Chapter 8: A Surprising Bird Spirit

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Chapter 8: A Surprising Bird Spirit

After sending away Zheng Yuhu and Chen Yuhe, who had come looking for trouble, Mu Yanxiao and Lin You spent some affectionate time together in the ward (not to be taken seriously). Well, they were simply living together in harmony and peaceful coexistence.

With their previous eating experience as a foundation, over the next three days, Lin You, the parrot, helped Mu Yanxiao practice walking, making phone calls, talking to people, and even a little evasion and combat.

What Lin You had to admire was Mu Yanxiao’s exceptional physical coordination and responsiveness. Lin You even suspected that he had undergone some kind of special training. After all, there were certain movements that ordinary people could not perform, yet Mu Yanxiao could execute them with ease.

After three days of practice, Mu Yanxiao’s life had, for the most part, returned to normal, and the expression on his face had grown gentler and gentler. Just when he thought Linlin was absolutely worth the $500,000 salary, that bird started acting crazy again.

“This lord doesn’t want it! This lord demands to go outside to buy Häagen-Dazs! This lord wants to go outside to get some sun! This lord also wants to buy clothes and grilled chicken wings! If you don’t agree, we won’t need to take a bath tonight! I won’t serve you anymore!!”

Lin You couldn’t stand it anymore after spending three days in the hospital without being allowed to leave Mu Yanxiao’s side for more than fifty meters. Although the food he had eaten during those three days was even better than what he had eaten as a human, being deprived of freedom could still drive anyone crazy. Lin You was clearly unable to adapt.

Over the past three days, Lin You had always accompanied Mu Yanxiao to the bathroom and helped him take a bath. At the time, Mu Yanxiao’s mind had been focused on regaining his ability to care for himself. Lin You was simply unwilling to bathe with him and was only willing to turn the faucet on and off to adjust the temperature, so Mu Yanxiao had bathed himself rather casually. But Mu Yanxiao planned to take a proper bath today, so naturally, he couldn’t be so casual. Yet Lin You had begun clamoring to go out.

Mu Yanxiao couldn’t help twitching the corner of his mouth as he listened to what sounded like rolling and rubbing beside his head. His Linlin was good at everything, but he was also very prone to going crazy… When he was normal, his voice was a little hoarse, but it was still pleasant to listen to, and he was relatively rational.

But what kind of person was Mu Yanxiao? He had already learned dozens of ways to deal with troublemakers when he was a child, not to mention that he had been baptized many times while growing up by experiences that were both “laughable and uncomfortable” and “exceedingly tragic.” As a result, he didn’t accept the threats of his only caregiver. Instead, he lightly tapped the bed with his fingers and said, “Linlin, you have to understand. There are too many people who want to serve me. I only approached you to avoid unnecessary trouble.”

“What in the world?! How can you be even more ruthless, cruel, and unreasonable? This lord has put in so much effort to accompany you through life and death these past three days! And you actually used me and threw me away! You even ‘sought out a mistress’ right in front of my face!”

“I won’t live anymore! Ah, let me die! I’m a cabbage that dad doesn’t love and mom doesn’t like! Why did I follow such a cold-blooded and heartless master?! Dad, mom, Little Uncle, great-grandfather! I want to go home!”

Mu Yanxiao, “…”

As soon as Lin You finished wailing for almost half a minute, Mu Three’s slightly trembling voice came from the voice transmitter.

“Boss, what’s the matter?” In fact, what Mu Three and Mu Four, who were standing outside the door, really wanted to ask was: Boss, how did you provoke the parrot again? It’s gone crazy again!

Mu Yanxiao twitched the corners of his mouth fiercely. He couldn’t help pressing a hand to his forehead before finally sighing. “Get ready, Mu Four. You’re going with us. Linlin wants to go shopping.”

Mu Three and Mu Four outside the door, “…” The parrot is going shopping?!

“Yes, Boss. How about we go to the International Mall? There’s—”

“What a joke! Why would we go to a rip-off like the International Mall?! Go to the snack street! Chicken wings!”

Lin You quickly interrupted Mu Four and vetoed the proposal. However, Mu Yanxiao didn’t indulge him this time. He accurately caught Lin You by the beak. “Just go to the International Mall… There should be somewhere that sells Häagen-Dazs.”

Mu Four, “…” I definitely got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.

Half an hour later, under Dr. Ouyang’s obvious discontent and sorrowful gaze, because no matter how he checked, he still couldn’t confirm that Mu Yanxiao qualified as second-degree disabled, the ninety-percent-recovered Mu Yanxiao, whose only remaining problem was his eyes, left the private hospital accompanied by Mu Four.

Mu Yanxiao wore casual, high-quality sportswear, while Lin You stood proudly on his shoulder. The two looked just like an idle man taking his bird out for a stroll. Well, Lin You found the outfit barely acceptable.

“Let’s try it out in the mall right now! The International Mall is high-end, after all, so there’ll be fewer people. I’ll be your eyes. Let’s go!”

After getting out of the car, Lin You whispered into Mu Yanxiao’s ear. Mu Yanxiao paused slightly, then gently nodded. He put on a pair of gold-rimmed glasses specially made by Mu Three. From other people’s perspective, they concealed the moments when Mu Yanxiao was unable to accurately determine someone’s location.

