Chapter 71 Chapter 71 What is it like to eat a melon and end up eating it yourself?
As the New Year is approaching, everyone in the institute is working hard to hand over the work at hand and wait for the arrival of the holiday.
The annual holiday is ten days in total, and the institute will start its holiday from tomorrow.
In the outdoor area, the keepers celebrated the New Year in advance for the small animals who would be staying with them. A variety of fresh fruits were piled up into small hills, and special snacks that they were not allowed to eat too much were also arranged.
As the most popular animal cub, the eldest son enjoys a luxurious life like an emperor. His belly is bulging with food every day, his size and weight have doubled, and his fur is getting thicker and fluffier. He used to be able to be held in the arms as a plush bear pendant, but now his hands become sore after holding him for a while.
It just so happened that the little bear had just become familiar with the keepers at this time and was at his most clingy. Recently, he really liked to lie in the arms of humans.
"Doctor Lu, save me." Zhang Mu spoke with difficulty while looking at Lu Zhiluan for help. Veins bulged on his arms, as if he was bearing the unbearable weight of life. The chubby little bear lay on his shoulder, shaking its ears and having a lot of fun.
Lu Zhiluan sat on the snow, clapped his hands, and shouted, "Qiuqiu, come down."
The little bear moved its ears and twisted its body slightly. Zhang Mu received the signal, his face lit up with joy, and he quickly squatted down and put it on the ground.
With a "thump", the little bear landed on the ground with a heavy muffled sound. From the sound you could tell that it was as solid as it could be.
The little bear ran to Lu Zhiluan and circled around him, and was fed some delicious snacks.
Zhang Mu's hands were freed, and he sat down and rubbed his arms, muttering, "It's too heavy. I guess I won't be able to hold it after the New Year."
Lu Zhiluan looked at the little bear who had suddenly become angry and said gently, "With adequate nutrition, it will grow very fast."
Zhang Mu was curious: "Come to think of it, is it really that big when it grows up?"
The institute had never found any trace of Teddy bear activity before. This was their first encounter with this species, and the data they had was pitifully scarce.
After all, no one would have thought that there was a group of giant furry bears living under the ice cliffs of the Nameless Star.
Lu Zhiluan nodded: "They are very big, but they have good tempers and will not hurt you. They will even catch fish for you to eat. In their eyes, we humans are just small pendants."
Imagining himself turning into a pendant and swinging back and forth on a giant bear, goosebumps appeared on his skin and he felt like he was going to suffer from gigantophobia. Zhang Mu shook his head to get rid of the weird thoughts in his mind.
He suddenly remembered and asked Lu Zhiluan: "By the way, Doctor Lu, where are you planning to spend the New Year this year? Are you going back to Star 07?"
Lu Zhiluan paused, as if he hadn't made up his mind yet, and said uncertainly, "It should be in Canaan."
Zhang Mu smiled happily: "That's great, we can make an appointment to go out and play together. Every year I can only play with that idiot Fang Yi. This year with you, it will definitely be much more fun."
"It's settled then. Wait for my news then." Zhang Mu glanced at the time. He still had some things to take care of, so he stood up and said goodbye to Lu Zhilan.
"See you later."
Lu Zhiluan waved his hand.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Zhiluan and his colleagues held a summary meeting and checked the institute's monitoring equipment again. After ensuring that there were no problems, everyone said a few auspicious words to each other and left the institute happily. The wonderful vacation began.
On the first day of the holiday, Lu Zhiluan took a rare nap and didn't get up until noon.
Although the holidays in this future world are a little different, the New Year is pretty much the same as in reality.
After lunch, Lu Zhiluan lazily sat on the sofa and thought about what he should prepare for the New Year.
Cleaning the house?
The house is cleaned every day by a robot housekeeper, who makes it so clean that he can't find any room to move.
After much thought, Lu Zhiluan decided to go to the mall and buy some New Year's goods.
In fact, it is also possible to buy it online. Life in this world is really too convenient, but he still wants to experience how people here celebrate the New Year.
The large shopping malls sold a wide variety of goods. Lu Zhiluan bought some things he had never seen before. He also bought some fresh ingredients based on the recommendations of enthusiastic citizens, intending to cook for himself when he returned.
It turns out that no matter where you are, the atmosphere of the New Year is almost the same, except for one thing: the songs played in the shopping malls have changed. They are no longer the singers who are thawed once a year, which makes him feel weird as if his DNA has been tampered with.
After returning from the mall, Lu Zhiluan parked the Star Shuttle and just as he reached the bottom of the apartment building, he suddenly stopped, turned around and looked behind him with a slightly puzzled expression.
The system in his head, which had been chatting with the host all the way, noticed his abnormality and asked, "What's wrong?"
There was no one behind him, star shuttles were coming and going in the sky, and there was a slight sound of wind in the air.
Lu Zhiluan expressed his inner guess: "I always feel like someone is following us."
Upon hearing this, the system immediately began to search the surroundings: "No suspicious persons were detected, and there was no bad smell."
Lu Zhilan looked around, and the strange feeling in his heart had disappeared.
He looked away, "Maybe it's an illusion."
Not long after I got home, the things I bought arrived.
Lu Zhiluan sorted the ingredients and put them in the refrigerator. He also unpacked some small lanterns and window grilles he had bought and began to work on the decorations.
Half an hour later, the house was brand new, with red festive items everywhere, full of the flavor of the New Year.
Lu Zhiluan did not forget to post couplets on the door of Meiqiu’s cat villa.
