Chapter 475: Victory Renovation Plan
Lyon noticed that the people sitting at the table next to them, who were chatting happily, suddenly stopped talking and turned towards the bar door. Not knowing what happened, she turned around curiously, only to see Enterprise, Admiral and Victory just walked into the bar and stood in front of the bar talking to Missouri, the bartender.
"The admiral is here." Leon reminded Richelieu who was sitting opposite her.
“I see,” Richelieu replied.
"Why is he in the bar?" Leon said, "Didn't he say he doesn't like drinking?"
"I don't know." Richelieu stared at Su Xia for a moment, then retracted his gaze and sat down. He subconsciously picked up the wine glass and took a sip, looking a little absent-minded.
"An admiral, an admiral's assistant, and a secretary ship..." Leon said jokingly while drinking, "Isn't it said that public officials are not allowed to go to bars and other entertainment venues... Richelieu, why are you looking at me like that? I'm just kidding."
“By the way, is the secretary ship exam that difficult?” Leon was very curious. “Richelieu is so good, but he didn’t even make the interview… But after watching the interview, I feel that the interview is really not something that ordinary people can participate in.”
Lyon still feels a lingering fear. King George V of England failed, not because of her incompetence, but because she had too many tricks.
"If you want to say it's difficult, it's just that difficult," Richelieu said. "It's mainly because I'm not good at the civil service exams and essays, whether it's common sense judgment, verbal comprehension, quantitative relationships, or judgment and reasoning... I'm not good at writing either. I can't write a single word even after a long time."
"The main reason is that I didn't have enough time to prepare," Lyon said. "If I had a few more days to prepare, I believe Richelieu would have gotten a high score ... at least I wouldn't have had any problem getting into the interview."
"It's the same for everyone because we have too little time to prepare." Richelieu shook his head and said, "It's just that we are not as skilled as others. There's nothing to say about it if we are not as skilled as others and we have to admit defeat." She acted very free and easy.
Leon shrugged his shoulders and said nothing. After thinking for a while, he said, "If it's a competition of fashion sense, none of them can match Richelieu. Richelieu can beat ten of them by himself."
The French family runs a luxury store in the garrison, mainly selling clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, leather goods, etc., all thanks to Richelieu being at the forefront of fashion. Just such a luxury store has a very high monthly turnover. If it weren't for the extremely high tax on luxury goods in the garrison, the monthly income would definitely be the best in the garrison.
"In short," said Leon, "no one can rival Richelieu in terms of artistic accomplishment."
Richelieu smiled. Even the fashionable girl couldn't stand the fact that the admiral was obsessed with uniforms.
Leon held the back of his head with both hands, watching the admiral talking to Missouri at the bar. Missouri skillfully mixed the cocktail and poured it into a highball glass. She did not push it in front of the admiral, but in front of the Victory, and said casually: "Richelieu can also mix wine."
"Yeah." Richelieu nodded. She thought that if Missouri didn't work as a bartender, she could be one. It was just that this shop was run by Americans. It was like saying that there were so many entertainment venues in the garrison, such as bars and arcades, which were basically all run by Americans. There were so many talented Americans, and there were too many people who could be bartenders. It would not be her turn anyway.
"Imagine what Richelieu would look like as a bartender, with his long hair tied up, a black vest over a white shirt, breeches, and white gloves. He must have looked super handsome," Leon said with longing.
"I'm still not as good as you, handsome guy...beautiful girl." Richelieu said after looking at Leon.
“Of course.” Leon inserted his five fingers into his hair and used them as a comb to comb his short hair back. He raised his chin proudly. “I can conquer the admiral with just one glance… I am confident that there is no one more handsome than me in the garrison. I can make those light cruisers scream with just a flick of my finger.”
"I believe it." Richelieu nodded.
"But it's still not as cool as Richelieu sinking those deep-sea flagships with one shot." Lyon said. She really envied Richelieu's strength and sang the song of triumph. No matter how high your durability is, no matter how thick your armor is, no one can survive a critical hit from me, Richelieu.
Richelieu drinks. She doesn't like to be modest, nor does she like to be too high-profile.
