The Boston prawn was not finished in the end, so Chu Ran put it in the fresh-keeping room and decided to cook porridge for Lan Ze tomorrow.
In his original idea, he had planned to leave Lan Ze to the care of an intelligent household robot. In this era of advanced technology, a robot is enough to take care of the male insects who are not fond of exercise and are always quiet.
But this little bug at home...
It is estimated that if it is not careful, it can dismantle all the robots in the house, and then jump onto the roof, flexibly somersault on the steel frames, or do something else that will give the insect a headache.
Chu Ran raised his head and stretched the stiff muscles in his neck. He had seen so many storms and waves, but he didn't expect to be stumped by a tiny insect cub.
He had always intended to be neither too close nor too distant to the cub, and only to fulfill the duties that a guardian insect should perform.
but... ...
He remembered Xiao Chong's round, sparkling eyes. His big amber eyeballs were always moving around cleverly in his eye sockets, as if he had endless energy. He had an idea every second, and he would never listen to what he said. He always made Chong unable to guess what he was up to.
But the little one is so cute. Even though I know he always gets into trouble, I still can't help but indulge him.
Chu Ran lowered his head and exhaled, a look of distress appearing between his brows. If this insect cub might not be related to the alien insect, he would never raise the cub for no reason.
The brown-haired and brown-eyed Hull came up behind him and said respectfully but with a hint of expectation: "Admiral, have you still not found the joy of raising a cub? If you don't mind, I'd be happy to do it for you."
"The result of your doing it for you is that Lan Ze ran to the roof. If I hadn't asked Heaton to take him away in time, he might have fallen into the hands of the Male Insect Protection Association," Chu Ran said in a cold tone with a hint of sarcasm.
Hull was very embarrassed. He scratched his shaved head and said with a frown, "Admiral, I was just out for a short while. Who knew Lan Ze would run up to the roof? Who would have thought of that? I wonder how he climbed up there."
"Don't make excuses for your own negligence. Lan Ze is currently in my care. You go and help Meng Chi and Meng Yu do what you should do," Chu Ran handed a strand of black hair to He'er. The hair was light and soft, with a soft luster. You could tell at a glance that it was Lan Ze's hair.
Hull took the hair and put it into a transparent bag. He lowered his voice and said, "I will use the most advanced equipment to test it. And Admiral, I bought a bunch of little things that the cubs like. Please let your robot check them."
Chu Ran nodded slightly, and Hull retreated very respectfully.
In the gym, Lan Ze was running on the treadmill. This was the treadmill used exclusively by Admiral Chu Ran. Even though Lan Ze had turned on the slowest gear, he still had a hard time running. As for the treadmill used exclusively by male insects... perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a walking machine.
Sweat gradually soaked Lan Ze's white vest. After these days of exercise, his muscles have grown a little, but only a little. If it weren't for the continuous increase in physical strength, Lan Ze would have fallen into a runaway mode long ago.
After running for half an hour, Lan Ze was almost exhausted. He got off the treadmill, lifted up his vest and wiped the sweat off his face.
If this action was done in the past, it would almost attract a lot of hot glances, but now this milky white bean sprout-like small body is so light and fluttery that no matter what action it does, it can't be aroused. In the eyes of the female insects, it can only become more and more cute.
Chu Ran wrapped the sweaty Lan Ze with a thin constant temperature blanket, and carried him to the bathroom. Lan Ze struggled desperately on the way, but Chu Ran remained unmoved. Despite Lan Ze's countless protests, Chu Ran gave him a bath seriously.
The automatic drying system in the bathroom started working, and the wet Lan Ze became dry again in about a minute. With a sullen face, he put on his clothes and walked into the bedroom. Just as he fell on his bed that seemed like a cradle, Chu Ran walked in with a reader.
Lan Ze sat up from the bed, wrapped in the quilt and asked: "What are you doing? You just gave me a bath and now you want to sleep with me. I tell you, I will never agree to it!"
Chu Ran sat down at the head of his bed and said expressionlessly, "I'll tell you a bedtime story."
Lan Ze almost choked to death on his own saliva.
He quickly waved his hands: "No, no, no, I'm already old, why are you telling me a bedtime story? Can you not be so funny?"
"You are just a 15-year-old male insect cub. According to regulations, cubs of this age must sleep next to adult female insects..."
Before he finished speaking, Lan Ze's hair stood on end, and he immediately said, "Let's just tell a story. Just tell a story. Really, really, I don't want to sleep with you. If there are other people in the bedroom... I won't be able to sleep if there are other bugs!"
