Mu Muer paused for a while, looked at Bai Yao and said aggrievedly, "No, it's comfortable."

It was only then that Bai Yao realized that if he hadn't become a human for a long time, and of course he hadn't worn clothes for a long time, he certainly wasn't used to it for a while. But I can't let him run naked, so I can only comfort him as much as possible: "I will get used to it after a while, if I take it off...it will be cold."

Hearing what he said, Mu Mu'er put down her hands suspiciously, and twisted slightly on the spot, thinking that Bai Yao couldn't see, and pulled her collar.

Bai Yao had a lot of questions he wanted to ask him, and he didn't know what to ask for a while, and before he could figure it out, he glanced at the watch on the bedside table, and realized that it was almost time to open the shop, and there were still many things left Not prepared.

"I'm going downstairs to prepare dinner, you stay upstairs and wait for me?" He asked Mu Mu'er in a questioning tone, thankful that he can communicate with him normally now.

Mu Muer tilted her head: "Wait?"

...at least it's normal.

"Well, if you're hungry, you can come down and find me, and I'll make you something to eat." Bai Yao got up and opened the door of the room, leaving a little gap for Mu Muer, thinking that the sea otter wouldn't open the door.

But before he reached the stairs, hesitant footsteps came from behind him. Bai Yao looked back and Mu Muer followed. He wasn't walking very steadily yet, with one hand holding on to the wall beside him, his steps were a little wobbly.

His walking posture is a little strange, not like walking, more like twisting.

Bai Yao asked him, "Are you hungry?"

Mu Muer shook her head slowly when she heard it, looked expectantly at Bai Yao, and then at the stairs in front of her. It's not that he's hungry, he just instinctively wants to get closer to Bai Yao. This is the only person he knows now, and he naturally relies on him.

It's better to stay downstairs, so that Bai Yao can still watch him. He led the way downstairs and turned back to tell Mu Muer to be careful. He didn't reach out to help Mu Mu'er, he just walked slowly, looking back from time to time to see if the boy was okay.

After all, walking on two feet was better than webbing, and the boy went downstairs without much difficulty.

He has been holding the few shells that he used to keep in his small pocket in his hand, just now Bai Yao put them on the bedside table, and he picked them up again, and now he is holding them very preciously.

Bai Yao saw it at a glance and wanted to take it over to help him keep it, but just as he stretched out his hand, Mu Muer shrank back.

He looked wary, and subconsciously raised his arm to put it back into his pocket, but suddenly found that he was a human now, and there was no small pocket under his armpit to store things, so he had to put his arm down embarrassingly.

It must be inconvenient for him to hold a small pile of things all the time, Bai Yao told him that he just wanted to help him put them away, not throw them away.

But Mu Mu'er didn't believe it, she retracted her hand a little bit, not to let Bai Yao touch it, and said anxiously: "Mu'er's, shell."

"Well, it's yours." Bai Yao coaxed him a few words, thinking why the little sea otter is so like a hamster that likes to hoard grain. What he hoards is not grain, but garbage.

But Mu Mu'er thought that Bai Yao was upset, and after thinking about it seriously, she thought that he wanted her baby. He licked his lips, struggled to pick up the ugliest shell, and stuffed it timidly into Bai Yao's hand.

"Just one...no, no, no."

Baby hamsters want to share their litter.

Bai Yao was so happy in his heart that he suppressed a smile and said nothing, wanting to see if Mu Muer would give it back.

Seeing that Bai Yao didn't speak, Mu Mu'er thought that he didn't dislike him enough, so she rummaged through the shells in her hand and chose the second ugliest one for him.

Bai Yao readily accepted.

After giving the second one, Mu Muer gave him the third, fourth, fifth...

In the end, there was only one scallop left in his hand, which was the scallop that Bai Yao had pried open for him the first night. Mu Muer held it in her arms like a treasure, raised her eyes cautiously to see Bai Yao's face, and muttered, "This, no way. Hide... Muer Hide."

He looked so aggrieved that he was about to cry.

Bai Yao: "?"

He is trying to hide.

But there is no reason to tell others when you want to hide something.

Mu Muer looked around, and her eyes fell on the backyard of the restaurant. He skipped and walked over, turned the corner, and peeked out his head to take a look at Bai Yao to make sure that he didn't follow.

Bai Yao didn't move, holding the shell in one hand, stood there waiting for ten minutes by accident. Mu Muer came back, her hands were empty, with a little pride in her eyes, she shouted: "Okay!"

In fact, his yelling was not really a yelling, it was just that his voice was raised a little bit, and the ending sound was raised to the sky.

Bai Yao couldn't help but also smiled a little, and coaxed him coaxingly, "Well, it's awesome, I'm sure I can't find it."

When Mu Muer heard Bai Yao boasting about herself, she immediately showed a sincere and innocent smile, with round eyes and crooked eyes.

There is a salmon salad on the evening menu, and the salmon needs to be marinated for an hour in advance. Bai Yao went into the kitchen to get busy, and dug out a few shells with a slightly better appearance from the trash can for Mu'er to play in the restaurant by herself.

Mu Muer obediently sat down at a table in the corner, playing with the small shells in her hand with relish.

When the salmon was almost marinated, Aunt Zhang, the wife of Grandpa Xu from the house next door, came and brought a roast goose she made for Bai Yao, and was waiting at the door.

