...Of course it's not possible.
The adoption policy for endangered species was introduced last year, but it is limited to endangered species that "lack independent consciousness."
Many animals that once existed on ancient Earth have not been able to adapt well to the various changes of the interstellar age. At first, they could awaken psychic powers, but later their descendants gradually degenerated into ordinary animals. This degeneration will manifest as "albinos" or some other forms. These species that cannot live independently can be adopted.
For example, the Tibetan antelope and the alligator snapping turtle, these two endangered species have now completely degraded, and some families in the middle and upper urban areas have adopted them.
How could an adult, self-reliant human male be adopted? It was sheer nonsense. Even if the other person was His Majesty...
No, maybe.
In ancient times, people on Earth used beacon fires to trick the princes.
Finnick was a little worried that if His Majesty said he wanted to change the law, the cabinet would be furious. He was sweating profusely as he considered how to express his meaning without angering His Majesty.
"Theoretically, it's not possible. Mr. Gu doesn't meet the requirements for adoption."
Fortunately, the monarch doesn't seem to be too obsessed with this.
Shuo Han hummed nonchalantly, not knowing what he was thinking.
The monarch had been in a good mood recently. His anger and rage had decreased dramatically, and the words "gloomy" and "violent" had almost no relevance to him now. This was the only time in the twenty years that Finnick had assisted him that he had been so.
It was very quiet around Shuo Han.
He could hear the evening chirping of cicadas through his slightly closed eyes. Moonlight streamed down the wooden porch, and the catnip his humans had planted swayed in the wind. When he was at home, he didn't want to think too much.
Yes, he calls this place 'home'.
It was not the vast and expensive imperial palace in the upper city, nor was it any of the places where he had lived as a child, but only here, beside Gu Yumian.
"It's not necessary to adopt." Shuo Han whispered.
He didn't want to become a father-son, relative, or servant relationship with his human. He wanted Gu Yumian to remain Gu Yumian, do what Gu Yumian wanted to do, and become who Gu Yumian wanted to be...
At the same time, it belongs to him.
“…”
Finnick suddenly remembered something:
"Your Majesty, could you please..."
Five minutes later.
Finnick regretted it right after he finished speaking. This was a bad idea. If the cabinet knew about it, they would probably tear him apart. But Shuohan was very satisfied and said calmly:
"good."
Then, the communication was disconnected.
Gu Yumian got up in the middle of the night to get some water and found that the little snow leopard was not there. Yawning, he slipped out in his slippers to look for the cub:
"Tuantuan?...Why are you here?"
The little snow leopard lazily nestled under the wooden corridor, holding its baby's light brain under its paws, glancing at Yumian in an inexplicably unnatural way.
Gu Yumian was so sleepy that he didn't think about anything. He picked it up, kissed its ears, and went back to sleep.
While Gu Yumian was taking the children to sleep and rest, the search frequency of the term "Gu Yumian" on Xingwang Weibo was rapidly increasing.
Although the previous live broadcasts, including the initial spontaneous promotion of "There are clouds", have accumulated some popularity for Gu Yumian, it is ultimately a drop in the ocean compared to the huge population of the capital star.
It was not until the official announcement, advertising broadcast, and rookie competition came together that it officially ushered in its first peak of popularity in the media.
The comments fell into two distinct categories: one comprised of people who hadn't watched the livestream and were either curious or on the sidelines due to "humanity," while the other consisted entirely of fans who, still unsatisfied after watching it, were flooding Weibo with praise.
...The number of the latter is actually much greater than the former.
[War of the Roses: Go watch it! If it's not good, I'll be cheated on tomorrow! Grassland on my head! All my ex-boyfriends got promotions, raises, and married beautiful, wealthy women!]
Anna: @RoseWar, you sisters are so fierce [fist hug]. But it was so damn good to watch! It was amazing, absolutely amazing. I watched the entire three-hour livestream intently from the first second to the last without getting tired. I was so disappointed when it ended.
[Ruanmianmian: I'm really curious whether you're just some troll army or just being sarcastic. This is a bit too much and awkward.]
[Winnie the Pooh: If it's a troll army, I'm dead. It's really good, I can't describe it, just go and see it! !]
