Chapter 436: Following the Trend
There are many unspoken rules in the garrison.
One of the unspoken rules is not to disturb the admiral in his office unless it is something important.
Otherwise, everyone would rush to the office to chat with the admiral, play games with the admiral, or just want to watch the admiral, and they would be satisfied. How could the admiral do anything? This is why it is rare to see anyone in the office except Su Xia, the admiral, the Victory, the assistant, and the secretary ship L20.
If she hadn't been feeling uneasy, if she hadn't waited in the cafeteria until after nine in the morning and still hadn't seen the admiral show up, and then thought about how she was with the admiral, she would have wanted to call him for fear of disturbing him, and she would have sent him a message but received no reply. As long as there was another way, Lexington would not have been willing to break the rules.
"Lexington, why are you here? What's the matter?"
Seeing the admiral's surprised expression when he found her in the office, Lexington recalled the intelligence she had collected one after another. She had to say that Lan was a good kid. She answered whatever she asked, following the routine she had prepared for this trip. She said, "Admiral, why do you think I came here?"
Su Xia didn't remember what he had done recently, and nothing special happened in the garrison either.
"I don't know." Su Xia shook his head.
That was a tacit understanding that took a month or two to develop. As soon as Su Xia walked into the office, Shengli poured him a cup of black tea.
Su Xia took the steaming black tea handed to him by the Victory and took a small sip. He wondered where he would find black tea when the Victory was often not in the office due to exercises in the future. He noticed that Lexington gave him and the Victory a second look.
Su Xia was thinking while drinking black tea. Suddenly, an idea came to her mind. Her brows relaxed and she smiled, "Do you miss me?"
"Lexington, did you come here just because you missed me?" Su Xia joked.
"Indeed. Lexington wants to be the admiral." Lexington walked up to Su Xia, helped him tidy up his hair, pulled his collar, and patted his shoulders. There seemed to be some spider webs on his shoulders.
"I miss Lexington, too." Su Xia smiled and hugged her gently, sniffing the fragrance of her hair.
If it was Saratoga instead of Lexington, Victory would have persuaded them to retreat. But that was Lexington, the eldest lady of the garrison, and she was not someone she could mess with, so she could only stand by and watch.
Victory watched, sniffed, bit her lips gently, and finally turned her head away. Out of sight, out of mind. She didn't have a close relationship with the admiral, not even a wedding ship, so such close actions were absolutely forbidden. She could only act out of emotion and within the bounds of propriety.
Only L20 was free and easy, eating snacks and drinking tea. Anyway, the organization had decided that she would be relieved of her duties as a secretary ship after a while. Since she was working so hard, why not just enjoy the last few days of work? I didn't see the Victory and didn't care when she came to the office, but the admiral arrived later than her.
"What on earth is Lexington doing in the office?"
After gently hugging her and letting go, Su Xia didn't believe that Lexington would come to the office just because she missed him. He also knew the unspoken rule that ship girls should not go to the office to find the admiral if they have nothing to do. He also knew some other unspoken rules, such as not calling the admiral casually, the admiral had already decided who to be with today, and others could not steal his love, and so on.
Lexington said: "I saw in the group that the Admiral went to the Japanese side last night?"
"Yes." Su Xia admitted.
Lexington said jokingly, "You played till what time and didn't go to bed until 10 in the morning."
Su Xia didn't know what time she went to bed at night, she only knew that Akagi was a vixen.
"You're not in a big city. I've heard that many people who work in big cities spend more than an hour commuting to work every day." Lexington said, "You work in the garrison, so you don't even need to commute for five minutes."
Su Xia was embarrassed and hesitant.
"I don't mean to blame the admiral, I just occasionally express my feelings." Lexington said, "I have said it before, just leave the work to others, admiral, you don't have to work so hard, why bother so much, you might as well spend more time with everyone if you have time."
Su Xia grabbed Lexington's hand and said, "I know what Lexington means, but I have to work, otherwise I will feel guilty... Today is a special situation, and we usually go to work very early."
Victory sat nearby and listened, snorted coldly, and said, "It's only slightly better than L20."
