Jing Yuxi sat cross-legged on the floor, observing the fish swimming outside through a transparent film. It felt strange and dreamy.
The deep-sea fish that she could only see on TV in the past swam leisurely past her eyes. Occasionally, a fish that had fallen behind would suddenly look at her for a second, then suddenly turn its head and swim away quickly.
Outside the shop is a flat seabed with beautiful and colorful corals like a carpet, stretching from the dark depths all the way to the front of the shop, and fish with beautiful patterns swim through it.
This is a completely different world, undisturbed by the outside world, leisurely and peaceful, like a paradise.
Jing Yuxi's shoulders slumped unconsciously and he let out a breath. His dry heart seemed to suddenly regain its vitality and began to beat vigorously again.
She even surprised herself, realizing that she really needed to relax.
She actually always felt that she was in good shape, with clear goals and self-discipline. As long as she followed the plan step by step, she would be able to successfully step onto the top stage of the classical music world.
She spent all her energy preparing, not daring to relax for a moment, but her condition became worse and worse, and even some unreasonable things began to happen.
The doctor kept telling her to relax, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with her.
Sitting in this dreamy jellyfish-like pet shop, she was strangely able to regain her normal state of relaxation.
"Meow~"
A delicate voice sounded, and the back of his hand touched a furry mass. Jing Yuxi lowered his head and saw a little tabby cat pulling at the tassels on his denim shorts.
She seldom comes into contact with small animals. It’s not that she doesn’t like them, but it’s too energy-consuming and she can easily become addicted.
I usually try my best to avoid it and not pay attention to it.
But this kitten is so cute, with big, watery eyes and fluffy, soft fur, which easily wins the love of humans.
She reached out and touched it, her eyebrows slightly raised. It felt like a freshly steamed red bean paste bun, white, plump, soft and warm.
Bai Jing gently waved the cat toy with a bell, and Tianka was immediately attracted. He jumped up with small steps, and lightly fluttered the colorful feathers hanging under the rope with his front paws.
He introduced: "This is a sweet cat who loves to act like a spoiled child. There is also a little orange cat with a wronged face in the cat bed, which is also very cute."
When Jing Yuxi saw the stupid tape hiding in the nest, her heart almost melted.
Its soft fur stood up in disarray, its face was round, its nose was wrinkled, and it looked aggrieved.
She moved over to remove the tape and looked up at the mirror: "You are familiar with this place."
"Well, I come here almost every day when I'm not at work. Being here makes me feel very calm and relaxed, like I'm recharging myself." Bai Jing confessed.
Jing Yuxi looked at him carefully for a while, and suddenly said: "You have changed a lot."
He is completely different from when he was a teenager, as if he has restrained all his sharpness and suddenly become gentle and peaceful.
Bai Jing supported himself with his hands behind his back, letting Tian Ka crawl on his legs, "Time has to leave something behind."
Qingmei came out of the kitchen and brought a plate of seafood sashimi, including the freshest sweet shrimp, thick-cut tuna, fresh sea urchin and jade-white sashimi, as well as a plate of fried crabs, served with seafood dipping sauce, sliced fresh lemons, and iced sour plum soup.
Jing Yuxi had been feeling stomach discomfort recently and didn't plan to eat sashimi, so he picked up half a crab and ate it.
The crabs were fresh and fried very nicely.
But Bai Jing was eating sashimi piece after piece, and even fed Tian Ka and Dai Jiao Pao sashimi, so she couldn't help but taste the sweet shrimp.
The live shrimps just taken out of the fish tank are cleaned and chilled. When you take a bite, they are sweet and sticky, with an indescribable texture and taste.
Jing Yuxi couldn't help but pick up another piece of sea urchin, squeezed a few drops of lemon juice on it, and dipped it in a little mustard soy sauce. It was fresh, sweet and dense, and he was so satisfied that his pores opened up. "This is so delicious! It's a hundred times fresher and sweeter than the seafood I ate on the coast of Reims!"
