Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

"How was it? How was it?" Little Fish asked impatiently.

"Hmm..." Ai Qing didn't actually dip it in much, but she still tasted the seasoning. It had a slightly sour taste, which was quite refreshing. "Not bad."

"How about we put our two condiments in the middle?" Xiaoyu said, "That way we can dip whichever one we want."

"Fine……"

Ai Qing actually wanted to say that if needed, he could easily make another bowl of the same seasoning as his for Xiao Yu.

But after thinking it over, I decided against it.

The two chatted while eating hot pot.

Nowadays, most of the time, it's Xiaoyu who initiates the conversation, and Aiqing responds occasionally.

Midway through the meal, the waiter brought over a plate of crayfish. Ai Qing raised an eyebrow, then suddenly realized, "Oh right, you seem to have ordered this."

"I saw this in a video too!" Xiaoyu excitedly called out to the waitress upon seeing the dish and politely asked, "Excuse me, could you peel these crayfish for us?"

"Sure, please wait a moment, I'll go get a plate." The waitress smiled sweetly, ran to get a clean plate, put on a pair of gloves, and stood quietly to the side to start peeling lobsters for them.

Ai Qing stared blankly at this scene, not expecting that Haidilao would actually peel lobsters for them?

When Xiaoyu asked that question, Ai Qing felt as if her social anxiety was about to leave her body.

But the Haidilao waiters were as friendly as ever.

Unless the store is too busy to spare any staff, the waiters can generally meet any request that isn't particularly unreasonable.

Peeling crayfish is a bit tedious, but it's not excessive.

"Hehe, I learned this from watching videos," Xiaoyu whispered. "When we went to eat barbecue before, didn't my brother say that crayfish were too troublesome to eat, so he didn't order them?"

"Later I saw on the internet that people who went to Haidilao could ask the waiters to help them peel crayfish."

"I was thinking that if I have the chance next time, I'll come and eat crayfish with my brother."

Ai Qing herself couldn't quite remember saying that, but Xiao Yu remembered it very clearly...

For him, it was just a very ordinary complaint, a grumbling about how troublesome it was to eat crayfish.

But for Xiaoyu, these are words she can always keep in her heart.

To be honest, for some crayfish lovers, having the waiter peel the crayfish for them is like having no soul.

After all, sucking the sauce off the lobster shell is a pleasure in itself.

But Ai Qing only likes to eat meat, so she would definitely not refuse a peeled lobster if it was ready.

The waiter carefully peeled the crayfish for more than ten minutes.

Ai Qing and Xiao Yu enjoyed the hot pot meal in those ten minutes, and almost all the dishes on the table were eaten.

At this point, the waiter carefully arranged the peeled crayfish one by one on a plate, which made up exactly forty-nine crayfish.

Moreover, the waitress's actions did not stop there. After plating the dish, she also took the sauce from the original plate and directed it to the edge of the plate, then poured it over the lobster meat below like a drip.

Ai Qing watched in astonishment, never expecting the service to be so meticulous.

He hadn't been to Haidilao many times before, and he really didn't know that the waiters' potential could be developed in this way.

To be fair, as Xiaoyu's exposure to the world becomes richer, even just through information accessed online, it's enough for her to gradually acquire knowledge that Ai Qing doesn't know.

Just like this time.

Although the fact that "Haidilao waiters can help peel crayfish" is just a trivial matter.

But this still means that Xiaoyu has gradually developed her own world outside of Aiqing.

Their relationship used to be one of complete acceptance. Ai Qing completely enveloped Xiao Yu, and when Xiao Yu opened her eyes, the outside world consisted only of Ai Qing's world.

But now that the little fish's world has begun to thrive, there is finally an edge that has broken through Ai Qing's boundaries and begun to touch places that even Ai Qing has never explored.

When Ai Qing discovered this clue, she felt a little disappointed, because it meant that as time went on, Xiao Yu's dependence on her would only decrease.

But at the same time, he was also happy for the little fish.