After thinking about it, I recorded a video and sent it to Jing Miao.
The cat villa was also his New Year gift to Meiqiu.
Lu Zhiluan: [Meiqiu expressed satisfaction.]
There was a quick reply from there.
Jing Miao: [It looks very nice, what about other places? ]
Lu Zhiluan pursed his lips and recorded a few short videos.
Every video received exclusive praise from General Jing.
Lu Zhiluan looked at every reply that was carefully written with great effort, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
Jing Miao seemed to be busy with something, so he briefly explained to Lu Zhiluan why he would not be able to reply in time.
Lu Zhiluan understood very well: [You go ahead and do your work. ]
Jing Miao seemed to be very busy these days. They hadn't seen each other for nearly a week and could only communicate through the computer.
Jing Miao: [See you tomorrow night.]
Lu Zhiluan responded with the same words and put away his laptop, with the faint smile on his face.
The system has been used to the host's occasional abnormally excited brain waves. It only took a second to guess that the host must be chatting with Admiral Jing. It said faintly: "You two are like this, are you really not talking?!"
Lu Zhiluan said in a calm tone: "Leave it alone, please stay away from the host's private life."
Facing a human with a harder mouth than stone, the system angrily said, "I'm leaving tonight!"
Lu Zhiluan was surprised: "You're going to be on vacation starting tomorrow?"
System: “Well, it starts tomorrow.”
Lu Zhiluan: "I wish you a happy vacation."
The system hesitated: "You too."
The next morning, the system left.
When Lu Zhiluan woke up in the morning, he saw a beautiful lucky bag on the bedside table. It was filled with local specialty glowing cookies, which were given by the system.
On the second day of the holiday, Lu Zhiluan gave Meiqiu a bath.
Like most kittens, Meiqiu hates water. No matter how well-behaved he is, bathing will turn into a chaotic tug-of-war.
After finally finishing washing it, Lu Zhiluan looked down at his wet clothes with a helpless expression.
Thinking back carefully, when I first picked up the kitten that contained Jing Miao's consciousness, it took the initiative to take a bath, and I didn't even notice anything was wrong.
After blowing the hair dry, Coal Ball turned back into the dear, meowing, and cute monster.
It wagged its tail and walked to the open door of Lu Zhilan's room, looking inside with a pair of clear yellow cat eyes.
"Meow?"
No one answered.
The kitten pushed the door open with its head, slid in with light cat steps, and looked around. Its eyes fell on a strange box on the bed...
Lu Zhiluan had just come out of the bathroom after changing his clothes when he saw Meiqiu lying on the bed and rummaging through the gift box he had just wrapped, apparently using it as a cat scratching post.
"Coal! You can't grab that!"
Lu Zhiluan walked over quickly and picked up the kitten.
"Meow!" Coal Ball called softly, and looked at him silently with a pair of innocent big eyes.
Lu Zhiluan: “…”
Too cute, I can't say anything.
Looking at the extra scratches on the gift box, Lu Zhiluan was silent for a moment.
Forget it, the gift packaging has some flaws, Jing Miao probably won’t mind.
"Meow~" The culprit dared to make a sound.
Lu Zhiluan took a big breath in anger as a warning.
Time passed quickly and it was night in a blink of an eye.
Lu Zhiluan took the prepared things and drove away from home in the Star Shuttle. He had an appointment to meet Jing Miao tonight.
At around seven o'clock, Jing Miao sent a message saying that he would arrive a little later and asked him to go to the restaurant they had booked first.
When Lu Zhiluan arrived, there was already a waiter waiting at the door.
The dining area was on the second floor. The waiter took us to the room and left.
Lu Zhiluan put down his things and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, where he saw a stunning sea of stars in the Milky Way.
It is said that a full-scale holographic projection was used to project the truly ever-changing sea of stars in the universe.
The beautiful scene is perfect for a romantic confession.
Lu Zhiluan returned to his seat, reached out and touched the box, feeling a little nervous about what was going to happen next.
The cat head carved from insect stone was delivered three days ago and is of very high purity.
One coal ball and one marshmallow.
There was one left, and he secretly wanted to give it to Jing Miao.
It just so happens that Jing Miao’s birthday is coming soon.
That night, he thought carefully for a long time while listening to the system's "Let's talk about it" and came to a clear understanding of his own heart.
If you like something, say it out loud.
As the agreed time got closer, Lu Zhiluan's heart beat faster and he couldn't help but simulate in his mind several times what he was going to say.
How to say it?
I like you.
Can you be my boyfriend?
Hello, can we talk?
Lu Zhiluan realized that he was thinking something strange: "..."
Toxic system, it really brainwashed him.
The computer on his wrist lit up and Lu Zhiluan lowered his eyes.
Jing Miao: [I’m here.]
He stood up suddenly and looked towards the door.
There was movement behind the closed door, and it slowly opened.
Jing Miao pushed the door open and came in, looking straight over with a serious look in his eyes.
Lu Zhiluan's breathing stagnated, and he instantly forgot the draft he had prepared in his mind.
At the same time, a new piece of gossip was added to the happy event in Guatian.
The owner of the melon is Jing Miao.
It was almost a conditioned reflex. Between confessing his feelings and eating Jing Miao's melon, Lu Zhiluan chose to eat the melon.
Or the browser version.
[Shock! Admiral Jing, the cold-blooded god of war who has no human emotions and has no scandals for many years, is actually in love, and the person he likes is actually!]
Jing Miao: “…”