It's already eye-catching enough for a new anchor to have such incredible stats, and coupled with the label of "human" and the numerous consistent flattery comments - there is actually not a single person who has watched who doesn't speak well of it.
At two o'clock in the morning, the tag #顾雨眠谁# even briefly made it to the top ten hot searches.
“…”
Li Yun is a second-year graduate student at Capital University of Science and Technology. Since her home is close to the school, she goes back home every weekend.
It was a Friday, and after dinner at six o'clock, she opened her phone and started surfing the internet as usual. The Starry Sky live broadcast of the new talent competition had been making a lot of noise lately, and she occasionally watched the live broadcast on Starry Sky, so she clicked on it as usual.
Hey, a human streamer? How come a newcomer is so popular? Is this fake?
An hour later.
"Ahhhhhhhh!!! God!!!" Li Yun rolled over on the bed holding the laptop, revealing a pair of Shiba Inu ears, "I'm going to steal humans!!!"
Pop.
The bedroom light was turned on, and Li's mother came in with a fruit plate. Seeing the mess in the bedroom, she couldn't help but frown and scold her daughter:
"What are you yelling about? You're sick. If you act like this in the dorm, will your roommates tolerate you?"
Although Li's mother lived in the central city, she and her husband both worked at the Academy of Sciences in the upper city. Their family was undeniably intellectual, and Li Yun's parents were even more rigid. Li's mother glanced at the floating screen of Li Yun's personal computer and habitually scolded him:
"What are you watching again? Live streaming? You keep watching this useless and meaningless stuff all day long. Why don't you read more books when you have time? I'm wondering how you're doing with your final paper. Have you even started writing it yet?"
Soul triple.
Li Yun suddenly wilted: "..."
"Mom, I'm hungry," she touched her stomach. Even though she had just eaten dinner, she was hungry again after watching the live broadcast. "This anchor gives me a really nice and gentle feeling. The food he cooks is delicious and novel. I've never heard of Dongpo pork before."
At this time, the live broadcast is in the stage of tasting Dongpo pork. The bright red Dongpo pork is placed on white porcelain and poured with thick sauce. You can see that the rock sugar and white wine are boiled into the pork, and the pork belly is crispy, tender and mellow.
Li's mother was stunned. "Dongpo pork? - Oh, he's a human?"
Their project team has recently been researching and restoring ancient Earth knowledge. Since much was lost during the apocalyptic catastrophe, they've recently been studying food. Dongpo pork was a famous dish in ancient China, but the information they've found only briefly mentions it.
Theoretically, it should have been lost.
However, she did not think about traveling through time and space. Even though she was at the forefront of technology, she did not know that time and space could be traveled.
After a little more thought, I understood. Humanity wasn't extinct after all. This host was human, and clearly of Asian descent. Perhaps there was some hidden family heritage.
"Where can I see this?" The Dongpo pork piqued Li's mother's curiosity. "Let's see if there's anything more appealing than your final paper."
Li Yun: “…” Help, can you please stop talking about the final thesis?
"On Star Live, just search for 'Gu Yumian'. Mom, remember to wear the holographic device when you watch it later."
Mother Li: "Okay."
Another hour later.
Li Yun was watching the live broadcast with great interest. At this moment, she was drinking soy milk. The barrage of fireworks and gifts came one after another. Suddenly, her eyes flashed and she caught a sentence in the vast wave of gifts.
Wang Lizhen 3425: It's delicious. Sending you a firework.
Wang Lizhen is her mother's name.
Li Yun: ???
Yesterday I said I wanted to buy a new dress, but my mom said she didn't have the money. Now I have money again after voting for gifts? My biological child?!
And it was not enough to just give gifts. Wang Lizhen quickly recommended the live broadcast room to her circle of friends. Her group of sunset sisters and many younger generations from the Academy of Sciences all came to visit.
Even the next day, Wang Lizhen quietly pulled her daughter over and asked:
"Do you know how to contact him? I want to invite that little Gu to come to our Academy and cook for our kids."
