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The Little Merman - Chapter 75

Published at 29th of December 2022 09:01:30 AM


Chapter 75

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Jiang Yu frowned and asked, “Is her husband’s car accident serious? What about Naonao? Who will take care of him?”

“It’s not serious. She goes to the hospital during the day, and comes back at night.” Qin Shen said as he rubbed his eyebrows. “During the day, I take the little cub to the company. There is a sofa in the lounge so I could let him play there.”

“All right,” Jiang Yu nodded. It will be hard to find a suitable nanny in such a short time. Anyway, it’s just a week, he’ll be home by then. 

The two exchanged a few more words before Yu Fei came out of the bathroom. Seeing him on the phone, Yu Fei knocked on the table while wiping his hair, “Hey, look at the time, hurry up and take a shower. We have to get up early tomorrow.”

“I’m going to get up early tomorrow, I’ll hang up first,” Jiang Yu quickly hung up the phone, picked his pajamas and went to the bathroom.

When he came out, Yu Fei was leaning on the bed with his legs crossed and listening to music. After he saw Jiang Yu, he burst out laughing, took off his headphones and said in disgust, “How old are you? Still wearing such childish pajamas.”

Jiang Yu looked down at his deer pajamas, then at Yu Fei’s Q version of Iron Man, and felt that he didn’t seem qualified to say he was childish. 

Following his gaze onto himself, Yu Fei touched his beloved pajamas, his face a little hot. He craned his neck and said, “What are you looking at? Mine is not as childish as yours. Go to sleep.”

After he said that, he pulled the quilt and covered himself tightly.

Jiang Yu: ….. Forget it, don’t bother with kids not older than you.

Jiang Yu dried his hair before he turned off the lights. He went to his own bed and covered himself with the quilt then closed his eyes.

Both of them slept well, neither did they snore nor talk in their sleep. Jiang Yu was woken up by the rustling sound outside the room in the morning. Confused, he pulled out his mobile phone and looked at the time. It was only 5:30. He peeked out of his quilt and saw Yu Fei facing the mirror, fiddling with his face and hair. 

 

They had an agreement with the program crew to wake up at six o’clock, so Jiang Yu wanted to nap for a while longer, but he couldn’t sleep because of Yu Fei’s non-stop movement. So he rubbed his eyes and got up, ready to wash his face and brush his teeth. However, as soon as he put on his slippers, there came a knock on the door. It should be someone from the crew who came to wake them up. 

Yu Fei was close to the door, so Jiang Yu thought he would open the door, but who knew he would suddenly jump straight to the bed, and with a ‘whoosh”, he wrapped himself up with the quilt.  

Jiang Yu was confused, not sure of what he’s trying to do. When he heard the knocks didn’t stop, he got up and opened the door letting the staff and cameramen in. 

The camera took a shot of Jiang Yu before turning to Yu Fei in bed. At this time, Yu Fei made it look like he had  just woken up. Eyes half squinted and a straight face, his hair was messy but in a stylish way, his Iron Man pajamas were also changed. He was now wearing plaid pajamas from the brand he endorses. 

After waking up, the entire person appears cold and handsome, with no oily shine on his face. Jiang Yu touched his face and looked down at his deer pajamas, then remembered Yan Shu had told him to get up early every day to tidy himself up before the staff arrived to wake them up, which he had forgotten.

The camera is focused on Yu Fei, who is pleased to show off his freshly woken appearance. Nowadays, viewers enjoy seeing celebrities’ private lives, including sleeping, eating, and chatting. He can imagine that once this issue is broadcasted, a lot of his fans will be screaming at his just woke up handsome appearance. Then, of course, he couldn’t let the audience see his oily face and messy hair ugly look, because as an idol, his image can’t crumble.

In the courtyard, there is a well and a sink where you can wash your face and brush your teeth. Jiang Yu quietly took a towel and left the room to wash his face. He noticed Zhang Wei brushing his teeth while wearing an oversized vest and pants. He grinned at him as he approached, his mouth full of foam.

Jiang Yu also smiled and greeted him, feeling relieved. It seemed that he wasn’t the only one who hadn’t cleaned up.

 

After the six of them have packed their belongings, it is time to start preparing for breakfast. During their stay, they must prepare all meals on their own. The ingredients will be obtained through missions. The task is very simple, which is to do farm work, assist the villagers, and use labor to obtain ingredients.

“Who knows how to cook?” The six people gathered together and began to assign tasks.

Yan Shu stated that he should showcase his abilities as much as possible during the show. Jiang Yu coughed lightly, raised his hand, and said, “I know how, let me do it.”

“You? Is it edible?” Yu Fei looked at him suspiciously, and the others were not relieved either. Jiang Yu is the youngest of them, and he doesn’t appear to cook very often.

“Then I’ll cook with Jiang Yu,” Li Yiyi said confidently. “I occasionally cook at home when I’m free, and knowing that I was coming to this show, I also practiced a few specialty dishes.”

