any malice in it. It seemed to be just pure curiosity. But even so, she was still shy.
"Please... please don't look at me anymore..."
"Oh, sorry, sorry." The little commander felt rude and apologized hurriedly, "I... I was just surprised, I didn't mean to offend you..."
The queen stepped in to smooth things over, "I'm sorry, she's a little sensitive, mainly... when we were trying to do business before, everyone cared more about this aspect than the product, so..."
"So sales aren't very good?" Su Xin thought for a moment, "What types of stores have you opened before?"
"I opened a flower shop, but the business was average...Rano liked to take a hot spring bath, so I ran a bathhouse, but...because it was only open to women, and the demand for bathing among the ship girls was not high, so I couldn't keep it going..."
It is easy to understand why they only target women. It is probably because they have outstanding figures and have attracted a lot of attention. Compared to humans who have both good and bad sides, the ship girls are naturally friendlier.
But opening a bathhouse for the ship girls...
If they are really dirty, they will just refresh their ship outfits. Apart from relaxing, I guess no one would go to the bathhouse to take a bath, right?
Furthermore, for the wandering ship girls, the expense of taking a bath is part of the money that can be saved. The project is not a necessity, and making a loss is to be expected.
The other party had experienced these things before and probably understood them. Su Xin did not say them out loud to embarrass them, but instead asked about the next plan.
"So what are you going to do this time?"
The queen thought about it and couldn't make up her mind. "I heard that snack bars are simpler. I can do desserts and milk tea, but she..."
Ye was tall but looked weak, and could easily sense the other person's inferiority complex. "I... I don't know. If I were with the Queen, I... would definitely cause trouble for her..."
