under hope

"Hello, can you bring me some home-cooked food? Of course, it’s the Deep Sea Research Institute."

The doctor said into the microphone

"Home cooking? Do you want to eat directly there?"

A somewhat surprised voice came from the receiver.

"What's wrong? No? Is it because the observed individuals cannot come into contact with food other than seafood?"

The doctor immediately thought of Xiaolan's exaggerated reaction just now, and wondered whether the mermaid might have a special constitution and be allergic to some plants.

"No, no, I'm very sorry. Please don't worry about it. I'll send it to you later."

The wiring staff hurriedly apologized and denied his doubts, but Xiaolan did have that situation happen.

Before he could hang up the communication, a tightly sealed aluminum lunch box was delivered from the pipeline, and two bag of snacks

"Enjoy your meal, and… that one that’s been very popular lately. That" very popular" obviously refers to the two bags of snacks. Although he didn't know why he was given these, the doctor still solemnly thanked the other party.

After hanging up the communication, he turned the knob to open the lunch box, and that was it. I sat in the communication room and ate.

There were three dishes in total, one stir-fried bean sprouts with cabbage, one spicy and sour mung bean sprouts, and one shredded green pepper and potato. The rice was served with steamed rice.

Although these dishes were ordinary, they all tasted pretty good. The quality of food in university cafeterias used to be much better.

When I was in college, Lin Hongchang and I were tortured by school meals, and we haven’t been to the cafeteria since our second year. When he founded the Academy of Sciences, Lin Hongchang placed great emphasis on the food problem in the cafeteria. , this has created such a perfect Donglu Academy of Science.

After all, the meals in the cafeteria are provided free of charge to all members, and they are cooked in different ways every day. In the words of the senior sister:"If you want to capture the hearts of young people, first of all Gotta grab them by the stomach!"

Therefore, every year, the Academy of Sciences receives many job applications from university graduates, and the resignation rate is almost non-existent.

The doctor recalled the interesting things in the early days of the establishment while chewing his lunch slowly.

"Woohoo...doctor, you hate me?"

In the lounge, little green eyes were filled with tears, crying and asking little blue who had a wicked smile on his face.

"Yes, the doctor brought something very spicy today, and Xiao Lu doesn’t like spicy food either."

Xiaolan pretended to be serious and said confusing words.

"Little Green... doesn't like spicy things. His nose will be unable to breathe, and his eyes... will be very painful..."

Xiao Lu described the serious consequences of spicy food, and covered his eyes with his two little hands in fear.

"If I like you, I definitely won’t bring you anything you hate!"

Xiao Lan continued to fool the ignorant Xiao Lu.

"Seems to be? Little Green doesn't know, doctor... Wuwuwuwu..."

Xiaolu understands the horror of spicy taste, but he can't understand Xiaolan's definition of"like". Xiaolu doesn't understand what to do for the person he likes. Xiaolu doesn't understand. Green's cry soon attracted the doctor who had just finished eating. He hurried to the lounge. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiao Green sitting by the bed crying and Xiao Lan with a gloating look on his face.

What happened He can already roughly guess that as a newer generation clone, Xiao Lan is definitely higher in intelligence than Xiao Green.

"Doctor, the doctor hates it... Oooh, my eyes hurt..."

Xiao Lu stumbled towards the doctor, and before the doctor could speak, he suddenly rubbed his eyes.

"What's wrong?"

The doctor came forward anxiously, and as soon as he spoke, Xiaolu turned around in horror and ran away from him.

"Wuwuwu... Doctor, you hate me, your eyes hurt so much..."

Xiao Lu covered her eyes and fled under the bed sadly.

"Eh? what happened?"

The doctor looked at Xiaolan in confusion and found that Xiaolan was also holding her breath, even though she was already trying hard to hold it in.

"What do I smell like?"

The doctor took off his coat and smelled it inside and out, but in the end he still couldn't get the answer.

"Xiaolan, what did you say to Xiaolu?"

The doctor turned to question Xiaolan again, but he didn't expect Xiaolan to turn away and still hold his breath.

"The taste in my mouth? Spicy...that mung bean sprout! Do they hate spicy flavors?"

After some quick thinking, the doctor suddenly realized that he ran to the bathroom without saying a word. He brushed his teeth, rinsed his mouth, took a shower, and even changed his clothes. When he came out of the bathroom, his whole person was completely new, except for the sparse s hair

"Xiaolu, come to the doctor."

He returned to the lounge again, stretched out his hand to Xiaolu who was still hiding under the bed, and called her softly.

"Doctor, you hate me?"

Xiao Lu stuck out half of his head and asked with red eyes.

"How could it be? The doctor won't hate you. The doctor has already eliminated the spiciness."

As he spoke, he knelt down and moved closer to Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu shrugged his nose and tentatively leaned out half of his body. The doctor's body did not smell spicy anymore.

"Doctor, your eyes don’t hurt anymore, for Xiaolu?"

Xiao Lu crawled out from under the bed and happily threw herself into the doctor's arms. The fish's tail was also flapping happily.

"I'm really sorry, I didn't know you hated that."

