Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1542 Carp
It was early morning. Phaethon had already left, and Victoria and Yanqiu were still asleep. Mrs. Agatha had just left and hadn't returned yet.

Shangluo carried a cup of hot tea into the living room. Xiaohong was still lying on the sofa, her belly round and bulging.

"Get up." Shang Luo poked Xiao Hong's belly with his finger.

"What? Isn't it too early?"

"Although laziness is in your nature, could you please give me back the sofa? You can sleep on my bed instead."

"No, I'm not moving from here."

"Then I'll sit on your lap?"

"casual."

Shangluo sat down.

*puff*
"You really have a high tolerance for pain."

"Even if I throw up, I won't move."

Shangluo leaned back against the sofa to make herself feel more comfortable: "So, I've relayed Ao Zangwang's words to you. What are your thoughts?"

"Tomorrow. I'll think about it tomorrow."

"No, it has to be today. You have to give me an answer today. Are you going to Ryukyu or not?"

"I don't want to think about such serious issues today. Could you please get me a glass of water?"

Shang Luo was utterly furious. The world was trembling with the arrival of a new order, but this guy in front of her remained unmoved. Shang Luo was busy as a bee, while she lay there doing nothing.

Unable to bear it any longer, Shang Luo grabbed a glass of water from the table, pressed one hand against her stomach, and poured the water directly onto her body with the other.

"Ahhh~~ Thank you so much. I haven't had any water in so long, my scales are practically bursting. You're so kind."

The cup fell to the ground. Shang Luo was helpless. He had already made a stern gesture of refusal, asking for water, but the woman in front of him easily defused the situation.

He roamed the world for years, and wherever he went, flowers bloomed or scorched earth was left behind. Everyone, whether they loved him or feared him, at least valued him.

Only the one in front of me lay there motionless, its belly still cool and soft to the touch.

This might be your nemesis. The soft fear the hard, the hard fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the stubborn, the stubborn fear the reckless, and the reckless fear the soft.

"You, you, you," Shang Luo patted her belly three times.

*Pfft pfft pfft*
"Thank you so much. I wasn't feeling well digested, but the massage made me feel much better."

"What do you want to eat today?"

"Just like yesterday. It's delicious."

She didn't have any demands, she just wanted to eat the same thing as yesterday. Even though she was taking up the sofa, she didn't mind others sitting on her. She was annoying, but her belly felt really nice to the touch.

[What's the strange reason for the last one?]

"Think about one thing first." Shang Luo leaned against the back of the sofa, tilting his head to point at her face. "Whatever your plans are for the future, at least give me an answer now."

"What if I don't answer?"

"I'm not providing meals; you can go home by yourself."

"Okay. I'll answer. I'll go."

"Why so readily agreed?"

"I'll just give you this excuse for today, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."

"I'm telling you, this isn't something you can just brush off. If you change your mind tomorrow, I won't take responsibility."

"Let's talk about tomorrow tomorrow. Ah, I'm so tired." She tried to turn over, but Shang Luo was sitting on her and she couldn't, so she simply gave up.

"Would you like breakfast?"

"Eat. What's available?"

"Soy milk and fried dough sticks." "Do you have glutinous rice wrapped around fried dough sticks? I do have some requirements for breakfast. Please, this is my only request."

Shangluo stood up without saying a word, walked to the kitchen's drawing machine, entered a number, waited 18 seconds, took out a hot glutinous rice wrapped with fried dough sticks, and then directly made a ditch.

"Thank you. I'm so sorry to trouble you to feed me while I'm staying at your house."

"It's a huge step forward that you know how to feel embarrassed. Victoria is home today, so go to her if you need anything. Don't look for Yanqiu, she's on vacation too."

"Ok."

"I hope that when I come back you can at least move over somewhere and not blend into the sofa cushions anymore. Do you have a better place to go?"

"Huh? You mean the mattress?"

Shangluo left without saying a word.

Is this some kind of hasty retreat?

"Shut up."

【Hehehe, then I'll shut up.】

"Shangluo, why do you look so absent-minded today?" Zhu Ling asked, sitting next to him.

This class was in Mandarin, and it was one of the few classes he and Zhu Ling attended together—although she was a year older than Shang Luo, due to the school system, she and Shang Luo were considered to be in the same year and class at the Imperial Academy.

The two Chinese language classes in the morning were in the same classroom. During the break, Zhu Ling mentioned something she had been noticing during class.

"Is something bothering you? Tell me."

"It's nothing. I just ran into someone I couldn't handle."

"do you need my help?"

"It's Little Red from Taiye Pond."

"Oh, you mean her? Has she made you lazy?"

"Huh? You know?"

“She lives near my house. Whenever I have time, I bring her food.”

Shangluo suddenly remembered: "Has she always loved eating glutinous rice?"

"Yes, she likes to eat soft, lumpy things because her teeth aren't very good, mainly due to a different physiological structure. Have you ever observed her mouth?"

"I really didn't notice. How so?"

"The teeth in her mouth are actually fake teeth made of mirage gas. They are soft and have no chewing function. Her real teeth are in her throat, so she has to swallow food before she can chew. Her throat is very narrow, so she can't eat too much food, or she will choke."

More specifically, carp teeth are divided into upper and lower parts, and they are not symmetrical. Strictly speaking, the upper teeth are not teeth, but rather a part of the hardened pharynx. The lower teeth, on the other hand, consist of a row of small, round, and quite beautiful pearl-like teeth. When chewing, carp use their lower teeth to press the food against their upper jaw and slowly grind and chew it.

"So, she's at your house now?"

"Ah."

"Taking care of her must be really hard work, especially brushing her teeth."

"Wait, do I still need to brush my teeth?"

Shangluo rested for a day, but still hadn't realized he needed to brush his teeth.

"You didn't forget to brush her teeth, did you? Oh, I know, she's too lazy to brush her teeth, so she didn't tell you. But remember, you must brush her teeth. I used to brush her teeth for her."

"How do I use it? And what happens if I don't?"

"You need to put a toothbrush down his throat. It's best not to use a regular toothbrush, but one of those finger toothbrushes—have you ever used one of those? The kind adults use to brush a child's teeth, it's a latex cap that you wear on your finger with bristles. It's best to use that kind of toothbrush and then put it down her throat to clean it."

"Won't that choke her?"

(End of this chapter)