Chapter 56: Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes In fact, growing vegetables and raising birds is the way for the mermaids to retire...
Thanks to the example of the raven, Bai Ling ate a lot of vegetables for a while, and her first egg laying went smoothly. He suffered little, but was a little weak and had to rest for a while before he could get up and walk.
Bai Ling wiped the eggshell clean with a tissue and looked at it expressionlessly.
The eggs are only the size of chicken eggs. The eggs of the Peregrine Falcon are light brown with small spots, a bit like brown sugar bean buns covered with sesame seeds.
I just don't know what it tastes like...
It should be similar to ordinary eggs?
[Big Blue Tail]: Want to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes for dinner? good. I'm outside the mech now.
Bai Ling's heart skipped a beat. He leaned over the porthole to take a look, and sure enough, he saw the tall figure.
He quickly wrapped the egg with a rag, stuffed it into his bag, and jumped off the mecha in two steps with the bag in hand. However, he forgot that he had just passed the egg period, and his knees went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
A hand like a marble sculpture reached out from the side, grabbed him with precise movements, and pulled him into his arms.
"I've been acting recklessly lately." A deep, magnetic voice brushed past my ears gently.
Bai Ling's ears turned slightly red, and he was about to say something when suddenly a cool breeze blew into his neck. He couldn't help but shrink his shoulders, his nose tip turned red, and he sneezed softly.
Yu Chen frowned and touched it twice. The coat was worn properly, but underneath it was only a tight-fitting combat uniform, which was backless.
Bird is tall, with slender limbs, wearing a coat that is two sizes too big and a tight suit underneath. He does not look like the muscular drivers on the track, but more like a dancer who has just come off the stage and is covered in sweat.
Yu Chen imagined it for a while and couldn't help but smile, thinking that he was particularly cool and cute.
"Let's go, let's go home." Yu Chen took his hand and put it in the inner pocket of his cloak.
"Go home..." Bai Ling muttered the word in a daze, staggered two steps, and was led away by the mermaid's warm palm.
The mermaid cannot see the road, but he has an extraordinary spatial memory and will never forget a road he has walked once. His figure was tall enough to hide the bird with its head hanging down behind him, blocking out any inquiring or curious gazes.
Bai Ling counted the mermaid's palm lines with his fingertips and quietly called his name in his heart.
Gloomy, gloomy... my old thing...
After a tiring day, I was picked up by my beloved parents.
I seem to have a home.
Yu Chen stroked his finger bones in his pocket, his movements were gentle and loving, and he felt indescribable heartache.
"Your hands are so cold today. Are you tired? Go back and take a shower and go to bed early."
Bai Ling raised her head and looked at the corner of his face that was exposed under his veil, and agreed softly, "I understand."
Bai Ling touched her bag calmly and didn't tell him that it was because of his care that she laid eggs.
This is what the bird-like aliens are like.
When the environment is stable, there is sufficient sunshine, and the warm nest is full of food, the little birds will feel comfortable and want to lay eggs.
Bai Ling had never had eggs before.
He has lived in a high-pressure stress environment for a long time, often going hungry, and his wounds healed one after another. He has never tasted peace.
It was the mermaid who took care of him again step by step.
The damaged reproductive cavity will tremble and develop eggs with difficulty, just to convey one message:
You take good care of it and the bird likes you.
Bai Ling bit her lips, her eyelashes trembling as she turned her face away. He knew that his sudden emotions were mostly due to the hormonal changes during menstruation, but as soon as he saw the back of the man walking steadily with a cane, he felt inexplicably sour in his heart.
"Automatic time: It is evening time, six o'clock."
The mechanical clock in the waiting area of the venue rang.
Yu Chen seemed to sense something and stopped for a moment. But he quickly turned his attention back to Bai Ling, and accurately distinguished the heavy nasal breathing of his own omega from the noisy background noise.
Is your cold getting worse?