The doctor touched Xiaolu's hair apologetically, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Xiaolu's eyes.

"Doctor, don’t hate me, Xiaolu."

As if showing off, Xiao Lu proudly said to Xiao Lan at the door.

"Huh, this...this is called hiding a knife in a smile! must……"

"Xiaolan! Enough is enough!"

"Alas——！"

Xiao Lan's misunderstood words aroused the doctor's anger, and the doctor's sharp scolding scared her so much that she shrank into a ball.

"I...I...just...just………Woo woo woo……"

The doctor's sudden reprimand caught Xiaolan off guard. She explained hesitantly, but her eyes were filled with tears of grievance.

"Woo woo woo……"

Xiao Lan left the lounge crying.

"Alas, little green, you take a rest here while the doctor goes after little blue."

The doctor sighed, turned around and settled Xiao Lu first.

"Good doctor."

Xiao Lu nodded, obediently left the doctor's arms, and went to play with the play facilities in the lounge.

After confirming that Xiao Lu was fine alone, the doctor chased Xiao Lan out. However, Xiao Lan's whereabouts were unexpectedly easy to find.

Every once in a while, there are a few round pearl-like objects scattered on the ground. They are not big and can break into pieces if you pinch them with your fingers.

"Legend has it that a mermaid’s tears will turn into pearls. Is this true? But Xiaolu can’t."

With questions, the doctor followed the pearl's path step by step to the exit pool in the center of the research institute.

Because it was used for research, the pool of the original submarine was sealed and now serves as a place for mermaid activities. The pearl is here. It's broken.

Turning on the machine responsible for cleaning the pool next to the pool, the doctor selected the"Underwater Camera" column

"welcome."

The familiar voice of Yuanqi sounded, and the scenery under the pool was also displayed on the big screen.

——Xiaolan huddled at the bottom of the pool, burying her head deeply in the fish tail, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

"Little blue."

The doctor called out, and the mermaid on the screen moved its fin-like ears in response.

So the doctor sat down by the pool and said seriously:

"I've seen kids with your personality who are annoying on the surface, but actually just want more attention."

Xiaolan on the screen seemed to raise her head slightly.

"Xiao Lan, you are more mentally mature than Xiao Green. What you just did was no longer a simple prank, it was enough to incite war."

The doctor's serious voice made Xiaolan bury her head deeper.

"I hope you know your behavior, Xiaolan, and I hope you can understand me. I also need time to accept new members."

The doctor's tone became gentle again. He stood up from the ground and said to the pool again:

"I still need a physical examination. I don’t blame you for this. You know where to get the physical examination."

After saying this, the doctor turned off the machine and turned around to leave the pool.

"Doctor, I'm sorry!"

There was a commotion on the water surface, and the blue mermaid jumped out of the water and hit the doctor directly on the back.

"Woo hoo, doctor, I know I was wrong, I just want the doctor to spend more time with me."

Xiao Lan hugged the doctor's body tightly, and countless crystal clear pearls continued to fall to the ground.

The doctor stabilized his body, held up the fish tail with his hands and carried Xiao Lan on his back, comforting her and asking pearls on the ground

"Okay, I won’t blame you if I don’t say it anymore, Xiaolan, has this always been like this?"

The doctor's gentle voice made Xiao Lan quickly stop her tears. However, she didn't know much about these pearls.

"I don’t know about Dr., it only happens when the mood strikes."

Xiao Lan replied

"Let's not mention it for now. Let me complete today's physical examination task."

The doctor stopped continuing the topic of pearls and directly carried Xiao Lan to the lounge to inform Xiao Green.

"Um? what are you playing? game?"

Seeing the doctor coming in with Xiao Lan on his back, Xiao Lu also flew towards the doctor and hugged the doctor's face like before.

"No, you guys... forget it, Xiao Lan will show me the way."

The angle of view was blocked by Xiao Green, and the doctor didn't feel troubled by it. He simply let Xiao Lan replace his eyes.

"Leave it to me, Doctor!"

Xiaolan started her navigation mode enthusiastically.

Although there were stumbles along the way, the two mermaids were happy. The two of them together were not particularly heavy, and the doctor followed them.

In the end, the physical examination was successfully completed. , like Xiao Lu, Xiao Lan could not hear the sound of the waves, so Lin Hongchang asked Xiao Lu to be sent there again.

After sending the sleeping Xiao Lu to the biology department, the doctor returned to the research institute, where only It’s raining blue

"Doctor, can you stay and play with me tonight?"

Xiao Lan was soaking in the pool, and she wanted to say something coquettishly, but as soon as she finished speaking, she shyly dived into the water.

"It is indeed unlikely that Xiaolu will come back today……"

The doctor walked into the communication room with all his thoughts in mind

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"Hello, Deep Sea Research Institute, please send me some home-cooked food, not spicy."

"Eh? at this time? Do you really want to live there?"

A surprised voice came from the receiver again.

"Well, as a child, one is always afraid."

The doctor replied matter-of-factly.

"Are they just kids to you? As expected of a doctor!"

After the communication, aluminum lunch boxes were delivered through the pipeline. This time they were all light dishes, and two more packages of snacks were delivered.