This sentence, “Mayor-yeye,” stunned everyone present for at least three seconds.

It wasn’t surprising that everyone was shocked. It was that the mermaid town mayor really didn’t match the title “Grandpa.”

In the entire Mermaid Town, you probably couldn’t find a second person or fish who dared to address the town mayor like that.

They were all looking at this pink and white human cub in surprise.

Indeed, he was cute and adorable, a tiny little thing, even wearing an Ultraman backpack. They just didn’t know how Zhuang Mu had managed to abduct him.

Everyone’s gaze towards Gu Lin softened inexplicably.

Seeing Gu Lin, the mermaid town mayor’s old face instantly showed a bit of kindness. The footsteps he had intended to take to leave, subtly changed direction.

Gu Lin hopped down from the scooter. The scooter was so short, but when he hopped down, his little body still stumbled, wobbling a bit.

The mermaid town mayor instinctively reached out, but seeing that the little doll had steadied himself and hadn’t fallen, he retracted his hand.

He looked at the little cub who shouldn’t have appeared here at this time: “Little doll, why are you here?”

Gu Lin, tiny, was mixed in with a large group of adults, all townspeople, not a single player.

But strangely, this little cub wasn’t afraid at all.

Gu Lin was also looking up at the mermaid town mayor, clutching his growling little tummy, and said in a childish voice, “Tummy was hungry and woke up, Zhuang Mu-gege brought cub to chi fanfan.”

Hearing him say this, the town mayor breathed a sigh of relief, then felt something was off.

He raised his wrist and looked at the time.

It was not yet eleven o’clock. From the hotel to the hospital, it was at least a twenty-minute walk, and on the way, he had also scammed so many vegetables, at least another twenty minutes.

Calculating like this, this little cub had probably left the hotel at ten o’clock.

Town Mayor: “You didn’t eat breakfast?”

After asking this question, the town mayor refuted it himself.

This little cub had been yelling about being hungry all the way, even wanting to take a bite out of the mermaids. There was no reason he would have skipped a meal at the canteen.

Sure enough, Gu Lin tilted his little head and said, “I ate.”

He had eaten a lot!

Town Mayor: “…”

The town mayor raised an eyebrow and looked at Yu Youmian.

Yu Youmian’s expression didn’t change. He signaled to a man in a white coat behind him: “Go check, see if any of the guests in the various hotels woke up early.”

The man nodded and turned to enter the hospital.

Yu Youmian looked at this little dumpling, looking for a while. The gaze hidden behind the gold-rimmed glasses was deep, and it was impossible to tell his true emotions.

Seeing this little cub, the mermaid town mayor remembered something, and a smile reappeared on his face: “Just in time, Doctor Yu can also take a look and see if this little doll is suitable for a little mermaid.”

Hearing the town mayor say this, the several people in white coats behind Yu Youmian couldn’t help but carefully examine this cub.

The more they looked at this white and chubby little doll, the more delightful he became.

“There have never been any little mermaids in town. If we could have a little mermaid, it would definitely attract the attention of all the VIPs at the Mermaid Festival the day after tomorrow.”

“A little mermaid would definitely be the biggest attraction of the Mermaid Festival.”

Everyone was talking excitedly.

Yu Youmian pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his tone flat, stating objectively: “The survival rate of little mermaids is not high, and the juvenile form develops too quickly. The tail’s duration is even shorter.”

Hearing him say this, the mermaid town mayor let out a “Hmm” and didn’t say anything more.

The others sighed.

They were openly discussing this topic in front of Gu Lin, and Gu Lin was looking at them with innocent bewilderment, blinking his big eyes.

Look at his little chubby legs, how could they turn into a little mermaid?

Why was Mayor-yeye still not giving up?

Gu Lin looked at Yu Youmian’s…white gloves, then spread out his own white and tender little hands.

Then, he looked at the gold-rimmed glasses on Yu Youmian’s face, and then raised his little hand, touching his own small nose, which was bare.

He even tugged at his overalls, then looked at Yu Youmian’s white coat.

At this moment, he looked up and met Yu Youmian’s clear, deep gaze.

Gu Lin tilted his little head, meeting his gaze without flinching.

He had seen in picture books that uncles wearing this kind of white coat were doctors.

Yu Youmian: “…”

Yu Youmian was the first to look away, turning to Zhuang Mu and saying, “Since we have a little guest, go cook.”

Zhuang Mu smiled and said, “Okay.”

After Yu Youmian said this, he turned and walked into the hospital.

After taking two steps, he paused, turned his head, and saw that the mermaid town mayor had actually followed along with the little dumpling. He couldn’t help but be slightly stunned.

The meaning on his face was obvious: Why haven’t you left yet?

The town mayor, who was usually busy dealing with a large basket of affairs, was not busy at this moment. He raised his eyebrows high: “In consideration of my many years of hard work for the town, I should occasionally treat the elderly to a meal, Doctor Yu.”

Yu Youmian: “…”

The words “elderly” made Yu Youmian’s expression crack slightly.

–

Zhuang Mu went to cook, and Yu Youmian walked into the hospital first. The mermaid town mayor and Gu Lin were behind.

The town mayor’s old face softened, and he reached out to Gu Lin: “Come, Grandpa will take you inside.”