Yu Chen knew that there was a vending machine nearby that contained hot drinks, but he didn't know where it was exactly. He loosened his hand, took out a piece of change from his twill leather wallet, stuffed it into the child with a cold, and said softly:
"Go buy a cup of hot milk."
"...I have my own money." Xiao Niao's voice was muffled and he couldn't breathe through his nose.
"You treat me to scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and I treat you to milk, okay?"
Now that the mermaid has said so, how can Bai Ling refuse?
He had no choice but to take the note, muttering to himself that only old people would use paper money these days, and he didn't know if the vending machine would give change...
Bai Ling walked to the vending machine and looked down at the face value, which was 20 yuan.
My heartbeat quickened quietly, and a familiar scene flashed through my mind. There was a feeling that seemed to tell him that once upon a time, he had also taken an old banknote from someone and used it to buy something he liked.
"Have you bought it?" the mermaid called him softly not far away.
"Oh, it's almost done, right away." Bai Ling hurriedly stuffed the money in and watched the banknote being swallowed up.
It was as if the sunset was swallowed up by darkness.
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Bai Ling got on the aircraft carrying the milk, looking a little absent-minded.
Yu Chen informed them in advance, and Uriel had already raised the baffle to leave them alone.
Bai Ling looked at the scattered sunset outside the window, his heart in turmoil. He sipped the hot milk from time to time, but his heart did not feel warmed at all.
As he flew over the civilian area, he didn't know what he saw, and for a moment, he even wanted to jump out of the cabin and fly to some unknown place.
Yu Chen keenly sensed the emotional changes in his pheromones, "Are you in a bad mood?"
"No..." Bai Ling raised his head and drank the milk, put down the paper cup, turned around and leaned on the mermaid's shoulder, resting his head on his neck, and whispered:
"I'm just tired, don't worry."
Yu Chen's palm covered his back, felt a hand full of cold sweat, and frowned slightly: "Why are you sweating so much?"
The bird's nose rubbed against his throbbing neck, "Hmm."
Yu Chen grabbed his wrist and said, "Lie down, you need to recharge."
"My prosthetic limb still has 30% battery left."
"I'm not talking about the prosthesis, I'm talking about you. I looked at your mental test sheet, and your stability rate is just passing." Yu Chen said, patting his thigh and motioning him to lie down.
Bai Ling raised her gray eyes and reluctantly lay down on his legs: "Bring me the charging plug."
Yu Chen held Niao's thin waist and pressed him into the seat to prevent him from falling, while laughing softly:
"There is no embedded plug yet, only a high-power wireless charging base. It has high energy and no radiation, and can be charged and used at any time."
As soon as he finished speaking, the palm of his hand, like the warm sun in winter, gently pressed against Bai Ling's forehead.
The composition of the surrounding air quietly changed, and the soothing pheromones were warm and hot, like hot spring water flooding over the waist, flowing silently into the nostrils, seeping into the bones, and penetrating into the tired heart, carefully washing all the internal organs.
The old brand Mermaid charging station.
Mature, stable and comfortable...
Bai Ling couldn't help but relax his body, letting himself soak in the alpha's pheromones and enjoying the airtight care.
If pheromones are divided into [aggressive] and [soothing] types, the former is a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, while the latter is a warm blanket.
In this age where alpha gender superiority is prevalent, very few alphas are willing to master and release soothing pheromones.
This type of pheromone requires extremely high levels of mental control, requiring the alpha to put aside distracting thoughts and put away his claws and teeth, which is a great suppression of the alpha's aggressive nature.
Generally, only those who work in the field of psychiatry or family members of patients with chronic mental disorders will take the trouble to learn it.
Bai Ling hugged the mermaid's waist and thought wildly.
With a guardian like this, it's really hard not to lay eggs...
Yu Chen slid his fingers down his smooth, fleshy back, stroking him again and again.
The bird closed its eyes comfortably and a slight hum came out of its throat from the massage.