The Academy of Sciences had recently reached a critical juncture in its project, and in order to train new talent, the veteran researchers had stepped down, leaving the younger researchers to work incredibly hard. Their youngest, newly appointed chief scientist, in particular, had visibly lost a significant amount of weight.
Li Yun: “…………???”
During the rookie competition, many anchors chose to compete in terms of time.
The rules of the first round of the competition are that there are no rules. Everything is allowed except unfair competition - because the overall ranking is calculated based on the total popularity. Theoretically, if you have money, you can even hold raffles during live broadcasts to attract viewers, or broadcast live 24 hours a day.
But Gu Yumian certainly didn't do that. Firstly, he wanted to ensure the quality of the live broadcast and didn't want to add any water. Secondly, even if he could, his children wouldn't be able to endure it.
So when he ended his stream at 10pm last night, although he was way ahead of the second-place performer in all four regions, he was about to be overtaken by the next morning. As soon as he came online, he received a series of private messages from Tangtang.
[Tangtang: The second-place streamer is so cunning! He draws prizes every 20 minutes, and the prizes are all limited edition sneakers, red wine, show tickets, etc. worth more than 20,000 Star Coins!!! And there are a lot of them.]
Everyone loves money, and the content of the live broadcast was not too bad, so the overall popularity of the second place soared so quickly.
Gu Yumian: "..."
RMB player.
Gu Yumian comforted her: "Don't worry, I have no money, I won't be like this."
Tangtang: Where is the comfort?
It is Saturday.
The little snow leopard and the baby panda were still asleep, so Gu Yumian got up and washed up first.
Gu Yumian wasn't really competitive, and at this moment, he was quite relaxed. His regular livestreaming time was in the evening. It was a hard-earned weekend, so he decided to spend the day preparing and playing with the kids. Besides, there were other things to do, like preparing for the little glutinous rice balls...
"The only way I can think of now is to contact the agent," Gu Yumian said to himself, "but that agent seems like a very sharp and smooth person."
He didn't know his agent's character yet, so he definitely couldn't rashly tell him about Xiao Tangyuan. However, Gu Yumian rarely interacted with people, so he wasn't sure he could keep his secret well enough to avoid being exposed and still get the information he wanted.
In addition, how to contact the agent again is also a problem.
"……well."
The cubs are more sleepy, and it was almost noon when the snow leopard cub and the panda baby woke up.
The panda cub sat blankly in his blanket, rubbing his eyes. When he looked up and saw Gu Yumian, he whimpered happily. The snow leopard cub lazily came over, tilting its chin up for Gu Yumian to pick it up.
"Let's try a different cuisine today," Gu Yumian scratched the little snow leopard's chin and patted the little glutinous rice ball's head. "Let's go out and try the cooking of the chef from Capital Star."
You’d get tired of eating the food he cooks every day, after all, he’s not a great chef.
By the way, Gu Yumian wanted to take the cubs out for a walk. He had been worried about the safety outside for the past few days, so he had only let the little snow leopard and little Tangyuan play at home. They must have been bored.
As for the panda baby's characteristic of becoming human and feeling tired when going out, Gu Yumian found a private room in a restaurant with a completely private and independent dining space, so there shouldn't be any problem.
The two children had no objection.
At 11:30 am, Gu Yumian brought the little snow leopard and the baby panda to Elbet Restaurant, the most famous restaurant located in Area A of the downtown area.
As the most famous restaurant in the entire Lower Town, Elbet's environment is impeccable. For a native of Ancient Earth like Gu Yumian, the experience is simply stunning.
The restaurant is a large circle, with spherical private rooms floating in the air, some transparent and some blackout. The blackout rooms are for privacy, while the transparent rooms allow customers to enjoy the view.
At the beginning, the background was a starry sky, and the small box seemed to be floating in the universe. After a few minutes, it turned into the deep sea, and there were virtual projected mermaids waving and blowing kisses to the customers, exactly like the real thing.
"It's really worth the price," Gu Yumian sighed, "It's really beautiful."
Little Tangyuan, transformed into a human baby due to his absence, fell asleep, holding onto Gu Yumian's arm and blowing a snot bubble. The little snow leopard sat upright on Gu Yumian's shoulder, glancing at him lazily with its gray-blue eyes, and yawned.
