Seeing the couple in pajamas, sitting on the ground with their backs against a transparent film, Lu Yao felt a little miserable, so he asked Xiao Ji to bring a folding table over and set it up against the wall.
She put down her meal and looked up and said, "Most of the guests who come here are alone. This is the first time that a group like you have come here, and you are seahorses."
Zhao Rou frowned: "What's so special about seahorses?"
Lu Yao: "Seahorses are the only species in nature that are bred by males. Because male seahorses have brood pouches, the embryos are fertilized in the male's brood pouches and fully develop. The whole process takes about 50-60 days, and then the baby seahorses are born."
Lu Yao spoke briefly and calmly, but Xie Minghua's expression still changed.
Unconsciously putting himself in the shoes of a human being, he felt deeply horrified.
Female parenting is a deeply rooted concept, which not only includes the process of childbirth, but also raising and educating, and the mother is indispensable throughout the whole process.
Zhao Rou looked at Xie Minghua's pale face, exhaled, and said with a smile: "This is new."
Lu Yao's eyes wandered over the fingertips of the two people, and he continued, "But I think what's more interesting is the life habits of seahorses. Their life span is about three to four years, and they have to face cruel survival challenges from birth. Depending on the species, a male seahorse can release hundreds to thousands of seahorse cubs at a time, and among such a large number of cubs, only a few to a dozen may survive to adulthood.
"Seahorses have no flippers and swim slowly. They spend most of their lives hiding in dense corals, wrapping their tails around a coral branch and floating with the current, waiting for food to float to them. After their dangerous infancy, seahorses will spend a long time looking for a mate, so they only have one mate in their lifetime.
"Occasionally I saw seahorses swimming slowly with long tails, and I always thought they looked depressed and their reactions were slow and dull. But one time I saw a pair of seahorses swimming side by side in the coral reef, and I realized they could be so lively. That was when the male seahorse successfully courted a mate and swam with the female to cultivate affection."
Lu Yao often dives into the sea, and even without careful observation, he always encounters various aquatic creatures.
The more you see it, the more curious you become. You will observe it further, look up information and learn more about it. Sometimes you can't help but share it with your guests.
The underwater world is far from peaceful and tranquil, but the interesting thing is that each marine creature has unique survival skills.
In the magnificent and vast ocean world, the life of a seahorse is so small and ordinary that it is not worth mentioning.
But their way of survival adds an undeniable charm to the deep-sea world.
Xie Minghua and Zhao Rou looked at each other and fell into a mysterious silence.
"Our shop only serves eel rice for a limited time. The meat is plump, juicy and delicious. Please enjoy." Lu Yao casually said a few more words, but he didn't expect to silence the customer. He interrupted the customer and quickly fled.
Xie Minghua pushed the eel rice in front of Zhao Rou, "This eel is really good, fresh and plump, with a thick sauce, and grilled to the right temperature. Come and try it."
Zhao Rou used to like eating eel rice, but she has hardly eaten it in recent years.
For no other reason than a good unagi bowl is just too expensive.
Sometimes I want to eat, but I feel that it’s not cost-effective to spend hundreds of dollars on a meal.
If we hadn’t met in this store today, Xie Minghua would have almost forgotten about it.
His main job is a chef, but he seldom cooks at home.
Zhao Rou used chopsticks to divide the eel and rice into two portions, "This eel is really fat, you can try it too."
She took a bite of the thick eel meat, which was soft, salty and fragrant. It melted in her mouth with a light sip of her tongue. The sauce wrapped around the fish meat without any fishy smell rolled on her tongue, quickly covering all her past memories of eel rice.
This was by far the most delicious grilled eel she had ever eaten.
Zhao Rou did not stop for a moment. She used a wooden spoon to scoop a spoonful of rice soaked in sauce, then placed a large piece of grilled eel on the rice and added some side dishes to enhance the flavor.
I stuffed a big mouthful into my mouth and it was so delicious that my soul almost left my body.
Xie Minghua stared at Zhao Rou in a daze, feeling that he had not seen such a vivid expression on her face for a long time.
If you want to please her, it turns out that all you need is a bowl of eel rice.
"Why are you looking at me? Eat quickly. It's worthy of being in the deep sea. The sashimi is so fresh and the sea urchin is so delicious." Zhao Rou was already immersed in the joy of food.
"Yeah." Xie Minghua nodded slightly, picked up the chopsticks, tasted a bite of tuna sashimi, and relaxed his brows, "It's really delicious."
"The owner is really creative. How could he think of opening a cat cafe in the deep sea? After we finish eating, let's go pet the cats." Zhao Rou seemed to be completely immersed in the atmosphere of the furry shop.
Xie Minghua ate a few bites and put down his chopsticks, looking at the world outside the membrane, and unconsciously recalled the owner's words in his mind.
Haima's life is like his and Zhao Rou's life.
But they are not seahorses, they clearly have other choices.
It only takes a little courage to take the first step and make a change.
Zhao Rou finished her eel rice, ate some sashimi, and finally ended with takoyaki.
She bit into the chewy and fresh half of an octopus leg in the batter and her eyes lit up. "There's real octopus in this, not batter and cabbage. It's so delicious."
Xie Minghua wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't open his mouth.
After eating, the two squeezed into the middle of the lobby and petted the cat for a while.