"I don't know why you're so obsessed with work, but just do it if you want to." Lexington said, "It's useless to talk about it anyway. No matter what the request is, Lexington will never be able to refuse the admiral."
"I'm so touched." said Su Xia.
"I'm just a little curious... I know the admiral likes destroyers... but why did he play until so late? What time did he go to bed at night? He didn't look energetic when he went to work at 10 o'clock. Could he have stayed up all night..." Lexington paused.
Su Xia asked, "Why did Lexington suddenly stop talking?"
"I just suddenly thought," Lexington said worriedly, "Lexington asked so many questions. Will the admiral think that Lexington is too nosy and annoying?"
"How is that possible?" Su Xia said, "Asking so many questions is not a problem, and being so involved is not a problem. The problem is not caring at all."
Lexington smiled.
Su Xia hesitated for a moment, and thought that there was no need to hide anything. One should not hide anything at any time. Otherwise, it would be deceiving Lexington and disrespectful to Akagi. Akagi was also his marriage ship, not a mistress. Su Xia hesitated and told what happened last night, including the fact that he stayed in Akagi's room at the end.
"I see," Lexington said.
What Su Xia understood was that Lexington knew what he did last night, and probably why he had to work so late today.
Lexington meant that she knew why she suddenly felt uneasy last night and this morning - the admiral stayed in Akagi's room last night. Not only that, based on the tone of the admiral's voice , as well as some details, Akagi did something that made the admiral very fond of her and cared about her.
Lexington was not panicked at all, smiling: "It's a bit bad, Admiral, you promised Fubuki to sleep with them at night, but in the end you slept in Akagi's room."
"That's because of Yin Xian..." Su Xia explained shamelessly.
"Is it really because of Gin-sin? The admiral actually believes in Gin-sin?" Lexington covered his mouth and laughed, "Akagi is really rude, hitting her own sister hard... I'm not making fun of Akagi, if Lexington was in that position, he might do the same, it just feels very interesting."
Su Xia said, "Lexington wouldn't do that."
"Yes." Lexington said, "Admiral, don't you remember how proactive Lexington was when you just returned to the garrison? Admiral, I don't know if you really don't understand or if you pretend not to understand... Now that I think about it, you are just pretending not to understand. Fortunately, the clouds have finally cleared and the moon has appeared."
Su Xia now couldn't understand why she rejected Lexington at that time.
"Akagi did that because he likes the admiral. Just like Lexington likes him as much." Lexington said.
"Probably." Su Xia said subconsciously.
" What do you mean by 'should'?" Lexington said, "I know Akagi. Akagi likes the admiral. If it's for the admiral, even food can be put down."
"I have reservations about this." Su Xia said, saying that, he believed that his position in Chicheng's heart was more important than those foods, or rather, that anyone in Chicheng's heart was more important than food. It was a joke, but it should not be taken seriously.
Lexington knew Su Xia was joking, so she couldn't deny it. She paused and said, "Come to think of it... I heard from the admiral that many of you played Gin Sage last night. In addition to Akagi, there were Mutsu, Kongo, Ariaki, etc. They won't let go easily... As expected of the big sister of the Japanese style, she is full of majesty."
Su Xia thought about what happened last night. Akagi was really handsome at that time.
"I envy you." Lexington said, "I want to be the boss, too."
"Aren't you the big sister of the American department?"
"Gaga is pretty much like the big sister of the zodiac," Lexington said. "I'm the big sister of the American system. Where do you put your business, Iowa, or Washington?"
"That's true." Even Su Xia knew that there were many big names in the American industry. "But to be honest, it's not easy to be the big sister. There's nothing to envy."
"How do you say it?"
Su Xia thought about it and realized it was not a secret, so she hesitated and briefly mentioned what she had heard from Akagi.
"After listening to what the admiral said, it's really not easy to be the boss," said Lexington.
Lexington nodded. "Especially the big sister Akagi. The Japanese don't have as many helpers as our American counterparts. If we encounter any problems, everyone can help and share the pressure. The British also have King George V, the Prince of Wales and the Lion... and the reputation of the head maid is not to mention."
