After arranging the giant lantern fish, Vera could finally feel at ease to go back to City A with Lin Jiu.
Vera was deeply moved when she set foot on this land again after 20 years.
Lin Jiu originally thought that her two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment was enough. But now she not only has a boyfriend, but also a mother, and it seems a bit crowded with them all living together.
The point is that they are two grown men, and Vera is not used to living with them.
Si Xu said: "Let mom live in your house, and you go live in mine."
Lin Jiu: “…”
You are such a good mother!
Lin Jiu hasn't changed his words yet, but Si Xu changed them smoothly.
Lin Jiu didn't want to experience traffic jams, red lights, and running all the way to the store every day. That was too scary.
Lin Jiu: "Your place is too far away, how about I buy a new one on the old street and live there."
Si Xu: "No need to buy it, I have already bought the old street."
Lin Jiu: “!!!”
Lin Jiu's eyes widened, "Why did you buy that?"
Si Xu smiled and said, "I think you might need a small house or two. It's not enough to show the temperament of the Magic Fish Shop."
Lin Jiu: “…”
Si Xu: "When I first entered the Magic Fish Shop and walked into that private room, I had this idea: to build a peaceful place in a bustling metropolis, to get rid of the hustle and bustle, to slow down the pace of life, to taste delicious food, to read a book, and to be in a daze."
Si Xu said: "I want you to live a life of listening to the wind and watching the rain, without worries."
Lin Jiu smiled. That was indeed the life he most longed for.
Si Xu has been preparing for this matter for a long time. He just needs a chance to make it clear to Lin Jiu, and now is the time.
The actual development and construction location is not on the old street, but to the west of the old street, just outside the old street. It is already prepared there, it just depends on how it will be built.
Si Xu wanted to discuss with Lin Jiu what specific style the building would be built in. It would be even better if Lin Jiu could provide him with the blueprints.
Si Xu had been secretly preparing for such a long time, and Lin Jiu certainly couldn't spoil his fun. He was also looking forward to having such a quiet place in City A.
He then chose the blueprints with Si Xu. Lin Jiu had magic points in his hand, so he no longer had to rely on luck to draw the blueprints. Whatever blueprint he wanted, he could just spend magic points to buy it.
This area will be built in two phases. The first phase is to the west of the old street. After that part is built, the Magic Fish shop will move there, and then the old street will be rebuilt.
This was something that Si Xu had planned early on.
If Lin Jiu wants to live in the old street, he can just pick a house, renovate it and live in it. He doesn’t need to buy anything. They are all his own things, so why buy anything
Lin Jiu’s plan was very good, but Vera didn’t need it.
Vera: "No, Mom has a house in City A."
Lin Jiu: “???”
Si Xu seemed to understand something.
Vera smiled and said, "What did your mother say? She is also a singing queen. Do you think I will be short of money?"
Lin Jiu: “…”
Lin Jiu: "No... After such a long time... You still have money?"
Vera smiled bitterly. "I knew I didn't have much time left, so I transferred all my assets to a trust fund. When you come of age, you will inherit it. I have arranged your living and study expenses every year, and I will give them to you annually. Even if the Liao family treats you badly, you will not lack money. I just didn't expect that all my arrangements would be useless."
Lin Jiu and Si Xu were both silent.
Vera is not short of money, but she has no one she can trust. If she had one, she would not send Lin Jiu back to the Liao family.
Vera said: "I have considered various consequences and I am also on guard against the Liao family. If something happens to you, after 30 years, all my assets will be donated to society, and the Liao family will not get a penny from me."
Lin Jiu has been missing for 20 years. Although Lin Jiu's body has not been found, everyone knows that a baby of several months old thrown into the river has almost no chance of survival. Even if the fund is calculated based on Lin Jiu's death, there is still a ten-year deadline, so Vera's assets are still entrusted there.
After Vera came back, Si Xu helped her complete all the identity documents, and Vera took her ID card to deal with the asset issue.
Lin Jiu still has one thing to do. He wants to donate energy food to the H City Coast Guard.
While Si Xu was at work, he went to the Demon Sea Plane and used his voice talent to harm many Starless Sea monsters. Lin Jiu brought all the Starless Sea monsters back, packed them in frozen boxes, and had a refrigerated truck send them to the H City Coast Guard Department.
There were three large trucks in total, and it took several hours to deliver the goods.
All those who have seen the mermaid's true form have been ordered to keep their mouths shut. They know the seriousness of the matter. Country H is still hunting for the mermaid who "caused the tsunami", and they will definitely not lag behind.
The police officers who went out to sea to chase the murderer stayed at sea for a long time and were immersed in sea water full of radioactive energy for a long time. The radiation levels in their bodies soared very high. In just a few days, some of them showed symptoms of discomfort. Their families cried and desperately went to the higher-ups, hoping that there was a way to save their lives.
H City is close to the sea, and the departments engaged in maritime affairs have the largest supply of mutated seafood. However, the blocking effect of mutated seafood is limited, and those police officers have been exposed to radiation for too long, so the mutated seafood obviously does not have enough energy.