Stroke from the back of the neck to the shoulder blades, and then from the slightly protruding ribs to the dimples on the waist. Bai Ling unconsciously brought his knees together, braced himself comfortably, raised his waist, and tried to follow the path of the hand.
Yu Chen noticed the high curve of waist and hips, and a dark wave welled up in his eyes.
The bird wagged its tail.
This indicates that the courtship period is approaching.
After a while, Yu Chen heard the sound of smooth and regular breathing, and Bai Ling fell into a drowsy sleep.
He felt a little relieved and was about to recline his chair and lie down for a while, but the aircraft was suddenly shaken by the air current.
With a "bang", the backpack at Bai Ling's feet fell over.
Yu Chen bent down and fumbled to pick it up. When he picked up the bag, he felt the smooth shape inside through the canvas.
He opened it and took a look without hesitation.
It was an egg, a fresh, smooth, hard egg.
Suddenly, Yu Chen understood why Bai Ling had such an abnormal reaction.
The little female in the family laid eggs secretly, but because of shame she didn't dare to say it out loud, so she secretly put the eggs in a bag and took them back home... I'm afraid this is the ingredient for scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
His poor child.
Always give something quietly and leave without asking for anything in return.
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Bai Ling took a nap on the way and felt much more energetic when he returned to the palace. Of course, this is probably also due to the fact that Yu Chen releases pheromones to soothe.
Bai Ling found the little robot doing housework, bent down to look at it, and asked it: "Are there any tomatoes in the kitchen?"
The little robot enthusiastically guided the way: "There are fresh ones in the greenhouse. I'll take you to pick them."
Bai Ling was slightly surprised: "There are actually vegetables in the greenhouse?"
The little robot said seriously: "Speaking of this, actually growing vegetables and raising birds is an old tradition of the mermaids after retirement."
Bai Ling felt strange and asked with a smile: "Mermaids are marine creatures, why do they have a farming complex?"
The little robot shook its hands. On the screen, there was a emoticon that said "You don't understand this." It answered as a matter of course:
"Mermaids can grow kelp. In the ancient Earth, mermen would hold a super kelp competition every year to see who could grow the widest and longest kelp. Once the winner was crowned, the mermaid would hang the kelp on a passing pirate ship and pull the ship around in circles for public display, becoming the most beautiful kelp king in that sea!"
Pirate Ship: You swim fast, you are amazing.
Bai Ling stroked his chin thoughtfully: "If I buy a big boat, will mermaids pull me by the kelp?"
Little robot: "You have to put up the pirate flag."
Bai Ling: "Sure, I'll draw one myself."
Yu Chen was sitting in the study, hearing the conversation clearly, and couldn't help but look helpless.
The child's new goal seems too ambitious.
The question now is, where can we find kelp strong enough to pull the boat?
The little bird and the little robot were joking around while picking bunches of tomatoes from a basket.
These tomatoes are dark purple, with flame-like patterns on the skin. They are a variety Bai Ling has never seen before. According to the little robot, they are an endangered species of tomato from ancient Earth. They are purple because they are rich in anthocyanins, which can help protect the eyes and brain.
Bai Ling paused while picking tomatoes and asked silently, "This should be very expensive, right?"
The little robot replied cleverly, "No, no, the owner probably planted these things to cultivate his sentiments. He can't eat them all by himself. During the harvest season last year, he even said, 'It's better to let birds come in and take the fruits away than let them rot in the ground.' You can pick them, little mechanical bird, and you can take them away if you can't finish them."
Bai Ling nodded, put a handful of them into his pocket, and prepared to bring them to the Dark Night Hen.
Thanks to General Sava, who loved tomatoes, the only dish he could cook in his two lives was scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and add a little olive oil. The deep red flesh and golden seeds will turn into delicious juice at the bottom of the pot. A natural sweet and sour taste, different from the essence, will hit you, tempting you to salivate unconsciously.
Bai Ling saw that the tomatoes were almost cooked, so he looked around. After making sure that no one was around, he took out an egg from his pocket and knocked it against the edge of the pot.