The furry cat is so popular with customers that there is no way to be particular and we can only rub the cats around like a guerrilla.
They pulled off white socks, double hearts and boxer briefs.
Erxin is simply the female star in the store. Everyone likes her. A new customer touches her twice and is then pushed away by the uncle next to her who claims to pick sea urchins to feed Erxin.
A guest nearby stood up and said he wanted to pick up sea urchins.
Xie Minghua immediately pulled Zhao Rou over. He had already agreed with the brothers that they would go pick sea urchins together.
Kaiba was too slow and within minutes of leaving the store, the two were left behind by their teammates.
They got lost near an unfamiliar seabed and simply found a cluster of corals to rest on.
Its tail wrapped around a coral branch, and its body drifted left and right with the ocean current.
Neither of them spoke. Suddenly, a pair of wild seahorses with their tails entangled with each other swam past them.
Xie Minghua looked at Zhao Rou, who was also turning to look at him.
In Hippocampus form, they were unable to make any expressions, but they both felt that the other should be smiling.
"Ding-ling-ling—"
The alarm clock rang, Xie Minghua opened his eyes, sat up, and felt relaxed all over.
He scratched his head and seemed to have had a very special dream last night.
Zhao Rou also woke up, glanced at Xie Minghua, frowned and grabbed a handful of hair.
I seemed to have a very unreal dream last night, but I can’t remember what I dreamed about.
She stood up and walked to the bathroom. "Let's have noodles in the morning. Make some noodles with potatoes and shredded pork that you like."
Xie Minghua also got up and went in with her, "I'll take Dabao to school later."
Zhao Rou turned around and looked at him: "Are you in time?"
Xie Minghua smiled innocently: "Well, go out early and walk there. It won't take too long."
There is a traffic jam in the morning, and it is more convenient not to drive.
Zhao Rou was a little worried, but she also felt that if her husband could send the eldest child to school, she could clean up the house and take care of the second child after making breakfast, which would indeed be a little easier.
"Don't think about it, just do it." Xie Minghua made the final decision.
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Yaoguang City, Yunting Royal View high-end villa area.
Jing Yuxi, wearing a crimson backless evening gown, sat in front of a black piano, her fingertips dancing, forming a heart-stirring and highly personal piece of music.
As soon as the piano music stopped, applause broke out.
Fang Ru came over first, with undisguised admiration in her eyes, "Yuxi, your piano has been completely transformed. It's completely different from a year ago."
Jing Yuxi stood up holding the hem of her skirt, with a faint smile on her face, "Thank you, aunt."
Jing Yuxi was too busy in the past and rarely attended such family gatherings.
It was her little cousin's birthday and she happened to be in Yaoguang City, so she came over because it would have been impolite not to come.
When I got here, I realized that her poor condition had become a topic of conversation among her relatives.
Anyone who sees her would pretend to tease her.
People always mentioned repeatedly that Jing Yuxi was not a patient person, but quarreling was not her style. There happened to be a piano in the middle of the banquet hall, so she played a song.
That time she went to the furry shop, the problem that had been bothering her was solved.
However, during her time in Yaoguang City, she still often went to the store to play with cats.
It's not just for relaxation. When you lie on the bottom of the sea and look up at the sky, your heart becomes calm, your mind becomes clearer, and you can always get endless inspiration.
Ignoring the inquiring gazes around her, Fang Ru pulled Jing Yuxi to the corner and said, "It looks like you have fully recovered."
Jing Yuxi is now in an open mind and is very calm about this. "Well, I was just being too stubborn."
A hint of surprise flashed across Fang Ru's face, and only then did she feel that Jing Yuxi had truly been transformed.
"Which doctor did you see? It's been less than a month since you came back, and you're already healed."
Jing Yuxi blinked and realized that Fang Ru was in trouble.
Normally, in this situation, you can just casually introduce her and give her contact information. But she was not receiving treatment in the hospital, so she had to ask the owner first if she could introduce new customers.
Thinking that she was also introduced by Bai Jing, Jing Yuxi did not refuse directly and said, "Aunt, just tell me."
Fang Ru leaned close to Jing Yuxi's ear and lowered her voice, "It's like this..."
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After the Furry Shop launched eel rice and takoyaki, the mission progress was much faster.
In half a day, more than ten guests left the sea of garbage.
Lu Yao looked at the task records in the background and found that he only needed three more guests to complete the task.
She has already drawn the blueprint for the store upgrade. There are not many opportunities to take advantage of the system, so this time she wants to do something big and upgrade immediately after the task is completed.
But the time for diving has come, and she has to go out to pick up trash.
Lu Yao walked out of the kitchen. There were so many guests today that the lobby was almost full.
Usually there are a lot of people coming to pet the cats, but never as exaggerated as today, where they are crowded together like sardines.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yao found Qingmei and asked.
Qingmei was watching the excitement. When she heard the noise, she turned back and pointed outside and said, "Shop owner, there is a shark outside. Everyone is afraid to go out, so come to the store to take shelter."
Lu Yao took a look and found that it was indeed a shark.
However, the big shark had a big cross scar on its forehead, and it was an autistic fish.
"That's not a human, what's there to be afraid of?"
Qingmei explained, "Just now there was a jellyfish fighting with a giant shark, and someone passed by and got stung."
Lu Yao: “…Pfft.”