City H also reported the situation to the higher authorities, and the solution given by them was to allocate funds. With the money, they could buy the silver caviar from the Magic Fish Shop.
But before they went to discuss the order with Lin Jiu, three refrigerated trucks stopped in front of the coast guard gate.
Everyone was surprised when they heard that Mr. Lin, the boss of Magic Fish Shop, donated three trucks of energy seafood to them.
Although they have never eaten it, they all know that the energy seafood in the Magic Fish Shop is extremely expensive. How much would three whole trucks of this be worth!
The boss hurried over, looked at the three trucks full of energy seafood, and thought about the grant he had just received...
Don't think about it. Although these grants may seem small, they are definitely not enough to buy so much energy seafood.
The boss waved his hand and divided the fish!
Everyone who works at the maritime industry gets the food, and those who need to go out to sea get the largest amount. With so much nutritious seafood, the whole family can eat it together when they bring it back, and everyone is in high spirits.
The maritime department of H City publicly thanked Lin Jiu for donating the energy seafood, which saved many of their lives.
Netizens are almost numb. Wherever there is a disaster, there is Boss Lin.
Netizen 1: "Did Mr. Lin donate all his energy seafood? He doesn't run the store well, and he keeps taking leave every few days. He's not happy."
Netizen 2: "I think Boss Lin may need a few apprentices. As long as Boss Lin has something wrong, the Magic Fish Shop will have to close. It's too tragic."
Netizen 3: "I am from Nanhai. I would like to ask Mr. Lin when he will donate some energy seafood to us? Although we are surrounded by the sea and have no shortage of seafood, no one dares to go out to sea. We are shrouded in fear of ultra-high radiation every day."
Netizen 4: "I feel sorry for the above-mentioned people. Nanhai has a small population. Boss Lin can't save all of you. You still have to save yourselves."
Netizen 5: "The people of Nanhai are indeed miserable. I hope you can hold on. If it really doesn't work, you should ask for help from the 'Special Security Department'. Boss Lin alone can't save all of you. You must persevere."
Lin Jiu was not online and did not know that people were praying for the people of Nanhai online. He was busy preparing dinner in the store.
After Vera finished dealing with the asset issue, she came to the store to find Lin Jiu.
It was her first time to visit her son's store, and she saw from afar a long line stretching out into the street.
Vera wore a mask, her long hair was casually tied up, she wore a light-colored coat, and high heels. She had a very feminine figure and her overall mental state was very good.
She stood by the line for a while and watched the people in the queue gossiping about someone who had been foolishly cheated.
"Boss Lin repeatedly reminded us to keep the silver caviar we bought and not to show it off. If someone switched it, he would not compensate us. As a result, someone bought five boxes of Meizizi as a gift to his father-in-law. When he got home and opened them, he was shocked. The silver caviar turned out to be real sturgeon caviar, worth a total of 500,000 yuan. It was gone from the Magic Fish Shop to his home. The man immediately called the police."
Some people were curious, "Did you find out how it was switched?"
"Who knows? I only heard that on the way back, there was a car accident and the traffic was blocked for a long time. When I got home, I found that I had been switched."
"Luckily, Boss Lin is careful enough. Everyone who buys caviar must check it on site. Otherwise, if the goods are not right, people might think that the Magic Fish Shop is cheating them. If they make a fuss, given Boss Lin's temper, he might just not sell it to them."
"I heard that the silver caviar was stolen and switched more than once. Boss Lin is adding to the workload for the police officers!"
"That's not right. It was someone else who had bad intentions. How can you put the blame on Boss Lin? If Boss Lin doesn't sell silver caviar, then no one will be able to eat it."
All the customers in the queue looked relieved, as they were worried that Boss Lin would decide not to sell it.
Vera raised an eyebrow, she had no idea her son had such a strong personality.
She walked in on her high heels, and Jiang Xiwen came to greet her, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"
Vera's eyes curved up as if she was smiling. She didn't say anything, but pointed at Lin Jiu in the kitchen and walked over there.
Jiang Xiwen was worried and followed him.
Lin Jiu looked up and saw Vera coming back. "Are you done with your work?"
Vera nodded, "Do you need my help?"
Lin Jiu looked at her distrustfully, "I think I can do it alone."
Vera rolled up her sleeves, revealing a hideous scar. Vera paused, then put her sleeves down as if nothing had happened.
"I learned how to make wood when I was young, and my skills are pretty good."
Lin Jiu lowered his eyes, hiding all his emotions. He saw the scar.
At the beginning, Vera's body was covered with dense scales, and no wounds could be seen. After she became a real mermaid, she put on Lin Jiu's clothes and covered herself tightly. Vera deliberately did not let Lin Jiu find the marks on her body, for fear that he would be sad.
All the wounds on her body were caused in the research institute.
Lin Jiu tightened his grip on the knife, but his voice remained steady, "Then can you please help me peel the shrimp shells, mom?"
Vera: “I’m good at it.”
Jiang Xiwen was stunned.
Mom, mom?!