The rest of them felt much more at ease with a girl. In the countryside, earthen stoves are used for cooking. Jiang Yu and Li Yiyi stayed in the yard to light the stove, while the other four went to do tasks in exchange for ingredients.

Li Yiyi was taken aback when she entered the kitchen. How can she know how to use an earthen stove if she has only ever used a gas stove? “I’ll do it,” Jiang Yu offered.

Although he has never used an earthen stove, he understood it at a glance. It’s as simple as lighting a firewood,  putting it in the stove, and cooking when it catches fire.

Seeing that he was so confident, Li Yiyi couldn’t help but feel a little shaken. Could he really cook?

There was a lot of white smoke in the kitchen a minute later, and Jiang Yu and Li Yiyi ran out. When Yu Fei returned with a small bag of rice, he was taken aback and exclaimed, “What the… Are you guys burning the kitchen?” The words stuck in his throat, and he swallowed with difficulty, remembering his cold persona. “What’s wrong in the kitchen?” his handsome face wrinkled slightly.

 

“You stuffed way too much firewood,” Li Yiyi coughed twice and looked at Jiang Yu reproachfully. 

“Sorry, I’ll try again.” Jiang Yu rushed in after noticing that the white smoke in the kitchen had decreased. Li Yiyi stomped her feet and followed in.

They worked together for a while before finally lighting the stove. They washed the rice Yu Fei had brought back and placed it in a pot with cold water to boil. They also added a few eggs in that were brought back by Zhang Wei.

“All right, let’s eat breakfast,” Li Yi Yi said, greeting everyone. Artists typically eat very little in order to avoid gaining weight. Others ate the plain porridge and boiled eggs without complaint, but Jiang Yu felt it was a little bland.

Their task arrived after breakfast. A group of three will help the villagers do farm work. Jiang Yu, Yu Fei, and Hu Xin were in a group that went to the mountains to help the villagers cut pigweeds. While Qiao Mo, Zhang Wei, and Li Yiyi will assist the villagers in moving the chickens.

It’s nearly half past ten after they’ve completed the two tasks. The other four continued with other tasks as Li Yiyi and Jiang Yu took the vegetables given to them by the villagers and went back to prepare lunch first.

Li Yi Yi went back to her room and changed into a simple but elegant long dress, washed her hands, rolled up hair, revealing beautiful face with a little thin powder. Standing in front of the stove, she was like a little fairy that was out of this world.

“Watch the fire.” Li Yiyi lit the earthen stove and left it to Jiang Yu. She skillfully put the vegetable Jiang Yu had cut and washed into the pot and stir-fried them, turning her best-looking angle to the camera and complimenting herself in her heart.

After a while, the remaining four people returned, and the food was prepared and brought to the stone table outside. The six of them sat down, and Li Yiyi confidently pointed to a few of the particularly appealing dishes, saying, “I made them all, so you can try them.”

“What about this one?” Yu Fei asked, pointing to a plate of scrambled eggs with some burnt peppers.

“I made it,” Jiang Yu said, touching his nose.

Because the scrambled eggs with chili peppers looked so bad, the other people’s chopsticks actively avoided it. Only Hu Xin, who sat next to Jiang Yu, took a small bite into her mouth to console him, but she was surprised and said, “It tastes pretty good.”

“Thank you,” Jiang Yu said, his eyes curved as he smiled at her.

When Zhang Wei saw Hu Xin take a few more bites of the scrambled egg, he also fished some and his eyes lit up and he quickly got more and ate a few more mouthfuls of rice.

“Is it that good?” Yu Fei muttered, as he dig in, then also abandoned the plates of appetizing dishes fried by Li Yi Yi and turned to the embrace of scrambled eggs.

Li Yiyi stared at him and said, “Hey are my fried dishes not as good as a plate of burnt eggs?”

Yu Fei’s eyes were filled with tears, “Sister, try it yourself. The meat is undercooked and there’s too much salt.” 

Li Yiyi’s dishes appear to be tasty and appealing. The leaves are lush, and the bite is crunchy. The meat, on the other hand, cannot be chewed. He almost thought he could only eat these for a week, but God is merciful.

Following the meal, Hu Xin, Yu Fei, and Zhang Wei unanimously asked Jiang Yu to cook in the future, and Li Yiyi agreed.

The six people retired to their rooms for an afternoon nap. In the Qin Group president’s office, Qin Shen fed Jiang Naonao milk, then put him on the lounge bed after he finished it, covered him with a small quilt, and waited for him to fall asleep before coming out to deal with documents.

*Knock knock knock*

There was a knock on the door outside, Qin Shen looked up and saw Qin Yunshan enter, followed by two people carrying a fish tank.

The dishes fried by Li Yiyi are good-looking and good-looking, the leaves are verdant, and the bite is crispy.And the meat, it can’t be chewed.He almost thought he could only eat these this week, but fortunately, God has mercy.

