Feasibility of Mermaids Infiltrating Qilin

The Zhangjia market was very lively, and Su Xingze, holding the child, flowed into the market like a drop of water.

The vendors on both sides sold different things. Some of the items that were considered luxury goods in his time and were on the verge of being lost were just the cheapest handicrafts at this market.

"By the way, you must have something to do at the market today."

Su Xingze was holding the popcorn the child had bought for him. The popcorn sold on the street didn't have much sugar, but the corn itself was already somewhat sweet.

After fusing with the 'shell', Su Xingze was finally able to taste the food. However, because the fused 'shell' was only the minimum amount, his sense of taste was still not sensitive enough compared to ordinary people. It took him half a day to taste that little bit of sweetness.

Even so, Su Xingze, who hadn't eaten any normal food in a long time, was moved to tears.

"This is delicious, it's sweet, you should try some too."

Su Xingze held a cloud-like popcorn to the child's mouth. He wasn't a person who liked to share, but the child was willing to pay for it because he had watched the popcorn being made a few more times. He was happy to share his food with the child.

The child opened his mouth and ate the popcorn. He had never eaten this kind of snack before. He had seen popcorn being made many times, but he had never spent money to buy it.

Zhang Shenglin had been to the market several times, and each time he would buy what he needed and leave. No matter how lively the market was or how many novel things there were, it seemed to have nothing to do with him.

He savored the popcorn in his mouth, its subtle yet sweet flavor spreading through his mouth.

"Very sweet."

A smile appeared on Zhang Shenglin's lips, and before it disappeared, Su Xingze finally noticed the child's faint yet precious smile.

This was the first time Su Xingze had seen such an obvious expression from the child since he met him, not counting the occasional frown he would show normally.

The child's lips were slightly upturned, the curve was not large, and if you were not close enough, you would not even notice the smile. But even though it was a smile that could not be called a smile, Su Xingze thought it was countless times more beautiful than the so-called perfect smiles of celebrities.

"You should smile more; you look beautiful when you smile."

Did he smile?

The child looked at him, and the expression on his face made it clear.

“You just smiled, it looked beautiful.” Su Xingze picked out another big, fluffy popcorn and fed it to the child. “Here, have another one, this one is definitely sweeter.”

The child opened his mouth, and the popcorn was indeed sweeter than the little mermaid had said.

The small bag of popcorn was quickly shared and eaten by the two of them. The little bit of sweetness in that cheap popcorn bought on the street was something the child remembered for a long time.

Su Xingze asked the child again what he wanted to buy at the market. Based on his understanding of the child, he knew that the child was not the type to come to the market to join in the fun. Even on holidays, he preferred to stay at home, daydream, or read books.

"Buy salt, meat, and some other things."

The Zhang family school provides two meals a day, but when there are no classes, the Zhang family children have to eat at home.

Zhang Shenglin's adoptive father's family had some grain stored up before, and they still had some oil left. The vegetables grown in the small vegetable garden in the backyard were also enough for him to eat.

He wasn't picky about food; he could eat even bland and tasteless dishes.

But the little merman was different. Zhang Shenglin noticed that the little merman was very dissatisfied with the food he cooked. He often told him that the food he cooked was not nutritious and would affect his physical development. He said that he would definitely grow up to be a short, weak, and frail person.

After hearing it many times, Zhang Shenglin kept it in mind.

It was just the end of the month, and he could collect his monthly allowance for the new quarter, so he brought the little mermaid to the market to buy some nutritious things that the little mermaid could eat.

Hearing the child's purpose for coming to the market, Su Xingze felt very gratified.

"Little Qilin, have you finally decided to stop abusing your sense of taste?"

Knowing that the child wanted to buy meat, Su Xingze stopped watching the street performances and took the child to the meat stall to choose high-quality meat.

Su Xingze doesn't know how to buy meat, but that's okay. With the system's detection function, it's impossible for him to buy inferior meat.

I picked out five pounds of pork belly, a portion of pork liver, and some spare ribs with my child.

Pig liver can replenish blood, and pork rib soup can supplement various nutrients and promote bone growth.

The child was carrying a large basket on his back, which looked like an adult's size, making the child appear even thinner.

Despite his young age, the child was just as strong as an adult. However, Su Xingze still pulled the child to a secluded spot and put the full basket into his personal space.

Without the heavy basket on his back, Su Xingze pulled the child and plunged into the market.

Knowing that the child didn't have much money, Su Xingze would only look at things that interested him, and even if the child offered to buy them for him, Su Xingze would refuse.

What a joke! How could someone as terrifying and monstrous as him possibly swindle money from children?

Even if the sugar paintings, roasted sweet potatoes, and candied hawthorns on the street looked tempting, Su Xingze would only glance at them a couple more times.

"When we get back, take me to that little courtyard. Once I get my money, I'll take you to eat sesame dumplings." In the eyes of the Zhang family, he is now also a child of the Zhang family, and he will definitely get his money if he goes to collect it.

The system allows you to exchange points for gold and silver, but since the Zhang family is giving out money, you might as well take it.

"I just heard someone say that the glutinous rice ball shop over there uses high-quality ingredients and is not expensive. Many people who come to town like to go there and order a bowl of glutinous rice balls for their children."

If other kids have something, his little Qilin must have it too.

The two of them strolled from one end of the market to the other. Along the way, Su Xingze saw things that interested him, but he didn't have any currency from that era.

He looked at the child's monthly allowance; after buying meat, he had spent about a third of the three months' allowance.

Su Xingze could actually use his points to exchange for some gold and silver. These two precious metals have been used as hard currency since ancient times, but after carefully observing the currencies used by other people at the market, he gave up the idea.

Even using silver coins to shop at the market would draw attention from those around them. And since the market was mostly frequented by people from the Zhang family, it was obvious that something was wrong with these two orphans in the eyes of the Zhang family taking out silver to use.

He could imagine how much trouble it would cause the child if he used gold and silver to buy things.

Before they knew it, they had reached the end of the market, where most of the animals for sale were live.

Chickens, ducks, fish, kittens, puppies, and even lambs that were only a few months old—I didn't see any calves, though.

No matter what kind of animal it is, it won't be ugly when it's young, and the poultry and cats sold here are no exception.

The round kitten's meows were so sweet they softened one's heart. Su Xingze couldn't help but take a few more glances, then he suddenly frowned.

Next to the cage containing several kittens, there were several puppies. The puppies were much larger than the kittens, and they were all huddled together. Among the lively, rolling, and running puppies, the dog that was curled up in the corner and fast asleep looked very inconspicuous.

Su Xingze felt that the dog's spirit was a bit strange, but before he could get closer to take a look, he realized that the child who had been following him was gone.

Lingbo's strange puppy was instantly forgotten by him. Su Xingze turned back to look for the child, and after walking back a few steps, he finally found him by the stall selling chicks and ducklings.