Bai Yao saw it from the kitchen window, and hurried over to open the door to let her in, "Aunt Zhang, come in quickly."

"Hey, Xiao Yao." Aunt Zhang entered the door and handed the bag in her hand to Bai Yao, "I brought you a roast goose. I made it myself this morning. Your grandpa Xu asked for it every day. Wait until it's hot." Eat it hot, put a lot of sauce to make it, it must be full of flavor."

Bai Yao thanked him, and thought about turning around and grilling fish for Aunt Zhang and the others as a gift in return.

Aunt Zhang is much younger than Grandpa Xu, and the marriage was arranged by her parents. Now the two have a daughter who works outside and doesn't come back often.

Aunt Zhang was only in her early twenties when she married into the Xu family. She was reluctant at the time, but now she often shows off to others how good the old man is, and she has cultivated several lifetimes of blessings to marry.

Bai Yao moved to Qiaohai Town a few years ago. The first people he met at that time were Aunt Zhang and Grandpa Xu. When he was building a restaurant, he often had no time to eat. Aunt Zhang either cooked for him or invited him. eat in the past.

They are like Bai Yao's family.

Mu Muer didn't feel too nervous when she saw a stranger, she just got up from the chair cautiously, first hid her little shells calmly, and then quietly moved a little to Bai Yao's side.

Aunt Zhang saw this well-behaved and quiet boy at a glance, and asked Bai Yao with a smile: "The young man is quite handsome, is this your friend?"

Of course I can't tell the truth, Mu Mu'er looks much smaller than Bai Yao, and she looks smaller, so Bai Yao made up a few impromptu words.

"A relative from the city, come to play with me." He supported Mu Muer's shoulder and pushed him away from him, "Called Aunt Zhang."

Mu Muer blinked, unable to keep up with what they were saying, she digested it for a long time before opening her mouth in a low voice, the voice was so small that it almost sounded like a mosquito, and finally it sounded like "Huh?"

But because Mu Muer's voice was too low, Aunt Zhang didn't hear his pronunciation very clearly, and didn't pay much attention to it, she just said that this kid is really nice and polite.

The two of them turned their attention away from Mu Muer and started chatting about family affairs. Then Mu Muer relaxed a little and stood next to Bai Yao. He actually wanted to play with his little shell, but he was worried about taking it out, so he endured it all the time, trying to listen to what Bai Yao and Aunt Zhang were saying.

No matter how hard I try to listen, I still can't understand. Their speech is too fast.

Bai Yao chatted with Aunt Zhang about some new things in the town recently, made a few jokes, and made Aunt Zhang very happy.

It was almost time to open the shop, and there were already customers waiting outside. Bai Yao went to open the shop while chatting with Aunt Zhang, and let the customers who came in sit wherever they wanted.

Aunt Zhang looked in surprise at the small restaurant that was almost full since it opened, and whispered to Bai Yao, "There are already so many people? What time is it?"

"It's okay, I'm not tired, just be busy." Bai Yao didn't want her to worry, so he pretended to be relaxed.

"Oh, it doesn't matter if you're not tired. Let's find someone to help, or find a girlfriend. We can live together in the future."

Bai Yao was often urged to marry by neighbors he knew in the town, and he was used to it. It was still the same way of saying that he didn't have much savings, and he opened a small restaurant, so don't hurt the girl.

He knew that there were many young girls who fell in love with him, and most of them came for his appearance, and he knew it too. The girls who like him are all very nice, and the girls in the small town are all as gentle as water, with soft personalities.

But in fact, he likes boys, and he discovered it when he was a teenager. This can't be changed, and he doesn't want to change it, but of course he can't say it.

Aunt Zhang was still talking about which girl in the town was suitable for Bai Yao, Yanzi, the daughter of the blueberry family in the west, was good at cooking, and the girl next door to her was dexterous, good at painting and carving handicrafts.

Bai Yao just responded with a smile and didn't say much.

Mu Mu'er was getting more and more bored by the side, he couldn't understand what kind of girlfriend is not living well, so he had to look around to pass the time.

He turned his head and stared at the entrance of the restaurant. He didn't know what he was looking at, but when he saw it, his eyes straightened, and he leaned over there.

Bai Yao felt that Mu Muer was a little uneasy around him, thinking that he was afraid of the crowds in the shop, so he quietly reached out to hold his hand, and stroked the back of his hand with his thumb to comfort him.

Aunt Zhang and Bai Yao said a few more words before leaving. Before leaving, she told him to eat on time and eat the roast goose he brought him early.

Bai Yao sent Aunt Zhang away, and had to hurry into the kitchen to take the order to cook, then turned around and asked Mu Muer, "I have something to do now, do you want to go upstairs and wait?"

But Mu Muer shook her head, her eyes were fixed on a position behind Bai Yao without blinking. Bai Yao didn't think much, and told him that if he felt noisy, he could go upstairs by himself, and went into the kitchen to cook.

After Bai Yao left, Mu Mu'er ran to the restaurant's entrance in two or three steps. Regardless of the guests around her, she sat down on her precious boulder and looked around vigilantly.

Just now he saw someone stealing his stone, and some bad guys kicked him twice.

To him, the looks of those people are malicious, trying to steal his stone!

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God knows how many times I beat Mu'er into fungus...

So if the word fungus appears in the text later, it = a sea otter