She then tried the thick-cut tuna and sashimi one by one, which were so delicious that they made her eyebrows drop. Finally, she took a sip of the iced sour plum soup, and the summer blossomed directly on the tip of her tongue.
In one word: awesome!
The neurotic gastritis that had been bothering her recently had a rare flare-up, and she even enjoyed her food more and more.
Bai Jing saw that she couldn't stop eating, so he picked up a sweet shrimp, cut it into small pieces, and handed her a piece, "Why don't you try feeding it to cats? They are also very cute when they eat."
Jing Yuxi was a little curious, so he took a piece of shrimp meat and fed it to Dai Jiaota who was anxiously begging for food.
The kitten ate slowly and licked the palm of her hand where she had placed the shrimp meat.
Watching the sea, petting cats, and eating seafood, time seems to stand still.
Bai Jing chatted with Jing Yuxi for a while, then turned over, picked up Tianka, lay on his back in the corner, and slowly closed his eyes.
Dai Jiaotai curled up at Jing Yuxi's feet and fell asleep, but she was not sleepy at all. She leaned over slightly, lying on the transparent wall membrane, fascinated by the fish swimming around the shop.
The relaxing time passed quickly, the sun set, the deep sea became dark, and the guests left one by one.
The three guard cats were so exhausted that they hid under the low table and refused to move.
Lu Yao came out of the kitchen holding Er Xin, and Bai Jing and the other man were still there.
Tianka was lying on his back in Dr. Bai's arms, and the man and the cat were sleeping soundly.
Miss Jing held up the adhesive tape, stuck to the wall membrane and took small steps to chase the fish swimming outside.
The silly tape's eyes looked very serious.
Seeing that they were having so much fun, Lu Yao felt embarrassed to ask them to leave.
Erxin broke free from Lu Yao's hand, fell to the ground, and stretched lazily.
The Queen of Two Hearts slept from noon to evening and she felt comfortable.
Jing Yuxi saw Lu Yao and smiled, "It's so comfortable here. I can sit here all day just to watch the fish. They are so relaxed and carefree."
Lu Yao is naturally happy when customers have a good experience in the store.
She had the same feeling when she first came here. The fish lived such a leisurely life.
Just by diving continuously, she gradually became familiar with this sea area and had some different views.
Not far away in the sea there was a piece of something like a rag, floating in the ocean current.
Lu Yao immediately lay down beside the wall membrane, pointed outside, and called Jing Yuxi softly, "Look there."
Jing Yuxi didn't understand what was going on, but he looked in the direction the shop owner pointed.
A patch of light brown seaweed floated with the ocean current like a piece of rag.
What's so good about this
The next second, a thin white sea fish curiously approached the seaweed and was suddenly entangled. After struggling for a while, it gradually turned over on its belly.
Jing Yuxi: “…”
Lu Yao's eyes lit up. "That's a sail-fin scorpionfish. It lives on the bottom of the seabed and catches its prey by imitating seaweed to lure food."
“Oh…” Jing Yuxi was a little speechless, not knowing what to say. Her good mood was ruined by that.
Lu Yao pointed to a cluster of pink and white gorgonians not far away and said excitedly, "There is a pygmy seahorse living on that coral. In order to hide itself, it changed the color of its skin to the same as that of the coral, and its body is covered with calcified nodules of the same color, trying to blend in with the coral."
"It sounds so cute." Jing Yuxi became a little interested.
Lu Yao took out his phone and flipped to the photo album. "This is the video I took after searching for several hours."
In the middle of the pink and white branch-like coral, there is a small seahorse with its tail gently wrapped around the coral branch.
It has a round belly and a mouth like a bellows, which sucks and curls. It looks exactly like the coral branch next to it.
Jing Yuxi looked for a long time before finding it, "It's really cute."
The next second, the owner gently extended his index finger and carefully placed it on the bottom of the pygmy seahorse.
Jing Yuxi was stunned by the comparison. The little seahorse was only as big as the owner's fingernail.
It’s so mini, no wonder it’s called the Pygmy Seahorse.
