"But chocolate liqueurs are chocolate, not liquor," Laffey said, blinking her big eyes, trying to bluff her way through.
"That's still a no."
Ye Ming refused decisively, but noticing the little girl's pitiful gaze, he softened a bit. "Laffey, back in the Port District, did Enterprise and the others let you eat chocolate liqueurs?"
"Mhm." Laffey nodded emphatically, the rabbit ears on her head bobbing. "Enterprise and Lexington both let Laffey eat chocolate. Belfast even brought Laffey chocolate from other places when she went on expeditions."
"Then, did Enterprise and the others let you drink alcohol?" Ye Ming asked casually, pretending it was an offhand question.
"All… not allowed." Laffey gripped Ye Ming's hand, her eyes darting to the ground.
"…"
Ye Ming fell silent.
Laffey lowered her head even further, her big eyes filled with disappointment and sadness.
Ye Ming sighed helplessly.
"Alright, chocolate liqueurs it is, but you're not allowed to eat too many, and definitely no sneaking drinks."
"Laffey loves Commander the most!"
Seeing the little girl's happy expression, Ye Ming couldn't help but smile.
Even though he knew Laffey's little schemes, as the Commander, it was sometimes hard to bring himself to disappoint such a cute Laffey.
However, Ship-Girls were naturally spirits, extraordinary beings unlike ordinary humans. Unlike the typical extraordinary beings in fantasy works, Ship-Girls were awakened by the Commander using Wisdom Cubes. Although theoretically, each Ship-Girl would be influenced by history, legends, the Commander, and various other factors to form different personalities, most Ship-Girls were generally kind-hearted spirits by nature. Even if there were a few truly yandere or war-crazed Ship-Girls, as long as they stayed by the Commander's side, they could find contentment and become calm.
So, as long as the Commander's mind didn't go awry, and their life wasn't in danger, the Ship-Girl wouldn't have any problems.
As extraordinary beings, Ship-Girls' physical structures were naturally different from ordinary humans. Although they had beautiful appearances far more perfect than ordinary people, and even the feel of their bodies was no different from humans, in reality, Ship-Girls possessed power and firepower even greater than battleships.
Even the little Laffey was not comparable to ordinary destroyers.
So, although Laffey looked like a little girl, there was no need to treat Laffey like a little girl in every aspect. Drinking alcohol was something to be cautious about, but chocolate liqueurs were fine.
I wonder if Ship-Girls can have children with humans? If they can, would the children be human or Ship-Girls?
A strange thought suddenly popped into Ye Ming's head. He wanted to ask Laffey, but he felt it was a bit too perverted to ask a little girl such a question. After thinking about it, he decided to suppress his inner curiosity for the time being.
Forget it, if my Oath Ship comes to this world in the future, I'll ask then.
No, since she's my Oath Ship, it's okay to ask while testing it out, right?
With these unrealistic thoughts swirling in his head, Ye Ming stopped in front of a phone store as they passed by.
He suddenly thought that he should get Laffey a phone. With a phone, he could contact Laffey anytime while he was at work.
No sooner said than done, Ye Ming hadn't figured out a solution to Laffey's identity problem yet, so after buying Laffey a phone, Ye Ming went on Bilibili and used his ID to get Laffey a SIM card for watching videos.
"Laffey, do you know how to use a phone?"
Ye Ming suddenly realized this issue when he handed Laffey the phone, which didn't have a SIM card in it yet.
"Yes." Laffey nodded, took the phone, and skillfully turned on the screen and set a password. "Back in the Port District, Ming often carried a big box of phones around to sell. Even the submarines had a waterproof phone each. Of course Laffey knows how to use it."
Laffey fiddled with it for a while and adjusted the settings. Looking at the sky-blue wallpaper on the phone screen, Laffey thought for a moment, grabbed Ye Ming's hand, and pulled it down hard. "Commander, squat down, hurry up and squat down. Laffey wants to take a picture with Commander. Laffey wants to use the picture as wallpaper."
The little girl's first reaction after getting a phone was to use a photo with the Commander as wallpaper, which made Ye Ming feel both touched and happy. He squatted down cooperatively, getting in front of the camera.
Laffey moved closer to Ye Ming, her little face pressed tightly against Ye Ming's cheek. While adjusting the shooting angle, the little girl directed Ye Ming. "Commander, move a little closer to Laffey, um, even closer, smile, smile brighter, make a gesture, make a gesture."
"Okay, like that, like that, don't move, look at the camera, ready—"
Click~
The camera light flashed, and Ye Ming's cheek seemed to be touched by something soft and moist.
Ye Ming froze. He turned his head and found that Laffey had moved away from him and was happily setting the wallpaper. Ye Ming glanced at the phone screen. The wallpaper was a photo of the little girl kissing him. In the photo, he was making a victory sign with a smile on his face, a hint of surprise just surfacing in his eyes, while the little girl kissing him had a happy smile on her face. The afternoon sun shone on them, draping them in a layer of orange gauze, the tone was extremely warm.
Looking at the two people in the wallpaper, Ye Ming was momentarily lost in thought.
"Commander, can you use this as your wallpaper too?"
Laffey held the phone in front of him, looking at him expectantly.
"Okay."
Ye Ming regained his composure and pretended to be calm.
He had been charmed by the little girl again.
My Laffey, you really are my angel.
