The mermaid town mayor carried Gu Lin, following behind Yu Youmian, leaving the mermaid base.

They got into the elevator. Yu Youmian’s slender fingers, wearing white gloves, pressed the number 5.

Gu Lin was young, but he was very good at reading people’s expressions. In front of the serious and cold Yu Youmian, he wasn’t as lively as he was in front of Mayor-yeye.

He also wanted to press the elevator buttons, but he only quietly extended a short little finger, not speaking, only hinting.

The mermaid town mayor, seeing Gu Lin’s round little hand reaching out a finger, knew that this little doll wanted to press the elevator buttons again. But remembering something, to avoid exposure, he scooped the little doll’s hand back.

Soon the elevator arrived at the fifth floor.

Surprisingly, the fifth floor of the hospital wasn’t a hospital scene, but a residence, with a living room, bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom. The living facilities were very complete.

Gu Lin let out an “Eh,” very surprised.

The mermaid town mayor explained to him: “Doctor Yu lives here.”

Gu Lin: “Is this Doctor-shushu’s home?”

Yu Youmian, walking ahead, hearing this, explained: “No, I just rest here.”

His voice was still so faint that it was impossible to detect any emotion, but those who knew him well knew that for him to speak up proactively was already extremely rare.

After entering the room, the mermaid town mayor put Gu Lin down. This little doll wasn’t heavy, but for an old man, carrying him all this way wasn’t easy.

Yu Youmian had a serious cleanliness obsession. The mermaid town mayor put on shoe covers for himself and Gu Lin’s little feet.

There were no children in the entire Mermaid Town. Naturally, Doctor Yu wouldn’t have children’s shoe covers here. The shoe covers put on Gu Lin’s feet were adult-sized, not fitting at all.

But Gu Lin didn’t mind. He lifted his little foot and looked at it, then hopped and skipped into the room.

Seeing this cheerful little doll, the mermaid town mayor said to Yu Youmian: “Doctor Yu, you should also start a family. Look how adorable this little doll is. It’s always better than being alone.”

Yu Youmian took off his white gloves, his fingers also pale without a trace of blood. He chuckled lightly and said, “Unfortunately, he can only be the town mayor’s little grandson for three days. After the Mermaid Festival, the town mayor will also be alone.”

He paused, then added, “But, the town mayor has been alone all his life, he should be used to it by now.”

Mermaid Town Mayor: “…”

These words really hit home.

Mentioning this, the mermaid town mayor’s obsession resurfaced: “What’s the success rate of a little mermaid? How about directly transfusing him with Zhuang Mu’s serum, like an IV drip?”

Yu Youmian: “…”

The mermaid town mayor’s whimsical remark left Yu Youmian speechless.

After a moment of silence, Yu Youmian didn’t know how to continue this absurd topic and turned to leave.

Mermaid Town Mayor: “…”

Yu Youmian’s cold voice came from ahead: “Those guests who want to stay in town have only two options: one is to become artificial fish, the other is death.”

Yu Youmian paused, turned around, and faced the mermaid town mayor.

His voice was consistently emotionless, but the words he spoke were incredibly cruel: “After the Mermaid Festival, those artificial fish’s tails won’t even last half a year before they slowly split, turning into Split-Tail Mermaids. From beauty to ugliness, the process is slow but irreversible, gradually rotting, decaying, deteriorating. Will a split-tailed little mermaid still be adorable?”

Mermaid Town Mayor: “…”

They were speaking at the entrance, their voices not loud, and they even deliberately lowered their voices.

Zhuang Mu, who was also in the room, didn’t hear anything.

But Gu Lin, with his excellent hearing, heard every word, even though he didn’t understand.

Their conversation, he couldn’t fully understand, only understanding a part.

Gu Lin tilted his little head, looking at Zhuang Mu’s beautiful pale golden fishtail.

Zhuang Mu noticed his gaze and smiled: “Little friend, what are you looking at?”

Gu Lin wouldn’t hide his thoughts, saying what he was thinking: “Zhuang Mu-gege, why is your tail different from the other yuyu‘s tails?”

Zhuang Mu didn’t react after hearing this, nor did he explain. He smiled gently and changed the subject: “Little friend, gege will take you to wash your hands. You can only eat after washing your hands, okay?”

When it came to eating, Gu Lin was immediately distracted. He quickly followed Zhuang Mu to wash his hands, washing his hands to chi fanfan.

–

The townspeople had given the little guest a lot of ingredients. Zhuang Mu picked and chose, making a large table of dishes.

After Gu Lin washed his hands, he was carried by Zhuang Mu to a dining chair.

The dining chair was a bit high. Gu Lin’s little feet were dangling, not touching the ground. He swung his short little legs, and because he could eat soon, he happily hummed “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” again.