Lu Yao: "After a baby seahorse is born, it will choose a coral to live on and gradually synchronize its skin color with it. After that, it may never leave this coral for the rest of its life."
Jing Yuxi blinked and fell into deep thought.
Lu Yao: "Are all deep-sea fish beautiful? Their patterns are beautiful and their colors are brilliant. In fact, they have evolved to avoid natural enemies and intimidate predators."
Fish do not have the smart brains, sharp teeth, and perfect hunting skills like sea beasts. In order to survive, they continue to evolve camouflage skills, choose to coexist with other sea creatures, or degenerate some body functions and dive into the deep sea.
"The underwater world is just like our lives, busy, thrilling and unstable. But why do these fish look so relaxed?" Lu Yao lowered his head and scratched his head. "Maybe it's because fish are too stupid. They don't constantly reminisce about the past and worry about the future like humans do."
Jing Yuxi felt a stab in his heart and suddenly remembered something that happened before his condition deteriorated.
About a year ago, she was preparing for an international competition and went to a concert with a friend, which happened to be the debut performance of a musical genius.
The performer, who had just turned seventeen, gave a formidable performance of Liszt's works with such skill and emotion.
After returning home, she would often recall the melody played by the performer in her mind.
In order to drive away this inexplicable emotion, she increased her practice and filled all her time with it. Soon she began to suffer from insomnia, loss of appetite, and bad luck.
Jing Yuxi covered her face and couldn't help laughing.
She almost pushed herself into a desperate situation because of such a simple thing.
Lu Yao took the tape from her hand, turned around and put the kittens into the airline box one by one, and said casually: "It's dark, the cats are scared, I have to send them out. What are you going to do?"
Jing Yuxi stepped forward and said, "Shopkeeper, I want to apply for a membership card for the Furry Shop."
Although I have found my own problem, this world is really hard to let go.
Cats are cute and soft, while fish are hardworking.
It would be a pity if we could only meet once.
Bai Jing woke up in a daze. Jing Yuxi had already exchanged contact information with Lu Yao and agreed to hand over the card in five days.
She will also soon have a bracelet with the owner’s name engraved on it.
After watching Bai and Jing leave, Lu Yao returned to the store to pick up the airline box.
[Successfully received 100 guests, mission completed! Reward: 20,000 popularity points, A-level skill telepathy (bird and beast version)! ]
[Lu Yao's furry shop has become more popular and has been upgraded to a two-star shop, with a reward of 10,000 popularity points. Please keep up the good work! ]
[You have a new task! Furry Shop helps 100 customers leave the sea of garbage, and will be rewarded with 100,000 popularity points and a free shop upgrade! ]
Before we knew it, the furry shop had already received a hundred guests, and the next stage of the task would be even more difficult.
Help the guests leave the sea of garbage. Those people really can't stay in the sea forever.
We’ll talk about the mission tomorrow.
At the moment, she was more interested in the bird-beast version of the telepathic skill she had just acquired.
There is an additional black skill card in the warehouse, with a skill description written on it.
[A-level skill card: Telepathy (Bird and Beast Version). In a world with a star gate, you can touch an animal and hear its voice.]
As soon as Lu Yao finished reading the skill description, the card turned into a point of light and dissipated at his fingertips.
System: [The shop owner has successfully acquired the A-level skill Telepathy (Bird and Beast Version).]
Lu Yao couldn't wait to find the cats to experiment with them. She was really interested in what was going on in cats' minds.
Just at this moment, the sea of rubbish had turned completely black, and the cats in the airline boxes felt uneasy and began to meow anxiously.
Lu Yao had no choice but to pick them up and send them to the nail salon.
At this time, the snack bar is about to open for late night snacks.
Maorongrong Shop has recently stockpiled a lot of fresh seafood, and Lu Yao originally planned to deliver a batch of seafood to the snack bar today.
The store was too busy in the afternoon and Xiao Ji was not there, so she forgot about it.
Lu Yao released the cat, then hurried back to Maorongrong's shop to get some seafood and brought it to the snack bar.
The snack bar is already open for night food and is as busy as ever.