The Mu Yanxiao wearing glasses looked one part more scholarly than before and two parts less fierce. However, his temperament no longer made people instinctively retreat from him.

Lin You tilted his head and glanced at the enlarged handsome face beside him. He sighed inwardly. If this guy smiled a little more, he really didn’t know how many people he could charm one after another.

“Go straight ahead. Lift your feet. There are several steps. Last step, and the door is open. Let’s go in!”

“Welcome!”

This was the first time Mu Yanxiao had walked into the normal world of daily life after going blind.

He nodded slightly, then said, “The pet store.”

Hearing this, a smiling shopping guide walked over, looked at Lin You, who was staring at her, and nodded with a smile. “What a beautiful Congo Grey Parrot. You, uh, please follow me.”

When the saleswoman, who had originally been wearing a normal smile, caught sight of Mu Yanxiao, she froze for a moment. Then her entire attitude and expression changed drastically. Her voice also became noticeably more flirtatious as she began talking to Mu Yanxiao.

This change made Lin You roll his eyes. Then he lowered his head and whispered into Mu Yanxiao’s ear, “That woman just scanned your watch, clothes, and shoes with her eyes, and it seems like she saw a golden pig. She almost immediately pounced on you. Tsk tsk, when she smiled, I felt cold even though I have feathers… Aiya, I’m actually running around naked.”

Three blue veins instantly popped out on Mu Yanxiao’s forehead. He restrained himself for a moment, lest he put a hand on the crazy parrot perched on his shoulder and choke him to death. He merely said coldly, “Shut up.”

This sentence made the saleswoman in front of them, who had been smiling at him and introducing herself, freeze on the spot.

“Sir, you just…”

Mu Yanxiao’s expression didn’t change. “I’m talking about my parrot. He’s complaining about running around naked.”

Lin You Parrot, “…” Damn it, could you sell me out any faster?! And that dead-serious expression of yours is totally unsuited to such a cold joke! I’ve made up my mind. I’m not saying another word!

The saleswoman’s face turned red and green when she heard this. She was a shopping guide in the pet area and knew everything about pets. In her opinion, this Congo Grey Parrot had barely reached adulthood. At this age, let alone complaining about running around naked, even saying “hello” was still somewhat difficult!

Hence, the saleswoman logically assumed that her chattiness had displeased the wealthy man in front of her, or perhaps it was her manner… Although she prided herself on being beautiful, everyone who came here was perceptive. She immediately took a deep breath and changed tactics. Her entire demeanor shifted from pure seduction to complete professionalism.

“Hey! This lady’s aura became so professional. Aiya, it’s not disgusting at all! Sure enough, the shopping guides and salesmen here are all schizophrenic! Tsk tsk, changing so fast! Turn left and go forward. Stop now.”

Mu Yanxiao could only clench his fists. This noisy parrot!

“Sir, this is the pet area, and the store you’re in is the largest store in the pet area, ‘Love to Dote.’ The International Mall has everything you could possibly want, all of high quality. You can browse as much as you like, or you can tell me what you want to buy, and I can ask the clerk to bring things over for you to look at. Of course, you can also go directly to our VIP room for professional selections and explanations.”

Mu Yanxiao thought about it and planned to enter the VIP room, but Lin You had already flapped his wings and flown off. He fluttered randomly around the several-hundred-square-meter store, preparing to find things he considered acceptable.

As a result, Mu Yanxiao stopped walking. Although his face was a little dark, he still nodded. “Let him pick by himself. If there’s any damage, I’ll take full responsibility and pay for it.” After saying this, he simply stood where he was.

The clerks, who had originally been worried about parrot droppings or claws snagging on the clothes, immediately put on smiles. This looked exactly like a rich owner! This time, they eagerly looked forward to Lin You’s flight, the worse, the better.

But what surprised the saleswoman and the other clerks was that Lin You flew particularly steadily. Clothes, pet products, toys, even snacks were rapidly and decisively picked out. Within a few minutes, the waiting table for guests in the store was already filled with all kinds of things.

“Heavens, your parrot is so smart!” The saleswoman couldn’t help praising him. At this moment, she was finally a little convinced that this parrot really had complained about running around naked… “But it seems like he’ll continue picking things out for a while. Would you like to sit down and have a cup of coffee?”

Mu Yanxiao’s heart tightened when he heard those words. Just as he was about to refuse, he heard the familiar flapping of wings, followed by an even more familiar hoarse yet pleasant voice.

“Master, come sit, come sit! Master, quickly sit down! Drink tea, drink tea! Sit down on the left, sit down on the left!”

Familiar reminders.

The corners of Mu Yanxiao’s mouth lifted slightly, and his doting smile immediately dazed the saleswoman and shopping guide beside him. Then Mu Yanxiao reached out to catch Lin You as he flew over. He took a step to the left and sat down directly. “A cup of Longjing.”

“…Look!! That parrot is so smart! So cute! Brother! I want him!”

While Mu Yanxiao waited and happily drank the tea Mu Four handed him, a slightly familiar voice made him slowly frown. Hearing too well this time only made him unhappy.

“Alright, brother will help you buy him!”

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