After the meal, Hu Xin, Yu Fei and Zhang Wei unanimously asked Jiang Yu to cook in the future, and Li Yiyi would just do it.

 

 

The six of them then returned to their rooms to take an afternoon nap. In the Qin Group’s president’s office, Qin Shen fed Jiang Naonao milk and placed him on the lounge bed. He covered him with a small quilt and waited for him to fall asleep before coming out to deal with the documents.

”Knock knock knock” There was a knock on the door outside, Qin Shen looked up and saw Qin Yunshan come in followed by two people who was carrying a fish tank.

“Slow down, slow down, don’t hit the walls.” Qin Yunshan ordered as the two men carried the fish tank in.

“Grandpa,” Qin Shen said as he stood up from behind his desk, “What are you doing here with a fish tank?”

 “I got a few good fishes for you to put in your office to boost your Feng Shui.” Qin Yunshan said with a smile.

His body improved dramatically after taking the herbs Jiang Yu brought, and he was discharged from the hospital after only a few days. He had a psychological shadow from mountain climbing, so he and a few old friends were now obsessed with raising fish.

“There is no more room outside, so go to the lounge first.” Qin Shen glanced at the office and instructed them to move the fish tank to the lounge inside.

Jiang Naonao was still sleeping in the lounge, so Qin Shen went in and took a look, before signaling them to enter quietly.

“My little great-grandson……” Qin Yunshan smiled from ear to ear as he looked at Jiang Naonao’s little face, who was sleeping soundly with a pout. “Why did you bring him to work? Where’s the nanny?” 

Qin Shen said, “The nanny had an incident at home, and can only come back at night.”

Qin Yunshan thought about it disapprovingly and said, “How can you go to work and take him with you all the time? How about this, I’m already fine, so leave him at my place and I’ll take care of him for you.”

“Don’t bother grandpa, wait for a few days until Jiang Yu returns, he can take care of him.” Qin Shen refused.

“Although the baby likes the little friend,” Qin Yunshan sneered, “Is he willing to look after the baby for you?”

Naonao is their child, so of course he is willing. Qin Shen nodded and said, “He also likes Naonao.”

“How long have you been together for him to raise your child?” Qin Yunshan frowned and lectured him, “Be nice to other children, don’t bully him, and take him back to the old house to have a meal together when he comes back.”

He is not an obstinate person, considering his age. Although he has always desired that his grandson marry and have children, he cannot force his grandson to marry another woman if he prefers men. Furthermore, he now has a grandson, and he also likes the little friend named Jiang Yu, so let them be together.

Qin Shen promised, “Got it.”

It was only after the fish tank was installed did Qin Yunshan carefully put the fish he brought into the tank and said to Qin Shen, “This is a red Arowana, isn’t it beautiful? It’s good for Feng Shui. They aren’t in good spirits these two days, just take care of them.”

In the fish tank, three bright red and beautiful fish floated listlessly in the water, their tails swinging gently every now and then.

Qin Yunshan sat for a while, and left after he received a call from an old friend looking for him for tea. Qin Shen saw that Jiang Naonao was still sleeping, so he went out to continue dealing with the documents. He signed while glancing at the lounge from time to time. Then he suddenly heard a noise inside. He dropped the pen and got up and went in, only to see the little cub awake, his little buttocks up high as he crawled towards the bed.

Qin Shen went over and picked him up, the little cub squirmed in his arms, as a little fat finger pointed at the fish tank, and another little fat hand grabbed his tie.

“You want to see fish?” Qin Shen hugged him to the fish tank, but as he stood still, the little cub struggled excitedly in his arms.

“…do you want to go into the fish tank?” The little cub is exactly the same as when he takes a bath every day. Qin Shen frowned, “No, this is for the fish. If you want to go into the water, wait until you go back at night.”

He held the little cub to go out, the little cub’s mouth flattened and whimpered, his round eyes full of tears, teardrops hanging on his cheeks.

“……Okay, I’ll let you in.” Seeing the teardrops on the little cub’s face, Qin Shen’s heart softened, comforting himself in his heart. His son is also a fish, so swimming in the fish tank isn’t wrong.

He placed the cub on the bed, stripped him naked, and placed him in the fish tank. The little cub grinned happily as he waited for his short legs to turn into tails and swam excitedly towards the red arowanas.

  “Knock, knock, knock” came a knock outside the office. “I’m going out for a while, I’ll be back soon,” Qin Shen told the little cub. 

  Then he went out of the lounge just in time for the assistant to come in to get the signed documents. When the assistant went out, Qin Shen opened the door of the lounge again and went in, looking at the fish tank, he was stunned.

Jiang Naonao, his son, has caught one of the fish and is trying to stuff it into his mouth. The other two red arowanas were cowering in the corner of the tank, shivering.

 

The author has something to say: Jiang Nanao, the child, has found new playmates, hahaha, and has now become the little overlord of the fish tank





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