Today it is Xingzi, Xiaoqie, Bai Ming and Quan Shengju's turn to be on duty. Meng Qin and Ning Yun are also there.
They both had finished get off work but were craving for a late-night snack.
In order to get a late-night snack, I also helped greet customers in the store.
"Shopkeeper!" Xiao Qie spotted Lu Yao and immediately squeezed through the crowd to find her. "Why are you here at this time?"
The purple-haired boy showed his happiness without hiding it, and his voice was particularly loud.
The customers in the store all turned their heads to look over, and then greeted Lu Yao one after another.
"Shopkeeper, I haven't seen you for a long time!"
"The owner of the shop would like to ask you to help me make a soul-returning dish. I think I have found the meal I miss the most."
"Shopkeeper, I need your help too!"
Soul-returning dishes must be cooked by the restaurant owner himself, and only after the customers eat them can they have a chance to return to the soul.
Ever since the first time someone died in the store, customers would ask Lu Yao for help from time to time.
This is not a difficult task. Lu Yao usually sets aside a time to cook for these guests.
Xingzi came over immediately and asked those who needed soul-returning food to go to the window to register and make an appointment.
Bai Ming took the opportunity to pull Lu Yao to the kitchen, "Shopkeeper, what's the matter with you coming here at this time?"
Lu Yao took out two large baskets of seafood from his portable warehouse, including sea urchins, sweet shrimps, sea bream, small octopus, and half a plump tuna.
"The newly opened store is near the sea, so it's especially easy to get seafood. I forgot about it during the day and just remembered to send it over now. Do any of you like it?"
Ning Yun returned to the kitchen from the lobby. Seeing this scene, his eyes widened and he couldn't help swallowing. "I didn't expect that I would have the chance to eat sashimi in this life. The owner is so great! You are simply my blue fat man!"
Xiao Qie couldn't help but retort: "What blue fat guy? The owner is not fat at all."
Ning Yun's face showed both joy and sorrow. He was so happy that he looked at Xiao Qie with great joy. "It turns out that there is no Blue Fatty in your world. In short, the owner is my God!"
Lu Yao's back went numb and his face wrinkled: "... Where on earth did you know this 'bad' joke?"
Did he learn it from the park players
Ning Yun: "The computer you put on the fourth floor is better than ours. It can show you a lot of interesting things."
I see.
Lu Yao bought four new computers at the time. Two of them were used as systems in the blind box store, and the remaining two were left in Dream Land and a nail salon respectively.
"You can access the Internet?" Lu Yao was surprised.
Ning Yun nodded, then shook his head, "Yes, but not completely."
Lu Yao: “…”
It can be seen that Ning Yun must have surfed a lot.
Xiaoqie didn't understand and frowned like an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
The guests sitting in the lobby were overjoyed when they heard that the snack bar was adding a limited seafood menu tonight.
"Sea urchin, sea urchin! Shopkeeper, I want to eat sea urchin!"
"Sweet and sticky shrimp, I'm going crazy!"
"Do you have oysters? Give me a plate of steamed oysters!"
“Garlic oysters are the best in the world, no arguments against that!”
Unfortunately, the Maorongrong shop has not yet developed an oyster "supplier", but the fresh shrimp, sashimi, tuna and sea urchin are enough to satisfy the guests.
They have escaped from the world of life and death and no longer have to worry about health issues.
The unique taste and sweetness of seafood once again give them a fresh taste experience.
This night is another food carnival for the snack bar.
The next morning, other employees and NPCs from the park next door heard that there was a seafood party in the store last night, and they were so angry that they beat their chests and stamped their feet.
Qing learned from Bai Ming that they had eaten sashimi, seafood barbecue, and sea urchin rice, and fell into a long silence.
Yesterday was the first time he went back to his residence to rest after working overtime for half a month, and the owner unexpectedly attacked him.
He wants to eat seafood too!
But Chi didn't get to eat it either, and was even more upset than him.
Lu Yao returned to the nail salon late at night, washed up, and fell asleep on the bed, completely forgetting about studying "telepathy".