"Why do I remember that there are no eggs on the kitchen shopping list this week?" Someone leaned against the door with his arms folded, laughing softly.
When Bai Ling heard the sound, he was like seeing his nemesis. The feathers on his forehead stood up, and he shook his wrist, and the bird's eggs fell into the pot with a "pop".
My eggs...!
Bai Ling hurriedly used a shovel to dig out the eggshell.
The mermaid walked over, turned off the induction cooker, and led him away from the pot.
Yu Chen lifted his eyelids, his green eyes were deep and quiet, his gaze seemed to be staring at him, but his voice was very gentle: "Tell me honestly, where did the egg come from?"
"...picked it up." Facing this face up close, Bai Ling couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Where did you pick it up?"
"From the cockpit seat." Bai Ling pursed her lips and lowered her eyes.
Yu Chen sighed softly, seeming to be helpless but also loving, he still insisted on being stubborn even though he had caught the bird stolen.
No wonder he hid in the cockpit and didn’t come out for a long time. It turned out that he encountered the first time in his life that the egg was laid white. Fortunately, his bird got enough exercise and did not get its eggs stuck.
But the habit of hiding secrets from parents must be curbed.
"I really should give you a few individual lessons on omega physical health." Yu Chen sighed.
Bai Ling glanced at the eggs coagulating in the pan, then looked at the mermaid's calm face. He felt aggrieved, but pretended to be angry and said, "Why do you want to take a physiology class? Are you teaching me how to put more salt when scrambling eggs?"
He paused, gritted his teeth and said: "...Tell me the truth, do you not want to eat my eggs? I tell you, you have to eat them today, whether you want to or not, otherwise I will-"
Yu Chen didn't wait for him to finish, he pulled him into his arms, stroked his head, and said with a smile: "So what, robbing by force?"
Bai Ling hardened his face and nodded indifferently: "Yes, that's how we interstellar pirates are."
Yu Chen said lightly: "Captain, your hat fell off."
Bai Ling didn't understand what was going on and was fooled by him. He subconsciously lowered his head and asked, "Where is it?"
He did not find his hat, for the mermaid gently rested her chin on the top of his head, rubbed the back of his neck lovingly, and kissed his forehead:
"Baby, you're so brave to lay your own eggs."
Bai Ling was slightly stunned. Hey... why didn't you use your authority as the head of the family to scold him today?
Instead, he praised him.
"However, I hope that you can tell me in advance if you encounter similar growing pains in the future. Perhaps I can help." Yu Chen spoke to him in a negotiating tone.
Bai Ling opened his lips, but felt his throat was blocked and he couldn't speak for a while.
It felt like a small corner of his heart was lifted up, and someone was carrying warm water, filling his empty heart with warmth, making him feel his chest heating up and rippling with every heartbeat.
Baby is so brave...
I want to help...
No one had ever said anything like this to him in his growing up years. No one told him that he could cry loudly if he fell, or throw himself into his parents' arms if he was embarrassed, or be comforted and held by the hand and told that it was okay if he did something wrong.
After missing his growth period twice, the mermaid gently bent down and patiently encouraged and guided him on such a small matter.
Be his little bird, indeed, indeed...
Will be very happy.
"Does your reproductive cavity still hurt?" Yu Chen didn't care about the egg, he only cared about Bai Ling's body.
"It doesn't hurt." Bai Ling denied habitually.
Yu Chen lowered his voice and coaxed him gently: "Baby, you can tell me the truth, it's okay."
Bai Ling pinched his palm again and again, his eyes dodged for a while, and finally pounced on the mermaid, hugged her tightly, and said with a depressed look: "...Okay, actually it's a little sore inside. But after I take a shower and go to bed, I'm sure it will be fine after you rub it for a while."
Yu Chen's eyes paused slightly, and a smile spread across his lips: "Very good."
His lovely little bird has arranged himself very clearly.
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