Chapter 05 Chapter 5

"Mumu, it won't clean your mouth anymore, don't be afraid."

Mumu pointed at the housekeeper and explained to Wen Ming anxiously:

"Ahhh!"

Clean this machine first, there is something dirty! The machine is a spy!

After listening to the little mermaid's howling, Wen Ming said calmly:

"The housekeeper is right, rewards and punishments are combined."

"..." Mumu suddenly closed her mouth and sank into the pool. The hair of the same color as the fish tail danced in the water, confused and lost.

"You should be rewarded for doing something worthy of praise." Wen Ming tore open the package.

Mermaids have a good sense of smell. Mumu smelled a scent that was more fragrant than mermaid food through the air and water.

It swam up, its eyes appeared above the water, and blinked cautiously.

"Mu Mu just did what I said and didn't splash water. He's very good."

Wen Ming reached his arm into the pool, lightly grasped Mu Mu's wrist, pulled his hand to the edge of the pool, and poured a palmful of shrimp jello for him.

This jello is Wen's most expensive mermaid snack. It uses the shrimp species that mermaids love the most. It is carefully processed and the smell alone is very fragrant.

Mu Mu's nose kept twitching and he couldn't wait to pull his hand away.

"But..." Wen Ming's grip on his wrist did not move at all, "If you don't let me apply the medicine, I can only punish you and confiscate your snack."

Wen Ming knew that mermaids could not understand human language, so he gestured to Mu Mu to put his tail to the edge of the pool.

Mu Mu knew that mermaids should not understand human language, so he pretended to be stupid and waited for Wen Ming to repeat the gesture several times before he put his tail next to Wen Ming's hand...

Wen Ming stroked the blue fish tail along the scales: "Be good."

The mermaid began to cover the thin scales from the waist. The scales in this part felt close to the skin and soft;

the closer to the tail, the scales gradually became larger, smooth, hard, and glowing, arranging the entire fish tail.

The neat scales were disrupted by a small piece of damage.

As if burned by flames, Mu Mu's wound was charred, and the surrounding scales curled up, and the skin and flesh inside could be faintly seen...

'It is a mermaid rescued by humans, and it has injuries itself. '

Wen Ming applied medicine to the wound and frowned:

Burns, was it an injury sustained in nature before the rescue? Or...

The fish's tail shrank under his fingertips. Wen Ming turned his head and caught Mu Mu's nervous and frightened eyes.

Has anyone abused it?

Mu Mu chewed a piece of frozen food with a "crunch" and shook the tip of its tail:

It's so itchy!

Wen Ming's fingertips were covered with a thin rope, and Mu Mu felt very sensitive at the wound, numb and tingling, and couldn't help but shrink back.

The strength of the fingers on the tail became gentler.

Fortunately, the "torture" ended quickly.

Wen Ming applied ointment: "It's done."

Just as he finished speaking, a hand stretched out, with half a handful of frozen food still in the palm.

"?"

Wen Ming was stunned for a moment, and the hand moved to his mouth again, the same action as when Wen Ming fed Mu Mu.

So far, Mu Mu has never had any leftovers after eating.

Even if it is fish food residue, it will lick it clean.

Wen Ming picked up the frozen package to check, and asked in confusion: "It's not expired, don't you like shrimp?"

"Ah!"

I haven't seen you eat anything yet, eat a little!

The little mermaid's nails almost poked the corner of Wen Ming's mouth. Wen Ming guessed with difficulty: "Could it be, you want me to eat..."

Mu Mu's eyes brightened, swallowed his saliva, and generously shared the food.

After all, if the owner starved to death, no one would feed it.

Wen Ming:...

It would be a lie to say I'm not moved.

"Thank you, Mu Mu." He took out a tube of nutrient solution and drank it in front of Mu Mu, "but I can just eat this."

Nutrient solution is the "food" that interstellar humans use to efficiently supplement the body's essential substances. The price is more than a hundred times that of ordinary food.

Mu Mu had never learned this knowledge point in the laboratory, and his face was full of disapproval:

"Huh?"

You have such broad shoulders, but you eat less than my snacks?

Wen Ming pushed Mu Mu's hand holding the frozen food back: "No need to give it to me."

"&*￥%?"

In order to support me, is the family so poor that they can't even afford to eat? I made my family even poorer! ?

Mu Mu picked out the largest and best-looking frozen food from the palm of his hand and tried to stuff it into Wen Ming's mouth:

If you don't eat it, I won't eat it either!

Wen Ming had no choice but to take it, pretending to bite it a few times, and then quietly threw the frozen food back into the bag with his hands behind his back.

The poor acting could fool any ordinary mermaid, but not Mu Mu...

Mu Mu also threw all the frozen food in his hand to the edge of the pool, and bared his teeth at Wen Ming fiercely:

"Shh..." You are perfunctory to me! I don't need you to save money by starving yourself to feed me!

The blue mermaid quickly sank into the water, sulking.

This was the first time it was aggressive to its new owner, and it could feel the gloomy atmosphere even when hiding in the water...

"Ding ding!" The housekeeper's reminder sounded, "A guest has arrived."

The virtual screen showed the image of the visitor - an elegant middle-aged woman with a calm temperament.

It was Wen Ming's mother, Dai Rong.

As soon as Dai Rong entered the room, she went straight to the mermaid room: "Did you really buy a mermaid, or did you just pay me verbally?"

She scanned the quiet mermaid pool: "Where is the mermaid?" The

blue fish tail curled up at the bottom of the blue tile pool, making it difficult to identify its position.

Wen Ming called out: "Mu Mu."

Not sure if it was because he heard his own name or a stranger's voice, Mu Mu popped up like spring bamboo shoots, and looked at Dai Rong curiously -

the meticulously braided hair and the scrutinizing eyes.

