Why bother with dating when you already have a cat?

Differences in lifestyle habits between two people, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, can collide and destroy a beautiful relationship, causing irreparable damage.

Fortunately, the relationship between Ai Qing and Xiao Yu wasn't that outrageous yet.

A dozen minutes later, the sound of running water came from the bathroom.

Ai Qing's voice also came from inside:

"Remember this: after you become human, come here to use the toilet, and wipe your butt with toilet paper every time you're done."

"After you're done wiping, put your underwear on, turn around, and look here, this is the toilet button. Yes, you press it."

The little fish tried pressing it down.

Soon, water gushed out of the toilet, washing away all the filth and making it clean again.

"OK, well done." Ai Qing said, taking Xiao Yu's hand and leading her to the sink, where she turned on the tap. "Remember to wash your hands after using the toilet."

"Ugh!" As soon as Xiaoyu's hand touched the water, she immediately pulled it back instinctively. Ai Qing pulled her back, and after soaking in the water, she gradually got used to the feeling.

"This is hand sanitizer. Press it like this, and catch it with your other hand."

"Then rub your hands together and bubbles will come out."

Ai Qing stood beside her, gently guiding the little fish's soft, delicate hands, teaching her each step in a soft, gentle voice.

Although the little fish's hands are not big, they look quite long because they are very slender.

Only when held and played with in Ai Qing's large hands will one discover how adorable the small one is.

If both of their palms were fully open, Xiaoyu's fingertips would only reach the first joint of Aiqing's middle finger, a difference of about half a finger in length.

Holding the little fish's tiny hand in yours gives you a feeling of having everything under control.

"After lathering up the foam, rub your palms inside and out, top and bottom, and finally rinse off all the foam with water."

Little Fish wasn't sure if she was listening attentively, but the novel experience of feeling the hand sanitizer's slippery texture kept her focused.

After washing her hands, feeling them wet, Xiaoyu subconsciously raised her hand, stuck out her tongue, and wanted to lick them.

Ai Qing clearly understood her and quickly grabbed her, saying, "Don't lick your hands after washing them, you're so stupid."

"This is a towel, which you can use to dry your hands, like this."

"Look, it's dried now."

The little fish looked down at its hands and a look of realization dawned on its face.

Then she looked at Ai Qing, took a towel and clumsily wrapped it around the back of Ai Qing's hand to wipe the water off his hand.

At this moment, Ai Qing looked down at Xiao Yu's serious expression, her own expression somewhat dazed.

"Alright, alright." Ai Qing hung the towel back on the rack, turned and walked out of the bathroom, calming her slightly agitated emotions. "Go to sleep!"

I lay back down on the bed and covered myself with the blanket.

Ai Qing closed her eyes.

Then she felt the little fish walk to the bedside and sit down.

"Remember to take off your shoes before you get into bed." Ai Qing suddenly remembered this and simply turned over and got up again. "Do you know how to take off your shoes? I taught you before."

"Hmm...Hmm?" Xiaoyu turned to look at Ai Qing, and whether she really didn't know or was pretending, she sat directly on the edge of the bed, raised her legs on the bed, and looked like she "didn't know how." "You, come, I, can't, touch."

Ai Qing: "...You better not be lying to me."

After speaking, Ai Qing moved to Xiao Yu's leg, looked down at her delicate calves, and the hem of her dress bloomed on the bed like flower petals.

Because her clothes are frequently taken back to Xiaoyu's storage space, they still look brand new.

Ai Qing stretched out one hand, lifted Xiao Yu's foot, and supported the heel of Xiao Bai's shoe.

With the other hand, hold down the little fish's calf.

With a little force from both hands, the little feet wearing white socks slid out of the white shoes.

Repeating this process, both shoes were successfully removed and placed on the ground by Ai Qing.

He then glanced at the white socks on Xiaoyu's feet, blinked, looked at Xiaoyu for a moment, and then reached out his hand.

Beneath the white lies an even purer, milky white, and the contrast between them makes even the white of the white socks seem less white.

After Ai Qing removed her white socks, Xiao Yu felt the sensation of the air flowing over her feet and was actually a little unaccustomed to it.

She rubbed her toes together unconsciously, and the way her toes twitched made them look especially tempting.

"Alright, alright, go to sleep."

As Ai Qing said this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, lay back down on the bed, and covered herself with the blanket.

After closing his eyes, he felt a movement coming from the blanket next to him.

Xiaoyu carefully lifted the blanket and crawled into Aiqing's bed.

Although Ai Qing really wanted Xiao Yu to sleep on her own, even though they could talk and communicate now, Xiao Yu's thinking was still that of a cat.

She lacked traditional human values ​​and therefore did not have the idea that "men and women should not touch each other."

I've always been able to sleep in Ai Qing's bed whenever I want since I was a child, so why can't I now that I'm a human?

The little fish's thinking was not yet capable of understanding this complicated matter.

