Qing Yao snorted disdainfully.
The plants playing with the fish eggs in the pot were Qingyao's stored herbs, which were beneficial and harmless, and abundant in quantity, so Ruan Mingchu didn't ask too many questions.
At this moment, all he wanted to do was take a good look at his and Mu Yu's child.
The fish eggs are currently only the size of quail eggs, much smaller than normal human fish eggs.
It has colorful patterns and an eerie harmony; it looks beautiful, and no other words can describe it.
The other one, with only three green stripes that resemble vines twining around an eggshell, is also quite beautiful.
Ruan Mingchu felt that his vocabulary was very limited; at this moment, apart from words like "excited" and "happy," he couldn't find any other words to describe his feelings.
It's definitely not good to keep cooking it in a pot. What if one day someone gets confused and eats it thinking it's an egg?
If there's no natural thermostat, use a thermostat; technology has already solved this simple problem. I don't know what Mu Yu and Qing Yao were thinking, insisting on cooking it on the stove.
Mu Yu: Personal attacks are prohibited, please.
That's because he was too excited and nervous, and since he didn't have any stove at home, he just thought of the stove.
At night, the bedroom was brightly lit.
A large table was placed in the center of the bed, with a transparent thermostat on it.
Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu stood on either side of each other, looking at the fish eggs in the thermostat. For the next few days, the two of them didn't plan to do anything else but take care of their child.
"Do you think we should give the child a nickname?" Mu Yu suddenly asked.
Ruan Mingchu thought about it and agreed; they couldn't keep calling it this egg, that egg, or fish egg.
He had just nodded when he heard Mu Yu excitedly say, "How about one is named Xiao Cai and the other Xiao Lü?"
Ruan Mingchu fell silent; this egg truly lived up to its name.
Ruan Mingchu's silence deeply wounded Mu Yu's heart, but it seems that his naming skills are indeed somewhat lacking.
Does your work have even the slightest bit of technical content?
Since the fish eggs have become conscious and might even have their own aesthetic sense, Ruan Mingchu thought it best to let them choose their own nicknames first.
Mu Yu agreed with this idea. If they couldn't choose Yu Dandan, then Xiao Cai and Xiao Lü would be a good alternative.
Ruan Mingchu brought over the interstellar dictionary, which he had dug out of the basement. This thing was huge and very heavy; most people would only buy it for collection purposes.
He placed the dictionary by the bedside, and while the fish eggs were awake, he and Mu Yu each held one side of the dictionary and showed it to the fish eggs, starting from the first word.
Do you like this?
If you like something, write it down as a backup.
If you don't like it, just pass.
What could a little one that hasn't even hatched yet possibly like or dislike? This is for ordinary children. Their kids have already mastered spatial skills, so it's perfectly normal for them to have preferences.
Even if the fish balls could talk, Ruan Mingchu wouldn't be surprised.
By the way, the half-month vacation has been extended to half a year. After all, it's my own approval and Mu Yu's approval, so I can approve it for as long as I want. However, there are still important matters that I need to deal with.
After a month of hard work, the fish eggs grew from the size of quail eggs to the size of duck eggs, and they even got their own names.
The one with colorful patterns is called Lanlan, and the one with green patterns is called Yuanyuan. No wonder they have mermaid blood; they chose all water-related items.
It's perfectly fine to use it as a given name from now on.
Mermaid eggs usually take one to two years to grow. Perhaps because Qingyao fed them too many supplements, Lanlan and Yuanyuan grew like rockets, changing every day.
Six months later, it had grown to a meter long! It was supposed to hatch when it reached the size of a human baby.
Qingyao rubbed his chin, trying to communicate with Lanlan and Yuanyuan. But the little ones were still very young and couldn't express themselves clearly, only repeatedly saying, "It's not time to go out yet."
As for the reason, let's wait until some living beings figure out the origin of life before asking children this kind of question.
Now there's no room on the bed for Lanlan, Yuanyuan, and the extra-large thermostat, so Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu had to put them under the bed and they themselves simply slept on the floor. The bed has been empty for quite some time now.
Occasionally, Qingyao would keep an eye on things for them, and then Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu would do things that only the two of them could do.
But they were always worried about the two eggs, so they simply stopped making them. Lanlan and Yuanyuan's situation was special, and Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu were very worried about them, feeling uneasy if they were out of their sight for more than ten minutes.
Once, when Ruan Mingchu went to move a new thermostat, Mu Yu went to the toilet. When he came back, he saw that the ground was wet and the two eggs were sliding around in the water, which almost caused his heart to stop.
It turned out that the two of them felt the thermostat was too small and there was no one watching it, so they wanted to relax a bit.
Before having children, neither of them would have imagined that they would become so "obsessed" with each other.
They enveloped Lanlan and Yuanyuan in love, and the two children responded with their own sincere love.
When Lanlan hatched, the first thing she did was hug Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu with her tiny arms, even though she only hugged one of their legs.
Lanlan hatched first; he's the older brother.
Mu Yu made a casual remark at the time, but Yuan Yuan remembered it.