"Come to think of it, I heard that Richelieu didn't have a easy life in the past?" Leon asked suddenly. She joined the naval base quite early, and when she first arrived, Richelieu was already the main force of the naval base. She had no way of imagining how miserable Richelieu was.
"Yes, it's not easy." Richelieu sighed and said.
"No matter what, it's okay as long as we can get through it." Leon suddenly laughed. She was mainly thinking of someone. Britain, France and Germany loved each other and wanted to kill each other. "Bismarck is the only one left of the Three Musketeers of Europe. He can't be transformed. Both of his skills are not very good. This is basically how it will be in this life."
"Who knows?" said Richelieu.
"Poor Bismarck, she's not even as good as her sister." Leon said to himself, "I don't know who is stronger between her and Hindenburg, but definitely not Hutten. It must be very stressful to be the big sister of the German family."
Leon kept looking at the bar. Missouri mixed a drink for Victory, but Victory didn't seem to like it very much. She just took a sip and put it down. Then she mixed another drink for Victory. Enterprise sat very close to the admiral, almost touching him. He said, "I heard that the admiral stayed in Enterprise's room last night."
"And then? " asked Richelieu.
Leon looked around, suddenly leaned on the table and asked, "Has the admiral ever stayed in Richelieu's room?" No matter how pretty a girl is, she is still a girl, and as long as she is a girl, she will definitely have a gossipy side.
Richelieu didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he said in a roundabout way: "Did the admiral stay in my room? Can't you see?"
Their rooms were not .
"I don't know." Leon said, "Who knows if the admiral secretly stayed in your room."
"No." Richelieu really didn't want to answer.
“No way…” Leon said. Because he had drunk a little bit of wine, not only did his face turn red, but he also became bolder. “Aren’t you the first person to get a kiss from the admiral… Admiral Shudong, you forcibly took the admiral’s first kiss, and it was reported in the newspapers at the time, causing a sensation in the garrison… Now you tell me that there is nothing between you and the admiral, isn’t it a bit anticlimactic?”
Richelieu was silent. She thought to herself, I also want to strike while the iron is hot and make further progress. It was because I was the first to get the admiral's kiss that everyone has been watching me closely since then. In the end, Missouri got there first, and Lexington was one step behind. Who would have thought that I would not find an opportunity until today.
Leon didn't mean to laugh at Richelieu. After all, she hadn't even been kissed by the admiral yet, so she didn't know why it felt so bad. After getting the answer, she didn't continue to argue, but gossiped, "What does a kiss feel like?"
Richelieu picked up the wine glass, which had only a little wine left in it, and said, "If you want to know what it feels like to kiss, go find the admiral and try it yourself. He will definitely not refuse you."
“Yeah.” Leon nodded and smiled. “I heard that the Admiral now accepts everyone, whether it’s kissing or staying overnight. He’s just like an Easy Boy.”
"You are drunk," said Richelieu.
Leon laughed.
Meanwhile, Su Xia sat at the bar, watching Victory drinking, and asked, "How's it going?"
"What's the matter... not so good." Victory said, "I still prefer black tea."
Sheshuitu actually asked for leave tonight, how could he be repaired? In this case, tonight's task is to "corrupt" Victory. Su Xia said: "I declare in advance, Victory, you must not curse."
"I don't guarantee it." Victory looked at Su Xia and said coldly.
Missouri snickered.
"I want to say..." Su Xia hesitated for a moment, "The Victory looks so beautiful, but why does it always give people a feeling of being old? It's not just because the Victory is a sailing battleship, but also because the Victory is too old-fashioned and doesn't accept anything from young people."
"Oh?" Victory responded.
"After working with you for so long, I've really discovered something." Su Xia said, "Not only does he not play computer games, he also doesn't like to play with his phone. He doesn't like the games that everyone likes, he doesn't like the short videos that everyone likes, he's not interested in anything new, he sneers at it, anyway, he doesn't like anything that young people like, he's really an old person."
"Even if you say that, you can't force me to like it if I don't like it." said Victory.
"It's not that you don't like it or are not interested, it's that you simply don't want to try." Su Xia said, "Try it, take the first step, a new world is waiting for you."
"Guess why I had to bring you to the bar tonight?" Su Xia said, "I just wanted to take you to experience the world of young people, instead of living like an old cadre every day."
