Chapter 402: Mermaid Breeding Rules 4
Ze Lai allowed Ming Nan to name the mermaid, but when studying and recording it, he had to use the number - 5221, for easy classification.
Mingnan had no objection, and the mermaid... also had no objection, because he didn't understand.
The nursery was cleaned up that day and the mermaid was moved there.
Because of the mermaid's bad temper, Zelai ordered each fish to have a room, so the entire breeding room was converted into a giant fish tank with three sides connected.
A table and a chair with backrests were placed in the middle, making it convenient for Mingnan to observe and record at any time.
At this time, she locked the door, sat on the chair, twirling a pen in a daze.
205: [What are you thinking about?]
Mingnan held his chin with one hand and looked at the mermaid swimming around, and sighed, "Naming is really difficult, so difficult."
【Well, that’s true. 】
205 said: [It’s a pity that I don’t know how to come up with human names, so I can’t help you. Come on~]
While they were talking, the mermaid swam over from the other side.
In order to make the mermaids live more comfortably, the lights in the breeding room were not turned on. Only a small row of light tubes were installed on the fish tank to simulate the light conditions in the sea.
This has no effect on mermen, but it is still a bit dark for humans.
However, when the mermaid swam over, it was like a beam of light penetrating the deep sea, giving people a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
Especially the silver-white fish tail, which was sparkling with tiny lights, like a flowing galaxy, or like frost on a stone sprinkled with moonlight.
Mingnan looked at him, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he laughed, "Why not call him Xingshuang?"
205: [It seems quite appropriate. ]
Mingnan immediately stood up and walked to the fish tank and gently knocked on the glass. The mermaid was immediately attracted to her and swam in front of her with a swing of its tail.
His long curly and fluffy hair spread out, revealing his handsome face.
He followed Mingnan's example and put his hands on the glass.
Mingnan smiled and asked gently, "From now on, you can be called Xingshuang, okay?"
The mermaid tilted her head slightly, with a hint of confusion in her eyes, obviously not understanding what she meant.
"It seems like we still need to teach him to speak Chinese, otherwise cross-species communication will be a real problem."
"Forget it." Mingnan said with relief, "Just call me Xingshuang. When you learn Chinese, I'll explain it to you. If you don't like it, you can change it again."
The mermaid stared at her blankly for a long time, then suddenly spit out bubbles and mumbled a string of words that she couldn't understand.
Mingnan: “Ah?”
They looked at each other, both at a loss.
Xingshuang: “Gululu——”
Mingnan: “Ah, uh, what?”
Xingshuang: "Bo."
The bubble burst, and he looked at Mingnan deeply, his eyes seemed to say: I can't explain it to you, a fool.
Then he turned around and swam into the depths of the fish tank.
Mingnan was left alone.
“…”
After a few seconds, she realized, [205, was he just disliking me? ]
205: [Uh, it seems so. He may think you don’t understand what he says and you are a little stupid.]
Mingnan: [……]
[I haven't given up on him yet! ]
She took a deep breath, and the more she thought about it, the more she couldn't swallow this anger. She immediately went out to find a dictionary, then moved a chair in front of the fish tank, sat down angrily, knocked on the glass and said sternly: "Xingshuang, come here, I will teach you the human language."
Xingshuang was quite obedient and came over when asked.
He floated in the water, looking at Mingnan in confusion.
That expression clearly seemed to be asking: Let me see what you, little idiot, are trying to do now.
Mingnan was silent for a moment, pinched his philtrum, then stood up and took a whiteboard and a pen, held them in his arms and began to write pinyin, intending to teach from the beginning.
"Come on, follow my lead, a——"
Xingshuang stared at her mouth, and after she repeated it three times, she finally understood what she meant and also made an "a" sound.
Mingnan was delighted, "I told you mermaids are smart."
She tapped the "b" on the whiteboard with her pen and said, "This is pronounced bo, bo——"
Xing Shuang opened her mouth, "p——p——"
"It's not p, it's bo, b, o, bo——"
Xing Shuang said with difficulty: "... Bo."
Mingnan's eyes lit up, "Yeah, right, right! Boo!"
She moved her pen forward again. "Do you remember this?"
Xing Shuang tilted her head, her dark red eyes showing some confidence, and she opened her mouth and said, "Bo."
Mingnan: “…”
Xing Shuang saw that her expression was not right, and the tip of her tail bent up, "Bo?"
“Bobobobo——”
“Pah.”
The pen in Mingnan's hand fell to the ground, and she slowly covered her face.
"I'm teaching seriously, why are you trying to be cute?!"
205 Merciless Laughing: [Hahahahahahahahaha——]
Xingshuang didn't know what was wrong with her. She blew out two bubbles in dissatisfaction, turned around and swam away again.
Mingnan: “…”
Even more devastated.
Fortunately, it was time for dinner. Mingnan packed up and prepared to eat, and at the same time relax himself.
Before leaving, she said to the fish tank, "I'm going to eat first, and I'll come back to teach you later. Be good."
Xingshuang didn't move, but a string of bubbles emerged from the depths of the fish tank.
Mingnan: “…”
I should have changed your name to Bubble Calculator earlier.
…
Mingnan was stopped by Xiya as soon as he arrived at the cafeteria. She had not given up on the mermaid yet, and kept asking him, "How is it going? How are you getting along with the mermaid?"
"Did he lose his temper?"
"He can't understand you. How do you communicate?"
"Will he sleep?"
Ming Nansheng had nothing to be attached to, so he let her hold his shoulders and said expressionlessly, "I don't know. I haven't slept yet."
She looked like she had been drained of her energy. Xiya didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "What's wrong with you? Did the mermaid bully you?"
"No, but it pissed him off."
"What do you mean?"
Mingnan told her about his attempt to teach the mermaid Chinese.
Xiya laughed at her and said, "It's hard enough to teach someone who speaks another language to learn Chinese, let alone teaching someone who speaks another language. It's a bit unrealistic."
The two of them lined up to get their meals and sat down in a corner. Xiya took a sip of juice and said, "Be positive. You can do something else with that time. As long as the mermaid doesn't act up, it'll be fine. I heard from Xiao Zhang that the higher-ups value this mermaid very much. As long as you take good care of him, he'll become a top breeder in no time."
Mingnan smiled and said nothing.
She had no interest in becoming a top breeder, as that would make her have to look at the expression of the cutlassfish spirit every day, which would be extremely annoying.
"How did Xiao Zhang know that the higher-ups attach great importance to mermaids? What else did he tell you?" Mingnan asked tentatively.
Xiya rolled her eyes and said, "Xiao Zhang didn't elaborate on this. As you know, our institute is very strict..."
Mingnan looked around and said in a low voice, "Okay Xiya, just tell me, if I really get promoted to a special trainer, I will definitely find a way to get you here too."
A special trainer can take two senior trainers as assistants. Of course, if they don't want to, they are not forced to do so.
Having a trainee trainer means that they are in the same boat. Not only will they be able to take care of each other in the future, but also, during the year-end assessment, the special trainer will have the power to recommend talents, which is very helpful for the senior trainers to become regular employees.
Of the three current special trainers, one is the team leader, and the other two were recommended by him. The three of them work together to suppress the people below.
It is difficult for others to get promoted.
Xiya was immediately moved.
She has been a senior trainer for many years and has never had the opportunity to move up.
Mingnan has a promising future. Even if he cannot be promoted in the future, it would be good to maintain a good relationship with him.
She immediately understood the interests involved and said with a smile: "No, we are just talking to each other. But I will only tell you this secret, you must keep it a secret!"