In the living room, the three of them who were studying the little mermaid had now split into four. Vivian had just joined them. She was stunned when she heard about the little mermaid's origin. "Did it just hatch?"
"She cooked it." Hao Ren pointed at Lily, who was squatting on the sofa and scratching her face with her feet. He then raised his arm to indicate that he was being glued to the little mermaid. "This little mermaid has completely regarded me as her mother. Can any of you think of a solution?"
Vivian curiously reached out to touch the little mermaid's tail. The little mermaid had grown bolder and did not even try to avoid her touch. However, when Vivian tried to pull the little mermaid out of Hao Ren's arms, the little mermaid fiercely resisted. The little mermaid's tail was so powerful that it did not even hesitate to hit the ten-thousand-year-old vampire's hand. Vivian was shocked.
"She's been like this since just now." Hao Ren's mouth twitched helplessly. "At first, she was willing to swim in the basin for a while. But when she got tired, she came to me. Look, she doesn't want to let go."
The little mermaid curled her tail slightly in the crook of Hao Ren's arm. She opened her eyes wide and looked at the strangers around her curiously. She was a very adaptable little mermaid and could sense the changes in the atmosphere around her. She was very nervous when she first came to an unfamiliar environment or met a stranger. But as long as there was no danger in a short period of time, the little mermaid would become very bold. Now, she was not afraid of the people and things around her. She just looked around in surprise, as if wondering why the others did not have a tail.
The little mermaid stayed there for a while. But just as Hao Ren was trying to think of a way to get her back into the basin, she suddenly jumped out of the water and bounced around on the coffee table. She began to make a more shrill but still indiscernible sound.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Hao Ren was suddenly flustered. He stepped forward to calm the little fellow down, but it only made her more aggressive. Lily and the others were also shocked and hurried forward to help, but no one had the experience to take care of a child. Suddenly, the living room was in chaos. The little fellow became more and more excited when she saw that the people around her were so lively. She shouted even louder as if she wanted to demonstrate her appeal. Nangong Wuyue thought that the little one was feeling unwell after being dehydrated for too long, so she made a small water ball and swept it around the mermaid's body. Later, she simply threw the little one into the basin, but it didn't work. Instead, she was almost bitten. Lily made faces and scratched the little mermaid's tail to make her happy, but the little one was scared out of her wits. In the end, it was Vivian who came to a realization. "Are you hungry?"
Her words reminded everyone that newborn babies were the most vulnerable to hunger. However, Hao Ren and the other three guardians looked at each other for a long time and realized that there was a problem. "… What do mermaids eat?"
"Don't look at me." Nangong Wuyue waved her hand. "I'm a siren, a mixed-blood siren. I drank milk when I was young."
Lily's head twitched as usual. "Do you have milk?"
Everyone was speechless.
"Go to the fridge and take out everything. Also, take out snacks from anyone's room and try them one by one." Hao Ren exerted his authority as the ace guardian and stood on the sofa. "Also, take out anything that looks edible. Maybe this mermaid from the otherworld wants to eat something. Lily, put your teeth-grinding stick back. Do you think such a small thing can bite that thing? "
Everyone dispersed and went back to their rooms to look for food. Hao Ren thought for a while and remembered that there was a half-box of biscuits in his room, so he went back to get it. The little mermaid seemed to be really hungry. She was no longer clinging to Hao Ren as she was busy on the coffee table. When she saw Hao Ren running away, she seemed to understand that he was going to look for food for her. She just stared at him and did not follow him.
Hao Ren rushed back to his room and found the half-box of biscuits on the desk. However, when he ran back to the living room, he saw a scene that almost made his heart stop. A black and white cat was curiously sniffing the little mermaid on the coffee table, and the little mermaid was innocently poking the cat's nose with her toothpick-like arm and hand!
Hao Ren shouted in a loud voice that he had not used for a long time, "Scram!"
God was his witness. Ever since the cat thought that it was called "Rollie", Hao Ren had not shouted the word so loudly for a long time.
