The Old Man and the Mermaid

The cargo ship quickly left the shore.Except for a few of them, the rest of the cargo ship is basically cargo boxes and large equipment. Professor Nice should have made an agreement with the owner of the cargo ship in advance, otherwise a cargo ship of this size would not easily carry people. .

When the ship was sailing slowly towards the open sea, Royce was still standing on the edge of the deck waving to Aigre, and raised his volume and shouted something in a pretentiously weird tone.

Mr. Mermaid listened carefully to what he yelled under the surface of the sea, but he still couldn't tell what the kid was talking about.But Aigre seemed to understand those few words, and returned a smile, and finally waved to Royce.

What a beautiful friendship.

While sighing in his heart, Mr. Mermaid recalled some inspirational movies about broken friendship that he had seen on Eigre's computer before.

Just as Aigre was curious about his past, he also wanted to know more about Aigre.Of course, this scope also includes Aigle's social circle and the personalities and living habits of those friends he made.He knew that he would not have the opportunity to meet the other humans face to face, let alone have a smooth conversation with them, so he wanted to know more about what the social circle of human society looked like.

He used to be just curious about human culture, but after meeting Aigre, he also had a little idea of ​​wanting to experience that feeling firsthand.

The mermaid thought for a while, and after Aigre left the pier, she turned over and caught up with the cargo ship, following it under the sea surface which was still a little far away from the big guy.

He's done similar things before.From the three-masted sailboats he had first seen to the current power boats, the speed of progress in human creation surprised him, but the speed of movement of these boats has always been quite peaceful.So even if he followed the ship far away, and occasionally left the track of the ship to hunt on the bottom of the sea and then returned, he would never lose track of them.

It doesn't actually make much sense to do so, but some objects that occasionally fall into the sea from the ship can occasionally bring him some new information.

His sources of information are not particularly extensive, but they are very convenient.The sales huts and newsstands built on the shore will provide him with information, and the shopkeepers in charge of these small shops often turn on the TV to watch some channels.He didn't even have to get too close to hear the voices from the TV and radio drifting into the sea.

In addition to the old books that are scattered on the beach from time to time, he occasionally leaves some money in the newsstand like buying drinks before, and takes away a few books that he is interested in.He never dealt with those shopkeepers, but the shopkeepers seemed to be used to having such a mysterious customer around them.

Occasionally, the mermaid has some new insights. For example, the shopkeepers may have been able to guess that the customer who never showed up is actually from the ocean.There are always stories and legends about intelligent marine life in places where people live by the sea, and these claims are still based.Their guesses even include the whereabouts of humanoid creatures in the sea-such as sea elves with skin similar to fish, but with a reduced human body size.

Although it is not clear what the reason for people to make such specific speculations is, Mr. Mermaid has lived in the sea for so many years, but he has never seen such a creature similar to a small monkey.

But after meeting Aigre, he rarely dealt with those shopkeepers again.Now he can use Aigre's new computer to find the information he wants to know at any time.The Internet is a pretty amazing invention that sort of solves a lot of troubles that used to cause people to waste a lot of time and effort, and makes communication much smoother.

Aigre explained the basic functions of the computer very carefully, so it didn't take him long to learn how to use this technological gadget.

But in addition to the channels provided to him by Aigre, he still hopes to be closer to humans. This distance cannot be easily shortened simply by relying on those data and displays.

The human imagination always fascinated him.

After Aigre left from the pier, he went directly to the market.He needs to buy some new daily necessities, and at the same time wants to meet Mrs. Irene at the fruit stand.

After buying all the things he wanted from the fat boss of the grocery store, Egrele walked all the way to the entrance of the market, and saw Mrs. Irene standing in the stall and playing with his different kinds of fruits.

Mrs. Irene's expression still looked relaxed and cheerful as before.When she saw Aigre approaching her, she immediately smiled and waved her hand in a friendly manner, "Good morning, little Iger, are you going to settle your lunch?"

"I'll be back in a while." Egrele raised the plastic bag in his hand to signal, then walked into Mrs. Irene's fruit stall, standing in the shadow of the ceiling, "I have some personal problems recently, thinking about Madame might know better, so I came to ask."