He likes it here? Then buy it.
The monarch's private treasury has been of little use for so many years and can be wasted at will - the decision is made so casually, just like the old predecessors who set fire to the beacon tower to taunt the princes.
At this moment, Gu Yumian didn't know that because of his praise, this high-end restaurant chain would soon be privately acquired by the royal family and would become his property in the near future.
For Xiao Tangyuan, he chose a blackout private room. The facilities inside the room were also very warm, a bit like the feeling of Japanese tatami. After ordering, Gu Yumian took the little snow leopard and Xiao Tangyuan, who had turned back into a panda, and then -
The long wait began.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, forty minutes...an hour later.
By the time the little snow leopard fell asleep and the baby panda was licking its paws with hunger, Gu Yumian took out a bowl of milk and fed it again, but the food still didn't come.
At half past eleven, Gu Yumian couldn't help it and called the robot waiter.
"Hello, why hasn't your food arrived yet? We've been waiting for an hour."
The robot said, "I'm very sorry. An hour ago, all fourteen of our chefs were poisoned by food and rushed to the hospital. The apprentice chefs are working hard to prepare the food."
Gu Yumian: "...then, how long will it take?"
The robot paused and said, "It is expected to be completed within three hours."
The longest apprentice chefs have only been training for a month, and they are now figuring out how to heat the pot and defrost the meat.
Gu Yumian: "..."
As mentioned before, the focus of technological development in the interstellar era is on heavy industry and military industry, and the kitchen systems that assist in cooking were only developed not long ago. Automatic cooking is even more out of the question, and everything depends on the chef's cooking.
But Gu Yumian didn't expect such a large restaurant to be so unreliable. How could all the chefs get food poisoning? And there was no crisis plan or compensation measures. What was wrong with this restaurant?
I was originally happily taking the kids out to eat on the weekend, but when something like this happened, even though Gu Yumian had a good temper, he felt a little helpless.
"Excuse me, can I get my money back?" Gu Yumian said, "I don't plan to eat."
Robot: "Sorry, the food has entered the cooking process and cannot be refunded."
"What stage of cooking is this?"
Robot: "Ingredients are thawing."
The baby panda drank several bowls of milk, but it was looking forward to its meal soon, whimpering a few times while holding Gu Yumian's hand. Although the little snow leopard was almost asleep, Gu Yumian guessed that it was also hungry. If it changed restaurants or went home to cook, who knew how long it would take.
"By the way," Gu Yumian suddenly had an idea, "Can I borrow your kitchen so I can prepare the ingredients myself?"
Twenty minutes later.
Gu Yumian ordered shrimp pasta with white sauce and some other dishes. Some of the dishes were prepared in a very special way, and since she wasn't a professional chef, Gu Yumian didn't know how to prepare them. But having the ingredients was enough.
Gu Yumian didn't dare to leave the little snow leopard and the little glutinous rice balls alone in the box, so after asking the kitchen and finding out that the ventilation was good and there was a rest area, he brought them in together.
When he came in, several chef apprentices were gathered together anxiously discussing how to cut something and how much oil to add. They looked at him as if he were their savior, hoping to learn from him later.
One of them even whispered, "Hey, isn't this that anchor? He's really good-looking in person."
Gu Yumian: "..."
Currently, the ingredients at his disposal included eggs, shrimp, chicken, and various side dishes. Gu Yumian thought for a moment and soon came up with an idea.
The main dish is crystal shrimp dumplings... then have some Kung Pao chicken and some stir-fried vegetables, and you're done.
For drinks, you can drink the sparkling water provided here and add some chopped fruit pulp.
Since they had to cook anyway, Gu Yumian asked if they could do a live broadcast, so they just started it - because the chef was already in the hospital, there was no problem of leaking the recipe or process.
Twelve o'clock noon.
Gu Yumian opened the second part of the live broadcast room, and countless viewers immediately poured in, much faster than any previous time!
"Hello everyone, I'm the host Gu Yumian." Gu Yumian looked at the ever-increasing number of viewers and couldn't help but curl his eyes. "Some special circumstances arose at noon today, so I'll...quickly make lunch. Please enjoy it."
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