"What?"

"You're participating in the competition too?"

"You... Su Xin, you know that although your stats are [S-rank Ship Girl], they're not outstanding among [S-rank Ship Girls]! Rather than having you risk your life in competitions, you'd be better off marrying into one of those families..."

"Given your temperament and personality, getting married is the best way out for you!"

Zhou Yuanshan softened his expression and earnestly offered his advice.

Although the second young lady of the Zhou family has never really had much of a presence...

However, since she was his legitimate daughter, Zhou Yuanshan still considered her future.

Given Zhou Suxin's personality, getting married early would definitely be the best way out.

"No!"

"I don't want to!"

"I...I want to participate in the competition! Only the vibrating sound of the engine turning, the swaying of the ship, and the shattering waves can make me feel that I am alive! That I exist!"

"father!"

"I want to race boats too! As a... [boat girl]!!!"

"Thump..."

As she spoke, Zhou Suxin knelt down directly in front of Zhou Yuanshan.

"Pure Heart..."

"you..."

Zhou Yuanshan stared blankly at the woman's reaction.

He never imagined that his spoiled, unassuming daughter would one day say to him, "Daddy! I want to race boats!"

"......"

A moment of silence.

Zhou Yuanshan raised his head and looked at Zhou Zhong, who then knelt down with a "plop"!

"father!"

"Our Zhou family isn't short of the wealth from arranged marriages, is it?"

"A simple life doesn't need to be tied to money!"

"this..."

Just as Zhou Yuanshan was beginning to be persuaded, Zhou Hang, who had been sitting in a high position, gradually narrowed his eyes.

His eyes were full of calculation as he looked at Zhou Suxin.

"Aren't you going to get married?"

"You're participating in the competition?"

"Are you kidding me? What are you doing, a ship without a navigator?"

"If you marry out, the Zhou family will have more savings, and the Zhou family's savings... all belong to me, Zhou Hang! For the sake of the Zhou family, for the sake of my future, you must marry out!!!"

Even before his identity as the "Third Young Master" was acknowledged, Zhou Hang had already started thinking about the future.

His face was grim, and he stood up with a thud.

"I disagree!"

"Damn it! What business is it of yours if the three of us are talking?!"

Zhou Zhong's face immediately darkened after Zhou Hang interrupted him.

"Hey..."

"How dare you speak like that, brother!"

"I'm the third child..."

"My opinion should be of some use, right?"

"If you ask me, those foreign families who finally came to the Zhou family, how can you expect them to be happy if you just drive them away for no reason? Besides... what did Second Sister say about having found a navigator she likes and wanting to go after him?"

"Does this mean... that the navigator hasn't accepted her yet?"

"Now that she has someone she likes, she can't let someone else dump her, can she?"

"How can she compete without a navigator? Isn't that ridiculous?"

"Zhou Yuanshan, look at you, you're so old, and you still support your daughter's madness?"

With just a few words, the entire situation was changed.

Zhou Hang smiled and looked at Zhou Yuanshan. Zhou Yuanshan was silent for a moment, then pursed his lips: "Suxin, stop fooling around! You should just obediently marry Mr. Croatia! He is the best 'Navigator' in this batch!"

"No!"

"I don't want to!"

Zhou Suxin shook her head again.

"you!"

"What nonsense are you spouting?!"

"You don't have a navigator... and you don't need other navigators to pilot you, how are you going to compete?!"

Zhou Yuanshan was furious!

"That!"

"What if I piloted myself and could beat those 'navigators'?!"

Zhou Suxin retorted stubbornly.

Instantly!

The entire hall was deathly silent!

"Drive yourself?"

"What's the meaning?"

"Is the [Ship Girl] using autopilot in an attempt to outmaneuver those ship girls with [Navigators]?"

Even Jiang Yao, who had been silent all along, was completely bewildered.

How is that possible?

How could a "ship girl's autopilot" possibly win against a "navigator's pilot"?

"Second sister, oh second sister!"

"Are you out of your mind?!"

"You should just get married! Go have fun at your own home!"

Zhou Hang chuckled, and Zhou Suxin didn't say anything, but stared straight at Zhou Yuanshan: "Dad! How about we make a bet?! If that Croatian can beat me in the boat race, I'll marry him!"

"If he can't even beat me, you have to support me and let me compete freely in the future!"

"this..."

"Can..."

"You, you..."

With a helpless sigh, Zhou Yuanshan looked at the girl kneeling on the ground and, in a daze, saw a younger version of himself.

He agreed, but in his heart he was rejecting it.

That's impossible.

A ship girl can't beat a navigator!

......

"Waaaaah..."

"Waaaaah~"

"A little harder! Ugh~~~~~"

Inside the "Boat Girl Beauty Shop - Private Room," Mo Yurou's calf muscles were being pushed by Zheng Hao's bone-pushing stick, stimulating her so much that steam rose from her body.

She was covered in sweat, and had a thoroughly enjoyable expression on her face.

"Zheng Hao! My turn! My turn!"

Two beds had been added to the room at some point, and Bai Huanhuan and Jian Qinghan were looking at them expectantly.

Zheng Hao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and inexplicably felt a bit disgusted with doing "skincare".

Damn it!

So tired!

[Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully altered the fate of an existing character in the storyline!]

[Zhou Suxin, as the intended bride, was supposed to be the foundation upon which the Zhou family would provide Zhou Hang with an unlimited source of income after the marriage! Now, due to uncontrollable factors, she is about to deviate from the original storyline!]

[If Zhou Hang deviates from the original storyline, he will lose a tremendous amount of future wealth!]

[You have already stirred the destiny of the chosen one. Please assist Zhou Suxin's awakening and stir up even more destiny!]

Suddenly!

The system's long-lost voice rang in Zheng Hao's ears, and he was stunned!

"ha?!"

"Was I right to be so awesome?!"