"What do you mean you want to take me to experience the world of young people..." Victory said, "Didn't Enterprise ask you to come? You didn't want to come at first, but when you heard about Archer Rabbit, you were immediately attracted and insisted on dragging me along."
Su Xia said calmly, "That's not the case at all... Well, don't worry about those details... My current goal is to fill this port with everyone's laughter, including the laughter of the Victory."
Victory curled his lips.
Su Xia ignored Shengli's disgusted gesture and said, "Shengli wants to get rid of the impression of being an old man in the eyes of others. Start by enjoying the nightlife instead of going to bed on time at 10 o'clock in the evening or reading in the room."
"I'm not asking you to go to the bar every day. It's nice to go to the bar occasionally." Su Xia said, "This is our own bar in the garrison. We are all our own people. There are no messy people or messy things. You don't need to worry about those things."
"Okay." Victory said perfunctorily, "but I really don't like wine."
"It's okay if you don't like alcohol." Su Xia said, "I don't like alcohol either, I just drink a little when I'm with everyone... Coke and juice are fine too."
Victory said, "Is it really okay to go to a bar and not drink alcohol, but drink Coke or juice?"
"Isn't that because you don't drink?" Su Xia said dejectedly, "I want you to come to the bar often, to enjoy the atmosphere. There are also many young people here, which is good for you to meet young people."
Victory hesitated to speak and finally shook his head.
"As far as I can remember, Victory never listens to music." Su Xia said after thinking for a while.
"Yes," said the Victory, "but you just don't know it."
"I guess it's all classical music." Su Xia said affirmatively.
The admiral actually guessed it. Victory remained silent.
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent." Su Xia looked at the back of the bar. There was a small stage in the back of the bar where everyone was allowed to sing. Alaska, Guam, Gothic Lion and others would perform from time to time. It was said that Xingxing once went to a Chinese restaurant to play and borrowed Zhaohe's suona to perform on stage and was almost beaten. "Try pop music, and rock music is also fine."
"Um."
Su Xia stared at Shengli and touched her hair: "Speaking of which, Shengli can try letting her hair down. It will make her look younger."
Victory could see that the admiral was really thinking about her. She hesitated for a moment and put her hands behind her head to untie her bun. Her white hair immediately fell to her shoulders. Her fierce temperament softened a lot. She said, "Is that so?"
"That's it." Su Xia said, "Or try a big side part like Indiana's."
Enterprise suddenly interrupted: "The Admiral seems to like Indiana's hairstyle?"
"Not bad." Su Xia replied, "I like a lot more, big side parting, bangs, long straight black hair, pear blossom curls..."
Victory brushed his hair at the back of his neck and said, "How about dyeing it black?"
"Not very good." Su Xia said without hesitation, "White hair is beautiful. Of course, black hair is also beautiful. Anyway, the white hair of Victory is not the kind of white hair of the elderly, so there is no problem."
"All right."
"Then," Su Xia looked at the Victory. Now she could look at the Victory's chest openly. Suddenly, she felt a little vulgar and quickly shifted her sight elsewhere. "The Victory only has uniforms?"
"Of course not." Victory said, "I am also a woman, so naturally I have clothes I like."
"Why do I feel like I've never seen you wearing anything like this before?" Su Xia said, "Anyway, let me ask you one more thing, it's not just T-shirts, shirts, jeans, and trousers, right?"
"no."
Su Xia suddenly laughed: "I really can't imagine Victory wearing a short skirt, hot pants, or belly-baring clothes."
Victory had a blank expression on his face.
Su Xia finished laughing and said, "Forget about the short skirts, hot pants and belly-baring tops... Victory would be scary if she suddenly wore that. But you can try off-shoulder shirts, ruffled shirts, and bat sleeve shirts."
"Anything else?" asked the Victory.
"Let me think about it." Su Xia said, "Let's do it this way for now, and take it step by step."
Su Xia remembered that he was not the only one here, so he said, "Missouri, Enterprise, do you have any ideas?"
Missouri pointed inside the bar and said, "Admiral, you can ask Richelieu and the others."
Su Xia looked in the direction of Missouri's finger and saw Leon and Richelieu sitting together.