Fortunately, although the time it takes for the little fish to turn into a human has been increasing, it is currently only about an hour.

It's a pity I can't give her lessons late at night, otherwise this time could be greatly shortened.

Simply lying like this takes the longest time.

Ai Qing guessed that it might be related to the energy consumption of the little fish.

If a fish engages in a lot of physical or mental exertion, the time it takes for it to transform into a human will be shorter.

Unfortunately, Xiaoyu couldn't understand the abstract concept of "warm current" and couldn't explain to Aiqing the mechanism by which she became human.

Feeling the small fish close to her body, Ai Qing slowly opened her eyes in bed, wondering how she was going to sleep.

The thought of a cute catgirl with long, snow-white hair, cat ears, and a cat tail behind her made Ai Qing see Xiaoyu's adorable image every time she closed her eyes.

He must have saved the entire universe in his past life.

Chapter 47 Tasting Human Food

It's Sunday again.

There was a knock on the door.

Ai Qing, who had just finished typing, was about to get up to open the door when Xiao Yu, who was sitting on the bed reading a storybook, immediately jumped off the bed: "I'll go, I'll go."

As she spoke, she pushed open the bedroom door, walked to the doorway, and opened it a crack.

"Hello, takeout." The delivery guy outside the door stretched out a hand and handed over a plastic bag.

Xiaoyu took the items, closed the door, and obediently carried them to the kitchen.

Ai Qing slowly walked out of the bedroom and suddenly realized that there were quite a few benefits to the little fish being able to turn into a human.

All the troubles they had experienced before became the foundation for Xiaoyu to become useful after Ai Qing gradually taught her to read and write and to communicate in a general way.

At least now, even simple tasks like picking up takeout orders don't require Ai Qing's help; Xiao Yu does it herself very proactively.

"I've made lunch. You can continue reading." Ai Qing patted her head to encourage her, then went to the kitchen counter to start preparing the ingredients she had just bought.

Today's meal was quite simple. Ai Qing bought a cleaned crucian carp, two tomatoes, and various other condiments.

Ai Qing actually likes to eat fish; he has loved fish since he was a child. But he finds it troublesome to cook it himself.

Because I haven't cooked it many times, I'm not good at controlling the heat, and sometimes I easily burn the fish.

He was craving something sweet today, and seeing Xiaoyu eating dried fish every day, he ordered a fish.

I'll make some braised crucian carp as a way to celebrate my upcoming appearance on Qidian's Star River Recommendation at 2 PM today.

With this thought, Ai Qing was in a great mood. Humming a little tune, she took out the prepared crucian carp, washed it with water, then sliced ​​ginger, sprinkled salt and cooking wine on the fish, and set it aside to marinate.

While she was at it, Ai Qing boiled a pot of water, made an X-shaped cut on two tomatoes, and scalded their skins in the hot water.

After removing the tomatoes from the pot, you can easily peel them by following the cross-shaped cut.

Cut the two tomatoes into small pieces, and Ai Qing took out three eggs from the refrigerator, cracked them into a bowl and stirred them well, adding a little cornstarch water along with them.

Adding cornstarch water to the egg mixture can make the scrambled eggs more tender and smooth; it's a very useful little trick.

After doing all that, Ai Qing put the tomatoes and egg mixture aside, not in a hurry to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and turned her attention back to the crucian carp.

Heat oil in a wok, add the crucian carp, and fry until golden brown on both sides. Add scallions, ginger, garlic, and chopped chili peppers, and fry until fragrant.

Then pour in an appropriate amount of water, season with light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, add cooking wine and sugar, cover the pot, and simmer over medium heat.

Ai Qing didn't add too much water. She set a ten-minute alarm on her phone, then went out of the kitchen to feed Xiao Yu cat food first.

However, the little fish hasn't turned back into a kitten yet, so it's not edible.

After a period of observation and experimentation, Ai Qing has basically reached a conclusion.

The small fish does not share a single body in its two forms.

Simply put, the cat food a cat eats in its human form has nothing to do with the food a human eats.

When humans eat snacks like dried fish, they will only be digested and excreted in their stomachs.

The two sides are parallel.

However, there is still one problem that Ai Qing is a little confused about.

So, it seems that small fish in human form don't yet have the concept of "hunger"?

The little fish likes to eat dried fish, it's just a craving, and it won't make any difference even if it doesn't eat them.

It's unclear what is consuming the energy to maintain the little fish's human form.

However, since the cat had become human, Ai Qing no longer forced herself to verify it using scientific theories.

Ten minutes later, Ai Qing went back into the kitchen, opened the pot lid to take a look, and saw that the water level was not low, so she covered it again and continued to simmer.

Then he started a new stove, put oil in a pot next to him, and while the oil was still not too hot, he immediately poured in the egg mixture, slowly stirred it, and waited for the eggs to set.

The entire process is done over medium-low heat, allowing the egg mixture to slowly solidify. Before it becomes fully cooked, it is all scooped out, resulting in a very tender and smooth appearance.