As he reached out to Gu Lin, who knew that Gu Lin, being small and unknowing, also innocently reached out his little hand to him.

The mermaid town mayor’s dull gray eyes lit up. He held the little baby’s hand, the soft little hand making his heart, made of wood, soften.

The old and the young, holding hands, walked into the Mermaid Hospital.

The hospital looked like a regular, common hospital.

Passing medical staff greeted the mermaid town mayor one by one, while also casting seemingly casual glances at the little dumpling being held by the town mayor.

Gu Lin let Mayor-yeye hold his hand, not afraid of others’ scrutiny, his big eyes curiously looking left and right.

His little hand could only grasp two of the town mayor’s fingers.

Gu Lin stared at the town mayor’s hand, which was completely different from his own. Suddenly, he raised his other little hand and curiously pinched the back of the mermaid town mayor’s bark-like hand.

Being suddenly pinched on the back of his hand, the mermaid town mayor was stunned. He lowered his head to look at the little doll who had pinched him for no reason.

Gu Lin, after pinching him, even asked a very hurtful question, full of surprise: “Mayor-yeye, why do your hands and face look like this? Why is the skin all wrinkled?”

Mermaid Town Mayor: “…”

The town mayor was rendered speechless for a long time by this innocent, childish question. He didn’t take it to heart, smiling as he explained to this little doll: “People get old, and so does their skin. Mayor-yeye is old.”

Gu Lin tilted his little head, seemingly understanding but not quite.

After a moment of thought, he used his little hand to pinch his own white and tender little arm, squeezing out wrinkles, then showed it to the town mayor: “Mayor-yeye, Mayor-yeye, look, Cub’s arm is also old!”

Town Mayor: “…”

This time the town mayor was stunned for several seconds, then he was amused by this little doll, bursting into laughter.

The laughter echoed in the somewhat empty hospital, attracting the attention of passersby.

The mermaid town mayor laughed for a long while, pinched this little doll’s soft little hand, and said as if chatting casually: “Little doll, where are your parents?”

Gu Lin said crisply, “I don’t have parents, Mayor-yeye.”

Because he had never had parents since he was young, Gu Lin’s tone didn’t show any sadness.

Or maybe, a baby as big as him didn’t know to feel sad about it yet.

The town mayor was silent for a moment, then asked, “Do you have grandparents either?”

Gu Lin shook his little head.

Town Mayor: “What about other relatives?”

Gu Lin still shook his head.

The mermaid town mayor couldn’t help but sigh: “Poor little thing.”

He sighed again, “Grandpa also has no family, also alone.”

“?” 9527 and the aunties in the livestream chat felt that the direction of this topic was not quite right, but for a moment they didn’t know what was wrong.

Why did the mermaid town mayor suddenly start playing the sympathy card?

At this time, Gu Lin had already followed the mermaid town mayor onto the elevator.

The mermaid town mayor pressed the number -13.

Gu Lin’s number recognition was limited. He didn’t recognize numbers with a minus sign in front. He only recognized a 1 and a 3, but together he didn’t recognize them.

He didn’t know where they were going, so he obediently followed Mayor-yeye.

Gu Lin patted the back of the mermaid town mayor’s hand with his other little hand, comforting him in a soft, childish voice: “Mayor-yeye is also a poor little thing.”

Unexpectedly, this little cub would comfort people. The town mayor smiled bitterly, a trace of inexplicable sadness on his wrinkled old face: “Yes, Grandpa is an old, poor thing.”

Just then, the mermaid town mayor changed the subject, “Since that’s the case, you should stay and be Grandpa’s grandson. Grandpa can become your family. Everything Grandpa has will be given to you. You can eat whatever you want. If you really want to eat fish, Grandpa can even have someone breed a few edible mermaids for you.”

Gu Lin, hearing this, didn’t immediately refuse, but his little face was thoughtful.

His little brow furrowed, seemingly very conflicted.

The town mayor, seeing that this little doll was actually seriously considering staying, his eyes flashed. He continued to add fuel to the fire: “If Grandpa really had a little grandson like you, he could laugh in his dreams. This Mermaid Town, Grandpa will pass it on to you in the future. Whatever you want, Grandpa will give it to you.”

The livestream chat was cursing.

[Holy crap, I knew it wasn’t simple. After talking so much nonsense in circles, damn it, he’s here to kidnap a child!]

[Cub, don’t believe him, old liar. He never sleeps, how could he dream]

[What grandpa, he’s clearly a human trafficker]

[Come, read along with Auntie, ren ren, fan fan, zi zi, human trafficker!]

[Damn, the cub doesn’t even know numbers, do you think he’ll know pinyin?]

Gu Lin didn’t pay attention to the aunties’ bullet comments. After thinking for a while, he was still conflicted: “But, if I stay and be Mayor-yeye’s grandson, I won’t be able to go home. If I can’t go home, I won’t be able to see gege!”

After saying that, he spread out his little hands, a helpless expression on his little face: “What should I do?”

Town Mayor: “…”

Didn’t you just say you had no relatives? How did a gege suddenly appear?

At this moment, with a “ding,” the elevator opened.

The town mayor was still not giving up: “Grandpa will take you to see Doctor Yu’s mermaid base. If you see any mermaid you like, we can catch it for lunch and give you a treat, it’s not impossible!”