Chapter 25: Bridal Gown
Laffey, satisfied with having personally changed Ye Ming's phone background to the same wallpaper as hers, finally returned the phone to Ye Ming and started playing with her own phone.
Although the phone didn't have a SIM card yet, Laffey successfully connected to the world's internet for the first time through the wireless hotspot set up on Ye Ming's phone, immersing herself in the fun of exploring a new world.
While Ye Ming held Laffey's hand to prevent the little girl, who was engrossed in her phone, from crashing into a pillar and breaking it, or walking onto the road and causing a car accident, he occasionally glanced at Laffey's phone screen to prevent the little girl from accidentally clicking on some strange websites that would affect her mental health. At the same time, he was silently thinking about some of the problems in front of him.
First, there was Laffey's identity problem. Ye Ming didn't have any ideas about this issue yet. After all, in this country, the household registration system was still very strict. It was already difficult to create a legal identity for a population that appeared out of nowhere, and it would be even more difficult to get an identity certificate for Laffey, given her conspicuous appearance, especially her white hair.
Ye Ming had never been exposed to this kind of thing before and didn't have any experience. He could only ask friends who knew about it in the future to see if there was any way.
Secondly, there was the issue of work and Laffey.
Although Laffey is very cute, and Ye Ming would love to stay by her side all the time, the Ye Ming in the real world isn't the Commander from the Azure game. Without the game's military funds to support him, he has to work hard to earn money.
It's alright on weekends, but leaving Laffey alone at home on weekdays is clearly not ideal. But if he sends Laffey to school, firstly, her identity issue hasn't been resolved, and secondly, Ye Ming is worried.
If Ayanami, Z23, Javelin, and Swanling could also come to this world, that would be great. Then Laffey would have friends.
Although he thinks this way, Ye Ming knows that counting on it isn't realistic.
The only thing Ye Ming can think of right now is to quickly develop a freelance career that has flexible hours and a decent income. That way, he can work from home while staying with Laffey.
Being a web novelist or a content creator seems suitable.
However, the difficulty of earning money and achieving a stable income in these two fields is much higher than in normal industries. He can't rush it; he has to take it slow.
For now, he can only try to broaden his income sources while working hard to earn more money.
Actually, on Bilibili, if Ye Ming were willing to film everyday life with Laffey, he could probably gain a lot of fans. However, Ye Ming doesn't plan to do that. Secondly, having Laffey wear a Laffey mascot costume and become a Vtuber isn't a bad idea. Laffey as Laffey's Vtuber – just thinking about it is interesting.
Moreover, Laffey's voice is lazy and very similar to the voice of the loli dragon Kanna in the anime Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. If such a recognizable and cute voice were used for a Vtuber, it should become popular without a doubt.
But Laffey wearing a Laffey mascot costume would probably be a copyright infringement, so it's best not to try it.
And most importantly, Ye Ming feels a bit weird about letting a loli earn money.
Using money earned by a loli to support a loli sounds strange. Wouldn't he become a kept man then?
Ye Ming can't accept that. He doesn't like being a kept man at all, especially not by a loli.
Well, you have to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time. There's no need to neglect the people around you because you're too anxious. After all, the road ahead with Laffey is still long, isn't it?
Thinking this, Ye Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He held Laffey's hand with one hand and took out his phone from his pocket with the other to check the navigation.
Turning the corner at the next intersection will lead him to the bridal shop he found online, which has pretty good reviews.
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Just as he reached the intersection and was waiting for the light to change, a surprised voice came from behind Ye Ming: "Eh? Is that you? What a coincidence."
Ye Ming turned around and saw a girl in a professional skirt suit, black stockings, and small black high heels looking at him with surprise. The girl was wearing purple contact lenses, and her long hair was also a gorgeous purple.
Ye Ming was stunned for a moment before he remembered that this was the Genshin Impact cosplayer he saw on the subway yesterday.
"It's you?"
Ye Ming was also surprised. He didn't expect the Keqing cosplayer to be a corporate slave too.
"Surprised, right?" The girl seemed to have guessed Ye Ming's thoughts and said with a smile, "Didn't expect that I'm also an office worker? But cosplaying is indeed my hobby."
Saying this, the girl looked at Laffey, who was holding Ye Ming's hand, and asked, "I really didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that I would run into you here. Are you taking your younger sister out to play?"
"Yeah."
Ye Ming responded. He didn't want to say more, but thinking about the girl's cosplayer identity, he had an idea and added, "I'm mainly taking my sister out to order a cosplay outfit this time."
"Cosplay outfit? What kind?"
The girl asked, seeming very interested.
"Laffey's Bridal Gown."
Ye Ming's expression was calm, and his tone was even.
The girl was stunned. She looked at Laffey, then at Ye Ming, and her eyes widened in surprise. Then, the surprise turned into a smile: "What a coincidence, I'm also preparing to order a cosplay outfit. Have you found a shop yet? Want to go together?"
"Not yet." Ye Ming shook his head, his expression calm, and he secretly rejoiced in his heart. "Actually, I don't have much experience in this area. If you don't mind, it would be best to go together. I can also listen to the advice of a professional like you."
"I'm just an ordinary cosplay enthusiast." The girl said with a smile, "Since we're so fated, let's go together. I happen to know a relatively professional and affordable small shop."
"That's really too kind of you." Ye Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily. "By the way, I haven't asked what you're cosplaying yet. Is it still Keqing?"
"Yeah."
The girl nodded and said with a smile, "This time, it's Keqing's Bridal Gown."
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