It is precisely because of my persistent efforts in nurturing Xiaoyu, tutoring her studies, guiding her values, and cultivating her principles of conduct that Xiaoyu has gradually grown to her current stage.

At this time, less than four months had passed since the little fish had turned into a human.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Xiaoyu happily took the whole plate of crayfish handed to her by the waiter and couldn't wait to move between the two of them. "Eat up, it's so delicious."

"Oh, umm..." Ai Qing came back to her senses, quickly picked up her chopsticks, took a shrimp, and put it in her mouth to taste.

Yes, it tastes really good.

Moreover, having someone help you peel the shells is undeniably a very enjoyable experience.

The two of them ate crayfish while putting the remaining dishes into the hot pot.

After a satisfying meal in about ten minutes, Xiaoyu patted her belly, leaned back in her chair, and sighed contentedly, "So happy~"

"Are you full?"

"I'm full~"

"So you'll sit and rest for a bit, and then go home?"

"Okay~" Xiaoyu moved her body closer to Ai Qing and rested her head on his shoulder. "I'll edit the video when I get back. Where's your brother?"

"Of course I'm going back to writing."

When do the male and female leads mate?

"...Don't ask me about this to my face."

"But I want to see more carefully how it works so I can learn about it beforehand."

"You're overthinking it. Detailed descriptions of this kind of content are not allowed in the main text of online novels. At most, it can be mentioned in passing."

"Huh?" Little Fish looked disappointed. "Why? Then why didn't you write it just for me?"

Don't even think about it.

"Then I'll have to search for it online."

To be honest, Ai Qing was a little flustered when she heard this.

After all, if Xiaoyu were to actually find that kind of thing, given Xiaoyu's shameless nature, Ai Qing doubted whether she would spend all day with her tablet asking him questions like, "How's this position? Is that movement comfortable?"

It's a little scary to think about.

"Let's talk about your live stream recording and editing."

Chapter 151: Solid Evidence?

March 20th, Saturday, sunny.

Xiaoyu has started her live stream.

The first day's live stream went much better than I had expected, which actually surprised me quite a bit.

But it has to be said that Xiaoyu was very lucky, as she was matched with a top streamer on the same platform in the very first game.

Fortunately, Xiaoyu listened to me and remained rational, not letting the victory on the first day go to her head.

But I was almost completely captivated by the clothes this girl was wearing...

I really don't know what to say.

Xiaoyu looks really pretty in her JK uniform.

She still carries the innocent, naive, and youthful spirit of a girl from her student days.

It's wonderful.

It's impossible not to glance at her a few more times.

Little Fish was just too reckless... wearing these clothes, she still had to pounce on me.

The live stream went very smoothly, and I hope it will continue to go smoothly in the future. In this way, Xiaoyu will finally have her own job.

Her learning ability is getting stronger and stronger, so we always need to find something for her to do.

If we can really make a name for ourselves and earn a little money to supplement our household income, that would be pretty good.

I took her out for Haidilao hot pot in the evening, and the crayfish was really good.

After we finished eating, we strolled around the mall, and she insisted on buying me two pieces of clothing.

I really don't know what to say.

The money was barely earned, not even in hand, and it was already spent.

Although Xiaoyu is usually very frugal, she is always surprisingly willing to spend money on things related to me.

How cunning...

Where did they learn these tricks from?

These days, short videos seem to teach everything!

……

June 30, Tuesday, cloudy.

Xiaoyu has been streaming for over a week now.

There is currently one admiral and more than twenty captains.

To be honest, I was quite surprised.

After all, Xiaoyu was lucky on the first day, as she encountered a big spender who was willing to spend money and rewarded an admiral and a captain.

Moreover, this was brought over from the Bubble Live Streaming Room.

In addition, a viewer who came from "the old teacher who loves eating chicken" also tipped a captain.

In addition, there are friendly captains from the two streamers, "Old Teacher Who Loves Chicken" and "Bubble".

And three other wild captains.

From then on, Xiaoyu was gaining captain status almost every day.

It's almost the end of the month now, and if we only consider the captain's earnings, we estimate that they can earn around 3000.