The Mermaid King took two deep breaths and mustered his courage to pick up the knife and fork.
But I still can't bring myself to eat this meal.
"Jinjin...you..."
"Is the food not to your liking?" Si Jin looked at the original owner's young and handsome father.
Mermaids have an average lifespan that is almost the same as that of dragons.
Therefore, the original owner's father was still very young.
But now, he looks worried.
He blamed himself for his carelessness and was heartbroken for the suffering his son had endured.
Also, the story of his brother abducting his son sounds rather odd no matter how you look at it.
“Uncle William’s cooking is very sweet,” Si Jin suggested. “Why don’t you try some?”
The Mermaid King sighed, and finally, for his son's sake, gritted his teeth and drank a spoonful of soup.
Before he could even swallow the soup, Lin Yuan said, "Is it delicious, father-in-law?"
"Cough cough cough!"
The Mermaid King coughed repeatedly, choked by the fumes.
In a fit of rage, he coughed so hard that his ears turned into black fish fins.
Afraid of losing face, it quickly put the fins away.
… …
After the meal, the Mermaid King pulled Si Jin aside and talked for a long time.
Hearing about his experiences over the years, he apologized repeatedly and even shed several large pearls.
But after chatting for a short while, Si Jin started yawning repeatedly.
Seeing this, Lin Yuan quickly asked the mermaid king to leave.
She lowered her head and kissed the boy's forehead: "Little Fish, you're exhausted. Go to sleep first. I'll entertain my father-in-law."
Si Jin nodded, lay back on the bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep again.
Ten days and nine nights, that's terrifying.
… …
Lin Yuan invited the Mermaid King to his study.
After sitting down, the Mermaid King noticed something was wrong: "William, weren't your eyes injured by the Wizard Kingdom? Why aren't you wearing your glasses?"
"Oh, the scales of the silver-tailed mermaid can heal the eyes, but I'm already healed."
Mermaid King: ! !
In a fit of anger, he slammed his fist on the table and stood up, scolding, "Jinjin likes you so much, how could you pull scales off him?"
"I didn't." Lin Yuan poured the tea and brought it to the king's side, reassuring him, "Who says that if you have a scale in your mouth, you have to pull it off?"
Mermaid King: !!!
Thinking of his son who had been listless just moments before, the king felt another pang of heartache.
"Do you know that the mermaid breeding season only lasts three days, but yours is ten days, ten days! Jinjin is still so small, how could you..."
"Alright, father-in-law, I love Jinjin. I've been controlling my strength and haven't been too rough."
After Lin Yuan finished speaking, a few happy smiles appeared in his eyes.
Continuing with the "killing the fish and destroying the heart" approach: "Look, Jinjin and I have already consummated our marriage. It's not very practical to separate us."
"If I were you, I wouldn't be agonizing over whether it's awkward or not. Instead, I would start thinking about how to make good use of this Fire Dragon King."
The Mermaid King, a straightforward man, looked up and asked, "Use? How?"
Lin Yuan continued to set the trap with a smile: "I remember that underwater volcanoes have always been a major threat to the survival of the mermaid race."
"But the fire dragon clan has always had the ability to control volcanoes."
"If I were you, I would quickly accept this fire dragon as my son-in-law, and then give him the task of controlling the volcano, which would also benefit your rule."
"Is that right?"
The Mermaid King nodded blankly: "Yes."
Then, belatedly realizing what had happened, he blurted out, "No, you still kidnapped my son!"
"Right? Or...wrong?"
The Mermaid King was momentarily at a loss for words, realizing that he had once again been led by the nose by this wicked dragon.
She had no choice but to angrily give her son away.
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