Azur Lane: The Tragic Admiral’s Azur Life

For Burton Reed [Note: the butler of the Stoker family, a respectable old gentleman with whom the protagonist had frequent and good relations when he was in White Eagle.], it was unimaginable that he, who had been displaced and fallen to White Eagle, could return to the royal family and his hometown in glory and welcome in his lifetime.

Although he advocates gentlemanly etiquette and other etiquette, as a man who has been a waiter and servant since he was young and then worked his way up to butler, in the context of the modern era, his persistence is not always respected.

But he had already gotten used to it, or rather, he thought he had already gotten used to it.

But when he showed up at the station with a nervous mood, he unexpectedly found that not only were all his old friends there, but even those guys who used to be arrogant and refused to look him in the eye also came here attentively, standing beside him with slightly hunched bodies and eyes full of admiration.

Burton is not a petty person. In fact, everyone here, whether they are old friends who have a good relationship with him or those who have a bad relationship with him, has received help from him in varying degrees.

He was a true royal gentleman who was helpful and self-disciplined, so even those who did not understand why he was willing to be a butler in modern society were more or less polite to him.

However, today's situation is obviously no longer normal.

Burton took a deep breath, straightened his collar which he had checked dozens of times in the cabin, smiled and walked forward to greet his old friends.

"I'm sorry, Burton. I know it's rude to bother you now, but I really can't suppress my curiosity. Is what you said true? That big company is willing to invest here, and, and it only requires such a small amount of interest?"

Burton nodded slightly to the old friend he was talking to, then turned around and said with a smile:

“Of course it’s true, David. This is a rare opportunity, especially for people like us in a small place. Times have changed, David, and shipping is a very key component now and in the future.”

"Of course, of course, you're right, Burton. Oh, my goodness, I, I don't know what to say."

"Then there's nothing to say, David."

Burton smiled and said:

"If I remember correctly, your grandson, little Chad, will be able to go to school next year, but you haven't decided where to send him to study yet, right?"

"Yes, yes. Wait, could it be that..."

"You're lucky, David. But now, I think you should probably take the news back as soon as possible, in case little Chad suddenly has some strange ideas, right?"

"You're right! I, I have to go back quickly!"

The old man called David turned around and ran, then stopped abruptly after running a few steps. Then he hurried back, saluted Burton awkwardly with his hat, and then ran back even faster.

Burton smiled and shook his head.

"I think we should let the two young men drive him a little way, otherwise old David will run himself to the side of the road and wait for us to go back and rescue him."

As soon as he finished speaking, a wealthy old man with a beard beside him laughed:

"Just like when we were all young men."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old men around him burst into laughter.

For them, recalling past events is worth a laugh no matter whether they are funny or not, because at least they can still remember and think of them.

Burton is no exception. Although he is very strict with himself and does not show the dullness and clumsiness that one should have at his age, he is still an old man in essence.

"By the way, Burton, I heard from the kids that your current boss, um, that Mr. Stocker and his family have a very good relationship with the rumored special commander?"

"Perhaps that is not a rumor, but a fact. But I think that is probably not what you care about now. Do you want anything?"

"Well... well, actually my little granddaughter wants an autograph. You know, the kid started to like things related to ships a few years ago. The Internet is very developed now, and she has seen a lot..."

Burton was a little embarrassed.

He knew that the little granddaughter of his old friend was a lovely and sensible child.

But he was also very sensible. He would not stop treating himself as a steward just because he had a good relationship with the Stock family. Similarly, he would not get carried away and agree to these things on his own just because Yang Sikang was not arrogant when dealing with them.

Once something starts, there is a high probability that a second or third one will appear, and for him, the key to the matter lies in his positioning and sense of proportion.

"Good morning, Mr. Burton."

A low-key car stopped silently not far away, and then Burton Reed turned around with some surprise at the sound of a brisk greeting.

Yang Sikang walked over with a smile and politely shook hands with the old man who was looking at him with his mouth open.

"Good morning, sir. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I seemed to hear something that seemed to be related to me just now."

Yang Sikang has always had a very good impression of Burton Reed, an old gentleman from a royal family.

In terms of professionalism, Burton Reid was even praised by Belfast, which is very rare in modern society.

Unlike those professional butlers, Burton is more like a figure who came out of history, and Yang Sikang is generous in helping such a person.

What's more, it's just a piece of cake.

His appearance was obviously a very important thing for the old man. It could be seen that the old man doted on his granddaughter very much. After hurriedly explaining the situation, he quickly started calling home.

At least from this point of view, he should be much calmer than the gentleman who tried to run home earlier.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Yang. Thanks to you, I have been able to enjoy the rare treatment when I returned to my hometown this time. However, I still need your help now."

"Mr. Burton, when I first came into contact with the Stocker family, you were not as famous as you are now, and you were already an outstanding gentleman at that time. For a gentleman who has his own persistence, I just gave him the respect I deserved."

Yang Sikang said with a smile, then blinked gently:

"Besides, didn't you also help me with free publicity?"

Yang Sikang came here not for a special detour, but because he had nothing to do during this period of time and happened to know that Burton's hometown was here, so he came to take a look and brought the ship girls to experience life on land away from the city and port area.

Besides, he also needed some help from the old gentleman.