"Please tell me, little Iger, as long as I know, I will tell you." Mrs. Irene agreed with a smile, and brought two high stools from the side, "Sit down! There are not many customers at this time , everyone went home for dinner."

"Thank you." Aigre nodded his thanks, put the plastic bag in his hand on the table beside him, sat down on the chair, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Excuse me, ma'am, can I May I ask how your husband pursued you at that time?"

Mrs. Irene did not answer immediately, but blinked quickly, and the smile on her face became more intense, "Is our little Iger in love?"

Aigre thought this awkward statement seemed a bit inappropriate, so he thought for a few seconds and said, "I have a person who I really want to get close to—similar to the one who wants to get married."

"Isn't that just having a sweetheart? Your statement is really subtle." Mrs. Irene smiled coquettishly, but did not continue to embarrass Aigre. Instead, she recalled it seriously for a while, and then slowly began to say: "I and My husband met at a party in town. You were just out of the island to study at that time, and I was just an adult, so I was very lively and liked to talk to anyone I met. My husband said he It was at that time that I fell in love with my optimism and cheerfulness—this sounds comfortable, but I think I am quite angry, not the so-called gentle and kind.”

When Mrs. Irene said this, she deliberately made a domineering expression, and then she relaxed, and continued: "Actually, he didn't make any special romantic preparations. He liked me, and started dating me every few days. I went out for dinner, and occasionally I would send some exquisite little gifts as surprises. I had a good impression of him from the beginning, so I was gradually moved by him, and I made the most important decision in my life. I I don't know if my decision at that time was considered impulsive, but in the past few years, our children have been born and grown up so much, and I have never regretted it."

Aigre listened quietly to her telling this passage, and a certain corner of his heart was constantly being poked slightly.

"I am very happy to meet someone who can be with me for the rest of my life." Mrs. Irene said softly, showing a beautiful smile to Aigre.

Aigle nodded slowly, and said truthfully: "I hope every relationship can be as happy as you."

"It's not certain." Mrs. Erin laughed a few more times, then restrained her expression, leaned forward slightly and asked Aigre, "Do you have someone you want to pursue seriously? How do you plan to do it?"

Before Aigre could speak, Mrs. Irene spoke excitedly: "Why don't you start by asking her out for dinner? How about taking her to that high-end restaurant in town? The fried fish steaks there are very delicious. "

... Pan-fried.

Agree: "...that's definitely not a good idea."

"Really? I think it's not bad." Mrs. Irene tilted her head in doubt before continuing to suggest: "Then how about taking her to the shopping street? You can shop there, and then buy a beautiful pair of clothes for her. headband or clothes."

Aigre tried to imagine the wonderful image of Mr. Mermaid's beautiful long hair wrapped in a pink bow, and felt that he might be going blind, so he slowly raised a hand to cover his eyes: "...this proposal Not quite right either."

"Then just be more direct?" Madam Irene clasped her hands, showing a dreamy expression very similar to that of teenage girls, "Go buy a handsome suit, then hug her domineeringly, She told you about your love for her?"

Aigre: "..."

"Or how about writing a song for her? It's more romantic than a love letter."

Aigre: "..."

"Just ask her to go to the bar! Get her drunk, and then pretend to be a gentleman guarding her all night, in order to prove how pure your love for her is? Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you're not a gentleman. "

Aigre: "..."

...It is time for you to wake up from your maiden fantasies, my lady.

Aigre looked at Mrs. Irene's excited expression with some headaches, and began to wonder if he had asked the wrong person.

Not to mention how embarrassing he was in front of Mr. Mermaid after he was drunk that day, so the idea of ​​getting drunk is absolutely unfeasible. Just the physiological reaction he will have when facing Mr. Mermaid is already impossible to be pure.

If at that point they can still cover the quilt and just chat, then if it's not Mr. Mermaid's problem, it's his own problem.

Aigre recalled the topic about genitals that he had with Mr. Mermaid last time, and he still felt that his mind might have been filled with seawater.

After finishing his recollection, Aigle said truthfully: "I just hope to get closer to him, so I want to ask Madam about her experience first."

"Him?" Madam Irene covered her mouth lightly, "This is big news!"