So after Yuanyuan hatched, he hugged the two of them and gave each of them a sweet and wet kiss. Then he wanted to argue with Muyu about who was the older brother and who was the younger brother.
Yuanyuan said, "I was the first one to become conscious!"
Mu Yu blinked, not understanding for a moment what Yuan Yuan was talking about.
Lanlan immediately retorted, "I hatched first!"
Yuanyuan and Lanlan started arguing.
Mu Yu & Ruan Mingchu: They really are full of energy.
Neither Lanlan nor Yuanyuan could convince the other, and finally, with the mediation of Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu, the two reached an agreement.
Even-numbered children are Lanlan's older brother, and odd-numbered children are Yuanyuan's older brother.
Seeing the two children shake hands and make up, Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu both breathed a sigh of relief.
It feels like the road ahead is going to be tough.
Lanlan was born in human form, with black hair, black eyes, and a baby face. She looked exactly like Mu Yu when he was a child. Within two days, she learned to run, showing her extraordinary talent.
When Yuan Yuan hatched, she was in mermaid form with black hair, silver eyes, and a red tail. She loved staying in the water, and swimming was an instinct ingrained in her genes, making her a little swimming champion.
Lanlan also loves playing in the water, so the two brothers spend most of their free time at the water park.
It's a water park built especially for two children.
After hatching, Lanlan and Yuanyuan grew at a relatively normal rate. They were among the best of their kind in terms of height, but not the fastest growing.
As they grow up, some problems inevitably arise that need to be addressed.
For example, Lanlan cannot transform into a mermaid, and Yuanyuan cannot turn her tail into legs.
In response, Qingyao said, "There's nothing wrong with it. You'll naturally learn it when the time comes."
In other words, there is no quick solution.
But Lanlan couldn't conjure a fish tail, which was a pity for her, and she envied Yuanyuan's beautiful tail.
However, Yuanyuan's inability to transform into legs means that he has to spend most of his time in the water, which is inconvenient even with a mermaid vehicle.
This greatly worried Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu.
But worrying was useless; all they could do was urge the research institute to make the most convenient mermaid car.
Of course, this is not the biggest problem. The real problem is that Yuanyuan and Lanlan are now looking like five or six-year-old human children and should be going to kindergarten.
Yuanyuan and Lanlan were naturally excited to meet more friends and see a wider world. Unlike those homesick children who cry at the mere mention of being separated from their fathers, they were not like those children who would cry at the first sign of separation.
However, Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu found it hard to accept the reality of being separated for eight hours!
After all, even if Mu Yu goes to the front lines now, he can finish the battle quickly and see his little ones soon. Ruan Mingchu even brings the two of them with him when he goes to work.
Of course, you can just bear it and it will pass. After witnessing so much life and death, who can't bear it? But it's just hard to bear!
Habits can be terrible once they're formed. Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu watched as Yuanyuan and Lanlan walked hand in hand into the kindergarten with their teacher, barely suppressing the urge to follow them in.
After the kindergarten closed its gates, Ruan Mingchu suddenly said, "It doesn't seem like we can't go in?"
Mu Yu blinked: "The park should understand that it's only the first day, right?"
Ahem, if His Highness were to truly use his status to intimidate others, who wouldn't understand?
Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu planned to find a secluded spot to sneak in. There were too many parents at the entrance who were worried about their children. Most of the parents who were sending their children to kindergarten for the first time had not left. If they used their spatial skills, it would be bad if they disappeared in public and were noticed.
After walking a few dozen steps, the two noticed a tail following them. Turning around, they saw an AO couple.
The Omega wife remained calm, while the Alpha husband's eyes were red with tears, filled with longing for their child.
Uh, Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu exchanged a glance, and Ruan Mingchu asked, "Is there something you two can help me with?"
Alpha leaned closer and whispered mysteriously, "You guys want to go in, right? We want to too, let's all go in together. Even if we get caught, we can't be punished because there are so many of us."
Ruan Mingchu's expression was complicated. He really wanted to ask if anyone knew that the more people involved, the greater the potential impact, and that the law also judged cases based on the degree of consequences.
Feeling like they were both in the same boat, Ruan Mingchu said, "If you can, come along."
He has found a secluded and remote place.
Alpha seemed guilty, radiating an aura of "something's wrong with me," leaving Omega feeling helpless.
Omega smiled at Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu, pointed to the Alpha's head, and crossed it out.
My mind isn't very sharp, please don't mind.
To be honest, it's quite interesting.
Upon arriving at their destination, Alpha looked around to make sure no one was nearby before letting out a sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to ask how to get across, he saw that Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu were already inside the railing. Alpha was stunned, and when he looked around, they were gone.
His beloved wife stepped back a short distance, took a few running steps, and jumped over, landing perfectly without making a loud noise.
The three looked at Alpha as if to say: Come here quickly.
Alpha, with a long face, clung to the railing and slowly climbed up, looking quite clumsy.
Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu looked at Omega, silently asking if they needed help.
Omega shook his head. How could an Alpha not be able to climb over a two-meter-high railing? "He's just a coward."