Zuo Qingya was assigned number 29. She could go inside and start the interview as soon as her number was called in the small room.
Zuo Qingya sat quietly in the chair, watching the job applicants come and go. Some had smiles on their faces, while others were dejected. Soon it was Zuo Qingya's turn.
"Number 29."
Upon hearing the shout, Zuo Qingya stood up and walked into the small room, where a blue mermaid was sitting. Was this the interviewer?
Zuo Qingya glanced at the sign in front of the interviewer: Rutherford? Was that his name?
Luther gestured for Zuo Qingya to sit down before speaking, "Please introduce yourself."
Zuo Qingya nodded: "My name is Zuo Qingya, I am 18 years old, I am a homebody, and I like to collect trash."
"You're only 18? You're still a kid! Why are you thinking of starting work? We don't welcome kids here!"
"Huh??? 18 years old is an adult, not a child!"
"In our mermaid home, the 18-year-old little mermaid is still a cub!"
"But I'm not a mermaid! Look, I still have legs!"
Luther looked at him with pity: "The cursed mermaid is really pitiful, she doesn't even have her own tail."
"Huh???" Zuo Qingya only now realized that the person without a tail was a cursed mermaid.
"But I'm very useful."
Lutherto was intrigued: "Tell me about it."
"Huh???" Zuo Qingya's eyes darted around, and she placed her hand on the table in front of Lutherto. With a thought, the table in front of Lutherto disappeared.
Luther was surprised for a moment, then nodded and said, "Not bad, it's still a cub with awakened talent."
Zuo Qingya asked nervously, "Can I stay?"
Luther stroked his chin and asked curiously, "Why stay? You can only work here for a few days. After the banquet ends, you'll be out of a job."
Zuo Qingya pursed her lips and said, "I need star coins."
"??? You need star coins?" Lutherto's face was full of doubt, because in the underwater world, treasures were everywhere, and there were really few people who lacked star coins.
Luther asked, puzzled, "You need star coins. There are treasures everywhere underwater. You can sell them on land and you'll have plenty of star coins. Why come here?"
"Huh?" Zuo Qingya looked puzzled. Could that be possible? This was the first time she had ever heard of it.
"You don't know?" Lutherto was even more puzzled.
Zuo Qingya hesitated and said, "I'm usually a homebody and rarely go out."
Lutherto seemed to have figured something out: "Oh! I understand."
Huh? What do you understand now?
Luther clapped his hands. "You're really pathetic. Your parents must want you to be independent, so they sent you out to see the world." He then snapped his fingers.
"Little one, tell me, am I right?"
Zuo Qingya thought to herself, "You've already imagined it all, what can I say?" She could only awkwardly chuckle twice.
“We really don’t accept cubs here, but…” Lutherto stroked his chin.
"But what?"
"However, I've been quite busy these past few days, and there's no one to look after my baby. You could play with my baby, and I'll pay you."
Zuo Qingya was overjoyed to hear this; it was such a wonderful thing.
Looking at the chubby little fish, Zuo Qingya's heart softened. It was so cute! Its pink and tender skin was like a newly blooming flower, exuding a faint milky fragrance, making one want to kiss it.
With a soft "smack," Zuo Qingya kissed him; she was so happy.
Look again at the little fish's eyes, clear as water, as if they can see into people's hearts, sparkling with curiosity and innocence.
Her little face was rosy and cute, like she had applied a light layer of rouge, making her look healthy and lively.
And their chubby little hands and feet are round and cute, their little hands are clenched into fists, and their tails wag back and forth, full of vitality.
"Ah! I was kissed by a female hooligan, I'm not clean anymore." The little fish frantically wiped its cheeks, looking disgusted.
"Daddy! Hug me." The little fish raised its hands, asking its father for a hug.
Luther was overjoyed, feeling very happy. My baby still loves me the most.
The little fish had a pouty mouth and a sad expression, with a few cute little baby teeth faintly visible.
The little fish's hair is very soft, like velvet. It must feel very comfortable to touch, right?
Luther patted the little fish's back to comfort him: "Don't mind! Don't mind. This lady was hired by Daddy to play with you. She doesn't know that our baby is a germaphobe! I'll tell her. Don't mind, don't mind."
"Zuo Qingya, this is our baby Jane Claire. She's a bit of a germaphobe and doesn't like other people kissing her."
So the little fish doesn't like being kissed! I was so scared, I thought the little fish didn't like me!
Zuo Qingya admitted her mistake: "I'm sorry, I didn't know."
Luther waved his hand: "It's alright, just be more careful next time."
Zuo Qingya nodded: "Okay!"
Jane Claire looked at Zuo Qingya with her big, watery eyes, still a little unhappy. She sniffed and curiously examined Zuo Qingya's legs, asking, "Daddy! She's different from us." As she spoke, she wiggled her tail.
Lutherto sighed, "Alas... she is a cursed mermaid."
“She’s so pitiful.” Jane Claire’s eyes were full of heartache and confusion.
"Why is she cursed? Father?"
In ancient legends, there was an evil wizard named Dubelai who committed all sorts of evil deeds. He heard from somewhere that as long as a mermaid's heart was used as a medicinal ingredient, one could concoct an elixir of immortality and control the ocean to become the Mermaid King.
One day, his evil deeds came to the attention of the current Mermaid King, who launched a massive ocean hunt to hunt him down. However, the evil wizard's magic was too powerful; any mermaid who fought him would have their heart ripped out and used as a medicinal ingredient.
Left with no other option, the Mermaid King once again used the power of the ocean to find a way to eliminate Dubelai. Finally, a method was found, but it required sacrificing one's tail for legs and possessing a pure heart—only a mermaid with such a pure heart could defeat Dubelai. And this mermaid with a pure heart was none other than Princess Lana, the Mermaid King's daughter.
Princess Lana sacrificed her tail for the sake of the mermaid clan, a process that was extremely painful. Not only did she have to give up her tail, but she also had to soak in a potion for forty-nine days to grow legs before the process was complete.
Princess Lana later successfully killed the evil wizard Dubelai, but Princess Lana's tail could never be turned back. From then on, all of her descendants would grow a pair of legs.
The Mermaid King once again used the power of the ocean to find a way to give Princess Lana a tail again, but the method was still not found after the Mermaid King passed away.
Even now, no solution has been found. Later, people speculated that it might be a curse cast by the evil wizard Dubelle, which is why no solution has been found.
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