The newcomer has bad intentions...

Mu Mu swung his tail and swam to the side of Wen Ming, picking up the shrimp jerky scattered on the edge of the pool, staring at Dai Rong vigilantly the whole time.

As if afraid that the snacks would be snatched away by outsiders, Mu Mu swallowed the jerky whole, choked and pounded his chest a few times, and did not forget to be on guard even when he burst into tears.

Dai Rong:...

a little cute.

"Ahem." Dai Rong adjusted his expression and said seriously, "How is its drainage ability?"

'Isn't this drainage ability too weak? Calling it a low-level mermaid is giving face.'

Mu Mu pursed his lips and subconsciously retreated behind Wen Ming...

Wen Ming leaned sideways and touched its hair to relax the tense mermaid.

At the same time, subtle drainage energy began to dissipate from their contact.

"You..." Dai Rong's excellent expression management went out of control, and he trembled at the end of his words, "Can you be guided?"

Wen Ming with a calm face, and the mermaid who was obedient to the guidance -

this scene in front of him was the only pursuit of Dai Rong's research career.

Wen Ming responded calmly: "Well, only it can."

"No, since there is an exception, your spiritual sea may have turned around."

Dai Rong felt the density of the guidance energy and continued: "Its guidance ability is too weak, it is useless to you, try another high-level mermaid..."

"Pah!"

The mermaid's tail slapped the pool water heavily, interrupting Dai Rong's words.

Mu Mu pouted and grabbed the corner of Wen Ming's clothes.

A wet handprint appeared on the fabric. Mu Mu quickly let go, shook off the water droplets on his hand, and clung to Wen Ming tightly again.

"Little mermaid, are you asking him for help?"

Dai Rong raised her eyebrows slightly: "You are unlucky to be raised by him. He is naturally indifferent and can't have feelings for a pet."

She met Wen Ming's silent black eyes: "Right?"

Wen Ming lowered his eyelids and helped Mu Mu to push the wet hair stuck to her forehead behind her ears:

"No need to waste mother's time."

When he lowered his head to look at the mermaid, he only showed Dai Rong her profile.

But even in profile, Dai Rong could tell that the expression was completely different from Wen Ming's usual one...

The determination between Dai Rong's eyebrows disappeared, and she gave in: "It's okay not to change, just raise another high-level mermaid."

Mu Mu slapped the water surface even harder:

"Woo!"

How can the master afford a high-level mermaid!

For a moment, the only sound in the mermaid room was the sound of water splashing into the pool.

Dai Rong's face sank. She knew her son,

Wen Ming, was a man with no desire to live.

The worse the situation in his spiritual sea was, the calmer Wen Ming's mood became.

He was not afraid of death and had no interest in anything in the interstellar space, as if there was no difference between life and death.

Proud military exploits, outstanding careers, achievements that made everyone jealous, in Wen Ming's eyes, were the same as dust floating in the air.

In Dai Rong's view, Wen Ming's current attitude was tantamount to preparing for death.

"If you keep going like this, your spiritual sea will riot!"

The suppressed crying did not make the situation better.

And Mu Mu looked at this and that, and it suddenly dawned on his mind:

A penny can make a hero fall!

The master has no money → can't buy high-level mermaids → there is a risk of riot in the spiritual sea → the master's mother is sad

Mumu closed his eyes and used all his strength to squeeze the small water drops that were transmitted into large drops.

It is the hope of saving this family! Improve your cost-effectiveness and do your best to save the master!

The little mermaid has taken on too much for this family...

"Look, even the mermaids are working so hard, and you still don't care about your own life." Dai Rong felt the slightly enhanced energy of the counseling, "We are all saving you!"

Wen Ming's eyes were like a field covered with ice and snow, empty and white:

"Does mother want to save me, or does she want to make up for the regret of not saving father?"

Dai Rong dodged her gaze, and didn't even notice her nails digging into her palms...

She took out a special container to collect the energy that Mu Mu overflowed during counseling, and her speech speed became extremely fast:

"I will go back and study it first. After matching a mermaid with similar energy properties to this mermaid, we will talk about changing mermaids."

After that, she left without looking back.

The counseling was still in progress, and Mu Mu kept using the maximum intensity, his face turned pale.

Just as the physical examination report mentioned, it is too weak to take on too many counseling tasks.

Wen Ming distanced himself from it and interrupted the counseling.

Mu Mu's hands were empty: "Howl?" Continue?

He only succeeded in perking up a few leaves.

"That's enough." Wen Ming handed it a small dried fish, "Thank you, Mu Mu."

This is a processed snack with the effect of cleaning the mouth. Seeing that Mu Mu was chewing happily, Wen Ming adjusted the mermaid room to sleep mode:

"Good night."

As the lights gradually dimmed, Wen Ming noticed the look in Mu Mu's eyes -

clear, spiritual, and revealing a worried emotion like a human.

"..."

Soon, Wen Ming was surrounded by darkness, and the "mermaid full of emotion" seemed to be just his illusion.

*

The next day.

Assistant Xu glanced at his boss's stagnant expression, checked the company's projects that were progressing smoothly, and answered directly:

"Another question about raising mermaids?"

Wen Ming stared at the pen in his hand: "It looked at me with a very strange look."

"Mermaids have simple brain activities and straightforward thoughts, so it's easy to guess." Assistant Xu said confidently, "Can you describe what kind of look it has?"

Wen Ming twisted the pen between his fingers: "Treat me as a brother who shares weal and woe."

"...Ah?"

Assistant Xu adjusted his glasses and hesitated: "What happened then?"

Wen Ming selectively described the situation last night.

Assistant Xu pondered for a moment: "Why don't you just eat a bite of fish food to show it, don't let the child down..."