The mermaid town mayor came over later. Hearing him humming something, he smiled and asked, “Little doll, what are you singing?”

The livestream aunties were dying of laughter. Sure enough, anyone who had heard the cub sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” couldn’t tell it was “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”

Gu Lin: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”

Why did Mayor-yeye, Zhuang Mu-gege, and 9527 all ask him what he was singing?

Mm-hmm, it must be because they hadn’t heard “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” before, so they didn’t know.

The mermaid town mayor was stunned: “Which Twinkle Twinkle Little Star?”

Gu Lin knew that Mayor-yeye hadn’t heard it before. He started singing for him: “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are, lalalalalalala, lalalalalalala…”

The cub only knew two lines, and for the rest he didn’t know, he just lalala‘d.

The mermaid town mayor listened to him lalala for a while, but still didn’t understand, just getting the vibe.

He smiled and praised: “You sing well.”

Hearing the praise, Gu Lin happily shook his little head, his dangling little feet swinging even more.

Yu Youmian: “…………”

Zhuang Mu: “…………”

[Hahahaha, holy crap, one dares to sing, and one dares to praise!]

[Yu Youmian and Zhuang Mu are both speechless, hahahahahaha]

[A brainwashed fan should be like the mermaid town mayor. Aunties, you should be ashamed of yourselves, right?]

[I was wrong. The cub sings so well, it’s heavenly!]

[A singing prodigy, the cub is the best!]

Gu Lin said, “Cub likes Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”

This simple sentence made the three of them somewhat silent.

The mermaid town mayor sighed: “Mermaid Town can’t see the stars.”

Gu Lin: “Why?”

Mermaid Town Mayor: “Mermaid Town gets foggy at night. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen the starry sky.”

Gu Lin, innocent and childish, clenched his little fist and said, “Cub’s home doesn’t get foggy. Mayor-yeye, Doctor-shushu, Zhuang Mu-gege can come to cub’s home to see the little stars!”

Hearing him say this, the three smiled, touched by the cub’s heartwarming words, but they didn’t know what to say, and didn’t continue this topic further.

The several of them sat down to eat.

Yu Youmian only ate vegetarian food, not meat. The mermaid town mayor didn’t eat a bite, spending the whole time serving the little grandson food, taking care of the little grandson’s meal.

Gu Lin ate very deliciously, his white, tender cheeks bulging, his chewing speed not slow, showing that he was very experienced in eating.

His short little hands couldn’t reach. If he wanted to eat something, he would point at it with his little finger, letting Mayor-yeye serve it into his little bowl.

Every time the town mayor served him a dish, Gu Lin would tell him which uncle gave this dish, which auntie gave that dish.

The mermaid town mayor didn’t care about these things. He looked at the little doll who was eating so heartily, feeling very gratified.

He saw that Gu Lin was having trouble sitting in the chair, so he said, “Do you need a high chair? And a little bib?”

Yu Youmian: “…”

Zhuang Mu: “…”

Yu Youmian put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a napkin, his movements elegant and pleasing to the eye.

“I don’t have.”

He said with a faint smile: “Those kinds of things.”

Mermaid Town Mayor: “…”

Mm-hmm, he had just asked casually.

Yu Youmian got up from the table, leaving behind the words “Enjoy your meal,” and then got up and left.

[High chair, little bib, hahahaha, Doctor Yu stopped eating after hearing that.]

[Huh? Aren’t these things essential for a little baby? Mayor-yeye, I support you. Hurry up and arrange it for the cub overnight!]

[Wait, am I in the wrong channel? Is this the Mermaid Town instance’s mermaid town mayor? Why is he here doting on a child?]

[I’m also confused. The other players slept all morning, not much to see. So I came to this, the only player livestream that reached the mermaid hospital, and I’m speechless.]

[Is this still the Mermaid Town instance I know? That terrifying instance, how did the style suddenly change to a warm parenting style?]

[Oh ho, is this the little player who’s been very popular on the forum lately? The youngest player ever, a baby with natural divine strength. If you don’t understand, go to the forum and look at that hot post]

Gu Lin’s livestream had already topped the [Rising Star] list, and he himself had also become famous on the game forum, but these things can only be accessed after clearing an instance, so Gu Lin didn’t know yet.

Gu Lin said, “Mayor-yeye, I don’t need a high chair or a little bib. Cub can chi fanfan by himself.”

Zhuang Mu had also finished eating. He and the mermaid town mayor were only watching Gu Lin eat.

Gu Lin, seeing that he was the only one left eating, looked at the large table of dishes, still more than half left. He alone couldn’t finish it in one meal.

Gu Lin said, “There’s too much to eat. Can cub pack it up and take it back for dinner?”

Mermaid Town Mayor: “…”

Zhuang Mu: “…”

Livestream: 666666