"Hasn't the admiral always said that he wants to be an excellent admiral?" Lexington suddenly asked.
"Um."
"Then we have to help Akagi share the pressure."
"I know." Su Xia said. He paused and realized something was wrong. "Lexington, aren't you and Akagi rivals? I see why you keep speaking for Akagi."
"To be honest, Lexington is American and Akagi is Japanese. It's impossible for me to have a close relationship with her. But we have been on many missions together. She is the flagship and I am the fifth... In this way, we occasionally say hello to each other. Even if we are not close sisters, we can be considered friends."
Lexington laughed. "To be honest, sometimes I don't know who my opponent is."
"One moment it's Akagi," Lexington said, "then it's Shokaku. Coral Sea only has one wife."
Su Xia thought about it. Lexington and Akagi didn't have much intersection in history, at least not like Hood and Bismarck, or Hood and Richelieu. This opponent really seemed to be a joke. It was hard to explain. He smiled and said, "Can we both be opponents?"
"Okay." Lexington said helplessly, "As long as the admiral is happy."
"Lexington doesn't consider Akagi and Shokaku as rivals, but Akagi and Shokaku consider Lexington as rivals." Su Xia asked, "Do you think this is possible?"
"have no idea."
"Akagi and Shokaku regard Lexington as their rivals, but Lexington treats them as nothing," Su Xia said. "Lexington is a bit arrogant and overbearing."
"Admiral, do you really want me, Akagi, and Shokaku to be like Hood and Bismarck?"
"No." Su Xia still remembered it clearly. Xiao Zhai stood by the window, with his back to the window, and gave a deafening speech, "My dream... I dream that one day, on the beautiful sloping grass of the garrison, the Japanese and American families will sit together to watch the sunset, Lexington and Shokaku will hold hands, the German and British families will sit together for a picnic, Bismarck will pass a sandwich to Hude, and everyone will reminisce about sisterhood together."
"That's a bit difficult."
“I know it’s a little difficult, but as long as you work hard, you will achieve it one day.”
"If it's for the admiral, it doesn't matter if Lexington holds hands with Akagi and Shokaku." Lexington said, "Lexington will work hard to become sisters with Akagi and Shokaku."
"I hope it's not for me."
Lexington said: "Starting with 'For the Admiral', wouldn't it be good for the final goal to become close sisters with Akagi and Shokaku?"
"good."
"So... didn't the admiral just say that Akagi is under a lot of pressure and needs an admiral?" Lexington said, "I wonder if Lexington can help."
"I wonder if Akagi wants Lexington to help her." Su Xia has some emotional intelligence.
"Whether she wants me to help her or not, I want to help her." Lexington said, "I believe that as long as I work hard, I will be able to influence Akagi... No, Akagi is not an unreasonable person. It should be said that we are just stuck between the American style and the Japanese style, and lack an opportunity to become sisters. As long as someone takes a step forward, it will be fine."
"In fact," Lexington said, "I've always found Akagi cute."
"What's so cute about it?" Su Xia asked.
"For example, she keeps eating all the time," Lexington said. "I want to touch her head, scratch her chin, feed her, and make her fat and plump."
"Akagi is not a pet."
"Not a pet...sister. How about a sister?" Lexington said, "I just like to peel apples for Gaga, let her sleep on my lap, and stroke her hair."
Su Xia smiled and shook her head.
"Anyway, I want to build a good relationship with Akagi." Lexington said, "Admiral, can you help me?"
"This is possible." Su Xia said.
Lexington nodded and said, "Then the admiral must tell me what Akagi likes and what Akagi hates. How is Akagi feeling today? Is it suitable for contact? What does Akagi plan to do? Can I help her? I also need the admiral to help blow pillow wind and tell Akagi that Lexington is a good person and a good sister."
At the same time, in the cafeteria, Akagi had not finished his breakfast yet and suddenly stopped eating.
"Why did Akagi suddenly stop eating?" Kaga asked.
This time it was Akagi's turn to feel uneasy.