As if he had expected Lan Ze to say that, Chu Ran's expression remained unchanged. He held the reader and read the cub's bedtime story in a dry voice without any intonation: "Once upon a time, there was a mountain. On the mountain there was an airship. On the airship there was a pink insect egg. One day, the egg suddenly broke its shell. Inside the shell there was a small male insect sleeping soundly. He slept for a very long time and never woke up. One day, a tall and handsome female insect came here and saw the larval male insect sleeping soundly in the eggshell. His face was so rosy and cute, his thin skin was as bright as the moonlight, and his lips were more beautiful than roses..."
Everything was a routine. Lan Ze yawned lazily while hugging the quilt: "And then they fell in love and lived happily together, right? I'm telling you that I don't like listening to stories. You can guess the ending as soon as you tell me the beginning."
Chu Ran glanced at the reader, raised his head and said, "No, the female insect happily picked up the larval male insect and raised him up. She became his father, and the two lived happily."
Lan Ze: “…”
He said very embarrassedly: "Uh... Really? This is quite novel, hahaha, then let's talk about the next one, hahaha."
Chu Ran turned to the next page and continued to tell Lan Ze a so-called bedtime story in a tone that sounded like a scientific research document: "Once upon a time, there was a long-abandoned ruin. One day, a tall and handsome female insect came here by accident."
"He walked around in the ruins. When he came to the largest ruin, he found a pink-blue insect egg lying on the top of the ruins. He ran forward excitedly and gently stroked the beautiful insect egg. Suddenly, the egg cracked open, and an extremely beautiful male insect cub opened its big pink-blue eyes and looked at him with a confused face. This little male insect was so beautiful that any beautiful flower would be eclipsed in front of him. The female insect kissed the male insect cub's beautiful cheek devoutly and gently held the male insect's beautiful and soft little hand..."
Lan Ze immediately said with certainty: "This time they must be in love, and then live happily together, just like in fairy tales!"
Chu Ran looked down at the reader again, then raised his head and said, "No, later the female insect adopted the male insect cub and became the father of the male insect."
Lan Ze: “…”
He wrapped himself in the quilt silently and looked at Chu Ran silently. Chu Ran put down the reader and felt that the insect cub he raised had some ideological problems and must be corrected in time.
So he looked at Lan Ze very seriously and said in a low voice: "There can be no other relationship between an adult female insect and a newly born male insect cub. Why do you always feel that they are in love?"
Lan Ze grinned awkwardly: "Stories always say that female insects are tall and handsome, and male insects are so beautiful, so I think they will fall in love."
Chu Ran said with a stern face: "You like love stories, but you are so young."
No matter what, you can't call a man small. Lan Ze's face turned black again, and he said angrily in a small voice with no deterrent effect: "I'm telling you, if you call me small again, I will be angry!"
Chu Ran reached out and touched Lan Ze's head. The little bug pouted and dodged under his palm with an unhappy look on his face.
Chu Ran held his head, then suddenly lowered his head and kissed Lan Ze on the cheek. It was a very light kiss, feeling a bit like a businesslike kiss.
Lan Ze looked very unhappy and gave Chu Ran a death stare. Chu Ran patted his face and said softly, "Good night."
The little bug stuck out its tongue and made a face at him.
The corners of Chu Ran's lips curled up slightly, and subtle waves rippled in his heart. At this moment, he felt a long-lost happiness. He had not felt so relaxed and happy for many years.
A hint of smile appeared in his eyes, but soon disappeared in the thick gray mist.
Deep in the night, a small dim light was quietly on, a gray shadow was stretched on the wall, and a bug slowly walked out of the shadow, its blue eyes still bright even in the darkness.
"You're one minute late."
The visitor blinked his blue eyes and said in a very sad tone: "Admiral..."
Chu Ran interrupted the nonsense he was about to say and said simply, "What are Hull's test results?"
Meng Chi immediately became serious and lowered his voice: "His gene sequence is abnormal."
Chu Ran tightened his jaw, interlaced his fingers, and said slowly: "His gene sequence level has been rising continuously, and there has been no downward trend?"
Meng Chi moved his eyes and whispered, "Yes, if it continues to rise like this, his gene sequence will evolve to a very terrifying level. At that time, all the powerful forces such as the various chaebols, interstellar pirate groups, the federal international army, and the alien insect race will fight for him at all costs."
"Fortunately, Lan Ze fell into our hands. He is very important to us, Admiral, we must inject Lan Ze with inhibitors as soon as possible to temporarily suppress his gene sequence," Meng Chi said excitedly.
Chu Ran smiled slightly and said calmly: "The vaccine that Lan Ze was injected with was a gene inhibitor. In these two months, Lan Ze's gene sequence will drop rapidly. Only when he reaches adulthood will his gene sequence appear and reflect his true value."
Meng Chi's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Is this why you raised Lan Ze?"
Chu Ran lowered his eyes slightly: "At the beginning."