… Lin Jiu’s mother is…
Jiang Xiwen's eyes widened. Seeing a ghost in broad daylight is not so scary, okay? !
Lin Jiu called Jiang Xiwen over and introduced them to them.
"Sister Wen, this is my mom. Mom, this is my lobby manager, Jiang Xiwen."
Vera took off her mask and extended her hand.
Jiang Xiwen looked at this face and felt completely confused.
The diva... the living diva!
The singer's manager Jiang Xiwen excitedly held the singer's hand with both hands, "You, you are still alive, it's great!"
Vera smiled, "Thanks to you for taking care of Xiaojiu."
Jiang Xiwen hurriedly said "No, no", it was Lin Jiu who was taking care of her. If it weren't for Lin Jiu, she might still be lying in the hospital now.
The two exchanged a few polite words and Vera put on her mask again.
Her appearance has not changed much from 20 years ago, so the news of her return cannot be publicized, otherwise the Cecil family will definitely come looking for her.
Lin Jiu believed Jiang Xiwen, but still reminded her that the news of Vera's return must not be spread.
Jiang Xiwen nodded seriously. She followed Lin Jiu and knew very well what to say and what not to say.
Vera put on another chef's uniform of Lin Jiu and followed Lin Jiu's instructions in a very professional manner. Her skill in peeling shrimp shells was indeed quite good, fast and complete. Lin Jiu wondered if she had learned it by eating shrimps on the seabed.
Although Vera came back, she had no idea where the institute was. She was taken to the institute in a coma and never came out since then. She lived in a daze every day. Even though she tried to escape many times, she failed.
This time when he was out on a mission, he was brought out in a coma and was injected with medicine before going into the sea.
The Cecil family acted very cautiously. Even if someone really escaped, they would not know the exact location of the research institute.
Originally, Lin Jiu thought that after finding out the specific location, the Elton family could take secret action to rescue the other captured descendants of the Siren Clan, but it seems that this is not possible.
Si Xu has been a bit busy these two days and comes back very late every night.
Lin Jiu didn't know whether he was really busy or deliberately leaving space for him and Vera to be together.
After get off work in the evening, Lin Jiu wanted to go home with Vera.
Vera waved her hand, "I won't bother you anymore. I have a place to stay."
Lin Jiu knew that she had bought a house in City A twenty years ago. After so many years, the old house had been demolished. Lin Jiu didn't know what the situation was now.
Vera said: "The demolition money is all in the escrow fund, not a penny left. I bought a house this afternoon."
Lin Jiu: “…”
Lin Jiu: "On your way? So fast?"
Vera smiled and said, "The room type, decoration and location are all good, so I bought it."
The house was in the villa area next to Lin Jiu's community. Vera bought a small villa, which was close to Lin Jiu and the Magic Fish Shop.
The villa had just been renovated, and the owner was transferred abroad for work and planned to sell the house, so Vera bought it.
It was still early, so Lin Jiu followed Vera to take a look at her new house.
The three-story villa has its own courtyard and a warm decoration style, giving it a homey feel.
Vera said: "This will be our home from now on."
Lin Jiu nodded, feeling warm and fulfilled in his heart.
In fact, the house doesn’t matter, as long as my mother is there, that’s home.
There was something Lin Jiu had never said. After Liao Tingwang had taken care of Mr. Liao's funeral, he did not return to City A. He left.
He left a message to Lin Jiu, saying that he wanted to live a good life for the rest of his life.
Lin Jiu didn't want to make Vera unhappy, so he didn't mention it.
Perhaps, it is not a bad thing for them not to meet in this life.
When Grandpa Lin was alive, Lin Jiu always celebrated the New Year with him. Now that Grandpa Lin is gone, Lin Jiu celebrates the New Year alone.
The New Year is approaching, and Lin Jiu had originally promised Song Mozhi to go to the Si family to celebrate the New Year. Now that his mother is back, Lin Jiu also wants to celebrate the New Year with his mother. Si Xu has already told his family that the two families will celebrate the New Year together this year.
It was a good plan, but reality did not go according to plan.
Si Xu had a temporary mission and needed to take people abroad. Lin Jiu was nominally a consultant for Comprehensive Team 7. In fact, the "Special Security Department" did not have the position of consultant at all, so Lin Jiu did not have to go with him. However, since Si Xu had to go on the mission, it was impossible for Lin Jiu not to go with him.
The mission this time is a bit tricky. By the time they come back, the New Year will probably be over.
A very strange thing happened in a small town in country F. Everyone in the town fell into a deep sleep overnight and could not be awakened. Even those who came to the town to investigate also fell into a deep sleep.
They suspected that there was some invisible smell or toxin spreading in the air, so when they went to the small town, they were fully armed and put on gas masks. As expected, they were not infected again, but they could not find the reason.
There is really no other way, country F can only seek help from other countries, hoping to find a solution.
Now any slight disturbance makes all countries nervous. If such a big thing happens, all countries will definitely send people over. What if it really is some unknown toxin that can knock down a small town in country F? It can also knock down small towns in other countries. They certainly cannot stay out of it.