When Rollie heard the shout, she immediately let go of the fish that was already in her mouth and excitedly scuttled to Hao Ren's feet. She thought that her master must be calling her so loudly because it was mealtime.
Hao Ren saw that the little mermaid was still very energetic as she patted her tail to greet him. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief. He took out two biscuits and threw them to the cat. He put the biscuit box on the coffee table and pointed to the little mermaid and introduced her to Rollie. "Listen, this is our new tenant. You are not allowed to eat her!"
As mentioned before, Rollie was psychic, and after so many years, she was very familiar with Hao Ren's "job". She could even understand what the word "tenant" meant. Usually, as long as Hao Ren introduced her, she would know that there would be a new person sharing her kingdom in this big house. But this time, it had a blank look on its face. The cat stared at the weird-looking fish on the coffee table with a dumbfounded look on its face as if it had been shocked by something. It stared blankly for a long time, unable to understand why its owner had decided to take a fish as a new tenant.
And more importantly, she was not allowed to eat the fish.
"Just remember that this fish is not to be eaten." Hao Ren really did not know how to explain this to a cat. He did not even know if his order would work on the cat. He could only emphasize again and again, "If you dare to eat her, I will throw you to Beanbun in the backstreet."
Beanbun was a fierce dog in the backstreet. It was fat and strong like a bean bun. Before Lily came to this street, it was the king of dogs in the Southern Suburbs. It was also the only enemy that the lawless Rollie was really afraid of. Although Beanbun had retreated to the second line of the dog kingdom in the Southern Suburbs and became a local separatist (the new king was Lily), its power was still there. There was no one on the street who was not afraid of it. After hearing what Hao Ren said, Rollie finally had no more objections. She lowered her head and whimpered, licked her paws and pretended not to know anything. This was her tactful way of saying, "You are the boss."
Presumably, the smart readers would have noticed that there was actually a diagram of mutual reinforcement and repulsion: Rollie subdued Lily, Lily subdued Beanbun, and Beanbun subdued Rollie. It seemed like a sad story to everyone.
At this time, Lily and the rest also came out from the house with a variety of snacks. The three of them had heard Hao Ren's roar just now. Now that they saw Rollie in the living room, they could guess what had happened. Vivian took a deep breath and said, "That was close. I almost forgot that we have a cat at home!"
"Be careful next time. It was too dangerous." Hao Ren still had a lingering fear. He looked at Nangong Wuyue and said, "When will the mermaid grow up? It can't be that long, right? "
"How many times do I have to tell you, I am a siren! And I'm viviparous! " Nangong Wuyue was about to go crazy from this question. "Even if you summon Andersen's soul, it would be more reliable than asking me!"
A variety of food was quickly placed in front of the little mermaid. There was a wide variety of food. Hao Ren's half-box of biscuits was the simplest. Nangong Wuyue brought shredded squid, dried squid, salted fish and other seafood. Although Vivian was poor, with Hao Ren's support, she could now live a comfortable life. She brought a few snacks that she usually made herself. Lily brought the most sumptuous snacks: prawn sticks stewed with basachima, spicy prawn sticks with popcorn, and even a pack of dog food …
"Ahaha … I just wanted to try it." Lily sheepishly put away the dog food. "But it tastes pretty good."
Everyone opened up the snacks in front of the little mermaid. The little mermaid was immediately dazzled by the colorful packaging and small plates. She looked at the mysterious substances that exuded a variety of strange smells in amazement. It seemed that she did not expect that she would ask for so many things after making a fuss. But just as Hao Ren was worried, the mermaid from the Otherworld did not seem to eat regular human food …
The little mermaid grabbed the biscuits, took two bites and spat them out. She grabbed the spicy sticks, sniffed them and threw them aside in fear. She held the chocolate beans in her hands and stared at them for a long time as if she thought that they were inedible. Finally, when everyone was about to give up, the little mermaid finally found something she was interested in. She came to the plate of snacks that Vivian brought out, sniffed it, and then …
She happily ate with her chopsticks.
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